Delta Airlines Orders 100 Boeing MAX Aircraft for $13.5 Billion
Delta Airlines has announced plans to buy 100 medium-haul Boeing MAX passenger aircraft worth a combined $13.5 billion, in a vote of confidence for the crisis-hit jet. The gigantic deal, [...]
Kenya Airways Halts Ticket Sales from London to Nairobi
Kenya Airways has suspended the sale of tickets from London to Nairobi, following a directive by Heathrow Airport instructing airlines to freeze outbound bookings until September, as it grapples with [...]KQ's Passenger Capacity to Europe Slashed by 22%
Kenya Airways (KQ) passenger capacity to Europe has been slashed by 22%, with the airline forced to fly with empty seats after Amsterdam-based Schiphol International Airport reduced the national carrier’s [...]Emirates Set to Sign Codeshare Agreement with Air Canada
Emirates Airlines has announced plans to sign a codeshare agreement with Air Canada later this year, seeking to create more options for customers when traveling on the carriers’ networks. With [...]Uganda Airlines Appoints Jennifer Bamuturaki as New CEO
Uganda Airlines has appointed Jennifer Bamuturaki as its new Chief Executive Officer. Ms Bamuturaki has been serving as interim CEO for more than a year after the firm suspended and later [...]Emirates Supports MSMEs with a Business Reward Programme
Emirates is empowering MSMEs to seek growth opportunities with an attractive incentive for new members who enrol into the Emirates Business Rewards programme. Eligible businesses around the world who sign [...]
Rising Jet Fuel Prices Likely to Drive African Airlines to $4 Billion Losses
Africa Airlines Association (AFRAA) projects African airlines to record $4.1 billion loss this year on the back of expensive jet fuel. This is equivalent to 23.4% of 2019 revenues. The [...]Air France KLM Pays €277 Million Debt, its Last Portion of Loans from the Netherlands Gov't
French-Dutch airline, Air France KLM is repaying the last portion of loans it got from from the Netherlands government and banks to help it survive the COVID-19 pandemic. The carrier [...]Jambojet Fetches KSh11 Million from Cargo Operations in Goma
Jambojet has raked in sales worth KSh11 million since it launched cargo operations in Goma in January this year, after receiving regulatory approvals from the aviation regulator to fly goods [...]KQ Explains Baggage Delays from Europe
Kenya Airways(KQ) has told customers to bear with the current baggage system failures at London Heaththrow over the past weekend. “Flights from Schiphol, Amsterdam and other European airports and is [...]
Air Tanzania to Resume Flights to China after Easing COVID-19 Restrictions
Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL) yesterday announced its plan to resume China flights following easing of Covid-19 restrictions. The China flights were launched in 2021. ATCL acting managing director Albinus [...]Kenya Airways Starts Ferrying Cargo on Behalf of South African Airways
Kenya Airways has started ferrying cargo on behalf of South African Airways with which it signed a pact last year to establish an Pan African airline by 2023. The pact, [...]
