TAP Fleet

Below you can see the complete TAP Fleet from 1945 to 2008.


Manufacturer
Douglas Aircraft
Timeframe
1945-?
Span
28.96 m
Length 
19.66 m
Height 
5.85 m
Passengers
21
The First TAP Aircraft were DC-3's and C-47's that were largely available after WWII. TAP had a total of 8 DC-3's in the fleet and operated them until the fifties/early sixties. Today, a DC-3 in TAP colors is in front of the TAP Building at Portela Airport in Lisbon, it is not an original TAP aircraft though, it was in fact CS-DGA and now wears the registration CS-TDA. It was painted in two different color Schemes, as can be seen below.
CS-TDF had an acident in June 1948, in Lumiar, Lisbon
CS-TDA
Douglas C-47 c/n 19393
CS-TDB
Douglas C-47 c/n 10033
CS-TDC
Douglas C-53 c/n 11765
CS-TDD
Douglas C-53 c/n 11668
CS-TDE
Douglas C-53 c/n 11675
CS-TDF
Douglas C-47 c/n 18998
CS-TDG
Douglas C-47 c/n 13140
CS-TDH
Douglas C-47 c/n 10049



CS-TDE
CS-TDG
CS-TD?



CS-DGA with fake reg CS-TDA in 50th and 60th anniversary colors


Manufacturer
Douglas Aircraft
Timeframe
1947-?
Span
35.85 m
Length 
28.47 m
Height 
8.41 m
Passengers
44-55
In 1947 TAP also got The DC-3's larger brother, the DC-4 into its fleet. A total of four aircraft flew in TAP colors. They all were former Military aircraft (c-54's) that were converted to the civilian DC-4 Version.

c/n 3072
CS-TSA
Santa Cruz

c/n 3059
CS-TSB

c/n 3069
CS-TSC
ex US NAvy C-54 pic: TS? - ex US Navy C-54 ex US NAvy C-54

c/n
CS-TSD
ex US NAvy C-54  


Manufacturer
Lockheed Aircraft
Timeframe
1953-1967
Span
38.47m
Length 
35.42m
Height 
7.54m
Passengers
62-95
In December of 1953 Tap got the Lockheed Constellation L1049 into their fleet, buying three units at first. A further one (TLD) was leased from '58-'59 and in May 1961 two further aircraft (TLD/F) were purchased. Some of the ex-TAP Aircraft are still around the world today as Bars, Gas Stations and lying around at Airports. Some of the TAP aircraft also were used by the Biafra Government during its short existence. Also, CS-TLF was the first portuguese Airliner to be hijacked, but everything turned out fine, as all the hijackers wanted was to drop anti-fascist pamphlets out of the aircraft.

c/n 4616
CS-TLA
Vasco da Gama

c/n 4617
CS-TLB
Infante Dom Henrique

c/n 4618
CS-TLC
Gago Coutinho
tto Biafra, now in Museum in Malta

c/n 4808
CS-TLD

c/n 4677
CS-TLE
Salvador Correia de Sá

c/n 4672
CS-TLF
Mouzinho de Albuquerque
ex Capitol Air ex Thai Airways ex Thai Airways (pic: TL?) No idea what happened to this bird...


Manufacturer
SUD Aerospatiale
Timeframe
1962-
Span
34.30 m
Length 
32.00 m
Height 
8.72 m
Passengers
80
Tap introduced its first jet powered Aircraft with the Caravelle in 1962. A total of three aircraft were in Service with the Airline.

c/n 117
CS-TCA
Goa

c/n 125
CS-TCB
Damão

c/n 137
CS-TCC
Diu
tto SAN of Ecuador, then a Disco! tto SAN of Ecuador, crashed tto SAN of Ecuador, damaged beyond repair


Manufacturer
Boeing Corp
Timeframe
1965-1990
Span
44.42 m
Length 
46.61 m
Height 
12.93 m
Passengers
ca 147
TAP operated a total of 12 Boeing 707-382B from 1965 until 1988, TBC until 1990. 2 of them were Cargo-Planes (TBI and TBJ) and two further aircraft came later from the portuguese Government (TBT & TBU; former CS-DGI and DGJ). CS-TBF became US Air Force Two, and CS-TBD became the Presidential Aircraft of Zaire, and was stored in Lisbon for a loooong time until being scrapped in late 2007.
TAP operated the Versions 707-382C, -399C, 373C and -3F5C, depending on the initial operators of the aircraft.

c/n 18961/456
CS-TBA
Santa Cruz

c/n 18962/501
CS-TBB
Santa Maria

c/n 19740/676
CS-TBC
Luanda
to Air Atlantis, later US Navy to Air Atlantis, later US Navy to Italian Air Force

c/n 19969/751
CS-TBD
Lourenço Marques

c/n 20136/803
CS-TBE
Pedro Alvares Cabral

c/n 20297/836
CS-TBF
Vasco da Gama
to Zaire Government to TAAG as T2-DAG to USAF (Air Force Two)

c/n 20298/840
CS-TBG
Fernão de Magalhães

c/n 19415/601
CS-TBH
Pedro Nunes

c/n 19767/659
CS-TBI
D. João de Castro
to Italian Air Force ex Caledonian Aircraft, after TAP to many. CARGO, ex Caledonian Aircraft, after TAP to many

c/n 19179/500
CS-TBJ
Lisboa

c/n 20514/857
CS-TBT
Humberto Delgado

c/n 20515/859
CS-TBU
Jaime Cortesão
CARGO, ex World Air Aircraft, after TAP to many. ex Portuguese Military, after TAP to Italian Airforce ex Portuguese Military, after TAP to Italian Airforce


Manufacturer
Boeing Corp.
Timeframe
1967-1989
Span
32.92 m
Length 
40.59 m
Height 
10.36 m
Passengers
94
The First 6 B727 in TAP Service were B727-82 (TBK-TBP) the first one being introduced in March 1967. Two further 100's were introduce lateron, those being different versions, CS-TBQ a B727-172C that came from Airlift and CS-TBV a B727-155C. The B727-100 was around at TAP until around 1989, some of them (TBK,L,M) also flew for TAP's Sister Airline Air Atlantis.

cn 19404/384
CS-TBK
Açores

cn 19405/398
CS-TBL
Madeira

cn 19406/430
CS-TBM
Algarve
to Air Atlantis after TAP. Crashed in 2000 in Luanda, Angola as S9-NAZ for Transafrik. to Air Atlantis after TAP to Air Atlantis after TAP

cn 19597/524
CS-TBN
Porto

cn 19968/660
CS-TBO
Costa do Estoril

cn 20489/856
CS-TBP
Cabo Verde
Name of my hometown :-)

cn 19665/476
CS-TBQ
Bissau

cn 19618/461
CS-TBV
only at TP from '78-'82


Manufacturer
Boeing Corp
Timeframe
1972-1984
Span
59.64 m
Length 
70.66 m
Height 
19.33 m
Passengers
ca 397
The first Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet entered TAP Service in 1972. Two units were delivered in 1972 (TJA/B) and one further unit in 1974 (TJC) and 1975 (TJD) each. The aircraft were mainly used for routes to the portuguese colonies, but since most of these were gone after the portuguese revolution in 1974, such large aircraft were no longer viable on most routes. TAP got rid of TJC and TJD shortly after in 1976, when they went to Pakistan International Airways. The two initial units stayed in the fleet until 1984 and got to wear the new livery. In 1984 the aircraft were finally sold to TWA, and TAP never got any further 747's thereafter. TJD is still flying to this day with Evergreen Airlines.

c/n 20501.178
CS-TJA
Portugal

c/n 20502.189
CS-TJB
Brasil

c/n 20928.239
CS-TJC
Luis de Camões
to TWA to PIA to PIA

c/n 21035.256
CS-TJD
Bartolomeu de Gusmão
to PIA shortly after delivery


Manufacturer
Boeing Corp
Timeframe
1975-1991
Span
32.92 m
Length 
46.69 m
Height 
10.36 m
Passengers
145
The larger Boeing 727-200 was introduced in 1975, TAP had the -282 Advanced Version. CS-TBR crashed in Funchal after Landing, whilst the other ones stayed in the fleet until the early 90's.

cn 20972.1096
CS-TBR
Sacadura Cabral

cn 20973.1099
CS-TBS
Lisboa

cn 21949.1494
CS-TBW
Coimbra
Aircraft crashed during TAP service in Funchal on 19.11.1977

cn 21950.1579
CS-TBX
Faro

cn 22430.1715
CS-TBY
Amadora
to PanAm to PanAm


Manufacturer
Beech Aircraft Corporation
Timeframe
early 1980's
Span
15.32 m
Length 
10.82 m
Height 
4.34 m
Passengers
7
'TAP Regional' operated various smaller aircraft in the early 90's, such as this Beech 90 King Air, two Beech 58 and two Twin Otters. These flew national routes within Portugal and intra-island flights.

c/n
CS-TFA
?
to LAR -Linhas Aéres Regionais after TAP.


Manufacturer
Beech Aircraft Corporation
Timeframe
early 1980's
Span
11.53 m
Length 
8.53 m
Height 
2.92 m
Passengers
5
At least one Beech 58 (TFB) was used for TAP services, possibly a second one (TFC) was also in TAP services at a certain point in time. These aircraft did not wear TAP colors however.

c/n TH499
CS-TFB

c/n TH524
CS-TFC
in Avialgarve Colors


Manufacturer
De Havilland Canada
Timeframe
early 1980's
Span
19.81 m
Length 
15.09 m
Height 
5.94 m
Passengers
20
Also Part of the TAP Regional Fleet were these two Twin Otters

c/n 648
CS-TFD
Funchal

c/n 664
CS-TFE
Covilhã
to Air São Tomé after TAP to LAR after TAP


Manufacturer
Lockheed
Timeframe
1983-1997
Span
50.09 m
Length 
50.05 m
Height 
16.87 m
Passengers
246
In 1983 TAP got the longhaul Aircraft Lockheed L1011-500 which replaced the Boeing 747's. Tap had a total of 7 Aircraft which were later replaced by Airbus Aircraft, both A310 and A340's. The latest two (TEF & TEG) were purchased 2nd hand from Royal Jordanian Airlines.

c/n 293B-1239
CS-TEA
Luis de Camões

c/n 293B-1240
CS-TEB
Infante Dom Henrique

c/n 293B-1241
CS-TEC
Gago Coutinho
to LAM after TP to SATA, Auroatlantic after TP to TAAG, Air Luxor and YES after Tap

c/n 293B-1242
CS-TED
Bartolomeu de Gusmão

c/n 293B-1243
CS-TEE
Santo António de Lisboa

c/n 293B-1246
CS-TEF
Fernando Pessoa
to Air Transat to Air Transat ex Royal Jordanian

c/n 293B-1248
CS-TEG
Eça de Queiroz
ex Royal Jordanian


Manufacturer
Boeing Corp.
Timeframe
1983-1999
Span
28.35 m
Length 
30.53 m
Height 
11.29 m
Passengers
130
TAP introduced the Boeing 737-200 Advanced in 1983 operating different Types, namely the B737-282 and one -282C plus second hand -2K9 and -230 from Monarch and Lufthansa/Condor. Tap had a total of 12 Aircraft and operated them until 1999 along with the Boeing 737-300, when both types were replaced by aircraft of the Airbus A320 Family. Some of the Aircraft mainly flew for Air Atlantis, TAP's Charter Airline. Another B737-200 (CS-TIS) also flew for Air Atlantis, but never for TP or in TP colors and is hence not listed here.

c/n 23041.962
CS-TEK
Ponta Delgada

c/n 23042.967
CS-TEL
Funchal

c/n 23043.972
CS-TEM
Setubal

c/n 23044.973
CS-TEN
?

c/n 23045.978
CS-TEO
?

c/n 23046.981
CS-TEP
Porto
to Air Atlantis after TP to Air Atlantis after TP

c/n 23051.1002
CS-TEQ
Vila Real

c/n 22636.808
CS-TER
Aveiro

c/n 22637.848
CS-TES
Viana do Castelo
B737-282C ex Condor/Lufthansa (737-230) ex Condor/Lufthansa (737-230)

c/n 22415.702
CS-TET
?

c/n 22416.709
CS-TEU
?

c/n 22402.744
CS-TEV
?
ex Monarch (737-2K9) to Air Atlantis after TP ex Monarch (737-2K9) to Air Atlantis after TP ex Condor/Lufthansa (737-230) to Air Atlantis after TP


Manufacturer
Airbus Industrie
Timeframe
1988-2008
Span
43.89 m
Length 
46.66 m
Height 
15.80 m
Passengers
200
The A310 started the Airbus era at TAP in 1988. A total of 8 aircraft were in service at the airline, however they are now being replaced by the Airbus A330, with the last A310 having left the fleet in 2008 after 20 years in TAP service.

c/n 483
CS-TEH
Bartolomeu Dias

c/n 495
CS-TEI
Fernão de Magalhães

c/n 494
CS-TEJ
Pedro Nunes
last A310 in fleet! only withdrawn from Service in mid 2008 to Oman Air to White

c/n 541
CS-TEW
Vasco da Gama

c/n 565
CS-TEX
João XXI

c/n 573
CS-TEY
Pedro Alvares Cabral
to air Transat to Oman Air later became CS-TDI, only flew as CS-TEY from may 91 to june 92.

c/n 472
CS-TEZ
Viana da Mota

c/n 573
CS-TDI
Padre Antonio Vieira
flew with other airlines before TAP, and then to Air Transat former CS-TEY, flew for TAP with this Reg in '06-'07 before going to 'White'


Manufacturer
Boeing Corp
Timeframe
1988-2001
Span
28.88 m
Length 
33.40 m
Height 
11.13 m
Passengers
146
The Boeing 737 replaced older Boeing 727's and flew alongside the 737-200 from 1988 till 2001 until being replace by A320 family aircraft, which ultimately led to TAP being an all-Airbus Airline. A total of 13 aircraft were operated by TAP, one of them wearing a special Algarve Livery, another one 'Fly Algarve' Colors. Below are all 13 aircraft that flew for TP, plus one (CS-TII) that never flew for TAP, but belonged to Air Atlantis, TAP's Charter Airline, as did many others, but all except this one flew for TAP lateron. TAP had versions 737-382, -3K9, -3Q8 and -33A in Service.

c/n 24364.1657
CS-TIA
Madeira

c/n 24365.1695
CS-TIB
Açores

c/n 24366.1699
CS-TIC
Algarve
in special EXPO98 colors in special Fly Algarve Colors

c/n 24449.1857
CS-TID
Alto Minho

c/n 24450.1873
CS-TIE
?

c/n 24212.1633
CS-TIF
Costa Verde
mainly flew for Air Atlantis, then TAP

c/n 24213.1794
CS-TIG
?

c/n 24214.1796
CS-TIH
?

c/n 24986.2192
CS-TII
?
ordered for Air Atlantis, then came to TAP Another one that flew for Air Atlantis before TAP This one never had a TAP Livery

c/n 24987.2268
CS-TIJ
?

c/n 25161.2226
CS-TIK
?

c/n 25162.2241
CS-TIL
?
Also flew for TAP text text

c/n 23827.1444
CS-TIN
?

c/n 23830.1462
CS-TIO
?
former Air Columbus as CS-TKD to EURO Atlantic afterwards


Manufacturer
Airbus Industrie
Timeframe
1992-
Span
34.09 m
Length 
37.57 m
Height 
11.76 m
Passengers
156
The Airbus A320 starting replacing the older generation jets such as the B737-200 and -300. TAP still operates the A320 to this day, with a total fleet of 19, of which 15 are still in the fleet today

c/n 185
CS-TNA
Grão Vasco

c/n 191
CS-TNB
Sophia de Mello Breyner

c/n 234
CS-TNC
Perô de Covilhã
currently stored currently stored Changed Reg to CS-TNO

c/n 235
CS-TND
Garcia da Horta

c/n 395
CS-TNE
Sá de Miranda

c/n 407
CS-TNF
Fernão Lopes
Now Flying for Air France as F-GKXB Gone to Strategic Airlines Now Flying for Gulf Air as A40-ER

c/n 945
CS-TNG
Mouzinho da Silveira

c/n 960
CS-TNH
Almada Negreiros

c/n 982
CS-TNI
Aquilino Ribeiro

c/n 1181
CS-TNJ
Florbela Espanca

c/n 1206
CS-TNK
Teófilo Braga

c/n 1231
CS-TNL
Vitorino Nemésio

c/n 1799
CS-TNM
Natália Correia

c/n 1816
CS-TNN
Gil Vicente

c/n 234
CS-TNO
Luís de Freitas Branco
former CS-TNC, left fleet

c/n 2178
CS-TNP
Alexandre O'Neill

c/n 3769
CS-TNQ
José Régio

c/n 3883
CS-TNR
Luís de Freitas Branco
from air Malta, Vueling, then TAP

c/n 4021
CS-TNS
D. Afonso Henriques l

c/n 4095
CS-TNT
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro

c/n 4106
CS-TNU
Columbano Bord. Pinheiro

c/n 4145
CS-TNV
Grão Vasco

c/n 870
CS-TQD
Eugénio de Andrade

c/n 1667
CS-TMW
Luísa Todi
ex- HB-IJT ex Air Luxor

c/n 407
CS-MAH



On loan from Air Macau in 1998  




Manufacturer
Airbus Industrie
Timeframe
1994-
Span
60.30 m
Length 
63.69 m
Height 
16.83 m
Passengers
274
A total of 4 Airbus A340 replaced the Lockheeds and flew along with the Airbus A310 and became the TAP Flagship for many years. All four units are still flying for TAP and will be replaced with the Airbus A350XWB once it becomes available.

c/n 41
CS-TOA
Fernão Mendes Pinto

c/n 44
CS-TOB
D. João de Castro

c/n 79
CS-TOC
Wenceslau de Morais

c/n 91
CS-TOD
D. Francisco de Almeida


Manufacturer
Airbus Industrie
Timeframe
1997-
Span
34.10 m
Length 
37.57 m
Height 
11.76 m
Passengers
156
In 1997 the smaller sister of the Airbus A320 joins TAP, where a total of 19 aircraft are operated, some bought second hand after 2006.

c/n 750
CS-TTA
Vieira da Silva

c/n 755
CS-TTB
Gago Coutinho

c/n 763
CS-TTC
Fernando Pessoa

c/n 790
CS-TTD
Amadeo de Souza Cardoso

c/n 821
CS-TTE
Francisco D'Ollanda

c/n 837
CS-TTF
Calouste Gulbenkian

c/n 906
CS-TTG
Humberto Delgado

c/n 917
CS-TTH
António Sérgio

c/n 933
CS-TTI
Eça de Queiroz

c/n 979
CS-TTJ
Eusébio

c/n 1034
CS-TTK
Miguel Torga

c/n 1100
CS-TTL
Almeida Garrett

c/n 1106
CS-TTM
Alexandre Herculano

c/n 1120
CS-TTN
Camilo Castelo Branco

c/n 1127
CS-TTO
Antero de Quental

c/n 1165
CS-TTP
Josefa d'Óbidos

c/n 629
CS-TTQ
Agostinho da Silva

c/n 1756
CS-TTR
António Soares dos Reis
ex- HB-IPZ ex-Air Canada Aircraft

c/n 1765
CS-TTS
Guilhermina Suggia
ex-Air Canada Aircraft


Manufacturer
Airbus Industrie
Timeframe
2000-
Span
34.10 m
Length 
44.51 m
Height 
11.76 m
Passengers
194
In 2000 Airbus A321 joined the already all-Airbus fleet to complement the A319 and A320 on the european network, and to grant more flexibility to the airline. All four units are still in service with TAP today.

c/n 1307
CS-TJE
Pêro Vaz de Caminha

c/n 1399
CS-TJF
Luis Vaz de Camões

c/n 1713
CS-TJG
Amália Rodrigues


Manufacturer
Airbus Industrie
Timeframe
2006-
Span
60.30 m
Length 
59.00 m
Height 
16.83 m
Passengers
259-268
TAP got its first A330's in 2006. The first aircraft were former Swissair and Austrian Airlines aircraft, seven in total, and the rest was delivered new. Currently the fleet has 12 A330's, which replace the older A310's and are used for TAP's expansion in Brasil.

c/n 305
CS-TOE
Pedro Alvares Cabral

c/n 308
CS-TOF
Infante D. Henrique

c/n 312
CS-TOG
Bartolomeu de Gusmão
ex- HB-IQL ex- HB-IQM ex- HB-IQN

c/n 181
CS-TOH
Nuno Gonçalves

c/n 195
CS-TOI
Damião de Gois

c/n 223
CS-TOJ
D. João II
ex-AUA OE-LAO ex-AUA OE-LAN ex-AUA OE-LAM

c/n 317
CS-TOK
Padre António Vieira

c/n 877
CS-TOL
João Gonçalves Zarco

c/n 899
CS-TOM
Vasco da Gama
ex-AUA OE-LAP

c/n 904
CS-TON
João XXI

c/n 914
CS-TOO
Fernão Magalhães

c/n 934
CS-TOP
Pedro Nunes

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