Etihad Airways Engineering, a subsidiary of the Etihad Aviation Group, has signed an agreement with Kenya Airways to perform mandatory checks on its Boeing 787-8 fleet.

The agreement is part of an integration programme for the newest additions to Kenya Airways fleet.

The first of six scheduled Boeing 787 C-checks begins this month, with the last one planned for October 2017.

The airline is also planning a number of product and reliability improvement modifications to systems and components during these heavy maintenance checks. Etihad Airways Engineering is the largest commercial aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services provider in the Middle East and has served more than 100 airlines and aviation operators from around the world.

The company was named MRO Service Provider of the Year - Middle East at the 2016 Aviation Business Awards.