Cetraca Air Service

Cetraca Air Service
IATA ICAO Call sign
- CER -
Founded2003 (1st time) 2023 (2nd time)
Ceased operations
2014 (1st time) 2024 (2nd time)

Cetraca Air Service was an airline based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that existed from 2003 to 2014 and then from 2023 to 2024. The airline was banned from the EU like all other DRC based carriers.

History

Cetraca Air Service was founded in 2003. The airline had its AOC revoked in 2014 along with 10 other airlines[1] yet was able to restart operations in 2023[2] before ceasing operations in 2024.[3][4] It may be restarting but the airline has not had its status updated since 2024.

Fleet

Accidents

  • On March 17, 2024, a CAS LET 410 registered as 9S-GPB crashed near the runway[5]
  • On October 30, 2012, an LET 410 overran the runway after it was unable to stop and crashed[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kinshasa revokes operating licenses of 10 airlines".
  2. ^ "DR Congo's Cetraca Air Service resumes operations".
  3. ^ "CAS (Cetraca Aviation Services)".
  4. ^ "DR Congo's Cetraca Air Service suspends flight operations".
  5. ^ "Crash of a Let L-410UVP in Butembo".
  6. ^ "Crash of a Let L-410UVP in Butembo".