{"id":110805,"date":"2025-02-22T11:03:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T11:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/02\/22\/kq-ceo-kilavuka-urges-govt-to-counter-talent-poaching-by-foreign-airlines\/"},"modified":"2025-02-22T11:03:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T11:03:19","slug":"kq-ceo-kilavuka-urges-govt-to-counter-talent-poaching-by-foreign-airlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/kq-ceo-kilavuka-urges-govt-to-counter-talent-poaching-by-foreign-airlines\/","title":{"rendered":"KQ CEO Kilavuka urges govt to counter talent poaching by Foreign Airlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 22 \u2013 Kenya Airways Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Allan Kilavuka has urged the government to implement a well-structured approach to counter the increasing trend of external airlines poaching its skilled workforce.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He warned that if the trend continues without regulation, Kenya could face a potential shortage of highly skilled aviation professionals, which could have long-term implications for the country\u2019s aviation sector.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe offer very attractive terms here and conditions, and you can confirm that from the employees. However, we shouldn\u2019t have a situation where airlines just fly in here and then go to hotels and\u00a0then scoop up people. There should be a structured way of doing it,\u201d Kilavuka stated.<\/p>\n<p>With global demand for skilled airline personnel rising Kilavuka stated that Kenya Airways risks losing its skilled professionals impacting operations, training programs, and the overall competitiveness of the airline.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0He noted that the company has invested heavily in training and nurturing aviation professionals, including pilots, engineers, and cabin crew.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat will happen if we have a lot\u00a0of people leaving the industry, and we spend a lot of money training our people here?\u00a0We can do it in a structured manner,\u201d said Kilavuka.<\/p>\n<p>He defended the airline\u2019s employment policies stating that Kenya Airways remains committed to providing competitive remuneration, conducive working conditions, and career growth opportunities for its staff through academic training.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 22 \u2013 Kenya Airways Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Allan Kilavuka has urged the government to implement a well-structured approach to counter the increasing trend of external airlines poaching its skilled workforce. He warned that if the trend continues without regulation, Kenya could face a potential shortage of highly skilled aviation professionals, which [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-110805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110805"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110805\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}