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The Namibian
Tue 13 Aug 2013
SMS Of The Day * MINISTRY of Gender and Child Welfare, TEARS are rolling down as I write this SMS. The killing of women in Namibia is now like reciting a poem. Are we really getting the protection we deserve while women not being treated as part of this c Food For Thought * SO the Zimbabwe elections were free and peaceful and not free and fair? Bouquets And Brickbats * NURSES at Katutura Hospital must stop wearing those big plastic sandals at work because they are not the official working shoes. We want to see you looking smart and beautiful with your full uniform. SMS Of The Day * THIS nation is in dire need of a massive conference on housing. When we experienced a crisis in the education sector a crisis-control brain-storming conference was organised which resulted in the best deal ever for the Namibian child, nam Food For Thought * BOURGEOISIE has become a daily occupation if not the order of the day of the upper-echelons, President Hifikepunye Pohamba we urge you to revisit this unpatriotic geocentricism among your staff and the well-connected, for everybody to r Bouquets And Brickbats * COMMISSIONER of Prisons, can you please explain the strategies you use to appoint officers to certain positions? It is my observation that you are being fed with wrong information then you just promote individuals without making p SMS Of The Day * I THINK Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda lost his belt because of this promoter and trainer. How can a world champion still be training at the Katutura Youth Complex where there is not enough equipment. I think they must follow the example of Ha Food For Thought * NAMIBIA Dairies are unable to match low prices of imported milk and this ultimately means the consumer will have to pay more for local milk. Look at the prices of the local chicken. All these profits are going in the pockets of a few in Bouquets And Brickbats * I AM pleased to hear that Cabinet has responded positively to the proposal of Namibia Dairies to support the industry. The restrictions which support the industry by reducing competition to ensure the survival of the industry is a SMS Of The Day * CEO’s golden handshakes. Somewhere on our statute books there must be a provision that if a board of directors suspends/dismisses a CEO without due regard to legal provision (substantive/procedural law) such board must carry the costs for Food For Thought * JACKY Asheeke was so right with her last column- why are the fathers of the dead children not being prosecuted? (Reference to the children who died in shack fires last week) Our justice system still protects men over women. In this cont Bouquets And Brickbats * ALEXACTUS Kaure, your column in Friday’s newspaper opened my eyes. One hardly finds impartial case study analysers in Namibia. Let’s not destroy the Polytechnic’s strong foundation (Tjivikua) as yet. At least wait until the transf
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BUSINESS - COMPANIES | 2013-07-31
Titus Naikuni
Direct Windhoek-Nairobi flights on cards
Chamwe Kaira
Kenya Airways Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Titus Naikuni.
AIR Namibia and Kenya Airways are considering introducing direct flights between Nairobi and the airlines formally announced a code share agreement yesterday.
Air Namibia Managing Director, Theo Namases said in Windhoek that the agreement was the first step towards the eventual introduction of direct flights between the two cities. The code sharing went on sale on 20 June.
Kenya Airways said it has boosted its footprint within the Southern Africa with the signing of a new code-share agreement with Air Namibia.
The deal paves the way for daily connections between the airlines’ Nairobi and Windhoek hubs through Johannesburg in South Africa and Lusaka in Zambia.
Under the code-share agreement, Kenya Airways will place its ‘KQ’ code on Air Namibia flights from Johannesburg and Lusaka to Windhoek. In return Air Namibia will place its ‘SW’ code on Kenya Airways flights from Lusaka and Johannesburg to Nairobi.
Namases and Kenya Airways Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Titus Naikuni hailed this new partnership as a huge boost to connectivity within Africa.
“We are excited about this partnership. By facilitating convenient travel for our passengers, this code-share agreement will enable us to make a contribution towards spurring sustainable development in Africa,” Naikuni said.
This code-share agreement with Air Namibia brings the number of code-share arrangements that Kenya Airways has signed with other international carriers to 20.
“The industry we operate in is highly competitive and dynamic. Only smart and efficient airlines will survive. Gone are the days of ‘I can do it alone’. As African airlines we need to realise that smart partnerships are the way forward, and the key to sustainability and survival,” said Namases.
The routing will be Nairobi to Windhoek via Lusaka or Nairobi to Windhoek via Johannesburg.
Kenya Airways was founded in 1977 and flies to 59 destinations worldwide, 47 of which are in Africa, carrying over three million passengers annually. Kenya Airways has a fleet of 42 aircraft. With an order of 31 aircraft over the next three years of which nine are 787 Dreamliners.
The airline, which is 26,73 percent owned by Air France KLM, last month reported a pretax loss of 10,83 billion shillings (US$126.8 million) for the financial period ended March this year. That followed a 57% drop in pretax profit the previous year.
Management blamed the festering euro zone debt crisis, fears of unrest during Kenya’s March presidential election, and a string of gun and grenade attacks on Kenyan soil following its foray into Somalia in pursuit of al Shabaab militants.
The airline, which had previously only made a full-year loss once in 2009 since listing in 1996, made a loss per share of 6,35 shillings, compared with earnings of 3,58 shillings the previous year, as its net profit margin tumbled to minus eight percent from a positive 1,5 percent previously.
Its shares were plumeted at the bourse, dropping six percent to a touch above their 2013 low of 10 shillings. Cargo ferried rose 18 percent during the year after the airline acquired a Boeing 747 freighter and put it on busy China and Nigeria routes, although yields inched down 2,6 percent.
Passenger traffic edged up to 3,67 million while revenue per passenger kilometre declined due to a drop in travellers from Europe and rising competition from Gulf carriers like Emirates and Qatar Airways. It said it expected to cut costs through the modernisation of its fleet with more fuel-efficient Embraers and Boeing B-787 Dreamliner planes.
– Additional reporting by Reuters.
Air Namibia Managing Director, Theo Namases said in Windhoek that the agreement was the first step towards the eventual introduction of direct flights between the two cities. The code sharing went on sale on 20 June.
Kenya Airways said it has boosted its footprint within the Southern Africa with the signing of a new code-share agreement with Air Namibia.
The deal paves the way for daily connections between the airlines’ Nairobi and Windhoek hubs through Johannesburg in South Africa and Lusaka in Zambia.
Under the code-share agreement, Kenya Airways will place its ‘KQ’ code on Air Namibia flights from Johannesburg and Lusaka to Windhoek. In return Air Namibia will place its ‘SW’ code on Kenya Airways flights from Lusaka and Johannesburg to Nairobi.
Namases and Kenya Airways Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Titus Naikuni hailed this new partnership as a huge boost to connectivity within Africa.
“We are excited about this partnership. By facilitating convenient travel for our passengers, this code-share agreement will enable us to make a contribution towards spurring sustainable development in Africa,” Naikuni said.
This code-share agreement with Air Namibia brings the number of code-share arrangements that Kenya Airways has signed with other international carriers to 20.
“The industry we operate in is highly competitive and dynamic. Only smart and efficient airlines will survive. Gone are the days of ‘I can do it alone’. As African airlines we need to realise that smart partnerships are the way forward, and the key to sustainability and survival,” said Namases.
The routing will be Nairobi to Windhoek via Lusaka or Nairobi to Windhoek via Johannesburg.
Kenya Airways was founded in 1977 and flies to 59 destinations worldwide, 47 of which are in Africa, carrying over three million passengers annually. Kenya Airways has a fleet of 42 aircraft. With an order of 31 aircraft over the next three years of which nine are 787 Dreamliners.
The airline, which is 26,73 percent owned by Air France KLM, last month reported a pretax loss of 10,83 billion shillings (US$126.8 million) for the financial period ended March this year. That followed a 57% drop in pretax profit the previous year.
Management blamed the festering euro zone debt crisis, fears of unrest during Kenya’s March presidential election, and a string of gun and grenade attacks on Kenyan soil following its foray into Somalia in pursuit of al Shabaab militants.
The airline, which had previously only made a full-year loss once in 2009 since listing in 1996, made a loss per share of 6,35 shillings, compared with earnings of 3,58 shillings the previous year, as its net profit margin tumbled to minus eight percent from a positive 1,5 percent previously.
Its shares were plumeted at the bourse, dropping six percent to a touch above their 2013 low of 10 shillings. Cargo ferried rose 18 percent during the year after the airline acquired a Boeing 747 freighter and put it on busy China and Nigeria routes, although yields inched down 2,6 percent.
Passenger traffic edged up to 3,67 million while revenue per passenger kilometre declined due to a drop in travellers from Europe and rising competition from Gulf carriers like Emirates and Qatar Airways. It said it expected to cut costs through the modernisation of its fleet with more fuel-efficient Embraers and Boeing B-787 Dreamliner planes.
– Additional reporting by Reuters.
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