{"id":109271,"date":"2025-09-06T16:35:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T16:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/rwandas-new-aviation-hub-to-deliver-world-class-services"},"modified":"2025-09-06T17:01:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T17:01:28","slug":"rwandas-new-aviation-hub-to-deliver-world-class-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/rwandas-new-aviation-hub-to-deliver-world-class-services","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda\u2019s New Aviation Hub to Deliver World-Class Services"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>The Chief Executive Officer of Aviation and Travel Logistics (ATL), Jules Ndenga, has outlined Rwanda\u2019s aviation roadmap and goals as well as huge business opportunities presented by Rwanda’s new aviation hub.<\/p>\n

The new hub is centred on the New Kigali International Airport under construction in Bugesera, a satellite city which is close to Kigali.<\/p>\n

ATL is a holding company established by the government of Rwanda in 2015 with the mission of managing aviation related activities including travel, logistics, ground, freight and cargo handling, as well as charter services.<\/p>\n

It has five subsidiary companies namely RwandAir, the national airline, Rwanda Airports Company, the airport management company, Akagera Aviation, the general aviation and training entity, Rwanda Tours and Events, the flagship of the tourism sector, and Rwanda Links Logistics, a cargo and freight handling firm.<\/p>\n

Delivering a speech titled \u201cDesigning the Future for Rwanda\u2019s New Hub, at the 2025 Aviation Africa Summit, on September 4, Ndenga said that with strategic partnerships, infrastructure investments, and a commitment to sustainability and skills development, Rwanda is now charting an ambitious flight path toward becoming Africa\u2019s premier aviation hub and a global model for integrated, future-ready air transport systems.<\/p>\n

He said Vision 2050 charts an even more ambitious path whereby Rwanda aims to become an upper-middle-income country by 2035, and a high-income country by 2050, and aviation is no longer simply about ensuring connectivity \u2013 \u201cit is about becoming a major driver of our national GDP.\u201d<\/p>\n

To achieve this, he stated, several strategic initiatives are already underway. This includes increasing RwandAir\u2019s fleet size over the next five years, expanding frequencies, modernising its fleet, and elevating its service to 4-star standards.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese goals are reinforced by sustainable growth and strengthened by our strategic partnership with Qatar Airways,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis partnership extends beyond the skies. Together with the State of Qatar, Rwanda is investing more than $2 billion in a state-of-the-art new Kigali International Airport, just a few kilometres from our capital. This facility will deliver world-class services both in the air and on the ground, while also generating significant revenues for our economy.\u201d<\/p>\n

With this new hub, he said, the country aims to grow annual passenger traffic capacity from 1.2 million currently to 8 million within 10 years, and to triple cargo volumes to 150,000 tonnes for the same period.<\/p>\n

It is expected that the airport — under costruction in Bugesera — will be completed in 2028.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe opportunities are immense: modern aircraft maintenance, high-quality catering, retail and duty-free, logistics, fuel services \u2013 all these industries will flourish around the airport ecosystem. By 2028, travellers will arrive not just in Kigali, but in a dynamic Airport City \u2013 yet another engine of Rwanda\u2019s growth,\u201d Ndenga said.<\/p>\n

As the country pursues this vision, he said that sustainability remains central and its sector regulator \u2013 the Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority \u2013 continues to safeguard safety and security in a complex global environment, keeping an \u201cimpressive\u201d low level of incidents over the years and successfully meeting all international audits.<\/p>\n

\u201cLooking to the future, we are also committed to building Africa\u2019s first green airport, while investing in our greatest Rwanda asset \u2013 our people,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

To that end, he said, Akagera Aviation is building a $55 million Aviation Academy, supported by the Government of Rwanda, the African Development Bank, and the OPEC Fund.<\/p>\n

This academy will equip young Rwandans and Africans with the critical skills needed \u2013 pilots, engineers, cabin crew, air traffic controllers, and more \u2013 ensuring job creation and long-term growth for the sector.<\/p>\n

Kigali, Ndenga said, is now firmly positioned as a hub for tourism and for the Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE) industry. Aviation has been the catalyst for this achievement, fulfilling the Vision 2020 objective of building a regional hub, with the national airline RwandAir connecting Kigali to destinations across Africa, Europe, and Asia.<\/p>\n

He highlighted the link between Rwanda\u2019s economy and its aviation sector \u2013 anchored by RwandAir and by the Rwanda Airports Company.<\/p>\n

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