Transbrasil

São Paulo - Congonhas Airport, Brasília airport

Trans Brasil, SA Linhas Aéreas was an international Brazilian airline that ceased operations in 2001.

History

Trans Brasil was founded on January 5, 1955 as Sadia Transportes Aéreos of the Brazilian entrepreneur Omar Fontana to convey on behalf of the Sadia Group meat by airfreight from Concórdia to São Paulo. The start of flight operations took place in April 1955 with a Douglas DC-3 (PP- ASJ ). In addition to the freight transport, the Company adopted on 15 March 1956 by scheduled passenger flights within the state of Santa Catarina, which were extended shortly after São Paulo and in the neighboring state of Paraná. In 1957, Sadia agreed to an alliance with the international trains running airline Real Aerovias and led by feeder services for this. The collaboration ended in 1961 after the real was acquired by the airline Varig. In 1962, Sadia acquired the regional airline Transportes Aéreos Salvador ( TAS) and was thus able to integrate the northeastern part of the country in its route network. At this time, the company flew from it, a 15 Douglas DC -3 and five Curtiss C-46 fleet to 53 destinations in Brazil. In the 1960 - years Sadia replaced its DC -3 and C -46 step by step through the type Handley Page Herald, the first of which was delivered on December 6, 1963 turboprop aircraft. The first jet aircraft of the type BAC 111-500 extended from September 1970, the fleet.

The company now state-wide in June 1972 took the name Trans Brasil and moved its headquarters from São Paulo to Brasília. At the same time a new image was presented, with the individual aircraft were painted in different colors. Trans Brasil was awarded in October 1974 the first two used Boeing 727-100 and unified its fleet by the end of the 1970s with this type of aircraft. After the purchase of used cargo Boeing 707, the Company completed from 1982 through international cargo flights to Europe and the United States. In the following year the first Boeing 767-200 was delivered, the Trans Brasil began among other international charter flights to Orlando. On domestic routes, the Boeing 727 were gradually replaced from 1986 by the Boeing 737-300 and Boeing 737-400 from 1988. After Varig lost the monopoly on international scheduled flights in October 1989, Trans Brasil courts in January 1990, coming from Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo scheduled flights to Orlando and Miami. As more U.S. cities Washington were involved ( since 1991) and New York ( from 1992) in the flight plan. In 1994 Advanced Trans Brasil its international network and set up a daily scheduled flights from Brasília, Curitiba and São Paulo to Buenos Aires. In addition, Trans Brasil took scheduled flights to Vienna. Amsterdam served as the second European city since 1995.

The increasing competition between the Brazilian airlines gave the Trans Brasil from the end of the 1990s, significant losses. The company became insolvent in December 2001, after the passenger numbers following the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 broke strong. The Shell Group refused because of bad debts, the more supply of kerosene, so the company had to cease flying on 3 December 2001.

In April 2003, the Civil Court of São Paulo officially announced the bankruptcy of the Trans Brasil. The validity of the bankruptcy was confirmed on 2 October 2009 by the Brazilian Superior Court Tribunal de Justica after the company General Electric brought an action.

Subsidiaries

Aero Brasil Cargo

Aero Brasil beginning of the 1980s was established as a division, who led the international cargo flights of Trans Brasil. To this end, the Boeing 707 were used from 1982 acquired used, which were painted in Trans Brasil colors and also bore the inscription Aero Brasil. The corporate division was outsourced in 1991 as an independent subsidiary under the name Aero Brasil Cargo. After the sale of the remaining three Boeing 707 in 1996, the subsidiary was dissolved. Trans Brasil then led her through cargo flights in cooperation with Evergreen International Airlines.

Inter Brasil Star

Inter Brasil Star was founded in early 1994 as a regional airline to include smaller airports in the route network of the Trans Brasil and to provide feeder services. The company was located on the São Paulo - Congonhas Airport and took over in 1995 the flight operations with machine Embraer EMB 120.

Incidents

• On August 4, 1963, a Douglas DC-3 (PP- SLL) collided Sadia Transportes Aéreos landing at Videira with a hill. In the accident every ten occupants of the machine were killed.
• On March 1, 1967 had a Douglas C -47 (PP- ASA) of Sadia Transportes Aéreos make an emergency landing near the town of Caravelas. The previously maintained aircraft was on a test flight. The aircraft was written off as a total loss.
• On November 3, 1967, a Handley Page Herald (PP- SDJ) collided Sadia Transportes Aéreos on approach to Curitiba with a hill. The five-member crew and 21 of the 25 passengers died.
• On 1 February 1974, a BAC shot 111-500 (PP- SDQ) Trans Brasil after landing at the airport Congonhas over the end of the runway beyond. The aircraft was written off as a total loss.
• On January 22, 1976 Embraer EMB 110 crashed (PT- TBD) Trans Brasil at startup in Chapecó. In the accident, seven of the nine occupants died.
• On January 4 1977, the nose gear of a BAC 111-500 (PP- SDS) broke when landing in São Paulo. The aircraft was written off as a total loss.
• On April 12, 1980, a Boeing 727-100 crashed (PT- TYS) on approach to Florianopolis against a hill. All eight crew members and 50 passengers were killed.
• On April 11, 1987, a Boeing 707 crashed (PT- TCO) while landing in Manaus. The cargo aircraft was written off as a total loss.
• On March 21, 1989, a Boeing 707 crashed (PT -TCS ) approximately two miles from the runway threshold of the airport Congonhas in a residential area. The three -man crew of the cargo plane and 22 people on the ground were killed.
• On November 26, 1992, a Boeing 707 crashed (PT -TCP) Aero Brasil Cargo on the Manaus airport after the right main landing gear of the aircraft had collided in the landing approach with the approach lights. The aircraft was written off as a total loss.

Used aircraft

• BAC 111-500
• Boeing 707- 320C ( partly provided with additional Aero Brasil lettering )
• Boeing 727- 100C
• Boeing 737-300 and 737-400
• Boeing 767-200 and 767-300
• Curtiss C-46
• Douglas DC -3 and C -47
• Embraer EMB 110
• Embraer EMB 120 (only used by Inter Star Brasil )
• Handley Page Herald