Emirates Airline Introduces More Options for Kenyan Travellers
Emirates Airline travellers customers can now purchase their flight tickets using local debit and credit cards, mobile money, or mobile banking and have their ticket issued within minutes. Customers can [...]
Jambojet Announces New DRC Route Next Month
Kenyan low-cost carrier, Jambojet has announced plans to commence flights between Nairobi and the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) city of Goma from next month. The airline says it will first [...]
KCAA Extends Suspension of Flights to India to August 20
Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has extended, for an additional 30 days, the suspension of flights to and from India toAugust 20, 2021. This comes as a blow to Kenya [...]Boeing Q2 Revenue Surges to $17B, Driven by Higher Commercial Deliveries
Boeing reported a $17 billion revenue for the second quarter of 2021, up from $11.8 billion in 2020 Q2 following higher commercial deliveries. The company announced a profit of $567 [...]Kenya Airports Authority confirms Alex Gitari as CEO/MD
Kenya Airport Authority Board of Directors has confirmed Alex Gitari as the Authority’s new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. Ms Susan Kiama, on behalf of the Board, said Alex [...]Delta Airlines Posts $652 Million Net Income in Q2 2021
Delta Airlineshas posted a $652 million net income in Q2 2021, its first quarterly profit since the global COVID-19 pandemic began, the carrier says it now expects to stay in [...]KAA's Malindi Airport Upgrade to Cost KSh1 Billion
KAA (The Kenya Airports Authority) is planning to upgrade the runway at the Malindi Airport in Kilifi County, increase its length from the current 1.4 kilometres to 2.4 kilometres. The [...]KQ Cuts Uganda Flights Frequency from 12 to 9, Weekly
Kenya Airways (KQ) has cut its flight frequency to Entebbe, Uganda, from 12 to 9, weekly, citing an upsurge of COVID-19 in Uganda and strict government containment measures (total lockdown [...]KQ Changes Aircraft Lease Terms, to Save $45 Million
Kenya Airways (KQ) has negotiated for a productivity-based payment method with its lessors, seeking to evade the fixed cost and cut expenses involved in fleet management. The airline has changed [...]Relief for Boeing as United Airlines Orders 200 737 MAX Jets
United Airlines has ordered an additional 200 Boeing 737 MAX jets, the largest single airplane order for a U.S. airline since American Airlines ordered 200 MAX planes in July 2011. [...]KLM's Only Representative on KQ Board Resigns
Kenya Airways (KQ) has announced the resignation of the only KLM representative on its board. Jozef Bernadus Veenstra stepped down from the Kenya Airways board during the company's AGM on [...]
Kenya Airways to Resume Flights to London on 26th June
Kenya Airways has announced the resumption of direct flights from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) to London Heathrow (LHR), with effect from 26th June 2021. All flights between the two [...]
