Flyways Linhas Aéreas

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.

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

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On 8 March 2018 the concession to operate air services was revoked by the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil[6]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

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. https://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-atr-580.htm
  11. https://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-atr-367.htm
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