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What we compareEast African AirwaysKenya Airways
Country in archiveKenyaKenya
Founded1945January 22, 1977
Founder—Government of Kenya
HeadquartersNairobi, Kenya, KENairobi, Embakasi, KE
Name originThe sources used for this short profile do not explain the origin of the East African Airways name.The airline is named for Kenya, the country whose government established it in 1977 as the national flag carrier. Its IATA code, KQ, is the basis for the tail symbol introduced in the 2005 livery, according to Wikipedia.
HighlightsJomo Kenyatta International Airport, Julius Nyerere International Airport, Entebbe International AirportJomo Kenyatta International Airport hub, Boeing 787-8, Airbus A310-300
Earliest archived brand logo19461977
Latest archived logo19462007
Archived logo assets12

Logo dates are archive labels; symbols dated before a brand's founding are excluded from its earliest-logo date. Asset counts include all archived variants, not just redesigns. A dash means a value is unavailable.

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