Airline: | flyCAA Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation |
Fleet Size: | 11 |
Destinations: | 11 |
Iata: | BU |
Icao: | DBP |
Callsign: | AFRICOMPANY[1] |
Founded: | 1991 |
Key People: | David Blattner Daniel Blattner |
Bases: | N'djili Airport |
Frequent Flyer: | Horizons |
Website: | caacongo.com |
Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation, branded as flyCAA, is a regional airline from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, based at N'djili Airport in Kinshasa.[2]
Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation (CAA) was originally founded in 1991 and started operations on 26 December 1992.[3] In 2013, CAA merged with FlyCongo and formed flyCAA.[4] [5]
In January 2016, the airline terminated their only international route to Johannesburg after failing to receive renewed traffic rights.[6] In 2020, the airline acquired an Airbus A330-200 with the stated intention of flying to Brussels, Belgium which under current European Union restrictions would require CAA to operate the service using foreign registration and crew as FlyCAA has been banned in the EU.[7] [8]
In 2024, flyCAA expanded its fleet with a leased Boeing 767-200BDSF cargo aircraft.[9]
According to the August 2013 timetable, flyCAA operated scheduled flights to the following destinations:[10] As of 2024, they downsized their network to 18 routes between 11 destinations.[2]
City | State | Airport |
---|---|---|
Beni | DR Congo | Beni Airport |
Boende | DR Congo | Boende Airport |
Bukavu | DR Congo | Kavumu Airport |
Bumba | DR Congo | Bumba Airport |
Bunia | DR Congo | Bunia Airport |
Gemena | DR Congo | Gemena Airport |
Goma | DR Congo | Goma International Airport |
Isiro | DR Congo | Matari Airport |
Kalemie | DR Congo | Kalemie Airport |
Kananga | DR Congo | Kananga Airport |
Kindu | DR Congo | Kindu Airport |
Kinshasa | DR Congo | N'djili Airport base |
Kisangani | DR Congo | Bangoka International Airport |
Kongolo | DR Congo | Kongolo Airport |
Lisala | DR Congo | Lisala Airport |
Lodja | DR Congo | Lodja Airport |
Lubumbashi | DR Congo | Lubumbashi International Airport focus city |
Mbandaka | DR Congo | Mbandaka Airport |
Mbuji-Mayi | DR Congo | Mbuji Mayi Airport |
Tshikapa | DR Congo | Tshikapa Airport |
As of November 2024, the flyCAA fleet consists of the following aircraft:[11]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Airbus A320-200 | 3 | - | 180 | ||
Airbus A330-200 | 1 | - | 406 | ||
ATR 72-500 | 1 | - | 70 | ||
ATR 72-500F | 2 | - | Cargo | both stored | |
Boeing 767-200BDSF | 1 | - | Cargo | leased from CAM | |
Fokker 50 | 3 | - | 50 | ||
Total | 11 | - |
Previously, flyCAA also operated the following aircraft types:
Aircraft | Introduced | Retired | Refs |
---|---|---|---|
Airbus A321-200 | |||
Fokker 100 | |||
McDonnell Douglas MD-81 | |||
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | |||