Meanwhile, we are still waiting for the report of the Abidjan crash to be published, that for the Cameroon accident would be welcome too. Would the KQ spokesperson kindly dvise when they will be made available? Or do we have to assume that pilot error was the cause for both accidents? The silence might work against you.

However,i am mad with the people who have just commented that they cant fly again with the kenya airways.Why?? it is very safe to fly with them,it is one of the best airlines,i have flown with them like 20 times and it is very safe!!!
The problem here is not the AFRICAN SKIES!!! the problem is what is happening in the west african states!! and the controll towers there,why cant u just improve your communications equipment??? instead of talking afterwards and blame everyone for your fault!!

And,how safe is the EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN SKIES????? WE HAVE SEEN AND HEARD OF THE PLANES COLLIDING IN THE AIR!! AND OTHERS SKIDDING OFF THE RUN WAY!!! WHICH ONE IS BETTER?? SO,STOP POINTING FINGERS AT AFRICA, WHEN DISASTOR STRIKES, IT DOESNT CHOOSE IF U HAVE THE SAFEST SKIES OR NOT!! INSTEAD, CONSOLE ONE ANOTHER COZ TOMORROW,IT MIGHT BE YOU!!!
CIAO!!

No matter what the cause is let Cameroon get a radar for all the airports in Cameroon, change their carefree attitude when it comes to tragic events like this that has shaken the world and at least show love and concern to others.

KQ we are all behind you and we will continue praying for the good work you are doing for Africa and the world at large.
To the friends and families, accept my heart felt condolence and for everthing that happenes give praises to God. WE WILL CONTINUE PRAYING FOR YOU.

Please do not blame KQ, they have lost more than you can imagine, as a workforce and as a national carrier and flagbearer. I have realised how closely we are connected as friends have lost a beloved mother among those 9 crew.

We are one Kenya, and in the words of Nikki Giovanni, “We shall prevail”

It seems to me that the bigger issues the African air industry faces are the backup systems for Air travel including airport security, baggage handling and flight monitoring. These are not evenly developed and they remain a challenge. Africa is a challenging continent to fly in. High altitude weather patterns, afternoon thermals and runways not to mention the monsoonal rains of west and central Africa. But Africa is producing competent, highly trained crews as evidenced by the “pilot drain” to other parts of the world. Last September I flew from Eldoret in Kenya to Nairobi in an Air kenya turbo-prop. It was night and we threaded our way around massive thunderstorms over the rift valley. The captain and first officer were brilliant by any standards. They were both female and highly professional. Way to go Kenya! Don’t let this get you down. Build on what is good, change what needs to be changed and keep your pride in the “Pride of Africa.’

First of all, my condolences to the families of the berieved and my prayers are with you at this time. A lot has been said and speculation is rife as to what could have happened. The media especially in Kenya have not helped matters. At a time when everyone was praying that the plane be found with survivors, the media had already condemned the flight (KQ PLANE CRASH was all over TV from as early as 10 am on Saturday 5th May on NTV and KTN). This disgusted me to say the least. CNN for the better part of the day continued to refer to it as a missing flight until it was finally found and declared to have crashed. For me the media scene has left and continues to leave a bad taste in my mouth. I think there is a moral question here that only those media houses can address. I ask the editors and journalists to imagine they had a close family member on board and then ask the question if they would have reported it the same way.

Regardless of the outcome of the investigation, Kenya Airways is one of those airlines and companies in Africa that has distinguished itself as an african gem. Coming from a background of a continent where airlines are condemned left right and centre, KQ operates more than 50 flights daily out of its Nairobi JKIA hub, feeding into and out of over 25 African countries, 3 European cities and 5 Middle and Far Eastern Countries. KQ has daily flights to Douala, Lagos (X5 per week), Kinshasa (X5 per week), Accra (X5 per week), Abidjan, Lusaka, Lilongwe, Harare (X6 weekly) Sudan, Uganda (Upto X4 daily), Tanzania (Upto X4 daily), Rwanda, Burundi, Egypt not forgetting double dailies to Johannesburg. KQ flies daily to London and Amsterdam (in Europe), Dubai and Mumbai in the East. KQ also flies at least 3 times a week to Hongkong, Bangkok, Gaungzhou and Paris. With this kind of schedule and growing, KQ effectively put an end to the days of connecting among African countries through Europe. KQ’s fleet includes 4 state of the art Boeing 777’s with pax capacity of +320, 6 Boeing 767’s with pax capacity of +220 and a variety of 737 aircraft complement its fleet of total 23 aeroplanes. It has an order for 6 state of the art Boeing 787 planes due for delivery in 2010. Despite being ranked 5th African airline in terms of number of passengers and revenue (+2m pax & $670m in 05/06), it is the most profitable airline in Africa even above SAA who despite turning over more than 30% of Africas airline revenues ($2.2bn +), returned losses to the shareholder. KQ is 26% owned by KLM and recently (August 2006) received IOSA safety certification (The IATA equivalent of ISO certification but this focuses on safety of the operations only). Be the judge.