Thai Air Cargo
{{Short description|Cargo airline, 2004–2006}}
{{distinguish|text=Thai Cargo, the cargo service of Thai Airways}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
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| IATA = T2
| ICAO = TCG
| callsign = THAI CARGO
| parent = CTI Holdings
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| founded = 2004
| ceased = 2006
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Thai Air Cargo (T2 Cargo), was a cargo airline based in Bangkok, Thailand, operating from 2004 to 2006.
History
Thai Air Cargo was established in December 2004 as a joint venture between a Thai logistics firm, Commercial Transport International, or CTI Holdings (51%) and Australian airline Qantas (49%).
Thai Air Cargo was to initially target markets in Japan, China, India and Europe.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}
In 2005, the company announced it was to wet lease a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 from US-based World Airways.[http://www.worldair.com/news/20050310.html] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122234951/http://www.worldair.com/news/20050310.html |date=22 November 2015 }}
Beginning operations at a time when Thailand's national flag carrier Thai Airways International was focused more on its passenger business, Thai Air Cargo filled a niche and appeared to be doing good business, with 95% load factors.[http://www.aircargoworld.com/features/0905_2.htm] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528163304/http://www.aircargoworld.com/features/0905_2.htm |date=28 May 2008 }}
However, in March 2006, Thailand's Civil Aviation Department said it was withdrawing the cargo carrier's license, and it appears the airline has gone out of business.{{cite web |url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/03/07/business/business_20002118.php |title=Phuket Air angles for new name, licence |website=nationmultimedia.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311221512/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/03/07/business/business_20002118.php |archive-date=2007-03-11}}
References
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- Putzger, Ian (March 2005). [https://web.archive.org/web/20080528163304/http://www.aircargoworld.com/features/0905_2.htm "Tigers' cargo purr"], Air Cargo World. (Retrieved 8 March 2006).
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Category:Defunct cargo airlines
Category:Cargo airlines of Thailand
Category:Defunct airlines of Thailand
Category:Airlines established in 2004
Category:Airlines disestablished in 2006
Category:2006 disestablishments in Thailand
Category:Companies based in Bangkok
Category:Thai companies established in 2004
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