Airline
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Image
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IATA
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ICAO
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Callsign
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Commenced operations
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Ceased operations
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Notes
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Adala Airways |
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2005 |
2009 |
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Aer Service |
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1980 |
1980 |
Operated Carvair
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Affro Cargo |
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1980 |
1984 |
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Africa One Congo |
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CFR |
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2002 |
2008 |
Operated Antonov An-32, Douglas DC-9, Douglas DC-10
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African Air Charter |
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AAC |
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1976 |
1988 |
Operated Antonov An-2, Sud Aviation Caravelle
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African Air Services Commuter |
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2007 |
2015 |
Operated Let Turbolet
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African Business and Transportations |
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4P |
ABB |
AFRICAN BUSINESS |
2004 |
2006 |
Operated Antonov An-32, Dornier 228, Let Turbolet, Fokker F27, Fokker F28
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African Company Airlines |
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FPY |
AFRICOMPANY |
? |
2007 |
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African Trading and Transport |
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? |
2009 |
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Africargo |
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2000s |
2000s |
Operated Canadair CL-44D4-2
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Agefreco Air |
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1988 |
2007 |
Operated Antonov An-28, Let Turbolet
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Agence et Messageries Aérienne du Zaïre |
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HK |
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1974 |
1979 |
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Aigle Aviation |
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2006 |
2009 |
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Air Baraka |
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2013 |
2014 |
AOC revoked in 2014
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Air Beni |
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2006 |
2009 |
AOC revoked in 2014
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Air Boyoma |
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2001 |
2009 |
Operated Antonov An-24, Antonov An-26
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Air Charter Services |
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CHR |
ZAIRE CHARTER |
1983 |
2006 |
AOC Revoked
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Air Congo |
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1961 |
1971 |
Renamed to Air Zaïre
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Air Infini |
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2006 |
2009 |
AOC Revoked
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Air Karibu |
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1999 |
1999 |
Operated Lockheed L-188 Electra
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Air Katanga |
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1961 |
1961 |
Operated Douglas DC-4
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Air Malebo |
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2013 |
2015 |
AOC Revoked
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Air Navette |
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2000 |
2009 |
AOC Revoked. Operated Antonov An-12
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Air Pabson |
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1997 |
1997 |
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Air Plan International |
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APV |
AIR PLAN |
? |
2006 |
AOC revoked
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Air Transport Office |
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1991 |
2006 |
AOC Revoked. Operated Antonov An-32, Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-6, HS 748, L-188 Electra. AOC Revoked
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Air Tropiques |
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TPQ |
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2001 |
2016 |
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Air Zaïre |
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QC |
AZR |
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1971 |
1995 |
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AirDC |
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2008 |
2009 |
Operated BAe 146-200
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Armi Global Business Air |
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2013 |
2015 |
AOC revoked
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Air Transport Service |
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ATS |
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1985 |
1996 |
Operated Boeing 707
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Ban Air Cargo |
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2009 |
2011 |
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Bazair |
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1996 |
1997 |
Operated HS Andover, Piper Aztec, Vickers Viscount
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Bel Glob Airlines |
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2006 |
2009 |
AOC Revoked
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Biega Airlines |
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2013 |
2015 |
AOC Revoked
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Blue Airlines |
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BUL |
BLUE AIRLINES |
1991 |
2020 |
Banned in EU. Operated Antonov An-28, Boeing 707, Boeing 727, Lockheed L-188A Electra
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BlueSky Airlines |
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2012 |
2016 |
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Bravo Air Congo |
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K6 |
BRV |
BRAVO |
2005 |
2007 |
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Brooks Trading |
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? |
2009 |
AOC withdrawn
|
Business Aviation |
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4P |
ABB |
AFRICAN BUSINESS |
1998 |
2007 |
|
Business Cash Flow Aviation |
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1984 |
1991 |
Renamed to Blue Airlines. Operated Boeing 707
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Busy Bee Congo |
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|
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2007 |
2019 |
Banned in EU. AOC revoked. Operated Dornier 328, Let Turbolet
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Butembo Airlines |
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BAL |
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2004 |
2009 |
Operated Antonov An-28
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Cargo Bull Aviation |
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2006 |
2009 |
AOC withdrawn. Operated Let L-410 Turbolet
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Central Air Express |
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CAX |
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2004 |
2007 |
Banned in EU. AOC revoked
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Cetraca Air Service |
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CER |
|
2003 |
2014 |
Operated Antonov An-26, Let Turbolet
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Cetraca Aviation Service |
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CER |
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2023 |
2024 |
Operated Let Turbolet. It was opened in 2023 after the original Cetraca Aviation closed in 2014
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CHC Stellavia |
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1997 |
2015 |
AOC withdrawn
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CO-ZA Airways |
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2004 |
2007 |
AOC withdrawn. Operated Antonov An-26, Antonov An-32, Boeing 707, Boeing 727
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Cogeair |
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? |
1973 |
Operated Curtiss C-46, de Havilland Heron
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Comair Congo |
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2006 |
2009 |
Banned in EU. AOC revoked. Operated Antonov An-28
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Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation |
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CAA |
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1992 |
2013 |
Banned in EU. Rebranded FlyCAA
|
Congo Air |
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? |
2006 |
Banned in EU
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Congo Air Cargo |
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|
1990s |
1990s |
Operated Boeing 707
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Congo Airlines |
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EO |
ALX |
ALLCONGO |
1994 |
1998 |
Renamed to Hewa Bora Airways
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Congo Commercial Airlines |
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1998 |
2000 |
Operated Let Turbolet
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Congo Express |
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XZ |
EXY |
EXPRESSWAYS |
2010 |
2015 |
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Congo Frigo |
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|
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1967 |
1970 |
Operated Curtiss C-46
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Dahla Airlines |
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DHA |
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? |
2006 |
|
Dallex Trade |
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|
|
|
2006 |
2006 |
Operated Antonov An-32
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Dakota SPRL |
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|
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2015 |
2020 |
Banned in EU
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DAS Airlines |
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RKC |
DAS CONGO |
2004 |
2005 |
Operated Antonov An-12
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Eagles Services |
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|
|
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2013 |
2015 |
Banned in EU. AOC revoked
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Eastern Congo Airlines |
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|
|
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1997 |
1998 |
Operated HS Andover
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El Sam Airlift |
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2006 |
2009 |
Banned in EU. AOC revoked. Operated Antonov An-26
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Enterprise World Airways |
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EWS |
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1998 |
2013 |
Banned in EU. AOC revoked. Operated Boeing 707-320C, Canadair CL-44
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Ephrata Airlines |
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|
|
|
2013 |
2015 |
Banned in EU. AOC revoked.
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Espace Aviation Service |
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EPC |
ESPACE |
1995 |
2009 |
Banned in EU. AOC revoked. Operated Boeing 707
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Express Cargo |
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1994 |
1995 |
Renamed to Express City. Operated Boeing 707
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Express City |
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1996 |
1998 |
Renamed to Congo Airlines. Operated Boeing 707
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Filair |
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FIL |
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1987 |
2015 |
Banned in EU. AOC revoked
|
Flight Express |
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|
|
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2004 |
2009 |
Operated Antonov An-26
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FlyCongo |
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EO |
ALX |
CONGO |
2012 |
2013 |
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Flying Air Service |
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|
|
|
2000s |
2000s |
Operated Antonov An-28
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Forrest Aviation |
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|
|
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2009 |
2009 |
Operated BAe 125, BN-2 Islander
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Free Airlines |
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|
|
|
2006 |
2009 |
AOC revoked. Operated Let Turbolet
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Funtshi Aviation Service |
|
|
FUN |
FUNTSHI |
2005 |
2006 |
AOC revoked
|
Galaxy Kavatsi |
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|
|
|
2006 |
2015 |
AOC revoked. Operated Antonov An-12, Antonov An-26, Antonov An-72
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Gilembe Air Southenance |
|
|
|
|
2009 |
2015 |
AOC revoked
|
GLM Aviation |
|
|
|
|
1980s |
1980s |
Operated Douglas C-54, Lockheed L-188 Electra
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Global Airways |
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BSP |
|
2002 |
2007 |
Operated Boeing 707, Vickers Viscount
|
Gloria Airways |
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|
|
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2003 |
2009 |
|
Goma Express |
|
|
|
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2006 |
2015 |
AOC revoked. Operated Let Turbolet
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Great Lakes Business Company |
|
|
|
|
2001 |
2009 |
AOC revoked. Operated Antonov An-8, Antonov An-12, Antonov An-32
|
Groupe Rubuye Aviation |
|
|
|
|
2000s |
2000s |
AOC revoked. Operated Antonov An-12, Antonov An-24
|
Guila Air |
|
|
|
|
1988 |
1998 |
Operated Vickers Viscount
|
Hewa Bora Airways |
|
EO |
ALX |
ALLCONGO |
1998 |
2011 |
Renamed to FlyCongo
|
IAC Airlines |
|
|
|
|
1989 |
1998 |
Operated Boeing 707-320C, Boeing 727-100
|
IAC Cargo |
|
|
|
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1981 |
1981 |
Operated Bristol Britannia
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Inter-Fret Transport Aérien |
|
|
|
|
1988 |
1981 |
Merged into Air Charter Service. Operated Boeing 707, Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-6, Sud Aviation Caravelle
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Interlink of Congo |
|
|
|
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1999 |
1999 |
Operated Lockheed L-188 Electra
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Jet Aero Services |
|
|
|
|
1995 |
2006 |
AOC revoked
|
Jet Congo Airlines |
|
|
|
|
2012 |
2014 |
Operated Boeing 737-300
|
Karibu Airways |
|
|
|
|
2000s |
2000s |
Operated Let Turbolet
|
Katale Aero Transport |
|
|
|
|
1978 |
1990s |
Operated Boeing 707-320C, Bristol Britannia, Douglas DC-8
|
Katanga Airways |
|
|
|
|
1998 |
2009 |
AOC revoked. Banned in EU
|
Katanga Express |
|
|
|
|
2010 |
2012 |
AOC revoked. Banned in EU. Operated Dornier 328, Gulfstream IV
|
Kavatshi Airlines |
|
|
|
|
2003 |
2010 |
|
Kavatsi Airlines |
|
|
|
|
2005 |
2007 |
Operated Antonov An-72
|
Kinair Cargo |
|
|
|
|
1981 |
1988 |
Operated Douglas C-54D, Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-6
|
Kinshasa Airways |
|
|
KNS |
KINSHASA AIRWAYS |
2002 |
2005 |
|
Kisangani Airlift |
|
|
|
|
2005 |
2007 |
Operated Antonov An-8, Antonov An-26
|
Kivu Air Services |
|
|
|
|
1997 |
2009 |
Banned in EU. AOC revoked. Operated CASA Aviocar, Douglas C-47, Dornier 228, Cessna Grand Caravan
|
Koda Air Cargo |
|
|
|
|
2001 |
2001 |
|
Korongo Airlines |
|
ZC |
KGO |
CONGO STAR |
2009 |
2015 |
|
LAC - SkyCongo |
|
4V |
LCG |
|
2005 |
2006 |
Operated Convair 580
|
Lignes Aériennes Congolaises (LAC) |
|
6V |
LCG |
CONGOLAISE |
1997 |
2003 |
|
Lignes Aériennes Congolaises |
|
4V |
LCG |
|
2005 |
2013 |
|
Lukum Air Services |
|
|
|
|
1975 |
1989 |
Operated Boeing 707, Bristol Britannia
|
Malift Air |
|
|
MLC |
|
1995 |
2006 |
|
Mango Airlines |
|
|
|
|
2004 |
2020 |
Banned in EU. Antonov An-12, Antonov An-26, Antonov An-28, Boeing 727, FH-227, Let Turbolet
|
Mavivi Air Trade |
|
|
|
|
2013 |
2015 |
Banned in EU. AOC revoked
|
MIBA Aviation |
|
|
|
|
1994 |
2005 |
Operated BAe 125, Boeing 727
|
MMM Aero Services |
|
|
|
|
1983 |
1987 |
Operated Dart Herald, Vickers Viscount
|
New Air Charter Service |
|
|
|
|
1996 |
2001 |
Established as Air Charter Service (ACS)
|
Okapi Airlines |
|
|
|
|
2011 |
2014 |
Operated leased Boeing 737-400
|
Okapi Airways |
|
|
OKP |
|
2000s |
2006 |
Banned in EU. AOC revoked
|
OTRAG Range Air Services |
|
|
|
|
1977 |
1979 |
Operated AW.660 Argosy
|
Panafrican Airways |
|
|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
Operated Antonov An-2
|
Pan African Express |
|
|
|
|
1986 |
1991 |
Operated Boeing 737
|
Patron Airways |
|
|
|
|
2011 |
2014 |
Banned in EU. AOC revoked
|
Pearl Air |
|
|
|
|
1970s |
1970s |
Operated Boeing 707
|
Pegasus Aviation |
|
|
|
|
2005 |
2014 |
Operated leased Antonov An-8, Boeing 707, Vickers Viscount
|
Pegassus Aviation |
|
|
|
|
2000s |
2009 |
Banned in EU. AOC revoked
|
Piva Airlines |
|
|
|
|
2007 |
2009 |
Banned in EU. AOC revoked
|
PME Aviation |
|
|
|
|
1994 |
1997 |
Operated Douglas DC-3
|
Pride African International |
|
|
PAI |
|
1992 |
1994 |
|
Ruwensori Air Asala |
|
|
|
|
2005 |
2006 |
Operated Antonov An-26
|
Rwakabika Bushi Express |
|
|
|
|
2006 |
2009 |
Banned in EU. AOC revoked
|
Safari Logistics |
|
|
|
|
2006 |
2009 |
Banned in EU. AOC revoked
|
Safe Air Company |
|
|
|
|
2007 |
2015 |
Banned in EU. AOC revoked. Operated Fokker F27, Let Turbolet
|
Sankuru Air Service |
|
|
|
|
1994 |
1996 |
Operated Yakovlev Yak-40
|
SBZ Cargo |
|
ZM |
SBZ |
|
1976 |
1979 |
Renamed to Scibe Airlift. Operated Vickers Viscount, Lockheed L-100
|
Scibe Airlift |
|
ZM |
SBZ |
SCIBE AIRLIFT |
1979 |
1997 |
Established as SBZ Cargo
|
Services Air |
|
|
|
|
1993 |
2015 |
Rebranded as Serve Air Cargo. Operated Antonov An-12, Antonov An-26
|
Shabair |
|
S5 |
SHB |
SHABAIR |
1984 |
1997 |
Merged into Congo Airlines. Operated BAC 1-11, Boeing 727, Douglas DC-10, BN-2 Islander
|
Showa Air |
|
|
|
|
2000s |
2000s |
Operated Antonov An-12
|
Shuttle Air Cargo |
|
|
|
|
1996 |
1999 |
Operated Boeing 707
|
Sicotra Aviation |
|
|
|
|
1986 |
1991 |
Operated Boeing 707
|
Sion Airlines |
|
|
|
|
2013 |
2015 |
Banned in EU. AOC revoked
|
Skydec Cargo |
|
|
|
|
1992 |
1995 |
Operated Boeing 707
|
Skymaster Freight |
|
|
|
|
2002 |
2002 |
Operated Canadair CL-44
|
SODEMAC |
|
|
|
|
1960s |
1970s |
Operated Curtiss C-46
|
Soft Trans Air |
|
|
|
|
2007 |
2007 |
Banned in EU. AOC revoked. Renamed to Soft Trans. Operated Antonov An-26
|
STAER Airlines |
|
|
|
|
2000 |
2003 |
Operated Antonov An-26
|
Stellar Airways |
|
|
|
|
2011 |
2015 |
Banned in EU. AOC revoked. Operated Airbus A320-200
|
Sun Air Services |
|
|
|
|
2006 |
2009 |
AOC revoked. Operated Convair 580
|
Taxavia |
|
|
|
|
1980 |
1998 |
Taken over by Business Aviation. Operated Cessna Titan, DHC-6 Twin Otter, Piper Navajo, Piper Seneca
|
Tembo Air Services |
|
|
|
|
2006 |
2009 |
Banned in EU. AOC revoked
|
Thom's Airways |
|
|
|
|
2006 |
2009 |
Banned in EU. AOC revoked
|
TMK Air Commuter |
|
|
|
|
1987 |
2011 |
|
TRACEP |
|
|
|
|
2006 |
2015 |
Operated Antonov An-28, Let Turbolet
|
Tramaco Services |
|
|
|
|
1970s |
1970s |
Operated BN-2 Islander
|
Trans Intair |
|
|
|
|
2002 |
2003 |
Operated Vickers Viscount
|
Trans Kasai Air |
|
|
|
|
2000s |
2000s |
Operated Antonov An-28
|
Trans Service Airlift |
|
|
|
|
1991 |
2006 |
Banned in EU. AOC revoked
|
Transair Cargo |
|
|
|
|
1992 |
1998 |
Renamed to Trans Air Cargo Service. Operated Boeing 707, Bristol Britannia, Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-6, Douglas DC-8
|
Transair Congo |
|
|
|
|
1963 |
1966 |
Subsidiary of Transair Sweden. Operated Curtiss C-46, Douglas DC-6
|
Transport Aérien Congo (TAC) |
|
|
|
|
1983 |
1983 |
Renamed to Transports Aériens Zairois (TAZ)
|
Transports Aériens Congolais (TRACO) |
|
|
|
|
2006 |
2009 |
Banned in EU. AOC revoked
|
Transports Aériens Zairois (TAZ) |
|
|
|
|
1983 |
1997 |
Renamed Air Kasaï. Operated Douglas C-47
|
Uhuru Airlines |
|
|
|
|
2002 |
2007 |
Operated Antonov An-26, Antonov An-32
|
Virunga Air Cargo |
|
|
|
|
1984 |
2009 |
Established as Vic Air Cargo. Operated Canadair CL-44
|
Virunga Air Charter |
|
|
|
|
1978 |
2009 |
Banned in EU. AOC revoked. Operated Antonov An-32
|
Waltair |
|
|
|
|
1983 |
2005 |
Operated Sud Caravelle, HS 748
|
Wetrafa Airlift |
|
|
|
|
1996 |
2009 |
Operated Douglas DC-9-32
|
Will Airlift |
|
|
|
|
2010 |
2020 |
Operated Douglas DC-9-30
|
Wimbi Dira Airways |
|
9C |
WDA |
WIMBI DIRA |
2003 |
2013 |
|
Wolf Aviation |
|
|
|
|
1980s |
1980s |
Operated Boeing 707
|
Zaabu International |
|
|
|
|
2006 |
2013 |
Operated Antonov An-2
|
Zaïre Aero Service |
|
|
|
|
1976 |
2006 |
Benned in EU. AOC revoked. Operated Carvair, Vickers Viscount
|
Zaire Airlines |
|
|
|
|
1996 |
1998 |
To Hewa Bora Airways
|
Zaïre Cargo |
|
|
|
|
1981 |
1986 |
Operated Douglas DC-8
|
Zaire Express |
|
|
|
|
1994 |
1998 |
To Hewa Bora Airways
|
Zaïre International Cargo Air System |
|
|
|
|
1980 |
2005 |
Operated Boeing 707
|