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Trans Air Cargo Services is a DRC based airline operating from initially 1992 to 1998. Later it restarted in 2004 and is one of the DC 8 operators.

History

Katale Aero Transport was the predecessor of Trans Air Cargo, founded in 1978 by Domaine de Katale.[1] Transair Cargo was founded in 1992 by Jacques “Kiki” Lemaire. The airline ceased operations in 1998 due to a civil war and was renamed TAC Air Services, causing it to move to Rand in South Africa.[2] Max Lemaire moved the airline back to the DRC in 2004 and renamed it to Trans Air Cargo Service.[2] In 2026 a DC-8 was retired from the fleet.[3]

Fleet

Current

Trans Air Cargo Service Fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Notes
DC-8-73CF 1 — Only Aircraft

[4] Historic

  • 6x DC-8
  • 3x DC-6
  • 3x DC-4
  • 2x Sud Aviation Caravelle
  • 2x Boeing 707
  • 2x Bristol Britannia
  • 1x Vickers Viscount
  • 1x 737-200
  • 1x AN 26
  • 1x AN 32
  • 1x Grumman G-159 Gulfstream
  • 1x Nord 262
  • 1x Boeing 727

As Katale Aerotransport[5]

  • 5x Bristol Britannia
  • 1x Boeing 707
  • 1x Canadair CL 44

Accidents

In 1981 a DC 4 crashed beyond repair in Lisala.[6]

The aircraft involved in the 1990 accident

On March 1, 1990, a 707-320 registered as 9Q-CVG crashed in Goma 38 meters short of the runway. The crew failed to realize that they were short of the runway and upon impact the right gear was torn off as the aircraft slid for 300 before coming to a rest with no fatalities. The aircraft had Manufacturer’s Serial Number 19162, and was built in 1966.[7]

On August 8, 2004, the Caravelle crashed on landing at Gisenyi Airport’s 1000 metre long runway. The aircraft was charted by the Celtel company to transport telecommunications equipment to Goma but diverted. The aircraft was built in 1968 and had MSN 251. However Waltair and a Mr. K. Lemaire may also have owned the caravelle.[8]

See also

List of airlines of the DRC

References