TAE - Trabajos Aereos y Enlaces

TAE - Trabajos Aereos y Enlaces SA was an airline based in Spain that operated from 1967 until 1981.

Code information

*ICAO Code: TAE
*IATA Code: JK
*Call Sign: TAE

Company history

TAE was set up in 1957 but did not begin flight operations until April 1967. They intended to operate an ex-Air France L-1049 Super Constellation in 1966 but it was not taken up. In 1967 acquired three DC-7 and commenced operations, followed in 1969 by a BAC 1-11 but in early 1970, as a result of financial losses, flights were temporarily suspended. It was not until three years later that operations were restated under new management by leasing two Douglas DC-8s. Operations were concentrated on charter and inclusive tour flights, maninly from Germany (Düsseldorf).

In 1975 an SE 210 Caravelle was acquired followed by a second Caravelle in 1976. In 1975 Air Spain ceased operations and TAE leased one further Caravelle to fill in the vacuum in the charter market. The year 1980 brought an economic recesion to Spain and most of Western Europe and the fortunes of TAE began to decline. Another factor that influenced the decline of TAE was increased competition from other charter operator. That combined with the fact that TAE was operating old DC-8 and Caravelle aircraft led to financial difficulties. At the beginning of 1982 TAE ceased operations and was dissolved. [Airlines Remembered by BI Hengi, Publisher Midland Publishing]

Fleet details

*3 - Douglas DC-8-33
*1 - Douglas DC-8-51
*1 - Douglas DC-8-53
*3 - SE 210 Caravelle 10B3
*1 - L-1049 Super Constellation (ntu)
*2 - Douglas DC-7C (one destroyed by a fire in 1969, see link below)
*1 - Douglas DC-7CF
*1 - BAC 1-11-402AP

External links

* [http://rzjets.net/operators/operator.php?opid=2854 Data]
* [http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19690629-0 DC-7 fire data]
* [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?airlinesearch=TAE%20-%20Trabajos%20Aereos%20y%20Enlaces&distinct_entry=true AirlinersNet pictures]
* [http://www.aerosite.net/content/view/2339/41/ Logo information]

References