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RwandAir is studying the future replacement of its widebody fleet and the opportunity of electric flying on short-haul routes.

The CEOs of RwandAir and Ethiopian Airlines have called on governments to accelerate air transport development in Africa to support economic growth.

RwandAir expects to double the size of its fleet over the coming years as part of a process that will see the carrier phase out some of its regional aircraft.

Flights will commence to cities in Kenya, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Indonesia.

Qatar Airways has launched a freighter service between Doha and Rwanda's capital Kigali.

The service gives RwandAir 25 destinations in its network.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

The planned codeshare on US routes follows an agreement signed earlier this month.

Qatar Airways views the partnership as a way to increase its footprint in Africa.

Flights from Kigali to both Lubumbashi and Goma will be operated 2X-weekly with regional aircraft.

The two airlines have deepened ties with the new partnership through Doha and Kigali.

South African-born Hendrik Du Preez talks about the potential for Qatar Airways in Africa. Thanks to the end of the blockade, many more opportunities are possible.

If approved by the US Transportation Department, flights between Kigali and New York will operate via Accra, Ghana.

Service to Bangui starts next week but the airline’s flights to London have been banned by the UK government under its latest COVID-19 travel restrictions.

Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week: RwandAir swaps Gatwick for Heathrow, Ukraine International Airlines returns to New York via Iceland, and Alaska Airlines adds another sun route from Los Angeles.

Routes' latest update on how airlines and airports across the Middle East and Africa are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This week: RwandAir to begin direct flights to Tel Aviv; Air Astana set for Egypt routes; and Turkish Airlines to resume Osaka.

Rwanda’s flag carrier has confirmed Guangzhou, the host of World Routes in 2018, will be its second destination in Asia.

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Delegates from across Africa and further afield are registering their attendance for Routes Africa 2018.

South African Airways, SunExpress and Wizz Air are now planning their meeting diaries for Routes Africa. Airports and tourism authorities should submit requests at the earliest available opportunity to maximise the chances of securing their priority meetings.

Rwanda has signed bilateral air service agreements with Ghana, Angola and Togo as part of efforts to further liberalise commercial flights and strengthen economic ties.

Rwanda, a small landlocked country in east-central Africa, has put its troubled past behind it and is now looking to enhance transport links in the region, helped by its national carrier, RwandAir.

RwandAir has opened a new hub in Cotonou at the same time as the governments of Benin and Rwanda revealed plans to launch a joint venture airline.