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 [...]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 [...]
