TRIP Linhas Aéreas

Infobox Airline
airline = TRIP Linhas Aéreas

logo_size = 220
fleet_size = 19
destinations = 64
IATA = T4
ICAO = TIB
callsign = TRIP
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founded = 1998
headquarters = Campinas, São Paulo
key_people = Jose Mario Caprioli dos Santos
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website = http://www.voetrip.com.br/

TRIP Linhas Aereas (Transporte Aereo Regional do Interior Paulista) is an airline based in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. TRIP CEO is Jose Mario Caprioli dos Santos and the company operates regional services.

History

The airline was established in 1998 with two Embraer EMB-120 Brasilias and was wholly owned by the Caprioli Group until November 2006, when Águia Branca Group (Chieppe family) bought 49% of its capital.

On Jan 25, 2007 TRIP Linhas Aéreas has placed an order for seven new ATR 72-500s with options for a further five of the twin turboprops, this deal is its first new ATR order, and the first for the ATR 72-500 in Brazil. The Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127-powered aircraft will be configured with 68 seats. With this growth the company expect have more 500 employees until 2010. As of January 2007, the company has 500 employees.

On Nov 13, 2007 TRIP Linhas Aéreas and Total Linhas Aéreas would agree of the merger of the two alirlines by the National Agency of Civil Aviation. On May 2008 Total Linhas Aéreas was merged by TRIP Linhas Aéreas.

Destinations

TRIP Linhas Aereas operates service to the following scheduled domestic destinations (as of December 2007):

Fleet

The TRIP Linhas Aereas fleet consists of the following aircraft (at 30 August 2008):

*12 ATR 42-320
*4 ATR 72-210
*2 ATR 72-500
*1 Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia

External links

* [http://www.airtrip.com.br/ TRIP Linhas Aereas]
* [http://www.caprioli.com.br Grupo Caprioli]
* [http://www.aguiabranca.com.br Grupo Águia Branca]