National carrier Kenya Airways (K.Q.) has partnered with American company TDE-Tourism in a strategic move facilitated by Kenyan marketing firm Frontier Marketing to boost passenger numbers on the direct flight from New York to Nairobi. TDE Tourism is a division of Toussaint Duchess Entertainment (TDE) run by US-based former Hollywood actress and Broadway theatre veteran […]
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Kenya Airways Introduces Sh180,000 One-Month Course for Drone Pilots
Kenya Airways (KQ) has launched a training course for aspiring drone pilots as part of its plan to diversify its revenue streams in the wake of reduced passenger demand. The training program offered by the national carrier through its Fahari subsidiary targets those interested in operating drones, but do not have licenses to fly the […]
Kenya to pay China firm billions for undone JKIA Greenfield job
Terminal 1A at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi. The Greenfield terminal was to handle 20 million passengers or three times the existing capacity. PHOTO | SALATON NJAU | NMG Kenya has opened compensation talks with a Chinese firm whose contract to build the second terminal at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) was […]
Kenya Airways’ bid to evict aviation firm at JKIA property hits snag
A court has stopped Kenya Airways from evicting aviation firm, 748 Air Services from a property situated within Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). Milimani Commercial Courts principal magistrate A.N Makau froze the eviction of the local carrier at 748 Plaza in Embakasi, pending the conclusion of a suit filed by KQ. Kenya Airways had applied […]
Uganda Airlines Closes in on Interline Partnerships with Emirates, Qatar and KLM
While cost optimization is essential for survival, airlines are still battling to maintain a presence across the air transport network. As a result, the industry’s appetite for partnerships has grown giving rise to a wave of interline agreements. Airlines particularly in the Southern part of Africa, perhaps the most agile on the continent have backed […]
Struggling State Companies Pose $3.5 Billion Risk to Kenya
Kenya faces a fiscal risk from struggling state-owned enterprises, 18 of which may need as much as 382 billion shillings ($3.5 billion) to survive over the next five years. The companies, including Kenya Power , Kenya Railways Corp. and East African Portland Cement Co . are not profitable and have a combined financial shortfall of […]
KQ adds flights to Europe as summer demand shoots up
A Kenya Airways aircraft at JKIA. FILE PHOTO | NMG Kenya Airways has increased frequencies to Europe following high demand from passengers seeking air travel for summer holidays. The carrier has increased weekly flights to Paris from three to four starting Saturday (June 17), London will get an additional flight from one to two starting […]
Zimbabwe: More Global Airlines Eye Zim Airspace
Zimbabwe’s aviation sector is set for a boom, with authorities indicating that more global airlines are looking to fly into the country. This increased interest in Zimbabwe’s air space comes as Qatar Airways — which was named as The Best Airline in The World according to a new list from airlineratings.com — is set to […]
More global airlines eye Zim airspace
Harare Bureau ZIMBABWE’s aviation sector is set for a boom, with authorities indicating that more global airlines are looking to fly into the country. This increased interest in Zimbabwe’s air space as Qatar Airways — which was named as the best airline in the world according to a new list from airline ratings.com — is […]
Kenyan FIA rally stars off to Tanzania for 3rd round of ARC
•Wahome and Anwar, 22, and Kimathi 26, are some of the youngest drivers who featured in last month’s WRC Safari Rally that made a comeback in Kenya after a 19-year absence •. Wahome finished in 16th position, Anwar (25th) while Kimathi retired at the final stage due to a mechanical problem. Mcrae Kimathi poses with […]