Linhas Aéreas Wright Ltda was a Brazilian airline formed in 1947. In 1948 it was sold to
Real Transportes Aéreos
Real Transportes Aéreos (acronym to Redes Estaduais Aéreas Limitadas, literal translation: State Air Networks Limited) was a Brazilian airline founded in 1945. It was merged into Varig in 1961, when Varig bought the Consórcio Real-Aerovias-Nac ...
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History
Linhas Aéreas Wright was formed on April 1, 1947 by Francisco Ribeiro Wright and his brother and business partner. It had a fleet of two
Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar
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Design and development
Sales of the 1 ...
aircraft operating between
Rio de Janeiro
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Santos. In March 1948 it was sold to
Real Transportes Aéreos
Real Transportes Aéreos (acronym to Redes Estaduais Aéreas Limitadas, literal translation: State Air Networks Limited) was a Brazilian airline founded in 1945. It was merged into Varig in 1961, when Varig bought the Consórcio Real-Aerovias-Nac ...
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Destinations
Wright operated between
Rio de Janeiro
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and
Santos.
Fleet
See also
*
List of defunct airlines of Brazil
a. Weimar Republic, German trade company that operated airline services in Brazil while also providing aircraft, maintenance and aviation information.
See also
* List of airlines of Brazil
* Transportation in Brazil
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References
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Defunct airlines of Brazil
Airlines established in 1947
Airlines disestablished in 1948
1948 disestablishments in Brazil
Brazilian companies established in 1947