Tandem Aero

Tandem Aero was a passenger charter airline based in Chişinău, Moldova, which existed from 1998 to 2019.

Tandem-Aero
IATA ICAO Callsign
TQ TDM TANDEM AERO
Founded1998
Ceased operationsApril 2019 [1]
HubsChişinău International Airport
Destinations1
HeadquartersChişinău, Moldova
Websitehttp://www.tandemaero.md/

Operations

The airline's air operator's certificate permitted the transport of passengers, goods and mail as of July 2007.[2] Apart from passenger charter work, the airline at times operated contracted flights for Air Moldova to Sochi, Bucharest, and Kyiv. In February 2015, the arrangement with Air Moldova came to an end.[3]

In the airline's final years, it attempted to pivot its business model into scheduled passenger operations. It purchased a second-hand Airbus A320, with which it flew a single scheduled route, once per week, between Moldova and Tel Aviv. However, before the airline could expand any further, its operator's certificate was revoked by the Moldovan Government in April 2019, citing safety concerns.[4] This effectively brought the airline to an end.

Fleet

By 2019, Tandem Aero's fleet consisted of the following:[5]

Aircraft In Fleet Orders Notes
Airbus A320 1 0 registration ER-AXN
Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia 1 0 registration ER-EMA, in storage

At some point, the airline also owned and operated Ilyushin Il-18[6] and Antonov An-24 aircraft.[7]

Destinations

By the closure of the airline in April 2019, Tandem Aero was operating the following route:

City Country IATA ICAO Airport Refs
ChişinăuMoldovaKIVLUKKChisinau International Airport [Base]
Tel AvivIsraelTLVLLBGBen Gurion International Airport

References
  1. "La 11 operatori internaționali de zboruri le-a fost limitat accesul în spațiul UE. Cum va afecta acest lucru Republica Moldova".
  2. "Air Operators". Civil Aviation Authority of the Republic of Moldova. July 5, 2007. Archived from the original on April 3, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2007.
  3. "Air Moldova ends Embraer 120 operations".
  4. TV8 article 11 April 2019
  5. "Civil Aircraft Register" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of the Republic of Moldova.
  6. Loran (April 11, 2011), Tandem Aero Il-18D - Engine Start-up, Run-up Check and Departure Rwy 26 from Chişinău Airport (KIV), archived from the original on December 13, 2021, retrieved April 19, 2019
  7. "ER-46685 | Antonov An-24RV | Tandem Aero | Serge". JetPhotos. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
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