TABA (Transportes Aereos da Bacia Amazonica)

Operator Identification

1945 to 1947

Brazil

TYPE: Cargo airline

IATA/ICAO CODES: -- / ---

HEADQUARTERS: Brazil

FORMER NAME: Nil

SUBSEQUENT NAME: TABA (Transportes Aereos Bandeirantes) (name change)

Operator History

TABA (Transportes Aereos da Bacia Amazonica) was founded in 1945 by Alberto Martins Torres, a former Brazilian Air Force pilot. Its aim was to carry rubber to Belem. However, as the post-war market for rubber changed and prices dropped radically, that business model became unviable. As a result, TABA changed its focus to the Rio de Janeiro - Porto Alegre route and it rebranded itself as TABA (Transportes Aereos Bandeirantes) in 1947.

Commando Operations

Commandos Operated

Curtiss R5C-1 Commando: PP-AKE (unlikely)
Smith Super 46C Commando: PP-VCE (unlikely)

Last edited: 09/09/2020