Rwanda To Reopen Airports On August 1

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Rwanda government has announced that its will reopen its airports for scheduled commercial flight operations from August 1, 2020.   The Ministry of Infrastructure in a statement said that all passengers, including those in transit, will be required to show proof of a COVID-19 PCR negative test from a certified laboratory. The papers of tests must indicate that they were …

RwandAir Returns To Service, As Rwanda Lifts Ban On International Flights

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  RwandAir said it will resume commercial passenger services from 1st August 2020.   Rwandair said flights will restart with selected African routes where travel restrictions have been eased and borders have reopened.   According to the airline, flights to its long-haul destination of Dubai will also recommence with a 3 times a week service and more destinations will gradually …

Rwanda Joins CORSIA As ICAO Officially Launched CORSIA Central Registry

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Rwanda became one of the latest countries to announce their voluntary participation in the pilot phase of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)’S Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA).   According to ICAO. Mr. Silas Udahemuka, Director General of the Civil Aviation Authorities of Rwanda, informed ICAO of this development through letter to ICAO Secretary General, Dr. Fang …

Rwandair To Start Kinshasa Flights As Rwanda, DRC Sign BASA

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Photo caption: Director General of Rwanda CAA and his counterpart from the Democratic Republic of Congo, both in the middle flanked by other representatives from both CAAs, presenting the documents of the Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) signed by both countries recently in Kinshasa, the DRC capital Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have opened a new phase of …

Embracing Disruptive Innovation

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By Kizito Bongayi Disruptive innovation creates new markets by discovering new categories of customers partly by harnessing new technologies, and also through new business models and exploiting old technologies in new ways. Drones form part of this innovation, and bring aviation into the fourth industrial revolution, flying not only to transport but also to acquire information. The digitalized information enables …

Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority, IATA Sign MoU For Aviation Safety

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to partner for the improvement of aviation safety. Under the MoU, the parties will work together to establish a framework for using the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) to complement Rwanda’s safety oversight. “Rwanda CAA is committed to improving African aviation …