Rwanda Suspends All International Flights
Rwanda has suspended all arriving and departing commercial passenger flights for 30 days, with effect from 20th March 2020, including it own national carrier, Rwandair. The sudden move seeks to [...]
Airlines Need $200 Billion to Survive
Airlines worldwide need $200 billion (KSh20.8 trillion) capital injection for them to remain afloat in this COVID-19 pandemic, officials from International Air Transport Association (IATA) now say. IATA reports that [...]Jambojet Suspends Flights to Rwanda and Uganda
Budget airline, Jambojet, has suspended all its scheduled flights to and from Kigali, Rwanda and Entebbe, Uganda, following a decline in the number of international travellers, caused by the worldwide [...]KQ Suspends Rome Geneva Flights As Corona Virus Rattles Aviation Industry
Kenya Airways (KQ) has suspended flights on the Rome Geneva route with effect from 13th March 2020 until 30th April 2020. This is as a result of the coronavirus [...]British Regional Airline, Flybe, Collapses
British regional airline, Flybe, has gone out of business after being placed under administration, becoming the first airline to be unable to withstand the coronavirus outbreak. The pandemic has led [...]Rolls-Royce Records 25% Jump in Full Year Profit in 2019
Aircrafts engine-maker, Rolls-Royce, has posted a 25% increase in operating profit in the full year period that ended on 31st December 2019, from £616 million in 2018 to hit £810 [...]Government Pumps KSh5 Billion into KQ
The government, through the National Treasury, has pumped an additional KSh5 billion commercial loan into Kenya Airways (KQ) as it struggles to remain afloat, even as its nationalization plans are [...]Ethiopian Airlines Posts $260 Million Half Year Profit
Ethiopian Airlines has posted a $260 million gross unaudited profit during the first six months of its current fiscal year, which is equivalent to 7.8 billion Ethiopian Birr (ETB). According [...]Kenya Airways Confirms Allan Kilavuka as Group Managing Director
Kenya Airways has confirmed Mr. Allan Kilavuka as the Group Managing Director CEO effective April 1st 2020. This comes barely 2 months after Mr. Kilavuka was appointed the Acting [...]KQ Ranked Last in OTP among Middle East Africa Airlines
The 2019 On-Time performance (OTP) review has ranked Kenya Airways (KQ) last among the ten carriers in the Middle East and Africa. The top three airlines with respect to arrival [...]Suspension of Nairobi-China Flights Costs KQ $8 Million
Kenya Airways (KQ) has suffered a loss of $8 million in revenues after the suspension of its Nairobi-Guangzhou route, amid the coronavirus outbreak. According to the airline's acting CEO, Allan [...]Jambojet Plans to Fly to Somalia Halted
Jambojet's plan to fly to Somalia has been stalled after Somali authorities denied the carrier morning landing slots. Somalia authorities argued that there is high traffic during that time. The [...]
