Transcarga

Transcarga International Airways C. A. is a cargo airline based in Caracas, Venezuela. It operates domestic charter cargo services.

Transcarga International Airways
IATA ICAO Callsign
T7* TIW TIACA
FoundedOctober 21, 1998
HubsSimon Bolivar International Airport
SubsidiariesCargo Three
Fleet size8
Destinations8
Parent companyTranscarga Dominicana
HeadquartersCaracas, Venezuela
Key peopleJulio Marquez Biaggi, CEO
Domingo Perez S., president
Zulma Rodriguez, Vice president
Websitetranscarga.aero

History
Transcarga Embraer EMB 120FC

A Venezuelan businessman by the name of Julio Marquez Biaggi, also a former pilot for Viasa and KLM, and son of one of Viasa's chairmen, founded Transcarga in October 21, 1998. To help with his endeavor, he was joined by Luis Felipe Ayala V, an expert in the area of finances.

The airline started operations in November 2001. It is owned by Julio Marquez Biaggi (with a 99.0% stake) who is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company.

Transcarga received its first certification as an airline in Venezuela in the year 2001, in 2002, it received the 402 permit from the US Department of Transportation, enabling it to operate under "wet lease" 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 market segment is its courier service of mail, documents, and other packages.

Currently, Transcarga is outsourcing its services to larger companies such as Servicio Panamericano de Proteccion, C.A., DHL, FedEx, UPS, among others. Transcarga also operates in the Caribbean through a wet lease with the Ameriflight company two daily flights.

In 2020, a Panamanian subsidiary, Cargo Three was founded. This subsidiary has already taken an Airbus A300B4F with another planned. The group will then operate four of them.

Destinations
Country City Airport Notes
ColombiaBogotaEl Dorado International Airport
PanamaPanama CityTocumen International Airport
PeruLimaJorge Chávez International Airport
United StatesMiamiMiami International Airport
VenezuelaCaracasSimón Bolívar International AirportHub
VenezuelaLas PiedrasJosefa Camejo International Airport
VenezuelaMaracaiboLa Chinita International Airport
VenezuelaValenciaArturo Michelena International Airport

Fleet

Current Fleet
Transcarga Airbus A300B4F

As of September 2020, the Transcarga fleet consists of the following aircraft:[1]

Transcarga Fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Notes
Airbus A300B4F 4 —
Embraer EMB 120FC 2 —
Piper PA-31 Navajo 2 —
Total 8 —

Former Fleet

Transcarga formerly operated the following aircraft:

Accidents and Incidents

References
  1. transcarga.aero - Flota (Spanish) retrieved 15 September 2020
  2. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=142392

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