HYBRID LIVERY - Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras / A330-200 / PR-AHC - ex American Airlines

Photo: Emerson Farias
 

Azul Linhas Aéreas officially received its first Airbus A330-200 (registration PR-AHC) from American Airlines on June 18, 2026. 

The aircraft landed all-white at Confins International Airport and will undergo visual padronization, cabin retrofitting, and entertainment system upgrades at Azul's hangar in Viracopos

This is the first of up to five A330-200s being leased to Azul via American Airlines, its new investor.

SPECIAL STICKER - The Boeing 767-300ER (registration ZS-NEX) from the South African company Aeronexus was chartered by Azul Linhas Aéreas to transport the Brazilian National Football Team to the World Cup in the United States.

The aircraft offers exclusive business class service, operating with a VIP configuration of 96 seats.

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EUROATLANTIC AIRWAYS (AZUL ) / B767-300 - CS-TSU

José Ramon Valero - MAD
 

FLEET - Azul receives new A330-900N, ups Airbus order

Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras (AD, São Paulo Viracopos) has received its first A330-900N from its direct Airbus order, and has, simultaneously, disclosed an increase to this order, adding four more of the widebody jets and taking the total tally to 11.

The delivery took place on May 29, with PR-ANU (msn 2119) ferried directly from the Airbus factory at Toulouse Blagnac to Belo Horizonte Tancredo Neves. It is expected that it will begin operations in June.

Azul expects the second unit in its order, likely PR-ANR (msn 2126), to be delivered in the second half of 2026, with the remaining aircraft to be delivered over the next few years. Besides these brand-new aircraft, Azul already operates three other A330-900Ns, ch-aviation data shows.

The widebodies will be deployed on long-haul routes, increasing the airline’s capacity on intercontinental flights between Brazil and Europe, as well as other international markets such as the United States, Azul said in a statement.

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432 Yesterday, the sky over Copacabana (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) was the stage for an unprecedented scene. An Embraer E2, painted with our flag, made a historic flight along the coast, carrying the hearts of more than 200 million Brazilians.

Photos: Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras
 

FLEET - Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras (Brazil) to acquire four more ex-American A330-200

Serials 1011, 1022, 1041 and 1076, as the carrier returns one A330-200 and one A330-900.

Photos: Flyingphotos

 

HYBRID LIVERY - EUROATLANTIC AIRWAYS - AZUL / B777-200ER / CS-TSW

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FLEET - Azul is using leased EuroAtlantic Boeing 767-300ER aircraft for flights between Brazil and the USA (specifically Confins-Orlando and Belo Horizonte-Orlando) to cover for maintenance issues with its own fleet.

Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras (EuroAtlantic Airways) / CS-TSU / B767-34P(ER)

Photo: Miguel B Santos

These flights often feature a 767 in a full-economy, 309-seat configuration

EuroAtlantic Boeing 767-300ER (e.g., registrations CS-TST and CS-TSU)

These flights are sometimes operated alongside other EuroAtlantic equipment used by Azul, such as the Boeing 777-200ER, which has been utilized for flights to Lisbon. 

SPECIAL COLOURS - Azul will have a special livery on its Cessna Caravan aircraft.

To celebrate this milestone, Azul has created a commemorative livery that will be installed on the aircraft receiving this first kit. The artwork was created by artist Pedro Padro, who highlighted on his LinkedIn profile that "The illustration was done 100% by hand, as I always do, without the use of stock images or artificial intelligence."
 

SPECIAL SCHEME - Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras / A320-251N / PR-YRA - " Tresemme" - " 72h de Selagem" Livery

Recife Guararapes Gilberto Freyre Int'l - SBRF, Brazil
Photo: Emerson Farias

ROUTES - AZUL NS25 RECIFE LONG-HAUL SERVICE CHANGES

Brasilian carrier Azul from June 2025 plans to launch new service to Portugal, using leased Boeing 767-300ER aircraft from euroAtlantic. From 04JUN25, the airline will offer Recife – Porto service twice weekly.


AD8002 REC2115 – 0915+1OPO 767 5
AD8002 REC2230 – 1030+1OPO 767 3

AD8005 OPO0725 – 1130REC 767 7
AD8003 OPO1315 – 1720REC 767 4

Separately, the airline is adjusting service between Recife and the US during Northern summer 2025 season.

Recife – Fort Lauderdale 
30MAR25 – 28MAY25 Increase from 2 to 3 weekly, A330-900neo replaces -200
eff 29MAY25 3 weekly service cancelled

Recife – Orlando 
eff 30MAR25 Reduce from 3 to 2 weekly, A330-900neo

eff 02JUN25 A330-200 replaces -900neo

 Photo: Flyingphotos

FLEET - Azul welcomes 1st A321P2F

Azul welcomed its first Airbus A321P2F (passenger-to-freighter). The aircraft, still registered OE-IAW (2741) arrived on this date at Belo Horizonte after a ferry-flight from Jinan, with stops at Samarkand, Malta, and Espargos. It will become PS-AJA once in service and is wearing a striking blue livery.

The duo A321P2Fs will replace the airline's current cargo-fleet of two Boeing B737-400SFs. These have been in service since 2018.

Photo by EFW.

 

SPECIAL SCHEME - Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras / A320-251N / PR-YRZ - "Os Aneis de Poder" Amazon Prime

Leonardo
 

FLEET - Azul to replace its B737-400Fs with A321P2Fs

According to Brazilian aviation newssite Aeroflap, Azul is set to replace its duo of Boeing B737-400SFs with two Airbus A321-200P2Fs. Both aircraft are currently in final stages of conversion at Guangzhou and will become PS-AJA (2741) and PS-AJB (2759).

As the leases of the B737s are expiring, Azul is bringing the Airbuses on board to standardise its operations as the airline is already a major Airbus-operator.

Azul currently operates a fleet that is made-up of 40 ATR72-600s, 51 A320neos, six A321neos, four A330-200s, seven A330-900s, 22 Embraer E195-E2s, 39 ERJ195s and four ERJ195s that are in use as a "phreighter", a passenger-aircraft in use for cargo-flights.

Photo by Azul.

 

SPECIAL SCHEME - AZUL LINHAS AÉREAS / A330-900NEO / PR-ANY - "Comite Olimpico do Brasil"

FPP
 

SPECIAL LIVERY - Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras / Embraer 190-400STD / PS-AED - "John Deere - Inspirando por gerações"

Leonardo
 

SPECIAL LIVERY - Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras / A320NEO / PR-YYF - "PARA"

Leonardo

 

Azul ends A350 operations

Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras (AD, São Paulo Viracopos) has ferried its last A350-900 out of Brazil, putting an end to the type's brief stint at the carrier, ch-aviation research has revealed.

PR-AOY (msn 168) flew from São Paulo Viracopos to Fort Lauderdale International on Tuesday, April 9 under flight number AD9840, which is only used for ferry operations and was last deployed when the airline retired its other A350, PR-AOW (now HS-THY, msn 124), flying it to San Bernardino, according to Flightradar24 ADS-B data.

The Brazilian carrier operated the A350-900 type between September 2022 and January 2024. The original plan was for the model to be part of its fleet renewal plan and replace its A330-200s, chief executive John Rodgerson said in September 2022.

However, one year later, Azul moved away from the A350 and instead focused on the A330-900N, placing an order for four aircraft of the type in June 2023. CFO Alexandre Malfitani said at the time that with the A330neo operating and on order, “we will standardise our international fleet.”

ch-aviation has reached out to Azul for comment.

PR-AOY is owned and managed by AerCap, the ch-aviation fleets module shows. HS-THY, owned by the same lessor, is under maintenance at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi and will enter into service for Thai Airways International (TG, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi).

Azul’s fleet now comprises 166 aircraft: forty-nine A320-200Ns, six A321-200NX(LR)s, four A330-200s, five A330-900Ns (with nine more coming), thirty-seven ATR72-600s, two B737-400(F)s, forty-three E195s, and twenty E195-E2s. Regional subsidiary Azul Conecta (2F, Jundiaí) operates a fleet of twenty-four Cessna Aircraft Company Grand Caravan turboprops.
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Special livery - New Walt Disney livery - AZUL Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras / A320NEO / F-WWDF / msn 12074

Alain Charpentier
 

ROUTES - AZUL NS24 EUROPEAN SERVICE EXPANSION

Brasilian carrier Azul in Northern summer 2024 season plans to increase service to Portugal, opened for reservation earlier this year. Compared to Northern summer 2023 season, the airline will increase overall Sao Paulo Viracopos/Campinas – Lisbon service from 13 to 14 weekly, effective 31MAR24. This route is operated by a mix of A330-200 and -900neo aircraft.

The airline previously filed 10 weekly flights for Northern summer season.


AD8750 VCP1715 – 0655+1LIS 330 x345

AD8750 VCP1815 – 0755+1LIS 330 345

AD8752 VCP2110 – 1050+1LIS 330 x46

AD8752 VCP2205 – 1145+1LIS 330 4

AD8752 VCP2310 – 1250+1LIS 330 6

AD8751 LIS1000 – 1620VCP 330 x4

AD8751 LIS1100 – 1720VCP 330 4

AD8753 LIS1300 – 1920VCP 330 x57

AD8753 LIS1400 – 2020VCP 330 5

AD8753 LIS1500 – 2120VCP 330 7

In the OAG, Azul's A330-200 configuration is listed as 174 seats, instead of the 271 seats.

Separately, the airline also increases Sao Paulo Viracopos/Campinas – Paris Orly service from 31MAR24, with the addition of 7th weekly flight. Following schedule focuses on 01JUL24 – 06AUG24.

AD8700 VCP1705 – 0930+1ORY 330 D

AD8701 ORY1200 – 1855VCP 330 x3

AD8701 ORY1200 – 1900VCP 330 3