Companhia Meridional de Transportes was a Brazilian

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

 airline founded in 1944. In 1946, following the death of its owner on an air-crash, the airline went bankrupt.

History

Meridional was founded in 1944 and on October 4, 1945 started operating regular flights within the states of Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro (state)

Rio de Janeiro is one of the 27 states of Brazil.Rio de Janeiro has the second largest economy of Brazil behind only São Paulo state.The state of Rio de Janeiro is located within the Brazilian geopolitical region classified as the Southeast...

 and Espírito Santo

Espírito Santo

Espírito Santo is one of the states of southeastern Brazil, often referred to by the abbreviation "ES". Its capital is Vitória and the largest city is Vila Velha. The name of the state means literally "holy spirit" after the Holy Ghost of Christianity...

. On December 19, 1945 one of its aircraft crashed killing all occupants, including the pilot and owner of the airline Álvaro Araújo. Months later, in March 1946, the airline declared bankruptcy.

Destinations

Meridional served the following cities:

• Campos dos Goytacazes
  Campos dos Goytacazes
  Campos dos Goytacazes is a municipality and city located in the northern area of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, with a population of 463,545 inhabitants. Its area is 4,031.910 km², which makes it the largest municipality in the state and its elevation is 14 m...
  
   – Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport
  Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport
  Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport is the airport serving Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil. It is named after the Congressman Bartholomeu Lysandro de Albernaz , a local plantation owner in whose land, the Fazenda Bonsucesso, the airport was built....
  
  
• Rio de Janeiro
  Rio de Janeiro
  Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
  
   – Santos Dumont Airport
• Vitória – Goiabeiras Airport
  Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport
  Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport , formerly called Goiabeiras Airport after the neighborhood where it is located, is the airport serving Vitória, Brazil...
  
  

Fleet

Meridional Fleet

Aircraft	Total	Years of operation	Notes
Avro Anson Mk. II Avro Anson The Avro Anson is a British twin-engine, multi-role aircraft that served with the Royal Air Force, Fleet Air Arm and numerous other air forces prior to, during, and after the Second World War. Named for British Admiral George Anson, it was originally designed for maritime reconnaissance, but was...	3	1945–1946

Accidents and incidents

• 19 December 1945: an Avro Anson Mk. II
  Avro Anson
  The Avro Anson is a British twin-engine, multi-role aircraft that served with the Royal Air Force, Fleet Air Arm and numerous other air forces prior to, during, and after the Second World War. Named for British Admiral George Anson, it was originally designed for maritime reconnaissance, but was...
  
   registration PP-MTA crashed in the neighborhood of Itaipu
  Itaipu (Niterói)
  Itaipu is a neighbourhood of the city of Niterói, which is located at the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It is located at the Oceanic Region of Niterói, which means that its beach is outside the Guanabara Bay....
  
  , Niterói
  Niterói
  Niterói is a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, southeast region of Brazil. It has an estimated population of 487,327 inhabitants and an area of ², being the sixth most populous city in the state and the highest Human Development Index. Integrates the Metropolitan Region of Rio de...
  
  , killing all passengers and crew, including the pilot and owner of the airline, Álvaro Araújo.

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