Azul Brazilian Airlines
Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras S/A (Azul Brazilian Airlines; or simply Azul) is a Brazilian airline headquartered 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. Azul is a publicly traded company on the Brazilian stock exchange, with the ticker AZUL4. It was established on 5 May 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 15 December 2008.
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| Founded | 2008 | ||||||
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| AOC # | 10,123 – 23 December 2022 | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | TudoAzul | ||||||
| Subsidiaries | Azul Conecta | ||||||
| Fleet size | 167 | ||||||
| Destinations | 161 | ||||||
| Traded as | B3: AZUL4 NYSE: AZUL | ||||||
| Headquarters | Barueri, São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||
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| Revenue | R$9.97 billion (2021) | ||||||
| Operating income | R$524.9 million (2021) | ||||||
| Net income | R$945.7 million (2021) | ||||||
| Employees | 12,485 | ||||||
| Website | voeazul.com | ||||||
According to the Brazilian Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC), between January and December 2019 Azul had 23.5% of the domestic and 5.0% 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.