Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation

flyCAA
Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation
IATA ICAO Call sign
BU[1] DBP[1] AFRICOMPANY[2]
Founded1991
Operating basesN'djili Airport
Focus citiesLubumbashi International Airport
Frequent-flyer programHorizons
Fleet size12[citation needed]
Destinations11[1]
HeadquartersKinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Key peopleDavid Blattner
Daniel Blattner
Websitecaacongo.com

Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation, branded as flyCAA, is a regional airline from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, based at N'djili Airport in Kinshasa.[1]

History

Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation (CAA) was originally founded in 1991 and started operations on 26 December 1992.[3] In 2013, CAA merged with FlyCongo and formed flyCAA.[4][5]

In January 2016, the airline terminated their only international route to Johannesburg after failing to receive renewed traffic rights.[6] 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 FlyCAA has been banned in the EU.[7][8]

On August 29, 2023 flyCAA passengers ended up having to take their trip by bus after multiple delays[9]. Also in 2023 CAA had multiple fare increases in the city of Mbuji-Mayi[10].In Mbuji-Mayi many passengers also began struggling to get plane tickets and flyCAA and Congo Airways were overwhelmed as a result[11].

A330 of FlyCAA landing at Stansted Airport

In 2024, flyCAA expanded its fleet with a leased Boeing 767-200BDSF cargo aircraft.[12]In 2025 KF Aerospace bought a third ATR 72-500 from FlyCAA[13], flyCAA added an A321 freighter to boost cargo capacity[14] reactivated it's sole A330-300[15]. flyCAA also faced numerous cancelations in 2025 along with other carriers[16].

Destinations

According to the August 2013 timetable, flyCAA operated scheduled flights to the following destinations:[17][needs update] As of 2024, they downsized their network to 18 routes between 11 destinations.[1]

State City Airport
DR Congo Beni Beni Airport
Boende Boende Airport
Bukavu Kavumu Airport
Bumba Bumba Airport
Bunia Bunia Airport
Gemena Gemena Airport
Goma Goma International Airport
Isiro Matari Airport
Kalemie Kalemie Airport
Kananga Kananga Airport
Kindu Kindu Airport
Kinshasa N'djili Airport base[1]
Kisangani Bangoka International Airport
Kongolo Kongolo Airport
Lisala Lisala Airport
Lodja Lodja Airport
Lubumbashi Lubumbashi International Airport focus city[1]
Mbandaka Mbandaka Airport
Mbuji-Mayi Mbuji Mayi Airport
Tshikapa Tshikapa Airport

Fleet

flyCAA Airbus A320-200
flyCAA Fokker 50
A former flyCAA McDonnell Douglas MD-81 (2006)

Current fleet

As of November 2024, the flyCAA fleet consists of the following aircraft:[citation needed]

flyCAA current fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320-200 3 — 180
Airbus A330-200 1 — 406
ATR 72-500 1 — 70
ATR 72-500F 2 — Cargo both stored[citation needed]
Boeing 767-200BDSF 1 — Cargo leased from CAM[citation needed]
Fokker 50 3 — 50
Airbus A321P2F 1 - Cargo [14]
Total 12 —

Former fleet

Previously, flyCAA also operated the following aircraft types:

flyCAA historic fleet
Aircraft Introduced Retired Refs
Airbus A321-200
2016
2021
 [citation needed]
Fokker 100
2011
2014
 [citation needed]
McDonnell Douglas MD-81
2005
2010
 [citation needed]
McDonnell Douglas MD-82
2008
2012
 [citation needed]
Ilyushin Il-18 unknown unknown [18]
Douglas DC-8 unknown unknown [19]

Accidents and incidents

  • 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.[21]
  • 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.[22]
  • 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.[23]
  • 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.[24]
  • On January 29 2023 an A320 departing from Mbuji Mayi dropped a part of the left elevator on departure. Everyone onboard survived the incident[25]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g ch-aviation.com - flyCAA retrieved 28 November 2024
  2. ^ "Information about Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation at rzjets.net". Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  3. ^ Endres, Günter, ed. (2012). "World Airlines". Flight International. Reed Business Information Ltd. p. 49
  4. ^ "FlyCAA". Airline History. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  5. ^ "AeroTransport Data Bank". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Congo's flyCAA ends international flights". ch-aviation. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  7. ^ "Mobility and transport". transport.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  8. ^ "Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation mulls flights from Kinshasa to Brussels". 4 November 2020.
  9. ^ Orban, André (2023-09-03). "CAA passengers from Kinshasa to Kolwezi (DRCongo) end their trip by bus". Aviation24.be. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  10. ^ "Mbuji-Mayi : augmentation du prix du billet d'avion à la CAA". Radio Okapi (in French). 2023-11-19. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  11. ^ "Mbuji-Mayi : de nombreux passagers peinent à trouver de places dans les avions". Radio Okapi (in French). 2023-07-24. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  12. ^ ch-aviation.com - DR Congo's flyCAA inducts first B767-200 freighter 24 July 2024
  13. ^ Tamm, Heike (2025-09-11). "KF Aerospace acquires third ATR 72-500F from FlyCAA". AviTrader Aviation News. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  14. ^ a b "flyCAA Bets on Converted Airbus A321 to Boost Congo's Air Freight Capacity | AirlineGeeks.com". airlinegeeks.com. 2025-10-09. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  15. ^ "DR Congo's flyCAA reactivates sole A330-300". ch-aviation. Archived from the original on 2025-11-04. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "Timetable (6 August 2013)" (PDF). Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  18. ^ "Suche". jjpostcards.com. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  19. ^ "Aircraft Photo of 9Q-CHB | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62(F) | CAA - Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation | AirHistory.net #1406". AirHistory.net. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  20. ^ Ranter, Harro (1 April 1997). "ASN Aircraft accident Convair CV-580 9Q-CRU Tshikapa Airport (TSH)". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  21. ^ Ranter, Harro (18 November 1999). "ASN Aircraft accident Convair CV-580 9Q-CEJ Tshikapa". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  22. ^ Ranter, Harro (19 November 2009). "ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) 9Q-CAB Goma Airport (GOM)". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  23. ^ Ranter, Harro (2 January 2010). "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727-231F Super 27 9Q-CAA Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport (FIH)". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  24. ^ Ranter, Harro (4 March 2013). "ASN Aircraft accident Fokker 50 9Q-CBD Goma Airport (GOM)". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  25. ^ "The Aviation Herald". avherald.com. Retrieved 2026-01-11.

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