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Founded | 1999 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 7 November 2007 | ||||||
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Headquarters | São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||
Key people | Humberto Folegatti (CEO) | ||||||
Website | www |
BRA Transportes Aéreos S/A was a Brazilian low-fare airline based in São Paulo, Brazil, which used to operate both domestic and international scheduled services, as well as charter flights. Its main base was São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport. BRA was the third largest airline in Brazil with 4.19% of the domestic Brazilian market as of August 2006.
History
In July 2007 BRA, started a code-share agreement with OceanAir, substantially increasing their domestic destinations. On 6 November 2007, BRA announced that it would suspend all of its flights starting on 7 November and leave all of its 1,000+ employees under mandatory notice of termination of employment.
In 2009, the airline was back in operations with charter flights with a solo Boeing 737-300 ex-Gol Linhas Aéreas, but it was sold to Puma Air, a Brazilian airline that started operating jets in 2010. On June 18, 2009, BRA had its authorization to operate non-regular passenger flights renewed for one year by the Brazilian Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC). Therefore, BRA operated flights on behalf of other airlines or parties, as contracted.
Destinations
BRA Transportes Aéreos operated only non-regular passenger services on behalf of other airlines or parties, as contracted.
Domestic
Previously, BRA operated services to the following scheduled domestic destinations (destinations – IATA/ICAO codes):
- Aracaju – AJU/SBAR
- Belém – BEL/SBBE
- Belo Horizonte (Confins International Airport – CNF/SBCF and Pampulha Airport – PLU/SBBH)
- Brasília – BSB/SBBR
- Caldas Novas – CLV/SWKN
- Campina Grande – CPV/SBKG
- Campo Grande – CPG/SBCG
- Caruaru – CAU
- Cuiabá – CGB
- Curitiba – CWB/SBCT
- Fernando de Noronha – FEN/SBFN
- Florianópolis – FLN/SBFL
- Fortaleza – FOR/SBFZ
- Goiânia – GYN/SBGO
- João Pessoa – JPA/SBJP
- Juazeiro do Norte – JDO/SBJU
- Maceió – MCZ/SBMO
- Marília – MII/SBML
- Natal – NAT/SBNT
- Palmas – PMW
- Paulo Afonso – PAF/SBUF
- Petrolina – PNZ/SBPL
- Porto Alegre – POA/SBPA
- Porto Seguro – BPS/SBPS
- Recife – REC/SBRF
- Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport) – GIG/SBGL
- Salvador – SSA/SBSV
- São José do Rio Preto – SJP/SBSR
- São Luís – SLZ/SBSL
- São Paulo (São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport – GRU/SBGR and Congonhas/São Paulo International Airport – CGH/SBSP) Hubs
- Teresina – THE/SBTE
- Uberlândia – UDI/SBUL
- Vitória – VIX/SBVT
International
BRA operated services to the following international destinations:
Scheduled flights:
- Lisbon, Portugal – LIS/LPPT
- Madrid, Spain – MAD/LEMD
- Milan, Italy (Malpensa International Airport) – MXP/LIMC
Charter (operated flights):
- Cologne-Bonn, Germany – CGN/EDDK
- Oporto, Portugal – OPO/LPPR
- Oslo, Norway – OSL/ENGM
- Rome, Italy – (Leonardo da Vinci International Airport) – FCO/LIRF
- Stockholm, Sweden – Arlanda International Airport – ARN/ESSA
- Tel-Aviv, Israel – TLV/LLBG
- Córdoba, Argentina – COR/SACO
Fleet
The BRA fleet consisted of the following aircraft:
Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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Boeing 737-300 | 7 | 2001 | 2007 | |
1 | 2009 | 2010 | sold to Puma Air | |
Boeing 737-400 | 3 | 2002 | 2007 | |
Boeing 767-200 | 1 | 2006 | 2007 | |
Boeing 767-300ER | 1 | 2004 | 2007 | sold to OceanAir |
Embraer 195 | 20 | Cancelled | Intended to be delivered in 2008. |
See also
References
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 88.
- BRA pede suspensão de vôos e afasta 1.100 funcionários (in Portuguese), Folha Online, (6 November 2007). Retrieved on 7 November 2007.
- Brazil airline BRA requests suspension of all flights amid financial woes, International Herald Tribune, (6 November 2007). Retrieved on 7 November 2007.
- "ANAC autoriza BRA a operar voos não regulares e exige proteção aos passageiros" [ANAC authorizes BRA to operate non-scheduled flights and requires passenger protection] (in Portuguese). ANAC. 18 June 2009. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- "BRA Transportes Aéreos Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- "BRA becomes first Brazilian E-Jet user". Flightglobal.com. 20 June 2007.
External links
Media related to BRA Transportes Aéreos at Wikimedia Commons
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