A Kenya Airways plane at the JKIA in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG National carrier Kenya Airways has picked a UK consultancy firm, Steer Group, to guide it on the most viable turnaround strategy options in the face of deepening financial losses and depressed passenger numbers. KQ chief executive officer Allan Kilavuka said the London-based […]
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Kenya Airways flies three Kenyan FIA rising stars to greater heights
Kenya Airways CEO Mr. Allan Kilavuka (centre) & WRC Safari Rally CEO Mr. Phineas Kimathi MBS, poses for a group photo with Kenya’s FIA Rally stars Jeremy Wahome (left) and Hamza Anwar, McRae Kimathi ( right) on 9th June 2021 at the national carrier’s HQ during the unveiling ceremony. NAIROBI, Kenya, June 9 – With […]
Kenya Airways turns to consultants again
Kenya Airways Boeing 737-800 © Tis Meyer (PlanePics.org) Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta ) has appointed Steer Group to guide it on the most viable turnaround strategy in the face of deepening financial losses and depressed travel demand, reports Kenya’s Business Daily. Chief Executive Officer Allan Kilavuka said the London-based consultancy firm took up […]
Kenya Airways to resume London flights as summer season starts
A Kenya Airways plane. FILE PHOTO | MARTIN MUKANGU | NMG Kenya Airways will resume operations on the Nairobi-London route on June 26 after the State restored flights ahead of the peak summer tourism season. The national carrier suspended flights on the route in April following a government directive banning all flights to or from […]
Kenya reopens airspace to Somalia
Kenya Airways Boeing 737-800 © Tis Meyer (PlanePics.org) Ending a month-long feud, Kenya has re-opened its airspace for flights to/from Somalia in what Uhuru Kenyatta’s government has termed a sign of goodwill to boost bilateral relations between the two countries. “The Government of Kenya has taken due consideration of intercessions made and has decided to […]
Kenya Airways resumes London flights
NAIROBI, June 19 (Xinhua) — Kenya Airways said it will resume operations on the Nairobi-London route on June 26 after Kenya lifted travel restrictions. Julius Thairu, Chief Customer and Commercial Officer said in a statement issued on Friday evening that the resumption of flights to London, Britain, is in line with the airline’s plans to […]
Kenya Airways To Resume London Flights On Saturday
Nairobi-based Kenya Airways has said that it will resume flights from Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) to London Heathrow (LHR) starting Saturday, June 26, 2021. All flights between Kenya and the United Kingdom ceased on April 9, 2021, after the UK government added Kenya to its “red list” of countries. Kenya Airways will resume […]
Kenya Airways will resume flights from Nairobi to London Heathrow
Kenya Airways will resume flights from Nairobi to London Heathrow this summer. All flights between Kenya and the United Kingdom were suspended on April 9, earlier this year, after Kenya was added to UK’s “ red list .” The Nairobi-based carrier will be operating flights between Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and London Heathrow starting […]
Delta, Kenya Airways Add More Codeshare Flights
Delta Air Lines and Kenya Airways have expanded their codesharing agreement to cover a total of 39 cities in Africa and North America. Per the agreement, Delta will add its code to Kenya Airways’ service from Accra, Ghana, to Monrovia, Liberia, and Freetown, Sierra Leone. Those connect to Delta’s service between Accra and New York’s […]
Kenya Airways urges government to fast-track nationalisation
Kenya Airways Fleet The Board of Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta ) has urged the country’s National Assembly to fast track the nationalisation of the airline by approving the National Aviation Management Bill, 2020, reports Capital FM in Nairobi. The Bill is pending despite having been gazetted more than a year ago, on June […]