Braspress Air Cargo
{{Short description|Brazilian cargo airline}}
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| IATA = BP
| ICAO = BPC
| callsign = BRASPRESS
| founded = {{start date and age|2022|12|23}}
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| aoc = 16,844 - April 22, 2025{{cite web|url=https://sas.anac.gov.br/sas/empresasaereas/view/frmEmpresas.aspx|title=Empresas Aéreas - Consulta|website=ANAC|access-date=25 April 2025|language=pt}}
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| hubs = Viracopos International Airport
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| fleet_size = 4 (as of July 2024)
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| parent = Braspress Transportes Urgentes
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| headquarters = Guarulhos, Brazil
| key_people = Tarcísio Gargioni (CEO){{Cite web | url=https://horacampinas.com.br/nova-aerea-brasileira-iniciara-operacoes-a-partir-de-viracopos/| publisher=Hora Campinas| title=Nova aérea brasileira iniciará operações a partir de Viracopos| language=pt| date= 7 April 2024 | accessdate=15 April 2024}}
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| founders = *Urubatan Helou
- Milton Domingues Petri
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Braspress Air Cargo Transportes Aéreos or simply Braspress Air Cargo is a Brazilian cargo airline headquartered in Guarulhos, Greater São Paulo. Founded in 2022, it is the air cargo transportation arm of Braspress Transportes Urgentes, one of the largest road transport companies in Brazil and Latin America.
History
=Establishment=
The process of creating Braspress Air Cargo began on December 23, 2022, with the issuance of National Registry of Legal Entities (CNPJ) with the Special Department of Federal Revenue of Brazil, popularly known as Receita Federal (RFB). At the same time, the new airline began its approval process with the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC) to obtain its air operator certificate (AOC).{{Cite web | url=https://aeroin.net/braspress-inicia-processo-de-abertura-de-uma-nova-companhia-aerea-brasileira/| publisher=AeroIN| title=Braspress inicia processo de abertura de uma nova companhia aérea brasileira| language=pt| date= 14 May 2023 | accessdate=15 April 2024}}
The new airline was founded by Urubatan Helou, CEO of Braspress Transportes Urgentes and his partner, Milton Domingues Petri. Together, on July 1, 1977, they created Braspress, today one of the largest road transport companies in Latin America, with a presence in Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina, which has its own fleet of 3,090 trucks, 117 distribution centers, 9 thousand direct employees and 4 thousand outsourced workers.{{Cite web | url=https://www.braspress.com/a-braspress/quem-somos/| publisher=Braspress Transportes Urgentes| title=Quem somos| language=pt | accessdate=15 April 2024}}
In September 2023, it reserved aeronautical registrations through the Brazilian Aeronautical Registry (RAB) system for its first three aircraft, all of them of the Boeing 737-400BDSF.{{Cite web | url=https://aeroin.net/rumo-a-ter-sua-propria-empresa-aerea-no-brasil-braspress-reserva-matriculas-para-tres-boeing-737/| publisher=AeroIN| title=Rumo a ter sua própria empresa aérea no Brasil, Braspress reserva matrículas para três Boeing 737| language=pt| date= 1 September 2023 | accessdate=15 April 2024}} In January 2024, the first plane, registration PS-BPA ({{Tooltip|MSN|Manufacturer Serial Number}} 29206), was registered in a painting hangar in Woensdrecht, in the Netherlands, already wearing the traditional blue and orange colors of the Brazilian carrier, similar to the paint used on the vehicle fleet.{{Cite web | url=https://www.aeroflap.com.br/surge-a-primeira-aeronave-da-braspress-com-a-identidade-visual-completa/| publisher=Aeroflap| title=Surge a primeira aeronave da Braspress com a identidade visual completa| language=pt| date= 16 February 2024 | accessdate=15 April 2024}}{{Cite web | url=https://www.aviacionline.com/2024/02/first-boeing-737-of-a-new-brazilian-airline-unveiled/| publisher=Aviacionline| title=First Boeing 737 of a new Brazilian airline unveiled| language=en| date= 7 February 2024 | accessdate=15 April 2024}}{{Cite web | url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/137018-brazils-braspress-air-cargo-set-to-add-two-b737-freighters| publisher=ch-aviation| title=Brazil's Braspress Air Cargo set to add two B737 freighters| language=en| date= 19 February 2024 | accessdate=15 April 2024}}
On March 3, 2024, the second Braspress Air Cargo plane, registration PS-BPB ({{Tooltip|MSN|Manufacturer Serial Number}} 29207), was officially delivered by the lessor World Star Aviation (WSA) and subsequently ferried between Liège, in Belgium, and São José dos Campos, in Brazil, to be prepared for its new operator at DIGEX MRO, where it will receive the airline's colors. The same plane will be used on certification flights, the last pending step before obtaining the air operator certificate.{{Cite web | url=https://newsroom.aviator.aero/wsa-delivers-boeing-737-400f-to-new-customer-braspress/| publisher=Aviator Newsroom| title=WSA delivers Boeing 737-400F to new customer Braspress| language=en| date= 19 February 2024 | accessdate=15 April 2024}}{{Cite web | url=https://www.flapinternational.com.br/aviacao-comercial/chega-ao-brasil-o-primeiro-737-da-braspress/| publisher=Flap Internacional| title=Chega ao Brasil o primeiro 737 da Braspress| language=pt| date= 4 March 2024 | accessdate=15 April 2024}}{{Cite web | url=https://aeroin.net/esta-em-voo-rumo-ao-sjk-airport-em-sao-jose-dos-campos-sp-o-primeiro-boeing-737-da-braspress/| publisher=AeroIN| title=Está em voo rumo ao SJK Airport, em São José dos Campos-SP, o primeiro Boeing 737 da Braspress| language=pt| date= 6 March 2024 | accessdate=15 April 2024}}
On April 3, 2024, Braspress and Concessionária Aeroportos Brasil Viracopos, administrator of Viracopos International Airport, in Campinas, signed an area transfer agreement that allows the airline to begin installing the necessary infrastructure to begin its operations in the airport in the coming months. Braspress Air Cargo is expected to make its first flight in August, connecting Campinas/Viracopos with Eduardo Gomes International Airport, in Manaus.{{Cite web | url=https://aeroin.net/braspress-e-viracopos-assinam-acordo-para-iniciar-voos-cargueiros-em-campinas/| publisher=AeroIN| title=Braspress e Aeroporto de Viracopos assinam acordo para iniciar voos cargueiros em Campinas-SP| language=pt| date= 3 April 2024 | accessdate=15 April 2024}}{{Cite web | url=https://www.viracopos.com/pt_br/noticias/viracopos-e-braspress-assinam-acordo-de-cessao-de-area-para-empresa-comecar-a-operar-voos-de-cargas-nacionais.htm| publisher=Viracopos| title=Viracopos e Braspress assinam acordo de cessão de área para empresa começar a operar voos de cargas nacionais| language=pt| date= 3 April 2024 | accessdate=15 April 2024}}{{Cite web | url=https://www.aeroflap.com.br/en/Viracopos-and-Braspress-sign-area-cessation-agreement-for-company-to-start-operating-national-cargo-flights/| publisher=Aeroflap| title=Viracopos and Braspress sign area transfer agreement for the company to begin operating national cargo flights| language=en| date= 3 April 2024 | accessdate=15 April 2024}}
On April 22, 2025 Braspress was granted its Air operator's certificate.{{cite web|url=https://aeroin.net/braspress-conquista-o-certificado-de-operador-aereo-e-se-torna-a-mais-nova-empresa-aerea-do-brasil/|title=Braspress conquista o Certificado de Operador Aéreo e se torna a mais nova empresa aérea do Brasil|website=Aeroin|date=25 April 2025|access-date=25 April 2025|language=pt}}
Fleet
{{As of|2024|7|df=US|post=,}} the Braspress Air Cargo fleet consists of the following aircraft:{{Cite web | url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Braspress | publisher=Planespotters.net | title=Braspress Air Cargo Fleet Details and History| language=en | accessdate=12 July 2024}}{{cite web | url=http://www.aeromuseu.com.br/aeromuseufrotaatual.pdf | title=Aviação Comercial Brasileira - Frota atual | website=Aeromuseu | date=11 June 2024 | access-date=12 July 2024 | language=pt}}
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| style="background:#004f9e; color:white;"|Aircraft
! style="background:#004f9e; color:white;"|In service ! style="background:#004f9e; color:white;"|Orders ! style="background:#004f9e; color:white;"|Passengers ! style="background:#004f9e; color:white;"|Notes |
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| {{nowrap|Boeing 737-400BDSF}}
|2 |— |Cargo |— |
| {{nowrap|Embraer Phenom 100}}
|1 |— |5 |VIP |
| {{nowrap|Hawker Beechcraft 4000}}
|1 |— |10 |VIP |
| Total
!4 !— ! colspan=2 | |
See also
References
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