With the highest standards of excellence in
technical services, Azul's business unit achieves its first
international endorsement and begins to offer its skills and
expertise in other countries around the world
SÃO PAULO, March 18,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Azul TecOps, a business unit of
Azul created in April 2023 to provide
maintenance services, skills, and technical expertise to other
companies, has obtained certification from the European Union
Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to serve European Union companies in
aircraft and component maintenance services.
The approval, valid for 2 years with the possibility of renewal,
occurred within the bilateral agreement signed between the National
Civil Aviation Agency (Anac) and EASA, in order to simplify
procedures for the approval of maintenance organizations,
eliminating redundancies in certification and surveillance
steps.
According to Flávio Costa, Technical Vice President of Azul, in
addition to the development of a manual compatible with the
Brazilian regulator's procedures and at the same time adhering to
EASA's specific requirements, the certification process also
included the training of over 750 Azul Crew members, among
technical, support, and administrative areas. "Furthermore, we had
several internal audits that validated all our procedures. Over the
months, we made various preparation and analysis movements,
demonstrations, and training," the executive explains.
Costa also noted that with operational knowledge and technical
know-how resulting from more than 15 years of history and with a
diverse fleet, Azul TecOps now takes its expertise abroad. "The
services that were previously offered only to Brazilian operators
can now be offered throughout the European Union, which represents
not only the possibility of capturing new customers but also a huge
potential for revenue generation," Flávio Costa states. "The EASA
approval is an endorsement of the quality and excellence of our
services," he adds.
Azul's main hangar is located next to the Viracopos airport in
Campinas. Considered the largest hangar in Latin America, with 35,000 square meters, it
will complete four years of operation at the end of this month.
Today, it has the productive capacity to accommodate three lines of
heavy maintenance, one line for modifications, and two lines for
special stops for all Azul fleet models. In addition to receiving
aircraft for maintenance, the complex houses dozens of workshops,
including wheels and brakes, engines, structures, batteries,
oxygen, and emergency equipment. There, various specialized
services are also performed, such as engine borescopy, aircraft
weighing, NDT, CVR and DFDR data reading, placard manufacturing,
and decaling, among others.
This EASA approval also covers the company's maintenance
facilities in Belo Horizonte, at
Pampulha airport, where Azul has other hangars for aircraft
maintenance, and various workshops. In total, there are more than
14,000 square meters occupied for servicing ATR, Embraer 195 E1,
Boeing, and Pilatus fleets, totaling five lines of heavy
maintenance, special stops, and preservation.
About Azul
Azul S.A. (B3: AZUL4, NYSE: AZUL) is Brazil's largest airline in number of flights
and destinations served, with over 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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