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| Founded | 2008 | |||
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| Hubs | Campinas-Viracopos | |||
| Focus cities | Belo Horizonte-Confins | |||
| Fleet size | 49 (+40 ordered) | |||
| Destinations | 43 | |||
| Company slogan | Azul. Você lá em cima (English: Azul. You, above all) |
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| Headquarters | Barueri, Brazil | |||
| Key people | Pedro Janot – President David Gary Neeleman – Director-President |
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| Website | www.voeazul.com.br | |||
Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras S/A (English: Azul Brazilian Airlines; or simply Azul) is a Brazilian domestic low-cost airline based in Barueri.[1] It was established on 5 May 2008 by Brazilian-born David Neeleman, founder and former-CEO of JetBlue. The airline began service on December 15, 2008[2][3] and has ordered a fleet of 76 Embraer 195 jets.[4] The company was named Azul after a naming contest in 2008.[5]
According to the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC) in October 2011 Azul had 9.14% of the domestic market share in terms of passengers per kilometre flown.[6]
Azul also achieved the highest load factor in the Brazilian domestic market for 2009, with an average factor of 79.71%, an achievement held since March 2009, with an average load factor above 85 percent.[7] Its 2009 performance allowed Azul to become the first airline in the world to board more than 2 million customers during its first year of operation.[7][8]
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JetBlue founder David Neeleman launched his fourth airline, Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras S.A. The Brazilian domestic carrier inaugurated service on December 15, 2008 between three cities: Campinas, Salvador, and Porto Alegre.[3] Azul launched operations with three Embraer 195 and two Embraer 190 aircraft (with 118 and 106 seats, respectively). Another three airplanes were added in January 2009 to introduce nonstop service from Campinas (State of São Paulo) to both Vitória (State of Espírito Santo), and Curitiba (State of Paraná).[3]
As of December 2011 Azul Brazilian Airlines operated scheduled services to the following destinations:[9]
Additionally, Azul operates dedicated executive bus services between some locations and its nearest airports, as connecting services to its flights:[12]
Furthermore, in 2010 Azul operated irregular international charter flights to Argentina.[13]
As of December 2011 the fleet of Azul Brazilian Airlines included the following aircraft:[14]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Options | Passengers (Y) | Notes |
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| ATR 72-200 | 8 | – | – | 70 | |
| ATR 72-600 | 3 | 29[15] | 10 | 70 | |
| Embraer 190 | 10 | – | – | 106 | |
| Embraer 195 | 28 | 11 | 20[16] | 118 | |
| Total | 49 | 40 | 30 |
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