Air Congo

Air Congo was set up in 1961 by the Congolese government and SABENA.

History

Air Congo began services in a close partnership with SABENA which had been serving the Belgian colony of Congo since the 1930s with DC-3s, DC-4s, and DC-6s. Many of those types were inherited by Air Congo and were used for internal services and for flights to neighboring countries.Air Congo also used the Beech 18 and the Curtis C-46. A Boeing 707 was used for services to Brussels, Rome, and Paris until 1963. The 707 was replaced by a Douglas DC-8-33 and DC-8-63CF with more capacity. In 1965, Air Congo became independent of SABENA and acquired two SE 210 Caravelles in 1967.

Because of technical difficulties experienced by Air Congo, a partnership was established with Pan American from which Air Congo acquired further DC-8s.

In 1971 the Congo changed its name to Zaire and Air Congo was then renamed Air Zaïre.

External links

* [http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/qc.htm Air Congo timetables]
* [http://www.dc-8jet.com/aco-dc8-fleet-info.htm/ Air Congo DC-8 Fleet Information]