Wimbi Dira Airways was a scheduled and charter, passenger and cargo airline based in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It served the country's main cities. As of May 2014 all of their planes were reported to be in storage.
History The airline was established in 2003 and operations started on 13 August 2003. The company is managed by David Mavinga (General Manager) and employed 270 staff.
Banned Airline Status This airline appears on the E.U. list of prohibited carriers. This means that it may not operate operations of any kind within the European Union community. This is due to the airline not meeting the safety standards set out by the European Union.List of banned E.U. air carriers
Services Domestic scheduled destinations to (as of July 2010):
Democratic Republic of the Congo Gbadolite - Gbadolite Airport Gemena - Gemena Airport Goma - Goma International Airport Isiro - Matari Airport Kalemie - Kalemie Airport Kananga - Kananga Airport Kindu - Kindu Airport Kinshasa - N'djili Airport Hub Kisangani - Bangoka International Airport Lubumbashi - Lubumbashi International Airport Mbandaka - Mbandaka Airport Mbuji-Mayi - Mbuji Mayi Airport
Fleet As of March 2012, Wimbi Dira Airways has no active aircraft in their fleet, all have either been leased out or withdrawn. Wimbi Dira Airways has been operating the following aircraft:
4 Boeing 707 1 Boeing 727 1 Douglas DC-3 4 Douglas DC-9 1 McDonnell Douglas MD-80 3 Antonov AN-12
Accidents and incidents On 4 October 2005 an Antonov 12V (9Q-CWC) departed Kisangani Airport with around 100 D. R. Congolese soldiers. The aircraft had a hard landing at Aru Airport, causing the landing gear to penetrate the cabin. During the evacuation two passengers ran into the still-operating propellers; both of the passengers died as a result.
References
External links List of Banned E.U. air carriers