Kenya Airways resumes Cargo flights to New Delhi
Kenya Airways (KQ) Cargo has resumed direct freighter flights between Nairobi and New Delhi. The national carrier's first uplift from New Dehli included pharma, machinery, and general merchandise. We are [...]
United Airlines Japan Ground Boeing 777 after Engine Failure
United Airlines and Japan have grounded their Boeing 777s powered by the same Pratt and Whitney engine, the PW4000. This comes after one of the planes suffered an engine failure over the weekend. United Flight [...]
Rolls Royce Announces TotalCare Agreement with Uganda Airlines
Rolls Royce has signed aTotalCare agreementwith Uganda Airlines for their two Airbus A330neo planes that are powered by the former's Trent 7000 engines. Uganda Airlines first received its first A330neo [...]Boeing 737 MAX Jet Cleared to Fly in the UAE
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) civil aviation authority has authorizedBoeing 737 MAXplanes to resume flying. The aircraft was grounded globally in March 2019 after two fatal crashes in five months [...]Kenya Airways Total Bailout Skyrockets to KSh35 Billion
Kenya Airways' (KQ) total bailout has skyrocketed toKSh35 billionafter the Government announced plans to offer the airline an additional KSh26.5 billion shareholder loan. The loan will be channelled through the [...]KQ Slashes Frequency of Flights to New York to One Weekly
Kenya Airways (KQ) has slashed the frequency of its flights to New York from two to one weekly, citing a slump in demand since resuming operations on the route on [...]Kenya Airways to resume direct flights to Rome in June
Kenya Airways (KQ) has disclosed plans to resume flights to Rome, Italy’s Capital, after abandoning the route for close to a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. KQ flight schedule [...]Air Namibia Ceases Operations; Enters Voluntary Liquidation WEF 11th Feb
Namibia's national carrier, Air Namibia has ceased operations and entered into voluntary liquidation, with effect from Thursday, 11th February 2021. The Namibian Cabinet has since approved the move. Following the [...]Skyward Express Launches Direct Flights to Malindi
Local budget airline, Skyward Express has launched direct flights from Nairobi to Malindi, operating aDash8 q100that has a seating capacity of 37 passengers on the route. This brings the airline's [...]Singapore Airlines Defers $3 Billion Worth of Orders from Airbus Boeing
Singapore Airlines has announced plans to defer about$3.01 billionworth of plane orders from both Airbus and Boeing, a move that seeks to help the airline navigate the disruptions caused by [...]RwandAir Suspends Flights to 3 South African Countries
Rwanda's national carrier, RwandAir has temporarily suspended flights to Zimbabwe, South Africa and Zambia, citing the new COVID-19 variants reported in the countries. The suspension took effect on 8th February [...]Kenya Airways Partners with Avianor to Create Preighters
Kenya's national airline has partnered with leading Aircraft maintenance company, Avianor, to repurpose its aircraft cabins for cargo operation. The repurposed aircraft are referred to as Preighters'. The airline said [...]
