The airline stated the shortages are because of the Ukraine warfare, which has disrupted the sourcing of titanium.
Kenya Airways is experiencing flight disruptions on account of delays in securing plane parts required for upkeep, the service stated late on Monday.
The airline, which is one in all Africa’s largest, could also be pressured to chop some flights if the challenges of getting the components persist, Chief Govt Officer Allan Kilavuka stated in a press release.
“The challenges have been occasioned by the Ukraine warfare disaster, which has considerably crippled the Russian provide chain essential to world aviation,” he stated.
He cited titanium from Russia as one of many key uncooked supplies utilized by the aviation trade and essential to the upkeep of planes.
Kenya Airways, whose technique hinges on connecting African travellers to the world and vice-versa via its Nairobi hub, operates a fleet of Boeing and Embraer planes. The airline is privately owned, however the Kenyan authorities has a 48.9 p.c stake in it.
The assertion comes per week after the Nairobi Securities Trade introduced the suspension of buying and selling of the airline’s shares for an additional 12 months. The suspension has been on since July 2020, in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, which devastated world air journey.
Final November, Kenya Airways’ pilots staged a days-long strike, which led to a whole lot of flight cancellations and stranded 1000's of passengers.
The airline additionally defaulted on a $525m mortgage from the US Export-Import Financial institution final 12 months.
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