Hewa Bora Airways
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Hewa Bora Airways Sarl was an airline based in Barumbu, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1][2] It was one of Congo's largest airlines and operates regional and domestic services. Its main base was N'djili Airport.[3] "Hewa Bora" is Swahili for "Fresh Air". The company was on the European Commission's list of airlines banned within the European Union.[4] Hewa Bora Airways had 1,100 employees (at March 2007).[3] On 16 July 2011, the airline's Air Operator's Certificate was suspended, following the accident that befell Flight 952 on 8 July 2011.[5] The airline has rebranded as flyCongo, and has continued it's former operations (see http://www.hba.cd/)
[edit] Destinations
Scheduled destinations to (as of July 2010):
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Republic of the Congo
- South Africa
The Hewa Bora Airways fleet includes the following aircraft (as Jul.2011):[6]
Hewa Bora itself reports 1 Boeing 767-200 one is based at Miami which is in storage. 2 Boeing 727 (likely including the crashed 727), and 5 McDonnell Douglas MD-82.
[edit] Incidents and accidents
- On April 15, 2008, Hewa Bora Airways Flight 122 crashed into a residential and market area of Goma of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 40 people were killed, among them 3 passengers; there were 111 injured, including 40 passengers.
- On 21 June 2010, Hewa Bora Airways Flight 601, operated by McDonnell Douglas MD-82 9Q-COQ burst a tyre on take-off from N'djili Airport. Hydraulic systems and the port engine were damaged and the nose gear failed to lower when the aircraft returned to N'djili. All 110 people on board escaped uninjured. The airline blamed the state of the runway for the accident, but investigators found no fault with the runway.[7]
- On July 8, 2011 Hewa Bora Airways Flight 952, a Boeing 727-100, crashed on landing at Kisangani Airport. 74 people were killed whilst others survived the accident with severe burns.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 23–29 March 2004. 83. "Avenue Kabambare, n 1928, Barumbu, Democratic Republic of Congo"
- ^ "Information." Hewa Bora Airways. Retrieved on 9 September 2010. "1) KINSHASA Direction Générale Adresse : 1928, Av. Kabambare / Barumbu" "Agence ville (+Direction Commerciale et Direction Marketing) Adresse : 129, Boulevard du 30 juin ."
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 90. 2007-04-03.
- ^ "List of airlines banned within the EU". European Commission. 2011-04-19. pp. 5,6. http://ec.europa.eu/transport/air-ban/doc/list_en.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
- ^ Hradecky, Simon (16 July 2011). "Accident: Hewa Bora B721 at Kisangani on Jul 8th 2011, missed runway on landing". Aviation Herald. http://avherald.com/h?article=43f62982&opt=1. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ "Hewa Bora Airways Fleet". http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=EO&al_op=1. Retrieved July 8 2011.
- ^ Hradecky, Simon (21 June 2010). "Accident: Hewa Bora MD82 at Kinshasa on Jun 21st 2010, burst tyre on takeoff, hydraulic failure, runway excursion on landing". The Aviation Herald. http://avherald.com/h?article=42d3b7f5&opt=0. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ^ "Reuters News – Fifty-three feared dead in DR Congo plane crash". Reuters. http://news.yahoo.com/airplane-carrying-112-crashes-dr-congo-source-143607030.html. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
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