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South Africa Airways (SAA) began operations on 1 February 1934. SAA is a leading carrier in Africa, serving domestic, regional and international routes. SAA is a member of the largest international airline network, Star Alliance. SAA’s core business is providing passenger airline and cargo transport services and related services, which are provided through SAA and its wholly owned subsidiaries: SAA Technical (SAAT), a world-class maintenance facility and Air Chefs, the catering entity of SAA. SAAT has successfully delivered high-quality maintenance services such as major airframe checks; engine overhaul; mechanical components; avionics, and line maintenance. From its first flight in 1934, SAA have welcomed the world to South Africa by showing off the warm generous heart of the country. The airline has more than 90 years of excellence and innovation to draw on.

Founded in 1946 as a charter company, Comair Limited has evolved over the past seven decades to become, a diversified group, operating airline, training, catering, hospitality and travel brands. Today it operates the most modern fleet in South Africa, offering scheduled and non-scheduled airline services within South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands, under its low-fare airline brand, kulula.com, as well as under the British Airways livery, as part of a license agreement. Its catering division, Food Directions, originally launched to cater to the airline brands, now also provides a range of health and other food products to retailers. Its award-winning domestic and international SLOW lounges have set the standards for airline hospitality in South Africa. It is expanding this offering, while its reputation as a lounge operator has resulted in management contracts from other companies. Investment in technology to improve operational efficiency and offer innovative products to travel agencies and consumers has seen it become the country’s largest digital travel distribution network, covered under the Comair Travel brand. The Comair Training Centre, originally founded in early 2000 to train the airline’s own flight and cabin crew has grown considerably and now provides operational training for pilots and crew from other domestic and international airlines and even overseas air forces. Comair is a successful, diversified, innovative travel and aviation group and a South African industry leader. It delivers returns for its shareholders, offers wide-ranging opportunities for employees, provides value and service to its customers and contributes significantly to aviation, travel and tourism in the region.

We began operations on 1st December 2002 as the new national carrier under the name Rwandair Express (passenger air transportation as the core activity) for Rwanda with a concession to carry out airport ground handling (ancillary activity) at Kigali International Airport. In March 2009, we registered a new trademark “RwandAir” which is our current operating name. Operating from Kigali as our hub at the heart of Africa, RwandAir is one of the fastest growing airlines and operates one of the youngest and state of the art fleet on the African continent which comprises of three Boeing 737-800NG, two Boeing 737-700NG, two CRJ900NG, two Bombardier Q-400NG all in dual class configuration and two new triple class Airbus A330. The airline, which is also well reputed for an excellent on time performance, reaches out to twenty seven cities in Western,Central, Eastern and Southern Africa, the Middle East and Asia. RwandAir is a member airline of the International Air Transportation Association (IATA) , an EASA,IOSA and ISAGO certified operator.