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Líder Aviação

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IATA	ICAO	Call sign
-	-	LID

Founded

12 November 1958

AOC #

9,182 - September 15, 2022^[1]

Operating bases

Congonhas-São Paulo International Airport,São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport,Santos Dumont Airport,Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport,Brasília International Airport,Guararapes International Airport,Val de Cães International Airport,Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport,Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport,Salgado Filho International Airport,Santa Maria Airport (Sergipe), andEduardo Gomes International Airport

Fleet size

SeeFleet below

Headquarters

Belo Horizonte,Minas Gerais, Brazil

History

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Líder Taxi Aéreo was established on 12 November 1958 in Belo Horizonte with threeCessna 170A four-seat single-engine aircraft.^[4] By 1961 the company had grown to 20 employees and 12Cessna 180s and182s and that year added the first twin-engine aircraft to the fleet, aBeechcraft D18S.^[4] Operations were concentrated on the Belo Horizonte -Ipatinga route and the company also provided support flights during development of the mining region of Minas Gerais.^[4] In 1963 threeAero Commander 500Bs entered service and the company expanded into sales and maintenance with a newhangar at Belo Horizonte'sPampulha Airport.^[4] After opening of a branch at the Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro the following year, the company's fleet played a strategic role during construction of theTrês Marias andSalto Grande Dams, by connecting the sites to the country's main cities.^[4] In 1965 Líder established a base atCongonhas and was also floated as apublic company.^[4] In 1968 the company imported the firstbusiness jet into Brazil, aLearjet 24. The following year saw further expansion, with the opening of a branch in the new capital cityBrasília and increased freight traffic between Belo Horizonte and Rio de Janeiro, carryingnewspapers out of Rio andbeer on the return flights.^[4]

In 1971 Líder was appointed byLearjet as its sales agent in Brazil. In 1973 the company commenced offshorehelicopter operations on behalf ofPetrobras, linking oil-drilling platforms along the Brazilian coast.^[4] In 1978 the company entrenched itself in Belo Horizonte when it moved into a new central administration office building in the city. In the 1980s Líder expanded its partnerships withUS aerospace organisations, becoming the Brazilian agent forBell Helicopter Textron,Garrett AiResearch and a number ofavionics manufacturers, and entering a partnership withFlightSafety International. By 1988 Líder employed over 600 people.^[4]

In 1995 Líder terminated its sales agreement with Learjet in favour of a new relationship with theRaytheon Aircraft Company (RAC), at that time the manufacturer ofBeechcraft andHawker piston engine, and corporateturboprop and jet aircraft.^[4] That year the company moved into the-then largest hangar in South America, at Congonhas Airport; it was built with space for 40 business jets and 30 helicopters. The company also took delivery of its firstSikorsky S-76 helicopter. In 1999 Líder placed orders for threeBell/Agusta BA609s.^[4] In 2002 the fleet was 18 fixed-wing aircraft and 29 helicopters. That year the company opened bases in Belém and Recife.^[4]

Fleet

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The Líder Aviação fleet includes^[5]

Accidents and incidents

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26 January 2007: aRaytheon 400A registration PR-MMS started the takeoff race fromAoucarana and shortly after leaving the ground, there was a collision, apparently, with the landing gear, against a cameraman positioned in the center of the runway, who died instantly. The aircraft continued its flight toSão Paulo–Congonhas.^[6]