Azul to reduce its E195-E1 fleet

On Tuesday, the Brazilian airline Azul Linhas Aéreas announced its plans to reject the contracts of 12 Embraer E195-E1 aircraft. The carrier’s E1 fleet will be reduced by 40% by the end of 2023, compared to 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, as Azul moves on to the next-generation E2. 

Azul is set to reduce its E195-E1 fleet. The airline announced today the exit of 12 aircraft Embraer E195-E1s from its current passenger operating fleet until the end of 2023. Azul’s passenger operating E1 fleet will be reduced by 22 aircraft compared to 2019, representing a 40% reduction and a significant acceleration in its fleet transformation plan.

The exit of 12 aircraft E195-E1 is related to three different developments at Azul. First, the recently negotiated sale of five aircraft to Azorra Aviation, reducing Azul’s debt; second, the end of the lease of four aircraft; and third, the conversion of three planes to Class F freighters. Earlier this year, Azul introduced the Embraer’s Class-F Freighter

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