•International tourism spending expected to rise from $790 million (Sh88.2 billion) in 2021 and hit a high of $2.5 billion (Sh279.3 billion) in 2025. •This comes after the country lost more than Sh110 billion in tourism earnings last year as the pandemic brought the industry to its knees. Ukraine tourists arrive in Mombasa for holiday/ […]

Jambojet has put on hold plans to restart direct flights to Entebbe and Kigali due to strict Covid-19 containment measures, which have reduced demand on the route. Jambojet managing director Ndegwa Karanja said with the stringent Covid-19 travel regulations in the two East African nations, the carrier does not have plans to resume flights in […]

Kenya Airways (KQ) has been in existence for 44 years. [File, Standard] You may be wondering why Kenya Airways is abbreviated as KQ, and not KA. What does KQ stand for? What does the Q stand for? Let us take a short trip down the history lane of the airline. Kenya Airways was initially East […]

Next month, the Ethiopian carrier is expected to launch Air Congo, the latest in the string of airlines where it is acquiring stakes as African countries move to revive their ailing national carriers. The Addis-based carrier is also involved in starting a new airline in Zambia and plans to restart operations in Mozambique. KQ will […]

National carrier Kenya Airways is recalling some of its former staff who were affected by restructuring last year meant to conserve cash in the wake of Covid-19 that disrupted business. The re-hiring, which has been going on in the last two months, follows growing demand for air travel as passengers, especially on local destinations, that […]

Kenya will access some Sh29.4 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help with its budgetary needs including the fight against Covid-19. This is after IMF staff and Kenyan authorities reached an agreement on some of the conditions of a Sh256 billion programme whose objective is to improve the country’s financial position. Should the […]

To rid the African air transport industry of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, carriers on the continent need to explore measures that would address partnerships and limited airline consolidation, a study by the African Airlines Association, Lufthansa Consulting and Kenya Airways has shown. The study, which was a fall out of a recent forum […]

KQ is recalling some of its former employees who were affected by restructuring last year meant to conserve cash in the wake of Covid-19. • Kenya Airways’ cut its workforce last year to survive the Covid-19 turbulence. • It also resorted to a hiring freeze, and unpaid leaves to stabilise its operating costs. Kenya Airways […]