Kenya Airways
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Founded | 22 January 1977 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 4 February 1977 | ||||||
Hubs | Jomo Kenyatta International Airport | ||||||
Frequent-flyer program | Flying Blue | ||||||
Alliance | SkyTeam | ||||||
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Fleet size | 38 | ||||||
Destinations | 53 | ||||||
Headquarters | Embakasi, Nairobi, Kenya | ||||||
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Total assets | ![]() | ||||||
Employees | 3,986 | ||||||
Website | kenya-airways |
Kenya Airways is the flag carrier of Kenya. It began in 1977 after East African Airways stopped flying.[3] Its main hub is at JKIA. In 1995, KLM and Kenya Airways signed a codeshare agreement. KLM purchased 26% of Kenya airline's shares.[4] Kenya Airways joined the SkyTeam alliance in 2010 as a full member.[5] As of 2015, the airline has 43 airplanes. They fly to Africa, Europe and Asia.[6][7]
Fleet
[change | change source]Current fleet
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As of December 2019[update], the Kenya Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft:[8]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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Boeing 737-700 | 4 | — | 16 | 100 | 116 | |
Boeing 737-800 | 8 | — | 16 | 129 | 145 | |
Boeing 787-8 | 9 | — | 30 | 204 | 234 | |
Embraer 190AR | 15[9] | — | 12 | 84 | 96 | |
Kenya Airways cargo fleet | ||||||
Boeing 737-300SF | 2 | — | Cargo | |||
Total | 38 | — |
Gallery
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A Kenya Airways Boeing 707 in 1977.
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A Kenya Airways Embraer E-190. As of October 2012 the airline owns seven of these.[10]
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Kenya Airways airplanes at its main hub.
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Kenya Airways Boeing 777-200ER (5Y-KYZ) taking off from London Heathrow Airport
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Kenya Airways Boeing 777-2U8/ER aircraft (5Y-KQU) at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya
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Kenya Airways Boeing 767-300 (5Y-KQY) waiting for take off at London (Heathrow) Airport in August 2004
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Profile on Kenya Airways". Centre for Aviation. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ↑ Mohammed, Omar (16 December 2019). "Kenya Airways names new acting CEO from Jan. 1". Reuters. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ↑ "Kenya Airways (KQ)". angelfire.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "Kenya Airways/KLM Alliance". galbithink.org. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "First African Airline To Join Alliance Kenya Airways joins Sky Team as full member - eTurboNews.com". eturbonews.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "Kenya Airways to focus on Asia, with new Beijing and Shanghai routes, as 787s and more 777s arrive". centreforaviation.com. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "Kenya Airways". SkyTeam. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012.
Hub airport: Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
- ↑ "Kenya Airways fleet". Kenya Airways. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ↑ Hofmann, Kurt (8 June 2018). "Kenya Airways considers Bombardier CSeries, Embraer E2 order". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 10 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ↑ "Kenya Airways acquires a new Embraer to growing fleet KQ proud owner of the 900th E-Jet Manufactured by Embraer". webcitation.org. Kenya Airways. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
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