There were 179 people on board, of whom 169 were passengers. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in 2014, some 130,000 planes land and take off from Kenya each year, and the country has 35 operating airlines.The IATA said Kenya's air transport infrastructure quality ranks 6th out of 37 countries surveyed in Africa.Be in the know. The wreckage of the helicopter that crashed into Lake Nakuru in October 2017 claiming the lives of five people being retrieved from the water. The Boeing 737 Max-8 had 157 people on board, including Kenyans, Britons, Canadians and Americans. At least two Americans have died in a plane crash in Kenya. Over the years, several plane disasters have hit the Kenyan airspace. Here is a timeline of some of Kenya’s air disasters: February 13, 2019 – FlySax 540 plane crash claimed the lives of five people near Makutano Forest in Londiani, Kericho County. Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai arrested under security law The small plane carrying five people from the Maasai Mara nature reserve crashed in the west of the country, police said Wednesday.A spokesperson at the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi told CBS News that at least two Americans were killed in the crash, but referred to the State Department in Washington for further details.A police source told AFP on condition of anonymity that a Kenyan pilot and four foreigners died in the crash and three of the passengers were identified as Americans; two women and a man. Kenya Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft as seen on final approach landing at London Heathrow International Airport LHR EGLL in England, UK on 20 October 2019. Ex-FDA chief says U.S. could reach 300,000 COVID deaths by end of yearBattleground Tracker: Biden leads in Wisconsin and PennsylvaniaHong Kong police raid pro-democracy media group, arrest founderAlex Azar in highest-level visit to Taiwan by U.S. official in decadesCollin Morikawa, 23, wins first major at PGA ChampionshipGeorgia school temporarily closes after positive COVID-19 testsApparent drive-by shooting wounds 9 at family gathering in parkNew Zealand marks 100 days of no new reported local coronavirus casesBattleground Tracker: Latest polls, state of the race and more5 things to know about CBS News' 2020 Battleground TrackerBiden has edge in North Carolina, race is tight in Georgia — CBS News pollWhy some mail-in ballots are rejected and how to make sure your vote countsWhat happens if the president doesn't accept the election results?Election Day could turn into "Election Week" with rise in mail ballotsGOP confident in Ohio, but Dems think it's within reach Rescuers work to move the wreckage of a Cessna 206 light aircraft that crashed at Londiani in Kericho district, some 220 km northwest of Nairobi, on February 13, 2019. Members of the Kenya Red Cross carry victims' bodies after a Cessna 206 light aircraft crashed at Londiani in Kericho district, some 220 km northwest of Nairobi, on February 13, 2019. Six more soldiers on the ground were also killed in that crash. An Ethiopian Airlines flight from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to Nairobi, Kenya, crashed soon after taking off on Sunday morning, killing all 157 people on board.
"There were five occupants in the plane and they did not survive," confirmed Edward Mwamburi, police chief for the Rift Valley region, without confirming the victims' nationalities.He said the Cessna plane was heading from the famed Maasai Mara to Lodwar, near Lake Turkana, which is also popular with tourists.In June last year, a plane belonging to the FlySAX airline crashed on the edge of the Aberdares mountain range, leaving 10 people dead.Kenya has a vibrant airline industry, with national airline Kenya Airways operating internationally and locally alongside successful low-cost airlines and charter companies.