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How Is Hewa Bora Airways?

RootsAir From Costa Rica, joined Feb 2005, 4176 posts, RR: 51
Posted (6 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 1713 times:

A couple of weeks ago I saw a pic of an airline I'd never heard of before who's name I adored from the first second...Hewa Bora airlines.

I saw they come from Congo Kinshasa and operate to BXL with l1011'sI have a really close friend who lives in Kinshasa and toldmyself I could go visit him one day although the political situation isn't the best out there.
And if i did I'd fly Hewa Bora as its one of my last chances to fly a Tristar. Would anyone of you ever have flown the airline.How is it?

And second, where does the name Hewa Bora come from??? I love that name

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Orion737 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (6 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 16 hours ago) and read 1690 times:

I like them too, even for just operating the L1011 this day and age. I hope the L1011s stay with them forever although I suspect plans may be afoot to replace them? I hope not with yet another 763. The A310 or A300-600R would be great for them as they are good cargo haulers as well as offering the required capacity for Hewa Bora

AJO From Netherlands, joined Jan 2005, 575 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (6 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 1617 times:

I don't know where BXL is, all I know is they fly to BRU. Perhaps also to JNB, as there seem to be a few pictures in the database of Hewa Bora taken there, also with other old airplanes (707, 727).

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Their website is www.hba.cd (currently offline for maintenance, or so it says).

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Lindy Field From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 3052 posts, RR: 17
Reply 3, posted (6 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 1594 times:

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Does anyone know what became of their 727 9Q-CHD? I recall hearing that it was marooned at an airport because of a lava flow... A rather strange fate for an airliner, certainly.
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Jambo From Tanzania, joined Dec 2004, 247 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (6 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 1562 times:

I think the Airline has closed down but i am not sure.

Although its a congolese Airline, HEWA BORA in Swahili simply means Better/Good Wind.

Viasa From Switzerland, joined Jun 2005, 1702 posts, RR: 8
Reply 5, posted (6 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 1531 times:

No.... HBA - Hewa Bora Airways still flies!

At the moment the flies with this fleet:
2 B707-300C Cargo
1 B727-100WL Cargo
1 B727-200
3 B727-200 Adv.
1 DC-9-50 (leased from Executive Aerospace)

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