Azul Brazilian Airlines

Aircraft Orders and Deliveries

Embraer Delivers First E195-E2 to Azul

September 13, 2019 João Machado

Embraer delivered on Thursday its first E195-E2 next-generation aircraft on Thursday to launch customer Azul Brazilian Airlines and its lessor, AerCap. The delivery ceremony took place at Embraer’s main factory in São José dos Campos,

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Azul Starts ‘Ponte Aérea’ Shuttle Between Rio and São Paulo

September 2, 2019 João Machado

Last Thursday, Azul started services on the “Ponte Aérea” shuttle connecting São Paulo (Congonhas) to Rio (Santos Dumont), the most premium route in Latin America, with 16 daily flights each way. The new operations saw

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Azul to Start Belo Horizonte-Fort Lauderdale Flights in December

August 26, 2019 João Machado

Azul Brazilian Airlines has officially announced their newest operation to the United States, connecting their hub in Belo Horizonte (Confins) to Fort Lauderdale, in Florida. The new flights are set to be year-round and will

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Azul to Start “Ponte Aérea” Shuttle Service Between Rio and São Paulo

August 13, 2019 João Machado

After months of lobbying, discussions and even open verbal fights in the media, Azul finally announced the opening of sales for their operations in the Rio/Santos Dumont-São Paulo/Congonhas “Ponte Aérea” sector, Brazil’s most desired route.

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GOL Trials Hub-and-Spoke Operations in Brazil with Regional Carrier

August 8, 2019 João Machado

As the fight for slots at Congonhas Airport near Sao Paolu develops, there is one airline in this history which called the most attention: Passaredo Linhas Aéreas. The small carrier, which currently operates six ATR

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Trip Report: Flying on Azul’s A320neo from Campinas to Porto Alegre

June 20, 2019 João Machado

After AirlineGeeks joined Azul Brazilian Airlines on its inaugural Airbus A330neo flight from Sao Paulo to Recife and back, it was time to test out another next-generation Airbus aircraft in the airline’s fleet, the Airbus

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Trip Report: Flying on Azul’s Inaugural A330-900neo Flight from Sao Paulo to Recife in Business Class

June 12, 2019 João Machado

Azul Brazilian Airlines’ first international flights were announced in April 2014, only six years into its operation. Fueling the international expansion were seven secondhand Airbus A330-200s, a type still used today, and an order for

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Azul Airlines Begins Flying to Second Destination in Portugal

June 5, 2019 Peter Biondi

Azul Brazilian Airlines started flying to Porto, Portugal on Monday, June 3. This is the second destination for the airline in Portugal, which already operates flights between Brazil and Lisbon. Porto is the second-largest city

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Indigo Partners Interested in Avianca Brazil’s Assets

April 23, 2019 Jose Antonio Payet

Last week, Azul Airlines backed out of a deal to take over 30 Airbus A320 family aircraft as well as 70 slots from Avianca Brazil, valued at US$105 million, following the recent creditor approval of the

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Avianca Brazil Aircraft Repossessions Continue

April 19, 2019 Jose Antonio Payet

This week has seen Avianca Brazil recurrently making headlines in the airline world. On one hand, lessors have been allowed to pursue aircraft repossession by Brazilian’s civil aviation authority ANAC, following a favorable court ruling

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Azul and Copa Airlines Announce Codeshare Agreement

November 22, 2018 Peter Biondi

Azul Brazilian Airlines and Copa Airlines announced a codeshare agreement that will connect two large networks in Latin America. Now Copa customers can use Azul’s network in Brazil with 101 domestic destinations, 52 not served

Azul Brazilian Airlines

Embraer Delivers First E195-E2 to Azul

Azul Starts ‘Ponte Aérea’ Shuttle Between Rio and São Paulo

Azul to Start Belo Horizonte-Fort Lauderdale Flights in December

Azul to Start “Ponte Aérea” Shuttle Service Between Rio and São Paulo

GOL Trials Hub-and-Spoke Operations in Brazil with Regional Carrier

Trip Report: Flying on Azul’s A320neo from Campinas to Porto Alegre

Trip Report: Flying on Azul’s Inaugural A330-900neo Flight from Sao Paulo to Recife in Business Class

Azul Airlines Begins Flying to Second Destination in Portugal

Indigo Partners Interested in Avianca Brazil’s Assets

Avianca Brazil Aircraft Repossessions Continue

Azul and Copa Airlines Announce Codeshare Agreement

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Delta Experiences Troubles with Free WiFi

Virgin Goes Big With Airbus A350-1000 Launch, Talks Expansion at Heathrow

France Prepares to Lose Another Low-Cost Carrier as XL Airways Ceases Ticket Sales

SAS Scandinavian Airlines Debuts New Livery on Airbus A350 Aircraft