Viação Aérea Arco-Íris S.A. was a Brazilian

Brazil

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 airline founded in 1945. In 1948 operations ceased.

History

Arco-Íris was founded in March 1945 and the first flight was operated on July 12, 1946 between São Paulo-Congonhas and cities within the states of São Paulo

São Paulo (state)

São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...

 and Paraná

Paraná (state)

Paraná is one of the states of Brazil, located in the South of the country, bordered on the north by São Paulo state, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Santa Catarina state and the Misiones Province of Argentina, and on the west by Mato Grosso do Sul and the republic of Paraguay,...

, being the first carrier to serve Londrina

Londrina

Londrina is a city located in the northern region of the state of Paraná, Brazil, and is 369 km away from the capital, Curitiba. Londrina was originally founded by British settlers. The city exerts great influence on Paraná and Brazil's south region...

.

Due to financial problems the airline ceased operations in 1948. It was later sold to a group of entrepreneurs from Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul

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, who moved its head-office to Caxias do Sul

Caxias do Sul

Caxias do Sul is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil, situated in the state's mountainous Serra Gaúcha region. Coordinates: 29°10′0″ S, 51°11′0″ W....

, right on the main operational area of Varig

Varig

VARIG was the first airline founded in Brazil, in 1927. From 1965 until 1990 it was Brazil's leading and almost only international airline...

. For this reason, the new owners had extreme difficulty in establishing operations. Finally in 1950 Arco-Íris had its operational authorization cancelled.

Destinations

Arco-Íris served the following cities:

• Assis
  Assis
  Assis is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. In the city, there are many industries, schools, universities, large agriculture production and strong commerce...
  
  
• Londrina
  Londrina
  Londrina is a city located in the northern region of the state of Paraná, Brazil, and is 369 km away from the capital, Curitiba. Londrina was originally founded by British settlers. The city exerts great influence on Paraná and Brazil's south region...
  
   – Londrina Airport
  Londrina Airport
  Londrina – Gov. José Richa Airport is the airport serving Londrina, Brazil. It is named after José Richa , former Mayor of Londrina and Governor of Paraná.It is operated by Infraero.-History:...
  
  
• Marília
  Marília
  Marília is a Brazilian city and municipality in the midwestern region of the state of São Paulo. Its distance from the state capital is by highway, by railway and in a straight line. It is located at latitude 22º 12'50 "south and longitude 49º 56'45" west, with an altitude of 675 meters...
  
   – Marília Airport
  Marília Airport
  Frank Miloye Milenkowichi Airport is the airport serving Marília, Brazil.It is operated by DAESP.-History:Frank Miloye Milenkowichi Airport was opened in 1938....
  
  
• Ourinhos
  Ourinhos
  Ourinhos is a municipality/county in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2010 is 103,026 and the area is . The elevation is .The city of Ourinhos was emancipated from Salto Grande in the 1910s...
  
  
• Presidente Prudente
  Presidente Prudente
  Presidente Prudente is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The city has a population of 207,610 inhabitants and area of 562.8 km². The city is named after president Prudente de Morais. Prudente is located 558 km from the city of São Paulo.Presidente Prudente is considered the...
  
   – Presidente Prudente Airport
  Presidente Prudente Airport
  Presidente Prudente State Airport is the airport serving Presidente Prudente, Brazil.It is operated by DAESP.-Airlines and destinations:-Accidents and incidents:...
  
  
• São Paulo
  São Paulo
  São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
  
   – Congonhas Airport

Fleet

Arco-Íris Fleet

Aircraft	Total	Years of operation	Notes
de Havilland DH-89A Dragon Rapide De Havilland Dragon Rapide The de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide was a British short-haul passenger airliner of the 1930s.-Design and development:Designed by the de Havilland company in late 1933 as a faster and more comfortable successor to the DH.84 Dragon, it was in effect a twin-engined, scaled-down version of the...	7	1946–1948

Accidents and incidents

• 1946: a de Havilland DH-89A Dragon Rapide
  De Havilland Dragon Rapide
  The de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide was a British short-haul passenger airliner of the 1930s.-Design and development:Designed by the de Havilland company in late 1933 as a faster and more comfortable successor to the DH.84 Dragon, it was in effect a twin-engined, scaled-down version of the...
  
   registration PP-AID crashed upon touch down at São Paulo-Congonhas due to cross-winds. One passenger survived.

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