Lignes Aériennes Congolaises
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| Founded | 2005 | |||
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| Fleet size | 6 orders | |||
| Destinations | 11 | |||
| Parent company | Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |||
| Headquarters | Kinshasa | |||
| Website | www.lacrdc.com | |||
Lignes Aériennes Congolaises (English: Congolese Airlines), also known by its acronym LAC, is an airline of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with its head office in Kinshasa, and its central administration on the property of N'djili Airport in Kinshasa.[3] The carrier has the latter airport as the base of its flight operations. Formed by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2005, it is the successor of an airline with the same name that folded in 2003, but has a different air operator's certificate.
Along with all other airlines registered in the country, the company is banned from flying into any country of the European Union's bloc.[2]
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[edit] History
The airline started operations in 2005 with SkyCongo aircraft flying on LAC's behalf. It was shut down in 2006, following an accident with a Convair 580, but was reactivated under a joint venture with Bravo Airlines. When this latter airline folded in 2007, LAC was idle once again. It apparently restarted operations in June 2008, this time with chartered equipment from Air Zimbabwe.[1]
[edit] Destinations
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The company serves the following destinations as part of its scheduled services:[4]
- Angola
- Cameroon
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Mali
- Nigeria
[edit] Fleet
The airline has no active aircraft on its fleet, but 6 MA-60s are on order.[1] LAC operated the following equipment throughout its history:[1]
[edit] Accidents and incidents
- 27 April 2006: A Convair 580F, registration ZS-SKH, that was flying a Goma–Amisi cargo service, crashed on approach to Amisi Airport, killing all eight occupants aboard.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Profile for: Lignes Aériennes Congolaises". AeroTransport Data Bank. 2 December 2011. http://www.aerotransport.org/php/go.php?query=operator&qstring=Lignes+A%26eacute%3Briennes+Congolaises&where=118494&orderby=&luck=1. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ a b "List of airlines banned within the EU". European Commission. 21 November 2011. http://ec.europa.eu/transport/air-ban/doc/list_en.pdf. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ "Contact Info." Lignes Aériennes Congolaises. Retrieved on 8 January 2012. "Siège Social: 4, avenue du Port, KINSHASA – GOMBE. République Démocratique du Congo" and "Administration centrale : Aéroport international de N’Djili"
- ^ "Horaire [Timetable]" (in French). Lignes Aériennes Congolaises. http://www.lacrdc.com/documents/29.html. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ Accident description for ZS-SKH at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 2 December 2011.
[edit] External links
- Lignes Aériennes Congolaises (French)
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