After a seven-year hiatus, Kenya Airways will become a familiar sight in Italy again as the SkyTeam carrier looks to re-establish its link between Nairobi and Rome, with a four times weekly 787 operation from June. Rome Fiumicino looks set to welcome back another important tailfin this summer, as Kenya Airways plans to launch four […]

MD Helicopters announced today receipt of the second Delivery Order issued against its 5-year, $1.4 billion light scout attack helicopter IDIQ contract. The firm, fixed-price award is for six armed MD 530F Cayuse Warrior helicopters for Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), and includes initial logistics support for the aircraft, aircraft systems and ground support equipment. The […]

Qatar Airways announced that it will launch direct flights to Kenya’s second city, Mombasa, opening up the country’s beautiful coasts to international holiday-makers. The new four-times weekly service will be Qatar Airways’ second Kenyan destination, in addition to existing flights to Nairobi. The service between Doha and Mombasa will be operated with an Airbus A320, […]

With Kenya Airways operating to Mauritius since earlier this month, both airlines have extended their existing codeshare into a reciprocal agreement. Kenya Airways already places its code on the thrice weekly flights operated by Air Mauritius to Nairobi and vice versa. As a result of the expanded cooperation, Air Mauritius will now codeshare, as marketing […]

As from March 25, Air France will be part of the joint venture that has been in existence since 1995 between KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and the Kenya Airways, a Skyteam partner. This move will consolidate the Air France-KLM group’s capacity in East Africa. Air France, KLM and Kenya Airways’ customers will be able to […]

Kenya Airways has launched direct flights to Mauritius as part of its broad strategy to expand its footprint across Africa. The newly launched service will operate four times a week: Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. On Monday and Thursday, flights will depart Nairobi at 11:45 am while on Wednesday and Saturday, flights will depart Nairobi […]

KLM and Kenya Airways have signed an extended sales agreement for most European and Eastern African countries, which are the focus of the cooperation. KLM President & CEO Pieter Elbers said: “We continuously want to create more value for our customers, and in doing so we are very excited to deepen our cooperation with Kenya […]

Kenya Airways today marks a great milestone with the launch of a non-stop flight from Nairobi to New York. The national carrier starts selling today tickets for the inaugural flight which is scheduled for October 28th this year.Kenya Airways becomes the first airline to offer a non-stop flight between East Africa and the United States of America. […]

Kenya Airways has evaluated the efficiency of its network to maximize productivity with the rollout of a new Winter Schedule. In the new schedule, Kenya Airways will discontinue flights to Hong Kong and Hanoi, Vietnam, from October 29, 2017 to optimize its route network. This move will allow Kenya Airways to operate with a better […]

Oman Air has implemented a codeshare agreement with Kenya Airways (KQ) covering services between Muscat and Nairobi. The new partnership will allow seamless connectivity to Kenya Airways customers in accessing Muscat directly from Nairobi. Oman Air launched its flights to Nairobi in March this year. On the Nairobi – Muscat route, KQ will place its […]

Kenya may soon become the newest destination for non-stop flights from the United States after Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) was granted Category One status by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Category One status allows air carriers from both countries to offer non-stop flights. The FAA granted the status after carrying out a series […]

Kenya Airways will start a direct flight between Nairobi and Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe on 18th May 2017. This will be Kenya Airways 52nd destination and its second city in Zimbabwe after Harare where it operates 21 flights weekly. The new route between Nairobi and Victoria Falls will operate three times a week on Monday, Thursday […]

Etihad Airways Engineering has signed an agreement with Kenya Airways to perform mandatory checks on its Boeing 787-8 fleet. This is part of an integration program for the newest additions to the airline’s fleet. The first of six scheduled Boeing 787 C-checks begins this month, with the last one planned for October 2017. The airline […]

Hong Kong Airlines and Kenya Airways, the flag carrier of Kenya, have signed a codeshare agreement to enhance connectivity in Asia. Under the agreement, Kenya Airways will place its “KQ” code on Hong Kong Airlines’ flights between Bangkok, Thailand (BKK) and Hong Kong (HKG). The agreement allows the national carrier, Kenya Airways, to have a daily product […]