ABSA - Aerolinhas Brasileiras
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| ABSA - Aerolinhas Brasileiras | ||
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| IATA M3 |
ICAO TUS |
Callsign ABSA Cargo |
| Founded | 1995 | |
| Hubs | Viracopos Int'l Airport | |
| Fleet size | 2 | |
| Destinations | ||
| Headquarters | Campinas, Brazil | |
| Key people | Norberto M. Jochmann (president) | |
| Website: http://www.absacargo.com.br/ | ||
ABSA - Aerolinhas Brasileiras is a cargo airline based in Campinas, Brazil. It operates services throughout South America with some flights extending to the United States.
[edit] History
The airline was established and started operations in June 1995. In November 2001 LAN Airlines bought a majority stake (73.3%) in the company. It was formerly known as Brasil Transair - Transportes Charter Turismo.
LAN Airlines takes the airline’s 767 orders to 12 aircraft.
The revelation comes as the first of the 12 aircraft batch, a -300F, was delivered to LAN’s freight affiliate Absa Cargo. A second 767 freighter is scheduled for delivery in October with the remainder of the 767s due be delivered to LAN and its affiliates by October 2008 [1].
[edit] Fleet
The ABSA fleet includes the following aircraft (at January 2007):
[edit] References
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
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