Silverstone Air, one of Kenya's popular commercial airline has introduced two daily return flights along the Nairobi – Eldoret route in a bid to tap into the huge demand for air transport to and from the North Rift region. The carrier that currently operates two Dash 8-100s, one Dash 8-300s, one cargo plane as well as two Fokker 50s has made its maiden flight from Wilson airport in Nairobi to the Eldoret International Airport in Uasin Gishu County.

 

Kenya Airways has increased its route offering by launching flights to Rome, Italy, and Geneva, Switzerland – the airline’s 4th and 5th European destinations after Amsterdam, London, and Paris. The introduction of these routes is part of Kenya Airways’ network expansion strategy steered towards growing its market share, increasing revenues and financial turnaround.

 

Uganda Airlines has announced plans to start flying to Nairobi, a move poised to raise competition on the Nairobi-Entebbe route. On its twitter account, the airline said it was making preparations to commence its first flight at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport following its revival recently. The move will come as the biggest challenge for Kenya Airways and its subsidiary Jambojet, which ply the route. The route is also operated by Rwandair.

 

 

 

Air France spearheads  campaign to eliminate use of plastic cutlery, cups, stirrers and other single-use plastic items currently used in all Air France flights globally. The Airline, which is a SkyTeam Airline Alliance member, has kicked off a global campaign to eliminate 1,300 tons of single-use plastic by end year. In this way, Air France will eliminate 210 million single-use plastic items by the end of 2019. This shift in the company’s policies was announced on this year’s World Environment Day.