Brazil’s Azul maintains a steep growth trajectory
Azul Linhas Aereos, Brazil’s newest discount airline, registered a 79.71-percent load factor and carried 2.2 million passengers last year, its first full y

Azul Linhas Aereos, Brazil’s newest discount airline, registered a 79.71-percent load factor and carried 2.2 million passengers last year, its first full year of operation, and the fledgling carrier expects to turn a profit this year.

The airline’s founder and chairman, David Neeleman, has been involved in the start-up of four airlines, most notably New York-based JetBlue. And while he has been fired on one occasion and forced out on another, Neeleman claims to have learned from the experience.