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Kenya Airways passenger numbers up 15.4 per cent
Kenyan’s national carrier, Kenya airways said on Thursday it registered a 15.4 per cent increase in passenger numbers for its third quarter with 956,742 passengers using the airline compared to the same period last year. The airline said in a statement released in Nairobi that its capacity in the domestic front and to Europe registered [...]
Kenya Airways receives its 8th Embraer aircraft
Kenya Airways, the Pride of Africa, is expected to grow its capacity with the arrival of a new Embraer E190 jet to KQ’s fleet. Registered as 5Y-KYR, the E190 touched down at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport yesterday at 2100hrs from Sao Jose dos Campos, Embraer Headquarters in Brazil. As the KYR made its way [...]
Kenya Airways flights return to normal after power interruption at JKIA
Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) says Kenya Airways services at JKIA that had been interrupted by a power outage early Sunday have returned to normal. Kenya Airports Authority managing director Mr Stephen Gichuki confirmed that at 3.30am on Sunday JKIA experienced interruption of power on the main power supply lines. “Preliminary investigations show that during the [...]
Airlines bid to open up African skies
(CNN) — Africa’s airlines are aiming to expand into new territories and improve connections across the continent. While there has historically been a lack of flights between many African countries, ambitious airlines are planning to introduce new services. Among them is Kenya Airways, the third-biggest airline in sub-Saharan Africa. It already flies more than three [...]
KQ Cheif: Big businesses are good for regional unity
TITUS Naikuni, the Kenya Airways CEO, could not help himself the other day. “Didn’t I tell you? Five years ago I said we would be a billion-dollar company in 10 years; now we are here,” he said directing his comments at a journalist during a recent press conference. He was referring to the company’s turnover [...]
Kenya Airways in a Commercial Venture with United Bank for Africa (UBA)
Kenya Airways has entered into a partnership with one of the largest financial services institutions in Africa; United Bank for Africa Plc to promote trade and remittances across the continent. Formalized by Kenya Airways Chief Operating Officer Mr. Bram Stellar and Managing Director of UBA Kenya Mr. Muyiwa Akinyemi, this partnership will see the bank [...]