List of defunct airlines of Democratic Republic of the Congo
This is a list of defunct airlines of Democratic Republic of the Congo.
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations | Ceased operations | Notes |
| Adala Airways | 2005 | 2009 | |||||
| Aer Service | 1980 | 1980 | Operated Carvair | ||||
| Affro Cargo | 1980 | 1984 | |||||
| Africa One | CFR | 2002 | 2008 | Operated Antonov An-32, Douglas DC-9, Douglas DC-10 | |||
| African Air Charter | AAC | 1976 | 1988 | Operated Antonov An-2, Sud Aviation Caravelle | |||
| African Air Services Commuter | 2007 | 2015 | Operated Let Turbolet | ||||
| African Business and Transportations | 4P | ABB | AFRICAN BUSINESS | 2004 | 2006 | Operated Antonov An-32, Dornier 228, Let Turbolet, Fokker F27, Fokker F28 | |
| African Company Airlines | FPY | AFRICOMPANY | ? | 2007 | |||
| African Trading and Transport | ? | 2009 | |||||
| Africargo | 2000s | 2000s | Operated Canadair CL-44D4-2 | ||||
| Agence et Messageries Aérienne du Zaïre | HK | 1974 | 1979 | ||||
| Aigle Aviation | 2006 | 2009 | |||||
| Air Baraka | 2013 | 2014 | AOC revoked in 2014 | ||||
| Air Beni | 2006 | 2009 | AOC revoked in 2014 | ||||
| Air Boyoma | 2001 | 2009 | Operated Antonov An-24, Antonov An-26 | ||||
| Air Charter Services | CHR | ZAIRE CHARTER | 1983 | 2006 | AOC Revoked | ||
| Air Congo | 1961 | 1971 | Renamed to Air Zaïre | ||||
| Air Infini | 2006 | 2009 | AOC Revoked | ||||
| Air Karibu | 1999 | 1999 | Operated Lockheed L-188 Electra | ||||
| Air Katanga | 1961 | 1961 | Operated Douglas DC-4 | ||||
| Air Malebo | 2013 | 2015 | AOC Revoked | ||||
| Air Navette | 2000 | 2009 | AOC Revoked. Operated Antonov An-12 | ||||
| Air Pabson | 1997 | 1997 | |||||
| Air Plan International | APV | AIR PLAN | ? | 2006 | AOC revoked | ||
| Air Transport Office | 1991 | 2006 | AOC Revoked. Operated Antonov An-32, Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-6, HS 748, L-188 Electra. AOC Revoked | ||||
| Air Tropiques | TPQ | 2001 | 2016 | ||||
| Air Zaïre | QC | AZR | 1971 | 1995 | |||
| AirDC | 2008 | 2009 | Operated BAe 146-200 | ||||
| Armi Global Business Air | 2013 | 2015 | AOC revoked | ||||
| Air Transport Service | ATS | 1985 | 1996 | Operated Boeing 707 | |||
| Ban Air Cargo | 2009 | 2011 | |||||
| Bazair | 1996 | 1997 | Operated HS Andover, Piper Aztec, Vickers Viscount | ||||
| Bel Glob Airlines | 2006 | 2009 | AOC Revoked | ||||
| Biega Airlines | 2013 | 2015 | AOC Revoked | ||||
| Blue Airlines | BUL | BLUE AIRLINES | 1991 | 2020 | Banned in EU. Operated Antonov An-28, Boeing 707, Boeing 727, Lockheed L-188A Electra | ||
| BlueSky Airlines | 2012 | 2016 | |||||
| Bravo Air Congo | K6 | BRV | BRAVO | 2005 | 2007 | ||
| Brooks Trading | ? | 2009 | AOC withdrawn | ||||
| Business Aviation | 4P | ABB | AFRICAN BUSINESS | 1998 | 2007 | ||
| Business Cash Flow Aviation | 1984 | 1991 | Renamed to Blue Airlines. Operated Boeing 707 | ||||
| Busy Bee Congo | 2007 | 2019 | Banned in EU. AOC revoked. Operated Dornier 328, Let Turbolet | ||||
| Butembo Airlines | BAL | 2004 | 2009 | Operated Antonov An-28 | |||
| Cargo Bull Aviation | 2006 | 2009 | AOC withdrawn. Operated Let L-410 Turbolet | ||||
| Central Air Express | CAX | 2004 | 2007 | Banned in EU. AOC revoked | |||
| Cetraca Air Service | CER | 2003 | 2014 | Operated Antonov An-26, Let Turbolet | |||
| Cetraca Aviation Service | CER | 2023 | 2024 | Operated Let Turbolet. It was opened in 2023 after the original Cetraca Aviation closed in 2014 | |||
| CHC Stellavia | 1997 | 2015 | AOC withdrawn | ||||
| CO-ZA Airways | 2004 | 2007 | AOC withdrawn. Operated Antonov An-26, Antonov An-32, Boeing 707, Boeing 727 | ||||
| Cogeair | ? | 1973 | Operated Curtiss C-46, de Havilland Heron | ||||
| Comair Congo | 2006 | 2009 | Banned in EU. AOC revoked. Operated Antonov An-28 | ||||
| Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation | CAA | 1992 | 2013 | Banned in EU. Rebranded FlyCAA | |||
| Congo Air | ? | 2006 | Banned in EU | ||||
| Congo Air Cargo | 1990s | 1990s | Operated Boeing 707 | ||||
| Congo Airlines | EO | ALX | ALLCONGO | 1994 | 1998 | Renamed to Hewa Bora Airways | |
| Congo Commercial Airlines | 1998 | 2000 | Operated Let Turbolet | ||||
| Congo Express | XZ | EXY | EXPRESSWAYS | 2010 | 2015 | ||
| Congo Frigo | 1967 | 1970 | Operated Curtiss C-46 | ||||
| Dahla Airlines | DHA | ? | 2006 | ||||
| Dallex Trade | 2006 | 2006 | Operated Antonov An-32 | ||||
| Dakota SPRL | 2015 | 2020 | Banned in EU | ||||
| DAS Airlines | RKC | DAS CONGO | 2004 | 2005 | Operated Antonov An-12 | ||
| Eagles Services | 2013 | 2015 | Banned in EU. AOC revoked | ||||
| Eastern Congo Airlines | 1997 | 1998 | Operated HS Andover | ||||
| El Sam Airlift | 2006 | 2009 | Banned in EU. AOC revoked. Operated Antonov An-26 | ||||
| Enterprise World Airways | EWS | 1998 | 2013 | Banned in EU. AOC revoked. Operated Boeing 707-320C, Canadair CL-44 | |||
| Ephrata Airlines | 2013 | 2015 | Banned in EU. AOC revoked. | ||||
| Espace Aviation Service | EPC | ESPACE | 1995 | 2009 | Banned in EU. AOC revoked. Operated Boeing 707 | ||
| Express Cargo | 1994 | 1995 | Renamed to Express City. Operated Boeing 707 | ||||
| Express City | 1996 | 1998 | Renamed to Congo Airlines. Operated Boeing 707 | ||||
| Filair | FIL | 1987 | 2015 | Banned in EU. AOC revoked | |||
| Flight Express | 2004 | 2009 | Operated Antonov An-26 | ||||
| FlyCongo | EO | ALX | CONGO | 2012 | 2013 | ||
| Flying Air Service | 2000s | 2000s | Operated Antonov An-28 | ||||
| Forrest Aviation | 2009 | 2009 | Operated BAe 125, BN-2 Islander | ||||
| Free Airlines | 2006 | 2009 | AOC revoked. Operated Let Turbolet | ||||
| Funtshi Aviation Service | FUN | FUNTSHI | 2005 | 2006 | AOC revoked | ||
| Galaxy Kavatsi | 2006 | 2015 | AOC revoked. Operated Antonov An-12, Antonov An-26, Antonov An-72 | ||||
| Gilembe Air Southenance | 2009 | 2015 | AOC revoked | ||||
| GLM Aviation | 1980s | 1980s | Operated Douglas C-54, Lockheed L-188 Electra | ||||
| Global Airways | BSP | 2002 | 2007 | Operated Boeing 707, Vickers Viscount | |||
| Gloria Airways | 2003 | 2009 | |||||
| Goma Express | 2006 | 2015 | AOC revoked. Operated Let Turbolet | ||||
| Great Lakes Business Company | 2001 | 2009 | AOC revoked. Operated Antonov An-8, Antonov An-12, Antonov An-32 | ||||
| Groupe Rubuye Aviation | 2000s | 2000s | AOC revoked. Operated Antonov An-12, Antonov An-24 | ||||
| Guila Air | 1988 | 1998 | Operated Vickers Viscount | ||||
| Hewa Bora Airways | EO | ALX | ALLCONGO | 1998 | 2011 | Renamed to FlyCongo | |
| IAC Airlines | 1989 | 1998 | Operated Boeing 707-320C, Boeing 727-100 | ||||
| IAC Cargo | 1981 | 1981 | Operated Bristol Britannia | ||||
| Inter-Fret Transport Aérien | 1988 | 1981 | Merged into Air Charter Service. Operated Boeing 707, Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-6, Sud Aviation Caravelle | ||||
| Interlink of Congo | 1999 | 1999 | Operated Lockheed L-188 Electra | ||||
| Jet Aero Services | 1995 | 2006 | AOC revoked | ||||
| Jet Congo Airlines | 2012 | 2014 | Operated Boeing 737-300 | ||||
| Karibu Airways | 2000s | 2000s | Operated Let Turbolet | ||||
| Katale Aero Transport | 1978 | 1990s | Operated Boeing 707-320C, Bristol Britannia, Douglas DC-8 | ||||
| Katanga Airways | 1998 | 2009 | AOC revoked. Banned in EU | ||||
| Katanga Express | 2010 | 2012 | AOC revoked. Banned in EU. Operated Dornier 328, Gulfstream IV | ||||
| Kavatshi Airlines | 2003 | 2010 | |||||
| Kavatsi Airlines | 2005 | 2007 | Operated Antonov An-72 | ||||
| Kinair Cargo | 1981 | 1988 | Operated Douglas C-54D, Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-6 | ||||
| Kinshasa Airways | KNS | KINSHASA AIRWAYS | 2002 | 2005 | |||
| Kisangani Airlift | 2005 | 2007 | Operated Antonov An-8, Antonov An-26 | ||||
| Kivu Air Services | 1997 | 2009 | Banned in EU. AOC revoked. Operated CASA Aviocar, Douglas C-47, Dornier 228, Cessna Grand Caravan | ||||
| Koda Air Cargo | 2001 | 2001 | |||||
| Korongo Airlines | ZC | KGO | CONGO STAR | 2009 | 2015 | ||
| LAC - SkyCongo | 4V | LCG | 2005 | 2006 | Operated Convair 580 | ||
| Lignes Aériennes Congolaises (LAC) | 6V | LCG | CONGOLAISE | 1997 | 2003 | ||
| Lignes Aériennes Congolaises | 4V | LCG | 2005 | 2013 | |||
| Lukum Air Services | 1975 | 1989 | Operated Boeing 707, Bristol Britannia | ||||
| Malift Air | MLC | 1995 | 2006 | ||||
| Mango Airlines | 2004 | 2020 | Banned in EU. Antonov An-12, Antonov An-26, Antonov An-28, Boeing 727, FH-227, Let Turbolet | ||||
| Mavivi Air Trade | 2013 | 2015 | Banned in EU. AOC revoked | ||||
| MIBA Aviation | 1994 | 2005 | Operated BAe 125, Boeing 727 | ||||
| MMM Aero Services | 1983 | 1987 | Operated Dart Herald, Vickers Viscount | ||||
| New Air Charter Service | 1996 | 2001 | Established as Air Charter Service (ACS) | ||||
| Okapi Airlines | 2011 | 2014 | Operated leased Boeing 737-400 | ||||
| Okapi Airways | OKP | 2000s | 2006 | Banned in EU. AOC revoked | |||
| OTRAG Range Air Services | 1977 | 1979 | Operated AW.660 Argosy | ||||
| Panafrican Airways | 2004 | 2005 | Operated Antonov An-2 | ||||
| Pan African Express | 1986 | 1991 | Operated Boeing 737 | ||||
| Patron Airways | 2011 | 2014 | Banned in EU. AOC revoked | ||||
| Pearl Air | 1970s | 1970s | Operated Boeing 707 | ||||
| Pegasus Aviation | 2005 | 2014 | Operated leased Antonov An-8, Boeing 707, Vickers Viscount | ||||
| Pegassus Aviation | 2000s | 2009 | Banned in EU. AOC revoked | ||||
| Piva Airlines | 2007 | 2009 | Banned in EU. AOC revoked | ||||
| PME Aviation | 1994 | 1997 | Operated Douglas DC-3 | ||||
| Pride African International | PAI | 1992 | 1994 | ||||
| Ruwensori Air Asala | 2005 | 2006 | Operated Antonov An-26 | ||||
| Rwakabika Bushi Express | 2006 | 2009 | Banned in EU. AOC revoked | ||||
| Safari Logistics | 2006 | 2009 | Banned in EU. AOC revoked | ||||
| Safe Air Company | 2007 | 2015 | Banned in EU. AOC revoked. Operated Fokker F27, Let Turbolet | ||||
| Sankuru Air Service | 1994 | 1996 | Operated Yakovlev Yak-40 | ||||
| SBZ Cargo | ZM | SBZ | 1976 | 1979 | Renamed to Scibe Airlift. Operated Vickers Viscount, Lockheed L-100 | ||
| Scibe Airlift | ZM | SBZ | SCIBE AIRLIFT | 1979 | 1997 | Established as SBZ Cargo | |
| Services Air | 1993 | 2015 | Rebranded as Serve Air Cargo. Operated Antonov An-12, Antonov An-26 | ||||
| Shabair | S5 | SHB | SHABAIR | 1984 | 1997 | Merged into Congo Airlines. Operated BAC 1-11, Boeing 727, Douglas DC-10, BN-2 Islander | |
| Showa Air | 2000s | 2000s | Operated Antonov An-12 | ||||
| Shuttle Air Cargo | 1996 | 1999 | Operated Boeing 707 | ||||
| Sicotra Aviation | 1986 | 1991 | Operated Boeing 707 | ||||
| Sion Airlines | 2013 | 2015 | Banned in EU. AOC revoked | ||||
| Skydec Cargo | 1992 | 1995 | Operated Boeing 707 | ||||
| Skymaster Freight | 2002 | 2002 | Operated Canadair CL-44 | ||||
| SODEMAC | 1960s | 1970s | Operated Curtiss C-46 | ||||
| Soft Trans Air | 2007 | 2007 | Banned in EU. AOC revoked. Renamed to Soft Trans. Operated Antonov An-26 | ||||
| STAER Airlines | 2000 | 2003 | Operated Antonov An-26 | ||||
| Stellar Airways | 2011 | 2015 | Banned in EU. AOC revoked. Operated Airbus A320-200 | ||||
| Sun Air Services | 2006 | 2009 | AOC revoked. Operated Convair 580 | ||||
| Taxavia | 1980 | 1998 | Taken over by Business Aviation. Operated Cessna Titan, DHC-6 Twin Otter, Piper Navajo, Piper Seneca | ||||
| Tembo Air Services | 2006 | 2009 | Banned in EU. AOC revoked | ||||
| Thom's Airways | 2006 | 2009 | Banned in EU. AOC revoked | ||||
| TMK Air Commuter | 1987 | 2011 | |||||
| TRACEP | 2006 | 2015 | Operated Antonov An-28, Let Turbolet | ||||
| Tramaco Services | 1970s | 1970s | Operated BN-2 Islander | ||||
| Trans Intair | 2002 | 2003 | Operated Vickers Viscount | ||||
| Trans Kasai Air | 2000s | 2000s | Operated Antonov An-28 | ||||
| Trans Service Airlift | 1991 | 2006 | Banned in EU. AOC revoked | ||||
| Transair Cargo | 1992 | 1998 | Renamed to Trans Air Cargo Service. Operated Boeing 707, Bristol Britannia, Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-6, Douglas DC-8 | ||||
| Transair Congo | 1963 | 1966 | Subsidiary of Transair Sweden. Operated Curtiss C-46, Douglas DC-6 | ||||
| Transport Aérien Congo (TAC) | 1983 | 1983 | Renamed to Transports Aériens Zairois (TAZ) | ||||
| Transports Aériens Congolais (TRACO) | 2006 | 2009 | Banned in EU. AOC revoked | ||||
| Transports Aériens Zairois (TAZ) | 1983 | 1997 | Renamed Air Kasaï. Operated Douglas C-47 | ||||
| Uhuru Airlines | 2002 | 2007 | Operated Antonov An-26, Antonov An-32 | ||||
| Virunga Air Cargo | 1984 | 2009 | Established as Vic Air Cargo. Operated Canadair CL-44 | ||||
| Virunga Air Charter | 1978 | 2009 | Banned in EU. AOC revoked. Operated Antonov An-32 | ||||
| Waltair | 1983 | 2005 | Operated Sud Caravelle, HS 748 | ||||
| Wetrafa Airlift | 1996 | 2009 | Operated Douglas DC-9-32 | ||||
| Will Airlift | 2010 | 2020 | Operated Douglas DC-9-30 | ||||
| Wimbi Dira Airways | 9C | WDA | WIMBI DIRA | 2003 | 2013 | ||
| Wolf Aviation | 1980s | 1980s | Operated Boeing 707 | ||||
| Zaabu International | 2006 | 2013 | Operated Antonov An-2 | ||||
| Zaïre Aero Service | 1976 | 2006 | Benned in EU. AOC revoked. Operated Carvair, Vickers Viscount | ||||
| Zaire Airlines | 1996 | 1998 | To Hewa Bora Airways | ||||
| Zaïre Cargo | 1981 | 1986 | Operated Douglas DC-8 | ||||
| Zaire Express | 1994 | 1998 | To Hewa Bora Airways | ||||
| Zaïre International Cargo Air System | 1980 | 2005 | Operated Boeing 707 |