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The Ecuadorian cargo airline Transam O DHL Ecuador, permanently suspended its operations 14 last july.
It is likely that, many of you did not know that there was an Ecuadorian airline called TransAm that operated cargo flights for DHL from Guayaquil toward Panama with 6 weekly frequencies like DHL Ecuador.
Just as there is or well, had DHL Ecuador, there is DHL Panama, DHL Venezuela and several others in the world, but they are operated by airlines legally constituted in each country, but since 14 of July, has definitively closed one of them.
TransAm or DHL Ecuador stopped operating
First indicate that the services of DHL Express still operating normally from Ecuador both from Quito and Guayaquil to the world with cargo transportation, but it is time to report new bad news for our aviation: one more Ecuadorian airline closed its operations.
Just how they read it, It has already closed its doors and stopped flying abruptly and without prior notification to its staff., that in fact they found out the same 14 July that at that very moment was his last day of work, without further ado.
In this way, 60 people have been left without employment and were liquidated by the company. Seven pilots, mechanics and stevedores were the first to leave the company, The rest of the staff will leave once the company is liquidated under what the law dictates.
Why is TransAm closing??
The globalized world, open skies and seventh freedoms of the air, as well as they bring benefits, They also have a negative side, removing competitiveness from small airlines that belong to large groups, as these can easily be replaced by larger members within these organizations, mainly reducing, costs.
Thus, DHL Ecuador's operations in the country were replaced
DHL AERO EXPRESSO S.A. or DHL Panama in its entirety, flights that will initially be operated by Boeing aircraft 757 from this company or from Cargojet as far as I know.
What are the seventh freedoms of the air?
The Seventh Freedom of the Air It is the right that an airline of a country has to transport passengers, mail and freight between two foreign countries, without the flight having to pass through your own country of origin.
In other words, allows an airline to operate a route entirely outside its national territory.
Simple example: An airline from Ecuador could fly directly from Colombia to Peru, without the need for the plane to make a stopover or pass through Ecuador.
Fin a 34 years of history of Trans Am DHL Ecuador
The service that began in 1991 and that in all these years there was no accident or incident.
More than 70 a thousand hours of flight of ATR42-300F, plane through which dozens of Ecuadorian pilots passed and millions of tons of products and merchandise that were transferred to and from Guayaquil, as its main operations base with your own hangar and personnel.
DHL Ecuador (IATA codes: 7T, ICAO: RTM) was an Ecuadorian cargo airline with a nationally registered aircraft (HC-) dedicated exclusively to cargo transport. From 2003, operated an almost daily route between Guayaquil and Panama, serving as a vital link for the distribution of consolidated cargo from all over Ecuador.
The backbone of DHL Ecuador's operations was its only aircraft, an ATR 42-300F with registration HC-CDX. Manufactured in 1988 and driven by two PW120 PWC engines. Before reaching Ecuador on 2003 To operate with DHL ECUERA DHL, This aircraft served several international airlines, including AM Express and Trans World Express bread. The HC-CDX replaced the Dassault Falcon 20DC HC-BUP and HC-BSS, with which the airline began operations in 1991. They also operated a Fairchild Metroliner HC-BQR.
Schedules and frequencies
Regular transam flights between Guayaquil and Panama They operated six times a week, from Monday to Saturday and it was very common to see him leaving at night and returning on time every day on Flight Radar or live:
- RTM504 flight (Guayaquil – Panama): It left the José Joaquín de Olmedo Airport at 22:15 and landed at the Tocumen airport to the 01:15 the next day.
- RTM505 flight (Panama – Guayaquil): Took off the Tocumen International Airport to 03:30 (Tuesday to Sunday) and returned to Guayaquil at 06:25 of the same day.
On Panama, The cargo was transferred for transportation by DHL Panama to Miami, the company's main global cargo distribution center.
In addition to its regular route, DHL Ecuador also carried out cargo charter flights to Cuenca, Quito and others when it was contracted for the transportation of specific cargo. During scheduled maintenance periods for your ATR 42, planes Boeing of DHL Panama used to replace it to ensure continuity of operations.
From 2003, The airline maintained a stable and solid operation, and there were indications that DHL Ecuador could have expanded its destinations in the future, But these plans for new airplanes and destinations, They never realized, Although formal orders before the authority were entered.
I am very sorry for this news that, It saddens our little one every day, ecuadorian aviation.
A hug for all Aerexpress staff from Ecuador Transam Ltda.
It can be found that Transam del Ecuador collaborated in humanitarian aid missions, Making solidarity flights for the transport of vituallas during the landslide in the PAute River and in other emergency situations.
Thank you very much Luis for the contribution, Important information.