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{{Short description|Brazilian airline}}
{{Distinguish|Total Express}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline          = TOTAL Linhas Aéreas
| image            = TOTAL Linhas Aéreas New Logo.png
| image_size       = 
| alt              = 
| IATA             = L1
| ICAO             = TTL
| callsign         = TOTAL
| founded          = {{start date and age|1988||}}
| commenced        = 
| ceased           =
| aoc              = 9,934 - December 5, 2022<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sas.anac.gov.br/sas/empresasaereas/view/frmEmpresas.aspx|title=Empresas Aéreas - Consulta|website=ANAC|access-date=15 March 2025|language=pt}}</ref>
| bases            =  
| hubs             = [[Afonso Pena International Airport|Curitiba Afonso Pena International Airport]]
| secondary_hubs   = [[Eduardo Gomes International Airport|Manaus Eduardo Gomes International Airport]]
| focus_cities     = [[Guarulhos Airport|São Paulo Guarulhos Airport]]
| frequent_flyer   = 
| lounge           = 
| alliance         = 
| subsidiaries     = 
| fleet_size       = 5 (+4) (as of December 2024)
| destinations     = 7 (as of December 2024)
| company_slogan   = 
| parent           = Cliclog ([[Holding company|Holding]]) 
| headquarters     = [[Curitiba]], Brazil  
| key_people       = 
*Paulo Almada Junior ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])
*Ademir Knop ([[President (corporate title)|President]])
| revenue          = 
| operating_income = 
| net_income       = 
| assets           = 
| equity           = 
| website          = {{URL|www.voetotal.com.br/}}
}}
'''Total Linhas Aéreas''', stylized as '''TOTAL Linhas Aéreas''', is an airline based in [[Brasília]], Brazil, founded in 1988. It operates cargo and charter services. According to the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil ([[National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil|ANAC]]), between January and December 2023, TOTAL Linhas Aéreas carried 1,347 passengers on charter flights and had 0.1% of the domestic [[market share]] in terms of revenue passenger kilometers (RPK), making it the tenth largest domestic airline, while transporting 21.1 thousand tons of cargo and had 6.4% of the domestic market share in terms of revenue tonne kilometer (RTK), making it the fourth largest [[cargo airline]] in Brazil.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Microsoft Power BI |url=https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiMGRjNjdhOWUtYTJhNy00OGM2LTkzYWQtZTlmZjU3NmJlZTFlIiwidCI6ImI1NzQ4ZjZlLWI0YTQtNGIyYi1hYjJhLWVmOTUyMjM2ODM2NiIsImMiOjR9 |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=app.powerbi.com}}</ref>

==History==
===Establishment===
The airline has its origins in 1988 as air taxi company called Total Aero-táxi, owned by Grupo Empresarial Rota.

====Acquisition by Grupo Sulista and transformation====
In December 1994, Transportadora Sulista S/A, one of the largest road transport organizations in the country, headquartered in [[Curitiba]], [[Paraná (state)|Paraná]], purchased 100% of the shares of Total Aero-táxi and then began a restructuring process to make the company capable of operating in the regular transport segment. On that date, TOTAL's fleet already consisted of eight aircraft, including one [[Beechcraft Model 99|Beech 99]], six [[Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante|Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante]] and one [[Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia|Embraer EMB-120 Brasília]] Quick Change (QC).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aviacaocomercial.net/total.htm | title=Cias: Total |website=AviaçãoComercial.net }}</ref>
[[File:ATR ATR-42-300, Total Linhas Aereas AN0559614.jpg|262px|thumb|[[ATR 42]] reg. PR-TTA used for charter flights at [[São José do Rio Preto Airport]]]]
[[File:Total Linhas Aéreas logo.svg|200px|thumb|left|Former Total Linhas Aéreas logo]]

===Early years and regional expansion (1995-2006)===
In January 1996, the process came to fruition with the receipt of the Air Operator Certificate (CHETA, in ''portuguese'') from DAC (the extinct Department of Civil Aviation, replaced in 2005 by [[National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil|ANAC]]). From that moment on, Total Aero-táxi became a regular airline, becoming a company approved according to RBHA-121 (Brazilian Aeronautical Homologation Regulation) and being able to operate aircraft of any category.

In 1999, Total participated with [[Interbrasil STAR]] and [[Transportes Aéreos Regionais da Bacia Amazônica|TABA]] in the creation of a shuttle service called Regional Air Bridge between [[Santos Dumont Airport|Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont]] and [[Belo Horizonte/Pampulha – Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport|Belo Horizonte-Pampulha]] using mostly Total's [[ATR-42|ATR 42-300]] fleet.<ref>{{cite book| first=R. E. G. | last=Davies | title=Transbrasil: An Airline and its Aircraft | place=McLean | publisher=Paladwr Press | year=1997 | page=53}}</ref> However, the agreement was dissolved a year later, in 2000, when Total began to strengthen its own operations and expand rapidly.

====2000s====
In 2001, Total incorporated its first [[Boeing 727]] for cargo operations, began retiring the Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante and EMB-120 Brasília fleet and started incorporating [[ATR 42-500]] and [[ATR 72-200]] turboprops, becoming the first operator of the model in Brazil and positioning itself as the largest operator of Franco-Italian [[ATR (aircraft manufacturer)|ATR]] turboprops in the country.{{Cn|date=January 2025}}

[[File:727-200F TOTAL CARGO SBPA (37193960854).jpg|262px|left|thumb|[[Boeing 727-200F]] reg. PR-TTO in [[Porto Alegre]]]]

In 2006, it overtook [[Rico Linhas Aéreas]] and became the largest Brazilian regional airline in terms of fleet size and number of passengers carried, operating 17 turboprops and having transported more than 721,000 passengers.{{Cn|date=January 2025}} At its peak, Total won the award from ''Avião Revue'' magazine for the Best Regional Airline in Brazil for two consecutive years, in 2006 and 2007.{{Cn|date=January 2025}}

===Merger with TRIP Linhas Aéreas (2006-2024)===
On Nov 13, 2007 [[TRIP Linhas Aéreas]] and Total Linhas Aéreas agreed to merge, and in May 2008, after approval by the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil ([[National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil|ANAC]]), the merger was concluded.{{Cn|date=January 2025}} According to this agreement, all passenger services were transferred to TRIP charter and cargo flights remained under the brand Total Linhas Aéreas.{{Cn|date=January 2025}}

====2010s====
In May 2012, days before the announced purchase of [[TRIP Linhas Aéreas]] by [[Azul Brazilian Airlines]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/mercado/1096520-azul-e-trip-anunciam-fusao.shtml | title=Azul e Trip anunciam fusão | publisher=Folha.com | date=May 28, 2012 | accessdate=May 28, 2012 | language=Portuguese}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.panrotas.com.br/noticia-turismo/aviacao/caprioli-anuncia-fim-da-marca-trip-na-fusao-com-azul_81043.html | title=Caprioli anuncia fim da marca trip na fusão com Azul | publisher=Panrotas | date=August 31, 2012 | accessdate=August 31, 2012 | language=Portuguese | first=Maria Izabel | last=Reigada}}</ref> TRIP and Total were separated. However, Total decided to continue with only cargo and charter flights operations.{{Cn|date=January 2025}}

[[File:PP-TTW Boeing 727-225-Adv(F) TOTAL Cargo Salvador Bahia Airport .jpg|262px|thumb|[[Boeing 727-200F]] reg. PP-TTW landing at [[Salvador Bahia Airport]]]]

After handing over commercial operations to TRIP, Total Linhas Aéreas maintained a fleet of four ATR-42 for regular charter flights, particularly for [[Petrobras]] in [[Amazonas (Brazilian state)|Amazonas]] and five Boeing 727-200F for cargo and nightmail flights as per contract with [[Correios|Brazilian Post and Telegraph Corporation]] (ECT), also known as Correios, and the [[Central Bank of Brazil]], among others.<ref>[http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/TTL#al_profile_tab_fleet CH Aviation Fleet] updated 25 April 2015</ref>

====2020s====
On May 24, 2021, it received the first [[Boeing 737 Classic|Boeing 737]] in its history, the Boeing 737-45D(SF) registration PS-TLA ({{Tooltip|MSN|Manufacturer Serial Number}} 28753){{Cn|date=January 2025}} acquired from VX Capital Partners, which, according to speculation, will be used to start the retirement process of its veteran Boeing 727 fleet.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ferreira |first=Carlos |date=2021-05-24 |title=Decola rumo ao Brasil o mais "novo" Boeing 737 da frota brasileira |url=https://aeroin.net/decola-rumo-ao-brasil-o-mais-novo-boeing-737-da-frota-brasileira/ |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=AEROIN |language=pt-BR}}</ref> The aircraft was leased and received the colors of the carrier Total Express, which at the end of 2023 launched its own airline, [[Total Express Linhas Aéreas]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ferreira |first=Carlos |date=2021-07-06 |title=Imagem em primeira mão revela pintura do Boeing 737-400 da Total Linhas Aéreas |url=https://aeroin.net/imagem-em-primeira-mao-revela-pintura-do-boeing-737-400-da-total-linhas-aereas/ |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=AEROIN |language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Total Express lança companhia aérea dedicada à logística |url=https://mundologistica.com.br/noticias/total-express-lanca-companhia-aerea-dedicada-a-logistica |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=mundologistica.com.br |language=pt-BR}}</ref>

On December 20, 2023, during a presentation and dinner served to the press, politicians and guests in a hangar at [[Brasilia International Airport]], TOTAL Linhas Aéreas announced that it would resume regular passenger flights using [[ATR-42]] and [[Embraer ERJ family|Embraer ERJ-145]] aircraft until the end of 2024. The hub of the airline will be [[Brasília International Airport|Brasília]] and according to a route map presented at the time, the intention is to serve up to 26 Brazilian cities. On the same occasion a new logo was presented.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aeroin.net/total-linhas-aereas-planeja-ter-jatos-da-embraer-e-voos-regulares-de-passageiros-em-26-cidades-do-brasil/|title=Total Linhas Aéreas planeja ter jatos da Embraer e voos regulares de passageiros em 26 cidades do Brasil|website=Aeroin|date=21 December 2023|access-date=21 December 2023|language=pt}}</ref>

On January 7, 2024, TOTAL Linhas Aéreas reserved in the Brazilian Aeronautical Registry (RAB) system the registration for two new [[ATR 72-500]] turboprops, registration PS-CVI ({{Tooltip|MSN|Manufacturer Serial Number}} 880) and PS-POP ({{Tooltip|MSN|Manufacturer Serial Number}} 923), both previously operated by [[Precision Air]] of Tanzania and leased from Swala Leasing & Finance company.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ferreira |first=Carlos |date=2024-01-07 |title=Total Linhas Aéreas solicita reserva de novas matrículas para turboélices ATR 72 |url=https://aeroin.net/total-linhas-aereas-solicita-reserva-de-novas-matriculas-para-turboelices-atr-72/ |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=AEROIN |language=pt-BR}}</ref>

On April 9, 2024, Brazilian aviation journalist Solange Galante announced that TOTAL Linhas Aéreas will incorporate its second [[Boeing 737-400SF]] in the third week of April; information that was confirmed by the airline itself. The aircraft serial number 26299, leased from Hamden Aviation, will receive the Brazilian aeronautical registration PS-TLB.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Galante |first=Solange |date=2024-04-09 |title=TOTAL RECEBERÁ NOVO BOEING 737-400 CARGO NA PRÓXIMA SEMANA |url=https://caixapretadasolange.blogspot.com/2024/04/plantao-caixa-preta.html |access-date=2024-04-12|website=Caixa Preta da Solange |language=pt-BR}}</ref>

[[File:Total Cargo.jpg|262px|thumb|[[Boeing 737-400SF]] reg. PS-TLB with the airline's new livery at [[Teresina Airport]]]]

=== Sale by Grupo Sulista (2024-present)===

In April 2024, 78% of the airline shares that belonged to Alfredo Meister Neto, owner of the Grupo Sulista, who had controlled the company since December 1994, were acquired by Brazilian businessman Paulo Almada Junior, through its [[Brasília]]-based [[holding company]], Cliclog, becoming a majority and controlling shareholder of TOTAL Linhas Aéreas. Under its new administration, the airline also transferred its headquarters from [[Curitiba]] to [[Brasília]], despite maintaining the operation of the administrative sector in [[Belo Horizonte]], [[Minas Gerais]].

[[File:TOTAL Linhas Aéreas New Logo.png|200px|thumb|right|New TOTAL Linhas Aéreas logo]]

====New visual identity====
On April 11, 2024, TOTAL Linhas Aéreas presented its new corporate image. The first plane to receive its new livery was the [[ATR 42-500]] registration PR-TTK ({{Tooltip|MSN|Manufacturer Serial Number}} 504), which took off on the same day on a charter flight from [[Manaus]] to [[Cheddi Jagan International Airport|Georgetown]], in [[Guyana]]. The painting process was carried out in the airline's hangar located at [[Eduardo Gomes International Airport]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martins |first=Carlos|date=2024-04-11 |title=Surge 1º avião da Total com nova marca da companhia aérea regional|url=https://aeroin.net/surge-1o-aviao-da-total-com-nova-marca-da-companhia-aerea-regional/ |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=AEROIN |language=pt-BR}}</ref> Subsequently, through a comment on its [[Instagram]] page, TOTAL Linhas Aéreas reported that the change in the logo occurred due to the sale of the airline by Grupo Sulista, which required the change of the corporate image by the new owners. The company also announced a new president, Ademir Knop, former general director,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Basseto |first=Murilo|date=2024-05-18|title=Total Linhas Aéreas anuncia que tem um novo Presidente|url=https://aeroin.net/total-linhas-aereas-anuncia-que-tem-um-novo-presidente/|access-date=2024-05-29|website=AEROIN |language=pt-BR}}</ref> and also the acquisition of two more [[Boeing 737-400F]] to modernize it's fleet.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Galante|first=Solante|date=2024-05-13|title=ENQUANTO ISSO, NA TOTAL...|url=https://caixapretadasolange.blogspot.com/2024/05/plantao-caixa-preta_13.html|access-date=2024-05-29|website=Caixa Preta da Solange|language=pt-BR}}</ref>

====Intention to purchase Chinese aircraft====

On September 12, 2024, aviation blog ''AeroIN'' exclusively revealed that, at the invitation of Chinese aircraft manufacturer [[Comac]], executives from TOTAL Linhas Aéreas would travel to [[China]] at the end of October to evaluate the acquisition of Chinese jets for the airline's fleet, which could become the first Western operator of the [[ARJ21]] (C909) and [[Comac C919]] models. According to an internal source at the airline, the intention is to acquire the jets to resume its commercial passenger operations with a focus on the regional market and charters flight.<ref name="jatos1">{{Cite web |last=Basseto |first=Murilo|date=2024-09-12|title=Total Linhas Aéreas vai à China avaliar jatos para sua frota e poderá se tornar a 1ª ocidental a operá-los|url=https://aeroin.net/empresa-aerea-brasileira-vai-a-china-avaliar-jatos-para-sua-frota-e-podera-se-tornar-a-1a-ocidental-a-opera-los/|access-date=2024-11-09|website=AeroIN|language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref name="eval">{{Cite web |last=Sena|first=Gastón|date=2024-09-12|title=Brazilian Airline to Evaluate Chinese-Made Aircraft for Fleet Expansion|url=https://aviacionline.com/2024/09/brazilian-airline-to-evaluate-chinese-made-aircraft-for-fleet-expansion/|access-date=2024-11-09|website=Aviacionline|language=EN}}</ref>

On September 26, in an interview with [[Reuters]], the airline's CEO and controller, Paulo Almada Junior, confirmed the information revealed exclusively by ''AeroIN'', signaling his trip to [[China]] in October to negotiate the acquisition of up to four C919 aircraft for TOTAL's fleet. Government ministers and politicians were contacted by Almada, taking part in the negotiations, which would be in Brazil's interest due to its strong [[Brazil–China relations|commercial relationship with China]] and the opportunity to use the reciprocity of bilateralism between the two countries to, in exchange for the acquisition of Chinese aircraft by TOTAL, sell [[Embraer]] aircraft on the Chinese market.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-26|title=Brazilian airline seeks to buy planes from China's COMAC|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/brazilian-airline-seeks-buy-planes-chinas-comac-2024-09-26/|access-date=2024-11-09|website=[[Reuters]]|language=EN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Syme|first=Pete|date=2024-09-26|title=China's upstart planemaker is taking advantage of production woes at Boeing and Airbus as it seeks to break into the Western market|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/chinas-upstart-planemaker-could-win-first-order-outside-asia-2024-9|access-date=2024-11-09|website=[[Business Insider]]|language=EN}}</ref>

[[File:COMAC C919 - Commercial Aircraft Corporation Of China AN4748979.jpg|262px|thumb|If confirmed, TOTAL is will become the first [[Comac C919]] operator in the West]]

Almada also revealed that one of the reasons behind the acquisition of Chinese aircraft would be the financing conditions and, mainly, the short delivery time of the aircraft, unlike Western manufacturers that have a waiting list of more than two years, as is the case with Embraer. According to him, around 80% of the acquisition value of the four aircraft would be financed by the [[China Development Bank]] (CDB), with installments to be paid between 10 and 12 years. And the first aircraft could be delivered in the first quarter of 2025, with the manufacturer committing to provide training to TOTAL's pilots, flight attendants and mechanics in China, if the purchase is completed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martins|first=Carlos|date=2024-09-26|title=China financiaria compra de jatos chineses pela Total Linhas Aéreas e treinaria seus pilotos|url=https://aeroin.net/china-financiaria-compra-de-jatos-chineses-pela-total-linhas-aereas-e-treinaria-seus-pilotos/|access-date=2024-11-09|website=AeroIN|language=pt-BR}}</ref>

On November 2, 2024, during his participation in a panel of CEOs of Latin American airlines at the annual meeting of ALTA (Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association) in [[Nassau, The Bahamas|Nassau]], [[Bahamas]], Paulo Almada Junior indirectly confirmed the possible acquisition of the C919 for TOTAL Linhas Aéreas, highlighting in his speech that the company "will bring the aircraft to Brazil, becoming one of the first customers outside of China". However, he did not provide further details on the matter and there has been no official confirmation of the acquisition of the aircraft, either by the airline or by its manufacturer.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-02|title=Total Linhas Aéreas confirms purchase of Chinese aircraft COMAC|url=https://www.aeroflap.com.br/en/Total-Airlines-confirms-purchase-of-Chinese-aircraft-Comac/|access-date=2024-11-09|website=Aeroflap|language=EN}}</ref>

====Resumption of passenger flights====

During an interview with journalist Solange Galante on [[YouTube]], Paulo Almada, controller and [[CEO]] of TOTAL Linhas Aéreas, confirmed the resumption of commercial passenger flights. According to him, in the first phase, the airline will maintain its two [[ATR 42]] turboprops based at [[Eduardo Gomes International Airport]] in [[Manaus]] to serve routes in the [[North Region, Brazil|North region]], while awaiting the arrival of the ATR 72s that will be based at [[Congonhas Airport]] in [[São Paulo]] to serve routes in the [[Southeast Region, Brazil|Southeast region]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Galante|first=Solante|title=Voo 123 - Decolagem Cento e Trinta e Seis - Nas Asas da Nova Total|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHr2M1JAUhA|access-date=2024-11-29|website=[[YouTube]]|language=pt-BR}}</ref>

In order to resume commercial flights, TOTAL Linhas Aéreas is finalizing a heavy maintenance process on the [[ATR 42-500]], registration PR-TKB ({{Tooltip|MSN|Manufacturer Serial Number}} 610), which had been stored for 10 years in the airline's hangar in [[Manaus]]. Both turboprops in the fleet are also undergoing a passenger cabin reconfiguration process and will receive new, renovated interiors with new seats.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martins|first=Carlos|date=2024-11-16|title=Total irá recuperar avião ATR parado há 10 anos, desde que colidiu com uma anta na decolagem|url=https://aeroin.net/total-ira-recuperar-aviao-atr-parado-ha-10-anos-desde-que-colidiu-com-uma-anta-na-decolagem/|access-date=2024-11-29|website=AeroIN|language=pt-BR}}</ref>

On November 28, 2024, through its website, TOTAL Linhas Aéreas uploaded those that will be its first commercial destinations for the resumption of regular passenger flights from [[Manaus]], in the [[North Region, Brazil|North region]] of [[Brazil]], however, there is still no set date to start them; they are: [[Parintins]], [[Boa Vista, Roraima|Boa Vista]] and [[Porto Velho]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-28|title=TOTAL Linhas Aéreas|url=https://voetotal.com.br/|access-date=2024-11-30|website=TOTAL Linhas Aéreas|language=pt-BR}}</ref> According to the CEO, Paulo Almada, the airline's intention is to start them in the first half of 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Galante|first=Solante|title=Voo 123 - Decolagem Cento e Trinta e Seis - Nas Asas da Nova Total|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHr2M1JAUhA|access-date=2024-11-29|website=[[YouTube]]|language=pt-BR}}</ref>

==Destinations==
As of November 2024 Total Linhas Aéreas regularly operated services to the following destinations in Brazil:<ref name="Destinos">{{Cite web |date=2024-11-28|title=TOTAL Linhas Aéreas|url=https://voetotal.com.br/|access-date=2024-11-30|website=TOTAL Linhas Aéreas|language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.total.com.br/index.php | title=Mapa de rotas | website=Total Linhas Aéreas | language=Portuguese | accessdate=30 November 2024}}</ref>
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! style="background:#00118d; color:white;"|Airport
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|rowspan=6|<div style="text-align:center;">[[Amazonas State (Brazil)|Amazonas]]</div>
|-style="background-color:#DDDDDD"
|[[Carauari]]
|[[Carauari Airport]]
|{{Tooltip|opf|Operating for}} [[Petrobras]] 
|-style="background-color:#FFE6BD"
|[[Manaus]]
|[[Eduardo Gomes International Airport]]
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|-style="background-color:#FFFF80"
|[[Parintins]]
|[[Júlio Belém Airport]]
|{{Tooltip|TBA|To Be Announced}}<ref name="Destinos"/>
|-style="background-color:#DDDDDD"
|[[Coari|Porto Urucu (Coari)]]
|[[Porto Urucu Airport]]
|{{Tooltip|opf|Operating for}} [[Petrobras]] 
|-
|rowspan=2|<div style="text-align:center;">[[Espírito Santo]]</div>
|-
|[[Vitória, Espírito Santo|Vitória]]
|[[Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport]]
|{{Tooltip|opf|Operating for}} [[Correios]]
|-
|rowspan=2|<div style="text-align:center;">[[Paraná (state)|Paraná]]</div>
|-style="background-color:#FFE6BD"
|[[Curitiba]]
|[[Afonso Pena International Airport]]
|Hub<br />{{Tooltip|opf|Operating for}} [[Correios]]
|-
|rowspan=2|<div style="text-align:center;">[[Rondônia]]</div>
|-style="background-color:#FFFF80"
|[[Porto Velho]]
|[[Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport]]
|{{Tooltip|TBA|To Be Announced}}<ref name="Destinos"/>
|-
|rowspan=2|<div style="text-align:center;">[[Roraima]]</div>
|-style="background-color:#FFFF80"
|[[Boa Vista, Roraima|Boa Vista]]
|[[Boa Vista International Airport]]
|{{Tooltip|TBA|To Be Announced}}<ref name="Destinos"/>
|-
|rowspan=2|<div style="text-align:center;">[[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]]</div>
|-
|[[Rio de Janeiro]]
|[[Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport|Galeão Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport ]]
|{{Tooltip|opf|Operating for}} [[Correios]]
|-
|rowspan=2|<div style="text-align:center;">[[Rio Grande do Sul]]</div>
|-
|[[Porto Alegre]]
|[[Salgado Filho International Airport]]
|{{Tooltip|opf|Operating for}} [[Correios]]
|-
|rowspan=2|<div style="text-align:center;">[[Santa Catarina (state)|Santa Catarina]]</div>
|-
|[[Florianópolis]]
|[[Hercílio Luz International Airport]]
|{{Tooltip|opf|Operating for}} [[Correios]]
|-
|rowspan=2|<div style="text-align:center;">[[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]]</div>
|-style="background-color:#ffdfff"
|[[São Paulo]]
|[[Guarulhos International Airport]]
|{{Tooltip|opf|Operating for}} [[Correios]]
|-
|}

==Fleet==
===Current fleet===
TOTAL Linhas Aéreas fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of December 2024):<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.aeromuseu.com.br/aeromuseufrotaatual.pdf | title=Aviação Comercial Brasileira - Frota atual | website=Aeromuseu | date=12 December 2024 | access-date=30 December 2024| language=pt}}</ref>

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|+TOTAL Linhas Aéreas fleet
! style="background:#00118d; color:white;"|Aircraft
! style="background:#00118d; color:white;"|In service
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! style="background:#00118d; color:white;"|Passengers
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| rowspan="1" |<div style="text-align:center;">[[ATR 42|ATR 42-500]]</div>
| rowspan="1" |<div style="text-align:center;">2</div>
| rowspan="1" |<div style="text-align:center;">&mdash;</div>
| rowspan="1" |<div style="text-align:center;">48</div>
|<div style="text-align:center;">Reg. PR-TKB {{Tooltip|std|stored}} in [[Eduardo Gomes International Airport|Manaus]]</div>
|-
|-
| rowspan="1" |<div style="text-align:center;">[[ATR 72|ATR 72-500]]</div>
| rowspan="1" |<div style="text-align:center;">&mdash;</div>
| rowspan="1" |<div style="text-align:center;">3<ref name="total la">{{Cite web |last=Basseto|first=Murilo|date=2024-09-12|title=TOTAL Linhas Aéreas negocia três aviões ATR 72 para avançar com o plano de transporte de passageiros|url=https://aeroin.net/total-linhas-aereas-negocia-tres-avioes-atr-72-para-avancar-com-o-plano-de-transporte-de-passageiros/|access-date=2024-11-09|website=AeroIN|language=pt-BR}}</ref></div>
| rowspan="1" |<div style="text-align:center;">70</div>
|<div style="text-align:center;">{{Tooltip|TBD|To be delivered}}</div>
|-
| rowspan="1" |<div style="text-align:center;">[[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-400SF]]</div>
| rowspan="1" |<div style="text-align:center;">3</div>
| rowspan="1" |<div style="text-align:center;">1</div>
| rowspan="1" |<div style="text-align:center;"><abbr title="Cargo Configuration">Cargo</abbr></div>
|<div style="text-align:center;">{{Tooltip|opf|Operating for}} [[Correios]]
<br>Reg. PS-TLB {{Tooltip|W.O|written-off}} in [[Guarulhos International Airport|Guarulhos]]</div>
|-
!TOTAL
!5
!4
! colspan="3" |
|}

===Gallery===
<gallery mode="packed" caption="TOTAL Linhas Aéreas current fleet">
File:ATR ATR-42-300, Total Linhas Aereas AN0559614.jpg|[[ATR 42-500]]
File:ATR ATR-42-320, Total Linhas Aereas AN0192252.jpg|[[ATR 42-500]]
File:Total Cargo.jpg|[[Boeing 737-400SF]]
</gallery>

=== Fleet development ===

TOTAL Linhas Aéreas began its operations with a [[Beech 99]] aircraft, later expanding to the [[Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante]] and also the [[Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia|Embraer EMB-120 Brasília]]. All of them were withdrawn from operation in the early 2000s in favor of the larger, more modern and economical turboprops from the Franco-Italian manufacturer ''Avions de Transport Régional'' ([[ATR (aircraft manufacturer)|ATR]]).

It has been an operator of [[ATR 42]] turboprops since 1999, keeping two active aircraft in the fleet in November 2024, for the transportation of passengers on charter flights. TOTAL's intention is to expand its fleet of the model by incorporating more units of the larger variant, the [[ATR 72-500]]. Between January and September 2024, the airline announced negotiations to bring at least five aircraft by the end of the year, in order to resume its regular commercial flights with passengers. By the end of 2025, the intention is to have a fleet of 15 ATR turboprops.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ferreira|first=Carlos|date=2024-01-07|title=Total Linhas Aéreas solicita reserva de novas matrículas para turboélices ATR 72|url=https://aeroin.net/total-linhas-aereas-solicita-reserva-de-novas-matriculas-para-turboelices-atr-72/|access-date=2024-11-09|website=AeroIN|language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref name="total la"/>

[[File:05.05.2024 - Sobrevoo das áreas afetadas pelas chuvas na Região metropolitana de Porto Alegre (3).jpg|262px|thumb|[[Boeing 727-200F]] reg. PR-TTP during the [[2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods]]]]

In 2001, it incorporated its first [[Boeing 727]] for cargo transportation, totaling six aircraft throughout its history. In September 2024, the last three were retired from the fleet;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Basseto |first=Murilo|date=2024-09-21|title=Termina a história de voos do trijato Boeing 727 em empresas brasileiras, com o adeus da Total Linhas Aéreas|url=https://aeroin.net/termina-a-historia-de-voos-do-trijato-boeing-727-em-empresas-brasileiras-com-o-adeus-da-total-linhas-aereas/|access-date=2024-11-09|website=AeroIN|language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Benevides|first=Gabriel|date=2024-09-23|title=Fim de uma era: Total aposenta o Boeing 727 e marca o fim das operações com o trijato no Brasil|url=https://www.aeroflap.com.br/fim-de-uma-era-total-aposenta-o-boeing-727-e-marca-o-fim-das-operacoes-com-o-trijato-no-brasil/|access-date=2024-11-09|website=Aeroflap|language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tohoru Nagano|first=Wellington |date=2024-09-23|title=Total se despede do Boeing 727-200 e encerra o ciclo da aeronave no Brasil|url=https://www.airway.com.br/total-se-despede-do-boeing-727-200-e-encerra-o-ciclo-da-aeronave-no-brasil/|access-date=2024-11-09|website=Airway|language=pt-BR}}</ref> two were sold and one of them, registration PR-TTP, which became world famous through images showing it stuck at [[Salgado Filho International Airport]], in [[Porto Alegre]], during the [[2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods]], was dismantled.

In 2021, TOTAL received its first [[Boeing 737-400SF]], expanding the fleet to 4 aircraft of the model by August 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Basseto|first=Murilo|date=2024-08-21|title=Chegará hoje ao Brasil mais um avião para reforçar a frota da Total Linhas Aéreas|url=https://aeroin.net/chegara-hoje-ao-brasil-mais-um-aviao-para-reforcar-a-frota-da-total-linhas-aereas/|access-date=2024-11-09|website=AeroIN|language=pt-BR}}</ref> During an interview with aviation journalist Solange Galante, the airline's CEO, Paulo Almada Junior, revealed that the intention is to add three more aircraft of the model by the end of 2025, to reach a fleet of seven Boeing 737s in the cargo fleet.

In September 2024, it was revealed that TOTAL Linhas Aéreas had entered into negotiations with Chinese aircraft manufacturer [[Comac]] for the acquisition of up to four [[Comac C919|C919]] aircraft, which will be used on charter and ACMI ([[Aircraft_lease#Wet_lease|wet lease]]) flights for airlines in [[Latin America]] and [[Africa]]. In parallel, the airline also announced its intention to incorporate up to three pre-owned [[Embraer E195]]s for use on demand on charter flights.<ref name="jatos1"/><ref name="eval"/>

===Former fleet===
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;margin: 1em auto;"
|+Retired TOTAL Linhas Aéreas fleet<ref>{{Cite web |title=TOTAL LINHAS AÉREAS |url=https://www.aeromuseu.com.br/ACB_TOTA.htm |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=www.aeromuseu.com.br}}</ref>
|- 
! style="background:#00118d; color:white;"|Aircraft
! style="background:#00118d; color:white;"|Total
! style="background:#00118d; color:white;"|Years of operation
! style="background:#00118d; color:white;"|Note
|-
|[[ATR 42| ATR 42-300]]
|12
|1996-2015
|Reg. PT-MTS crashed on [[Total Linhas Aéreas Flight 5561|Flight 5561]]
|-
|[[ATR 72| ATR 72-200]]
|2
|2005-2008
|&mdash;
|-
|[[Beechcraft Model 99]]
|1
|1994–1995
|&mdash;
|-
|[[Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante|Embraer 110 Bandeirante]]
|6
|1988-2002
|&mdash;
|-
|[[Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia|Embraer 120 Brasília]]
|3
|1993-2002
|&mdash;
|-
|[[Boeing 727|Boeing 727-200F]]
|6
|2001-2024
|Last Boeing 727 operator in Brazil
|}

==Accidents and incidents==
* 14 September 2002: [[Total Linhas Aereas Flight 5561]] between [[São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport|São Paulo-Guarulhos]] and [[Londrina Airport|Londrina]] crashed while en route near [[Paranapanema]]. The crew of 2 died.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/322982 | title=Accident description PT-MTS | publisher=Aviation Safety Network | access-date=July 23, 2011}}</ref>
* 30 May 2014: an [[ATR 42|ATR 42-500]] took off from [[Porto Urucu Airport]], on a domestic flight to [[Eduardo Gomes International Airport|Manaus]]. During the rotation, the captain noticed that the aircraft hit a [[tapir]]. Subsequently, the right main landing gear did not retract. The hydraulic systems were affected by the collision and the crew decided to proceed to Manaus with the landing gear down. During landing, after the touchdown of the right landing gear on the ground, the aircraft turned to the right. The crew managed to keep the aircraft within the lateral limits of the runway. None of the 59 occupants on board were injured.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident ATR 42-500 PR-TKB Coari-Urucu Airport, AM |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/320520 |access-date=2022-03-25 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
* 5 May 2024: the [[Boeing 727|Boeing 727-200]] registration PR-TTP was stuck at [[Salgado Filho Porto Alegre International Airport]] after the apron and runways were flooded during the [[2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/387742|title=Incident description PR-TTP|website=Aviation Safety Network|access-date=23 June 2024}}</ref> The aircraft was subsequently retired.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroflap.com.br/fim-de-uma-era-total-aposenta-o-boeing-727-e-marca-o-fim-das-operacoes-com-o-trijato-no-brasil/|title=Fim de uma era: Total aposenta o Boeing 727 e marca o fim das operações com o trijato no Brasil|website=Aeroflap|date=23 September 2024|access-date=12 October 2024|language=pt}}</ref>
* 9 November 2024: A [[Boeing 737-400SF]], registration PS-TLB, operating [[Total Linhas Aéreas Flight 5682|Flight 5682]] from [[Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport]] in [[Vitória, Espírito Santo|Vitória]], made an emergency landing at [[Guarulhos International Airport]] in [[São Paulo]], with a fire in the cargo hold. Shortly after landing, the fire spread rapidly to the rear section. The pilots evacuated quickly and there were no injuries. The aircraft was a total loss due to the severe fire.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Accident Boeing 737-4Q8 (SF) PS-TLB, Saturday 9 November 2024|url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/459686|date=9 November 2024|access-date=2024-11-09|website=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of airlines of Brazil]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*[https://asn.flightsafety.org/database/operators/4351 Total accidents as per Aviation Safety Database]

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