Dreamliner number seven arrives in Nairobi

KENYA AIRWAYS TAKES DELIVERY OF THEIR 7TH B787-8 DREAMLINER

(Posted 03rd May 2015)

It is rare that an aviation journalist can beat an airline at their own game but here comes the breaking news that yesterday, Saturday 02nd of May did Kenya Airways receive their 07th Boeing B787-8 Dreamliner, flown in nonstop from Charleston / South Carolina, where this particular B787 was assembled.

A former Kenya Airways staff gave the tip off and the news, even at this late hour, was then confirmed by the airline’s Marketing Director Chris Diaz, that not only did another Dreamliner arrive at noon yesterday but that Kenya Airways had also taken delivery of another Boeing B737-800NG SkyInterior, as was indicated here a few weeks ago. That aircraft did arrive a week ago in Nairobi and will serve regional and continental routes where higher loads make the use of a B737 desirable over that of the airline’s regular short and medium haul workhorse aircraft, the Embraer E190.

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(Shown here is Capt. Sherif prior to the ferry flight and the flight route from Charleston to Nairobi)

This puts firmly to rest allegations made on social media by prophets of doom and naysayers that Kenya’s national airline had deferred deliveries or even cancelled purchases, clearly allegations made by either people who do not know hoot from toot or else made with ulterior motives in mind and not caring about the damage such loose talk causes to Kenya as a whole and not just Kenya Airways.

While it is obvious that KQ has endured many challenges over the past years and that their financial situation could be rosier, must the social media sharks be condemned for their continued foulmouthing and downtalking of the airline. It exposes those individuals as either unwittingly being a fifth column for Kenya Airways’ competitors who must be grinning their heads off for having such faithful servants doing their dirty work or else they are utterly unpatriotic elements who instead of building the nation are busy dismantling it.

From me, and just to reiterate that once again, who neither owns Kenya Airways shares nor is being paid or otherwise financially compensated for writing positive stories about KQ, happy landings to the two new birds, their crews and passengers when they take off from Nairobi for their first commercial flights.