Hewa Bora Airways was an
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based in
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,
KinshasaKinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is located on the Congo River....
,
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. It was one of Congo's largest airlines and operates regional and domestic services. Its main base was N'djili Airport. "Hewa Bora" is
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for "Fresh Air". The company was on the
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list of airlines banned within the European Union. Hewa Bora Airways had 1,100 employees (at March 2007). On 16 July 2011, the airline's
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was suspended, following the accident that befell
Flight 952Hewa Bora Airways Flight 952 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight from N'djili Airport, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo to Bangoka International Airport, Kisangani. On 8 July 2011, the Boeing 727 operating the flight crashed on landing at Kisangani.-Aircraft:The aircraft involved...
on 8 July 2011.
Destinations
Scheduled destinations to (as of July 2010):
Democratic Republic of the CongoThe Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
- Bunia
Bunia is a city in Democratic Republic of the Congo and is the headquarters of Ituri Interim Administration in the Ituri region of Orientale Province....
- Bunia AirportBunia Airport is an airport in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo.-Airlines and destinations:...
- Gemena
Gemena is a town and capital of the Sud-Ubangi District of Equateur Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.The town has a large airport.Mobutu Sese Seko's mother, Mama Yemo, died in Gemena in 1971; a vast mausoleum was built in her memory....
- Gemena AirportGemena Airport is an airport serving Gemena, the capital of the Sud-Ubangi District in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.-Facilities:The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 11/29 with an asphalt surface measuring .-Airlines and destinations:*...
- Goma
Goma is a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the northern shore of Lake Kivu, next to the Rwandan city of Gisenyi. The lake and the two cities are in the western branch of the Great Rift Valley, and Goma lies only 13 to 18 km due south of the crater of the active...
- Goma International AirportGoma International Airport is an airport serving Goma, a city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.-Airlines and destinations:-2002 Nyiragongo eruption:...
- Kananga
Kananga, formerly known as Luluabourg or Luluaburg, is the capital of Lulua District in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has a population of 1,130,100 ....
- Kananga AirportKananga Airport is an airport in Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo.-Airlines and destinations:...
- Kinshasa
Kinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is located on the Congo River....
- N'djili Airport Hub
- Kisangani
Kisangani is the capital of Orientale Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the 3rd largest urbanized city in the country and the largest of the cities that lie in the tropical woodlands of the Congo....
- Bangoka International AirportBangoka International Airport is an airport in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo.From November 2009 until June 2011 Kenya Airways connected Bangoka International Airport to Nairobi three times a week...
- Kolwezi
Kolwezi is a city in Katanga Province in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, west of Likasi. It is home to an airport and a railway to Lubumbashi. The population is approximately 418,000....
- Kolwezi AirportKolwezi Airport is an airport serving Kolwezi, the capital city of the Lualaba District in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The airport is located about south of Kolwezi.-Facilities:...
- Lubumbashi
Lubumbashi is the second largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, second only to the nation's capital Kinshasa, and the hub of the southeastern part of the country. The copper-mining city serves as the capital of the relatively prosperous Katanga Province, lying near the Zambian border...
- Lubumbashi International AirportLubumbashi International Airport is an airport in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo .-Airlines and destinations:-History:Lubumbashi International Airport was founded in colonial times as the Elisabethville Airport....
- Mbandaka
Mbandaka, formerly known as Coquilhatville or Coquilhatstad , is a city on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo, lying near the confluence of the Congo and Ruki Rivers. The capital of the Equateur District, it is home to an airport and is linked by ferry to Kinshasa and Boende...
- Mbandaka AirportMbandaka Airport is an airport serving Mbandaka, the capital city of the Equateur District in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.- Facilities :...
- Mbuji-Mayi
Mbuji-Mayi serves as the capital of Kasai-Oriental Province in the south-central Democratic Republic of Congo. It is the third largest city in the country, following the capital Kinshasa and second largest city Lubumbashi but ahead of Kisangani and Kananga. The city is the DRC's third-largest,...
- Mbuji Mayi AirportMbuji Mayi Airport is an airport serving Mbuji Mayi , the capital of the Kasai-Oriental Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.-Facilities:...
Republic of the CongoThe Republic of the Congo , sometimes known locally as Congo-Brazzaville, is a state in Central Africa. It is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Angolan exclave province of Cabinda, and the Gulf of Guinea.The region was dominated by...
- Brazzaville - Maya-Maya Airport
Maya-Maya Airport is an airport located in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo.In 2004, the airport served 447,699 passengers.-Airlines and destinations:-Accidents and incidents:...
South AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
- Johannesburg
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- OR Tambo International Airport
Fleet
The Hewa Bora Airways fleet includes the following aircraft (as Jul.2011):
Hewa Bora itself reports 1 Boeing 767-200 one is based at Miami which is in storage. 2 Boeing 727 (likely including the crashed 727), and 5 McDonnell Douglas MD-82.
Hewa Bora Airways Fleet
| Aircraft |
In Fleet |
Passengers
(First/Business/Economy) |
Notes |
| Boeing 767-200ER |
1 |
191 (8/18/165) |
9Q-COG |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-82 |
4 |
136 (0/16/120) |
9Q-COJ, COW, COY, COZ |
Hawker Siddley HS125The British Aerospace 125 is a twin-engined mid-size corporate jet, with newer variants now marketed as the Hawker 800. It was known as the Hawker Siddeley HS.125 until 1977...
|
1 |
8 |
active |
| Total |
6 |
|
|
Incidents and accidents
- On April 15, 2008, Hewa Bora Airways Flight 122 crashed into a residential and market area of Goma
Goma is a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the northern shore of Lake Kivu, next to the Rwandan city of Gisenyi. The lake and the two cities are in the western branch of the Great Rift Valley, and Goma lies only 13 to 18 km due south of the crater of the active...
of the Democratic Republic of the CongoThe Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
. 40 people were killed, among them 3 passengers; there were 111 injured, including 40 passengers.
- On 21 June 2010, Hewa Bora Airways Flight 601, operated by McDonnell Douglas MD-82 9Q-COQ burst a tyre on take-off from N'djili Airport. Hydraulic systems and the port engine were damaged and the nose gear failed to lower when the aircraft returned to N'djili. All 110 people on board escaped uninjured. The airline blamed the state of the runway for the accident, but investigators found no fault with the runway.
- On July 8, 2011 Hewa Bora Airways Flight 952
Hewa Bora Airways Flight 952 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight from N'djili Airport, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo to Bangoka International Airport, Kisangani. On 8 July 2011, the Boeing 727 operating the flight crashed on landing at Kisangani.-Aircraft:The aircraft involved...
, a Boeing 727-100, crashed on landing at Kisangani Airport. 74 people were killed whilst others survived the accident with severe burns.
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