RwandAir and Lufthansa Technik signed an agreement about the comprehensive technical support of the Airbus A330 fleet of the African carrier. Delivery of the two brand-new A330s, the first widebody aircraft for RwandAir, is scheduled for September.
In the framework of a Total Technical Support TTS® contract Lufthansa Technik will perform aircraft maintenance services, engineering support and ensure a reliable component supply. Lufthansa Technik already provides the CRJ fleet of RwandAir with components. The new contract further extends the partnership between the two companies.
With this agreement, Lufthansa Technik strengthens its presence in the African market.
RwandAir:
From Kigali as its hub in the heart of Africa, RwandAir currently reaches out to seventeen cities in Western, Eastern, and Southern Africa and the Middle East. RwandAir operates one of the youngest fleet in Africa and is well reputed for an excellent on time performance, safety, and customer services. The airline is a certified IOSA operator and an IATA member airline; it is also undergoing the certification process for the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) for which the completion is expected in the last quarter of this year. As part of RwandAir's expansion strategy, in December this year RwandAir commences long haul operations to Mumbai. This will be enabled by its acquisition of two wide-bodied A330 aircraft. The fleet by December 2016 will be eleven aircraft and in May 2017, twelve.
