Air Congo
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Air Congo was set up in 1961 by the Congolese government and SABENA.
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Air Congo began services in a close partnership with SABENA which had been serving the Belgian colony of Congo since the 1930s with DC-3s, DC-4s, and DC-6s. Many of those types were inherited by Air Congo and were used for internal services and for flights to neighboring countries.
Air Congo also used the Beech 18 and the Curtis C-46. A Boeing 707 was used for services to Brussels, Rome, and Paris until 1963. The 707 was replaced by a Douglas DC-8-33 and DC-8-63CF with more capacity. In 1965, Air Congo became independent of SABENA and acquired two SE 210 Caravelles in 1967.
Because of technical difficulties experienced by Air Congo, a partnership was established with Pan American from which Air Congo acquired further DC-8s.
In 1971 the Congo changed its name to Zaire and Air Congo was then renamed Air Zaïre.
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