I’m one of those snotty ones who doesn’t miss an opportunity to badmouth SATA, but today I looked at the man, inside this plane I’m writing to you from, and told him, in the middle of an epiphany: – It’s all over between us. I love this lady. Truly. (He laughed. He never takes me…
Category: Our History
80 years!
We wish we could board the aircraft of time and go back to 1941. In the hedge of the island, we would gather around a table Vasco and José Bensaúde, Augusto Arruda, Augusto Soares de Albergaria, and Albano de Freitas da Silva Oliveira and ask what we asked a few days ago to those who…
To those who have passed through here
Corvo’s runway seemed to hold no secrets from him. Those who knew him say that he was an excellent storyteller and someone who spread joy wherever he went. It was Gil Pinto de Sousa, Captain Gil, as he became known at SATA Air Açores. The day on São Jorge Island was wintry. Rain, strong wind,…
A journey through time
A long-awaited project at the SATA Group has finally begun. The SATA Group’s documentary collection was hand-delivered to the Public Library and Regional Archive of Ponta Delgada. There would be no better destination for this history, which in August 2021 will be 80 years old. One day after the signing of the cooperation protocol between…
Message from the President – “Thank you” is what best sums up our feelings
In 1941, the “Sociedade Açoreana de Estudos Aéreos, Limitada” was founded. On August 21, 2021, we will complete 80 years. The challenges of 2021 are not comparable to those of 1941. They are different. Pace, competition, and ambitions change over time. Everything happens faster and requires urgent resolution. Nowadays, we need to understand how to…
Let’s travel back in time
On August 21st, we will celebrate 80 years of the foundation of Sociedade Açoreana de Estudos Aereos, Lda. and considering the ongoing and necessary containment on the festivities we found a special way to celebrate this date. We will offer you an engaging journey through time and the history of the SATA group in August…
Aviation stories – A little boy’s dream
The aviation world causes at least some curiosity all over the world. At its peak, it causes a life-long passion. So it was with our Aircraft Maintenance Technician João Leite, who, at the age of eight, put his feet in the cockpit of an airplane for the first time, more specifically of SATA’s AVRO HS-748…
Aviation stories – The teacher who was afraid to fly
Rogério Lopes was a pilot for SATA Air Açores between 1970 and 1999. He flew the Dakota, the Avro, and the B146 and ended his career flying the British Aerospace ATP fleet. In the nearly three decades of inter-island flights, he has collected an endless number of stories that he likes to remember. “The Teacher…
Aviation stories – A very noisy flight
The aviation world fascinates everyone. Is it because flying has always been one of Humanity’s greatest aspirations? Is it because of the charismatic jobs it represents? Is it because of the possibility to travel the world above the clouds? Is it the powerful flying machines? Perhaps for all these reasons and more. On more than…