✦ Sunny escape
Our Story · 30 Years of Wings · 1996–2026
From fishing flies to flying the world.
“Our first wings were handmade. Our next ones can take us anywhere. ✈️”
1996 · NAIROBI, KENYA
Where our first wings were made
Flydealer began not simply as a business, but as an opportunity to change lives. In a small factory in Nairobi, handcrafted fishing flies became a way for young women, some of whom were born in the streets of Nairobi, to learn valuable skills, earn wages, have accommodation, and grow food in a garden.
It was more than a workplace. It was a place where opportunity could take root and new possibilities could grow.
2000 · A NAME TAKES FLIGHT
Flydealer finds its place on the web
Flydealer.com became the online home for the original handcrafted fishing-fly business — a memorable name, created for a venture built with purpose.
2026 · NEW WINGS, SAME HEART
A new way to explore the world
Thirty years after the factory began, Flydealer has found a new purpose: helping travelers discover flight options and inspiration for adventures around the world.
What began with fishing flies now continues with airline flights. The journey has changed, but the spirit behind it carries on.
A new journey. The same heart. ❤️