KQ seeks to enter into a concession agreement with the Kenya Airports Authority to operate and maintain the airport. The key question in the probe is whether the airline, which has made losses for years, has the capacity to run the facility.
Transport CS James Macharia yesterday dismissed claims that KQ operates planes owned by private individuals linked to the planned takeover.
The CS said KQ operates 40 planes – 20 are it's own and the rest are leased.
Macharia said the airline has leased some of its aircraft to other airlines to address overcapacity and to optimise the use of its assets.
He said KQ has leased three Boeing 777-300ER aeroplanes to Turkish Airlines, and one Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner to Oman Air. “Kenya Airways earns lease rental income from these arrangements,” the CS said in a press statement.
KQ owns one Boeing 737-300 ER, one Boeing 737-300, six Boeing 787-8, one Boeing 737-300, two Boeing 737-300F, and ten Embraer 190.
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