This is a list of defunct airlines of Brazil.

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commencedoperations CeasedoperationsNotes Abaeté Linhas AéreasABJ19942012AOC revoked Aero Amazonas Linhas Aereas19961996 AeroBrasil Cargo 19982000Cargo branch of Transbrasil. Bankrupt Aero Geral19411952Sold to Varig Aerolloyd Iguassu19331939Sold to VASP Aeronorte19401961Sold to Aerovias Brasil and later integrated into Varig Aerovias BrasilBSL19421961Sold to Varig Aerovias Minas Gerais19441949Bankrupt Air Brasil Linhas Aéreas Air Brasil CargoBSL20062012 Air Minas Linhas Aéreas6MAMGAIR MINAS20022010AOC revoked Air ViasAIV 19931995 Asas Linhas AéreasCEUASAS AIR20202020Asas Linhas Aéreas LTDA. Never flown carrying cargo, aircraft abandoned at BSB ATA BrasilABZATA BRASIL20022005 Atlântico Linhas Aéreas19951996 Avianca BrasilO6ONEOCEAN AIR 19982019Formerly Oceanair. Bankrupt BETA CargoGBBETBETA19902012Formerly Brasair Transportes Aéreos. AOC revoked BrasairOperated a B707-300F in Manaus BRA Transportes AéreosB7BRBBRA-TRANSPAEREOS19992007Formerly Brasil Rodo Aéreo. Bankrupt Brasmex – Brasil Minas ExpressBCABRASMEX20012004 Brava Linhas AéreasN7NHGHELGA20062013Formerly NHT Linhas Aéreas. AOC revoked Central Aérea Limitada19481955Sold to Transportes Aéreos Nacional COLT CargoXCACOLT20132017 Companhia Itaú de Transportes Aéreos19471956Sold to Transportes Aéreos Nacional Companhia Meridional de Transportes19441946Bankrupt Condor Syndikat19241927Succeeded by Syndicato Condor Connect Cargo20192020 Cruiser Linhas AéreasJ6VCRVOE CRUISER20012010AOC revoked Cruzeiro do SulSCCRZCRUZEIRO19431993Sold to and later integrated into Varig Digex Aero CargoDGXDIGEX19901997 Empresa de Transporte Aéreo19281929 Flex Linhas Aéreas JHFFXFLEX BRASIL20072010Formerly Nordeste Linhas Aéreas Regionais. Bankrupt Fly Brasil Transportes Aéreos19992002 Fly Linhas Aéreas4HFLBAEREAFLY19952003 Flyways Linhas AéreasFYW20142018AOC revoked Helisul Linhas Aéreas19941998Sold to TAM-Transportes Aéreos Meridionais Interbrasil STARQ9ITBINTERBRASIL19942001Regional branch of Transbrasil. Bankrupt Interexpress Transportes Aéreos RegionaisK9IPMINTEREXPRESS19961998Passenger division of Itapemirim. Sold to TAM-Transportes Aéreos Meridionais Itapemirim Transportes Aéreos5WIPMITAPEMIRIM19902000Cargo division of Itapemirim. ITA Transportes Aéreos8IIPMAEROITA20202021 Bankrupt Levu Air CargoLVULVU CARGO20242025Levu Transporte Aéreo e Logística de Cargas S.A. Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras19451948 Linha Aérea Transcontinental Brasileira19441951Sold to Real Transportes Aéreos Linhas Aéreas Natal19461950Sold to Real Transportes Aéreos Linhas Aéreas Paulistas – LAP19431951Sold to Lóide Aéreo Nacional Linhas Aéreas Wright19471948Sold to Real Transportes Aéreos LitorâneaLITORANEA20072009 Lóide Aéreo Nacional19471962Formerly Transportes Carga Aérea. Sold to VASP Mais Linhas AéreasMLIDEMAIS20102013 MAP Linhas Aéreas 7MPAMMAP AIR20112025Bankrupt Master Top Airlines MTA Q4MSTMASTER20062011Bankrupt Meta Linhas AéreasMSQMETA19972011Formerly META - Mesquita Transportes Aéreos. Montini AirA unique DC8 flown for a short time in Viracopos carrying cargo. NAB – Navegação Aérea Brasileira19381961Sold to Lóide Aéreo Nacional Nacional Transportes AéreosNCT20002002 Noar Linhas AéreasNRANOAR20092011AOC revoked Nordeste Linhas Aéreas RegionaisJHNESNORDESTE19762007Sold to and later integrated into Varig. Rebranded as Flex Linhas Aéreas NYRBA do Brasil19291930Rebranded Panair do Brasil Organização Mineira de Transportes Aéreos19461957Sold to Transportes Aéreos Nacional Panair do BrasilPBPABBANDEIRANTE19301965Bankrupt Pantanal Linhas AéreasGPP8PTNPANTANAL19902013Sold to TAM Airlines Paraense Transportes AéreosQR19521970 Penta Transportes Aéreos5PPEPAEROPENA19952005 Phoenix AirlinesPHNPHOENIX BRASIL19951997 Presidente Transportes AéreosPRESIDENTE19962001 Promodal Transportes AéreosGPTPROMODAL20032004 Puma AirZ4PLYPUMA BRASIL20022011 Real Transportes AéreosRLREAL19451961Sold to Varig Rico Linhas Aéreas C7RLERICO19962010AOC revoked Rio Linhas AéreasRLRIORIO LINHAS20072017Formerly JetSul. Rio Sul Serviços Aéreos Regionais SLRSLRIO SUL19762002Sold to and later integrated into Varig Sadia Transportes AéreosQD SADIA19551972Rebranded as Transbrasil SAVA CargoTDTNSSAVA19781999 SAVAGSAVAG19461966Sold to Cruzeiro do Sul Serviços Aéreos CondorCONDOR19271943Formerly Syndicato Condor. Nationalized and rebranded as Cruzeiro do Sul SETE Linhas Aéreas5OSLXSETE19992017 Skyjet BrazilSKYJET19961996 Skymaster AirlinesSKCSKYMASTER AIR19952010 Sol Linhas AéreasSBASOL20082012 Sterna Linhas AéreasSTRSTERNA20142017 Transportes Aéreos Bandeirantes19451950Sold to Lóide Aéreo Nacional TABA – Transportes Aéreos da Bacia AmazônicaT2TABTABA19761999 TAC – Transportes Aéreos Catarinense19471966Formerly Transportes Aéreos Ltda. Sold to Sadia Transportes Aéreos TAF Linhas AéreasR9TSDTAFI19952009AOC revoked TAM – Transportes Aéreos RegionaisKK19762000Integrated into TAM-Transportes Aéreos Meridionais to form TAM Airlines TAS – Transportes Aéreos Salvador19491962Sold to Sadia Transportes Aéreos Tavaj Linhas Aéreas 4UTVJTAVAJ19942004 TEAM Linhas AéreasTIMTEAM BRASIL20012012AOC revoked TransbrasilTRTBATRANSBRASIL19722001Formerly Sadia Transportes Aéreos. Bankrupt Transportes Aéreos Nacional19461961Sold to Varig Transportes Aéreos Sul-Americanos19481949 Transportes Charter do BrasilTCJCharter Brasil19942006 TRIP Linhas AéreasT4TIBTRIP19982014Sold to Azul Brazilian Airlines Unex AirlinesUNX19971999 Universal Transportes Aéreos19471948 VarigRGVRG VARIG 1927 2006 Bankrupt. Assets split between Flex Linhas Aéreas and Gol Transportes Aéreos. Varig LogLCVLOVELOG20002012Cargo branch of Varig. Bankrupt VASD19441952Sold to Transportes Aéreos Nacional VASPVPVSPVASP19332005Bankrupt VASPEXVPVSPVASP19962005Cargo branch of VASP. Bankrupt Via Brasil Linhas AéreasVBR19992002 Viabras19461953Sold to Transportes Aéreos Nacional Viação Aérea Arco-Íris19451948 Viação Aérea Bahiana19451948 Viação Charter Aérea19981998 Voe Minas Gerais20162019 Voepass Linhas Aéreas2ZPTBPASSAREDO199520232025Passaredo Transportes Aéreos S.A.Formerly Passaredo Linhas Aéreas WebJet Linhas AéreasWHWEBWEB-BRASIL20042012Sold to Gol Transportes Aéreos WhitejetsW7WTJWHITEJET20102014

a. German trade company that operated airline services in Brazil while also providing aircraft, maintenance and aviation information.

See also List of airlines of Brazil Transportation in Brazil

References

Further reading Anderson D.A., Aviacao comercial brasileira, Ed. Universitaria, 1979 Pereira A., Breve historia da aviaçao comercial brasileira, Europa Empresa Grafica e Editora, Rio de Janeiro, 1987 Beting G., Brazilian wings-The illustrated history of Brazilian civil aviation, Beting Books, 2005 História Geral da Aeronáutica Brasileira-De janeiro de 1946 a janeiro de 1956, vol. 4, Instituto Histórico-Cultural da Aeronáutica, Rio de Janeiro, 2005