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Brazil Regulator Approves American Airlines Stake in Azul

“Brazil's regulator has approved American Airlines' investment in Azul, per Investing.com and Reuters. Lola Cruz is live at an airport departures hall. Lola.” — Hank Ledger, on air

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  • Investing.comBrazil regulator approves American Airlines’ investment in Azul

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBrazil's regulator has approved American Airlines' investment in Azul, per Investing.com and Reuters. Lola Cruz is live at an airport departures hall. Lola.

  2. Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentThanks, Hank. Per Reuters, Brazil's regulator signed off on American Airlines investing in Azul.

  3. Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentThat is the whole story, and I have covered wars with more paperwork drama.

  4. Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentBehind me, a man is trying to fit a full-size cello into an overhead bin. The bin is winning. The cello has stopped negotiating.

  5. Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentAmerican Airlines Group is a holding company formed in 1982 under the name AMR.

  6. Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentTonight it gets a Brazilian stake, and I get a seven dollar pretzel.

  7. Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentI was also told the gate agent has a seagull problem. I know that seagull. It followed me from Long Beach.

  8. Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentIt is eating my pretzel right now.

  9. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThank you, Lola. Please do not engage the seagull. Regulators approve, birds steal, and the cello stays in the bin.

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  1. NY Post: Brazil's Right Turn Echoes Across Latin America · New York Post
  2. Airfares Spike After Spirit Airlines' Closure, NYT Reports · The New York Times
  3. Brazil Regulator Approves American Airlines Stake in Azul (this story)
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