What did the KALPA agreement say about pay?

Kenya Airways and the Kenya Airline Pilots Association signed a new collective agreement in August 2017, after three years of talks. It came with no salary increment, but gave pilots the chance to earn a productivity allowance for hours worked beyond a threshold, and covered 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018.1

How did the pandemic affect pilot pay?

In March 2020 the airline announced pay cuts averaging 58 per cent for all staff from 1 April, with employees on duty taking 25 or 50 per cent cuts depending on grade. In December 2021, chief executive Allan Kilavuka said the airline was still unable to pay pilots full salaries, and higher-paid pilots remained on a 30 per cent cut.78

Why did Kenya Airways pilots strike in 2022?

KALPA members walked out on 5 November 2022 in defiance of a court order, pressing for the reinstatement of provident fund contributions and back payment of salaries stopped during the pandemic. The airline put the cost at Sh300 million a day. The board said the grievances had begun with the suspension of the provident fund, the Ab Initio Loan fund and annual leave, and pointed to the resumption of full pay and ongoing payment of deferred pay. On 7 November the airline withdrew from its collective agreement and recognition agreement with KALPA. The next day Judge Anna Mwaure of the Employment and Labour Relations Court ordered the pilots back to work and barred disciplinary action pending the case. Pilots returned on 9 November, after more than 300 flights had been cancelled, the transport minister said.23456

Is Kenya Airways training its own pilots?

In February 2025 Allan Kilavuka asked the government to curb the poaching of staff by foreign airlines, saying the airline offers very attractive terms and has invested heavily in training pilots. In August 2025 he said the airline was in the middle of setting up a flying school.910