Ethiopian Airlines Bags Deal to Ferry Kenya's Cargo
Africa's largest airline, Ethiopian Airlines, has bagged the prestigious deal to carry Kenya's cargo from JKIA to Europe and Asia using six of its passenger aircrafts. The move has attracted [...]
Air New Zealand Lays Off Almost 400 Pilots
Air New Zealand has announced plans to declare nearly 400 of its pilots redundant, as one of the means of trying to stay afloat amid the COVID-19 pandemic, that has [...]Ethiopian Airlines Loses $550 Million to COVID-19
Africa's largest airline, Ethiopian Airlines, reports that it has lost about $550 million since the beginning of the year. This is a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic that has [...]British Airways to Suspend 36,000 Staff
British Airways is set to suspend close to 36,000 staff due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has left much of its fleet grounded. According to an agreement between BA and [...]Emirates Receives Govt Bailout to Survive COVID-19
Dubai's state-owned airline, Emirates, has received a government bailout to enable it to remain afloat during this COVID-19 pandemic. The airline has seen its passenger fleet grounded since 24th March 2020. [...]Local Airlines Seek KSh3 Billion Govt Bailout
Local airlines are seeking a KSh3 billion government bailout, through the Ministry of Transport, to settle staff salaries and pay navigation and landing charges at airports during the Covid-19 Pandemic. [...]EasyJet Grounds Entire Fleet
UK budget airline EasyJet has grounded its entire fleet of planes for an undisclosed period citing unprecedented travel restrictions due to COVID19 pandemic. The airline has 331 planes serving 1051 [...]
Kenya Airways Seeks Govt Bailout to Survive COVID-19 Impact
Kenya Airways (KQ) has applied for a state bailout to avoid its collapse, after the suspension of all its international passenger flights with effect from 25th March 2020, so as [...]Kenya's Ban on International Flights Begins Tonight
The clock is ticking on Kenyans in the diaspora who are yet to arrive back in the country, most of them fleeing lock downs overseas. In its latest schedule update, [...]
Boeing to Resume 737 Max Production by May 2020
U.S. planemaker, Boeing, is set to resume production of 737 Max craft by May 2020, after halting the production in January this year. This was as a result of the [...]KQ Sends Workers on Unpaid Leave
Kenya Airways (KQ) has announced it will send some of its workers on an unpaid leave with effect from 1st April 2020, as COVID-19 continues to take a toll on [...]COVID-19 Continues to Take a Toll on African Airlines
The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has called on African governments to devise measures to enable them to drum support for the airlines, so that they may survive the COVID-19 outbreak [...]
