By MARTIN MWITA, The Star:
KENYA’s fate on direct flights between Nairobi and the United States now lies with America, the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority reports. The country’s aviation industry must undergo a final audit by America’s Federal Aviation Administration, which regulates and oversees the American civil aviation sector.
According to KCAA, Kenya must achieve a minimum of 80 per cent in the FAA’s International Aviation Safety Assessment audit, set for later this year, to qualify for category one status.
Kenya qualified for the IASA audit after the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport had been awarded an 88 per cent score by the International Civil Aviation Organization in its security audit, conducted between September 17 and 24, 2014.
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