Puma Air
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| Founded | 2002 | |||
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| Fleet size | 1 | |||
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| Parent company | Angola Air Services | |||
| Headquarters | Belém, Brazil | |||
| Key people | Gleison Gamboni de Souza | |||
| Website | www.pumaair.com.br | |||
Puma Air (Puma Linhas Aéreas) is an airline based in Belém, Brazil.[1] According to the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC) in May 2011 Puma Air had 0.01% of the domestic market share in terms of passengers per kilometer flown with a great decrease of traffic attributed to unscheduled maintenance of its sole aircraft. Puma Air did not operate scheduled flights in June and July 2011. In August 2011 Puma Air had 0.00% of the domestic market. Since September 2011 Puma Air does not operate flights.[2]
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[edit] History
The airline was founded on January 21, 2002 with a fleet of 3 Cessna 208B Grand Caravan and serving 12 cities in the state of Pará. Originally a charter and air taxi operator, later it started to operate also scheduled flights.
After a period of expansion and becoming an important regional carrier on the Amazon region, Puma Air, under severe economical difficulties, grounded its aircraft and interrupted all services in February 2009. It was then sold and re-organized.[3]
The new share-holders composition was approved by ANAC in January 2010: 80% of the shares belong to the Brazilian company Ipiranga Obras Públicas e Privadas and to Gleison Gamboni e Souza, and 20% of the shares belong to the Angolan company Angola Air Services. Puma Air re-started its operations on April 12, 2010, with flights from Belém to Macapá and São Paulo,[4] after being grounded between January and March 2010. Puma Air does not restrict its services anymore to the Amazon region.
The airline planned to end the year 2010 with three Boeing 737-300s and to start operating a flight between Recife and Luanda,[5] using a Boeing 767-300ER wet-leased from Gol Airlines with Varig colors.[6] On August 23, 2010 the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC) designated Puma Air to operate 4 weekly flights on the route.[7] However, on July 2011 those plans were still not implemented.
[edit] Destinations
As of August 2011 Puma Air operated scheduled services to the following destinations:[8]
Furthermore Puma Air also operated some charter services with wet-leased aircraft to the following destination:
Terminated destinations: São Paulo-Guarulhos, Fortaleza
[edit] Fleet
As of September 2011 the fleet of Puma Air included the following aircraft:[9]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers (Y) | Notes |
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| Boeing 737-300 | 1 | – | 134 |
| Aircraft | Total | Years of operation |
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| Cessna 208B Grand Caravan | 1 | 2002–2010 |
| Embraer EMB 120 Brasília | 2 | 2006–2010 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Quem Somos." Puma Air. Retrieved on December 26, 2010. "A PUMA AIR é uma empresa com sede em Belém, capital do Pará,"
- ^ "Dados Comparativos Avançados" (in Portuguese). Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC). http://www2.anac.gov.br/dadosComparativos/DadosComparativos.asp. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "Puma Air Linhas Aéreas (Brasil)" (in Portuguese). Aviação Brasil. http://www.aviacaobrasil.com.br/wp/empresas_aereas/regionais_brasileiras/puma_air_linhas_aereas_brasil. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- ^ "Companhia paraense Puma Air inicia voos Belém-São Paulo no final de março" (in Portuguese). Cidade Biz. 16 March 2010. http://www.cidadebiz.com.br/paginas/51001_52000/51736-1.html. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ "Puma Air aposta em Norte e Nordeste e investe R$100 mi no 1̊ ano" (in Portuguese). Folha Online. 16 March 2010. http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/dinheiro/ult91u707629.shtml. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
- ^ Komatsu, Alberto (18 March 2010). "Varig vai à Europa e aos EUA com voo fretado" (in Portuguese). Valor Online. http://www.valoronline.com.br/?impresso/empresas/95/6163488/varig-vai-a-europa-e-aos-eua-com--voo-fretado. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
- ^ "Puma Air conquista quatro voos semanais para Angola" (in Portuguese). Panrotas. 24 August 2010. http://www.panrotas.com.br/noticia-turismo/aviacao/puma-air-conquista-quatro-voos-semanais-para-angola_60867.html. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ "Horários de voo" (in Portuguese). Puma Air. http://reservaweb.pumaair.com.br/horariovoos.asp. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Frota atual das empresas brasileiras" (in Portuguese). Aeromuseu. September 3, 2011. http://www.aeromuseu.com.br/frota.htm. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
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