Kenya Airways (KQ) has released its
Operations Report for the First Quarter of its 2013/14 Financial Year. Overall, the company put into the market place a total capacity of 3'464million seat kilometres which gives a year on year growth of 3.0%. During this quarter the airline successfully launched three weekly operations into Livingstone, the third destination in Zambia after Lusaka and Ndola.
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Showing posts with label Kenya. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kenya. Show all posts
Monday, August 5, 2013
Thursday, August 1, 2013
► BURUNDI: Kenya Airways adds double daily flights to Bujumbura.
Kenya Airways (KQ) has increased its flights between Nairobi and Bujumbura, Burundi with the recent introduction of two daily direct flights; one in the evening and one in the morning operating on board an Embraer E170. Overall, there are now 21 weekly frequencies between the East African capitals.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
► NAMIBIA: Kenya Airways, Air Namibia sign codeshare agreement.
Kenya Airways (KQ) and Air Namibia (SW) have announced the signing of a new code-share agreement paving the way for daily connections between the airlines’ Nairobi and Windhoek hubs through Johannesburg in South Africa and Lusaka in Zambia. This code-share agreement with Air Namibia brings the total number of
code-share arrangements that Kenya Airways has signed with other
international carriers to twenty.
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Air Namibia,
Codeshare,
Johannesburg,
KAA,
Kenya,
Kenya Airways,
Lusaka,
Nairobi,
Namibia,
Namibia Airports Company,
South Africa,
Windhoek,
Zambia
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
■ UNITED KINGDOM: Government donates airport security equipment to Angola, Kenya.
The
British Government, via its Safe Skies initiative aimed at improving
airport security measures in force around the world, has donated
security equipment to both Kenya and Angola in a bid to enhance the
quality of security screening procedures at both Kenyan and Angolan
airports.
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Angola,
Angola Government,
British Government,
Kenya,
Luanda,
Mombasa,
Nairobi,
Security,
United Kingdom
■ KENYA: KAA begins talks with local government concerning lengthening of Malindi Airport runway.
Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has begun talks with the Kilifi County government ahead of a planned expansion of Malindi Airport's runway 17/35 in which the plans to acquire more than 25 hectares of land from about 100 families on the southern boundary of the airport to facilitate the airport’s expansion.
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Construction,
KAA,
Kenya,
Kenya Government,
Malindi
Monday, July 29, 2013
► KENYA: Missing Cessna 206F wreckage found in Aberdare forest; no survivors.
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Aberdare,
Cessna,
Incident,
Kenya,
Lentille,
Nairobi Wilson,
Yellow Wings Air Services Ltd
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
► KENYA: ALS-Aircraft Leasing Services axes scheduled Kenyan, South Sudanese operations?
Nairobi-Wilson based operator, ALS - Aircraft Leasing Services (K4) has reportedly ceased offering scheduled services between Nairobi and various remote strips in northern Kenya and South Sudan.
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ALS Aircraft Leasing Services,
Garissa,
Kakuma,
Kenya,
Kitale,
Lodwar,
Lokichoggio,
Nairobi Wilson,
Route,
Rumbek,
South Sudan,
Termination,
Wajir
► UGANDA: fastjet outlines further African licencing plans with Uganda, Zambia now mentioned.
Further to a previous report in which fastjet (FN) allured to being in talks with four unnamed African carriers over possible partnerships, company Chief Commercial Officer, Mr Richard Bodin, has said that his airline, in addition to now having a "confirmed licence" in Nigeria, was now close to completing the initial steps for applications to fly in Uganda though gave no further details.
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Entebbe,
FastJet,
Johannesburg,
Kenya,
Launch,
Mozambique,
Nairobi,
South Africa,
Uganda,
Zimbabwe
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
► SEYCHELLES: Kenya Airways adds extra flight to Mahé until late August.
Kenya Airways (KQ) has increased its services between Nairobi and Mahé, Seychelles with effect from July 6 until August 31. The new flight operates on Saturdays and is expected to handle the anticipated rise in demand for flights to the island. Equipment on this route varies according to demand.
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Frequency,
Kenya,
Kenya Airways,
Mahe,
Nairobi,
Seychelles
■ KENYA: So close yet so far as Jetlink Express struggles to sell its recovery plan to all its creditors.
Kenya's Jetlink Express (J0), grounded since November last year, has managed to convince 70% of its unpaid creditors to accept a business recovery proposal which would see the Kenyan domestic and regional carrier back in operations come October 1, though one, Kenya's Equity Bank, has remained adamant that it wants to see the bankrupt airline wound up and its debt of USD8.1million settled forthwith.
Friday, July 19, 2013
■ NIGERIA: Kenya, Nigeria sign revised BASA; Kenya Airways eyes Abuja flights soon.
Kenya Airways (KQ) will "soon" commence direct flights to the Nigerian capital, Abuja, Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced. Mr Kenyatta made the remarks during a recently ended official visit to West Africa in which various trade and bilateral agreements were signed, among them, a revised Air Services Agreement. Speaking during a meeting with Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan, at State House Abuja, he pointed out that tourism was a potentially untapped market in bilateral relations between the two countries.
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Abuja,
BASA,
Kenya,
Kenya Airways,
Kenya Government,
Nairobi,
Nigeria,
Nigeria Government,
Route
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
► SAUDI ARABIA: Kenya Airways to boost Jeddah to 4x weekly from September to November.
Owing to an expected surge in demand during its Hajj & Umrah operations, Kenya Airways (KQ) from 03SEP13 to 10NOV13 is increasing the frequency of its Nairobi – Jeddah service, where it’ll operate 4 weekly flights instead of the current two. The operational aircraft will also change from an Embraer E190 to a Boeing 737-800.
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Frequency,
Jeddah,
Kenya,
Kenya Airways,
Nairobi,
Saudi Arabia
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
■ KENYA: Construction of Nairobi JKIA's second runway to start in November.
Construction of Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport's much needed second runway is set to begin in November this year after Kenyan Infrastructure Cabinet Secretary, Michael Kamau, gave the go
ahead to ensure that the project is completed by 2017.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
► KENYA: Turkish Airlines boosts Mombasa via Kilimanjaro to daily from late October.
Turkish Airlines (TK) will, from October 27, be increasing its Istanbul – Kilimanjaro – Mombasa – Istanbul round trip frequency from 5x weekly, to daily, with the route operated by a Boeing 737-900ER. The route was launched in December 2012.
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737-900ER,
Boeing,
Istanbul,
Kenya,
Kilimanjaro,
Mombasa,
Route,
Tanzania,
Turkey,
Turkish Airlines
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
■ KENYA: Regulators grant Kenya Airways/KLM seven-year extension to Unfair Competition exemption.
Kenya Airways (KQ) and 26.73% shareholder, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL), have been granted a seven-year extension to their Unfair Trade practices exemption by the Competition Authority of Kenya, having applied in February. The moratorium, introduced when KLM acquired a stake in the Kenyan national carrier back in 1996, prevents competitors from accusing them of unfair trade practices.
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Competition Authority of Kenya,
Kenya,
Kenya Airways,
Kenya Government,
KLM,
Legal
Monday, July 8, 2013
► GREECE: Kenya Airways 777 diverts to Athens following cargo-bay fire warning in mid flight.
A Kenya Airways Boeing 777-200ER (MSN 33683 | 5Y-KQS), operating as flight KQ117 en route from Amsterdam to Nairobi on Saturday July 6, was forced to make an emergency landing in Athens after a cargo-bay fire warning indication alarm sounded in mid flight.
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777,
Amsterdam,
Athens,
Greece,
Incident,
Kenya,
Kenya Airways,
Nairobi,
Netherlands
Friday, July 5, 2013
► ITALY: Alitalia mulls Kenya, South Africa resumption from 2014 onwards; more Libyan, Moroccan routes too.
As part of its new 3-year restructuring industrial plan aimed at stemming continued losses, Italian carrier Alitalia (AZ) says it is considering introducing new flights to Morocco and Libya during the course of 2013/2014 with flights to South Africa and Kenya to possibly resume from 2014 on.
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Alitalia,
Italy,
Johannesburg,
Kenya,
Nairobi,
Resumption,
Rome,
Route,
South Africa
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
■ KENYA: Tourism sector implores government to allow more scheduled operators into Mombasa.
Kenyan Tourism Cabinet secretary, Ms Phyllis Kandie, has implored the Kenyan government to allow more scheduled international carriers to serve the coastal city of Mombasa with regular, year-round flights to help boost waning tourist numbers.
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Charter,
Kenya,
Kenya Government,
Mombasa
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
► ABU DHABI: Etihad announces additions to its SAA, Kenya Airways codesharing.
Abu Dhabi-based carrier, Etihad (EY) has outlined further changes to its previously announced codeshare agreements with South African Airways (SA) and Kenya Airways (KQ). The additions are set to come into effect from July 1.
Friday, June 28, 2013
■ KENYA: Kenya Airways renegotiates its MRO contracts in bid to cut costs.
Fresh from announcing its latest Financial Year results which entailed a USD92million loss, Kenya Airways (KQ) has announced further cost cutting measures aimed at returning the struggling carrier to the black within the next two years with news that it has renegotiated its aircraft MRO (Maintenance Repair Overhaul) contracts to its benefit.
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Kenya,
Kenya Airways,
MRO,
Nairobi
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