Silverstone has issued a one-month redundancy notice to its pilots and crew members as it moves to terminate their services amid pending closure of its operations.
This comes barely a week after the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) suspended its Dash- 8 fleet from flying for seven days to allow inspection after a sequence of mishaps.
The low-cost carrier on Monday served its staff with termination letters.
“Silverstone Air Services Limited has become redundant. This decision has been made as a result of the recent decision by Kenya Civil Aviation Authority to ground the company’s fleet, thereby grounding our passenger services,” the management has told pilots.
“This has resulted in irreparable damage to the company’s brand equity as evidenced by mass cancellations of tickets. The company cannot therefore continue to operate commercially. We assure you that the step the company has taken has no relation to matters of your individual productivity.”
“This letter serves as notice of redundancy, taking into account your notice period of one month as per your contract of employment. This Notice is effective November 18,” it concludes.