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| Founded | 1994 | |||
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| Hubs | N'djili Airport | |||
| Frequent flyer program | HBA Pass | |||
| Fleet size | 14 | |||
| Destinations | 15 | |||
| Company slogan | N°1 in Democratic Republic of the Congo | |||
| Headquarters | Barumbu, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |||
| Key people | Stavros Papaioannou (Chairman & CEO) Philippe de Moerloose |
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| Website | www.hba.cd | |||
Hewa Bora Airways is an airline based in Barumbu, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] It is one of Congo's largest airlines and operates regional and domestic services. Its main base is Kinshasa International Airport.[2] "Hewa Bora" is Swahili for "Fresh Air".
Hewa Bora Airways has 1,100 employees (at March 2007).[2]
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History
The airline was established and started operations in 1994 with the joining together of Zaire Airlines, Zaire Express and Congo Airlines.
On 1 November 2007, HBA (51%) and Brussels Airlines subsidiary Pan African Airlines (49%) announced a new domestic partnership to be called AirDC, to operate BAe 146-200 and Boeing 737 aircraft, principally to Lubumbashi, Mbuji-Mayi, Brazzaville and Douala.[3] This project was cancelled because of disagreements between Brussels Airlines and Hewa Bora. On 15 december 2009, Brussels Airlines announced they are working on a new airline in Congo. The working name of the project is Korongo, it will be launched without Hewa Bora and start operations somewhere in 2010.
On the 24 June 2009, the new website of Hewa Bora Airways went online, after not having been updated since 2005.
Blacklist
The entire Hewa Bora Airways fleet is blacklisted in European airspace. The Lockheed L-1011-500 and the Boeing 767-200ER were the last planes accepted in Europe before new noise regulations and storage of the 767 definitively banned the airline. Hewa Bora Airways was the last airline that was allowed to operate from the Democratic Republic of the Congo into Europe.
Hewa Bora Airways no longer has any codeshare agreements since the fallout with Brussels Airlines in April 2009.
Destinations
Fleet
The Hewa Bora Airways fleet includes the following aircraft (at 1 November 2009):[4]
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Passengers (Business/Economy) |
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| Boeing 707-300C | 2 | - | Cargo division |
| Boeing 727-22 | 1 | 141 | VIP division Equipped with winglets |
| Boeing 727-30 | 1 | 100 | VIP division Equipped with winglets |
| Boeing 727-200 | 5 | 149 (12/137) | 1 stored at FIH |
| Boeing 767-200ER | 1 | 196 (24/172) | Operated by Executive Jet Services |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | 2 | - | Operated by Executive Jet Services 1 stored at OPF |
| Total | 13 | Last updated: 1 November 2009 |
Incidents and accidents
- On April 26, 2002 a Hewa Bora Airways Boeing 707-366C (Registration 9Q-CKB, Serial 193C-1227) on a cargo flight from Johannesburg, South Africa (Johannesburg International Airport) to Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (N'Djili Airport) lost directional control on landing in a storm and ran off the side of the runway causing damage to the right main gear. Three crew members on board were uninjured, but the aircraft was written off.[5][6]
- On August 8, 2002 a Hewa Bora Airways Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 250 (Registration 9Q-CHA, Serial 193C-1227) on a ferry flight from Libreville, Gabon (Libreville International Airport) to Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (N'Djili Airport) blew out all the landing gear tires on landing. There were no fatalities but the aircraft was written off.[7]
- On April 15, 2008, a Hewa Bora Airways DC-9 jet crashed in Goma, North Kivu province, attempting taking off. Forty-two died and there were six injuries. Authorities concluded that most of those killed in the accident were casualties on the ground; one registered passenger on the plane died.[8]
References
- ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 23-29 March 2004. 83.
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 90. 2007-04-03.
- ^ Radio Okapi (1 November 2007)
- ^ Hewa Bora Airways Fleet
- ^ Airframes.org
- ^ Jetphotos.net on 707-19844
- ^ Jetphotos.net on L1011-193C-1227
- ^ 20 missing after Congo plane crash - CNN.com
External links
- Hewa Bora Airways
- Hewa Bora Airways Fleet
- Hewa Bora Airways at the Aviation Safety Network Database
- Aviation Photos: Hewa Bora Airways at Airliners.net
- Aviation Photos: Hewa Bora Airways (HBA) at JetPhotos.net
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