KQ under fire after passengers left stranded at JFK airport since Sunday

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya Airways (KQ) has issued a statement after more than 50 Kenyans stuck at the JFK Airport since Sunday decried the carrier's customer care service...

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U.S. will require negative COVID-19 tests for all UK passengers

By Reuters,

The U.S. government will require all airline passengers arriving from the United Kingdom to test negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours of departure st...

coronavirus , COVID-19

Trump says catching COVID-19 was ‘blessing from God’

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald Trump declared that catching the coronavirus was a “blessing from God” that exposed him to experimental treatments he vowed ...

coronavirus , Trump

Airlines ban alcohol on planes in response to COVID-19

By CNN,

Alcohol sales may have boomed during lockdown, but our return to air travel will be an altogether more sobering experience. Airlines including Eas...

airlines , alcohol , COVID-19

What coronavirus outbreak would mean for Kenya’s economy

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya is yet to confirm any cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) with the government emphasizing its intent to retain the status quo. Neverthe...

coronavirus , KEPSA

Second coronavirus death confirmed in the US

By Reuters,

Health officials in Washington state said late Sunday that a nursing home resident had died after contracting coronavirus, while New York’s governor...

coronavirus

Airlines in Africa that have suspended China flights over coronavirus

By Reuters,

Airlines have started suspending flights to China in the wake of a new coronavirus outbreak, which as of Thursday had killed 170 people and infected a...

coronavirus , Ethiopian Airlines , kq , RwandAir

United Airlines suspends some flights to China as coronavirus spreads

By CNN,

United Airlines is temporarily reducing its schedule between the United States and three cities in China in light of the Wuhan virus. The airline s...

coronavirus

British Airways suspends flights to China as coronavirus spreads

By CNN,

British Airways has suspended all direct flights between the United Kingdom and China in light of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak. "We have suspende...

Delta, the only major US airline without a 737 Max, had a very good quarter

By CNN,

US airlines had a rocky quarter, but Delta was the notable exception. The airline told investors Tuesday that results were better than it expected. ...

Boeing 737 MAX , Delta Airlines

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...

Airlines avoid parts of Iran-controlled airspace , Emirates , Etihad Airways , Iran , U.S. regulator's order , United States

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...

controlled airlines , drone , FAA , Gulf of Oman , U.S. regulator

European, Canadian to review Boeing 737 Max

By VOA,

Boeing’s grounded airliners are likely to be parked longer now that European and Canadian regulators plan to conduct their own reviews of changes th...

Boeing 737 MAX , Canadian , European

U.S. might ban laptops on all flights into and out of the country

By Reuters,

The United States might ban laptops from aircraft cabins on all flights into and out of the country as part of a ramped-up effort to protect against p...

Direct flights to the US beckon as JKIA attains category one status

By Patrick Igunza,

After an eight year wait, Kenyans can now fly directly to the United States after the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport attained category 1 status. ...

category 1 status , Civil Aviation (Amendment) Act , Delta Airlines , direct flights , jkia , KAA , Kenya Civil Aviation Authority , kq , passengers , trade ties , US

Hurricane Matthew closes in on Florida as Haiti death toll rises

By Reuters,

Matthew, the first major hurricane threatening a direct hit on the United States in more than 10 years, closed in on Florida on Thursday after killing...

Farah wins third straight Great North Run

By AFP,

Britain's Mo Farah claimed an unprecedented third consecutive victory in the Great North Run half-marathon in northeast England on Sunday. The four...

athletics , Great North Run half-marathon , Mo Farah , Vivian Cheruiyot

Regulator tells air passengers not to turn on Galaxy Note 7 phones

By Reuters,

Airline passengers should not turn on or charge their Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Galaxy Note 7 smartphones during flights or stow them in checked bagg...

Galaxy 7 , Galaxy Note 7 , IATA , Samsung , U.S , U.S airlines

Kenya hopes for direct flights to U.S. by May – Transport CS

By Agencies,

Kenya hopes to start direct commercial flights to the United States by May after it met most of the requirements set by an international aviation auth...

James Macharia , Transport CS

Kenyatta receives six new envoys

By Too Jared,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday received credentials from six incoming envoys at State House, Nairobi. President Kenyatta received the envoys f...

kenya gets new envoys , Uhuru kenyatta