Air Trans Africa was formed by Jack Malloch in 1964 after his first company, Rhodesian Air Services failed in 1962. It operated a Super Constellation, a Douglas C-54 and a DH114 Heron aircraft. The airline's financial crises were compounded when the government of Southern Rhodesia, under Ian Smith, unilaterally declared independence on November 11, 1965. It was a charter airline flying cargo and/or passengers to many different destinations throughout Europe and Africa. The company (in chronological order):

Aircraft

call sign was PG Non IATA Web page: www.jackmalloch.com CL44: TR-LVO DC-8-55F: TR-LVK and TR-LQR (later to be changed to PAA40 under CargOman, another company of Affretair's)

Livery

Fin and upper fuselage was medium blue fin, later green replaced the blue.