TEAM Linhas Aéreas
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| Founded | 2001 | ||||||
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| Operating bases | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||
| Hubs | Rio de Janeiro - Santos Dumont Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Destinations | 3 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||
| Key people | Mário César Soares Moreira (Founder, President) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
TEAM Linhas Aéreas (Transportes Especiais Aéreos e Malotes) is a regional domestic airline based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. According to the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC) in October 2011 Team had 0.00% of the domestic market share in terms of passengers per kilometre flown.[1]
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 an scheduled airline in the same year, between the airports of Rio de Janeiro, Macaé and Campos dos Goytacazes.[2]
On May 2010 TEAM was named by Czech aircraft manufacturer Let Aircraft Industries its general sales agent for Brazil.[3] 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.
Destinations
As of November 2011 TEAM Linhas Aéreas operated scheduled services to the following destinations:[4]
- Campos dos Goytacazes – Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport
- Macaé – Macaé Airport
- Rio de Janeiro – Santos Dumont Airport
- Beijing - Beijing Capital International Airport
- Vladivostok - Vladivostok International Airport
- Maumere - Wai Oti Airport
Terminated destination: Vitória
Fleet
The fleet of Team Linhas Aéreas includes the following aircraft configured in all-economy class (as of November 2011):[5]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Let L-410 Turbolet | 1 | – | 19 |
Accidents and incidents
- 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
- ^ "Dados Comparativos Avançados" (in Portuguese). Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC). Retrieved November 28, 2011.
- ^ "Team Linhas Aéreas (Brasil)" (in Portuguese). Aviação Brasil. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- ^ Schapochnik, Cláudio (18 May 2010). "Team é agente geral de fábrica de aviões no Brasil" (in Portuguese). Panrotas. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ "Malha Aérea" (in Portuguese). Team Brasil. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
- ^ "Frota atual das empresas brasileiras" (in Portuguese). Aeromuseu. November 18, 2011. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
- ^ "Accident description PT-FSE". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
External links
- Team Linhas Aéreas accidents on Aviation Safety Database
- Team Linhas Aéreas Photo Archive at airliners.net
