Congo Airways
| Congo Airways | |
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| IATA code : | 8Z |
| ICAO code : | CGA |
| Call sign : | |
| Founding: | 2015 |
| Seat: |
 Democratic Republic of Congo
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| Home airport : | Ndjili Airport |
| Company form: | State property |
| Management: | Claude Kirongozi |
| Number of employees: | 199 |
| Passenger volume: | 210,000 (2016) |
| Fleet size: | 4 (+ 2 orders) |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Website: | www.congoairways.com |
Congo Airways is the national airline of the Democratic Republic of the Congo based at Ndjili Airport . The airline carried 210,000 passengers in 2016.
history
Congo Airways was founded in 2014 with the help of Air France as the national airline (until 2006 it was the Lignes aériennes congolaises ) and started operating in 2015.
Destinations
Flight operations should begin on August 20, 2015 with the first Airbus A320-200 to eight national destinations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The inaugural flight from Ndjili Airport to Lubumbashi finally took place on October 9, 2015, and scheduled services to Mbuji-Mayi , Goma , Gemena , Kananga , Kindu and Mbandaka began on October 20 . Meanwhile, the cities of Bunia, Kalemie, Isiro Matadi and Kisangani are also served.
It has been planned since 2017 to serve international destinations, including Burundi , South Africa , Angola , Cameroon , Uganda , Gabon and Kenya . There has been a flight to Johannesburg in South Africa since February 2018 .
fleet
As of May 2020, the Congo Airways fleet consists of four aircraft with an average age of 11.0 years:
| Aircraft type | number | Ordered | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A320-200 | 2 | Years of construction 2007 and 2008, taken over by Alitalia in 2015 | |
| Embraer 190-E2 | - | 2 | Delivery from Q2 2022 |
| De Havilland DHC-8-400 | 2 | - | both built in 2010 and taken over by Air Niugini in 2016 |
| total | 4th | 2 |
See also
Web links
- Congo Airways website (French)
- Photos of Congo Airways on airliners.net
Individual evidence
- ↑ ch-aviation - Congo Airways sets June 30 launch date (English), accessed on May 12, 2015
- ↑ a b The big plans of Congo's national airline. Aero Telegraph, June 6, 2017.
- ^ Congo Airways. Swiss Aviation. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ↑ ch-aviation - Congo Airways takes delivery of maiden aircraft (English), accessed on July 30, 2015
- ↑ ch-aviation - Congo Airways inaugurates operations with VIP flights (English), accessed on December 26, 2015
- ^ Congo Airways. Retrieved June 5, 2017 (American English).
- ↑ Congo Airways begins int'l operations. ch-aviation , March 1, 2018.
- ^ Congo Airways Fleet Details and History. Retrieved March 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Congo Airways converts Embraer E175 or to E190-E2 jets. Retrieved May 26, 2020 (English).