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 [...]
American Airlines Posts $8.9 Billion Annual Loss in 2020
American Airlines has posted an$8.9 billionannual loss, its biggest on record as travel restrictions and lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged air travel in 2020. Despite reducing its operating [...]Delta Airlines Brings Back 400 Furloughed Pilots
Delta Airlines has announced that it is bringing back 400 pilots affected by the workforce reductions in 2020 back to active flying status. The move will help shore up the [...]KQ Partners with Horticulture Exporters to Increase Cargo Capacity
Kenya Airways (KQ) has partnered with local horticulture exporters to enhance the capacity of fresh produce carried on its flights, by lifting Kenya’s fresh produce to the overseas market from [...]Israel Suspends Passenger Flights WEF 25th January
Israel has announced a one-week-long ban on most incoming and outgoing passenger with effect from Monday, 25th January 2021. The move seeks to slow the spread of new variants of [...]
