KAA to Conduct 1st Test Flight on JKIA's Revamped Terminal 1B
The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has announced plans to conduct its first test flight on the newly refurbished Terminal 1B at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on 15th October [...]
Ethiopian Airlines Set to Own 49% Stake in New Nigeria Air
A consortium led by Ethiopian Airlines is the preferred bidder for shares in new Nigerian airline Nigeria Air. Ethiopian Airlines will own a 49% stake in the new airline, while [...]KQ to Resume Daily Flights to New York in December 2022
Kenya Airways (KQ) has announced plans to resume its daily flights for the New York route with effect from December, citing a spike in forward bookings for the festive month. [...]China Airlines to Buy 16 Boeing 787s for $4.6 Billion
China Airlines has announced plans to buy 16 of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner wide-body planes. The deal is valued at $4.6 billion, with deliveries expected to begin from 2025. China Airlines [...]DRC Rations Jet Fuel amidst Supply Shortages
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has begun rationing jet fuel following a severe shortage that has left it struggling with a pile-up of planes in Kinshasa. In a statement on [...]British Airways Plans to Temporarily Halt Flights to Nigeria
The oldest Airline with links to Nigeria, British Airways (BA), is on the verge of suspending fight operations in Nigeria following difficulty to repatriate trapped funds in Nigeria. This means that British [...]Kenya Airways Receives KSh6.27 Billion State Support
Kenya Airways (KQ) has so far received KSh6.7 billion out of the KSh26.6 billion of state support provided by the National Treasury on 4th February this year. According to the [...]Emirates to Halt Flights to Nigeria from 1st September
Dubai's Emirates has announced plans to suspend flights to Nigeria from 1st September, seeking to limit further losses and impact on its operational costs that continue to accumulate in the [...]Kenya Airways to Operate Daily Flights to New York
Kenya Airways has announced plans to operate daily flights from Nairobi to New York, up from three weekly, with effect from 19th June 2023. The launch of the New York route [...]American Airlines Orders 20 Boom Supersonic Overtures
The world's largest airline, American Airlines has agreed to purchase 20 of the Boom Supersonic Overture aircraft, with an option to add up to 40 more. The airline is gambling that a market [...]Cathay Pacific Posts $637 Million Loss in H1 2022
Hong Kong airline, Cathay Pacific Airways has posted a $637 million loss in the first half of 2022, down from $964.5 million during the same period last year. Cathay’s first-half [...]KQ Shoulders Losses as Schipol Extends Passenger Cuts to October
Kenya Airways (KQ) will continue to shoulder more losses on its Europe route after Schiphol International airport extended passenger caps to October from the initial August date it had issued. [...]
