Business Aviation Explained

Airline:	Business Aviation (airline)
Fleet Size:	3 (at closure)
Destinations:	3 (at closure)
Iata:	4P
Icao:	ABB
Callsign:	AFRICAN BUSINESS
Founded:	1998
Ceased:	2007
Headquarters:	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Hubs:	N'Dolo Airport
Website:	http://www.businessaviation.cd/ defunct

Business Aviation (airline) was an airline based in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

History

It was established in 1998 and operated scheduled domestic and international services, as well as charter flights and wet-lease services. Its main base was N'Dolo Airport, Kinshasa.^[1] In 2007, the airline was shut down.^[2]

The airline was on the List of air carriers banned in the European Union.

Destinations

Business Aviation operated scheduled domestic passenger flights from Kinshasa, as well as international services to Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire.^[1]

Fleet

The Business Aviation fleet included the following aircraft (as of 1 May 2008) https://web.archive.org/web/20120217103906/http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=BUA&al_op=1:

• 1 Antonov An-32
• 1 Let L-410 UVP-E
• 1 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-34F (which was operated for Astral Aviation)
• Nord 262^[3]

See also

• Transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Bibliography

• News: Congo from the cockpit. Langewiesche. William. William Langewiesche. July 2007. Vanity Fair. 162 - 168.

External links

• Official website (defunct)
• Business Aviation Fleet

Notes and References

1. News: Directory: World Airlines . . 90 . 2007-03-27.
2. http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/africa/congodr.htm World Airline Directory
3. Web site: Business Aviation . Aviation Safety . 9 February 2022.