Trans-Asia (

ICAO The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO, ) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates the principles and techniques of international air navigation, and fosters the planning and development of international a ...

Code: TSX) was an

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from

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

, which operated a fleet of two

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aircraft.

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, 3–9 October 2006 The company was founded in 1996 and ceased to exist in 1999.Information about Trans-Asia at the Aviation Safety Network
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Accidents and incidents

*On 24 April 1998, an engine of an

( registered YR-IRD) exploded shortly before take-off of the aircraft, which was operating a passenger flight from

Istanbul Atatürk Airport ) , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 34000 to 34990 , area_code = +90 212 (European side) +90 216 (Asian side) , registration_plate = 34 , blank_name_sec2 = GeoTLD , blank_i ...

on behalf of Trans-Asia. Due to the ensuing fire, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. All 64 passengers and 9 crew members on board survived.

References

Defunct airlines of Kazakhstan Airlines established in 1996 Airlines disestablished in 1999 {{Asia-airline-stub