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Air Kasaï is an airline with its head office on the property of N'Dolo Airport in Barumbu, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. It operates charter services within Africa. Its main base is N'Dolo Airport, Kinshasa.

The airline is banned from operating in the European Union.

History

The airline was established in 1983, and was formerly known as Transport Aérien Congo (TAC) and Transport Aérien Zaïrois (TAZ). It is a Swedish owned company.

Destinations

Air Kasaï serves the following destinations (as of April 2012):

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! City

! Country

! Region

! Airport

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|Beni||||Central Africa||Wageni Airport

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|Bunia

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|Central Africa

|Bunia Airport

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|Entebbe

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|East Africa

|Entebbe International Airport

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|Goma

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|Central Africa

|Goma International Airport

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|Kinshasa

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|Central Africa

|style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|N'djili Airport <sup>[Base]</sup>

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|Kinshasa

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|Central Africa

|N'Dolo Airport <sup>[Base]</sup>

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|Libreville

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|Central Africa

|Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport

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|Lubumbashi

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|Central Africa

|Lubumbashi International Airport

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|Pointe-Noire

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|Central Africa

|Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport

|}

Fleet

thumb|The An-26 of Air Kasaï delivering medical logistics at [[Beni Airport, 2018]]

The Air Kasaï fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of January 2025):

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|+ Air Kasaï fleet

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! Aircraft

! In fleet

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|ATR 72

|align="center"|1

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|Let L-410 Turbolet

|align="center"|1

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|Boeing 737-230

|align="center"|1

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|Antonov An-2

|align="center"|1

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!Total

!4

|}

Media

In March 2014, Air Kasaï was featured in the Vice News episode "Russian Pilots of Congo".

Incidents and accidents

  • On 9 September 2005, an Air Kasaï Antonov An-26B crashed in the Republic of the Congo 50 kilometers (31 miles) north of Brazzaville, killing all 13 people (four crew members and nine passengers) on board.
  • On 27 July 2018, an Antonov An-2 crashed on take-off from an airstrip near Kamako, killing five of seven occupants.
  • On 21 January 2025, an Antonov An-26 crashed after it overran the runway after an in-flight fire at Kongolo Airport. The aircraft sustained substantial damage but no casualties were reported.

See also

  • Transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

References