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| Founded | 11 September 2006 (2006-09-11) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 28 March 2011 (2011-03-28) | ||||||
| Hubs | Douala International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Star Awards | ||||||
| Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
| Destinations | 12 | ||||||
| Parent company | Government of Cameroon | ||||||
| Headquarters | Douala, Cameroon | ||||||
| Key people | Ernest Dikoum (General Director) | ||||||
| Website | Camair | ||||||
TheCameroon Airlines Corporation, trading asCamair-Co, is an airline from Cameroon, serving asflag carrier of the country, a role which was previously filled by the now-defunctCameroon Airlines.[1] Camair-Co has its headquarters in the Immeuble La Rotonde inDouala,[2] and operates out ofDouala International Airport.[3] The airline has never made a profit, and is struggling under the weight of its debts; most of its aircraft are currently grounded.[4][5] The company slogan isFrench:L'étoile du Cameroun,The Star of Cameroon.
Camair-co was created on 11 September 2006 by decree ofPaul Biya, thePresident of Cameroon, as a company aimed at replacingCameroon Airlines, the country's national airline at that time. TheIATA codeQC previously belonged toAir Corridor, which has since ceased operations. Cameroon Airlines was shut down in June 2008,[6] but it took until 2011 for Camair-Co to launch flight services. The inaugural flight fromDouala to Paris viaYaoundé took place on 28 March.[7] On 30 September 2016 the airline ceased services to Paris as part of a network restructuring exercise.[8]
Lossmaking since its launch in 2011, the Camair-Co reportedly had debts about 35 billionCentral African CFA franc, and theAgency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) had ordered the company to pay its arrears of royalties amounting to 100,390 million FCFA, under suspension of air navigation services.[4]
Camair-Co was the subject of a recovery plan proposed by the US firm Boeing Consulting in 2016, which included settlement of the outstanding debt, the injection of FCFA 60 billion, resizing of the network and the modernisation of the fleet, but the plan has not been implemented.[4]
In 2020,Paul Biya, the president of Cameroon, ordered urgent restructuring to facilitate the selling of a controlling share in the airline to a "strategic private investor." In 2023, the IMF placed Camair-Co under a performance contract, along with other state-owned enterprises.[9]
Camair-Co, with a capital of 100 million CFA francs, was created by Presidential Decree No. 2006/293 of 11 September 2006 with the State of Cameroon as the sole shareholder.[10]
Camair-Co has been loss-making since its creation. Financial and other trends for Camair-Co (for years ending 31 December) are:
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
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| Turnover (XAFbn) | 15 | 28.8 | ||||||
| Turnover (US$m) | 32.2 | |||||||
| Net profit (XAFbn) | −9.0 | loss | loss | −17.3 | −10.1 | loss | loss | loss |
| Net profit (US$m) | −18.1 | loss | loss | loss | loss | loss | loss | loss |
| Number of employees (at year end) | <400 | 520 | ||||||
| Number of passengers (m) | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.24 | |||||
| Passenger load factor (%) | 45 | |||||||
| Number of aircraft (at year end) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |||
| Notes/sources | [11] | [12] | [13] | [13] | [14] | [14] | [5] |
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As of December 2024, Camair-Co offers scheduled flights to the following destinations:[15]
Camair-Co currently has aInterline agreement with Hahn Air.[16]
As of August 2025[update], Camair-Co operates the following aircraft:[17]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes/sources | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Boeing 737-700 | 2 | - | 12 | 116 | 128 | |
| Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 | 2 | - | - | 70 | 70 | [18] |
| Xi'an MA60 | 2 | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | ||||
Camair-Co previously operated the following aircraft:
