NAIROBI, Muharram 16, 1438, Oct 17, 2016, SPA -- Pilots at Kenya Airways have delayed plans to strike, the head of the pilots' union said on Monday, after a court ruled the action illegal and the loss-making carrier said a stoppage would further hurt it, dpa reported. The pilots' union KALPA had called for an indefinite strike to start on Tuesday to protest against the management of the airline, which is part-owned by the government and Air France- KLM. Paul Gichinga, Secretary General of the Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KAPA), said the union had held "fruitful discussions" with government officials over the impasse but that talks with company executives would still continue. "We have taken the decision to defer the strike action to accommodate the ongoing negotiations," he said in a statement, adding the decision did not mean the group was withdrawing its strike notice altogether. -- SPA 21:03 LOCAL TIME 18:03 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w