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 |
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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, as any other airline in the country and is on the list of air carriers banned in the European Union. [3]
Contents
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]
[Base] | Base |
City | Country | Region | IATA | ICAO | Airport |
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Beni | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Central Africa | - | FZNS | Wageni Airport |
Bunia | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Central Africa | BUX | FZKA | Bunia Airport |
Entebbe | Uganda | East Africa | EBB | HUEN | Entebbe International Airport |
Goma | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Central Africa | GOM | FZNA | Goma International Airport |
Kinshasa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Central Africa | FIH | FZAA | N'djili Airport [Base] |
Kinshasa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Central Africa | NLO | FZAB | N'Dolo Airport [Base] |
Libreville | Gabon | Central Africa | LBV | FOOL | Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport |
Lubumbashi | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Central Africa | FBM | FZQA | Lubumbashi International Airport |
Pointe-Noire | Republic of the Congo | Central Africa | PNR | FCPP | 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 |
In The Media
In March 2014 Air Kasai was featured in the Vice News Episode: Russian Pilots of the Congo.
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.[7][8]
See also
References
- ↑ "Nos Contacts." Air Kasaï. Retrieved on 4 March 2013.
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- ↑ EU Blacklist
- ↑ Air Kasaï destinations
- ↑ http://www.airkasai.cd/compagnie.php#
- ↑ "13 killed in plane crash in Congo." People's Daily.
- ↑ "Bodies to be sent to DRC after plane crash." IOL.
External links
- Official website (French)
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