Air Kasaï
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Founded | 1983 | ||||||
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Hubs | N'Dolo Airport | ||||||
Secondary hubs | Mbandaka, Tshikapa, Kananga | ||||||
Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
Destinations | 21 | ||||||
Headquarters | N'Dolo Airport Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||||||
Website | www.airkasai.cd |
Air Kasaï is an airline with its head office on the property of N'Dolo Airport in Barumbu, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] It operates charter services within Africa. Its main base is N'Dolo Airport, Kinshasa.[2]
The airline is banned from operating in the European Union.[3]
History[]
The airline was established in 1983 and was formerly known as TAC - Transport Aérien Congo and TAZ - Transport Aérien Zaïrois. It is a Swedish owned company.[2]
In March 2006, Air Kasaï was officially banned from operating in the whole EU, plus Norway and Switzerland.[4]
Destinations[]
Air Kasaï serves the following destinations (as of April 2012):[5]
City | Country | Region | Airport |
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Beni | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Central Africa | Wageni Airport |
Bunia | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Central Africa | Bunia Airport |
Entebbe | Uganda | East Africa | Entebbe International Airport |
Goma | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Central Africa | Goma International Airport |
Kinshasa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Central Africa | N'djili Airport [Base] |
Kinshasa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Central Africa | N'Dolo Airport [Base] |
Libreville | Gabon | Central Africa | Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport |
Lubumbashi | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Central Africa | Lubumbashi International Airport |
Pointe-Noire | Republic of the Congo | Central Africa | Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport |
Fleet[]
The Air Kasaï fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of April 2014):[6]
Aircraft | In fleet |
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Antonov An-26 | 1 |
ATR 72 | 1 |
Let L-410 Turbolet | 1 |
Boeing 737-230 | 1 |
Antonov An-2 | 1 |
Total | 5 |
Media[]
In March 2014 Air Kasaï was featured in the Vice News episode "Russian Pilots of the Congo".[7]
Incidents and accidents[]
On 9 September 2005, an Air Kasaï Antonov An-26B crashed in the Republic of the Congo 50 kilometers (31 miles) north of Brazzaville, killing all 13 people (four crew members and nine passengers) on board.[8][9]
On 27 July 2018, an Antonov 2 crashed on take-off from an airstrip near , killing five of seven occupants.[10]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Nos Contacts Archived 7 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine." Air Kasaï. Retrieved on 4 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 27 March 2007. pp. 58–59.
- ^ "List of airlines subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions within the European Union" (PDF). European Commission for Transport. European Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "EU Blacklist". Eublacklist.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Air Kasai: The International Schedule, 2011". Timetablist.blogspot.co.uk. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "Compagnie". Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ^ Russian Pilots of the Congo. YouTube. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021.
- ^ "13 killed in plane crash in Congo." People's Daily.
- ^ "Bodies to be sent to DRC after plane crash." IOL.
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-2R 9S-GFS Kamako Airstrip".
External links[]
- Official website (in French)
- Airlines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Airlines established in 1983
- Companies based in Kinshasa
- African airline stubs
- Democratic Republic of the Congo stubs