Azul Brazilian Airlines
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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 November 2011 Azul had 9.25% 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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[edit] History
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).[citation needed] 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]
[edit] Destinations
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As of December 2011 Azul Brazilian Airlines operated scheduled services to the following destinations:[9]
- Aracaju – Santa Maria Airport
- Araçatuba – Dario Guarita Airport
- Bauru/Arealva – Moussa Nakhl Tobias Airport [begins February 6][10]
- Belém – Val de Cães International Airport
- Belo Horizonte/Confins – Tancredo Neves-Confins International Airport Focus City
- Brasília – Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport
- Cabo Frio – Cabo Frio International Airport [Seasonal]
- Caldas Novas – Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport
- Campinas – Viracopos International Airport Hub
- Campo Grande – Campo Grande International Airport
- Caxias do Sul – Hugo Cantergiani Airport
- Cuiabá/Vargem Grande – Marechal Rondon International Airport
- Curitiba/São José dos Pinhais – Afonso Pena International Airport
- Florianópolis – Hercílio Luz International Airport
- Fortaleza – Pinto Martins International Airport
- Foz do Iguaçu – Cataratas International Airport
- Goiânia – Santa Genoveva Airport
- Ilhéus – Jorge Amado Airport
- João Pessoa – Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport
- Joinville – Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport
- Juazeiro do Norte – Orlando Bezerra de Menezes Airport
- Londrina – Gov. José Richa Airport [begins February 1][11]
- Maceió – Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport
- Manaus – Eduardo Gomes International Airport
- Marília - Frank Miloye Milenkowichi Airport
- Maringá – Sílvio Name Júnior Regional Airport
- Natal/Parnamirim – Augusto Severo International Airport
- Navegantes – Ministro Victor Konder International Airport
- Palmas – Brig. Lysias Rodrigues Airport
- Porto Alegre – Salgado Filho International Airport
- Porto Seguro – Porto Seguro Airport
- Presidente Prudente – Presidente Prudente Airport
- Recife – Guararapes-Gilberto Freyre International Airport
- Ribeirão Preto – Dr. Leite Lopes Airport
- Rio de Janeiro
- Rio Novo/Goianá – Zona da Mata Regional Airport
- Salvador da Bahia – Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport
- São José do Rio Preto – Prof. Eribelto Manoel Reino Airport
- São José dos Campos – Prof. Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport
- São Luís – Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport
- São Paulo – Congonhas Airport
- Teresina – Senador Petrônio Portella Airport
- Uberaba – Mário de Almeida Franco Airport
- Vitória – Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport
Additionally, Azul operates dedicated executive bus services between some locations and its nearest airports, as connecting services to its flights:[12]
- Blumenau and Navegantes – Ministro Victor Konder International Airport
- Piracicaba, Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, Sorocaba and Campinas – Viracopos International Airport
- São Paulo – Congonhas Airport, Palmeiras-Barra Funda Intermodal Terminal, Eldorado Mall, Tamboré Mall and Campinas – Viracopos International Airport
Furthermore, in 2010 Azul operated irregular international charter flights to Argentina.[13]
[edit] Fleet
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 |
[edit] References
- ^ "CONTRATO DE TRANSPORTE AÉREO DE PASSAGEIROS." Azul Brazilian Airlines. Retrieved on February 19, 2010.
- ^ Matos, Marcela; Silvana Pereira (November 5, 2008). "Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras recebe o CHETA e já pode pleitear as rotas que pretende operar" (in Portuguese). Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras. http://www.voceescolhe.com.br/imprensa/pop_release16.aspx. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
- ^ a b c "A história da Azul" (in Portuguese). Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras. http://www.voeazul.com.br/aspx/nossaHistoria.aspx. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- ^ David Neeleman Names His Brazilian Airline 'Azul'
- ^ Jessie Scanlon (May 6, 2008). "Braving Brazil's 'Airline Graveyard'". BusinessWeek. http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/may2008/id2008056_561046.htm?chan=innovation_branding_other+innovation+and+design+stories. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- ^ "Dados Comparativos Avançados" (in Portuguese). Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC). http://www2.anac.gov.br/dadosComparativos/DadosComparativos.asp. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
- ^ a b "Brazil's Azul Airlines Reaches First Anniversary With World-Record Results". Globe Newswire (Yahoo! Finance). 2010-01-18. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Brazils-Azul-Airlines-Reaches-pz-1812991629.html?x=0&.v=1. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
- ^ "AZUL comemora seu primeiro aniversário" (in Portuguese). Brasil Turis Jornal. 2009-12-15. http://www.brasilturis.com.br/canal_materia.neo?Materia=8769. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
- ^ "Azul: Mapa de rotas" (in Portuguese). Azul. http://viajemais.voeazul.com.br/RouteMap.aspx. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
- ^ "Home" (in Portuguese). Azul. November 11, 2011. http://viajemais.voeazul.com.br/Select2.aspx. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ^ "Home" (in Portuguese). Azul. http://www.voeazul.com.br/. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
- ^ "Ônibus Executivo". Azul Brazilian Airlines. http://www.voeazul.com.br/aspx/servicoOnibusGeral.aspx. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ^ Reigada, Maria Izabel (10 June 2010). "em fretamentos, Azul voa para BUE e Bariloche" (in Portuguese). Panrotas. http://www.panrotas.com.br/noticia-turismo/aviacao/em-fretamentos-azul-voa-para-bue-e-bariloche_58623.html. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ^ "Frota atual das empresas brasileiras" (in Portuguese). Aeromuseu. December 31, 2011. http://www.aeromuseu.com.br/frota.htm. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
- ^ http://economia.ig.com.br/empresas/industria/azul+encomenda+mais+10+aeronaves+atr+para+voos+regionais/n1597040300579.html
- ^ http://www.embraer.com.br/institucional/download/2_066-Com-VPC-E195_to_Azul-I-10.pdf
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