VoePass Linhas Aéreas (PTB, Ribeirão Preto Leite Lopes) has retired its only ATR72-600, just days after the Brazilian carrier filed for bankruptcy, ch aviation research shows.
PS-VPE (msn 1116) arrived at Exeter on April 28, 2025, according to Flightradar24 ADS-B data. The unit departed Ribeirão Preto Leite Lopes on April 25 and was ferried to Exeter via Natal Aluizio Alves, Sal Amilcar Cabral International, Lanzarote, and Porto. It had been parked at Ribeirão Preto since March 11, having carried out its final revenue flight for the airline with a service from São Paulo Guarulhos the same day.
The 11.5-year-old aircraft was first delivered to avianca airlines in November 2013, staying with that carrier until May 2022, according to the ch-aviation fleets module. Owned and managed by Jetstream Aviation Capital, it is configured with 68 seats in an all-economy layout.
Along with the -600, the carrier also operated seven ATR72-500s, three of which are in long-term storage. ADS-B data shows that the airline's final flights were carried out by PS-VPE (msn 1116), PR-PDY (msn 760), and PP-PTQ (msn 874) on March 11, when the Brazilian civil aviation authority (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil - ANAC) grounded the carrier due to recurring problems in its safety monitoring systems.
The carrier previously operated another two -600s. These units, however, were returned to owner DAE Capital in January 2025 due to an unresolved debt of USD955,000 with the lessor.
In the wake of the grounding, Brazil’s Petrobras hired Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras to ensure the continuity of operations to and from Porto Urucu in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, an airport run exclusively by the state-owned oil company.
Meanwhile, VoePass continues to grapple with its USD37 million debt and a legal battle against codeshare partner LATAM Airlines Brasil. On April 17, the airline confirmed it had laid off employees as its suspension continued.
