AeroMaster Táxi Aéreo

AeroMaster Táxi Aéreo is a Brazilian air taxi company with its headquarters in São Paulo and its operations and maintenance base at Macaé airport in Rio de Janeiro state. It has operated in the Brazilian helicopter charter market since 1994 and serves the oil, gas and energy industry, connecting onshore bases with offshore units.

Services

• Passenger and cargo air transport
• Offshore transport between land bases and offshore installations
• Aeromedical transport (MedEvac)
• Transport of dangerous goods
• Specialised aerial services
• Integrated safety and quality management systems

Fleet

The fleet page lists three twin-engine helicopter models, all rated for VFR and IFR flight with two pilots and up to 12 passengers. The site does not give the number of aircraft of each type.

• Leonardo AW139: passenger transport, cruise speed 306 km/h
• Sikorsky S-76C++: passenger transport and cargo in an approved cargo configuration, cruise speed 287 km/h
• Sikorsky S-76C+: passenger, aeromedical and cargo transport, cruise speed 287 km/h

Safety and approvals

The company has taken part in the Petrobras PEOTRAM program for air transport since 2014 and is audited under it periodically. It says it follows IOGP best practices for aviation services contracted by the energy industry, and it is a member of HeliOffshore. Its operations are regulated by ANAC under RBAC 135 operations specifications.

Company facts

• Operating since 1994
• Headquarters: Av. Antártica 675, Água Branca, São Paulo
• Operations base: Hangar 003, Estrada Hildebrando Alves Barbosa, Macaé Airport, Rio de Janeiro
• Mission: connect offshore marine units and onshore bases with safe air transport