Noar Linhas Aéreas
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Noar Linhas Aéreas a regional domestic airline with headquarters in Caruaru
Caruaru
Caruaru is a Brazilian city in the Pernambuco state. The most populous city in the interior of the state, it's located in the zone named Agreste and because of its cultural importance, it's known by its people as the Capital do Agreste and Princesinha do Agreste.130 kilometers from...

, Brazil
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...

. Regular scheduled services started on June 14, 2010.

According to the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil
National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil
The National Civil Aviation Agency , also known as ANAC, is the Brazilian civil aviation authority, created in 2006...

 (ANAC) in July 2011 Noar had 0.00% of the domestic market share
Market share
Market share is the percentage of a market accounted for by a specific entity. In a survey of nearly 200 senior marketing managers, 67 percent responded that they found the "dollar market share" metric very useful, while 61% found "unit market share" very useful.Marketers need to be able to...

 in terms of passengers per kilometre flown. Since August 2011 Noar does not operate scheduled flights.

History

The company's main objective is to operate in the market of scheduled regional flights on the northeast region
Northeast Region, Brazil
The Northeast Region of Brazil is composed of the following states: Maranhão, Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe and Bahia, and it represents 18.26% of the Brazilian territory....

 of Brazil, connecting its major centers. It was founded in 2009 and on May 14, 2010 the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC)
National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil
The National Civil Aviation Agency , also known as ANAC, is the Brazilian civil aviation authority, created in 2006...

 granted the final authorization to start operations. Flights began on June 14, 2010.

On October 1, 2010, Noar started an operational agreement with Gol Airlines in which Noar feeds the services of Gol at Recife Airport.

Following operational complications after its July 13, 2011 accident, on September 20, 2011 Noar requested to ANAC the temporary suspension of its services.

Destinations

As of September 2011, at the time of its temporary suspension of services, Noar Linhas Aéreas operated scheduled services to the following destinations:
  • Maceió
    Maceió
    Maceió is the capital and the largest city of the coastal state Alagoas, Brazil. The name "maceió" is of Indian origin, and designates the natural spontaneously courses of water which flow out of the soil...

     – Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport
    Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport
    Maceió-Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport , formerly called Campo dos Palmares Airport, is the airport serving Maceió, Brazil. Since December 16, 1999 the airport is named after Zumbi dos Palmares a leader and hero who fought for the freedom of slaves.It is operated by Infraero.-History:The...

  • Mossoró
    Mossoró
    Mossoró is the second most populous city in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. It is equidistant from Natal , the state capital of Rio Grande do Norte, and from Fortaleza , the capital of the state of Ceará...

     – Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport
    Mossoró Airport
    Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport is the airport serving Mossoró, Brazil. Since May 27, 1953 the airport is named after Jerônimo Dix-Sept Rosado Maia , former Mayor of Mossoró and Governor of Rio Grande do Norte.-History:...

  • Natal
    Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
    -History:The northeastern tip of South America, Cabo São Roque, to the north of Natal and the closest point to Europe from Latin America, was first visited by European navigators in 1501, in the 1501–1502 Portuguese expedition led by Amerigo Vespucci, who named the spot after the saint of the day...

     – Augusto Severo International Airport
    Augusto Severo International Airport
    Augusto Severo International Airport , formerly called Parnamirim Airport, is the airport serving Natal, Brazil, located in the adjoining municipality of Parnamirim...

  • Recife
    Recife
    Recife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper...

     – Guararapes/Gilberto Freyre International Airport


Terminated destinations: Aracaju, Caruaru, João Pessoa, Paulo Afonso.

Fleet

The fleet of Noar Linhas Aéreas includes the following aircraft configured in all-economy class (as of November 2011):

NOAR Linhas Aéreas Fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Passengers Notes
Let L-410 Turbolet 1 1 19


Accidents and incidents

  • 13 July 2011: a Let L-410 Turbolet registration PR-NOB operating flight 4896
    Noar Linhas Aéreas Flight 4896
    Noar Linhas Aéreas Flight 4896 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight from Recife Airport, Brazil, to Mossoró Airport via Natal. On 13 July 2011, it was operated by Let L-410UVP-E20 PR-NOB. Shortly after take-off, a mayday was issued and the crew indicated their intention to land on the beach at...

     from Recife to Natal
    Augusto Severo International Airport
    Augusto Severo International Airport , formerly called Parnamirim Airport, is the airport serving Natal, Brazil, located in the adjoining municipality of Parnamirim...

     and Mossoró
    Mossoró Airport
    Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport is the airport serving Mossoró, Brazil. Since May 27, 1953 the airport is named after Jerônimo Dix-Sept Rosado Maia , former Mayor of Mossoró and Governor of Rio Grande do Norte.-History:...

    crashed shortly after take-off from Recife. All 16 occupants were killed.

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