Skyworld Aviation arranges sale of ATR 72-500, and onward lease to FlyCAA

Skyworld Aviation has sold an ATR 72-500 to a U.S.-based regional aircraft leasing firm. Serial number 685, re-registered as 9S-AAD, will operate with FlyCAA Congo under a lease arrangement, also facilitated by Skyworld. The aircraft was previously operated by Vietnam Airlines and arrived in Kinshasa on October 20, 2019.

FlyCAA now operates two ATR 72-500s and one A321. The airline was established as CAA – Compagnie Africaine d’Aviation in 1992. The operator specialises in scheduled passenger operations based at Kinshasa, serving domestic destinations in the Democratic Republic of Congo.