New Airline "Air Azul"

[embpic1]

If I'm not mistaken, Air Azul is a new start up in Brazil. It is run by the same guy who started JetBlue (Dave Neeleman??) It doesn't operate it the US.....yet.

You are correct. Dave is back.

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2009...ry.jetblue_founder_flies_again.smb/index.html

 

[Blue Dude]

Yes, he's back... in Brazil. That has nothing to do with "Air Azul".

 

[embpic1]

Yes, he's back... in Brazil. That has nothing to do with "Air Azul".

Your right. I should have read it a little better. Air Azul vs. Azul.

 

[embpic1]

I live in Lansing MI and might fly these guys. I think it would be great to take the family on an inexpensive trip to D.C. I also noticed that this is a charter operated by Sun Country Airlines using 737-800s

 

[Beetle007]

Reading the info on that link made me laugh. It says early on that ALL pilots hired must hold at least an ATP. Two paragraphs down it says again that all pilots hired have a minimum of 1,200 hours. So which is it?

I'm not sure if there are enough loopholes to get an ATP with 1,200 hours. I know that 100 hours of sim time can be counted towards the ATP, but I am not sure what other non flight-time could be counted.

 

[Headfake14]

I had my ATP before 1500hrs...but had some ICAO restriction for no int'l flights. I don't remember my total at the time...13-1400hrs.

 

[PGTB]

I see this is in the asian seating configuration.

 

[75 Driver]

And of course

And here I have almost 5,000 hours in one, and I have always called it a "TEXAS TAMPON"

Lawn Dart or the Twisting Tube of D eath

 

[Jetpipeovht]

I had my ATP before 1500hrs...but had some ICAO restriction for no int'l flights. I don't remember my total at the time...13-1400hrs.

I believe that your ICAO restriction had to do with low PIC time not your total time.

 

[Peardc10]

Sun Country No longer in the Picture

Air Azul has not put down the deposit to Sun Country Airlines and will not follow through with the contract....at least for short term.