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Airline of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Filair Founded 1987 Ceased operations 2015[1] Hubs N'Dolo Airport Headquarters Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Key people Danny Philemotte[2]

**Filair** was an [airline](/source/Airline) based in the [Democratic Republic of the Congo](/source/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo). It operated from [N'Dolo Airport](/source/N'Dolo_Airport) in Kinshasa.[3][*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] The airline was on the [list of air carriers banned in the European Union](/source/List_of_air_carriers_banned_in_the_European_Union), as well as all airlines regulated by the authorities in the DRC.

The founder and owner of Filair was Danny Philemotte, a Belgian pilot, who died in [an air crash involving one of the company's Let-L410 turboprops](/source/2010_Filair_Let_L-410_crash) in 2010.[4]

## Destinations

It operated regional flights to [Boma](/source/Boma_Airport), [Idiofa](/source/Idiofa_Airport), [Kikwit](/source/Kikwit_Airport), [Matadi](/source/Matadi_Tshimpi_Airport) and [Muanda](/source/Muanda_Airport), among others.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Fleet

Let L-410 Turbolet 9Q-CDN at [Kikwit Airport](/source/Kikwit_Airport)

- [Antonov AN-24B](/source/Antonov_An-24)

- [Let L-410 UVP-E Turbolet](/source/Let_L-410_Turbolet) 1. 9Q-CCN (Destroyed on 25 August 2010) 1. 9Q-CDN

### Former fleet

- [Douglas DC-6A](/source/Douglas_DC-6)[5]

- [Douglas DC-7C](/source/Douglas_DC-7)

- [Lockheed L-188CF Electra](/source/Lockheed_L-188_Electra)

- [Lockheed L-188PF Electra](/source/Lockheed_L-188_Electra)

- [Vickers Viscount](/source/Vickers_Viscount)

- [CV 580](/source/CV-580)

- [Boeing 707](/source/Boeing_707)

## Accidents and incidents

- 9Q-CTS, a [Vickers Viscount](/source/Vickers_Viscount) Type 757, was written off in 1988 while landing at [Tshikapa Airport](/source/Tshikapa_Airport) (TSH/FZUK).[6]

- 9Q-CGD, a [Lockheed](/source/Lockheed_Corporation) [L-188](/source/Lockheed_L-188_Electra)PF Electra, was written off in Angola in July 1994.[7]

- 9Q-CCN, a [Let L-410](/source/Let_L-410_Turbolet), crashed, 20 fatalities on 25 August 2010. See [2010 Filair Let L-410 crash](/source/2010_Filair_Let_L-410_crash). The cause of the crash was [loss of control](/source/Loss_of_control_(aeronautics)) and balance of the aircraft.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Filair"](https://asn.flightsafety.org/database/operators/6202). Aviation Safety. Retrieved 22 February 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["REPERTOIRE GENERAL DES ENTREPRISES"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120216050909/http://www.fec.cd/pdf/repertoire_general.pdf) (PDF). Archived from [the original](http://www.fec.cd/pdf/repertoire_general.pdf) (PDF) on 16 February 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FI_3-0)** "Directory: World Airlines". *[Flight International](/source/Flight_International)*. 27 March 2007. pp. 58–59.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Plane Crashes After Crocodile Escapes, Causes Panic"](https://abcnews.go.com/Travel/plane-crashes-crocodile-escapes-panic/story?id=11947027). *ABC News*. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["ATDB.aero aerotransport.org AeroTransport Data Bank"](http://www.aerotransport.org/php/go.php?query=operator&qstring=&where=53851&orderby=&luck=1). *www.aerotransport.org*. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Ranter, Harro. ["Filair"](https://asn.flightsafety.org/database/operators/6202). *Aviation Safety Network*. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Ranter, Harro. ["ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed L-188PF Electra 9Q-CGD"](https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/324932). *Aviation Safety Network*. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

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