Congo Airways

Congo Airways was created on 15 August 2014 at the government's instigation, and made its first flight on 20 October 2015 using two Airbus A320 aircraft acquired from Alitalia. One of the airline's aircraft was impounded in Dublin for a few weeks in September 2015 where it was to be painted. On 10 December 2019, Congo Airways signed a $194.4 million deal to acquire two E175 jets from Embraer. The jets were expected to be delivered in Q4 2020. On 26 May 2020, Congo Airways have converted the firm order made in December 2019 for two E175 aircraft, with purchase rights for two more, into a firm order for two E190-E2 jets, with purchase rights for a further two. The jets are expected to be delivered in Q2 2022. In September 2021, the airline also executed a wet lease of two Embraer 190 aircraft for two years from Kenya Airways. In July 2022, Embraer canceled the orders for E2 jets from Congo Airways. Congo Airways had no active aircraft in July of 2024 and made a recovery plan in November of 2024. The fleet renewal included 3 A320s. ==Corporate affairs==

Ownership The airline is 100% state-controlled, being owned by the Government of the DRC. Business trends Congo Airways does not appear to have published its accounts; also, in an audit dated 28 May 2021 there were detailed allegations that embezzlement and over-invoicing totalling several million dollars had taken place at Congo Airways over recent years. Available figures (largely from AFRAA reports, which contain inconsistencies) are shown below (for years ending 31 December): ==Destinations==

, the company served the Lubumbashi–Kinshasa sector prior to suspending operations. Codeshare agreements • Kenya Airways ==Fleet==

, Congo Airways operates the following aircraft: ==See also==