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possession of a new Embraer E190 jet, as part of the strategic move to boost its fleet.Registered as 5Y-KYS, the E190 touched down at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport yesterday (Saturday) at 2030hrs from Sao Jose dos Campos, Embraer Headquarters in Brazil.The new 96 seater aircraft will join the growing family of Embraer jets that Kenya Airways uses for its regional operations in Africa, and helps fulfill the plans to build capacity that is more efficient for its Africa market which is the core focus for the Pride of Africa.“This is the fourth delivery following an agreement signed between Kenya Airways and the manufacturers of Embrear last year, for five jets.We are looking forward to receiving yet another jet in the coming months”, said the Group Managing Director and
Chief Executive Officer Dr. Titus Naikuni.He added, “With our route network expansion firmly on course, the addition of a new aircraft into the fleet is quite timely.”Dr. Naikuni added that the increase in capacity had been necessitated by growing regional passenger and cargo demand, the ongoing expansion of the KQ’s route network and the need to modernize the fleet in line with global standards.The Embraer E190 is a Brazilian-built state-of-the-art regional jet. It has been configured in a dual-class layout with 96 seats: 12 in business class and 84 in economy. The jet has also been fitted a modern in-flight entertainment system with individual touch screens.“The E-190 fleet brings to Kenya Airways an even higher level of technological advancement, lower maintenance and operational costs- at a time when the trends in the global economy demand that businesses adopt efficiency in their
processes”, Dr. Naikuni said.Recently Embraer and Kenya Airways finalized the contract for the acquisition of 10 EMBRAER 190 jets. The deal also includes purchase rights for 16 aircraft, which could be either the EMBRAER 190 or other models of the E-Jet family.The delivery of the new jet brings the number of Embraer planes in the Kenya Airways fleet to 9- five E170s and four E190s, to support plans to fly to all African capital cities by the end of 2013.Dr. Naikuni said “The combination of the E170 and E190 in our network will offer greater efficiency and flexibility in right-sizing the aircraft to meet route demand, using the same crew and ensuring consistent, high comfort for our passengers
KQ takes over new Embraer E190 jet to boost its fleet.
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Scangroup and Ogilvy Announce Joint Venture in Ghana
Africa’s leading marketing
services group, Scangroup and Ogilvy, both associates of WPP, a world leader in advertising and marketing services, have announced the launch of two advertising firms in Ghana.
The move is aimed at expanding Scangroup and Ogilvy operations in the fast-growing continent and serving existing demand for marketing and communication services.
Scanad Ghana Ltd and Ogilvy Ghana Ltd have been established to take over the existing advertising and promotional business of Media Majique & Research Systems Ltd which has traditionally traded as MMRS Ogilvy and Ogilvy Africa Media Ghana
Ltd (OAM) respectively. Mr. Reginald Laryea, immediate past president of the Advertising Association of Ghana and a marketing communications specialist, has been appointed as Chairman of Scanad Ghana and will retain a minority stake in both businesses. Mr. Bharat Thakrar, Chief Executive Officer of Scangroup, said the new partnership was in line with Scangroup’s strategy that aims to create a leading Pan-African communication network and expand its foothold in the West African market: “The entry into Ghana increases our footprint and marks another milestone towards our vision of becoming a leading marketing services company in Sub Saharan Africa. This will also enable us to service our pan-African clients better with in-market infrastructure”.
The strategy of pan-African expansion will help Scangroup to achieve its long-held ambition to diversify its regional presence and reduce its revenue reliance on Kenya.
Commenting on the partnership, Mr. Laryea said business prospects in Ghana are bright and would be supported by a strategic partner who will contribute to raising the standard of marketing communication onto the next level: “This partnership with Scangroup and Ogilvy will be beneficial to the industry and our clients.” The launch of Scanad Ghana Ltd and Ogilvy Ghana Ltd is the latest in a series of joint ventures by Scangroup, which is embracing world-class marketing services in the markets in which it operates in sub-Saharan Africa. Scangroup has in the past four years completed multi-million-shilling acquisition deals across African market as it sought to boost its presence and earnings. Last year, Scangroup Ltd and Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide agreed to create a pan-African joint venture in order to strengthen a common expansion and growth strategy for Sub
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Airtel Kenya has proclaimed itself as the true partner to Kenyans in
their effort to beat inflation by announcing that it will not increase its calling rates against the backdrop of the current challenging economic environment with high inflation affecting the operational costs for companies and individual customers in Kenya today.This announcement ensures that the cost of calling to other networks from Airtel remains lower than that of making calls within some other networks in Kenya today.Airtel’s calling rates remain at Kshs.3/- per minute across all networks in Kenya for both prepaid and postpaid and SMS costs remain at Kshs.1/- across all networks in Kenya with International calls continuing to be charged at Kshs3/-.In a statement, Shivan Bhargava, Airtel Kenya Chief Operating officer observed that like other industry players and customers in general, Airtel has been hit by the depreciation of the Kenya Shilling against the US Dollar and other major international currencies leading to an increase in its operational costs including fuel costs for its base stations.Mr. Bhargava expressed his delight at the pace of
development in Kenya and its position as the unrivalled regional business hub noting that the improved infrastructure, level of manpower development and the booming tourism industry makes a perfect complement for partnership with Kenya and Airtel and its strategy of offering affordable quality communications solutions for all Kenyans noting that Airtel is in Kenya and with Kenyans for the long term.He went on to add that “Airtel’s objective is to increase mobile penetration and usage through affordability and network expansion in rural areas for voice and Internet services to offer Kenyans the freedom to achieve their goals and to drive GDP growth.We recognize that by providing affordable rates in the mobile industry, the company will help the Government control inflation and empower
Kenyans to increase their expenditure in health and education.Mr. Bhargava explained that “In a world where everything is moving up so fast for Kenyans, it is good to know that Airtel’s rates will remain the same; making it possible for Kenyans to call and share their daily experiences with family and friends
and to also make that much needed business call that may just earn them the break and put the much desired extra coin of the day for food on their tables,”He explained that Airtel has been able to retain its pricing by working on synergies, efficiencies and productivity of its operations to deliver more for less; passing on the benefits accrued from these efficiencies to its customers by retaining its call rates at bare minimum.He said Airtel will continue to offer affordable products and services to all Kenyans, supported by a superior quality network and growing Airtel Money network.Mr. Bhargava said that Airtel being one of the world’s top 5 mobile communications companies and the only one with operations in 16 countries in Africa with a recent entry into Rwanda bringing the total to 17 provides the same familiar brand and the same quality
of service, reliability, innovation and affordability wherever its customers live, work or travel.He revealed that customers will also soon benefit from the regional presence of Airtel as the company takes steps to review the costs of its calls to the East African Community downwards, especially to Tanzania and Uganda where a majority of Kenyans have either family or business connections.He revealed that the company is currently testing a brand new 3G network across Kenya that will
enhance quality and speed of internet access for it’s customers noting that the formal launch will come within the next 45 days.The company is also contributing to the enhancement of employment in Kenya will be by bringing to the country BPO and partnering with world-class organizations such as IBM, Nokia Siemens Networks, Ericsson and SPANCO who will invest in the country and offer employment and training for young Kenyans.Airtel recently relaunched its Airtel Money E-Commerce product with increased
agencies offering cash deposit and withdrawal points across the country. It also launched the world’s first revolutionary one time use MasterCard debit card, Pay Online jointly with Master Card and Standard Chartered Bank that allows Airtel Money Customers to conveniently pay for goods and services on the internet without having to worry about the security of card fraud. Customers are also able to pay water and electricity bills for free on Airtel Money using user friendly menu.
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