Rare DC-8 freighter veers off runway, collapses nose gear in Kinshasa
One of the world’s last operational Douglas DC-8s suffered serious damage after overrunning the runway while landing in…
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Kenya Airways suspends flights to Kinshasa after staff detained by military
Kenya Airways (KQ) has suspended its flights to Kinshasa effective April 30, 2024, citing the continued detention of…
Qatar Airways to launch flights to Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Qatar Airways announced the launch of its latest route addition: direct flights to N’Djili International Airport (FIH) in…
KlasJet partners with Congo Airways
KlasJet, a well-known exclusive private and corporate jet charter company and a part of the world’s largest ACMI…
Democratic Republic of Congo orders Paramount Mwari aircraft
The Democratic Republic of Congo has ordered a number of Advanced High-Performance Reconnaissance Light Aircraft (AHRLAC), commonly known…
Furious Brussels Airlines PAX surround plane following cancellations: video
Angry passengers stormed an airport tarmac and crowded around a Brussels Airlines plane after suffering repeated cancellations of…
Congolese jet attacked above Rwanda over alleged airspace violation: video
At least one video showing Rwandan military shooting man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) at a Congolese Air Force…
Rwandair cancels DRC flights after being hit with government ban
Rwandair has suspended flights to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in response to action taken by…
Aircraft collides with motorbike on Congolese runway
A Congo Airways aircraft arriving at Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) on August 14, 2021, collided with a motorbike crossing…
Cargo plane crashes in dense forest, four people killed
A Let L-410 cargo plane crashed shortly before arrival at Bukavu-Kavumu Airport, the Democratic Republic of the Congo.…
Shots fired at Air France A330 in Congo, flight AF4145 postponed
On April 11, 2020, Air France Airbus A330 was shot at and left with bullet holes in Pointe…
Congo plane crash in residential area kills 29 people
A Dornier 228-200 operated by Busy Bee Congo crashed shortly after takeoff from Goma, in the east of…
Crash of presidential cargo plane in Congo kills eight people
An Antonov An-72 cargo plane operated by the Congolese Air Force crashed near Punia in the Democratic Republic…