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The airline suspended all operations on May 30, 2010 for a major operational restructuring<ref>{{Cite web | url= |
The airline suspended all operations on May 30, 2010 for a major operational restructuring<ref>{{Cite web | url= |
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http://www.uai.com.br/htmls/app/noticia173/2010/05/13/noticia_economia,i=159667/EMPRESA+AEREA+SUSPENDE+VOOS+EM+MINAS.shtml | title=Empresa aérea suspende voos em Minas | publisher=Estado de Minas | language=Portuguese | last=Ribeiro | first=Luiz | date=13 May 2010 | accessdate=19 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url= |
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http://www.valoronline.com.br/?impresso/empresas/95/6291495/curtas | title=Air Minas no chão | publisher=Valor Online | language=Portuguese | date=27 May 2010 | accessdate=27 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.panrotas.com.br/noticia-turismo/aviacao/air-minas-explica-motivos-de-suspensao-de-voos_58263.html | title=Air Minas explica motivo de suspensão de voos | publisher=Panrotas | language=Portuguese | date=27 May 2010 | accessdate=27 May 2010 | first=Artur Luiz | last=Andrade}}</ref> and on September 20, 2011 Air Minas lost its operational license.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www2.anac.gov.br/transparencia/PautaDiretoria/Ata%20-%20200911.pdf | title=ANAC: Ata da reunião deliberativa realizada em 20 de setembro de 2011 | publisher=ANAC | date=20 September 2011 | accessdate=2 October 2011}}</ref> |
http://www.valoronline.com.br/?impresso/empresas/95/6291495/curtas | title=Air Minas no chão | publisher=Valor Online | language=Portuguese | date=27 May 2010 | accessdate=27 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.panrotas.com.br/noticia-turismo/aviacao/air-minas-explica-motivos-de-suspensao-de-voos_58263.html | title=Air Minas explica motivo de suspensão de voos | publisher=Panrotas | language=Portuguese | date=27 May 2010 | accessdate=27 May 2010 | first=Artur Luiz | last=Andrade}}</ref> and on September 20, 2011 Air Minas lost its operational license.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www2.anac.gov.br/transparencia/PautaDiretoria/Ata%20-%20200911.pdf | title=ANAC: Ata da reunião deliberativa realizada em 20 de setembro de 2011 | publisher=ANAC | language=Portuguese | date=20 September 2011 | accessdate=2 October 2011}}</ref> |
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==Destinations== |
==Destinations== |
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Gegründet | 2002 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 2010 | ||||||
Hubs | Belo Horizonte/Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
Parent company | Braspress | ||||||
Hauptsitz | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | ||||||
Key people | Urubatan Helou Teixeira | ||||||
Website | http://www.airminas.com.br/ |
Air Minas Linhas Aéreas is an airline based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It operated passenger services from Belo Horizonte to destinations in the states of Minas Gerais and São Paulo. According to the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC) in May 2010 Air Minas had 0.03% of the domestic market share in terms of passengers per kilometre flown.[1] The airline was grounded on May 30, 2010.
History
The airline was established in 2002 by the businessman Clésio Andrade. In the end of 2005 it was bought by Urubatan Helu Teixeira for U$10 Million. The new owner has other transport interests including Brazil's largest courier company Braspress Transportes Urgentes.
Originally a general aviation company, Air Minas started its operations as a regular regional carrier on August 16, 2006. Its first service linked Belo Horizonte-Pampulha to Divinópolis, Varginha, and São Paulo-Guarulhos. In October of the same year, the services were extended to Bauru. In February 2007 Air Minas reached Araçatuba, Cuiabá and Rondonópolis and in May São José dos Campos, Campinas-Viracopos and Uberlândia.[2]
The airline suspended all operations on May 30, 2010 for a major operational restructuring[3][4][5] and on September 20, 2011 Air Minas lost its operational license.[6]
Destinations
In May 2010, before temporarily suspending its scheduled flights, Air Minas operated services to the following destinations:
- Belo Horizonte – Pampulha/Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport
- Ipatinga – Usiminas Airport
- Montes Claros – Mário Ribeiro Airport
- São Paulo – Guarulhos/Gov. André Franco Montoro International Airport
- Uberlândia – Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport
- Uberaba – Mário de Almeida Franco Airport
Terminated destinations before suspension of services
Araçatuba, Campinas-Viracopos, Cuiabá, Divinópolis, Rondonópolis, São José dos Campos, Varginha
Fleet
The fleet of Air Minas Linhas Aéreas included the following aircraft configured in all-economy class (as of June 2010):[7]
Aircraft | In Fleet | Passengers | Years of operation |
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Embraer EMB 120RT Brasília | 6 | 30 | 2002–2010 |
References
- ^ "Dados Comparativos Avançados" (in Portuguese). Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC). Retrieved 11 June 2010.
- ^ "Air Minas (Brasil)" (in Portuguese). Aviação Brasil. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- ^ Ribeiro, Luiz (13 May 2010). "Empresa aérea suspende voos em Minas" (in Portuguese). Estado de Minas. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
- ^ "Air Minas no chão" (in Portuguese). Valor Online. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
- ^ Andrade, Artur Luiz (27 May 2010). "Air Minas explica motivo de suspensão de voos" (in Portuguese). Panrotas. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
- ^ "ANAC: Ata da reunião deliberativa realizada em 20 de setembro de 2011" (PDF) (in Portuguese). ANAC. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "Frota atual das empresas brasileiras" (in Portuguese). Aeromuseu. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
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