Kenyan pilots up in arms over KQ move to hire 20 foreigners

By Duncan Mutwiri,

The Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA) has decried the move by the national carrier to hire 20 foreign pilots. In a media briefing on Tuesday...

KALPA , Kenya Airways

KQ pilots call off planned strike as board insists on contract hires

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya Airways pilots have shelved their planned strike which was set for this Friday even as the airline’s board maintains on the need for contractu...

KALPA , kq , Sebastian Mikosz

British Airways IT failures creates chaos for passengers

By Reuters,

Problems with British Airways IT systems left thousands of passengers facing flight cancellations, delays and long queues at airports in the airline�...

BA , British Airways , Heathrow and Gatwick , IT failures

SAS pilots go on strike, stranding thousands of passengers

By Reuters,

SAS pilots in Norway, Sweden and Denmark went on strike on Friday as wage talks broke down, triggering queues at airports as the carrier canceled arou...

SAS pilots go on strike

Police blasted for using ‘brutal force’ on striking JKIA staff

By Allan Irungu,

Kenyan pilots have condemned what they term as 'brutal and violent treatment' of striking workers at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). ...

jkia strike , Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU)

Pilot orders pizza for passengers stuck in plane

By CNN,

Stranded for hours on a snowy tarmac, passengers on an Air Canada flight were beginning to feel the stress, but their pilot knew the answer: 23 pizzas...

Air Canada , jkia , Kenya Airways , kenya aviation workers strike , pilot pizza

Crisis may be easing, but nuclear threat still hangs over India and Pakistan

By CNN,

Tensions on the border between India and Pakistan last week pushed the two nuclear-powered South Asian adversaries closer to conflict than at any poin...

Ban medics, teachers from going on strike – Moses Kuria

By Citizen Reporter,

Gatundu South Member of Parliament Moses Kuria has proposed passing a law which makes it illegal for medical professionals and teachers from going on ...

Gatundu South , Moses Kuria , Nurses strike

Leicester owner, four others, were on crashed helicopter

By Reuters,

Leicester City soccer club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, a Thai tycoon, was among five people who were in a helicopter which crashed in a ball of fl...

Leicester City , Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha

Kenya Airways normalizes operations after weekend go slow

By Dennis Otieno,

National Carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) says it is engaging its pilots to resolve a go slow that has affected operations since Saturday. While the airl...

Aviation , cancelled flights , delayed flights , go-slow , KALPA , Kenya Airlines Pilot Association , Kenya Airways , kq

Kenya Airways seeks to win back engineers, CEO search continues

By Reuters,

Kenya Airways is considering offering higher wages to entice back dozens of engineers who quit the loss-making carrier to join Gulf-based airlines in ...

MWANGI: Does anyone care for the health, education of the poor anymore?

By Isaac Mwangi,

A strike by Kenyan doctors that is now well into the second month has paralysed most hospitals across the country, dividing citizens on the wisdom and...

Kenya Airways technicians strike gives management new headache

By Citizen Team,

Kenya Airways technicians have opened a new battle front for the airline even as board and management put in place a strategy to revive its business. ...

employees , flight disruptions , jkia , Kenya Airways , labour wrangles , Martyn Haines , Mbuvi Ngunze , operation pride , operations , passengers , pilots , strike , technical department

Kenya Airways board rules out sacking of CEO Mbuvi Ngunze

By Sophie Kinoti,

Kenya Airways Chief Executive Officer Mbuvi Ngunze will stay in office for the foreseeable future, after the airline’s board ruled out his sacking. ...

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Kenya Airways pilots withdraw strike notice ahead of release of business outlook

By Ephraim Mugo,

Kenya Airways pilots allied to the Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA) have formally withdrawn their strike notice that had been deferred last mo...

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Kenya Airways share strengthens to Sh4.95

By Noah Kuto,

Shares of Kenya Airways (KQ) rose 7.61 percent during the day’s trading session to close at Sh4.95 up from Sh4.60 on Monday. The strengthening of...

government assurance , Kenya Airways , Michael Joseph , nse , Pilots strike , share price , strengtehning of the share

Michael Joseph puts legacy on the line to revive KQ

By Citizen Team,

When he left telecom giant, Safaricom, in 2010 having been at the helm for ten years, Michael Joseph left a larger than life legacy with many not exp...

board chairman , Denis Awori , financial turmoil , Forensic audit , James Macharia , KALPA , Kenya Airways , kq , legacy , Mbuvi Ngunze , Michael Joseph , operation pride , pilots , profitability , Safaricom , Strategy , Transport secretary

Kenya Airways pilots strike deal, suspend strike

By Mumbi Warui,

Kenya Airways pilots have called off a strike scheduled for Tuesday following a daylong meeting between the pilots union and board officials. The b...

Board of Kenya Airways , Career Directions Limited , contracted staff , Denis Awori , KALPA , Kenya Airways , Mbuvi Ngunze , Michael Joseph , pilots union , Safaricom

Govt in talks with KALPA, KQ management to avert Tuesday strike

By Sofia Ali,

Government officials are locked in a meeting with Kenya Airways (KQ) management and the pilots union to resolve the stalemate between the airline and ...

Adan Duale , contracted workers , government , James Macharia , KALPA , kq , Mbuvi Ngunze , strike

Hundreds stranded after KQ cancels 5 flights, delays one

By Lisa Kamau,

  Hundreds of Passengers were on Sunday left stranded after Kenya Airways cancelled five flights to various African destinations and delayed o...

flights canceled , Kenya Airways , kq , strike