Viação Aérea Bahiana was a Brazilian

Brazil

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 airline founded in 1945. It ceased operations on November 4, 1948.

History

Viação Aérea Bahiana was founded on December 12, 1945 and flights started in February 1946. Panair do Brasil

Panair do Brasil

Panair do Brasil is a defunct airline of Brazil. Between 1945 and 1965 it was considered to be the largest carrier not only in Brazil but in all of Latin America.-NYRBA do Brasil :...

 gave technical and administrative support for start-up but business was not successful and on November 4, 1948 it ceased operations.

Destinations

Viação Aérea Bahiana served the following cities:

• Aracaju
  Aracaju
  -Vegetation:Aracaju lies in tropical forest. Rainforests are characterized by high rainfall, with minimum normal annual rainfall between 2,000 mm and 1,700 mm...
  
   – Santa Maria Airport
  Santa Maria Airport (Sergipe)
  Santa Maria Airport is the airport serving Aracaju, Brazil.It is operated by Infraero.-History:Although it had been in operation since the beginning of the 1950s, the official inauguration of the airport took place on January 19, 1958....
  
  
• Ilhéus
  Ilhéus
  Ilhéus is a major city located in the southern coastal region of Bahia, Brazil, 430 km south of Salvador, the state's capital. The city was originally founded in 1534 as Vila de São Jorge dos Ilhéus and is known as one of the most important tourism centers of the northeast of Brazil.The...
  
   – Ilhéus Airport
  Ilhéus Jorge Amado Airport
  Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport , is the airport serving Ilhéus, Brazil. Since March 12, 2002 it is named after the writer Jorge Amado de Faria , who was born in the nearby city of Itabuna.It is operated by Infraero.-History:...
  
  
• Salvador da Bahia
  Salvador, Bahia
  Salvador is the largest city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the Northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia. Salvador is also known as Brazil's capital of happiness due to its easygoing population and countless popular outdoor parties, including its street carnival. The first...
  
   – 2 de Julho International Airport
  Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport
  Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport , formerly called Dois de Julho International Airport is the airport serving Salvador da Bahia, Brazil...
  
  

Fleet

Viação Aérea Bahiana

Aircraft	Total	Years of operation	Notes
Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar	2	1946–1948
Boeing 247D Boeing 247 The Boeing Model 247 was an early United States airliner, considered the first such aircraft to fully incorporate advances such as all-metal semi-monocoque construction, a fully cantilevered wing and retractable landing gear...	1	1947–1948
Douglas DC-3/C-47 Douglas DC-3 The Douglas DC-3 is an American fixed-wing propeller-driven aircraft whose speed and range revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. Its lasting impact on the airline industry and World War II makes it one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made...	3	1948

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