Sol Linhas Aéreas

For the Argentinean airline, see Sol Líneas Aéreas.
Sol Linhas Aéreas Ltda.
IATA
–		 ICAO
SBA		 Callsign
SOL
Founded 2008
Commenced operations 2009
Operating bases Toledo
Frequent-flyer program Cliente Fidelidade Sol
Fleet size 1
Headquarters Cascavel, Brazil
Key people Marcos Solano Vale (Director)
Website www.voesol.com.br

Sol Linhas Aéreas Ltda. is a domestic airline based in Cascavel, Brazil founded in 2008.

According to the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC) in September 2011 Sol had 0.01% of the domestic market share in terms of passengers per kilometre flown.[1] All operations were suspended on November 28, 2011.

History

The company's main objective is to operate in the market of scheduled regional flights, connecting the city of Cascavel to other cities within Paraná and neighboring States. It was founded in 2008 and the first flight was operated on October 12, 2009.[2]

Sol suspended its regular operations in December 2010 and restarted them on March 28, 2011. However, on November 28, 2011, all flights were suspended again due to lack of infrastructure in the airports that Sol operates. The airline expects to resume flights in April 2012.[3]

Destinations

As of November 2011 Sol Linhas Aéreas operated scheduled services to the following destinations:[4]

Terminated destination: Cascavel

Fleet

Let L-410 at Cascavel Airport

As of December 2011 the fleet of Sol Linhas Aéreas included the following aircraft:[5]

Sol Linhas Aéreas Fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Passengers (Y) Introduced Notes
Let L-410 Turbolet 1 – 19 2009

Airline affinity program

Cliente Fidelidade Sol is Sol's Frequent Flyer Program. Points can be used for free flights with Sol.

References

  1. ↑ "Dados Comparativos Avançados" (in Portuguese). Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC). Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Sol Linhas Aéreas (Brasil)" (in Portuguese). Aviação Brasil. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Sol Linhas Aéreas volta a operar em abril" (in Portuguese). Sol Linhas Aéreas. November 28, 2011. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Sol Linhas Aéreas" (in Portuguese). Sol Linhas Aéreas. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Frota atual das empresas brasileiras" (in Portuguese). Aeromuseu. December 31, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2012.

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