Inside Kenya Airways New 20-Tonne Cargo Freighter

Kenya Airways (KQ) has received its second Boeing 737-800 Cargo Freighter, which will carry cargo up to 20 tonnes, taking the total cargo fleet to four. This will offer customers and partners more cargo capacity on its global network especially the Middle East, Asia and Africa.

The freighters will capture opportunities emerging from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to catalyse trade within the continent and out of the continent.

“We have made a commitment to gradually increase our cargo business and support our customers in their long-term needs and deliver possibilities in the air,” Mr Allan Kilavuka Group Managing Director and CEO of Kenya Airways.

Mr Kilavuka said the arrival of the new B738 Freighter, the second one this year, and the fourth in the airline’s cargo fleet, is a significant milestone in KQ Cargo’s fleet expansion plans. “We are confident the additional cargo aircraft will allow us to further increase our capacity and significantly increase our frequencies as we propel Africa’s prosperity and connect its people, cultures and markets,” he said.

KQ Cargo will deploy the freighter to the following routes: Sharjah and Dubai World Central in the United Arab Emirates, Jeddah, and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, Dakar in Senegal, Lagos in Nigeria, Ndjamena in Chad, Mogadishu in Somalia, Mumbai in India, Free Town in Sierra Leone, Monrovia in Liberia among many other destinations.

The new aircraft offers 20 tonnes of cargo capacity with a range of up to seven hours and joins the current KQ Cargo freighter fleet of one (1) Boeing 737-800 and two (2) Boeing 737-300 Freighters.

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