Braspress Air Cargo
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| Founded | Dec 23, 2022 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Viracopos International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4 (as of July 2024) | ||||||
| Parent company | Braspress Transportes Urgentes | ||||||
| Headquarters | Guarulhos, São Paulo | ||||||
| Key people | Tarcísio Gargioni (CEO)[1] | ||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||
Braspress Air Cargo Transportes Aéreos or simply Braspress Air Cargo is a Brazilian cargo airline headquartered in Guarulhos, Greater São Paulo. Founded in 2022, it is the air cargo transportation arm of Braspress Transportes Urgentes, one of the largest road transport companies in Brazil and Latin America.
History
[edit]Establishment
[edit]The process of creating Braspress Air Cargo began on December 23, 2022, with the issuance of National Registry of Legal Entities (CNPJ) with the Special Department of Federal Revenue of Brazil, popularly known as Receita Federal (RFB). At the same time, the new airline began its approval process with the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC) to obtain its air operator certificate (AOC).[2]
The new airline was founded by Urubatan Helou, CEO of Braspress Transportes Urgentes and his partner, Milton Domingues Petri. Together, on July 1, 1977, they created Braspress, today one of the largest road transport companies in Latin America, with a presence in Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina, which has its own fleet of 3,090 trucks, 117 distribution centers, 9 thousand direct employees and 4 thousand outsourced workers.[3]
In September 2023, it reserved aeronautical registrations through the Brazilian Aeronautical Registry (RAB) system for its first three aircraft, all of them of the Boeing 737-400BDSF.[4] In January 2024, the first plane, registration PS-BPA (MSN 29206), was registered in a painting hangar in Woensdrecht, in the Netherlands, already wearing the traditional blue and orange colors of the Brazilian carrier, similar to the paint used on the vehicle fleet.[5][6][7]
On March 3, 2024, the second Braspress Air Cargo plane, registration PS-BPB (MSN 29207), was officially delivered by the lessor World Star Aviation (WSA) and subsequently ferried between Liège, in Belgium, and São José dos Campos, in Brazil, to be prepared for its new operator at DIGEX MRO, where it will receive the airline's colors. The same plane will be used on certification flights, the last pending step before obtaining the air operator certificate.[8][9][10]
On April 3, 2024, Braspress and Concessionária Aeroportos Brasil Viracopos, administrator of Viracopos International Airport, in Campinas, signed an area transfer agreement that allows the airline to begin installing the necessary infrastructure to begin its operations in the airport in the coming months. Braspress Air Cargo is expected to make its first flight in August, connecting Campinas/Viracopos with Eduardo Gomes International Airport, in Manaus.[11][12][13]
Fleet
[edit]As of July 2024,[update] the Braspress Air Cargo fleet consists of the following aircraft:[14][15]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Boeing 737-400BDSF | 2 | — | Cargo | — |
| Embraer Phenom 100 | 1 | — | 5 | VIP |
| Hawker Beechcraft 4000 | 1 | — | 10 | VIP |
| Total | 4 | — | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Nova aérea brasileira iniciará operações a partir de Viracopos" (in Portuguese). Hora Campinas. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Braspress inicia processo de abertura de uma nova companhia aérea brasileira" (in Portuguese). AeroIN. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Quem somos" (in Portuguese). Braspress Transportes Urgentes. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Rumo a ter sua própria empresa aérea no Brasil, Braspress reserva matrículas para três Boeing 737" (in Portuguese). AeroIN. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Surge a primeira aeronave da Braspress com a identidade visual completa" (in Portuguese). Aeroflap. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "First Boeing 737 of a new Brazilian airline unveiled". Aviacionline. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Brazil's Braspress Air Cargo set to add two B737 freighters". ch-aviation. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "WSA delivers Boeing 737-400F to new customer Braspress". Aviator Newsroom. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Chega ao Brasil o primeiro 737 da Braspress" (in Portuguese). Flap Internacional. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Está em voo rumo ao SJK Airport, em São José dos Campos-SP, o primeiro Boeing 737 da Braspress" (in Portuguese). AeroIN. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Braspress e Aeroporto de Viracopos assinam acordo para iniciar voos cargueiros em Campinas-SP" (in Portuguese). AeroIN. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Viracopos e Braspress assinam acordo de cessão de área para empresa começar a operar voos de cargas nacionais" (in Portuguese). Viracopos. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Viracopos and Braspress sign area transfer agreement for the company to begin operating national cargo flights". Aeroflap. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Braspress Air Cargo Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Aviação Comercial Brasileira - Frota atual" (PDF). Aeromuseu (in Portuguese). 11 June 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
