New Airline "Air Azul"

[7574EVER]

Looking at the website, is that instructor dude all dressed up like a pilot playing with a model airplane? Weeeeeeeeeee, zzzzzzzroooooooooom.

http://www.airazul.com/about_us/safety.php

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?

Also the "Pilots are limited to 14 hours duty time of which only 8 hours may be flight time." line gave me a good chuckle. It's as if they are doing the flying public a FAVOR by letting us be on duty for ONLY 14 hours so we're well rested and refreshed.

 

[cruxx@9]

Yessssssssssssss! Just what I was praying for, service between Somerset Ky and Nashville, TN. I just hope that cool guy with the Top Gun Maverick shades and the toy 747 is gonna be flying! Happy Day!

 

[GuppyPuppy]

Yep, they only fly one route. It's from Somerset, KY to Nashville, TN and it's in a freakin' Metroliner. Who the hell wants to ride in that narrow tin can? Plus they operate part 135.

Please have some respect and refer to it by its popular name....the San Antonio Sewer Tube.

Thank you.

GP

 

[Jetjockey]

Please have some respect and refer to it by its popular name....the San Antonio Sewer Tube.

Thank you.

GP

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

 

[GuppyPuppy]

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

Eeeewwww!!!

I know they say that everything is bigger in Texas, but, come on! Wasn't "Attack of the 50 foot woman" sung by "The Tubes"???

GP

 

[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.