TAAG Angola Airlines
TAAG Angola Airlines operates flights in, to and from Angola (especially Luanda). The airline is 100% owned by the Angolan government.
Subsidiaries
TAAG Angola Airlines is the 100% owner of Angola Air Charter.
History of TAAG
14 Nov 2008 |
The EU extends a ban on TAAG Angola Airlines to all airlines certified in Angola. |
4 Jul 2008 |
For safety reasons, the EU bans TAAG Angola Airlines from flying in the European Union. |
28 Jun 2007 |
A TAAG Boeing 737 crashes in northern Angola. |
Nov 2006 |
TAAG acquires 2 Boeing 777-200ER and 4 Boeing 737-700NG. |
8 Jul 1997 |
TAAG acquires its first Boeing 747. |
1995 |
The Luanda - Lusaka flight route is reopened. |
1994 |
The Luanda - Johannesburg flight route is opened. |
1993 |
The Luanda - Harare flight route is opened. |
1976 |
The first jet, a Boeing 737, is acquired. |
1975 |
With the proclamation of independence from Portugal, TAAG is named Angola's national flag-carrier. |
Feb 1974 |
The airline is renamed TAAG – Linhas Aéreas de Angola |
1962 |
The first Fokker F-27 Friendship aircraft is acquired. |
1948 |
The first Douglas DC-3 aircraft is acquired. |
1940 |
The airline is renamed DTA – Linhas Aéreas de Angola |
17 Jul 1940 |
The DTA starts operating flights using De Havilland Dragon Rapide biplanes. |
Sep 1938 |
The Portuguese Colonia Government of Angola creates the DTA - the Division of Air Transport in Angola (Divisão dos Transportes). |