Filair was an

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based in the

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...

. It operated from

N'Dolo Airport N'Dolo Airport , also known as Ndolo Airport, is a secondary airport in the city of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in the commune of Barumbu near the city center. The ''Aviation militaire de la Force Publique'' was establi ...

in Kinshasa. The airline was on the

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, as well as all airlines regulated by the authorities in the DRC. The founder and owner of Filair was Danny Philemotte, a Belgian pilot, who died in an air crash involving one of the company's Let-L40 jets in 2010.

Destinations

It operated regional flights to Boma,

Idiofa Idiofa is a town in Kwilu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Location Idiofa is the administrative center for Idiofa Territory. Idiofa lies at an altitude of 1820 ft (554 m), east of the larger city of Kikwit, and west of the ...

Kikwit Kikwit is the largest city of Kwilu Province, lying on the Kwilu River in the southwestern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kikwit is also known in the region under the nickname "The Mother". The population is approximately 458,000 ( ...

Matadi Matadi is the chief sea port of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the capital of the Kongo Central province, adjacent to the border with Angola. It had a population of 245,862 (2004). Matadi is situated on the left bank of the Congo River, ...

and

Muanda Moanda or Muanda is a town and territory lying on the Atlantic Ocean coast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the mouth of the Congo River., United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency It is situated in Kongo Central Province, ...

, among others.

Fleet

* Antonov AN-24B * Let L-410 UVP-E Turbolet *# 9Q-CCN (Destroyed on 25 August 2010) *# 9Q-CDN

Former fleet

Douglas DC-6A The Douglas DC-6 is a piston-powered airliner and cargo aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1946 to 1958. Originally intended as a military transport near the end of World War II, Douglas reworked it after the war to compete wi ...

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* Lockheed L-188CF Electra * Lockheed L-188PF Electra *

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Accidents and incidents

*9Q-CTS, a

Type 757, was written off in 1988 while landing at Tshikapa Airport (TSH/FZUK). *9Q-CGD, a Lockheed L-188PF Electra, was written off in Angola in July 1994. *9Q-CCN, a

Let L-410 The Let L-410 Turbolet is a twin-engine short-range transport aircraft designed and produced by the Czech aircraft manufacturer Let Kunovice (named Aircraft Industries since 2005). It was developed as the ''L-400'' during the 1960s in response t ...

, crashed, 20 fatalities on 25 August 2010. See

2010 Filair Let L-410 crash On 25 August 2010, a Let L-410 Turbolet passenger aircraft of Filair crashed on approach to Bandundu Airport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing all but one of the 21 people on board. From a statement by the sole survivor, the acc ...

. The cause of the crash was loss of control and balance of the aircraft.

References

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Defunct airlines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Companies based in Kinshasa 1987 establishments in Zaire Airlines established in 1987 2015 disestablishments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Airlines disestablished in 2015 {{DRCongo-stub