Beginning from 1 February 2010, 2 helicopters of the aviation company started to operate under the UN tasks in DR Congo. This is the third African country where the company?s aircraft are currently performing flight tasks of the UN mission in Congo (MONUC). The other two countries are: the Republic of Sudan and The Ivory Coast where our helicopters have been working since 2008.
A former Republic of Zaire and ex-Belgian colony currently the Democratic Republic of Congo is the largest country in Central Africa and the third largest country of the continent. Serious problems in Congo emerged in 1960 when the country was proclaimed independent of Belgium. At that time the UN peacekeeping forces were brought into the country to secure the withdrawal of Belgian troops. Officially the United Nations Organization Mission in DR Congo (MONUC) was set up by the UN Security Council on 30 November 1999 to restore and support peace in the country torn apart by the opposing DRC government and separatists from the eastern provinces of Kasai and Catanga. The struggle for independence took the form of the war known as the Second Congo War (1998-2002).
Flight tasks of the aircraft in DR Congo include passengers? transportation, casevac and medevac operations, and delivery of humanitarian goods to the country?s population. The aircraft operational bases are in Goma and Bukavu.
Among other areas of operations in Africa within the scope of UN tasks are such countries as Ethiopia (2006-2007), Somali (2007), Uganda (2007), Kenia (2006-2007), Mozambique (2007-2008), Madagascar (2007-2008).
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