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What we compareKenya AirwaysEast African Airways
Country in archiveKenyaKenya
FoundedJanuary 22, 19771945
FounderGovernment of Kenya—
HeadquartersNairobi, Embakasi, KENairobi, Kenya, KE
Name originThe 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.The sources used for this short profile do not explain the origin of the East African Airways name.
HighlightsJomo Kenyatta International Airport hub, Boeing 787-8, Airbus A310-300Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Julius Nyerere International Airport, Entebbe International Airport
Earliest archived brand logo19771946
Latest archived logo20071946
Archived logo assets21

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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