Scibe Airlift was an airline from Zaire (today known as Democratic Republic of the Congo), with its base at N'Djili Airport, Kinshasa.[3]
History
The airline started activities on October 22 1976 as SBZ Cargo (Société Bemba Zaire) with a single Vickers Viscount and shortly after a second aircraft was added to the fleet. Due to problems concerning the national airline, Air Zaire, Scibe Airlift became the first passenger airline in the country.[4] In November of 1978 the airline received a singular Lockheed C 100 which flew to Europe in 1979.[5] The airline was incorporated into the Scibe Group and was renamed Scibe Airlift Cargo Zaïre.[6]
In 1982 the airline acquired its first aircraft which was a Boeing 727 used for cargo and passenger usage and in 1985 carried more passengers than the national airline