Lion Air: Pilots had reported problems

By CNN,

Problems were reported on a Lion Air jet that crashed into the sea off Jakarta even after technicians replaced a sensor on board the aircraft, investi...

Autopilot error sends flight hurtling to ground

By CNN,

A Flybe flight carrying 44 passengers plummeted toward the ground shortly after takeoff from Belfast City Airport because of an autopilot error, a UK ...

Belfast City Airport , Flybe

Six employees sacked for faking photo of sleeping on airport floor

By Citizen Reporter,

Ryanair says it has sacked six employees for allegedly staging a photo of themselves sleeping on the floor at Malaga Airport in Spain, where cabin cre...

Ryanair

U.N. Security Council considers lifting Eritrea sanctions next week

By Reuters,

The U.N. Security Council is considering lifting sanctions on Eritrea next week after a rapprochement with Ethiopia, although some members want to mai...

Chinese U.N. Ambassador Ma Zhaoxu , Djibouti , Eritrea , Ethiopia , U.N. Security Council

Indonesia jet had damaged airspeed indicator on last four flights: official

By Reuters,

Indonesian accident investigators said an airspeed indicator of a Boeing Co 737 MAX plane that crashed last week was damaged for its last four flights...

Indonesia plane crash , Indonesian accident , Lion Air jet

Lion Air crash: Plane was intact when it crashed, investigators say

By CNN,

Lion Air Flight 610 was intact with its engines running when it crashed at high speed into the Java Sea, the head of Indonesia's National Transportati...

Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft , Capt. Daniel Putut Kuncoro Adi , Lion Air Flight 610 , Soerjanto Tjahjono

Tearful relatives of Indonesia jet crash victims demand answers

By Reuters,

Relatives of the victims of an Indonesian jet that crashed into the sea off Jakarta this week killing all 189 on board demanded answers on Monday as t...

Indonesia , Indonesia plane crash

250 tourists from Poland arrive in Mombasa

By Patrick Kanga,

Over 250 tourists from Poland landed in Mombasa on Saturday night aboard a polish airline -- Lot Polish Charter. The flight, which was received by ...

Jonathan Mbiyu , Kenya Tourism Board , Lot Polish Charter , Moi International Airport , Poland

Infantino interfered in changes to FIFA ethics code

By Reuters,

FIFA chief Gianni Infantino broke the world soccer body’s rules by interfering in the rewriting of its ethics code, according to German magazine Der...

broke Fiffa rules , Der Spiegel , ethics code , European Investigative Collaborations , FIFA chief , German magazine , Gianni Infantino , soccer rules

Why recovering Indonesia plane from sea floor will be such a challenge

By CNN,

Authorities in Indonesia lifted the wheels of crashed Indonesian Lion Air Flight 610 out of the sea Friday, as questions turned to how to retrieve wha...

Airlineratings.com. , Indonesian Lion Air Flight 610 , Jakarta\

Lion Air crash: Why recovering plane from sea floor will be such a challenge

By Citizen Team,

Jakarta (CNN)Indonesia's authorities lifted the wheels of crashed Indonesian Lion Air Flight 610 out of the sea Friday, as questions turned to how to ...

Japan Airlines pilot admits being 10 times over alcohol limit

By CNN,

Nervous fliers, stop reading now. A Japan Airlines pilot has admitted to failing a breath test shortly before he was due to fly from London Heathro...

Japan Airlines , Katsutoshi Jitsukawa , London Heathrow , Uxbridge Magistrates' Court

Tourism industry welcomes Charter Incentive extension

By Citizen Reporter,

Players in the tourism sector have welcomed the extension of the Charter Incentive Programme. This follows a decision announced by Tourism Cabinet ...

Charter Incentive Programme , tourism , Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala

Historic moment as Uhuru flags off direct Kenya Airways flight to the US

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday night presided over a historic milestone for Kenya's aviation sector when he flagged off the inaugural Kenya Airway...

Direct US flight , Kenya Airways , President Uhuru Kenyatta

All set for historic Kenya Airways direct flight to New York tonight

By Wycliffe Nyamasege,

It’s all systems go for the maiden Kenya Airways flight that will fly direct to the United States beginning Sunday evening in a historic event to be...

Inaugural trip to New York , Kenya Airways

Kenya Airways in court to force crew on maiden direct US flight

By Dennis Otieno,

The dispute between Kenya Airways management and the Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) over long flight working hours has moved to court. In the ...

direct flights , Kenya Airways

KAA releases airport performance report

By Citizen Reporter,

More passenger movement was recorded at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) last month compared to the same period last year. According ...

jkia , KAA , Kisumu Airport , Wilson Airport.

No plan to sabotage direct flights to US, say KQ workers

By Dennis Otieno,

With only few days left before the inaugural direct flight between Kenya and the USA, panic is fast spreading at the national carrier Kenya Airways. ...

direct flights , Kenya Airways , KQ staff

Top CNN anchor Richard Quest begins Kenya tour with Kipchoge

By Rachel Ombaka,

CNN's Richard Quest began his Kenya tour with top athlete Eliud Kipchoge in Nairobi. Quest arrived in the country on Monday morning and hit the gro...

Kenya Airways , Richard Quest

Young innovators among delegation in KQ inaugural direct flight to New York

By PSCU,

Two young innovators are among the 468 passengers flying to New York during the historic Kenya Airways (KQ) inaugural direct flight to New York on Oct...

Big 4 agenda , Inaugural trip to New York , Kenya Airways