Air Africa

Former African airline operated by Moscow Airways

Not to be confused with Air Afrique or Afriqiyah Airways.

Air Africa | IATA | ICAO | Call sign

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M8  | MSC  | AIR AFRICA
Founded| 1991
Ceased operations| 1996
Operating bases| Kahemba Airport
Fleet size| 10
Destinations| 2
Parent company| Aeroflot
Headquarters| Moscow, Russia

Air Africa was an airline based in Kahemba Airport, Zaire. The airline started flights in 1991 with a few destinations, operated by Moscow Airways, but closed in 1996 after the 1996 Air Africa crash.

## Fleet

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Aircraft  | Start  | End  | In fleet  | Notes

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Ilyushin Il-62M | 1993 | 1996 | 3 | —
Antonov An-32B | 1993 | 1996 | 5 | —
Beriev Be-32Ps | 1993 | 1996 | 2 | —

## Destinations

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* N'Dolo Airport
* Kahemba Airport

## Accident

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On 8 January 1996, an Air Africa Antonov An-32 aircraft (RA-26222) which had been wet-leased by Moscow Airways to Scibe Airlift crashed into a market shortly after taking off from N'Dolo Airport in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing approximately 300 people (see 1996 Air Africa crash).[1] At the time, the Russian Ministry of Transport had "suspended or withdrawn" Moscow Airways' air operator's license.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Guttery, Ben R. (1998). Encyclopedia of African Airlines. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 43\. ISBN 978-0-7864-0495-7. Retrieved 2 February 2012. "An Antonov An-32 (Russian registry RA26222) turboprop flown by a Russian crew crashed just after takeoff on January 8, 1996, at Kinshasa. The aircraft was wet-leased to Scibe by Moscow Airways. ... One aboard the aircraft was killed, but the aircraft crashed into a market near the airport, killing almost 300."
2. ^ Aerospace. Vol. 23\. Royal Aeronautical Society. 1996. p. 6. Retrieved 2 February 2012. "Moscow Airways had been one of about 100 operators whose licences have been suspended or withdrawn by the Russian transport ministry ..."

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