Filair
Filair was an airline based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It operated from N'Dolo Airport in Kinshasa.[3] The airline was on the list of air carriers banned in the European Union, as well as all airlines regulated by the authorities in the DRC.
| Founded | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Ceased operations | 2015[1] |
| Hubs | N'Dolo Airport |
| Headquarters | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Key people | Dany Philemotte[2] |
The founder and owner of Filair was Dany Philemotte, a Belgian pilot, who died in an air crash involving one of the company's Let-L40 jets in 2010.[4]
Fleet
- Antonov AN-24B
- Let L-410 UVP-E Turbolet
- 9Q-CCN (Destroyed on 25 August 2010)
- 9Q-CDN
Former fleet
Accidents and incidents
- 9Q-CTS, a Vickers Viscount Type 757, was written off in 1988 while landing at Tshikapa Airport (TSH/FZUK) [6]
- 9Q-CGD, a Lockheed L-188PF Electra, was written off in Angola in July 1994.[7]
- 9Q-CCN, a Let L-410, crashed, 20 fatalities on 25 August 2010. See 2010 Bandundu Filair Let L-410 crash. The cause of the crash was loss of control and balance of the aircraft.
References
- "Filair". Aviation Safety. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- "REPERTOIRE GENERAL DES ENTREPRISES" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2012.
- "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 27 March 2007. pp. 58–59.
- ABC News (22 October 2010). "Plane Crashes After Crocodile Escapes, Causes Panic". ABC News. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- "ATDB.aero aerotransport.org AeroTransport Data Bank". www.aerotransport.org. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- Ranter, Harro. "Aviation Safety Network > ASN Aviation Safety Database > Operator index > Democratic Republic of the Congo > Filair". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed L-188PF Electra 9Q-CGD". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
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