List of airlines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

This is a list of airlines that have an air operator's certificate issued by the civil aviation authority of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Autorité de l'Aviation Civile. Also TAZ Transports Aeriens Zairois - DC3 operator out of Kinshasa-Ndolo.

Airline	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Image	Hub airport(s)	Notes
Air Kasai					N'Dolo Airport	Charter
Air Katanga					Lubumbashi International Airport	Charter
Airfast Congo					Lubumbashi International Airport	Charter
Aviatrade Congo					Active 2014	Charter
Busy Bee Congo					Goma International Airport	Established in 2007, operates domestic charters.
BlueSky Airlines (Congo Kinshasa)					Active 2012	Business/private charter
Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation	BU	FPY	AFRICOMPANY		N'djili Airport	Active as of May 2014
Congo Airways	8Z	CGA	CONGO AIR		N'djili Airport
Gomair					Goma International Airport	Charter
ITAB - International Trans Air Business					Lubumbashi International Airport	Charter
Katanga Wings					Lubumbashi International Airport	Charter
Kin Avia					N'Dolo Airport	Scheduled carrier
Malu Aviation					N'Dolo Airport	Scheduled carrier
Mango Airlines					Beni Airport	Scheduled carrier
Services Air					N'djili Airport	Cargo
Swala Aviation					Kavumu Airport	Charter
Trans Air Cargo Service					N'djili Airport	Cargo
Victoria Airways					Goma International Airport	Cargo
XL Trading					Lubumbashi International Airport	Cargo

Defunct airlines

This is a list of now defunct airlines from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Airline	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Image	Commenced operations	Ceased operations	Notes
ACS Air Charter Service		CHR	ZAIRE CHARTER		1983	1991	Inter-Fret Transport Aérien (-1985) merged into ACS Air Charter Service
Africa One (Congo Kinshasa)		CFR			2002	2007
Air Baraka					2013	2014
Air Boyoma					2001	2004
Air Congo (1961)					1961	1971	Rebranded as Air Zaire
Air Tropiques					2001	2016	Merged into Kin Avia
Air Zaire	QC	AZR			1971	1994	Rebranded from Air Congo (1961) (1961-1971)
airDC					2007	2009
Armi Global Business Air					2011	2012
ATO - Air Transport Office					1991	2006
Ban Air Cargo					2009	2011
Blue Airlines (Congo)		BUL			1991	2005
Bravo Air Congo	K6	BRV			2006	2008
African Business and Transportations	4P	ABB	AFRICAN BUSINESS		1998	2007
CAL - Congo Airlines	EO	ALX			1997	2000	Rebranded as HBA - Hewa Bora Airways
Cargair International					2005	2006
Congo Express	9X	CXR			2009	2011
CO-ZA Airways					2004	2008
Dallex Trade					2006	2006
DAS Airlines		RKC	DAS CONGO		2004	2005
El Sam Airlift					2006	2007
Espace Aviation Services		EPC	ESPACE		1995	1998
Enterprise World Airways		EWS	WORLD ENTERPRISE	1998	?
Filair					1987	2015	Charter
Flight Express (Congo Kinshasa)					2004	2006
flyCongo	EO	ALX			2012	2013	Merged into CAA - Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation
Fontshi Aviation Service	FY	FUN			1984	1993
Garinco Airways					2007	2009
Gisair					?	2014
Goma Express					?	2014
Great Lakes Business Company					2001	2007
Groupe Rubuye Aviation					2006	2007
HBA - Hewa Bora Airways	EO	ALX			2000	2012	Rebranded from CAL - Congo Airlines (1997-2000)
Inter African Cargo Airlines					?	1998
Inter-Fret Transport Aérien					?	1985	Merged into ACS Air Charter Service
Jet Congo Airlines					2012	2014
Jetair (Congo Kinshasa)					1995	2006
Katale Aero Transport					1977	1991
Katanga Express					2010	2012
Kavatsi Airlines					2003	2005
Kinshasa Airways		KNS			2002	2005
Kivu Air					1997	2009
Korongo Airlines	ZC	KGO	CONGO STAR		2012	2015
LAC - Lignes Aériennes Congolaises	4V	LCG			2005	2013
Lubumbashi Air Service					?	2014
Malift Air		MLC	MALILA		1995	2009	Charter
MIBA Aviation					1994	1995
New ACS		CHR			1991	1996
Okapi Airlines	OI	OKP			2011	2014
Pan African Express		PNF			1986	1991
Pegasus Aviation (Congo)					2005	2014
Regional Express (Congo Kinshasa)					2002	2003
Scibe Airlift Congo	ZM	SBZ	SCIBE AIRLIFT		1979	1998
Shabair	S5	SHB			1984	1997	Merged into CAL - Congo Airlines
Sion Airlines					?	2014
Stellar Airways	S1				2011	2011
Tango Airways					2012	2013
TMK Air Commuter					1987	2011
Waltair (Congo)					1983	2005
Wetrafa Airlift					1996	2009
Wimbi Dira Airways	9C	WDA	WIMBI DIRA		2003	2011
Wolf Aviation					1983	1984
ZICAS - Zaire International Cargo Air System					1986	?

See also

• List of defunct airlines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• List of airlines
• List of air carriers banned in the European Union
• List of companies based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

References