Taxi Aereo Hercules

Taxi Aereo Hercules is an air taxi company based at Bacacheri Airport in Curitiba, Parana, Brazil. One of its services is air ICU, which moves patients by plane with a doctor and a nurse on board.

Air ICU service

The site says the medical flights are staffed by doctors and nurses trained in aerospace medicine. The aircraft are set up like a hospital ICU, with a stretcher, advanced medical equipment and medicines. The team can move adults, children and newborns. The company says it can operate across South America and Central America.

Other services

• Executive air taxi and aircraft charter
• Air cargo
• Organ transport
• Hangar space and FBO services

Aircraft and bases

The fleet page lists a Cessna Citation Ultra V and three Beechcraft King Air aircraft: the B200, the C90 GTx and the C90 GTi. The site names these bases:

• Curitiba, Parana
• Florianopolis, Santa Catarina
• Belem, Para
• Foz do Iguacu, Parana
• Belo Horizonte

Facts

• Type: air taxi operator with its own aircraft, offering air ICU flights
• Open 24 hours, seven days a week
• The company page says it is approved by the Brazilian civil aviation agency ANAC
• Aircraft: fixed wing jet and turboprops

Who it is for

The service is for patients and families who need a medical flight, including adults, children and newborns. The site asks people to use a licensed operator, and says the company is approved by ANAC. Quotes can be requested on the website or by phone.