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Kenya Airways is among the top ten biggest African airlines by passengers carried. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

We live in an interconnected world. Random events occurring in far off countries may have ramifications in other parts of the world.

Recent events in Europe show just how linked we are. Apropos of the Russia-Ukraine war, global travel has begun to suffer disruptions. This is because both Russia and Ukraine are major suppliers of titanium, a metal crucial in aircraft assembly. The war has led to supply chain constraints affecting the return to service of planes undergoing routine maintenance worldwide.

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