TAF Linhas Aéreas
| TAF Linhas Aéreas | |
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| IATA code : | R9 |
| ICAO code : | TSD |
| Call sign : | TAFI |
| Founding: | 1971 |
| Operation stopped: | 2010 |
| Seat: |
Fortaleza Brazil
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| Home airport : | Fortaleza |
| Company form: | Sociedade Anônima ( public company ) |
| Fleet size: | 16 |
| Aims: | national |
| TAF Linhas Aéreas ceased operations in 2010. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
TAF Linhas Aéreas was a Brazilian airline based in Fortaleza . It operated both cargo and passenger flights.
history
In 1971 the airline was founded as Táxi Aéreo Fortaleza . In 1995 the name was changed to TAF Linhas Aéreas . On June 15, 2010, the Brazilian civil aviation authority ANAC revoked her operating license.
Destinations
TAF flew exclusively nationally within Brazil from Fortaleza Airport to Belém , Manaus , Recife , São Luís and Teresina, among others .
fleet
As of September 2009, the TAF Linhas Aéreas fleet consisted of 16 aircraft.
- 2 Boeing 737-200
- 1 Boeing 737-200C
- 5 Boeing 727-200F
- 3 Cessna 208 Caravan
- 1 Cessna 208 B Grand Caravan
- 3 Embraer EMB 110C Bandeirante
- 1 Embraer EMB 110EJ Bandeirante
Among other things, the line used the former Landshut of Lufthansa , which was hijacked to Mogadishu on October 13, 1977, as a cargo plane. The aircraft was in a corner of Fortaleza Airport until 2018 . In 2017, the German federal government said it wanted to bring the aircraft back to Germany and prepare it as an exhibit.
Incidents
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The company recorded two no-fatal incidents in its history in which the aircraft had to be written off:
- On December 8, 1999, a Cessna 208 ( registration number PT-OHA) had an accident with two people on board. Ten minutes after taking off from João Pessoa Airport , the crew tried in vain to get back to the airport due to engine problems.
- On 1 December 2009 a crashed Boeing 727-200 - cargo aircraft (registration PR-MTK) at the São Paulo-Guarulhos . Due to brake failure, it crashed into installations at the airport.
See also
Web links
- Website of the TAF Linhas Aéreas (Portuguese, English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ aerotransport.org: TAF Linhas Aéreas fleet September 13, 2009
- ↑ The return of the "Landshut" is certain faz.net from July 27, 2017
- ↑ Data on the airline TAF Linhas Aéreas in the Aviation Safety Network , accessed on July 23, 2016.
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report in the Aviation Safety Network , accessed on July 23, 2016.
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report in the Aviation Safety Network , accessed on July 23, 2016.
