Companhia Itau de Transportes Aereos

  September 1947 to October 1955

  Brazil

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TYPE: Cargo airline

IATA/ICAO CODES: -- / ---

HEADQUARTERS: Sao Paulo, Brazil

FORMER NAME: Nil

SUBSEQUENT NAME: TAN (Transportes Aereos Nacional) (merger)

Companhia Itau de Transportes Aereos was founded on 30 September 1947 as a subsidiary of cement producer Itau. It was exclusively dedicated to the transportation of cargo. Operations started in 1948. In October 1955, suffering from the loss of several aircraft due to accidents, Itau was sold to TAN (Transportes Aereos Nacional), which incorporated it in 1956.

1948* to October 1957*

Itau operated 12 Commandos.

• Curtiss C-46A-55-CK Commando: PP-LDW (I)
• Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando: PP-XBW, PP-XBT / PP-ITA, PP-XBU / PP-ITB, PP-XBX / PP-ITC, PP-XBZ / PP-ITD, PP-XCB / PP-ITE, PP-XBY / PP-ITG, PP-XCA / PP-ITH
• Curtiss C-46A-60-CS Commando: PP-XBV / PP-ITF
• Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando: PP-ITI, PP-ITK (NTU)