Sad news from Brazil – I think the enthusiasts there deserve their share of preserved aircraft. Early days, but possibly changes in store. Text taken from FB (translated and tidied as little as possible).
Museum of TAM closes its doors.
Text credited to José Luiz Affonso
The Museum of TAM closed its activities from yesterday, 29 January 2016. The fruit of a dream of two brothers, Rolim Adolfo Amaro and John Amaro, to preserve the history of Aviation Brazilian and world. Its construction started from the year 2000. The collection of the museum of the TAM is considered one of the richest in the world, mainly by the fact that many aircraft are in full flight condition. Currently the acquisition was composed of 90 aircraft. William Rady, one of the directors of the museum, reported that the constant and huge losses suffered by Satan, the fruit of the union of lan Chile and TAM, the drastic reduction in the number of passengers, high taxes and levys, took the administrative council of Satan to decide the closure of the museum, in view of the monthly expense covered.
According to Rady, the museum consumes per month in the resources of the importance of US$ 300,000, totalling US$ 3,600,000 per year and that the situation was already precarious a few months ago with the delay in payment of various suppliers, and employees. The decision of the administrative council was taken on the 28th of January, deciding for the immediate closure.
So far, John Amaro and the board didn’t know destinations that the museum and its achievements, take the view that until the final decision of the council there was a hope that the satan to keep your intake of money.
This news they get us all by surprise and sadness 🙁
Magazine Aero Magazine: http://aeromagazine.uol.com.br/artigo/museu-da-tam-encerra-atividades_2505.html
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February 1, 2016 at 9:56 pm