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Linhas Aéreas Natal S.A. was a Brazilian airline formed in 1946. In 1950 it was sold to
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History

Linhas Aéreas Natal was founded in
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on June 3, 1946 and received authorization to operate on June 30, 1946. It was formed by the businessman Júlio Álvares de Assis with money borrowed from his uncle Theodorico Álvares de Assis. In fact, the name Natal was an acronym of Navegação Aérea Theodorico Álvares. Later, the official name was changed to Navegação Aérea Transamericana Ltda. Services started on December 7, 1946 with four
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and to
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. In May 1950 the airline was bought by
Real Transportes Aéreos Real Transportes Aéreos (acronym to Redes Estaduais Aéreas Limitadas, literal translation: State Air Networks Limited) was a Brazilian airline founded in 1945. It was merged into Varig in 1961, when Varig bought the Consórcio Real-Aerovias-Nac ...
, which by the end of the same year completely absorbed Natal.


Destinations

In 1946 Natal served
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and
Campo Grande Campo Grande (, ) is a city in the Central-West Region, Brazil, central and western Regions of Brazil, region of Brazil, Capital city, capital of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Historically a Fortification, stronghold of Separatism, separatists ...
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See also

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List of defunct airlines of Brazil a. Weimar Republic, German trade company that operated airline services in Brazil while also providing aircraft, maintenance and aviation information. See also * List of airlines of Brazil * Transportation in Brazil References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Linhas Aereas Natal Defunct airlines of Brazil Airlines established in 1946 Airlines disestablished in 1950 1946 establishments in Brazil 1950 disestablishments in Brazil 1950 mergers and acquisitions