CGA - Congo Airways

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Airline Name
Congo Airways

IATA: 8Z / ICAO: CGA / Callsign: CONGO AIR

Country of Origin
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Aircraft Types Used (from those available in WoA)
A320 (A320-200) (2 operated, 1 more due),

Not in-range,

DH8D (Dash 8 Q400) (2 operated),

2 E190’s due for delivery soon. The airline previously ordered 2 E175’s from Embraer, later upgrading to 2 E2’s which they cancelled in 2022.

The leased A319,

Why should this airline be added?
Founded in 2014 as the flag carrier of the DRC, it has not flown since 2024 but plans to relaunch this year with 2 E190s, though it still owns the Q400s and A320s with one of each parked in Kinshasa, the other Q400 in Malta and the other A320 in Tunisia undergoing maintenance. It flies within the DRC, to Cameroon and to Jo’burg.

The A320s have the range to reach both BRI and MCT from Kinshasa and it would be a good one to see, ready for a potential future African airport.

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Congo Airways also operated in hi historical fleet the: A319, B738 and the E190

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A319 I meant to include because even though it was only 1 leased between Nov 2017 and Mar 2018, they mostly painted it. There aren’t too many photos of it though.

The E190’s leased from Kenya Airways weren’t painted and were equally operated for a short time, less than 7 months for one and 4 for the other. Same with the 737’s. No point including them if they’re just white aircraft.