Itapemirim Transportes Aéreos (1990–2000)

Itapemirim Transportes Aéreos S.A., also operating as Itapemirim Cargo, was a Brazilian passenger and cargo airline founded in 1990 and totally defunct in 2000.

Itapemirim Transportes Aéreos
IATA ICAO Call sign
K9 IPM ITAPEMIRIM
Founded1990; 34 years ago (1990) in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Commenced operationsJanuary 1991
Ceased operations2000
Parent companyItapemirim (1990-1998)
TAM Linhas Aéreas (1998-2000)
HeadquartersRio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Key peopleCamilo Cola

History

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Itapemirim Transportes Aéreos was founded in 1990 as an air-cargo division of Viação Itapemirim, one of the largest bus companies for passengers and cargo in Brazil. Flights started in January 1991 and operated in intermodal fashion, integrating air and land (buses and trucks) transportation.[1] In 1996 a division for regional passenger flights was created and its flights started in 1997. However, in 1998 it was sold to TAM Linhas Aéreas. In 1999 all its cargo aircraft were sold and in 2000 the airline permanently ceased its activities.

 
An Itapemirim Boeing 727-100F at Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport in 1998

Destinations

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Itapemirim served the following cities:

City Airport Notes
Belém Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport Cargo
Brasília Brasília International Airport Cargo
Cachoeiro de Itapemirim Cachoeiro de Itapemirim Airport Passenger
Campinas Viracopos International Airport Cargo
Florianópolis Hercílio Luz International Airport Cargo
Fortaleza Fortaleza Airport Cargo
Manaus Eduardo Gomes International Airport Cargo
Porto Alegre Salgado Filho Porto Alegre International Airport Cargo
Recife Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport Cargo
Resende Resende Airport Passenger
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport Cargo
Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport Passenger
Salvador da Bahia Salvador International Airport Cargo
São Paulo São Paulo–Congonhas Airport Passenger
São Paulo São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport Cargo

Fleet

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Itapemirim operated the following aircraft:

Itapemirim fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired
Boeing 727-100F 4 1990 1999
Boeing 727-200F 2 1996 1999
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan 2 1996 1998

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ita e Itapemirim Cargas, uma parceria que não decolou" (in Portuguese). Jornal Aéreo. September 22, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2015.