Kenya Airways

Kenya Airways
Founded	22 January 1977
Commenced operations	4 February 1977
Hubs	Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Frequent-flyer program	Flying Blue
Alliance	SkyTeam
Subsidiaries	African Cargo Handling Limited (100%); Jambojet (100%); Kenya Airfreight Handling Limited (51%);
Fleet size	38
Destinations	53
Headquarters	Embakasi, Nairobi, Kenya
Key people	Michael Joseph (chairman); Allan Kilavuka (managing director and CEO)[2];
Revenue	KSh52,800 million (FY 2020)
Profit	−KSh36,200 million (FY 2020)
Total assets	158,415 million (FY 2016)
Employees	3,986
Website	kenya-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

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
Aircraft	In service	Orders	C	Y	Total	Notes
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	—

A Kenya Airways Boeing 707 in 1977.
A Kenya Airways Embraer E-190. As of October 2012 the airline owns seven of these.[10]
Kenya Airways airplanes at its main hub.
Kenya Airways Boeing 777-200ER (5Y-KYZ) taking off from London Heathrow Airport
Kenya Airways Boeing 777-2U8/ER aircraft (5Y-KQU) at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya
Kenya Airways Boeing 767-300 (5Y-KQY) waiting for take off at London (Heathrow) Airport in August 2004

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