Transafrik International
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Transafrik International is a cargo airline
based in Angola
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and has previously been on contract for the WFP (World Food Program) during the civil war in Angola for relief support. In 2006 Transafrik International was approached by the UN, which is its main contractor in Africa, to re-register the fleet to another nation for aviation safety reasons. Initial approaches were conducted to re-register the fleet from Sao Tome e Principe (S9) to Uganda (5X). However until 2008 all airplanes are still registered in Sao Tome e Principe.
The airline is privately owned, while the management or location of the Headquarters are not clear or transparent. Legally the company is registered in Guernsey, Channel Islands of England, while there is operational offices in Entebbe, Uganda, Luanda, Angola and an administration unit in Kempton Park, South Africa.
Transafrik International was created initially to support the operation of Roan Selection Trust International - A Diamond Mining Company. Head Office is in Grosvenor St., London, United Kingdom. The Diamond Mining site is located in Cuango River which is only reachable by C130 Hercules they set-up a short landing area in the site. Landmines planted by UNITA prevented the MAC truck to reach the area so Christian Rudolph G. Hellinger (CRGH) then President of RST International created Transafrik International. CRGH is a German National born in Leizpig, East Germany.
. The accident killed all 8 crew.
Cargo airline
Cargo airlines are airlines dedicated to the transport of cargo. Some cargo airlines are divisions or subsidiaries of larger passenger airlines.-Logistics:...
based in Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
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History
Transafrik has been in operation since 1984. It is a cargo airline, with airplane registration in the Republic of Sao Tome e Principe, is currently working on contracts for the United NationsUnited Nations
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and has previously been on contract for the WFP (World Food Program) during the civil war in Angola for relief support. In 2006 Transafrik International was approached by the UN, which is its main contractor in Africa, to re-register the fleet to another nation for aviation safety reasons. Initial approaches were conducted to re-register the fleet from Sao Tome e Principe (S9) to Uganda (5X). However until 2008 all airplanes are still registered in Sao Tome e Principe.
The airline is privately owned, while the management or location of the Headquarters are not clear or transparent. Legally the company is registered in Guernsey, Channel Islands of England, while there is operational offices in Entebbe, Uganda, Luanda, Angola and an administration unit in Kempton Park, South Africa.
Transafrik International was created initially to support the operation of Roan Selection Trust International - A Diamond Mining Company. Head Office is in Grosvenor St., London, United Kingdom. The Diamond Mining site is located in Cuango River which is only reachable by C130 Hercules they set-up a short landing area in the site. Landmines planted by UNITA prevented the MAC truck to reach the area so Christian Rudolph G. Hellinger (CRGH) then President of RST International created Transafrik International. CRGH is a German National born in Leizpig, East Germany.
Accidents and Incidents
On October 12, 2010, Transafrik International Flight 662, operated by a Lockheed L-100 Hercules registred in Uganda, crashed after taking off from KabulKabul
Kabul , spelt Caubul in some classic literatures, is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is also the capital of the Kabul Province, located in the eastern section of Afghanistan...
. The accident killed all 8 crew.