{"id":135535,"date":"2023-01-10T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=135535"},"modified":"2023-01-11T22:03:11","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T22:03:11","slug":"shortage-of-spare-parts-causes-disruptions-to-kenya-airways-flights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2023\/01\/shortage-of-spare-parts-causes-disruptions-to-kenya-airways-flights.html","title":{"rendered":"Shortage of spare parts causes disruptions to Kenya Airways flights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Kenya Airways<\/strong> is experiencing flight disruptions due to delays in obtaining components needed for aircraft maintenance, the airline said Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The airline, one of Africa&#8217;s largest, may be forced to cut some flights if problems persist in getting the parts, its CEO, Allan Kilavuka, said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2023\/01\/the-twenty-safest-airlines-by-2023.html\">The twenty safest airlines by 2023<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The difficulties are due to the Ukrainian crisis, which has significantly crippled the Russian supply chain, crucial for global aviation,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He cited titanium from Russia as one of the key raw materials used by the aviation industry, which is crucial for aircraft maintenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kenya Airways, whose strategy is based on connecting African travelers to the world and vice versa through its Nairobi hub, operates a fleet of Boeing and Embraer aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo: Konstantin von Wedelstaedt\/<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Kenya_Airways_Boeing_737-800_5Y-KYC_DXB_2008-7-26.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Wikimedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related-topics\">Related Topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-grid uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top 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