Agence et Messageries Aérienne du Zaïre (AMAZ), formerly Agence et Messageries Aérienne du Congo (AMAC), was a Zairean airline. It had its headquarters at Aérodrome de N'Dolo in Kinshasa. The carrier was formed in the 1960s to take over some services flown by Cogeair, and provided feeder services to Air Zaïre. It ceased operations in the late 1970s.
History The company was established in the 1960s to partly take over the route network operated by Cogeair and to provide services to destinations not served by Air Zaire. In 1971, Cogeair was taken over by the company. At , the carrier had Aztecs, Beech C-45s, DC-3s, Herons and Islanders in operation deployed on a route network that included 20 cities and villages in the country, linked to Goma, Kananga, Kinshasa or Lubumbashi.
By , Agence et Messageries Aérienne du Zaïre was operating an extensive feeder network along the Kinshasa–Lusanga–Idiofa–Ilebo–Kinshasa and Kinshasa–Boma–Moanda–Kinshasa runs that connected with Air Zaïre services, and also linked Kalemie and Moba with Lubumbashi. At this time, the fleet included seven Beech C-45s, four BN-2A Islanders, two de Havilland Herons, three Douglas DC-3s, one Douglas DC-4, one Mitsubishi MU-2G and three Piper Aztecs. These aircraft were also used for charter passenger and cargo flights. At , the fleet consisted of three BN-2A Islanders, two DC-3s, four Douglas DC-4s and one HS.125-400B.
Agence et Messageries Aérienne du Zaïre ceased operations in the late 1970s.
Destinations Following is a list of destinations served by the carrier throughout its history:
Beni Boma Bunia Idiofa Ilebo Kalemie Kananga Kinshasa Lubumbashi Lusanga Masi-Manimba Moanda Moba
Fleet Through the years, the carrier operated the following aircraft:
Beech C-45 BN-2A Islander de Havilland Heron Douglas DC-3 Douglas DC-4 HS.125 Mitsubishi MU-2G Piper PA-23 Aztec Piper PA-25 Pawnee
See also Transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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