Azul Shares Jump After Report on New Debt Deal With Lessors

  • Reuters reports airline, lessors near a debt-for-equity swap
  • Air carrier’s shares rally the most since March 2023

An Azul Airlines aircraft prepares to land in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Photographer: Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg
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Shares in Azul SA rallied the most since early 2023 following a report that the Brazilian air carrier is nearing a deal with lessors that would entail a debt-for-equity swap.

The stock rose as much as 21% in Sao Paulo after the report by Reuters, which cited three people it didn’t identify. It later pared gains.