History

Aero Vip is a company within the aeronautical market that provides the following services:

• Air Transportation (Regional and Non-Regular)
• Air Work
• Flight Instruction
• License Revalidation
• Type Rating
• Aircraft Rental

Aero Vip integrated the 7 Air Group, becoming part of one of the biggest aeronautical groups operating in Portugal and increasing its services.

Destinations

Aero VIP operates the following destinations:
Regional Airline

• • Bragança
    Bragança (Portugal)
    Bragança is a city and municipality in north-eastern Portugal, capital of district of Bragança, in Alto Trás-os-Montes subregion of Portugal. In 2001, the population of the municipality was 34,774, in an area of 1173.57 km².-History:...
    
     (Bragança Airport)
  • Vila Real (Vila Real Airport)
  • Lisbon
    Lisbon
    Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
    
     (Lisbon Portela Airport)

Non-Regular Transport

• • Covilhã
    Covilhã
    Covilhã is a city in Covilha Municipality in Centro region, Portugal. The city proper has 36,723 inhabitants, and the municipality has an area of 555.6 km² with a total population of 53,501, being composed of 31 parishes. It is located in the Cova da Beira subregion, in the district of...
    
     (Covilhã Airport)
  • Coimbra
    Coimbra
    Coimbra is a city in the municipality of Coimbra in Portugal. Although it served as the nation's capital during the High Middle Ages, it is better-known for its university, the University of Coimbra, which is one of the oldest in Europe and the oldest academic institution in the...
    
     (Coimbra Airport)
  • Portimão
    Portimão
    Portimão is a Portuguese town located in the District of Faro in the Region of Algarve, the southern coast of Portugal. It was formerly known as Vila Nova de Portimão . In 1924, it was incorporated as a cidade and became known merely as Portimão. The town has 41,000 inhabitants and the Portimão...
    
     (Portimão Airport
    Portimão Airport
    Portimão Airport is a small airport in Montes de Alvor, near the city of Portimão in Algarve, Portugal. The airport has one single short asphalt runway in the 11/29 direction and is mainly used by general aviation, with parachuting being common from the airfield. Though it has been given the IATA...
    
    )

• • Seville
    Seville
    Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...
    
     (Seville Airport)

More destinations can be operated in accordance with the clients need.

Fleet

The Aero VIP fleet includes the following aircraft:

• 2 Dornier Do 228
  Dornier Do 228
  The Dornier 228 is a twin-turboprop STOL utility aircraft, manufactured by Dornier GmbH from 1981 until 1998. In 1983, Hindustan Aeronautics bought a production licence and manufactures the 228 for the Asian market sphere. Approximately 270 Do 228 were built at Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany and...
  
   - CS-AYT and CS-TGG
• 1 Shorts 360
  Shorts 360
  The Short 360 is a commuter aircraft built by Short Brothers. The Short 360 seats up to 36-39 passengers and was introduced into service in 1981. It is a larger version of the Short 330.-Development:...
  
   - CS-TLJ
• 1 Cessna 421
  Cessna 421
  -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Taylor, John W.R. . Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1976-77. London:Jane's Yearbooks, 1976. ISBN 0-354-00538-3....
  
   - G-BBUJ
• 1 Piper PA-31 Navajo
  Piper PA-31 Navajo
  The Piper PA-31 Navajo is a family of cabin-class, twin-engine aircraft designed and built by Piper Aircraft for the general aviation market, most using Lycoming engines. It was also licence-built in a number of Latin American countries. Targeted at small-scale cargo and feeder liner operations and...
  
   - CS-DCF
• 1 Rockwell Commander 112 - CS-DBH
• 2 Cessna 210 Centurion - D-EBAM and CS-AOD
• 1 Extra 300 - D-EMCK
• 3 Cessna 172
  Cessna 172
  The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a four-seat, single-engine, high-wing fixed-wing aircraft. First flown in 1955 and still in production, more Cessna 172s have been built than any other aircraft.-Design and development:...
  
   - D-EGJD, CS-AHX and CS-AHQ
• 1 Cessna 182 Skylane - CS-AKX
• 1 Socata TB
  Socata TB
  |-Specifications :-Specifications :-See also:...
  
   - CS-DDT
• 1 Cessna 150
  Cessna 150
  The Cessna 150 is a two-seat tricycle gear general aviation airplane, that was designed for flight training, touring and personal use.The Cessna 150 is the seventh most produced civilian plane ever, with 23,839 aircraft produced...
  
   - CS-ADF
• 1 Rallye MS880B - CS-DIS
• 1 Tecnam P92
  Tecnam P92
  -External links:* * *...
  
  - CS-UPG

Incidents and accidents

On 2 December 2010 an Aero VIP Dornier Do 228, registration CS-TGG, flight 854 on a domestic route (Lisbon-Vila Real-Bragança), was on final approach to Braganca (LPBG) around 17:20 local time. There was snowfall and fog at the time. The airplane got too low and the nose gear cut a power line. The crew went around and landed the aircraft safely. The aircraft was not damaged and no injuries occurred. The incident left 2000 customers without electricity for two hours.