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Companhia Meridional de Transportes

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Commenced operations
  
1945

Founded
  
1944

Key people
  
Álvaro Araújo

Ceased operations
  
1946

Companhia Meridional de Transportes was a Brazilian airline founded in 1944. In 1946, following the death of its owner on an air-crash, the airline went bankrupt.

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History

Meridional was founded in 1944 and on October 4, 1945 started operating regular flights within the states of Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo. On December 19, 1945 one of its aircraft crashed killing all occupants, including the pilot and owner of the airline Álvaro Araújo. Months later, in March 1946, the airline declared bankruptcy.

Destinations

Meridional served the following cities:

  • Campos dos Goytacazes – Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport
  • Rio de Janeiro – Santos Dumont Airport
  • Vitória – Goiabeiras Airport

    • Accidents and incidents

  • 19 December 1945: an Avro Anson Mk. II registration PP-MTA crashed in the neighborhood of Itaipu, Niterói, killing all passengers and crew, including the pilot and owner of the airline, Álvaro Araújo.

    • References

    Companhia Meridional de Transportes Wikipedia
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