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 | 7 | |||
| 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.
Future Destinations
- DRC division will begin flights to Kinshasa, Goma, and Lubumbashi in 2015.
Fleet
The Trans Air Congo fleet consists of the following aircraft as of October, 2014:[1][2]
| Aircraft | Origin | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Note |
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| Boeing 737-200 Advanced |  United States |
2 | 0 | 100 | |
| Boeing 737-300 | United States |
1 | 0 | 110 | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | United States |
1 | 0 | 110 | |
| Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia |  Brazil |
2 | 0 | 30 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 |
Certification
Trans Air Congo has been delivered the IOSA certificate until 2015.[3]
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.[4]
- 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.[5] 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.[6][7] Pre-accident pictures of TN-AGK can be seen at JetPhotos.net and Airliners.net.
References
- ↑ http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/Q8#al_profile_tab_fleet
- ↑
- ↑ http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/safety/audit/iosa/Pages/registry.aspx
- ↑ "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.
External links
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