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Canadian Airways Congo

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Canadian Airways Congo
Founded2004
HubsMaya-Maya Airport
Focus citiesMaya-Maya Airport
Fleet size3
Destinations4
HeadquartersBrazzaville, Congo
Websitewww.canaircongo.com

Canadian Airways Congo (alternatively known as Canair Congo) is a Congolese passenger airline company. It was established in 2004. The airline's hub is Maya-Maya Airport, in Brazzaville.

The airline is on the list of airlines banned within the European Union,[1] as are all Congolese airlines.

Fleet

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Current fleet

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McDonnell Douglas MD-82

The Canadian Airways Congo fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of July 2024):[2]

Canadian Airways Congo Fleet
Aircraft In
Service
Orders Passengers Notes
Boeing 737-200 1 108
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 2 156
McDonnell Douglas MD-83 1 158
Total 4

Former fleet

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The airline previously operated the following aircraft:

Accidents and incidents

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  • On Friday, January 25, 2008, a Boeing 727-247 that Canadian Airways Congo had leased from Teebah Airlines was damaged after an Antonov AN-12 ran into it as it was parked. The 727 was written off after the accident, which happened at Pointe Noire Airport, Pointe Noire, Congo. There were no occupants inside the Boeing 727, and no fatalities on the Antonov airplane.[1] The Boeing 727 was wearing basic Iraqi Airways livery with Canadian Airways Congo titles when the accident took place.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Aviation Safety Network > ASN Aviation Safety Database > Operator index > Congo > Canadian Airways Congo". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  2. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 12.
  3. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 12.
  4. ^ "Crash of a Boeing 727-200 in Pointe-Noire | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives". baaa-acro.com. Archived from the original on 2020-07-16.
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