US, Kenya Amend Air Transport Agreement to Benefit Cargo Airlines, Exporters, State Department Says

The U.S. and Kenya amended the U.S.-Kenya Air Transport Agreement to expand the commercial partnership between the two countries and create “new opportunities” for all-cargo airlines and exporters, the State Department said Feb. 5. The amendment will allow U.S. all-cargo airlines to fly between Kenya and a third nation without needing to stop in the U.S., and will give Kenya all-cargo carriers “reciprocal rights to serve” the U.S., the agency said. The changes will “fully open the Kenyan air cargo services market to U.S. carriers,” the State Department said.