# Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation

Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation, branded as flyCAA, is a regional airline from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, based at N'djili Airport in Kinshasa.

## History

Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation (CAA) was originally founded in 1991 and started operations on 26 December 1992. In 2013, CAA merged with FlyCongo and formed flyCAA.
In January 2016, the airline terminated their only international route to Johannesburg after failing to receive renewed traffic rights. In 2020, the airline acquired an Airbus A330-200 with the stated intention of flying to Brussels, Belgium which under current European Union restrictions would require CAA to operate the service using foreign registration and crew as FlyCAA has been banned in the EU.
In 2024, flyCAA expanded its fleet with a leased Boeing 767-200BDSF cargo aircraft.

## Destinations

According to the August 2013 timetable, flyCAA operated scheduled flights to the following destinations: As of 2024, they downsized their network to 18 routes between 11 destinations.
| City | State | Airport |
| Beni | DR Congo | Beni Airport |
| Boende | DR Congo | Boende Airport |
| Bukavu | DR Congo | Kavumu Airport |
| Bumba | DR Congo | Bumba Airport |
| Bunia | DR Congo | Bunia Airport |
| Gemena | DR Congo | Gemena Airport |
| Goma | DR Congo | Goma International Airport |
| Isiro | DR Congo | Matari Airport |
| Kalemie | DR Congo | Kalemie Airport |
| Kananga | DR Congo | Kananga Airport |
| Kindu | DR Congo | Kindu Airport |
| Kinshasa | DR Congo | N'djili Airport base |
| Kisangani | DR Congo | Bangoka International Airport |
| Kongolo | DR Congo | Kongolo Airport |
| Lisala | DR Congo | Lisala Airport |
| Lodja | DR Congo | Lodja Airport |
| Lubumbashi | DR Congo | Lubumbashi International Airport focus city |
| Mbandaka | DR Congo | Mbandaka Airport |
| Mbuji-Mayi | DR Congo | Mbuji Mayi Airport |
| Tshikapa | DR Congo | Tshikapa Airport |

## Fleet
### Current fleet

As of November 2024, the flyCAA fleet consists of the following aircraft:
flyCAA current fleet :
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
| Airbus A320-200 | 3 | — | 180 | |
| Airbus A330-200 | 1 | — | 406 | |
| ATR 72-500 | 1 | — | 70 | |
| ATR 72-500F | 2 | — | Cargo | both stored |
| Boeing 767-200BDSF | 1 | — | Cargo | leased from CAM |
| Fokker 50 | 3 | — | 50 | |
| Total | 11 | — | | |

### Former fleet

Previously, flyCAA also operated the following aircraft types:
flyCAA historic fleet :
| Aircraft | Introduced | Retired |
| Airbus A321-200 | 2016 | 2021 |
| Fokker 100 | 2011 | 2014 |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-81 | 2005 | 2010 |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | 2008 | 2012 |

## Accidents and incidents

* On 1 April 1997, a Convair CV-580 (registered 9Q-CRU) was destroyed at Tshikapa Airport when it overshot the runway and hit an embankment following a failed take-off abortion. There were fourteen occupants on board the scheduled flight to Mbuji-Mayi.
* On 18 November 1999, another CV-580 (registered 9Q-CEJ) had to be written off following an off-airport emergency landing near Tshikapa due to an engine failure that had been encountered shortly into the flight to Kananga.
* On 19 November 2009, Flight 3711 from Kinshasa overran the runway upon landing at Goma Airport. Of the 117 occupants on board the aircraft, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 registered 9Q-CAB, around 20 were injured.
* On 2 January 2010, a cargo-configured Boeing 727 (registered 9Q-CAA) veered off the runway during an emergency landing attempt in heavy rain at N'djili Airport. Previously, the pilots had reported a loss of hydraulic pressure.
* The only fatal accident involving an aircraft of Compagnie d'Aviation Africaine occurred on 4 March 2013, when a Fokker 50 (registered 9Q-CBD) crashed near Goma International Airport. Of the nine people who had been on the flight from Lodja, six were killed.