Transcarga

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Transcarga International Airways
TranscargaVenezuelaLogo.JPG
IATA ICAO Callsign
T9 TIW TIACA
FoundedOctober 21, 1998
HubsSimon Bolivar International Airport
Subsidiaries
Fleet size8
Destinations8
HeadquartersCaracas, Venezuela
Key people
Websitetranscarga.aero

Transcarga International Airways C.A. is a cargo airline based in Caracas, Venezuela. It operates domestic charter cargo services.

History[]

A Transcarga Embraer EMB 120FC parked at Queen Beatrix International Airport in 2013

A Venezuelan businessman by the name of Julio Marquez Biaggi, also a former pilot for Viasa and KLM, and son of one of Viasa's chairmen, founded Transcarga in October 21, 1998. To help with his endeavor, he was joined by Luis Felipe Ayala V, an expert in the area of finances.

The airline started operations in November 2001. It is owned by Julio Marquez Biaggi (with a 99.0% stake) who is chief executive officer (CEO) of the company.

Transcarga received its first certification as an airline in Venezuela in the year 2001, in 2002, it received the 402 permit from the US Department of Transportation, enabling it to operate under "wet lease" status to and from the United States, thus generating employment for several Venezuelan pilots.

Since its establishment, the company has strived to maintain the highest quality standards in the national and international cargo transport service. The service has been aimed at small and medium-sized Venezuelan producers, both internally and for the export needs of perishable products such as fish, shellfish, vegetables, fruits, flowers, etc. Another key segment is the parcel service, documents, correspondence, special oil cargo and securities.

The airline's services are aimed to the small and medium Venezuelan producers; serving from the internal national market to the exportation needs of perishable products such as fish, shrimp, vegetables, fruits, flowers, etc. Another key market segment is its courier service of mail, documents, and other packages.

Currently[when?], Transcarga is outsourcing its services to larger companies such as Servicio Panamericano de Proteccion, C.A., DHL, FedEx, UPS, among others. Transcarga also operates in the Caribbean through a wet lease with the Ameriflight company two daily flights.

In 2020, a Panamanian subsidiary, was founded. The subsidiary has already taken an Airbus A300B4F, to begin operations soon.[1][2]

Destinations[]

Country City Airport Notes
Colombia Bogota El Dorado International Airport
Panama Panama City Tocumen International Airport
Peru Lima Jorge Chávez International Airport
United States Miami Miami International Airport
Venezuela Caracas Simón Bolívar International Airport Hub
Venezuela Las Piedras Josefa Camejo International Airport
Venezuela Maracaibo La Chinita International Airport
Venezuela Valencia Arturo Michelena International Airport

Fleet[]

Current fleet[]

A Transcarga Airbus A300B4F taxiing at Arturo Michelena International Airport in 2019

As of September 2020, the Transcarga fleet consists of the following aircraft:[3]

Transcarga fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Notes
Airbus A300B4F 4 —
Embraer EMB 120FC 2 —
Piper PA-31 Navajo 2 —
Total 8 —

Former fleet[]

Transcarga formerly operated the following aircraft:

  • Aero Commander 500B
  • Cessna 402B
  • Fairchild Metro III
  • Learjet 35A

Accidents and incidents[]

  • On February 9, 2012, a Cessna 402B (registered YV2663) was flying from Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport to Josefa Camejo International Airport with two crew and one passenger on board. The cargo was consisting of valuables. On approach to Punto Fijo, the crew encountered technical problems and elected to ditch the aircraft off the Amuay refinery. All three occupants were rescued while the aircraft sunk.[5]
  • On June 6, 2012, an Airbus A300B4F (registered N821SC), leased from Sky Lease Cargo, was damaged beyond repairs after being struck by a Mas Air Boeing 767-300ERF (registered N314LA) while being parked, causing substantial damage to the right hand stabilizer.[6] No one was injured while the aircraft was scrapped.
  • On March 11, 2021, an Airbus A300B4F (registered YV560T) suffered an uncontained engine failure on the left engine during takeoff at El Dorado International Airport.[7][8] The engine exploded and caused debris to hit buildings near by. The crew aborted takeoff. The aircraft was repaired and returned to service.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jeff Lee. "Cargo Three obtains Panamanian AOC". Cargofacts.com. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  2. ^ Alex Lennane. "Cargo Three eyes US cargo charter services with old A300". Theloadstar.com. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  3. ^ transcarga.aero - Flota (Spanish) retrieved 15 September 2020
  4. ^ "Incident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  6. ^ "Incident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  7. ^ "Incident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  8. ^ "Incident: Transcarga A30B at Bogota on Mar 11th 2021, rejected takeoff due to uncontained engine failure". Avherald.com. Retrieved March 20, 2021.

External links[]

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