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Kuwait Airways

May 04, 2023

Kuwait Airways (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية الكويتية, al-Ḫuṭūṭ al-Jawiyyah al-Kuwaītiyyah) is the flag carrier of Kuwait,[2] with its head office on the grounds of Kuwait International Airport, Al Farwaniyah Governorate. It operates scheduled international services throughout the Middle East, to the Indian subcontinent, Europe, Southeast Asia and North America, from its main base at Kuwait International Airport.

Kuwait Airways
الخطوط الجوية الكويتية
al-Khuṭūṭ al-Jawiyyah al-Kuwaītiyyah
IATA ICAO Callsign
KU KAC KUWAITI
Founded1953; 70 years ago (1953) (as Kuwait National Airways)
Commenced operations16 March 1954 (1954-03-16)
HubsKuwait International Airport
Frequent-flyer programOasis Club
Fleet size34
Destinations34
Parent companyKuwait Airways Corporation (KAC)[1]
HeadquartersAl Farwaniyah Governorate, Kuwait
Key people
Websitewww.kuwaitairways.com

History

 
Kuwait National Airways Douglas DC-3 in 1955

The carrier traces its history back to 1953,[nb 1] when Kuwait National Airways was formed by a group of Kuwaiti businessmen; initially, the government took a 50% interest.[4]: 211 [5] That year, a five-year management contract was signed with British International Airlines (BIA),[6] a BOAC subsidiary in Kuwait that operated charter flights and provided maintenance services.[5][7] Two Dakotas were bought,[4]: 211  and operations started on 16 March 1954 (1954-03-16).[3] The carrier transported 8,966 passengers in its first year of operations.[8] In July 1955 (1955-07), the name Kuwait Airways was adopted.[9][nb 2] In May 1958 (1958-05),[3] a new contract for management and operation was signed, directly with BOAC this time.[10] BIA was taken over by Kuwait Airways in April 1959 (1959-04).[3][nb 3]

 
Kuwait Airways De Havilland DH.106 Comet 4C at London Heathrow Airport in 1964
 
A Kuwait Airways Trident at London Heathrow in 1974

On 8 August 1962,[4]: 210  Kuwait Airways became the first foreign customer in ordering the Trident when two aircraft of the type were acquired, and an option for a third was taken. The deal was valued at £5.5 million, and also included a Comet 4C. At the same time, the carrier had also a £3 million order in place for three BAC One-Elevens, with an option for a fourth.[11]: 221  The airline took delivery of the first Comet of its own in January 1963 (1963-01),[12][13] but Comet operations had started in July the previous year with an aircraft on lease from MEA.[14]: 225  In August 1963 (1963-08), a second Comet was ordered.[15][16] The delivery of this second airframe established an unofficial record in early 1964, when it flew between London and Kuwait, a distance of 2,888 miles (4,648 km), at 461 miles per hour (742 km/h) on average.[17] On 1 June 1963, the government increased its participation in the airline to 100%.[18] In March 1964 (1964-03), the carrier added its first European destination to the route network when flights to London were inaugurated using Comet equipment; from that time, services between London and some points in the Middle East, including Abadan, Bahrain, Beirut, Dhahran, Doha and Kuwait, started being operated in a pool agreement between the carrier and BOAC and MEA.[19][20] A month later, the airline absorbed Trans Arabia Airways.[21]: 855 [22]

 
A Kuwait Airways Boeing 707-320C on the approach to London Heathrow Airport in 1978. Three aircraft of the type were ordered in November 1967 (1967-11).[23]

In April 1965 (1965-04), the route network had expanded to include Abadan, Baghdad, Bahrain, Beirut, Bombay, Cairo, Damascus, Doha, Frankfurt, Geneva, Jerusalem, Karachi, London, Paris and Teheran. At this time, the fleet was comprised two Comet 4Cs, three DC-6Bs, two Twin Pioneers and three Viscount 700s; the carrier had two Trident 1Es and three One-Elevens pending delivery.[18] The first Trident was handed over by the aircraft manufacturer in March 1966 (1966-03),[24] and the second followed in May the same year.[25] In the interim, a third aircraft of the type was ordered.[25] On the other hand, the One-Elevens were never delivered: in January 1966 (1966-01) the carrier stated that the simultaneous introduction of both types of aircraft was not possible due to a tightened budget, and postponed their delivery;[26] it was informed late that year that the airline would not take them.[27][nb 4] Three Boeing 707-320Cs were ordered in November 1967 (1967-11).[23] The carrier made its first profit ever in 1968, with a net income of £910,000.[29]

During 1972, Kuwait Airways' fifth consecutive profitable year, the airline had a net profit of £2.9 million. By May 1973 (1973-05), the fleet had reduced to five Boeing 707-320C aircraft.[29] That year, flights to Colombo were launched.[30] At March 1975 (1975-03), Faisal Saud Al-Fulaij, who employed 1,800, was the chairman of the corporation.[31] In a deal worth US$14 million, two additional ex-Pan American Boeing 707-320Cs were subsequently purchased that year, with the first one entering the fleet in May.[32] The carrier ordered its first Boeing 737 that year, slated for delivery in February 1976 (1976-02).[33] Kuwait Airways became the Boeing 727s 96th worldwide customer in 1979, when it ordered three of these aircraft for delivery in late 1980 and early 1981.[34]

 
A Kuwait Airways Airbus A310-300 approaches Prague Ruzyne Airport in 2004

By July 1980 (1980-07), chairmanship was held by Ghassan Al-Nissef, the number of employees had grown to 5,400 and the fleet comprised eight Boeing 707-320Cs, one Boeing 737-200, three Boeing 747-200Bs and one JetStar; three Boeing 727-200s were pending delivery.[35] In mid-1980, six Airbus A310-200s were ordered to replace the Boeing 707s on routes to Asia, Europe and the Middle East, with deliveries starting in 1983;[36] five more A310 aircraft were added to the order late that year.[37]

After India's air market was deregulated in 1992, Kuwait Airways and Gulf Air participated in the formation of Jet Airways, each holding a 20% equity stake,[38] with a total investment estimated in US$8 million.[39] Following the enactment of a law that banned the investment of foreign carriers in domestic Indian operators, both airlines had to divest their shareholding in the Indian company.[40] Kuwait Airways' 20% stake in Jet Airways was sold to chairman Naresh Goyal for US$4 million.[41][42]

 
A Kuwait Airways Airbus A340-300 takes off from Charles de Gaulle Airport in 2014. The carrier received the first aircraft of the type in March 1995 (1995-03).[43]

In July 1996 (1996-07),[44] the carrier modified a previous order that included Boeing 747 aircraft,[45] and placed an order worth US$280 million for two Boeing 777-200s,[44] with purchase rights for another aircraft of the type.[46] The operation made Kuwait Airways the 22nd customer of the type worldwide.[44] The airframer handed over the first Boeing 777-200 in early 1998.[47][48] In December 1998 a code-share agreement was signed with Trans World Airlines to begin in the Spring of 1999.[49]

In October 2007, the new CEO pledged that the airline should be privatised in order for it to compete efficiently against other airlines. He says that the airline will encounter difficulty in advancing, especially in fleet renewal, without the privatisation.[50]

Flights to Iraq were resumed in November 2013 (2013-11); Kuwait Airways had discontinued services to the country in 1990 following the invasion of Kuwait.[51] After a 17-year hiatus, the carrier resumed flying to Munich in July 2015 (2015-07).[52][53] Also in July 2015, the airline restarted flights to Istanbul-Atatürk; the city had not been served for three years.[53] Bangalore was added to the carrier's network in October 2015 (2015-10).[54]

Corporate affairs and identity

Ownership

Kuwait Airways is wholly owned by the government of Kuwait, as of October 2019.[55]

Privatisation plans

Privatisation started being considered in the mid-1990s, in a period that followed the Gulf War when the carrier experienced a heavy loss on its assets.[56] The company was turned into a corporation in 2004.[57] A draft decree for its privatisation was approved by the government on 21 July 2008. Plans were to sell up to 35% of the stake to a long-term investor and another 40% allotted to the public, whereas the government would hold the remaining 25%. These plans also contemplated the exclusion of domestic carrier competitors, such as Jazeera Airways, as potential bidders. Furthermore, the government also committed to keep the workforce invariant for at least five years and those who were not to be retained would be offered the opportunity to be transferred to other government dependencies without altering their salaries and holding similar working conditions.[56]

In 2011, the privatisation committee valued the carrier at US$805 million, following advice by the Citigroup, Ernst & Young and Seabury.[58] The process was expected to be concluded by March 2011 (2011-03).[59] However, in October that year the committee recommended the airline to go through a reorganisation process before continuing with the privatisation programme,[60] something that was approved by Kuwait's Council of Ministers.[58] The privatisation draft was amended[61][62] and the government signed a contract with the International Air Transport Association for the provision of consultation expertise.[63] The law for the privatisation of Kuwait Airways Corporation was passed in January 2013 (2013-01).[64]

Key people

As of April 2021, Ali Al-Dukhan holds the position as chairman.[65]

As of October 2021, Maen Razouqi holds the position as CEO.[66]

Headquarters

The Kuwait Airways headquarters is located on the grounds of Kuwait International Airport in Al Farwaniyah Governorate, Kuwait. The 42,000 square metres (450,000 sq ft) head office was built for 15.8 million Kuwaiti dinars (US $ 53.6 million). Ahmadiah Contracting & Trading Co. served as the main contractor. The headquarter was constructed from 1992 to 1996. The construction of the head office was the first time that structural glazing for curtain walls was used in the State of Kuwait.[67] The previous headquarters was on the grounds of the airport.[68]

Subsidiaries and alliances

Kuwait Airways has several subsidiaries that are going through a similar privatization process as KAC.

  • Kuwait Aviation Services Co. (KASCO)
  • Automated Systems Co. (ASC, شركة الأنظمـــــة الآلية,الأنظمة) GDS provider since 1989
  • ALAFCO

Kuwait Airways also went into alliances with several airlines to keep up with demand and to continue its operations during the 1990 War.

Livery

 
Kuwait Airways A320neo in the new livery in 2020

The airline revamped its livery in October 2016, updating the stylised bird logo.[69][70]

Destinations

Main article: List of Kuwait Airways destinations

From its hub at Kuwait International Airport, Kuwait Airways flies to 34 international destinations across Asia, Europe, North America and the Middle East, as of November 2013.[71]

Codeshare agreements

Kuwait Airways has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:[72][73]

Interline agreements

Kuwait Airways has interline agreements with the following airlines:[72]

New York to London route

Kuwait Airways was accused of discriminating against holders of Israeli passports, for refusing in 2013 and 2014 to sell tickets from New York to London to people holding Israeli passports.[76][77] In response, Senator Richard Blumenthal, along with five other senators, wrote a letter to Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx in May 2015 urging him to investigate the allegations. In October 2015, at the conclusion of an investigation, the Department of Transportation issued Kuwait Airways an order to "cease and desist from refusing to transport Israeli citizens between the U.S. and any third country where they are allowed to disembark"[78] In the letter, the DOT also accused Kuwait Airways of following the Arab League boycott of Israel.[79] Additionally, New York City Councilmember Rory Lancman asked the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates JFK Airport, to "terminate the airline’s lease if it doesn’t immediately change its policy".[80] For its part, the airline said that it is in compliance with Kuwaiti Law which prohibits the company from entering "into an agreement, personally or indirectly, with entities or persons residing in Israel, or with Israeli citizenship."[81] The airline also petitioned the Federal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to review the dispute.[82]

The matter was settled on December 15, 2015, when Kuwait Airlines informed the United States Department of Transportation that it will eliminate service between JFK and London Heathrow, with The Daily Telegraph reporting that tickets for the route were no longer being sold effective the following week. Councilmember Lancman responded saying "If you’re so anti-Semitic that you would rather cancel a flight than provide service to Israeli passport holders, then good riddance".[83][84]

In a similar 2017 lawsuit filed by the Lawfare Project, a German court upheld the airline's right to refuse to allow Israelis on an flight from Frankfurt to Bangkok with a layover in Kuwait.[85][86] In August 2019, Kuwait Airways Chairman Yousef A. M. J. Alsaqer stated that the airlines plans to spend $2.5 billion on new aircraft that due to be delivered by 2026[87]

Fleet

Current fleet

 
A Kuwait Airways Airbus A320-200 at Dubai International Airport in 2014
 
A Kuwait Airways Airbus A330-200 on short final to Frankfurt Airport in 2016
 
A Kuwait Airways Boeing 777 parked at Kuwait International Airport in 2020 in the current livery
 
Wearing a Kuwait Airways livery, a single Boeing 747-400 that served as the private aircraft of the Emir of Kuwait was occasionally deployed on scheduled services.[88]

As of January 2023, the Kuwait Airways fleet includes the following aircraft:[89]

Kuwait Airways fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
F C Y Total
Airbus A320-200 8 — — 20 110 130
Airbus A320neo 7 2 — 12 122 134
Airbus A321neo — 6 TBA 169 [90]
Airbus A321LR — 3 TBA 169 [90]
Airbus A330-200 5 — 17 30 165 212[91][92]
Airbus A330-800 4 — — 32 203 235[93]
Airbus A330-900 — 7 TBA 291 [90]
Airbus A350-900 — 2 TBA 326 [55]
Boeing 777-300ER 10 — 8 26 290 324[94]
Total 34 20

Kuwait Airways operates aircraft for official State business. The fleet has a Kuwait Airways inspired livery with State of Kuwait titles, and is composed of one Airbus A300-600, one A310-300, one A319, one A320, two A340-500 and one Boeing 747-8BBJ.[citation needed]

Former fleet

Aircraft [95][96] Total Introduced Retired Notes
Airbus A300B4 1 1983 1983 Leased from Hapag-Lloyd Flug
1 1991 1992 Leased from EgyptAir
Airbus A300-600R 8 1984 2015
Airbus A310-200 8 1983 1990
Airbus A310-300 8 1991 2015
Airbus A340-300 4 1995 2017
Boeing 707-320 5 1975 1978 Leased from British European Airways
Boeing 707-320C 3 1977 1977 Leased from British European Airways and British Midland Airlines
10 1968 1985
6 1991 1992 Leased from Trans Mediterranean Airways
Boeing 727-200 4 1980 1994
Boeing 737-200 1 1976 1980
Boeing 747-200M 4 1978 2008
Boeing 747-400M 1 1994 2019
Boeing 767-200ER 2 1986 1991 Destroyed by bombing in February 1991
1 1994 1995
Boeing 777-200ER 2 1998 2017
De Havilland Comet 3 1963 1969 One leased from BOAC
Douglas C-47B Skytrain 2 1952 1970
Douglas DC-6B 1 1964 1968
Douglas DC-8-32 1 1974 1976
Douglas DC-8-62F 3 1997 1999 Cargo Aircraft
Hawker Siddeley Trident 4 1965 1972
Lockheed L-1011-200 TriStar 1 1992 1994 Leased from British Airways
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 1 1992 1993 Leased from British Airways
Vickers Viscount 10 1958 1967

Recent developments

 
A Kuwait Airways Airbus A330-800neo. The airline phased in two of these aircraft in October 2020.[97]

In October 2013 (2013-10), Kuwait Airways had one of the oldest aircraft fleets in the Middle East, with an average age of 20 years.[98] That month, the carrier opened its maintenance facilities to the press for them to check that the fleet was kept in condition,[99] amid rumours of deficiencies in their maintenance.[100] In December the same year, the carrier signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus for the acquisition of 15 A320neos and ten A350-900s.[101][102][103] These aircraft would be handed over between 2019 and 2022.[104] For the interim period, the deal includes the lease of seven A320s and five A330-200s from the aircraft manufacturer;[105] deliveries would start in late 2014.[104] In a deal valued at US$4.4 billion,[106] the order including ten A350-900s and 15 A320neos was confirmed in February 2014 (2014-02).[107][108] Kuwait Airways' intentions to purchase ten Boeing 777-300ERs were informed in November 2014 (2014-11).[109][110] The order was firmed up a month later for US$3.3 billion[111][112][113] with deliveries expected to start in November 2016.[114] Also in December 2014 (2014-12), Kuwait Airways took delivery of its first sharketled Airbus A320 as part of the airline's fleet renewal programme.[115] By March 2015 Kuwait Airways received four leased aircraft of the type, marking the first fleet upgrade in 17 years.[116][117] The carrier became a new customer for the Airbus A330 when it received the first aircraft of the type in June 2015 (2015-06).[91][92]

Following the airline's rebranding initiative in October 2016, Kuwait Airways received its first Boeing 777-300ER in December 2016, marking the arrival of the airline's first fully owned new aircraft in nearly twenty years.[69][70] Introduced in 1995,[43] the Airbus A340-300 was retired from service by the airline in 2017.[88] In October 2018, Kuwait Airways amended a pre-existing commitment with Airbus for 10 A350-900s by reducing it to five of these aircraft, and ordered eight Airbus A330-800s, which were scheduled to be delivered from March 2019.[2][118] The first two Airbus A330-800s were handed over to the airline by the aircraft manufacturer in October 2020.[97]

Services

Kuwait Airways is one of the few airlines which does not serve alcoholic drinks on its flights.[119]

Incidents and accidents

  • On 30 June 1966, Kuwait Airways Flight 032, a Trident 1C flight from Beirut to Kuwait City, suffered controlled flight into the ground four kilometres short of the runway. There were no fatalities and the Trident was written off.[120]
  • On 3 December 1984, Kuwait Airways Flight 221 from Kuwait City to Karachi, Pakistan, was hijacked by four Lebanese Shi'a hijackers and diverted to Tehran.[121]
  • On 5 April 1988, Kuwait Airways Flight 422 was hijacked from Bangkok to Kuwait with 111 passengers and crew aboard, with three members of the Kuwaiti Royal Family being among the passengers. Six or seven Lebanese men, including Hassan Izz-Al-Din, a veteran of the TWA 847 hijacking armed with guns and hand grenades forced the pilot to land in Mashhad, Iran and demanded the release of 17 Shi'ite Muslim prisoners being held by Kuwait. Lasting 16 days and travelling 3,200 miles (5,100 km) from Mashhad in northeastern Iran to Larnaca, Cyprus, and finally to Algiers, it is the longest skyjacking to date. Two passengers, Abdullah Khalidi, 25, and Khalid Ayoub Bandar, 20, both Kuwaitis, were shot to death by the hijackers and dumped on the tarmac in Cyprus. Kuwait did not release the 17 prisoners, and the hijackers were allowed to leave Algiers.[122]
  • In August 1990, in connection with the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, several Kuwait Airways planes were reported to have been seized and removed by Iraqi troops.[123]
  • On May 6, 2019, Anand Ramachandran, an Indian technician working for Kuwait Airways, was killed while he was towing a Boeing 777-300ER. Nobody was on board.[124]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Also mentioned to have been formed in March 1954 (1954-03).[3]
  2. ^ Renaming has also been reported to have taken place in March 1957 (1957-03).[3]
  3. ^ Also reported to have been taken over by Kuwait Airways in September the same year.[7]
  4. ^ These aircraft were leased to British Eagle.[28]: 812 

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kuwait, airways, arabic, الخطوط, الجوية, الكويتية, Ḫuṭūṭ, jawiyyah, kuwaītiyyah, flag, carrier, kuwait, with, head, office, grounds, kuwait, international, airport, farwaniyah, governorate, operates, scheduled, international, services, throughout, middle, east. Kuwait Airways Arabic الخطوط الجوية الكويتية al Ḫuṭuṭ al Jawiyyah al Kuwaitiyyah is the flag carrier of Kuwait 2 with its head office on the grounds of Kuwait International Airport Al Farwaniyah Governorate It operates scheduled international services throughout the Middle East to the Indian subcontinent Europe Southeast Asia and North America from its main base at Kuwait International Airport Kuwait Airwaysالخطوط الجوية الكويتيةal Khuṭuṭ al Jawiyyah al KuwaitiyyahIATA ICAO CallsignKU KAC KUWAITIFounded1953 70 years ago 1953 as Kuwait National Airways Commenced operations16 March 1954 1954 03 16 HubsKuwait International AirportFrequent flyer programOasis ClubFleet size34Destinations34Parent companyKuwait Airways Corporation KAC 1 HeadquartersAl Farwaniyah Governorate KuwaitKey peopleAli Al Dukhan Chairperson Maen Razouqi CEO Capt Essa Al Hadad COO citation needed Websitewww wbr kuwaitairways wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Corporate affairs and identity 2 1 Ownership 2 1 1 Privatisation plans 2 2 Key people 2 3 Headquarters 2 4 Subsidiaries and alliances 2 5 Livery 3 Destinations 3 1 Codeshare agreements 3 2 Interline agreements 3 3 New York to London route 4 Fleet 4 1 Current fleet 4 2 Former fleet 4 3 Recent developments 5 Services 6 Incidents and accidents 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References 10 External linksHistory Edit Kuwait National Airways Douglas DC 3 in 1955 The carrier traces its history back to 1953 nb 1 when Kuwait National Airways was formed by a group of Kuwaiti businessmen initially the government took a 50 interest 4 211 5 That year a five year management contract was signed with British International Airlines BIA 6 a BOAC subsidiary in Kuwait that operated charter flights and provided maintenance services 5 7 Two Dakotas were bought 4 211 and operations started on 16 March 1954 1954 03 16 3 The carrier transported 8 966 passengers in its first year of operations 8 In July 1955 1955 07 the name Kuwait Airways was adopted 9 nb 2 In May 1958 1958 05 3 a new contract for management and operation was signed directly with BOAC this time 10 BIA was taken over by Kuwait Airways in April 1959 1959 04 3 nb 3 Kuwait Airways De Havilland DH 106 Comet 4C at London Heathrow Airport in 1964 A Kuwait Airways Trident at London Heathrow in 1974 On 8 August 1962 4 210 Kuwait Airways became the first foreign customer in ordering the Trident when two aircraft of the type were acquired and an option for a third was taken The deal was valued at 5 5 million and also included a Comet 4C At the same time the carrier had also a 3 million order in place for three BAC One Elevens with an option for a fourth 11 221 The airline took delivery of the first Comet of its own in January 1963 1963 01 12 13 but Comet operations had started in July the previous year with an aircraft on lease from MEA 14 225 In August 1963 1963 08 a second Comet was ordered 15 16 The delivery of this second airframe established an unofficial record in early 1964 when it flew between London and Kuwait a distance of 2 888 miles 4 648 km at 461 miles per hour 742 km h on average 17 On 1 June 1963 the government increased its participation in the airline to 100 18 In March 1964 1964 03 the carrier added its first European destination to the route network when flights to London were inaugurated using Comet equipment from that time services between London and some points in the Middle East including Abadan Bahrain Beirut Dhahran Doha and Kuwait started being operated in a pool agreement between the carrier and BOAC and MEA 19 20 A month later the airline absorbed Trans Arabia Airways 21 855 22 A Kuwait Airways Boeing 707 320C on the approach to London Heathrow Airport in 1978 Three aircraft of the type were ordered in November 1967 1967 11 23 In April 1965 1965 04 the route network had expanded to include Abadan Baghdad Bahrain Beirut Bombay Cairo Damascus Doha Frankfurt Geneva Jerusalem Karachi London Paris and Teheran At this time the fleet was comprised two Comet 4Cs three DC 6Bs two Twin Pioneers and three Viscount 700s the carrier had two Trident 1Es and three One Elevens pending delivery 18 The first Trident was handed over by the aircraft manufacturer in March 1966 1966 03 24 and the second followed in May the same year 25 In the interim a third aircraft of the type was ordered 25 On the other hand the One Elevens were never delivered in January 1966 1966 01 the carrier stated that the simultaneous introduction of both types of aircraft was not possible due to a tightened budget and postponed their delivery 26 it was informed late that year that the airline would not take them 27 nb 4 Three Boeing 707 320Cs were ordered in November 1967 1967 11 23 The carrier made its first profit ever in 1968 with a net income of 910 000 29 During 1972 Kuwait Airways fifth consecutive profitable year the airline had a net profit of 2 9 million By May 1973 1973 05 the fleet had reduced to five Boeing 707 320C aircraft 29 That year flights to Colombo were launched 30 At March 1975 1975 03 Faisal Saud Al Fulaij who employed 1 800 was the chairman of the corporation 31 In a deal worth US 14 million two additional ex Pan American Boeing 707 320Cs were subsequently purchased that year with the first one entering the fleet in May 32 The carrier ordered its first Boeing 737 that year slated for delivery in February 1976 1976 02 33 Kuwait Airways became the Boeing 727s 96th worldwide customer in 1979 when it ordered three of these aircraft for delivery in late 1980 and early 1981 34 A Kuwait Airways Airbus A310 300 approaches Prague Ruzyne Airport in 2004 By July 1980 1980 07 chairmanship was held by Ghassan Al Nissef the number of employees had grown to 5 400 and the fleet comprised eight Boeing 707 320Cs one Boeing 737 200 three Boeing 747 200Bs and one JetStar three Boeing 727 200s were pending delivery 35 In mid 1980 six Airbus A310 200s were ordered to replace the Boeing 707s on routes to Asia Europe and the Middle East with deliveries starting in 1983 36 five more A310 aircraft were added to the order late that year 37 After India s air market was deregulated in 1992 Kuwait Airways and Gulf Air participated in the formation of Jet Airways each holding a 20 equity stake 38 with a total investment estimated in US 8 million 39 Following the enactment of a law that banned the investment of foreign carriers in domestic Indian operators both airlines had to divest their shareholding in the Indian company 40 Kuwait Airways 20 stake in Jet Airways was sold to chairman Naresh Goyal for US 4 million 41 42 A Kuwait Airways Airbus A340 300 takes off from Charles de Gaulle Airport in 2014 The carrier received the first aircraft of the type in March 1995 1995 03 43 In July 1996 1996 07 44 the carrier modified a previous order that included Boeing 747 aircraft 45 and placed an order worth US 280 million for two Boeing 777 200s 44 with purchase rights for another aircraft of the type 46 The operation made Kuwait Airways the 22nd customer of the type worldwide 44 The airframer handed over the first Boeing 777 200 in early 1998 47 48 In December 1998 a code share agreement was signed with Trans World Airlines to begin in the Spring of 1999 49 In October 2007 the new CEO pledged that the airline should be privatised in order for it to compete efficiently against other airlines He says that the airline will encounter difficulty in advancing especially in fleet renewal without the privatisation 50 Flights to Iraq were resumed in November 2013 2013 11 Kuwait Airways had discontinued services to the country in 1990 following the invasion of Kuwait 51 After a 17 year hiatus the carrier resumed flying to Munich in July 2015 2015 07 52 53 Also in July 2015 the airline restarted flights to Istanbul Ataturk the city had not been served for three years 53 Bangalore was added to the carrier s network in October 2015 2015 10 54 Corporate affairs and identity EditOwnership Edit Kuwait Airways is wholly owned by the government of Kuwait as of October 2019 update 55 Privatisation plans Edit Privatisation started being considered in the mid 1990s in a period that followed the Gulf War when the carrier experienced a heavy loss on its assets 56 The company was turned into a corporation in 2004 57 A draft decree for its privatisation was approved by the government on 21 July 2008 Plans were to sell up to 35 of the stake to a long term investor and another 40 allotted to the public whereas the government would hold the remaining 25 These plans also contemplated the exclusion of domestic carrier competitors such as Jazeera Airways as potential bidders Furthermore the government also committed to keep the workforce invariant for at least five years and those who were not to be retained would be offered the opportunity to be transferred to other government dependencies without altering their salaries and holding similar working conditions 56 In 2011 the privatisation committee valued the carrier at US 805 million following advice by the Citigroup Ernst amp Young and Seabury 58 The process was expected to be concluded by March 2011 2011 03 59 However in October that year the committee recommended the airline to go through a reorganisation process before continuing with the privatisation programme 60 something that was approved by Kuwait s Council of Ministers 58 The privatisation draft was amended 61 62 and the government signed a contract with the International Air Transport Association for the provision of consultation expertise 63 The law for the privatisation of Kuwait Airways Corporation was passed in January 2013 2013 01 64 Key people Edit As of April 2021 update Ali Al Dukhan holds the position as chairman 65 As of October 2021 update Maen Razouqi holds the position as CEO 66 Headquarters Edit The Kuwait Airways headquarters is located on the grounds of Kuwait International Airport in Al Farwaniyah Governorate Kuwait The 42 000 square metres 450 000 sq ft head office was built for 15 8 million Kuwaiti dinars US 53 6 million Ahmadiah Contracting amp Trading Co served as the main contractor The headquarter was constructed from 1992 to 1996 The construction of the head office was the first time that structural glazing for curtain walls was used in the State of Kuwait 67 The previous headquarters was on the grounds of the airport 68 Subsidiaries and alliances Edit Kuwait Airways has several subsidiaries that are going through a similar privatization process as KAC Kuwait Aviation Services Co KASCO Automated Systems Co ASC شركة الأنظمـــــة الآلية الأنظمة GDS provider since 1989 ALAFCOKuwait Airways also went into alliances with several airlines to keep up with demand and to continue its operations during the 1990 War Shorouk Air ceased operation 2003 Jet Airways India Temporarily suspended Trans World Airlines began 1 December 1999 with code share between JFK and Chicago to Kuwait City Livery Edit Kuwait Airways A320neo in the new livery in 2020 The airline revamped its livery in October 2016 updating the stylised bird logo 69 70 Destinations EditMain article List of Kuwait Airways destinations From its hub at Kuwait International Airport Kuwait Airways flies to 34 international destinations across Asia Europe North America and the Middle East as of November 2013 update 71 Codeshare agreements Edit Kuwait Airways has codeshare agreements with the following airlines 72 73 Etihad Airways Ethiopian Airlines ITA Airways 74 Middle East Airlines 75 Oman Air SriLankan Airlines Turkish AirlinesInterline agreements Edit Kuwait Airways has interline agreements with the following airlines 72 Air Canada Air China Air Europa Air India American Airlines Asiana Airlines Bangkok Airways Biman Bangladesh Airlines Cathay Pacific China Airlines Czech Airlines EgyptAir Etihad Airways Ethiopian Airlines Gulf Air ITA Airways Kenya Airways Korean Air LOT Polish Airlines Lufthansa Middle East Airlines Nepal Airlines Oman Air Qatar Airways Royal Air Maroc Saudia Singapore Airlines SriLankan Airlines Thai Airways International Tunisair Turkish Airlines Ukraine International Airlines United Airlines Vistara New York to London route Edit Kuwait Airways was accused of discriminating against holders of Israeli passports for refusing in 2013 and 2014 to sell tickets from New York to London to people holding Israeli passports 76 77 In response Senator Richard Blumenthal along with five other senators wrote a letter to Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx in May 2015 urging him to investigate the allegations In October 2015 at the conclusion of an investigation the Department of Transportation issued Kuwait Airways an order to cease and desist from refusing to transport Israeli citizens between the U S and any third country where they are allowed to disembark 78 In the letter the DOT also accused Kuwait Airways of following the Arab League boycott of Israel 79 Additionally New York City Councilmember Rory Lancman asked the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey which operates JFK Airport to terminate the airline s lease if it doesn t immediately change its policy 80 For its part the airline said that it is in compliance with Kuwaiti Law which prohibits the company from entering into an agreement personally or indirectly with entities or persons residing in Israel or with Israeli citizenship 81 The airline also petitioned the Federal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to review the dispute 82 The matter was settled on December 15 2015 when Kuwait Airlines informed the United States Department of Transportation that it will eliminate service between JFK and London Heathrow with The Daily Telegraph reporting that tickets for the route were no longer being sold effective the following week Councilmember Lancman responded saying If you re so anti Semitic that you would rather cancel a flight than provide service to Israeli passport holders then good riddance 83 84 In a similar 2017 lawsuit filed by the Lawfare Project a German court upheld the airline s right to refuse to allow Israelis on an flight from Frankfurt to Bangkok with a layover in Kuwait 85 86 In August 2019 Kuwait Airways Chairman Yousef A M J Alsaqer stated that the airlines plans to spend 2 5 billion on new aircraft that due to be delivered by 2026 87 Fleet EditCurrent fleet Edit A Kuwait Airways Airbus A320 200 at Dubai International Airport in 2014 A Kuwait Airways Airbus A330 200 on short final to Frankfurt Airport in 2016 A Kuwait Airways Boeing 777 parked at Kuwait International Airport in 2020 in the current livery Wearing a Kuwait Airways livery a single Boeing 747 400 that served as the private aircraft of the Emir of Kuwait was occasionally deployed on scheduled services 88 As of January 2023 update the Kuwait Airways fleet includes the following aircraft 89 Kuwait Airways fleet Aircraft In service Orders Passengers NotesF C Y TotalAirbus A320 200 8 20 110 130Airbus A320neo 7 2 12 122 134Airbus A321neo 6 TBA 169 90 Airbus A321LR 3 TBA 169 90 Airbus A330 200 5 17 30 165 212 91 92 Airbus A330 800 4 32 203 235 93 Airbus A330 900 7 TBA 291 90 Airbus A350 900 2 TBA 326 55 Boeing 777 300ER 10 8 26 290 324 94 Total 34 20Kuwait Airways operates aircraft for official State business The fleet has a Kuwait Airways inspired livery with State of Kuwait titles and is composed of one Airbus A300 600 one A310 300 one A319 one A320 two A340 500 and one Boeing 747 8BBJ citation needed Former fleet Edit Aircraft 95 96 Total Introduced Retired NotesAirbus A300B4 1 1983 1983 Leased from Hapag Lloyd Flug1 1991 1992 Leased from EgyptAirAirbus A300 600R 8 1984 2015Airbus A310 200 8 1983 1990Airbus A310 300 8 1991 2015Airbus A340 300 4 1995 2017Boeing 707 320 5 1975 1978 Leased from British European AirwaysBoeing 707 320C 3 1977 1977 Leased from British European Airways and British Midland Airlines10 1968 19856 1991 1992 Leased from Trans Mediterranean AirwaysBoeing 727 200 4 1980 1994Boeing 737 200 1 1976 1980Boeing 747 200M 4 1978 2008Boeing 747 400M 1 1994 2019Boeing 767 200ER 2 1986 1991 Destroyed by bombing in February 19911 1994 1995Boeing 777 200ER 2 1998 2017De Havilland Comet 3 1963 1969 One leased from BOACDouglas C 47B Skytrain 2 1952 1970Douglas DC 6B 1 1964 1968Douglas DC 8 32 1 1974 1976Douglas DC 8 62F 3 1997 1999 Cargo AircraftHawker Siddeley Trident 4 1965 1972Lockheed L 1011 200 TriStar 1 1992 1994 Leased from British AirwaysMcDonnell Douglas DC 10 30 1 1992 1993 Leased from British AirwaysVickers Viscount 10 1958 1967Recent developments Edit A Kuwait Airways Airbus A330 800neo The airline phased in two of these aircraft in October 2020 97 In October 2013 2013 10 Kuwait Airways had one of the oldest aircraft fleets in the Middle East with an average age of 20 years 98 That month the carrier opened its maintenance facilities to the press for them to check that the fleet was kept in condition 99 amid rumours of deficiencies in their maintenance 100 In December the same year the carrier signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus for the acquisition of 15 A320neos and ten A350 900s 101 102 103 These aircraft would be handed over between 2019 and 2022 104 For the interim period the deal includes the lease of seven A320s and five A330 200s from the aircraft manufacturer 105 deliveries would start in late 2014 104 In a deal valued at US 4 4 billion 106 the order including ten A350 900s and 15 A320neos was confirmed in February 2014 2014 02 107 108 Kuwait Airways intentions to purchase ten Boeing 777 300ERs were informed in November 2014 2014 11 109 110 The order was firmed up a month later for US 3 3 billion 111 112 113 with deliveries expected to start in November 2016 114 Also in December 2014 2014 12 Kuwait Airways took delivery of its first sharketled Airbus A320 as part of the airline s fleet renewal programme 115 By March 2015 update Kuwait Airways received four leased aircraft of the type marking the first fleet upgrade in 17 years 116 117 The carrier became a new customer for the Airbus A330 when it received the first aircraft of the type in June 2015 2015 06 91 92 Following the airline s rebranding initiative in October 2016 Kuwait Airways received its first Boeing 777 300ER in December 2016 marking the arrival of the airline s first fully owned new aircraft in nearly twenty years 69 70 Introduced in 1995 43 the Airbus A340 300 was retired from service by the airline in 2017 88 In October 2018 Kuwait Airways amended a pre existing commitment with Airbus for 10 A350 900s by reducing it to five of these aircraft and ordered eight Airbus A330 800s which were scheduled to be delivered from March 2019 2 118 The first two Airbus A330 800s were handed over to the airline by the aircraft manufacturer in October 2020 97 Services EditKuwait Airways is one of the few airlines which does not serve alcoholic drinks on its flights 119 Incidents and accidents EditOn 30 June 1966 Kuwait Airways Flight 032 a Trident 1C flight from Beirut to Kuwait City suffered controlled flight into the ground four kilometres short of the runway There were no fatalities and the Trident was written off 120 On 3 December 1984 Kuwait Airways Flight 221 from Kuwait City to Karachi Pakistan was hijacked by four Lebanese Shi a hijackers and diverted to Tehran 121 On 5 April 1988 Kuwait Airways Flight 422 was hijacked from Bangkok to Kuwait with 111 passengers and crew aboard with three members of the Kuwaiti Royal Family being among the passengers Six or seven Lebanese men including Hassan Izz Al Din a veteran of the TWA 847 hijacking armed with guns and hand grenades forced the pilot to land in Mashhad Iran and demanded the release of 17 Shi ite Muslim prisoners being held by Kuwait Lasting 16 days and travelling 3 200 miles 5 100 km from Mashhad in northeastern Iran to Larnaca Cyprus and finally to Algiers it is the longest skyjacking to date Two passengers Abdullah Khalidi 25 and Khalid Ayoub Bandar 20 both Kuwaitis were shot to death by the hijackers and dumped on the tarmac in Cyprus Kuwait did not release the 17 prisoners and the hijackers were allowed to leave Algiers 122 In August 1990 in connection with the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait several Kuwait Airways planes were reported to have been seized and removed by Iraqi troops 123 On May 6 2019 Anand Ramachandran an Indian technician working for Kuwait Airways was killed while he was towing a Boeing 777 300ER Nobody was on board 124 See also EditTransport in KuwaitNotes Edit Also mentioned to have been formed in March 1954 1954 03 3 Renaming has also been reported to have taken place in March 1957 1957 03 3 Also reported to have been taken over by Kuwait Airways in September the same year 7 These aircraft were leased to British Eagle 28 812 References Edit Kuwait Airways Corporation info Encyclopedia Retrieved 16 March 2023 a b Flottau Jens 15 October 2018 Kuwait Airways orders eight widebody Airbus A330 800s Air Transport World Archived from the original on 29 October 2018 a b c d e World airline directory Kuwait Airways Flight International 155 4670 84 31 March 6 April 1999 Archived from the original on 13 May 2014 a b c World market Trident page 203 Flight International 87 2918 11 February 1965 Archived from the original on 26 August 2013 World market Trident page 204 Flight International Archived from the original on 26 August 2013 World market Trident page 205 Flight International Archived from the original on 26 August 2013 World market Trident page 206 Flight International Archived from the original on 26 August 2013 World market Trident page 207 Flight International Archived from the original on 26 August 2013 World market Trident page 208 Flight International Archived from the original on 26 August 2013 World market Trident page 209 Flight International Archived from the original on 26 August 2013 World market Trident page 210 Flight International Archived from the original on 26 August 2013 World market Trident page 211 Flight International Archived from the original on 26 August 2013 a b World Airline Directory Kuwait Airways Ltd Flight 73 2569 539 18 April 1958 Archived from the original on 26 March 2014 B O A C in the Middle East Flight 73 2561 255 21 January 1958 Archived from the original on 13 May 2014 a b World airline survey Kuwait Airways Corporation Flight International 103 3341 459 22 March 1973 Archived from the original on 13 May 2014 World airline directory Kuwait National Airways Flight 67 2407 306 11 March 1955 Archived from the original on 27 September 2013 Civil aviation Brevities Flight 68 2426 138 22 July 1955 Archived from the original on 13 May 2014 Kuwait National Airways announce a change of name effective from July 1 to Kuwait Airways Brevities Flight 73 2577 820 13 June 1958 Archived from the original on 11 August 2013 Under a new five year agreement B O A C will be responsible for management and operation of Kuwait Airways Kuwait Airways 8 m orders page 221 Flight International 82 2788 221 222 16 August 1962 Archived from the original on 12 August 2013 Kuwait Airways 8 m orders page 222 Flight International Archived from the original on 12 August 2013 Air Commerce Flight International 83 2812 153 31 January 1963 Archived from the original on 13 May 2014 Kuwait Airways first de Havilland Comet 4C took off from Hatfield sic on 18 January for Beirut which it reached in 4hr 34min an average speed of 490 m p h Air Commerce Flight International 83 2810 73 17 January 1963 Archived from the original on 13 May 2014 At Hatfield sic on 9 January Sir Aubrey Burke right chairman of the de Havilland Aircraft Co handed over the log book of Kuwait Airways Comet 4C to the airline s chairman Mr Nisf Al Yusaf Al Nisf MEA and their Comets page 223 Flight International 83 2814 223 226 14 February 1963 Archived from the original on 14 August 2013 MEA and their Comets page 224 Flight International Archived from the original on 14 August 2013 MEA and their Comets page 225 Flight International Archived from the original on 14 August 2013 MEA and their Comets page 226 Flight International Archived from the original on 14 August 2013 Air commerce Flight International 84 2841 275 22 August 1963 Archived from the original on 13 May 2014 On August 12 at the Kuwait Embassy in London Mr Abdussalam Shuaib chairman of Kuwait Airways signed a contract with Hawker Siddeley Aviation for a second Comet 4C Air commerce And Another for Kuwait Flight International 84 2840 227 15 August 1963 Archived from the original on 12 August 2013 A second Comet 4C has been ordered by Kuwait Airways for delivery early in 1964 Air commerce Flight International 85 2866 236 13 February 1964 Archived from the original on 13 May 2014 Kuwait Airways second Hawker Siddeley Comet 4C recently established subject to official confirmation a point to point record between London and Kuwait The official time for the 2 888 mile delivery flight was 6hr 25sec an average of 461 m p h a b World airline survey Kuwait Airways Corporation Flight 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b Air transport Flight International 103 3347 668 3 May 1973 Archived from the original on 1 February 2014 Kuwait Airways made a profit in 1972 for the fifth consecutive year The carrier which operates five Boeing 707 320Cs on services radiating from Kuwait as far as London to the west and Bombay to the east had a net income of KD2 1 million 2 9 million Net income in 1968 the first profitable year for the airline was 910 000 Kuwait Airways begins daily direct flights The Official GovernmentNews Portal of Sri Lanka 7 April 2015 Archived from the original on 17 April 2015 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help World airline directory Kuwait Airways Corporation Flight International 108 3445 491 20 March 1975 Archived from the original on 1 February 2014 Airliner market Flight International 108 3468 279 28 August 1975 Archived from the original on 1 February 2014 The second of two Boeing 707 320Cs sold by Pan American 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assistance Kuwait News Agency 26 May 2013 Archived from the original on 22 February 2014 Kuwaiti parliament backs law to privatise airline Reuters 23 January 2013 Archived from the original on 26 February 2014 2 Issa al Haddad appointed acting CEO of KU Times Kuwait 11 April 2021 Retrieved 7 June 2021 Kuwait Airways appoints new CEO Times Aerospace TimesAerospace Kuwait Airways Head Quarters Ahmadiah Contracting amp Training Co World Airline Directory Flight International 14 20 March 1990 100 Archived 13 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine a b Dron Alan 7 November 2016 Kuwait Airways plans path to the future Air Transport World Archived from the original on 8 November 2016 a b Kaminski Morrow David 23 October 2016 PICTURE Kuwait Airways unveils new livery on 777 300ER Flightglobal Archived from the original on 27 November 2016 Winter Timetable Effective 27 October 2013 29 March 2013 PDF Kuwait Airways 7 November 2013 Archived from the original PDF on 12 December 2013 a b Our Partners 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