Congo Airways
| Founded | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Commenced operations | October 2015[1] |
| Hubs | N'djili Airport |
| Fleet size | 4 |
| Destinations | 9 |
| Company slogan | Le plaisir de voyager... |
| Parent company | State of DRC |
| Headquarters | Kinshasa, DRC |
| Key people |
Désiré Balaziré, CEO Jerome Maillet, Accountable Manager & Deputy CEO Xavier Bruyndonckx, COO |
| Website | congoairways.com |
Congo Airways is the flag carrier of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. With a paid-up capital of US$ 90 million, it started operations on October 20th 2015, using two Airbus A320 aircraft acquired from Alitalia. The company serves nine Congolese destinations from its base at N'djili Airport in Kinshasa.
Destinations
As of 2015, the company operates domestic routes from its hub at N'djili Airport in Kinshasa to Goma, Kindu, Kananga,[2] Kisangani, Lubumbashi and Mbuji-Mayi.
Fleet
The Congo Airways fleet will consist of the following aircraft:[3]
One of the aircraft has been reported as being impounded in Dublin for a few weeks in September 2015 where it was to be painted.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Blachly, Linda (8 April 2016). "Aircraft News-April 8, 2016". Air Transport World.
Kinshasa-based Congo Airways, which started operations in October 2015, added a previously owned Bombardier Q400 to its fleet, according to Bombardier.
Archived 9 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine. - ↑ company
- ↑ http://www.jeuneafrique.com/241269/economie/la-rd-congo-achete-deux-airbus-a320-pour-la-nouvelle-compagnie-nationale-congo-airways/
- ↑ "Congo Airways takes delivery of maiden Q400". ch-aviation.com. Ch-aviation. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ↑ http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0821/722804-airport-injunction/
External links
Media related to Congo Airways at Wikimedia Commons
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