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Tampa Cargo puts its first Airbus A330-200F freighter into revenue service to Miami
Tampa Cargo S.A. (Medellin), the cargo airline of AviancaTaca Holding S.A., officially incorporated the first of four new Airbus A330-200F freighters purchased by the company from Airbus.
The new type will operate between Colombia and the United States, Mexico, Brazil and Peru.
Copyright Photo: Eurospot. Airbus A330-243F F-WWKQ (msn 1368) became N330QT when it was delivered on December 19, 2012.
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Tampa Cargo takes delivery of its first Airbus A330-200F freighter
Tampa Cargo (subsidiary of AviancaTaca Holding) (Medellin) has taken delivery of the first of four new A330-200F freighter aircraft at the Airbus facilities in Toulouse, France. The aircraft is powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 772B engines. The new aircraft is part of the airline’s fleet renewal strategy and will allow Tampa to expand its presence in new and existing international markets, including Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico, the United States and Uruguay.
Copyright Photo: Eurospot. Airbus A330-243F F-WWKQ (msn 1368) became N330QT when it was handed over on December 19.
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Tampa Cargo to become an Airbus operator
Tampa Cargo (Medellin) will become a new Airbus operator. Parent Avianca (Colombia) (Bogota), part of the airline group AviancaTaca Holdings, has signed a firm order with Airbus for four Airbus A330-200F Freighter aircraft. The new aircraft will be operated by Avianca’s cargo subsidiary Tampa Cargo. Avianca will announce its engine choice at a later date.
The A330-200 Freighter will replace Tampa’s current Boeing cargo fleet and play a key role in expanding Avianca’s international cargo business. The order will make Avianca the first operator to receive the A330-200F Freighter in Latin America. AviancaTaca and its subsidiaries already operate seven A330-200 passenger aircraft and 81 A320 Family aircraft.
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Tampa Cargo adds its first Boeing 767-300F freighter
Tampa Cargo Boeing 767-381F N771QT (msn 33404) MIA (Luimer Cordero) (1st 767-300F), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Tampa Cargo (Medellin) has expanded its freighter fleet with the addition of its first Boeing 767-300F freighter.
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TACA and Avianca to merge under one company
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Grupo TACA (TACA International) (Transportes Aereos del Continente Americano) (San Salvador) and Avianca (Aerovias del Continente Americano) (Bogota) and all of the subsidiary airlines within the two groups will be merged into one single holding company. The Avianca owners (National Federation of Colombia Coffee Growers and the Synergy Group) will control two-thirds of the new holding company. The Grupo TACA owners will control the remaining one-third of the shares of the new holding company. All airlines will retain their independent brands (however Avianca was consolidating its brands) but each will become subsidiaries of the new holding company.
News link:
www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idINN0748094020091007?rpc=44