Kenyan Flying Nomad

03/09/2020

KLM revealed that the scale model prototype of the innovative Flying-V aircraft made its first flight. KLM and TUDelft have been working together on the development for almost two years, and the flight brings us a step closer to a new passenger aircraft design.
Photo: TUDelft

03/09/2020

Maybe you have never seen the Boeing 747 Dreamlifter? There are not a lot around, just four. The Dreamlifter is the world’s longest cargo aircraft. They were built to transport 787 parts from Dreamliner suppliers around the globe to Boeing’s US factories.

02/09/2020

African airlines’ traffic dropped 94.6% in July, somewhat improved from a 97.8% contraction in June. Capacity contracted 84.6%, and load factor fell 47.1 percentage points to 25.4%, which was the lowest among regions.

02/09/2020

Air travelers from Kenya to Tanzania and vice versa are now able to book flights with RwandAir and connect via Kigali. Spot check showed fares starting from $192 from TZ-KE, and $211 from KE-TZ tax inclusive

24/08/2020

: British long-haul airline Virgin Atlantic will now provide free insurance cover for all new and existing bookings, for passengers travelling from today up until 31 March 2021.

24/08/2020

Latest: According to The national carrier intends to cut up to 207 of its 414 pilot jobs, which account for nearly half of its payroll costs, over the next three years.

It expects to save nearly Sh3.24 B if it meets the desired target of having between 207 and 248 pilots on its books.This suggests that KQ is seeking cost savings of up to Sh63 B based on its expenses of Sh127 billion for the year to December according to KQ CEO Allan Kilavuka

24/08/2020

MEME-MONDAY! 😂

17/08/2020

Cessna Caravan C208 Reg. 5Y-SAV operated by City Link crashed in New Fangak, South Sudan on Sunday 16 Aug 20. All 2 crew and 5 pax escaped with minor injuries.

04/08/2020

In a press release issued today, the United States’ third-biggest carrier, Delta Air Lines, has announced that it is restarting its flagship route.The popular London Heathrow (LHR) to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) will resume today precisely two months after reinstating non-stop Atlanta to London flights.

04/08/2020

FAA Releases Preliminary summary of the Boeing 737 MAX - Says "changes to the 737 MAX design, flightcrew procedures and maintenance procedures effectively mitigate the airplane-related safety issues that contributed to the Flight 610 and Flight 302 accidents."

04/08/2020

The long-awaited construction or other the conversion of Lanet military airstrip into an International Public airport (Nakuru Airport) is set to begin soon after the closure of the bid submission process which began early last month.
According to Governor Lee Kinyanjui, the Nakuru county boss, the bids for the construction of the airport will now be reviewed at the Kenya Airport Authority (KAA) headquarters in Nairobi to determine which bidder will be awarded the contract.

31/07/2020

UPDATE: Tanzania now requires ALL international arrivals, whether foreigners or returning residents, to present COVID-19 Negative Certificate for test taken within 72 hours of travel

31/07/2020

Latest: KENYA has launched an online health surveillance form for all travellers visiting the country effective from 1st of August. https://t.co/bPjtHSBdik

Airlines will send a link to their passengers to fill out the form from which Port Health will track the daily symptoms of travellers for at least 14 days during their stay in the country.

31/07/2020

Latest: Kenya has today added 8 more countries to the list of citizens allowed into the country without mandatory quarantine. This brings the total number of countries to 19.

Netherlands, France, Germany, UK, USA (except California, Florida, Texas) , UAE, Qatar are among those countries added. International Air Travel into Kenya resumes tomorrow 1st August

30/07/2020

Latest: Kenya is requiring passengers arriving into the country to produce a PCR based Covid-19 Certificate whose test should have been done 96 hours before travel. On arrival the passengers’ temperature should not exceed 37.5 degrees and not display any Covid-19 related signs, https://t.co/ZhiZyySv92

China, South Korea, Japan, Canada, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Switzerland, Rwanda, Namibia, Morocco and Uganda are the initial countries whose citizens are allowed to travel to Kenya. The Government has clarified that no mandatory quarantine is required.

30/07/2020

NOTAM: AIP Supplement, SUP 43/20, issued on the 29th of July in Regards to the newly established SWAL (South West Access Lane). Changes have been made as below. SUP 30/20 and SUP 31/20 are hereby cancelled. https://t.co/PShsi0qmKW

30/07/2020

Latest: Pakistan International Airlines is resuming flights into the UK after weeks of flight suspension due to the safety concern displayed by the Airline and the country's Aviation Authority in regard to the authenticity of crew licences https://t.co/uI5t0IUUXK

30/07/2020

Latest: Airbus announces further rate cut for A350 program from 6 to 5 per month. Company said as of the end of June it had 145 aircraft unable to be delivered due to COVID-19. https://t.co/gqPDoHOtTr

30/07/2020

Latest: Emirates is gearing up for its busiest travel period in months as people travel to celebrate Eid this weekend. An increase in traffic is expected to start today at Dubai International Airport, to coincide with the start of the Eid holiday celebrations. https://t.co/pk2dRoWoSA

30/07/2020

BREAKING: KALPA writes an open letter to the President in the midst of plans to Nationalize the Airline and the pandemic. It has been reported that KQ has let go of about 600 staff in total.

29/07/2020

Latest: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is urging African governments to unblock bottlenecks so that urgently needed financial relief pledged for air transport and tourism reaches the distressed businesses it is meant to help https://t.co/niQPSgdXGK
To date, the governments of Sub-Saharan Africa Rwanda, Senegal, Côte D’Ivoire and Burkina Faso have pledged a total of USD 311 million in direct financial support to air transport

29/07/2020

Latest: Boeing to end 747 production in 2022. https://t.co/qiLSGW1TxG
It will reduce 787 rate to 6 per month in 2021 and 737 Max output scales back to 31 per month in 2022 and 777/777X to 2 per month in 2021.

29/07/2020

Latest: So far, Benin, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Senegal and Tanzania have allowed or announced the imminent resumption of scheduled international passenger flights. Combined, they account for 19% of passenger traffic on the continent. https://t.co/jUMhSXMmMe

29/07/2020

Latest: Kenya Airways re-introduced a two checked pieces of luggage policy. https://t.co/oymGCkpRI7

29/07/2020

Latest: India receives five French-made Rafale fighters, the country's first western combat aircraft in 23 years. https://t.co/39ZR2q4sOt
The jets - built by Dassault Aviation - were piloted by IAF officers as they took off from Merignac in southwest France on Monday.

28/07/2020

Latest: According to IATA Africa's load factor stands at 16% in June 2020 from 72% in June 2019 due to the current pandemic. Traffic is not growing as fast as airlines are adding capacity. Traffic comes back to 2019 levels by 2025 in the baseline forecast.

28/07/2020

Latest: The prototype of Airbus Helicopters’ VSR700 unmanned aerial system (UAS) has performed its first free flight.

27/07/2020

Meme-Monday!

Not another one🙄

26/07/2020

Air France, KLM and British Airways resuming flights to Nairobi in August.

23/07/2020

Tanzanian flag carrier Air Tanzania has selected Panasonic Avionics for its IFEC needs on its Airbus A220 aircraft. Panasonic already supplies IFEC for Air Tanzania’s Boeing 787 Dreamliners. Now, the airline will upgrade to the eX1 IFE solution, as well as Panasonic’s next-gen WiFi service.

23/07/2020

Latest: Emirates Airline will cover medical expenses for their customers (for free) of up to EUR 150,000 and quarantine costs of EUR 100 per day for 14 days, should they be diagnosed with COVID-19 during their travel, while they are away from home.

23/07/2020

Click the document below. HKNW SID RWY14
https://kenyanflyingnomad.wordpress.com/2020/07/23/nairobi-wilson-airport-rnav-gnss-sid-rwy14/

A Standard Instrument Departure for Nairobi Wilson Airport has been established. Click to find out more.

23/07/2020

An access lane South West of Nairobi Wilson on a track of 225° MAG from position (OR001) ONGATA RONGAI (01 23 36.540S 036 4438.170E) to Position (CBARI) CORNER BARINDI (01 28 43.900 036 39 26.520) has been established South West Departure.Flights departing Wilson will turn right, leaving the circuit for Ongata Rongai position (010 23’ 36.540’’ S 0360 44’ 38.170’’ E) then fly 225°M… [ 122 more words ]
https://kenyanflyingnomad.wordpress.com/2020/07/23/south-west-access-lane-swal/

An access lane South West of Nairobi Wilson has been established. Click to find out more.

23/07/2020

Latest: KCAA has developed Instrument approach procedures for Lamu/Manda airport and published for operations effective 13th August 2020. Find the AIRAC under AIP SUPPLEMENT AIRAC SUP 25/20 4/6/2020

23/07/2020

Latest: KCAA has developed Instrument approach procedures, STARs and SIDs for Isiolo airport and published for operations effective 10th September 2020. Find the AIRAC under AIP SUPPLEMENT
SUP 38-40 /20.

Will be posting the document at www.kenyanflyingnomad.com

23/07/2020

Latest: British Airways has reached a deal with its Pilots union that reduces the number of mandatory job cuts to 270 from the original proposal to let go of 1,255 pilots https://t.co/5ZNPiv9m3f

The IAG SA unit will rely on voluntary moves to bridge much of the gap, while also creating a pool of 300 pilots who receive reduced pay and are earmarked to get back in the cockpit when demand returns.

22/07/2020

Latest: KQ will drop direct flights to the United States and China when it resumes international flights from August in a shift that has seen the national carrier cut the routes it serves by half. https://t.co/578IZrFcTw

The carrier will fly to Addis Ababa, Kigali and Dar es Salaam (twice) daily and Zanzibar three times every week.Outside Africa, the Kenya Airways will operate three weekly flights to London and Mumbai and five weekly flights to Dubai.

21/07/2020

According to The FAA is unlikely to unground the 737 MAX before sometime in October. Boeing has said it expects to resume deliveries before Sept. 30 following regulatory approval.

21/07/2020

In an announcement today, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said that anyone looking to travel to China must now provide a negative COVID-19 test before boarding.

21/07/2020

In 2019, Pakistan's aviation industry registered 14.88 accidents per million departures, according to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), far above the global average of 3.02. Pilots told Al Jazeera the crashes and accidents were a result of a systematic disregard for air safety protocols in some airlines, including PIA.

Pilots had been encouraged to conduct approaches to airports "hot and high" - meaning flying for longer at higher altitudes, approaching runways at a steep angle of descent and higher speed - to save fuel. [Management] started writing emails saying that pilots need to log how much fuel they use and how much they saved. Pilots with the highest fuel savings were given the best routes."