Nairobi, Aug. 27 -- After what seemed like a rebound in 2024, Kenya Airways sank deeper into the red last year, and even deeper this year, after posting a 31.9 percent growth in its half-year loss to Sh16 billion.

While its operations have improved, bringing in more revenues, it is navigating elevated fuel prices and an industry-wide shortage of aircraft, engines and spare parts that has kept some of its planes on the ground and constrained its capacity.

The national flag carrier is also seeking an investor to support its growth plans, while working on its balance sheet and looking at leasing aircraft as a bridge to longer-term fleet expansion.

In this interview, KQ's acting chief executive George Kamal discusses the carrier's plan to ...