The Kenyan national carrier has cut its daily flights to Entebbe from 12 to 9 weekly due to a surge in Covid-19 cases in Uganda. “There is a third wave in Uganda and we have had to restrict our flights by cutting on frequencies,” said Allan Kilavuka, chief executive Kenya Airways. According to the latest […]
[ Courtesy ] The government might use an additional Sh65 billion to bail out cash-strapped parastatals in the next financial year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revealed. In its first review of the Sh256 billion programme, the IMF noted that government officials had indicated that State-owned enterprises (SOEs) undergoing restructuring would use the money […]
In the past week, Gary Kelly, who has been serving Southwest Airlines LUV as its CEO since 2004, announced that he will relinquish his post in early 2022. This Dallas-based carrier was also in news when it reportedly decided to increase the minimum remuneration of its nearly 7,000 employees to $15 an hour. The strategic […]
Kenya Airways Boeing 787-8 Also on ch-aviation Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta ) expects to save USD45 million this year after changing the lease terms of its aircraft fleet, opting for hourly rates over fixed costs, says Managing Director Allan Kilavuka. He said the carrier had negotiated a productivity-based payment method with its lessors […]
Delta Air Lines on Tuesday announced that it has agreed to an expanded codeshare agreement with Kenya Airways. The agreement gives Delta customers access to travel between 39 cities in Africa, the United States, and Canada and gives Kenya another North American gateway via New York’s JFK Airport. It also allows Kenya to place its […]
Delta Air Lines DAL has expanded its codeshare agreement with Kenya Airways, offering customers wider options to travel to destinations in South, West and East Africa. The agreement builds on the two airlines’ existing codeshare network to offer smooth travel to 39 cities across Africa, the United States and Canada. As part of the extended […]
Delta Air Lines and Kenya Airways PLC have expanded their codeshare agreement, increasing the choice of destinations offered by Delta in Africa and extending Kenya Airways’ reach in North America via the US gateway of New York-JFK. The new agreement enhances the airlines’ already extensive codeshare network to offer seamless travel to a total of […]
Kenya Airways Plc ‘s head said the government should step in to repay $750 million of state-guaranteed debt to help the East African carrier emerge from the Covid-19 crisis that has battered the industry. The airline is scheduled to resume repayments of the sovereign-backed debt next month, following a moratorium negotiated with lenders following the […]
Survival is now dependent on shareholder loans. [Courtesy] The fate of national carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) hangs in the balance with the process to nationalise it continuing to drag while demand for travel is at an all-time low owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. The uncertainty adds to the gloom that has persisted at the airline […]
Presidents Jomo Kenyatta and Julius Nyerere at Port Reitz Airport when the Tanzanian leader called for a top-level discussion. April 15, 1975. Long before Dar es Salaam had an iconic Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) that is the envy of her neighbours, it built an airport that was graced more by grazing cows than aircraft. Those […]
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