Air Zaïre the government. Part of the contract with Sabena saw the Belgian airline train Air Congo personnel for a six-year period, and by the end of 1962 Air Congo had 2,400 employees, of which some 1,100 were seconded from Sabena. By this time the airlines' destinations included Entebbe, Lagos, Nairobi, Ndola, Salisbury and Usumbura. Jet service to Brussels was inaugurated in March 1963 utilising a Boeing 707 which was leased from Sabena, and in April 1963 the airline joined the International Air Transport Association, becoming the 94th overall member. The airline signed an agreement with French airline Union des Transports Aériens
Airline (brand) Musical Instrument Company, and Harmony Company. Valco was notable for its flagship National and budget Supro guitar brands, which were in production until the company's demise in 1968. Valco Airline guitars have been played by a wide array of bands and artists including: J. B. Hutto, David Bowie, The Cure, PJ Harvey, Calexico and Jack White. Airline-branded amplifiers were also marketed. These were manufactured by Valco and Danelectro. The early 1960s JB Hutto Montgomery Airline model was reissued by Eastwood Guitars in the early 2000s under the name of the Airline DLX, after the company purchased the rights to the