Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation
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| Founded | 1991 | ||||||
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Operating bases | N'djili Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Lubumbashi International Airport | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
| Destinations | 11 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||||||
| Key people | David Blattner Daniel Blattner | ||||||
| Website | caacongo.com | ||||||
Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation, is a regional airline from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, based at N'djili Airport in Kinshasa.
History
Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation (CAA) was originally founded in 1991 and started operations on 26 December 1992. In 2013, CAA merged with FlyCongo and formed flyCAA, briefly using this name for marketing before reverting to CAA.
In January 2016, the airline terminated their only international route to Johannesburg after failing to receive renewed traffic rights. In 2020, the airline acquired an Airbus A330-200 with the stated intention of flying to Brussels, Belgium, which under current European Union restrictions would require CAA to operate the service using foreign registration and crew, as CAA has been banned in the EU.
In 2024, CAA expanded its fleet with a leased Boeing 767-200BDSF cargo aircraft. In 2025, KF Aerospace bought a third ATR 72-500 from flyCAA. CAA added an A321 freighter to boost cargo capacity and reactivated its sole A330-300. CAA also faced numerous cancellations in 2025 along with other carriers.
Destinations
According to the August 2013[update] timetable, CAA operated scheduled flights to the following destinations.[needs update]
Fleet
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Current fleet
As of July 2026[update], CAA operates the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Airbus A320 | 3 | — | 180 | |
| Airbus A321P2F | 1 | — | ||
| Airbus A330-300 | 1 | — | 406 | |
| Total | 5 | — | ||
Former fleet
Previously, CAA also operated the following aircraft types:
| Aircraft | Introduced | Retired | Refs |
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| Ilyushin Il-18 | unknown | unknown |
Accidents and incidents
- On 1 April 1997, a Convair CV-580 (registered 9Q-CRU) was destroyed at Tshikapa Airport when it overshot the runway and hit an embankment following a failed take-off abortion. There were 14 occupants on board the scheduled flight to Mbuji-Mayi.
- On 18 November 1999, another CV-580 (registered 9Q-CEJ) had to be written off following an off-airport emergency landing near Tshikapa due to an engine failure that had been encountered shortly into the flight to Kananga.
- On 19 November 2009, Flight 3711 from Kinshasa overran the runway upon landing at Goma Airport. Of the 117 occupants on board the aircraft, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 registered 9Q-CAB, around 20 were injured.
- On 2 January 2010, a cargo-configured Boeing 727 (registered 9Q-CAA) veered off the runway during an emergency landing attempt in heavy rain at N'djili Airport. Previously, the pilots had reported a loss of hydraulic pressure.
- The only fatal accident involving an aircraft of Compagnie d'Aviation Africaine occurred on 4 March 2013, when a Fokker 50 (registered 9Q-CBD) crashed near Goma International Airport. Of the nine people who had been on the flight from Lodja, six were killed.
- On 29 January 2023, an Airbus A320 departing from Mbuji Mayi dropped a part of the left elevator on departure. Everyone on board survived the incident.
- On 16 August 2023, an Airbus A330 returned to Lubumbashi following an engine failure.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ch-aviation.com - flyCAA retrieved 28 November 2024
- ↑ Endres, Günter, ed. (2012). "World Airlines". Flight International. Reed Business Information Ltd. p. 49
- ↑ "AeroTransport Data Bank". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ↑ "Congo's flyCAA ends international flights". ch-aviation. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ↑ "Mobility and transport". transport.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ↑ "Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation mulls flights from Kinshasa to Brussels". 4 November 2020.
- ↑ ch-aviation.com - DR Congo's flyCAA inducts first B767-200 freighter 24 July 2024
- ↑ Tamm, Heike (2025-09-11). "KF Aerospace acquires third ATR 72-500F from FlyCAA". AviTrader Aviation News. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
- ↑ "flyCAA Bets on Converted Airbus A321 to Boost Congo's Air Freight Capacity | AirlineGeeks.com". airlinegeeks.com. 2025-10-09. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
- ↑ "DR Congo's flyCAA reactivates sole A330-300". ch-aviation. Archived from the original on 2025-11-04. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
- ↑ "Africa in Travel Turmoil as Passengers in Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Togo and South Africa Faces 27 Cancellations and over Hundred Delays by CAA, Airlink, Flydubai and others at Dar es Salaam, Kananga, Lome, Johannesburg and more, New Update - Travel And Tour World". 2025-11-04. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
- ↑ "Timetable (6 August 2013)" (PDF). Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2026 - FlyCAA". Airliner World. October 2026. p. 10.
- ↑ "Suche". jjpostcards.com. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
- ↑ Ranter, Harro (1 April 1997). "ASN Aircraft accident Convair CV-580 9Q-CRU Tshikapa Airport (TSH)". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ↑ Ranter, Harro (18 November 1999). "ASN Aircraft accident Convair CV-580 9Q-CEJ Tshikapa". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ↑ Ranter, Harro (19 November 2009). "ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) 9Q-CAB Goma Airport (GOM)". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ↑ Ranter, Harro (2 January 2010). "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727-231F Super 27 9Q-CAA Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport (FIH)". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ↑ Ranter, Harro (4 March 2013). "ASN Aircraft accident Fokker 50 9Q-CBD Goma Airport (GOM)". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ↑ "The Aviation Herald". avherald.com. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
- ↑ "Incident: CAA A333 at Lubumbashi on Aug 16th 2023, engine shut down in flight".
External links
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