Embraer has celebrated the delivery of its 2,000th E-Jet, marking a major achievement for the company. The milestone aircraft, an E195-E2, was handed over to Azul Linhas Aéreas, Brazil’s largest airline by number of destinations served. Since entering service in 2004, the E-Jets family has helped reshape the airline industry by combining passenger comfort with […]
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Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) has unconditionally approved American Airlines’ planned US$100 million investment in Azul, clearing the US carrier to acquire a minority stake of around 8% in the Brazilian airline, according to The Rio Times. CADE’s technical staff issued a favourable opinion on July 31, concluding that the transaction poses no
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Brazil’s Azul Linhas Aéreas (Azul) has confirmed an order for four additional Airbus A330-900 aircraft, reinforcing the A330neo as the backbone of its future long-haul fleet. The order was previously listed as undisclosed and takes the airline’s A330neo backlog to 11 aircraft. Passengers travelling on Azul’s A330neo aircraft will continue to benefit from Airbus’ airspace
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Brazilian airline Azul Linhas Aereas has finalised negotiations with its aircraft lessors and creditors, securing up to US$500 million in new financing from bondholders. As part of the agreement, Azul will receive US$150 million immediately, another US$250 million by the year’s end and a further US$100 million soon after. Additionally, cost reductions negotiated with certain
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Liebherr-Aerospace (Liebherr) and Azul have signed a customer service health management agreement to enhance aircraft maintenance operations using Liebherr’s analytics solutions. Leveraging big data and Liebherr-Aerospace’s proprietary data platform, Artic, the OEM combines its in-depth system knowledge with extensive in-service support experience to deliver precise and efficient maintenance tools. Through this agreement, Azul will benefit
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Azul Linhas Aereas (Azul) has disclosed a firm order for four additional Airbus A330-900 aircraft from a purchase agreement signed in June 2023. With these aircraft, the airline will expand its fleet and international route offering. The A330neo is Airbus’ latest wide-body aircraft. Powered by latest-generation Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines, the A330-900 is capable of
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Azul has made an announcement regarding the launch of a private offering of Senior Secured First Out Notes due 2028 (Notes) through its subsidiary, Azul Secured Finance LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership. This offering is a crucial component of the company’s comprehensive and permanent restructuring plan, aimed at optimising its capital structure and enhancing
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JetBlue founder David Neeleman’s Brazilian domestic airline will be named: ‘Azul’ (Portuguese for blue). The name was one of 150,000 submitted by Brazilian consumers in an online competition. Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras, SA plans to commence service in January 2009 and has ordered a fleet of 76 Embraer jets. The new airline proposes to bypass
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