List of defunct airlines of Brazil

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations 		Ceased
operations 		Notes
Abaeté Linhas Aéreas ABJ 1994 2012 AOC revoked
Aero Amazonas Linhas Aereas 1996 1996
AeroBrasil Cargo 1998 2000 Cargo branch of Transbrasil. Bankrupt
Aero Geral 1941 1952 Sold to Varig
Aerolloyd Iguassu 1933 1939 Sold to VASP
Aeronorte 1940 1961 Sold to Aerovias Brasil and later integrated into Varig
Aerovias Brasil BSL 1942 1961 Sold to Varig
Aerovias Minas Gerais 1944 1949 Bankrupt
Air Brasil Linhas Aéreas
Air Brasil Cargo BSL 2006 2012
Air Minas Linhas Aéreas 6M AMG AIR MINAS 2002 2010 AOC revoked
Air Vias AIV 1993 1995
ATA Brasil ABZ ATA BRASIL 2002 2005
Atlântico Linhas Aéreas 1995 1996
Avianca Brasil O6 ONE OCEAN AIR 1998 2019 Formerly Oceanair. Bankrupt
BETA Cargo GB BET BETA 1990 2012 Formerly Brasair Transportes Aéreos. AOC revoked
Brasair Operated a B707-300F in Manaus
BRA Transportes Aéreos B7 BRB BRA-TRANSPAEREOS 1999 2007 Formerly Brasil Rodo Aéreo. Bankrupt
Brasmex – Brasil Minas Express BCA BRASMEX 2001 2004
Brava Linhas Aéreas N7 NHG HELGA 2006 2013 Formerly NHT Linhas Aéreas. AOC revoked
Central Aérea Limitada 1948 1955 Sold to Transportes Aéreos Nacional
COLT Cargo XCA COLT 2013 2017
Companhia Itaú de Transportes Aéreos 1947 1956 Sold to Transportes Aéreos Nacional
Companhia Meridional de Transportes 1944 1946 Bankrupt
Condor Syndikat 1924 1927 Succeeded by Syndicato Condora
Connect Cargo 2019 2020
Cruiser Linhas Aéreas J6 VCR VOE CRUISER 2001 2010 AOC revoked
Cruzeiro do Sul SC CRZ CRUZEIRO 1943 1993 Sold to and later integrated into Varig
Digex Aero Cargo DGX DIGEX 1990 1997
Empresa de Transporte Aéreo 1928 1929
Flex Linhas Aéreas JH FFX FLEX BRASIL 2007 2010 Formerly Nordeste Linhas Aéreas Regionais. Bankrupt
Fly Brasil Transportes Aéreos 1999 2002
Fly Linhas Aéreas 4H FLB AEREAFLY 1995 2003
Flyways Linhas Aéreas FYW 2014 2018 AOC revoked
Helisul Linhas Aéreas 1994 1998 Sold to TAM-Transportes Aéreos Meridionais
Interbrasil STAR Q9 ITB INTERBRASIL 1994 2001 Regional branch of Transbrasil. Bankrupt
Interexpress Transportes Aéreos Regionais K9 IPM INTEREXPRESS 1996 1998 Passenger division of Itapemirim. Sold to TAM-Transportes Aéreos Meridionais
Itapemirim Transportes Aéreos 5W IPM ITAPEMIRIM 1990 2000 Cargo division of Itapemirim.
ITA Transportes Aéreos 8I IPM AEROITA 2020 2021 Bankrupt
Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras 1945 1948
Linha Aérea Transcontinental Brasileira 1944 1951 Sold to Real Transportes Aéreos
Linhas Aéreas Natal 1946 1950 Sold to Real Transportes Aéreos
Linhas Aéreas Paulistas – LAP 1943 1951 Sold to Lóide Aéreo Nacional
Linhas Aéreas Wright 1947 1948 Sold to Real Transportes Aéreos
Litorânea LITORANEA 2007 2009
Lóide Aéreo Nacional 1947 1962 Formerly Transportes Carga Aérea. Sold to VASP
Mais Linhas Aéreas MLI DEMAIS 2010 2013
Master Top Airlines MTA Q4 MST MASTER 2006 2011 Bankrupt
Meta Linhas Aéreas MSQ META 1997 2011 Formerly META - Mesquita Transportes Aéreos.
NAB – Navegação Aérea Brasileira 1938 1961 Sold to Lóide Aéreo Nacional
Nacional Transportes Aéreos NCT 2000 2002
Noar Linhas Aéreas NRA NOAR 2009 2011 AOC revoked
Nordeste Linhas Aéreas Regionais JH NES NORDESTE 1976 2007 Sold to and later integrated into Varig. Rebranded as Flex Linhas Aéreas
NYRBA do Brasil 1929 1930 Rebranded Panair do Brasil
Organização Mineira de Transportes Aéreos 1946 1957 Sold to Transportes Aéreos Nacional
Panair do Brasil PB PAB BANDEIRANTE 1930 1965 Bankrupt
Pantanal Linhas Aéreas GP
P8		 PTN PANTANAL 1990 2013 Sold to TAM Airlines
Paraense Transportes Aéreos QR 1952 1970
Penta Transportes Aéreos 5P PEP AEROPENA 1995 2005
Phoenix Airlines PHN PHOENIX BRASIL 1995 1997
Presidente Transportes Aéreos PRESIDENTE 1996 2001
Promodal Transportes Aéreos GPT PROMODAL 2003 2004
Puma Air Z4 PLY PUMA BRASIL 2002 2011
Real Transportes Aéreos RL REAL 1945 1961 Sold to Varig
Rico Linhas Aéreas C7 RLE RICO 1996 2010 Formerly RICO - Rondônia Indústria e Comércio. Bankrupt
Rio Linhas Aéreas RL RIO RIO LINHAS 2007 2017 Formerly JetSul.
Rio Sul Serviços Aéreos Regionais SL RSL RIO SUL 1976 2002 Sold to and later integrated into Varig
Sadia Transportes Aéreos QD SADIA 1955 1972 Rebranded as Transbrasil
SAVA Cargo TD TNS SAVA 1978 1999
SAVAG SAVAG 1946 1966 Sold to Cruzeiro do Sul
Serviços Aéreos Condor CONDOR 1927 1943 Formerly Syndicato Condor. Nationalized and rebranded as Cruzeiro do Sul
SETE Linhas Aéreas 5O SLX SETE 1999 2017
Skyjet Brazil SKYJET 1996 1996
Skymaster Airlines SKC SKYMASTER AIR 1995 2010
Sol Linhas Aéreas SBA SOL 2008 2012
Sterna Linhas Aéreas STR STERNA 2014 2017
Transportes Aéreos Bandeirantes 1945 1950 Sold to Lóide Aéreo Nacional
TABA – Transportes Aéreos da Bacia Amazônica T2 TAB TABA 1976 1999
TAC – Transportes Aéreos Catarinense 1947 1966 Formerly Transportes Aéreos Ltda. Sold to Sadia Transportes Aéreos
TAF Linhas Aéreas R9 TSD TAFI 1995 2009 AOC revoked
TAM – Transportes Aéreos Regionais KK 1976 2000 Integrated into TAM-Transportes Aéreos Meridionais to form TAM Airlines
TAS – Transportes Aéreos Salvador 1949 1962 Sold to Sadia Transportes Aéreos
Tavaj Linhas Aéreas 4U TVJ TAVAJ 1994 2004
TEAM Linhas Aéreas TIM TEAM BRASIL 2001 2012 AOC revoked
Transbrasil TR TBA TRANSBRASIL 1972 2001 Formerly Sadia Transportes Aéreos. Bankrupt
Transportes Aéreos Nacional 1946 1961 Sold to Varig
Transportes Aéreos Sul-Americanos 1948 1949
Transportes Charter do Brasil TCJ Charter Brasil 1994 2006
TRIP Linhas Aéreas T4 TIB TRIP 1998 2014 Sold to Azul Brazilian Airlines
Unex Airlines UNX 1997 1999
Universal Transportes Aéreos 1947 1948
Varig RG VRG VARIG 1927 2006 Bankrupt. Assets split between Flex Linhas Aéreas and Gol Transportes Aéreos.
Varig Log LC VLO VELOG 2000 2012 Cargo branch of Varig. Bankrupt
VASD 1944 1952 Sold to Transportes Aéreos Nacional
VASP VP VSP VASP 1933 2005 Bankrupt
VASPEX VP VSP VASP 1996 2005 Cargo branch of VASP. Bankrupt
Via Brasil Linhas Aéreas VBR 1999 2002
Viabras 1946 1953 Sold to Transportes Aéreos Nacional
Viação Aérea Arco-Íris 1945 1948
Viação Aérea Bahiana 1945 1948
Viação Charter Aérea 1998 1998
Voe Minas Gerais 2016 2019
WebJet Linhas Aéreas WH WEB WEB-BRASIL 2004 2012 Sold to Gol Transportes Aéreos
Whitejets W7 WTJ WHITEJET 2010 2014

a.^ German trade company that operated airline services in Brazil while also providing aircraft, maintenance and aviation information.

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