FlyCongo
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Founded | 2012 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 24 March 2012 | ||||||
Ceased operations | October, 2012[1] | ||||||
Operating bases | N'djili Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 5[2] | ||||||
Destinations | 6 | ||||||
Headquarters | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||||||
Key people | Jean-Marc Pajot (CEO), A.Mwananteba (Owner)[3] | ||||||
Website | www.flycongo.com |
FlyCongo was an airline based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was formed due to the suspension of Hewa Bora Airways after a series of fatal accidents. The new airline aimed to show a huge improvement in air safety in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. After only 6 months in operation the company merged with Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation (CAA) in October, 2012.[1] The company slogan was Like Never Before!
History
[edit]Founded in 2012 from the remains of Hewa Bora Airways, FlyCongo commenced operations on 24 March 2012 with a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 aircraft.[4]
On 27 March 2012, FlyCongo announced that they will be destroying six of the previous aircraft operated by Hewa Bora Airways in a bid to boost confidence in the new airline. The aircraft will be five Boeing 727s and one of another unknown type.[5]
In 2012 CAA formed a commercial and strategic alliance with rival FlyCongo which led to consolidation into a single brand, flyCAA, in October 2012.[6]
Destinations
[edit]FlyCongo served the following destinations (as of April 2012):[7]
[Base] | Base |
City | Country | IATA | ICAO | Airport |
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Gemena | ![]() |
GMA | FZFK | Gemena Airport |
Goma | ![]() |
GOM | FZNA | Goma International Airport |
Johannesburg | ![]() |
JNB | FAJS | OR Tambo International Airport |
Kinshasa | ![]() |
FIH | FZAA | N'djili Airport [Base] |
Kisangani | ![]() |
FKI | FZIC | Bangoka International Airport |
Lubumbashi | ![]() |
FBM | FZQA | Lubumbashi International Airport |
Mbandaka | ![]() |
MDK | FZEA | Mbandaka Airport |
Fleet
[edit]The FlyCongo fleet was made of the following aircraft (as of April 2014):[8][9]
Aircraft | Total | Notes |
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Boeing 767-200ER | 1 | Stored at FIH[citation needed] |
Airbus A320 | 5 | 2 Inactive |
Boeing 737-3B7 | 0 | 5 to enter service. Ex Batavia Air aircraft. |
Fokker-50 | 3 | |
Total | 10 (7 Active)[8][9] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Information about Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation". ch-aviation.ch. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "FlyCongo on ch-aviation".
- ^ New Congo airline destroys old planes
- ^ "FlyCongo replaces Hewa Bora in Congolese heaven". Archived from the original on 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
- ^ "DR Congo planes to be destroyed by Fly Congo". BBC News. 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
- ^ "Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation". Airliner World: 32–36. February 2015.
- ^ FlyCongo Timetable (23/03/2012)[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998 | ch-aviation consulting, http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/CAD#al_profile_tab_fleet
- ^ a b Fly CAA website, http://www.caacongo.com/flotte.html Archived 2014-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- FlyCongo (in French)