Total Linhas Aéreas
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Founded | 1988 | ||||||
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AOC # | 260 - January 12, 2021[1] | ||||||
Hubs | Guarulhos Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
Destinations | 9 | ||||||
Parent company | Grupo Sulista | ||||||
Headquarters | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | ||||||
Key people | Alfredo Meister Neto | ||||||
Website | www |
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Total Linhas Aéreas S/A is an airline based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, founded in 1988. It operates cargo and charter services.
History[]
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 for passenger and cargo transportation, operating its own flights and also on behalf of other Brazilian airlines such as Transbrasil.[2]
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.[3]
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 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[4][5] 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 others.[6]
Destinations[]
As of July 2020 Total Linhas Aéreas regularly operated services to the following destinations in Brazil:[7]
City | Airport | Notes |
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Carauari | Carauari Airport | Charter |
Curitiba | Afonso Pena International Airport | Cargo |
Florianópolis | Hercílio Luz International Airport | Cargo |
Manaus | Brig. Eduardo Gomes International Airport | Charter |
Porto Urucu (Coari) | Porto Urucu Airport | Charter |
Porto Alegre | Salgado Filho International Airport | Cargo |
Rio de Janeiro | Galeão-Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport | Cargo |
São Paulo | Guarulhos/Gov. André Franco Montoro International Airport | Cargo |
Vitória | Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) | Cargo |
Fleet[]
Current fleet[]
As of April 2021, the fleet of Total Linhas Aéreas consisted of the following aircraft:[8]
Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers (Y) | Notes |
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ATR 42-500 | 4 | – | 47 | Charter |
Boeing 727-200F | 5 | – | – | Cargo |
Boeing 737-400SF[9] | 1 | – | – | Cargo |
Total | 10 | 0 |
Former fleet[]
The airline previously operated the following aircraft:[10][11]
- 2 further ATR 42-500
- 2 further Boeing 737-200F
Airline affinity program[]
Total Linhas Aéreas has no Frequent Flyer Program.
Accidents and incidents[]
- 14 September 2002: Total Linhas Aereas Flight 5561 between São Paulo-Guarulhos and Londrina crashed while en route near Paranapanema. The crew of 2 died.[12]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Empresas Aéreas - Consulta". ANAC (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "História" (in Portuguese). Total Linhas Aéreas. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
- ^ Davies, R. E. G. (1997). Transbrasil: An Airline and its Aircraft. McLean: Paladwr Press. p. 53.
- ^ "Azul e Trip anunciam fusão" (in Portuguese). Folha.com. May 28, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
- ^ Reigada, Maria Izabel (August 31, 2012). "Caprioli anuncia fim da marca trip na fusão com Azul" (in Portuguese). Panrotas. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- ^ CH Aviation Fleet updated 25 April 2015
- ^ "Mapa de rotas". Total Linhas Aéreas (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "Frota". Total Linhas Aéreas (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "Total Linhas Aéreas recebe primeiro Boeing 737 ainda neste mês". 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2018 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2018): 7.
- ^ Fleet | http://www.total.com.br/institucional/frota
- ^ "Accident description PT-MTS". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
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External links[]
- Airlines of Brazil
- Airlines established in 1988
- Companies based in Minas Gerais
- Cargo airlines of Brazil
- 1988 establishments in Brazil