Azul Brazilian Airlines
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| Founded | 2008 | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | TudoAzul | ||||||
| Fleet size | 134 | ||||||
| Destinations | 105 | ||||||
| Company slogan |
Você lá em cima. É o Brasil lá em cima. |
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| Headquarters | Barueri, Brazil | ||||||
| Key people |
David Neeleman, (CEO) Antonoaldo Neves, (President) |
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| Revenue |
 US$ 2.2 billion (2012)
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| Net income |
 – US$ 187.3 million (2012)
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| Website | voeazul |
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Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras S/A (Azul Brazilian Airlines; or simply Azul) is a Brazilian low cost carrier based in Barueri. 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. It was established on May 5, 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 December 15, 2008.
According to the Brazilian Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC), between January and December 2015 Azul had 17.0% of the domestic and 7.8% of the international market shares in terms of passengers per kilometer flown, making it the third largest airline in Brazil, after LATAM and GOL.
Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras S.A. was the fourth airline launched by JetBlue founder David Neeleman (Morris Air, WestJet, jetBlue, Azul). Azul inaugurated services in the Brazilian domestic market on December 15, 2008 between three cities: Campinas, Salvador, and Porto Alegre. It launched operations with three Embraer 195 and two Embraer 190 aircraft. Another three aircraft were added in January 2009 to introduce nonstop service from Campinas (State of São Paulo) to both Vitória (State of Espírito Santo), and Curitiba (State of Paraná).
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