Hewa Bora Airways
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| Founded | 1994 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2011 | ||||||
| Hubs | N'djili Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | HBA Pass | ||||||
| Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
| Destinations | 15 | ||||||
| Company slogan | N°1 in Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||||||
| Headquarters | Barumbu, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||||||
| Key people |
Stavros Papaioannou (CEO) Ansar Mwananteba (Owner) |
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| Website | www.hba.cd | ||||||
 Aviation Photos: Hewa Bora Airways at Airliners.net
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Aviation Photos: Hewa Bora Airways (HBA) at JetPhotos.net
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Stavros Papaioannou (CEO)
Hewa Bora Airways Sarl (operating as Hewa Bora Airways) was the national airline of the Democratic Republic of the Congo based in Barumbu, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was one of Congo's largest airlines and operated regional and domestic services. Its main base was N'djili Airport. "Hewa bora" is Swahili for "fresh air".
Hewa Bora Airways had 1,100 employees in March 2007.
Operations were suspended after the 2011 crash of Hewa Bora Airways Flight 952, and the airline is now defunct. The remains of the business were taken over by a new airline, FlyCongo, which in turn merged with the Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation only six months after it was started up
The airline was established and started operations in 1994 with the joining together of Zaire Airlines, Zaire Express, and Congo Airlines.
On 1 November 2007, HBA (51%) and Brussels Airlines subsidiary Pan African Airlines (49%) announced a new domestic partnership to be called AirDC, to operate BAe 146-200 and Boeing 737 aircraft, principally to Lubumbashi, Mbuji-Mayi, Brazzaville, and Douala. This project was cancelled because of disagreements between Brussels Airlines and Hewa Bora. On 15 December 2009, Brussels Airlines announced they are working on a new airline in the Congo. The working name of the project is Korongo; it will be launched without Hewa Bora and start operations somewhere in 2010.
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