Viação Aérea Arco-Íris Explained

Airline:	Viação Aérea Arco-Íris S.A.
Founded:	1945
Commenced:	1946
Ceased:	1948

Viação Aérea Arco-Íris S.A. was a Brazilian airline founded in 1945. Flight operations ceased in 1948.

History

Arco-Íris was founded in March 1945 and the first flight was operated on July 12, 1946 between São Paulo-Congonhas and cities within the states of São Paulo and Paraná, being the first carrier to serve Londrina.^[1]

Due to financial problems the airline ceased operations in 1948. It was later sold to a group of entrepreneurs from Rio Grande do Sul, who moved its head-office to Caxias do Sul, right on the main operational area of Varig. For this reason, the new owners had extreme difficulty in establishing operations. Finally in 1950 Arco-Íris had its operational authorization cancelled.

Destinations

Arco-Íris served the following cities:^[2]

• Assis – Assis Airport
• Londrina – Londrina Airport
• Marília – Marília Airport
• Ourinhos – Ourinhos Airport
• Presidente Prudente – Presidente Prudente Airport
• São Paulo – Congonhas Airport

Accidents and incidents

• 1946: a de Havilland DH-89A Dragon Rapide registration PP-AID crashed upon touch down at São Paulo-Congonhas due to cross-winds. One passenger survived.^[4]

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 . 308–309 . Portuguese.
2. Book: Pereira, Aldo . Breve História da Aviação Comercial Brasileira . Rio de Janeiro . Europa . 1987 . 291 . Portuguese.
3. Book: Pereira, Aldo . Breve História da Aviação Comercial Brasileira . Rio de Janeiro . Europa . 1987 . 291–292 . Portuguese.
4. Book: Pereira, Aldo . Breve História da Aviação Comercial Brasileira . Rio de Janeiro . Europa . 1987 . 292 . Portuguese.