Category: TAAG Angola Airlines
TAAG Angola Airlines is replacing its Boeing 777 fleet with four Boeing 787 Dreamliners, unveils new livery
TAAG Angola Airlines is renewing its fleet with four Boeing 787 Dreamliners, as announced in a recent press release. The airline’s CEO, Eduardo Fairen, expressed the goal of having a diverse fleet to cater to various flight types, particularly intercontinental connections. The 787 Dreamliner aligns with their strategy for modern, efficient aircraft that can gradually…
TAAG Angola Airlines (HiFly) Airbus A330 sustains severe turbulence; injures eight passengers and two crew members
On 23 March, a TAAG Angola Airlines Airbus A330-300 (9H-HFA) – operated by ACMI carrier HiFly – performed flight DT652 between Luanda, Angola and Lisbon, Portugal. During the flight, while flying above the Democratic Republic of Congo, the aircraft sustained severe turbulence. While dishes and trays flew through the aircraft, two crew members and eight…
Hi Fly plane on a TAAG flight to Lisbon hit by severe turbulence injuring a dozen passengers
A dozen passengers on TAAG Linhas Aéreas de Angola flight DT652 from Luanda to Lisbon, this Thursday, March 23, were assisted by medical teams at Humberto Delgado Airport, in the Portuguese capital, due to injuries caused by the severe turbulence. The flight was performed by an Airbus A330-300 aircraft chartered from Hi Fly Malta (registration…
Madrid Airport inaugurates a new direct route with Luanda, operated by TAAG
Terminal T4S of the Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport has been the scene of the inauguration of the new route that connects Madrid with the African city of Luanda, in Angola. The flight, operated by the Angolan airline TAAG, has scheduled two frequencies a week, on Mondays and Fridays. It is the first time that the…
TAAG will operate flights between Luanda and Madrid in codeshare with Iberia
The Angolan state airline TAAG (Transportes Aéreos Angolanos) will operate flights between the African country and Spain starting on July 27 after the two nations signed an agreement this Thursday, company sources confirmed to EFE. “TAAG and Iberia signed a strategic alliance in Madrid based on a codeshare and interline agreement that will strengthen the…
Angolan airline TAAG reinstates direct flights to Portugal, Brazil and South Africa
Angolan State airline TAAG will reinstate its direct flights to Portugal, Brazil and South Africa this week. Flights to Portugal start on Wednesday, followed by connections to Brazil on Friday, and those to South Africa from Saturday. All these flights were suspended in mid-January due to the proliferation of new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.…
TAAG Angola Airlines Boeing 777 rolls away at Porto Airport, Portugal
On 12 October, this TAAG Angola Airlines Boeing 777-300 (D2-TEH) rolled away after getting disconnected from the tug whilst under tow at Porto Airport, Portugal. The aircraft came to rest across a road after it collided with a pole. According to flightradar24, the aircraft is still on the ground at the Portuguese airport. Inacreditável o…
De Havilland Canada discloses order from TAAG Angola Airlines for six Dash 8-400 aircraft
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited announced today that TAAG Angola Airlines has purchased six Dash 8-400 aircraft. TAAG is the state-owned, national airline of Angola. This order was announced by Bombardier Commercial Aircraft on March 29, 2019, as an order from an unidentified customer. The disclosure of the previously unidentified customer was done during…
A TAAG Angola Airlines Boeing 737-700 retracts nose gear after landing
TAAG Angola Airlines domestic flight DT130 from Luanda (LAD) to Soyo (SZA) suffered a nose landing gear retraction incident after landing on runway 24 at Soyo Airport, Angola. The Boeing 737-700 registered D2-TBF departed from Luanda at 09:29 UTC with 47 passengers and 6 crew, and landed at Soyo Airport about 10:03 UTC after a short hop.…
TAAG Boeing 777 departed with ground worker trapped in cargo hold
Yesterday a TAAG Boeing 777 departed with a ground worker trapped in the cargo hold. The aircraft, TAAG Angola Airlines Boeing 777-300 enroute from Porto, Portugal to Luanda, Angola received a message that the ground worker was still in the cargo hold and diverted to Lisbon, Portugal. The ground handling agency reported the worker was…
TAAG Angola Airlines celebrates delivery of newest Boeing 777-300ER
Angolan flag carrier is the largest operator of 777s in Southern Africa Boeing and TAAG Angola Airlines, the national airline of Angola, celebrated the delivery of the airline’s newest 777-300ER (Extended Range). The latest addition to TAAG’s fleet touched down in Luanda today following a non-stop 8,709 nautical mile (14,015 kilometers) delivery flight from Boeing’s…
