Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is a beloved part of Kenya’s heritage, and carries one of Kenya’s most recognizable acronyms – JKIA. It has facilitated transport of Kenyan citizens, products, and leaders, both dead and alive. Its strategic placement along the popular Mombasa Road (A104), and right next to the famous Nairobi National Park has…
An airplane covered in blue and white, much like what you get when you view the flat snow-covered top of Mt Kilimanjaro against a cloudless sky background. They call it “The Wings of Kilimanjaro”. That’s Air Tanzania, popularly referred to locally as Kampuni ya Ndege ya Tanzania! To understand how Air Tanzania actually exists, we…
Uganda Airlines is the plane with a crane on its tail, hence its callsign “Crested“. It operates from its company headquarters at Entebbe International Airport (ICAO: HUEN, IATA: EBB), right on the shores of Lake Victoria. It is a very colourful company as evidenced by its livery, which mirrors the colours of the national flag…
Kenya Airways Flight KQ784 suffered a tyre burst incident upon landing at South Africa’s Cape Town International Airport (ICAO: FACT, IATA: CPT) Runway 19 on the afternoon of 4th August 2026. In an update released by the airline’s Corporate Communications Department, it confirmed that the aircraft had departed Nairobi on a scheduled service and landed…
Question! What does Ford, General Motors, Toyota and Honda have in common? They are all engine builders. And what does Rotax, Lycoming and Continental have in common? They are all engine builders. So what does Ford, Rotax, Lycoming, General Motors, Toyota, Continental and Honda have in common? They are all reciprocating engine builders! So what’s…
So it’s that time of your life when you have resolved to become a pilot. Everything seems to have fallen in place; your stars have aligned and your path is defined. Then that dream that you’ve always had: to become an aviator, gets actualized when you receive the news that your dream airline – Kenya…
It is common knowledge that Kenya Airways was born in 1977. However, it wasn’t just ‘launched’ into existence like any other company. Let me explain. As early as 1945, the British colonies of East Africa – Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania – saw that there was need to create an aviation infrastructure which would link…
Kenya Airways (KQ) reported a full-year pre-tax profit of Kshs. 5.53 Billion ($42.82 Million) and an after tax profit of Kshs 5.432 Billion for the financial year ending December 2024, from a loss of Kshs. 22.86 Billion ($177 Million) the previous year. 2024 has seen the highest number of customers that the airline has uplifted, and…
The addition of this B737-800 marks a pivotal moment in our fleet expansion journey. It will increase our seat capacity and is a demonstration of our ability to adapt and grow in a challenging operating environment, even as the global aviation industry faces challenges in aircraft availability. These efforts are part of Kenya Airways’ broader…
