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NewsRwandAir reinforces long-haul fleet with third A330
RwandAir has introduced a third long-haul aircraft, receiving an Airbus A330-200 at its hub in Kigali. It was transferred from the French airport at Chateauroux on 18 March. The aircraft is a Rolls-Royce Trent 700-powered airframe (9XR-WX) and was originally delivered to Colombia’s Avianca in 2011. RwandAir already has an ...
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RwandAir takes delivery of first freighter
Central African carrier RwandAir has taken delivery of its first dedicated freighter as it seeks to expand its cargo operations.
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RwandAir to introduce non-stop London-Kigali service
RwandAir is to open a non-stop service to Kigali from London Heathrow, having previously served the UK capital via Brussels. The airline says it will operate the route four-times weekly, up from the current thrice-weekly service. RwandAir chief executive Yvonne Makolo says the switch to the non-stop rotation – from ...
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RwandAir CRJ900 skids off Ugandan runway in rain
African carrier RwandAir has disclosed that one of its aircraft has been involved in a runway excursion at Uganda’s Entebbe airport. The Bombardier CRJ900 was operating flight WB464 from Kigali via Nairobi on 20 April. RwandAir says the regional jet suffered the excursion, “veering off the runway upon landing” as ...
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RwandAir and Qatar Airways deepen partnership with interline agreement
Deal will give travellers access to more than “160 destinations in the combined networks” from the carriers’ respective Kigali and Doha hubs.
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RwandAir chief warns Covid-19 vaccination cannot be prerequisite for travel
Low Covid-19 vaccination rates in Africa mean inoculation cannot be a prerequisite for international travel, in the view of RwandAir chief executive Yvonne Makolo.
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RwandAir seeks to acquire freighter
The African carrier is “looking at acquiring a cargo freighter in the near future”, its chief executive Yvonne Makolo tells FlightGlobal.
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RwandAir chief Makolo on recovery, Qatar and pan-African aims
The Covid crisis may have created numerous immediate challenges, but RwandAir chief Yvonne Makolo says the carrier has many reasons for optimism about its long-term future
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RwandAir switches London services to Heathrow airport
The African carrier has been serving Heathrow on a cargo-only basis during the coronavirus crisis, and says today that its passenger services to the UK capital will also serve the hub when they resume on 3 October.
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RwandAir no longer taking A330neo or 737 Max jets
RwandAir is no longer taking the Airbus A330neo and Boeing 737 Max jets it had ordered via lessors.
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RwandAir CRJ900's tyre kicked debris into engine
Investigators believe a RwandAir Bombardier CRJ900 picked up a loose bolt during low-speed ground manoeuvring which was then thrown into its left-hand engine during take-off.
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PICTURES: 2018's key airline chief executive appointments
A visual record of some of the most significant leadership appointments across the global airline industry in 2018
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Air Senegal begins international flights
Air Senegal has started operating international flights with new services to Benin and Cote d’Ivoire.
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Fastjet to start Lusaka-Harare service
Fastjet will go head to head with multiple airlines when it launches a Harare-Lusaka service this winter.
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RwandAir to start Brussels service
RwandAir will next month start operating to Brussels from Kigali.
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Uganda studying options for national airline
Uganda's government has approved plans for a new national airline and is now in the process of deciding what form it will take.
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PTA Bank funds two new A330s for RwandAir
RwandAir has secured a $160 million loan facility from PTA Bank, covering two new Airbus A330s scheduled for delivery next year.
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RwandAir to add Lusaka stop to Kigali-Johannesburg route
RwandAir will add a stop at Lusaka to its Kigali-Johannesburg service from 27 March.
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RwandAir receives EDC funds for Q400
RwandAir has agreed to C$15 million ($13.6 million) to C$25 million in financing from Export Development Canada (EDC) for Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 aircraft.
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Cameroon to join RwandAir network
RwandAir will add Cameroon to its network on 30 March when it launches a new service to Doula.
