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On 1 November 1996, while maintaining its independent air taxi operations, the owners of Rico Táxi Aéreo created Rico Linhas Aéreas, a regional scheduled airline. In 2005 Rico Linhas Aéreas was the largest regional carrier in Brazil serving
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Rico Linhas Aéreas was authorized to operate as a regional carrier in 1996, but its history is much older. In 1952, the
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Rico Linhas Aéreas temporarily suspended all scheduled flights as of 1 June 2010 for a major operational restructuring. Charter operations however continued. On 7 June 2011 the
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was a
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100:Headquarters
18:
1587:Transbrasil
1544:TAM Express
1475:Rota do Sol
1194:América Air
1097:Dugomes Air
1064:Total Cargo
1037:Dux Express
951:Independent
594:flight 4815
571:flight 4823
509:Passengers
374:Passengers
197:Porto Velho
186:Mato Grosso
1687:Categories
1642:Via Brasil
1441:Presidente
1356:Meridional
1247:COLT Cargo
1207:ATA Brasil
1159:Aero Geral
1154:ABSA Cargo
1133:Piquiatuba
1028:Azul Cargo
930:Affiliated
629:References
587:Rio Branco
542:2006–2007
527:2003–2008
512:Operation
377:Operation
146:Boeing 737
114:Key people
1667:Whitejets
1607:Universal
1499:Skymaster
1431:Passaredo
1199:Arco-Íris
1184:Air Minas
1169:Aeronorte
1111:Executive
1033:Braspress
804:13 August
503:Aircraft
371:Quantity
368:Aircraft
335:Rondônia
324:Amazonas
211:Petrobras
1451:Puma Air
1446:Promodal
1426:Paraense
1421:Pantanal
1406:OceanAir
1396:Nordeste
1289:Frigopar
1189:Air Vias
922:Regional
895:Mainline
782:1 August
617:See also
583:Tarauacá
486:present
469:present
451:present
433:present
425:560 XLS
292:Manicoré
235:Rondônia
227:Amazonas
193:Rondônia
129:.voerico
51:Callsign
1647:Viabras
1602:TwoFlex
1471:Rio Sul
1298:Helisul
1285:Flyways
1257:Cruiser
1232:Brasmex
1142:Defunct
1087:Aerosul
1059:Sideral
1000:Sideral
990:Flapper
982:Charter
968:Voepass
826:14 July
719:19 June
672:9 April
506:Number
175:History
122:Website
72:Founded
1672:Wright
1662:Webjet
1637:VASPEX
1509:Sterna
1416:Panair
1203:Arruda
1118:Global
1041:Gollog
995:Placar
958:Abaeté
745:3 June
694:30 May
649:20 May
610:Manaus
461:NE821
380:Notes
283:Manaus
233:, and
169:Amazon
165:Brazil
161:Manaus
108:Brazil
104:Manaus
1657:VOTEC
1617:Varig
1564:TAVAJ
1484:SAVAG
1479:Sadia
1436:PENTA
1381:Natal
1293:GENSA
1123:Líder
1015:Cargo
1005:Total
713:(PDF)
443:B350
353:Fleet
343:Pará
316:Acre
301:Maués
274:Coari
265:Borba
63:RICO
1632:VASP
1627:VASD
1597:TRIP
1579:TEAM
1559:TASA
1494:SETE
1461:Rico
1456:Real
1411:OMTA
1391:Noar
1361:Meta
1346:Mais
1332:LATB
1318:Itaú
1275:Flex
1217:BETA
1092:ASTA
1023:ASAS
963:Apuí
902:Azul
828:2011
806:2011
784:2010
747:2010
721:2011
696:2010
674:2010
651:2010
606:Tefé
604:and
581:and
231:Pará
223:Acre
148:-200
131:.com
89:Hubs
83:2010
75:1996
60:RLE
46:ICAO
41:IATA
1612:VAB
1574:TCB
1569:TCA
1554:TAS
1539:TAL
1534:TAF
1529:TAC
1504:Sol
1386:NHT
1366:NAB
1323:LAB
1280:Fly
1267:ETA
1222:BRA
942:MAP
907:Gol
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159:in
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