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Montevideo, March 31st 2025 - 12:18 UTC

Tag: Voepass Linhas Aereas

  • Tuesday, March 11th 2025 - 19:17 UTC

    Airline involved in Brazil's last major crash grounded

    A Voepass ATR-72 twin-engined turboprop aircraft crashed in August, killing dozens

    Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac) suspended Voepass as a precautionary measure until some non-conformities are worked out. The carrier, made up from the merger of Passaredo Transportes Aéreos and Map Linhas Aéreas, will remain grounded until “the company's management systems provided for in regulations is proven,” it was explained. Voepass' current fleet of six aircraft serves 15 locations with commercial flights and two with charter contracts.

  • Saturday, August 10th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

    Passenger misses doomed Voepass flight for drinking coffee

    “He was doing his job and he saved my life,” the survivor told a local TV crew )TV snapshot)

    Passenger Adriano Assis got delayed drinking coffee and missed the boarding call for the Voepass Linhas Aereas flight that plunged to the ground some 89 kilometers from its final destination at Sao Paulo's Guarulhos International Airport. Hence, the total number of casualties was corrected to 61 (57 passengers and 4 crew members) instead of 62.