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Kenya Airways
IATA Code
ICAO Code
IATA Prefix
Callsign
KQ
KQA
706
 Kenya

Kenya Airways Boeing 777-200ER
Kenya Airways
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
PO Box 19002-00501
Airport Road
Nairobi
KENYA		 Tel.: +254 20 642 2000
Fax: +254 20 823 488
SITA:
Email:
Website: www.kenya-airways.com
Type: Scheduled, charter, international, regional, domestic, pax, cargo
Owner: Kenyan investors (32.5%); KLM (26%); Kenya govt. (22%); others
Subsidiaries: Precisionair (49%)
Employees: 4,197
Base: Nairobi (NBO)
Hubs: -
Start of ops: February 1977
Alliances: Air France, Air Malawi, Air Mauritius, East African, KLM, Korean, LAM, Rwandair
Kenya Airways operates this equipment: Executives:
  • 4 x Boeing 737-300
  • 4 x Boeing 737-700
  • 5 x Boeing 737-800
  • 7 x Boeing 767-300ER
  • 4 x Boeing 777-200ER
  • Boeing 787-8 (9 on order)
  • Embraer 190 (2 on order)
  • 5 x Embraer 170LR
 Chairman:
Chief Executive:
Group Finance Director:
Director of Flight Operations:		 Evanson Mwaniki
Titus Naikuni
Alex Wainan Mbugua
James Ouma

Kenya Airways is the flag carrier and largest airline of Kenya. The company was founded in 1977, and it started operations on February 4, 1977. It is based in Embakasi, Nairobi, with its main base at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. From there, it operates 46 scheduled services throughout Africa, Europe and Asia Including the Indian subcontinent, using a fleet of 29 airplanes.

Annual Results - 2009
Year End
Operating revenue
($ 000)
% change 09 / 08
Operating costs ($ 000
Net income ($,000)
Pax
(000)
% change 09/08
RPKs (million)
Load Factor %
FTKs
(millions)
% change 09/08
31 March
950,451
-1.5
925,743
27,341

Accidents and Incidents:
Date
Aircraft
Registration
Location
Country
Fatal
Cat.
-