Summary
- Kenya Airways donated a decommissioned Boeing 737 to Mang’u High School in Kenya, which has now been repainted with the college’s colours and name.
- The donation is a component of Kenya Airways’ efforts to encourage students to pursue careers in aviation, and the aircraft shall be equipped with a simulator for practical lessons.
- Mang’u High School is understood for its concentrate on aviation and has received support from various aviation organizations prior to now, including Kenya Airways.
A decommissioned Boeing 737 donated to Kenya’s Mang’u High School about three months ago by Kenya Airways has been repainted and now includes a unique highschool livery. The delegates called in to examine their latest aircraft were pleased with the brand transformation.
The varsity plane
Normally, students see their school name on the college bus or other lighter vehicles. Nonetheless, the situation is a bit different for the Kenyan highschool pupils who shall be waiting to welcome a brand new aircraft of their school colours. While it shouldn’t be essentially the most striking livery, the aircraft now has Mang’u High School written on it, together with the college’s motto – a Kiswahili phrase meaning
Photo: Kenya Airways
Kenya Airways donated the Boeing 737-700 as a part of its Corporate Social Responsibility to encourage the young students to take up careers in aviation. On December 14, the corporate hosted a delegation from Mang’u High School to examine and formally accept the brand new livery at Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO). The varsity authorities were pleased to see the aircraft in its latest colours and the progressive work done by KQ’s engineers and partners. In keeping with the airline, the aircraft shall be fitted with a simulator for practical lessons.
The carrier goals to reinforce academic and practical excellence for future aviation professionals. Mang’u High School, situated about 25 mi (40 km) from Nairobi, is one in all the highest higher learning institutions within the country. It was the primary Kenyan school to introduce Aviation Technology as an examination subject and has received support from the Kenya Air Force, Kenya Airways, Airkenya Express, and British Airways prior to now.
The 20-year-old 737 previously spotted the SkyTeam livery before being handed over to the training institution in September. With registration 5Y-KQH, the aircraft was one in all 4 737-700s previously operated by the national airline. It was inbuilt 2003 and delivered to KQ the identical 12 months. It was retired at the top of 2019 after accumulating over 56,860 flight hours across 20,966 flight cycles.
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Kenya Airways’ decommissioned aircraft
When an aircraft is retired, it doesn’t all the time head for the boneyard or get scrapped for parts. Sometimes, it could actually be preserved in a museum or, within the case of Kenya Airways, donated for training and research purposes. Last month, the national carrier relocated two aircraft, including one other 737-700 and an Embraer E190-100, to The Pride Center – Kenya Airways’ training facility.
In keeping with KQ Pride Center Acting Head of Training Captain Abubakar Bajaber, the jetliners would find higher use within the training facility. They shall be equipped with practical elements to reinforce the middle’s training capabilities. He added that the ability will run for 18 to 24 hours per day to coach more crew members in a shorter period.
The Boeing 737 was one in all the 2 remaining -700s within the airline’s fleet, with the opposite being donated to the highschool. 5Y-KQG was delivered to Kenya Airways in December 2002 and operated until 2020. It had collected nearly 60,000 flight hours across 22,457 cycles. The E190, registration 5Y-KYR, stopped flying in 2019 after being seriously damaged in a ground collision with one other Kenya Airways E190.
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