Editing Kenya Airways

{{Short description|Flag carrier of Kenya}}
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{{Infobox airline
| airline = Kenya Airways
| logo = Kenya Airways Logo.svg
| image = 5Y-KZC Boeing 787 Kenya Airways (34754105944).jpg
| image_size = 250
| alt = <!-- Describe the logo to a sight impaired user -->
| IATA = KQ<ref name="Profile on Kenya Airways" />
| ICAO = KQA<ref name="Profile on Kenya Airways" />
| callsign = KENYA
| founded = {{start date and age|df=y|1977|1|22}}
| commenced = {{start date and age|df=y|1977|2|4}}
| ceased = <!-- {{End date|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| aoc = <!-- XNXN --> <!-- Alpha numeric pattern varies -->
| bases = <!-- {{Unbulleted list| [[Airport Name1]] | [[Airport Name2]] }} -->
| hubs = {{nowrap|[[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport]]}}
| secondary_hubs = <!-- {{Unbulleted list| [[Airport Name1]] | [[Airport Name2]] }} -->
| focus_cities = 
| frequent_flyer = Asante Rewards<ref>{{cite web|title=Asante Rewards &vert; Kenya Airways Loyalty Program|url=https://asante.kenya-airways.com/|access-date=2024-09-17}}</ref>
| alliance = [[SkyTeam]]
| subsidiaries = {{unbulleted list|African Cargo Handling Limited (100%)|[[Jambojet]] (100%)|Kenya Airfreight Handling Limited (51%)}}
| fleet_size = 33
| destinations = 44<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/KQ | title=Kenya Airways on ch-aviation.com | website=ch-aviation.com | access-date= 21 November 2023}}</ref>
| headquarters = [[Embakasi]], [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]]
| key_people = {{unbulleted list
|[[Michael Joseph (businessman)|Michael Joseph]]&nbsp;<small>([[chairman]])</small>
|[[Allan Kilavuka]] {{small|(managing director and [[chief executive officer|CEO]])}}
}}
| revenue = {{increase}} [[Kenyan shilling|KSh]] 18 billion  (US$139.2million) (''FY 2024'')<ref name="FY 2024">{{cite web |url=https://corporate.kenya-airways.com/globalassets/corporate/investment--shareholders/financial-results/2024/full-year/kenya-airways-reports-historic-profit-of-kshs-5.4-billion-for-the-2024-financial-year-.pdf|title=Summary Audited Group Results |last= |first= |date=26 March 2024 |website= |publisher=Kenya Airways |access-date=27 March 2024 |quote=}}</ref>
| operating_income = {{increase}} KSh 10,531 million (US$80.38 million) (''FY 2023'')<ref name="FY 2023">{{cite web |url=https://corporate.kenya-airways.com/globalassets/corporate/investment--shareholders/financial-results/fy-financials-2023.pdf |title=Summary Audited Group Results |last= |first= |date=26 March 2024 |website= |publisher=Kenya Airways |access-date=27 March 2024 |quote=}}</ref>
| net_income = <!--{{decrease}} –KSh 36,200&nbsp;million/= <small>(''FY 2020'')</small>-->
| profit = {{increase}} KSh 5.4 Billion shillings (US$42.82 million) (''FY 2024'')<ref name="FY 2024"/>
| assets = {{increase}} KSh 176,613 million (''FY 2023'')<ref name="FY 2023"/>
| equity = <!-- {{Increase/decrease/steady compared to previous year}} [[United States Dollar|US$]]XXX million <small>(''FY YYYY'')</small> -->
| num_employees = 3,825 (2022)
| website = {{URL|https://www.kenya-airways.com/ke/}}
}}

'''Kenya Airways Ltd.''', more commonly known as '''Kenya Airways''', is the [[flag carrier]] [[airline]] of [[Kenya]].<ref name="Fire closes Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta airport" /> The company was founded in 1977, after the dissolution of [[East African Airways]]. Its head office is located in [[Embakasi]], [[Nairobi]],<ref name="Kenya Contact Details" /> with its [[Airline hub|hub]] at [[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kenya Airways |publisher=SkyTeam |url=http://www.skyteam.com/en/About-us/Our-members/Kenya-Airways/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809064037/http://www.skyteam.com/en/About-us/Our-members/Kenya-Airways/ |archive-date= 9 August 2012 |quote=Hub airport: Jomo Kenyatta International Airport |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The airline was owned by the [[Government of Kenya]] until April 1995, and it was privatised in 1996, becoming the first [[Airlines of Africa|African flag carrier]] to successfully do so.<ref name="Kenya Airways' Uplifting Mission" /> Kenya Airways is currently a public-private partnership. The largest shareholder is the Government of Kenya (48.9%), with 38.1% being owned by KQ Lenders Company 2017 Ltd (in turn owned by a consortium of banks), followed by [[KLM]], which has a 7.8% stake in the company. Private owners hold the rest of the shares; shares are traded on the [[Nairobi Stock Exchange]], the [[Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange]], and the [[Uganda Securities Exchange]].<ref name="Kenya Airways' Uplifting Mission" /><ref name="New Products for Sale in Africa: Company Shares" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Treasury moves to ease KLM's grip on Kenya Airways|date=19 November 2017|url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001260593/treasury-moves-to-ease-klm-s-grip-on-kq|access-date=20 November 2017|archive-date=19 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119005618/https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001260593/treasury-moves-to-ease-klm-s-grip-on-kq|url-status=live}}</ref>

The airline became a member of [[SkyTeam]] in June 2010 and is also a member of the [[African Airlines Association]] since 1977.<ref name="KQ_History">{{cite web|url= http://www.kenya-airways.com/Home/Corporate_Information/About_Kenya_Airways/History/|title= History|publisher= Kenya Airways|access-date= 6 December 2011|archive-date= 2 April 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190402042829/https://www.kenya-airways.com/Home/Corporate_Information/About_Kenya_Airways/History/|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.afraa.org/index.php/membership/current-members|title= AFRAA Current Members|publisher= [[African Airlines Association|AFRAA]]|access-date= 6 December 2011|archive-date= 28 November 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111128232316/http://www.afraa.org/index.php/membership/current-members|url-status= live}}</ref>

==History==
===Early years===
Kenya Airways was established by the [[Government of Kenya|Kenyan government]] on 22 January 1977, following the break-up of the [[East African Community]] and the consequent demise of [[East African Airways]] (EAA).<ref name="KQ_History" /><ref name="Titus Naikuni: Walking tall" /><ref name="FI1980-323/4" /> On 4 February 1977,<ref name="FI2000-89/90" />{{rp|90}} two [[Boeing 707#707-320|Boeing 707-321s]] leased from [[British Midland Airways]] inaugurated operations,<ref name="FI1977-330/1" /> serving the Nairobi–Frankfurt–London route.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=97}} On internal and regional flights, the carrier deployed aircraft formerly operated by the EAA consortium, such as one [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9#Series 50|Douglas DC-9-52]] and three [[Fokker F-27-200]]s.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=97}}{{#tag:ref|''[[Flight International]]'' also reported that Kenya Airways flew [[Douglas DC-9|Douglas DC-9-32s]] previously operated by EAA.<ref name="FI1978-485" />|group="nb"}} In late 1977, three [[Boeing 707]]s were acquired from [[Northwest Orient]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=Airliner market |journal=[[Flight International]] |date=1 October 1977 |page=937 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1977/1977%20-%202905.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194944/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1977/1977%20-%202905.html |archive-date=29 October 2013 |access-date=1 August 2012 |quote=Kenya Airways has purchased three Boeing 707s from Northwest Orient |url-status=dead }}</ref> The following year, the company formed a charter subsidiary named Kenya Flamingo Airlines, which leased aircraft from the parent airline in order to operate international passenger and cargo services.<ref>{{cite journal|title=World airline directory – Kenya Flamingo Airways|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1984/1984%20-%200565.html|journal=Flight International|pages=855|date=31 March 1984|access-date=7 December 2011|archive-date=26 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626192536/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1984/1984%20-%200565.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Aer Lingus]] provided the company with technical and management support in the early years.<ref>{{cite journal|title= World airline directory – Kenya Airways|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1979/1979%20-%201444.html|journal= Flight International|pages= 1382–1383|format= pdf|date= 28 April 1979|access-date= 2 April 2011|quote= Aer Lingus is providing technical and management assistance under contract.|archive-date= 5 March 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160305153948/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1979/1979%20-%201444.html|url-status= live}}</ref>

===1980s–1990s: Expansion and privatisation===
[[File:Kenya Airways F27-200 5Y-BBS MBA 1982-11-1.png|thumb|A Kenya Airways Fokker F27-200 at [[Moi International Airport]] in 1982]]

In July 1980, the airline had 2100 employees and a fleet of three [[Boeing 707-320B]]s, one [[Boeing 720B]], one [[DC-9-30]] and three [[Fokker F-27-200]]s. At this time, [[Addis Ababa]], [[Athens]], [[Mumbai|Bombay]], [[Cairo]], [[Copenhagen]], [[Frankfurt]], [[Jeddah]], [[Kampala]], [[Karachi]], [[Khartoum]], [[London]], [[Lusaka]], [[Mauritius]], [[Mogadishu]], [[Rome]], [[Harare|Salisbury]], [[Seychelles]] and [[Zürich]] were among the airline's international destinations, whereas domestic routes radiated from Nairobi to [[Kisumu]], [[Malindi]], [[Mombasa]] and [[Mumias]].<ref name="FI1980-323/4" /> A Nairobi–Bombay nonstop route was launched in 1982 using Boeing 707-320Bs.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=97,98}} A year later, the company commenced serving [[Tanzania]] while flights to [[Burundi]], [[Malawi]] and [[Rwanda]] were launched in 1984. Capacity on the European routes was boosted in November 1985 with the incorporation of an [[Airbus A310-200]] [[Aircraft lease|leased]] from [[Condor Flugdienst|Condor]]. [[Kilimanjaro]] was first served in March 1986.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=98}} That year, the airline ordered two [[Airbus A310-300]]s. Kenya Airways was the first African carrier to acquire the type and was the first [[Wide-body aircraft|wide-bodies]] ordered by the company.<ref name="FI1985-5" /> Funded with a {{US$|20000000|1986|link=yes}} loan,<ref name="FI1986-9-27" /> the delivery of these two aircraft took place in {{MONTHNAME|5}} and September 1986.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=98}}<ref name="FI1986-11-8" /> They flew on the Kenya–[[Europe]] corridor, and permitted Kenya Airways to return the [[Airbus A310-200|A310-200]] to the lessor.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=98}} In early 1988, the carrier ordered two [[Fokker 50]]s;<ref name="FI1988-2-6-14" /> for domestic routes, the airline received the first of these aircraft at the end of the year.<ref name="FI1988-12-10-13" /> Also in 1988, the lease of a third [[A310-300]] was arranged with the [[International Lease Finance]] for a ten-year period;<ref name="FI1988-49" /> the aircraft joined the fleet in November 1989.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=99}} Leased from [[Ansett Worldwide]], the first [[Boeing 757-200]] was received in January 1990, whereas a third Fokker 50 was acquired in {{MONTHNAME|1990}} the same year. By late 1991, two Boeing 737-200s had been leased from [[Guinness Peat Aviation]].{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=99}}

[[File:Kenya Airways A310-300 5Y-BFT FCO_March_1999.png|thumb|left|A Kenya Airways Airbus A310-300 at [[Fiumicino Airport]] in 1999. With [[Aircraft registration|registration]] 5Y-BFT, this particular aircraft entered the fleet in November 1989.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=99}}]]

In 1986, ''Sessional Paper Number 1'' was published by the Government of Kenya, outlining the country's need for economic development and growth. The document stressed the government's opinion that the airline would be better off privately owned, thus resulting in the first privatisation attempt. The government named [[Philip Ndegwa]] as [[chairman of the board]] in 1991, with specific orders to make the airline a [[Privately held company|privately owned]] company. In 1992, the ''Public Enterprise Reform'' paper was published, giving Kenya Airways priority among national companies in Kenya to be privatised.<ref name="KQ_History" /> Ndegwa was succeeded by Isaac Omolo Okero. In September 1992, Brian Davies was appointed as the new [[managing director]] of the company.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=99}} Davies had been previously hired to carry out a study of viability on privatisation,{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=99}} working for [[British Airways]]' Speedwing consulting arm.<ref name="Kenya's Dutch treat" /> [[Swissair]] was the first company to provide Kenya Airways with privatisation advice.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=99}} In the fiscal year 1993 to 1994, the airline produced its first profit since the start of commercialisation.<ref name="Foreign alliance on offer from Kenya" /> In 1994, the [[International Finance Corporation]] was appointed to assist in the privatisation process, which effectively began in 1995.<ref name="IFC" /> A large aviation industry partner was sought to acquire 40% of the shares, with another 40% reserved for private investors and the government keeping the remaining stake. The government would absorb almost {{US$|90}}&nbsp;million in debts and would convert another {{US$|31}}&nbsp;million it provided in loans into equity; after reorganisation, the company would have a debt of approximately {{US$|78}}&nbsp;million.{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=99}} British Airways, KLM, [[Lufthansa]] and [[South African Airways]] were among the airlines expressing interest in taking a stake in Kenya Airways.<ref name="Foreign alliance on offer from Kenya" /><ref name="IFC" /><ref name="Profits help Kenya Airways towards" />

KLM was awarded the privatisation of the company, which restructured its debts and made a master corporation agreement with KLM, which bought 26% of the shares, becoming the largest single shareholder since then.<ref name="IFC" /><ref name="Strong foreign interest boosts Kenya float" /><ref name="No haste, just speed" /> Shares were floated to the public in March 1996, and the airline started trading in the [[Nairobi Stock Exchange]].<ref name="FI1998-70" /> The Government of Kenya kept a 23% stake in the company, and offered the remaining 51% to the public; however, non-Kenyan shareholders could hold a maximum 49% share of the airline.<ref name="IFC" /><ref name="Strong foreign interest boosts Kenya float" /><ref name="No haste, just speed" /> Despite 40% of the shares being kept by foreign investors following privatisation (including KLM{{'s}} 26% stake), top management positions were held by Kenyans.<ref name="Kenya's Dutch treat" /> Following the takeover, the government of Kenya capitalised {{US$|70}}&nbsp;million, while the airline was awarded a {{US$|15}}&nbsp;million loan from the [[International Finance Corporation]] to modernise its fleet.<ref name="IFC" /> In a deal worth {{US$|82}}&nbsp;million, two [[Boeing 737-300]]s were ordered in July 1996.<ref name="G.E. Gives Airbus a $2.5 Billion Jet Order" />

===2000s–2010s===
In January 2000, the airline experienced its first fatal accident when an Airbus A310 that had been bought new in 1986 [[Kenya Airways Flight 431|crashed]] off [[Ivory Coast]], shortly after taking off from [[Abidjan]].<ref name="Kenyan plane crashes into sea" /><ref name="Airline's sound safety record" /> By {{MONTHNAME|4}} the same year, the fleet consisted of four Airbus A310-300s,{{#tag:ref|It is likely that ''[[Flight International]]'' records had not been updated at the time of publish. Another source informed that the number of A310s in the fleet immediately after the crash was three.<ref name="Airline's sound safety record" />|group="nb"}} two [[Boeing 737-200 Advanced]] and four [[Boeing 737-300]]s. At this time the company had a staff of 2,780, including 400 engineers, 146 flight crew and 365 cabin crew. From its main hub at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, scheduled services were operated to Abidjan, Addis Ababa, [[Amsterdam]], [[Bujumbura]], Cairo, Copenhagen, [[Dar es Salaam]], [[Douala]], [[Dubai]], [[Eldoret]], [[Entebbe]]/Kampala, [[Harare]], [[Johannesburg]], Karachi, Khartoum, [[Kigali]], [[Kinshasa]], [[Lagos]], [[Lilongwe]], [[Lokichoggio]], London, Lusaka, [[Mahe Island]], [[Malindi]], Mombasa, [[Mumbai]], and [[Zanzibar]].<ref name="FI2000-89/90" />{{rp|90}} In 2002, an order for {{cardinal to word|3}} [[Boeing 777-200ER]]s was placed with Boeing; an additional aircraft of the type was acquired in November 2005.<ref name="Kenya Airways acquires additional 777-200ER and 767-300ER" /> In March 2006, {{cardinal to word|6}} [[Boeing 787-8]]s were ordered; the first two examples would be delivered in {{YEAR|2010}} and the rest in {{YEAR|2011}}.<ref name="Kenya airways to take Boeing 787s" /> The original Boeing 787 order was amended {{cardinal to word|9}} months later to include {{cardinal to word|3}} more aircraft of the type.<ref name="Kenya Airways threatens to ditch 787 for Airbus"/> The first Embraer 190 joined the fleet in December 2010.<ref name="Kenya Airways receives third new E-190" />

[[File:Kenya Airways Boeing 767-300ER 5Y-KYW AMS 2011-10-16.png|A Kenya Airways Boeing 767 in 2011|thumb|left]]
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{{reference necessary|In {{Start date|df=yes|2004|10}}, the company cross-listed its shares at the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange. In {{Start date|df=yes|2004|4}}, the company re-introduced Kenya Airways Cargo as a brand; in {{Start date|df=yes|2004|7}}, the company's domestic subsidiary Flamingo Airlines was re-absorbed.|date=December 2011}} In March 2006, Kenya Airways won the ''“African Airline of the Year”'' award for 2005, for the fifth time in seven years.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://kenya-airways.com/home/information_and_services/archives/press_releases/default.aspx?colm=&cid=996|title= Kenya Airways Wins African Aviation Award|publisher= Kenya Airways|month= March| year= 2006|access-date= 8 June 2011}}</ref>
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In June 2012, the company announced the issuance of rights worth [[Kenyan shilling|KSh.]]20&nbsp;billion/=, aimed at increasing capital to support expansion plans.<ref name="KQ rights issue misses set target" /><ref>{{cite press release |title=Kenya Airways Rights Issue–Amended Timetable |publisher=Kenya Airways |date=30 May 2012 |url=http://www.kenya-airways.com/uploadedFiles/Global/About_Kenya_Airways/Investor_Information/Financial_Reports/KQ%20Rights%20Issue%20Time-table%20Change.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827032847/http://www.kenya-airways.com/uploadedFiles/Global/About_Kenya_Airways/Investor_Information/Financial_Reports/KQ%20Rights%20Issue%20Time-table%20Change.pdf |archive-date=27 August 2013 |access-date=10 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Kenya Airways' fiscal first-half profit surges 41.6%" /> Following the allocation of shares, KLM increased their stake in the company from 26% to 26.73%, while the Kenyan government boosted their participation into the company from 23% to 29.8%, becoming the largest shareholder.<ref name="Kenya Airways Rights Issue Offer Results" /><ref name="Government now largest shareholder of Kenya Airways" /> In April 2012, the airline launched a plan named ''Project Mawingu'' (the [[Swahili language|Swahili]] word meaning ''Clouds'') to add 24 destinations by 2021, including the start of services to [[Australia]] and [[North America|North]] and [[South America]], and expanding its presence in Asia as well.<ref name="Rapidly expanding Kenya Airways charts growth with plan to serve every inhabited continent by 2017">{{cite news|url=http://www.centreforaviation.com/analysis/rapidly-expanding-kenya-airways-charts-growth-with-plan-to-serve-every-inhabited-continent-by-2017-71784|title=Rapidly expanding Kenya Airways charts growth with plan to serve every inhabited continent by 2017|date=16 April 2012|work=Centre for Aviation|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428015352/http://www.centreforaviation.com/analysis/rapidly-expanding-kenya-airways-charts-growth-with-plan-to-serve-every-inhabited-continent-by-2017-71784|archive-date=28 April 2012}}</ref> In October 2013, the airline stated that it will add six new destinations every year, following the delivery of [[Boeing 777]]s and [[Boeing 787|787s]] the carrier has on order.<ref name="ROUTES: Kenya Airways plans global network over 10 years" />

Operational results for fiscal years 2015 and 2016 showed substantial losses.<ref>{{Cite news| title=Kenya Airways records country's worst ever loss| newspaper=Financial Times| url=https://www.ft.com/content/006aacfe-4f44-11e6-8172-e39ecd3b86fc| date=21 July 2016| access-date=1 May 2018| last1=Aglionby| first1=John| archive-date=2 May 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502064418/https://www.ft.com/content/006aacfe-4f44-11e6-8172-e39ecd3b86fc| url-status=live}}</ref> The rapid expansion of the fleet and routes (dubbed "Project Mawingu") was cited as the primary cause of the downturn. Fuel-price hedging and the 1996 agreement with [[KLM]], considered intrusive in the running of the flag carrier, took secondary blame.<ref>{{cite web| title=Treasury moves to ease KLM's grip on Kenya Airways| url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001260593/treasury-moves-to-ease-klm-s-grip-on-kq| access-date=1 May 2018| date=19 November 2017| archive-date=17 January 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117030256/https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001260593/treasury-moves-to-ease-klm-s-grip-on-kq| url-status=live}}</ref> Corrective measures were taken to improve the financial and operational position of the airline and avert insolvency. 
The route partnership with KLM was deemed profitable thus, kept. However, the parties agreed to amend some features of the deal that hurt KQ -[[IATA]] code for Kenya Airways. Two Boeing [[B737-700]] were sold and five newer, leased airliners were sub-leased to improve cash flow.<ref>{{cite web| title=KQ sells two planes in bid to shore up its finances| date=6 October 2017| url=https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/KQ-sells-two-planes-shore-up-finances/2560-4127744-naqxmxz/index.html| access-date=1 May 2018| archive-date=2 May 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502064923/http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/KQ-sells-two-planes-shore-up-finances/2560-4127744-naqxmxz/index.html| url-status=live}}</ref> Efforts to financially re-position the carrier were successful at the end of 2017. In a complex deal, stakeholders agreed to convert close to half a billion US dollars in equity loans, changing the ownership structure. The government of Kenya, the biggest lender, saw its holdings rise from 29.8% to 48.9% while that of KLM was diluted from 26.7% down to 7.8%. A consortium of local banks, through a special-purpose vehicle called: "KQ Lenders Company 2017 Ltd.", ended up with 38.1%. The latter entity is obligated with a loan from the above local banks for US$225 million; this amount, in turn, is guaranteed by the government. The airline's employees, through a shareholding scheme, and others own the remaining 5.2%.<ref>{{cite web| title=Completion of the restructuring the debt and equity of Kenya Airways PLC| url=https://www.kenya-airways.com/uploadedFiles/Content/About_Us/Investor_Information/Public%20Announcement%20completion%20of%20the%20restructuring.pdf| access-date=1 May 2017| date=16 November 2018| archive-date=2 May 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502140106/https://www.kenya-airways.com/uploadedFiles/Content/About_Us/Investor_Information/Public%20Announcement%20completion%20of%20the%20restructuring.pdf| url-status=live}}</ref> The Government of Kenya issued a guarantee for a further US$525&nbsp;million debt owed to Import-Export Bank of the United States, financier of the newer [[Boeing]] planes of its fleet. 
In a bid to recover their exposure, syndicated leaseholders and banks unsuccessfully fought these measures to restructure the carrier's ownership.<ref>{{cite web| title=Intrigues behind Kenya Airways debt restructuring| url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001261938/intrigues-behind-kenya-airways-debt-restructuring| date=3 December 2017| access-date=1 May 2018| archive-date=2 May 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502064402/https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001261938/intrigues-behind-kenya-airways-debt-restructuring| url-status=live}}</ref>

An outline of a plan to restore profitability was disclosed in a March 2018 interview given by the CEO and the chairman of the company. The turnaround operation will include route expansion, pursuing the high-end segment of the market, on partnerships and joint ventures with other airlines.<ref name="KQ-profit-plan">{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-21/kenya-airways-may-add-as-many-as-20-new-routes-in-five-years|title=Kenya Airways May Add as Many as 20 New Routes in Five Years|website=[[Bloomberg News]]|date=21 March 2018|access-date=8 May 2018|archive-date=10 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510172250/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-21/kenya-airways-may-add-as-many-as-20-new-routes-in-five-years|url-status=live}}</ref> The carrier plans to add up to twenty new destinations in Africa, Europe and Asia in the next five years. Five sub-leased aircraft are to re-join the fleet by the end of 2019 to facilitate this move.<ref name="KQ-and-profit">{{cite web|url=https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Kenya-Airways-new-routes-profitability/2560-4358430-o0pp8u/index.html|title=Kenya Airways eyeing new routes to restore profitability|date=26 March 2018|access-date=8 May 2018|archive-date=10 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510050751/http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Kenya-Airways-new-routes-profitability/2560-4358430-o0pp8u/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="KQ-profit-plan" /> Preparations are underway to roll out an economy-plus class to target the business and high-end leisure travellers. Direct flights to luxury tourism destinations in the Indian Ocean are also planned.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/06/reuters-america-focus-kenya-airways-looks-upmarket-for-financial-salvation.html|title=Kenya Airways looks upmarket for financial salvation|website=[[CNBC]]|date=6 March 2018|access-date=8 May 2018|archive-date=10 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510051100/https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/06/reuters-america-focus-kenya-airways-looks-upmarket-for-financial-salvation.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Talks are underway with [[South African Airways]] regarding route-sharing and aircraft-maintenance collaboration; this is the other focus of the turnaround scheme.<ref name="KQ-and-profit" /> In December 2018 Kenya Airways revealed plans to start flights between Nairobi and Windhoek, Namibia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/corporate/companies/Kenya-opens-talks-with-neighbours-to-allow-KQ-flights/4003102-4892794-2va4wj/index.html|title=Kenya opens talks with neighbours to allow KQ flights|date=10 December 2020|access-date=13 December 2018|archive-date=13 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213132945/https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/corporate/companies/Kenya-opens-talks-with-neighbours-to-allow-KQ-flights/4003102-4892794-2va4wj/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2020s and the current state of recovery. ===
The airline announced plans to undergo a $1 billion restructuring in 2021 to help it recover from the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gibertini |first=Vanni |date=2021-12-28 |title=Kenya Airways To Undergo $1 Billion Restructuring – AirlineGeeks.com |url=https://airlinegeeks.com/2021/12/27/kenya-airways-to-undergo-1-billion-restructuring/ |access-date=2023-07-04 |website=AirlineGeeks.com – LIVE. LOVE. AVIATION. |language=en}}</ref> Upon announcing major losses in 2022, the carrier announced plans to cut ties with the Kenyan government by the end of 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shalton |first=Victor |date=2023-03-27 |title=Kenya Airways Reports Massive Losses for FY 2022, Plans to End State Support by End of 2023 – AirlineGeeks.com |url=https://airlinegeeks.com/2023/03/27/kenya-airways-reports-massive-losses-for-fy-2022-plans-to-end-state-support-by-end-of-2023/ |access-date=2023-07-04 |website=AirlineGeeks.com – LIVE. LOVE. AVIATION. |language=en}}</ref>

In 2024, Kenya Airways has demonstrated a strong performance turnaround, marking its first profit since 2013, a significant milestone driven by its Project Kifaru strategy. This plan emphasizes operational excellence, financial discipline, and an enhanced customer experience. For the first half of the year ending June 2024, the airline reported a net profit of Ksh513 million, a major improvement from the Ksh21.7 billion loss reported during the same period last year The airline’s profit after tax saw a remarkable 102% improvement, highlighting the success of the ongoing recovery strategy. Passenger numbers grew by 10% to 2.54 million, with an expanded capacity leading to a revenue increase of 22% to Ksh91 billion, The airline’s capacity, measured in Available Seat Kilometers (ASKs), increased by 16% to 7.991 billion ASKs, while Revenue Passenger Kilometers (RPKs) improved by14%.though cost management remains a challenge as operating expenses rose alongside growth in service capacity.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-19 |title=Kenya Airways Register First Profitable Half in 11 Years |url=https://wealthnote254.com/kenya-airways-register-first-profitable-half-in-11-years/ |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=WealthNote 254 |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In March 2025, Kenya Airways reported a pre-tax profit of $42.82 million.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Agbetiloye |first=Adekunle |date=2025-03-25 |title=Kenya Airways posts profit in 2024 after over a decade of losses |url=https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/kenya-airways-posts-profit-in-2024-after-over-a-decade-of-losses/9q28lsw |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=Business Insider Africa |language=en}}</ref>

==Corporate affairs==

===Business trends===
The key trends for the Kenya Airways group over recent years are shown below (to 31 March until 2017; periods ending 31 December thereafter):<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-24 |title=Kenya Airways {{!}} Annual Reports |url=https://corporate.kenya-airways.com/en/investors-shareholders/annual-reports/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=Kenya Airways |language=en}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|- align="center"
!
! Turnover<br>([[Kenyan shilling|KSh]] bn)
! Profit before<br>tax (EBT)<br>{{nowrap|(KSh bn)}}
! Net profit<br>{{nowrap|(KSh bn)}}
! Number of<br>employees
! Number of<br>passengers<br>(m)
! Passenger<br>load factor<br>(%)
! Cargo carried<br>(000s tonnes)
! Number of<br>aircraft{{Efn|at year end, excluding Dormant and Leased/Sub-leased}}
! ''Notes/references''
|-
|2010
| align=center|70.7
| align=center|2.6
| align=center|
| align=center|4,133
| align=center|2.9
| align=center|66.5
| align=center|
| align=center|27
| align=center|<ref name="Annual Report & Accounts 2009-2010" />
|-
|2011
| align=center|85.8
| align=center|5.0
| align=center|
| align=center|4,355
| align=center|3.1
| align=center|69.2
| align=center|
| align=center|31
| align=center|<ref name="Annual Report 2011-2012" />
|-
|2012
| align=center|107
| align=center|2.1
| align=center|
| align=center|4,834
| align=center|3.6
| align=center|71.7
| align=center|
| align=center|34
| align=center|<ref name="Annual Report 2011-2012" />
|-
| 2013
| align=center|98.8
| align=center|<span style="color:red;">−10.8</span>
| align=center|
| align=center|4,006
| align=center|3.7
| align=center|68.7
| align=center|
| align=center|43
| align=center|<ref name="Annual Report 2012-2013" /><ref name="FY2013" />
|-
| 2014
| align=center|106
| align=center|<span style="color:red;">−4.8</span>
| align=center|
| align=center|3,989
| align=center|3.7
| align=center|65.6
| align=center|
| align=center|47
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web |title=Kenya Airways Annual Report and Financial Statements 2014 |url=http://www.kenya-airways.com/uploadedFiles/KQ_2013_Annual_Report_Final.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001124423/http://www.kenya-airways.com/uploadedFiles/KQ_2013_Annual_Report_Final.pdf |archive-date=1 October 2014 |publisher=Kenya Airways}}&nbsp;</ref>
|-
| 2015
| align=center|110
| align=center|<span style="color:red;">−29.7</span>
| align=center|
| align=center|4,002
| align=center|4.2
| align=center|63.6
| align=center|
| align=center|52
| align=center|<ref name="Results2015">{{cite web |date=29 July 2015 |title=Summary Audited Group Results for the Year Ended 31&nbsp;March 2015 |url=https://www.kenya-airways.com/uploadedFiles/ke/Press_Announcement_March_2015.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923145624/https://www.kenya-airways.com/uploadedFiles/ke/Press_Announcement_March_2015.pdf |archive-date=23 September 2015 |access-date=5 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="Report2015">{{cite web |date=29 July 2015 |title=Annual Report 2015 |url=https://kenya-airways.com/uploadedFiles/Global_Website/KQ_Annual_Report_2015.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043708/https://kenya-airways.com/uploadedFiles/Global_Website/KQ_Annual_Report_2015.PDF |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=19 October 2015}}</ref>

|-
| 2016
| align=center|116
| align=center|<span style="color:red;">−26.0</span>
| align=center|<span style="color:red;">−29.7</span>
| align=center|3,870
| align=center|4.2
| align=center|68.3
| align=center|
| align=center|47
| align=center|<ref name="FY2016" />
|-
| 2017<br>(Mar)
| align=center|106
| align=center| <span style="color:red;">−10.2</span>
| align=center| <span style="color:red;">−9.9</span>
| align=center|3,582
| align=center|4.5
| align=center|72.3
| align=center|
| align=center|46
| align=center|<ref name="PressRelease2017">{{cite web |date=25 May 2017 |title=Press Statement - Kenya Airways Returns to Profitability |url=https://www.kenya-airways.com/uploadedFiles/Content/About_Us/Investor_Information/PressRelease250517Final.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225221547/https://www.kenya-airways.com/uploadedFiles/Content/About_Us/Investor_Information/PressRelease250517Final.pdf |archive-date=25 December 2019 |access-date=10 July 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2017<br>(Dec)
| align=center|80.7
| align=center| <span style="color:red;">−6.3</span>
| align=center| <span style="color:red;">−6.4</span>
| align=center|3,548
| align=center|3.4
| align=center|76.2
| align=center|
| align=center|47
| align=center|<small>9 months</small><br><ref name="AnnualReport2018">{{cite web |date=29 April 2019 |title=Annual Report 2018 |url=https://corporate.kenya-airways.com/uploadedFiles/Content/Investor_Information/KQ_Annual_Report_for_43rd_Annual_General_Meeting.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216221718/https://corporate.kenya-airways.com/uploadedFiles/Content/Investor_Information/KQ_Annual_Report_for_43rd_Annual_General_Meeting.pdf |archive-date=16 February 2020 |access-date=16 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 2018
|114
| <span style="color:red;">−7.5</span>
| <span style="color:red;">−7.5</span>
|3,905
|4.8
|77.6
|
|45
|<ref name="AnnualReport2018" />
|-
| 2019
|128
| <span style="color:red;">−12.9</span>
| <span style="color:red;">−12.9</span>
|3,816
|4.4
|77.0
|68.2
|42
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Keyna Airways Annual Report 2020 |url=https://corporate.kenya-airways.com/globalassets/corporate/investment--shareholders/annual-reports/2021/annual-report-2020.pdf |access-date=19 Sep 2024 |website=}}</ref>
|-
| 2020
|52.8
| <span style="color:red;">−36.5</span>
| <span style="color:red;">−36.2</span>
|3,652
|1.8
|65.3
|49.4
|42
|{{efn|2020: Activities and income in fiscal 2020 were severely reduced by the impact of the [[COVID-19 pandemic|coronavirus pandemic]]}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
| 2021
|70.2
| <span style="color:red;">−16.0</span>
| <span style="color:red;">−15.8</span>
|3,544
|2.2
|60.8
|63.7
|40
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kenya Airways Annual Report 2021 |url=https://corporate.kenya-airways.com/globalassets/corporate/investment--shareholders/annual-reports/2022/annual-report---2021.pdf |access-date=19 Sep 2024 |website=}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|116
|<span style="color:red;">−38.3</span>
|<span style="color:red;">−38.2</span>
|3,825
|3.7
|74.5
|65.9
|39
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kenya Airways Annual Report 2022 |url=https://corporate.kenya-airways.com/globalassets/corporate/investment--shareholders/annual-reports/2023/agm-report-final-2022.pdf |access-date=19 Sep 2024}}</ref>
|-
|2023
|178
|<span style="color:red;">−22.8</span>
|<span style="color:red;">−22.6</span>
|4,342
|5.0
|78.4
|56.5
|40
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kenya Airways Annual Report 2023 |url=https://corporate.kenya-airways.com/globalassets/corporate/investment--shareholders/annual-reports/2024/annual-report---fy23.pdf |access-date=19 Sep 2024}}</ref>
|-
|2024
|188
|5.53
|5.4
|4,828
|5.23
|75.2
|70.0
|35
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 March 2025 |title=Kenya airways record profit |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/kenya-airways-records-pretax-profit-2024-2025-03-25/}}</ref>
|}

===Subsidiaries and associates===
[[Low-cost carrier]] [[Jambojet]], created in 2013,<ref name="Kenya Airways appoints CEO of new Jambo Jet subsidiary" /> and African Cargo Handling Limited are both wholly owned subsidiaries of Kenya Airways.

Partly owned companies include Kenya Airfreight Handling Limited, dedicated to the cargo handling of perishable goods (51%-owned)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.africanfinancials.com/Report.aspx?afr_year=2011&CountryDOMAIN=ke&CshortName=KQ |title=Kenya Airways Annual Report & Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31&nbsp;March 2011 |work=African Financials |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426031402/http://www.africanfinancials.com/Report.aspx?afr_year=2011&CountryDOMAIN=ke&CshortName=KQ |archive-date=26 April 2012 |access-date=18 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[Tanzania]]n carrier [[Precision Air]] (41.23%-owned).<ref name="Annual Report 2012-2013" />

===Key people===
{{as of|2016|10}}, Michael Joseph is the airline{{'s}} [[chairman]]. Joseph is the former [[chief executive officer]] (CEO) of [[Safaricom]], the leading telecom operator in [[Kenya]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Michael Joseph takes helm of Kenya Airways as Awori resigns|date=26 October 2016|url=https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/business/2016/10/michael-joseph-takes-helm-of-kenya-airways-as-awori-resigns/|access-date=4 November 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107024919/https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/business/2016/10/michael-joseph-takes-helm-of-kenya-airways-as-awori-resigns/|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{As of|2023|8}}, Allan Kilavuka held both the Group Managing Director and CEO position.<ref name="Plummeting shilling pummels Kenya Airways' bottom line" /> Kilavuka was appointed as Kenya Airways Group's acting CEO in December 2019, succeeding [[Sebastian Mikosz]], who resigned amid [[nationalisation]] plans for the airline.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Mohammed|first=Omar|date=2019-12-16|title=Kenya Airways names new acting CEO from Jan. 1|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kenya-airways-ceo-idUSKBN1YK0OR|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-07|archive-date=11 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200211051420/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kenya-airways-ceo-idUSKBN1YK0OR}}</ref> Mikosz, formerly CEO of [[LOT Polish Airlines]], had taken office as Kenya Airways Group's [[managing director]] and CEO on 1 June 2017.<ref name="Kenya Airways announces new CEO">{{cite news|last1=Dron|first1=Alan|title=Kenya Airways announces new CEO|url=http://atwonline.com/people/kenya-airways-announces-new-ceo|publisher=[[Air Transport World]]|date=5 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170507194516/http://atwonline.com/people/kenya-airways-announces-new-ceo|archive-date=7 May 2017}}</ref> Kilavuka was later confirmed in the substantive role.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001362133/kq-confirms-allan-kilavuka-as-ceo|title=KQ confirms Kilavuka as CEO|date=27 February 2020|access-date=7 November 2021|archive-date=20 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210320060620/https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001362133/kq-confirms-allan-kilavuka-as-ceo|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Destinations==
{{Main|List of Kenya Airways destinations}}
Kenya Airways serves 44 destinations with 61 different routes, {{as of|2023|8|lc=y}}.<ref name="Plummeting shilling pummels Kenya Airways' bottom line" />

===Alliances===
KLM sponsored Kenya Airways' SkyTeam candidacy process in mid-2005.<ref name="SkyTeam to add four carriers to new Associate Program" /> In September 2007, Kenya Airways became one of the first official SkyTeam Associate Airline<ref name="SkyTeam welcomes Air Europa, Copa, Kenya as associates" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Air France: 3 compagnies rejoignent le réseau SkyTeam |language=fr |trans-title=Air France: three companies joins the SkyTeam network |work=[[L'Express (France)|L'Express]] |date=4 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406004822/http://votreargent.lexpress.fr/bourse/fiches-valeurs/actualite_dep.asp?id=61487 |archive-date=6 April 2012 |access-date=31 March 2012 |url=http://votreargent.lexpress.fr/bourse/fiches-valeurs/actualite_dep.asp?id=61487 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and achieved full membership in June 2010.<ref>{{cite press release |publisher=KLM |date=23 June 2010 |title=SkyTeam celebrates tenth anniversary |url=http://www.klm.com/corporate/en/newsroom/press-releases/archive-2010/SKYTEAM-celebrates-tenth-anniversary.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240525195946/https://www.webcitation.org/66a19Bv08?url=http://www.klm.com/corporate/en/newsroom/press-releases/archive-2010/SKYTEAM-celebrates-tenth-anniversary.html |archive-date=25 May 2024 |access-date=31 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="SkyTeam eyes further expansion on 10th anniversary">{{cite news |title=SkyTeam eyes further expansion on 10th anniversary |author=Aaron Karp |work=[[Air Transport World]] |url=http://atwonline.com/airline-finance-data/news/skyteam-eyes-further-expansion-10th-anniversary-0622 |date=23 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603144817/http://atwonline.com/airline-finance-data/news/skyteam-eyes-further-expansion-10th-anniversary-0622 |archive-date=3 June 2012 |access-date=31 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The alliance provides Kenya Airways' passengers with access to the member airlines' worldwide network and passenger facilities.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |work=SkyTeam |url=http://www.skyteam.com/en/About-us/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419004101/http://www.skyteam.com/en/About-us/ |archive-date=19 April 2012 |access-date=19 April 2012 |quote=Our 15 member airlines provide you comprehensive access to an extensive global network with more destinations, more frequencies and more connectivity than ever before. |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SkyTeam Lounges |url=http://www.skyteam.com/en/Why-SkyTeam/SkyTeam-Lounges/ |work=SkyTeam |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418062216/http://www.skyteam.com/en/Why-SkyTeam/SkyTeam-Lounges/ |archive-date=18 April 2012 |access-date=19 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Codeshare agreements===
Kenya Airways has [[codeshare agreement]]s with the following airlines:<ref name="CAPA Kenya profile">{{cite web|url=http://centreforaviation.com/profiles/airlines/kenya-airways-kq |title=Profile on Kenya Airways |website=CAPA|publisher=Centre for Aviation|access-date=2016-10-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029211247/http://centreforaviation.com/profiles/airlines/kenya-airways-kq |archive-date=2016-10-29|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{div col|colwidth=17em}}
* [[Aeroflot]]
* [[Air Austral]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220901-kquucodeshare|title=KENYA AIRWAYS / AIR AUSTRAL BEGINS CODESHARE PARTNERSHIP IN LATE-AUGUST 2022|website=Aeroroutes|date=1 September 2022}}</ref>
* [[Air Burkina]]
* [[Air France]]
* [[Air India]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241227-aikqcodeshare|title=Air India / Kenya Airways begins codeshare service from late-Dec 2024|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=27 December 2024}}</ref>
* [[Air Mauritius]]
* [[British Airways]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://airlinegeeks.com/2021/10/24/british-airways-forms-new-codeshare-with-kenya-airways/ |title=British Airways Forms New Codeshare with Kenya Airways – AirlineGeeks.com |date=24 October 2021 |access-date=7 November 2021 |archive-date=25 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160501/https://airlinegeeks.com/2021/10/24/british-airways-forms-new-codeshare-with-kenya-airways/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[China Eastern Airlines]]<ref name="Kenya: National Airways Inks Code Share Deal With China Eastern Airlines" />
* [[China Southern Airlines]]
* [[Congo Airways]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://aviation.travel/kenya-airways-signs-codeshare-agreement-with-congo-airways/ | title=Kenya Airways Signs Codeshare Agreement with Congo Airways &#124; Aviation Travel News | date=26 April 2021 }}</ref>
* [[Delta Air Lines]]<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/corporate/companies/KQ--Delta-sign-codeshare-deal-ahead-of-direct-US-flights/4003102-4713914-o7ywqlz/index.html| title=Kenya Airways, Delta sign codeshare deal ahead of direct US| date=10 December 2020| access-date=16 August 2018| archive-date=16 August 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816061935/https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/corporate/companies/KQ--Delta-sign-codeshare-deal-ahead-of-direct-US-flights/4003102-4713914-o7ywqlz/index.html| url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[EgyptAir]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Clark|first1=Oliver|title=EgyptAir and Kenya Airways begin cross-alliance codeshare|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/egyptair-and-kenya-airways-begin-cross-alliance-code-437830/|publisher=[[Flightglobal]]|date=2 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616160502/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/egyptair-and-kenya-airways-begin-cross-alliance-code-437830/|archive-date=16 June 2017|location=London|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* [[Etihad Airways]]<ref name="KAE" /><ref name="Kenya Airways and Etihad Airways in codeshare deal to enhance their global network coverage" />
* [[Garuda Indonesia]]
* [[Hong Kong Airlines]]
* [[ITA Airways]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://allafrica.com/stories/202112240406.html|access-date=2021-12-25|website=allafrica.com|title=Kenya Airways Strikes Codeshare Deal With Italian Carrier, Ita Airways|date=24 December 2021 }}</ref>
* [[KLM]]
* [[Korean Air]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Korean Air Resumes Kenya Airways Codeshare From mid-Nov 2024|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241118-kekqcodeshare}}</ref>
* [[LAM Mozambique Airlines]]
* [[Precision Air]]
* [[Royal Air Maroc]]
* [[Saudia]]
* [[South African Airways]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/298374/kenya-airways-and-saa-launch-codeshare-partnership/|title=Kenya Airways And SAA Launch Codeshare Partnership|access-date=20 July 2022|work=RoutesOnline}}</ref>
* [[TAAG Angola Airlines]]
* [[Vietnam Airlines]]<ref name="Kenya Airways boosts South East Asian footprint with new code share deal" />
* [[Virgin Atlantic]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240319-vskqcodeshare|title=Virgin Atlantic begins Kenya Airways codeshare from late_March 2024|access-date=19 March 2024|work=AeroRoutes}}</ref>
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==Fleet==
===Current fleet===
[[File:Kenya Airways Boeing 737-800 5Y-KYC DXB 2008-7-26.png|thumb|Kenya Airways [[Boeing 737-800]]]]
[[File:5Y-KZE (aircraft) on final at Schiphol runway 18R pic3.JPG|thumb|Kenya Airways [[Boeing 787-8]]]]
[[File:Kenya Airways ERJ-170-100LR 5Y-KYK NBO 2007-10-15.png|thumb|A former Kenya Airways [[Embraer 170]] in 2007]]
[[File:Kenya Airways DC-8 EI-BZU FCO_Mar_1990.png|thumb|A leased [[Douglas DC-8-70]] in 1990]]
[[File:Kenya Airways Boeing 737-700 5Y-KQE NBO 2006-2-26.png|thumb|A former Kenya Airways [[Boeing 737-700]] wearing an older livery]]

{{As of|2025|2}}, Kenya Airways operates the following aircraft:<ref name=fleetofficial>{{cite web|title= Kenya Airways fleet|date= 14 June 2023|publisher= Kenya Airways|url= https://www.kenya-airways.com/en/experience/our-aircraft/|access-date= 20 February 2025}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; margin:auto;"
|+ Kenya Airways fleet
|-
!rowspan="2"|Aircraft
!rowspan="2" style="width:50px;"|In service
!rowspan="2" style="width:50px;"|Orders
!colspan="3"|Passengers
!rowspan="2"|Notes
|-
!style="width:25px;"|<abbr title="Business Premier World">C</abbr>
!style="width:25px;"|<abbr title="Economy">Y</abbr>
!style="width:25px;"|Total
|-
|[[Boeing 737-800]]
|8
|&mdash;
|16
|129
|145
|
|-
|[[Boeing 787-8]]
|9
|&mdash;
|30
|204
|234
|{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}
|-
|[[Embraer E190]]
|13
|&mdash;
|12
|84
|96
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hofmann |first1=Kurt |title=Kenya Airways considers Bombardier CSeries, Embraer E2 order |url=http://atwonline.com/iata-agm-2018/kenya-airways-considers-bombardier-cseries-embraer-e2-order |publisher=[[Air Transport World]] |date=8 June 2018 |access-date=10 June 2018 |archive-date=10 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180610140208/http://atwonline.com/iata-agm-2018/kenya-airways-considers-bombardier-cseries-embraer-e2-order |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! colspan="7"|Kenya Airways Cargo fleet
|-
|[[Boeing 737 Classic|Boeing 737-300SF]]
|2<ref name="Kenya Airways inducts first B737-800(SF)" />
|&mdash;
|colspan="3"|<abbr title="No Seats, Cargo Configuration">Cargo</abbr>
|
|-
|[[Boeing 737 Next Generation|Boeing 737-800SF]]
|1<ref name="Kenya Airways takes first B737-800(F)" />
|1<ref name="Kenya Airways takes first B737-800(F)" />
|colspan="3"|<abbr title="No Seats, Cargo Configuration">Cargo</abbr>
|
|-
!Total
!33
!&mdash;
!colspan="4"|
|}

===Recent developments and future plans===
The first of four converted Boeing 737-300s was delivered to the company in April 2013; Kenya Airways planned to fly this aircraft on African routes served by the Embraer 190s, to boost cargo capacity.<ref name="Kenya Airways receives first 737-300 converted freighter" /> The company took delivery of its first Boeing 777-300ER in October 2013.<ref name="Boeing Delivers Kenya Airways' First 777-300ER" /><ref name="Kenya Airways receives first leased Boeing 777-300ER" />

Kenya Airways had nine [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner]]s on order as of April 2011, although the company considered cancelling the order after systematic delays with the delivery dates.<ref name="Kenya Airways threatens to ditch 787 for Airbus" /><ref name="Kenya settles with Boeing on 787 delivery delay" /> The handover of the first Boeing 787 took place on 4 April 2014.<ref name="Boeing Delivers First 787 Dreamliner to Kenya Airways" /><ref name="Kenya Airways receives first 787" /> Two days later, Nairobi–Paris became the first route to be served by the Boeing 787.<ref name="airline-news-15" />

Kenya Airways phased out its Boeing 777s in May 2015 after the airline made losses and incurred debts in the previous financial year.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://worldairlinenews.com/2015/04/28/kenya-airways-to-retire-its-boeing-777s-this-summer/| title=Kenya Airways to retire its Boeing 777s this summer| date=28 April 2015| access-date=2 February 2018| archive-date=26 July 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170726050108/https://worldairlinenews.com/2015/04/28/kenya-airways-to-retire-its-boeing-777s-this-summer/| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| url=http://airline-news.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/kenya-airways-retires-all-of-its-boeing.html| title=Behramjee's Airline News: Kenya Airways to retire its entire Boeing 777 fleet| date=29 April 2015| access-date=2 February 2018| archive-date=3 February 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203064118/http://airline-news.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/kenya-airways-retires-all-of-its-boeing.html| url-status=live}}</ref> The Boeing 777-300ER fleet was leased to [[Turkish Airlines]] in May 2016.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.eturbonews.com/140063/kenya-airways-subleases-boeing-777-300er-aircraft-turkish-airlin| title=Kenya Airways subleases Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to Turkish Airlines| date=8 May 2016| access-date=2 February 2018| archive-date=27 December 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227230213/https://www.eturbonews.com/140063/kenya-airways-subleases-boeing-777-300er-aircraft-turkish-airlin| url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2022, the airline announced a plan to downsize its fleet.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shalton |first=Victor |date=2022-02-23 |title=Kenya Airways Downsizes Fleet, Cuts its Operational Costs – AirlineGeeks.com |url=https://airlinegeeks.com/2022/02/23/kenya-airways-might-be-downsizing-as-it-seeks-to-cut-its-operational-costs/ |access-date=2023-07-04 |website=AirlineGeeks.com – LIVE. LOVE. AVIATION. |language=en}}</ref> In 2023, the airline announced plans to retire all non-Boeing aircraft and become an all-Boeing airline.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shalton |first=Victor |date=2023-07-03 |title=Kenya Airways to Streamline Fleet, Cut Costs – AirlineGeeks.com |url=https://airlinegeeks.com/2023/07/03/kenya-airways-embraces-cost-cutting-measures-by-ditching-embraer-and-bombardier-jets-in-favor-of-boeing-planes/ |access-date=2023-07-04 |website=AirlineGeeks.com – LIVE. LOVE. AVIATION. |language=en}}</ref>

On 20 December 2023, Kenya Airways announced that they had secured an agreement with [[Hi Fly Malta|HiFly Malta]] for an additional aircraft to enhance operational capacity and flexibility for the peak travel season, being delivered on 20 December, and completing its first flight for the airline a day later, operating KQ310,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/kq310#335326c0 | title=Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map }}</ref> from Nairobi to Dubai.

The airline took delivery of its first [[Boeing 737-800 SFP|Boeing 737-800SF]] in November 2023; the aircraft was deployed on revenue service in February 2024.<ref name="Kenya Airways inducts first B737-800(SF)" /><ref name="Kenya Airways takes first B737-800(F)" />

===Historical fleet===

The company has previously operated the following aircraft:<ref name="ATDB" />
{{Div col|colwidth=20em}}
* [[Airbus A310|Airbus A310-200]]{{sfnp|Guttery|1998|p=98}}
* [[Airbus A310|Airbus A310-300]]<ref name="FI1986-11-8" />
* [[ATR 42|ATR 42-300]]
* [[Boeing 707|Boeing 707-320]]<ref name="FI1977-330/1" />
* [[Boeing 707|Boeing 707-320B]]<ref name="FI1990">{{plainlist}}
* {{cite journal |title=World Airline Directory – Kenya Airways&nbsp;(page&nbsp;99) |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1990/1990%20-%200751.html |journal=Flight International |pages=99–100 |date=14–20 March 1990 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/67kcKdbC7?url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1990/1990%20-%200751.html |archive-date=18 May 2012 |access-date=18 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}
* {{cite journal |title=World Airline Directory – Kenya Airways&nbsp;(page&nbsp;100) |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1990/1990%20-%200751.html |journal=Flight International |date=14–20 March 1990 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/67kceeHFi?url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1990/1990%20-%200752.html |archive-date=18 May 2012 |access-date=18 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}{{endplainlist}}</ref>{{rp|99}}
* [[Boeing 707|Boeing 707-320C]]
* [[Boeing 720]]B<ref name="FI1990" />{{rp|99}}
* [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-200]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Kenya Airways introduces its first Boeing 737-300 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/1997/05/14/2933/kenya-airways-introduces-its-first-boeing-737-300.html |agency=Flight International |work=Flightglobal.com |date=14 May 1997 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026180648/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/kenya-airways-introduces-its-first-boeing-737-300-2933/ |archive-date=26 October 2014 |access-date=18 May 2012 |quote=The aircraft - central to the hub's regional development - are replacing two 737-200s leased from [[Guinness Peat Aviation|GPA]]. |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-200C]]
* [[Boeing 737-300]]<ref name="Kenya_Airways_Fleet">{{cite web|title=Our Fleet |publisher=Kenya Airways |url=https://kenya-airways.com/global/Where_We_Fly/Fleet/Kenya_Airways_Fleet/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005124601/https://kenya-airways.com/global/Where_We_Fly/Fleet/Kenya_Airways_Fleet/ |archive-date= 5 October 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-700]]
* [[Boeing 747|Boeing 747-100]]
* [[Boeing 747|Boeing 747-200B]]
* [[Boeing 757]]<ref name="Kenya Airways chooses Trent 800 for Boeing 777 order">{{cite news |title=Kenya Airways chooses Trent 800 for Boeing 777 order |author=Geoff Thomas |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2002/07/23/152042/kenya-airways-chooses-trent-800-for-boeing-777-order.html |agency=Flight Daily News |work=Flightglobal.com |date=23 July 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026175947/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/kenya-airways-chooses-trent-800-for-boeing-777-order-152042/ |archive-date=26 October 2014 |access-date=18 May 2012 |quote=The airline is currently celebrating its silver jubilee – and its links with Rolls-Royce began with Dart engines for Fokker F27s...moving more recently to RB211-535s on its Boeing B-757s. |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Boeing 767|Boeing 767-300]]
* [[Boeing 767|Boeing 767-300ER]]<ref name="Kenya Airways to focus on Asia, with new Beijing and Shanghai routes, as 787s and more 777s arrive" />
* [[Boeing 777-200ER]]<ref name="Kenya_Airways_Fleet" />
* [[Boeing 777-300ER]]<ref name="Boeing Delivers Kenya Airways' First 777-300ER" />
* [[Douglas DC-8|Douglas DC-8-70]]
* [[Embraer E-Jet family|Embraer 170]]
* [[Fokker F27 Friendship|Fokker F27-200]]<ref name="FI1990" />{{rp|99}}
* [[Fokker 50]]<ref name="FI1990" />{{rp|99}}
* [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9|McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30]]<ref name="FI1990" />{{rp|99}}
* [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10|McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30]]
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===Livery===
In 2005, Kenya Airways changed its [[Aircraft livery|livery]]. The four stripes running all through the length of the fuselage were replaced by the company slogan ''Pride of Africa'', whereas the ''KA'' tail logo was replaced by a styled ''K'' encircled with a ''Q'' to evoke the airline's [[IATA airline code|IATA airline k]].

== Kenya airways move towards sustainability ==
Kenya Airways (KQ) has launched three key sustainability initiatives under its strategic recovery plan, Project Kifaru, aimed at ensuring long-term business viability and environmental responsibility. These include:

* Pyro-diesel plant: Produces 700-1,000 liters of diesel daily, reducing reliance on fossil fuels, cutting fuel expenses, and lowering carbon emissions.
* Water bottling plant: Produces 4,500 liters daily, decreasing water procurement costs, enabling potential sales, and enhancing financial sustainability.
* Msafiri House transformation: Converts a property into a centralized Operations Control Centre to streamline flight and fleet management, improve team collaboration, and reduce operational costs. It also adds training facilities to generate additional revenue.

These projects align with KQ's goals of reducing its environmental footprint, improving operational efficiency, and fostering community development through job creation. CEO Allan Kilavuka emphasized the airline's commitment to sustainability, customer focus, and Africa's prosperity through responsible corporate practices.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Obura |first=Fred |date=2024-10-02 |title=Kenya Airways to Sell Bottled Water, Produce Diesel |url=https://kenyanwallstreet.com/kenya-airways-to-sell-bottled-water-produce-diesel/ |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=Kenyan Wall Street - Business, Markets & Finance Insights |language=en-US}}</ref>

Kenya Airways' Water Bottling Plant, with a daily capacity of 4,500 liters, will "reduce reliance on external suppliers and significantly lower water procurement costs while generating additional revenue through potential water sales." Similarly, the Pyro-Diesel Plant, producing 700–1,000 liters of diesel daily, "will make a tangible impact on our operational costs, reducing fuel expenses and decreasing the environmental footprint of our ground operations," said George Kamal. These initiatives demonstrate Kenya Airways' dual commitment to sustainability and financial prudence. As Kamal emphasized, "We are not just cutting costs for short-term gains; we are building a more resilient and sustainable future for Kenya Airways." Furthermore, the scaling up of these plants is expected to "create additional employment opportunities," underscoring the airline's dedication to community development and environmental responsibility.

==Services==

===Frequent flyer programmes===
Former Kenya Airways' [[frequent flyer program]]me ''Msafiri'' was merged with [[KLM]]'s ''Flying Dutchman'' in 1997,<ref name="KQ_History" /> which was in turn merged with that of Air France and rebranded as [[Flying Blue]] in 2005, following the fusion of both companies. Gold Elite and Platinum Elite members of the Flying Blue programme are offered the ''JV Lounge''.<ref name="Lounges">{{cite web |title=Lounges |url=http://www.kenya-airways.com/Home/Travel_Information/At_the_Airport/Lounges/ |work=Kenya Airways |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505122400/http://www.kenya-airways.com/Home/Travel_Information/At_the_Airport/Lounges/ |archive-date=5 May 2012 |access-date=18 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This service is provided to Kenya Airways passengers, and to passengers flying with its partner airlines as well.<ref name="Lounges" /> ''Simba Lounge'' is a service provided to Kenya Airways Business passengers only.<ref name="Lounges" /> Both lounges are located at [[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport]].<ref name="Lounges" />

===In-flight entertainment===
Different [[in-flight entertainment]] is available depending upon the aircraft and the [[Travel class|class]] travelled. The airline's in-flight magazine is called ''Msafiri'', and is distributed among the passengers in all aircraft, irrespective of the class.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kenya-airways.com/Home/Travel_Information/Inflight_Services/Msafiri_Magazine/ |title=Msafiri Magazine |work=Kenya Airways |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512081527/http://www.kenya-airways.com/Home/Travel_Information/Inflight_Services/Msafiri_Magazine/ |archive-date=12 May 2012 |access-date=18 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{Plainlist}}
* '''Boeing 787-8'''
Premier World [[entertainment]] is [[AVOD]]; [[NVOD]] is offered in [[Economy class]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Boeing 787-8|publisher= Kenya Airways|url= http://www.kenya-airways.com/ke/Where_We_Fly/Fleet/Boeing_787-8/|access-date= 2 June 2014|archive-date= 5 June 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140605054716/http://www.kenya-airways.com/ke/Where_We_Fly/Fleet/Boeing_787-8/|url-status= live}}</ref>
* '''Boeing 737-800'''
Overhead screens in both classes, plus eight channels of audio offered.<ref>{{cite web|title= Boeing 737-700|publisher= Kenya Airways|url= http://www.kenya-airways.com/ke/Where_We_Fly/Fleet/Boeing_737-700/|access-date= 2 June 2014|archive-date= 2 June 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140602195541/http://www.kenya-airways.com/ke/Where_We_Fly/Fleet/Boeing_737-700/|url-status= live}}</ref>
* '''Embraer 190'''
Individual in-seat [[touchscreen]]s.<ref>{{cite web|title= Embraer 190 AR|publisher= Kenya Airways|url= http://www.kenya-airways.com/ke/Where_We_Fly/Fleet/Embraer_190_AR/|access-date= 2 June 2012|archive-date= 6 March 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140306113629/http://www.kenya-airways.com/ke/Where_We_Fly/Fleet/Embraer_190_AR/|url-status= live}}</ref>
{{endplainlist}}

==Accidents and incidents==
[[File:Kenya Airways Boeing 707-320B 5Y-BBK ZRH 1986-10-24.png|thumb|5Y-BBK, a Kenya Airways Boeing 707-320B in 1986, was damaged beyond economical repair on 11 July 1989, in an accident at Bole International Airport.<ref name="5Y-BBK" />]]

Kenya Airways has had two fatal accidents and six [[hull-loss]] accidents.<ref>{{cite web|title= Accident record for Kenya Airways|url= https://asn.flightsafety.org/database/operators/5885|publisher= [[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>
* 10 July 1988: A [[Fokker F27 Friendship#Variants|Fokker F27-200]], registration 5Y-BBS, approached the runway too fast and made a [[belly landing]] at [[Kisumu Airport]] inbound from Nairobi as Flight 650, skidding down the runway for some {{convert|600|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{ASN accident|title= 5Y-BBS|id= 19880710-0|access-date= 20 September 2011}}</ref>
* 11 July 1989: A [[Boeing 707|Boeing 707-320B]], registration 5Y-BBK, overran the runway at [[Bole International Airport]] following a brake failure. The aircraft had departed from the same airport, and the non-retraction of the [[landing gear]] prompted the crew to return.<ref name="5Y-BBK">{{ASN accident|title= 5Y-BBK|type= Incident|id= 19890711-0|access-date= 15 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Commercial Flight Safety – Non-fatal accidents/incidents: scheduled passenger flights |journal=Flight International |date=17–23 January 1990 |page=46 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1990/1990%20-%200104.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140614012010/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1990/1990%20-%200104.html |archive-date=14 June 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 30 January 2000: [[Kenya Airways Flight 431|Flight 431]] was a scheduled [[Abidjan]]–Lagos–Nairobi service, operated with an [[Airbus A310|Airbus A310-304]], [[Aircraft registration|registration]] 5Y-BEN, that plunged into the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and broke up, about a minute after taking off from Abidjan's [[Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport]]. There were 179 people aboard, including a crew of ten; most of the occupants were [[Nigerian]]s.<ref name="Kenyan plane crashes into sea" /> 169 people were killed.<ref>{{ASN accident|id= 20000130-1|title= Flight 431|type= Accident|access-date= 9 June 2011}}</ref>
* 5 May 2007: [[Kenya Airways Flight 507|Flight 507]], operated by a [[Boeing 737 Next Generation|Boeing 737-800]], [[Aircraft registration|tail number]] 5Y-KYA, crashed into a [[mangrove swamp]] immediately after [[takeoff]] for Nairobi, about {{convert|5.5|km|mi|sigfig=3}} southeast of [[Douala International Airport]].<ref name="ASN-KQ507">{{ASN accident|id=20070505-0|title= Flight 507|type= Accident|access-date= 15 June 2011}}</ref> The flight originated in Abidjan, with a stopover in [[Douala]] to pick up passengers.<ref name="ASN-KQ507" /> All 114 people on board (105 passengers and nine crew) were killed.<ref name="Investigators trawl swamps for clues on Kenya 737 crash" /><ref name="'No survivors' in Cameroon crash" />

==See also==
{{Portal|Kenya|Aviation|Companies}}
* [[Air France–KLM]]
* [[Airlines of Africa]]
* [[Emily Orwaru]], aeronautical engineer
* [[Irene Koki Mutungi]], first female Kenya Airways captain
* [[Transport in Kenya]]
* [[Wanjiku Mugane]], member of the board of Kenya Airways
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==Notes==
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==References==
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<ref name="Annual Report & Accounts 2009-2010">{{cite web |title=Annual Report & Accounts 2009-2010 |publisher=Kenya Airways |url=http://www.kenya-airways.com/uploadedFiles/Home/Corporate_Information/Investor_Information/Annual_Reports/Annual%20Report%202010.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224035652/http://www.kenya-airways.com/uploadedFiles/Home/Corporate_Information/Investor_Information/Annual_Reports/Annual%20Report%202010.pdf |archive-date=24 December 2012 |access-date=1 August 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="Annual Report 2011-2012">{{cite web |title=Business and Financial Review–Full Year Ended 31&nbsp;March 2012 |publisher=Kenya Airways |url=http://www.kenya-airways.com/uploadedFiles/Global/About_Kenya_Airways/Investor_Information/Investor_News/2011-12%20Full%20Year%20%20Investors%20Presentation.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825173205/http://www.kenya-airways.com/uploadedFiles/Global/About_Kenya_Airways/Investor_Information/Investor_News/2011-12%20Full%20Year%20%20Investors%20Presentation.pdf |archive-date=25 August 2013 |access-date=1 August 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="Annual Report 2012-2013">{{cite web |title=Annual Reports & Financial Statements 2013 |publisher=Kenya Airways |date=13 June 2013 |url=http://www.kenya-airways.com/uploadedFiles/Home/Corporate_Information/Investor_Information/Annual_Reports/KQ%20Annual%20Report.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200347/http://www.kenya-airways.com/uploadedFiles/Home/Corporate_Information/Investor_Information/Annual_Reports/KQ%20Annual%20Report.pdf |archive-date=29 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="ATDB">{{cite web |title=SubFleets for: Kenya Airways |url=http://www.aerotransport.org/php/go.php?query=operator&qstring=Kenya+Airways&where=52712&luck= |publisher=AeroTransport Data Bank |date=17 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109002241/http://www.aerotransport.org/php/go.php?query=operator&qstring=Kenya+Airways&where=52712&luck= |archive-date=9 January 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="Boeing Delivers First 787 Dreamliner to Kenya Airways">{{cite press release|title= Boeing Delivers First 787 Dreamliner to Kenya Airways|publisher= Boeing|date= 4 April 2014|url= http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=20295&item=129032#assets_117|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140404204004/http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=20295&item=129032#assets_117|archive-date= 4 April 2014 }}</ref>
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<ref name="Boeing Delivers Kenya Airways' First 777-300ER">{{cite press release|title= Boeing Delivers Kenya Airways' First 777-300ER|publisher= [[Boeing]]|url= http://boeing.mediaroom.com/2013-10-25-Boeing-Delivers-Kenya-Airways-First-777-300ER|date= 25 October 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140625223406/http://boeing.mediaroom.com/2013-10-25-Boeing-Delivers-Kenya-Airways-First-777-300ER|archive-date= 25 June 2014}}</ref>
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* {{allow wrap|{{cite journal |title=World news – Kenya's new airline&nbsp;(page&nbsp;330) |journal=[[Flight International]] |volume=111 |number=3544 |date=12 February 1977 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1977/1977%20-%200354.html |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6KdqEoy3F?url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1977/1977%20-%200354.html |archive-date=25 October 2013 |url-status=dead }} }}
* {{allow wrap|{{cite journal |title=World news – Kenya's new airline&nbsp;(page&nbsp;331) |journal=Flight International |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1977/1977%20-%200355.html |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6KdqtcYQH?url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1977/1977%20-%200355.html |archive-date=25 October 2013 |url-status=dead }} }}
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<ref name="FI1978-485">{{cite journal |title=Air transport |journal=[[Flight International]] |volume=113 |number=3597 |date=25 February 1978 |page=485 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1978/1978%20-%200275.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203659/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1978/1978%20-%200275.html |archive-date=29 October 2013 |quote=Kenya Airways is now using McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30s formerly operated by East African Airways on regional services |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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* {{allow wrap|{{cite journal |title=World airline directory – Kenya Airways&nbsp;(page&nbsp;323) |journal=[[Flight International]] |issn=0015-3710 |volume=118 |number=3716 |date=26 July 1980 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1980/1980%20-%201942.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193308/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1980/1980%20-%201942.html |archive-date=29 October 2013 |url-status=dead }} }}
* {{allow wrap|{{cite journal|title= World airline directory – Kenya Airways&nbsp;(page&nbsp;324)|journal= Flight International|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1980/1980%20-%201943.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131022154607/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1980/1980%20-%201943.html|archive-date= 22 October 2013|url-status= dead|df= dmy-all}} }}
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<ref name="FI1985-5">{{cite journal |title=Kenya buys widebodies |journal=Flight International |date=19 October 1985 |page=5 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%202859.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407084416/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%202859.html |archive-date=7 April 2014 |access-date=1 August 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="FI1986-9-27">{{cite journal |title=Finance |journal=Flight International |date=27 September 1986 |page=7 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1986/1986%20-%202569.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407084610/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1986/1986%20-%202569.html |archive-date=7 April 2014 |access-date=1 August 2012 |quote=A$20&nbsp;million loan has been guaranteed by the Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) to help finance Kenya Airways' purchase of two Airbus A310-300s. Finance has been arranged by the [[Midland Bank]]. |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="FI1986-11-8">{{cite journal |title=Air transport |journal=Flight International |date=8 November 1986 |page=7 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1986/1986%20-%202949.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105005645/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1986/1986%20-%202949.html |archive-date=5 November 2012 |access-date=1 August 2012 |quote=Kenya Airways has just taken delivery of a second Airbus A310-300. |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="FI1988-2-6-14">{{cite journal |title=Market Place |journal=[[Flight International]] |date=6 February 1988 |page=14 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1988/1988%20-%200278.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407084155/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1988/1988%20-%200278.html |archive-date=7 April 2014 |access-date=2 August 2012 |quote=Kenya Airways has ordered two Fokker 50s for delivery in late 1988. Already an F.27 operator, Kenya Airways is taking the aircraft as part of a fleet modernisation and expansion programme. |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="FI1988-12-10-13">{{cite journal |title=Orderbook |journal=[[Flight International]] |date=10 December 1988 |page=13 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1988/1988%20-%203539.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104074659/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1988/1988%20-%203539.html |archive-date=4 November 2012 |access-date=2 August 2012 |quote=Kenya Airways has taken delivery of its first Fokker 50 turboprop. |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="FI1988-49">{{cite journal |title=Orderbook |journal=[[Flight International]] |issn=0015-3710 |volume=134 |number=4128 |date=27 August 1988 |page=49 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1988/1988%20-%202291.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026161713/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1988/1988%20-%202291.html |archive-date=26 October 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="FI1998-70">{{Cite journal |title=World Airline Directory – Kenya Airways |journal=[[Flight International]] |issn=0015-3710 |volume=4619 |number=153 |date=1–7 April 1998 |page=70 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1998/1998%20-%200862.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105052805/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1998/1998%20-%200862.html |archive-date=5 November 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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* {{allow wrap|{{cite journal |title=World Airline Directory – Kenya Airways&nbsp;(page&nbsp;89) |journal=[[Flight International]] |issn=0015-3710 |volume=157 |number=4722 |date=4–10 April 2000 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2000/2000%20-%201093.html |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6KdpxsjKS?url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2000/2000%20-%201093.html |archive-date=25 October 2013 |url-status=dead }} }}
* {{allow wrap|{{cite journal |title=World Airline Directory – Kenya Airways&nbsp;(page&nbsp;90) |journal=Flight International |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2000/2000%20-%201094.html |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6KdpTLqOd?url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2000/2000%20-%201094.html |archive-date=25 October 2013 |url-status=dead }} }}
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<ref name="Fire closes Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta airport">{{cite news |title=Fire closes Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta airport |first=Niall |last=O'Keeffe |publisher=[[Flightglobal]] |date=7 August 2013 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/fire-closes-nairobis-jomo-kenyatta-airport-389229/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811055707/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/fire-closes-nairobis-jomo-kenyatta-airport-389229/ |archive-date=11 August 2013 |quote=Flag carrier Kenya Airways has confirmed that all flights from the airport have been cancelled until further notice. |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="Foreign alliance on offer from Kenya">{{cite news |title=Foreign alliance on offer from Kenya |first=Kevin |last=O'Toole |location=London |agency=[[Flight International]] |publisher=[[Flightglobal.com]] |date=7 June 1995 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/1995/06/07/25802/foreign-alliance-on-offer-from-kenya.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111160942/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/foreign-alliance-on-offer-from-kenya-25802/ |archive-date=11 January 2014 |access-date=28 August 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="FY2013">{{cite web |title=Summary audited group results for the year ended 31&nbsp;March 2013 |publisher=Kenya Airways Limited |date=13 June 2013 |url=http://centreforaviation.com/files/analysis/114409/FY2013%20Announcement.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109161231/http://centreforaviation.com/files/analysis/114409/FY2013%20Announcement.pdf |archive-date=9 January 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="FY2016">{{cite web|title=Summary Audited Group Results for the Year Ended 31&nbsp;March 2016 |url=https://www.kenya-airways.com/uploadedFiles/Press%20Announcement%20Chairman's%20commentary%20financials%2020th%20July%202016%20Year%20end.pdf |publisher=Kenya Airways Limited |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160724232507/https://www.kenya-airways.com/uploadedFiles/Press%20Announcement%20Chairman%27s%20commentary%20financials%2020th%20July%202016%20Year%20end.pdf |archive-date=24 July 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="G.E. Gives Airbus a $2.5 Billion Jet Order">{{cite news|last= Gilpin|first= Kenneth N.|title= G.E. Gives Airbus a $2.5 Billion Jet Order|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/16/business/ge-gives-airbus-a-2.5-billion-jet-order.html?pagewanted=print&src=pm|newspaper= [[The New York Times]]|date= 16 July 1996|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140625223715/http://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/16/business/ge-gives-airbus-a-2.5-billion-jet-order.html?pagewanted=print&src=pm|archive-date= 25 June 2014 }}</ref>
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<ref name="Government now largest shareholder of Kenya Airways">{{cite news |title=Government now largest shareholder of Kenya Airways |publisher=[[Sunday Nation]] |date=7 June 2012 |url=http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Government+now+largest+shareholder+of+Kenya+Airways/-/1006/1423208/-/ylqc5i/-/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610030729/http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Government+now+largest+shareholder+of+Kenya+Airways/-/1006/1423208/-/ylqc5i/-/index.html |archive-date=10 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="IFC">{{cite web |title=Kenya Airways Privatization |url=http://www1.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/a0db520049839078823cd2336b93d75f/SuccessStories_KenyaAir.pdf?MOD=AJPERES |work=International Finance Corporation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120816072803/http://www1.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/a0db520049839078823cd2336b93d75f/SuccessStories_KenyaAir.pdf?MOD=AJPERES |archive-date=16 August 2012 |access-date=18 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="Investigators trawl swamps for clues on Kenya 737 crash">{{cite news |title=Investigators trawl swamps for clues on Kenya 737 crash |first=David |last=Kaminski-Morrow |agency=Flight International |publisher=Flightglobal.com |date=15 May 2007 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/05/15/213845/investigators-trawl-swamps-for-clues-on-kenya-737-crash.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140616223010/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/investigators-trawl-swamps-for-clues-on-kenya-737-crash-213845/ |archive-date=16 June 2014 |access-date=10 August 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="Kenya Airways acquires additional 777-200ER and 767-300ER">{{cite news|title= Kenya Airways acquires additional 777-200ER and 767-300ER|first= Brendan|last= Sobie|location= London|agency= Flight International|work= Flightglobal|date= 16 November 2005|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/kenya-airways-acquires-additional-777-200er-and-767-300er-202913/|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140613231912/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/kenya-airways-acquires-additional-777-200er-and-767-300er-202913/|archive-date= 13 June 2014 }}</ref>
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<ref name="Kenya Airways and Etihad Airways in codeshare deal to enhance their global network coverage">{{cite press release |title=Kenya Airways and Etihad Airways in codeshare deal to enhance their global network coverage |publisher=Kenya Airways |date=21 February 2013 |url=http://www.kenya-airways.com/Home/Corporate_Information/Press_Releases/Current_Press_Releases/Kenya_Airways_and_Etihad_Airways_in_Codeshare_Deal_to_Enhance_their_Global_Network_Coverage/?dis=y |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517034328/http://www.kenya-airways.com/Home/Corporate_Information/Press_Releases/Current_Press_Releases/Kenya_Airways_and_Etihad_Airways_in_Codeshare_Deal_to_Enhance_their_Global_Network_Coverage/?dis=y |archive-date=17 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="Kenya Airways appoints CEO of new Jambo Jet subsidiary">{{cite news|title= Kenya Airways appoints CEO of new Jambo Jet subsidiary|first= Linda|last= Blachly|publisher= [[Air Transport World]]|date= 12 September 2013|url= https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airlines-lessors/kenya-airways-appoints-ceo-new-jambo-jet-subsidiary|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130916174750/http://atwonline.com/finance-amp-data/kenya-airways-appoints-ceo-new-jambo-jet-subsidiary|archive-date= 16 September 2013 }}</ref>
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<ref name="Kenya Airways boosts South East Asian footprint with new code share deal">{{cite press release |title=Kenya Airways boosts South East Asian footprint with new code share deal |publisher=Kenya Airways |url=http://www.kenya-airways.com/uploadedFiles/Global/About_Kenya_Airways/Press_Releases/Current_Press_Releases/KQ%20Press%20Release%20-%20KQ%20signs%20code%20share%20with%20Vietnam%20airlines.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026153851/http://www.kenya-airways.com/uploadedFiles/Global/About_Kenya_Airways/Press_Releases/Current_Press_Releases/KQ%20Press%20Release%20-%20KQ%20signs%20code%20share%20with%20Vietnam%20airlines.pdf |archive-date=26 October 2014 |access-date=12 November 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="Kenya Airways inducts first B737-800(SF)">{{cite web |last1=Sipinski |first1=Dominik |title=Kenya Airways inducts first B737-800(SF) |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/137004-kenya-airways-inducts-first-b737-800sf |website=www.ch-aviation.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240212135802/https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/137004-kenya-airways-inducts-first-b737-800sf |archive-date=12 February 2024 |date=12 February 2024 |access-date=12 February 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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<ref name="Kenya Airways receives first leased Boeing 777-300ER">{{cite news|last=Blachly|first=Linda|title= Kenya Airways receives first leased Boeing 777-300ER|url= http://atwonline.com/airframes/kenya-airways-receives-first-leased-boeing-777-300er|work= [[Air Transport World]]|date= 25 October 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195344/http://atwonline.com/airframes/kenya-airways-receives-first-leased-boeing-777-300er|archive-date= 29 October 2013 }}</ref>
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<ref name="Kenya Airways receives first 737-300 converted freighter">{{cite news |title=Kenya Airways receives first 737-300 converted freighter |first=Kathryn M. |last=Young |publisher=[[Air Transport World]] |date=11 April 2013 |url=http://atwonline.com/airframes/kenya-airways-receives-first-737-300-converted-freighter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620191132/http://atwonline.com/airframes/kenya-airways-receives-first-737-300-converted-freighter |archive-date=20 June 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="Kenya Airways receives first 787">{{cite news|title= Kenya Airways receives first 787|first= Ghim-Lay|last= Yeo|location= Washington DC|work= [[Flightglobal]]|date= 4 April 2014|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/kenya-airways-receives-first-787-397855/|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140404202207/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/kenya-airways-receives-first-787-397855/|archive-date= 4 April 2014 }}</ref>
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<ref name="Kenya Airways receives third new E-190">{{cite news |title=Kenya Airways receives third new E-190 |first=Cathy |last=Buyck |publisher=Air Transport World |date=15 September 2011 |url=http://atwonline.com/aircraft-engines-components/news/kenya-airways-receives-third-new-e-190-0914 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616081303/http://atwonline.com/aircraft-engines-components/news/kenya-airways-receives-third-new-e-190-0914 |archive-date=16 June 2012 |access-date=2 June 2012 |quote=Kenya Airways (KQ) took delivery of its third new Embraer 190, as part of an order for five of the type placed last year. KQ received the first E-190 in December 2010 and the second one joined the fleet in June; the fourth aircraft is expected to touch down at Jomo Kenyatta International in a few weeks. |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="Kenya Airways Rights Issue Offer Results">{{cite press release |title=Public Announcement–Kenya Airways Rights Issue Offer Results |publisher=Kenya Airways |date=8 June 2012 |url=http://www.kenya-airways.com/uploadedFiles/Global/About_Kenya_Airways/Investor_Information/Financial_Reports/KQ%20Rights%20Issue%20Results%20-%20Press%20Notice%20-%20NATION%20FULL%20Pg.%20Ad.%20%2826.6x33.5cm%29.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610003145/http://www.kenya-airways.com/uploadedFiles/Global/About_Kenya_Airways/Investor_Information/Financial_Reports/KQ%20Rights%20Issue%20Results%20-%20Press%20Notice%20-%20NATION%20FULL%20Pg.%20Ad.%20(26.6x33.5cm).pdf |archive-date=10 June 2012 |access-date=10 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="Kenya Airways takes first B737-800(F)">{{cite web|title= Kenya Airways takes first B737-800(F)|first= Dominik|last= Sipinski|date= 24 November 2023|website= www.ch-aviation|publisher= ch-aviation GmbH|url= https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/134390-kenya-airways-takes-first-b737-800f|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240213131711/https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/134390-kenya-airways-takes-first-b737-800f|archive-date= 13 February 2024|access-date= 24 November 2023|url-status= live}}</ref>
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<ref name="Kenya Airways threatens to ditch 787 for Airbus">{{cite news |title=Kenya Airways threatens to ditch 787 for Airbus |first=David |last=Kaminski-Morrow |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/09/01/346868/kenya-airways-threatens-to-ditch-787-for-airbus.html |agency=Flight International |publisher=Flightglobal.com |date=1 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026180809/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/kenya-airways-threatens-to-ditch-787-for-airbus-346868/ |archive-date=26 October 2014 |access-date=17 May 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="Kenya Airways to focus on Asia, with new Beijing and Shanghai routes, as 787s and more 777s arrive">{{cite news|title= Kenya Airways to focus on Asia, with new Beijing and Shanghai routes, as 787s and more 777s arrive|url= http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/kenya-airways-to-focus-on-asia-with-new-beijing-and-shanghai-routes-as-787s-and-more-777s-arrive-157913|work= Centre for Aviation|date= 18 March 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140319142842/http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/kenya-airways-to-focus-on-asia-with-new-beijing-and-shanghai-routes-as-787s-and-more-777s-arrive-157913|archive-date= 19 March 2014|url-status= live}}</ref>
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<ref name="Kenya airways to take Boeing 787s">{{cite news|title= Kenya airways to take Boeing 787s|agency= Flight International|work= Flightglobal|date= 7 March 2006|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/kenya-airways-to-take-boeing-787s-205350/|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140614000557/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/kenya-airways-to-take-boeing-787s-205350/|archive-date= 14 June 2014 }}</ref>
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<ref name="Kenya Contact Details">{{cite web |title=Kenya Contact Details |publisher=Kenya Airways |url=http://www.kenya-airways.com/Home/Customer_Care/Contact_Us/Kenya/Kenya_Contact_Details/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728021425/http://www.kenya-airways.com/Home/Customer_Care/Contact_Us/Kenya/Kenya_Contact_Details/ |archive-date=28 July 2012 |access-date=1 August 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="No haste, just speed">{{cite news |title=No haste, just speed |agency=[[Airline Business]] |publisher=Flightglobal.com |date=1 March 1996 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/1996/03/01/15960/no-haste-just-speed.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111160725/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/no-haste-just-speed-15960/ |archive-date=11 January 2014 |access-date=28 August 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="Strong foreign interest boosts Kenya float">{{cite news |title=Strong foreign interest boosts Kenya float |agency=Flight International |publisher=Flightglobal.com |date=8 May 1996 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/1996/05/08/17049/strong-foreign-interest-boosts-kenya-float.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111160728/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/strong-foreign-interest-boosts-kenya-float-17049/ |archive-date=11 January 2014 |access-date=28 August 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="Titus Naikuni: Walking tall">{{cite news |title=Titus Naikuni: Walking tall |first=Günter |last=Endres |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2005/12/20/203746/titus-naikuni-walking-tall.html |agency=Airline Business |publisher=Flightglobal.com |date=20 December 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727232856/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/titus-naikuni-walking-tall-203746/ |archive-date=27 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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==Bibliography==
* {{cite book|last=Guttery|first=Ben R.|title=Encyclopedia of African Airlines|year=1998|publisher=McFarland & Company |location=Jefferson, NC |isbn=978-0-7864-0495-7}}

==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Kenya Airways}}
* {{Official website|1=http://www.kenya-airways.com/|name=Kenya Airways official website}}
* {{cite web|title= Annual report and Financial Statements For The Year Ended 31&nbsp;March 2014|publisher= Kenya Airways|url= https://www.kenya-airways.com/uploadedFiles/KQ_2013_Annual_Report_Final.pdf|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150730021643/https://www.kenya-airways.com/uploadedFiles/KQ_2013_Annual_Report_Final.pdf|archive-date= 30 July 2015}}
* {{cite web |title=2010-2011 Annual Report |publisher=Kenya Airways |url=http://www.kenya-airways.com/uploadedFiles/Home/Corporate_Information/Investor_Information/Annual_Reports/Annual%20report%202010-2011.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813083625/http://www.kenya-airways.com/uploadedFiles/Home/Corporate_Information/Investor_Information/Annual_Reports/Annual%20report%202010-2011.pdf |archive-date=13 August 2012 |url-status=dead }}
* {{cite web |title=2008-2009 Annual Report |publisher=Kenya Airways |url=http://www.kenya-airways.com/uploadedFiles/Home/Corporate_Information/Investor_Information/Annual_Reports/ANNUAL%20REPORT%202009%20inside%20pages.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829094437/http://www.kenya-airways.com/uploadedFiles/Home/Corporate_Information/Investor_Information/Annual_Reports/ANNUAL%20REPORT%202009%20inside%20pages.pdf |archive-date=29 August 2013 |url-status=dead }}
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