Kenya Airways 145569 225280101 2008-07-12T21:23:38Z MilborneOne 793681 removed flag as per [[WP:AIRLINES]] {{Infobox Airline |airline = Kenya Airways |logo = Kenyaairways.png |logo_size = 200 |fleet_size = 24 (+13 orders, 5 options) |destinations = 42 |IATA = KQ |ICAO = KQA |callsign = KENYA |parent = |company_slogan = "The Pride of Africa" |founded = [[1977]] |headquarters = [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]] |key_people = [[Titus Naikuni]] ([[CEO]])</br>Neil Canty ([[CFO]])</br>Evanson Mwaniki ([[Chairman]]) |hubs = [[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport]] |focus_cities = [[Moi International Airport]] |frequent_flyer = [[Flying Blue]] |lounge = KLM Crown Lounge |alliance = [[SkyTeam]] (associate) |website = http://www.kenya-airways.com }} '''Kenya Airways''' is the [[flag carrier]] [[airline]] of [[Kenya]], based in [[Nairobi]]. It started operations on [[4 February]], [[1977]], and operates scheduled services throughout [[Africa]] and to [[Europe]] and the Indian subcontinent, with its main base at [[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport]], Nairobi.<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 100 | date= 2007-04-03}}</ref> The airline, the largest in Kenya, operates more transcontinental flights than any other African airline.<ref>http://www.luchtzak.be/article11260.html</ref><ref>http://www.myafricatoday.com/kenya-airways-signed-an-order-of-787-8-dreamliners-with-boeing/566</ref> [[Moi International Airport]] in [[Mombasa]] serves as a focus city.{{Fact|date=June 2007}} ==History== {{refimprovesect|date=June 2007}} The airline was established in February 1977, after the break-up of the [[East African Community]] and the consequent demise of [[East African Airways]]<ref>Kenya Airways: ''[http://www.kenya-airways.com/kqdispinfo.aspx?colm=69 History]''</ref> and was wholly owned by the Kenyan government until April [[1996]]. In [[1986]], ''Sessional Paper Number 1'' was published by [[Kenya]]'s government, outlining the country's need for economic development and growth. The document stressed the government opinion that the airline would be better off if owned by private interests, thus resulting in the first attempt to privatise the airline. The government named Mr [[Philip Ndegwa]] as Chairman of the Board in [[1991]], with specific orders to privatise the airline. He heads a renewed company cabinet. In [[1992]], the ''Public Enterprise Reform'' paper was published, giving Kenya Airways priority among national companies in Kenya to be privatized. [[Image:kenya.airways.arp.750pix.jpg|thumb|left|[[Boeing 767]] in the pre-2005 paint scheme.]] In the fiscal year [[1993]] to [[1994]], the airline produced its first profit since the start of commercialization. Also, in 1994, the [[International Finance Corporation]] (IFC), was appointed to provide assistance in the privatization process. In [[1995]], Kenya Airways restructured its debts and a made a master corporation agreement with [[KLM]] that bought 26% of the shares in Kenya Airways and became the largest single shareholder. In [[1996]], shares were floated to the public, and the airline started trading on the [[Nairobi Stock Exchange]]. In October [[2004]], the company cross-listed its shares at the [[Dar-es-Salaam Stock Exchange]]. In April 2004, the company re-introduced Kenya Airways Cargo as a brand and in July 2004, the company's domestic subsidiary [[Flamingo Airlines]] was re-absorbed. [[Image:kenya.airways.b777-200er.5y-kyz.arp.jpg|thumb|right|[[Boeing 777-200ER]] takingoff.]] In [[2005]], Kenya Airways changed its livery. The four stripes running the length of the fuselage were replaced by the slogan "Pride of Africa". The KA tail logo was replaced by a styled "K" encircled with a "Q" to evoke the "KQ" call letters for the airline. In the 6 months ending [[30 September]] [[2005]], profits after tax rose 48% vs 2004-5 to Kshs 2.231 Billion (US$30 Million) and over 1.2 million passengers were carried. In the 6 months ending [[30 September]] [[2004]], profit after tax was $19.5 million, compared to $4.5 million for the same period the previous year. This has been attributed to KTAP (Kenya Airways TurnAround Project) overhauling the airline's revenue management, cost structures and route and fleet planning.<ref>[[Airliner World]], March 2005</ref> In the full-year results ending [[31 March]], [[2005]], profits after tax almost tripled over 2003-4 to Kshs 3.882 Billion (US$50 Million) and over 2 million passengers were carried. Kenya Airways announced record profit growth for 2005-06. After-tax profits increased from 3.88 billion Kenya shillings (about $54 million USD) to 4.83 billion shillings. <ref>[http://www.businessinafrica.net/news/east_africa/464202.htm Business in Africa] </ref> In March 2006, Kenya Airways won the 'African Airline of the Year' Award for 2005, for the fifth time in seven years.<ref>Kenya Airways: ''[http://www.kenya-airways.com/kqdispinfo.aspx?cname=Press_Releases&id=392 Kenya Airways Wins African Aviation Award]'' March 14, 2006</ref> Passenger numbers in the fiscal year 2006 (April 2006{{ndash}} March 2007) were a record 2.6 million.<ref>Kenya Airways: ''[http://www.kenya-airways.com/kq2/uploadedFiles/results%20200607.pdf 2006/07 Year end results]'' March 31, 2007</ref> On September 4, 2007, [[SkyTeam]], the second-largest [[airline alliance]] in the world, welcomed Kenya Airways as one of the first official SkyTeam Associate Airlines.<ref>Kenya Airways: ''[http://www.kenya-airways.com/kqdispinfo.aspx?cname=Press_Releases&id=882 SkyTeam strengthens global network with addition of three Associate Airlines]'' September 4, 2007</ref> The airline is owned by individual Kenyan shareholders (30.94%), KLM (now [[Air France-KLM]]) (26%), Kenyan government (23%), Kenyan institutional investors (14.2%), foreign institutional investors (4.47%) and individual foreign investors (1.39%).<ref>Kenya Airways: ''[http://www.kenya-airways.com/kqdispinfo.aspx?colm=105&cname=Investor_information\Shareholder_Profile Kenya Airways Shareholder Profile]'' March 31, 2006</ref> It has 2,408 employees (at March [[2007]]). Kenya Airways also owns 49% of [[Precision Air]] in [[Tanzania]].<ref name="FI"/> ==Destinations== :''For a complete list of destinations, see: [[Kenya Airways destinations]]'' '''Kenya Airways flies:''' * 56 times per week to [[Mombasa]] <ref>[http://www.farecompare.com/flights/Nairobi-NBO/city.html Flights to Nairobi, Kenya{{ndash}} City Air Travel Fact Sheet<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> * 28 times per week to [[Entebbe]] ([[Kampala]]) * 14 times per week to [[Amsterdam]] (together with KLM) * 10 times per week to [[London]] * 10 times per week to [[Dubai]] <ref>[http://travelvideo.tv/news/more.php?id=A1521_0_1_0_M Travel Video Television News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> * 7 times per week to [[Mumbai]] * 7 times per week to [[Zanzibar]] <ref>[http://www.farecompare.com/flights/Kenya_Airways-KQ/airline.html Airline Fact Sheet: Kenya Airways{{ndash}} Route Map{{ndash}} Hubs{{ndash}} Flight Information<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> * 7 times per week to [[Guangzhou]] * 6 times per week to [[Lagos]] * 5 times per week to [[Kinshasa]] <ref name="DRC">Kenya Airways: ''[http://www.kenya-airways.com/kqdispinfo.aspx?colm=26 Democratic Republic of Congo{{ndash}} Overview ]''</ref> * 3 times per week to [[Hong Kong]] (via [[Bangkok]]) * 4 times per week to [[Bamako]] * 3 times per week to [[Paris]] * 3 times per week to [[Lubumbashi]] <ref name="DRC"/> * 3 times per week to [[Bangkok]] <ref>http://www.nomadtours.co.za/article_2006-4-27_2.html</ref> * 2 times per week to [[Istanbul]] <ref>[http://www.travelafricamag.com/content/view/1228/137/ Airwaves{{ndash}} Airline News{{ndash}} Travel Africa Magazine<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Kenya Airways codeshares with [[KLM]] and [[Air France]], giving passengers access to European destinations, including Glasgow, Athens, Rome, Zurich, Manchester, Madrid, Copenhagen, Berlin, Frankfurt and Barcelona. Service to Seoul is codesharing with [[Korean Air]] ==Fleet== The Kenya Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft as at September 5 2007:<ref>Kenya Airways: ''[http://www.kenya-airways.com/uploadedFiles/20062007FullYearInvestorsPresentation.pdf 2006/07 Financial End Year Investor Briefing Presentation]'' March 31, 2007</ref><ref name="KQ_ILFC">Kenya Airways: ''[http://www.kenya-airways.com/kqdispinfo.aspx?cname=Press_Releases&id=866 Kenya Airways to Acquire New Aircraft]'' August 27, 2007</ref><ref name="KQ_E170">Kenya Airways: ''[http://www.kenya-airways.com/kqdispinfo.aspx?id=864 Kenya Airways receives the first Embraer 170 LR plane]'' July 20, 2007</ref> <center> {| class="toccolours sortable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse" |+ '''Kenya Airways Fleet''' |- bgcolor=lightblue !Aircraft !Total !Passengers<br>(Premier World/Economy) !Notes |- |[[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-300]] |4 |116 (16/100) |Short-haul regional routes |- |[[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-700]] |4 |116 (16/100) |Short-haul regional routes |- |[[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-800]] |2 <br> (3 orders)<ref name="KQ_ILFC"/> |145 (16/129) |Short-haul regional routes |- |[[Boeing 767|Boeing 767-300ER]] |6 |216 (20/196) |Long-haul international and intercontinental routes |- |[[Boeing 777|Boeing 777-200ER]] |4 (1 option) |322 (28/294) |Long-haul intercontinental routes |- |[[Boeing 787|Boeing 787-8]] |(9 orders) <br> (4 options)<ref name="787news">[[Boeing]]: ''[http://www.boeing.com/commercial/787family/news/2006/q4/061215f_nr.html 787 news]'' December 17, 2006</ref> |263 | Long-haul international and intercontinental routes |- |[[Embraer E-Jets#E-170.2F175|Embraer 170LR]] |2<ref name="KQ_E170"/> <br> (1 order)<ref>Kenya Airways: ''[http://www.kenya-airways.com/kqdispinfo.aspx?cname=Press_Releases&id=728 Kenya Airways Orders 3 Embraer Regional Jets]'' November 27, 2006</ref> |72 |First entry into service July 20 2007, second in September 2007 <br> [[GECAS]] Lease |- |[[Saab 340]]B |2 |34 |Short-haul routes within Kenya |} </center> *Kenya Airways average fleet age is 7.8 years in August 2007 <ref>[http://www.airfleets.net/ageflotte/Kenya%20Airways.htm Kenya Airways Fleet Age]</ref>. *In 2004, the airline took delivery of three [[Boeing 767|Boeing 767-300]] Extended Range 221-seater aircraft and acquired two [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-700]] jets with blended winglets. Another two B767-300 were leased in February and March from [[GE Capital Aviation Services|GECAS]] and the [[Airbus A310]] fleet retired. In 2005, Kenya Airways ordered three [[Boeing 777|Boeing 777-200ER]] aircraft, with the last delivery in February 2007, at a cost of ~$500 million.{{Fact|date=June 2007}} *Kenya Airways has announced the phasing out the [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-200]] fleet, and replacement with [[Boeing 737#737-800|Boeing 737-800]].<ref>[http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh55919_2005-08-12_15-08-44_l12418736_newsml Boeing 737-200 replacements] </ref> All three Boeing 737-800 have been delivered from Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE) <ref>[[Airliner World]] January 2007</ref> *In 2006, Kenya Airways ordered six [[Boeing 787]] Dreamliners and plans to replace its [[Boeing 767]]s with the Dreamliners, beginning with the delivery of two aircraft in [[2010]], and four in [[2011]] <ref name="787news"> *The airline has agreed to lease three 72-passenger [[Embraer E-Jets|Embraer E-170]] aircraft from [[GE Commercial Aviation Services]] from May/June 2007 and June [[2008]]. They will be used on regional/domestic routes replacing the Saab 340 aircraft<ref>[[Airliner World]], February 2007</ref>. ==Incidents and accidents== *On [[31 January]] [[2000]] the airline suffered its first fatal accident when an [[Airbus A310]] crashed after takeoff from [[Abidjan]], [[Côte d'Ivoire]], killing 169 of the 179 people on board (see [[Kenya Airways Flight 431]]). The plane took off and dropped into the Atlantic Ocean, killing 169 people. There were 10 survivors, one of whom swam to shore.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/6627485.stm] {{wikinewspar|Kenya Airways jet with 114 on board crashes}} *On [[5 May]], [[2007]], [[Kenya Airways Flight 507]], a [[Boeing 737-800]], crashed 5.4 [[kilometre]]s southeast of [[Douala International Airport]] in a mangrove swamp[http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/05/15/213845/investigators-trawl-swamps-for-clues-on-kenya-737-crash.html], after taking off for [[Nairobi]]. The flight originated in [[Abidjan]], with a stopover in [[Douala]] to pick up passengers. The plane was carrying 105 passengers from 26 countries and 9 crew members. All perished in the incident. Rescue efforts were hampered by the difficult terrain of the crash site. {{Main|Kenya Airways Flight 507}} ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== {{commons2|Kenya Airways}} *[http://www.kenya-airways.com Official site] *[http://aviation-safety.net/database/operator/airline.php?var=5885 Accidents] {{Template group |list = {{SkyTeam}} {{IATA members|africa}} {{African Airlines Association}} }} <!--Categories--> [[Category:Airlines of Kenya]] [[Category:IATA members]] [[Category:African Airlines Association]] [[Category:Airlines established in 1977]] <!--Other languages--> [[bs:Kenya Airways]] [[de:Kenya Airways]] [[fr:Kenya Airways]] [[hi:कीनिया एयरवेज़]] [[id:Kenya Airways]] [[sw:Kenya Airways]] [[nl:Kenya Airways]] [[ja:ケニア航空]] [[no:Kenya Airways]] [[pl:Kenya Airways]] [[pt:Kenya Airways]] [[sr:Кенија ервејз]] [[fi:Kenya Airways]] [[sv:Kenya Airways]] [[zh:肯尼亚航空]]