Kenya Airways to sell two B777s to Omni Air Int'l

ACMI/charter specialist Omni Air International (OY, Tulsa Int'l) with deliveries scheduled for later this quarter. The carrier's fleet of four B777-200(ER)s are currently parked at Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta alongside its unwanted trio of B777-300(ER)s.

The loss-making carrier is in the midst of a restructuring programme devised by consultancy firms Seabury and McKinsey. As part of the plan, the carrier has replaced the B777 with the B787-8 as the backbone of its widebody fleet. In a bid to generate revenue from its recently delivered B777-300(ER)s, Kenya Airways had attempted to lease them out to PIA - Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Karachi Int'l) but failed to secure the tender.

For its part, Omni Air operates three B767-200(ER)s, seven B767-300(ER)s, and two B777-200(ER)s.

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