| Airline: | Karinou Airlines |
| Iata: | U5 |
| Icao: | KRN [1] |
| Callsign: | - |
| Commenced: | 2012 as African Airlines |
| Hubs: | Bangui M'Poko International Airport |
| Focus Cities: | Bangui |
| Fleet Size: | 2 |
| Destinations: | 10 |
| Headquarters: | Bangui, Central African Republic |
| Website: | (suspended) |
Karinou Airlines was an airline based in Bangui, Central African Republic. It operated scheduled passenger services to a range of destinations across Africa.
Karinou Airlines commenced charter operations under African Airlines. The business model was not working for the airline. Subsequently, less than one year later they rebranded as Karinou Airlines, changing their business model from charter to scheduled operations.[2]
Shortly after the rebranding, in early 2013, Karinou Airlines began operating scheduled passenger flights to ten destinations across the African continent reportedly using a capital base of US$100 million.[3]
In March 2013, after rebel fighters moved into Bangui, President Francois Bozizé was shown to have fled to the Democratic Republic of Congo on board a Karinou Airlines aircraft.[4]
Karinou Airlines serves the following destinations (as of August 2013):[5]
| Central African Republic | Bangui | Bangui M'Poko International Airport (hub) | |
| Benin | Cotonou | Cadjehoun Airport | |
| Cameroon | Douala | Douala International Airport | |
| Cameroon | Yaoundé | Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport | |
| Chad | N'Djamena | N'Djamena International Airport | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kinshasa | N'djili Airport | |
| Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | Malabo International Airport | |
| Gabon | Libreville | Léon-Mba International Airport | |
| Republic of the Congo | Brazzaville | Maya-Maya Airport | |
| Republic of the Congo | Pointe-Noire | Agostinho-Neto International Airport |
The Karinou Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2019):[6]
| Aircraft | In Service | Order | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A319-100 | 0 | 2 | |
| Boeing 737-200 | 1 | 0 | |
| Boeing 737-300 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 |