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SATA

SATA

7.0
A Portuguese airline group from the Azores that flies passengers within Portugal and abroad
  • proper noun
: SATA
  • Travelers can book their tickets online through the official website of SATA.

Examples

  • The SATA airline is known for its friendly service and beautiful views of the Azores.

  • As a member of the airline alliance, SATA connects Portugal to numerous international destinations.

  • Sata Ineko, who died in October 1998 at the age of 94, was a leading proletarian author who wrote largely from her experience.

    Fiction book (1999)

Synonyms

airline
vsSATA
710 1.0

A company that flies people or goods to different places by plane

focuses on a specific Portuguese group serving passenger routes rather than cargo
airway
vsSATA
51 2.9

A company that carries passengers by plane

is a Portuguese group operating passenger flights domestically and internationally

Surface Forms

SATA main

Morphology

SATA = S + A + T + A

As the airline name is an initialism/acronym, the letters themselves do not transparently indicate the company's identity to learners.

Etymology

SATA is also the name of a Portuguese airline group, and the letters come from the company name Sociedade Açoriana de Transportes Aéreos, which means 'Azorean Air Transport'. So SATA is the airline that connects the islands of the Azores with Portugal and other places.