ABSA Aerolinhas Brasileiras S/A d/b/a LATAM Cargo Brasil (formerly TAM Cargo) is a cargo airline based in Campinas, Brazil. It operates scheduled services within Latin America and between Brazil and the United States as well as charter services. Its main base is Viracopos International Airport.

It is a sister company of LATAM Cargo Chile and LATAM Cargo Colombia.

History

The airline was established and started operations on June 2, 1995, as Brasil Transair - Transportes Charter Turismo.

In November 2001, LAN Airlines acquired a majority stake of the company, which was then renamed ABSA Cargo Airline and integrated into the LAN Chile Group. ABSA Cargo put its first Boeing 767-300F into service in January 2002. It is owned by LAN Airlines (74%), Jochmann (13%) and TADEF (13%) and had 285 employees as of March 2007. although they are currently operating and have been negotiating terms. In August, the company announced its second-quarter results, projecting improved operational prospects.

Destinations

thumb|A former ABSA Cargo [[Boeing 767-300F at José María Córdova International Airport in 2011]]

LATAM Cargo Brasil serves the following:

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|-

!Country

!City

!Airport

!Notes

!Refs

|-

|rowspan="2"|Argentina||Buenos Aires||Ministro Pistarini International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|

|-

|Tucumán||Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport||||align=center|

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|rowspan="10"|Brazil||Belo Horizonte||Belo Horizonte International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|

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|Brasília||Brasília International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|

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|Cabo Frio||Cabo Frio International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|

|-

|Campinas||Viracopos International Airport||||align=center|

|-

|Porto Alegre||Salgado Filho International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|

|-

|Recife||Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|

|-

|Rio de Janeiro||Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|

|-

|Salvador||Salvador International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|

|-

|São Paulo||São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|

|-

|Miami||Miami International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|

|-

|}

Fleet

Current fleet

thumb|A LATAM Cargo Brasil [[Boeing 767-300F in former TAM Cargo livery]]

, LATAM Cargo Brasil operates the following aircraft:

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|+ LATAM Cargo Brasil fleet

|-

!Aircraft

!In <br> service

!Orders

!Notes

|-

|Boeing 767-300F

|2

|&mdash;

|

|-

!Total

!2

!&mdash;

!

|}

Former fleet

As ABSA Cargo, they previously operated the following aircraft:

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|+ LATAM Cargo Brasil former fleet

|-

!Aircraft

!Total

!Introduced

!Retired

!Notes

|-

|Douglas DC-8-61F

|1

|2001

|2002

|

|-

|Douglas DC-8-71F

|1

|1996

|2000

|

|}

See also

  • List of airlines of Brazil

References

Citations

Bibliography

  • Official website