Transair Georgia Explained

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Headquarters:Georgia

Transair Georgia was an airline based in Georgia.

Incidents

In late-September 1993, three Transair Georgia aircraft were destroyed by Abkhazian rebels over the course of three days, leaving a total of 136 people dead. The first aircraft (a Tu-134) went down in the Black Sea whilst on approach to Sukhumi Dranda Airport, the second (a Tu-154, reportedly carrying Georgian troops) went down on the runway at the airport, and the third (another Tu-134) was attacked on the ground with mortar/artillery fire.

Aircraft
type
Incident
type
1st aircraftTupolev Tu-134Shootdown
2nd aircraftTupolev Tu-154Shootdown
3rd aircraftTupolev Tu-134Ground attack

Fleet

The Transair Georgia fleet included the following aircraft: