Quick question... and pardon me ahead of time for asking this question, but I have read comments here and on Daily Nation, and it seems to me that there is a general attitude among a fair number of commentators when things like this happen that so-and-so is "not qualified", and I think that is not fair. This could have been a defective tire, loss of tire pressure, small debris on the runway that punctured the tire, bird-strike against the tire, etc. but whatever the case, there seems to always be an attitude that "this wouldn't happen in the US", or "we are unsafe, the UK is safe", etc. etc.

Why is there a general feeling that locals are not capable? KQ has a very good safety record and great pilots... well, except for that pilot that experienced spatial disorientation and banked the plane hard right and out of control... but these things happen. People should be praising KQ for the fact that JKIA was ready and process capable to support an emergency landing, that the tower saw the incident and contacted the authorities and the pilots, and that the pilots did a stellar job landing the plane sans a tire- no skidding off the runway. Can we get three cheers for that?

It's like a general feeling of self-loathing almost, and the Kenyan news media jumps right into it, and I think that it hinders progress. The media is quick to denounce the stoking of tribalism, and rightfully so. But who denounces their news-cycle tool of self-loathing and negativity? That is NOT how you raise a people up. You have to believe in yourself and your capability, and all the negativity- the biblical murmuring and complaining, will not have Kenya see Vision 2030. Confidence, patriotism, recognition of achievement, and self-pride, will.

I've waited on the tarmac or had delays of up to nine hours at JFK, LAX, ORD and ATL among others. Delays are normal once you start to expand your routes. All growing airlines experience delays, and 30 minutes to an hour is absolutely nothing compared to the delays in US airspace and would be considered in the "excellent" range. Understand that there is an entire network of flights, security procedures, pre-flight checklists, flight prep procedures, weather, etc etc that goes into making sure that your flight departs and arrives safely. If anything, maybe KQ could do a better job explaining this to passengers... communication and customer service.

As far as mechanical faults, be glad that they caught them on the ground, not in the sky.

As far as the movie, that isn't necessarily KQ's fault, though they should of course take responsibility. Movie houses make in-house edits for "ancillary markets" in which all adult themes are removed from movies that will be viewed by all audiences. The wrong version was likely sent to KQ. They should apologize and make it part of the procedure to review all in-flight entertainment regardless of what the distributor says about its contents.

As far as food running out, maybe it was a weight restriction... food versus FUEL. Which would you pick? But again, this is where KQ could probably put some polish on its customer service skills. A coupon for dinner at the Carnivore or even Wimpy Burger to make up for the inconvenience would have done a lot to smooth things over nicely.

this is negligence of the highest order.

As far as replacing their "aging fleet", it looks like KNAL will have to wait a bit longer... what with Boeing pushing the dreamliner debut back a further 8 months ....

First delivery is expected in October this year. Note however that Kenya Airways is number 20 something on the delivery list..... probable delivery date is likely - 2014.

It remains to be seen if TN has the cojones to switch to Airbus ...


Link:
http://atwonline.com/air...s-first-delivery-delaye

http://www.arabianbusine...-boeing-ceo-375511.html

@ MatataMingi. i totally support u. guyz need to chill and relax and think what they are sayin.Trashin KQ lik it was an access kenya of the airline industry show allot of misinformation..i am shockd at sound minds at wazua equating tis stock to express and the like .
I wish mis placed emotions show cased her wld translate at the stock price then i wld really buy cheap from those panic selling...
KQ is a great co. and lets keep it like that..

problems have to be pointed out however small. A stitch in time saves nine, the time to manage the situation is now, not when we begin to get ten hours delays. People do travel and many people like to travel safe and on time, but we all don't keep track of how many flights we've done per route lol.

May be looking at the brighter side of it, they have competent pilots who can land the plane safely with some wheels missing.... that is a plus by the way....

How insurable is an incidence where ones property is destroyed by a plane wheel falling on it? May be the insurance have a new innovative product right there...

Not to be too light, I do not think losing One wheel is such a big thing really for such a big aircraft. It is not a car that has only four. If you watch Aircrash investigations, you will realise KQ are good. The delays, as mentioned earlier, are not bad compared to the west.I always choose to fly KQ anyday if I have a choice. These guys have an excellent track record on safety and they have the best pilots in the region and they are worldclass by any standards. You will realise this when they land at JKIA. Normally it is very smooth. Just try and land here on a BA or Ethiopian .... The plane almost collides with the runway.

As an investment, I do not think that airlines is stable the world over. What with the out of control fuel prices,too many aicraft being built, too many routes etc. The next frontier is now Maglav locomotion. Ask China.

Its not clear to me. What came off? The rubber or the metail ream with bolts or the rubber and the rim together like you would get from say a lorry on one of our roads?

If its the entire mguu, then this is very worring? How did the bolts come off when in mid air.??????