List of airlines of Brazil

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This is a list of active airlines in Brazil holding an Air Operator Certificate issued by the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil as of May 6, 2024. [1] The list does not include purely Specialized and Air Taxi companies.

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Regular and non-regular

AirlineImage IATA ICAO Callsign AOC numberEstablishedOfficial name and notes
Abaeté Aviação ARP0062.jpg E4ABJABAETÉ10,207 - January 6, 20231979ATA-Aerotáxi Abaeté LTDA.
Aerosul Linhas Aéreas 2SASO7,845 - April 20, 20222020
Aerosul Linhas Aéreas LTDA. Formerly Aerosul Táxi Aéreo and Austen Táxi Aéreo.
Apuí Táxi Aéreo Q1CQBAPUÍ10,216 - January 9, 20231996
Apuí Táxi Aéreo S.A.
ASTA Linhas Aéreas 0ASULASTA9,550 - October 19, 20221995
Asta Linhas Aéreas LTDA. Formerly América do Sul Linhas Aéreas.
Avion Express Brasil Hamburg Airport Avion Express Malta Airbus A320-214 9H-MLD (DSC00455).jpg AEB[ citation needed ]2023Avion Express Brasil LTDA.
Azul Linhas Aéreas PR-ANY@PEK (20200524171035).jpg ADAZUAZUL10,123 - December 23, 20222008Azul Linhas Aéreas S.A.
Azul Conecta Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX at Santos Dumont Airport 05.jpg 2F
(AD)
ACNAZUL CONECTA10,039 - December 14, 20222013
Azul Conecta LTDA. Subsidiary of Azul. Formerly Two Táxi Aéreo LTDA
Dux Express DUX EXPRESS6,381 - November 10, 20212020
Dux Express Transportes Aéreos S.A. Formerly Apollo Express Táxi Aéreo S.A.
GOL Linhas Aéreas Rafael Luiz Canossa IMG 6157 (2) (28614583893).jpg G3GLOGOL12,669 - October 2, 20232000
GOL Linhas Aéreas S.A.Formerly VRG Linhas Aéreas S.A.
MAP Linhas Aéreas ATR-72 MAP.jpg 7MPAMMAP AIR8,601 - July 15, 20222011MAP Transportes Aéreos LTDA.
Subsidiary of VOEPASS Linhas Aéreas
LATAM Brasil LATAM Brasil Boeing 777-32W(ER) PT-MUA (Star Wars Galaxy's Edge livery) approaching JFK Airport.jpg JJ
(LA)
TAMTAM13,221 - November 24, 20231975TAM Linhas Aéreas SA
Part of LATAM Airlines Group. Former Votec Serviços Aéreos Regionais, Brasil Central Linhas Aéreas, Transportes Aéreos Meridionais (TAM) and TAM Airlines
Placar Linhas Aéreas PLSPLACAR9,337 - July 6, 2023[ citation needed ]2022Placar Linhas Aéreas S.A.
Sideral Linhas Aéreas Sideral Linhas Aereas.jpg 0SSIDSIDERAL8,905 - August 22, 20222010Sideral Linhas Aéreas LTDA.
Total Linhas Aéreas Total Cargo.jpg L1TTLTOTAL9,934 - December 5, 20221988Total Linhas Aéreas S.A.
Voepass Linhas Aéreas ATR 72-500 (72-212A) (Passaredo Linhas Aereas) .jpg 2ZPTBPASSAREDO12,794 - October 13, 20231995Passaredo Transportes Aéreos S.A.
Formerly Passaredo Linhas Aéreas

Cargo only

AirlineImage IATA ICAO Callsign AOC numberEstablishedOfficial name and notes
Asas Linhas Aéreas CEUASAS AIR[ citation needed ]2020Asas Linhas Aéreas LTDA. Never flown carrying cargo, aircraft abandoned at BSB
Braspress Air Cargo BPCBRASPRESS[ citation needed ]2022Braspress Air Cargo Transportes Aéreos LTDA.
LATAM Cargo Brasil 02142019 LATAM Cargo B763F N534LA KMIA NASEDITnose (40237117303).jpg M3LTGTAMCARGO9,429 - October 5, 20221995ABSA Aerolinhas Brasileiras S.A.
Part of LATAM Airlines Group. Former ABSA Cargo Airline and TAM Cargo
Levu Air Cargo Airbus A321-211(P2F) (cn 1017, 9H-CGB) 2023-04-11 Andre Gerwing Collection ID 020314.jpg LVULVU CARGO15,806 - November 7, 2024 [2] 2022Levu Transporte Aéreo e Logística de Cargas S.A.
Modern Logistics 737-400F MODERN SBPA (38924292814).jpg WDMWMMODERNAIR9,933 - December 5, 20222015Modern Transporte Aéreo de Carga S.A.
Total Express TTTOTTOTAL EXPRESS13,242 - November 28, 20232023Anivia Serviços Aéreos LTDA.

Non-regular only and air taxi

AirlineImage IATA ICAO Callsign AOC numberEstablishedOfficial name and notes
Amazonaves9,913 - December 1, 20222008Amazonaves Táxi Aéreo LTDA.
Dugomes Air Táxi Aéreo 7,749 - April 6, 20222007Dugomes Air Táxi Aéreo LTDA. Formerly Rio Acre Aerotáxi LTDA.
High Class Helicópteros11,332 - May 16, 2023High Class Táxi Aéreo LTDA.
JetBlack11,464 - May 29, 2023Jet Black Participações LTDA.
Líder Aviação Bombardier Learjet 55, Lider Taxi Aereo JP5838646.jpg 9,182 - September 15, 20221958Líder Taxi Aéreo S.A.
Manaus Aerotáxi 7,878 - April 27, 20221998Manaus Aerotáxi Participações LTDA.
OMNI Táxi Aéreo Helicoptero PR-OMN AgustaWestland AW139.jpg O1OMIOMNI9,544 - October 18, 20222000OMNI Táxi Aéreo S.A.
Piquiatuba EMB120emSantaInes.JPG 9,824 - November 22, 20222005Piquiatuba Táxi Aéreo LTDA.
Prime Aviation7,700 - March 31, 2022Prime Aviation Taxi Aéreo e Serviços LTDA.
RICO Taxi Aéreo 8,735 - August 2, 20221980RICO Táxi Aéreo LTDA.
RIMA Taxi Aéreo0RRIM7,455 - March 8, 20222001Rio Madeira Aviação LTDA.

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References

  1. "Empresas Aéreas - Consulta". ANAC (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  2. "PORTARIA Nº 15.806, DE 7 DE NOVEMBRO DE 2024". Diário Oficial da União (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-11-07. Retrieved 2024-11-10.