Airline Name
VASP
IATA: VP / ICAO: VSP / Callsign: VASP
Country of Origin
Aircraft Types Used (from those available in WoA)
B734 (737-400) (3 operated),MD11 (McDonnell Douglas MD-11) (10 operated),
Not in-game,
B732 (737-200) (41 operated),
The ones abandoned at BSB, until scrapped by the government due to airport expansion in the early/mid 2010s,
2 on display (-21.7358435740455, -48.18935924165502),
And another on display (24°52’00.9"S 53°27’34.3"W),
Loads of these were owned and never resold, 3 were stored at Salvador and were scrapped starting in 2015. 2 of the fuselages are still there as of March this year. 1 was due to be turned into a restaurant in Belo Horizonte but plans fell through. Still there.
B733 (737-300) (26 operated),
DC10 (Douglas DC 10-30) (6 operated) (One was operated in half Continental/VASP livery but I can’t get a good photo showing it),
A30B (A300B2) (3 operated),
B722 (727-200) (13? operated, basing it off wiki),
VASPEX (VASP Cargo),
DC10F (Douglas DC 10-30F) (1 operated),
DC87 (Douglas 8-71F) (3 operated) (1 63F was operated but I don’t know whether it was in VASP colours as no photos exist),
B722F (727-200F) (12? operated, basing it off wiki as I can’t find anything),
B732F (737-200F) (1 operated),
Why should this airline be added?
One of Brazil’s historic legacy airlines, VASP was founded in November 1933 by the state government of São Paulo and operated up until 2005 when it finally succumbed to bankruptcy. It operated the MD-11 which is the reason for suggesting it, but it would be a great airline to have at GRU alongside Varig, TAM and Gol.In the final years, the fleet was made up of the 737-200, -300 and A300. The cargo fleet was the 737-200 and 727-200. The MD-11 was retired in 2001 I believe.