Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation
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Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation (CAA) is a Congolese
airline
based in the Building CAA (bâtiments CAA) in Kinshasa
. It was established in 1992 and operates passenger and cargo services to eight domestic destinations. Its main base is N'djili Airport. The airline is on the List of air carriers banned in the European Union.
, suffering substantial damage. The overrun area was contaminated by solidified lava
. 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. The aircraft was subsequently declared a write-off. 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.
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...
airline
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 Building CAA (bâtiments CAA) 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....
. It was established in 1992 and operates passenger and cargo services to eight domestic destinations. Its main base is N'djili Airport. The airline is on the List of air carriers banned in the European Union.
Destinations
Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations:| City | IATA | ICAO | Airport | Ref | Notes |
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| Entebbe Entebbe Entebbe is a major town in Central Uganda. Located on a Lake Victoria peninsula, the town was at one time, the seat of government for the Protectorate of Uganda, prior to Independence in 1962... |
EBB | HUEN | Entebbe International Airport Entebbe International Airport Entebbe International Airport is the principal international airport of Uganda.-Location:It is located near the town of Entebbe, on the shores of Lake Victoria, and about from the capital, Kampala... |
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| Goma Goma Goma 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... |
GOM | FZNA | Goma International Airport Goma International Airport Goma International Airport is an airport serving Goma, a city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.-Airlines and destinations:-2002 Nyiragongo eruption:... |
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| Kananga Kananga Kananga, 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 .... |
KGA | FZUA | Kananga Airport Kananga Airport Kananga Airport is an airport in Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo.-Airlines and destinations:... |
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| Kindu Kindu Kindu 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.... |
KND | FZOA | Kindu Airport Kindu Airport Kindu Airport is an airport in Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo .... |
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| Kinshasa Kinshasa Kinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is located on the Congo River.... |
FIH | FZAA | N'djili Airport † | Hub | |
| Kisangani Kisangani Kisangani 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.... |
FKI | FZIC | Bangoka International Airport Bangoka International Airport Bangoka 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... |
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| Lubumbashi Lubumbashi Lubumbashi 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... |
FBM | FZQA | Lubumbashi International Airport Lubumbashi International Airport Lubumbashi 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.... |
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| Mbandaka Mbandaka Mbandaka, 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... |
MDK | FZEA | Mbandaka Airport Mbandaka Airport Mbandaka Airport is an airport serving Mbandaka, the capital city of the Equateur District in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.- Facilities :... |
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| Mbuji-Mayi Mbuji-Mayi Mbuji-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,... |
MJM | FZWA | Mbuji Mayi Airport Mbuji Mayi Airport Mbuji Mayi Airport is an airport serving Mbuji Mayi , the capital of the Kasai-Oriental Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.-Facilities:... |
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Fleet
As of November 2011, the Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 20 years:| Aircraft | In Service |
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| Airbus A320-200 | |
| Fokker 100 | |
| Fokker 50 | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | |
| 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 AirportGoma International Airport
Goma International Airport is an airport serving Goma, a city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.-Airlines and destinations:-2002 Nyiragongo eruption:...
, suffering substantial damage. The overrun area was contaminated by solidified lava
Lava
Lava refers both to molten rock expelled by a volcano during an eruption and the resulting rock after solidification and cooling. This molten rock is formed in the interior of some planets, including Earth, and some of their satellites. When first erupted from a volcanic vent, lava is a liquid at...
. On 2 January 2010, Boeing 727-231F
Boeing 727
The Boeing 727 is a mid-size, narrow-body, three-engine, T-tailed commercial jet airliner, manufactured by Boeing. The Boeing 727 first flew in 1963, and for over a decade more were built per year than any other jet airliner. When production ended in 1984 a total of 1,832 aircraft had been produced...
9Q-CAA was substantially damaged when it departed the side of the runway at N'djili Airport, Kinshasha. The aircraft was subsequently declared a write-off. 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.