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What we compareTAP Air PortugalPortugália
Country in archivePortugalPortugal
FoundedMarch 14, 19451989
FounderHumberto Delgado—
HeadquartersLisbon, Lisbon, PTLisbon, Portugal, PT
Name originTAP stands for Transportes Aéreos Portugueses, meaning Portuguese Air Transportation. The airline was founded under that name in 1945, and in 1979 it added Air Portugal to make the brand easier for international customers to recognize.The sources used for this short profile do not explain the origin of the Portugália name.
HighlightsHumberto Delgado Airport hub, Airbus A330neo launch customer, Star Alliance membershipHumberto Delgado Airport
Earliest archived brand logo19451990
Latest archived logo20172017
Archived logo assets63

Logo dates are archive labels; symbols dated before a brand's founding are excluded from its earliest-logo date. Asset counts include all archived variants, not just redesigns. A dash means a value is unavailable.

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