Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation

flyCAA
Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation
IATA ICAO Call sign
BU[1] DBP[1] AFRICOMPANY[2]
Founded1991
Operating basesN'djili Airport
Focus citiesLubumbashi International Airport
Frequent-flyer programHorizons
Fleet size11[3]
Destinations11[1]
HeadquartersKinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Key peopleDavid Blattner
Daniel Blattner
Websitecaacongo.com

Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation, branded as flyCAA, is a regional airline from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, based at N'djili Airport in Kinshasa.[1]

History

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Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation (CAA) was originally founded in 1991 and started operations on 26 December 1992.[4] In 2013, CAA merged with FlyCongo and formed flyCAA.[5][6]

In January 2016, the airline terminated their only international route to Johannesburg after failing to receive renewed traffic rights.[7] In 2020, the airline acquired an Airbus A330-200 with the stated intention of flying to Brussels, Belgium which under current European Union restrictions would require CAA to operate the service using foreign registration and crew as FlyCAA has been banned in the EU.[8][9]

In 2024, flyCAA expanded its fleet with a leased Boeing 767-200BDSF cargo aircraft.[10]

Destinations

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According to the August 2013 timetable, flyCAA operated scheduled flights to the following destinations:[11][needs update] As of 2024, they downsized their network to 18 routes between 11 destinations.[1]

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[1]
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[1]
Mbandaka DR Congo Mbandaka Airport
Mbuji-Mayi DR Congo Mbuji Mayi Airport
Tshikapa DR Congo Tshikapa Airport

Fleet

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flyCAA Airbus A320-200
flyCAA Fokker 50
A former flyCAA McDonnell Douglas MD-81 (2006)

Current fleet

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As of November 2024, the flyCAA fleet consists of the following aircraft:[3]

flyCAA current fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320-200 3 — 180
Airbus A330-200 1 — 406
ATR 72-500 1 — 70
ATR 72-500F 2 — Cargo both stored[3]
Boeing 767-200BDSF 1 — Cargo leased from CAM[3]
Fokker 50 3 — 50
Total 11 —

Former fleet

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Previously, flyCAA also operated the following aircraft types:

flyCAA historic fleet
Aircraft Introduced Retired Refs
Airbus A321-200
2016
2021
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Fokker 100
2011
2014
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McDonnell Douglas MD-81
2005
2010
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McDonnell Douglas MD-82
2008
2012
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Accidents and incidents

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  • 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.[13]
  • 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.[14]
  • 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.[15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g ch-aviation.com - flyCAA retrieved 28 November 2024
  2. ^ "Information about Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation at rzjets.net". Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h airfleets.net - COMPAGNIE AFRICAINE AVIATION FLEET DETAILS retrieved 28 November 2024
  4. ^ Endres, Günter, ed. (2012). "World Airlines". Flight International. Reed Business Information Ltd. p. 49
  5. ^ "FlyCAA". Airline History. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  6. ^ "AeroTransport Data Bank". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Congo's flyCAA ends international flights". ch-aviation. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  8. ^ "Mobility and transport". transport.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  9. ^ "Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation mulls flights from Kinshasa to Brussels". 4 November 2020.
  10. ^ ch-aviation.com - DR Congo's flyCAA inducts first B767-200 freighter 24 July 2024
  11. ^ "Timetable (6 August 2013)" (PDF). Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  12. ^ Ranter, Harro (1 April 1997). "ASN Aircraft accident Convair CV-580 9Q-CRU Tshikapa Airport (TSH)". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  13. ^ Ranter, Harro (18 November 1999). "ASN Aircraft accident Convair CV-580 9Q-CEJ Tshikapa". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  14. ^ Ranter, Harro (19 November 2009). "ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) 9Q-CAB Goma Airport (GOM)". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  15. ^ Ranter, Harro (2 January 2010). "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727-231F Super 27 9Q-CAA Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport (FIH)". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  16. ^ Ranter, Harro (4 March 2013). "ASN Aircraft accident Fokker 50 9Q-CBD Goma Airport (GOM)". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
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