Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation (CAA; African Aviation Company), renamed FlyCAA in 2013,[2] is a regional airline from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, based at N'djili Airport in Kinshasa.[3] It offers an extensive network of domestic scheduled passenger flights,[4] as well as cargo flights. Due to safety and security concerns, CAA has been included in the list of air carriers banned in the European Union.[5]
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| Founded | 1991 | ||||||
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| Operating bases | N'djili Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Lubumbashi Int'l Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 7 | ||||||
| Destinations | 20 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||||||
| Key people | David and Daniel Blattner | ||||||
| Website | www.caacongo.com | ||||||
History
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Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation was founded in 1991 and started operations on 26 December 1992.[6]
In 2013 merged with FlyCongo and formed FlyCAA.[7]
In January 2016, the airline terminated their only international route to Johannesburg after failing to receive renewed traffic rights.[8]
In 2020, the airline acquired an Airbus A330-200 with the stated intention of flying to Brussels, which under current European Union restrictions would require CAA to operate the service using foreign registration and crew.[9]
Destinations
editAccording to the August 2013 timetable, CAA operates scheduled flights to the following destinations:[10]
| City | State | Airport |
|---|---|---|
| Beni | DR Congo | Beni Airport |
| Boende | DR Congo | Boende Airport |
| Bukavu | DR Congo | Kavumu Airport |
| Bumba | DR Congo | Bumba Airport |
| Bunia | DR Congo | Bunia Airport |
| Gemena | DR Congo | Gemena Airport |
| Goma | DR Congo | Goma International Airport |
| Isiro | DR Congo | Matari Airport |
| Kalemie | DR Congo | Kalemie Airport |
| Kananga | DR Congo | Kananga Airport |
| Kindu | DR Congo | Kindu Airport |
| Kinshasa | DR Congo | N'djili Airport (base) |
| Kisangani | DR Congo | Bangoka International Airport |
| Kongolo | DR Congo | Kongolo Airport |
| Lisala | DR Congo | Lisala Airport |
| Lodja | DR Congo | Lodja Airport |
| Lubumbashi | DR Congo | Lubumbashi International Airport (focus city)[4] |
| Mbandaka | DR Congo | Mbandaka Airport |
| Mbuji-Mayi | DR Congo | Mbuji Mayi Airport |
| Tshikapa | DR Congo | Tshikapa Airport |
Fleet
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Current fleet
editThe FlyCAA fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of October 2023):[11][needs update]
| Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 2 | — | ||
| Airbus A330-200 | 1 | — | 406 | |
| ATR 72-500 | 4 | — | 70 | |
| Total | 7 | — | ||
Former fleet
editOver the years, the following aircraft types were operated:
| Aircraft | Introduced | Retired |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 2010
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2016
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| 1 Airbus A321-200[12] | 2016
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2016
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| Antonov An-26 | ||
| Antonov An-32 | ||
| Boeing 727 | ||
| Convair CV-580 | 1993
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| Fokker 50 | 2009[13]
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active
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| Fokker 100 | 2011
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2015
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| Ilyushin Il-18 | ||
| McDonnell Douglas MD-81 | 2005[13]
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2010
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| McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | 2008[13]
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2010
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A Douglas DC-8 had been purchased by CAA and painted in its colors but was never delivered and eventually scrapped at Johannesburg International Airport.[citation needed]
Accidents and incidents
editThe only fatal accident involving an aircraft of Compagnie d'Aviation Africaine occurred on 4 March 2013, when a Fokker 50 (registered 9Q-CBD) crashed near Goma International Airport. Of the nine people who had been on the flight from Lodja, six were killed.[14] The incident is known as the 2013 Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation Fokker 50 crash. There were however a number of non-fatal incidents which resulted in CAA aircraft being damaged beyond repair:
- On 1 April 1997, a Convair CV-580 (registered 9Q-CRU) was destroyed at Tshikapa Airport when it overshot the runway and hit an embankment following a failed take-off abortion. There were fourteen occupants on board the scheduled flight to Mbuji-Mayi.[15]
- On 18 November 1999, another CV-580 (registered 9Q-CEJ) had to be written off following an off-airport emergency landing near Tshikapa due to an engine failure that had been encountered shortly into the flight to Kananga.[16]
- On 19 November 2009, Flight 3711 from Kinshasa overran the runway upon landing at Goma Airport. Of the 117 occupants on board the aircraft, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 registered 9Q-CAB, around 20 were injured.[17]
- On 2 January 2010, a cargo-configured Boeing 727 (registered 9Q-CAA) veered off the runway during an emergency landing attempt in heavy rain at N'djili Airport. Previously, the pilots had reported a loss of hydraulic pressure.[18]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Information about Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation at rzjets.net". Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "FlyCAA". Airline History. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "AeroTransport Data Bank". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Great Circle Mapper". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ "Mobility and transport". transport.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ Endres, Günter, ed. (2012). "World Airlines". Flight International. Reed Business Information Ltd. p. 49
- ^ "FlyCAA". Airline History. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Congo's flyCAA ends international flights". ch-aviation. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ "Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation mulls flights from Kinshasa to Brussels". 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Timetable (6 August 2013)" (PDF). Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 12.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 12.
- ^ a b c "Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation". Airliner World: 32–36. February 2015.
- ^ Ranter, Harro (4 March 2013). "ASN Aircraft accident Fokker 50 9Q-CBD Goma Airport (GOM)". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ Ranter, Harro (1 April 1997). "ASN Aircraft accident Convair CV-580 9Q-CRU Tshikapa Airport (TSH)". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ Ranter, Harro (18 November 1999). "ASN Aircraft accident Convair CV-580 9Q-CEJ Tshikapa". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ Ranter, Harro (19 November 2009). "ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) 9Q-CAB Goma Airport (GOM)". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ Ranter, Harro (2 January 2010). "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727-231F Super 27 9Q-CAA Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport (FIH)". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
External links
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