Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) is set to sell two of its B777-200(ER)s to US ACMI/charter specialist Omni Air International (OY, Tulsa International) with deliveries scheduled for later this quarter. The carrier's fleet of four B777-200(ER)s are currently parked at Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta alongside its unwanted trio of B777-300(ER)s.

“I am pleased that we have reached this milestone," Kenya Airways Group Managing Director and CEO Mbuvi Ngunze said in prepared statement. "Although we announced our intention to rationalise our fleet in line with our current position more than a year ago, it has taken a while to find a good home for our B777-200. We are now satisfied with this sale and will make other important announcements on fleet rationalisation soon­­.”

The loss-making carrier is in the midst of a restructuring programme devised by consultancy firms Seabury and McKinsey. As part of the plan, the carrier has replaced the B777 with the B787-8 as the backbone of its widebody fleet. In a bid to generate revenue from its recently delivered B777-300(ER)s, Kenya Airways had attempted to lease them out to PIA - Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad International) but failed to secure the tender.

For its part, Omni Air operates three B767-200(ER)s, seven B767-300(ER)s, and two B777-200(ER)s.