Blue Air Táxi Aéreo

Blue Air Taxi Aereo is a Brazilian air taxi company with its headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. The website gives 2006 as the year the company began. It flies helicopters and aeroplanes for executive transport, air medical missions, firefighting, rescue and offshore logistics.

Services

• Executive helicopter passenger transport
• Air medical service with aircraft fitted as an air intensive care unit, including ventilators, monitors, defibrillators and infusion pumps, and coordination with origin and destination hospitals
• Environmental contingency work: reconnaissance flights and aerial water drops for firefighting
• Air rescue operations
• Offshore logistics: transport of equipment, supplies, personnel and spare parts to platforms

Fleet

The fleet page names Helibras AS350BA helicopters, described as suited to remote areas and rescue, the Bell 206B for urban use and the twin-engine Agusta A119 for all-weather work. A Cessna Caravan turboprop covers regional passenger and cargo transport.

Bases

• Rio de Janeiro: headquarters for the Southeast, with boarding facilities, VIP lounges and maintenance hangars
• Maceio: base for the Northeast, with a large apron and service for the Samu emergency service and police

Safety

The site says safety is part of the whole organisation rather than one department, with a culture of learning and voluntary reporting. Its safety pyramid has six pillars, including safety management, rigorous planning and flight following with weather support.

Company facts

• Started in 2006
• Safety management system implemented under ANAC standards
• Offshore operations aligned with ANAC and Brazilian Navy requirements