Resumption of Camair-Co flights after the lease of a Ukrainian Boeing 737
Camair-Co, Cameroon's national carrier, will soon be able to resume operations (domestic first). This is thanks to wet-lease from Jonika, of a 135-seat Boeing 737-300. The aircraft, which still bears the colors of the Ukrainian company, landed at Douala International Airport on Friday, September 25. Registered UR-CQW, the 21.5-year-old aircraft has been operated by Ukraine International Airlines, Bravo Airways and Fly Erbil successively.
The acquisition of this 737 is a real relief for Camair-Co, which has been out of business since the end of March and which has no operational aircraft. Claiming millions of unpaid rental charges for its Dash 8, Abu Dhabi Aviation unilaterally terminated its contract with the Cameroonian national carrier.
In addition, the two MA60s of the Cameroonian flag, usually deployed on the domestic market, require maintenance. Its two 737-700s, grounded since February 2019, are desperate to be transported to Ethiopia for heavy maintenance. It is in fact in the workshops of Ethiopian Airlines in Addis Ababa that the 767-300, the only long-haul aircraft of the carrier, has been "abandoned" since January 12, 2018.
On July 14, Cameroonian President Paul Biya ordered the release of 23 million euros for the maintenance of the two B737-700s and the rental of two Q400s. But nothing concrete has followed yet.
The acquisition of this 737 is a real relief for Camair-Co, which has been out of business since the end of March and which has no operational aircraft. Claiming millions of unpaid rental charges for its Dash 8, Abu Dhabi Aviation unilaterally terminated its contract with the Cameroonian national carrier.
In addition, the two MA60s of the Cameroonian flag, usually deployed on the domestic market, require maintenance. Its two 737-700s, grounded since February 2019, are desperate to be transported to Ethiopia for heavy maintenance. It is in fact in the workshops of Ethiopian Airlines in Addis Ababa that the 767-300, the only long-haul aircraft of the carrier, has been "abandoned" since January 12, 2018.
On July 14, Cameroonian President Paul Biya ordered the release of 23 million euros for the maintenance of the two B737-700s and the rental of two Q400s. But nothing concrete has followed yet.
Source: newsaero
