FlyCongo was an airline based in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
. It was formed due to the suspension of
Hewa Bora Airways
Hewa Bora Airways Sarl (operating as Hewa Bora Airways) was the national airline of the Democratic Republic of the Congo based in Barumbu, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was one of Congo's largest airlines and operated regional ...
after a series of fatal accidents. The new airline aimed to show a huge improvement in air safety in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. After only 6 months in operation the company merged with
Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation
Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation (CAA; African Aviation Company), renamed FlyCAA in 2013, is a regional airline from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, based at N'djili Airport in Kinshasa. It offers an extensive network of domestic scheduled pa ...
(CAA) in October, 2012.
The company slogan was ''Like Never Before!''
History
Founded in 2012 from the remains of
Hewa Bora Airways
Hewa Bora Airways Sarl (operating as Hewa Bora Airways) was the national airline of the Democratic Republic of the Congo based in Barumbu, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was one of Congo's largest airlines and operated regional ...
, FlyCongo commenced operations on 24 March 2012 with a
McDonnell Douglas MD-82
The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 is a series of five-abreast single-aisle airliners developed by McDonnell Douglas. It was produced by the developer company until August 1997 and then by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The MD-80 was the second gene ...
aircraft.
On 27 March 2012, FlyCongo announced that they will be destroying six of the previous aircraft operated by Hewa Bora Airways in a bid to boost confidence in the new airline. The aircraft will be five
Boeing 727
The Boeing 727 is an American narrow-body airliner that was developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
After the heavy 707 quad-jet was introduced in 1958, Boeing addressed the demand for shorter flight lengths from smaller airpo ...
s and one of another unknown type.
In 2012 CAA formed a commercial and strategic alliance with rival FlyCongo which led to consolidation into a single brand, flyCAA, in October 2012.
Destinations
FlyCongo served the following destinations (as of April 2012):
FlyCongo Timetable (23/03/2012)
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Fleet
The FlyCongo fleet was made of the following aircraft (as of April 2014):[The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998 , ch-aviation consulting, http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/CAD#al_profile_tab_fleet][Fly CAA website, http://www.caacongo.com/flotte.html]
See also
* Transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ground transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has always been difficult. The terrain and climate of the Congo Basin present serious barriers to road and rail construction, and the distances are enormous across this vast country ...
References
External links
FlyCongo
{{Airlines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Defunct airlines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Airlines established in 1992
Companies based in Kinshasa