Azul Linhas Aereas

Azul Brazilian Airlines (also called Azul) is a Brazilian airline. It is based in Barueri, a city near São Paulo, Brazil. Azul was founded in 2008 by David Neeleman, who also started the airline JetBlue in the United States. The airline’s goal is to offer affordable flights to places in Brazil that other airlines do not fly to often The name "Azul" means "blue" in Portuguese. Azul has 166 planes and flies to 162 destinations. It is one of the biggest airlines in Brazil, with many flights both inside Brazil and to other countries. The airline is listed on the Brazilian stock exchange.

Azul Brazilian Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
AD AZU AZUL
Founded2008; 18 years ago (2008)
AOC #10,123 – 23 December 2022
Hubs
Frequent-flyer programTudoAzul
SubsidiariesAzul Conecta
Fleet size166
Destinations162
Traded asB3: AZUL4
NYSE: AZUL
HeadquartersBarueri, São Paulo, Brazil
Key people
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Employees12,485
Websitevoeazul.com

History

Azul Brazilian Airlines was started by David Neeleman, who also founded JetBlue. Azul began flying in Brazil on December 15, 2008. It started with flights between Campinas and three cities: Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, and Porto Alegre. At first, the airline had three Embraer 195 planes and two Embraer 190 planes. By January 2009, they added more planes to fly to Vitória and Curitiba.

In May 2012, Azul bought TRIP Linhas Aéreas, Brazil's largest regional airline. The two airlines started working together in December 2012. In 2014, the merger was completed, and TRIP no longer existed. All TRIP flights became part of Azul.

In 2014, Azul started flying internationally, with its first international flights to Fort Lauderdale and Orlando in the United States.

In 2015, Azul ordered new planes, including Airbus A320neo and Embraer E195-E2 planes. The airline also got big investments from the Chinese HNA Group and United Airlines.

In 2019, Azul tried to buy Avianca Brasil's assets to grow even more. In 2020, Azul bought the airline TwoFlex, which helps Azul with smaller flights.

Fleet

Azul Brazilian Airlines Fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
B E E Total
Airbus A320neo 48 7 — — 174 174
Airbus A321neo 6 5 — — 214 214
Airbus A330-200 4 2 27 — 222 249 2 sold to Brazilian Air Force for Airbus A330 MRTT conversion.
Airbus A330-900 5 7 34 — 264 298
ATR 72-600 40 3 — — 70 70
Embraer E195 43 — — — 118 118
Embraer E195-E2 17 58 — — 136 136
Azul Cargo fleet
Airbus A321-200/P2F 1 1 Cargo Deliveries from October 2024
Boeing 737-400SF 2 — Cargo
Total 167 83

References

  1. ↑ "Empresas Aéreas - Consulta". ANAC (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Mapa de rotas". Azul magazine (in Portuguese). Diretoria de Marketing, Comunicação e Marca. December 2018. p. 159. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "TudoAzul e Itaucard lançam Primeira Compra que dá descontos de até 10% em passagens aéreas". TURISMO SA (in Brazilian Portuguese). 15 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Azul Brazilian Airlines website". Archived from the original on 2024-11-18. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Management".
  6. ↑ "Azul Linhas Aéreas tem um novo Presidente: Abhi Shah". 5 October 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 "2021 Financial Results". Azul IR. 24 February 2021. p. 14. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "A história da Azul" (in Portuguese). Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras. Archived from the original on 12 May 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
  9. ↑ "Acordo de codeshare entre Azul e Trip leva cliente a 100 destinos" (in Portuguese). Brasilturis. 20 September 2012. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  10. ↑ "Brazil's Azul adds first A321neo". ch-aviation.
  11. ↑ "Brazilian Air Force to buy Azul A330s for $80.6mn". Ch-Aviation. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  12. ↑ "Segundo Airbus KC-30 da FAB chega ao Brasil". www.aeroflap.com.br. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  13. ↑ "Aircraft configuration". International flights. Azul Brazilian Airlines. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  14. ↑ "Brazil's Azul orders four A330neo, confirms A350 phase-out". ch-aviation.com. 19 December 2023.
  15. ↑ "Azul Linhas Aéreas adds three additional A330neo to fleet | Airbus". www.airbus.com. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  16. ↑ "Brazil's Azul orders three ATR72-600s". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  17. 1 2 "Azul Linhas Aereas Fleet of E190 (Active) | Airfleets aviation". www.airfleets.net. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  18. ↑ "Embraer Order Book" (PDF).
  19. ↑ "Embraer E-Jets Orders and Deliveries" (PDF). Azul. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  20. ↑ "Brazil's Azul receives first A321 freighter". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  21. ↑ "Azul Linhas Aereas Fleet of B737 (Active) | Airfleets aviation". www.airfleets.net. Retrieved 27 May 2022.