Wimbi Dira Airways
Encyclopedia
Wimbi Dira Airways is a scheduled and charter, passenger and cargo airline
based in Kinshasa
, Democratic Republic of the Congo
. It serves the country's main cities.
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 Kinshasa
Kinshasa
Kinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is located on the Congo River....
, 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...
. It serves the country's main cities.
History
The airline was established in 2003 and operations started on 13 August 2003. The company is managed by David Mavinga (General Manager) and employs 270 staff.Banned Airline Status
This airline appears on the E.U. list of prohibited carriers. This means that it may not operate operations of any kind within the European Union community. This is due to substandard safety standards.Services
Domestic scheduled destinations to (as of July 2010):- Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the CongoThe 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...
- GbadoliteGbadoliteGbadolite or Gbado-Lite is the capital of the Nord-Ubangi District in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The town is located south of the Ubangi River at the border to the Central African Republic and northeast of the national capital Kinshasa...
- Gbadolite AirportGbadolite AirportGbadolite Airport is an airport serving Gbadolite, the capital of the Nord-Ubangi District in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The airport is located at the village of Moanda, southwest of Gbadolite.-Facilities:... - GemenaGemenaGemena is a town and capital of the Sud-Ubangi District of Equateur Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.The town has a large airport.Mobutu Sese Seko's mother, Mama Yemo, died in Gemena in 1971; a vast mausoleum was built in her memory....
- Gemena AirportGemena AirportGemena Airport is an airport serving Gemena, the capital of the Sud-Ubangi 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 11/29 with an asphalt surface measuring .-Airlines and destinations:*... - GomaGomaGoma is a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the northern shore of Lake Kivu, next to the Rwandan city of Gisenyi. The lake and the two cities are in the western branch of the Great Rift Valley, and Goma lies only 13 to 18 km due south of the crater of the active...
- Goma International AirportGoma International AirportGoma International Airport is an airport serving Goma, a city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.-Airlines and destinations:-2002 Nyiragongo eruption:... - IsiroIsiroIsiro is the capital of Haut-Uele District in the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lies between the equatorial forest and the savannah and its main resource is coffee. Isiro's population is estimated at approximately 150,000...
- Matari AirportMatari AirportMatari Airport is an airport in Isiro, Democratic Republic of the Congo.... - KalemieKalemieKalemie, formerly Albertville/Albertstad, is a town on the western shore of Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The town is next to the exit of the Lukuga River flowing out from Lake Tanganyika to the Lualaba River....
- Kalemie AirportKalemie AirportKalemie Airport is an airport in Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo.... - KanangaKanangaKananga, formerly known as Luluabourg or Luluaburg, is the capital of Lulua District in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has a population of 1,130,100 ....
- Kananga AirportKananga AirportKananga Airport is an airport in Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo.-Airlines and destinations:... - KinduKinduKindu is a town in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the capital of Maniema province. It has a population of about 200,000 and is situated on the Congo River at an altitude of about 500 metres, and is about 400 km west of Bukavu....
- Kindu AirportKindu AirportKindu Airport is an airport in Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo .... - KinshasaKinshasaKinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is located on the Congo River....
- N'djili Airport Hub - KisanganiKisanganiKisangani is the capital of Orientale Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the 3rd largest urbanized city in the country and the largest of the cities that lie in the tropical woodlands of the Congo....
- Bangoka International AirportBangoka International AirportBangoka International Airport is an airport in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo.From November 2009 until June 2011 Kenya Airways connected Bangoka International Airport to Nairobi three times a week... - LubumbashiLubumbashiLubumbashi is the second largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, second only to the nation's capital Kinshasa, and the hub of the southeastern part of the country. The copper-mining city serves as the capital of the relatively prosperous Katanga Province, lying near the Zambian border...
- Lubumbashi International AirportLubumbashi International AirportLubumbashi International Airport is an airport in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo .-Airlines and destinations:-History:Lubumbashi International Airport was founded in colonial times as the Elisabethville Airport.... - MbandakaMbandakaMbandaka, formerly known as Coquilhatville or Coquilhatstad , is a city on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo, lying near the confluence of the Congo and Ruki Rivers. The capital of the Equateur District, it is home to an airport and is linked by ferry to Kinshasa and Boende...
- Mbandaka AirportMbandaka AirportMbandaka Airport is an airport serving Mbandaka, the capital city of the Equateur District in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.- Facilities :... - Mbuji-MayiMbuji-MayiMbuji-Mayi serves as the capital of Kasai-Oriental Province in the south-central Democratic Republic of Congo. It is the third largest city in the country, following the capital Kinshasa and second largest city Lubumbashi but ahead of Kisangani and Kananga. The city is the DRC's third-largest,...
- Mbuji Mayi AirportMbuji Mayi AirportMbuji Mayi Airport is an airport serving Mbuji Mayi , the capital of the Kasai-Oriental Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.-Facilities:...
- Gbadolite
Fleet
The Wimbi Dira Airways fleet includes the following aircraft :- 1 Antonov AN-24Antonov 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:...
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