Air Africa Explained

Airline:	Air Africa
Fleet Size:	10
Destinations:	2
Iata:	M8
Icao:	MSC
Callsign:	AIR AFRICA
Parent:	Aeroflot
Founded:	1991
Ceased:	1996
Headquarters:	Moscow, Russia
Bases:	Kahemba Airport

Air Africa was an airline based in Kahemba Airport, Zaire. The airline started flights in 1991 with a few destinations, operated by Moscow Airways, but closed in 1996 after the 1996 Air Africa crash.

Fleet

Aircraft	Start	End	In fleet	Notes
Ilyushin Il-62M	1993	1996	3	—
Antonov An-32B	1993	1996	5	—
Beriev Be-32Ps	1993	1996	2	—

Destinations

• N'Dolo Airport
• Kahemba Airport

Accident

On 8 January 1996, an Air Africa Antonov An-32 aircraft (RA-26222) which had been wet-leased by Moscow Airways to Scibe Airlift crashed into a market shortly after taking off from N'Dolo Airport in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing approximately 300 people (see 1996 Air Africa crash).^[1] At the time, the Russian Ministry of Transport had "suspended or withdrawn" Moscow Airways' air operator's license.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Guttery, Ben R. . Encyclopedia of African Airlines . 2 February 2012 . 1998 . . Jefferson, North Carolina . 978-0-7864-0495-7 . 43 . An Antonov An-32 (Russian registry RA26222) turboprop flown by a Russian crew crashed just after takeoff on January 8, 1996, at Kinshasa. The aircraft was wet-leased to Scibe by Moscow Airways. ... One aboard the aircraft was killed, but the aircraft crashed into a market near the airport, killing almost 300..
2. Book: Aerospace . 2 February 2012 . 23 . 1996 . . . 6 . Moscow Airways had been one of about 100 operators whose licences have been suspended or withdrawn by the Russian transport ministry ....