Flyways Linhas Aéreas resumes operations

Flyways Linhas Aéreas (FYW, Rio de Janeiro Int'l) has resumed commercial operations following a three-month long suspension of operations.

According to Brazil's national airport authority (Infraero), the carrier's inaugural service - Belo Horizonte Pampulha-Uberaba - took off on Monday, October 10. The route, which uses the carrier's sole aircraft, ATR72-500 PR-TKN (cn 580), was followed by flights to Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont a week later.

Other destinations that are due to come online include: Brasilia; Montes Claros; Uberlândia; and Ipatinga.
Flyways recently underwent a change in ownership after running into financial difficulties earlier this year. It is expected to source a CRJ-200 from Amaszonas (Z8, La Paz El Alto) at some point in the coming months.

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Flyways Linhas Aéreas inaugurates operations

Flyways Linhas Aéreas  commenced revenue service on Monday, December 28, eight days after it received its business licence from the Brazilian civil aviation authority (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil - ANAC).

The start-up's maiden flight from its Rio de Janeiro Int'l hub was to Belo Horizonte Pampulha and will be followed by service to Uberaba on December 30, Ipatinga and Araxa on January 4, and Patos de Minas on January 19. Cabo Frio, Porto Seguro, and Vitória are also scheduled to launch later next month.

Operations are on-board a pair of ATR72s (one -200 and one -500) though the airline plans to operate ten by the end of 2016 and, come 2019, thirty.

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Flyways Linhas Aéreas (FYW, Rio de Janeiro Int'l) has secured its Air Operators Certificate (AOC) from the Brazilian civil aviation authority (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil - ANAC). As such, the start-up must still gain clearance from ANAC to commence the sale of tickets, something it hopes to complete in time for a revised launch date of December.

Using a pair of ATR72s (one -200 and one -500)

The carrier will initially fly between its Rio de Janeiro Int'l hub and Belo Horizonte Pampulha, Uberaba, and Ipatinga. Brasilia, Juiz de Fora Francisco de Assis, and Porto Seguro are expected to follow in 2016 as are four more aircraft.

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