Canadian Airways Congo
Canadian Airways Congo (alternatively known as Canair Congo) is a Congolese passenger airline company. It was established in 2004. The airline's hub is Maya-Maya Airport, in Brazzaville.
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| Founded | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Hubs | Maya-Maya Airport |
| Focus cities | Maya-Maya Airport |
| Fleet size | 3 |
| Destinations | 4 |
| Headquarters | Brazzaville, Congo |
| Website | www |
The airline is on the list of airlines banned within the European Union,[1] as are all Congolese airlines.
Fleet
Current fleet
McDonnell Douglas MD-82
The Canadian Airways Congo fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2019):[2]
| Aircraft | In Service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-200 | 1 | — | 108 | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | 1 | — | 156 | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | 1 | — | 158 | |
| Total | 3 | |||
Accidents and incidents
- On Friday, January 25, 2008, a Boeing 727-247 that Canadian Airways Congo had leased from Teebah Airlines was damaged after an Antonov AN-12 ran into it as it was parked. The 727 was written off after the accident, which happened at Pointe Noire Airport, Pointe Noire, Congo. There were no occupants inside the Boeing 727, and no fatalities on the Antonov airplane.[1] The Boeing 727 was wearing basic Iraqi Airways livery with Canadian Airways Congo titles when the accident took place.[4]
See also
- Air Zaïre (formerly Air Congo)
References
- "Aviation Safety Network > ASN Aviation Safety Database > Operator index > Congo > Canadian Airways Congo". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
- "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 12.
- "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 12.
- "Crash of a Boeing 727-200 in Pointe-Noire | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives". baaa-acro.com. Archived from the original on 2020-07-16.
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