Nairobi, Kenya Airways has painted one of its Boeing 737-700 aircraft in SkyTeam  Livery t The aircraft will have SkyTeam branding on its tail and fuselage in addition to the Kenya Airways logo.

SkyTeam membership allows Kenya Airways passengers access to over 926 destinations in 173 countries and over 490 lounges globally. Through Kenya Airways, SkyTeam partner airline passengers can access the former’s expansive destination network in Africa.

Kenya Airways Chief Executive, Dr Titus Naikuni, noted that "Our partnership with SkyTeam will enable us to consolidate our presence in the African and global markets in line with our 10-year Growth Plan."

Dr. Naikuni added  "SkyTeam is a compelling proposition that enables partner airlines to offer customers additional connections across the globe," added Dr Naikuni.

SkyTeam is a global airline alliance providing 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 Sky Team network.



In addition to Kenya Airways, other SkyTeam partner airlines are Air France, Aeroflot, Alitalia, Air Europa, Aeroméxico, China Airlines, China Eastern, China Southern, Czech Airlines, Delta, KLM, Korean Air, TAROM and Vietnam Airlines.

Source:  Kenya Airways

Background:

IATA	ICAO	Callsign
KQ	KQA	KENYA

Kenya Airways, is the flag carrier and largest airline of Kenya. The company was founded in 1977, after  dissolving East African Airways.The carrier's head office is located in Embakasi, Nairobi, with its hub at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

The airline was wholly owned by the Government of Kenya until April 1995, and it was privatized in 1996.
Kenya Airways is currently a public-private partnership. The shareholder are:

• KLM (26%),
• Government of Kenya,  (23%)
• The remaining shares traded on the Nairobi Stock Exchange, the Dar-es-Salaam Stock Exchange, and the Ugandan Securities Exchange.
  

Kenya Airways owns:

• African Cargo Handling Limited  (100% wholly owned subsidiary)
• Kenya Airfreight Handling Limited (51%-owned),
• Tanzanian carrier Precision Air (49%-owned).