Interbrasil STAR
{{Short description|Brazilian airline from 1994 to 2001}}
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| IATA = Q9
| ICAO = ITB
| callsign = Interbrasil
| founded = 1994
| commenced = 1995
| ceased = 2001
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| parent = Transbrasil
| headquarters = São Paulo, Brazil
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Interbrasil STAR S/A was a Brazilian airline founded in 1994 as a feeder airline to Transbrasil. It ceased activities along with its parent company in 2001.
History
Interbrasil Sistema de Transporte Aéreo Regional was founded on January 14, 1994 as a subsidiary of Transbrasil with the purpose to serve as a feeder carrier. Operations started on July 3, 1995.{{cite book| first=R. E. G. | last=Davies | author-link = R. E. G. Davies| title=Transbrasil: An Airline and its Aircraft | place=McLean | publisher=Paladwr Press | year=1997 | page=52}}
In 1999 Interbrasil STAR participated with Total Linhas Aéreas in the creation of a shuttle service between Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont and Belo Horizonte-Pampulha using mostly the ATR-42 of Total.{{cite book| first=R. E. G. | last=Davies | title=Transbrasil: An Airline and its Aircraft | place=McLean | publisher=Paladwr Press | year=1997 | page=53}}
On December 4, 2001, following the collapse of its parent company, Interbrasil STAR ceased operations.
Destinations
Interbrasil STAR served the following cities:{{cite book| first=R. E. G. | last=Davies | title=Transbrasil: An Airline and its Aircraft | place=McLean | publisher=Paladwr Press | year=1997 | pages=passim}}
Fleet
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|+ Interbrasil STAR Fleet{{cite web | url=http://www.aviacaopaulista.com/frota/interbrasil/index.htm | title=Interbrasil | publisher=Aviação Paulista | date=February 7, 2012 | access-date=July 30, 2013}} |
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!Aircraft !Total !Years of operation !Notes |
| Embraer EMB 120 QC/RT Brasília
|8 |1995–2001 | |
Airline affinity program
Interbrasil STAR, being fully integrated into Transbrasil network accrued miles on Transbrasil’s Frequent-flyer program TransPass. Points could be used on Transbrasil and Interbrasil STAR services. Points held at the time of the airline's collapse lost their value as no other airline took over the program.
See also
{{Portal|Brazil|Aviation}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?aircraft_genericsearch=&airlinesearch=&countrysearch=&specialsearch=&keywords=interbrasil&sort_order=photo_id+desc&page_limit=15&daterange=&range=&thumbnails=&engine_version=6.0 Interbrasil STAR Photo Archive at airliners.net]
{{Airlines of Brazil}}
{{Brazil topics}}
Category:Defunct airlines of Brazil
Category:Airlines established in 1994