History
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 Congo. The working name of the project is Korongo, it will be launched without Hewa Bora and start operations somewhere in 2010.
On the 24 June 2009, the new website of Hewa Bora Airways went online, after not having been updated since 2005.
On 16 July 2011, the airline's Air Operator's Certificate was suspended, following the accident that befell Flight 952 on 8 July 2011.
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