May 2010 covers_Covers.qxd - World Airnews

KENYA AIRWAYS
PLANS MAJOR
TURNAROUND
From Kauli Mwembe in Nairobi
KENYA AIRWAYS is laying the foundations
for major turnaround next year,
as the global airlines industry projects
improved performance.
The airline intends to achieve the target objective
through investment in staff training, improvement
of systems and fleet modernisation.
It also plans to recruit at least 68 pilots as
part of its advance preparations for the arrival
of new aircraft into its fleet and to complement
staff due to retire.
Kenya Airways told its shareholders during
its recent annual meeting that although it
made an after tax loss of Ksh4,1-billion in the
financial year up to March 2010, it remained
optimistic its performance would improve. The
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confidence comes at a time when the International
Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced
improvement in the global demand
for air travel.
Kenya Airways’ chairman, Evans Mwaniki, is
confident that despite the loss in the last financial
year, the airline has a bright future. He said
the anticipated improved performance would
come through increased passenger numbers,
better yield and a favourable exchange rate.
Kenya Airways CEO, Titus Naikuni, told the
meeting: “We plan to recruit at least 48 direct
entry pilots and 20 ab initio pilots.” He revealed
that the recruitment process would
accommodate the exit of 23 pilots who would be
leaving the national carrier in the next five years
after attaining the retirement age of 63 years.
Meanwhile, the airline has received safety
certification from International Air Transport
Association for its ground operations. This will
now make the carrier, whose hubs are Jomo
Kenyatta and Moi International airports, more
attractive as a provider of ground handling
services to other airlines which lack ground
teams at these airports. Q
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