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Kinshasa Airways

Cargo airline based in the United Arab Emirates

Kinshasa Airways was a cargo airline based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. It was established in 2002 by Willy Mubela Kumwimba and operated cargo services from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Middle East.2 It ceased to exist in 2006.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2002Founded1
  • HeadquartersDemocratic Republic of the Congo1

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Kinshasa Airways Boeing 747SP Lebeda
Photo: Alan Lebeda, GFDL 1.2, via Wikimedia Commons4

Kinshasa Airways was a cargo airline based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. It was established in 2002 by Willy Mubela Kumwimba and operated cargo services from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Middle East.2

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At August 2010 the Kinshasa Airways fleet included:

1 Boeing 707-320B

1 Boeing 727-200

1 Boeing 747SP (stored in Sharjah)

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2 Douglas DC-8-55JT

Previously operated

As of January 2005 the airline operated:

1 Boeing 707-320C

1 Tupolev Tu-154B-2

2 A.119 Koala

From Wikipedia’s article on Kinshasa Airways, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 2006Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2002Founded Founded1

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