{{Short description|Belarusian national cargo airline}} {{Infobox Airline | airline = TAE Avia | logo = TransAVIAexport Airlines logo.png | logo_size = | image = EW-465TQ@PEK (20200425072213).jpg | caption = Boeing 747-300SF | fleet_size = 6 | destinations = | IATA = - | ICAO = TXC | callsign = TRANSEXPORT | parent = State-Owned | founded = December 1992 | headquarters = Minsk, Belarus | hubs = {{bulleted list|{{nowrap|Minsk International Airport}}|{{nowrap|Sharjah International Airport}}}} | frequent_flyer = | lounge = | alliance = | website = [https://transaviaexport.com/en/ transaviaexport.com] | aoc = | focus_cities = | num_employees = }}
'''TAE Avia''', formerly named '''TransAVIAexport Airlines''',<ref name="ch-aviation"/> is a Belarusian national cargo airline. It is based at Minsk International Airport in Belarus, with a hub at Sharjah International Airport, in the United Arab Emirates. The airline is the last commercial 747-300 operator.
==History== [[File:Ilyushin Il-76MD, Trans Avia Export Airlines AN0207946.jpg|thumb|right|Ilyushin Il-76TD in previous colors]]
[[File:TransAviaExport Ilyushin Il-76 KvW-1.jpg|thumb|right|Ilyushin Il-76TD]]
TransAVIAexport Airlines was established in December 1992 in Belarus. The airline operates worldwide cargo flights. In 2021, the airline changed its name to TAE Avia.<ref name="ch-aviation">[https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/07S ch-aviation.com - TAE Avia] retrieved 9 April 2022</ref>
On 2 December 2021, TransAVIAexport and two aircraft belonging to the airline were added to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List by the United States Department of the Treasury.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/recent-actions/20211202|title=Belarus Designations; Publication of Belarus Directive 1 and related Frequently Asked Questions; Issuance of Belarus General License 5|date=2 December 2021|access-date=10 December 2021|publisher=United States Department of the Treasury}}</ref> In 2022, the airline was additionally blacklisted by the United Kingdom, the European Union, Switzerland and Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sanctions.nazk.gov.ua/en/sanction-company/2448/|title=JSC Transaviaexport Airlines|work=National Agency on Corruption Prevention}}</ref>
== Fleet == TAE Avia's fleet included the following aircraft (as of October 2019):<ref>{{cite journal |title=Global Airline Guide (Part One) |journal=Airliner World |date=October 2019 |page=5}}</ref>{{needs update|date=March 2024}}
* 1 Boeing 747-300SF, Registration EW-465TQ * 5 Ilyushin Il-76TD
==Accidents and incidents== *On March 9, 2007, a TransAVIAexport Airlines Ilyushin Il-76TD (s/n 1003499991, registered EW-78826), on approach at Mogadishu, Somalia, was hit by a projectile, which was later confirmed to be a RPG by Belarus officials. The aircraft landed safely but sustained substantial damage.<ref name="Hassan"/>
*On March 23, 2007, a TransAVIAexport Airlines Ilyushin Il-76TD (s/n 1013405192, registered EW-78849) was shot down by an anti-aircraft missile while taking off from Mogadishu, Somalia, killing all 11 occupants on board.<ref name="Hassan">Hassan, Mohamed Olad. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/23/AR2007032300887.html "Cargo Plane Is Shot Down in Somalia,"]{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} ''Associated Press'', March 23, 2007.</ref>
*On August 22, 2017, a TransAVIAexport Airlines Ilyushin Il-76TD (registered EW-78799) on approach to Juba, South Sudan struck a tree short of the runway, destroying several houses and killing a 5-year-old girl.<ref>{{cite web|title=Accident: Trans Avia Export Cargo IL76 at Juba and Entebbe on Aug 22nd 2017, destroys two houses during go around in Juba, two main gear struts stuck in Entebbe|url=http://avherald.com/h?article=4ad656c2&opt=0|website=The Aviation Herald|accessdate=September 13, 2017}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commonscat-inline|Transavia Export}} *{{Official website|http://www.transaviaexport.com/}}
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Category:Airlines of Belarus Category:Airlines established in 1992 Category:Cargo airlines Category:Companies based in Minsk Category:Belarusian companies established in 1992 Category:Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List Category:Belarusian entities subject to U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions