TEAM Linhas Aéreas Ltda. (Transportes Especiais Aéreos e Malotes) was a domestic airline based in

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

, Brazil, founded in 2001. On April 16, 2012, the airline had its operational license suspended and on October 3, 2014, the license was revoked.

History

The company's main objective was to operate in the market of scheduled regional flights, connecting the city of Rio de Janeiro to other cities within

Rio de Janeiro State Rio de Janeiro () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil. It has the second largest economy of Brazil, with the largest being that of the state of São Paulo. The state, which has 8.2% of the Brazilian population, is responsible for 9.2% of ...

and neighboring states. Created in May 2001 as a charter company to render services for oil companies in the

Campos Basin The Campos Basin is one of 12 coastal sedimentary basins of Brazil. It spans both onshore and offshore parts of the South Atlantic with the onshore part located near Rio de Janeiro. The basin originated in Neocomian stage of the Cretaceous period ...

, TEAM began to operate as a scheduled airline in the same year between the airports of

Santos Dumont Airport Santos Dumont Airport is the second major airport serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is named after the Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos Dumont (1873–1932). It is operated by Infraero. Santos Dumont has slot restrictions operatin ...

(Rio de Janeiro), and

Macaé Macaé () is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, 180 km northeast of the state capital. It is the birthplace of the 13th president of Brazil, Washington Luís. Location Macaé is generally considered to be th ...

and

Campos dos Goytacazes Campos dos Goytacazes () is a municipality located in the northern region of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, with a population of 471,737 inhabitants. Location Campos dos Goytacazes has an area of 4,032 km2 (1,557 sq mi), which makes it the ...

. In May 2010, TEAM was named by the Czech aircraft manufacturer Let Aircraft Industries its general sales agent for Brazil. TEAM is also specialized in the maintenance of their aircraft, the

Let L-410 Turbolet The Let L-410 Turbolet is a twin-engine short-range transport aircraft, manufactured by the Czech aircraft manufacturer Let Kunovice (named Aircraft Industries since 2005), often used as an airliner. The aircraft is capable of landing on short an ...

. 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. On April 16, 2012, the

National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil The National Civil Aviation Agency (''Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil'' in Portuguese), also known as ANAC, is the Brazilian civil aviation authority, created in 2005. It is headquartered in the Edifício Parque Cidade Corporate in Brasília ...

suspended its operational license. and on October 3, 2014, it was revoked.

Destinations

TEAM Linhas Aéreas operated services to the following destinations: *

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Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport is the airport serving Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil. It is named after the Congressman Bartholomeu Lysandro de Albernaz (1899–1965), a local plantation owner in whose land, the Fazenda Bonsucesso, the airpo ...

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Macaé Airport Joaquim de Azevedo Mancebo Airport is the airport serving Macaé, Brazil. The airport is named after the founder of the local air club. It is operated by Zurich Airport Brasil. History The airport was established in the 1960s as an airfield f ...

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Vitória, Espírito Santo Vitória (, ''Victory''), spelled Victória until the 1940s, is the capital of the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. It is located on a small island within a bay where a number of rivers meet the sea. It was founded in 1551. The city proper has ...

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Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport , formerly called Goiabeiras Airport after the neighborhood where it is located, is the airport serving Vitória, Brazil. Since 9 May 2006, it is named after Eurico de Aguiar Salles (1910–1959) a local politicia ...

Fleet

In December 2011, the fleet of Team Linhas Aéreas included the following aircraft:

Airline affinity program

TEAM Linhas Aéreas had no

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Accidents and incidents

*31 March 2006: a Let 410 UVP-E20, registration PT-FSE, operating Flight 6865 en route from

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 1,920 feet. All 19 passengers and crew died.
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References

External links

Team Linhas Aéreas accidents on Aviation Safety Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Team Linhas Aereas Defunct airlines of Brazil Airlines established in 2001 Airlines disestablished in 2012 Companies based in Rio de Janeiro (city)