Transcarga
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Transcarga is a cargo airline
based in Caracas
, Venezuela
. It operates domestic charter cargo services.
(CEO) of the company.
A Venezuela
n businessman by the name of Julio Marquez Biaggi, also a former pilot
for Viasa
and KLM, and son of one of Viasa
's chairmen, founded Transcarga International Airways in October, 1998. To help with his endeavor, he was joined by Luis Felipe Ayala V, an expert in the area of finances.
Transcarga International Airways, C.A., is a Venezuelan airline
, whose main activity is the regular shipping of cargo
. This company began operations in the year 1998, using capital
provided by Venezuelan investors.
Transcarga received its first certification
as an airline in Venezuela in the year 2001, in 2002, it received the 402 permit from the US Department of Transportation
, enabling it to operate under "wet lease
" status to and from the United States, thus generating employment for several Venezuelan pilots.
The airline's services are aimed to the small and medium Venezuelan producers; serving from the internal national market, to the exportation needs of perishable products such as fish, shrimp, vegetables, fruits, flowers, etc. Another key market segment
is its couriership service of mail, documents and other packages.
Currently, Transcarga is outsourcing its services to larger companies such as Servicio Panamericano de Proteccion, C.A., DHL
, Federal Express (Fed-Ex), UPS
, among others.
Cargo airline
Cargo airlines are airlines dedicated to the transport of cargo. Some cargo airlines are divisions or subsidiaries of larger passenger airlines.-Logistics:...
based in Caracas
Caracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
, Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
. It operates domestic charter cargo services.
History
The airline was established on 21 October 1998 and started operations in November 2001. It is owned by Julio Marquez Biaggi (with a 99.0 % stake) who is Chief Executive OfficerChief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
(CEO) of the company.
A Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n businessman by the name of Julio Marquez Biaggi, also a former pilot
Aviator
An aviator is a person who flies an aircraft. The first recorded use of the term was in 1887, as a variation of 'aviation', from the Latin avis , coined in 1863 by G. de la Landelle in Aviation Ou Navigation Aérienne...
for Viasa
Viasa
Venezolana Internacional de Aviación Sociedad Anónima , or VIASA for short, was the Venezuelan national airline between 1960 and 1997. It was headquartered in the Torre Viasa in Caracas. Launched in 1960, it was nationalised in 1975 due to financial problems, and re-privatised in 1991, with the...
and KLM, and son of one of Viasa
Viasa
Venezolana Internacional de Aviación Sociedad Anónima , or VIASA for short, was the Venezuelan national airline between 1960 and 1997. It was headquartered in the Torre Viasa in Caracas. Launched in 1960, it was nationalised in 1975 due to financial problems, and re-privatised in 1991, with the...
's chairmen, founded Transcarga International Airways in October, 1998. To help with his endeavor, he was joined by Luis Felipe Ayala V, an expert in the area of finances.
Transcarga International Airways, C.A., is a Venezuelan airline
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
, whose main activity is the regular shipping of cargo
Cargo
Cargo is goods or produce transported, generally for commercial gain, by ship, aircraft, train, van or truck. In modern times, containers are used in most intermodal long-haul cargo transport.-Marine:...
. This company began operations in the year 1998, using capital
Financial capital
Financial capital can refer to money used by entrepreneurs and businesses to buy what they need to make their products or provide their services or to that sector of the economy based on its operation, i.e. retail, corporate, investment banking, etc....
provided by Venezuelan investors.
Transcarga received its first certification
Product certification
Product certification or product qualification is the process of verifying that a certain product has passed performance tests and quality assurance tests or qualification requirements stipulated in contracts, regulations, or specifications...
as an airline in Venezuela in the year 2001, in 2002, it received the 402 permit from the US Department of Transportation
United States Department of Transportation
The United States Department of Transportation is a federal Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with transportation. It was established by an act of Congress on October 15, 1966, and began operation on April 1, 1967...
, enabling it to operate under "wet lease
Wet lease
Aircraft leases are a number of types of leases used by airlines and other aircraft operators. Airlines lease aircraft from other airlines or leasing companies for two main reasons; to operate aircraft without the financial burden of buying them, and to provide temporary increase in capacity...
" status to and from the United States, thus generating employment for several Venezuelan pilots.
The airline's services are aimed to the small and medium Venezuelan producers; serving from the internal national market, to the exportation needs of perishable products such as fish, shrimp, vegetables, fruits, flowers, etc. Another key market segment
Market segment
Market segmentation is a concept in economics and marketing. A market segment is a sub-set of a market made up of people or organizations with one or more characteristics that cause them to demand similar product and/or services based on qualities of those products such as price or function...
is its couriership service of mail, documents and other packages.
Currently, Transcarga is outsourcing its services to larger companies such as Servicio Panamericano de Proteccion, C.A., DHL
DHL
DHL Express is a division of the German logistics company Deutsche Post providing international express mail services. DHL is a world market leader in sea and air mail....
, Federal Express (Fed-Ex), UPS
United Parcel Service
United Parcel Service, Inc. , typically referred to by the acronym UPS, is a package delivery company. Headquartered in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States, UPS delivers more than 15 million packages a day to 6.1 million customers in more than 220 countries and territories around the...
, among others.
Fleet
The Transcarga fleet consists of the following aircraft:- 8 Cessna 402BCessna 402The Cessna 401 and 402 are series of 6 to 10 place, light twin, piston engine aircraft. This line was manufactured by Cessna from 1966 to 1985 under the name Utiliner and Businessliner...
- 2 Embraer 120 F
- 2 Metro IIIFairchild Swearingen MetrolinerThe Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner or the Fairchild Aerospace Metro is a 19-seat, pressurised, twin turboprop airliner first produced by Swearingen Aircraft and later by Fairchild at a plant in San Antonio, Texas, United States....