List of defunct airlines of Democratic Republic of the Congo

This is a list of defunct airlines of Democratic Republic of the Congo .

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commencedoperations CeasedoperationsNotesAgefreco Air19982007 Agence et Messageries Aérienne du Zaïre HK 1974 1979 Air AfricaM8MSCAIR AFRICA19911996 Air Boyoma 2001 2009 Operated Antonov An-24, Antonov An-26Air Congo 1961 1971 Renamed to Air ZaïreAirDC20082009Later known as Korongo Airlines Air Tropiques TPQ 2001 2016 Air ZaïreQCAZR19711995Zaire flag carrier and former Congo flag carrier, founded in 1961 Bazair 1996 1997 Operated HS Andover, Piper Aztec, Vickers Viscount Blue Airlines BUL BLUE AIRLINES 1991 2020 Banned in EU. Operated Antonov An-28, Boeing 707, Boeing 727, Lockheed L-188A Electra Bravo Air Congo K6 BRV BRAVO 2005 2007 Business Aviation 4P ABB AFRICAN BUSINESS 1998 2007 Business Cash Flow Aviation 1984 1991 Renamed to Blue Airlines. Operated Boeing 707CAL - Congo AirlinesEOALX19972000Rebranded as HBA - Hewa Bora Airways Cetraca Air Service CER 2003 2014 Operated Antonov An-26, Let Turbolet Cetraca Aviation Service CER 2023 2024 Operated Let Turbolet. It was opened in 2023 after the original Cetraca Aviation closed in 2014 Cogeair ? 1973 Operated Curtiss C-46, de Havilland Heron Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation CAA 1992 2013 Banned in EU. Rebranded FlyCAA Congo Airlines EO ALX ALLCONGO 1994 1998 Renamed to Hewa Bora Airways Congo Express XZ EXY EXPRESSWAYS 2010 2015 El Sam Airlift 2006 2009 Banned in EU. AOC revoked. Operated Antonov An-26 Express Cargo 1994 1995 Renamed to Express City. Operated Boeing 707 Express City 1996 1998 Renamed to Congo Airlines. Operated Boeing 707, BAC 1-11 Filair FIL 1987 2015 Banned in EU. AOC revoked Flight Express 2004 2009 Operated Antonov An-26 FlyCongo EO ALX CONGO 2012 2013 Flight Express20042006 Free Airlines 2006 2009 AOC revoked. Operated Let Turbolet Great Lakes Business Company 2001 2009 AOC revoked. Operated Antonov An-8, Antonov An-12, Antonov An-32 Hewa Bora Airways EO ALX ALLCONGO 1998 2011 Renamed to FlyCongo Karibu Airways 2000s 2000s Operated Let Turbolet Katale Aero Transport 1978 1990s Operated Boeing 707-320C, Bristol Britannia, Douglas DC-8 Katanga Express 2010 2012 AOC revoked. Banned in EU. Operated Dornier 328, Gulfstream IV Kavatshi Airlines 2003 2010 Kinshasa Airways KNS KINSHASA AIRWAYS 2002 2005 Kivu Air 1997 2009 Banned in EU. AOC revoked. Operated CASA Aviocar, Douglas C-47, Dornier 228, Cessna Grand Caravan 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 Malift Air MLC 1995 2006 MIBA Aviation 1994 2005 Operated BAe 125, Boeing 727 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 Taxavia 1980 1998 Taken over by Business Aviation. Operated Cessna Titan, DHC-6 Twin Otter, Piper Navajo, Piper Seneca TMK Air Commuter 1987 2011 Trans Intair 2002 2003 Operated Vickers Viscount 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 Zairois (TAZ) 1983 1997 Renamed Air Kasaï. Operated Douglas C-47 Waltair 1983 2005 Operated Sud Caravelle, HS 748 Wimbi Dira Airways 9C WDA WIMBI DIRA 2003 2013 Wolf Aviation 1980s 1980s Operated Boeing 707 Zaïre Aero Service 1976 2006 Benned in EU. AOC revoked. Operated Carvair, Vickers Viscount Zaire Airlines 1996 1998 To Hewa Bora Airways Zaire Express 1994 1998 To Hewa Bora Airways

See also

List of airlines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo List of airports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

References

Further reading Guth H.J., Civil aviation in the Republic of Zaire, U.S. A.I.D., Washington (D.C.), August 1972