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{{Infobox_Airline |airline=TAP Portugal|logo=TAP Portugal Logo.png|logo_size=300px|fleet_size=52 (68 with Portugalia)|destinations=61|IATA=TP|ICAO=TAP|callsign=AIR PORTUGAL|parent=TAP Portugal|founded=1945, [Portugal)|hubs=[Lisbon Airport[Faro AirportFunchal Airport|website= http://www.flytap.com|--> with classic [livery 1950s-1980 with former livery 1980-2005 taking off in Faro, Portugal, Algarve.
TAP Portugal (former known as
Transportes Aéreos Portugueses -
Portuguese Air Transportations) is the
national airline of
Portugal, based in
Lisbon and a member of the Star Alliance. It operates to destinations in Europe, Africa and
North America, Central America and
South America.
History
The airline was founded on
14 March 1945, beginning commercial service on 19 September 1946 from Lisbon to
Madrid with a Douglas DC-3 under the name Transportes Aéreos Portugueses (TAP). On 31 December of that year, it began its
Linha Aérea Imperial, a twelve-stop service including Luanda,
Angola and Lourenço Marques (now
Maputo),
Mozambique.
1947 saw the inauguration of its domestic service from
Lisbon to Porto. Service to São Tomé and London began in 1949.
In 1953, the airline became a private company and began service to Tangier and Casablanca.
The one millionth passenger flew on TAP on 19 June 1964, 18 years after the airline began operations. In 1969 service to New York via
Santa Maria Island in the
Azores began. Boston was added to the
New York service the following year. In 1975, TAP was
nationalization, becoming a public corporation (
Empresa Pública).
TAP purchased the Boeing 747 during the 1970s, replacing their Boeing 707s; but the 747s were eventually sold due to lack of demand. They were replaced by
Lockheed TriStars and Airbus A310s on long haul routes. By the late 1990s TAP had expanded its fleet by selling its older
Boeing 727s and Boeing 737s and had replaced them with
Airbus A319, A320 and A321. The TriStars were sold to
Air Luxor and were replaced by more capable
Airbus A340s giving TAP a large fleet of
Airbus only
aircraft.
In 1975, TAP was nationalized and changed its name to TAP Air Portugal in March 1979.
In 1989 service to
Newark, New Jersey was introduced and in 1991, service to Berlin. Also in 1989 TAP became a publicly-traded company (
Sociedade Anónima). In 1993, TAP began flying to Tel Aviv. In 1994, TAP began a code sharing arrangement with Delta Air Lines for north Atlantic service. This agreement was ended in 2005.
1996 saw the introduction of service to
Boston via
Terceira Island in the Azores, the inauguration of service to
Macau and the launch of TAP's
Website. In 1997, service began to Punta Cana and Bangkok. Flights to Macau and Bangkok have since been discontinued.
In 2005
TAP Portugal became the sixteenth member of the
Star Alliance. TAP Air Portugal was rebranded as
TAP Portugal in February 2005. It employs 9750 staff. TAP also ended its code sharing agreement with Delta Air Lines and began a new agreement with
United Airlines as part of its membership in Star Alliance. Under this agreement United's code (UA) is placed on
TAP Portugal's trans-atlantic flights and some African flights, and
TAP Portugal's code (TP) is placed on United flights.
In 2006, it is planning to start codesharing with US Airways on all routes between Portugal and the United States and connection services out of
Newark, New Jersey and
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
On November 6, 2006,
TAP Portugal, a member of Star Alliance, signed a contract with Espírito Santo International for the acquisition of 99.81 percent of the regional airline Portugália. Whether Portugália will join Star Alliance as a regional member or merge its operations with TAP is still unclear.
Subsidaries
- In the past
- Air São Tomé and Príncipe (40%)
- In the future
- Spanair - TAP and Lufthansa are expected to place a bid on Spanair
Destinations
TAP Cargo
TAP Cargo has four all-cargo routes. Besides these three routes, TAP Cargo uses all TAP Portugal flights. The four all-cargo routes are:
TAP Cargo has Lisbon-Luanda all-cargo non-regular flights, in
Avient Aviation DC-10F,
Girjet 747-200F, or other leased airplanes.
Fleet
The TAP Portugal fleet consists of the following aircraft as of October 2007: TAP Portugal Fleet Information{| class="toccolours sortable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"|+
TAP Portugal Fleet|- bgcolor=lightgrey!Aircraft!Total!Passengers
(Executive/Economy)!Routes!Notes|-|
Airbus A310-300|-|[Airbus A319-100|15|156 (42/114)|Domestic and European|One in [Star Alliance livery]|3|194 (35/152)|Domestic and European||-|Airbus A330-200 livery|-|[Airbus A340-300|8|49 (49)|Domestic and European|[Portugália|6|99 (99)|Domestic and European|[Portugália|2|19 (19)|Spain destinations|[Portugália|-|}
Orders
{| class="toccolours sortable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"|+
TAP Portugal Orders|- bgcolor=lightgrey!Aircraft!Total!Passengers
(Executive/Economy)!Routes!Notes|-|Airbus A350-800XWB|(4 orders)|366|International Routes|In Negotiation|-||[Airbus A330-200|(5 orders)
(2 options)|263|South American,Caracas, Sao Tome, Cape Verde|Entry into service: November 2007-July 2008|-|}
References
See also
External Links
- Official website
- TAP Portugal Fleet
{{Infobox_Airline |airline=TAP Portugal|logo=TAP Portugal Logo.png|logo_size=300px|fleet_size=52 (68 with Portugalia)|destinations=61|IATA=TP|ICAO=TAP|callsign=AIR PORTUGAL|parent=TAP Portugal|founded=
1945, [Portugal)|hubs=[Lisbon Airport[Faro AirportFunchal Airport|website= http://www.flytap.com|--> with classic [livery 1950s-1980 with former livery 1980-2005 taking off in Faro, Portugal, Algarve.
TAP Portugal (former known as
Transportes Aéreos Portugueses -
Portuguese Air Transportations) is the
national airline of Portugal, based in
Lisbon and a member of the
Star Alliance. It operates to destinations in Europe,
Africa and North America, Central America and South America.
History
The airline was founded on
14 March 1945, beginning commercial service on 19 September 1946 from Lisbon to Madrid with a Douglas DC-3 under the name Transportes Aéreos Portugueses (TAP). On 31 December of that year, it began its
Linha Aérea Imperial, a twelve-stop service including
Luanda, Angola and Lourenço Marques (now
Maputo), Mozambique.
1947 saw the inauguration of its domestic service from
Lisbon to Porto. Service to
São Tomé and
London began in 1949.
In 1953, the airline became a private company and began service to
Tangier and
Casablanca.
The one millionth passenger flew on TAP on 19 June 1964, 18 years after the airline began operations. In 1969 service to
New York via
Santa Maria Island in the
Azores began. Boston was added to the New York service the following year. In 1975, TAP was
nationalization, becoming a public corporation (
Empresa Pública).
TAP purchased the
Boeing 747 during the 1970s, replacing their Boeing 707s; but the 747s were eventually sold due to lack of demand. They were replaced by Lockheed TriStars and
Airbus A310s on long haul routes. By the late 1990s TAP had expanded its fleet by selling its older
Boeing 727s and Boeing 737s and had replaced them with Airbus A319, A320 and A321. The TriStars were sold to
Air Luxor and were replaced by more capable Airbus A340s giving TAP a large fleet of
Airbus only
aircraft.
In 1975, TAP was nationalized and changed its name to TAP Air Portugal in March 1979.
In 1989 service to
Newark, New Jersey was introduced and in 1991, service to
Berlin. Also in 1989 TAP became a publicly-traded company (
Sociedade Anónima). In 1993, TAP began flying to Tel Aviv. In 1994, TAP began a
code sharing arrangement with Delta Air Lines for north Atlantic service. This agreement was ended in 2005.
1996 saw the introduction of service to
Boston via Terceira Island in the Azores, the inauguration of service to Macau and the launch of TAP's Website. In 1997, service began to Punta Cana and Bangkok. Flights to Macau and Bangkok have since been discontinued.
In 2005
TAP Portugal became the sixteenth member of the Star Alliance. TAP Air Portugal was rebranded as
TAP Portugal in February 2005. It employs 9750 staff. TAP also ended its code sharing agreement with Delta Air Lines and began a new agreement with United Airlines as part of its membership in
Star Alliance. Under this agreement United's code (UA) is placed on
TAP Portugal's trans-atlantic flights and some African flights, and
TAP Portugal's code (TP) is placed on United flights.
In 2006, it is planning to start codesharing with US Airways on all routes between Portugal and the
United States and connection services out of Newark, New Jersey and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
On November 6, 2006,
TAP Portugal, a member of Star Alliance, signed a contract with Espírito Santo International for the acquisition of 99.81 percent of the regional airline Portugália. Whether Portugália will join Star Alliance as a regional member or merge its operations with TAP is still unclear.
Subsidaries
- Air Macau (20%)
- Macau Asia Express (10.2%)
- Portugália (100%)
- Groundforce (Handling) (49.9%)
- TAP Maintenance & Engineering (100%)
- VEM Maintenance & Engineering (90%)
- In the past
- Air São Tomé and Príncipe (40%)
- In the future
- Spanair - TAP and Lufthansa are expected to place a bid on Spanair
Destinations
TAP Cargo
TAP Cargo has four all-cargo routes. Besides these three routes, TAP Cargo uses all TAP Portugal flights. The four all-cargo routes are:
TAP Cargo has Lisbon-Luanda all-cargo non-regular flights, in Avient Aviation DC-10F, Girjet 747-200F, or other leased airplanes.
Fleet
The TAP Portugal fleet consists of the following aircraft as of October 2007: TAP Portugal Fleet Information{| class="toccolours sortable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"|+
TAP Portugal Fleet|- bgcolor=lightgrey!Aircraft!Total!Passengers
(Executive/Economy)!Routes!Notes|-|
Airbus A310-300|-|[Airbus A319-100|15|156 (42/114)|Domestic and European|One in [Star Alliance livery]|3|194 (35/152)|Domestic and European||-|Airbus A330-200 livery|-|[Airbus A340-300|8|49 (49)|Domestic and European|[Portugália|6|99 (99)|Domestic and European|[Portugália|2|19 (19)|Spain destinations|[Portugália|-|}
Orders
{| class="toccolours sortable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"|+
TAP Portugal Orders|- bgcolor=lightgrey!Aircraft!Total!Passengers
(Executive/Economy)!Routes!Notes|-|Airbus A350-800XWB|(4 orders)|366|International Routes|In Negotiation|-||[Airbus A330-200|(5 orders)
(2 options)|263|South American,Caracas, Sao Tome, Cape Verde|Entry into service: November 2007-July 2008|-|}
References
See also
External Links
- Official website
- TAP Portugal Fleet
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