Families of Ethiopian and Indonesian Crashes Victims to get an additional Ksh.54B from Boeing

By Agencies,

The US Justice Department (DOJ) announced that it has reached an agreement with Boeing to resolve a criminal charge related to a conspiracy to defraud...

Black boxes located at Indonesian airliner crash site

By CNN,

Rescuers searching for the wreckage of an Indonesian passenger jet that crashed into the ocean with 62 people on board on Saturday say they have locat...

Indonesia finds body parts, debris, detects emergency signal of crashed jet

By Reuters,

Indonesia detected signals on Sunday that could come from a flight recorder of a Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the sea after taking off from the...

boeing , Indonesia , plane crash

Indonesian plane loses contact after take-off, more than 60 thought to be aboard

By Reuters,

A Sriwijaya Air plane thought to have 62 people on board lost contact after taking off from Indonesia’s capital Jakarta on Saturday and rescuers sai...

Indonesian plane

KAA announces Ksh.963 million JKIA revamp project

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Kenya Aviation Authority (KAA) has announced a Ksh.963 million rehabilitation project for the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) terminals...

jkia , Kenya Airports Authority (KAA)

Vivo Energy Kenya retains market leadership amid COVID-19 pandemic

By Citizen Reporter,

Vivo Energy Kenya, the company that distributes and markets Shell-branded fuels and lubricants in the country has maintained its market leadership, la...

vivo energy kenya

Man suspected to have flown drone above Lamu Police Post arrested

By Citizen Reporter,

A man has been arrested on suspicion that he was operating a drone above the Lamu Police Post. Also Read: You risk 12 months in prison if you fly d...

drone , lamu police post

President Kenyatta inaugurates National Air Support Department

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has inaugurated the National Air Support Department (NASD), a multi-agency unit within the Ministry of Defence charged with t...

National Air Support Department , Uhuru kenyatta

China flight attendants advised to wear diapers for COVID-19 protection

By CNN,

As the coronavirus pandemic rages on, transportation officials around the world have been looking for ways to keep passengers and crew safe on board p...

coronavirus , diapers

Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed begins two-day State visit to Kenya

By PSCU,

Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday began his two-day visit to Kenya. President Uhuru Kenyatta received Dr. Ahmed at the Moyale One-Sto...

Abiy Ahmed , Ethiopia , tigray

African Airlines Association maps new era for air transport industry in Africa

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) concluded its 52nd Annual General Assembly on Friday with a rallying call for airlines to take specific measu...

KQ pilots accuse management of sabotage

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya Airways (KQ) pilots represented by the Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA) have accused the carrier’s management of sabotaging recovery e...

Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA) , Kenya Airways (KQ)

Zimbabweans turn to sex work amid economic crisis and COVID

By Reuters,

Dressed in a miniskirt and blouse, Esther Kamupunga stood in semi-darkness waiting for men looking for sex - the latest Zimbabwean to lose her job in ...

coronavirus , sex workers , Zimbabwe

KQ’s NSE trading suspension extended for a further six months

By Kepha Muiruri,

The suspension of Kenya Airways (KQ) shares from trading on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has been extended for a further six months effective...

CMA , Kenya Airways , nse

KQ pilots push for the recompositing of proposed aviation board

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya Airways (KQ) pilots represented by the Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA) have called for the recompositing of the proposed Kenya Aviation...

Kenya Airline Pilot Association (KALPA) , Kenya Airways (KQ) , The National Aviation Management Bill

Kenya Airways resumes flights to Tanzania

By Kepha Muiruri,

National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has resumed flights to Tanzania following the lifting of a ban on local aviation operators. The carrier says it...

Allan Kilavuka , Kenya Airways

Tanzania gov’t lifts suspension on Kenyan flights

By Kepha Muiruri,

The government of Tanzania has made a turnaround on its decision to ban Kenyan carriers from operating within its airspace following the resolution of...

air travel , COVID-19 , KCAA , TCAA

Case challenging KQ lay-off plans for employees to be settled out of court

By Citizen Reporter,

A case filed by the Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) to challenge the KQ lay-off plans for its employees will be settled out of court. Lady Just...

KAWU , Kenya Airways , kq , Moss Ndiema

Coronavirus cases hit 31K as Kenya expands ‘safe flights’ list to 130

By Citizen Team,

Kenya's coronavirus caseload has risen to 31,015 on a day that saw the government announce that the 'safe flights' list has been expanded to 130 count...

coronavirus , safe flights , Tanzania

How pilot used his phone to rescue Africans stuck in China

By CNN,

Even for 2020, with its once-in-a-generation global pandemic and the countless travel bans that have followed, this rescue mission seems a bit far-fet...

china , coronavirus , Tertius Myburgh