RwandAir

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RwandAir
RwandAir logo.svg
IATA ICAO Call sign
WBRWDRWANDAIR
Founded1 December 2002;22 years ago (2002-12-01)
Commenced operations27 April 2003;21 years ago (2003-04-27)
Operating bases Kigali International Airport
Cadjehoun Airport [1]
Kotoka International Airport [2]
Fleet size13
Destinations25 [3]
Parent company Government of Rwanda
Headquarters Kigali, Rwanda
Key people
Website rwandair.com

RwandAir Limited is the flag carrier airline of Rwanda, operating from its main hub at Kigali International Airport. The airline serves 25 destinations across various regions, including East Africa, Central Africa, West Africa, Southern Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. [6]

Contents

In Africa, RwandAir connects to countries such as South Africa, Nigeria, Tanzania, Kenya, and Ghana. Internationally, it flies to major cities like Brussels, London, Paris, Dubai, Doha, and Mumbai. This extensive network allows RwandAir to play a significant role in enhancing connectivity within Africa and beyond. [7]

History

Incorporation

A former Rwandair Express Boeing 737-500 Rwandair Express Boeing 737-500 Mutzair.jpg
A former Rwandair Express Boeing 737-500
A former RwandAir Bombardier CRJ200LR RwandAir Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-200LR Mutzair.jpg
A former RwandAir Bombardier CRJ200LR

After the 1994 genocide, the government took several attempts to revive the former national carrier Air Rwanda that ceased operations during the genocide. Various private companies showed interest in partnering with the government, and Uganda-based SA Alliance Air ran the company from 1997 to 2000. [8] After SA Alliance ceased operations, the government of Rwanda took over the Rwandan operations and re-branded the airline, to ensure its continuity. RwandAir began operations on 1 December 2002 as the new national carrier for Rwanda under the name Rwandair Express (with passenger air transportation as the core activity). In 2016, RwandAir received International Air Transport Association's Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO). [9]

Re-branding

The airline began to expand regionally and by 2009 the network included Dar-es-Salaam, Nairobi, and domestic destinations such as Gisenyi. In March 2009, the airline registered the new trademark RwandAir Limited, which is its current operating name. In June 2009, the airline officially re-branded from Rwandair Express to RwandAir, because the new name implied a large, serious airline, while the "Express" in the former name implied a small regional operation. [10]

In May 2010, Rene Janata became the CEO, introducing a frequent flyer program and developing the airline to become a network carrier. In October 2010, John Mirenge became the new CEO of RwandAir. [11]

2010–2015

In July 2010, the first of RwandAir's new Boeing 737-500s arrived; the second one arrived on 20 October 2010. Both were leased from General Electric Capital Aviation Services (GECAS). Each has a two-class configuration with 12 business class seats and 90 economy class seats. [12]

In August 2011, the airline took delivery of their first aircraft purchased directly from an airline manufacturer. All prior aircraft operated by RwandAir had been either leased or bought as a second-hand aircraft. The aircraft that was purchased is a Boeing 737-800 with Sky Interior, also known as the Boeing 737 Next Generation, and was the only one operating among African airlines. The flight departed from Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, United States, at 5:30 PM PST. It made its first stop in Keflavík International Airport in Iceland, then it headed for a second stop to Istanbul, Turkey. It finally arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, after a 20-hour flight. [13]

In October 2011, RwandAir took delivery of their second Boeing Next Generation 737-800. During January 2012, the airline disposed of the two CRJ200 aircraft it owned, in anticipation of acquiring two CRJ-900NGs. [14]

In February 2013, John Mirenge announced that the airline would fly to Accra, Cape Town, Harare, Juba, and Zanzibar. [15]

In May 2015, RwandAir officially became an IATA member. [16]

2015 - present

In 2017, the Government of Benin granted RwandAir seventh freedom rights to operate direct flights from Benin. RwandAir plans to base two Boeing 737 aircraft at Cotonou International Airport in Benin. [17]

In February 2020, two months after Qatar Airways purchased a 60% stake in Rwanda's Bugesera International Airport, [18] the Qatari state-owned airline purchased a 49% stake in RwandAir. [19] [20]

Flight Pass [21]

In 2019, RwandAir entered into a partnership with USA-based Optiontown to launch a prepaid flight subscription platform called Flight Pass, which enables customers to pre-purchase RwandAir flights at the best available price and decide when they want to travel at a later date. [22]

In September 2022, the airline's intentions in joining Oneworld, with a sponsorship from Qatar Airways, were announced. [23] This would make RwandAir the third airline to enter an airline alliance in East Africa, after Ethiopian Airlines (Star Alliance) and Kenya Airways (SkyTeam), and second African airline after Royal Air Maroc to join Oneworld.

Corporate affairs

Ownership and management

Rwandair is owned 100 percent by the Government of Rwanda. [24] [25] As of May 2021, an agreement to sell a 49 percent stake to Qatar Airways is said to be in the final stages. [26] [27]

The government hoped to privatise the airline after 2013, once it became profitable; the process had been abandoned in 2008 after it emerged that nobody at the time was willing to offer the amount expected from the sale. [28]

RwandAir's board of directors is responsible for ensuring that the airline follows a suitable corporate governance framework to ensure the creation and protection of value for the shareholder. Patricie Uwase is currently[ when? ] the chairman of RwandAir since September 2021; the long-time aviation veteran Girma Wake was chairman from 2012 to 2017. [4] Yvonne Manzi Makolo is the current[ when? ] CEO, having been promoted from deputy CEO in charge of Corporate Affairs in April 2018. She replaced acting CEO Col. Chance Ndagano. [5]

RwandAir has been loss-making for many years.

Full detailed accounts are rarely published, although intermittently some figures are made public by senior management or the government, or in government budgetary reports. Available trends are shown below (as at year ending 31 December):

2010201120122013201420152016201720182019
Turnover (FRw bn)30
Turnover (US$ m)47.281.495.399.9126.0171.3221.6
Net profit before tax and grant (FRw bn)losslosslosslosslosslosslosslosslossloss
Net profit before tax and grant (US$ m)losslosslossloss65.953.454.8101.4170.7166.7
Government grant/subsidy received (FRw bn)10.825.222.027.029.133.649.686.3107.0127.9
Government grant/subsidy received (US$ m)54.228.556.353.898.1111.1143.2
Number of employees (at year end)749136013671692
Number of passengers (m)0.130.200.360.410.500.600.590.891.141.17
Passenger load factor (%)6059545963
Number of aircraft (at year end)8888812121212
Notes/sources [29] [30] [29] [31] [29] [32]
[25] [33] [34] 		[29] [35] [29] [36] [37] [38] [39] [36] [40] [41] [42] [43] [24] [44] [24] [45] [46] [24] [47] [48] [24]
The head office is in the main building of Kigali International Airport. KigaliAirport.jpg
The head office is in the main building of Kigali International Airport.

Head office

The airline has its head office on the top floor of the main building of Kigali International Airport in Kigali, Rwanda. [49] [50] The airline previously had its head office in Centenary House in Kigali. [51] The airline began moving its operations from Centenary House to the airport on Friday 14 May 2010. The airline was scheduled to be moved in by Monday 17 May 2010. [50] At one previous point the airline had its head office in the Telcom House. [52]

Destinations

As of December 2024, the airline serves 21 countries on 35 routes. [3] [53]

RwandAir serves the following destinations as of May 2023: [54] [55]

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
Belgium Brussels Brussels Airport [56] [57]
Benin Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport Hub [1]
Burundi Bujumbura Bujumbura International Airport
Cameroon Douala Douala International Airport
China Guangzhou Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Terminated [58] [59]
Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa N'djili Airport
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Addis Ababa Bole International Airport [60]
France Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport [61]
Gabon Libreville Léon-Mba International Airport
Ghana Accra Kotoka International Airport
Guinea Conakry Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport
India Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Terminated [62]
Israel Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport Suspended [63] [64]
Ivory Coast Abidjan Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport
Kenya Mombasa Moi International Airport
Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Mali Bamako Bamako–Sénou International Airport
Nigeria Abuja Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
Lagos Murtala Muhammed International Airport
Qatar Doha Hamad International Airport [65]
Republic of the Congo Brazzaville Maya-Maya Airport
Rwanda Bugesera Bugesera International Airport
Cyangugu Kamembe Airport
Kigali Kigali International Airport Hub
Senegal Dakar Blaise Diagne International Airport
Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport Terminated
South Africa Cape Town Cape Town International Airport
Johannesburg O. R. Tambo International Airport
South Sudan Juba Juba International Airport
Tanzania Dar es Salaam Julius Nyerere International Airport
Kilimanjaro Kilimanjaro International Airport
Uganda Entebbe Entebbe International Airport
United Arab Emirates Dubai Dubai International Airport
United Kingdom London Gatwick Airport Terminated[ citation needed ]
Heathrow Airport [ citation needed ]
Zambia Lusaka Kenneth Kaunda International Airport
Zimbabwe Harare Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport

Codeshare agreements

RwandAir codeshares with the following airlines:

Fleet

A RwandAir Airbus A330-200 RwandAir Airbus A330-243 on finals into Toulouse.jpg
A RwandAir Airbus A330-200

The RwandAir fleet comprises the following aircraft as of July 2023: [71] [72]

RwandAir fleet
AircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengersNotes
BE+ETotal
Airbus A330-200 2—2021203244
Airbus A330-300 1—3021223274
Boeing 737-700 [73] 1—12–108120
Boeing 737-800 6—16–138154
Bombardier CRJ900ER 2—7–6875
De Havilland Dash 8-400 2—7–6067 [74]
Cargo fleet
Boeing 737-800BCF 11Cargo [75]
Total151

Historical fleet

Since its founding in 2002, RwandAir has operated the following aircraft:[ citation needed ]

RwandAir historical fleet
AircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredNotes
Boeing 737-500 120032004Leased from Maersk Air
320072013
Bombardier CRJ-200LR 320092012
De Havilland DHC-8-100 120102014
De Havilland DHC-8-200 220042009
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 320042007

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