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Article: Kenya Airways to get new jets to expand regional routes
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- November 27, 2006
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Kenya Airways to get new jets to expand regional routes
NAIROBI, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's national carrier Kenya
Airways said Monday it would lease three new jets to help the airline
expand its domestic and regional routes.
A statement from Kenya Airways said it would lease three Embraer
170 jets from GECAS (General Electric Commercial Aviation Services).
"As we continue to focus on our network expansion, the selection
of the right aircraft type is evidently a key issue. Following a
thorough technical and operational evaluation of what the market has
to offer, the Embraer 170 was selected as the perfect choice for our
environment," said Titus Naikuni, the airline's group managing ...