Twelve foreign tourists heading to Kenya’s world-famous Masai Mara National Park perish in air crash
The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority said that 12 people were on-board the Cessna Caravan-type aircraft, and authorities were investigating the cause of the crash. The breakdown of how many were passengers and crew wasn’t immediately clear
Travelling business class to London ‘accidentally’ and the story of Kenya’s attorney general Nojnjo disembarking East African Airways if the captain was Black
When the East African Community collapsed in 1977, due to the political rising incongruence of the presidents of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda (i.e. Jomo Kenyatta, Kambarage Nyerere and Idi Amin respectively) who together constituted the Authority of the Community, everything, including the fleet of EAA planes, was grounded. It is unlikely that the now re-established and greatly expanded EA will re-establish the former EAA and other corporations that greatly benefited the region in diverse ways.
Kenya building 8th international status airport in world-famous Masai Mara Game Reserve
Masai Mara International Airport will be the eighth such facility in Kenya after Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Moi International Airport in Mombasa, Malindi Airport, Kisumu Airport, Eldoret Airport, Wajir International Airport and Kakuma Airport.
After ditching Adani Group, Kenya taps international banks for airport expansion
On the bond issue for road construction, Chirchir said the government would securitise a portion of the fuel levy it charges motorists, adding the bond would be split into two halves for both a local and an offshore listing.
Somaliland-bound air ambulance crashes just outside Kenya’s capital, kills six people
The Kenya Red Cross said that its rescue teams headed to the crash scene in Kiambu, a county that shares a border with Nairobi. Earlier, the Kenya Red Cross had said that the aircraft that crashed was a helicopter.
Air India crash investigation report pinpoints pilot confusion that led to the accident that killed 260
The commanding pilot of the Air India plane was Sumeet Sabharwal, 56, who had a total flying experience of 15,638 hours and, according to the Indian government, was also an Air India instructor. His co-pilot was Clive Kunder, 32, who had 3,403 hours of total experience.
Boeing settles with a Canada-based Kenyan man whose wife and three children perished in 737 Max crash in Ethiopia
Boeing reached a settlement on Friday with a Canadian man whose wife and three children were killed in a deadly 2019 crash in Ethiopia, averting the first trial connected to a devastating event that led to a worldwide grounding of Max jets. The jury trial at Chicago’s federal court had...
Air India Dreamliner crashes into college hostel as it takes off from Adani-operated Ahmedabad Airport, kills 300
Ahmedabad Police Chief G.S. Malik said the bodies recovered could include both passengers and people killed on the ground. The dead included Vijay Rupani, the former chief minister of Gujarat state, of which Ahmedabad is the main city.
Israeli start-up technology firm, Air, unveils flying vehicle to be used ‘like cars’
Israeli start-up Air on Tuesday unveiled its first “easy-to-operate” electric, vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft that it aims to sell directly to consumers predominantly in the United States starting in 2024. Air has been working with the US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) for two years and expects to obtain...
