#RwandAir granted landing rights for flights to #Guangzhou
HUGE STEP FOR RWANDAIR AS CHINA GRANTS LANDING RIGHTS FOR PLANNED FLIGHTS TO GUANGZHOU (Posted 14th March 2019) RwandAir’s plans to commence flights to Guangzhou in China later this year were given a huge boost after the Chinese aviation authorities have granted landing rights. It is understood that the airline may launch flights to Guangzhou […]
Could #QatarAirways have an eye on #RwandAir
RISING SPECULATION OVER QATAR AIRWAYS CEO’S ADDED AGENDA FOR HIS #KIGALI VISIT (Posted 28th February 2019) As reported yesterday did the current IATA Chairman, Qatar Airways’ Group CEO Akbar Al Baker, deliver the keynote address at the Aviation Africa Conference, which is currently taking place in the Rwandan capital Kigali and ending this afternoon. https://atcnews.org/2019/02/27/qatarairways-ceo-delivers-keynote-address-at-kigali-aviation-meeting/ […]
#RwandAir’s first #Airbus A339 nearing completion in #Toulouse
RWANDAIR’S THIRD A330 – AN A330-900NEO – IS NEARING COMPLETION (Posted 18th February 2019) RwandAir’s latest acquisition, an Airbus A330-900NEO, is already sporting her livery in Toulouse, where the aircraft was assembled. RwandAir has two of the NEO version of the A330 on order and both aircraft are expected to be delivered this year. The […]
#RwandAir and #Amadeus extend their partnership as airline set to grow further
AMADEUS AND RWANDAIR CONTINUE AND EXPANDTHEIR PARTNERSHIP (Posted 31st January 2019) RwandAir, the national carrier of the Republic of Rwanda, yesterday announced its extended partnership with Amadeus under which it will adopt technology that will allow its customers to benefit from improved efficiency, a better experience and increased convenience. This is in line with further […]
#RwandAir joins growing list of airlines in #Zimbabwe halting ticket sales in local currency
ZIMBABWE’S ECONOMIC CHALLENGES IMPACT ON AVIATION SECTOR (Posted 27th January 2019) RwandAir is the latest airline facing up to the reality that Zimbabwe no longer has the means to allow repatriation of ticket sales. Mentioned here repeatedly in the past has the government’s initiative to set aside foreign exchange to allow airlines begin sending ticket […]
#RwandAir appoints GSA in #Australia
AIRLINE REP SERVICES GETS NOD TO REPRESENT RWANDAIR IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND (Posted 17th January 2019) The Airline Rep Services a General Sales Agent (GSA) company division of CVFR Travel Group has been appointed to represent RwandAir for the region of Australia/New Zealand. A Call Centre in Australia has been set up to service […]
#RwandAir confirms launch of #AddisAbaba flights from April next year
#KIGALI TO #ADDIS ABABA – RWANDAIR ANNOUNCES NEW ROUTE (Posted 27th December 2018) RwandAir, the national carrier of the Republic of Rwanda today formally announced that it will commence flights to Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia, in April 2019. RwandAir will operate five weekly direct flights from Kigali to Addis Ababa with a […]
#RwandAir seeks fifth freedom rights between #Accra and #NewYork
RWANDAIR’S FLIGHTS TO THE US LIKELY TO ROUTE VIA ACCRA (Posted 12th December 2018) Final touches were put in place for an agreement between Rwanda and Ghana at the just ended #ICAN, short for the ICAO route network conference in Nairobi, to agree on fifth freedom rights for RwandAir’s planned flights to the United States […]
#RwandAir brings the #Airbus #A330 to #CapeTown over festive season
RISE IN DEMAND SEES RWANDAIR BRING A LARGER AIRCRAFT ON #KIGALI #HARARE #CAPETOWN ROUTE (Posted 29th November 2018) #Rwanda’s national airline, RwandAir, will be upgrading capacity on their flights between Kigali, Harare and Cape Town between the 28th of December to the 14th of January. The presently four flights a week, operated with a Boeing […]
#RwandAir adds fourth weekly #Brussels #London flight over festive season
FROM THREE TO FOUR A WEEK – KIGALI BRUSSELS LONDON GATWICK (Posted 29th November 2018) Rwanda’s national airline RwandAir will, between the 14th of December to the 17th of January, add a Friday departure for their European flights, routing from Kigali via Brussels to London Gatwick. The aircraft used remains an Airbus A330, configured in […]
#RwandAir plans to double their fleet in coming years
Another edition of #ATQNews from #Nigeria and beyond Nigerian Journalists have applauded the appointment of former Director General, Nigeria Tourism Development Commission, Otunba Olusegun Runsewe and other professionals into key areas in the industry. Group commences 30-yr management agreement of Gashaka Gumti Park Lufthansa reduces planned growth for 2019 as it achieves Adjusted EBIT of […]
#RwandAir to add fourth weekly #Brussels #London flight during peak season
MORE EUROPE FLIGHTS BY RWANDAIR IN UPCOMING PEAK SEASON (Posted 13th August 2018) RwandAir has confirmed that they will add a fourth weekly flight during the height of the 2018/19 festive season, which also coincides with the peak of the high season for tourism in Eastern Africa. The airline presently serves the Kigali via Brussels […]
#RwandAir – among the Top 10 most improved airlines in 2017/8
RWANDAIR’S FOCUSED EXPANSION PAYS OFF BIG TIME AS AIRLINE MAKES IT INTO THE TOP 10 OF #SKYTRAX MOST IMPROVED CARRIERS (Posted 02nd August 2018) Skytrax, the global industry leader in airline and aviation related rankings, has named RwandAir as the 10th most improved carrier in the world, recognizing the relentless march of the Rwandan national […]
#RwandAir eyes #AddisAbaba before #Guangzhou
RWANDAIR’S NEXT DESTINATION – ADDIS ABABA (Posted 09th July 2018) Sources close to RwandAir have confirmed that the airline is working on the launch of their next destination, which will be number 27 across Africa, Europe, the Gulf and India. Addis Ababa – President Kagame is currently the Chairman of the African Union which is […]
#RwandAir Remembers
#KWIBUKA 24 – TIME TO REMEMBER AND TIME TO REAFFIRM THE ‘NEVER AGAIN‘ (Posted 27th June 2018) Friday the 29th of June marks the end of the annual remembrance period Rwanda observes, to honour the fallen of the 1994 Genocide and to continue stand firm in the face of continued aggression by the perpetrators to […]
#RwandAir ups capacity on #CapeTown route already
RWANDAIR SWITCHES TO B737-800 ON CAPE TOWN ROUTE (Posted 12th June 2018) When RwandAir launched the route to Cape Town on the 16th last month was the initial aircraft of choice a Bombardier CRJ900, flying out of Kigali via Harare to the ‘Mother City‘. https://atcnews.org/2018/05/03/rwandair-counts-down-to-cape-town-launch/ While in Cape Town for the #AviaDev2018 conference was it […]
#RwandAir and #NAS form joint venture company at #KigaliAirport
NEW PREMIUM LOUNGES COMING AT KIGALI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (Posted 11th June 2018) National Aviation Services, one of the fastest growing aviation services provider in the emerging markets, announced a joint venture agreement with Rwanda’s national airline RwandAir. The Joint Venture, NAS RwandAir Limited, will be the exclusive lounge management company at Kigali International Airport (KIA). […]
#RwandAir looking at fleet rationalisation and expansion
RWANDAIR TO DROP CRJ900’S AS #AIRBUS A330 FLEET SET TO GROW (Posted 08th June 2018) Airline competition in Eastern Africa is set to increase sharply over the next years as Air Tanzania plans to return to the market with new jets later this year and, going by the State of the Nation address in Uganda […]
#RwandAir to launch US flights with a code share partner
RWANDAIR TESTS MARKET FOR US FLIGHTS THROUGH INITIAL CODE SHARE OPERATION (Posted 07th June 2018) Information is emerging from Kigali that RwandAir has been granted a provisional and conditional licence to fly to the United States. From usually well informed sources was it learned that the main conditionality will be flights carried out by either […]
RwandAir counts down to Cape Town launch
CAPE TOWN FLIGHTS NOW JUST DAYS AWAY (Posted 03rd May 2018) In two weeks time will RwandAir launch their next destination already, not long after the inaugural flight between Kigali and Abuja took off from the international airport in the Rwandan capital. As Abuja will be operated in conjunction with onward flights to Accra / […]
#Abuja now and #CapeTown next as #RwandAir expands destination network
NEW DESTINATIONS FOR RWANDAIR (Posted 28th April 2018) Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday will flights now connect the two capital cities of Rwanda and Nigeria, after RwandAir launched services from Kigali to Abuja yesterday. Senior Manager for Promotions and Customer Loyalty Mr. Patrick Manzi said that the addition of Abuja, RwandAir’s second destination in […]
Handover at #RwandAir as new CEO takes over
HANDOVER CEREMONY AT RWANDAIR (Posted 11th April 2018) Yesterday morning did the outgoing Ag. Chief Executive Officer of RwandAir, Col. Chance Ndagano officially hand over office to Ms. Yvonne Manzi Makolo after her appointment as the new Chief Executive Officer of RwandAir last Friday. The ceremony was witnessed by Minister of State in Charge of […]
#RwandAir gets new substantive CEO
YVONNE MANZI MAKOLO APPOINTED AS RWANDAIR CHIEF EXECUTIVE (Posted 07th April 2018) News coming out of Kigali suggest that the Rwandan government has yesterday appointed Ms. Yvonne Manzi Makolo as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer. She takes over at the helm of the airline alongside a growing number of professional women from the ‘Land […]
RwandAir begins to serve Rwandan speciality coffee on board their flights
RWANDAIR KEEN TO IMPROVE RWANDAN CATERING CONTENT (Posted 30th March 2018) RwandAir and Question Coffee yesterday announced a ground breaking partnership to serve Rwandan specialty coffee on all of RwandAir flights with over 2 million cups to be offered in the next 2 years. This partnership allows passengers the opportunity to support smallholder women farmers […]
RwandAir to resume Libreville / Douala operations
#LIBREVILLE AND #DOUALA TO BE SERVED FROM #RWANDAIR’S SECOND HUB IN #COTONOU (Posted 17th March 2018) RwandAir has confirmed it will resume operations between Libreville and Douala, Cameroun, departing from its West African hub in Cotonou three times a week. The effective date was given as 09th of April and the aircraft normally used will […]
#RwandAir adds #Abuja and #Cape Town
26 DESTINATIONS FOR RWANDAIR WHEN ABUJA AND CAPE TOWN COME ON LINE (Posted 13th February 2018) RwandAir formally announced earlier today that it will soon commence flights to Abuja in Nigeria and Cape Town in South Africa. The airline will operate four weekly flights from Kigali to Cape Town with a stopover in Harare and […]
#RwandAir considering lease of another #Airbus #A330 for #China flights
ADDITIONAL AIRBUS NEEDED FOR CHINA FLIGHTS (Posted 31st January 2018) Suggestions have firmed up that RwandAir may opt to lease another Airbus A330 ahead of launching their flights to Guangzhou in China, which was reported here almost two weeks ago. The airline’s CEO Col. Chance Ndagano, was quoted to have said that applications for the […]
#Guangzhou before New York for #RwandAir
RWANDAIR SETS EYES ON CHINA FLIGHTS (Posted 20th January 2018) RwandAir plans to launch flights between Kigali and the Chinese city of Guangzhou by May this year, using an Airbus A330 with a three class configuration of Business, Premium Economy and Economy classes for the service. The information was confirmed by Jean de Dieu Uwihanganye, […]
#Nigeria grants #RwandAir fifth freedom rights between #Abuja and #Yaounde
FIFTH FREEDOM RIGHT DEAL INTO NIGERIA GOOD NEWS FOR RWANDAIR (Posted 16th December 2017) The Nigerian authorities have granted RwandAir fifth freedom rights for flights between Yaounde and Abuja, the capital cities of Cameroon and Nigeria. This follows other such deals in place, for flights between Lagos and Accra or closer to home for flights […]
#RwandAir secures fifth freedom rights out of #Harare #Zimbabwe
#RWANDA’S NATIONAL AIRLINE GETS TRAFFIC RIGHTS OUT OF #ZIMBABWE (Posted 12th December 2017) Information is emerging that RwandAir has been granted fifth freedom rights for flights between Harare and South Africa by the aviation authorities in Zimbabwe, giving the airline a boost for future route developments. Among the route rights secured out of Harare is […]
