Trans Air Congo

Trans Air Congo is an airline based at Pointe Noire Airport in Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo.

Trans Air Congo
IATA ICAO Callsign
Q8 TSG TRANS-AIR-CONGO
Founded1994
Hubs Pointe Noire Airport
Brazzaville Airport
Frequent-flyer programMilesPlus
Fleet size7
Destinations5
Headquarters Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo
Websiteofficial website
Trans Air Congo Boeing 737-300

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:

Fleet

Current Fleet

The Trans Air Congo fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of December 2018):[1]

Trans Air Congo Fleet
Aircraft In
Service		 Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320-200 1 0 168
Airbus A320CJ 1 0 VIP Operating for the Government
Boeing 737-300 10 0 102/148
Boeing 777-200LR 1 0 255
Boeing 777-300 1 0 364
Total 14 0

Former Fleet

The airline previously operated the following aircraft:

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 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.
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References
  1. "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 12.
  2. "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 12.
  3. IATA. "IATA - IOSA Registry". www.iata.org. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  4. "Congo: Cargo plane crashes in Pointe-Noire". BBC News. 21 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  5. "Trans Air Congo AN12 at Ponte-Noire on Mar 21, 2011". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  6. "Congo plane crash toll reaches 23". Herald Sun. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
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