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485:'s property in the country was seized, and the Belgian airline had its traffic rights at Élisabethville cancelled. In addition, the Congolese government seized funds that were due to be paid by Air Congo to Sabena, and other funds earned by Sabena in the country. Foreign ownership of the airline was eliminated at the same time, with the Congolese government holding a seventy percent share, the
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Congolese Republic. Sabena provides Air Congo with technical assistance, personnel, equipment and some aircraft on lease purchase, and also operates the regular twice-weekly Boeing
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1 billion, of which Sabena was a major creditor. The ruling was disputed by
President Mobutu, who said that a Belgian court did not have the right to declare a Zairian company bankrupt and threatened to close Sabena's office in Kinshasa in retaliation. In response, the Belgian government offered the
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After the collapse of Air Zaïre, Sabena entered into a partnership with the
Zairian government to create a new airline to be called New Air Zaïre. The new airline would operate domestic services, whilst Sabena would utilize its traffic rights and operate international flights. Sabena, which was
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began managing the airline, under a three-year management contract. The
American airline provided 14 specialists to the airline in order to assist with technical and operational issues. There was special emphasis placed on the training of Congolese nationals to run the airline, and in 1970 two
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Belgian airline train Air Congo personnel for a six-year period, and by the end of 1962 Air Congo had 2,400 employees, of which some 1,100 were seconded from Sabena. By this time the airlines' destinations included
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Airwavs with Air Congo, the national airline of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa), for the operation of BAC One-Elevens on the airline's services from Kinshasa. The contract is worth about £1
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was carrying more domestic passengers than it, and the
Zairian government contracted French airline UTA to manage the airline for a six-year period. In June 1985 one of the DC-10s was offered to sale and was eventually bought by
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576:-Entebbe-Nairobi. The airline operated the DC-3s, DC-4s, and DC-6s to 26 domestic destinations, and the smaller Beech aircraft were operated to 27 other domestic destinations. At the end of 1967, an agreement was signed with
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gained renown for commandeering aircraft belonging to the airline in order to transport himself and his entourage on shopping trips to Europe. In the spring of 1973, it was reported that when traveling to
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African investors, and was initially offered a controlling 51% stake, purchased a 49.5% stake for a reported BFr100 million; the government would hold the controlling 50.5% stake.
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providing both technical assistance and equipment. Initially, the
Congolese government had a 65% participation in the airline, Sabena had a 30% holding, and
352:. Sabena and Air Brousse continued their operations but these were ceased when Air Congo began operations on 21 June 1961. Whilst the airline was granted
540:-Kinshasa-Brussels-Paris or Rome, with the last sector being flown on alternate weeks. The Caravelles were introduced on regional flights from Kinshasa-
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410:(UTA) in January 1964, which saw the two airlines cooperating on flights between Africa and Europe. UTA operated a
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continued to operate routes in the country. Plans for the formation of a Congolese airline were delayed due to the
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holding eight percent, and local Congolese concerns holding the remainder. At the time, the fleet comprised two
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The airline was declared bankrupt on 12 June 1995 by a Brussels court after incurring debts to the value of
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operated the flight on Mondays, and Air Congo operated the same service on Fridays. On 29 November 1964, a
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to operate scheduled domestic and international flights, it also received subsidies from the government in
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Parfitt, Trevor W.; Riley, Stephen P.; Haynes Jeffrey (1989). "Zaire: debt in an absolutist kleptocracy".
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on lease from the Zairian government for cargo operations. The airline ordered two
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entered service on the airlines' routes. The airline operated a service from
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By 1985 the airline was losing passengers, so much so that private carrier
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in October 1964 in order to provide feeder services, and in November 1964,
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in a pool arrangement with Sabena until June 1967. On 25 November 1967, a
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for delivery in October 1967 and the summer of 1968, and on 12 May 1967 a
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which was leased from Sabena, and in April 1963 the airline joined the
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for any shortfall in loans which had been approved by the government.
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on 7 April 1974, and on 9 January 1975 a Fokker 27 was involved at
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service between the Congo and Brussels on behalf of Air Congo.
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Historical Dictionary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Aircraft in use at the time of Air Zaïre's collapse in 1995
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Brown, Gordon (2000). "The Ottawa-Quebec Conflict Widens".
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On 27 October 1971, the country changed its name from the
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Skymaster at Brussels Airport for maintenance during 1965.
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The promise of privatization: a challenge for U.S. policy
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joined the airline's fleet, and it flew on routes from
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held a 65% percent stake, with Sabena holding 30%, and
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1102:. New York City: Ben R. Guttery. pp. 38–41, 43.
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A DC-4 of the airline was involved in an accident at
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equipment, and Air Congo operated Boeing 707s on the
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1804:Kisangani, Emizet Francois; Bobb, Scott F. (2009).
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1781:"Sabena pursues share in proposed Zairean airline"
1525:Peters, Joel (1992). "The quest for recognition".
1309:. Vol. 32. Ziff-Davis Publishing. p. 90.
1459:(3 ed.). McGill-Queen's Press. p. 364.
897:Transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
190:. Its head office was located on the grounds of
1559:Vernon, Raymond (1988). Vernon, Raymond (ed.).
871:D 9Q-CUM of Air Congo was destroyed by fire at
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1528:Israel and Africa: the problematic friendship
750:negotiations to end apartheid in South Africa
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1688:"Zaire offers Sabena stake in new airline"
1286:(3032): 621. 20 April 1967. Archived from
1166:. Léopoldville. 1 December 1964. p. 1
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2249:Lignes Aériennes Congolaises (1997–2003)
2244:Lignes Aériennes Congolaises (2005–2013)
1453:Naylor, R.T. (2004). "Strange harvest".
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2139:Agence et Messageries Aérienne du Zaïre
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589:Douglas DC-8s were bought from Pan Am.
398:International Air Transport Association
1735:". . . as Zaire looks for new carrier"
1274:"Air transport—Big contract for Laker"
292:in 1960, the Belgian national airline
1832:"Air Zaïre Fleet Details and History"
1793:from the original on 23 October 2012.
1747:from the original on 31 October 2013.
1723:from the original on 31 October 2013.
1700:from the original on 23 October 2012.
1686:De Wulf, Herman (20 September 1995).
1629:The Journal of Modern African Studies
1062:from the original on 19 October 2013.
943:"WORLD AIRLINE SURVEY... – Air Congo"
764:bankrupt carrier's landing rights to
454:route which was formerly operated by
403:The airline signed an agreement with
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400:, becoming the 94th overall member.
1185:Garrison, Lloyd (1 December 1964).
607:Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
1456:Hot money and the politics of debt
1046:"The world's airlines – Air Congo"
487:Institut National Securite Sociale
288:After Congolese independence from
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1759:"News from the World of Business"
1711:Dermine, Melody (4 August 1998).
1430:. 28 October 1974. Archived from
1356:"Mobutu's Zaire: Magic and Decay"
784:The airline was reorganized into
493:, eight DC-4s, eleven DC-3s, two
2279:Transports Aériens Zairois (TAZ)
2082:Democratic Republic of the Congo
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2020:Democratic Republic of the Congo
2013:
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1100:Encyclopedia of African airlines
615:Democratic Republic of the Congo
512:In 1967 the airline ordered two
155:Lubumbashi International Airport
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27:Former national airline of Zaire
2355:1995 disestablishments in Zaire
2335:Airlines disestablished in 1995
1810:. Scarecrow Press. p. 16.
1591:Africa South of the Sahara 2004
1323:Blazes Along a Diplomatic Trail
2169:Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation
1391:University of California Press
438:route. The airline added four
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2350:1961 establishments in Africa
1970:"9Q-CUP Accident description"
1948:"9Q-CUM Accident description"
1354:Cowell, Alan (5 April 1992).
1245:. McFarland. pp. 44–45.
2330:Airlines established in 1961
2239:Ligne Aérienne du Roi Albert
2204:Great Lakes Business Company
1565:Council on Foreign Relations
1058:(2770): 552. 12 April 1962.
786:Lignes Aériennes Congolaises
625:, and occasionally operated
408:Union des Transports Aériens
2340:Companies based in Kinshasa
1531:. I.B.Tauris. p. 124.
919:"World Airline Directory."
520:, on a one-year lease from
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1896:"Air Zaire on ch-aviation"
1638:Cambridge University Press
729:McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
586:Pan American World Airways
2325:Government-owned airlines
1972:. Aviation Safety Network
1950:. Aviation Safety Network
1646:10.1017/s0022278x00010752
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302:limited liability company
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1158:"Airliner down in Congo"
1098:Guttery, Ben R. (1998).
631:McDonnell Douglas DC-10s
580:for the purchase of ten
1921:"Air Zaire - Air Congo"
1490:The African debt crisis
1219:Aviation Safety Network
862:Accidents and incidents
811:McDonnell Douglas DC-10
627:Lockheed L-100 Hercules
514:Sud Aviation Caravelles
456:Central African Airways
263:Aerovias Panama Airways
261:equipment, leased from
1882:"Airfleets- Air Zaire"
1215:"Accident description"
902:Canadian Airways Congo
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1786:Flight International
1740:Flight International
1693:Flight International
1495:Taylor & Francis
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1279:Flight International
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1132:Flight International
1124:"IATA's 94th Member"
1051:Flight International
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1017:Flight International
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982:Flight International
951:Flight International
922:Flight International
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98:Commenced operations
1861:aviation-safety.net
1789:. 11 October 1995.
1743:. 24 January 1996.
1434:on 22 December 2008
1422:"Mobutu the Mighty"
1290:on 22 August 2015.
954:: 495. 2 April 1964
925:. 5–11 April 1995.
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2164:Business Aviation
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1817:978-0-8108-6325-5
1307:American Aviation
1252:978-0-7864-3670-5
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