TEAM Linhas Aéreas
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Founded | 2001 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 2012 | ||||||
Operating bases | Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont | ||||||
Headquarters | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||
Key people | Mário César Soares Moreira (President) | ||||||
Website | www |
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 On April 16, 2012, the airline had its operational license suspended and on October 3, 2014, the license was revoked.
History
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 oil companies in the Campos Basin, TEAM began to operate as a scheduled airline in the same year between the airports of Santos Dumont Airport (Rio de Janeiro), and Macaé and Campos dos Goytacazes.[1]
In May 2010, TEAM was named by the Czech aircraft manufacturer Let Aircraft Industries its general sales agent for Brazil.[2] TEAM is also specialized in the maintenance of their aircraft, the Let L-410 Turbolet.
After being grounded in February 2011, TEAM resumed scheduled services in March 2011. However, in April 2011, the airline was once again grounded and services resumed only in July 2011. On April 16, 2012, the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil suspended its operational license.[3] and on October 3, 2014, it was revoked.[4]
Destinations
TEAM Linhas Aéreas operated services to the following destinations:[5]
- Campos dos Goytacazes – Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport
- Macaé – Macaé Airport
- Rio de Janeiro – Santos Dumont Airport
- Vitória, Espírito Santo – Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport
Fleet
In December 2011, the fleet of Team Linhas Aéreas included the following aircraft:[6]
Aircraft | Total | Years of operation | Notes |
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Let L-410 Turbolet | 3 | 2001-2012 |
Airline affinity program
TEAM Linhas Aéreas had no frequent-flyer program.
Accidents and incidents
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- 31 March 2006: a Let 410 UVP-E20, registration PT-FSE, operating Flight 6865 en route from Macaé to Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, crashed over the Municipality of Rio Bonito. Trying to avoid an area of poor weather, the aircraft struck trees near the top of Pico da Pedra Bonita at an elevation of 1,920 feet. All 19 passengers and crew died.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Team Linhas Aéreas (Brasil)" (in Portuguese). Aviação Brasil. Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
- ^ Schapochnik, Cláudio (May 18, 2010). "Team é agente geral de fábrica de aviões no Brasil" (in Portuguese). Panrotas. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
- ^ "Portaria ANAC Nº701/SSO" (PDF) (in Portuguese). ANAC. April 16, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 18, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
- ^ "Ata da reunião deliberativa realizada em 3 de outubro de 2014" (PDF) (in Portuguese). ANAC. October 3, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 18, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
- ^ "Malha Aérea" (in Portuguese). Team Brasil. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
- ^ "Frota atual das empresas brasileiras" (in Portuguese). Aeromuseu. December 31, 2011. Archived from the original on February 26, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
- ^ "Accident description PT-FSE". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
- "Relatório Final A005/CENIPA/2007". Comando Da Aeronáutica - Centro De Investigação E Prevenção De Acidentes Aeronáuticos. 2007. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
External links
- Team Linhas Aéreas accidents on Aviation Safety Database
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