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Kenya Airways has achieved operation efficiencies on the utilisation of its Boeing 767 fleet of aircraft. This is now expected to improve on connectivity across the routes serviced by the KQ B767s.
According to Technical Director Mr. Allan Fullilove, Kenya Airways B767 fleet schedule reliability vs. utilisation improved to 98.3% in 2009. In November 2008, KQ B767 schedule reliability stood at 95.5% against the worldwide industry fleet average of 98.52%. Schedule reliability is a measure used to determine how frequently the aircraft causes unscheduled disruption. The disruption typically includes delays greater than 15 minutes, air turn backs, flight cancellations and diversions.
Mr. Fullilove attributed the achievement to a sustained focus by KQ on improved training and concerted productivity gains alongside improved tools and equipments in key maintenance areas that previously caused delays. "For the last one year we have focused on these core issues and which since October 2009 have resulted in a remarkable improvement in the fleet schedule reliability. As a result, Kenya Airways passengers will have noticed fewer disruptions, more on-time departures and improved professionalism of the Kenya Airways team," he said.
Mr. Fullilove said when compared to experiences of other B767 fleets worldwide, this is a good measure of the maintenance standards and capability of the organization. “Due to low schedule reliability, customers’ travel plans got disrupted thus affecting the airlines’ on time performance and integrity schedule. It costs us more with wasted fuel, denied-boarding compensation and hotel accommodation costs for the affected passengers," said Fullilove.
With the achievement, Kenya Airways passengers will now benefit from added confidence of timely and less disrupted travel plans. Kenya Airways will also reduce on fuel wastage due to delays. Currently Kenya’s national airline operates a fleet of 6 Boeing 767-300ER aircraft, each with a capacity of over 200 passengers
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