The Angolan state-owned airline TAAG Angola Airlines has joined the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA).
"We are very pleased to welcome TAAG Angola Airlines as a member of our association. Its role in connecting Latin America, Africa and Europe, taking advantage of the growing flow of transatlantic traffic, is key for the development of this essential service which is air transport," said José Ricardo Botelho, ALTA's executive director and CEO.
Nelson de Oliveira, CEO at TAAG commented further on the airlines appointment to ALTA, he said: "Joining ALTA empowers the company's reputation within the industry and it´s a strong statement about TAAG Angola Airlines' growth footprint, as in the long term, we intend to capture and facilitate traffic between the Americas and Africa, providing passengers from those regions with a value-added alternative for connecting with Europe, and vice-versa, via the Luanda Hub."
In addition to joining ALTA, TAAG is also in the process of modernising its fleet. The airline has currently received one A220 aircraft out of the 15 that the airline has on order with Airbus, TAAG also plans to introduce four 787 aircraft into its fleet.