About

Kenya Airways the pride of Africa is one of the leading African carriers. Flying to over 54 destinations of which 44 destinations are in Africa, Kenya Airways core purpose is contributing to the sustainable development of Africa. To facilitate this, Kenya Airways has invested heavily in a modern fleet, in recruiting and training its staff and in developing modern infrastructure to support growth. Kenya Airways runs the widest African route network that connects to all parts of the world through the Nairobi hub (JKIA). It also operates one of most modern fleet of Aircraft in Africa with 31 aircraft 25 Boeings and 6 Embraer jets.

Founded in 1977 the airline has a workforce of over 4,200 employees of which more than 340 are pilots in charge of over 130 flights every day. By opening the new routes, KQ expands the opportunities for investors flying into and out of Africa. And, of course, this increases the options available for the 3 million passengers who fly Kenya Airways every year. Kenya Airways operates under IATA code KQ and ICAO code KQA; likewise, its call sign is KENYA. Our brand embraces the whole of Africa. It celebrates diversity and the warmth of individual expression and Africa as a leading nation for the future. Kenya Airways is a publicly listed company on the NSE and cross listed on the Dares Salaam Stock Exchange, and Uganda Securities Exchange.

Kenya Airways is a member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance that provides customers from member airlines access to an extensive global network with more destinations, more frequencies and more connectivity. Passengers can earn and redeem Frequent Flyer Miles throughout the SkyTeam network. SkyTeam member airlines offer customers over 415 lounges worldwide. The thirteen members are: Aeroflot, Aeroméxico, Air Europa, Air France, Alitalia, China Southern, Czech Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Kenya Airways, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Korean Air, TAROM Romanian Air Transport and Vietnam Airlines. SkyTeam offers its 395 million annual passengers a worldwide system of approximately 13,000 daily flights to 898 destinations in 169 countries. Facts and figures:

• Hub airport: Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
• Number of scheduled destinations: 53
• Daily departures: 110 o Passengers per year: 3 million
• Number of aircraft: 31
• Aircraft types: (Active) Boeing and Embraer,
• Number of employees: 4,201
• SkyTeam Member as of: September 2007

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Strategy

KQ’s policy is to use sound and responsible practices to protect the environment in strict compliance with statutory and approved procedures that assure the highest possible environmental protection standards. In addition KQ is committed to conformance to standards and applicable national and international regulations governing aviation and the environment. In regards to strategies for reducing Greenhouse Gas emissions; Kenya Airways reports its emissions as per the EU ETS system requirements by monitoring and controlling the amount of air pollutants that are released into the environment in order to enhance efforts to conserve and protect the environment. KQ is approved by the United Kingdom (UK) Environment Agency that enables it to participate in the European Union Environmental Management Program, through a legally binding initiative - the European Union Environment Trading Scheme (EU-ETS ).

In another front KQ has set up a voluntary Carbon offsetting tool aimed at providing a channel for its customers to contribute towards reducing the effect of carbon emissions by supporting environmental sustainability initiatives. The initiative developed in cooperation with International Air Transport Association (IATA), enables KQ to offer its passengers the opportunity to participate directly in offsetting the Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions related to their flights. Kenya Airways prides itself as the 1st Airline in Africa to be able to offer the Carbon Offset Program Other successful environmental sustainability programs by KQ that aim to combat Climate Change include:

• Ngong Hills Reforestation Project.
• Newer fuel efficient aircraft and fuel saving initiatives that have been employed throughout its operations
• Support of the Olkaria III Phase 2 Geothermal Expansion Project in Kenya which has been successfully commissioned by Orpower 4, Inc. located in Hell’s Gate National Park near Naivasha, Kenya. SHORT, MEDIUM AND LONG TERM GOALS FOR EMISSIONS REDUCTION AND OFFSETTING.
• Monitoring the Carbon Footprint for all Ground and Flight Operations.
• Investing in more carbon neutral projects through the use of appropriate technologies.
• Increased stakeholder cooperation to build capacity in identifying opportunities for emissions reductions and offsetting.
• Improvement in operations efficiencies with the aim of reducing emissions.

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