TAAG Angola Airlines

TAAG Angola Airlines E.P. (Template:Langx) is a state-owned airline and flag carrier of Angola.<ref name="Fly Angola suspends domestic flight operations" /><ref name="TAAG widens net losses in 1H as fuel subsidy drops" /> Based in Luanda, the airline operates domestic services within Angola, medium-haul services in Africa and long-haul services to Brazil, Cuba, and Portugal.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Emirates Airline makes rare partnership move with TAAG in Angola's small but lucrative market"/> The airline was originally set up by the government as DTATemplate:Spaced ndashDivisão dos Transportes Aéreos in 1938, rechristened TAAG Angola Airlines in 1973, and gained flag carrier status in 1975. It is now a member of both the International Air Transport Association<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and the African Airlines Association.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The airline uses Quatro de Fevereiro Airport as their hub, but plans to move their hub progressively to Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport until the end of the first quarter of 2025.<ref name="TAAG to start gradual transfer of commercial flights to new airport">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The first flight connection at the new airport was launched on November 10, 2024.<ref name="Angola: TAAG launches flights to Cabinda at Dr. Antônio Agostinho Neto International airport">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

History

DTATemplate:Spaced ndashDivisão dos Transportes Aéreos (1938–1973)

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A DTA Fokker F-27-200 at Benguela Airport in 1965

The origins of the carrier can be traced back to 1937, when the president of Portugal Óscar Carmona asked Joaquim de Almeida Baltazar to create an airline in Angola.Template:Sfnp In September 1938, DTATemplate:Spaced ndashDivisão dos Transportes Aéreos was formed as a division of the Administration of Railways, Harbours, and Air Transport of Portuguese West Africa.<ref name="DT History"/><ref name="FI2001" /><ref name="FI1969-570" /> It was owned and run by the government, which authorised the acquisition of three Dragons and two Junkers Ju 52s, although the latter two aircraft were not delivered due to the outbreak of the Second World War.Template:Sfnp Operations began on 17 July 1940,<ref name="FI2001"/> using De Havilland Dragon Rapide biplanes.Template:Sfnp The first routes to be operated were founded by the Aero Club of Angola and included two main lines: one running between Luanda and Pointe Noire, having connections with Aeromaritime services to Europe, and the other being Luanda–Benguela–Lobito that was later extended to Moçâmedes. Flights were intermittently discontinued during World War II due to the scarcity of spare parts, but by the end of the war, the airline resumed operations. Two Stinson Reliants bought from the Belgian Congo in 1944 permitted the carrier to resume coastal services. The DC-3 and the Beechcraft Model 18 joined the fleet in 1946. In Template:MONTHNAME that year, a new route to Leopoldville was launched.Template:Sfnp The airline joined the International Air Transport Association in 1951.<ref name="Flight1951-406" /> Also in that year, the company extended the Leopoldville route further east, serving Lourenço Marques, but this destination was later abandoned due to poor financial performance.<ref name="Flight1958-536" /> DTA also operated a route linking Luanda with Lourenço Marques via Livingstone between 1951 and 1952; poor sales prompted the airline to terminate the service. A Template:Convert long route to São Tomé was launched in 1956.Template:Sfnp

By Template:Start date, the fleet was composed of four Beech 18s, seven DC-3s and three DH.89s.<ref name="FI1960-498" /> A year later, DTA became the third African airline in ordering the Fokker F-27, with two aircraft acquired. At this time, the company had a route network that was Template:Convert long.<ref name="FI1961-362" /> The F-27s were incorporated into the fleet in 1962.<ref name="DT History"/> Served with these brand new aircraft, Windhoek was added to the route network that year.Template:Sfnp

TAAG Angola Airlines (1973–)

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A TAAG Angola Airlines Boeing 707-320C at Lisbon Portela Airport in 1991

Following renaming to TAAGTemplate:Spaced ndashTransportes Aéreos de Angola on 1 October 1973,<ref name="FI1975-507" /> the airline was reorganised and reconstituted.Template:Sfnp The companyTemplate:'s shareholders at the time were the Angolan government (51%), TAP Air Portugal (29%) and ex-DTA employees (20%). Four Boeing 737-200s were ordered in 1974. The same year, a new livery including the Palança Negra was unveiled.Template:Sfnp Three F-27s and six DC-3s composed the fleet by Template:Start date.<ref name="FI1975-507"/> Following the rise to power of the communists, that year the country gained independence from Portugal; the airline became Angola's flag carrier in Template:MONTHNAME. In Template:MONTHNAME, the company took delivery of the first Boeing 737-200.Template:Sfnp In Template:Start date, the delivery of two Boeing 737-200Cs was blocked by the US State Department;<ref name="FI1976-54"/> the embargo was lifted two months later following the end of the civil war in the country.<ref name="FI1976-629"/> Valued at around Template:US$ million,<ref name="FI1976-629"/> these two aircraft were finally delivered by late Template:MONTHNAME that year.<ref name="FI1976-1056"/> In Template:MONTHNAME the same year, an ex-Allegheny Airlines Fairchild FH-227 on delivery flight to Suidwes Lugdiens was forced to land at Luanda while flying over Angolan territory.<ref name="FI1976-396"/> The country seized control of the aircraft, which was later reported to be in service with TAAG, along with an ex-Argentine Air Force Caravelle and two ex-THY Turkish Airlines F-27s.<ref name="FI1976-309"/> Three Yak-40s entered the fleet in 1977, along with other Soviet-built aircraft;Template:Sfnp late this year, an ex-British Caledonian Airways Boeing 707-320C was sold to TAAG.<ref name="FI1977-1341"/> In 1978, TAAG acquired two used F27s from Fokker,<ref name="FI1978-415" /> and another Boeing 737 was ordered a year later.<ref name="FI1979-1448" /> A Lockheed L-100-20, registration D2-FAF, was involved in an accident while landing at São Tomé.Template:Sfnp

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A Portugal-registered Lockheed L-1011-500 wearing the TAAG Angola Airlines livery at Faro Airport in 1995

By Template:Start date, the carrier had a fleet of three Boeing 707-320Cs, three Boeing 737-200Cs, six Fokker F27s —four -600s and two -200s—, three L-100s —two -20s and one -30— and four Yakovlev Yak-40s to serve a number of domestic destinations, plus Brazzaville, São Tome, Lagos, Maputo, Lisbon, Moscow, Paris and Rome.<ref name="FI1980-359" /> The company was reorganised again during the year. On 8 June, a Yak-40 (registration D2-TYC) crashed near Matala killing all 19 occupants on board. On 16 May 1981, the crew of four on board a Lockheed L-100-20 Hercules, registration D2-EAS, lost their lives in an accident at Mongua. During the early 1980s, the fleet also included a small number of Antonov An-26s that started being phased out. One of these examples (D2-TAB) was involved in an accident at Monte Bibala on 29 November 1982; 15 people lost their lives. Another fatal accident took place almost a year later, on 8 November 1983, when the crash of a Boeing 737-200 (D2-TBN) at Lubango resulted in 130 fatalities. Serious financial difficulties were uncovered during 1984. In the mid-1980s, an L-100 Hercules was withdrawn from service and two Ilyushin Il-62Ms were acquired for operations to Cuba.Template:Sfnp The carrier phased in the first of these two aircraft in 1988.<ref name="FI1988-5" /> On 21 July 1988, a Boeing 707 freighter owned by the airline crashed Template:Convert away from Murtala Muhammed International Airport; Template:Cardinal to word crewmembers lost their lives in the accident.<ref name="FI1988-38" />

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A now-retired TAAG Angola Airlines Boeing 747-300M at Charles de Gaulle Airport in 2005

At Template:Start date, TAAG Angola Airlines had TAAG-Air Charter and TAAG Aviacao Ligeira as associated companies; the number of employees was 5,770. At this time, the fleet consisted of Template:Cardinal to word Boeing 707-320s (Template:Cardinal to word -320B and Template:Cardinal to word -320Cs), Template:Cardinal to word Boeing 737-200s, Template:Cardinal to word Boeing 737-200C, Template:Cardinal to word Lockheed L100-200, Template:Cardinal to word Fokker F.27s (Template:Cardinal to word -100, Template:Cardinal to word -400M, Template:Cardinal to word -500 and Template:Cardinal to word -600s) and Template:Cardinal to word Yakovlev Yak-40s. The carrierTemplate:'s network comprised Template:Cardinal domestic points in Angola served from Luanda plus international flights to Berlin-Schonefeld, Brazzaville, Havana, Kinshasa, Lisbon, Lusaka, Maputo, Moscow, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Rome, Sal and Sao Tome.<ref name="FI1990-105" /> On 31 January 1995, a Boeing 727-200, registration D2-TJB, crashed on landing at Huambo; the landing gear was torn off following the aircraft aquaplaning off the runway as a result of a long landing. There were no serious injuries among the occupants of the aircraft.Template:Sfnp TAAG bought a Boeing 747-300 Combi from Singapore Airlines in 1997.<ref name="TAAG's first 747"/>

In Template:Start date, TAAG Angola Airlines ordered three Boeing 777-200ERs and four Boeing 737-700s, it also took options on one and two more of these aircraft, respectively. The ordered aircraft were initially scheduled for delivery in Template:Start date.<ref name="Orders flying in for commercial airlines" /> The new aircraft were aimed at replacing the ageing Boeing 747-300s and Boeing 737-200s.<ref name="Boeing prepares TAAG 777"/> The order was partially fulfilled in November 2006, when two Boeing 777-200ERs and three 737-700s were delivered.<ref name="Boeing delivers five aircraft in one day to TAAG Angola Airlines"/><ref name="Boeing Delivers Five New Jetliners to TAAG Angola Airlines" /> One of these Boeing 777-200ERs established a record-breaking distance for the delivery of the type, when it flew Template:Convert between Seattle and Luanda in 16 hours and 47 minutes.<ref name="Boeing Delivers Five Commercial Jets to TAAG Angola Airlines" /> In Template:Start date, the Boeing 747-300 fleet was retired from service.<ref name="TAAG retires the Jumbo" /> In Template:MONTHNAME the same year, the airline received its first newly acquired Boeing 777-300ER, out of two ordered in October 2009; TAAG became the first African carrier in purchasing and operating this type of aircraft.<ref name="Aircraft & Engines"/><ref name="Boeing Delivers First 777-300ER to TAAG" /><ref name="TAAG Angola Receives First Boeing 777-300ER" /> Three additional 293-seater Boeing 777-300ERs were ordered in Template:Start date, in a deal worth Template:US$ million.<ref name="Boeing, TAAG announce order for three 777-300ERs" /><ref name="TAAG finalizes order for three 777s"/><ref name="TAAG Angola to add up to six more 777-300ER" />

European Union ban (2007) and subsequent restructuring

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TAAG Angola Airlines EU ban evolution since October 2006

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The European Union (EU), in its fourth update of the list of blacklisted airlines released in Template:Start date, banned TAAG aircraft from entering into European airspace because of safety concerns.<ref name="EC unveils blacklist as Indonesia, Angola consider reprisals" /><ref name="All Indonesian carriers and TAAG Angola blacklisted by EU"/> At the same time, the United Kingdom barred TAAG from flying into its territory, just before the airline was about to start services to London-Gatwick; in retaliation, Angola banned British Airways from landing within the country's borders.<ref name="EC unveils blacklist as Indonesia, Angola consider reprisals" /> The carrier announced it was losing Template:US$ million a month owing to the ban.<ref name="Angolan Airline Losing $5 Million a Month on EU Ban, Angop Says" /> To continue operating flights to Europe, TAAG wet-leased a Boeing 747-400 from South African Airways (SAA).<ref name="SAA reintroduces 747-400s"/><ref name="SAA: Restructuring plan on track but fuel prices a concern"/> Following the EU ban, in November 2008, the entire TAAG board was replaced and a new board was appointed with the objective of turning the carrier round, and in particular getting it removed from the EU blacklist. At the time, according to the Transport Minister, Augusto da Silva Tomás, in 14 months the company lost about US$70 million (€55.6 million). The turn-round plan included staff reductions – before the action was taken, there were about 5,000 staff.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> During 2008, TAAG launched a new route to Beijing.<ref name="Angolan Airlines starts Luanda/Beijing second direct flight" />

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D2-TEE was one of the three Boeing 777s that TAAG Angola Airlines was allowed to use to relaunch operations to Europe following the partial lift of the EU ban on the airline in July 2009.<ref name="IP-09-1136" /> The aircraft is seen here at Lisbon Portela Airport in May 2007.

It was announced in May 2009 that TAAG had passed IATA inspections.<ref name="TAAG passes IATA's test"/> In Template:Start date, TAAG received permission to operate flights to Europe under restricted conditions, as it was allowed to fly only into Portugal and using only its three Boeing 777s.<ref name="IP-09-1136" /><ref name="EU 'blacklist' updated; Yemenia not included, four Indonesian airlines removed"/><ref name="EU lifts Indonesian airline ban"/> This partial lift of the ban made TAAG the only Angolan airline that was permitted to operate into the EU.<ref name="IP-09-1136" /> After nearly two years of being banned from EU airspace, TAAG deployed its own aircraft on the European corridor immediately.<ref name="Aviões da TAAG voltam a Lisboa dois anos depois" /> TAAG then returned the Boeing 747-400 to South African Airways.Template:When In November 2009, the European Commission extended the permission to TAAG's four Boeing 737-700s.<ref name="EU_ban_2009-11-26" /><ref name="Yemenia and EgyptAir avoid EU blacklist as blanket ban widens" /><ref name="Other News - 12/01/2009"/> Also in November 2009, TAAG restarted services to Havana; many Cuban doctors and teachers reside in Angola and the flight exists to help transport them.<ref name="Angola's TAAG opens flights to Havana, Cape Town"/> In late March 2010, restrictions over TAAG operations were relaxed again following the announcement the airline could fly its Boeing 777-200ERs and 737-700s to all European airports.<ref name="IP-10-388"/><ref name="New EU blacklist features Iran Air, Philippine carriers"/>

In December 2010, two engine incidents involving TAAG's Boeing 777-200ERs forced the carrier to ground the three aircraft of the type.<ref name="TAAG Angola Airlines grounds 777-200 fleet after engine incidents"/><ref name="TAAG works to resolve GE90 issues on 777s"/>

In Template:Start date, the ban was partially lifted, but some aircraft were still prevented to fly the European Air Space.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> An updated version of the list of airlines banned in the EU released in early Template:Start date still included part of TAAG's fleet; however, five Boeing 777s and four Boeing 737-700s were allowed to operate into the EU;<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> there were little or no changes in the list regarding the aircraft the airline was allowed to fly into the EU, following the release of the 11 latest versions of the list in Template:Start date,<ref name="IP-13-662" /> Template:Start date,<ref name="IP-13-1201" /> Template:Start date,<ref name="IP-14-415" /> Template:Start date,<ref name="IP-14-2580" /> Template:Start date,<ref name="IP-15-5249" /> Template:Start date,<ref name="IP-15-6284" /> Template:Start date,<ref name="IP-16-2176" /> Template:Start date,<ref name="IP-16-4265" /> Template:Start date,<ref name="IP-17-1277" /> Template:Start date,<ref name="IP-17-4971" /> and Template:Start date.<ref name="IP-18-4131" />

On 17 April 2019, the ban was completely lifted, allowing TAAG to fly all of its aircraft to any EU country.<ref name="ch-aviation2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="EU ban lifted">Template:Cite press release</ref>

Emirates management agreement, 2014–2017

In late Template:Start date, a ten-year management concession agreement between Emirates and the Government of Angola was signed; the deal also covered flight codesharing and the coordination of frequent flier programmes.<ref name="Dubai's Emirates inks deal to manage African carrier" /><ref name="Emirates Boosts African Growth in Accord With Angolan Airline" /> In the first full year of operation under the agreement, annual losses were cut from $175m to $5m; the Ernst & Young-audited figures for January to December 2016 were approved at the airline's Board meeting on 9 March 2017.<ref name="TAAG Angola Airlines sees improved financial results under Emirates management team"/>

The contract was unilaterally terminated by Emirates in 2017 after the Emirati carrier found difficulties in expatriating around Template:US$ million in revenues from Angola.<ref name="Former TAAG Angola leader returns to role following Emirates pull-out" /><ref name="Emirates ends TAAG Angola management contract" />

Post-COVID expansion and profitability

In September 2020, TAAG resumed domestic and later international services having cancelled operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="Angola's TAAG prepares for resumption of domestic flights">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Initial flights were flown using a pair of newly delivered De Havilland Canada Dash 8 turboprops which were the first from an order of 6 to eventually join the fleet, with long-haul flights being operated by the airline's 777s.<ref name="De Havilland Canada delivers first Dash 8-400 to TAAG Angola Airlines">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Dash 8 deliveries were followed in 2023 by an order for 15 Airbus A220s which would replace the carrier's fleet of 737-700s as well as allow for regional expansion.<ref name="TAAG Angola Airlines Expands Airbus A220 Fleet with Additional Orders at Paris Air Show">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Angola's TAAG to replace B737-700s with A220s">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The long-haul fleet also had an overhaul with the announcement later that year of orders for four Boeing 787 aircraft, consisting of a pair of -9s in addition to a pair of larger -10s which would make TAAG the first African airline to operate the 787-10.<ref name="TAAG Angola Airlines looks to modernize Boeing fleet with 787 Dreamliner order">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In April 2023, the airline signed a codeshare agreement with Brazilian low-cost carrier Gol Linhas Aéreas which added TAAG's airline code to 13 Gol routes, while Gol's code was added to the São Paulo to Luanda route enabling further connections to TAAG's African destinations.<ref name="TAAG Angola Opens Up Brazil With New GOL Codeshare">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> During May 2023 the airline released its financial performance for the previous year, stating a profit of 460,000,000 kwanzas, or roughly US$800,000.<ref name="TAAG Angola Reports US$800,000 Profit in 2022">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2024 marked the start of a new era for the airline as it began operations from the new Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport in February, initially operating cargo flights to Lagos, Brazzaville and Johannesburg.<ref name="TAAG Angola Airlines grows its Africa network">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The new airport is reported to have cost over $3 billion and will become the airline's hub for both passenger and cargo traffic, the first passenger flights launched on November 10, 2024, to Cabinda using the Dash 8-Q400s with further domestic rotations transferring in December.<ref name="Angola scores with new hub">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="TAAG to start gradual transfer of commercial flights to new airport" /><ref name="Angola: TAAG launches flights to Cabinda at Dr. Antônio Agostinho Neto International airport" /> The first flights from the new airport were operated using a Boeing 737-800BCF (Boeing Converted Freighter) cargo aircraft which was delivered to the airline in December 2023, followed soon after by the addition of a larger Boeing 747-400F on a long-term lease from Network Airline Management with a capacity of 120,000 kg.<ref name="TAAG Angola Airlines adds first B737-800(BCF)">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The cargo division has been very successful for TAAG and an area which has contributed greatly to the airline's recent profitability, with CEO Eduardo Fairen Soria saying "We have very strong traffic in the cargo space... we want to develop this service with larger aircraft".<ref name="TAAG Angola Airlines : Flying High in Angola and Abroad">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> This strength was reflected in the airline's 2022 financial report citing a revenue of US$67 million and has the potential to grow even further once the airline moves to the new airport which has the capacity to accommodate 50,000 tons of cargo each year.<ref name="TAAG Angola Reports US$800,000 Profit in 2022" />

TAAG took delivery of its first, 137-seater A220 in September 2024.<ref name="TAAG Angolan Airlines takes delivery of its first Airbus A220">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> This was planned as the first step in doubling the fleet to more than 40 aircraft. The airline is looking to boost its foreign exchange income as it does so due to its heavy reliance on foreign currency.<ref name="Angola's TAAG aims for forex boost with expanded fleet">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Corporate affairs

Ownership, management and structure

Originally set up within a government department, TAAG Angola Airlines remains 100% owned by the government of Angola. TAAG is itself the sole owner of Angola Air Charter, also based in Luanda, that operates cargo charters in Africa.<ref name="AFRAA">Template:Cite news</ref>

Template:As of, Eduardo Fairen holds chief executive officer position.<ref name="TAAG Angola Airlines to Renew Fleet with Boeing 787 Dreamliners" /> Vipula Gunatilleka holds the chief financial officer position, Template:As of.<ref name="TAAG widens net losses in 1H as fuel subsidy drops" />

Business trends

Annual reports for the airline do not appear to be published.<ref name="Emirates Airline makes rare partnership move with TAAG in Angola's small but lucrative market" /> In the absence of these, the main sources for trends are press reports, and industry reports of the fleet size; even these are only indicative, because it is not always clear whether the aircraft recorded are actually in service. Available figures (for year ending 31 December) are:

	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Turnover (US$ m)		585		530	650		700
Profit (US$ m)	Template:Ifsubst style="color:red">−70	Template:Ifsubst style="color:red">−72					Template:Ifsubst style="color:red">−99	Template:Ifsubst style="color:red">−140	Template:Ifsubst style="color:red">−5
Number of employees (at year end)		4,124			3,281	3,589		3,559	3,268	3,112	3,064	2,914	2,743	2,742	2,742
Number of passengers (m)			1.1	0.8	1.1	1.3		1.3	1.2	1.4	1.5	1.5	0.4	0.3	0.9
Passenger load factor (%)								57.0	49.0	50	46	50	38	53	67
Number of aircraft (at year end)	14	11	11	12	12	11	14	13	13	13	13	16	9	18	16
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Head office

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The TAAG office in Beijing

TAAG has its corporate headquarters in Luanda, Angola.<ref>"TAAG Offices Template:Webarchive." TAAG Angola Airlines. Retrieved on 14 October 2011. "Angola – Luanda Agência Sede Rua da Missão 123, P.O. Box 79 Luanda – República de Angola"</ref><ref>"Directory: World Airlines." Flight International. 30 March-5 April 2004. 77. "Rua da Missao 123, PO Box 79, Luanda, CP 3010, Angola"</ref> The airline also has offices in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North and South America,<ref>"TAAG Offices Template:Webarchive." TAAG Angola Airlines. Retrieved on 11 November 2012.</ref> and opened an office in Chaoyang District, Beijing, in 2010.<ref name="Sohu"/>

Destinations

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Template:As of, TAAG Angola Airlines serves 31 destinations, including 13 domestic, 11 in Africa, three in Latin America, two in Schengen Europe, and three in the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region.<ref name="Emirates Airline makes rare partnership move with TAAG in Angola's small but lucrative market"/>

Codeshare agreements

TAAG Angola Airlines has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:<ref name="TAAG CAPA profile">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

• Air France
• British Airways
• Brussels Airlines
• Gol Linhas Aereas<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Iberia<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Kenya Airways
• KLM
• LAM Mozambique Airlines
• Lufthansa
• Royal Air Maroc<ref name="TAAG and Royal Air Maroc sign agreement"/>
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Fleet

Current fleet

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A Boeing 777-300ER taking off from Lisbon Portela Airport (2012)

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A TAAG Boeing 737-700 (2007)

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TAAG Angola Airlines fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers				Notes
			F	B	E	Total
Airbus A220-300	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	13	—	12	125	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Replacing Boeing 737-700.
Boeing 737-700	7<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	—	—	12	108	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	To be retired and replaced by Airbus A220-300.
Boeing 777-200ER	3	—	14	51	170	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Boeing 777-300ER	5	—	12	56	225	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Boeing 787-9	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	TBA
Boeing 787-10	—	2<ref name="AFRAA: TAAG to take first 787-9 in February 2025" />	TBA
De Havilland Dash 8-400	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	—	—	10	64	74<ref name="6DCHR"/>
TAAG Angola Airlines Cargo fleet
Boeing 737-700QC	1	—	Cargo
Boeing 737-800BCF	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	—	Cargo
Total	26	16

Historical fleet

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• Airbus A340-300
• Antonov An-26
• Boeing 707-320B
• Boeing 707-320C
• Boeing 727-100C
• Boeing 737-200 Advanced<ref name="ch-aviation">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Boeing 737-200C<ref name="ch-aviation" />
• Boeing 747-300
• Boeing 747-300 Combi
• Boeing 747-400
• Douglas C-47A
• Douglas DC-8-30
• Douglas DC-8-50
• Fokker 50
• Fokker F27-100
• Fokker F27-200
• Fokker F27-400
• Fokker F27-500
• Fokker F27-600
• Ilyushin Il-62M
• Lockheed L-100-20
• Lockheed L-100-30
• Lockheed L-1011-500
• Sud Aviation Caravelle<ref name="FI1976-309"/>
• Yakovlev Yak-40<ref name="FI1980-359" />

In-flight service

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First Class

First Class, branded as Diamond First Class, is available only on TAAG's Boeing 777 aircraft. First class features fully flat-bed seats with AVOD in-flight entertainment. Additionally, amenity kits, pillows, and blankets are given to first class passengers. Passengers also have designated check-in desks and have access to TAAG's Welwitchia Lounge in Luanda Airport.<ref name="Classes">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Business Class

Business Class, known as Executiva Class, is found on all TAAG aircraft. On the Boeing 777 fleet, the seats are angled lie-flat with AVOD in-flight entertainment in each seat. Amenity kits, pillows, and blankets are given to all Business Class passengers. Additionally, they are entitled to priority check-in and also have access to TAAG's Welwitchia Lounge in Luanda Airport.<ref name="Classes"/>

Economy Class

Branded as HighFly Economic Class, TAAG's long-haul economy class cabin is equipped with AVOD in-flight entertainment. The seats feature footrests and winged headrests for extra comfort. Pillows and blankets are given to all economy class passengers, and hot meals are served on all international flights.<ref name="Classes"/>

In-Flight Entertainment

All TAAG long-haul aircraft are equipped with AVOD entertainment throughout all cabins. Known as Palanca, there are two variations throughout the Boeing 777 fleet. Rockwell Collins' dTES system is installed on the B777-200ERs, while the newer B777-300ERs possess the Thales TopSeries™ Audio Video On-demand System. The B737-700 fleet features drop-down LCD screens, used to show cabin-wide movies and a moving map display. Additionally, TAAG has an in-flight magazine and an in-flight entertainment guide, both known as austral.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Accidents and incidents

Accidents involving fatalities

• 29 November 1982: An Antonov 26, registration D2-TAB, that operated a non-scheduled passenger service, flew into mountainous terrain and crashed. All 15 occupants of the aircraft perished in the accident.<ref>Template:ASN accident</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• 14 April 1997: A Fokker F-27-600, tail number D2-TFP, operating a Brazzaville–Luanda cargo service, rolled right following rotation from Maya-Maya Airport, fell onto the runway it took off from and skidded until it came to rest past the end of it, breaking in two and bursting into flames. There were three reported fatalities.<ref>Template:ASN accident</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>Template:Rp
• 28 June 2007: A Boeing 737-200 crashed in northern Angola. Portuguese news agency Lusa said the aircraft had taken off from the Angolan capital, Luanda, and was trying to land at M'banza-Kongo in the province of Zaire, which is in northern Angola near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. At least five people were killed and 66 injured. Among those killed in the accident was the municipal administrator of M'banza-Kongo and a senior Roman Catholic priest from Italy.<ref name="Angolan plane crash 'kills five'"/> The airplane was carrying 78 passengers when it crashed at 1330 local time (12.30 GMT). The agency said control of the aircraft was lost upon landing and it crashed into a building, destroying it. The director of Aeroportos de Angola (the Angolan airport authority) told national radio the pilot had missed the runway for an unknown reason while attempting an emergency landing. According to aviation sources in Luanda, the aircraft apparently punctured two tyres upon landing, causing one wing to dip and touch the runway. The aircraft then veered out of control and crashed into the building.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Initial press reports indicated that the aircraft touched down about halfway along the runway while attempting to land at M'banza-Kongo.<ref>Template:ASN accident</ref><ref name="TAAG Angola 737-200 crashes in northwest Angola"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Incidents involving fatalities

• 8 June 1980: A Yakovlev Yak-40K, registration D2-TYC, was shot down by a MiG-19 near Matala, Angola. There were 19 reported fatalities.<ref>Template:ASN accident</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• 16 May 1981: A Lockheed L-100-20 Hercules, tail number D2-EAS, that was operating a freighter service, was shot down by a missile on approach to Menongue Airport. All four occupants of the aircraft perished in the incident.<ref>Template:ASN accident</ref>
• 8 November 1983: A Boeing 737-2M2, registration D2-TBN, crashed immediately after takeoff from Lubango Airport bound for Quatro de Fevereiro Airport; all 130 occupants of the aircraft —of whom 126 were passengers— died. UNITA guerrillas claimed to have shot down the airliner.<ref>Template:ASN accident</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

Incidents involving no fatalities

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D2-TBD, a TAAG Angola Airlines Boeing 737-200 Advanced, was involved in a mid-air collision with another aeroplane over Namibia on 26 December 2002. The aircraft is seen here at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport in 1986.

• 26 December 2002: A Boeing 737-2M2, registration D2-TBD, that had departed from Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport bound for Luanda operating as Flight 572, was involved in a mid-air collision over Namibian airspace with a Cessna 404, registration V5-WAA, that took off from Windhoek Eros Airport. The collision occurred some Template:Convert north of Hosea Kutako Airport. The Boeing sustained minor damage to one of its wings, but continued its flight to Luanda; the pilot of the Cessna —the only occupant of the light aircraft— managed to land it safely despite the damage it sustained in the incident. All occupants from both aircraft survived unharmed.<ref>Template:ASN accident</ref><ref name="737 and Cessna 404 in collision over Namibia"/>

Non-fatal hull-losses

• 15 May 1979: A Lockheed L-100-20 Hercules, registration D2-FAF, crashed on landing at São Tomé International Airport.<ref>Template:ASN accident</ref>
• 4 November 1980: A Boeing 737-2M2C, tail number D2-TAA, that landed short of the runway at Benguela Airport, slid some 900 m following the collapse of the gear; a fire broke out on the right wing but there were no reported fatalities. The aircraft caught fire during recovery operations on 10 November, and was written off.<ref>Template:ASN accident</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• 9 February 1984: A Boeing 737-2M2, registration D2-TBV, that departed from Albano Machado Airport operating a scheduled passenger service, suffered hydraulic problems following an explosion in the rear of the aircraft and returned to the airport of departure for an emergency landing. The plane touched down fast and overran the runway.<ref>Template:ASN accident</ref>
• 8 January 1988: A Yakovlev Yak-40K, tail number D2-TYD, ran off the runway upon landing at Quatro de Fevereiro Airport.<ref>Template:ASN accident</ref>
• 8 February 1988: A Boeing 707-349C, registration D2-TOI, had its hydraulic and control lines broken after it hit an antenna on approach to Quatro de Fevereiro Airport; the nosegear collapsed when it overran the runway.<ref>Template:ASN accident</ref>
• 20 February 1992: A Boeing 707-349C, tail number D2-TOJ, experienced a nosegear failure during taxiing at Quatro de Fevereiro Airport.<ref>Template:ASN accident</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

See also

• Airlines of Africa
• Transport in Angola

Bibliography

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External links

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