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)
lounge=
website=http://www.tgairways.com

TransGlobal 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 the Philippines. [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 of MD-82 and MD-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 the Middle East in co-operation with Kang 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 in Shenzen, which is near Macau and Hong 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 industrialized Shenzhen 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 from Diosdado Macapagal International Airport. The flight touched down in Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, close to the capital of Dubai.

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 to Fujairah with a technical stop in Dhaka, 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:

*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)

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Fleet

TransGlobal operates a fleet of Boeing 737 and Boeing 727 Freighter aircraft. Currently the airline is in the progress of commencing regular flights to the Middle 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-seater MD-83 aircraft, these Transglobal flights are chartered by Kang 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]

References