List of defunct airlines of Democratic Republic of the Congo explained

This is a list of defunct airlines of Democratic Republic of the Congo .[1] [2]

AirlineImageIATAICAOCallsignCommenced
operations		Ceased
operations		Notes
2005 2009 [3]
1980 1980 Operated Carvair[4]
1980 1984 [5]
CFR 2002 2008 Operated Antonov An-32, Douglas DC-9, Douglas DC-10[6]
AAC 1976 1988 Operated Antonov An-2, Sud Aviation Caravelle[7]
2007 2015 Operated Let Turbolet[8]
4P ABB AFRICAN BUSINESS 2004 2006 Operated Antonov An-32, Dornier 228, Let Turbolet, Fokker F27, Fokker F28[9] [10]
FPY AFRICOMPANY ? 2007 [11]
? 2009 [12]
2000s 2000s Operated Canadair CL-44D4-2[13]
1988 2007 Operated Antonov An-28, Let Turbolet[14]
HK 1974 1979 [15]
2006 2009 [16]
2013 2014 AOC revoked in 2014[17]
2006 2009 AOC revoked in 2014[18]
2001 2009 Operated Antonov An-24, Antonov An-26[19]
CHR ZAIRE CHARTER 1983 2006 AOC Revoked[20]
1961 1971 Renamed to Air Zaïre
2006 2009 AOC Revoked[21]
1999 1999 Operated Lockheed L-188 Electra[22]
1961 1961 Operated Douglas DC-4[23]
2013 2015 AOC Revoked[24]
2000 2009 AOC Revoked. Operated Antonov An-12[25]
1997 1997
APV AIR PLAN ? 2006 AOC revoked[26]
1991 2006 AOC Revoked. Operated Antonov An-32, Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-6, HS 748, L-188 Electra. AOC Revoked[27]
TPQ 2001 2016 [28]
QC AZR 19711995
2008 2009 Operated BAe 146-200[29]
2013 2015 AOC revoked[30]
ATS 1985 1996 Operated Boeing 707
2009 2011 [31]
1996 1997 Operated HS Andover, Piper Aztec, Vickers Viscount[32]
2006 2009 AOC Revoked[33]
2013 2015 AOC Revoked[34]
BUL BLUE AIRLINES 1991 2020 Banned in EU. Operated Antonov An-28, Boeing 707, Boeing 727, Lockheed L-188A Electra[35]
2012 2016 [36]
K6 BRV BRAVO 2005 2007
? 2009 AOC withdrawn[37]
4P ABB AFRICAN BUSINESS 1998 2007 [38]
1984 1991 Renamed to Blue Airlines. Operated Boeing 707[39]
2007 2019 Banned in EU. AOC revoked. Operated Dornier 328, Let Turbolet[40] [41]
BAL 2004 2009 Operated Antonov An-28[42]
2006 2009 AOC withdrawn. Operated Let L-410 Turbolet[43]
CAX 2004 2007 Banned in EU. AOC revoked[44]
CER 2003 2014 Operated Antonov An-26, Let Turbolet[45]
1997 2015 AOC withdrawn[46]
2004 2007 AOC withdrawn. Operated Antonov An-26, Antonov An-32, Boeing 707, Boeing 727[47]
? 1973 Operated Curtiss C-46, de Havilland Heron[48]
2006 2009 Banned in EU. AOC revoked. Operated Antonov An-28[49]
CAA 1992 2013 Banned in EU. Rebranded FlyCAA[50]
? 2006 Banned in EU[51]
1990s 1990s Operated Boeing 707[52]
EO ALX ALLCONGO 19941998Renamed to Hewa Bora Airways[53]
1998 2000 Operated Let Turbolet[54]
XZ EXY EXPRESSWAYS 2010 2015 [55]
1967 1970 Operated Curtiss C-46[56]
DHA ? 2006 [57]
2006 2006 Operated Antonov An-32[58]
2015 2020 Banned in EU[59]
RKC DAS CONGO 2004 2005 Operated Antonov An-12[60]
2013 2015 Banned in EU. AOC revoked[61]
1997 1998 Operated HS Andover[62]
2006 2009 Banned in EU. AOC revoked. Operated Antonov An-26[63]
EWS 19982013 Banned in EU. AOC revoked. Operated Boeing 707-320C, Canadair CL-44[64] [65]
2013 2015 Banned in EU. AOC revoked.[66]
EPC ESPACE 1995 2009 Banned in EU. AOC revoked. Operated Boeing 707[67]
1994 1995 Renamed to Express City. Operated Boeing 707
1996 1998 Renamed to Congo Airlines. Operated Boeing 707[68]
FIL 1987 2015 Banned in EU. AOC revoked[69]
2004 2009 Operated Antonov An-26[70]
EO ALX CONGO 2012 2013
2000s 2000s Operated Antonov An-28[71]
2009 2009 Operated BAe 125, BN-2 Islander[72]
2006 2009 AOC revoked. Operated Let Turbolet[73]
FUN FUNTSHI 2005 2006 AOC revoked[74]
2006 2015 AOC revoked. Operated Antonov An-12, Antonov An-26, Antonov An-72[75]
2009 2015 AOC revoked[76]
1980s 1980s Operated Douglas C-54, Lockheed L-188 Electra[77]
BSP 2002 2007 Operated Boeing 707, Vickers Viscount[78]
2003 2009
2006 2015 AOC revoked. Operated Let Turbolet[79]
2001 2009 AOC revoked. Operated Antonov An-8, Antonov An-12, Antonov An-32[80]
2000s 2000s AOC revoked. Operated Antonov An-12, Antonov An-24[81]
1988 1998 Operated Vickers Viscount
EO ALX ALLCONGO 19982011 Renamed to FlyCongo[82]
1989 1998 Operated Boeing 707-320C, Boeing 727-100[83]
1981 1981 Operated Bristol Britannia[84]
1988 1981 Merged into Air Charter Service. Operated Boeing 707, Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-6, Sud Aviation Caravelle[85]
1999 1999 Operated Lockheed L-188 Electra[86]
1995 2006 AOC revoked[87]
2012 2014 Operated Boeing 737-300[88]
2000s 2000s Operated Let Turbolet[89]
1978 1990s Operated Boeing 707-320C, Bristol Britannia, Douglas DC-8[90]
1998 2009 AOC revoked. Banned in EU[91]
2010 2012 AOC revoked. Banned in EU. Operated Dornier 328, Gulfstream IV[92] [93]
2003 2010 [94]
2005 2007 Operated Antonov An-72[95]
1981 1988 Operated Douglas C-54D, Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-6[96] [97]
KNS KINSHASA AIRWAYS 2002 2005
2005 2007 Operated Antonov An-8, Antonov An-26[98]
1997 2009 Banned in EU. AOC revoked. Operated CASA Aviocar, Douglas C-47, Dornier 228, Cessna Grand Caravan[99]
2001 2001
ZC KGO CONGO STAR 2009 2015
4V LCG 2005 2006 Operated Convair 580[100]
6V LCG CONGOLAISE 1997 2003
4V LCG 2005 2013 [101]
1975 1989 Operated Boeing 707, Bristol Britannia[102]
MLC 1995 2006
2004 2020 Banned in EU. Antonov An-12, Antonov An-26, Antonov An-28, Boeing 727, FH-227, Let Turbolet[103] [104]
2013 2015 Banned in EU. AOC revoked[105]
1994 2005 Operated BAe 125, Boeing 727[106]
1983 1987 Operated Dart Herald, Vickers Viscount[107]
1996 2001 Established as Air Charter Service (ACS)[108]
2011 2014 Operated leased Boeing 737-400[109] [110]
OKP 2000s 2006 Banned in EU. AOC revoked[111]
1977 1979 Operated AW.660 Argosy[112]
2004 2005 Operated Antonov An-2[113]
1986 1991 Operated Boeing 737[114]
2011 2014 Banned in EU. AOC revoked[115]
1970s 1970s Operated Boeing 707[116]
2005 2014 Operated leased Antonov An-8, Boeing 707, Vickers Viscount[117]
2000s 2009 Banned in EU. AOC revoked[118]
2007 2009 Banned in EU. AOC revoked[119]
1994 1997 Operated Douglas DC-3[120]
PAI 1992 1994 [121]
2005 2006 Operated Antonov An-26[122]
2006 2009 Banned in EU. AOC revoked[123]
2006 2009 Banned in EU. AOC revoked[124]
2007 2015 Banned in EU. AOC revoked. Operated Fokker F27, Let Turbolet[125]
1994 1996 Operated Yakovlev Yak-40[126]
ZM SBZ 1976 1979 Renamed to Scibe Airlift. Operated Vickers Viscount, Lockheed L-100[127]
ZM SBZ SCIBE AIRLIFT 1979 1997 Established as SBZ Cargo
1993 2015 Rebranded as Serve Air Cargo. Operated Antonov An-12, Antonov An-26[128]
S5 SHB SHABAIR 1984 1997 Merged into Congo Airlines. Operated BAC 1-11, Boeing 727, Douglas DC-10, BN-2 Islander[129] [130] [131]
2000s 2000s Operated Antonov An-12[132]
1996 1999 Operated Boeing 707[133]
1986 1991 Operated Boeing 707
2013 2015 Banned in EU. AOC revoked[134]
1992 1995 Operated Boeing 707[135]
2002 2002 Operated Canadair CL-44[136]
1960s 1970s Operated Curtiss C-46[137]
2007 2007 Banned in EU. AOC revoked. Renamed to Soft Trans. Operated Antonov An-26[138]
2000 2003 Operated Antonov An-26[139]
2011 2015 Banned in EU. AOC revoked. Operated Airbus A320-200[140]
2006 2009 AOC revoked. Operated Convair 580[141]
1980 1998 Taken over by Business Aviation. Operated Cessna Titan, DHC-6 Twin Otter, Piper Navajo, Piper Seneca[142]
2006 2009 Banned in EU. AOC revoked[143]
2006 2009 Banned in EU. AOC revoked[144]
1987 2011
2006 2015 Operated Antonov An-28, Let Turbolet[145]
1970s 1970s Operated BN-2 Islander[146]
2002 2003 Operated Vickers Viscount[147]
2000s 2000s Operated Antonov An-28[148]
1991 2006 Banned in EU. AOC revoked[149]
1992 1998 Renamed to Trans Air Cargo Service. Operated Boeing 707, Bristol Britannia, Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-6, Douglas DC-8[150]
1963 1966 Subsidiary of Transair Sweden. Operated Curtiss C-46, Douglas DC-6[151]
1983 1983 Renamed to Transports Aériens Zairois (TAZ)[152]
2006 2009 Banned in EU. AOC revoked[153]
1983 1997 Renamed Air Kasaï. Operated Douglas C-47[154]
2002 2007 Operated Antonov An-26, Antonov An-32
1984 2009 Established as Vic Air Cargo. Operated Canadair CL-44[155]
1978 2009 Banned in EU. AOC revoked. Operated Antonov An-32[156]
1983 2005 Operated Sud Caravelle, HS 748[157]
1996 2009 Operated Douglas DC-9-32[158]
2010 2020 Operated Douglas DC-9-30[159] [160]
9C WDA WIMBI DIRA 2003 2013 [161]
1980s 1980s Operated Boeing 707[162]
2006 2013 Operated Antonov An-2[163]
1976 2006 Benned in EU. AOC revoked. Operated Carvair, Vickers Viscount[164]
1996 1998 To Hewa Bora Airways[165]
1981 1986 Operated Douglas DC-8[166]
1994 1998 To Hewa Bora Airways[167]
1980 2005 Operated Boeing 707[168]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998. ch-aviation.com. 2019-03-09.
  2. Web site: Since 1997, ATDB is the only service providing an accurate global and permanently updated details of all worldwide transport aircraft, airlines, private and government operators - and leasing companies.. aerotransport.org. 2019-03-09.
  3. Web site: Adala Airways . Airline History . 7 February 2022.
  4. Web site: Aer Service . Airline History . 22 February 2022.
  5. Web site: Affro Cargo . Airline History . 7 February 2022.
  6. Web site: Africa One . rzjets . 4 February 2022.
  7. Web site: African Air Charter . Aviation Safety . 8 February 2022.
  8. Web site: African Air Services Commuter . Aviation Safety . 8 February 2022.
  9. Web site: African Business and Transportations . Airline History . 7 February 2022.
  10. Web site: African Business and Transportations . rzjets . 4 February 2022.
  11. Web site: African Company Airlines . Aviation Safety . 8 February 2022.
  12. Web site: African Trading and Transport . Aviation Safety . 8 February 2022.
  13. Web site: Africargo . Aviation Safety . 8 February 2022.
  14. Web site: Agefreco Air . Airline History . 7 February 2022.
  15. Web site: AMAZ (Agence et Messageries Aerienne du Zaire) . Airline History . 22 February 2022.
  16. Web site: Aigle Aviation . Airline History . 7 February 2022.
  17. Web site: Air Baraka . Airline History . 8 February 2022.
  18. Web site: Air Beni . Airline History . 8 February 2022.
  19. Web site: Air Boyoma . rzjets . 8 February 2022.
  20. Web site: Air Charter Service . Aviation Safety . 8 February 2022.
  21. Web site: Air Infini . Airline History . 8 February 2022.
  22. Web site: Air Karibu . Airline History . 8 February 2022.
  23. Web site: Air Katanga . Airline History . 8 February 2022.
  24. Web site: Air Charter Service . rzjets . 8 February 2022.
  25. Web site: Air Navette . Airline History . 8 February 2022.
  26. Web site: Air Plan International . Aviation Safety . 8 February 2022.
  27. Web site: Air Transport Office (ATO) . rzjets . 8 February 2022.
  28. Web site: Air Tropiques . rzjets . 8 February 2022.
  29. Web site: AirDC . Airline History . 8 February 2022.
  30. Web site: Armi Global Business Air . Aviation Safety . 8 February 2022.
  31. Web site: Ban Air Cargo . Airline History . 9 February 2022.
  32. Web site: Bazair . Aviation Safety . 9 February 2022.
  33. Web site: Bel Glob Airlines . Airline History . 9 February 2022.
  34. Web site: Biega Airlines . Aviation Safety . 9 February 2022.
  35. Web site: Blue Airlines . Aviation Safety . 9 February 2022.
  36. Web site: BlueSky Airlines . Airline History . 9 February 2022.
  37. Web site: Brooks Trading . Aviation Safety . 9 February 2022.
  38. Web site: BlueSky Airlines . Airline History . 9 February 2022.
  39. Web site: Business Cash Flow Aviation . Airline History . 22 February 2022.
  40. Web site: Busy Bee Congo . Airline History . 10 February 2022.
  41. Web site: DRC CAA grounds Busy Bee Congo following crash . ch-aviation . 10 February 2022.
  42. Web site: Butembo Airlines . Airline History . 9 February 2022.
  43. Web site: Cargo Bull Aviation . Aviation Safety . 9 February 2022.
  44. Web site: Central Air Express . Airline History . 10 February 2022.
  45. Web site: Cetraca Air Service . Airline History . 10 February 2022.
  46. Web site: CHC Stellavia . Aviation Safety . 10 February 2022.
  47. Web site: CO-ZA Airways . ATDB-aero . 10 February 2022.
  48. Web site: Cogeair . Aviation Safety . 10 February 2022.
  49. Web site: Comair Congo . Airline History . 10 February 2022.
  50. Web site: Compagnie Africaine d’Aviation . Airline History . 10 February 2022.
  51. Web site: Congo Air . Aviation Safety . 10 February 2022.
  52. Web site: Congo Air Cargo . Aviation Safety . 10 February 2022.
  53. Web site: Congo Airlines . rzjets . 10 February 2022.
  54. Web site: Congo Commercial Airlines . Airline History . 10 February 2022.
  55. Web site: Express . Aviation Safety . 10 February 2022.
  56. Web site: Congo Frigo . rzjets . 10 February 2022.
  57. Web site: Dahla Airlines . Aviation Safety . 10 February 2022.
  58. Web site: Dallex Trade . Airline History . 10 February 2022.
  59. Web site: Dakota SPRL . Aviation Safety . 10 February 2022.
  60. Web site: DAS Airlines . Airline History . 11 February 2022.
  61. Web site: Eagles Services . Aviation Safety . 11 February 2022.
  62. Web site: Eastern Congo Airlines . Airline History . 11 February 2022.
  63. Web site: El Sam Airlift . Aviation Safety . 11 February 2022.
  64. Web site: Enterprise World Airways . Airline History . 12 February 2022.
  65. Web site: Enterprise World Airways . Aviation Safety . 11 February 2022.
  66. Web site: Ephrata Airlines . Aviation Safety . 12 February 2022.
  67. Web site: Espace Aviation Service . Aviation Safety . 12 February 2022.
  68. Web site: Express City . Airline History . 12 February 2022.
  69. Web site: Filair . Aviation Safety . 12 February 2022.
  70. Web site: Flight Express . Airline History . 12 February 2022.
  71. Web site: Flying Air Service . Aviation Safety . 12 February 2022.
  72. Web site: Forrest Aviation . Airline History . 12 February 2022.
  73. Web site: Free Airlines . Airline History . 13 February 2022.
  74. Web site: Funtshi Aviation Service . Airline History . 13 February 2022.
  75. Web site: Galaxy Kavatsi . Airline History . 13 February 2022.
  76. Web site: Gilembe Air Southenance . Airline History . 13 February 2022.
  77. Web site: GLM Aviation . Aviation Safety . 13 February 2022.
  78. Web site: Global Airways . rzjets . 13 February 2022.
  79. Web site: Goma Express . Airline History . 13 February 2022.
  80. Web site: Great Lakes Business Company . Airline History . 14 February 2022.
  81. Web site: Groupe Rubuye Aviation . Airline History . 14 February 2022.
  82. Web site: Hewa Bora Airways . Airline History . 15 February 2022.
  83. Web site: CO-ZA Airways . ATDB-aero . 15 February 2022.
  84. Web site: IAC Cargo . Airline History . 22 February 2022.
  85. Web site: Inter-Fret Transport Aerien . Airline History . 22 February 2022.
  86. Web site: Interlink of Congo . Airline History . 15 February 2022.
  87. Web site: Jetair . Airline History . 15 February 2022.
  88. Web site: Jet Congo Airlines . Airline History . 15 February 2022.
  89. Web site: Karibu Airways . Aviation Safety . 15 February 2022.
  90. Web site: Katale Aero Transport . Aviation Safety . 15 February 2022.
  91. Web site: Katanga Airways . Airline History . 15 February 2022.
  92. Web site: Katanga Express . Aviation Safety . 15 February 2022.
  93. Web site: Katanga Express news update . ch-aviation . 15 February 2022.
  94. Web site: Kavatshi Airlines . Airline History . 15 February 2022.
  95. Web site: Kavatsi Airlines . Airline History . 15 February 2022.
  96. Web site: Kinair Cargo . Aviation Safety . 15 February 2022.
  97. Web site: Kinair Cargo . Plane Logger . 15 February 2022.
  98. Web site: Kisangani Airlift . Airline History . 15 February 2022.
  99. Web site: Kivu Air Services . Aviation Safety . 16 February 2022.
  100. Web site: LAC - SkyCongo . Aviation Safety . 16 February 2022.
  101. Web site: LAC (Lignes Aeriennes Congolaises) . Airline History . 16 February 2022.
  102. Web site: Lukum Air Services . Airline History . 22 February 2022.
  103. Web site: Mango Airlines . Aviation Safety . 16 February 2022.
  104. Web site: Mango Airlines . rzjets . 16 February 2022.
  105. Web site: Mavivi Air Trade . Aviation Safety . 16 February 2022.
  106. Web site: MIBA Aviation . rzjets . 16 February 2022.
  107. Web site: MMM Aero Services . Airline History . 23 February 2022.
  108. Web site: LAC (Lignes Aeriennes Congolaises) . Airline History . 17 February 2022.
  109. Web site: Okapi Airlines . Airline History . 17 February 2022.
  110. Web site: Okapi Airlines . ch-aviation . 17 February 2022.
  111. Web site: Okapi Airways . Aviation Safety . 17 February 2022.
  112. Web site: OTRAG Range Air Services . Airline History . 23 February 2022.
  113. Web site: Panafrican Airways . Aviation Safety . 17 February 2022.
  114. Web site: Pan African Express . Airline History . 23 February 2022.
  115. Web site: Patron Airways . ATDB-aero . 17 February 2022.
  116. Web site: Pearl Air . Aviation Safety . 17 February 2022.
  117. Web site: Pegasus Aviation . Airline History . 17 February 2022.
  118. Web site: Pegassus Aviation . Aviation Safety . 17 February 2022.
  119. Web site: Piva Airlines . Airline History . 17 February 2022.
  120. Web site: PME Aviation . Airline History . 17 February 2022.
  121. Web site: Pride African International . Airline History . 17 February 2022.
  122. Web site: Ruwensori Air Asala . Aviation Safety . 17 February 2022.
  123. Web site: Rwakabika Bushi Express . Airline History . 17 February 2022.
  124. Web site: Safari Logistics . Airline History . 17 February 2022.
  125. Web site: Safe Air Company . Airline History . 17 February 2022.
  126. Web site: Sankuru Air Service . Aviation Safety . 18 February 2022.
  127. Web site: SBZ Cargo . Airline History . 23 February 2022.
  128. Web site: Services Air . Aviation Safety . 18 February 2022.
  129. Web site: Shabair . Airline History . 19 February 2022.
  130. Web site: Shabair . Planespotters . 19 February 2022.
  131. Web site: Shabair . Airfleets . 19 February 2022.
  132. Web site: Showa Air . Aviation Safety . 19 February 2022.
  133. Web site: Shuttle Air Cargo . Airline History . 19 February 2022.
  134. Web site: Sion Airlines . Aviation Safety . 19 February 2022.
  135. Web site: Skydec Cargo . Airliners . 19 February 2022.
  136. Web site: Skymaster Freight . Aviation Safety . 19 February 2022.
  137. Web site: SODEMAC . Aviation Safety . 19 February 2022.
  138. Web site: Soft Trans Air . ATDB-aero . 19 February 2022.
  139. Web site: STAER Airlines . Aviation Safety . 19 February 2022.
  140. Web site: Stellar Airways . Airline History . 19 February 2022.
  141. Web site: Sun Air Services . Airline History . 19 February 2022.
  142. Web site: Taxavia . Airline History . 19 February 2022.
  143. Web site: Tembo Air Services . Airline History . 20 February 2022.
  144. Web site: Thom’s Airways . Airline History . 20 February 2022.
  145. Web site: TRACEP . Aviation Safety . 20 February 2022.
  146. Web site: Tramaco Services . Aviation Safety . 20 February 2022.
  147. Web site: Trans Intair . Aviation Safety . 20 February 2022.
  148. Web site: Trans Kasai Air . Aviation Safety . 20 February 2022.
  149. Web site: Trans Service Airlift . Aviation Safety . 20 February 2022.
  150. Web site: Transair Cargo . rzjets . 21 February 2022.
  151. Web site: Transair Congo . Aviation Safety . 21 February 2022.
  152. Web site: Transport Aérien Congo . Airline History . 23 February 2022.
  153. Web site: Transports Aériens Congolais - TRACO . Airline History . 21 February 2022.
  154. Web site: Transports Aériens Zairois - TAZ . Aviation Safety . 21 February 2022.
  155. Web site: Virunga Air Cargo . Airline History . 21 February 2022.
  156. Web site: Virunga Air Charter . Aviation Safety . 21 February 2022.
  157. Web site: Waltair . Airline History . 21 February 2022.
  158. Web site: Wetrafa . Aviation Safety . 21 February 2022.
  159. Web site: Will Airlift . Airline History . 21 February 2022.
  160. Web site: Will Airlift . Aviation Safety . 21 February 2022.
  161. Web site: Wimbi Dira Airways . Airline History . 22 February 2022.
  162. Web site: Wolf Aviation . Aviation Safety . 21 February 2022.
  163. Web site: Zaabu International . Aviation Safety . 21 February 2022.
  164. Web site: Zaire Aero Service . Aviation Safety . 21 February 2022.
  165. Web site: Zaire Airlines . Airline History . 21 February 2022.
  166. Web site: Zaïre Cargo . Planespotters . 21 February 2022.
  167. Web site: Zaire Express . Airline History . 21 February 2022.
  168. Web site: Zaire International Cargo Air System - ZICAS . Aviation Safety . 21 February 2022.

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