Companhia Meridional de Transportes explained

Airline:	Companhia Meridional de Transportes
Founded:	1944
Commenced:	1945
Ceased:	1946
Key People:	Álvaro Araújo

Companhia Meridional de Transportes was a Brazilian airline founded in 1944. In 1946, following the death of its owner in an air crash, the airline went bankrupt.

History

Meridional was founded in 1944 and on October 4, 1945, started operating regular flights within the states of Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo. On December 19, 1945, one of its aircraft crashed killing all occupants, including the pilot and owner of the airline Álvaro Araújo. Months later, in March 1946, the airline declared bankruptcy.^[1]

Destinations

Meridional served the following cities:^[2]

• Campos dos Goytacazes – Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport
• Rio de Janeiro – Santos Dumont Airport
• Vitória – Goiabeiras Airport

Volta Redonda was also one of its destinations, on the route Campos - Volta Redonda - Rio de Janeiro.

Accidents and incidents

• 19 December 1945: an Avro Anson Mk. II registration PP-MTA crashed in the neighborhood of Itaipu, Niterói, killing all passengers and crew, including the pilot and owner of the airline, Álvaro Araújo.^[2]

See also

• List of defunct airlines of Brazil

Notes and References

1. Book: Instituto Histórico-Cultural da Aeronáutica . História Geral da Aeronáutica Brasileira: da criação do Ministério da Aeronáutica ao final da Segunda Guerra Mundial . Belo Horizonte and Rio de Janeiro . Villa Rica Editoras Reunidas . 1991 . 3 . 308 . Portuguese.
2. Book: Pereira, Aldo . Breve História da Aviação Comercial Brasileira . Rio de Janeiro . Europa . 1987 . 290 . Portuguese.