Ex-KQ boss Sebastian Mikosz named IATA Vice President

By Kepha Muiruri,

Former Kenya Airways (KQ) Chief Executive Officer Sebastian Mikosz is set to join the International Air Transport Association (IATA) as the associatio...

IATA , Kenya Airways (KQ) , Sebastian Mikosz

Gov’t bails out Kenya Airways again, pumps in Ksh.5 billion

By Joseph Bonyo,

The National Government has once again come to the rescue of Kenya Airways pumping Ksh.5 billion to shore up its operation. The bailout comes in ha...

Kenya Airways , kq , Mikosz

Jambojet boss Allan Kilavuka named new Kenya Airways CEO

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Board of Kenya Airways (KQ) has confirmed Allan Kilavuka as its new Chief Executive Officer effective April 1, 2020. Until his confirmation, Ki...

Allan Kilavuka , Kenya Airways (KQ) , Sebastian Mikosz

Kenya Airways issues profit warning on its expected 2019/2020 earnings

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya Airways (KQ) has issued a profit warning on its expected full year earnings for the period ending December 31, 2019, joining the growing list of...

Kenya Airways , Kenyan economy , profit warnings

Kenya Airways names Allan Kilavuka as new acting CEO

By Girlie Kendi,

Kenya Airways named Allan Kilavuka as the new acting Chief Executive Officer on Monday. This after Sebastian Mickosz announced his resignation in M...

Jambo jet , Kenya Airways , Kilavuka , kq

Kenya Airways needs Ksh.45B to make it profitable: Michael Joseph

By Faizal Ahmed,

Kenya Airways Chairman Michael Joseph has said the airline needs Ksh. 45billion to turn around to profitability. Speaking in New York on the JKL sh...

kq , Mikosz

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 suspends direct flights to Gabon, Benin

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya Airways (KQ) has suspended its flights to Gabon and Benin ahead of the impending low air-traffic season which kicks-off next month. In a stat...

Kenya Airways (KQ)

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

KQ flight cancellations: Pilots deny role as bosses threaten tough measures

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya Airways pilots have dismissed claims that they are the largest contributors to the airline’s woes. This, even as it emerged that they had b...

KALPA , Kenya Airways , pilots , Sebastian Mikosz

Kenya Airways withdraws plan to take over JKIA

By Faizal Ahmed,

Kenya Airways (KQ) has formally withdrawn the privately-initiated investment proposal from consideration of the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA). In ...

jkia , Kenya Airways , kq

Kenya Airways tenders, procurement process under probe – DCI

By Faizal Ahmed,

Kenya Airways is under investigations over concerns involving tenders and procurement. KQ boss Sebastian Mikosz has been ordered to surrender certi...

Kenya Airways , Mikosz

Kenya Airways board lukewarm on nationalisation

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Board of Kenya Airways (KQ) has emerged half-hearted in its receipt of the government’s decision to nationalise the carrier. KQ which saw its...

Kenya Airways , Michael Joseph

Kenya Airways records Ksh.8.6B loss in 2019 half year

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya Airways (KQ) has posted a pretax loss of Ksh.8.56 billion in its 2019 half year earnings to June 30. This marks a more than double increase i...

Kenya Airways , Michael Joseph , Sebastian Mikosz

Renationalization unlikely to fly Kenya Airways back to profit

By Reuters,

By taking back full control of Kenya Airways, lawmakers are banking on Kenya’s ability to replicate the profitable example of Ethiopia’s state-own...

Ethiopian Airlines , Kenya Airways

Kenya Airways boss under pressure to leave before tenure ends

By Faizal Ahmed,

Kenya Airways boss Sebastian Mikosz is under pressure from the workers union to leave the airline even before his time lapses. This after his annou...

Kenya Airways , kq , Mikosz

Kenya Airways aims to double fleet over 5 years on path to profit

By Reuters,

Kenya Airways plans to double its fleet over the next five years, its chairman said on Monday, as the loss-making carrier combats regional rivals like...

Kenya Airways

Kenya Airways CEO Sebastian Mikosz to step down

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya Airways CEO Sebastian Mikosz has announced plans to exit the airline by the end of this year. In a memo to employees seen by Citizen Digital,...

CEO Sebastian Mikosz , Kenya Airways , Mbuvi Ngunze , Michael Joseph

Kenya Airways open to airport-deal alternatives

By Kepha Muiruri,

While struggling national carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has put forth the partnership proposal to co-operate the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKI...

Kenya Airways reports Ksh.7.59B net loss

By Kepha Muiruri,

National carrier Kenya Airways has announced a Ksh. 7.6 billion net loss for the period ending December 31,2018. The booked loss is however an impr...

Kenya Airways , Kenya Airways Chairman Michael Joseph , kq