Azul posts R$ 1.2 billion Ebitda in 3Q26, down 39%, on R$ 5.6 billion revenue
Azul posted Ebitda of R$ 1.2 billion in 3Q26, down 39%, and net revenue of R$ 5.6 billion, down 1.8%; sources differ on the net loss.
Brazil's third-largest airline and the largest operator of Embraer's E2 regional jets, in US bankruptcy protection since 2025, listed on B3 as AZUL4.
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Azul received the E195-E2 that marks Embraer's 2,000th E-Jet, the 50th E2-family unit in its fleet, per Correio Braziliense and Estadão.
Updated November 13, 2026 · 8 verified articles
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The stock tracks the currency and jet fuel, which dominate costs, domestic demand and the progress of the reorganization and negotiations with creditors and lessors.
Explanatory mechanism, not a forecast or recommendation.Azul posted Ebitda of R$ 1.2 billion in 3Q26, down 39%, and net revenue of R$ 5.6 billion, down 1.8%; sources differ on the net loss.
Azul obtained up to R$ 2 billion in financing to pay for jet fuel on scheduled domestic flights, with credit risk covered by the federal government through ABGF and Export Guarantee Fund resources, according to an October 24 material fact reported by CNN Brasil and Investidor10.
Azul's board on October 20 approved a R$ 512.8 million capital increase after American Airlines exercised all its subscription warrants, according to Money Times and Investidor10. A total of 32,271,326 shares were issued, 31,838,775 of them to American.
Brazil's antitrust regulator Cade approved American Airlines' acquisition of a minority 8% stake in Azul, conditioned on signing an agreement with the regulator. The deal gives American a minority stake in the Brazilian airline.
Azul closed financing of about R$ 2.6 billion with BNDES, using resources from the civil aviation support fund, and received the first tranche of R$ 1.3 billion, according to CNN Brasil, Poder360, UOL and NeoFeed. According to CNN Brasil, the term is up to five years, about R$ 400 million will be used to prepay more expensive debt, and the second tranche is expected in the fourth quarter.
An instability in GPS signal reception on Embraer E2 family aircraft, equipped with Honeywell systems, disrupted airline schedules worldwide from September 22. In Brazil, Azul took precautionary operational measures, with schedule and route adjustments and some flights canceled, and told customers to check flight status. Embraer said there is no impact on flight safety, as the aircraft have backup navigation systems, and Honeywell is investigating the cause; Flightradar24 data pointed to E2 operations resuming on September 23.
Anac data released on September 22 show an average fare of R$ 776.87 per leg in August, up 14.5% in real terms from August 2025 and 10.4% from August 2024, according to CNN Brasil (Correio Braziliense cites 15.1% versus 2024). Jet fuel cost R$ 4.98 per liter, 31.8% above a year earlier. In August, 34.8% of seats were sold below R$ 500 and 9.2% above R$ 1,500.
Embraer delivered to Azul the E195-E2 that marks the 2,000th E-Jet built by the manufacturer, per Correio Braziliense and Estadão. The aircraft is also the 50th E2-family unit in Azul's fleet, the largest operator of Embraer regional jets in Brazil. The delivery was announced on September 2, per Estadão, and detailed by Correio on September 5.