KQ sticks to plan to buy 10 Boeing 737-800 Max jets despite crash

Kenya Airways plane pictured at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, the United States after landing on October 29, 2018. PHOTO | COURTESY  

In Summary

• KQ currently has a fleet of 40 planes, being a mixture of Boeing jets and the Brazilian-made Embraer 190.
• The cash-strapped national carrier has plans to get rid of its two Boeing 737-700 jets before the end of the year.
• The Boeing 737-800 Max jets were grounded across the world following the two air crashes.
• Kenya Airways does not have the Boeing 737-800 Max on its fleet and is yet to make any firm orders.

By GERALD ANDAE

Kenya Airways will not cancel its orders for the Boeing 737-800 Max jets that have been grounded