Rio Linhas Aéreas

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

Rio Linhas Aéreas

IATA ICAO Call sign RL RIO RIO LINHAS
Founded	2007
Commenced operations	July 29, 2009[1]
Ceased operations	January 2017
Operating bases	Brasília Curitiba Rio de Janeiro–Galeão São Paulo-Guarulhos
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 July 2009, 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.^[2] Rio Linhas Aéreas had night flight contracts to transport mail and packages for Correios (Brazilian Postal Service).

Fleet

Rio Linhas Aéreas previously operated the follwing aircraft:^[3]

Aircraft	Total	Introduced	Retired	Notes
Boeing 727-200F	7	2009	2017
Boeing 737-400SF	1	2014	2017	[4]
Boeing 767-200BDSF	2	2011	2015

See also

• List of defunct airlines of Brazil