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 strengthens Commitment To The Region with Further Expansion Of Operations From Juba To Khartoum
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 …
Kenya Airways, South African Airways Signs Agreement To Co-Start Pan African Airline
Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways PLC (KQ), said it has signed a Strategic Partnership Framework with South African Airways (SAA). KQ said the partnership is a key milestone towards co-starting a Pan African Airline Group by 2023. The partnership framework follows the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) that the two airlines signed two months ago to foster the exchange of knowledge, …
Congo Airways Takes Delivery Of Embraer E190 From Kenya Airways
Strengthening Ties Congo Airways in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) says it has taken delivery of the first of two Embraer E190 jets from Kenya Airways (KQ). Mr. Allan Kilavuka, Group MD and CEO of Kenya Airways was joined by Prime Minister of the DRC His Excellency, Mr. Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, the Minister of State Portfolio Her Excellency …
Industry Experts Push For Airline Consolidation For Air Transport Industry Sustainability
Aviation experts and partners in Africa have underlined the importance of leveraging the benefits of airline consolidation to drive air transport sustainability in Africa. As the industry crisis characterised by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the aviation experts emphasised that partnerships and closer cooperation would deliver huge benefits for African airlines. The experts spoke at a high-level …
AFRAA, Lufthansa Consulting, Kenya Airways To Hold Airlines Consolidation Virtual Workshop
AFRAA, in partnership with Lufthansa Consulting and Kenya Airways will hold a high level virtual workshop on Airlines Consolidation on 14 September 2021, in virtual format. According to AFRAA, this important workshop for airline CEOs, C-level representatives and African air transport decision makers at policy level will provide an in-depth background of consolidation of airlines and an awareness of the …
Kenya Airways Wins Award At The Kenya E-Commerce Awards
National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has been named best in E-commerce Travel and Tourism category at this year’s Kenya E-commerce Awards. According to Kenya Airways, the Kenya E-commerce Awards, an annual awards ceremony first launched in 2019, celebrates the best brands in Kenya’s digital commerce and marketplaces space. These awards aim to maximize marketing efforts for companies through advocating for …
Kenya Airways Releases HY 2021 Results
National carrier Kenya Airways PLC (KQ), has released its financial results for the six-month period ending June 2021, at a virtual investor briefing held this afternoon. During the first half of 2021, operations continued to be severely impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, resulting in depressed half-year results. The airline however recorded improved performance compared to a similar period in the …
Kenya Airways Signs Interline Agreement With Airlink
Kenya Airways said it has signed an interline agreement that will extend the airline’s reach in the Southern Africa region via Johannesburg and Cape Town. The new agreement will offer customers seamless travel to over 40 cities across Africa. Kenya Airways revealed that it continues to diversify its services and operations in response to their customers’ needs. Under this …
Kenya Airways Resumes Domestic Passenger Flights
Kenya Airways (KQ) has resumed its domestic flights on Sunday 02 May 2021, following the lifting of the restriction of movement in and out of Nairobi as directed by President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya. The airline revealed that it will fly two times daily to the coastal city of Mombasa and once daily to the lakeside city of …









