Brava Linhas Aéreas

Brava Linhas Aéreas Ltda.
IATA
N7		 ICAO
NHG		 Callsign
HELGA
Founded 2006
Operating bases Porto Alegre
Fleet size 3
Destinations 9
Headquarters Porto Alegre, Brazil
Key people Jorge Barouki (Director-President)
Website www.voebrava.com.br

Brava Linhas Aéreas Ltda, formerly known as NHT Linhas Aéreas, is a domestic airline based in Porto Alegre, Brazil founded in 2006.

According to the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC) between January and December 2012 Brava (then still operating as NHT) had 0.02% of the domestic market share in terms of passengers-kilometre flown.[1]

History

Originally named NHT Linhas Aéreas, the airline started operations in August 2006 serving cities in Rio Grande do Sul. After expanding services in the states of Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, and Santa Catarina, on April 9, 2010 NHT was granted much sought-for slots at São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, enabling the airline to start services to the state of São Paulo.[2][3]

Previously controlled by JMT Holding, which belongs to the family Teixeira, on May 18, 2012 NHT was sold to Group Acauã, belonging to the entrepreneur Jorge Barouki. Whereas JMT will dedicate itself to road transportation, Acauã plans to increase the fleet and open new routes, particularly in the state of Santa Catarina.[4]

As of March 2013 the airline ceased to use its original name NHT Linhas Aéreas and, as part of rebranding strategy, started to use the new name Brava Linhas Aéreas. Plans exist to start using four Embraer EMB 120 Brasília.

Destinations

A company LET-410 at Uruguaiana
Logo of the airline when it was called NHT

As of October 2014 Brava Linhas Aéreas operated scheduled services to the following destinations in Brazil:[5]

City Airport Notes
CaçadorCarlos Alberto da Costa Neves AirportTerminated
CampinasViracopos International AirportTerminated
ChapecóSerafin Enoss Bertaso AirportTerminated
ConcórdiaOlavo Cecco Rigon AirportTerminated
CuritibaAfonso Pena International Airport
ErechimErechim Airport
FlorianópolisHercílio Luz International AirportTerminated
Francisco BeltrãoPaulo Abdala AirportTerminated
JoaçabaSanta Terezinha AirportTerminated
LagesAntônio Correia Pinto de Macedo AirportTerminated
NavegantesMinistro Victor Konder International AirportTerminated
Passo FundoLauro Kurtz Airport
PelotasPelotas International Airport
Porto AlegreSalgado Filho International AirportHub
Rio GrandeRio Grande Airport
Santa MariaSanta Maria Airport
Santa RosaLuís Alberto Lehr Airport
Santo ÂngeloSepé Tiaraju Airport
São CarlosMário Pereira Lopes AirportTerminated
São Miguel do OesteHélio Wasum AirportTerminated
São PauloCongonhas AirportTerminated
UruguaianaRuben Berta International AirportTerminated

Fleet

As of February 2014 the fleet of Brava Linhas Aéreas included the following aircraft:[6]

NHT/Brava Linhas Aéreas Fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Passengers (Y) Introduced Notes
Let L-410 UVP E-20 2 – 19 2006 –
Embraer EMB 120RT Brasília 1 3 30 2013 –

Affinity Program

Brava Linhas Aéreas has no Frequent Flyer Program.

References

  1. ↑ "Dados Comparativos Avançados" (in Portuguese). Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC). Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  2. ↑ Veloso, Tarso (March 9, 2010). "NHT, Webjet e Azul ganham espaço em Congonhas". Valor Online (in Portuguese).
  3. ↑ "NHT Linhas Aéreas (Brasil)" (in Portuguese). Aviação Brasil. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
  4. ↑ Farina, Erik (May 18, 2012). "Voos regionais da NHT devem ser mantidos" (in Portuguese). Zero Hora. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Brava rotas e horários" (in Portuguese). Brava Linhas Aéreas. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Frota atual das empresas brasileiras" (in Portuguese). Aeromuseu. May 25, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2013.

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