OPINION: Aviation distress, KQ in familiar territory

By Joseph Bonyo,

The resumption of international flights in and out of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport from Saturday, August 1 is welcome. This shows that amids...

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Airlines avoid parts of Iran-controlled airspace after U.S. regulator’s order

By Reuters,

Some global airlines are re-routing flights to avoid Iran-controlled airspace over the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman, they said on Friday, after t...

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U.S. regulator bars airlines from flying over some Iran-controlled airspace

By Reuters,

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday issued an emergency order prohibiting U.S. operators from flying in an overwater area of Tehran-c...

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Australian court finds man guilty of plotting to blow up airliner

By Reuters,

An Australian court on Wednesday found a man guilty of plotting to blow up an Etihad Airways flight out of Sydney at the behest of the Islamic State m...

India’s Jet Airways finds itself out of runway as funds dry up

By Reuters,

Embattled Jet Airways halted all flight operations indefinitely on Wednesday after its lenders rejected its plea for emergency funds, potentially brin...

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British Airways to resume Pakistan flights after a decade

By Reuters,

British Airways will resume flights to Pakistan next year after a 10-year absence that followed a major hotel bombing, becoming the first Western airl...

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Citizen TV wins prestigious global award in London

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Kenya's leading television station, Citizen TV, was on Wednesday night feted at the fourth edition of the World Branding Awards held at Kensington Pa...

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Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE cut diplomatic ties with Qatar over ‘terrorism’

By Reuters,

Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain severed their ties with Qatar on Monday, accusing it of supporting terrorism, opening up the...

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Etihad Airways in for 2019 Special Olympics games

By Jacob Icia,

Etihad Airways was on Monday unveiled as the official airline partner of the 2019 Special Olympic World Summer Games, an event that will bring togethe...

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US, Britain ban laptops on flights from Turkey, Arab world

By AFP,

The United States and Britain on Tuesday banned larger electronic devices from the passenger cabin on flights from some airports in Turkey, the Middle...

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Some airlines board barred passengers after blow to Trump travel ban

By Reuters,

Citizens of seven mainly Muslim countries banned from the United States by President Donald Trump can resume boarding U.S.-bound flights, several majo...

‘Overweight’ Dreamliners Slash Price By Half

By Citizen,

Now there may be hope for them as two buyers have come forward keen to buy the cut price jets. The abandoned and half-completed aircraft have been...

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