Air Kasaï
Air Kasaï is an airline with its head office on the property of N'Dolo Airport in Barumbu, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It operates charter services within Africa. Its main base is N'Dolo Airport, Kinshasa.
The airline is banned from operating in the European Union, as any other airline in the country is, and it is on the list of air carriers banned in the European Union.
History
The airline was established in 1983 and was formerly known as TAC - Transport Aérien Congo and TAZ - Transport Aérien Zaïrois. It is a Swedish owned company.In March 2006, Air Kasaï was officially banned from operating in the whole EU, plus Norway and Switzerland.
Destinations
Air Kasaï serves the following destinations :Base |
City | Country | Region | Airport |
Beni | Central Africa | Wageni Airport | |
Bunia | Central Africa | Bunia Airport | |
Entebbe | East Africa | Entebbe International Airport | |
Goma | Central Africa | Goma International Airport | |
Central Africa | N'djili Airport | ||
Kinshasa | Central Africa | N'Dolo Airport | |
Libreville | Central Africa | Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport | |
Lubumbashi | Central Africa | Lubumbashi International Airport | |
Pointe-Noire | Central Africa | Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport |
Fleet
The Air Kasaï fleet consists of the following aircraft :Aircraft | In fleet |
Antonov An-26 | 1 |
ATR 72 | 1 |
Let L-410 Turbolet | 1 |
Boeing 737-230 | 1 |
Antonov An-2 | 1 |
Total | 5 |
Media
In March 2014 Air Kasaï was featured in the Vice News episode "Russian Pilots of the Congo".Incidents and accidents
On 9 September 2005, an Air Kasaï Antonov An-26B crashed in the Republic of the Congo 50 kilometers north of Brazzaville, killing all 13 people on board.On 27 July 2018, an Antonov 2 crashed on take-off from an airstrip near Kamako, killing five of seven occupants.