Rico Linhas Aéreas [SEP] airline hub
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Rico Linhas Aéreas


air taxi operations, the owners of Rico Táxi Aéreo created Rico Linhas Aéreas, a regional scheduled airline. In 2005 Rico Linhas Aéreas was the largest regional carrier in Brazil serving Acre, Amazonas, Pará, and Rondônia. However the 2008 economic crisis forced Rico to dramatically down-size its operations: between January and September 2008, Rico cancelled 90% of its operations reducing its participation to 0.02% of the market, operating only within the state of Amazonas. Rico Linhas Aéreas temporarily suspended all scheduled flights as of 1 June
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Rico Linhas Aéreas


Rico Linhas Aéreas S/A was a Brazilian regional airline with its headquarters at Eduardo Gomes International Airport in Manaus, Brazil, authorized to operate scheduled passenger and cargo services in the Amazon region. The airline was grounded on 1 June 2010 and on 7 June 2011 lost its operational license. Current is a charter company. Rico Linhas Aéreas was authorized to operate as a regional carrier in 1996 but its history is much older. In 1952, the Turkish immigrant Munur Yurtsever, known as Commander Mickey, who worked as an airplane
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Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4815


Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4815 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight, flying from São Paulo de Olivença in northeast Brazil to Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. On 14 May 2004, the aircraft operating the flight, an Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, crashed into the dense Amazon rainforest while on approach to Manaus. All 33 people on board were killed in the crash. It is the deadliest accident involving an Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia and the deadliest in the airline's history, surpassing the previous crash of Rico Linhas
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LAM Mozambique Airlines


LAM - Mozambique Airlines, S. A. (LAM - Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique, S. A.) or Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique, Ltd., operating as LAM Mozambique Airlines (), is the flag carrier of Mozambique. The airline was established by the Portuguese colonial government of Mozambique in as a charter carrier named "DETA - Direcção de Exploração de Transportes Aéreos", and was renamed in 1980 following reorganisation. LAM Mozambique Airlines is based in Maputo, and has its hub at Maputo International Airport. It operates scheduled services in Southern
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Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4815


Aéreas Flight 4823, which occurred 2 years before the crash of Flight 4815. The flight was operated by Manaus-based regional airline Rico Linhas Aéreas. The Embraer 120ER Brasília registration PT-WRO had 30 passengers and 3 crew on board, all of them Brazilians. At the time, the weather was reportedly in good condition. Twenty nautical miles from the airport as the aircraft was following the landing pattern to Manaus, air traffic control vectored the flight out of the landing pattern to the left to make room for a priority
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Abaeté Linhas Aéreas


Abaeté Linhas Aéreas S/A was a domestic airline based in Lauro de Freitas, near Salvador da Bahia, Brazil founded in 1994. It ceased operations in 2012 and in 2018 had its license revoked. Abaeté Linhas Aéreas can trace its origins to Aerotáxi Abaeté, an air taxi airline established in 1979. In 1994, Aerotaxi Abaeté received authorization to establish a sister company called Abaeté Linhas Aéreas, dedicated to the operation of scheduled services. Both companies continue to offer services as charter and scheduled airlines and sometimes interchange aircraft. In
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Flex Linhas Aéreas


new airline formed with some assets of the original Varig and which was auctioned on 14 July 2006. The legal procedures were finalized on 20 July 2006. Since that day VRG Linhas Aéreas and Viação Aérea Rio-Grandense have been different judicial entities and airlines. At the time of the auction, the assets of VRG Linhas Aéreas comprised the brands Varig and Rio Sul Serviços Aéreos, Varig's route rights, all aircraft but one and the Smiles mileage program. VRG Linhas Aéreas was bought by VarigLog. On 28 March 2007 VarigLog
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Nordeste Linhas Aéreas Regionais


a new airline formed with some assets of the original Varig and which was auctioned on 14 July 2006. The legal procedures were finalized on 20 July 2006. Since that day VRG Linhas Aéreas and Viação Aérea Rio-grandense have been different judicial entities and airlines. At the time of the auction, the assets of VRG Linhas Aéreas comprised the brands Varig and Rio Sul, Varig's route rights, all aircraft but one and the Smiles mileage program. VRG Linhas Aéreas was bought by VarigLog. On 28 March 2007 VarigLog sold
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Brava Linhas Aéreas


Brava Linhas Aéreas Ltda, formerly known as NHT Linhas Aéreas, was a domestic airline based in Porto Alegre, Brazil founded in 2006. The airline has been grounded since late 2013 after the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC) suspended the company's Transportation Operating Certificate. The airline does not currently operate any flights. Jorge Barouki, president of the company, has stated that Brava requested the suspension since the airline no longer had the capital to pay its employees. According to the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (
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ASTA Linhas Aéreas


ASTA Linhas Aéreas is a domestic airline based in Cuiabá, Brazil. Founded in 2009 that operates regular charter flights. ASTA (América do Sul Táxi Aéreo Ltda) exists since 1995 as an air taxi company but on December 29, 2009, the company received authorization to operate regular flights albeit still under charter status. As of April 2019 ASTA Linhas Aéreas operated services to the following destinations in Brazil: As of July 2015 the fleet of ASTA Linhas Aéreas included the following aircraft: ASTA Linhas Aéreas has no Frequent Flyer Program.
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TRIP Linhas Aéreas


Aéreas and Total Linhas Aéreas agreed to merge, a transaction which was completed on May 2008. The brand Trip is dedicated to passenger service whereas Total is dedicated to charter and cargo services. On September 4, 2008, it was announced that SkyWest Airlines agreed to purchase up to 20% of the shares of TRIP Linhas Aéreas. The purchase was done in 3 installments and was completed by 2010. In early May 2012 TRIP bought back the shares. On August 20, 2010, with the bankruptcy of Flex Linhas Aéreas,
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SETE Linhas Aéreas


Caravan. A fourth Cessna arrived in 2000 and a fifth in 2002. In spite of being the main regional airline of both Central and North-Central regions of Brazil, all regular services were indefinitely suspended on January 1, 2016. During the suspension all services of the airline will be restructured including routes and aircraft. Air taxi services are not affected. As of December 2015 SETE Linhas Aéreas operated scheduled services to the following destinations: As of July 2015 the fleet of Sete Linhas Aéreas included the following aircraft: SETE Linhas
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Pantanal Linhas Aéreas


Pantanal Linhas Aéreas S.A. was a regional airline based in São Paulo, Brazil and incorporated by TAM Airlines in 2013. It served destinations mainly in the southeast region of Brazil from its bases at Congonhas and Guarulhos airports in São Paulo. The origins of Pantanal Linhas Aéreas are in Pantanal Taxi Aéreo, an air taxi company created in 1989 in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul. This company, operating regular charter flights, provided convenient connections of cities in the Central-West Region of Brazil with flights of TAM Airlines, which
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Flex Linhas Aéreas


Flex Linhas Aéreas, styled as FLEX, was a Brazilian non-regular charter airline based at Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport. It is the brand name of Nordeste Linhas Aéreas S.A., judicial successor of former Viação Aérea Rio-Grandense, known as Varig. Informally Flex is known as "old Varig". The rebranding was necessary because since July 20, 2006 the brand Varig belongs to a different judicial entity. Flex was declared bankrupt on August 20, 2010. The history of Flex Linhas Aéreas is intimately related
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Brasil Central Linhas Aéreas


Brasil Central Linhas Aéreas was a Brazilian airline founded in 1976 as VOTEC Serviços Aéreos Regionais. In 1986 its name was changed to Brasil Central Linhas Aéreas and in 1990 to TAM – Transportes Aéreos Meridionais. In 2000 it was merged into TAM – Transportes Aéreos Regionais, creating TAM Airlines. On November 11, 1975 the Brazilian Federal Government created the Brazilian Integrated System of Regional Air Transportation and divided the country in five different regions, for which five newly created regional airlines received a concession to operate air services. VOTEC Serviços Aéreos Regionais
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Linha Aérea Transcontinental Brasileira


Linha Aérea Transcontinental Brasileira S.A. was a Brazilian airline formed in 1944 and that started scheduled flights in 1946. In 1951 it was sold to Real Transportes Aéreos, which incorporated the airline the following year. Linha Aérea Transcontinental Brasileira was formed on July 22, 1944 with a fleet of five Avro Ansons. Some experimental flights were made in 1945 but only on February 1, 1946 scheduled flights began. In October 1948 Transcontinental started and operational agreement with VASD, being the first case of an operational agreement between Brazilian airlines. In 1949
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Nordeste Linhas Aéreas Regionais


name Nordeste Linhas Aéreas. Later, on October 23, 2007, the brand name was changed to Flex Linhas Aéreas. Between 17 June 2005 and 2 September 2009, Viação Aérea Rio-Grandense, operator of the brand Nordeste Linhas Aéreas and since 2007 known by the brand Flex, remained in Recovery Order in the 1st Business Court of Rio de Janeiro, under the leadership of Judges Luiz Roberto Ayoub and Miguel Dau. Since bankruptcy protection was lifted, the administration of the airline returned to its original owner, Fundação Ruben Berta
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Rio Linhas Aéreas


Rio Linhas Aéreas was a Brazilian cargo airline based in Curitiba. The airline originally operated as JetSul. In 1998, however, it suspended its operations in order to restructure itself. In 2007 it started preliminary studies and tests. Cargo services started in 2008, after receiving regulatory approval. It had codeshare agreements with Globex Cargo and Smart Cargo. In 2014, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) approved the purchase of 49.99% by Brazilian Correios, but the purchase was not concluded. Rio Linhas Aéreas had night flight
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Helisul Linhas Aéreas


Linhas Aéreas, as a charter airline operating regular flights and with operations concentrated at Curitiba-Bacacheri Airport linking Curitiba to other cities in Paraná state. On January 1, 1995 its license was updated to one of a regional carrier. On July 1, 1996 Helisul was sold to TAM Airlines and it began operating feeder services to TAM. Later, in December of the same year, as Brasil Central Linhas Aéreas was rebranded as TAM-Meridional, Helisul was also rebranded as TAM Express and received the entire Caravan fleet of Brasil
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TRIP Linhas Aéreas


from ATR with the remaining to be leased from Air Lease Corporation and GE Capital Aviation Services. With the entry into service of the 18 firm ATR 72-600s, TRIP Linhas Aéreas will become the largest ATR operator in the world, with a fleet of 51 ATRs. The new aircraft will be configured for 68 passengers. On March 30, 2011, TAM Airlines signed a letter of intentions to purchase up to 31% of the shares of TRIP Linhas Aéreas. Both airlines maintain code-share agreements since 2004. A
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Passaredo Linhas Aéreas


suspension of operations in April 2002, it restarted operations in 2004. It is wholly owned by Grupo Passaredo. From 2010 until 2014, Passaredo has had an operational partnership with Gol Linhas Aéreas, replacing an earlier similar agreement with TAM Airlines (now LATAM Airlines). However, in 2014, Passaredo re-established an operational partnership with TAM (now LATAM). In January 2017, Passaredo re-established operational partnership with Gol Linhas Aéreas on selected flights , while maintaining partnership with LATAM. Passaredo applied to the Commercial Bankruptcy
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MAP Linhas Aéreas


MAP Linhas Aéreas is a domestic airline based in Manaus, Brazil, founded in 2011 authorized to operate regular and non-regular charter flights within Brazil. According to the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC), between January and December 2018 MAP had 0.1% of the domestic market share in terms of revenue passenger kilometers (RPK). making it the sixth largest domestic airline in Brazil. MAP (Manaus Aerotaxi Participações S/A) Linhas Aéreas was founded in 2011 and received its authorization to operate flights on August
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Pantanal Linhas Aéreas


slots of Pantanal at São Paulo-Congonhas airport, on December 21, 2009 TAM Airlines purchased Pantanal Linhas Aéreas. At that time, TAM decided to maintain Pantanal as a separate airline within the TAM Group integrated into its network. The base of the ATR 42 aircraft was changed to São Paulo-Guarulhos Airport and Pantanal slots at Congonhas were used by "TAM flights operated by Pantanal." In 2010 IATA changed the designator of Pantanal Linhas Aéreas from P8 to GP. According to the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (
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Noar Linhas Aéreas


, 2010, Noar started an operational agreement with Gol Airlines in which Noar acted as a feeder carrier for Gol at Recife. This agreement was suspended in September 2011. Following operational complications after its July 13, 2011 accident, on September 20, 2011 Noar requested to ANAC the temporary suspension of its services. On November 26, 2014 Noar lost its operational license. Noar Linhas Aéreas operated scheduled services to the following destinations: As of December 2011 the fleet of Noar Linhas Aéreas included the following aircraft: Noar Linhas Aéreas had
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Linhas Aéreas Natal


Linhas Aéreas Natal S.A. was a Brazilian airline formed in 1946. In 1950 it was sold to Real Transportes Aéreos. Linhas Aéreas Natal was founded in Juiz de Fora on June 3, 1946 and received authorization to operate on June 30, 1946. It was formed by the businessman Júlio Álvares de Assis with money borrowed from his uncle Theodorico Álvares de Assis. In fact, the name Natal was an acronym of Navegação Aérea Theodorico Álvares. Later, the official name was changed to Navegação Aérea Transamericana Ltda. Services started on December
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Total Linhas Aéreas


were transferred to TRIP Linhas Aéreas whereas charter and cargo flights remained under the brand Total Linhas Aéreas. On May 2012, days before the announced purchase of TRIP Linhas Aéreas by Azul Brazilian Airlines Trip and Total were separated. However Total decided to continue with only cargo and charter flights operations. Presently Total operates four ATR42-500 for regular charter flights, particularly for Petrobras in Amazonas and five Boeing 727-200F for cargo and nightmail flights as per contract with Brazilian Post and Telegraph Corporation and the Central Bank of Brazil, among
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Flex Linhas Aéreas


to the one of Varig, since Flex is the judicial successor of Varig. On 17 June 2005 the airline Varig requested to be placed under bankruptcy protection and to begin a recovery process. The request was granted on 22 June 2005. As part of this process, the airline was divided into two portions, informally known as "old" Varig and "new" Varig. "Old" Varig was judicially known as Viação Aérea Rio-Grandense. "New" Varig, judicially known as VRG Linhas Aéreas, is a
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Nordeste Linhas Aéreas Regionais


Nordeste Linhas Aéreas Regionais was a regional airline based in Brotas, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil which operated scheduled passenger services in northeast and southeast Brazil. Its main base was Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport, Salvador. Between 2006 and 2008, Viação Aérea Rio-grandense (informally known as old Varig) used the brand Nordeste Linhas Aéreas for its operations. On November 11, 1975 the Brazilian Federal Government created the Brazilian Integrated System of Regional Air Transportation and divided the country in five different regions, for which five newly created
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National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil


in Curitiba. The Brazilian civil aircraft fleet is one of the largest around the world, with more than 10,000 units flying. The executive helicopters fleet is the second one, most of them operating in the city of São Paulo. ANAC is the agency that regulates their concessions and operations. ANAC also regulates the concessions of Brazilian airlines, such as TAM Airlines, VRG Airlines (which includes the brands Gol Airlines and Varig), Azul Brazilian Airlines, Avianca Brazil, TRIP Linhas Aéreas, Passaredo Linhas Aéreas, among others.
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Noar Linhas Aéreas


Noar Linhas Aéreas S/A (Nordeste Aviação Regional Linhas Aéreas) was a Brazilian domestic airline with headquarters in Caruaru, Brazil. Regular scheduled services started on June 14, 2010. The company's main objective is to operate in the market of scheduled regional flights on the northeast region of Brazil, connecting its major centers. It was founded in 2009 and on May 14, 2010 the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) granted the final authorization to start operations. Flights began on June 14, 2010. On October 1
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Flex Linhas Aéreas


renewed for one year by the Brazilian Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC). Therefore, Flex operated flights on behalf of other airlines, as contracted. As part of the decisions made during the 2006 split, VRG Linhas Aéreas ("new Varig", owner of the brands Varig and Gol), was obliged to purchase from Flex a minimum of 140 hours worth of services per month. For this reason, some of VRG Linhas Aéreas flights, usually two flights a day, were operated by Flex under Gol flight numbers.
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Flex Linhas Aéreas


operational, specialists in flight safety, onsite staff to airports and shops, handling of cargo, and management courses. Its courses are recognized by organizations such as IATA and ICAO. Flex Linhas Aéreas provided services to Aerodrome Flight Information Service (AFIS), and Meteorology Service (MET) and Airport Information Service (AIS) on several airports in Brazil through the Flex Communication Center (FCC). FCC served, among others: TAM Airlines, VRG Linhas Aéreas (operator of Gol and Varig brands), VarigLog, Avianca Brazil
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TRIP Linhas Aéreas


Trip took over its services provided to Aerodrome Flight Information Service (AFIS), and Meteorology Service (MET) and Airport Information Service (AIS) on several airports in Brazil through the Flex Communication Center (FCC). FCC serves, among others: TAM Airlines, VRG Linhas Aéreas (operator of Gol and Varig brands), VarigLog, Avianca Brazil, NHT Linhas Aéreas, and Embraer. In order to optimize the use of its aircraft, TRIP announced on July 27, 2011 the creation of TRIP Cargo, the cargo
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Flex Linhas Aéreas


the 1st Business Court of Rio de Janeiro declared Flex bankrupt and initiated the process of liquidation. However, on September 10, the bankruptcy process was suspended at the request of Ruben Berta Foundation and the company returned in practical terms to recovery order status until the validity of the bankruptcy is judged. Flex Linhas Aéreas operated non-regular passenger, cargo and postal services on behalf of other airlines, as contracted, being Gol its main client. For this reason, some of VRG Linhas Aéreas flights were operated by Flex, under
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Brava Linhas Aéreas


São Paulo. Previously controlled by JMT Holding, which belongs to the family Teixeira, on May 18, 2012 NHT was sold to Group Acauã, belonging to the entrepreneur Jorge Barouki. Whereas JMT will dedicate itself to road transportation, Acauã plans to increase the fleet and open new routes, particularly in the state of Santa Catarina. As of March 2013 the airline ceased to use its original name NHT Linhas Aéreas and, as part of rebranding strategy, started to use the new name Brava Linhas Aéreas. Plans exist to start
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Total Linhas Aéreas


for passenger and cargo transportation, operating its own flights and also on behalf of other Brazilian airlines such as Transbrasil. In 1999 Total participated with Interbrasil STAR in the creation of a shuttle service between Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont and Belo Horizonte-Pampulha using mostly the ATR-42 of Total. On Nov 13, 2007 TRIP Linhas Aéreas and Total Linhas Aéreas agreed to merge, and on May 2008, after approval by the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil, the merger was concluded. According to this agreement, all passenger services
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Sol Linhas Aéreas


2011 Sol had 0.01% of the domestic market share in terms of passengers per kilometre flown. However, on November 28, 2011, all flights were suspended again due to lack of infrastructure in the airports that Sol operates. The airline expected to resume flights in April 2012. As of November 2011 Sol Linhas Aéreas operated scheduled services to the following destinations: Terminated destination: Cascavel As of December 2011 the fleet of Sol Linhas Aéreas included the following aircraft: Cliente Fidelidade Sol is Sol's Frequent Flyer Program. Points can be
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Linhas Aéreas Paulistas – LAP


Linhas Aéreas Paulistas – LAP was a Brazilian airline founded in 1943. In 1951 it was bought and merged into Lóide Aéreo Nacional. Linhas Aéreas Paulistas – LAP S.A. was founded in 1943 but the first meeting of shareholders took place only on February 9, 1945. In June 1945 LAP was given authorization to operate and in 1946 flights from São Paulo to Recife via the coast started. Later, flights were extended beyond Recife, to Campina Grande. In February 1947 LAP started to operate also between São Paulo-Congonhas and Rio
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Gol Transportes Aéreos


its own bankruptcy in mid-2010 under the name Flex Linhas Aéreas. In 2009 GOL was merged into VRG Linhas Aéreas. VRG Linhas Aéreas thus became an airline that operates two brands: GOL and Varig, although in reality flights are operated only under GOL flight numbers. Initially, the Varig brand operated to medium-haul scheduled and charter international destinations within South America and to the Caribbean with Boeing 737-700's configured in two classes, and to long-haul charter international destinations in North America, Europe and Africa with Boeing
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TEAM Linhas Aéreas Flight 6865


enough for a VFR approach. TEAM Linhas Aéreas Flight 6865 was operated by TEAM Linhas Aéreas, a domestic airline based in Rio de Janeiro. It was a daily scheduled domestic flight from Macaé in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro to the city of the same name. The Let L-410 bore the Brazilian registration of PT-FSE and was carrying 19 people, consisting of 2 crew and 17 passengers. The flight took off from Macaé at 17:19 local time. At the time, it was operating under instrument flight rules (
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Gol Transportes Aéreos


GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A ("GOL Intelligent Airlines S.A." also known as VRG Linhas Aéreas S/A) / is a Brazilian low-cost airline based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. According to the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC), between January and December 2018 GOL had 35.7% of the domestic and 9.6% of the international market shares in terms of passengers per kilometer flown, making it the largest domestic and third largest international airline in Brazil. GOL competes in Brazil and other South American
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Cruiser Linhas Aéreas


Cruiser Linhas Aéreas was an airline based in Curitiba, Brazil. It used to operate domestic services to 10 destinations in the states of Paraná, Rondônia and Mato Grosso, as well as charter and air taxi services within Brazil. Its main base is Curitiba-Bacacheri Airport (BFH). The airline began with air taxi services, but added scheduled services on 4 June 2001. On March 4, 2010 National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil suspended the operations license of the airline due to maintenance problems. The license became active on
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Fly Linhas Aéreas


Fly Linhas Aéreas was a Brazilian airline, which operated between 1995 and 2003. The airline began operations on August 25, 1995, with a Boeing 727-200 as a charter carrier linking Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo to holiday destinations in the northeast of Brazil. Originally it was a direct competitor of Air Vias, another Brazilian airline dedicated to charter flights. Eventually Fly became a carrier with both charter and scheduled low-cost operations. Though successful in its first years, it suffered a hard economic blow during the 1999
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Meta Linhas Aéreas


Meta Linhas Aéreas (Formerly META - Mesquita Transportes Aéreos) was an airline based in Boa Vista, Brazil, that operates domestic and international services to destinations in northern Brazil, Guyana, and Suriname. Its main base is Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport. Since July 2011 Meta does not operate scheduled flights. The airline was established in 1991 by Francisco Assunção Mesquita, who remains the president, as an airline specialized in general aviation. It was then called Mesquita Táxi Aéreo. It is still owned by Francisco Mesquita
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Air Minas Linhas Aéreas


Air Minas Linhas Aéreas was an airline based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It operated passenger services from Belo Horizonte to destinations in the states of Minas Gerais and São Paulo. The airline was grounded on May 30, 2010 and lost its operational license on September 20, 2011. The airline was established in 2002 by the businessman Clésio Andrade. In the end of 2005 it was bought by Urubatan Helu Teixeira for U$10 Million. The new owner has other transport interests including Brazil's largest courier company Braspress Transportes Urgentes
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Campinas


. The airline TRIP Linhas Aéreas is headquartered in Campinas. The Viracopos airport is also the operational hub of Azul Airlines. The automotive industry is also heavily represented: General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Magneti Marelli, Eaton Corporation, Tenneco, Toyota and many others are present. It also has a sizable pharmaceutical industry sector, with companies like Medley Farma, EMS Farma, Altana, Merck Sharp and Dohme, Cristália, Valeo, etc. In addition the region is home to many research centers and universities, such
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Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4823


Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4823 was a short haul domestic Brazilian flight from Cruzeiro do Sul, and Tarauacá to Rio Branco. On 30 August 2002, the Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, registration "PT-WRQ", flying the route crashed in heavy rain. Of the 31 aboard, 23 were killed including all three crew members, and 20 of the 28 passengers. As the Brasilia was on approach to Rio Branco, ground controllers granted the flight crew permission to land. The aircraft then entered a rainstorm and shortly after impacted
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Helisul Linhas Aéreas


Helisul Linhas Aéreas S/A was a Brazilian airline founded in 1994. In 1996 it was sold to TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais, which incorporated the airline in 1998. On October 5, 1972, Tropical Táxi Aéreo was founded in Foz do Iguaçu. It was a subsidiary of Tropical Hotéis, a company part of the same holding that owned Varig. This was later by Eloy Biesuz and the name changed to Helisul Táxi Aéreo Ltda. As part of its growing activities, Helisul Taxi Aéreo founded on May 16, 1994 Helisul
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Total Linhas Aéreas


Total Linhas Aéreas S/A is an airline based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, founded in 1988. It operates cargo and charter services. The airline has its origins in 1988 as air taxi company called Total Aero Taxi, owned by Grupo Empresarial Rota. In December 1994 Total was sold to Transportadora Sulista S/A, a group specialized in road transportation. It is from this time that dates the letter S that can be seen on its logo. In 1996 Total started operating as a regular regional air carrier with authorization
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Flyways Linhas Aéreas


Flyways Linhas Aéreas Ltda. was a domestic airline based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, founded in 2014. Flyways was founded on June 11, 2014. The concession to operate air services was granted on December 16, 2015 by the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil. Flights started on December 28, 2015. On 15 July 2016 the airline was grounded for maintenance of its sole aircraft and there is no set date to become airborne again. On 8 March 2018 the concession to operate air services was revoked by the National
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Sol Linhas Aéreas


Sol Linhas Aéreas Ltda. was a domestic airline based in Cascavel, Brazil. The airline was founded in 2008. The company's main objective is to operate in the market of scheduled regional flights, connecting the city of Cascavel to other cities within Paraná and neighboring States. It was founded in 2008 and the first flight was operated on October 12, 2009. Sol suspended its regular operations in December 2010 and restarted them on March 28, 2011. According to the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC) in September
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Varig


" Varig and "new" Varig: Since , the former "Viação Aérea Rio-Grandense S/A" was judicially known as "Nordeste Linhas Aéreas S/A", and operated under the brand-name Flex Linhas Aéreas. On 18 August 2009, the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil renewed the authorization of Flex to operate non-regular passenger, cargo and postal services. Therefore, Flex operated flights on behalf of other airlines, as contracted. Between 17 June 2005 and 2 September 2009, "old
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Passaredo Linhas Aéreas


Passaredo Linhas Aéreas is an airline based in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. It operates regional services in Brazil. Its main base is Dr. Leite Lopes Airport, Ribeirão Preto. According to the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC), between January and December 2018 Passaredo had 0.3% of the domestic market share of revenue passenger kilometers (RPK), making it the fifth largest domestic airline in Brazil. The Passaredo bus transport company, owned by Viação Passaredo, started regional aircraft operations in 1995. Following a
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TEAM Linhas Aéreas


TEAM Linhas Aéreas Ltda. (Transportes Especiais Aéreos e Malotes) was a domestic airline based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, founded in 2001. On April 16, 2012, the airline had its operational license suspended and on October 3, 2014, the license was revoked. The company's main objective was to operate in the market of scheduled regional flights, connecting the city of Rio de Janeiro to other cities within Rio de Janeiro State and neighboring states. Created in May 2001 as a charter company to render services for
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WebJet Linhas Aéreas


WebJet Linhas Aéreas S.A. was a low-cost Brazilian airline, based in Rio de Janeiro, which operated from 2005 to 2012. After a succession of owners, it was acquired in July 2011 by Gol Transportes Aéreos, which eventually decided to close it. It operated on a low-cost, all-economy class and domestic-only airline business model. Webjet was founded by Rogério Ottoni in 2004, Webjet planned to start flying the MD-82 from Lion Air that was formerly registered PK-LMN. But due to Lion
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Brava Linhas Aéreas


ANAC) between January and December 2012 Brava (then still operating as NHT) had 0.02% of the domestic market share in terms of passengers-kilometre flown. Originally named NHT Linhas Aéreas, the airline started operations in August 2006 serving cities in Rio Grande do Sul. After expanding services in the states of Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, and Santa Catarina, on April 9, 2010 NHT was granted much sought-for slots at São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, enabling the airline to start services to the state of
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Gol Transportes Aéreos


at Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, Salgado Filho International Airport in Porto Alegre GOL refers to itself as GOL Intelligent Airlines (GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes in Portuguese) as a slogan. The company is traded on the New York Stock Exchange as "GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A." The company's name is a Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish word borrowing from the English word "goal" from Association football. The airline was established in 2000 and started operations on January 15, 2001 with a flight
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Nordeste Linhas Aéreas Regionais


regional airlines received a concession to operate air services. Nordeste Linhas Aéreas Regionais S/A was the second of those regional airlines to be made operational. Its services started on June 25, 1976 and its operational area comprised roughly the Northeast and parts of the Southeast regions of Brazil, specifically the states of Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe, Bahia and parts of Maranhão, Minas Gerais, and Espírito Santo plus the possibility of serving the cities of Rio de Janeiro, São
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TAF Linhas Aéreas


TAF Linhas Aéreas was an airline based in Fortaleza, Brazil. It operated regional passenger and cargo services. Today, the owner continues to do Services with a "TAF Taxi Aéreo" or Taf Air Taxi, using some Cessna 208 Caravan to sporadic flights in interior of Northeast of Brazil. The airline was established and started operations as an air taxi company (Táxi Aéreo Fortaleza) in 1957 by pilot João Ariston Pessoa de Araújo, who was born in Cascavel. In 1992, TAF started operating night cargo flights for the Brazilian
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Tavaj Linhas Aéreas


TAVAJ Linhas Aéreas was a Brazilian airline founded in 1994 and based in Manaus, Brazil. It operated an extensive network in the Northern and Central-West regions of Brazil. It ceased operations in 2004. The airline traces its origins to an air taxi company Taxi Aéreo Vale do Juruá, established in Cruzeiro do Sul in September 1972. In March 1994 it was transformed into a regional scheduled operator, changed its name to TAVAJ Transportes Aéreos Regulares S/A, and moved its base to Rio Branco. In 2002 TAVAJ moved
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Nordeste Linhas Aéreas Regionais


time, the brands Nordeste and Rio Sul provided feeder services to Varig. On 17 June 2005 Varig including its former subsidiaries requested to be placed under bankruptcy protection and to begin a recovery process. The request was granted on 22 June 2005. As part of this process, the airline was divided into two portions, informally known as "old" Varig and "new" Varig. "Old" Varig was judicially known as Viação Aérea Rio-grandense. "New" Varig, judicially known as VRG Linhas Aéreas, is
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TRIP Linhas Aéreas


TRIP Linhas Aéreas S/A (formerly Transporte Aéreo Regional do Interior Paulista) was a domestic regional airline based in Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil. According to the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC) between January and December 2012 Trip had 4.47% of the domestic market share in terms of passengers per kilometre flown. The airline was established in 1998 with two Embraer EMB 120 Brasilias and was wholly owned by the Caprioli Group until November 2006, when Águia Branca Group (Chieppe family) bought 49% of
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Pantanal Linhas Aéreas


for regular flights. Pantanal had developed a hub and established its maintenance base at this facility. Having no other choice, Pantanal transferred its base to São Paulo-Congonhas Airport and changed its market focus to the Southeast and South regions of Brazil, eliminating destinations and increasing frequencies among the remaining. Since TAM Airlines ceased to operate purely regional flights, on December 1998 Pantanal and TAM established feeding and code-share agreements for the second time. Services were concentrated at São Paulo-Congonhas Airport using the airline's precious slots at
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Varig


. "New" Varig was facing monthly losses as high as US$20 million, and MattlinPatterson was unwilling to invest more money in the company, putting "new" Varig in extreme economic difficulties. On , Gol Airlines purchased "new Varig" (VRG Linhas Aéreas) for US$320 million, and announced that VRG Linhas Aéreas, the operator of the brand VARIG, would continue to operate under its original name. The transaction was completed on . The new owner radically restructured the fleet, the network, eliminated the First
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SETE Linhas Aéreas


SETE Linhas Aéreas Ltda. (Serviços Especiais de Transportes Executivos) was a domestic airline based in Goiânia, Brazil founded in 1999. The company operated in several cities located in the brazilian states of Goiás, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Pará and Amapá, and also in the Federal District (Brasília) but since January 1, 2016 it is grounded for restructuring. According to the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC), between January and December 2015 Sete had 0.1% of the domestic market share in terms of passengers
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Varig


Class cabin from the aircraft, and gradually transformed the brand Varig into the arm of Gol Group specialized in international scheduled and charter medium and long-haul destinations. On , Varig's new corporate image was unveiled, stressing the orange colour of Gol. On Gol was merged into VRG Linhas Aéreas and thus VRG Linhas Aéreas became an airline with two different brands: Varig and Gol. As a consequence, on mid-April 2009, Varig's booking systems were integrated into Gol's and the Smiles frequent flyer program was reformulated
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Fortaleza Airport


executive and air taxi. In 2015, LATAM announced that Fortaleza could have been a Hub among "Recife" and "Natal" for an investment of air connections, so far nothing accomplished. Air France-KLM and Gol Transportes Aéreos announced on September 25, 2017 a partnership of five weekly flights to Fortaleza operated by Joon and KLM. "Gol" distributes and collects passengers on the Brazilian air network. On October 7, 2017, a Boeing 737-200, previously operated by TAF Linhas Aéreas and multiple other airlines
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Varig


VARIG (acronym for Viação Aérea RIo-Grandense, "Rio Grandean Airways") was the first airline founded in Brazil, in 1927. From 1965 until 1990, it was Brazil's leading airline, and virtually its only international one. In 2005, Varig went into judicial re-organisation, and in 2006 it was split into two companies – Flex Linhas Aéreas, informally known as "old" Varig, heir to the original airline and now defunct, and "new" Varig, a new company fully integrated into
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Flex Linhas Aéreas


by the brand Flex, remained in Recovery Order in the 1st Business Court of Rio de Janeiro, under the leadership of Judges Luiz Roberto Ayoub and Miguel Dau. After the bankruptcy protection was lifted, the administration of the airline could have returned to its original owner, Fundação Ruben Berta, which still owed 87% of the shares of Varig. However, Fundação Ruben Berta preferred to keep a judicial administrator. On 18 August 2009, Flex Linhas Aéreas had its authorization to operate non-regular passenger, cargo and postal services
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Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras


LAB – Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras S.A. was a Brazilian airline founded in 1945. It ceased operations in 1948. LAB was founded on July 14, 1945 in Belém. Flights started on December 8, 1945 linking Rio de Janeiro with Salvador da Bahia via the coast. Later, the route was extended to São Paulo and cities in the northwestern part of Minas Gerais. It however had problems to maintain regularity and offered bad working conditions for its employees. It ceased operations in 1948. Some of the cities served by LAB were:
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TAF Linhas Aéreas


Postal Service between the cities of Recife, Fortaleza, João Pessoa, Natal, Juazeiro do Norte and Sobral, with a fleet of two Cessna 208 Caravan and two Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante. On 1 March 1995, it was officially proclaimed a regular airline, and on 17 March 1996 its name became TAF Linhas Aéreas S.A. In 1998, the company started operating flights on the route Juazeiro do Norte – Sobral – Iguatu. In 1999, competition from Nordeste and Varig forced it to cancel the routes it had by then established to
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Pantanal Linhas Aéreas


Brasília was received. With new aircraft and a new logo identity, depicting a Jabiru locally known as tuiuiú, regular flights started on April 12, 1993. It became the first Brazilian airline to introduce the ATR 42 aircraft in December 1993. In 1995 it won a government concession for transportation of Petrobras employees and cargo through the Amazon region. With growing services, in 1996 Pantanal transferred its maintenance base from Campo Grande to Curitiba-Bacacheri, which at the time became its hub. The same year, in partnership with Total
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Brasil Central Linhas Aéreas


a good opportunity for growth on a still much regulated market, in June 1986 TAM – Transportes Aéreos Regionais (IATA code KK) acquired VOTEC, which was then renamed Brasil Central Linhas Aéreas. TAM and Brasil Central were both regional airlines and operated in different designated areas. They however operated as a consortium with integrated networks and fleet, with the most notable differences being the flight number IATA codes (whereas TAM had the IATA code KK, Brasil Central operated with the code JJ inherited from VOTEC), the different aircraft color
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Pantanal Linhas Aéreas


ANAC) in August 2010 Pantanal had 0.20% of the domestic market share in terms of passengers per kilometre flown. Starting September 2010, Pantanal ceased to appear independently on statistics and its data were integrated into the ones of TAM Group, which then comprised TAM Airlines and Pantanal Linhas Aéreas. Starting August 1, 2011, all Pantanal flights were operated on behalf of TAM using equipment leased from TAM and finally, on March 26, 2013 Brazilian authorities approved the incorporation of all Pantanal assets by TAM and Pantanal ceased to exist.
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Gol Transportes Aéreos


). Therefore, at that time, some of VRG Linhas Aéreas flights operated with GOL flight numbers but were actually flown with chartered aircraft from Flex Linhas Aéreas. The agreement ceased before the bankruptcy of Flex on August 20, 2010. On July 9, 2011, VRG Linhas Aéreas, owner of the brands GOL and Varig, announced the intention to purchase full control of WebJet Linhas Aéreas. The purchase contract was signed on August 2, 2011. On October 10, 2012 the purchase received its final approval with some operational
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Las Américas International Airport


Aviación DC-9 that was flying to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, crashed, killing all 102 persons on board (see: Dominicana DC-9 air disaster). "Las Américas" was the hub for Dominicana de Aviación, APA Dominicana International, Air Santo Domingo, PAWA Dominicana, and a number of other, smaller airlines. Currently SAP Air is based there. Las Américas also has served as a hub for airlines such as Aeromar Líneas Aéreas Dominicanas, Air Santo Domingo, Aero Continente Dominicana and Queen
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Flex Linhas Aéreas


sold "new Varig" to Gol Transportes Aéreos, which presently operates the brand Varig. Viação Aérea Rio Grandense, informally known as "old Varig", retained the brand of Varig's former subsidiary Nordeste Linhas Aéreas Regionais, the IATA code of Nordeste, one aircraft, debts, liabilities, legal disputes, and various assets, concessions and properties of the original Varig. Since "old Varig", could not use the name Varig (brand and judicial name) anymore, its official judicial denomination changed to Nordeste Linhas Aéreas
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Flex Linhas Aéreas


Gol flight numbers. The fleet of Flex Linhas Aéreas included the following aircraft in August 2010: This sole aircraft is now parked at the aircraft junkyard at the Opa-Locka Executive Airport in Miami, Florida. As of 6/6/18, the aircraft is in the process of being scrapped. FLEX Linhas Aéreas offers training for activities related to the air transport industries at the Flex Aviation Center (FAC), with schools located in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. It commissions and trains pilots, flight crew, flight operational, dispatchers
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WebJet Linhas Aéreas


36,4%), were in conversations with TUI AG to possibly sell part of their participation in CVC to the German tour-operator. Since CVC was the owner of Webjet, should the transaction go ahead, Webjet would have been directly impacted. Instead, on July 8, 2011, VRG Linhas Aéreas, owner of the brands Gol and Varig, announced the intention to purchase full control of WebJet Linhas Aéreas. The purchase contract was signed on August 2, 2011. On October 10, 2012 the purchase received its final
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Rico Linhas Aéreas


construction companies that were building the highway. Later, Yurtsever also created Rico - Rondônia Indústria e Comércio, a company that in 1980 would be merged with Taxi Aéreo Rondônia to create Rico Taxi Aéreo. From 1974 to 1982 Rico Taxi Aéreo maintained a contract with Petrobras to provide air-transportation while it was searching for oil and natural gas in the Amazonian region. At that time Rico operated 23 Douglas DC-3s being the largest private operator of this type of aircraft in the world. On 1 November 1996, while maintaining its independent
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Meta Linhas Aéreas


operations were further extended to Porto de Moz and Georgetown (Guyana). In 2007 the operations were downsized with the suspension of services to Breves, Monte Alegre and Porto de Moz. Meta still provides general aviation services using the Bandeirante aircraft, as well as maintenance service for other operators. On May 13, 2011 the owner of Meta Linhas Aéreas was assassinated in Boa Vista. Since then the operation of scheduled flights has been irregular. As of June 2011 Meta Linhas Aéreas operated scheduled services to the following destinations: As of
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TRIP Linhas Aéreas


division of TRIP Linhas Aéreas. On a first moment, TRIP Cargo will only use the cargo compartment of its aircraft operating scheduled passenger flights. However, as soon as demand justifies, TRIP cargo will start using ATR-72s for pure cargo flights during the night, when not operating passenger flights. The conversion of the aircraft can be done in 15 minutes. On September 9, 2011 TRIP Linhas Aéreas placed an order for 18 new ATR 72-600s with options for further 22. Nine of the 18 aircraft will be purchased directly
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Gol Transportes Aéreos


base to service aircraft from other airlines, and as of 2013 it also serviced airplanes from Azul Brazilian Airlines and Copa Airlines. On December 23, 2010, GOL Airlines started an operational partnership with Brazilian carrier Passaredo Linhas Aéreas. The agreement was rescinded on July 31, 2014, when Passaredo established a similar interline agreement with TAM Airlines instead. On December 7, 2011, GOL announced the intention of Delta Air Lines to purchase 3% of its shares. The agreement also includes the creation of mutual code-share flights,
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Azul Brazilian Airlines


American low-cost airline JetBlue), with a fleet of 76 Embraer 195 jets. The airline began service on December 15, 2008. According to Brazilian Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC), between January and December 2018 Azul had 18.6% of the domestic and 14.6% of the international market shares in terms of revenue passenger kilometers (RPK), making it the third largest domestic and second largest international airline in Brazil. Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras S.A. was the fourth airline launched by JetBlue founder David Neeleman (after Morris Air
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Real Transportes Aéreos


conditions. It had a bad maintenance record and crews were pressured to fly under adverse conditions. The results were many serious accidents. Real bought Linhas Aéreas Wright in 1948, Linhas Aéreas Natal in 1950 and Linha Aérea Transcontinental Brasileira in 1951, expanding its network on the northeast and center-west of Brazil. In 1951 Real started its first international flight, from São Paulo to Asunción via Curitiba and Foz do Iguaçu. The Paraguayan Government also granted to Real domestic traffic rights on its route from Asunción to Uruguaiana via Encarnación.
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LATAM Brasil


of Cuiabá, Rio de Janeiro, Londrina, Maringá and Brasília when linking them to its area of concession. TAM – Linhas Aéreas Regionais was formed as a joint-venture between TAM – Táxi Aéreo Marília and VASP, the latter of which was then a state-owned airline. The airline received the IATA code KK on October 13, 1999. The new airline flew Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirantes at first, but these proved grossly inadequate for the task at hand, and even at full capacity needed to be subsidized by the
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Pantanal Linhas Aéreas


also provided two of the three Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante of the fleet. In fact, as TAM Airlines grew and dropped services to smaller cities, Pantanal became a viable solution for connectivity. In 1990 the Brazilian Government partially deregulated the market and changed its airline concession policies, allowing the creation of new airlines. At this point Marcos Sampaio Ferreira decided to transform his air taxi company into a regular airline with operations independent from those of TAM Airlines. The leased Bandeirantes were returned to TAM and in 1992 the first Embraer EMB 120
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Whitejets


that as of April 16, 2013 it would start operating as a regular charter airline, pending on the necessary government authorizations. However, on September 23, 2013, the Whitejets single aircraft, an Airbus A320-214 registration PR-WTB, was returned to its owner, White Airways, making unsure the future for the airline. Furthermore, the project to operate scheduled flights and change its name to POP Linhas Aéreas was also abandoned. The airline ceased operations in 2014. Whitejets operated charter passenger services contracted by tour operators
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Mechtronix Inc.


fabricated the test rig that was used to test the Canada Space arm and numerous other highly challenging engineered products. Mechtronix has received numerous appraisals and awards for innovations introduced to the aviation training market through in-house research & development, exporting strategies and product quality. Commercial customers include: ATR Training Centre, CSA Czech Airlines, Copa Airlines, Lufthansa Flight Training, Malév Hungarian Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Avianca, StarFlyer, Air Arabia, Interjet, Aer Arann and TRIP Linhas Aéreas. General and business aviation customers include: Boeing
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Brasil Central Linhas Aéreas


released back to IATA. Even though the line VOTEC/Brasil Central/TAM Meridionais (JJ) is technically the original line into which TAM Regionais (KK) was merged into, historically it is considered just the opposite, because TAM Regionais was culturally the airline which gave identity to the new entity born from the merger. Actually, the only remaining asset of the original airline is the IATA code. VOTEC/Brasil Central/TAM Meridionais served the following cities: VOTEC did not have an airline affinity program. Brasil Central
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São José dos Campos


and Rio de Janeiro. With a runway, the airport also serves people who come to visit the tourist city of Campos de Jordão. The airlines Azul Brazilian Airlines and TRIP Linhas Aéreas fly from São José dos Campos to several destinations and presently are the only commercial airlines operating on São José dos Campos. It is also used for the transportation of cargo from the several industries located in the so-called Cone Leste Paulista ("São Paulo's East Cone"). Infraero and the Federal Revenue Agency are also introducing a
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Air São Tomé and Príncipe


Air São Tomé and Príncipe (Linhas Aéreas de São Tomé e Príncipe, Lda) was an airline based in São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe. It operated scheduled services within the islands and to neighbouring Gabon. Its main base was São Tomé International Airport. It lost its only aircraft in an accident in 2006. The airline was established and started operations on 1 October 1993. It replaced the former flag carrier Equatorial International Airlines. It was owned by TAP Portugal (40%), government of São Tomé and Príncipe
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SETE Linhas Aéreas


per kilometer flown. SETE traces its origins to 1976, when Rolim Adolfo Amaro, also founder of TAM Airlines, created an airline specialized in general aviation and maintenance. The airline was sold to Luis Roberto Villela in 1980, who bought its first aircraft, a Mitsubishi. In 1995 SETE built a hangar at Goiânia Airport and in 1998 it started to offer air-medical services. In 1999 SETE received authorization to operate charter flights and in 2006 it became a regular carrier. Its fleet then consisted of 3 Cessna 208B Grand
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Amaszonas Uruguay


Amaszonas Uruguay is a Uruguayan airline based in Montevideo, Uruguay. Founded in 2015, it became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bolivian airline Línea Aérea Amaszonas after the airline acquired BQB Líneas Aéreas. It is the first airline to be based in Uruguay since the demise of former national carrier PLUNA. The airline operates commercial passenger services out of its hub at Carrasco International Airport to destinations in Argentina and Paraguay using a fleet of Bombardier CRJ200ER aircraft. Additional destinations in Bolivia, Brazil and Chile are offered through the airline's codeshare agreements
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Nordeste Linhas Aéreas Regionais


"new Varig" to Gol Transportes Aéreos, which presently operates the brand Varig and retains but does not operate the brand Rio Sul. Viação Aérea Rio-grandense, informally known as "old Varig", retained the brand of Varig's former subsidiary Nordeste Linhas Aéreas Regionais, the IATA code of Nordeste, one aircraft, debts, liabilities, legal disputes, and various assets, concessions and properties of the original Varig. Since "old Varig", could not use the brand name Varig anymore, it used the brand
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LATAM Brasil


Sabre, known as Sabresonic, with the Altéa platform from Amadeus. The migration to Altéa was completed in the first quarter of 2010. On March 30, 2011, TAM signed a letter of intentions to purchase up to 31% of the shares of TRIP Linhas Aéreas, a regional airline which code-shares with TAM since 2004. A final decision had however been postponed, and finally in February 2012 the purchase agreement was not renewed. On May 28, 2012, TRIP was sold to Azul Brazilian Airlines. Code-
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Gol Transportes Aéreos


chose to cooperate with TAM Airlines ("TAM Linhas Aéreas"). On February 24, 2010 GOL announced it was in "advanced talks" to join Oneworld alliance, which would allow it to catch up with rival TAM, a recent member of Star Alliance. However, on October 6, 2010, the airline announced a change in position by denying any interest in joining an alliance, preferring to remain independent and to establish a "patchwork of code-sharing agreements." Following this trend, on September 28,
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Azul Brazilian Airlines


Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras S/A ("Azul Brazilian Airlines"; or simply Azul) is a Brazilian carrier based in Barueri, a suburb of São Paulo. The company's business model is to stimulate demand by providing frequent and affordable air service to underserved markets throughout Brazil. The company was named Azul ("Blue" in Portuguese) after a naming contest in 2008, where "Samba" was the other popular name. It was established on May 5, 2008 by Brazilian-born David Neeleman (founder of
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Trans States Airlines


announced an agreement to purchase 50 Mitsubishi MRJ90 with options for 50 more. Trans States Holdings holds conversion rights to take the smaller, 76-seat MRJ70 instead of the 92-seat MRJ90 dependent on the scope clause environment by the time the airline takes delivery. It has not been announced what subsidiary these aircraft will operate for; Compass, GoJet, or Trans States. In April 2013, Trans States Airlines began taking delivery of six former Passaredo Linhas Aéreas ERJ-145s. In 2015 Trans States began parking their United Express ERJ-145ER's, in exchange for
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BQB Líneas Aéreas


BQB Líneas Aéreas (Spanish: BQB Airlines) was an airline based in Montevideo, Uruguay. Its main base was Carrasco International Airport. The airline was owned by the owner of Buquebus, Juan Carlos López Mena. The airline, which was considered the unofficial flag carrier of Uruguay, ceased operations in April 2015, after a crisis that began in 2014. Routes that were approved: Montevideo, Uruguay (home base and hub) to Rosario, Córdoba, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, Asuncion, Paraguay, Porto Alegre and
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