Nacional Transportes Aéreos

Nacional Transportes Aéreos

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Founded	2000
Ceased operations	2002
Destinations
Headquarters

For the Brazilian airline defunct in 1961, see Transportes Aéreos Nacional.

Nacional Transportes Aéreos was a Brazilian airline founded in 2000. It ceased operations in 2002.

History

The low-fare carrier Nacional Transportes Aéreos was founded on December 26, 2000 and had as its first service the trunk route São Paulo-Guarulhos / Rio de Janeiro-Galeão / Recife / Fortaleza / São Luís, operated with a Boeing 737-400. The following year, Araçatuba, Brasília, Campo Grande, Cuiabá and Goiânia were added to the network. The Boeing 737-400 was returned to the leasor in April 2001 and replaced by a Boeing 737-200. A second 737-200 arrived in July 2001.^[1]

In January 2002, as a consequence of a financial crisis, Nacional was forced to return the aircraft and ceased all operations a few weeks later.^[2]

Destinations

• Araçatuba – Dario Guarita Airport
• Brasília – Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport
• Campo Grande – Campo Grande International Airport
• Cuiabá – Marechal Rondon International Airport
• Fortaleza – Pinto Martins International Airport
• Goiânia – Santa Genoveva Airport
• Recife – Guararapes/Gilberto Freyre International Airport
• Rio de Janeiro – Galeão/Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport
• São Luís – Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport
• São Paulo – Guarulhos/Gov. André Franco Montoro International Airport

Fleet

Nacional Fleet

Aircraft	Total	Years of operation	Notes
Boeing 737-400	1	2000-2001
Boeing 737-200	2	2001-2002

Airline Affinity Program

Nacional did not have an airline affinity program.

References

1. ^ Beting, Gianfranco. "45 anos de saudade no céu: Breve história de 45 empresas aéreas brasileiras extintas" (in Portuguese). Revista Flap. http://www.revistaflap.com.br/pdf/45_anos.pdf. Retrieved 29 June 2010. 
2. ^ "Nacional Transportes Aéreos (Brasil)" (in Portuguese). Aviação Brasil. http://www.aviacaobrasil.com.br/wp/empresas_aereas/nacionais_desativadas/Nacional_Transportes_Aereos_Brasil. Retrieved 26 June 2010. 

External links

• Nacional Photo Archive at airliners.net