Flyways Linhas Aéreas
IATA ICAO Callsign
— FYW —
Founded2014
Commenced operations2015
Ceased operations2017
HubsBelo Horizonte–Pampulha
Fleet size0
Destinations0
HeadquartersRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Key peoplePedro Paulo Valverde Pedrosa

Flyways Linhas Aéreas Ltda. was a domestic airline based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, founded in 2014. The company slogan was Portuguese: Prazer em voar.

History

Flyways was founded on June 11, 2014.[1] The concession to operate air services was granted on December 16, 2015 by the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil.[2][3] Flights started on December 28, 2015.[4]

On 15 July 2016 the airline was grounded for maintenance of its sole aircraft and there is no set date to become airborne again.[5]

On 8 March 2018 the concession to operate air services was revoked by the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil[6]

On 12 August 2019 during a tow to be scrapped, the tractor was not able to hold the weight of the ATR 72-200 fuselage and suffered an accident with no injuries. On the following day, the metal successfully reached the scrap yard.[7]

Destinations

Flyways operated flights to the following cities:[8]

City Country IATA ICAO Airport
Belo HorizonteBrazilPLUSBBHPampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport
IpatingaBrazilIPNSBIPUsiminas Airport
Porto SeguroBrazilBPSSBPSPorto Seguro Airport (charter)
Rio de JaneiroBrazilGIGSBGLGaleão/Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport
UberabaBrazilUBASBURMário de Almeida Franco Airport

Fleet

The Flyways fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of August 2016):[9]

Flyways fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Passengers (Y) Notes
ATR 72-500 1 78 PR-TKN [10]
ATR 72-200 1 68 PP-STY [11]

Airline affinity program

Flyways had no frequent flyer program.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Portaria Anac nº 1366/SRE, de 11 de junho de 2014" (PDF) (in Portuguese). ANAC. 11 July 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Anac autoriza Flyways a operar voos regulares" (in Portuguese). Panrotas. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "ANAC emite concessão para Flyways Linhas Aéreas" (in Portuguese). ANAC. 16 December 2015. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Flyways inicia operações na rota Rio-Pampulha" (in Portuguese). Panrotas. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Flyways paralisa voos por manutenção de aeronaves" (in Portuguese). Panrotas. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Portaria Anac nº 807/SPO, de 8 de março de 2018" (PDF) (in Portuguese). ANAC. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Acidente com avião puxado por trator surpreende moradores na Região da Pampulha" (in Portuguese). G1. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  8. ↑ "Horários de voo". Flyways. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 7.
  10. ↑ "Flyways Linhas Aereas PR-TKN (ATR 42/72 - MSN 580) (Ex EC-HCG ) | Airfleets aviation".
  11. ↑ "Flyways Linhas Aereas PP-STY (ATR 42/72 - MSN 367) (Ex EC-IMH EI-REG F-GKOK HS-PGB OM-VRB ) | Airfleets aviation".
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