Virunga Air Cargo
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| Founded | Spring 1982 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 1988 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Zaire | ||||||
| Fleet size | 9 throughout history | ||||||
| Key people | Victor Ngezayo | ||||||
Virunga Air Cargo was a Zairian airline that existed from 1978 to 1988.
History
- The airline was founded in 1982 under the name Vic Air Cargo by Victor Ngezayo, the airline on January 1 1985 would soon be renamed to Virunga Air Cargo. The airline would then be renamed to Volcanair in 1986 after it leased a DC 8, who operated at the time cargo flights from Zaire to Europe.
- In July 1986 the airline leased the DC 8 it owned.[1][not in citation given]
- In 1988 the airline would cease operations.[2]
Virunga Air Charter
There was another airline operating under the Virunga name which provided bush flights to towns in the DRC. The airline would however cease operations in 2009.[3]
Fleet
The airline would operate the following aircraft[4][5]
- 3x Canadair CL 44
- 2x Douglas DC 3
- 1x Douglas DC 8
- 1x Cessna 402
- 1x Ilyushin IL 76
- 1x Antonov AN 32
Accidents
The airline's sibling company called Virunga Air Charter suffered one accident
- Unknown date in 1996 an Antonov AN 32 crashed.[6]
See also
List of defunct airlines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
References
- ↑ "N807CK".
- ↑ "Volcanair history from Africa, Zaire".
- ↑ "Virunga Air Charter history from Africa, DR Congo".
- ↑ "None".
- ↑ "Vic Air Cargo CL 44 and DC 8 fleet".
- ↑ "Virunga Air Charter - VAC- Accident & incidents". aviation-safety.net. Archived from the original on 2024-01-03.
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