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List of airlines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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This is a list of airlines that have an air operator's certificate issued by the civil aviation authority of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Autorité de l'Aviation Civile. Also TAZ Transports Aeriens Zairois - DC3 operator out of Kinshasa-Ndolo.

Airline IATA ICAO Callsign Image Hub airport(s) Notes
Air Kasai N'Dolo Airport Charter
Air Katanga Lubumbashi International Airport Charter
Airfast Congo Lubumbashi International Airport Charter
Aviatrade Congo Active 2014 Charter
Busy Bee Congo Goma International Airport Established in 2007, operates domestic charters.
BlueSky Airlines (Congo Kinshasa) Active 2012 Business/private charter
Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation BU DBP AFRICOMPANY N'djili Airport Active as of May 2014
Congo Airways 8Z CGA CONGO AIR N'djili Airport
Gomair Goma International Airport Charter
ITAB - International Trans Air Business Lubumbashi International Airport Charter
Katanga Wings Lubumbashi International Airport Charter
Kin Avia N'Dolo Airport Scheduled carrier
Malu Aviation N'Dolo Airport Scheduled carrier
Mango Airlines Beni Airport Scheduled carrier
Services Air N'djili Airport Cargo
Swala Aviation Kavumu Airport Charter
Trans Air Cargo Service N'djili Airport Cargo
Victoria Airways Goma International Airport Cargo
XL Trading Lubumbashi International Airport Cargo

Defunct airlines

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

Airline IATA ICAO Callsign Image Commenced operations Ceased operations Notes
ACS Air Charter Service CHR ZAIRE CHARTER 1983 1991 Inter-Fret Transport Aérien (-1985) merged into ACS Air Charter Service
Africa One (Congo Kinshasa) CFR 2002 2007
Air Baraka 2013 2014
Air Boyoma 2001 2004
Air Congo (1961) 1961 1971 Rebranded as Air Zaire
Air Tropiques 2001 2016 Merged into Kin Avia
Air Zaire QC AZR 1971 1994 Rebranded from Air Congo (1961) (1961-1971)
airDC 2007 2009
Armi Global Business Air 2011 2012
ATO - Air Transport Office 1991 2006
Ban Air Cargo 2009 2011
Blue Airlines (Congo) BUL 1991 2005
Bravo Air Congo K6 BRV 2006 2008
African Business and Transportations 4P ABB AFRICAN BUSINESS 1998 2007
CAL - Congo Airlines EO ALX 1997 2000 Rebranded as HBA - Hewa Bora Airways
Cargair International 2005 2006
Congo Express 9X CXR 2009 2011
CO-ZA Airways 2004 2008
Dallex Trade 2006 2006
DAS Airlines RKC DAS CONGO 2004 2005
El Sam Airlift 2006 2007
Espace Aviation Services EPC ESPACE 1995 1998
Enterprise World Airways EWS WORLD ENTERPRISE 1998 ?
Filair 1987 2015 Charter
Flight Express (Congo Kinshasa) 2004 2006
flyCongo EO ALX 2012 2013 Merged into CAA - Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation
Fontshi Aviation Service FY FUN 1984 1993
Garinco Airways 2007 2009
Gisair ? 2014
Goma Express ? 2014
Great Lakes Business Company 2001 2007
Groupe Rubuye Aviation 2006 2007
HBA - Hewa Bora Airways EO ALX 2000 2012 Rebranded from CAL - Congo Airlines (1997-2000)
Inter African Cargo Airlines ? 1998
Inter-Fret Transport Aérien ? 1985 Merged into ACS Air Charter Service
Jet Congo Airlines 2012 2014
Jetair (Congo Kinshasa) 1995 2006
Katale Aero Transport 1977 1991
Katanga Express 2010 2012
Kavatsi Airlines 2003 2005
Kinshasa Airways KNS 2002 2005
Kivu Air 1997 2009
Korongo Airlines ZC KGO CONGO STAR 2012 2015
LAC - Lignes Aériennes Congolaises 4V LCG 2005 2013
Lubumbashi Air Service ? 2014
Malift Air MLC MALILA 1995 2009 Charter
MIBA Aviation 1994 1995
New ACS CHR 1991 1996
Okapi Airlines OI OKP 2011 2014
Pan African Express PNF 1986 1991
Pegasus Aviation (Congo) 2005 2014
Regional Express (Congo Kinshasa) 2002 2003
Scibe Airlift Congo ZM SBZ SCIBE AIRLIFT 1979 1998
Shabair S5 SHB 1984 1997 Merged into CAL - Congo Airlines
Sion Airlines ? 2014
Stellar Airways S1 2011 2011
Tango Airways 2012 2013
TMK Air Commuter 1987 2011
Waltair (Congo) 1983 2005
Wetrafa Airlift 1996 2009
Wimbi Dira Airways 9C WDA WIMBI DIRA 2003 2011
Wolf Aviation 1983 1984
ZICAS - Zaire International Cargo Air System 1986 ?

See also

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References

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