Why is Kenya Airways called the pride of Africa?

In the relatively backward air transport industry in Africa, Kenya Airways, which has established its own unique image, has become the pride of Africa. Enjoy the reputation of "African blue sky pride". The employees working for Kenya Airways are passionate about air transport, and the managers of Kenya Airways have the courage to operate and the decision-making ability, which makes this aviation enterprise in East Africa constantly create profit records in the ever-changing air transport field. Kenya Airways is a young airline founded in 1970s. Only 20 years later, on 1996, Kenya Airways successfully completed the reform process of commercialization and privatization of national airlines, thus adapting to the international situation. ?

Kenya Airways was established in February 1977 and was wholly owned by the Kenyan government before April 1996. Kenya Airways is the largest airline in Kenya and the fifth largest airline in Africa. Won the title for two consecutive years in 2005 and 2006? The most respected company in East Africa? Headquartered in Nairobi, the capital. Kenya Airways officially joined SkyTeam in 2007, becoming the second airline in Africa to join the airline alliance.

In the next 10 to 20 years, Kenya Airways aims to become a decisive leading operator with important business in Africa, Asia, Europe and America. It will operate a modern fleet of 30 to 40 aircraft. Kenya Airways is committed to establishing a strong partnership in the global aviation industry and becoming a respected member.

According to the statistics of business suspension in 2005, the after-tax profit almost tripled from 2003 to 2004, reaching 50 million dollars, and more than 2 million passengers took it. In March 2006, Kenya Airways won the annual award of African Airlines. In fiscal year 2006 (April 2006 to March 2007), the passenger traffic reached a record 2.6 million.