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Meet Captain Irene Koki: Africa's first female Dreamliner captain set to make history again with KQ's inaugural US flight

Captain Irene Koki Mutungi

Africa’s first female Dreamliner captain, Irene Koki Mutungi, will likely be the pilot to fly Kenya Airway’s inaugural flight to the US in October with President Uhuru Kenyatta on board.

The maiden flight is expected to depart JKIA at 11.25 pm on October 28th and land at the John F Kennedy International Airport in New York at 6.25 am the next day. President Uhuru Kenyatta will be among the passengers on board.

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