Camair-Co

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Camair-Co
Camair-Co logo.png
IATA ICAO Callsign
QCCRCCAMAIRCO
Founded11 September 2006 (2006-09-11)
Commenced operations28 March 2011 (2011-03-28)
Hubs Douala International Airport
Frequent-flyer program Star Awards
Fleet size7
Destinations11
Parent company Government of Cameroon
Headquarters Douala, Cameroon
Key peopleErnest Dikoum (General Director)
Website Camair

The Cameroon Airlines Corporation, trading as Camair-Co, is an airline from Cameroon, serving as flag carrier of the country, a role which was previously filled by the now-defunct Cameroon Airlines. [1] Camair-Co has its headquarters in the Immeuble La Rotonde in Douala, [2] and operates out of Douala International Airport. [3] The airline has never made a profit, and is struggling under the weight of its debts; most of its aircraft are currently grounded. [4] [5] The company slogan is French : L'étoile du Cameroun, The Star of Cameroon.

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History

Inaugural flight on 28 March 2011. Avion camerounais dans les airs.jpg
Inaugural flight on 28 March 2011.

Camair-co was created on 11 September 2006 by decree of Paul Biya, the President of Cameroon, as a company aimed at replacing Cameroon Airlines, the country's national airline at that time. The IATA code QC previously belonged to Air Corridor, which has since ceased operations. Cameroon Airlines was shut down in June 2008, [6] but it took until 2011 for Camair-Co to launch flight services. The inaugural flight from Douala to Paris via Yaoundé took place on 28 March. [7] On 30 September 2016 the airline ceased services to Paris as part of a network restructuring exercise. [8]

Lossmaking since its launch in 2011, the Camair-Co reportedly had debts about 35 billion Central African CFA franc, and the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) had ordered the company to pay its arrears of royalties amounting to 100,390 million FCFA, under suspension of air navigation services. [4]

Camair-Co was the subject of a recovery plan proposed by the US firm Boeing Consulting in 2016, which included settlement of the outstanding debt, the injection of FCFA 60 billion, resizing of the network and the modernisation of the fleet, but the plan has not been implemented. [4]

Corporate affairs

Ownership

Camair-Co, with a capital of 100 million CFA francs, was created by Presidential Decree No. 2006/293 of 11 September 2006 with the State of Cameroon as the sole shareholder. [9]

Camair-Co has been loss-making since its creation. Financial and other trends for Camair-Co (for years ending 31 December) are:

20112012201320142015201620172018
Turnover (XAFbn)1528.8
Turnover (US$m)32.2
Net profit (XAFbn)−9.0lossloss−17.3−10.1losslossloss
Net profit (US$m)−18.1losslosslosslosslosslossloss
Number of employees (at year end)<400520
Number of passengers (m)0.110.120.24
Passenger load factor (%)45
Number of aircraft (at year end)33355
Notes/sources [10] [11] [12] [12] [13] [13] [5]

Destinations

The Camair Boeing 767 at Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, in 2012 TJ-CAC "MIAM-MIAM" (7649293000).jpg
The Camair Boeing 767 at Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, in 2012

As of March 2018, Camair-Co offers scheduled flights to the following destinations: [14]

CountryCityICAOIATAAirport
Cameroon Bafoussam FKKUBFX Bafoussam Airport
Cameroon Bamenda FKKVBPC Bamenda Airport
Cameroon Douala FKKDDLA Douala International Airport
Cameroon Garoua FKKRGOU Garoua International Airport
Cameroon Maroua FKKLMVR Salak Airport
Cameroon Ngaoundéré FKKNNGE Ngaoundéré Airport
Cameroon Yaoundé FKYSNSI Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport
Chad N'Djamena FTTJNDJ N'Djamena International Airport
Gabon Libreville FOOLLBV Libreville International Airport
Benin Cotonou DBBBCOO Cadjehoun Airport
Ivory Coast Abidjan DIAPABJ Port Bouet Airport

Fleet

A Camair-Co Boeing 737-700 at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport in 2014. Camair Co Boeing 737-700 TJ-QCB CDG 2014-05-17.png
A Camair-Co Boeing 737-700 at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport in 2014.

The Camair-Co fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2019): [15] As of January 2022, the two B737-700s, registration TJ-QCA and TJ-QCB are parked outside the Ethiopian Airlines maintenance facilities at Bole International Airport, Addis Abbeba, Ethiopia. The B767-300 is parked at the apron, and is missing the right engine. The airline is also operating at least one Embraer 145, registration TJ-KMM, which apparently belongs to Cronos Airlines of Equatorial Guinea.

Camair-Co fleet
AircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengersNotes/sources
CYTotal
Airbus A320-200 2--180180 [16]
Boeing 737-700 2-12116128
Boeing 767-300ER 1-30181211 [17]
Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 2--7070 [18]
Embraer ERJ-175LR 1--8888 [19]
Embraer ERJ-190SR 1--100100 [20]
Embraer ERJ-195LR 1--118118 [21]
Xian MA60-600 2--5050
Total120

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    2. ↑ "Contacts." Camair-Co. Retrieved on May 12, 2016. "Immeuble La Rotonde- Boulevard de la liberté BP 4852 Douala-Cameroun "
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