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Jet Airways of India will place its code on Kenya Airways flights between Nairobi and Mumbai.

Kenya Airways will begin new service to Luanda, Angola from Nairobi on August 17. Flights will operate 2x per week on Tuesdays and Fridays using B738 aircraft.

KQ770 NBO - LAD: 830 - 1015
KQ771 LAD - NBO: 1115 - 1710

Kenya Airways has signed an agreement with Jetscape for the lease of two E190s to be delivered in December 2010 and May 2011.

Kenya Airways is now a full Skyteam member.

Kenya Airways has leased two E170s for four years from Finnair.

Kenya Airways has reconfigured seats on its E170s to offer 8 business class seats instead of the all-Economy class layout.

Kenya Airways has launched new service between Nairobi and Muscat, Oman. Flights are operated 3x per week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays using B738 aircraft.

KQ316 NBO - MCT: 1245 - 1850
KQ317 MCT - NBO: 105 - 515

Kenya Airways will begin new service to Juba, Sudan on June 7. Flights will operate daily using E170 aircraft.

KQ350 NBO - JUB: 800 - 940
KQ351 JUB - NBO: 1030 - 1210

Kenya Airways has leased a B763 from ILFC for 18 months.

Nigerian Eagle has signed interline and code share agreements with Kenya Airways. Details of the code share deal have not been announced.

According to posted schedules, Kenya Airways will begin new service to Bangui, Central African Republic on October 22. Flights will operate 2x per week as part of a triangle route that includes Douala.

KQ576 NBO - DLA: 1930 - 2145
KQ576 DLA - BGF: 2235 - 0020
KQ576 BGF - NBO: 110 - 620

Kenya Airways is reportedly in negotiations with Airbus for the acquisition of between six and nine aircraft as it looks to meet its fleet growth requirements amid delays in the delivery of 787s.

Kenya Airways will begin new service to Ndola, Zambia on September 17. Flights will operate 2x per week on Thursdays and Saturdays and will be paired with Lubumbashi.

KQ584 NBO - NLA: 900 - 1045
KQ584 NLA - FBM: 1135 - 1215
KQ704 FBM - NBO: 1300 - 1635

Air Botswana will place its code on Kenya Airways’ newly announced service between Gaborone and Nairobi.

Kenya Airways will begin service to Gaborone, Botswana on September 4. Flights will operate 3x per week on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays with the return leg having a stop at Harare, Zimbabwe.

KQ704 NBO - GBE: 720 - 1020 Tuesdays, Fridays
KQ704 GBE - HRE: 1105 - 1235
KQ704 HRE - NBO: 1315 - 1705

KQ706 NBO - GBE: 2000 - 2300 Saturdays
KQ706 GBE - NBO: 2350 - 130
KQ706 HRE - NBO: 210 - 600

Kenya Airways will reportedly announce new service to Gaborone, Botswana shortly. Flights are expected to operate 3x per week.

According to posted schedules, Kenya Airways will begin service between Nairobi, Kenya and Kisangani, DRC in July. Flights will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays using B733 aircraft.

KQ558 NBO - FKI: 1000 - 1115
KQ559 FKI - NBO: 1215 - 1530

Kenya Airways will increase its service to Johannesburg from Nairobi to 20x per week with the addition of 6 new flights in May. This will have KQ operate into Johannesburg 3x per day except on Wednesdays.

KQ762 NBO - JNB: 910 - 1220
KQ763 JNB - NBO: 1340 - 1845

Kenya Airways has reportedly submitted an application to authorities in Bangladesh for new service to Dakha, Bangladesh via Dubai, UAE.

Kenya Airways received its fourth B738 earlier this week on lease from International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC).

The upcoming summer schedule will see the following changes at Kenya Airways:
- Addis Ababa increased from 5x to 7x per week, with one flight each added to the day and evening schedules. The day time flights continue on to Djibouti.
- Bujumbura increased from daily to twice daily
- Kigali increased from twice daily to 3x per day
- Antananarivo increased from 3x to 4x per week
- Dakar increased from 3x to 5x per week with the introduction of two night flights via Accra (the latter will see an frequency increase to 9x per week)
- Freetown increased from 4x to 5x per week
- Monrovia increased from 3x to 5x per week
- Lagos increased from 11x per week to twice daily
- Yaounde increased from 4x per week to 5x per week
- Bangkok increased from 6x per week to daily
- Paris increased from 3x per week to 4x per week

According to posted schedules, Kenya Airways will begin service to Brazzaville, Congo in April. Flights will operate 2x per week on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

KQ560 NBO - BZV: 845 - 1015
KQ561 BZV - NBO: 1115 - 1655

According to posted schedules, Kenya Airways will begin service to Libreville, Gabon in April. Flights will operate 2x per week on Wednesdays and Sundays.

KQ526 NBO - LBV: 1915 - 2315
KQ526 SSG - NBO: 0015 - 625

According to posted schedules, Kenya Airways will begin service to Blantyre, Malawi in April. Flights will operate 4x per week.

KQ702 NBO - BLZ: 830 - 1220 Mondays, Saturdays
KQ702 BLZ - NBO: 1310 - 1620

KQ728 NBO - BLZ: 2130 - 120 Tuesdays, Sundays
KQ728 BLZ - NBO: 235 - 615

According to posted schedules, Kenya Airways will begin service to Malabo, Equatorial Guinea in July. Flights will operate 3x per week on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

KQ544 NBO - SSG: 1320 - 1550
KQ544 SSG - NBO: 1650 - 0600