Total Linhas Aéreas

Total Linhas Aéreas S/A is an airline based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, founded in 1988. It operates cargo and charter services.

Total Linhas Aéreas
IATA ICAO Callsign
T7 TNT TOTAL
Founded1988
HubsGuarulhos Airport
Fleet size5
Destinations9
Parent companyGrupo Sulista
HeadquartersBelo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Key peopleAlfredo Meister Neto
Websitewww.total.com.br
ATR 42 used for charter flights
Boeing 727-200F

History

The airline has its origins in 1988 as air taxi company called Total Aero Taxi, owned by Grupo Empresarial Rota.

In December 1994 Total was sold to Transportadora Sulista S/A, a group specialized in road transportation. It is from this time that dates the letter S that can be seen on its logo.

In 1996 Total started operating as a regular regional air carrier with authorization for passenger and cargo transportation, operating its own flights and also on behalf of other Brazilian airlines such as Transbrasil.[1]

In 1999 Total participated with Interbrasil STAR in the creation of a shuttle service between Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont and Belo Horizonte-Pampulha using mostly the ATR-42 of Total.[2]

On Nov 13, 2007 TRIP Linhas Aéreas and Total Linhas Aéreas agreed to merge, and on May 2008, after approval by the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil, the merger was concluded. According to this agreement, all passenger services were transferred to TRIP Linhas Aéreas whereas charter and cargo flights remained under the brand Total Linhas Aéreas.

On May 2012, days before the announced purchase of TRIP Linhas Aéreas by Azul Brazilian Airlines[3][4] Trip and Total were separated. However Total decided to continue with only cargo and charter flights operations.

Presently Total operates four ATR42-500 for regular charter flights, particularly for Petrobras in Amazonas and five Boeing 727-200F for cargo and nightmail flights as per contract with Brazilian Post and Telegraph Corporation and the Central Bank of Brazil, among others.[5]

Destinations

As of July 2020 Total Linhas Aéreas regularly operated services to the following destinations in Brazil:[6]

City Airport Notes
CarauariCarauari AirportCharter
CuritibaAfonso Pena International AirportCargo
FlorianópolisHercílio Luz International AirportCargo
ManausBrig. Eduardo Gomes International AirportCharter
Porto Urucu (Coari)Porto Urucu AirportCharter
Porto AlegreSalgado Filho International AirportCargo
Rio de JaneiroGaleão-Antonio Carlos Jobim International AirportCargo
São PauloGuarulhos/Gov. André Franco Montoro International AirportCargo
VitóriaEurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras)Cargo

Fleet

Current fleet

As of July 2020 the fleet of Total Linhas Aéreas consisted of the following aircraft:[7]

Aircraft Total Orders Passengers (Y) Notes
ATR 42-500 4 – 47 Charter
Boeing 727-200F 5 – – Cargo
Total 9 0

Former fleet

The airline previously operated the following aircraft:[8][9]

  • 2 further ATR 42-500
  • 2 further Boeing 737-200F

Airline affinity program

Total Linhas Aéreas has no Frequent Flyer Program.

Accidents and incidents

References
  1. "História" (in Portuguese). Total Linhas Aéreas. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
  2. Davies, R. E. G. (1997). Transbrasil: An Airline and its Aircraft. McLean: Paladwr Press. p. 53.
  3. "Azul e Trip anunciam fusão" (in Portuguese). Folha.com. May 28, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  4. Reigada, Maria Izabel (August 31, 2012). "Caprioli anuncia fim da marca trip na fusão com Azul" (in Portuguese). Panrotas. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  5. CH Aviation Fleet updated 25 April 2015
  6. "Mapa de rotas". Total Linhas Aéreas (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  7. "Frota". Total Linhas Aéreas (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  8. "Global Airline Guide 2018 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2018): 7.
  9. Fleet | http://www.total.com.br/institucional/frota
  10. "Accident description PT-MTS". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
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