Trans Service Airlift (TSA) was an
airline based at
N'djili Airport,
Kinshasa
Kinshasa (; ; ln, Kinsásá), formerly Léopoldville ( nl, Leopoldstad), is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once a site of fishing and trading villages situated along the Congo River, Kinshasa is now one o ...
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was privately owned and operated in years 1991–1998.
Accidents and incidents
*On December 18, 1995 a
Lockheed L-188C Electra
The Lockheed L-188 Electra is an American turboprop airliner built by Lockheed. First flown in 1957, it was the first large turboprop airliner built in the United States. Initial sales were good, but after two fatal crashes that led to expensi ...
owned by Trans Service Airlift crashed shortly after takeoff from
Jamba, Cuando Cubango
Jamba is a town in Angola, located in the southeastern province of Cuando Cubango, just north of the Namibian border along the Caprivi Strip.
The town is best known as the former military headquarters of UNITA, a rebel movement supported by ...
,
Angola, killing 141 of the passengers and crew. See
Trans Service Airlift Lockheed L-188 crash
The Trans Service Airlift Lockheed L-188 crash occurred on 18 December 1995 when a Lockheed L-188C Electra owned by Trans Service Airlift crashed near Jamba, Angola, killing 141 of the passengers and crew.
Trans Service Airlift (TSA), was a pr ...
.
Fleet
According to information on August 2010 the Trans Service Airlift fleet included:
[ Flight International, 3–9 October 2010]
*2
B727 (Ex-FedEx 2007/2010)
*2
BAe 748 Series 2(Both aircraft broken up 1996/97)
*1
Lockheed L-188 Electra (Aircraft sold and parked Kinshasa since Dec 1996 until present day)
*1
Nord 262 (Aircraft crashed on takeoff
N'dolo 1995 killing all pax - crew survived)
*1
Vickers Viscount 700
The Vickers Viscount was a medium-range airliner driven by four turboprop engines. The type was designed and manufactured in Britain from 1948 to 1963.
Prototypes
;Type 630
:First prototype, with short fuselage (74 ft 6 in (22.71&nb ...
(Aircraft broken up 1996)
See also
*
Transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
References
External links
Aviation Safety Network
Defunct airlines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
1991 establishments in Zaire
Airlines established in 1991
Airlines disestablished in 1998
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