@myks,that was some good insight!!!
Let me add a few facts!
The 1st dreamliners were expected to arrive in 2010 but will be coming starting 2012,the delay has affected all the major airlines have been affected by this delay......how is KQ responding to this?
Already an embraer ERJ 175 LR and a 737-800 (yesternight) have arrived in Nairobi and are joining service,two more 737-800 will arrive in october and november respectivel (these are 146 seater planes brand new from the manufacturer)
The 737-300 are getting older and next year will see the acquisition of Embraer 195 ERJ LRs to replace them,two of the old 737-300 will be converted to cargo freighters coz the cargo volumes through KQ have been increasing every year!!! The aging 767-300 will be replaced by leased 777 starting next to counter the dreamliners delay.
KQ is planning to build a new hangar (hangar 3).....a big and modern one that will be able to accommodate two wide body aircrafts,the plan is for KQ to increase it's revenues through in-sourcing of 3rd party work in terms of maintenance of aircrafts.
Man if you thought that KQ does not have a strategy.....THINK TWICE and saying that Engineers cannot be mangers is a big abuse to the Engineering profession!
NB: KQ is the most profitable airline in Africa in terms of return on investment. If the oile prices continue to go up,all the airlines will simply increase fares.....people have to fly so dont make the oil prices a very big deal. The yearly results released for 2007/2008 covered upto March this year so forget about this period as far as this year's financial results are concerned!!!
Make money.....then you will enjoy all the fine things in life!!!
..."Wewe ni mtu mdogo sana....na mwenye amekuandika pia ni mtu mdogo sana!".