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with its offices in

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History

Transafrik has been in operation as a privately owned airline since 1984. Transafrik International was created initially to support the operation of Roan Selection Trust International - a diamond mining company. The diamond mining site is located in Cuango River, which is only reachable by C130 Hercules. They set up a short landing area in the site. Landmines planted by UNITA prevented the MAC truck from reaching the area, so Christian Rudolph G. Hellinger (CRGH), then President of RST International, created Transafrik International. CRGH is a German national born in Leipzig, East Germany. It is a cargo airline, with airplane registration in the Republic of São Tomé e Príncipe, is currently working on contracts for the

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and has previously been on contract for the WFP (World Food Program) during the civil war in Angola for relief support. In 2006 Transafrik International was approached by the UN, which is its main contractor in Africa, to re-register the fleet to another nation for aviation safety reasons. Initial approaches were conducted to re-register the fleet from São Tomé e Príncipe (S9) to Uganda (5X). However until 2008 all airplanes are still registered in São Tomé e Príncipe.

Destinations

Transafrik operates freight charter flights within

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for customers such as the

and the

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as well as other freight operators.

Fleet

Current fleet

The Transafrik International fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of August 2017):

Former aircraft

The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft: * 5 Lockheed L-100 Hercules * 2 Douglas DC-8-32/33F

Accidents and incidents

*At least 2 L-100 aircraft leased to the UN were shot down over

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-controlled territory during the late 1990s. *On October 12, 2010, Transafrik International Flight 662, operated by a Lockheed L-100 Hercules registered in Uganda, crashed after taking off from

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. The accident killed all 8 crew.

References

External links

* Airlines of Angola Airlines formerly banned in the European Union Cargo airlines Airlines established in 1984 1984 establishments in Angola {{Angola-stub