Air Congo Plans Boeing 787-9 Wet-Lease Service With MIAT

Air Congo plans to operate Boeing 787-9 services under a wet lease with MIAT, a Mongolian airline. Under the planned arrangement, MIAT would provide the aircraft capacity to the Democratic Republic of the Congo-based carrier.

Key details

• The planned aircraft type is the Boeing 787-9.
• A report caption identifies a 787-9 in hybrid livery as having arrived in Kinshasa and credits Chapman Freeborn.

Air Congo plans to operate Boeing 787-9 services through a wet lease with MIAT.

Why it matters

The arrangement would give a carrier based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo access to Boeing 787-9 capacity through a partner airline. The planned service also links MIAT, based in Mongolia, with Air Congo.

What happens next

The planned wet lease puts the 787-9 at the center of Air Congo’s next service plans. What route would you most like to see the airline operate?