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TEAM Linhas Aéreas Ltda.
File:TEAM Linhas Aéreas logo.gif
IATA ICAO Call sign
TIM TEAM BRASIL
Founded2001
Ceased operations2012
Operating basesRio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont
Fleet size1
Destinations3
HeadquartersRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Key peopleMário César Soares Moreira (President)
Websitewww.voeteam.com.br

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 lost its operational license.

History

The company's main objective is to operate in the market of scheduled regional flights, connecting the city of Rio de Janeiro to other cities within the state of Rio de Janeiro 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 Rio de Janeiro, and Macaé and Campos dos Goytacazes.[1]

On May 2010 TEAM was named by Czech aircraft manufacturer Let Aircraft Industries its general sales agent for Brazil.[2] Team is also specialized in the maintenance of their aircraft 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 cancelled its operational license.[3]

Destinations

In November 2011, before suspending its flights, TEAM Linhas Aéreas operated services to the following destinations:[4]

Terminated destination before the suspension of services: Vitória

Fleet

As of December 2011 the fleet of Team Linhas Aéreas included the following aircraft:[5]

TEAM Linhas Aéreas Fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Passengers (Y) Introduced Notes
Let L-410 Turbolet 1 19 2001

Airline affinity program

TEAM Linhas Aéreas has no Frequent Flyer Program.

Accidents and incidents

Let L-410 Turbolet UVP-E20 PT-FSE
  • 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 1920 feet. All 19 passengers and crew died.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Team Linhas Aéreas (Brasil)" (in Portuguese). Aviação Brasil. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
  2. ^ Schapochnik, Cláudio (May 18, 2010). "Team é agente geral de fábrica de aviões no Brasil" (in Portuguese). Panrotas. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
  3. ^ "Portaria ANAC Nº701/SSO" (PDF) (in Portuguese). ANAC. April 16, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  4. ^ "Malha Aérea" (in Portuguese). Team Brasil. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
  5. ^ "Frota atual das empresas brasileiras" (in Portuguese). Aeromuseu. December 31, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  6. ^ "Accident description PT-FSE". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved August 4, 2011.