Air Kasaï

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]

Air Kasaï
IATA ICAO Callsign
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Founded1983
HubsN'Dolo Airport
Secondary hubsMbandaka, Tshikapa, Kananga
Fleet size5
Destinations21
HeadquartersN'Dolo Airport
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Websitewww.airkasai.cd
Previous logo

The airline is banned from operating in the European Union, as any other airline in the country is, and it is on the list of air carriers banned in the European Union.[3]

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 Airport
Beni Democratic Republic of the CongoCentral AfricaWageni Airport
Bunia  Democratic Republic of the Congo Central Africa Bunia Airport
Entebbe  Uganda East Africa Entebbe International Airport
Goma  Democratic Republic of the Congo Central Africa Goma International Airport
Kinshasa|  Democratic Republic of the Congo Central Africa N'djili Airport [Base]
Kinshasa  Democratic Republic of the Congo Central Africa N'Dolo Airport [Base]
Libreville  Gabon Central Africa Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport
Lubumbashi  Democratic Republic of the Congo Central Africa Lubumbashi International Airport
Pointe-Noire  Republic of the Congo Central Africa Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport

Fleet
The An-26 of Air Kasaï delivering medical logistics at Beni Airport, 2018

The Air Kasaï fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of April 2014):[6]

Air Kasaï fleet
Aircraft In fleet
Antonov An-26 1
ATR 72 1
Let L-410 Turbolet 1
Boeing 737-230 1
Antonov An-2 1
Total 5

Media

In March 2014 Air Kasaï was featured in the Vice News episode "Russian Pilots of the Congo".[7]

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.[8][9]

On 27 July 2018, an Antonov 2 crashed on take-off from an airstrip near Kamako, killing five of seven occupants.[10]

See also

References
  1. "Nos Contacts Archived 7 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine." Air Kasaï. Retrieved on 4 March 2013.
  2. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 27 March 2007. pp. 58–59.
  3. "List of airlines subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions within the European Union" (PDF). European Commission for Transport. European Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  4. "EU Blacklist". Eublacklist.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  5. "Air Kasai: The International Schedule, 2011". Timetablist.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  6. "Compagnie". Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epYiIMl4W4U
  8. "13 killed in plane crash in Congo." People's Daily.
  9. "Bodies to be sent to DRC after plane crash." IOL.
  10. https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20180727-0


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