Brazil’s TRIP Linhas Aéreas, the largest regional airline in South America, extends its cooperation with Lufthansa Consulting to cover the “Rent-a-plan” product. Earlier in 2010, both companies worked together on network optimization and fleet plan validation of the airline.

According to Lufthansa Consulting, “Rent-a-plan” improves the reliability and speed of network planning and scheduling activities for small and medium-sized carriers without adding further overhead costs. Fleet and network planning units which have to use different databases and systems incur expenses for most airlines. Lufthansa Consulting’s targeted service “Rent-a-plan” provides a one-stop-shop solution for data, tools and expertise, tailor-made for airlines to save on cost without compromising the reliability of the planning. They benefit from advanced network planning instead of extending “in-house” resources and investing additional funds for an uncertain outcome.

Lufthansa Consulting’s shall provide support personnel throughout the entire planning workflow including fleet planning, network planning and scheduling, according to a predefined time plan.

Lufthansa Consulting added: “the objective of the assignment is to apply TRIP’s niche strategy to increase its impact in the growing Brazilian market. The main recommended actions are to boost the airline’s existing monopoly routes, build new connections in designated hubs, launch new non-stop routes between unconnected cities and open new destinations. Following these guidelines, TRIP expects to generate a considerable additional profit per year. “

Source: Lufthansa Consulting

IATA ICAO Callsign
T4 TIB TRIP
Hubs Tancredo Neves International Airport
Parent company Total Linhas Aéreas
Key executive José Mario Caprioli dos Santos,President
Destinations 85
Website www.voetrip.com.br

TRIP Linhas Aéreas was established in 1998 and is based in Campinas, São
Paulo. The airline offers scheduled passenger and cargo services and
operates a fleet as follows with more than 80 destinations
throughout Brazil. In 2011, TRIP transported around two million
passengers.

TRIP Linhas Aéreas current fleet consist of the following:

Aircraft Type In-service Order Passenger (Y)
ATR 42-300 10 – 47
ATR 42-500/-600 12 18 ATR 72-600s, with options for 22 additional
47
ATR 72-200/-500/-600 19 19 – 68
Embraer-120 1
Embraer-175 6 –
86
Embraer-190 10 2 110
Total 58

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