Dubai — Boeing has announced a partnership with Kenya Airways to support its recently launched, Fahari Innovation Hub. The announcement ceremony took place at the Dubai Airshow 2021, with KuljitGhata-Aura, President of Boeing Middle East, Turkey and Africa, and Allan Kilavuka, Group Managing Director and CEO of Kenya Airways, in attendance. Launched in July 2021, […]
An Embraer SA 190 passenger aircraft, operated by Kenya Airways Ltd., stands on the tarmac during a reopening ceremony at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. Kenya Airways Plc started a three-month round of job cuts as lawmakers debate a bill to nationalize the carrier and its losses mount […]
Last week was a big week for Embraer’s sustainability department. The Brazilian planemaker launched four new aircraft concepts based on hybrid propulsion, electric and hydrogen technologies. Meanwhile, its Urban Air Mobility (UAM) branch announced a collaboration with Scandinavian regional carrier Widerøe to launch electric air taxis in Norway in the next five to six years. […]
The global aviation industry is showing signs of recovery as more countries open their borders with an increase in the rate of vaccinations, giving hope to the sector that was hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic. International Air Travel Association (IATA) says the sector recorded an 18 percent growth in September when compared with the […]
Kenya Airways has been operating three flights to Ethiopia every week but it has added four more frequencies to cater for high demand as countries repatriate their citizens from Addis Ababa. PHOTO | FILE | NMG Kenya Airways has increased scheduled flights to Ethiopia from three to seven a week as high demand for passengers […]
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 has increased scheduled flights to Ethiopia from three to seven a week as high demand for passengers seeking air travel in the wake of political upheaval has gone up. The carrier has been operating three flights on the route every week but it has added four more frequencies to cater for high demand […]
Safaricom headquarters on Nairobi’s Waiyaki Way. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA Safaricom’s #ticker:SCOM bank borrowings rose to a record Sh76.9 billion in the half-year ended September as the telco raised funds to pay for its Ethiopian licence besides investing in its operations. The company’s debt increased 5.2 times from Sh14.7 billion a year earlier, making the […]
Credit: South African Airways For years, there has been talk about the need for African partnerships. Could recent glimmers of action bode well for the future? Over recent months, there has been a quiet, but steady flow of African partnership announcements. The biggest of these came in September, when Kenya Airways and South African Airways […]
An Ethiopian Airlines plane. FILE PHOTO | NMG Ethiopian Airlines is establishing its presence in more than six African countries through a management role or strategic partnership with the local carriers, making it a dominant player in the continent. The move is set to give East African carriers such as Kenya Airways a run for […]
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