TAE Avia, formerly named TransAVIAexport Airlines, is a Belarusian

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. It is based at

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, with a hub at

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, in the

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History

TransAVIAexport Airlines was established in December 1992 in Belarus. The airline operates worldwide cargo flights. On December 2, 2021, TransAVIAexport and two aircraft belonging to the airline were added to the

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by the

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. In 2021, the airline changed its name to TAE Avia.ch-aviation.com - TAE Avia
retrieved 9 April 2022

Fleet

TAE Avia's fleet included the following aircraft (as of August 2019): * 1 Boeing 747-300SF * 5

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Accidents and incidents

*On March 9, 2007, a TransAVIAexport Airlines

(s/n 1003499991, registered EW-78826), on approach at

Mogadishu Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, مقديشو ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and List of cities in Somalia by population, most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port ...

Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...

, was hit by a projectile, which was later confirmed to be a RPG by Belarus officials. The aircraft landed safely but sustained substantial damage. *On March 23, 2007, a TransAVIAexport Airlines

(s/n 1013405192, registered EW-78849) was shot down by an anti-aircraft missile while taking off from Mogadishu, Somalia.Hassan, Mohamed Olad
"Cargo Plane Is Shot Down in Somalia,"
''Associated Press'', March 23, 2007. *On August 22,

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, a TransAVIAexport Airlines

(registered EW-78799) on approach to Juba, South Sudan struck a tree short of the runway, destroying several houses and killing a 5-year-old girl.

References

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