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Kenya Airways inaugural flight to the United States from Nairobi

31st October, 2018 09:55:24

Kenya Airways’ inaugural flight to the United States was met with a ceremonial water salute as it landed at New York’s JFK International Airport at 3PM on October 29^th.

The 15-hour flight on a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner from Nairobi to New York was 7 hours shorter than flights need to layover elsewhere before continuing across the Atlantic.

This new route is expected to increase trade and tourism between East Africa and the United States, with the government hoping particular increases in corporate travel and high-end tourism.

At the same time, the Kenyan Civil Aviation Authority and the US Federal Aviation Administration have entered into a new training agreement where the East African School of Aviation will offer Flight Safety Inspection courses as an FAA Training Centre in Africa.