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Rio Linhas Aéreas

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Brazilian cargo airline

Rio Linhas Aéreas LTD was a Brazilian cargo airline based in Curitiba.2 It ceased to exist in 2017.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2007Founded1

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PR-IOF RIO Linhas Aéreas Boeing 727-214(A)(F) (19025417509)
Photo: Diegonvs from Recife, Brasil, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Rio Linhas Aéreas LTD was a Brazilian cargo airline based in Curitiba.2

The story

The airline originally operated as JetSul. In 1998, however, it suspended its operations in order to restructure itself. In 2007, it started preliminary studies and tests. Cargo services started in July 2009, after receiving regulatory approval. It had codeshare agreements with Globex Cargo and Smart Cargo. In 2014, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) approved the purchase of 49.99% by Brazilian Correios, but the purchase was not concluded. Rio Linhas Aéreas had night flight contracts to transport mail and packages for Correios (Brazilian Postal Service).

From Wikipedia’s article on Rio Linhas Aéreas, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

Rio Linhas Aéreas previously operated the following aircraft:

From Wikipedia’s article on Rio Linhas Aéreas, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. 2017Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2007Founded Founded1

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