{"id":6610,"date":"2019-11-12T18:02:06","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T00:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=6610"},"modified":"2019-11-12T18:02:06","modified_gmt":"2019-11-13T00:02:06","slug":"azul-receives-the-first-airbus-a321neo-in-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=6610","title":{"rendered":"Azul Receives the First Airbus A321neo in Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The aircraft is the first of 13 ordered and will allow the company to simultaneously grow its high-density domestic routes and reduce seat-cost<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

S\u00c3O PAULO,\u00a0Nov. 12, 2019\u00a0\/PRNewswire\/ —\u00a0 Azul S.A., “Azul”, (AZUL<\/a>), the largest airline in\u00a0Brazil\u00a0by number of cities served and daily departures, receives today the first Airbus A321neo ever delivered in\u00a0Brazil. Configured in a 214 seat layout and powered by CFM International’s Leap-1A engines, the aircraft is the first of\u00a013 ordered. The airline has chosen the A321neo to fly its high-density domestic routes and will provide customers with an industry leading inflight experience, including larger overhead bins, mood-lighting and individual touch-screen inflight entertainment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The A321neo is an important milestone for Azul once it will allow the company to simultaneously grow its route network and become more efficient. Customers will enjoy the extra legroom of our Espaco Azul product as well as free unlimited snacks and drinks. The new Airbus will also feature individual seat-back touch screen entertainment with stored content and soon to come streaming live-TV and Wifi”, says John Rodgerson, CEO of Azul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Azul
<\/strong>Azul S.A., the largest airline in\u00a0Brazil\u00a0by number of flight departures and cities served, offers 910 daily flights to 114 destinations. With an operating fleet of 133 aircraft and more than 12,000 crewmembers, the Company has a network of 237 non-stop routes as of\u00a0September 30, 2019. In 2019, Azul was awarded best airline in\u00a0Latin America\u00a0by TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice and also best regional carrier in\u00a0South America\u00a0for the ninth consecutive time by Skytrax. In 2018, the Company was elected best airline by Kayak’s Flight Hacker Guide. Azul also ranked as most on-time airline in\u00a0Brazil\u00a0in 2018 according to FlightStats. For more information visit\u00a0www.voeazul.com.br\/ir<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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