KQ acquire Dreamliner

National Carrier, Kenya Airways on Saturday received its first of the nine Dreamliner aircraft it has ordered.

source: www.nation.co.ke

The modern aircraft touched down at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport at 11 a.m. after a 16-hour direct flight from its manufacturing base in Seattle, USA.

The Dreamliner is 56.7 metres long, tail height 16.9 metres and wing span 60.1 metres and a passenger capacity of about 250. The air plane costs approximately Sh11 billion and flies at 43,000 feet for between 7,600 – 8,000 nautical miles without stopping.
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