KLM will add a 6th weekly flight, from the end of June 2022. The company operated daily service before the covid. The only route in Africa still operated only by A330 (Lagos has a mix of A330 / B777 / B787 depending on the period). Routes operated only in A330 on Luanda (Angola) and Windhoek (Namibia) closed during the Covid pandemic. KLM's A330s will leave the fleet by 2025, so i think switching to B787-9
Turkish Airlines will return to daily in early June 2022. The company operated daily service before the covid. Small change, the Sunday evening flight IST-KGL-EBB-IST will be operated by A330 instead of the B737 Max
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@GGGI_Rwanda in collaboration with Aviation Travel & Logistics (ATL) convened a virtual meeting to validate the final report on the greening and certification of the new international airport in Bugesera, Rwanda.
https://twitter.com/GGGI_Rwanda/status/ ... 8265585666
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In Rwanda, it's easy to understand
The South Koreans, the Israelis, and the Japanese ICT and agriculture
The Indians ithe energy sector. They have diversified a little because they are the ones who generally own the distilleries, breweries, tea plantations and appliance stores for a very very long time. Indians have been in Rwanda since the beginning of the 20th century. Like The Lebanese in West Africa.
Qataris tourism and air transport
The Emirates logistics
The Turks building sector
Turks are still very active in Rwanda. They have built conference center in Kigali (there were a lot of delays with Chinese) and the Kigali Arena, which allowed Rwanda to host continental basketball and volleyball competitions. They were planned to build a new stadium in Kigali, but the current Stade Amohoro which will be upgraded (one of the 2 stadiums receiving international football matches in Kigali)
Qatar Airways’ $2 billion investment in the Kigali airport attracts both Turkish and Qatari investors.
The airline's huge investment in the construction of the future Kigali airport, the largest ever made by #Qatar in Africa, is turning heads in Istanbul. Qatar Airways has launched a call for tenders for which it should announce the winner within a few weeks.
Qatar Airways spinoff Hamad International Airport (HIA) is currently prepared to spend no less than $2 billion on Kigali’s future airport complex, which will include hotels and logistical spaces.
The contract submission period ended in late 2021, and HIA plans to reveal its chosen bidder in the next weeks.
At least five consortia are still in the race, according to our sources. Four of them have formed alliances with well-connected Qatari businesses. UCC, a construction corporation led by the prominent Syrian-born Qatari business couple Ramez Al Khayyat and Moutaz Al Khayyat, is one of them.
This couple also owns Baladna, a publicly listed business that has been providing milk to Qatar since the 2017 ban, as well as Elegancia, a services, catering, and security firm. UCC is competing with Al Jaber Group, which is led by tycoon Mohammed Sultan Al Jaber, and CDC, which is led by Lebanese-born Qatari KhalilBoutros Al Sholy. For the project, CDC has partnered with Alfardan Group, for which it has erected towers and a number of St. Regis and Kempinski hotels in Qatar.
Midmac, the son of the Qatari emir’s uncle and former prime minister, Sheikh Hamad bin Abdulla bin Khalifa Al Thani, is the head of the fourth Qatari-connected group vying for the development of the Kigali airport.
Though the Turkish economy has been suffering for some years, Istanbul’s massive construction companies have attempted to capitalize on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s strong personal relationships and perfect geopolitical alignment with Qatari emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
Three of the five remaining consortia have partnered with Turkish construction businesses. If Al Jaber is chosen as the successful bidder, he will collaborate with Ictas, a subsidiary of the Turkish conglomerate IC Holding, which is involved in building, energy, port and air infrastructure, tourism, and industrial projects.
Consolidated Contractors Co, a Greek firm that is presently working on various projects in Qatar, has partnered with Turkish firm Dogus. This organization employs over 19,000 people in construction, energy, the hotel industry, and media. Meanwhile, Midmac has partnered with the Turkish firm Tekfen.
After establishing a presence in Morocco and Lebanon, this company wants to expand into East Africa (AI, 18/06/20). It established a Qatari division in 2005, which just completed the Al Thumama Stadium for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in December.
The Portuguese business Mota-Engil, which had won the first phase of the Kigali airport until it was taken over by Qataris in 2019, has chosen UCC over a Turkish partner for the bidding. Similarly, Vinci’s Qatari subsidiary, QDVC, is not relying on Turkish construction and has made an offer to CDC.
The winning consortium for Rwanda will be decided by two senior Qatari officials. Qatar Airways chairman and founder Akbar Al Baker has the last word, but his deputy, HIA chief of operations Badr Al Meer, will also be important.
https://ncmorningpost.com/qatar-airways ... HWsMF6OJjMRwanda Aviation News (Drones, Air Force, Civil Aviation, Space, Air Balloon): https://www.facebook.com/RwandAn-Flyer-153177931456873
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. Note that British Airways closed its London-Dar Es Salaam line in 2013. Currently, there are noflights to the United Kingdom which is the former colonial power. We could think that is the biggest market for Tanzania (about ten countries in Africa are in this case, no connection to their former colonial power). Tanzania is clearly one of the best served countries in Africa.
