Southwest Airlines to Take Delivery of 35 737 MAX Aircraft
World's largest low-cost carrier, Southwest Airlines, has announced plans to take delivery of 35 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft throughthe end of 2021. According to Southwest Airlines, the deliveries include 16 [...]
KQ to Launch Nairobi-Somaliland Direct Flights
Kenya Airways (KQ) has announced plans to launch direct flights from Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to Hargeisa, Somaliland,by the end of March 2021. In a statement, the two [...]Kenya Airways Unveils Specialized Pharmaceutical Facility
Kenya's national airline has unveiled a specialized pharmaceutical facility to meet the growing demand for medical shipments across Africa. According to a statement on Kenya Airways website, the facility will [...]
Boeing Bags First 737 Max Bulk Order Since Grounding
Boeing has bagged the first-ever bulk order for its troubled 737 Max aircraft, since its grounding in March 2019. This is after Irish budget airline, Ryanair agreed to buy 75 [...]South Africa to Sell Stake in SAA for $400 Million
South Africa has announced plans to sell a stake in its national airline, South African Airways (SAA), looking to raise about $400 million. The funds will then be used to [...]IATA Projects African Airlines to Lose $3.7 Billion in 20202021
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has projected that African airlines will lose $3.7 billion between this year and 2021, with global losses projected to hit $157 billion. According to [...]Boeing 737 Max Receives New Air Certificate from FAA
Boeing 737 Max has received its first airworthiness certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), thus ending its 20-month-old grounding order since March 2019 following two fatal crashes that killed [...]Qantas Airways to Outsource 2,000 Roles, Seeks to Save $74 Million
Qantas Airways has announced plans to outsource more than 2,000 ground staff roles across ten airports, a move that seeks to lower costs as it faces a financial hit from [...]KQ's Nairobi -New York Direct Flights Resume
Kenya Airways has begun flying directly from Nairobi to New York City after suspending the key route in March this year, due to covid19 pandemic. The weekly non-stop flight resumed [...]Qatar Airways Marks 15 Years of Flights from Nairobi
Qatar Airways is one of the few global airlines that never stopped flying during the crisis. Since the beginning of the pandemic, its network never fell below 30 destinations and [...]KQ Launches Direct Cargo Flights from Johannesburg
Kenya Airways (KQ) has launched direct cargo flights from its Johannesburg hub in South Africa to Maputo, Harare, Lilongwe, Lusaka, and Dar-es-salaam. In a tweet, the airline stated that previously, [...]Norwegian Air Files for Bankruptcy
Norwegian Air has filed for examinership in Ireland (where its aircraft assets are held), as it seeks protection from its creditors in an attempt to restructure its business and survive [...]
