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'''TACV Cabo Verde Airlines''' (TACV is an [[acronym]] for ''Transportes Aéreos de Cabo Verde'', meaning “Air Transportation of Cape Verde” in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]) is a scheduled and charter, passenger and cargo [[airline]] based in [[Praia]], [[Cape Verde]].<ref>"[http://www.iata.org/membership/pages/airline_members_list.aspx Membership]." [[International Air Transport Association]]. Retrieved on 14 December 2011. "Transportes Aéreos de Cabo Verde Av. Amilcar Cabral 4 PRAIA, Ilha de Santiago Cape Verde"</ref> It is the national [[flag carrier]] of Cape Verde, operating inter-island services and flights to [[Europe]], [[North America]], [[South America]] and the [[West Africa]]n mainland. Its main base is [[Sal Airport]], with smaller ones at [[Praia International Airport]] and [[São Pedro Airport]]. TACV is also a ground handling company serving all airports in Cape Verde. |
'''TACV Cabo Verde Airlines''' (TACV is an [[acronym]] for ''Transportes Aéreos de Cabo Verde'', meaning “Air Transportation of Cape Verde” in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]) is a scheduled and charter, passenger and cargo [[airline]] based in [[Praia]], [[Cape Verde]].<ref>"[http://www.iata.org/membership/pages/airline_members_list.aspx Membership]." [[International Air Transport Association]]. Retrieved on 14 December 2011. "Transportes Aéreos de Cabo Verde Av. Amilcar Cabral 4 PRAIA, Ilha de Santiago Cape Verde"</ref> It is the national [[flag carrier]] of Cape Verde, operating inter-island services and flights to [[Europe]], [[North America]], [[South America]] and the [[West Africa]]n mainland. Its main base is [[Sal Airport]], with smaller ones at [[Praia International Airport]] and [[São Pedro Airport]]. TACV is also a ground handling company serving all airports in Cape Verde. |
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TACV was established in 1958. In July 1975, following the independence of Cape Verde, the airline was designated as the national carrier and became a public company (that means government-owned) in 1983. It employs 788 staff. The Cabo Verde government is currently preparing the airline for [[privatization]].{{when|date=May 2011}} |
TACV was established in 1958. In July 1975, following the independence of Cape Verde, the airline was designated as the national carrier and became a public company (that means government-owned) in 1983. It employs 788 staff. The Cabo Verde government is currently preparing the airline for [[privatization]].{{when|date=May 2011}} |
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| Founded | 1958 | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | TACV Club | ||||||
| Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
| Destinations | 20 | ||||||
| Headquarters |  Praia, Cape Verde | ||||||
| Website | flytacv.com | ||||||
TACV Cabo Verde Airlines (TACV is an acronym for Transportes Aéreos de Cabo Verde, meaning “Air Transportation of Cape Verde” in Portuguese) is a scheduled and charter, passenger and cargo airline based in Praia, Cape Verde.[1] It is the national flag carrier of Cape Verde, operating inter-island services and flights to Europe, North America, South America and the West African mainland. Its main base is Sal Airport, with smaller ones at Praia International Airport and São Pedro Airport. TACV is also a ground handling company serving all airports in Cape Verde.
is the flag carrier and national airline of Cape Verde TACV was established in 1958. In July 1975, following the independence of Cape Verde, the airline was designated as the national carrier and became a public company (that means government-owned) in 1983. It employs 788 staff. The Cabo Verde government is currently preparing the airline for privatization.[when?]
In December 2011, TACV was granted allowance to travel without restrictions to Europe, since it received the IOSA certification by the international aviation authority IATA. The certification is valid until December 2013.[2]
Destinations
The TACV logo includes a blue wing with seven lines that represent the number domestic inter-island flights offered by the airline.
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Codeshares
As of August 2012, TACV Cabo Verde Airlines had codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
Fleet
As of May 2012, the TACV fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 7.4 years:[3]
| Aircraft | In Service | Passengers | Resistration | ||
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| J | Y | Total | |||
| ATR 42-500 | 0 | 48 | 48 | D4-CBV | |
| ATR 72-500 | 0 | 68 | 68 | D4-CBT D4-CBU | |
| Boeing 737-800 | 12 | 155 | 167 | D4-CBX (2nd delivery September 2012) | |
| Boeing 757-200 | 0 | 210 | 210 | D4-CBP | |
| Total | 5 | ||||
Incidents and accidents
- On 28 September 1998, a TACV de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter (registered D4-CAX) carrying Carlos Veiga, then Prime Minister of Cape Verde, 18 other passengers and two crew members, crash-landed at Francisco Mendes Airport (serving Praia at that time) during a landing attempt in stormy weather, in which one bodyguard of the minister was killed. Four other people were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Upon approach following the flight from Preguiça Airport, the aircraft had been hit by a gust of wind in an instant when the pilots intended to execute a left turn, and forced down.[4]
- On 7 August 1999 at 12:02 local time, the domestic TACV Flight 5002 from São Pedro Airport to Agostinho Neto Airport crashed into a mountain on Santo Antão island at an altitude of 1370 metres, killing the 16 passengers and 2 crew members on board. The domestic flight had been carried out using a Dornier Do 228 (registered D4-CBC) on this day. Due to bad weather conditions with rain and fog, the pilot was prevented from landing at the destination airport (which was only VFR-certified), so he had decided to return to São Pedro. The aircrash marked the worst aviation accident in the history of both Cape Verde and TACV.[5]
- On 24 October 2005, the right main landing gear of a TACV ATR 42 (registered D4-CBH) collapsed upon landing at Dakar Airport, Senegal following a scheduled passenger flight from Praia.[6]
References
- ^ "Membership." International Air Transport Association. Retrieved on 14 December 2011. "Transportes Aéreos de Cabo Verde Av. Amilcar Cabral 4 PRAIA, Ilha de Santiago Cape Verde"
- ^ A partir de Março, a TACV poderá viajar para a Europa sem nenhum tipo de restrição Template:Pt icon
- ^ TACV fleet list at planerspotters.net
- ^ TACV 1998 crash at the Aviation Safety Network
- ^ TACV Flight 5002 at the Aviation Safety Network
- ^ TACV 2005 landing incident at the Aviation Safety Network
External links
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- Official Website
- TACV at ATDB: profile, history and events, contacts and management, historical/current/planned aircraft in fleets
