Trans Air Congo
IATA ICAO Callsign
Q8 TSG TRANS-AIR-CONGO
Founded1994
HubsPointe Noire Airport
Brazzaville Airport
Frequent-flyer programMilesPlus
Fleet size8
Destinations5
HeadquartersPointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo
Websiteofficial website

Trans Air Congo (TAC) 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:

Fleet

Trans Air Congo Boeing 737-300

Current fleet

The Trans Air Congo fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of January 2021):[1]

Trans Air Congo Fleet
Aircraft In
Service
Orders Passengers Notes
Boeing 737-200 2 0 136
Boeing 737-200C 1 0 CARGO
Boeing 737-300 3 0 148
Boeing 737-500 2 0 140
Total 8 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

References

  1. Trans Air Congo (TAC) Fleet Details and History planespotters.net, accessdate 22 September 2020
  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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