Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation

Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation
IATA
-		 ICAO
FPY		 Callsign
AFRICOMPANY
Founded 1992
Hubs N'djili Airport
Fleet size 7
Destinations 8
Headquarters Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Website www.caacongo.com

Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation (CAA) is a Congolese airline based in the Building CAA (bâtiments CAA) in Kinshasa.[1] It was established in 1992 and operates passenger and cargo services to eight domestic destinations. Its main base is N'djili Airport.[2] The airline is on the List of air carriers banned in the European Union.

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Destinations

Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation operates services to Entebbe, Uganda as well as the following domestic scheduled destinations:[3]

City IATA ICAO Airport Ref Notes
Entebbe EBB HUEN Entebbe International Airport [3]
Goma GOM FZNA Goma International Airport [3]
Kananga KGA FZUA Kananga Airport [3]
Kindu KND FZOA Kindu Airport [3]
Kinshasa FIH FZAA N'djili Airport † [3] Hub
Kisangani FKI FZIC Bangoka International Airport [3]
Lubumbashi FBM FZQA Lubumbashi International Airport [3]
Mbandaka MDK FZEA Mbandaka Airport [3]
Mbuji-Mayi MJM FZWA Mbuji Mayi Airport [3]
† Hub

Fleet

As of November 2011, the Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 20 years:[4]

CAA fleet
Aircraft In Service
Airbus A320-200
3
Fokker 100
1
Fokker 50
2
McDonnell Douglas MD-82
1
Total 7

Accidents and incidents

On 19 November 2009, Flight 3711, operated by McDonnell Douglas MD-82 9Q-CAB overran the runway on landing at Goma International Airport, suffering substantial damage. The overrun area was contaminated by solidified lava.[5] On 2 January 2010, Boeing 727-231F 9Q-CAA was substantially damaged when it departed the side of the runway at N'djili Airport, Kinshasha.[6] The aircraft was subsequently declared a write-off.[7] However, C.A.A. remains the only Congolese airline to have never suffered a fatality in a crash, a fact the airline (and its passengers) prides itself on.

References

  1. ^ "Contacts." Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation. Retrieved on 25 September 2011. "The 8 CAA agencies in Kinshasa: 1. Head Office Route des Poids Lourds, Building CAA – SAFRICAS – SAFGAZ. +243995903806"
  2. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: pp. 67–68. 2007-04-03. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Horaire des vols passagers à partir du juin 29 2009" (in French). http://www.caacongo.com/horaire_caa_pdf.pdf. Retrieved 2008-08-08. 
  4. ^ CAA fleet list at planespotters.net
  5. ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20091119-0. Retrieved 20 November 2009. 
  6. ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20100102-0. Retrieved 2 January 2010. 
  7. ^ "02. January 2010 Compagnie Africaine d´Aviation Boeing 727-200 9Q-CAA Kinshasa-N´djili International Airport, DR Congo". Jacdec. http://www.jacdec.de/info/2010-01-02_9Q-CAA.pdf. Retrieved 4 January 2010. 

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