David Neeleman is optimistic about the future of their companies. In Blue, the founder and CEO of Brazilian airline said that revenue per available company seat set records in July, according to a report from the Bloomberg .
The specific figures were not disclosed, but the already information it means a turn after the Blue need to dispose of 34 aircraft recently due to the economic difficulties. In Brazil, the airline industry is already facing 11 consecutive months of decline in passenger demand.
“We are back in the match and feeling good things happening. The planes are full and the average tariffs growing, “said Neeleman to Bloomberg
According to him, the fall of the Brazilian exchange. – The dollar arrived in recent days to the lowest value one year – and the beginning of a recovery in oil prices – a barrel of value went from $ 40 recently – help the sector and the Blue to recover in the coming months. The idea is to increase further the capacity offered with the receipt of new aircraft in the next 18 months.
TAP
aviation tycoon optimism extends to another company under its influence, Tap Portugal. After losses of EUR 46 million and EUR 99 million in 2014 and 2015 respectively, the company should return to positive results this year, he said.
This should occur due to the low price of fuel and also the investments made by the Chinese owner of Hainan Airlines group, which bought about 30 million euros in Portuguese company’s shares last month.
According to Neeleman, the recovery of the Tap will be pushed by both the Brazilian market, very important for the Portuguese airline, as the opening of new markets. Recently, Tap opened new frequencies to New York (Newark and JFK), Miami and Boston, as well as sign a codeshare with Jet Blue – another company founded by Neeleman – to gain penetration within the United United.
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