Kenya Airways advertises pilots’ jobs as strike enters day 3
Kenya Airways(KQ) is hiring new pilots. This comes amid a continued strike which entered day three today leaving over 12,000 travellers stranded. In a job alert on their LinkedIn account, KQ said it was looking for persons to “provide support to the PIC so as to ensure the aircraft is operated as per the conditions […]
Kenya Airways CEO threatens disciplinary action against striking pilots
Kenya Airways (KQ) has threatened disciplinary action against striking pilots after talks to have the workers return to work hit a snag. KQ Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Allan Kilavuka said on Sunday, November 6, that the talks between the management and the Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA ) had reached a stalemate. Kilavuka said the […]
‘Sort our pilots, it’s a mess’ – Otile Brown angrily blasts Kenya Airways after he misses his flight
Singer Otile Brown has shown his frustration with the national carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) whose operations have been interrupted by pilots’ strike. In a post on social media on Friday, November 4, 2022, just hours before the strike began, Otile complained that Kenya Airways made him lose money after his flight was cancelled abruptly. The […]
Flight disruptions loom as pilots vow to down tools on Saturday
A major flight disruption is looming after Kenya Airways (KQ) pilots vowed to continue with their planned strike on Friday, November 4. In a statement, Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA) said its members will begin their industrial strike on Saturday, October 5, after Kenya Airways management failed to address their grievances. The union, which draws […]
Loss-making Kenya Airways should be split – Murkomen
Cabinet Secretary nominee for Roads, Transport and Public Works Kipchumba Murkomen has proposed the splitting of national carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) to return it to profitability. Speaking when he faced the National Assembly Committee on appointments on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, Murkomen blamed Kenya Airways’ loss-making streak on past mistakes. “We should move to answer […]
Second passenger dies aboard Kenya Airways plane
Another passenger has died aboard a Kenya Airways plane headed to New York from Nairobi. Confirming the incident the airline issued a statement noting that the unnamed passenger passed away on Friday, September 2, 2022. “A passenger was found to be unresponsive, upon further examination, medical personnel on board confirmed that the passenger had passed […]
Details of Kenyan who died aboard Kenya Airways flight from New York
The identity of the passenger who died on a Kenya Airways flight from New York has been revealed. Authorities identified the deceased as Peterson Njuguna Mwangi, aged 66. Mwangi was taken ill aboard flight KQ003 operating from New York to Nairobi on Monday, August 22. The medical emergency forced the attendants to divert the flight […]