David Kimani

A Seasoned Aircraft Maintenance Engineer with a wealth of 16 years of experience. Having learned and acquired relevant skills since joining in as an Apprentice Engineer to the current Boeing Fleet Chief (Manager) in MCC.

• November 2022 to date: Appointed Boeing Fleet Chief-MCC overseeing Maintenance and Operations of the Company's Boeing fleet for both the internal and external stakeholders
• April 2021 to April 2022: Secondment to Nigeria. Kenya Airways Plc MRO Deputy Team Lead Engineer offering Maintenance Support for Air Peace Limited airlines B737CLs and B777-200/300 fleet
• April 2020 to March 2021: Secondment to Uganda. Kenya Airways Plc MRO Start-up Lead engineer for Grand Air Services B737CF aircraft
• Acting Senior Fleet Engineer on the Boeing fleet (B737CL, B737NG and B787s): Leading a great team of engineers, technicians and technical assistants
• B787-8 re-delivery: In 2018 August. Chosen for a re-delivery to Oman Air for a return of 1 of 2 B787s leased to Oman Air
• B777s post deliveries: In 2017 joined a team of 4 engineers in preparing the outgoing B777s checks
• The youngest B1 engineer to go for a delivery: In 2010 May, I was chosen to go for a delivery of a B737-300 from KLM in Amsterdam
• Aircraft Maintenance Engineers License (AMEL). I was 1 of 8 first apprentices out of 28 that got his License

• B737 Classics
• B767-300
• B737 (New Generations) NG
• B777-200/300
• B787-8

• B737 NG CFM56-7B engine run course and attended simulator training at Pride Center Nairobi
• GEnX Borescope training
• B737 classic CFM56 engine run course & attended simulator training at Comair South Africa
• Flight engineer on the aircrafts I am approved on since May 2009 to date

• Production Planning and Control
• Human factors
• Fuel tank safety level II
• EWIS

• LAME holding An EASA PART66 B1 and Kenyan ICAO TYPE II license issued by the UK-CAA and Kenya Civil Aviation authority (airframes & power-plant). Category A&C respectively
• System and Avionics Type training on the B737 classics (CFM56-3B), B737 NGs(CFM56-7B), B767300 (CF6-80C2), B777-200 (TRENT800)/B777-300 (GE90) and B787-8(GEnx)

• Date of Birth: 01/27/85
• Nationality: Kenyan

• Andrew Ndirangu Mwicigi, MCC manager, Kenya Airways plc, +254720853722, Kenya
• Tito Oloo Opondo, Senior Fleet Specialist Engineer, Qatar Airways, +97450920969,+254722481146, Qatar
• Eric Chomba Muriithi, Manager Line maintenance Nairobi, Kenya Airways plc, +254720954909, Kenya

• Exploring new places.
• Intrest in the sporting world.