Sideral Linhas Aéreas Ltda. is a Brazilian cargo and passenger charter airline based in Curitiba. It was established in 2010 as a subsidiary of Expresso Adorno Group as a charter cargo and passenger airline.
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Founded | 2010 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | March 13, 2011 | ||||||
AOC # | 8905 - August 22, 2022[1] | ||||||
Operating bases | Afonso Pena International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 16 | ||||||
Destinations | 14 | ||||||
Parent company | Expresso Adorno Group | ||||||
Headquarters | São José dos Pinhais, Brazil | ||||||
Employees | 51-200 | ||||||
Website | siderallinhasaereas |
Sideral was founded in 2010, and belongs to the Expresso Adorno Group, headquartered in São José dos Pinhais; it started as a cargo airline. It currently operates flights of the Night Postal Network (RPN), a postal service that allows cargo to be sent to destinations in less than 24 hours, in addition to cargo transportation services in general.
In early 2017, Sideral leased some Boeing 727s from Rio Linhas Aéreas, which ended its operations in 2017. In December of the same year, the company received approval from National Civil Aviation Agency to transport passengers, and currently has three aircraft adaptable for this purpose in its fleet.
In June 2019, the company requested authorization from ANAC to operate passenger routes from Congonhas Airport.[2]
Sideral has the following operating bases:
Country | City | Airport | Notes |
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![]() | Belém | Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport | |
Belo Horizonte | Belo Horizonte International Airport | ||
Brasília | Brasília International Airport | ||
Campo Grande | Campo Grande International Airport | ||
Curitiba | Afonso Pena International Airport | Base | |
Fortaleza | Pinto Martins International Airport | ||
Goiânia | Santa Genoveva International Airport | ||
Manaus | Eduardo Gomes International Airport | ||
Recife | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport | ||
Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport | ||
Salvador da Bahia | Salvador International Airport | ||
São Luís | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport | ||
São Paulo | São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport | ||
Teresina | Teresina Airport |
Sideral fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of March 2022):[3]
Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Passenger | Notes |
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Boeing 737-300 | 2 | — | 144 | |
Boeing 737-300BDSF | 2 | — | Cargo | |
Boeing 737-300QC | 2 | — | 144 | Operating cargo and passenger flights |
Boeing 737-300SF | 2 | — | Cargo | |
Boeing 737-400SF | 7 | — | Cargo | Two with special livery operating dedicated services for MercadoLibre as Meli Air[4] Two with special livery operating dedicated services for Correios[5] |
Boeing 737-500 | 2 | — | 52 | One with VIP configuration for passenger charter |
Boeing 737-800 | — | 1 | TBA | [6] |
Total | 16 | 1 |
Sideral Air Cargo formerly operated the following aircraft:
Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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ATR 42-320 | 1 | 2015 | 2016 | Transferred to MAP Linhas Aereas |
Boeing 727-200F | 2 | 2016 | 2017 | Leased from Rio Linhas Aereas |