Kenya Airways says it is fast-tracking South African Airways partnership

Kenya Airways.

Kenya Airways and South African Airlines signed a Strategic Partnership Framework in South Africa last November, in a move that will see the two carriers eventually form a Pan-African carrier. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

Troubled Kenya Airways says it is fast-tracking negotiations to launch common initiatives with South African Airways (SAA) with which it signed a pact last year to establish an African airline by 2023.

Kenya Airways Chairman Michael Joseph told the Business Daily while the pact is a long-term agreement, both airlines are in talks to jointly expedite the implementation of common business plans to gain a competitive edge over rivals.