Kenya Airways CEO Allan Kilavuka Exits a Month After Profit Warning
Kenya Airways said Group Managing Director and CEO Allan Kilavuka has exited and proceeded on terminal leave, about a month after the airline issued a profit warning. The board appointed Chief Operating Officer Captain George Kamal as acting CEO from 16 December 2025 and said a competitive search for a substantive chief will begin. The airline said its turnaround plan remains in place, including efforts to secure a strategic investor and stabilise earnings after a volatile recovery.
Sustainable Aviation Fuels Could be Africa's Next Industrial Frontier
Domestic Sustainable aviation fuel production could help address structural cost disadvantages facing African airlines — higher jet fuel prices, weak supplier competition, low procurement volumes, and higher taxes
Kenya Airways Warns of 25% Earnings Drop as Three Boeing 787s Stay Grounded
Kenya Airways has issued a profit warning saying FY25 earnings will fall by at least 25% after engine shortages left three Boeing 787 aircraft grounded. The airline reported weaker HY traffic as passenger numbers fell 14% and revenue passenger kilometers dropped 19%. Turnover fell 19% to KSh 74.50B. The grounded fleet raised costs and cut flying hours. Management said recovery efforts will focus on returning aircraft to service, lowering costs and improving cash flow.Kenya Increases its Air Passenger Service Levy
The Cabinet Secretary for Transport now holds the authority to vary air passenger service charges from time to time through official gazette notices, following the enactment of the Air Passenger [...]
MPs Demand Repayment Plan From KQ As State Bailouts Persist
Kenya Airways is facing fresh pressure from lawmakers to spell out how it intends to repay billions of shillings in government bailouts, as the loss-making national carrier leans heavily on [...]Saudi Low-Cost Airline Flynas Launches Direct Nairobi-Riyadh Flights
Flynas, a privately owned Saudi low-cost airline, has launched its direct Nairobi–Riyadh flight route, betting on the increasing traffic between the two destinations. ‘This new route marks the beginning of [...]Flydubai Expands Kenya Routes with New Nairobi Flights, Upgrades Mombasa
Gulf-based carrier, Flydubai, will expand its footprint in Kenya next month by adding Nairobi to its network and upgrading its Mombasa route to a daily service as the airline deepens [...]Pepsi Kenya Strikes Deal to Supply Beverages on Skyward Airlines Flights
Pepsi Beverages Kenya has signed an exclusive deal with Skyward Airlines to supply its beverages on all the carrier’s routes, marking the soft drink maker’s latest push into new consumer [...]African Aviation Experts Endorse Model Deal to Unlock Open Skies
Aviation experts from 19 countries across five African regional blocs have endorsed a model bilateral air services agreement, a step officials say could accelerate the continent’s decades-long push to liberalize [...]RwandAir Expands Fleet With Two Planes, Expects a Third in Q4
RwandAir, Rwanda's national carrier, has expanded its fleet in August with two leased Boeing 737-800 aircraft, bolstering its capacity for short and medium-haul flights. “RwandAir is pleased to have resolved [...]
Kenya Airways Share Price Dips by 20% After KSh 12.15Bn Half-Year Loss
Kenya Airways shares fell sharply on Wednesday after the airline posted a KSh 12.15 billion half-year loss for the six months ended June 2025, its third-largest interim loss on record. [...]Kenya Airways Swings Back to Losses
Kenya Airways swung to a KSh 12.15 billion half-year net loss for the period ended June 30, 2025, from a KSh 513 million profit a year earlier. Total revenue declined [...]
