comfortably for distances up to , markedly within the limits of the archipelago. Livery SATA introduced a new logo with the new fleet revitalization; referred to as Blue Island Açor, it was inaugurated with the appearance of the first Bombardier aircraft, the Q200. Based on a year-long effort, and over 100 drafts, the re-imagined modern Açor brand was designed by Ivity-Corp. It is basically a geometric composite of nine-shapes, representing the nine islands of the archipelago, joined to form the ubiquitous Açor identified in the legend. When exploded, each shape can be placed alone in geographical context to form a modernist map of the Azores. Destinations Fleet Current fleet The SATA Air Açores fleet consists of the following (as of May 2022): Historic fleet BAe ATP British Aerospace 146 Douglas DC-3 Douglas DC-6 Dornier 228 Hawker Siddeley HS 748 de Havilland DH.104 Dove Incidents and Accidents On 11 December 1999, SATA Air Açores Flight 530M crashed on the island of São Jorge in the Azores. The British Aerospace ATP, en route from Ponta Delgada Airport to Horta Airport, was on descent in heavy rain and turbulence. The combination of the weather conditions, the pilots not using the onboard weather radar, imprecise navigation, and the plane not keeping above the minimum safe altitude, the plane crashed into the north face of Pico da Esperança. All 35 people on board were killed. See also Aviation in the Azores References Citations Sources External links Grupo SATA Official Website Airlines of Portugal European Regions Airline Association Airlines established in 1941 Transport in the Azores Portuguese companies established in 1941