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Congo Airways S.A. is the state-owned flag carrier airline of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). With a paid-up capital of US$90 million, it started operations on 20 October 2015, using two Airbus A320 aircraft acquired from Alitalia.

Congo Airways

IATA ICAO Callsign 8Z CGA CONGO AIR
Founded	15 August 2014 (2014-08-15)
Commenced operations	20 October 2015 (2015-10-20)
Hubs	N'djili Airport
Fleet size	4
Destinations	10
Parent company	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Headquarters	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Key people	Louise Mayuma Kasende​ (chairperson)[1] Desire Bantu (CEO)[2] Xavier Bruyndonckx​ (COO)[citation needed]
Website	congoairways.com

The company initially served Congolese destinations from its base at N'djili Airport in Kinshasa, and has plans to increase its fleet and serve regional and international markets.[3][4]

History

Congo Airways was created on 15 August 2014 at the government's instigation, and made its first flight on 20 October 2015.[5] Air France Consulting provided technical assistance to the airline.[3]

On 10 December 2019, Congo Airways signed a $194.4 million deal to acquire two E175 jets from Embraer. The jets are expected to be delivered in Q4 2020.[6]

On 26 May 2020, Congo Airways have converted the firm order made in December 2019 for two E175 aircraft, with purchase rights for two more, into a firm order for two E190-E2 jets, with purchase rights for a further two. The jets are expected to be delivered in Q2 2022.[7]

Corporate affairs

Ownership

The airline is 100% state-controlled, being owned by the Government of the DRC.[8] Shareholders are reported to be various government agencies: the Intermodal Freight Management Office (OGEFREM), the National Social Security Institute (INSS), the General of Quarries and Mines (Gécamines), the Congolese Transport and Ports Society (SCTP), the Industry Promotion Fund (FPI) and the Airway Authority (RVA).[5]

Business trends

Congo Airways does not appear to have published its accounts; also, in an audit dated 28 May 2021 there were detailed allegations that embezzlement and over-invoicing totalling several million dollars had taken place at Congo Airways over recent years.[9][10]

Available figures (largely from AFRAA reports, which contain inconsistencies) are shown below (for years ending 31 December):

	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Turnover (US$m)	40
Net profit
Number of employees (at year end)	365	326	430
Number of passengers (000s)	210	358	359
Passenger load factor (%)		71	62
Number of aircraft (at year end)	4	6	4	4	4
Notes/sources	[11][4]	[12]	[8]

Destinations

As of June 2016, the company operates domestic routes from its hub at N'djili Airport in Kinshasa to Goma, Kindu, Kananga, Kisangani, Lubumbashi, Mbandaka and Mbuji-Mayi. In January 2016, the company announced that it wanted to expand services to smaller airports such as Beni and Buta Zega and internationally to Luanda, Pointe Noire, Addis Ababa, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta, Lagos, and Abidjan. Long-term plans included flights to Dubai Int'l and Guangzhou.[13] In May 2018 the airline commenced flights to Douala and Johannesburg-OR Tambo airport.[14]

Country	City	Airport	Notes	Refs
Cameroon	Douala	Douala International Airport	—	[15]
Democratic Republic of Congo	Goma	Goma Airport	—	[15]
Democratic Republic of Congo	Kananga	Kananga Airport	—	[15]
Democratic Republic of Congo	Kindu	Kindu Airport	—	[15]
Democratic Republic of Congo	Kinshasa	Kinshasa–N'djili	Hub	[15]
Democratic Republic of Congo	Kisangani	Kisangani Airport	—	[15]
Democratic Republic of Congo	Mbandaka	Mbandaka Airport	—	[15]
Democratic Republic of Congo	Mbuji-Mayi	Mbuji-Mayi Airport	—	[15]
Democratic Republic of Congo	Moanda	Muanda Airport	—	[16]
South Africa	Johannesburg	OR Tambo International Airport	—	[17]

Fleet

The Congo Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft (in service) at August 2019:[18]

Another Embraer E2 order was announced in 2021 [19] [20]

Congo Airways fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers			Notes
			C	Y	Total
Airbus A320-200	2	—	10	150	160
Bombardier Dash 8-Q400	2	—	5	64	69
Embraer 190-E2	—	2	12	84	96	Delivery expected Q2 2022[7]
Embraer 195-E2	—	2	12	108	120	Delivery expected to commence in 2022
Total	4	4

One of the aircraft was impounded in Dublin for a few weeks in September 2015 where it was to be painted.[21]

In September 2021, the airline executed a wet lease of two Embraer ERJ-190 aircraft for two years from Kenya Airways.[22][23]

See also

• Transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Congo Airways

Congo Airways ist die staatliche Fluggesellschaft der Demokratischen Republik Kongo mit Basis auf dem Flughafen Ndjili. Die Fluggesellschaft beförderte 2016 210.000 Passagiere.[2]

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- [en] Congo Airways

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[es] Congo Airways

Congo Airways S.A. es la aerolínea de bandera de propiedad estatal de la República Democrática del Congo. Con un capital desembolsado de US $ 90 millones, inició operaciones el 20 de octubre de 2015, utilizando dos aviones Airbus A320 adquiridos a Alitalia. Inicialmente, la compañía sirvió a destinos congoleños desde su base en el Aeropuerto Internacional de N'djili en Kinsasa, y tiene planes de aumentar su flota y atender los mercados regionales e internacionales.

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[fr] Congo Airways

Congo Airways est la compagnie aérienne nationale de la République démocratique du Congo. Elle figure sur la liste des transporteurs aériens interdits dans l'Union européenne.

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[ru] Congo Airways

Congo Airways — флагманская авиакомпании Демократической Республики Конго. Начала деятельность 20 октября 2015 года. Авиакомпания обслуживает направления со своей базы в аэропорту Н’джили в Киншасе и планирует увеличить свой авиапарк и обслуживать региональные и международные рейсы[1][2].

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