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Hewa Bora Airways Sarl (operating as Hewa Bora Airways) was the national airline of the Democratic Republic of the Congo based in Barumbu,
The Hewa Bora Airways fleet included the following aircraft when it suspended operations:
Hewa Bora Airways also operated these aircraft prior to ceasing operations:
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at the Aviation Safety Network Database {{Airlines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Defunct airlines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Airlines established in 1994 Airlines disestablished in 2011 1994 establishments in Zaire
Hewa Bora Airways Sarl (operating as Hewa Bora Airways) was the national airline of the Democratic Republic of the Congo based in Barumbu, Kinshasa
Kinshasa (; ; ln, Kinsásá), formerly Léopoldville ( nl, Leopoldstad), is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once a site of fishing and trading villages situated along the Congo River, Kinshasa is now one o ...
, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was one of Congo's largest airlines and operated regional and domestic services. Its main base was N'djili Airport. "''Hewa bora''" is Swahili
Swahili may refer to:
* Swahili language, a Bantu language official in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda and widely spoken in the African Great Lakes
* Swahili people, an ethnic group in East Africa
* Swahili culture
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for "fresh air". The company slogan was ''N°1 in Democratic Republic of the Congo.''
Hewa Bora Airways had 1,100 employees in March 2007.
Operations were suspended after the 2011 crash of Hewa Bora Airways Flight 952
On 8 July 2011, Hewa Bora Airways Flight 952, a Boeing 727 passenger jet on a domestic flight from Kinshasa, to Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), crashed on final approach at Kisangani, killing 74 of the 118 people on board.
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, and the airline is now defunct. The remains of the business were taken over by a new airline, FlyCongo, which in turn merged with the Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation only six months after it was started up
History
The airline was established and started operations in 1998 with the joining together of Zaire Airlines, Zaire Express, and Congo Airlines. On 1 November 2007, HBA (51%) andBrussels Airlines
Brussels Airlines is the flag carrier and largest airline of Belgium, based and headquartered at Brussels Airport. It operates to over 100 destinations in Europe, North America and Africa and also offers charter services, maintenance and crew ...
subsidiary Pan African Airlines (49%) announced a new domestic partnership to be called AirDC
Korongo Airlines sprl (after the Swahili term for large migrating birds) was an airline from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), headquartered in Lubumbashi. It was founded on behalf of Brussels Airlines and other Belgian investors ...
, to operate BAe 146-200 and Boeing 737 aircraft, principally to Lubumbashi, Mbuji-Mayi, Brazzaville
Brazzaville (, kg, Kintamo, Nkuna, Kintambo, Ntamo, Mavula, Tandala, Mfwa, Mfua; Teke: ''M'fa'', ''Mfaa'', ''Mfa'', ''Mfoa''Roman Adrian Cybriwsky, ''Capital Cities around the World: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture'', ABC-CLI ...
, and Douala.
This project was cancelled because of disagreements between Brussels Airlines and Hewa Bora. On 15 December 2009, Brussels Airlines announced they are working on a new airline in the Congo. The airline's name was Korongo
Korongo Airlines sprl (after the Swahili term for large migrating birds) was an airline from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), headquartered in Lubumbashi. It was founded on behalf of Brussels Airlines and other Belgian investors ...
; it was launched without Hewa Bora and started operations during 2012, suspending all operations during 2015.
On the 24 June 2009, the new website of Hewa Bora Airways went online, after not having been updated since 2005.
On 16 July 2011, the airline's Air Operator's Certificate was suspended, following the accident that befell Flight 952 on 8 July 2011.
Blacklist
The entire Hewa Bora Airways fleet was blacklisted in European airspace. The Lockheed L-1011-500 and the Boeing 767-200ER were the last planes accepted in Europe before new noise regulations and storage of the 767 definitively banned the airline. Hewa Bora Airways was the last airline allowed to operate from the Democratic Republic of the Congo into Europe.FlyCongo
In March 2012, FlyCongo launched operations with the remains of Hewa Bora. It uses the airline's previousBoeing 767
The Boeing 767 is an American wide-body aircraft developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
The aircraft was launched as the 7X7 program on July 14, 1978, the prototype first flew on September 26, 1981, and it was certified on ...
and McDonnell Douglas MD-82 aircraft. It also announced it would be destroying six aircraft left behind by Hewa Bora to reduce safety concerns.
Destinations
Codeshare agreements
After a dispute with Brussels Airlines, Hewa Bora Airways decided to rescind the codeshare agreement between the two airlines and start their own flights to Brussels. However, as Hewa Bora was banned from the European Union, they had to wet-lease aRAK Airways
RAK Airways was an airline based in Ras Al Khaimah, one of the seven states in the United Arab Emirates.Boeing 757-200
The Boeing 757 is an American Narrow-body aircraft, narrow-body airliner designed and built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
The then-named 7N7, a twinjet successor for the Boeing 727, 727 (a trijet), received its first orders in August 1978.
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to operate the flights. For a short time, the airline flew twice weekly Kinshasa-Brussels-Paris-Brussels-Kinshasa. Such flights were discontinued due to the EU's total ban of Hewa Bora operations. It then became impossible for Hewa Bora to fly to the EU.
Fleet
The Hewa Bora Airways fleet included the following aircraft when it suspended operations:
Retired fleet
Hewa Bora Airways also operated these aircraft prior to ceasing operations:
Incidents and accidents
*On 15 April 2008,Hewa Bora Airways Flight 122
On 15 April 2008, Hewa Bora Airways Flight 122, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 plane crashed into a residential and market area of Goma of the Democratic Republic of the Congo immediately south of Goma International Airport.
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crashed into a residential and market area of Goma of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Forty people were killed, among them three passengers; 111 people were injured, including 40 passengers.
*On 21 June 2010, Hewa Bora Airways Flight 601, operating a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 9Q-COQ, burst a tyre on take-off from N'djili Airport. Hydraulic systems and the port engine were damaged and the nose gear failed to lower when the aircraft returned to N'djili. All 110 people on board escaped uninjured. The airline blamed the state of the runway for the accident, but investigators found no fault with the runway.
*On 8 July 2011, Hewa Bora Airways Flight 952
On 8 July 2011, Hewa Bora Airways Flight 952, a Boeing 727 passenger jet on a domestic flight from Kinshasa, to Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), crashed on final approach at Kisangani, killing 74 of the 118 people on board.
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, a Boeing 727-100, crashed on landing at Kisangani Airport
Not to be confused with Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport or Bangkok Don Mueang International Airport
Kisangani Bangoka International Airport is an airport serving Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The airport is east of the city.
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; 74 people were killed, whilst others survived the accident with severe burns.
See also
* Transport in the Democratic Republic of the CongoReferences
External links
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