TACV
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| TACV Cabo Verde Airlines | ||
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| IATA VR |
ICAO TCV |
Callsign CABOVERDE |
| Founded | 1958 | |
| Hubs | Sal Airport | |
| Focus cities | Praia Airport | |
| Fleet size | N/A | |
| Destinations | 20 | |
| Headquarters | Sal | |
| Key people | N/A | |
| Website: http://www.flytacv.com | ||
TACV Cabo Verde Airlines is a scheduled and charter, passenger and cargo airline based in Cabo Verde. It is the national flag carrier of the Cape Verde Republic operating an inter-island service and flights to Europe, North America, South America and the West African mainland. Its main base is Sal Airport (SID), with a hub at Praia Airport (RAI). TACV stands for "Transportes Aéreos de Cabo Verde" meaning Air Transportation of Cape Verde in Portuguese.
Praia Airport, which was opened to international flights on September 2005, caters mainly to the Cape Verdian diaspora; Sal Airport, which previously handled all international flights, currently serves mainly the tourist industry of Sal Island.
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[edit] Logo
Its logo includes a blue wing with 7 lines that represent the plane in flight. The TACV letters are colored in red and the letter T hovers over the letters ACV.
[edit] History
The airline was established in 1958 and is 100% owned by the Cabo Verde government. In July 1975, following independence, the airline was designated as the national carrier and became a public company in 1983. It employs 788 staff.
[edit] Destinations
TACV flies to the following destinations (as of March 2007):
[edit] Africa
[edit] Cape Verde
- Boa Vista (Rabil Airport)
- Fogo (São Filipe Airport)
- Maio (Maio Airport)
- Praia (Francisco Mendes International Airport)
- Sal (Amilcar Cabral International Airport)
- São Nicolau (Preguiça Airport)
- São Vicente (São Pedro Airport)
[edit] Guinea-Bissau
[edit] Senegal
[edit] Europe
[edit] France
[edit] Germany
[edit] Netherlands
[edit] Portugal
- Lisbon (Portela Airport)
- Porto (Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport) [seasonal]
[edit] Spain
[edit] North America
[edit] United States
[edit] South America
[edit] Brazil
Two islands are currently not served by domestic flights: Brava and Santo Antão.
[edit] Fleet
The TACV fleet includes the following aircraft (at August 2006) [1] :
- 3 ATR 42-300
- 2 Boeing 757-200
- More three (3) ATR-42/72-500 in order replace this old, they arrive in this year.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
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