Pilots through their umbrella body - Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA) have accused management of favouring expatriates during hiring. Currently, KQ has three fleets- Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Boeing 737 and Embraer. After gaining necessary experience, pilots then move to the Boeing 737 and subsequently to the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. In this respect, attempts by KQ to get foreigners come in directly as Captains on the Boeing 737 is a move that obviously bypasses suitable Kenyan Pilots on the Embraer,” KALPA has said. “This move obviously denies Kenyan Captains on the Embraer from proceeding to their rightfully earned positions on the Boeing 737,” Nyagah noted.

Source: The Star November 12, 2019 17:27 UTC