Nacional Transportes Aéreos was a Brazilian airline founded in 2000. It ceased operations in 2002.
History The low-fare carrier Nacional Transportes Aéreos was founded on December 26, 2000 and had as its first service the trunk route São Paulo-Guarulhos / Rio de Janeiro-Galeão / Recife / Fortaleza / São Luís, operated with a Boeing 737-400. The following year, Araçatuba, Brasília, Campo Grande, Cuiabá and Goiânia were added to the network. The Boeing 737-400 was returned to the leasor in April 2001 and replaced by a Boeing 737-200. A second 737-200 arrived in July 2001.
In January 2002, as a consequence of a financial crisis, Nacional was forced to return the aircraft and ceased all operations a few weeks later.
Destinations Araçatuba – Dario Guarita Airport Brasília – Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport Campo Grande – Campo Grande International Airport Cuiabá – Marechal Rondon International Airport Fortaleza – Pinto Martins International Airport Goiânia – Santa Genoveva Airport Recife – Guararapes/Gilberto Freyre International Airport Rio de Janeiro – Galeão/Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport São Luís – Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport São Paulo – Guarulhos/Gov. André Franco Montoro International Airport
Fleet + Nacional Transportes Aéreos fleetAircraft TotalYears of operationNotesBoeing 737-40012000-2001Boeing 737-20022001-2002
Airline Affinity Program Nacional did not have an airline affinity program.
See also List of defunct airlines of Brazil
References
External links Nacional Photo Archive at airliners.net