Congolese Airlines

[Broda-Man]

Originally Posted by SUNS 25

In your country, i hears too much of plane crash. Has you he no technical visits in every companies of your country there?

Come again please.

[MBA-Congo]

Originally Posted by young po

You guys are not welcome in DRC bye bye...

Another Airline Company is in the work with more "native contribution" with this new airline will see some Companies given the royal boot.

[Thermo]

Originally Posted by lady gaga

Lo you missed your chance

Our chance? What about the chance for the RDC to have at last a decent airline with modern aircraft operating within the country?

Originally Posted by young po

You guys are not welcome in DRC bye bye...

We're devastated

[young po]

Originally Posted by Thermo

We're devastated

I don't care about your feelings, I am just happy to see you guys out then bye bye.

[lady gaga]

Originally Posted by Thermo

Our chance? What about the chance for the RDC to have at last a decent airline with modern aircraft operating within the country?



We're devastated

I Meant DRC!!!

[young po]

Originally Posted by MBA-Congo

Another Airline Company is in the work with more "native contribution" with this new airline will see some Companies given the royal boot.

Good news.

Wait and see

[poseidonv]

it s sad that korongo has ceased. The government is just too corupt . Korongo would have created many jobs, and been safer. It could have brought many advantages to the population

[SUNS 25]

Originally Posted by Broda-Man

Come again please.

why?

[young po]

Cause no one get what you trying to say...

[BUTEMBO21]

Originally Posted by poseidonv

it s sad that korongo has ceased. The government is just too corupt . Korongo would have created many jobs, and been safer. It could have brought many advantages to the population

We all know how its the mother of all corrupt governments, it cannot even list reasons why it doesn't want Korongo.

However: since it was going to be a Belgian company. I'm happy it was refused to operate. i don't care the reason behind.

[Karavia]

Can we get your source "official" cuz I didn't hear anything on the news. It belongs to Congolese Governement to publish an official communiqué explaining the reason of the refusal, just to avoid misunderstanding that could result by a non-interest of new potential investors.

Extrait du point de presse du président Kabila, à la question sur le climat des affaires, voici ce qu'il avait répondu:

Au sujet des investisseurs, il conseille la prudence et la lucidité. Autant il y a des investisseurs qui disent aimer le Congo, autant il y a des braconniers qui, eux, n’aiment que les défenses d’éléphants. Surtout dans le secteur minier. « Nous avons eu beaucoup de problèmes avec beaucoup d’investisseurs qui sont en contact avec beaucoup de médias », ajoute-t-il en soulignant que la mission du gouvernement n’est pas de protéger les investisseurs véreux ! « Nous devenons bientôt membre de l’OHADA dans l’option de l’amélioration du climat des affaires », dit-il.

[kaps76]

If this report is true, then I think this is very unfortunate. For a country that is unable to have a public airline and that is struggling to bring in foreign investment, this is the last thing you would like. This says all about where this country is going.

On the other end, as far as I was reading, Korongo was already granted authorization to exploit the airline. They were waiting authorization to import airplanes. Looking at all the investment they have made so far, training peoples, building a plane maintenance hangar, painting these airplanes....it appears to me that they have invested a little too much just to give up now. But I understand they can not wait forever...

As far as the public information is know Korongo was to be owned at 51% by George Forrest and 49% by Brussels Airline. The company was registered as a congolese company and should be considered such as. Too bad that some dark hands are operating in the shadow to shut down this company.

Does anybody knows who are the anonymous shareholders of the newly established company Okapi Airlines?

Well done DRC if this report is true.

[kaps76]

CAA still expanding

[BUTEMBO21]

Since George Forest is involved, he might be related to the problem because he is in a fight with the Central government on some GECAMINES/Mining issues. So, i think to screw him further, the Government blocked Korongo.

[young po]

Forest = Trojan Horse

It sounds fishy, this man has the gut to register Korongo as a national company in order to maximise profit and avoid tax and we should thank him for such rogue trading. C'mon people business ain't no philantropic if one company has to have monopoly in this market I'd rather have a national african one like CAA.

Before making any assumption we should know the terms and conditions of this so-called failed agreement. Knowing the country attract load of rogue investors we must be very cautious.
As Karavia argued we have no official confirmation about this story anyway....

[BUTEMBO21]

This guy G. Forest, lots of Katangais don't like him. despite the decades he has been in business. he pays employees poorly.

I'm already sick by the most Classified (without names, or info of any kind) Investors and Rogue Investors (Get hundreds of Congolese killed and get away with it) we always get.

The country has no useful authorities.

[Broda-Man]

Originally Posted by SUNS 25

why?

Because I couldn't and still can't understand what you are trying to say. That is why I kindly asked you if you could repeat yourself.

[Karavia]

No comment!!

Les clients de la compagnie africaine d’aviation (CAA) revendiquent leurs marchandises en provenance de Kinshasa, bloquées depuis plus de trois mois à Lubumbashi au Katanga. Dans une déclaration faite lundi mardi 1er novembre à Radio Okapi, ils affirment avoir reçu des documents confirmant le dépôt et le payement de tous les frais de transport pour que leurs colis quittent Lubumbashi vers Kalemie.

«Nous n’avons pas de dettes à la compagnie. Nous avons payé tous les frais. Que la CAA fasse un effort pour expédier nos bagages dans un bref délai», déclarent-ils.

Un responsable du service trafic de la CAA à Kalemie, Billy Songololo, évoque des problèmes liés aux aéronefs disponibles pouvant acheminer les marchandises de Lubumbashi à Kalemie.

Depuis la fermeture de Hewa Bora, explique Billy Songolo, CAA compte beaucoup de passagers et les places sont prioritairement réservées à leurs bagages.

Il reconnaît que son entreprise a rendu un mauvais service à ses clients de Kalemie, mais il promet de décanter la solution dans un bref délai.

Source: Radio Okapi

[ILOVERDC13]

Some of my friends and family told me Zembezi has been closed too, the flights from SA to DRC. This leaves SAA the biggest monopoly of flights to DRC, the price has gone up and the demand has gone up too...

[kaps76]

Yet, another new airliner launching in the DRC. Seems to be managed by some indians personnel. The plane appears to be a 1-year wet lease (plane, crew, maintenance and insurance) from a Portuguese company. My understanding is that this plane will not be licensed in the DRC but that remains to be seen.

As funny it seems we are seeing more and more new companies coming into place, the good news appear to be that they seemed to have opted for some decent quality airplane (A320 in this case). The only negative thing is that they will be flying in a country with poor airline infrastructure with unclear modernisation plans.

At least they have a website.









See the press article below.
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White contratada para voar durante um ano
rotas domésticas no Congo
Presstur 02-11-2011 (12h45) A White, companhia aérea do grupo OMNI, tem desde esta semana o Airbus A320 FlyGrey na República Democrática do Congo ao serviço da Stellar Airways, para operar rotas domésticas de e para Kinshasa.



A companhia portuguesa indicou que se trata de uma operação em wetlease (termo para designar que o aluguer inclui além do avião, a tripulação, o seguro e a manutenção) que tem a duração de um ano.
O Airbus A320 FlyGrey, de 173 lugares, vai “efectuar voos internos ao serviço da companhia congolesa a partir de Kinshasa, a capital da República Democrática do Congo”, indica a White em comunicado.
O administrador da White Rui Almeida avançou há dias ao PressTUR que a companhia está a avançar com o processo de licenciamento para operar voos regulares de Portugal para Cabo Verde, México e Cuba, para “dar a possibilidade aos operadores turísticos de não terem que garantir o avião inteiro”.
Rui Almeida, que também é administrador da WhiteJets, avançou na mesma ocasião que também a companhia brasileira “irmã” da White vai avançar para operações regulares no.Brasil, começando por rotas domésticas em Airbus A320.

http://www.presstur.com/site/news.asp?news=33526