Trans Air Congo
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| Founded | 1994 | ||||||
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| Hubs |  Pointe Noire Airport Brazzaville Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | MilesPlus | ||||||
| Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
| Destinations | 5 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo | ||||||
| Website | official website | ||||||
Trans Air Congo is an airline based at Pointe Noire Airport in Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo.
History
The company was established on 24 August 1994 by the El-Hage family and started services with a single Let 410 aircraft. Early services were largely between Brazzaville and Pointe Noire. In December 1994 an Antonov An-24 joined the fleet, followed in 1996 by a Boeing 727 and Yakovlev Yak-42D. Late 1997 saw the airline having to move temporarily to Johannesburg in South Africa to avoid a civil war.
Destinations
Trans Air Congo operates services to the following destinations:
- Domestic scheduled destinations: Brazzaville and Pointe Noire.
- International scheduled destinations: Cotonou, Douala and Libreville.
Fleet
The Trans Air Congo fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2016):[1]
| Aircraft | In Service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-200 | 3 | — | ||
| Boeing 737-300 | 3 | — | ||
| Total | 6 | |||
The airline previously operated the following aircraft:
Certification
Trans Air Congo has been delivered the IOSA certificate until 2015.[2]
MilesPlus
MilesPlus is the frequent flyer program developed by TAC. Registration is free and open to every passengers. First company in Congo to develop a fidelity program, MilesPlus has proved to be a successful tool as the program enrolled more than 2200 members since its creation in 2012. MilesPlus offers 4 different cards (Blue, Silver, Gold and Platinum).
Incidents and Accidents
- On 4 March 2005, an Antonov AN-24B, registration EY-46399, ran off the runway at Impfondo Airport in the Republic of the Congo, and into a field. The aircraft subsequently caught fire and burned, causing the airframe to be written off. The flight was scheduled to fly to the Brazzaville Maya-Maya Airport.[3]
- On 21 March 2011, a transport Antonov An-12 on a flight from Brazzaville Maya-Maya Airport to Pointe-Noire Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport, registered TN-AGK, carrying a crew of 4, crashed into the Mvou-Mvou residential area in Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo.[4] According to sources with the Congo National Agency of Civil Aviation, the aircraft had been cleared to land, and was on a 3-mile final approach when it crashed. The Russian Embassy in Congo reported that the 3 Russian and 1 Kazakhstani crewmembers were killed in the crash. Local medical services report that 23 bodies have so far been recovered from the crash site, along with 15 injuries.[5][6] Pre-accident pictures of TN-AGK can be seen at JetPhotos.net and Airliners.net.
References
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 12.
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- ^ "Trans Air Congo Impfondo Airport 4 March 2005". Trans Air Congo Accident 04MAR2005. AviationSafetyNetwork. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
- ^ "Congo: Cargo plane crashes in Pointe-Noire". BBC News. 21 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ "Trans Air Congo AN12 at Ponte-Noire on Mar 21, 2011". Trans Air Congo AN12 at Ponte-Noire on Mar 21, 2011. The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ "Congo plane crash toll reaches 23". Herald Sun. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
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