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Huambo’s airport
In March 1976, the first Boeing 737-200 started to
function. On 9 September 1980, the Statutes of Lin-
has Aéreas de Angola, U.E.E, were approved. These
have been and are still today a legal intrument of
great importance for the life of the company.
Nowadays, TAAG has a float of seven aircrafts,
which includes two Boeing 747-300 Combi for long-
distance transfer of both passengers and goods, and
five Boeing 737-200, which are used for national and
regional flights. TAAG aims to continue growing, to
consolidate their presence in the market and offer
their customers the best of services. To achieve this,
TAAG has implemented a program for the renewal
and modernisation of its aircraft fleet, effective from
September 2006. This program includes the adquisi-
tion of four Boeing 737-700 (for short and medium
distances) and three Boeing 777-200ER (for long
and very long distances).
TAAG plans to increase the number of commercial
flights. The company offers all services: domestic,
regional and international flights, for the transfer of
both passengers and goods. TAAG takes prides on
the excellent relationships they maintain with their
national and international partners. As they declare,
working together, collaborating with each other, is
the only way of functioning and growing up as a
company. The company always focus to achieve
their customers’ satisfaction and comfort.
SOGESTER S.A
Richard Mcnab Mitchell
Managing Director
Rua de Cercania S/N, Estrada da Boavista
Porto de Luanda
Tel : +244 222 311 422
Fax: +244 222 311 411
customer.service@sogester.co.ao
Activity: Container Terminal
Date of Creation: 2003
SOGESTER (Sociedade Gestora de Terminais,
S.A.) was founded in 2003 as a result of a partner-
ship between APM Terminals and Gestão de Fundos
(an Angolan company). In 2007, SOGESTER took
over the control of the container terminal operations
and management in the Port of Luanda.
The main activity of Sogester S.A consists of the
management and operation of containers of the Port
of Luanda of Terminal II. By doing this, the company
is actively involved in the development of the infra-
structure required to link the Port of Luanda to other
countries and markets and thereby facilitating the
access to new markets and opportunities.
Soon, the terminal of Sogester S.A will be renovated,
which includes the construction of new pavement
and premises, as well as the introduction of a new
operational method.
Furthermore, the container storage capacity was in-
creased with the introduction of new cargo handling
equipment, in order to optimize efficiency and pro-
ductivity. This new handling equipment enabled the
company to increase the terminal storage density in
order to incorporate the expected growth in terms of
container volume.
Safety is of high importance and is applied in every
act carried out by the company. One of the main ob-
jectives of the Sogester S.A is to increase the level of
awareness when it comes to safety and to make it as
a top priority. To emphasize this aspect, the slogan of
Sogester S.A is ”Safety for Life”.