Air Kasaï Explained

Airline:Air Kasaï
Fleet Size:5
Destinations:21
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Founded:1983
Headquarters:N'Dolo Airport
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Hubs:N'Dolo Airport
Secondary Hubs:Mbandaka, Tshikapa, Kananga
Website:www.airkasai.cd

Air Kasaï is an airline with its head office on the property of N'Dolo Airport in Barumbu, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.[1] It operates charter services within Africa. Its main base is N'Dolo Airport, Kinshasa.[2]

The airline is banned from operating in the European Union.[3]

History

The airline was established in 1983, and was formerly known as Transport Aérien Congo (TAC) and Transport Aérien Zaïrois (TAZ). It is a Swedish owned company.[2]

In March 2006, Air Kasaï was officially banned from operating in the whole EU, plus Norway and Switzerland.[4]

Destinations

Air Kasaï serves the following destinations (as of April 2012):[5]

CityCountryRegionAirport
BeniCentral AfricaWageni Airport
BuniaCentral AfricaBunia Airport
EntebbeEast AfricaEntebbe International Airport
GomaCentral AfricaGoma International Airport
KinshasaCentral AfricaN'djili Airport [Base]
KinshasaCentral AfricaN'Dolo Airport [Base]
LibrevilleCentral AfricaLibreville Leon M'ba International Airport
LubumbashiCentral AfricaLubumbashi International Airport
Pointe-NoireCentral AfricaAntonio Agostinho Neto International Airport

Fleet

The Air Kasaï fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of April 2014):[6]

Air Kasaï fleet
AircraftIn fleet
Antonov An-261
ATR 721
Let L-410 Turbolet1
Boeing 737-2301
Antonov An-21
Total5

Media

In March 2014, Air Kasaï was featured in the Vice News episode "Russian Pilots of Congo".[7]

Incidents and accidents

See also

Notes and References

  1. "Nos Contacts ." Air Kasaï. Retrieved on 4 March 2013.
  2. News: Directory: World Airlines . . 58–59 . 27 March 2007.
  3. Web site: List of airlines subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions within the European Union . European Commission for Transport . . 11 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121117224638/http://ec.europa.eu/transport/modes/air/safety/air-ban/doc/list_en.pdf . 17 November 2012 .
  4. Web site: EU Blacklist. Eublacklist.com. 31 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20110404063148/http://www.eublacklist.com/languages/english.html. 4 April 2011. dead.
  5. Web site: Air Kasai: The International Schedule, 2011. Timetablist.blogspot.co.uk. 14 June 2011. 2017-08-16.
  6. Web site: Compagnie . 4 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130629102412/http://airkasai.cd/compagnie.php . 29 June 2013 . dead .
  7. live . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/epYiIMl4W4U . 2021-12-11. Russian Pilots of the Congo . YouTube.
  8. "13 killed in plane crash in Congo." People's Daily.
  9. " Bodies to be sent to DRC after plane crash." IOL.
  10. Web site: ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-2R 9S-GFS Kamako Airstrip.