Business Aviation

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Business Aviation (airline)
IATA ICAO Callsign
4PABBAFRICAN BUSINESS
Founded1998
Ceased operations2007
Hubs N'Dolo Airport
Fleet size3 (at closure)
Destinations3 (at closure)
Headquarters Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Website http://www.businessaviation.cd/ defunct

Business Aviation (airline) was an airline based in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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History

It was established in 1998 and operated scheduled domestic and international services, as well as charter flights and wet-lease services. Its main base was N'Dolo Airport, Kinshasa. [1] In 2007, the airline was shut down. [2]

The airline was on the List of air carriers banned in the European Union.

Destinations

Business Aviation operated scheduled domestic passenger flights from Kinshasa, as well as international services to Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire. [1]

Fleet

The Business Aviation fleet included the following aircraft (as of 1 May 2008) :

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References

  1. 1 2 "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International . 2007-03-27. p. 90.
  2. World Airline Directory Archived May 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Business Aviation". Aviation Safety. Retrieved 9 February 2022.