By: Nana
Appiah Acquaye
The Rwanda Civil Aviation
Authority (RCAA) and the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) have
signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on airworthiness certification to
strengthen technical cooperation on aircraft certification and continued airworthiness.
The agreement was signed and
witnessed by Minister of State Claudien Niyonsaba. It establishes a framework
for technical cooperation aimed at reinforcing RCAA’s oversight capacity,
including for emerging aviation categories such as electric vertical take-off
and landing (eVTOL) air taxis and heavier drones.
The agreement follows the
demonstration flight of the EHang EH216-S pilotless air taxi in Kigali during
the 9th Aviation Africa Summit in September 2025, described as the first
demonstration of its kind on the African continent.
Cooperation under the MoU
will proceed in phases, based on technical assessments and validation
activities.
