The East African carrier, Kenya Airways has accused aviation unions, especially the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) of not protecting the interest of its members. The airline said that it has made efforts recently to negotiate with the union before 22 workers were laid off on redundancy but the leaders of the union […]
Most debates on national carrier tend to tilt in favour of those who said that government owned airline cannot succeed in Nigeria, going by the experience of the defunct Nigeria Airways Limited. Those who oppose the establishment of a national carrier usually justify their position by saying government has no business doing business. But there […]
Airline operators have called on the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to avert imminent tragic accident by urgently rehabilitating the runways at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, which have degenerated over the years and are now damaging aircraft gears on landing and take-off. The latest […]
Kenya’s revenue from its tourism sector dropped 2.9 percent last year to KES84.6 billion shillings (USD$837.2 million). Visitor numbers and earnings have dropped in the past four years as al Shabaab militants from Somalia launched attacks on Kenyan soil in retaliation for Kenya’s military intervention. Showing the depth of the fall, tourist arrivals fell from […]
Kenya hopes to start direct commercial flights to the United States by May after it met most of the requirements set by ICAO. The East African nation wants to boost exports to the US and increase visits by American tourists. Launching flights was part of a package of deals announced during President Barack Obama’s […]
