Rio de Janeiro \u2013 The Aviation Products Department of Petrobras Distribuidora (BR) \u2013 the distribution arm of the Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras \u2013 achieved an all-time sales record in gasoline and aviation fuel sales in 2009, with 310,383 cubic metres sold. The result is higher than that of July, when the monthly average was 289,988 cubic metres, the highest ever recorded until then.<\/p>\n
According to a press release issued by BR, the main contributing factors to the result were "the rising sales volume of airline WebJet, the beginning of US Airways operations at the Gale\u00e3o airport; the heating up of the industry, with extra flights, due to the high season; and the increased sales volume of airline Azul Linhas A\u00e9reas".<\/p>\n
The executive manager of BR, Francelino da Silva Paes, explained the importance of the result to the aviation area of BR, by means of the company\u2019s press office.<\/p>\n
The release informs that in early 2009, there was uncertainty due to the global crisis scenario, but the company ended the year with a sales volume 7.2% higher than recorded in 2008.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have conquered two very important airlines (Azul and WebJet) and attained a 60% market share,\u201d according to the release.<\/p>\n
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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