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. With this
move, the company extends its industry leading operational and
technical expertise to external customers in Brazil, Latin
America and around the world.
With extensive experience supporting Azul's current diverse
fleet, the new business unit will provide heavy maintenance, line
maintenance, component repair and overhaul, training, and technical
consulting services for aircraft types such as the Airbus A320,
A321, A330, A350, Embraer E1/E2, ATR 600, and Boeing
737-400F. In addition Azul TecOps will also offer repairs for
aeronautical components such as wheels, brakes, batteries,
structures, interiors, avionics, oxygen systems, safety/emergency
equipment. The new business unit is also able to accomplish
various other tests and non-destructive inspections.
"Azul is a global leader in customer service and operational
excellence. As the World's Best Airline in 2019 and the
World's Most On-Time Airline in 2022 we know what it takes to
deliver industry leading reliability" says Flávio Costa, Azul's
Technical Vice President. "With the launch of Azul TecOps, we are
excited to now bring this expertise to the outside world. Our
15 year history in supporting Azul's growing and diverse fleet
gives us unique operating experience and technical knowhow that we
can now deliver to new customers" said the executive.
Azul TecOps is based at Azul's main hangar located at
Viracopos airport just outside of Sao Paulo. This modern
facility which is just three years old is considered to be largest
hangar in Latin America with a
35,000 square meter footprint. The hangar boasts capacity to
serve three simultaneous lines for heavy maintenance external
services. In addition the MRO complex has 13 workshops to
execute services support for a wide range of component, interior
and emergency equipment projects. Several other services such
as engine boroscope inspections, aircraft weighing, CVR and DFDR
data analysis and placard manufacturing are also provided.
Azul TecOps secondary facility in Belo
Horizonte, at Pampulha airport also offers smaller hangars
for aircraft maintenance services. Altogether this facility has a
14,000 square meters footprint with four simultaneous lines of
heavy maintenance to service the ATR, Embraer 195 E1, Boeing, and
Pilatus fleets.
The new business unit is forming strategic partnerships with
OEMs around the world and looks forward to many new partnerships in
the near future. To find out more about Azul TecOps or to
contact us please visit our homepage.
About Azul
Azul S.A. (B3: AZUL4, NYSE: AZUL) is Brazil's largest airline in number of flights
and destinations served, with more than 900 flights per day to more
than 150 cities. With an operational fleet of more than 160
aircraft and more than 14,000 crew members, Azul flies more than
300 direct regional, domestic and international routes. In 2022,
Azul was named the most on-time airline in the world, according to
the OnTime Performance-OTP Review report by Cirium - the world's
leading reference for operational data in the aviation industry. In
addition, in 2020, Azul was elected the best airline in the world
by TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice, being the only Brazilian carrier
to be awarded with both prestigious industry recognitions. For more
information, visit https://ri.voeazul.com.br/
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