Equaflight
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Equaflight is an airline
based in Pointe-Noire
, Republic of the Congo
, operating scheduled and chartered flights (passenger as well as cargo) out of its base at Pointe Noire Airport
. The company was founded in 1998. Along with all other airlines registered in the Republic of the Congo, Equaflight is banned from entering the European Union since 2009.
Republic of the Congo
Gabon
Additionally, the airline operates on-demand business charter flights under the Equajet brand.
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 Pointe-Noire
Pointe-Noire
Pointe-Noire is the second largest city in the Republic of the Congo, following the capital of Brazzaville, and an autonomous department since 2004. Before this date it was the capital of the Kouilou region . It is situated on a headland between Pointe-Noire Bay and the Atlantic Ocean...
, Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo , sometimes known locally as Congo-Brazzaville, is a state in Central Africa. It is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Angolan exclave province of Cabinda, and the Gulf of Guinea.The region was dominated by...
, operating scheduled and chartered flights (passenger as well as cargo) out of its base at Pointe Noire Airport
Pointe Noire Airport
Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport , is an airport located in Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo. It is one of two international airports in the country, the other being Brazzaville Maya-Maya Airport.-History:...
. The company was founded in 1998. Along with all other airlines registered in the Republic of the Congo, Equaflight is banned from entering the European Union since 2009.
Destinations
Equaflight operates scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:Republic of the Congo
- BrazzavilleBrazzaville-Transport:The city is home to Maya-Maya Airport and a railway station on the Congo-Ocean Railway. It is also an important river port, with ferries sailing to Kinshasa and to Bangui via Impfondo...
- Maya-Maya AirportMaya-Maya AirportMaya-Maya Airport is an airport located in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo.In 2004, the airport served 447,699 passengers.-Airlines and destinations:-Accidents and incidents:... - Pointe-NoirePointe-NoirePointe-Noire is the second largest city in the Republic of the Congo, following the capital of Brazzaville, and an autonomous department since 2004. Before this date it was the capital of the Kouilou region . It is situated on a headland between Pointe-Noire Bay and the Atlantic Ocean...
- Pointe Noire AirportPointe Noire AirportAntonio Agostinho Neto International Airport , is an airport located in Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo. It is one of two international airports in the country, the other being Brazzaville Maya-Maya Airport.-History:...
base
Gabon
- Port-GentilPort-GentilPort-Gentil or Mandji is the second-largest city of Gabon and a leading seaport. It is the center of Gabon's petroleum and timber industries. Although it lies inshore, the nearby mainland is a remote forest area and it is not connected by road to the rest of the nation...
- Port-Gentil International AirportPort-Gentil International AirportPort-Gentil International Airport is an airport in Port-Gentil, Gabon .-Airlines and destinations:-Accidents and Incidents:* On October 12, 2011, a Nationale Regionale Transport EMB-120, registration ZS-PYO performing a charter flight from Libreville to Port Gentil , overran runway 21's end and...
Additionally, the airline operates on-demand business charter flights under the Equajet brand.
Fleet
As of May 2011, the Equaflight fleet consists of the following aircraft:| Aircraft | In Service | Passengers (Economy) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATR 42-300 | 2 | operated by DOT LT | |
| Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia -Accidents:*Brazilian Air Force on July 8, 1988 an Embraer EMB 120RT Brasília registration FAB-2001 crashed during and engine-out landing at São José dos Campos. Five of the 9 occupants died.... |
1 | 28 | |
| Embraer ERJ 135 | 1 | 37 | |
| Total | 4 |
Accidents and incidents
- On 7 September 2001, an Equaflight Boeing 707-300 aircraft (registeredAircraft registrationAn aircraft registration is a unique alphanumeric string that identifies a civil aircraft, in similar fashion to a licence plate on an automobile...
TN-AGO) was damaged beyond repair in a crash-landing at 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....
. The aircraft had just left Lubumbashi for a flight to KinshasaKinshasaKinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is located on the Congo River....
(even though the aircraft was cargo configured, there are reports that 240 passenger were on board), when the landing gear failed to be retracted. The aircraft returned to Lubumbashi, where it skidded off the runway upon landing. Even though the aircraft had to be written off, there were no fatalties.