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Number 1 - 2011
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f the development of commercial
aviation in Brazil has frankly been
stunning over the past decade,
what is more visible and unprecedented
is that this very development occurred
on the mortal remains of half of the
most familiar Brazilian historical carriers:
Vasp, Transbrasil, Rio Sul and Varig have
all disappeared since – they accounted
for nearly 70% of the total national mar-
ket share in 2000!
Of these legacy airlines only TAM is
still around and kicking in 2011, followed
by Gol (which started operations in
January 2001, and which ten years later
succeeded in stealing the frst place on
the national market, long held by TAM,
by a mere 0.18%!). But new companies
like Azul, Trip and Webjet – all young
companies with an ambitious agenda
– are now taking a larger share on the
domestic market. For the past year, Gol/
Varig accounted for 39,77% of the natio-
nal passengers air transportation market
share followed by TAM with 39,59% (that
also includes operations by its subsidiary
company Pantanal), Azul with 7,96%,
Webjet with 5,89%, Trip with 2,77% and
Avianca-Brasil with 2,58%.
In 2001, the ffteen regional compa-
nies operating regular fights in Brazil
were the following: ALA Abaeté Linhas
Aéreas; Gol; Interbrasil Star; Nordeste
Um jato Airbus A319-132 na final do aeroporto de
Brasília. Esta aeronave exibe as cores da TAM, hoje a
principal companhia aérea do Brasil.
An Airbus A319-132 twinjet airliner on final at the Bra-
zilian capital’s airport. This aircraft sports the colours
of TAM, Brazil’s main carrier today.
© L. Maldonado
Com a proximidade de impor-
tantes eventos esportivos nos
próximos anos, o Brasil corre
contra o tempo para preparar
sua infraestrutura que receberá
milhares de visitantes interna-
cionais que atenderão à Copa
do Mundo em 2014 e aos Jo-
gos Olímpicos em 2016. Neste
contexto, o setor aeronáutico é
um dos mais importantes com-
ponentes do sistema de trans-
porte brasileiro, que cresce a
passos gigantescos, mas que
ainda carece de investimentos e
melhor gerenciamento.
Looking ahead at two major
sports events, Brazil is fighting
against the clock to adapt its
airports and ATM system in
order to handle thousands of
international visitors headed
for the 2014 FIFA World Cup
and the 2016 Olympic games.
Growing steadily, but still
slowed by insufficient funding
and local mismanagement,
aviation remains the most
important part of the country's
transportation system.
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