Kenya Airways

Kenya Airways
IATA ICAO Callsign
KQ[1] KQA[1] KENYA
Founded22 January 1977; 47 years ago (1977-01-22)
Commenced operations4 February 1977; 47 years ago (1977-02-04)
HubsJomo Kenyatta International Airport
Frequent-flyer programFlying Blue
AllianceSkyTeam
Subsidiaries
  • African Cargo Handling Limited (100%)
  • Jambojet (100%)
  • Kenya Airfreight Handling Limited (51%)
Fleet size38
Destinations53
HeadquartersEmbakasi, Nairobi, Kenya
Key people
RevenueDecrease KSh52,800 million (FY 2020)
ProfitDecrease −KSh36,200 million (FY 2020)
Total assetsDecrease 158,415 million (FY 2016)
Employees3,986
Websitekenya-airways.com

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

Current fleet

A Kenya Airways Boeing 787-8, pictured in 2016
A former Kenya Airways Embraer 170 in 2007.
A leased DC-8-70 in 1990
The airline's old livery on a Boeing 737

As of December 2019, the Kenya Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft:[8]

Kenya Airways fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
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 —

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Profile on Kenya Airways". Centre for Aviation. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Kenya Airways (KQ)". angelfire.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Kenya Airways/KLM Alliance". galbithink.org. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Kenya Airways to focus on Asia, with new Beijing and Shanghai routes, as 787s and more 777s arrive". centreforaviation.com. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Kenya Airways". SkyTeam. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Hub airport: Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
  8. ↑ "Kenya Airways fleet". Kenya Airways. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "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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