- TransGlobal Airways
Infobox Airline
| airline = TransGlobal Airways
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fleet_size=3
destinations=7
IATA=N/A
ICAO=TCU
callsign=TRANSGLOBAL
founded=2005
headquarters=Angeles City ,Philippines
hubs=Diosdado Macapagal International Airport
frequent_flyer=
key_people=Edgar Lim (CEO )
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website=http://www.tgairways.comTransGlobal Airways is a cargo carrier Based in
Diosdado Macapagal International Airport ,Philippines . The airline flies from Angeles-Clark to China and Taiwan and to key points in thePhilippines . [http://www.tgairways.com/services.html "Our Services"] ] The Airline has also expressed their intentions to fly passenger flights to South Korea with a fleet ofMD-82 andMD-83 aircraft. [http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/06/13/224746/new-airline-spirit-of-manila-to-serve-middle-east.html "Spirit-TransGlobal-Flight Global"] ] The Airline also operates regular charter flights to theMiddle East in co-operation withKang Pacific Airlines .History
The cargo airline started operations in July 2005 with an initial two flights every week between Clark and
Zhuhai in China utilizing the Boeing 737-200F aircraft. Zhuhai is located inShenzen , which is nearMacau andHong Kong . TransGlobal was the third Cargo Carrier based in DMIA at the time. [http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/pam/2005/12/27/bus/transglobal.airways.expands.operations.in.clark.html "TransGlobal Expands in Clark"] ]On June 28, 2005 , TransGlobal Airways chose to spend US$10 million worth of investments in the next five years for its operations at the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport, TransGlobal planned to start operations the next month with a maiden flight between Clark and
Zhuhai , which is part of the highly industrializedShenzhen economic zone near Macau and Hong Kong. The contract also stipulated that the air cargo firm would build its own hangar inside the aviation complex to complement operations in Clark.On December 27, 2005, TransGlobal Airways expanded operations at
Diosdado Macapagal International Airport , investing at least US$12 million in facilities. [http://www.tgairways.com/news.html "Latest News and Updates"] ]On June 6, 2008, TransGlobal Airways launched its maiden flight to the
Middle East fromDiosdado Macapagal International Airport . The flight touched down inFujairah in theUnited Arab Emirates , close to the capital ofDubai .The airline was the first to fly to the Philippines from the Middle East via the
Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) in Clark. TransGlobal then started Charter operations toFujairah with a technical stop inDhaka ,Bangladesh . [ [http://www.bworldonline.com/BW060608/content.php?id=043 "Clark-UAE charter flights begin"] ]Destinations
Currently TransGlobal Airways operates cargo flights to the following destinations:
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Philippines
**Angeles City (Diosdado Macapagal International Airport ) - main hub
**Cebu (Mactan-Cebu International Airport )
*China
**Xiamen (Xiamen International Airport )
**Zhuhai (Zhuhai International Airport )
*Taiwan
**Taipei (Taipei International Airport )
*United Arab Emirates
**Fujairah (Fujairah International Airport )
*Bangladesh
**Dhaka (Zia International Airport )Fleet
TransGlobal operates a fleet of
Boeing 737 andBoeing 727 Freighter aircraft. Currently the airline is in the progress of commencing regular flights to theMiddle East . The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) of the Philippines has approved the application of TransGlobal airways to start offering commercial flights to the Middle East using a 160-seaterMD-83 aircraft, these Transglobal flights are chartered byKang Pacific Airlines . [ [http://www.xpress4me.com/news/uae/dubai/20007983.html "Two Filipino airlines cleared for Middle East service"] ]Current Fleet
External links
* [http://www.tgairways.com Official TransGlobal Airways Website]
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