- Title: Kenya Airways posts $138 million pre-tax loss in 2025
- Date: 24th March 2026
- Summary: NAIROBI, KENYA (MARCH 24, 2026) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** KENYA AIRWAYS CEO, CAPTAIN GEORGE KAMAL, KENYA AIRWAYS CHAIRMAN, KIPRONO KITTONY, AND KENYA AIRWAYS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, MARY MWENGA SEATED KITTONY LOOKING ON (SOUNDBITE) (English) KENYA AIRWAYS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, MARY MWENGA, SAYING: "We had a loss of 5.6 billion ($43 million) ag
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- Location: NAIROBI, KENYA
- City: NAIROBI, KENYA
- Country: Kenya
- Topics: Africa,Company News Markets,Economic Events
- Reuters ID: LVA002701424032026RP1
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- Story Text: Kenya Airways KQNA.NR on Tuesday reported a pre-tax loss of 17.93 billion shillings ($138.30 million) in 2025 on lower revenue, and said it aimed to boost performance by adding an extra aircraft to its London Heathrow route in July.
The result is a setback for one of Africa's leading airlines, as it made its first pre-tax profit in more than a decade in 2024.
The airline, which has a fleet of roughly 40 aircraft, said total revenue fell 14% to 161.47 billion shillings last year, reflecting an 18% reduction in capacity.
Acting CEO George Kamal said the airline was also looking to add Boeing 777 freighters to its fleet to increase haulage capacity by 250 tons by the end of 2026.
Chief Financial Officer Mary Mwenga said the company's weaker 2025 performance was partly caused by three of its wide-body Boeing BA.N 787-8 Dreamliner jets getting temporarily grounded because of global supply chain constraints.
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