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Boeing: Kenya Airways' first B-777/200ER landed in Nairobi

Nairobi, Kenya - During a sumptuous ceremony

Kenya Airways received its first Boeing 777-200ER (Extended Range) last week during a celebration that included the airplane and two Kenya Air Force fighter jets dazzling onlookers while flying over Nairobi. The airplane is the first 777 regularly operating in sub-Saharan Africa and the first airplane in the region powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 800 engines. During the fly-over, observers enjoyed a...

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Rome, Italy, 06/01/2004 16:57
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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