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Total Linhas Aéreas
IATA ICAO Callsign
L1 TTL TOTAL
Founded1988
AOC #9,934 - December 5, 2022 [1]
Hubs Curitiba Afonso Pena International Airport
Secondary hubs Manaus Eduardo Gomes International Airport
Focus cities São Paulo Guarulhos Airport
Fleet size5 (+3) (as of April 2024)
Destinations9 (as of April 2024)
Parent companyGrupo Sulista
Headquarters Curitiba, Brazil
Key people
Website www.total.com.br

Total Linhas Aéreas is an airline based in Curitiba, Brazil, founded in 1988. It operates cargo and charter services. According to the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil ( ANAC), between January and December 2023, Total Linhas Aéreas carried 1,347 passengers on charter flights and had 0.1% of the domestic market share in terms of revenue passenger kilometers (RPK), making it the tenth largest domestic airline, while transporting 21.1 thousand tons of cargo and had 6.4% of the domestic market share in terms of revenue tonne kilometer (RTK), making it the fourth largest cargo airline in Brazil. [2]

ATR 42 reg. PR-TTA used for charter flights at São José do Rio Preto Airport

History

Establishment

The airline has its origins in 1988 as air taxi company called Total Aero-táxi, owned by Grupo Empresarial Rota.

Acquisition by Grupo Sulista and transformation

In December 1994, Transportadora Sulista S/A, one of the largest road transport organizations in the country, headquartered in Curitiba, Paraná, purchased 100% of the shares of Total Aero-táxi and then began a restructuring process to make the company capable of operating in the regular transport segment. On that date, Total's fleet already consisted of eight aircraft, including one Beech 99, six Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante and one Embraer EMB-120 Brasília Quick Change (QC). [3]

Early years and regional expansion (1995-2006)

In January 1996, the process came to fruition with the receipt of the Air Operator Certificate (CHETA, in portuguese) from DAC (the extinct Department of Civil Aviation, replaced in 2005 by ANAC). From that moment on, Total Aero-táxi became a regular airline, becoming a company approved according to RBHA-121 (Brazilian Aeronautical Homologation Regulation) and being able to operate aircraft of any category.

In 1999, Total participated with Interbrasil STAR and TABA in the creation of a shuttle service called Regional Air Bridge between Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont and Belo Horizonte-Pampulha using mostly Total's ATR 42-300 fleet. [4] However, the agreement was dissolved a year later, in 2000, when Total began to strengthen its own operations and expand rapidly.

2000s

In 2001, Total incorporated its first Boeing 727 for cargo operations, began retiring the Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante and EMB-120 Brasília fleet and started incorporating ATR 42-500 and ATR 72-200 turboprops, becoming the first operator of the model in Brazil and positioning itself as the largest operator of Franco-Italian ATR turboprops in the country.

Boeing 727-200F reg. PR-TTO in Porto Alegre

In 2006, it overtook Rico Linhas Aéreas and became the largest Brazilian regional airline in terms of fleet size and number of passengers carried, operating 17 turboprops and having transported more than 721,000 passengers. At its peak, Total won the award from Avião Revue magazine for the Best Regional Airline in Brazil for two consecutive years, in 2006 and 2007.

Merger with TRIP Linhas Aéreas

On Nov 13, 2007 TRIP Linhas Aéreas and Total Linhas Aéreas agreed to merge, and in May 2008, after approval by the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil ( ANAC), the merger was concluded. According to this agreement, all passenger services were transferred to TRIP charter and cargo flights remained under the brand Total Linhas Aéreas.

2010s

In May 2012, days before the announced purchase of TRIP Linhas Aéreas by Azul Brazilian Airlines, [5] [6] TRIP and Total were separated. However, Total decided to continue with only cargo and charter flights operations.

Boeing 727-200F reg. PP-TTW landing at Salvador Bahia Airport

After handing over commercial operations to TRIP, Total Linhas Aéreas maintained a fleet of four ATR-42 for regular charter flights, particularly for Petrobras in Amazonas and five Boeing 727-200F for cargo and nightmail flights as per contract with Brazilian Post and Telegraph Corporation (ECT), also known as Correios, and the Central Bank of Brazil, among others. [7]

2020s

On May 24, 2021, it received the first Boeing 737 in its history, the Boeing 737-45D(SF) registration PS-TLA (MSN 28753) [8] acquired from VX Capital Partners, which, according to speculation, will be used to start the retirement process of its veteran Boeing 727 fleet. [9] The aircraft was leased and received the colors of the carrier Total Express, which at the end of 2023 launched its own airline, Total Express Linhas Aéreas. [10] [11]

Future

On December 20, 2023 during a presentation and dinner served to the press, politicians and guests in a hangar at Brasilia International Airport, Total Linhas Aéreas announced that it would resume regular passenger flights using ATR-42 and Embraer ERJ-145 aircraft until the end of 2024. The hub of the airline will be Brasília and according to a route map presented at the time, the intention is to serve up to 26 brazilian cities. On the same occasion a new logo was presented. [12]

On January 7, 2024, Total Linhas Aéreas reserved in the Brazilian Aeronautical Registry (RAB) system the registration for two new ATR 72-500 turboprops, registration PS-CVI (MSN 880) and PS-POP (MSN 923), both previously operated by Precision Air of Tanzania and leased from Swala Leasing & Finance company. [13]

On April 9, 2024, Brazilian aviation journalist Solange Galante announced exclusively on her that Total Linhas Aéreas will incorporate its second Boeing 737-400SF in the third week of April; information that was confirmed by the airline itself. The aircraft serial number 26299, leased from Hamden Aviation, will receive the Brazilian aeronautical registration PS-TLB. [14]

New visual identity

On April 11, 2024, Total Linhas Aéreas presented its new corporate image. The first plane to receive its new livery was the ATR 42-500 registration PR-TTK (MSN 504), which took off on the same day on a charter flight from Manaus to Georgetown, in Guyana. The painting process was carried out in the airline's hangar located at Eduardo Gomes International Airport. [15]

Destinations

As of April 2024 Total Linhas Aéreas regularly operated services to the following destinations in Brazil: [16]

Base
Future
Focus City
Terminated
Total Linhas Aéreas Destinations
City Airport Notes
Carauari Carauari Airport Charter
Curitiba Afonso Pena International Airport Cargo
Florianópolis Hercílio Luz International Airport Cargo
Manaus Brig. Eduardo Gomes International Airport Charter
Porto Urucu (Coari) Porto Urucu Airport Charter
Porto Alegre Salgado Filho International Airport Cargo
Rio de Janeiro Galeão-Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport Cargo
São Paulo Guarulhos/Gov. André Franco Montoro International Airport Cargo
Vitória Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) Cargo

Fleet

Current fleet

Total Linhas Aéreas fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of April 2024): [17] [18]

Total Linhas Aéreas Fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Note
1
—
48
1st aircraft with Total’s new livery opf Petrobras
—
2
70
TBD
TBD
3
—
Cargo
1
1
Cargo
Delivery expected in April 2024
TOTAL 5 3

Former fleet

Retired Total Linhas Aéreas Fleet [19]
Aircraft Total Years of operation Note
ATR 42-300 12 1996-2015
ATR 72-200 2 2005-2008
Beechcraft Model 99 1 1994–1995
Embraer 110 Bandeirante 6 1988-2002
Embraer 120 Brasília 3 1993-2002

Accidents and incidents

  • 14 September 2002: Total Linhas Aereas Flight 5561 between São Paulo-Guarulhos and Londrina crashed while en route near Paranapanema. The crew of 2 died. [20]
  • 30 May 2014: an ATR 42-500 took off from Porto Urucu Airport, on a domestic flight to Manaus. During the rotation, the captain noticed that the aircraft hit a tapir. Subsequently, the right main landing gear did not retract. The hydraulic systems were affected by the collision and the crew decided to proceed to Manaus with the landing gear down. During landing, after the touchdown of the right landing gear on the ground, the aircraft turned to the right. The crew managed to keep the aircraft within the lateral limits of the runway. None of the 59 occupants on board were injured. [21]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Empresas Aéreas - Consulta". ANAC (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Microsoft Power BI". app.powerbi.com. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  3. ^ https://www.aviacaocomercial.net/total.htm
  4. ^ Davies, R. E. G. (1997). Transbrasil: An Airline and its Aircraft. McLean: Paladwr Press. p. 53.
  5. ^ "Azul e Trip anunciam fusão" (in Portuguese). Folha.com. May 28, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  6. ^ Reigada, Maria Izabel (August 31, 2012). "Caprioli anuncia fim da marca trip na fusão com Azul" (in Portuguese). Panrotas. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  7. ^ CH Aviation Fleet updated 25 April 2015
  8. ^ https://www.planespotters.net/airframe/boeing-737-400-ps-tla-total-linhas-aereas/34yp93
  9. ^ Ferreira, Carlos (2021-05-24). "Decola rumo ao Brasil o mais "novo" Boeing 737 da frota brasileira". AEROIN (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  10. ^ Ferreira, Carlos (2021-07-06). "Imagem em primeira mão revela pintura do Boeing 737-400 da Total Linhas Aéreas". AEROIN (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  11. ^ "Total Express lança companhia aérea dedicada à logística". mundologistica.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  12. ^ "Total Linhas Aéreas planeja ter jatos da Embraer e voos regulares de passageiros em 26 cidades do Brasil". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  13. ^ Ferreira, Carlos (2024-01-07). "Total Linhas Aéreas solicita reserva de novas matrículas para turboélices ATR 72". AEROIN (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  14. ^ Galante, Solange (2024-04-09). "TOTAL RECEBERÁ NOVO BOEING 737-400 CARGO NA PRÓXIMA SEMANA". Caixa Preta da Solange (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  15. ^ Martins, Carlos (2024-04-11). "Surge 1º avião da Total com nova marca da companhia aérea regional". AEROIN (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  16. ^ "Mapa de rotas". Total Linhas Aéreas (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  17. ^ "Total Linhas Aéreas Fleet Details and History". Planespotters. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  18. ^ "Aviação Comercial Brasileira - Frota atual" (PDF). Aeromuseu (in Portuguese). 7 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  19. ^ "TOTAL LINHAS AÉREAS". www.aeromuseu.com.br. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  20. ^ "Accident description PT-MTS". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
  21. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident ATR 42-500 PR-TKB Coari-Urucu Airport, AM". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2022-03-25.

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