Boeing Posts $2.4 Billion Loss in Q2 2020
American planemaker, Boeing, posted a $2.4 billion loss in Q2 2020 (April to June), compared to a net loss of $2.942 billion during the same period last year. Revenue fell25 [...]
International Airlines to Resume Flights to Kenya
International airlines are gearing to resume flights in and out of Kenya, following President Uhuru Kenyatta's directive for international flights to resume from 1st August 2020. Emirates has scheduled a [...]Opinion: Returning to the Skies Rolls Royce
Author: Jacqui Sutton, Chief Customer Officer at Rolls Royce Civil Aerospace Many of our fleet of Rolls Royce engines have spent the past few months in hangars, runways or workshops, [...]KQ Drops Flights to US China ahead of 1st August Resumption
Kenya Airways (KQ) has announced plans to drop direct flights to the United States and China even as it gears to resume international flights on 1st August 2020. In an [...]Embraer Delivers Only 4 Commercial Planes in Q2
Brazilian planemaker, Embraer delivered only four commercial planes in the second quarter, compared with 26 in the same period last year, occasioned by the global slump in travel due to [...]Independent Board to run South African Airways
South African Airways is considering appointing an independent board to run the debt-ridden airline. Reuters quoted Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan who revealed plans to run the airline like the [...]
British Airways Retires its Entire Boeing 747 Fleet
British Airways announced that it is retiring its entire Boeing 747 fleet due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A spokesperson from the company says it is unlikely that its 747s will [...]RwandAir Optimistic on Demand ahead of 1 August Resumption Date
National Carrier for Rwanda RwandAir will resume its flights on 1 August after almost five months since they suspended their operations. Officials of the airline said that the carrier is [...]Virgin Atlantic Secures £1.2 Billion Rescue Package
Virgin Atlantic has secured a £1.2 billion rescue package over the next 18 months, only from private funds. The package is to keep the airline flying as the aviation industry [...]Kenya Airways Announces Domestic Flights Schedule
Kenya Airways (KQ) has announced the schedule for its domestic flights set to resume on Wednesday, 15th July 2020, following President Kenyatta's lifting of the intercounty lockdown. According to a [...]Court Bars KQ from Laying Off Staff
The High Court has brought temporary relief to the staff at Kenya Airways (KQ) after it suspended plans by the airline to lay off some of its staff and send [...]Rolls Royce Receives £2bn Loan Amid Decline in Aviation Industry
Aero-engine company Rolls Royce has received a £2 billion loan from a syndicate of banks, including JP Morgan, that will boost its liquidity to 8.1 billion pounds. The loan, which [...]
