Great Lakes Business Company

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Great Lakes Business Company
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Founded2001
Ceased operations2009 [1]
Hubs Kinshasa
Focus cities Kongolo
Headquarters Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Key peopleDouglas Mpamo

The Great Lakes Business Company is an airline owner/operator in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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They are on the List of air carriers banned in the European Union as well as a UN list of businesses targeted by sanctions in regard of the transport of arms and ammunition. [2] [3] The company is owned by Douglas Mpamo, according to the UN. [3]

Fleet

The UN report lists:

Accidents and Incidents

See also

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References

  1. "Great Lakes Business Company". Airline History. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Two DRC airlines grounded after fatal crashes" Mail and Guardian 2007-08-29
  3. 1 2 3 "UN Group of Experts Reports" [ permanent dead link ]
  4. Anjan Sundaram (2006-04-27), "Congo's Tin Men" CNN Money
  5. "TimesLIVE" . Retrieved 2017-08-16.[ permanent dead link ]