Filair
Encyclopedia
Filair is an airline
based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
. Its operates from N'Dolo Airport
, in Kinshasa. The airline is on the list of air carriers banned in the European Union, as are all airlines regulated by the authorities in the DRC.
, Idiofa
, Kikwit
, Matadi
and Muanda
, among others.
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
. Its operates from N'Dolo Airport
N'Dolo Airport
N'Dolo Airport , also known as Ndolo Airport, is a secondary airport in the city of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in the commune of Barumbu near the city center....
, in Kinshasa. The airline is on the list of air carriers banned in the European Union, as are all airlines regulated by the authorities in the DRC.
Destinations
It operates regional flights to BomaBoma Airport
Boma Airport is an airport serving Boma, in the Bas-Congo province in the Democratic Republic of Congo.-Facilities:The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level and has one runway which is long....
, Idiofa
Idiofa Airport
Idiofa Airport is an airport serving Idiofa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.-Facilities:The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level and has a runway which is long....
, Kikwit
Kikwit Airport
Kikwit Airport is an airport serving Kikwit, the capital city of the Kwilu District in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.-Facilities:The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 06/24 with an asphalt surface measuring ....
, Matadi
Tshimpi Airport
Tshimpi Airport is an airport in Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo ....
and Muanda
Muanda Airport
Muanda Airport or Moanda Airport is an airport serving Muanda in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.-Facilities:...
, among others.
Fleet
- Antonov AN-24BAntonov An-24The Antonov An-24 is a 44-seat twin turboprop transport designed and manufactured in the Soviet Union by the Antonov Design Bureau from 1957.-Design and development:...
- Let L-410 UVP-E Turbolet
- 9Q-CCN -- Destroyed -- 25th August 2010.
- 9Q-CDN
Former fleet
- Douglas DC-6ADouglas DC-6The Douglas DC-6 is a piston-powered airliner and transport aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1946 to 1958. Originally intended as a military transport near the end of World War II, it was reworked after the war to compete with the Lockheed Constellation in the long-range...
- Douglas DC-7CDouglas DC-7The Douglas DC-7 is an American transport aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1953 to 1958. It was the last major piston engine powered transport made by Douglas, coming just a few years before the advent of jet aircraft such as the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8.-Design and...
- Lockheed L-188CF ElectraLockheed L-188 ElectraThe Lockheed Model 188 Electra is an American turboprop airliner built by Lockheed. First flying in 1957, it was the first large turboprop airliner produced in the United States. Initial sales were good, but after two fatal crashes which prompted an expensive modification program to fix a design...
- Lockheed L-188PF ElectraLockheed L-188 ElectraThe Lockheed Model 188 Electra is an American turboprop airliner built by Lockheed. First flying in 1957, it was the first large turboprop airliner produced in the United States. Initial sales were good, but after two fatal crashes which prompted an expensive modification program to fix a design...
- Vickers ViscountVickers ViscountThe Vickers Viscount was a British medium-range turboprop airliner first flown in 1948 by Vickers-Armstrongs, making it the first such aircraft to enter service in the world...
Accidents and incidents
- 9Q-CTS, a Vickers ViscountVickers ViscountThe Vickers Viscount was a British medium-range turboprop airliner first flown in 1948 by Vickers-Armstrongs, making it the first such aircraft to enter service in the world...
Type 757, was written off in 1988 while landing at Tshikapa AirportTshikapa AirportTshikapa Airport is an airport in Tshikapa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.-Accidents and incidents:In 1988, Vickers Viscount 9Q-CTS of Filair was damaged beyond economic repair in a landing accident....
(TSH/FZUK) - 9Q-CGD, a LockheedLockheed CorporationThe Lockheed Corporation was an American aerospace company. Lockheed was founded in 1912 and later merged with Martin Marietta to form Lockheed Martin in 1995.-Origins:...
L-188PF Electra, was written off in Angola in July 1994. - 9Q-CCN, a Let L-410, crashed, 20 fatalities on August 25, 2010. See 2010 Bandundu Filair Let L-410 crash2010 Bandundu Filair Let L-410 crashThe 2010 Bandundu Filair Let L-410 crash occurred on August 25, 2010, after a Filair aircraft crashed on approach to Bandundu Airport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 20 people.-Background:...
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