The deal signed between General Electric Aviation’s (GE) and Kenya Airways (KQ) will see GE supply KQ with engines for the nine Boeing 787 Dreamliners and a few other planes to be purchased in the future.

The 19 GE-nx-1B engines to be bought deliver 15% fuel efficiency and come with lower maintenance costs. KQ Chief Executive Officer Titus Naikuni said that he was enthused that the new engines will see a significant reduction in KQ’s fuel bill in the next few years that would subsequently be reflected into their bottom line operational costs and enable them to offer competitive rates.

Fuel accounts for about 40% of the airline’s direct costs.

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