Filair

Filair
Founded	1987
Ceased operations	2015
Hubs	N'Dolo Airport
Headquarters	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Key people	Dany Philemotte

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.

Destinations edit

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

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

9Q-CTS, a Vickers Viscount Type 757, was written off in 1988 while landing at Tshikapa Airport (TSH/FZUK) ^[5]
9Q-CGD, a Lockheed L-188PF Electra, was written off in Angola in July 1994.^[6]
9Q-CCN, a Let L-410, crashed, 20 fatalities on 25 August 2010. See 2010 Bandundu Filair Let L-410 crash. The cause of the crash was loss of control of aircraft and Loss of balance of the aircraft.

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