Piquiatuba Transportes Aéreos

Piquiatuba Transportes Aéreos is a domestic airline based in Santarém, Pará, Brazil. Founded in 2005 it operates regular charter flights.

Piquiatuba Transportes Aéreos
IATA ICAO Callsign
- - PIQUIATUBA
Founded2005
Fleet size5
Destinations9
Parent companyPiquiatuba Táxi Aéreo
HeadquartersSantarém, Pará, Brazil
Key peopleArmando Amancio da Silva
Websitewww.piquiatuba.com.br
Old logo

The company owns Piquiatuba Airfield (SNCJ) where most of its aircraft are kept and maintained.

History

Piquiatuba was founded in 2005.

Destinations

As of July 2016 Piquiatuba operated regular services to the following destinations:[1]

CityAirport CodeAirportNote
IATAICAO
AltamiraATMSBHTAltamira Airport
BelémBELSBBEVal de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport
ItaitubaITBSBIHItaituba Airport
Novo ProgressoNPRSJNPNovo Progresso Airport
ParnaíbaPHBSBPBPref. Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport
PicosPCSSNPCPicos Airport
SantarémSTMSBSNMaestro Wilson Fonseca Airport
São Raimundo NonatoSRNSWKQSerra da Capivara Airport
TeresinaTHESBTESen. Petrônio Portella Airport

Fleet

As of July 2015 the fleet of Piquiatuba Transportes Aéreas included the following aircraft:[2]

Piquiatuba Fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Passengers (Y) Notes
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan 2 0 9
Embraer EMB120 Brasília 1 (as of August 2019)[3] 0 30
Embraer EMB810 Sêneca 1
Piquiatuba EMB120 Brasília

Airline affinity program

Piquiatuba Linhas Aéreas has no Frequent Flyer Program.

Accidents and incidents
  • 6 August 2010: An Embraer EMB-810C Seneca II registration PT-RMX en route from Piquiatuba airfield to Santarém for refueling experienced engine problems and landed on a farm. The pilot was unhurt. Investigation revealed the owner of the aircraft, Piquiatuba Taxi Áereo LTDA had not been following proper maintenance procedures.[4]
  • 7 September 2017: A Cessna 210 registration PT-KKK on a medevac flight to Piquiatuba (SNCJ), 16 km southeast of the airport. The airplane lost engine power and diverted to Santarém. Unable to reach the runway, the pilot decided to land the aircraft on a beach 4 km east of the runway. All 4 people onboard survived. The investigation concluded the airplane did not have enough fuel for the flights it made, ultimately resulting in the crash due to fuel starvation to the engine. This accident resulted in Brazil's Aeronautical Accidents Investigation and Prevention Center (CENIPA) recommending the suspension of Piquiatuba Taxi Aéreo's license due to poor operational safety management.[5]

References
  1. "Horário de voos" (in Portuguese). Piquiatuba. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. "Frota atual das empresas brasileiras" (in Portuguese). Aeromuseu. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  3. "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 7.
  4. "ACIDENTE 06/08/2010 PTRMX". www.potter.net.br. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
  5. "ACIDENTE 07/09/2017 PTKKK". www.potter.net.br. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
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