Azul Brazilian Airlines
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| Founded | 2008 | |
| Hubs | Congonhas Int'l Airport Guarulhos Int'l Airport |
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| Fleet size | (76 orders) | |
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| Headquarters | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Key people | David Neeleman (CEO) | |
| Website: http://www.voeazul.com.br | ||
Azul Brazilian Airlines (Portuguese: Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras S/A; or simply Azul) is a brazilian low-cost airline company based in São Paulo. It was established on 5 May 2008 by Brazilian-born David Neeleman, founder and former-CEO of JetBlue. The airline is scheduled to start operating by the first quarter of 2009 and has ordered a fleet of 76 Embraer 195 jets. [1]
Azul aspires to fill Brazil's aviation void and to become the largest and most prominent airline in Brazil.
[edit] Naming of the Company
In 2008, Azul held a widely publicized contest in Brazil to name the new airline.
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