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.
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | AOC number | Established | Official name and notes |
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Abaeté Aviação | E4 | ABJ | ABAETÉ | 10,207 - January 6, 2023 | 1979 | ATA-Aerotáxi Abaeté LTDA. | |
Aerosul Linhas Aéreas | 2S | ASO | 7,845 - April 20, 2022 | 2020 | Aerosul Linhas Aéreas LTDA. Formerly Aerosul Táxi Aéreo and Austen Táxi Aéreo. | ||
Apuí Táxi Aéreo | Q1 | CQB | APUÍ | 10,216 - January 9, 2023 | 1996 | Apuí Táxi Aéreo S.A. | |
ASTA Linhas Aéreas | 0A | SUL | ASTA | 9,550 - October 19, 2022 | 1995 | Asta Linhas Aéreas LTDA. Formerly América do Sul Linhas Aéreas. | |
Avion Express Brasil | AEB | [ citation needed ] | 2023 | Avion Express Brasil LTDA. | |||
Azul Linhas Aéreas | AD | AZU | AZUL | 10,123 - December 23, 2022 | 2008 | Azul Linhas Aéreas S.A. | |
Azul Conecta | 2F (AD) | ACN | AZUL CONECTA | 10,039 - December 14, 2022 | 2013 | Azul Conecta LTDA. Subsidiary of Azul. Formerly Two Táxi Aéreo LTDA | |
GOL Linhas Aéreas | G3 | GLO | GOL | 12,669 - October 2, 2023 | 2000 | GOL Linhas Aéreas S.A.Formerly VRG Linhas Aéreas S.A. | |
MAP Linhas Aéreas | 7M | PAM | MAP AIR | 8,601 - July 15, 2022 | 2011 | MAP Transportes Aéreos LTDA. Subsidiary of VOEPASS Linhas Aéreas | |
LATAM Brasil | JJ (LA) | TAM | TAM | 13,221 - November 24, 2023 | 1975 | TAM 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 | PLS | PLACAR | 9,337 - July 6, 2023[ citation needed ] | 2022 | Placar Linhas Aéreas S.A. | ||
Sideral Linhas Aéreas | 0S | SID | SIDERAL | 8,905 - August 22, 2022 | 2010 | Sideral Linhas Aéreas LTDA. | |
Total Linhas Aéreas | L1 | TTL | TOTAL | 9,934 - December 5, 2022 | 1988 | Total Linhas Aéreas S.A. | |
Voepass Linhas Aéreas | 2Z | PTB | PASSAREDO | 12,794 - October 13, 2023 | 1995 | Passaredo Transportes Aéreos S.A. Formerly Passaredo Linhas Aéreas | |
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | AOC number | Established | Official name and notes |
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Asas Linhas Aéreas | CEU | ASAS AIR | [ citation needed ] | 2020 | Asas Linhas Aéreas LTDA. Never flown carrying cargo, aircraft abandoned at BSB | ||
Braspress Air Cargo | BPC | BRASPRESS | [ citation needed ] | 2022 | Braspress Air Cargo Transportes Aéreos LTDA. | ||
LATAM Cargo Brasil | M3 | LTG | TAMCARGO | 9,429 - October 5, 2022 | 1995 | ABSA Aerolinhas Brasileiras S.A. Part of LATAM Airlines Group. Former ABSA Cargo Airline and TAM Cargo | |
Levu Air Cargo | |||||||
Modern Logistics | WD | MWM | MODERNAIR | 9,933 - December 5, 2022 | 2015 | Modern Transporte Aéreo de Carga S.A. | |
Total Express | TT | TOT | TOTAL EXPRESS | 13,242 - November 28, 2023 | 2023 | Anivia Serviços Aéreos LTDA. |
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | AOC number | Established | Official name and notes |
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Amazonaves | — | — | — | — | 9,913 - December 1, 2022 | 2008 | Amazonaves Táxi Aéreo LTDA. |
Dugomes Air Táxi Aéreo | — | — | — | — | 7,749 - April 6, 2022 | 2007 | Dugomes Air Táxi Aéreo LTDA. Formerly Rio Acre Aerotáxi LTDA. |
High Class Helicópteros | — | — | — | — | 11,332 - May 16, 2023 | — | High Class Táxi Aéreo LTDA. |
JetBlack | — | — | — | — | 11,464 - May 29, 2023 | — | Jet Black Participações LTDA. |
Líder Aviação | — | — | — | 9,182 - September 15, 2022 | 1958 | Líder Taxi Aéreo S.A. | |
Manaus Aerotáxi | — | — | — | 7,878 - April 27, 2022 | 1998 | Manaus Aerotáxi Participações LTDA. | |
OMNI Táxi Aéreo | O1 | OMI | OMNI | 9,544 - October 18, 2022 | 2000 | OMNI Táxi Aéreo S.A. | |
Piquiatuba | — | — | — | 9,824 - November 22, 2022 | 2005 | Piquiatuba Táxi Aéreo LTDA. | |
Prime Aviation | — | — | — | — | 7,700 - March 31, 2022 | — | Prime Aviation Taxi Aéreo e Serviços LTDA. |
RICO Taxi Aéreo | — | — | — | — | 8,735 - August 2, 2022 | 1980 | RICO Táxi Aéreo LTDA. |
RIMA Taxi Aéreo | — | 0R | RIM | — | 7,455 - March 8, 2022 | 2001 | Rio Madeira Aviação LTDA. |
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