Nairobi, March 7 -- Kenya Airways has blamed aircraft manufacturers Boeing and Embraer for plane defects that saw the national carrier make three emergency landings in a month.

The national carrier was forced to make unscheduled landings in London's Heathrow Airport, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and Livingston, Zambia in February, according to Flightradar24 - a site that tracks aircraft in real-time.

The airline blamed the plane makers for the defects that triggered the emergency landings, adding that other carriers flying the same model have faced similar troubles.

But Kenya Airways maintained that the quality issues do not affect the immediate safety of flights and that Boeing and Embraer are working on upgrades.

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