ECAir (Equatorial Congo Airlines),
the new national flag carrier of the Republic of the Congo, entered
into service and took-off on 24 September 2011 with its premiere
flight between the country's capital Brazzaville and the port city
of Pointe-Noire. Lufthansa Consulting managed the complete start-up
process preparation and thus continues its successful cooperation
with the Congolese Government.
Lufthansa Consulting says it has
already provided consultancy in supervising the concession project
of the country's three main airports and in developing the
conception of an "Airport City" at the airport in Brazzaville named
Maya Maya Village. The airline start-up project now marks another
milestone in the long-standing relationship with the Government of
the Republic of the Congo, says Lufthansa.
ECAir will fly three times a day,
seven days a week on the Brazzaville-Pointe-Noire route with a
Boeing 737-300, which has a capacity of 120 seats, configured in a
12 business class and 108 economy class seat version.
ECAir's Chief Executive Officer
Fatima BEYINA-MOUSSA, says: "Our desire is to serve as a locomotive
for the modernization of the aviation sector in the region and to
ensure a quality level that meets international standards in
aviation."
Lufthansa Consulting says it has
also developed a comprehensive five-year business plan including
the future network and fleet structure for the new airline.