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Kenya Airways resumes flights to 29 destinations after coronavirus curbs lifted
By Reuters,
2214, August 1, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya Airways resumed international flights on Saturday, heading to 29 destinations for the first time since the routes were suspended in March due to...
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Pressure piles on Kenya, Tanzania to resolve ‘safe flights list’ row
By Citizen Reporter,
1639, August 1, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya and Tanzania have been urged to consider an East African Community (EAC) coordinated approach after the two countries clashed over the 'safe fli...
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Tanzania bans Kenyan flights from its airspace till further notice
By Tonny Ndungu,
959, August 1, 2020 (EAT)
Flights from Kenya will not be allowed into the Tanzanian airspace, The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) said in a statement on Friday. The...
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OPINION: Aviation distress, KQ in familiar territory
By Joseph Bonyo,
1340, July 31, 2020 (EAT)
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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Kenyan pilots pen open letter to President Uhuru Kenyatta
By Faizal Ahmed,
1641, July 30, 2020 (EAT)
“What if we told you that there is some wisdom in the expansion of Kenya Airways? Wisdom that goes far beyond the deliberate short-sighted efforts f...
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Five international airlines to resume flights in and out of Kenya
By Ian Omondi,
1145, July 28, 2020 (EAT)
Five major airlines are set to resume flights in and out of Kenya following the easing of international travel restrictions by President Uhuru Kenyatt...
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Putin says Russian Navy to get hypersonic nuclear strike weapons
By Reuters,
1408, July 26, 2020 (EAT)
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday the Russian Navy would be armed with hypersonic nuclear strike weapons and underwater nuclear drones, ...
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KQ pilots slam airline management over planned job cuts
By Kepha Muiruri,
1030, July 7, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya Airways (KQ) Pilots represented by the Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA) have slammed the airline’s management over its nature of layof...
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Domestic flights set to resume July 15, international flights August 1
By Kepha Muiruri,
1414, July 6, 2020 (EAT)
The government has restored both domestic and international flights effective July 15 and August 1 respectively as part of the re-phased re-opening of...
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Hundreds of KQ staff set to be fired as carrier right sizes operations
By Kepha Muiruri,
1740, July 4, 2020 (EAT)
Hundreds of Kenya Airways (KQ) employees are expected to lose their jobs as the firm commences a right sizing exercise as the company deals with the f...
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KQ shares suspended from trading on the NSE
By Kepha Muiruri,
2249, July 3, 2020 (EAT)
The shares of carrier Kenya Airways has been suspended from trading on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) effective Friday. The suspension, a ro...
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Treasury to recapitalize Kenya Airways to the tune of Ksh.7.5 billion
By Kepha Muiruri,
1706, June 26, 2020 (EAT)
The government is expected to pump in additional capital as it seeks to transition Kenya Airways (KQ) into a fully owned State entity. According to...
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‘I have no regrets!’ Moses Kuria accepts removal from National Assembly committee
By Ian Omondi,
1434, June 8, 2020 (EAT)
Gatundu South Member of Parliament Moses Kuria has accepted his recent removal as Vice Chairperson of the Transport, Infrastructure, Public Works and ...
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Kenya Airways seeking Ksh.4 billion Gov’t loan to stay afloat
By Kepha Muiruri,
1124, May 28, 2020 (EAT)
National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) says it is seeking an additional Ksh.4 billion in government support to stay afloat through the pandemic. The n...
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Plane crashes in Pakistan with 99 on board, many feared dead
By Reuters,
1642, May 22, 2020 (EAT)
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane with 99 passengers and crew crashed into a residential area of the city of Karachi on Friday, with many ...
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Gov’t mulls resuming passenger service operations as KAA convenes meeting
By Faizal Ahmed,
1314, May 13, 2020 (EAT)
The government is likely to allow airline companies to resume passenger service operations. A phased out plan indicates that the domestic passenger...
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Ethiopian Forces admit to shooting down Kenyan cargo plane
By Benjamin Muriuki,
1620, May 9, 2020 (EAT)
Ethiopian forces in Somalia have admitted to shooting down a Kenyan-registered aircraft in Bardale, Somalia killing six people. According to a prel...
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Covid-19: Europe’s leading global airline is losing $1 million an hour and needs a bailout
By CNN,
947, May 6, 2020 (EAT)
Lufthansa is locked in crunch talks with the German government on the terms of a rescue deal, as it fights to avoid bankruptcy while keeping state inf...
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President Farmajo calls Uhuru to ‘express regret’ after Kenyan plane shot down in Somalia
By Ian Omondi,
1648, May 5, 2020 (EAT)
Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo on Tuesday morning made a telephone call to President Uhuru Kenyatta to express his regret and convey co...
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Gov’t demands answers after Kenyan plane shot down in Somalia killing six
By Ian Omondi,
1344, May 5, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has now tasked the Somali government with providing answers on the “unclear circumstances” under which a Ken...
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