Brazil’s OceanAir Aéreo and Canada’s Bombardier have announced a joint venture that will increase the airplane manufacturer’s exposure in Brazil. Beginning next year OceanAir will become the official representative of Bombardier and will be responsible for selling and promoting its aircraft in Brazil. OceanAir said it would invest $15 million in a new maintenance center, the location of which has yet to be determined. The authorized service facility will offer maintenance and technical support for three families of Bombardier business jets–the Learjet, Challenger and Global lines.
Previously, Bombardier had been represented by Target, a charter company owned by Antonio Celso Cipriani, ex-president of bankrupt airline Transbrasil. OceanAir was founded in 1998 as a charter service, offering connections between São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Macaé and Campos, two important oil-producing regions in the state of Rio de Janeiro that were previously underserved by Brazilian airlines.
