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
M8	MSC	AIR AFRICA

Founded

1991

Ceased operations

1996

Operating bases

Fleet size

10

Destinations

2

Headquarters

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

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300 people (see 1996 Air Africa crash ).^[1] At the time, the Russian Ministry of Transport had "suspended or withdrawn" Moscow Airways' air operator's license.^[2]

^ 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.
^ 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 Moscow Airways had been one of about 100 operators whose licences have been suspended or withdrawn by the Russian transport ministry ...