List of defunct airlines of Democratic Republic of the Congo

This is a list of defunct airlines of Democratic Republic of the Congo .[1][2]

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations		 Ceased
operations		 Notes
Agefreco Air 1998 2007
Agence et Messageries Aérienne du ZaïreHK19741979[3]
Air Africa
M8 MSC AIR AFRICA 1991 1996
Air Boyoma20012009Operated Antonov An-24, Antonov An-26
Air Congo19611971Renamed to Air Zaïre
AirDC
2008 2009 Later known as Korongo Airlines[4]
Air TropiquesTPQ20012016
Air Zaïre
QC AZR 1971 1995 Zaire flag carrier and former Congo flag carrier, founded in 1961
Bazair19961997Operated HS Andover, Piper Aztec, Vickers Viscount[5]
Blue Airlines
BULBLUE AIRLINES19912020Banned in EU. Operated Antonov An-28, Boeing 707, Boeing 727, Lockheed L-188A Electra[6]
Bravo Air Congo
K6BRVBRAVO20052007
Business Aviation4PABBAFRICAN BUSINESS19982007[7]
Business Cash Flow Aviation19841991Renamed to Blue Airlines. Operated Boeing 707[8]
CAL - Congo Airlines
EO ALX 1997 2000 Rebranded as HBA - Hewa Bora Airways
Cetraca Air ServiceCER20032014Operated Antonov An-26, Let Turbolet[9]
Cetraca Aviation ServiceCER20232024Operated Let Turbolet. It was opened in 2023 after the original Cetraca Aviation closed in 2014
Cogeair?1973Operated Curtiss C-46, de Havilland Heron[10]
Compagnie Africaine d'AviationCAA19922013Banned in EU. Rebranded FlyCAA[11]
Congo AirlinesEOALXALLCONGO19941998Renamed to Hewa Bora Airways
Congo ExpressXZEXYEXPRESSWAYS20102015[12]
El Sam Airlift20062009Banned in EU. AOC revoked. Operated Antonov An-26[13]
Express Cargo19941995Renamed to Express City. Operated Boeing 707
Express City
19961998Renamed to Congo Airlines. Operated Boeing 707, BAC 1-11[14]
FilairFIL19872015Banned in EU. AOC revoked[15]
Flight Express20042009Operated Antonov An-26[16]
FlyCongo
EOALXCONGO20122013
Flight Express 2004 2006
Free Airlines20062009AOC revoked. Operated Let Turbolet[17]
Great Lakes Business Company20012009AOC revoked. Operated Antonov An-8, Antonov An-12, Antonov An-32[18]
Hewa Bora AirwaysEOALXALLCONGO19982011Renamed to FlyCongo[19]
Karibu Airways2000s2000sOperated Let Turbolet[20]
Katale Aero Transport
19781990sOperated Boeing 707-320C, Bristol Britannia, Douglas DC-8[21]
Katanga Express20102012AOC revoked. Banned in EU. Operated Dornier 328, Gulfstream IV[22][23]
Kavatshi Airlines20032010[24]
Kinshasa AirwaysKNSKINSHASA AIRWAYS20022005
Kivu Air19972009Banned in EU. AOC revoked. Operated CASA Aviocar, Douglas C-47, Dornier 228, Cessna Grand Caravan[25]
Korongo AirlinesZCKGOCONGO STAR20092015
LAC - SkyCongo
4VLCG20052006Operated Convair 580[26]
Lignes Aériennes Congolaises (LAC)6VLCGCONGOLAISE19972003
Lignes Aériennes Congolaises4VLCG20052013[27]
Malift AirMLC19952006
MIBA Aviation19942005Operated BAe 125, Boeing 727
SBZ CargoZMSBZ19761979Renamed to Scibe Airlift. Operated Vickers Viscount, Lockheed L-100[28]
Scibe AirliftZMSBZSCIBE AIRLIFT19791997Established as SBZ Cargo
Services Air19932015Rebranded as Serve Air Cargo. Operated Antonov An-12, Antonov An-26[29]
ShabairS5SHBSHABAIR19841997Merged into Congo Airlines. Operated BAC 1-11, Boeing 727, Douglas DC-10, BN-2 Islander[30]
Taxavia19801998Taken over by Business Aviation. Operated Cessna Titan, DHC-6 Twin Otter, Piper Navajo, Piper Seneca[31]
TMK Air Commuter19872011
Trans Intair20022003Operated Vickers Viscount[32]
Trans Service Airlift19912006Banned in EU. AOC revoked[33]
Transair Cargo19921998Renamed to Trans Air Cargo Service. Operated Boeing 707, Bristol Britannia, Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-6, Douglas DC-8
Transair Congo19631966Subsidiary of Transair Sweden. Operated Curtiss C-46, Douglas DC-6[34]
Transport Aérien Congo (TAC)19831983Renamed to Transports Aériens Zairois (TAZ)[35]
Transports Aériens Zairois (TAZ)19831997Renamed Air Kasaï. Operated Douglas C-47[36]
Waltair19832005Operated Sud Caravelle, HS 748[37]
Wimbi Dira Airways9CWDAWIMBI DIRA20032013[38]
Wolf Aviation1980s1980sOperated Boeing 707[39]
Zaïre Aero Service19762006Benned in EU. AOC revoked. Operated Carvair, Vickers Viscount[40]
Zaire Airlines19961998To Hewa Bora Airways[41]
Zaire Express19941998To Hewa Bora Airways[42]

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References

  1. ↑ "The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  2. ↑ "Since 1997, ATDB is the only service providing an accurate global and permanently updated details of all worldwide transport aircraft, airlines, private and government operators - and leasing companies". aerotransport.org. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  3. ↑ "AMAZ (Agence et Messageries Aerienne du Zaire)". Airline History. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "AirDC". Airline History. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Bazair". Aviation Safety. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Blue Airlines". Aviation Safety. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "BlueSky Airlines". Airline History. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Business Cash Flow Aviation". Airline History. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "Cetraca Air Service". Airline History. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "Cogeair". Aviation Safety. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation". Airline History. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "Express". Aviation Safety. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  13. ↑ "El Sam Airlift". Aviation Safety. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  14. ↑ "Express City". Airline History. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  15. ↑ "Filair". Aviation Safety. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  16. ↑ "Flight Express". Airline History. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  17. ↑ "Free Airlines". Airline History. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  18. ↑ "Great Lakes Business Company". Airline History. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  19. ↑ "Hewa Bora Airways". Airline History. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  20. ↑ "Karibu Airways". Aviation Safety. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  21. ↑ "Katale Aero Transport". Aviation Safety. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  22. ↑ "Katanga Express". Aviation Safety. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  23. ↑ "Katanga Express news update". ch-aviation. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  24. ↑ "Kavatshi Airlines". Airline History. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  25. ↑ "Kivu Air Services". Aviation Safety. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  26. ↑ "LAC - SkyCongo". Aviation Safety. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  27. ↑ "LAC (Lignes Aeriennes Congolaises)". Airline History. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  28. ↑ "SBZ Cargo". Airline History. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  29. ↑ "Services Air". Aviation Safety. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  30. ↑ "Shabair". Airline History. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  31. ↑ "Taxavia". Airline History. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  32. ↑ "Trans Intair". Aviation Safety. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  33. ↑ "Trans Service Airlift". Aviation Safety. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  34. ↑ "Transair Congo". Aviation Safety. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  35. ↑ "Transport Aérien Congo". Airline History. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  36. ↑ "Transports Aériens Zairois - TAZ". Aviation Safety. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  37. ↑ "Waltair". Airline History. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  38. ↑ "Wimbi Dira Airways". Airline History. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  39. ↑ "Wolf Aviation". Aviation Safety. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  40. ↑ "Zaire Aero Service". Aviation Safety. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  41. ↑ "Zaire Airlines". Airline History. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  42. ↑ "Zaire Express". Airline History. Retrieved 21 February 2022.

Further reading

  • Guth H.J., Civil aviation in the Republic of Zaire, U.S. A.I.D., Washington (D.C.), August 1972
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