ITA Transportes Aéreos

ITA Transportes Aéreos Ltda, also known as ITA or Itapemirim, is a Brazilian airline based in São Paulo. It was established in 2020 and belongs to Itapemirim Group.

For the Brazilian airline defunct in 2000, see Itapemirim Transportes Aéreos.
For the Italian airline, also known as ITA, see ITA Airways.
Itapemirim Transportes Aéreos
IATA ICAO Callsign
8I IPM AEROITA
Founded2020
Commenced operations29 June 2021
AOC #346 - 20 May 2021[1]
HubsSão Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport
Focus citiesRio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport
Frequent-flyer programITA Clube
Fleet size7
Destinations14
Parent companyItapemirim
HeadquartersSão Paulo, Brazil
Key people
Websitewww.voeita.com.br

History

This is the second time that Itapemirin Group has operated in the aviation sector. The first time was with Itapemirim Transportes Aéreos, which operated between 1991 and 2000. It had a cargo division, Itapemirim Cargo, which owned 6 Boeing 727s. It flew from Viracopos to Manaus and it also operated on the Campinas-Galeão-Recife-Fortaleza route. The other division was Itapemirim Regional, which operated flights between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro with two Cessna Caravan, between 1997 and 1998.

It operated until the year 2000, when, without any aircraft, its Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) was revoked by the defunct DAC - Department of Civil Aviation.

Attempt to purchase Passaredo

On 3 July 2017, Itapemirim Group announced the purchase of Passaredo Linhas Aéreas, now called Voepass Linhas Aéreas. For two months, the airline management was shared between the former owners and Itapemirim Group. There was also a sharing of the airline's routes with the Viação Itapemirim bus routes. Counting the bus lines and the 20 cities where Passaredo operated, the integration between the aerial and road networks reached up to 2,500 Brazilian cities.

The purchase was later undone by Passaredo. According to them, the reason was the Itapemirim Group did not comply with the agreement established.[2]

Purchase of ASTA and the birth of ITA

On 14 September 2020, Itapemirim Group purchased América do Sul Táxi Aéreo, sister company of ASTA Linhas Aéreas.

ASTA confirmed that Itapemirim bought the sister company, but without its 3 Cessnas Caravans, which were left with ASTA. Later, Itapemirim Group confirmed the purchase and the change of the company's name to ITA Transportes Aéreos.

The purchase of this company served to facilitate and streamline the certification processes of ITA, using the certificate of an existing air taxi company.[3]

Air operator certification process

During the month of April 2021, ITA's first A320 made a series of test flights in order to obtain the airline certification, leaving Guarulhos airport and going to Belo Horizonte (Confins), Salvador, Porto Alegre and Rio de Janeiro (Galeão).

On 28 April 2021, the company was approved in the last phase of ANAC assessments and on April 30, 2021, the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) was issued.

On 20 May 2021, ANAC issued the concession grant for operating regular and non-regular public air transport services in Brazil.[4]

Sales start and first scheduled flight

Ticket sales started on 21 May 2021. The company's inaugural flight was on June 29, 2021 (IPM-0001, from São Paulo-Guarulhos to Brasília) for guests only. Commercial flights started on June 30, 2021.[5]

CEO change

On 31 May 2021, Itapemirim Group announced that ITA's former CEO, Tiago Senna, who had been in charge since the company's creation, was promoted to the position of Vice President of New Business at the Itapemirim Group, with the mission of strengthening the group's new multimodal ventures.

He was replaced by Adalberto Bogsan, former CEO of ASTA Linhas Aéreas.[6]

Destinations
Hub
Focus City
Future
Terminated
City Airport Begin End Notes Refs
AracajuSanta Maria Airport2022[7]
BelémVal-de-Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International2022[7]
Belo HorizonteTancredo Neves International Airporta1 July 2021[8]
BrasíliaPresidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport29 June 2021[9]
Campo GrandeCampo Grande International Airport1 May 2022[10]
CuiabáMarechal Rondon International Airport1 May 2022[10]
CuritibaAfonso Pena International Airport3 July 2021[11]
FlorianópolisHercílio Luz International Airport1 August 2021[12]
FortalezaPinto Martins International Airport1 August 2021[12]
Foz do IguaçuCataratas International Airport1 December 2021[13]
GoiâniaSanta Genoveva/Goiânia International Airport2022[7]
ImperatrizImperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport1 April 2022[10]
João PessoaPresidente Castro Pinto International Airport2022[10]
MacapáMacapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport1 February 2022[10]
MaceióZumbi dos Palmares International Airport1 August 2021[12]
ManausBrigadeiro Eduardo Gomes International Airport2022[7]
MaringáSílvio Name Júnior Regional Airport1 June 2022[10]
NatalGovernador Aluízio Alves International Airport1 August 2021[10]
NavegantesMinistro Victor Konder International Airport1 April 2022[10]
PalmasBrigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport1 May 2022[10]
Porto AlegreSalgado Filho International Airport1 July 2021[14]
Porto SeguroPorto Seguro Airport1 July 2021[12]
Porto VelhoGovernador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport1 May 2022[10]
Presidente PrudentePresidente Prudente State Airport1 April 2022[10]
RecifeGuararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport1 August 2021[12]
Ribeirão PretoDr. Leite Lopes–Ribeirão Preto State Airport2022[7]
Rio de JaneiroGaleão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport1 July 2021[8]
Salvador da BahiaDeputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport1 July 2021[8]
SantarémMaestro Wilson Fonseca Airport2022[7]
São PauloCongonhas Airport16 November 2021[15]
São PauloGovernador André Franco Montoro International Airport29 June 2021[9]
São José do Rio PretoProf. Eribelto Manoel Reino–São José do Rio Preto State Airport1 May 2022[10]
São LuísMarechal Cunha Machado International Airport2022[7]
TeresinaSenador Petrônio Portella Airport1 June 2022[10]
UberlândiaTenente Coronel Aviador César Bombonato Airport1 April 2022[10]
VitóriaEurico de Aguiar Salles Airport2022[16]

a.^ At Belo Horizonte the air services of ITA Transportes Aéreos will be integrated with the road services of Viação Itapemirim to several cities within the State of Minas Gerais. The first announced cities are: Araxá, Barbacena, Capitólio, Diamantina, Governador Valadares, Montes Claros, São João del-Rei, Ubá and Varginha.[17]

Fleet
An ITA Airbus A320-200 (PS-SPJ) taxiing at Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport on April 15, 2021

ITA fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of December 2021):[18]

ITA fleet
Aircraft In
service		 Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A319-100 1 2 124
Airbus A320-200 6 5 168
Total 7 7

Loyalty program

ITA Clube is the Frequent-flyer program of Itapemirim. Members accrue points based on the airfare paid rather than on miles flown.[19]

See also

References
  1. "Empresas Aéreas - Consulta". ANAC (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  2. "Venda da Passaredo para grupo rodoviário Itapemirim é desfeita". VEJA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  3. Ulhôa, Lucas (2020-09-14). "Exclusivo: Grupo Itapemirim adquire a América do Sul Táxi Aéreo para o início da ITA". Contato Radar - Notícias de aviação (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  4. "SEI/ANAC - 5740682 - Decisão". sei.anac.gov.br. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  5. Andrade, Artur Luiz (2021-05-17). "ITA - Itapemirim Transportes Aéreos anuncia as 14 cidades que terão voos". Portal PANROTAS. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  6. "ITA anuncia Adalberto Bogsan, ex-Gol e Azul, como novo CEO" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  7. "Itapemirim Transportes Aéreos adia para 2022 início de voos em 8 destinos; veja quais". Tudodeviagem (in Portuguese). 2 August 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  8. "Veja como foi a estreia da Itapemirim no Rio, em Belo Horizonte e Salvador". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 1 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  9. "É hoje: decolagem do voo inaugural da Itapemirim poderá ser vista ao vivo pela internet". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 29 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  10. "Itapemirim começará a vender hoje (21) passagens aéreas por R$ 119". Exame (in Portuguese). 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  11. "Itapemirim faz sua estreia no Aeroporto Afonso Pena". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 3 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  12. "Quais são os voos que a estreante Itapemirim terá nos próximos três meses?". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  13. "ITA vai começar a voar para Foz do Iguaçu em dezembro". Passageirodeprimeira (in Portuguese). 8 October 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  14. "Aeroporto de Porto Alegre também recebe com festa a estreia da Itapemirim". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 2 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  15. "Itapemirim se torna a mais nova empresa aérea a ter voos em Congonhas". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  16. "Itapemirim adia início dos voos no Aeroporto de Vitória". Aeroflap (in Portuguese). 13 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  17. "Itapemirim divulga as nove rotas que ligarão 42 cidades ao aeroporto de Confins". O Tempo (in Portuguese). 4 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  18. "Aviação Comercial Brasileira - Frota atual" (PDF). Aeromuseu (in Portuguese). 8 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  19. "Itapemirim Clube". Itapemirim (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 June 2021.
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