Kenya Airways and Canadian aerospace company Avianor have converted the passenger cabins of some of the airline’s Boeing 787 airliners to carry cargo. Kenya Airways is a public-private partnership (with the State as the biggest but not the majority shareholder) and is the country’s national flag carrier, while Avianor is a Canadian enterprise specialising in aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul and the integration and completion of cabin interiors. This was the first time, anywhere, that passenger cabins of 787s were repurposed to carry freight. The airline operates nine 787s, of which two have undergone the modification, which is not permanent. The process started in December and was completed last month. Kenya Airways started carrying cargo in the passenger cabins of its 787s earlier last year, but with the passenger seats still fitted. This constrained the volume and weight of cargo that could be carried in the cabins.
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