Scibe Airlift
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| Founded |
1979 |
| Ceased operations |
2002 |
| Hubs |
Kinshasa International Airport |
| Fleet size |
At it's maximum: 27. Boeing 727's, DC-10-30's, Boeing 707's, Fokker F27's, Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules etc. |
| Destinations |
Hub : Kinshasa. Flying to many domestic cities (Goma, Mbuji Mayi, Tshikapa, etc) + Brussels once a week. |
| Headquarters |
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Key people |
Jeannot Bemba Saolona, President
Jose Numes, Chief Pilot[1][2] |
Scibe Airlift is an airline based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (former Zaire). Its operates from N'Djili Airport, Kinshasa[3].
The airline is on the List of air carriers banned in the European Union, as are all airlines regulated by the authorities in the DRC.
The airline started activities with a single Vickers Viscount. Due to problems concerning the national airline, Air Zaire, Scibe Airlift became the first passenger airline in the country. After covering the whole country, it bought a Boeing 707 to fly the European route. In the early 1990s Scibe Airlift was at its peak, flying to many destinations and even leasing its aircrafts to European airlines. In this period it was flying DC-10-30 on its Kinshasa (FIH) - Brussels (BRU) route.[citation needed]
The political instability of the country and the poor financial management of the company brought it to an end.[citation needed]
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