Kenya Airways considers canceling 787s, claims first delivery delayed 3 months

Kenya Airways can order and cancel aircrafts,it does not matter.It matters how the airline is doing in marketing,sales and customer service.Kenya Airways has no market share in North America,even Kenyans don't want to fly on Kenya Airways.Kenya Airways needs to improve its image in north ameica and europe to improve its market share.

the A330s would mark the 2nd time that Kenya Airways
ordered from Airbus. KQ used to operate the Airbus A310-200/300s.

All these again can only be interpreted as ban news for Airbus!

Cue the Kc135-Bafoon and we are set!
By the way where is the laughing stock of Airliners.net these days?

He has vanished from every blog and comments thread that he used to provide unstoppable laughter to all of us.

I realy don't get it. Boeing chearfully announces the 500 flight test hour for the 787 program, followed the next day by the disapointing message of another 3 month delay for the first delivery to ANA.
Reason given is the absence of a RR Trent 1000 engine, for the sixt test aircraft. One of the Trent 1000 engines failed at a test bed. This engine is already certified since 2007, what's hapening here: did RR make a mistake or did Boeing simply order too late?
I'm wondering if any further delays are foreseen as news of this three month delay was already in the news in June 2010, however officially posted on the 27th August.
Does anyone know about the Cabin Environmental systems? Sometime ago there was a lot of concern regarding this even from inside Boeing.
If Airbus manages to stay on track with their planning for the A 350, there will be only a 2 year gap between the both.

It may be delayed, but when it enters airline service! ...A lot sooner than most appreciate.
What a game changer
-Geoffrey Thomas

Continental already have it planned to connect Auckland with Houston next October, whilst Air India plans are still in sub-committee, but I'm sure that will change rapidly next march when there is a couple sitting on the ramp in Mumbai!

I'm not sure where you came with your unsubstantiated facts from. Kenyans and other Africans who have flown KQ always have nothing but praise for KQ's service. I have flown KQ and my experience was nothing but pleasant. Look around African and tell me which other airline other that Ethiopians Air and SAA have comparable service. You also don't make sense when you say that KQ should improve it's image in North American, yet make it known that they don't have market presence in NA which is true.

KQ has been on the rise since it was privatized and teamed up with KLM if you care to do a little research.

Boeing should be doing a better job than it's doing. They are the ones who should be doing something about their image. Holding up orders for months is not good business, especially when unemployment is high. Their should be a clause in the order contract for some type of compensation if there is a delay in delivering planes.

Sam W response to my comments are without any knowledge about aviation business.Kenya Airways is going to Kenya for decades.It should have improved its market share by 500%,but it improve only 5%.What about BA,Qatar Airways,Emirates(10 flts per week),Virgin Atlantic,Turkish Airlines,Lufthansa(code share with ET).If Kenya Airways was so good,how come all these new airlines have taken all the market to/from Kenya, from nowhere .
For your information Kenya Airways have the presence in North America through agreements with United,Continental & American.Kenya Airways have a GSA in North America struggling.Anyone who knows aviation business can tell you ,how are SAA and ET

Hi from the report above KQ is considering to cancel order for the B787 Dreamliner (fact)...it has not done so (false). For starters KQ has had in its stable Airbus aircrafts before embarking on engagements with Boeing. The fact KQ is stating publicly that it may consider canceling the Boeing order is a wake-up call to Boeing to put its house in order, in airline business taking advantage of a business opportunity when it falls due may mark the difference between future profitability and sustainability or loss. KQ has cut itself as an airline of choice in Africa, Europe and South-east Asia a market that it intends to consolidate. Look at its dash-board performance and a consistent positive bottom line even with the spiraling fuel prices, economic downturn etc. Boeing please wake up and do business...reading today's news-feed on the manufacturers delayed ANAs delivery to Q1 in 2011 spells a lost opportunity. I hope Airbus is strategizing! Finally for KQ your are the Pride of Africa...keep it up

From a technical perspective, it is always wiser not to be the first to operate new untested (operationally) aircraft. I would think it wiser for KQ to switch to A330 and supplement their fleet with the 787 once the aircraft is fully operational. A ride on their old 767 is quite unpleasant...especially the flight to Lagos

Indeed. K.J., Boeing is NOT slowing things down just to protect USA air mkt share. Take your conspiracy theory & stick it in your tailcone. And above, yes indeed; "Sir" Richard Branson is a leftist loon & a spoiled brat playboy, quite clearly, w/ an innovative penchant but a lot of ego & too much hair.

O The airbus is the one of the two hull loss of KQ in their whole history

I would be increasingly happy to make my first flight from Kenya to Latin America. And especially to Brasil, one of the countries I really would like to visit

To Kimunguyi: I agree with you as a passenger. I was flying on a KQ Boeing 767 from Dubai to Nairobi after a 5 hours flight from Moscow to Dubai on an Aeroflot A320. The trip Moscow Dubai was suprisingly more pleasant .