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Airline representation network, APG says it has been appointed as “the General Sales Agent (GSA) for Kenya Airways across 36 international offline markets, comprising 34 countries in the Americas, as well as Taiwan and Malaysia.” APG said “these new territories are in addition to the original 24 European countries in which APG has been successfully representing Kenya Airways since 2020.” …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says that “Kenya Airways is the first airline to have used IATA’s new Aviation Safety Culture Survey (I-ASC) Light.” According to IATA, the “I-ASC Light is a support tool for airlines to improve safety performance by strengthening safety culture. The new module of I-ASC is an automated survey that evaluates nine key safety culture …
Kenya Airways (KQ) has expanded its fleet with “the addition of a Boeing 737-800, growing its fleet to 35 aircraft.” According to the airline, this addition “underscores the airline’s commitment to increase capacity, enhance operational efficiency, and meet the growing demand for air travel across its network.” KQ says the aircraft which was acquired from ‘Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has …
Kenya Airways and the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) will host the Africa Aviation Innovation Summit, scheduled to be held on 18th and 19th October in Cape Town, South Africa. According to the organisers the Innovation Summit under the theme Customer Obsession in Aviation “provides a forum for African aviation leaders and stakeholders to gather under one roof in an effort …
Emirates and Kenya Airways (KQ) have announced an interline partnership that will allow customers of both airlines access to new destinations on the two airlines’ networks within a single itinerary. The agreement will provide customers with increased travel options as well as seamless baggage check-in to their final destination. Based on the partnership, “Emirates customers will now be able to …
Kenya Airways PLC (KQ) and China Southern Airlines (CZ) have renewed their interline agreement following the return of international travel to/from China. The agreement will assist in restoring connectivity for both airlines’ passengers to points on the respective carriers’ networks via Nairobi, Guangzhou and Shanghai using a single ticket and one baggage policy. The reciprocal agreement enhances the connectivity options …
Fahari Aviation, a subsidiary of Kenya Airways and EVE UAM, LLC, a subsidiary of Eve Holding, Inc. and a carve-out of Embraer S.A. (“Embraer”), have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for up to 40 electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) vehicles. The agreement includes joint studies through a working group to develop and scale the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) …
Fahari Aviation, a subsidiary of Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ), said it has launched the first drone enclosure facility in Kenya. The facility termed the Fahari Drone Cage will be used for the training and testing of drones and drone equipment. Through the construction of the Fahari Drone Cage, Fahari Aviation is positioning itself at the forefront of exploring …
Boeing and Kenya Airways PLC (KQ) have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for landing gear exchange services. The announcement was made at the 2022 MRO Middle East exhibition, which is the leading aviation industry event for Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul in the region. With the landing gear exchange program, Boeing will provide nine landing gear shipsets wherever and …
Kenya Airways (KQ), will begin flights from Juba to Khartoum from the 10th of December, counter-rotating on an Embraer 190 and boosting its schedule to 10x weekly from the current 7 flights from Juba and 3xweekly flights to Khartoum. Allan Kilavuka, CEO, Kenya Airways said: “Kenya Airways is steadfast on creating free flows of trade and tourism across Africa and …
