Kenya Airways

Kenya Airways
IATA ICAO Call sign
KQ[1] KQA[1] KENYA
Founded22 January 1977; 47 years ago (1977-01-22)
Commenced operations4 February 1977; 47 years ago (1977-02-04)
HubsJomo Kenyatta International Airport
Frequent-flyer programAsante Rewards[2]
AllianceSkyTeam
Subsidiaries
  • African Cargo Handling Limited (100%)
  • Jambojet (100%)
  • Kenya Airfreight Handling Limited (51%)
Fleet size34
Destinations44[3]
HeadquartersEmbakasi, Nairobi, Kenya
Key people
RevenueIncrease KSh 178,496 million (US$1.34 billion) (FY 2023)[4]
Operating incomeIncrease KSh 10,531 million (US$80.38 million) (FY 2023)[4]
ProfitIncrease KSh –22,696 million (US$–175 million) (FY 2023)[4]
Total assetsIncrease KSh 176,613 million (FY 2023)[4]
Employees3,825 (2022)
Websitewww.kenya-airways.com/ke/

Kenya Airways Ltd., more commonly known as Kenya Airways, is the flag carrier airline of Kenya.[5] The company was founded in 1977, after the dissolution of East African Airways. Its head office is located in Embakasi, Nairobi,[6] with its hub at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.[7]

The airline was owned by the Government of Kenya until April 1995, and it was privatised in 1996, becoming the first African flag carrier to successfully do so.[8] 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.[8][9][10]

The airline became a member of SkyTeam in June 2010 and is also a member of the African Airlines Association since 1977.[11][12]

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  2. ^ "Asante Rewards | Kenya Airways Loyalty Program". Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Kenya Airways on ch-aviation.com". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d "Summary Audited Group Results" (PDF). Kenya Airways. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
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  7. ^ "Kenya Airways". SkyTeam. Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Hub airport: Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
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  10. ^ "Treasury moves to ease KLM's grip on Kenya Airways". 19 November 2017. Archived from the original on 19 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  11. ^ "History". Kenya Airways. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  12. ^ "AFRAA Current Members". AFRAA. Archived from the original on 28 November 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2011.