  sata international (full name sata internacional - sociedade aÃ§oriana de transportes aÃ©reos) is an airline based in sÃ£o sebastiÃ£o, ponta delgada, in the azores, portugal."the atlantic and you" (company brochure) (archive). sata international. retrieved on august 29, 2014. p. 19/19. "grupo sata sede | headoffice: av. infante d. henrique nÂº55 9504-528 ponta delgada s.miguel â aÃ§ores""press kit 2010." sata. retrieved on 7 july 2010. "the sata group comprises air transport companies whose decision centre is located in the city of ponta delgada, on the island of sÃ£o miguel, in the archipelago of azores." it operates scheduled flights to the madeira islands, mainland portugal and other destinations in europe and north america, as well as charter flights. ==history== thumb|left|235px|sata airbus a320-214 (old livery) thumb|left|235px|a sata international airbus a320-214 (new livery) the airline was first established in december 1990 under the name of oceanair and in 1991 was authorized to operate air transport services as a non-scheduled carrier. sata air aÃ§ores became the major shareholder when oceanair suspended flying in 1994 and later became the sole owner. on 20 february 1998 it was renamed sata international and started operations on 8 april 1998. the airline is 100% owned by sata air aÃ§ores. following its bid by public tender, sata international was awarded scheduled routes from ponta delgada to lisbon, madeira island and porto. today sata operates a number of transa
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