Transafrik has been in operation as a privately owned airline since 1984. Transafrik International was created initially to support the operation of Roan Selection Trust International - a diamond mining company. The diamond mining site is located in Cuango River, which is only reachable by C130 Hercules. They set up a short landing area in the site. Landmines planted by UNITA prevented the MAC truck from reaching the area, so Christian Rudolph G. Hellinger (CRGH), then President of RST International, created Transafrik International. CRGH is a German national born in Leipzig, East Germany.[citation needed]
It is a cargo airline, with airplane registration in the Republic of São Tomé e Príncipe, is currently working on contracts for the United Nations and has previously been on contract for the WFP (World Food Program) during the civil war in Angola for relief support. In 2006 Transafrik International was approached by the UN, which is its main contractor in Africa, to re-register the fleet to another nation for aviation safety reasons. Initial approaches were conducted to re-register the fleet from São Tomé e Príncipe (S9) to Uganda (5X). However until 2008 all airplanes are still registered in São Tomé e Príncipe.[citation needed]
At least two L-100 aircraft leased to the UN were shot down over UNITA-controlled territory during the late 1990s.[5][6]
On October 12, 2010, Transafrik International Flight 662, a Lockheed L-100 Hercules registered in Uganda, crashed while trying to land at Kabul.[7] The accident killed all eight crew.[8]
transafrik, international, cargo, airline, based, angola, with, offices, fujairah, united, arab, emirates, iata, icao, callsignpq, founded1984fleet, size3headquartersfujairah, united, arab, emirates, websitetransafrik, contents, history, destinations, fleet, c. Transafrik International is a cargo airline based in Angola with its offices in Fujairah United Arab Emirates 2 Transafrik InternationalIATA ICAO CallsignPQ TFK 1 Founded1984Fleet size3HeadquartersFujairah United Arab Emirates 2 Websitetransafrik com Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 3 Fleet 3 1 Current fleet 3 2 Former aircraft 4 Accidents and incidents 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditTransafrik has been in operation as a privately owned airline since 1984 Transafrik International was created initially to support the operation of Roan Selection Trust International a diamond mining company The diamond mining site is located in Cuango River which is only reachable by C130 Hercules They set up a short landing area in the site Landmines planted by UNITA prevented the MAC truck from reaching the area so Christian Rudolph G Hellinger CRGH then President of RST International created Transafrik International CRGH is a German national born in Leipzig East Germany citation needed It is a cargo airline with airplane registration in the Republic of Sao Tome e Principe is currently working on contracts for the United Nations and has previously been on contract for the WFP World Food Program during the civil war in Angola for relief support In 2006 Transafrik International was approached by the UN which is its main contractor in Africa to re register the fleet to another nation for aviation safety reasons Initial approaches were conducted to re register the fleet from Sao Tome e Principe S9 to Uganda 5X However until 2008 all airplanes are still registered in Sao Tome e Principe citation needed Destinations EditTransafrik operates freight charter flights within Africa for customers such as the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross as well as other freight operators 3 Fleet EditCurrent fleet Edit The Transafrik International fleet comprises the following aircraft as of August 2017 1 Transafik International Fleet Aircraft In service Orders Passengers NotesBoeing 727 100C 1 CargoBoeing 727 100F 2 CargoTotal 3 Former aircraft Edit The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft 5 Lockheed L 100 Hercules 4 2 Douglas DC 8 32 33FAccidents and incidents EditAt least two L 100 aircraft leased to the UN were shot down over UNITA controlled territory during the late 1990s 5 6 On October 12 2010 Transafrik International Flight 662 a Lockheed L 100 Hercules registered in Uganda crashed while trying to land at Kabul 7 The accident killed all eight crew 8 References Edit a b Global Airline Guide 2017 Part Two Airliner World November 2017 30 a b transafrik com Contact retrieved 20 January 2019 transafrik com Customers retrieved 20 January 2019 ATDB aero aerotransport org AeroTransport Data Bank www aerotransport org Retrieved 2017 07 05 Ranter Harro ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed L 100 30 Hercules S9 CAO Vila Nova aviation safety net Retrieved 2017 07 05 Ranter Harro ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed L 100 30 Hercules D2 EHD Huambo aviation safety net Retrieved 2017 07 05 Plane crash near Kabul killed all 7 on board official Reuters 12 October 2010 Retrieved 2011 11 13 ASN Aircraft Accident Lockheed L 100 20 Hercules 5X TUC Kabul Airport KBL Aviation Safety Network Flight Safety Foundation 29 January 2011 Retrieved 2011 11 13 External links EditOfficial websitePortals Companies Aviation This Angola related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Transafrik International amp oldid 1134657211, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
