RL RIO Commenced operations 2008 Founded 2007 | RIO RIO Headquarters Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil Fleet size 1 | |
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Operating bases Hubs São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport Secondary hubs Brasília–Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport
Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport, Parent organization WSF Investimentos e Participações Ltda. | ||
Rio linhas a reas test flight take off
Not to be confused with Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian city, or with the homonymous state.
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- Rio linhas a reas test flight take off
- Rio linhas a reas with pemco door
- History
- Infrastructure
- Fleet
- References
Rio Linhas Aéreas is a cargo airline, based in Curitiba, state of Paraná, Brazil.
Rio Linhas Aéreas has night flight contracts to transport mail and packages for Correios (Brazilian Postal Service).
Rio linhas a reas with pemco door
History
The airline originally operated as JetSul. In 1998, however, it suspended its operations in order to restructure itself. In 2007 it started preliminary studies and tests. Cargo services started in 2008, after receiving regulatory approval. It had codeshare agreements with Globex Cargo and Smart Cargo.
In 2014, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) approved the purchase of 49.99% by Brazilian Correios, but the purchase was not concluded.
Infrastructure
In its Curitiba hub, the airline has a 12,000 sq. meters (129166 sq. ft.) warehouse, with complete infrastructure for running, managing, and controlling the airline's operations.
Fleet
As of January 2017 the Rio Linhas Aéreas fleet consists of only one aircraft:
The airline previously operated two leased Boeing 767-200 and five Boeing 727-200 freighters.