Air Zaire fleet repaints

OK guys, this is the last batch for the year so enjoy it.

 

This is the Air Zaire fleet, with their great classic livery. Here's some info on the airline:

Air Congo was renamed Air Zaire, after the Democratic Republic of the Congo changed its name to Zaire in 1971. At the time, the fleet included 2 Douglas DC-8-33s, 8 Fokker F.27-600s, 2 SudEst SE-210 Caravelle IIIs, 6 DC-4s, and 4 DC-3s. In 1972, the carrier put in orders for 3 737-200s, and 2 DC-10-30s, the first of which arrived in February 1973. In October 1973 Air Zaire leased a 747-121 from Pan Am. Air Zaire began services from Kinshasa to Brussels, Geneva, and Rome just a month later, in November. By year’s end, Air Zaire was one of the largest carriers in Africa. In 1974 they received the second DC-10-30 and two new DC-8-63CFs. In March 1975 the 747 was returned to Pan Am as the lease wasn't renewed. The 1970s, were great for Air Zaire, however in the early 1980s, due to the world economic situation at the time, they got into financial difficulties. They sold off a few aircraft to avoid collapse in the face of declining traffic and rising expenses. In 1984, all international routes were suspended, except the Kinshasa–Brussels via Lagos route. Things did not improve much over the next 10 years, and the airline was eventually declared bankrupt on 12 June 1995 by a Brussels court after incurring debts to the value of 1 billion Belgian Francs.

 

The planes:

737-200

747-121

Sud Aviation Caravelle VI-R

DC-4

DC-8-63

DC-10-30

 

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F-27-500

 

That's it for the year. Have a Happy New Year with good health, love (spiritual or physical, lol), and prosperity.

Adios Amigos

Wow! Quite a collection. Very nice as always :pilot:

A great collection of liveries for the Air Zaire fleet Ted. :cool: :cool: :cool: By the way - what's your hobby? :D

Thanks for another bunch of fantastic liveries Ted! :cool::cool::cool:

nice collection!

Impressive job Ted. Quite a line up.

 

Best wishes.

 

Khalid