Brazza Airlines, the new Congolese subsidiary of French airline Thalair, has commenced commercial operations between Brazzaville and Pointe Noire with two Embraer jets wet-leased from Regourd Aviation (Paris Le Bourget), ADS-B data confirms.
Regourd Aviation CEO Alain Regourd confirmed to ch-aviation that the wet lease had been arranged "for several months" but was unable to disclose the final timing as this was still under negotiations.
The 13.6-year-old E190, F-HDRI (msn 19000570), is being operated under an Amelia (8R, Paris Le Bourget) flight code, having arrived in Brazzaville on April 18 from St. Brieuc in France, via Ghardaia and N'Djamena. It is owned by Amelia parent Regourd Aviation and is fitted with 98 seats in a three-class cabin layout, according to ch-aviation data. Bamboo Airways formerly operated the jet under the registration VP-CFL. It was first delivered to China Southern Airlines in 2012.
The second aircraft, 17.7-year-old E145 F-HOXY (msn 14501027), also owned by Regourd Aviation, arrived in Pointe Noire and Brazzaville on April 21 under an Amelia International flight code, having been ferried from St. Brieuc via Dakar Blaise Diagne International, Lomé, and Agadir Al Massira, according to ADS-B data. The 50-seater single-class jet was first delivered to Grand China Express Airlines, which later rebranded as Tianjin Airlines, in 2008, ch-aviation data reveals.
Regourd Aviation acquired two E190s in 2025 to develop the 100-seater charter and ACMI market.
Brazza Airlines intends to serve more domestic routes, including Ollombo, Ouesso, Impfondo, and Dolisie.
