NHT Linhas Aéreas
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NHT Linhas Aéreas is a regional Brazilian domestic airline based at Salgado Filho International Airport
Salgado Filho International Airport
Salgado Filho International Airport is the airport serving Porto Alegre, Brazil. It is named after the Senator and first Minister of the Brazilian Air Force Joaquim Pedro Salgado Filho , killed on June 20, 1950 in an accident with an aircraft which departed from Porto Alegre.In 2010 the airport...

, Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...

 in Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...

, 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...

. 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 October 2011 NHT had 0.02% 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.

History

The airline started operations in August 2006 and is controlled by JMT holding (Teixeira family), the CEO being Pedro Teixeira. Its first destinations were Passo Fundo
Passo Fundo
Passo Fundo - RS is a city in the north of the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is named after its river. It's the twelfth largest city in the state with an estimated population of 188,302 inhabitants living in a total municipal area of 780 km2.-Communications:The following...

 and Erechim
Erechim
Erechim is a Brazilian city located in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. A regional center in the northern portion of the state, it is the second most populous city in the region with 97,916 inhabitants, second only to the city of Passo Fundo...

.

After developing services in the states of 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,...

, Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...

 and Santa Catarina
Santa Catarina (state)
Santa Catarina is a state in southern Brazil with one of the highest standards of living in Latin America. Its capital is Florianópolis, which mostly lies on the Santa Catarina Island. Neighbouring states are Rio Grande do Sul to the south and Paraná to the north. It is bounded on the east by...

, on April 9 2010, after being granted much sought-for slots at São Paulo - Congonhas Airport, NHT started services to the state 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...

.

Presently NHT has an operational partnership with TAM Airlines, providing feeder-services to TAM flights in Porto Alegre and Curitiba-Afonso Pena.

Destinations

As of November 2011 NHT Linhas Aéreas operated scheduled services to the following destinations:
  • Caçador
    Caçador
    Caçador is a town and municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil.-History:The banks of the Rio do Peixe were inhabited by ethnic native groups of Kaingangs and Xoklengs until 1881, when families of european origin settled here and, because of the abundance of...

     – Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport
    Caçador Airport
    Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport is the airport serving Caçador, Brazil.-Airlines and destinations:-External links:...

  • Chapecó
    Chapecó
    Chapecó is a major city in the western area of the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, located 630 km west of Florianópolis, the capital of the state....

     – Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport
    Chapeco Airport
    Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport is the airport serving Chapecó, Brazil.-Airlines and destinations:-Accidents and incidents:*22 January 1976: a Transbrasil Embraer EMB 110C Bandeirante registration PT-TBD operating flight 107 from Chapecó to Erechim, crashed upon take-off from Chapecó...

  • Curitiba
    Curitiba
    Curitiba is the capital of the Brazilian state of Paraná. It is the largest city with the biggest economy of both Paraná and southern Brazil. The population of Curitiba numbers approximately 1.75 million people and the latest GDP figures for the city surpass US$61 billion according to...

     – Afonso Pena International Airport
    Afonso Pena International Airport
    Afonso Pena International Airport is the main airport serving Curitiba, Brazil, located in the adjoining municipality of São José dos Pinhais. It is named after Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena , the 6th President of Brazil....

  • Erechim
    Erechim
    Erechim is a Brazilian city located in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. A regional center in the northern portion of the state, it is the second most populous city in the region with 97,916 inhabitants, second only to the city of Passo Fundo...

     – Erechim Airport
    Erechim Airport
    Erechim Airport is the airport serving Erechim, Brazil.It is operated by DAP.-History:In 2010 the whole airport complex received major investments, including renovation of the runway and of the terminal building.-Airlines and destinations:...

  • Francisco Beltrão
    Francisco Beltrão
    Francisco Beltrão is the largest town in the southwest region of Paraná state in Brazil. It was established on December 14, 1952. According to the official The population is about 72,000 inhabitants, which 85% live in the city and 15% in the land. Francisco Beltrão is very close to two another...

     – Paulo Abdala Airport
    Francisco Beltrão Airport
    Paulo Abdala Airport is the airport serving Francisco Beltrão, Brazil.It is operated by the Municipality of Francisco Beltrão under the supervision of Aeroportos do Paraná .-History:The new passenger terminal was inaugurated on November 9, 2010....

  • Joaçaba
    Joaçaba
    Joaçaba is a city situated in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, with approximately 27,500 inhabitants. Located in 27º10'22" S and 51º30'03" W and 516.74 m above sea level, the city was colonized in the early 20th century by German and Italian immigrants...

     – Santa Terezinha Airport
    Joaçaba Airport
    Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport is the airport serving Joaçaba, Brazil.It is operated by the Municipality of Joaçaba.-Airlines and destinations:-Accidents and incidents:...

  • Passo Fundo
    Passo Fundo
    Passo Fundo - RS is a city in the north of the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is named after its river. It's the twelfth largest city in the state with an estimated population of 188,302 inhabitants living in a total municipal area of 780 km2.-Communications:The following...

     – Lauro Kurtz Airport
    Lauro Kurtz Airport
    Lauro Kurtz Airport is the airport serving Passo Fundo, Brazil.It is operated by DAP.-Airlines and destinations:-Accidents and incidents:...

  • Pelotas
    Pelotas
    Pelotas is a Brazilian city and municipality , the third most populous in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. Pelotas is located 270 km from Porto Alegre, the capital city of the state, and 130 km from the Uruguayan border...

     – Pelotas International Airport
    Pelotas International Airport
    Pelotas International Airport is the airport serving Pelotas, Brazil.It is operated by Infraero.-History:On June 22, 1927 the city of Pelotas received the first official commercial passenger flight operated by the first Brazilian airline, Varig, founded only a month earlier...

  • Porto Alegre
    Porto Alegre
    Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...

     – Salgado Filho International Airport
    Salgado Filho International Airport
    Salgado Filho International Airport is the airport serving Porto Alegre, Brazil. It is named after the Senator and first Minister of the Brazilian Air Force Joaquim Pedro Salgado Filho , killed on June 20, 1950 in an accident with an aircraft which departed from Porto Alegre.In 2010 the airport...

      Hub
  • Rio Grande
    Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul
    Rio Grande is the oldest city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul and also the former state capital from 1835 to 1845...

     – Rio Grande Airport
    Rio Grande Airport
    Rio Grande Airport , also known as Gustavo Cramer Airport is the airport serving Rio Grande, Brazil.It is operated by DAP.-Airlines and destinations:-External links:...

  • Santa Maria
    Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul
    Santa Maria is a municipality in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state of Brazil. In 2007, its population was 263,403 inhabitants in a total area of 1,823 km2.-Importance:...

     – Santa Maria Airport
    Santa Maria Airport (Rio Grande do Sul)
    Santa Maria Airport is the airport serving Santa Maria, Brazil.It is operated by the Brazilian Air Force.Some of its facilities are shared with the Santa Maria Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.-History:...

  • Santa Rosa
    Santa Rosa, Rio Grande do Sul
    Santa Rosa is a town in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, located at latitude 27º52'15" and longitude 54º28'53" at a height of 277 meters above sea level. It has an area of 488.42 km²...

     – Luís Alberto Lehr Airport
    Santa Rosa Airport (Brazil)
    Luís Alberto Lehr Airport is the airport serving Santa Rosa, Brazil.It is operated by DAP.-Airlines and destinations:-External links:...

  • Santo Ângelo
    Santo Ângelo
    Santo Ângelo is a city located in northwestern Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. City population is about 76,304 inhabitants and the total area of the municipality is about 677 km²...

     – Sepé Tiaraju Airport
    Santo Ângelo Airport
    Sepé Tiaraju Airport is the airport serving Santo Ângelo, Brazil. It is named after Sepé Tiaraju , a Guaraní warrior who led the Guaraní forces in the Guaraní War in Misiones Orientales.It is operated by DAP.-Airlines and destinations:...

  • 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
  • Uruguaiana
    Uruguaiana
    Uruguaiana is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located on the left-hand shore of the Uruguay River that forms the border with Argentina. Opposite Uruguaiana, and joined to it by a road/railway bridge, lies the Argentine city of Paso de los Libres, Corrientes...

     – Ruben Berta International Airport
    Ruben Berta International Airport
    Ruben Berta International Airport is the airport serving Uruguaiana, Brazil. It is named after Ruben Martin Berta , the 3rd Manager-Director of Varig...



Terminated destinations: Campinas-Viracopos, Concórdia, Florianópolis, Navegantes

Fleet

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

NHT Fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Passengers Notes
Let L-410 UVP E-20 6 19


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