Kenya Airways disaster over Cameroon: Boeing sued in Chicago
May 24, 2009
Written by kenyanobserver in Featured, KENYA
Frustrated with an investigation that has yet to yield even preliminary findings, ten claimants in the UK have submitted a writ in Chicago federal court requiring documents related to the accident investigation findings be released.
Lawyers for the group suspect that a defect on the plane’s spoilers may have been responsible for the accident based on [...]
Kenyan pilots avert major disaster over African skies
September 29, 2008
Written by kenyanobserver in KENYA
A Kenya Airways Captain and his First Officer are being hailed as heroes in aviation circles around the world after an incident over African skies a month ago. The story has appeared on Business Daily but first appeared on Austria’s Aviation Herald.
On August 14th this year, Captain Salim M. Verjee and First Officer John Mwaura were on duty aboard [...]
There are 4.31 air accidents in Africa per million takeoffs; world average is 0.65
June 11, 2008
Written by kenyanobserver in BUSINESS
Yesterday’s plane crashes in Kenya and Sudan are raising eyebrows again on African skies. According to this Newsweek blog article, Africa is beginning to pay attention to this with the launch last year of African Civil Aviation Authority (AFRO-CAA), an aviation company headquartered in Windhoek, Namibia and modeled after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in [...]
PR nightmare developing for Kenya Airways more than one year after Cameroun crash
May 19, 2008
Written by kenyanobserver in BUSINESS
A little more than one year after Kenya Airways flight 507 crashed into a mangrove swamp near Douala the capital of Cameroun just minutes after it took off from Douala International airport, there are signs that a PR nightmare might be developing for the airline if management does not step up to address the impatience [...]
Kenya Airways plane overshoots runway at Entebbe International
April 21, 2008
Written by kenyanobserver in KENYA
According to the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC), a Nairobi-bound Kenya Airways plane overshot the runway at Entebbe International Airport by 4 metres as it tried to land there on Monday.
There are no details on where the flight was coming from but according to the company’s website, the airline flies four daily flights between Nairobi and [...]