#About Kenya Airways
Kenya Airways, one of the largest Sub-Saharan African airlines is the flagship airline of Kenya🇰🇪. The airline was established in 1977 with a Boeing 707-320 leased from British Midlands International(BMI) which would operate KQ’s first flight which was NBO-FRA-LHR.
The airline is 26.73% owned by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and 29.8% by the Treasury(Ministry of finance of the Kenyan Government)
#KQ’s Boeing 777-300er fleet
The airline operated three 77Ws, two leased from GECAS and one bought from Boeing. The airline sub leased its 77W fleet to Turkish Airlines due to financial difficulties and low load factors on 777 flights
From GECAS:
Boeing 777-36N(ER) 5Y-KZZ - TC-LKA when sub-leased to TK
Boeing 777-36N(ER) 5Y-KZY - TC-LKB when sub-leased to TK
Bought from Boeing
Boeing 777-3U8(ER) 5Y-KZX - TC-LKC when sub-leased to TK
#Boeing 777-300(ER) specifications Crew:Two pilots Seating configuration:27C 273Y (Kenya Airways seating) MTOW:351,533KG Length:73.86m Wingspan:64.8m Wing sweep:31.6° Wing area:436.8m2 Aspect ratio:9.04 Tail height:18.5m Cabin width:5.84m Seat width Y class:18.5 in 9-abreast(Kenya Airways config) Fuselage width:6.20m Takeoff run MTOW SL:3050m Range at MTOW13,650m Engines and thrust:General Electric GE90-115B1(115,300ibf|513Kn)
####More about the 777
######Data adopted from Wikipedia
So, what do you think about the Boeing 777 in Kenya Airways livery?
Its a really really nice livery. The picture looks like the plane has just gotten out of cleaning. It looks so shiny and clean. Wonderful liver. Those red red red engine though 😍😍
This aircraft connected Africa to the rest of the world(until 2015, though they might come back to KQ next year). It’s such a perfect livery for the 777. Please vote for a beautiful livery.
Kenya Airways has operated 7 777s in their history among them these 3 777-300ERs which were short lived in their fleet and currently operate for Turkish Airlines and are rumoured to be returning to Kenya Airways in the course of the year or 2020.
In my opinion, I think this was/is a unique livery for the 777-300ER. It would look very beautiful in the sim and complement the 787-8 on long-haul routes from HKJK.
It’s time. The 777 won the vote. It will be worked on soon. Fairly speaking, this is the best moment to get this livery in the sim. While at Kenya Airways, the 777-300ERs operated flights to Amsterdam and Heathrow as well as Guangzhou initially and Mumbai.
This one would complement the 787 opening up new long haul routes and creating diversity in the livery selection.
With no signs of them returning to the fleet soon, this livery could still become a possibility with the 777 rework enabling it complement its smaller sister, the 787-8.
Seems like the community is allergic to beautiful liveries. This one will complement the Dreamliner operating flights to Schipol, Heathrow and Guangzhou.
A perfect candidate for the 777-300ER with its eventual rework.
