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RwandAir named Africa’s best regional airline

Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Aviation

Budget: Proposed airport works, RwandAir take lion's share

Thursday, June 12, 2025
RwandAir's plane taking off at Kigali International Airport. The cabinet meeting approved the ratification of bilateral air service agreements between the Rwanda and the governments of 12 countries . Sam Ngendahimana
Aviation

Rwanda cabinet approves air service agreements with 12 countries

Monday, May 26, 2025
RwandAir Chief Executive Officer Yvonne Makolo addresses journalists on the sideline of the 13th Aviation Stakeholders Convention and the 2nd African Aviation Safety and Operations Summit in Kigali on May 12. Dan GatsInzi
Aviation

RwandAir boss highlights expansion plans, profitability outlook for 2025

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente delivers his remarks at the opening of the 13th Aviation Stakeholders Convention and the 2nd African Aviation Safety and Operations Summit underway in Kigali. Dan Gatsinzi
Aviation

Innovation key to unlocking Africa’s aviation potential - Premier Ngirente

Monday, May 12, 2025
An artistic impression of the International Airport in Bugesera. Net photo
Aviation

Gov’t to spend Rwf700bn on airport in Bugesera, RwandAir

Saturday, May 10, 2025
National carrier RwandAir cargo volume increased by 33 per cent from 4,595 tonnes in 2023 to 6,113 tonnes in 2024
Aviation

What drove RwandAir’s surge in cargo volume in 2024?

Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Macau becomes Ethiopian Airlines 10th dedicated cargo destination in China.
Aviation

Ethiopian Airlines launches new cargo route to Macao, China

Friday, April 04, 2025
Qatar Airways plane lands at Kigali International Airport at the inaugural flight to Rwanda in 2012. The company has announced plans to resume direct flights between Doha and Kigali from May 14.
Aviation

Qatar Airways to resume direct flights to Kigali in May

Thursday, March 20, 2025
RwandAir has rerouted affected flight paths due to the closure of DR Congo airspace to Rwandan-registered aircrafts.
Aviation

RwandAir reroutes flights after DR Congo closes airspace to Rwandan planes

Wednesday, February 12, 2025
The number of domestic air passengers in Rwanda rose significantly by 42.5 percent, from 15,821 in 2022, to 22,547 in 2023. File
Aviation

Domestic air passengers in Rwanda increase by over 40 percent

Saturday, January 04, 2025
RwandAir’s new training programme targets to produce 20 pilots in two years. Courtesy
Aviation

RwandAir training programme targets 20 pilots

Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Travellers board RwandAir plane at Kigali International Airport. File
Aviation

Africa’s airline industry forecast to generate $200m profit in 2025

Monday, December 16, 2024
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Aviation

RwandAir announces programme to train young pilots

Friday, December 06, 2024
The agreement signed by Rwanda’s Ambassador to Poland Anastase Shyaka and Maciej Lasek, the Secretary of State for Air Communications in the Polish Ministry of Infrastructure will facilitate economic ties between the two countries.
Aviation

Rwanda, Poland sign air service agreement

Friday, November 15, 2024
Jules Muheto Ndenga is the CEO of ATL after Senate approved his nomination on October 8, 2024 (courtesy photo)
Aviation

Senate backs new ATL CEO Jules Ndenga’s aviation growth plan

Wednesday, October 09, 2024
RwandAir on Tuesday, September 17 announced the suspension of its flights to and from Cape Town, in South Africa, effective October 27.
Aviation

RwandAir to suspend Cape Town flights

Tuesday, September 17, 2024
State Minister in the Ministry of Infrastructure Olivier Kabera (c) and other officials during the 2024 Aviation Africa Summit in Gauteng, South Africa on Monday, September 16. Rwanda was announced as the host of the Aviation Africa Summit and Exhibition 2025. Courtesy
Aviation

Rwanda to host 2025 Aviation Africa Summit

Monday, September 16, 2024
Passengers board a RwandAir plane at Kigali International Airport. File
Aviation

RwandAir records 80% revenue growth in 2023

Tuesday, September 03, 2024
The Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF-Inkotanyi) plans to double the number of passengers transported by RwandAir and to enhance its cargo transport within the next five years.
Aviation

RPF pledges to scale up RwandAir operations

Friday, June 28, 2024