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Airline of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Filair

Founded	1987
Ceased operations	2015
Hubs	N'Dolo Airport
Headquarters	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Key people	Danny Philemotte

Filair was an airline based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It operated from N'Dolo Airport in Kinshasa. The airline was on the list of air carriers banned in the European Union, as well as all airlines regulated by the authorities in the DRC.

The founder and owner of Filair was Danny Philemotte, a Belgian pilot, who died in an air crash involving one of the company's Let-L40 jets in 2010.

Destinations

It operated regional flights to Boma, Idiofa, Kikwit, Matadi and Muanda, among others.

9Q-CTS, a Vickers Viscount Type 757, was written off in 1988 while landing at Tshikapa Airport (TSH/FZUK).
9Q-CGD, a Lockheed L-188PF Electra, was written off in Angola in July 1994.
9Q-CCN, a Let L-410, crashed, 20 fatalities on 25 August 2010. See 2010 Filair Let L-410 crash. The cause of the crash was loss of control and balance of the aircraft.

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