Transcarga International Airways C.A. (also known as ''TIACA'') is a

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based in

Caracas Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the ...

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. It operates charter cargo services to South America, the Caribbean, and Miami.

History

A Venezuelan businessman by the name of Julio Marquez Biaggi, also a former pilot for

Viasa Venezolana Internacional de Aviación Sociedad Anónima ( en, JSC Venezuelan International Airways), or VIASA for short, was the Venezuelan flag carrier airline between 1960 and 1997. It was headquartered in the Torre Viasa in Caracas. Launche ...

and

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, and son of one of

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, founded Transcarga on October 21, 1998. To help with his endeavor, he was joined by Luis Felipe Ayala V, an expert in the area of

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. The airline started operations in November 2001. It is owned by Julio Marquez Biaggi (with a 99.0% stake) who is

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of the company. Transcarga received its first

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as an airline in Venezuela in the year 2001, in 2002, it received the 402 permit from the

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, enabling it to operate under "

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" 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

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is its courier service of mail, documents, and other packages. Transcarga is outsourcing its services to larger companies such as Servicio Panamericano de Proteccion,

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, among others. Transcarga also operates in the Caribbean through a wet lease with the

Ameriflight Ameriflight LLC is an American cargo airline with headquarters at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. It is the largest United States FAA Part 135 cargo carrier, operating scheduled and contract cargo services from 19 bases to destinat ...

company two daily flights. In 2020, the airline founded a Panamanian subsidiary named

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, and plans to begin operations soon with a

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Destinations

Fleet

Current fleet

, the Transcarga fleet consists of the following aircraft:

Former fleet

Transcarga formerly operated the following aircraft: *1 Aero Commander 500B *10 Cessna 402B *3 Embraer EMB 120FC Brasilia *2

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Accidents and incidents

*On May 20, 2011, a

(registered N242DH) suffered a nosegear collapse after landing at Simón Bolívar International Airport. The pilot was minorly injured and recovered after. *On February 9, 2012, a Cessna 402B (registered YV2663) was flying from Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport to

Josefa Camejo International Airport Josefa Camejo International Airport , is an airport serving the Paraguaná Peninsula in Venezuela. The airport is named in honor of Josefa Camejo, a heroine of the Venezuelan War of Independence. On May 22, 2018, Aruba Airlines inaugurated what ...

with two crew and one passenger on board. The cargo was consisting of valuables. On approach to

Punto Fijo Punto Fijo is the capital city of the municipality of Carirubana in northern Falcón State, Venezuela. It is located on the southwestern coast of the Paraguaná Peninsula. Its metropolitan area includes the parishes of Norte, Carirubana, Punta ...

, the crew encountered technical problems and elected to ditch the aircraft off the Amuay refinery. All three occupants were rescued while the aircraft sunk. *On June 6, 2012, an Airbus A300B4F (registered N821SC), leased from

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, was damaged beyond repairs after being struck by a

Mas Air Mas (legally ''Aerotransportes Mas de Carga, S.A. de C.V.'') is a cargo airline based in Mexico City, Mexico, specialized in the shipment of air freight. It operates scheduled cargo services in Mexico and to the United States, Ecuador and Colomb ...

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(registered N314LA) while being parked, causing substantial damage to the right hand stabilizer. *On March 11, 2021, an Airbus A300B4F (registered YV560T) suffered an uncontained engine failure on the left engine during takeoff at

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. The engine exploded and caused debris to hit buildings near by. The crew aborted takeoff. The aircraft was eventually repaired.

References

External links

Official website
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