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Founded | 2008 | ||||||
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Frequent-flyer program | TudoAzul | ||||||
Fleet size | 127 | ||||||
Destinations | 112 | ||||||
Company slogan | Você lá em cima. É o Brasil lá em cima. | ||||||
Headquarters | Barueri, São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||
Key people | John Rodgerson (President) | ||||||
Revenue | US$ 2.2 billion (2012)[citation needed] | ||||||
Net income | – US$ 187.3 million (2012)[citation needed] | ||||||
Website | voeazul.com.br |
AZUL Airlines
Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras S/A (Azul Brazilian Airlines; or simply Azul) is a Brazilian carrier based in Barueri, a suburb of São Paulo. The company’s business model is to stimulate demand by providing frequent and affordable air service to underserved markets throughout Brazil. The company was named Azul (“Blue” in Portuguese) after a naming contest in 2008, where “Samba” was the other popular name. It was established on May 5, 2008 by Brazilian-born David Neeleman (founder of American low-cost airline JetBlue), with a fleet of 76 Embraer 195 jets. The airline began service on December 15, 2008.
According to Brazilian Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC), between January and December 2017 Azul had 17.8% of the domestic and 11.8% of the international market shares in terms of revenue passenger kilometers (RPK), making it the third largest domestic and second largest international airline in Brazil.