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Azul receives permission to merge TRIP

Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras (Sao Paulo-Campinas) has received permission from Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) to merge TRIP Linhas Aereas (Sao Paulo-Campinas). On March 6, 2013 Brazilian authorities gave the final approval for the merger with a few restrictions relating to code-sharing with TAM (LATAM Group) (Sao Paulo) and slot use at Rio de Janeiro (Santos Dumont Airport).

Previously on May 28, 2012, Azul announced it had purchased TRIP forming a new holding company until TRIP could be merged into the larger Azul.

Copyright Photo: AirSpeed. The TRIP brand will now be retired as the merger continues. Embraer ERJ 190-100LR PP-PJL (msn 19000189) is pictured in action at Florianopolis is southern Brazil.

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Azul and TRIP to merge under one holding company

Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras (Sao Paulo-Campinas) and TRIP Linhas Aéreas (Sao Paulo-Campinas) announced yesterday (May 28) they are planning to marge and will create a new holding company called Azul Trip S.A. The two airlines will operate separately under the new holding company until regulatory approvals are obtained. At the time of the approvals, the holding company will consider consolidating the two brands but in reality the TRIP brand is now short-term. This announcement outflanks TAM Linhas Aéreas (Sao Paulo) which had an on-going relationship with TRIP as a feeder. David Neeleman, the founder of Azul (and also jetBlue Airways), called the acquisition the equivalent of four years of natural growth.

Azul stockholders will receive two thirds of the Azul Trip S.A. stock and the TRIP stockholders will receive the remaining one third.

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Top Copyright Photo: Marcelo F. De Biasi.

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Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras orders 10 additional ERJ 195s

Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras Embraer ERJ 190-200 IGW (ERJ 195) PR-AYY (msn 19000475) (Azul Viagens) SSA (Marcelo F. De Biasi), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras (Sao Paulo) has converted ten options, into firm orders for Embraer ERJ 195s, which will be used on its routes, beginning in 2015. The agreement raises the total number of airplanes under contract to 62 (57 E195s and five E190s), 33 of which are already in operation, together with another five E190s bought by Azul from other companies.

After three years of operations, Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras now connects 44 destinations, in 43 cities, with more than 350 daily flights. Actually, the company connects a total of 48 Brazilian cities, when its eight bus routes are added to the mix. Azul has already carried 15 million passengers, since it was founded. It currently operates a fleet of 38 Embraer E190 and E195 jets, as well as nine ATR 72 turboprops.

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Azul orders 11 additional Embraer 195s

Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras (Sao Paulo-Campinas) has signed a contract for the purchase of 11 additional Embraer ERJ 195 jets. The transaction increases the airline’s total orders for Embraer E-Jets to 52 aircraft. The value of this latest acquisition, at list price, is $497.2 million. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2013.

In addition to the 23 E195s it already flies in 118-seat single class configuration, Azul also operates ten 106-seat E190s. Both airplanes are the backbone of Azul’s fleet, which started operations in 2008 and in a couple of years expanded to achieve the respectable mark of 12 million transported passengers. With this new order, Azul will be the operator of the largest fleet of E-Jets in South America. All of the aircraft are equipped with individual in-flight entertainment system.

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Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras orders 10 more ATR 72-600s

Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras ATR 72-202 PR-AZS (msn 523) VCP (Marcelo F. De Biasi) (new type), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras (Sao Paulo-Viracopos) on June 21, 2011 signed a contract for the purchase of 10 additional ATR 72-600 aircraft. This new order is a conversion of 10 of 20 options that was announced at the Farnborough Airshow in 2010. This conversion brings to 30 ATR 72-600s Azul has on order. The first ATR 72-600 will be delivered in October 2011.

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Azul prepares to introduce this special “30 Anos” ATR 72

AZUL Linhas Aereas Brasileiras ATR 72-202 cn 365 F-WKVB // PR-AZY, originally uploaded by By cac.

Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras (Sao Paulo) is getting ready to accept this colorful “30 Anos” (30 Years) special color scheme painted on this ATR 72-202 F-WKVB (msn 365) at Toulouse on June 15. F-WKVB will become PR-AZY on delivery.

Azul salutes the Jambock fighter squadron

Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras Embraer ERJ 190-200 IGW (ERJ 195) PR-AYS (msn 19000419) “Jambock Azul” STU (Marcelo F. De Biasi), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras (Sao Paulo) has named one of E-Jets “Jambock Azul” and added this special logo as a salute to Brazil’s first fighter squadron.

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Azul to take delivery of a pink ATR 72

ATR-72-300 Azul Linhas Aereas F-WNUA, originally uploaded by Luccio.errera.

Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras (Sao Paulo-Campinas) will soon take delivery of this former Lao Airlines ATR 72-202 painted in this special pink color scheme. The airliner has special “Azul and ATR Fight Against Breast Cancer” markings and will join ERJ 190-200 PR-AYO in the company’s “pink fleet” fight against breast cancer.

F-WNUA (msn 316, ex RPDL-34137) is pictured at Toulouse prior to its delivery.

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Azul’s first ATR 72 prepares for its delivery flight at Toulouse

Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras ATR 72-202 QC F-WKVB (PR-AZR) (msn 519) TLS (Eurospot) (1st ATR 72), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras (Sao Paulo) is preparing to take delivery of its first ATR 72.

Azul introduces a “Pink ERJ” to help fight Breast Cancer

Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras (Sao Paulo) and Embraer joined with the FEMAMA organization for a campaign to prevent breast cancer. The goal is to raise awareness about the importance of early diagnosis to increase the chances of cure.

To symbolize this initiative, one Azul Embraer ERJ 195 jet (PR-AYO, msn 19000391) has been painted pink, a color that symbolizes the worldwide fight against breast cancer. The jet is operated by a crew composed entirely of women, which they use also in pink uniforms. The campaign launch coincides with the October Rose, global movement to mobilize against breast cancer.

The plane in the colors of the campaign for prevention of breast cancer was delivered on October 7, 2010 at Sao Jose dos Campos, a city soon to be another destination for Azul. The new jet is the 23rd ERJ in the Azul fleet.

Azul commenced operations on December 15, 2008, initially connecting Sao Paulo (Campinas) with Porto Alegre and Salvador. Today, the airline flies to 24 destinations: Sao Paulo (Campinas), Porto Alegre, Curitiba, Maringá, Navegantes, Florianopolis, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Campo Grande, Vitória, Salvador, Recife, Maceió, Fortaleza, Natal, Manaus, Goiânia, Porto Seguro, São Paulo, Cuiabá, Brasília, São Luís, Teresina and Aracaju. Three new destinations will be added: Sao Jose dos Campos, Bethlehem and Joinville. Azul operates a fleet of 10 ERJ 190s and 12 ERJ 195s.