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{{Short description|Former airline from Zaire}}
{{Infobox Airline
{{Infobox Airline
|airline = Scibe Airlift
|airline = Scibe Airlift
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|logo_size =
|logo_size =
|fleet_size = max. 15 aircraft (in 1987)
|fleet_size = max. 15 aircraft (in 1987)
|destinations =
|destinations = Hub : Kinshasa. Flying to many domestic cities (Goma, Mbuji Mayi, Tshikapa, etc) + Brussels once a week.
|IATA = ZM
|IATA = ZM
|ICAO = SBZ
|ICAO = SBZ
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|founded = 1976 (as SBZ Cargo)
|founded = 1976 (as SBZ Cargo)
|ceased = 1998
|ceased = 1998
|headquarters = [[Kinshasa]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
|headquarters = [[Kinshasa]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] (originally [[Zaire]])
|key_people = [[Jeannot Bemba Saolona]], President<br/>Jose Numes, Chief Pilot<ref name="WAD">[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1994/1994%20-%200806.html World Airline Directory] ''Flight International'' 23&ndash;29 March 1994, page 116</ref><ref name="Peleman">[http://www.iss.co.za/Pubs/BOOKS/Angola/15Peleman.pdf The logistics of sanctions busting: the airborne component, Johan Peleman, page 303]</ref>
|key_people = [[Jeannot Bemba Saolona]], President<br/>Jose Numes, Chief Pilot<ref name="WAD">[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1994/1994%20-%200806.html World Airline Directory] ''Flight International'' 23&ndash;29 March 1994, page 116</ref><ref name="Peleman">[http://www.iss.co.za/Pubs/BOOKS/Angola/15Peleman.pdf The logistics of sanctions busting: the airborne component, Johan Peleman, page 303] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070307005934/http://www.iss.co.za/Pubs/BOOKS/Angola/15Peleman.pdf |date=2007-03-07 }}</ref>
|hubs = [[N'djili Airport]]
|bases = [[N'djili Airport]]
|secondary_hubs =
|secondary_hubs =
|focus_cities =
|focus_cities =
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|website =
|website =
}}
}}
[[File:Scibe_Airlift_of_Zaire_Boeing_707-329C_Hoppe.jpg|alt=image of Scibe Airlift Boeing 707|thumb|[[Boeing 707]] owned by Scibe Airlift]]
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'''Scibe Airlift''' was an [[airline]] from [[Zaire]] (today known as [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]), with its base at [[N'Djili Airport]], [[Kinshasa]].<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | pages= 58–59 | date= 2007-03-27}}</ref>


==History==
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'''Scibe Airlift''' is an [[airline]] based in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] (former Zaire). It operates from [[N'Djili Airport]], Kinshasa.<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | pages= 58–59 | date= 2007-03-27}}</ref>
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The airline started activities in November 1976 as '''SBZ Cargo''' with a single [[Vickers Viscount]]. Due to problems concerning the national airline, [[Air Zaire]], Scibe Airlift became the first passenger airline in the country. After covering the whole country, it bought a [[Boeing 707]], which allowed for serving Europe. In the early 1990s Scibe Airlift was at its height, serving a multitude of destinations and leasing its aircraft out to European airlines. In 1992, it operated a [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10|DC-10-30]] on its Kinshasa-[[Brussels]] route.


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The political instability of the country and the poor financial management of the company brought it to an end. Scibe Airlift ceased its operations on 29 September 1998 when its last aircraft was stored at [[London Southend Airport]].<ref>Boeing 707-329C (20200/828) [http://www.skystef.be/B707/OO-SJO.htm]</ref>
The airline was on the [[List of air carriers banned in the European Union]], as were all airlines regulated by the authorities in the DRC.

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The airline started activities in November 1976 as SBZ Cargo with a single [[Vickers Viscount]]. Due to problems concerning the national airline, [[Air Zaire]], Scibe Airlift became the first passenger airline in the country. After covering the whole country, it bought a [[Boeing 707]] to fly the European route. In the early 1990s Scibe Airlift was at its peak, flying to many destinations and even leasing its aircraft to European airlines. In 1992 it was flying DC-10-30 on its Kinshasa (FIH) - Brussels (BRU) route.

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The political instability of the country and the poor financial management of the company brought it to an end. Scibe Airlift ceased its operations on 29 September 1998 when the last aircraft was stored at [[London Southend Airport]].<ref>Boeing 707-329C (20200/828) [http://www.skystef.be/B707/OO-SJO.htm]</ref>


== Accidents and incidents ==
== Accidents and incidents ==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
*J Rupert, "Zaïre reportedly selling arms to [[Angola]]n ex-rebels", ''The Washington Post'', 21 March 1997.
*J Rupert, "Zaïre reportedly selling arms to [[Angola]]n ex-rebels", ''The Washington Post'', 21 March 1997.
*[http://zeus.zeit.de/text/1996/05/Chaos_am_Himmel_ueber_Afrika "Chaos am Himmel ueber Afrika", ''Die Zeit'', May 1996. {{de icon}}]
*[http://zeus.zeit.de/text/1996/05/Chaos_am_Himmel_ueber_Afrika "Chaos am Himmel ueber Afrika", ''Die Zeit'', May 1996. {{in lang|de}}]
*{{cite book
*{{cite book
|title=Encyclopedia of African airlines
|title=Encyclopedia of African airlines
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|page=43
|page=43
|isbn=978-0-7864-0495-7}}
|isbn=978-0-7864-0495-7}}

==See also==
* [[Transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Scibe Airlift of Zaïre}}
{{commons category inline|Scibe Airlift of Zaïre}}
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*[http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?airlinesearch=Scibe%20Airlift%20Zaire&distinct_entry=true Scibe Airlift aircraft]


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[[Category:Airlines established in 1976]]
[[Category:Airlines disestablished in 1998]]
[[Category:1976 establishments in Zaire]]




Latest revision as of 17:01, 22 February 2022

Scibe Airlift
IATA ICAO Call sign
ZM SBZ SCIBE AIRLIFT
Founded1976 (as SBZ Cargo)
Ceased operations1998
Operating basesN'djili Airport
Fleet sizemax. 15 aircraft (in 1987)
HeadquartersKinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (originally Zaire)
Key peopleJeannot Bemba Saolona, President
Jose Numes, Chief Pilot[1][2]
image of Scibe Airlift Boeing 707
Boeing 707 owned by Scibe Airlift

Scibe Airlift was an airline from Zaire (today known as Democratic Republic of the Congo), with its base at N'Djili Airport, Kinshasa.[3]

History

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The airline started activities in November 1976 as SBZ Cargo with a single Vickers Viscount. Due to problems concerning the national airline, Air Zaire, Scibe Airlift became the first passenger airline in the country. After covering the whole country, it bought a Boeing 707, which allowed for serving Europe. In the early 1990s Scibe Airlift was at its height, serving a multitude of destinations and leasing its aircraft out to European airlines. In 1992, it operated a DC-10-30 on its Kinshasa-Brussels route.

The political instability of the country and the poor financial management of the company brought it to an end. Scibe Airlift ceased its operations on 29 September 1998 when its last aircraft was stored at London Southend Airport.[4]

Accidents and incidents

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Historical fleet

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Further reading

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  • J Rupert, "Zaïre reportedly selling arms to Angolan ex-rebels", The Washington Post, 21 March 1997.
  • "Chaos am Himmel ueber Afrika", Die Zeit, May 1996. (in German)
  • Ben R. Guttery (1998). Encyclopedia of African airlines (illustrated ed.). p. 43. ISBN 978-0-7864-0495-7.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ World Airline Directory Flight International 23–29 March 1994, page 116
  2. ^ a b The logistics of sanctions busting: the airborne component, Johan Peleman, page 303 Archived 2007-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. pp. 58–59.
  4. ^ Boeing 707-329C (20200/828) [1]
  5. ^ Flight International, 18–24 January 1994, page 38
  6. ^ "Le Crash d’un Avian cargo sur un marche au Zaïre fait pres de 250 morts", Le Monde, 10 January 1996.
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