TAC (
acronym of ''Transporte Aéreo de Colombia'') is a
charter airline based at
Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport in
Cali
Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,227,642 residents according to the 2018 census. The city spans with of urban area, making Cali the second ...
,
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
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History
The airline was founded in
Manizales, Caldas; as TAC (Taxi Aéreo de Caldas) in 1995. In 2008, the company was renamed Transporte Aéreo de Colombia.
Destinations
Fleet
TAC Colombia operates the following aircraft (at September 2020):
TAC Colombia are also looking at getting
Embraer Phenom 300
The Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300 is a single-pilot-certified light business jet developed by the Brazilian aerospace manufacturer Embraer. It can carry up to 11 occupants.
Development
Embraer began designing the Phenom 300 after finding that pot ...
's in the future.
Accidents and incidents
*On 14 December 1977,
Vickers Viscount HK-1267 was damaged beyond repair at
Palo Negro International Airport,
Bucaramanga.
*On 26 June 2009, a TAC
LET-410
The Let L-410 Turbolet is a twin-engine short-range transport aircraft, manufactured by the Czech aircraft manufacturer Let Kunovice (named Aircraft Industries since 2005), often used as an airliner. The aircraft is capable of landing on short a ...
UVP overran the runway upon landing at
Capurganá Airport
Capurganá Airport is an airport serving the Caribbean coastal town of Capurganá in the Chocó Department of Colombia. No roads go to Capurganá, so boats and aircraft are the primary means in and out.
The runway is east of Colombia's border ...
,
Chocó. All 21 survive; 3 crew, 18 passengers.
26 June 2009, TAC crash information
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References
External links
*
Official Airline Site
aeropuertosarg.com.ar
Airlines of Colombia
Airlines established in 1995
Colombian companies established in 1995
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