Fri, Dec 12, 2008
Former JetBlue CEO Sticks With Embraer
Brazilian planemaker Embraer delivered the first Embraer 195
jet, this Thursday, to Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras, which
will be the first Brazilian airline to operate the E-Jets.
The contract is for 36 firm orders: 31 Embraer 195s and five
Embraer 190s.
As ANN reported, the deal was announced in
March of this year, and also includes options for another 20
aircraft and purchase rights for another 20.
"It is with great pleasure that we make our first delivery to
Azul Linhas Aéreas," said Frederico Fleury Curado, Embraer
President & CEO. "I am certain that seeing our Embraer 195 in
the colors of Azul is a source of special pride for all of
Embraer's employees, as we add our first Brazilian E-Jet operator
to the 51 customers we have in 35 countries, on five
continents."
Azul begins operations out of Viracopos Airport, in the city of
Campinas, in outstate São Paulo, to Porto Alegre and
Salvador. The airline company received its Authorization
Certificate as an Air Transportation Company (Certificado de
Homologação de Empresa de Transporte Aéreo
-CHETA) from Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency (Agência
Nacional de Aviação Civil -ANAC) and has already
announced the first routes it intends to operate in Brazil.
"Azul is very proud to offer Brazilian passengers the best
airplane in the world in its category. And best of all: this
exceptional aircraft was designed and built in Brazil and, now, it
will be operated by a Brazilian company. I know this is the best
jet for the domestic market. The Embraer 195 will bring unbeatable
safety records to our customers and crew members, besides an
exceptional level of comfort," said Azul president David Neeleman
(below), who is also the founder and former CEO of American
low-cost airline JetBlue.
Azul's Embraer 195s are configured in a single class to
accommodate 118 passengers. In keeping with Neeleman's background
with JetBlue, all Azul planes will include onboard Live TV and
individual screens.
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