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Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta ) is set to join its regional rival Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa ) in transforming its B787s into makeshift freighters, Chief Executive Allan Kilavuka told Kenya’s Business Daily Africa.
The Kenyan national carrier has already secured lessor approval to remove seats from two of its B787-8 s. The conversion of the Boeing widebodies is due to be completed by year-end. Current plans only foresee the jets being reconfigured back into passenger carriers after a period of two years.
Kenya Airways used its B787-8s for cargo-only flights this year, but has so far refrained from removing their seats. Globally, the B787s have only been rarely converted into makeshift freighters. According to the Cargofacts database, the global fleet of makeshift Dreamliner freighters is currently limited to two B787-9 s operated by Ethiopian Airlines and one -9 operated by LATAM Airlines (LA, Santiago de Chile Int’l ).
According to the ch-aviation fleets advanced module, Kenya Airways currently operates nine B787-8s, including six owned units, two dry-leased from…
Several airlines have resumed services to Bujumbura after Burundi re-opened for international flights on November 8, 2020, having been closed for more than seven months to restrict the spread of COVID-19.
According to the ch-aviation schedules module, the first carrier to return was Uganda Airlines (UR, Entebbe/Kampala ), which resumed 3x weekly services from Entebbe/Kampala starting on November 8. Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta ) followed close behind with 3x weekly flights from Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta on November 9.
Brussels Airlines (SN, Brussels National ) is scheduled to reinstate a weekly service from Brussels National on November 17. Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa ) resumed twice-weekly cargo flights from Addis Ababa on November 10, and will resume daily passenger services from November 18. RwandAir (WB, Kigali ) will be coming back with 4x weekly flights from Kigali on December 2.
According to an announcement made by Burundian government spokesperson Prosper Ntahorwamiye on national radio and television, strict health protocols are required. Arriving and departing…
Eastern Airlines (2D, Miami Int’l ) is planning to complete the certification of its first B777-200(ER) within days and induct a further two of the type within six months or less as it explores new scheduled and charter market opportunities, Chief Executive Steve Harfst told AirlineGeeks.
"We’re looking worldwide. The B777 expands our range circle significantly… We’re not in […]