Kenya Airways is to scale down its B777 operations this year with its fleet of four B777-200(ER)s to be sold off. Kenyan media outlets report the first aircraft are scheduled to be disposed of between April and May of this year.
The news comes in the wake of a B777 pilot go-slow aimed at protesting a recent board decision to retrench ten senior B777-200(ER) pilots.
"The 10 pilots were all set to retire in the near term and the notice letters were issued as part of the reduction in the B777-200 fleet in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement signed between the Kenya Airline Local Pilots Association (KALPA) and Kenya Airways," the carrier said in a statement. "Kenya Airways announced the decision to sell off its B777-200 fleet in November last year and [sic] keeping the newer B777-300 fleet."
The carrier's remaining B777 fleet captains may also have to incur pay cuts as part of cost-cutting plans.
Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) is to scale down its B777 operations this year with its fleet of four B777-200(ER)s to be sold off. Kenyan media outlets report the first aircraft are scheduled to be disposed of between April and May of this year.
The news comes in the wake of a B777 pilot go-slow aimed at protesting a recent board decision to retrench ten senior B777-200(ER) pilots.
"The 10 pilots were all set to retire in the near term and the notice letters were issued as part of the reduction in the B777-200 fleet in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement signed between the Kenya Airline Local Pilots Association (KALPA) and Kenya Airways," the carrier said in a statement. "Kenya Airways announced the decision to sell off its B777-200 fleet in November last year and [sic] keeping the newer B777-300 fleet."
The carrier's remaining B777 fleet captains may also have to incur pay cuts as part of cost-cutting plans.
KALPA says the carrier is also considering the future of its fleet of three B777-300(ER)s amid reports the widebody jets are proving too large for Kenya Airways' requirements. Delivered in 2013 and 2014, the jets, leased from General Electric Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), were to have been used on flights to Amsterdam, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi, Guangzhou and Dubai Int'l but are now limited to only to the Amsterdam and London Heathrow routes.
Kenya Airways is facing increased competition on flights to Europe and Asia from neighbours Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa) as well as from Emirates (EK, Dubai Int'l), Qatar Airways (QR, Doha Hamad Int'l) and Etihad Airways (EY, Abu Dhabi Int'l).
The Kenya national carrier is reportedly leaning towards more B787s as the type has proven ideal for its long- and medium-haul requirements. As it currently stands, Kenya Airways has taken delivery of six out of nine B787-8s on order from Boeing (BOE, Chicago O'Hare) while maintaining options for an additional four airframes.
Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) is to scale down its B777 operations this year with its fleet of four B777-200(ER)s to be sold off. Kenyan media outlets report the first aircraft are scheduled to be disposed of between April and May of this year.
The news comes in the wake of a B777 pilot go-slow aimed at protesting a recent board decision to retrench ten senior B777-200(ER) pilots.
"The 10 pilots were all set to retire in the near term and the notice letters were issued as part of the reduction in the B777-200 fleet in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement signed between the Kenya Airline Local Pilots Association (KALPA) and Kenya Airways," the carrier said in a statement. "Kenya Airways announced the decision to sell off its B777-200 fleet in November last year and [sic] keeping the newer B777-300 fleet."
The carrier's remaining B777 fleet captains may also have to incur pay cuts as part of cost-cutting plans.
KALPA says the carrier is also considering the future of its fleet of three B777-300(ER)s amid reports the widebody jets are proving too large for Kenya Airways' requirements. Delivered in 2013 and 2014, the jets, leased from General Electric Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), were to have been used on flights to Amsterdam, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi, Guangzhou and Dubai Int'l but are now limited to only to the Amsterdam and London Heathrow routes.
Kenya Airways is facing increased competition on flights to Europe and Asia from neighbours Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa) as well as from Emirates (EK, Dubai Int'l), Qatar Airways (QR, Doha Hamad Int'l) and Etihad Airways (EY, Abu Dhabi Int'l).
The Kenya national carrier is reportedly leaning towards more B787s as the type has proven ideal for its long- and medium-haul requirements. As it currently stands, Kenya Airways has taken delivery of six out of nine B787-8s on order from Boeing (BOE, Chicago O'Hare) while maintaining options for an additional four airframes.
Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) is to scale down its B777 operations this year with its fleet of four B777-200(ER)s to be sold off. Kenyan media outlets report the first aircraft are scheduled to be disposed of between April and May of this year.
The news comes in the wake of a B777 pilot go-slow aimed at protesting a recent board decision to retrench ten senior B777-200(ER) pilots.
"The 10 pilots were all set to retire in the near term and the notice letters were issued as part of the reduction in the B777-200 fleet in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement signed between the Kenya Airline Local Pilots Association (KALPA) and Kenya Airways," the carrier said in a statement. "Kenya Airways announced the decision to sell off its B777-200 fleet in November last year and [sic] keeping the newer B777-300 fleet."
The carrier's remaining B777 fleet captains may also have to incur pay cuts as part of cost-cutting plans.
KALPA says the carrier is also considering the future of its fleet of three B777-300(ER)s amid reports the widebody jets are proving too large for Kenya Airways' requirements. Delivered in 2013 and 2014, the jets, leased from General Electric Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), were to have been used on flights to Amsterdam, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi, Guangzhou and Dubai Int'l but are now limited to only to the Amsterdam and London Heathrow routes.
Kenya Airways is facing increased competition on flights to Europe and Asia from neighbours Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa) as well as from Emirates (EK, Dubai Int'l), Qatar Airways (QR, Doha Hamad Int'l) and Etihad Airways (EY, Abu Dhabi Int'l).
The Kenya national carrier is reportedly leaning towards more B787s as the type has proven ideal for its long- and medium-haul requirements. As it currently stands, Kenya Airways has taken delivery of six out of nine B787-8s on order from Boeing (BOE, Chicago O'Hare) while maintaining options for an additional four airframes.
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