Azul Logística started a new cargo route this week between Campinas, São Paulo, and Porto Velho, Rondônia, putting a dedicated air link into service for goods moving to Brazil's North region. The first flight carried about 20 tons of merchandise, and the service will run three times a week.
For shippers, the schedule is straightforward: departures from Campinas on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, with return flights from Porto Velho on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The route was created for e-commerce cargo, pharmaceutical products, parts and general merchandise, a mix that depends on speed more than volume and has long been forced to wait on road and river transport. Azul Logística said the new service should cut transport times for a region where logistics have often been a barrier.
Izabel Reis said Porto Velho is a strategic market for Azul Logística and that the new operation gives the company a faster and more efficient alternative for a region that has historically faced logistical challenges. That matters because Campinas is the company's main cargo hub, and this route extends its dedicated network farther into the North, where delivery chains are still stitched together by trucks, barges and air links that do not always match the pace of demand.
The flights are being operated with Airbus A321P2F freighters, converted passenger jets designed for cargo work. Azul Logística currently has two of the aircraft in service, each capable of carrying about 27 tons, and the new route follows the retirement of the older Boeing 737-400F fleet the company used before. The company also says the new service is part of a broader expansion plan that will take its freighter fleet to six aircraft by the end of 2027.
That expansion is already on the calendar. Azul expects the next A321P2F delivery in October 2026, another in December 2026, and two more during 2027. For now, the Porto Velho route gives the company a fresh test of whether a faster air bridge can win regular freight from a region that still leans heavily on slower ground and river corridors.
