Silverback DC8 ops
 

Anyone heard of "Silverback" Air, Airlines or Airways... Supposedly out of Kigali, but not sure about that. Does the name ring a bell (Perhaps a warning bell)??????

They are supposedly operating a DC8-62F. Any info on them would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

JJ

Hi,

Dont know much about the operation, do know that they pay very well!!! Saw them advertising for crew a while ago on www.Flightinternationaljobs.com maybe you can still get their info from that.

Cheers, enjoy Kigali.

jjflyer check your pm inbox.....

Silverback Cargo?
 

Hi,saw a dc8f at joburg today,on old 09,looked like it had "Silverback" titles.Anyone know its story/where it flies etc?

Odd name,i've heard people call old grannies and Gorillas 'Silverbacks',but never an airline...

It is indeed about gorillas. See here

Don't know which country this aircraft is registered in though.

The Flag on the aircraft is Rwanda - guess it is a Rwanda reg too.

Affirm... 9XR- is indeed Rwanda.

Yep can confirm that it is from Rwanda, saw it many times sitting on the apron at Kigali gathering dust. Was lucky enough to be there on one occasion when ground runs where being done and went on board to see what it was all about. The crew were Rwandan and said that they were still waiting to get work for the aircraft but that nothing was really happening. Good to hear that it finally left Kigali, as for what it is doing in Jhb........ who can say?:confused:

Two hotels being built, one in Kigali and other in Gisenyi and most of the materails are procured in SA and airlifted to Kigali, Silverback has been involved in a couple of these flights since last quarter of 2003 and flights should conclude any time soon.

thanks,thats very interesting to find out.:ok:

Silverback cargo
 

....that DC-8 is doing "special" flights, carriyng guns, or all kind of weapons for the Ruandese rebels in East Congo....

The "Chief pilot", a belgian, is an ex pilot flying for Savimbi special flights.

Some are glad to see that airplane fliying, some doesn't....

Speedbrake,

Why do you write such bullsh*t ? Did they tell you that in a bar very confidentally....
Blues:*

Speedbreak - I'll quote your own words from a recent post on an Air Macau thread - these are your words;

I'll second your warning. I can't believe on one hand you're warning folk on posting controversial material & then you leap in & post a real beaut. I hope you know what you're on about; your allegations are pretty serious.

4HP

....we are in contact with people leaving in east Congo, ....
Just watch the news about the war in Congo, ....

Or take some vacation in East Congo and you'll see!
That's also the reason why the European Community doesn't want to finance the réhabilitation of the Goma's runway.... Just because they know that the Ruandese will use that airport to land with DC-8s or IL76, fully load with weapons....

Speedbreak,
It's a long shot what you are taking here. The war somehwere doesn't make an African cargo airline automatically a gun runner. Keep it in facts only and no fiction, please!
If you have other proofs than news about conflict then go on, not before.
Blues

Agree with you bluesafrica,

But the fact is that not everything and everybody is nice and beautifull like in a Disney cartoon....

Anyway....

If you do not like pictures of gorillas it is not a good reason to write lies from airline!
Blues

Does anyone remember the DC8 that sat on it's tail on Goma apron a few years back, surrounded by military?
I saw it with my own eye's in the days we use to fly there daily for the UN. I seem to remember that I was stationed in Kigali for evacuation flights over this period when Kabila made his first moves west bound. This DC8 wasn't carrying aid in green boxes either.


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Dear Planecrazy and Speedbreak,
What I am trying to say to Speedbrake and you also is that even if you saw few years ago DC 8 on it's tail doesn't necessarily mean that Silverback is in that business.
Before you start to publish such stories you should make sure that they are based for the facts, not for fiction!
I am sure that you agree.
Blues

...........pffffffffffffffff................

Hopeless...........


Ok...bleusafrica....you're right!