- Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation
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Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation 
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AFRICOMPANYFounded 1992 Hubs N'djili Airport Fleet size 7 Destinations 8 Headquarters Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo Website www.caacongo.com 
A CAA BAC 1-11 at Mbuji Mayi Airport, DRC. (2008)
A 320 in new livery of CAA (2011)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 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.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "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"
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: pp. 67–68. 2007-04-03.
- ^ 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.
- ^ CAA fleet list at planespotters.net
- ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20091119-0. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
- ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20100102-0. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Official webpage
- Official webpage (French)
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