Airlines
Kenya Airways in Standoff with Aggrieved Pilots
A strike looms at the Kenyan national carrier as pilots object to the hiring of contract flight deck crew.

The management and pilots of Kenya Airways have reached a standoff after negotiations on how to address a pilots’ shortage hit a snag. The pilots, who threatened to take industrial action, seek government intervention to resolve the dispute. The Kenya Airline Pilots Association (Kalpa) has suspended talks with management over a collective bargaining agreement after engaging in a heated debate over the airline’s attempt to hire 20 pilots on a contract basis to fly Boeing 737s.