Rio Linhas Aéreas

Rio Linhas Aéreas was a Brazilian cargo airline based in Curitiba.

Rio Linhas Aéreas

IATA ICAO Call sign RL RIO RIO LINHAS
Founded	2007
Commenced operations	2008
Ceased operations	2017
Operating bases	Afonso Pena International Airport (Curitiba)
Hubs	São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport
Secondary hubs	Brasília International Airport Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
Fleet size	7
Headquarters	Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Key people	William Starostik Filho
Website	riocargo.com

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. Rio Linhas Aéreas had night flight contracts to transport mail and packages for Correios (Brazilian Postal Service).

Infrastructure

In its Curitiba hub, the airline had a 12,000 sq. meters (129166 sq. ft.) warehouse, with complete infrastructure for running, managing, and controlling the airline's operations.

Fleet

Rio Linhas Aéreas Boeing 727-200F

As of January 2017, Rio Linhas Aéreas no longer had any aircraft^{[citation needed]} The airline previously operated two leased Boeing 767-200^{[citation needed]} and five Boeing 727-200^[1] freighters.

See also

• List of defunct airlines of Brazil