Total Linhas Aereas
Encyclopedia
Total Linhas Aéreas is an airline
based in Belo Horizonte
, Minas Gerais
, Brazil
. It operates regional passenger and cargo charter and air taxi services, as well as night mail flights on behalf of the Brazilian post.
On Nov 13, 2007 TRIP Linhas Aéreas and Total Linhas Aéreas agreed to merge and got the merge operation approval by the Brazilian National Agency of Civil Aviation. On May 2008 the operation was concluded. Scheduled passenger operations were transferred to TRIP Linhas Aéreas. Charter and cargo flights however remain being operated by the brand Total Linhas Aéreas. Presently Total operates three ATR42-500 for charter flights, particularly for Petrobras
flights in Amazonas and six Boeing 727-200F for cargo and nightmail flights as per contract with Brazilian Post and Telegraph Corporation
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Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
based in Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte is the capital of and largest city in the state of Minas Gerais, located in the southeastern region of Brazil. It is the third largest metropolitan area in the country...
, Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. It operates regional passenger and cargo charter and air taxi services, as well as night mail flights on behalf of the Brazilian post.
History
The airline was established in 1988 and formerly known as Total Taxi Aéreo. It is owned by Grupo Empresarial Rota.On Nov 13, 2007 TRIP Linhas Aéreas and Total Linhas Aéreas agreed to merge and got the merge operation approval by the Brazilian National Agency of Civil Aviation. On May 2008 the operation was concluded. Scheduled passenger operations were transferred to TRIP Linhas Aéreas. Charter and cargo flights however remain being operated by the brand Total Linhas Aéreas. Presently Total operates three ATR42-500 for charter flights, particularly for Petrobras
Petrobras
Petróleo Brasileiro or Petrobras is a semi-public Brazilian multinational energy corporation headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the largest company in Latin America by market capitalization and revenue, and the largest company headquartered in the Southern Hemisphere by market...
flights in Amazonas and six Boeing 727-200F for cargo and nightmail flights as per contract with Brazilian Post and Telegraph Corporation
Correios
Empresa Brasileira de Correios e Telégrafos , also known as Correios, is one of the largest state-owned companies in latin america and is responsible for the national postal service of Brazil, with a high level of reliability in Brazil...
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Destinations
As of November 2011 Total Linhas Aéreas operated services to the following destinations:Cargo division
Operated by Boeing 727-200F:- BelémBelémBelém is a Brazilian city, the capital and largest city of state of Pará, in the country's north region. It is the entrance gate to the Amazon with a busy port, airport and bus/coach station...
– Val de Cães International AirportVal de Cães International AirportBelém-Val de Cães/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport is the main airport serving Belém, Brazil. Val de Cães, the name of the neighborhood where the airport is located, is the most common spelling although Val de Cans is also considered correct... - Belo HorizonteBelo HorizonteBelo Horizonte is the capital of and largest city in the state of Minas Gerais, located in the southeastern region of Brazil. It is the third largest metropolitan area in the country...
– Confins/Pres. Tancredo Neves International AirportTancredo Neves International AirportTancredo Neves International Airport , formerly called Confins International Airport, is the main airport serving Belo Horizonte, Brazil, located in the adjoining municipality of Confins... - BrasíliaBrasíliaBrasília is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the...
– Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International AirportBrasília International AirportBrasília-Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport is the airport serving Brasília, Brazil. Since April 22, 1999 the airport is named after Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira , the 21st President of Brazil.... - CuritibaCuritibaCuritiba is the capital of the Brazilian state of Paraná. It is the largest city with the biggest economy of both Paraná and southern Brazil. The population of Curitiba numbers approximately 1.75 million people and the latest GDP figures for the city surpass US$61 billion according to...
– Afonso Pena International AirportAfonso Pena International AirportAfonso Pena International Airport is the main airport serving Curitiba, Brazil, located in the adjoining municipality of São José dos Pinhais. It is named after Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena , the 6th President of Brazil.... - FlorianópolisFlorianópolis-Climate:Florianópolis experiences a warm humid subtropical climate, falling just short of a true tropical climate. The seasons of the year are distinct, with a well-defined summer and winter, and characteristic weather for autumn and spring. Frost is infrequent, but occurs occasionally in the winter...
– Hercílio Luz International AirportHercílio Luz International AirportFlorianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport , is the airport serving Florianópolis, Brazil. It is named after Hercílio Pedro da Luz , 3 times Governor of Santa Catarina and senator.It is operated by Infraero.... - FortalezaFortalezaFortaleza is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. With a population close to 2.5 million , Fortaleza is the 5th largest city in Brazil. It has an area of and one of the highest demographic densities in the country...
– Pinto Martins International AirportPinto Martins International AirportPinto Martins International Airport is the airport serving Fortaleza, Brazil. It is named after Euclides Pinto Martins a Ceará-born aviator, who in 1922 was one of the pioneers of the air-link between New York and Rio de Janeiro.... - Porto AlegrePorto AlegrePorto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...
– Salgado Filho International AirportSalgado Filho International AirportSalgado Filho International Airport is the airport serving Porto Alegre, Brazil. It is named after the Senator and first Minister of the Brazilian Air Force Joaquim Pedro Salgado Filho , killed on June 20, 1950 in an accident with an aircraft which departed from Porto Alegre.In 2010 the airport... - Rio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
– Galeão/Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport - Salvador da Bahia – Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International AirportDeputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International AirportSalvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport , formerly called Dois de Julho International Airport is the airport serving Salvador da Bahia, Brazil...
- São PauloSão PauloSão Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
– Guarulhos/Gov. André Franco Montoro International AirportGuarulhos International AirportSão Paulo/Guarulhos – Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport , formerly called Cumbica Airport after the district where it is located and the Air Force Base that still exists at the airport complex, is the main airport serving São Paulo, Brazil. It is located in the adjoining...
Charter division
Operated by ATR-42. Presently, under contract with Petrobras, they are used on regular charter flights to the following destinations:- CarauariCarauariCarauari is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 25,918 and its area is 25,767 km².The city is served by Carauari Airport....
– Carauari AirportCarauari AirportCarauari Airport is the airport serving Carauari, Brazil.-Airlines and destinations:a. Airline operating regular charter flights.-Accidents and incidents:... - CoariCoariCoari is a Brazilian city , in the Amazon region. It is also one of the largest cities of the Amazonas state. It is the seat of the Territorial Prelature of Coari. The area has reserves of oil and natural gas....
– Coari AirportCoari Airport-Airlines and destinations:a. Airline operating regular charter flights.-External links:... - ManausManausManaus is a city in Brazil, the capital of the state of Amazonas. It is situated at the confluence of the Negro and Solimões rivers. It is the most populous city of Amazonas, according to the statistics of Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, and is a popular ecotourist destination....
– Eduardo Gomes International AirportEduardo Gomes International AirportBrigadeiro Eduardo Gomes-Manaus International Airport , is the main airport serving Manaus, Brazil. It is named after the Brazilian politician and military figure Air Marshall Eduardo Gomes .... - Porto Urucu (Coari)CoariCoari is a Brazilian city , in the Amazon region. It is also one of the largest cities of the Amazonas state. It is the seat of the Territorial Prelature of Coari. The area has reserves of oil and natural gas....
– Porto Urucu AirportPorto Urucu AirportPorto Urucu Airport is the airport serving the district of Porto Urucu in Coari, Brazil.It is operated by Petrobras.-History:The airport was built as a support facility to the Urucu oil and natural gas province and the Urucu–Manaus pipeline. It is dedicated to general aviation.-Airlines and...
Fleet
The fleet of Total includes the following aircraft (as of November 2011):| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATR 42-500 | 3 | – | Charter division | |
| Boeing 727-200F | 6 | – | – | Cargo division |
Accidents and incidents
- 14 September 2002: an ATR42-312ATR 42-Civil operators:The largest operators of the ATR-42 are FedEx Express, Airlinair, TRIP Linhas Aéreas,and Mexico City-based Aeromar respectively. Number of aircraft as of 2010:Some 70 other airlines operate smaller numbers of the type....
registration PT-MTS on a cargo flight between São Paulo-Guarulhos and LondrinaLondrina AirportLondrina – Gov. José Richa Airport is the airport serving Londrina, Brazil. It is named after José Richa , former Mayor of Londrina and Governor of Paraná.It is operated by Infraero.-History:...
crashed while en route near ParanapanemaParanapanemaParanapanema is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 is 16,902 and the area is 1022.2 km². The elevation is 610 m. This place name comes from the Tupi language....
. The crew of 2 died.