ABSA Aerolinhas Brasileiras S/A d/b/a LATAM Cargo Brasil (formerly TAM Cargo) is a cargo airline based in Campinas, Brazil. It operates scheduled services within Latin America and between Brazil and the United States as well as charter services. Its main base is Viracopos International Airport.[2]
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| Founded | 2 June 1995 | ||||||
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| AOC # | 9,429 - October 5, 2022[1] | ||||||
| Hubs | Viracopos International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | 18 | ||||||
| Parent company | LATAM Airlines Group (74%) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Campinas, Brazil | ||||||
| Key people | Norberto M. Jochmann (President) | ||||||
| Employees | 285 (2007) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
It is a sister company of LATAM Cargo Chile and LATAM Cargo Colombia.
History
editThe airline was established and started operations on June 2, 1995, as Brasil Transair - Transportes Charter Turismo.
In November 2001, LAN Airlines acquired a majority stake of the company, which was then renamed ABSA Cargo Airline and integrated into the LAN Chile Group. ABSA Cargo put its first Boeing 767-300F into service in January 2002. It is owned by LAN Airlines (74%), Jochmann (13%) and TADEF (13%) and had 285 employees as of March 2007.[2]
On August 1, 2012, ABSA began trading as TAM Cargo after the absorption of TAM Linhas Aéreas by its parent LAN to form the LATAM Airlines Group. In May 2016, it has been rebranded to the current LATAM Cargo Brasil in line with LATAM Cargo Chile, the former LAN Cargo.
Destinations
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LATAM Cargo Brasil serves the following:
Fleet
editCurrent fleet
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The LATAM Cargo Brasil fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of November 2023):[6][7]
| Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Notes |
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| Boeing 767-300F | 3 | — | |
| Total | 3 | — |
Former fleet
editAs ABSA Cargo, they previously operated the following aircraft:[8]
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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| Douglas DC-8-61F | 1 | 2001 | 2002 | |
| Douglas DC-8-71F | 1 | 1996 | 2000 |
See also
editReferences
editCitations
edit- ^ "Empresas Aéreas - Consulta". ANAC (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 44.
- ^ a b Carlos Ferreira. "Latam Cargo aumenta em 40% a capacidade de carga na rota entre Recife e Guarulhos". Aeroin.net. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ a b Roger Hailey. "LATAM Cargo launches Mexico-Brazil route". Aircargonews.net. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ "LATAM Cargo increases its frequencies out of Huntsville in only 5 months". Ajot.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 7.
- ^ "LATAM Cargo Brasil Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ "ABSA Cargo Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
Bibliography
edit- Günter Endres, ed. (2010). Flight International World Airlines 2010. Sutton, Surrey, England: Reed Business Information. ISBN 978-1-898779-39-1.
External links
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Media related to LATAM Cargo Brasil at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website Archived 2022-01-09 at the Wayback Machine
