Boeing 737 means a common airliner found around the world. For many airlines, it is a reliable revenue-making machine.
However, for others it is more than just the sum of its parts. For RwandAir and the country, it represents progress and national pride that no one can put a price tag to.
An airlines reporter, David Parker Brown has described the importance of the new national Boeing 737-800 with Sky Interior as the tool to drive the country’s economic growth due to the fact that Rwanda is landlocked.
Brown says,“Rwanda is a country with a troubled past, but they have come so far in a very short period. It is a landlocked country, looking to grow. To successfully do so, they need a viable air transportation infrastructure,” Brown underscores.
CEO of RwandAir, John Mirenge also stated during the dinner at the launch that he knows what aviation can do to change lives and nations, and hopes to continue to build RwandAir with additional aircrafts including the Boeing 787 Dream liner.
He vowed to go back to Seattle for more aircrafts,“We will be regular visitors in this town. It is a dream come true.”
RwandAir was established on 1 December 2002 as a joint venture between the government of Rwanda (77%) and Silverback Cargo Freighters (23%), under the name RwandAir Express and started operations on 27 April 2003.
It was rebranded from RwandAir Express in June 2009 and the new RwandAir added the tag line: “fly our dreams to the heart of Africa.”
The Airline hopes to reach 12 aircraft in the next five years and to 18 aircraft by 2020.
RwandAir is compliant with International regulations. It is a registered IATA member, and has passed the IATA Operational Quality Standards (OQS) audit.
It has interline agreements with various international carriers, who can issue RwandAir flights on their tickets.
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