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[Webinar] How Azul Saved 1.5M Liters of Jet Fuel!

Written by OpenAirlines | May 26, 2026 1:57:10 PM

Want to discover how Azul saved 1.5 million liters of jet fuel at Viracopos International Airport (VCP)? Join us in our upcoming webinar featuring Azul's Fuel Efficiency Coordinator, Juliana Paes Dos Santos. Register now!

 ✈️ In this session,  Juliana Paes Dos Santos,  Azul's Fuel Efficiency Coordinator, walks you through the strategy behind Project Viracopos: a cross-functional initiative that reshaped ATC procedures, optimized arrival and departure routes, and delivered measurable savings across thousands of flights at Azul's main hub. They'll also explain how SkyBreathe® Custom Flight Indicators supported their analysis, giving the team the flexibility to dig deeper and build a stronger case for operational change.

 

📆 Date: June 4th, 2026
📍Session 1: 6h30 UTC 
📍Session 2: 14h30 UTC


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Whether you're exploring procedure optimization at your own hub or looking for practical ways to advance your fuel program, this session delivers the details flight ops teams actually need.

Agenda

On the agenda: 

  • Flight Trajectory Optimization:  Azul's approach to improving flight paths and ATC efficiency across São Paulo operations. 

  •  Measuring what matters: How the team designed and refined its analysis to isolate the impact of each procedural change.

  • Live demo: Discover SkyBreathe® Custom Flight Indicators and get a hands-on look at how your team can run sophisticated, operation-specific analytics with full autonomy.

  • Open Q&A with Juliana and Louis: your chance to go deeper on anything covered in the session.

Speakers

Juliana Paes Dos Santos
Fuel Efficiency Coordinator at Azul

 Professional with a strong background in aviation engineering, fuel efficiency, and financial planning, currently serving as Fuel Efficiency Engineering Coordinator at Azul Linhas Aéreas, leading operational optimization, transport management, and data‑driven fuel optimization initiatives. Has spearheaded initiatives to optimize fuel consumption and reduce costs, like the APU Zero best practice, leading a team that delivers up to 500 million reais of savings per year. Holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s in Statistics. 

 

Louis Meot
SkyBreathe® Product Manager at OpenAirlines.

 With a background in aerospace engineering and a specialization in data science, Louis first applied his expertise in the airline industry at Air France before joining OpenAirlines' Science team in 2020. He has since transitioned to product management, bringing his technical depth and operational understanding to shape the analytics capabilities that help airlines optimize fuel efficiency and reduce emissions. 


*Please note this webinar is for airlines and aircraft operators only.