Business Aviation

{{Short description|Airline of the Democratic Republic of the Congo}}

{{About|an airline in the Democratic Republic of the Congo|the business model|Commercial aviation}}

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|IATA = 4P

|ICAO = ABB

|callsign = AFRICAN BUSINESS

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|founded = 1998

|ceased = 2007

|headquarters = Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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|hubs = N'Dolo Airport

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|website = http://www.businessaviation.cd/ defunct

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[[File:Cessna_550_Citation_II,_Aerovalles_JP5891296.jpg | thumb | right | alt=A photo of a Cessna 550 Citation II, taxiing at Aerocalles | Cessna 550 Citation II used for private aviation

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Business Aviation (airline) was an airline based in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

History

It was established in 1998 and operated scheduled domestic and international services, as well as charter flights and wet-lease services. Its main base was N'Dolo Airport, Kinshasa.{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 90 | date= 2007-03-27}} In 2007, the airline was shut down.[http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/africa/congodr.htm World Airline Directory] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525055912/http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/africa/congodr.htm |date=May 25, 2010 }}

The airline was on the List of air carriers banned in the European Union.

Destinations

Business Aviation operated scheduled domestic passenger flights from Kinshasa, as well as international services to Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire.

Fleet

The Business Aviation fleet included the following aircraft (as of 1 May 2008) [https://web.archive.org/web/20120217103906/http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=BUA&al_op=1]:

1 Antonov An-32
1 Let L-410 UVP-E
1 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-34F (which was operated for Astral Aviation)
Nord 262{{cite web | url = https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20061002-1 | title = Business Aviation | publisher = Aviation Safety | access-date = 9 February 2022}}

==See also==

Transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Bibliography

{{cite news|title=Congo from the cockpit|last=Langewiesche|first=William|authorlink=William Langewiesche|date=July 2007|publisher=Vanity Fair|pages=162–168}}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20050305094856/http://www.businessaviation.cd/ Official website (defunct)]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20120217103906/http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=BUA&al_op=1 Business Aviation Fleet]

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Category:Defunct airlines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Category:Airlines established in 1998

Category:Airlines disestablished in 2007

Category:Companies based in Kinshasa