Overview
- Azul took delivery of its first A330‑900N ordered directly from Airbus, which ferried from Toulouse and arrived on Friday, May 29, 2026, and the aircraft is scheduled to enter service in June.
- Airbus has confirmed Azul as the previously undisclosed buyer of four more A330‑900s, bringing the carrier’s firm backlog of A330neo aircraft to 11.
- Azul says the second directly ordered A330‑900 will arrive in the second half of 2026 and the remaining jets will be delivered gradually over the coming years under a staged schedule.
- The A330‑900s will be used on long‑haul international routes to Europe, the United States and other markets and feature Airbus’ Airspace cabin with a 298‑seat layout, modern connectivity and Rolls‑Royce Trent 7000 engines with about a 7,200 nm range.
- This expansion follows Azul’s early‑2026 Chapter 11 restructuring that cut roughly $2.5 billion in obligations and raised $850 million in equity and signals a move to lower fuel and operating costs through fleet commonality as leased A330neo numbers have fallen.