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474:'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
565:-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
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529:-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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399:(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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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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in October 1964 in order to provide feeder services, and in November 1964,
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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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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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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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1793:Kisangani, Emizet Francois; Bobb, Scott F. (2009).
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1770:"Sabena pursues share in proposed Zairean airline"
1514:Peters, Joel (1992). "The quest for recognition".
1298:. Vol. 32. Ziff-Davis Publishing. p. 90.
1448:(3 ed.). McGill-Queen's Press. p. 364.
886:Transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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179:. Its head office was located on the grounds of
1548:Vernon, Raymond (1988). Vernon, Raymond (ed.).
860:D 9Q-CUM of Air Congo was destroyed by fire at
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739:negotiations to end apartheid in South Africa
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1677:"Zaire offers Sabena stake in new airline"
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1442:Naylor, R.T. (2004). "Strange harvest".
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1821:"Air Zaïre Fleet Details and History"
1782:from the original on 23 October 2012.
1736:from the original on 31 October 2013.
1712:from the original on 31 October 2013.
1689:from the original on 23 October 2012.
1675:De Wulf, Herman (20 September 1995).
1618:The Journal of Modern African Studies
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1051:from the original on 19 October 2013.
932:"WORLD AIRLINE SURVEY... – Air Congo"
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753:bankrupt carrier's landing rights to
443:route which was formerly operated by
392:The airline signed an agreement with
389:, becoming the 94th overall member.
1174:Garrison, Lloyd (1 December 1964).
596:Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
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1445:Hot money and the politics of debt
1035:"The world's airlines – Air Congo"
476:Institut National Securite Sociale
277:After Congolese independence from
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1748:"News from the World of Business"
1700:Dermine, Melody (4 August 1998).
1419:. 28 October 1974. Archived from
1345:"Mobutu's Zaire: Magic and Decay"
773:The airline was reorganized into
482:, eight DC-4s, eleven DC-3s, two
2268:Transports Aériens Zairois (TAZ)
2071:Democratic Republic of the Congo
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1089:Encyclopedia of African airlines
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604:Democratic Republic of the Congo
501:In 1967 the airline ordered two
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16:Former national airline of Zaire
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1959:"9Q-CUP Accident description"
1937:"9Q-CUM Accident description"
1343:Cowell, Alan (5 April 1992).
1234:. McFarland. pp. 44–45.
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2228:Ligne Aérienne du Roi Albert
2193:Great Lakes Business Company
1554:Council on Foreign Relations
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1910:"Air Zaire - Air Congo"
1479:The African debt crisis
1208:Aviation Safety Network
851:Accidents and incidents
800:McDonnell Douglas DC-10
616:Lockheed L-100 Hercules
503:Sud Aviation Caravelles
445:Central African Airways
252:Aerovias Panama Airways
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1682:Flight International
1484:Taylor & Francis
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1121:Flight International
1113:"IATA's 94th Member"
1040:Flight International
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911:Flight International
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87:Commenced operations
1850:aviation-safety.net
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1732:. 24 January 1996.
1423:on 22 December 2008
1411:"Mobutu the Mighty"
1279:on 22 August 2015.
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914:. 5–11 April 1995.
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