Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) FLYING THE FLAG FOR KENYA www.kaa.go.ke Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) FLYING THE FLAG FOR KENYA By focusing on greater efficiency, quality service and increased airport capacity, Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) is helping to facilitate the grown of the country’s aviation sector as well as the wider economy WORDS BY Will Daynes RESEARCH BY Stuart Platt KENYA AIRPORTS AUTHORITY (KAA) s first world economies seek new territories for innovation, trade A expansion, conference tourism and “The stability of the investment, Kenya, as one of the leading vibrant stable economies in Africa, has Kenyan economy has provided a hugely viable and attractive enabled KAA to post good option,” states Dominic Ngigi, Corporate Affairs Manager of Kenya Airports Authority operational results” (KAA). “This, coupled with numerous other factors, has helped contribute to the buoyant projections for the aviation industry in the country over the next 20 years, with global employee base of 1,820 individuals split passenger traffic and air cargo each projected across numerous departments including, to grow by 5.0 percent per annum.” projects and engineering services, marketing In the last year alone Kenya has played and business development, finance, host to the initiation of several landmark legal, corporate planning and strategy, projects, from the creation of Konza City, procurement and logistics, and operations, dubbed Africa’s first silicon valley, to the safety and security. development of road, rail, port and airport “The stability of the Kenyan economy has infrastructure. Such advances have resulted enabled KAA to post good operational results,” in the entry of new airlines from what are Ngigi continues. “The economy improved by referred to as “non-traditional destinations” 4.6 percent in 2012 and is projected to have looking to maximise on trade and tourism expanded by 5.7 percent in 2013, and by a opportunities in the country. Furthermore, further six percent in 2014 en-route to the the discovery of oil in the region and the ten percent envisaged by Kenya Vision 2030. much anticipated LAMU to Southern Sudan In 2013 Kenya saw passenger numbers reach project will also contribute to the growth of 8,919,254, cargo volumes hit 294,353 metric aviation in Kenya. tonnes and aircraft movements numbering Established through an act of parliament 269,923. Going forward passenger traffic in 1991, KAA has since provided the country’s is projected to grow by five percent, airports and airstrips with safe, reliable and cargo eight percent and fleet movement efficient management. Today it boasts an three percent per annum.” With an increase is demand for aviation services comes the need to expand and in some cases modernise, and examples of this work can be found throughout “Going forward passenger KAA and across the various airports it traffic is projected to grow manages. Perhaps the best examples of this work can be found occurring in and by five percent, cargo around Kenya’s main airport Jomo Kenyatta eight percent and fleet International (JKI). One of the biggest ongoing undertakings movement three percent is the building of the brand new Terminal 4 per annum” The artistic impression of JKIA structure, a project which commenced in and the look once complete September 2010 at a cost of $93 million, the scope of which includes the construction of KENYA AIRPORTS AUTHORITY (KAA) • INFLIGHT CATERING • CORPORATE CATERING • • PASSENGER TERMINAL COMFORT SERVICES • LAUNDRY SERVICES • • QUALITY ASSURANCE • SHIP CHANDELLING • Eng. Betty Kamunde briefs the JKIA project financiers on the status of the expansion “In January of this year KAA signed a contract with M/s Roder of Germany to facilitate the construction Introducing NAS Cuisine, your leading caterer, of an interim domestic/international, arrival and offering your organization exceptionally sumptuous dishes prepared to the highest standards. departure terminal at JKI Airport” We are just a call away! Savoring a good return. 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Its conceptual (KIA), Malindi (MYD) and Eldoret (EDL). design phase commenced in August 2012 Tradewinds is able to handle all types of aircraft and was completed in February 2013. ranging from light to AN225.The company Kenya Airports Authority is today awaiting comprises a highly qualified and experienced confirmation of funding from the government team which is flexible and quick to meet new in order to proceed. challenges in the ever-changing market place. Elsewhere, JKI is also playing host to the Tradewinds prides itself on providing world renovation, modification and expansion of the class ground handling services and aviation ring building which encompasses Terminal solutions, and has acquired affiliations with Units 1, 2 and 3, as well as the airport’s arrival leading industry organizations like ASA, building. The rehabilitation is set to modernise IATA, NBAA and has recently acquired and upgrade the current JKI terminals. 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Your weekly digest of business news and views A section of the new Terminal 4 www.bus-ex.com now near completion KENYA AIRPORTS AUTHORITY (KAA) Did you know? 8,919,254 Total number of air passengers recorded in Kenya in 2013 $93 million The cost of building JKI Airport’s brand new Terminal 4 structure 1,820 Total number of employees split across various Proposed Re-design of departments 3D model of the 20 Million Greenfield Unit 1, 2, 3 including Terminal 4 Passenger Terminal now under construction ensure that KAA has accurate and real-time airports. “To date the types of project that data and enhances a paperless system. The we have achieved through strategic Public “We find ourselves in the process of sourcing for strategic Airport Operational Database (AODB) on the Private Partnerships, based on a Build partners that will assist in the development of all manner other hand has facilitated the main airport Operate Transfer (BOT) agreement, include processes, ensuring they are coordinated transit shed warehouses, food courts of new structures and facilities” and synchronised and provides a centralised and airline hangers,” Ngigi concludes. database for all airport stakeholders.” “Now we find ourselves in the process of A similar universal development has also sourcing for strategic partners that will seen KAA introduce an Identity Management assist in the development of all manner It isn’t just JKI that is reaping the rewards widen the airport’s runway, cargo apron and System across the check-in kiosks present of new structures and facilities, from duty of expansion and modernisation however. car park, with completion expected in June at its various airports. “The implementation free facilities and airport transit hotels Elsewhere within the country KAA is 2014, while at Malindi Airport work is almost of this system has greatly enhanced security to medical facilities, in-flight catering overseeing a number of ongoing projects. complete on the construction of a brand new within all of our airports,” Ngigi enthuses. facilities, transit shed warehouses and fuel These include at MOI International Airport, terminal building. “The new system has an added UV thumbprint service stations.” where the designing phase is underway in “On a collective level we have also moved security feature, making it difficult to forge preparation for the rehabilitation of the forward with the automation of our business or duplicate. The system is networked to all runway, taxiways and apron of the airport,