Azul Brazilian Airlines

Azul and Reliable Robotics Collaborate to Improve Aviation Safety and Connectivity in South America with Advanced Aircraft Automation

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Thursday, June 22, 2023

Reliable Robotics , a leader in safety-enhancing aircraft automation systems, and Azul Airlines , Brazil’s largest airline, today announced an agreement to work towards the adoption of advanced automation systems in the Azul network.

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  • Reliable Robotics , a leader in safety-enhancing aircraft automation systems, and Azul Airlines , Brazil’s largest airline, today announced an agreement to work towards the adoption of advanced automation systems in the Azul network.
  • These automation systems will improve aviation safety, on-time performance and connectivity in South America.
  • Under this agreement, the companies will determine how to deploy Reliable’s advanced automation system into Azul Conecta’s Caravan operations in Brazil.
  • “Azul and Azul Conecta have a track record of innovation, and we are proud to work with them to lead the rollout of advanced automation in Brazil.”

Azul Airlines and United Airlines Expand Codeshare Arrangements to Include Six New U.S. Destinations 

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Monday, May 8, 2023

SÃO PAULO, May 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Azul Brazilian Airlines and United Airlines, announced an expansion to their codeshare agreement, making it easier for customers to travel to more cities in the United States. Travelers will be able to connect between Azul and United at Fort Lauderdale and Orlando to six new U.S. destinations: Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, San Francisco, Washington and Los Angeles. 

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  • SÃO PAULO, May 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Azul Brazilian Airlines and United Airlines, announced an expansion to their codeshare agreement, making it easier for customers to travel to more cities in the United States.
  • Travelers will be able to connect between Azul and United at Fort Lauderdale and Orlando to six new U.S. destinations: Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, San Francisco, Washington and Los Angeles.
  • Recently, Cirium named Azul the most punctual Global and Latin America's airline in both the Mainline and Network categories.
  • All seats have individual inflight entertainment on demand, Wi-Fi, power outlets and each customer is treated to Azul's international flagship meal service.

Azul Launches Azul TecOps - Aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul services

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Thursday, April 20, 2023

SÃO PAULO, April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Azul Airlines has announced the creation of its newest business unit: Azul TecOps. With this move, the company extends its industry leading operational and technical expertise to external customers in Brazil, Latin America and around the world.

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  • Building on Azul's reputation for operational excellence, Azul TecOps now offers services to external customers
    SÃO PAULO, April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Azul Airlines has announced the creation of its newest business unit: Azul TecOps.
  • In addition Azul TecOps will also offer repairs for aeronautical components such as wheels, brakes, batteries, structures, interiors, avionics, oxygen systems, safety/emergency equipment.
  • "With the launch of Azul TecOps, we are excited to now bring this expertise to the outside world.
  • Azul TecOps secondary facility in Belo Horizonte, at Pampulha airport also offers smaller hangars for aircraft maintenance services.

REGENT Unveils Full-Scale Mock-Up of Revolutionary Seaglider, Plans for Manufacturing Facilities

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Friday, April 14, 2023

REGENT seagliders are a new category of maritime vehicle that combine the high speed of an airplane with the low operating cost of a boat.

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  • REGENT seagliders are a new category of maritime vehicle that combine the high speed of an airplane with the low operating cost of a boat.
  • “This mock-up along with the announcement of our plans to build new state-of-the-art facilities showcases our growth trajectory and our commitment to begin production as soon as possible,” said REGENT co-founder and CEO Billy Thalheimer.
  • It wasn't until we saw the work being done by REGENT that we decided to commit to a vehicle outside our current fleet.
  • REGENT expects its first commercial Viceroy seagliders to enter service by mid-decade.

REGENT Names Aerospace Titans Dennis Muilenburg and David Neeleman to Board of Advisors

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023

The executives bring a broad set of aerospace technology and business development expertise to REGENT as the company enters its next phase of growth.

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  • The executives bring a broad set of aerospace technology and business development expertise to REGENT as the company enters its next phase of growth.
  • “Dennis and David bring decades of combined experience in technology development, global manufacturing and distribution, and commercial operations that will be invaluable as REGENT looks ahead to delivering our first Viceroy seagliders by mid-decade,” said Billy Thalheimer, co-founder and CEO of REGENT.
  • “Scaling global distribution and support of aerospace technologies is not easy, but I am supremely confident in this team.
  • REGENT has raised more than $50 million to date from investors including Thiel Capital, Y Combinator, Founders Fund, and Mark Cuban.

Textron Aviation Delivers 3,000th Cessna Caravan Family Aircraft; Grand Caravan EX Joins Azul Conecta Airline Fleet in Brazil

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Friday, January 13, 2023

Textron Aviation today announced it has delivered a Cessna Grand Caravan EX to Brazilian aviation company Azul Conecta, a subsidiary of Azul Airlines based at the airport of Jundiai in São Paulo.

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  • Textron Aviation today announced it has delivered a Cessna Grand Caravan EX to Brazilian aviation company Azul Conecta, a subsidiary of Azul Airlines based at the airport of Jundiai in São Paulo.
  • This aircraft represents the 3,000th Cessna Caravan family turboprop delivered worldwide, reinforcing the Caravan as the most popular utility turboprop in the world.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    The Cessna Caravan and Cessna Grand Caravan EX are designed and manufactured by Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company.
  • “As a longtime Textron Aviation customer with a fleet of over 25 Cessna aircraft, we are happy to be a part of this important milestone.”
    Customers can choose between four models of the Cessna Caravan aircraft to best fit their mission: the Caravan 208, the Grand Caravan EX 208B, the Caravan Amphibian and the Grand Caravan EX Amphibian.

OAG Reveals World’s Most Punctual Airlines and Airports in its Punctuality League 2023

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023

OAG , the world’s leading data platform for the global travel industry, has revealed the most punctual airlines and airports in the world as part of its Punctuality League 2023 .

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  • OAG , the world’s leading data platform for the global travel industry, has revealed the most punctual airlines and airports in the world as part of its Punctuality League 2023 .
  • LATAM Airlines (OTP 85.03%) ranked #3 and Azul Airlines (OTP 84.87%) ranked #4 among LATAM carriers.
  • Five European carriers ranked among the Top 20 Mega Airlines, including KLM Royal Dutch Airlines ranking the highest at #11 (OTP 73.06%).
  • Viva Air Colombia (OTP 81.63%) ranked #7 among LATAM carriers and Southwest Airlines (OTP 71.61%) ranked #14 among U.S. carriers.

Most On-time Airlines and Airports of 2022 Unveiled by Cirium

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Azul Airlines has been named as the global leader for airline on-time performance for 2022 by Cirium, the global aviation analytics leader.

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  • Azul Airlines has been named as the global leader for airline on-time performance for 2022 by Cirium, the global aviation analytics leader.
  • Cirium, the aviation analytics company, has published its 2022 On-Time Performance rankings, looking at the top performing airlines and airports worldwide.
  • Ramping back up operations so quickly after an enforced slowdown is not easy to do and the top-ranked airlines and airports in Cirium’s 2022 On-Time Performance Review deserve their recognition for this well-orchestrated achievement.”
    During 2022 airlines had difficulty anticipating the sudden recovery in demand.
  • When the recovery finally came this past year, the industry—including airlines, airports, air navigation providers and other stakeholders—struggled with understaffing and insufficient capacity.

AZUL AIRLINES PARTNERS WITH FETCHERR TO PILOT DEMAND PREDICTION AND ALGO PRICING PLATFORM

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Thursday, September 29, 2022

TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Azul Airlines, the largest airline in Brazil by departures and number of cities served, announced today that it became the first to pilot Fetcherr's demand prediction and algorithm pricing technology. Since incorporating Fetcherr's AI-native continuous pricing optimization system into its existing revenue management processes, Azul Airlines has already witnessed improved revenue performance and optimized workflows.

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  • Since incorporating Fetcherr's AI-native continuous pricing optimization system into its existing revenue management processes, Azul Airlines has already witnessed improved revenue performance and optimized workflows.
  • "We are proud to be pioneers of change by being the first airline to pilot truly innovative tech solutions," said Abhi Shah, Chief Revenue Officer at Azul Airlines.
  • "The airline industry has tremendous opportunities when it comes to continuous pricing and using real-time data for demand predictions," said Roy Cohen, CEO and Co-Founder of Fetcherr.
  • Fetcherr's AI technology and continuous pricing model accurately predicts demand using real-time, sophisticated models and automatically provides pricing recommendations.

Infotel Announces 2022 Q1 revenue of $74.9M, up 15.3% from Q1 2021

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Tuesday, July 26, 2022

TAMPA, Fla., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today Infotel Corporation (ISIN code: FR0000071797 – memo: INF), a global software vendor with U.S. offices based in Tampa, FL, announced first quarter software and consultancy revenue for 2022 is up 15.3% from Q1 2021 at $74.9 million.

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  • The transportation sector stood at 17.7% of revenue while maintaining a high level of operational performance.
  • Infotel's software business, Insoft Infotel, posted growth of 6.1% in Q1 2022, including $1.1m in IBM royalties.
  • At the cutting edge of technological innovations, Infotel is developing its expertise around two complementary areas of activity: IT services and software publishing.
  • With $264.86 million in revenue in 2021, Infotel employs more than 2,800 people.