Is Hewa Bora Airways grounded ?

LX-LGX · Post by **LX-LGX** » 01 Sep 2007, 16:26

Till few months ago, Hewa Bora Airways was flying with 1 x 762 and 1 x L-1011. Then, they were banned to the EU except for flights with their 762 (so only their Tristar was banned). It now seems that both planes are grounded for a long period:

9Q-CJD (767-266ER):
luchtzak-spotter tangolima said on 30th August: “9Q-CJD standing by Lufthansa Technik (in BRU)” ( bru-30-08-2007-t22922.html ). Airfleets.net confirms: "aircraft stored at Brussels Airport since 02/06/07"

9Q-CHC (L-1011-500):
airfleets.net on 1st Sept: “aircraft stored at Kinshasa since 30/01/2007”

FIH-BRU-FIH is till mentioned in the BRU-timetable, but seems the flights are out of the resa-systems. Time table BRU: ( http://www.brusselsairport.be/nl/contac ... k/kinshasa )

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Is this the beginning of the end for Hewa Bora?

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a Belgium party of three (one politician, one journalist and one civil servant) was booked on FIH-BRU on 28th Aug, but denied boarding in Kinshasa: “overbooked”. Sorry, stories only available in Dutch:
http://tinyurl.com/37rs49 (= article from newspaper Het Nieuwsblad)
http://tinyurl.com/2u28y3 (= article from newspaper Het Belang van Limburg)
Pax are back home already (they’ve bought a tickets with another carrier). Reason why they’ve initially choosen ALX: luggage allowance was 70 kg p/p.

(off topic: look at the amount that is mentioned in Het Belangske as development aid…)

spotter1102 · Post by **spotter1102** » 01 Sep 2007, 22:24

When I was looking the plane they started to work on the engine

Depretair · Post by **Depretair** » 08 Sep 2007, 12:34

Hello,

The 767 was taxiing yesterday (07/09/07) around 1400 Z.
I don't know if it was for some tests or to leave Brussels.

Cheers

Olivier

spotter1102 · Post by **spotter1102** » 08 Sep 2007, 12:44

Depretair wrote:Hello,

The 767 was taxiing yesterday (07/09/07) around 1400 Z.
I don't know if it was for some tests or to leave Brussels.

Cheers

Olivier

Making some test because I saw it again next to the LHT hangar at about 7 pm

LX-LGX · Post by **LX-LGX** » 08 Sep 2007, 12:44

Don't think they're flying with pax yet: Luchtzak Spotters Database mentions that OO-SFN (Brussels Airlines A330) is flying for them this weekend (as it did on 04/09 and 05/09)

adjusted by LX-LGX after posting: "this weekend" is wrong, it should be: on Tue 11 Sept and Wed 12 Sept

Post by **Kapitein** » 08 Sep 2007, 15:39

And now doing a testflight.

Deluxe · Post by **Deluxe** » 09 Sep 2007, 01:41

ALX flight out of BRU scheduled next tuesday has been cancelled. Till further notice...

Ziplepingouin · Post by **Ziplepingouin** » 10 Sep 2007, 23:20

Some news about Hewa Bora:
Until 27 October, HBA is leasing the fourth A330 of Bru Air. But they also made an agreement: HBA can sell some seats on Bru air flights.

HBA CEO said that their 767 had some problem with right engine but it is fixed now (but if its fixed, why make agreement to sell seats on Bru air flights??!).
The same person is also talking about a partnership with Bru Air to create a new local airline based in kinshasa. he said this would be an opportunity to replace their old 727s.
Link in french:
Accord Brussels Airlines-Hewa Bora Airways
source lesoir.be

Ziplepingouin · Post by **Ziplepingouin** » 11 Sep 2007, 11:46

I got this from a pilot of HBA: They are selling the 767, and they'll create a new airline based in Kinshasa in colaboration with Bru.air, with to 2 Bae146 and 1 737-300: probably coming from Bru.Air. He also told me the name of the new airline: Pan African Airlines.

spotter1102 · Post by **spotter1102** » 11 Sep 2007, 14:16

Ziplepingouin wrote:I got this from a pilot of HBA: They are selling the 767, and they'll create a new airline based in Kinshasa in colaboration with Bru.air, with to 2 Bae146 and 1 737-300: probably coming from Bru.Air. He also told me the name of the new airline: Pan African Airlines.

If the 737-300 will come from the Brussels Airlines fleet, I hope it will be one of the 2 not painted with de 14-ball livery and without winglets !!!

Air Key West · Post by **Air Key West** » 16 Sep 2007, 00:38

I think that Pan African Airlines is the name of the company set up in Mauritius to operate the aircraft. Or am I wrong ? This does not mean the name of the new airline has to be Pan African Airlines. Seems a pompous name to me for an airline with only three aircraft. Why not just call it Kinshasa Airlines (on the model of Brussels Airlines). Only a suggestion.