HUMANITARIAN AIR TRANSPORT OPERATORS (HATOS) UPDATE 27 SEPTEMBER 2006

HIGHLIGHTS MAF also operates one Caravan and a Cessna C206 out of Entebbe. Regular flights take place to on ƒ One C206 operated by MAF has been withdrawn Mondays and Thursdays. Those aircrafts can also be from the schedules. The NGO now operates with chartered for the other days of the week. three CESSNA 206/207 and one C208 MAF operates for various humanitarian agencies in the DRC. MAF is a faith-based organization, primarily serving the Congolese Church and Western Christian Missions. UN WFP HUMANITARIAN AIR SERVICE (HAS) MAF also offer services to Governments and NGO’s. Rates depend on the client concerned and on their WFP- HAS operates a CESSNA CARAVAN and a BEECH objective for the mission. It is advisable that clients plan as 1900D. The Caravan flies out of Lubumbashi to North far in advance as possible. The schedule often fills up Katanga (, Dubie, Malemba Nkulu, Sampwe, Mitwaba, , Moba, and ) according to a several weeks in advance. published schedule, the aircraft can be chartered upon MAF offers seats and freight space on scheduled flights request on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The Beech craft subject to availability. Charters are payable 1/2 in connects to Equateur localities (, advance, and 1/2 upon completion of the flight. Seats ) on Mondays and Fridays. It flies out of Kinshasa to and freight are payable in advance, unless other Lubumbashi and on Tuesdays and returns on arrangements are made. Payment can be made in cash Wednesdays. (USD), or by bank transfer. WFP- HAS aircrafts are mainly used for passenger transport For rate information, clients can contact MAF at and are accessible to the entire humanitarian community [email protected], or contact Garth Pederson in the DRC. WFP- HAS flights are free of charge. Further [email protected], +243 85 157 85 72 during business information concerning booking, schedules and special hours. Email is the preferred method or communication. flights can be obtained from [email protected] AIR SERV INTERNATIONAL (ASI) ECHO FLIGHT Air Serv is a non profit humanitarian relief and ECHO Flight offers a scheduled service with a DASH 8 (37 development NGO operating 9 aircrafts in the DRC. seats or 4 tons of cargo) flying out of Kinshasa to Goma on 3 aircrafts are based in Goma (2 Caravans with 9 Mondays and returning on Fridays, From Tuesdays to seats each and 1 Twin Otters with 19 seats). Air Serv Thursdays, that aircraft operates in Ituri, Kivus and in critical operates a twice-a-week Ituri shuttle between localities of Northern Katanga(Mitwaba, Dubie, Sampwe, Malemba Nkulu, Manono). The DASH 8 makes a stopover Goma and Entebbe; and a twice-a-week Katanga in Lubumbashi on Tuesdays. ECHO Flight also operates a shuttle from Goma to Kalemie. The remaining CESSNA Caravan (10 seats) out of Goma that connects to schedule is dedicated to NGO's with air the main localities of , and North transportation needs to Ituri, the Kivus, Maniema Katanga. ECHO Flight is free of charge and is primarily and North Katanga. reserved for staff from EU sponsored organisations. Two CESSNA Grand caravans 208 and 1 Twin Otter For more information, please contact Shamim Chevalier: are curr en tl y based i n Lubum b ashi and fl y to v arious [email protected] +243 811830934 locations in Katanga. In October-November the Lubumbashi Twin Otter will provide support to the EU MISSION AVIATION FELLOWSHIP (MAF) Observer Mission to the DRC. Three aircrafts are based in Kinshasa (one Cessna MAF has one C208 Caravan and 3 light aircraft grand caravan 208 and two Beech craft 200 with 9 (C206/207) operating out of Kinshasa. MAF has regular seats). The Caravan and one of the Beechcrafts is destinations in Bas Congo (Luozi) on Wednesdays and dedicated to USAID development projects in the (Kikongo, Yasa Bonga and Vanga) on DRC and in support of US government projects Tuesdays and Fridays. Those aircrafts can be chartered for engaged in the 9-country Congo Basin Forest the remaining days of the week. Partnership. The remaining Beech craft is available localities. That plane also flies from Mbandaka to Bangui for non-commercial charters exclusively in support of and Kinshasa. development and humanitarian assistance. Additional information about schedules and availability Information on booking procedures and costing can for the plane can be obtained from be obtained from [email protected] [email protected] or jc.cuisine- [email protected] AVIATION SANS FRONTIÈRES (ASF) BELGIUM THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED ASF Belgium operates a CESSNA 207 that flies out of Bunia CROSS (ICRC) to localities in Ituri, Province orientale and 6 days a week. The aircraft has a capacity to carry 400 Kg ICRC operates a BE 1900C out of , as well as a split into passengers and cargo. ASF Belgium is funded by DC3-TP out of both Bukavu and Lubumbashi. ECHO and private donors. A partial cost recovery system However, apart from very few movements (such as rather is in place with the users sharing a cost of 262 USD per regular connections to Nairobi and Kinshasa), the ICRC flying hour. For more information, contact does not work out weekly or monthly flight plans as such, [email protected] since their two aircraft are primarily used for all Red Cross Movement's operations throughout the DRC, AVIATION SANS FRONTIÈRES (ASF) FRANCE and therefore are more than often fully booked. Passengers from registered NGOs are welcome on board ASF France is operating a Grand CARAVAN (9 seats or on a seat availability basis only. More information contact 1,000 Kg capacity) that flies out of Mbandaka to Equateur [email protected]

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SCHEDULED FLIGHTS

Aircraft Via Day Organization From To type Stop 1 Stop 2 Stop 3 Stop 4 Stop 5 Mbuji- Mayi (week 1, 2,4 ) Kinshas Mbandaka, ECHO-Flight DASH 8 Goma a Boende, (week 4

ECHO Flight DASH 8 Goma Goma Beni Bunia ECHO Flight Caravan Goma Goma Bukavu BEECH Kinshas WFP-HAS Kinshasa Mbandaka Boende 1900 a

Monday Monday Lubumb Lubumba Mitwa WFP-HAS Caravan Pweto Moba Kalemie ashi shi ba Kindu ICRC(Monda BEECH Mbuji- y or Tuesday) Bukavu Kinshasa 1900 Kisangani(altern Mayi

ate stop)

Ituri ASF Belgium C207 Bunia Bunia Orientale Kivu

Malem Lubumba Mitwab ECHO- Flight DASH 8 Goma Bukavu Kalemie Moba ba shi a Nkulu Kasong Minembw Kilemb ECHO- FLIGHT Caravan Goma Goma Bukavu Baraka o we e Bukavu BEECH Kinshas WFP-HAS Goma Lubumbashi 1900 D a Tuesday Tuesday Lubumb WFP-HAS Caravan Lubumb Mitwaba Malemba Kamina ashi Kinshas MAF C208 Kinshasa Bas- Congo a Ituri ASF Belgium C207 Bunia Bunia Orientale Kivu

Malemba Lubumb Kalemi ECHO Flight DASH 8 Goma Mitwaba Moba Bukavu ashi e

Bukav ECHO Flight Caravan Goma Goma Bukavu Kalemie Manono Goma u

WFP-HAS BEECH

Wednesday Wednesday Goma Kinshasa Lubumbashi 1900 Bas Kinshas MAF C206 Congo a

ICRC(Wednes Kananga day or BEECH Kinshas Mbuji Thursday) Bukavu Kindu 1900 a Kisangani Mayi

(alternate stop)

Ituri ASF Belgique C207 Bunia Bunia Orientale Kivu

ECHO- Flight DASH 8 Goma Goma Nairobi

Minem Bukavu Barak ECHO- Flight Caravan Goma Goma Kasongo Kilembwe bwe/ y a Bukavu sda

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Thu WFP-HAS Lubumb Lubumba Caravan Pweto Moba Kalemie ashi shi

Ituri Kivu ASF Belgique C207 Bunia Bunia Orientale

ECHO Flight Beni DASH 8 Goma Goma Bunia

Mbuji- Mayi ECHO Flight DASH 8 Goma Kinshasa Mbandak (on 3rd Kisangani Boende a week) Kinshas Yasa MAF C208 Kinshasa Vanga Kikongo a Bonga

BEECH Kinshas WFP-HAS Kinshasa Mbandaka Boende

iday 1900 a r

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Lubumb Lubumba WFP-HAS Caravan Mitwaba Malemba Kamina ashi shi

Katanga Air Serv C208 Goma shuttle

Kivu Ituri ASF Belgique C207 Bunia Bunia Orientale

y a

d Kinshas Kinshasa Mbuji- Mayi r ECHO-Flight DASH 8 a Satu

Air Serv operates a twice-a-week Ituri shuttle between Goma and Entebbe as well as another twice-a-week Katanga shuttle from Goma to Kalemie.

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