TransAer International Airlines

TransAer International Airlines was an Irish charter airline headquartered in the TransAer House, Dublin Airport, Dublin, Ireland.[1] The airline was previously known as Translift Airways.[2]:104 It was established in October 1991 and started operations in February 1992.[2]:105 Renaming took place on 10 April 1997.[2]:104 It was the brainchild of P. J. McGoldrick (who later went on to run Ryanair and EUjet).

TransAer International Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
T8[1] TLA[1] TRANSLIFT
FoundedOctober 1991
Commenced operationsFebruary 1992
Ceased operations20 October 2000 (2000-10-20)
Operating bases
Hubs
Parent companyTranslift Holdings[2]:104
HeadquartersDublin Airport, Dublin, Ireland
Key people
  • Willie O'Byrne (CEO at the time of closure)[3]
A Translift Airways Douglas DC-8 AT Dublin Airport in 1993

The airline operated a number of Airbus A300B4 and Airbus A320-200 aircraft.[2]:105 Some Boeing 727, Boeing 757 and Boeing 737-200 were also operated for a short period of time. The company leased aircraft to Libyan Arab Airlines and Khalifa Airways.[4]

TransAer went into liquidation on 20 October 2000.[4] Prior to the collapse, an 18-month contract was signed in 2000 to help set up a new airline in Kosovo.[5] The collapse was blamed on the adverse effects of the Kosovo war, a failed $18 million investment in American airline TransMeridian and losses of $14 million incurred by TransAer's German and Greek charter airline business. The business failed with outstanding debts of £30 million and made 450 employees redundant.[6]

Two of their aircraft were impounded in Ireland by Aer Rianta the day after the airline appointed a liquidator, due to TransAer's failure pay landing and handling fees amounting to over £200,000.

References
  1. "World Airline Directory – TransAer". Flight International. 155 (4669): 108. 24–30 March 1999. ISSN 0015-3710.
  3. Beesley, Arthur (21 October 2000). "Nearly 300 Irish jobs lost as charter firm TransAer goes into liquidation". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017.
  4. "Irish fail AirKosova". Flight International. 31 October 2000. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017.
  5. McCaughren, Samantha (2 October 2000). "TransAer wins $15m Kosovan airline deal". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017.
  6. Collapse of EUjet is second airline failure for boss


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