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{{Short description|Airline of the Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
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|founded =
|founded = 1987
|ceased = 2015<ref>{{cite web | url = https://asn.flightsafety.org/database/operators/6202 | title = Filair | publisher = Aviation Safety | access-date = 22 February 2022}}</ref>
|headquarters = [[Kinshasa]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
|headquarters = [[Kinshasa]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
|key_people = Dany Philemotte<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fec.cd/pdf/repertoire_general.pdf |title= REPERTOIRE GENERAL DES ENTREPRISES |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216050909/http://www.fec.cd/pdf/repertoire_general.pdf |archivedate=2012-02-16 |deadurl=yes}}</ref>
|key_people = Danny Philemotte<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fec.cd/pdf/repertoire_general.pdf |title= REPERTOIRE GENERAL DES ENTREPRISES |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216050909/http://www.fec.cd/pdf/repertoire_general.pdf |archivedate=2012-02-16 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|hubs = [[N'Dolo Airport]]
|hubs = [[N'Dolo Airport]]
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'''Filair''' is an [[airline]] based in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. Its operates from [[N'Dolo Airport]], in Kinshasa.<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | pages= 58–59 | date= 2007-03-27}} {{dead link|date=April 2014}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=April 2014}} The airline is on the [[list of air carriers banned in the European Union]], as are all airlines regulated by the authorities in the DRC.
'''Filair''' was an [[airline]] based in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. It operated from [[N'Dolo Airport]] in Kinshasa.<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | pages= 58–59 | date= 2007-03-27}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=April 2014}} The airline was on the [[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 [[2010 Filair Let L-410 crash|an air crash involving one of the company's Let-L40 jets]] in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=22 October 2010 |title=Plane Crashes After Crocodile Escapes, Causes Panic |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Travel/plane-crashes-crocodile-escapes-panic/story?id=11947027 |access-date=19 June 2024 |website=ABC News}}</ref>


== Destinations ==
== Destinations ==
It operates regional flights to [[Boma Airport|Boma]], [[Idiofa Airport|Idiofa]], [[Kikwit Airport|Kikwit]], [[Tshimpi Airport|Matadi]] and [[Muanda Airport|Muanda]], among others.{{citation needed|date=April 2014}}
It operated regional flights to [[Boma Airport|Boma]], [[Idiofa Airport|Idiofa]], [[Kikwit Airport|Kikwit]], [[Matadi Tshimpi Airport|Matadi]] and [[Muanda Airport|Muanda]], among others.{{citation needed|date=April 2014}}


== Fleet ==
== Fleet ==
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*[[Antonov An-24|Antonov AN-24B]]
*[[Antonov An-24|Antonov AN-24B]]
*[[Let L-410 Turbolet|Let L-410 UVP-E Turbolet]]
*[[Let L-410 Turbolet|Let L-410 UVP-E Turbolet]]
*# 9Q-CCN—Destroyed—25 August 2010.
*# 9Q-CCN (Destroyed on 25 August 2010)
*# 9Q-CDN
*# 9Q-CDN


== Former fleet==
== Former fleet==
*[[Douglas DC-6|Douglas DC-6A]]<ref>[http://www.aerotransport.org/php/go.php?query=operator&qstring=&where=53851&orderby=&luck=1 AeroTransport Data Base]</ref>
*[[Douglas DC-6|Douglas DC-6A]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aerotransport.org/php/go.php?query=operator&qstring=&where=53851&orderby=&luck=1|title=ATDB.aero aerotransport.org AeroTransport Data Bank|website=www.aerotransport.org|access-date=2017-08-16}}</ref>
*[[Douglas DC-7|Douglas DC-7C]]
*[[Douglas DC-7|Douglas DC-7C]]
*[[Lockheed L-188 Electra|Lockheed L-188CF Electra]]
*[[Lockheed L-188 Electra|Lockheed L-188CF Electra]]
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== Accidents and incidents ==
== Accidents and incidents ==
*9Q-CTS, a [[Vickers Viscount]] Type 757, was written off in 1988 while landing at [[Tshikapa Airport]] (TSH/FZUK) <ref>[http://aviation-safety.net/database/operator/airline.php?var=6202 Aviation Safety Network > ASN Aviation Safety Database > Operator index > Democratic Republic of the Congo > Filair<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*9Q-CTS, a [[Vickers Viscount]] Type 757, was written off in 1988 while landing at [[Tshikapa Airport]] (TSH/FZUK).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Filair |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/database/operators/6202 |access-date=2017-08-16 |website=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
*9Q-CGD, a [[Lockheed Corporation|Lockheed]] [[L-188]]PF Electra, was written off in Angola in July 1994.<ref>[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19940799-0 ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed L-188PF Electra 9Q-CGD<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*9Q-CGD, a [[Lockheed Corporation|Lockheed]] [[Lockheed L-188 Electra|L-188]]PF Electra, was written off in Angola in July 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed L-188PF Electra 9Q-CGD |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/324932 |access-date=2017-08-16 |website=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
*9Q-CCN, a [[Let L-410]], crashed, 20 fatalities on 25 August 2010. See [[2010 Bandundu Filair Let L-410 crash]].
*9Q-CCN, a [[Let L-410 Turbolet|Let L-410]], crashed, 20 fatalities on 25 August 2010. See [[2010 Filair Let L-410 crash]]. The cause of the crash was [[Loss of control (aeronautics)|loss of control]] and balance of the aircraft.


==References==
==References==
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{{Airlines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
{{Airlines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo}}


[[Category:Airlines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
[[Category:Defunct airlines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
[[Category:Companies with year of establishment missing]]
[[Category:Companies based in Kinshasa]]
[[Category:1987 establishments in Zaire]]
[[Category:Airlines established in 1987]]
[[Category:2015 disestablishments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
[[Category:Airlines disestablished in 2015]]




Latest revision as of 18:54, 8 October 2024

Filair
Founded1987
Ceased operations2015[1]
HubsN'Dolo Airport
HeadquartersKinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Key peopleDanny Philemotte[2]

Filair was an airline based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It operated from N'Dolo Airport in Kinshasa.[3][citation needed] The airline was on the 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-L40 jets in 2010.[4]

Destinations

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It operated regional flights to Boma, Idiofa, Kikwit, Matadi and Muanda, among others.[citation needed]

Fleet

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Let L-410 Turbolet 9Q-CDN at Kikwit Airport

Former fleet

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Accidents and incidents

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References

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  1. ^ "Filair". Aviation Safety. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  2. ^ "REPERTOIRE GENERAL DES ENTREPRISES" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 27 March 2007. pp. 58–59.
  4. ^ "Plane Crashes After Crocodile Escapes, Causes Panic". ABC News. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  5. ^ "ATDB.aero aerotransport.org AeroTransport Data Bank". www.aerotransport.org. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  6. ^ Ranter, Harro. "Filair". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  7. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed L-188PF Electra 9Q-CGD". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
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