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    KQ Flies On The Boeing 737 Max 8 Plan Amid Safety Concerns

    Francis MuliBy Francis MuliMarch 25, 2019Updated:March 25, 2019No Comments2 Mins Read
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    Kenya Airways (KQ) might soon be flying the 10 of the dreaded Boeing 737 Max 8 jets, even as over fifty countries have grounded the plane model over safety concerns.

    The national carrier hatched the plan of buying the planes in 2018 at a cost of Ksh120 billion. KQ says that the plan is still on motion, even after two jets of the same model crashed in October 2018 and March 2019.

    ā€œWe hope that between now and the time when we are ready to acquire the new fleet, Boeing will have solved the current problem,ā€ KQ Chairman Michael Joseph told Business Daily.

    Indonesia’s Lion Air cancelled a Ksh600 billion ($6 billion) order for 49 Boeing 737 Max 8 jets and opted to have the Airbus instead.

    ā€œThe only option that we have planned for is the Boeing 737-800 Max because this will make it easier for us to conduct training and maintenance of the aircraft,ā€ says Mr Joseph.

    This brings the big question, would KQ go for what is easy or go for safety?

    The plane is suspected to be having a defect in a safety software feature, called the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS).

    Read: Kenya Airports Authority Was Not Involved In JKIA Proposed Takeover – Ouko

    The software is believed to have been the cause of the two accidents that claimed that lives of 346 people.

    In October 2018, a crush of the same model crashed in Indonesia killing 189 people, while a crash in Ethiopia this months saw 157 people die, 36 of them being Kenyans.

    Boeing is now staring at a Ksh5.7 trillion ($57 billion) in case countries decide to cancel orders for the 737 Max 8, which are likely to turn to the competitor, Airbus.

    Having the fleet of Boeing 737 Max 8 could see the cash strapped carrier lose customers who are yet to trust the jet. KQ is planning to discard two of its Boeing 737-700 jets before the end of the year to adopt the new model.

    The carrier has 40 planes, being a mixture of Boeing jets and the Brazilian-made Embraer 190. 20 planes are fully owned by KQ while another 20 are leased from other companies.

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