Kigali- 10th April, 2018. This morning, the outgoing Ag. Chief Executive Officer of RwandAir, Chance Ndagano officially handed over to Ms. Yvonne Manzi Makolo after her appointment as the new Chief Executive Officer of RwandAir last Friday.
The ceremony was witnessed by Honorable Minister of State in Charge of Transport at MININFRA Eng. Jean de Dieu Uwihanganye together with the RwandAir Vice-Chairperson of the Board, Eng. Patricie Uwase and Senior Management.
In his remarks, the outgoing CEO thanked the RwandAir management, the RwandAir Board of Directors and the staff in general for their support in all that the company had achieved in the past one year. Col. Ndagano also commended the new CEO “I am very confident that Yvonne as someone I have been working together with, will carry on from here and make RwandAir a success” he said. He added that the board members and senior management of RwandAir should carry on their support and take RwandAir to the next level.
Ms. Makolo in her statement thanked Chance Ndagano for his contribution towards the growth of the airline. “It has been a pleasure and honor working with you to grow the airline.” She also added “I also appreciate the support of our line Ministry and the board of directors and look forward to continuing working with you in this new position.”
Honorable Minister of State Eng. Uwihanganye also thanked the outgoing CEO for his contribution and promised the new CEO the Ministry’s full support in her new responsibilities to make RwandAir an airline of obvious choice in the market.
About RwandAir
From its hub at the heart of Africa at Kigali International Airport, RwandAir is reputed for its excellent on-time performance, customer service and safety, and has one of the youngest fleet on the African continent. RwandAir, an IATA member airline renewed its IOSA certification and has been ISAGO and EASA certified.
With a fleet of twelve aircraft including two wide-body Airbus A330 acquired last year, the airline currently reaches out to twenty-four (24) destinations across East, Central, West and Southern Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Asia.
Last year, RwandAir started flights from Kigali to Mumbai, Harare, London (Gatwick) and Brussels as well as Dakar from its new hub in Cotonou. RwandAir also introduced flights to Abidjan, Libreville and Brazzaville from its Cotonou hub. This year, RwandAir is planning to fly to Abuja in Nigeria, Cape Town in South Africa in April and May, respectively.
Guangzhou in China, Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, Bamako in Mali and Conakry in Guinea, will also be added this year to our expanding network. RwandAir also plans to enter the American market with flights to New York, in the USA.
Published on: November 23, 2019