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LATAM Airlines Brasil, formerly TAM Linhas Aéreas,<ref>TAM Airlines Template:Webarchive. Retrieved February 2, 2009.</ref><ref>"Resumo Historico do Grupo TAM". Retrieved 26 January 2012. Template:In lang</ref> is the Brazilian brand of LATAM Airlines Group operating international and domestic flights from hubs in Brasília, Fortaleza, and São Paulo.<ref>https://www.latamairlines.com/br/pt/sobre-latam/historia>Template:Cite news</ref> According to the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC), between January and December 2023, LATAM had 37.8% of the domestic, and 18.2% of the international market share in terms of passenger-kilometers flown,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> making it the largest domestic and largest international airline in Brazil.

TAM Linhas Aéreas was Brazil's and Latin America's largest airline before the takeover by Chilean airline LAN Airlines.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite press releaseTemplate:Dead link</ref> Its headquarters were in São Paulo,<ref>Contact Us Template:Webarchive TAM Airlines. Retrieved September 21, 2009.</ref> operating scheduled services to destinations within Brazil, as well as international flights to Europe and other parts of North and South America. Shares in the company were traded on the São Paulo Exchange (BM&F Bovespa) and New York Stock Exchange as "TAM".<ref>TAM S.A., Joins NYSE Group, Inc. as 3rd Latin American IPO for 2006 Template:Webarchive</ref> Prior to the merger with LAN, the company closed its capital, transferring its shares to LATAM Airlines Group. In August 2015, it was announced that the two airlines would fully rebrand as LATAM, with one livery to be applied on all aircraft by 2018.<ref>"LAN and TAM to operate as LATAM with a new livery" retrieved 9 August 2015</ref><ref>"LATAM's entire fleet to have new livery by 2018" retrieved 9 August 2015</ref> The airline withdrew from the Star Alliance and joined Oneworld, effective from March 31, 2014.<ref name="ATW">Template:Cite web</ref> The carrier left Oneworld on May 1, 2020.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The word "TAM" is an acronym for "Transportes Aéreos Marília", which dates back to the company's origins as a regional aviation company founded in Marília, in the state of São Paulo.

History

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The Origins: TAM – Táxi Aéreo Marília

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Template:Main TAM – Táxi Aéreo Marília and TAM – Transportes Aéreos Regionais were two different entities, although both belonged to the TAM Group. TAM – Marília, an air taxi company founded on February 21, 1961 at the city of Marília, provided the start-up infrastructure for TAM – Regionais.

TAM – Transportes Aéreos Regionais (KK)

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On November 11, 1975, the Government of Brazil created the Brazilian Integrated System of Regional Air Transportation and divided the country in to five different regions, for which five newly created regional airlines received a concession to operate air services. Founded by Rolim Adolfo Amaro,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> TAM – Transportes Aéreos Regionais S/A was the third of those regional airlines to be made operational. Its services started on July 12, 1976, and its operational area comprised parts of the Southeast and Central West regions of Brazil, specifically the states of Mato Grosso do Sul, and parts of Mato Grosso, and São Paulo plus the possibility of serving the cities of Cuiabá, Rio de Janeiro, Londrina, Maringá, and Brasília when linking them to its area of concession.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

TAM – Linhas Aéreas Regionais was formed as a joint-venture between TAM – Táxi Aéreo Marília, and VASP which was then a state-owned airline. The airline received the IATA code KK<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> on October 13, 1999. The new airline flew Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirantes at first, but these proved grossly inadequate for the task at hand, and even at full capacity needed to be subsidized by the government in order to be profitable.

TAM went on to purchase three used Fokker F27 turboprops, which were subsequently refurbished by Fokker in the Netherlands. In order to obtain the import authorization for the aircraft, a deal was struck with the government in which TAM was forced to maintain three Bandeirantes for every F27, as well as removing five seats from each one, bringing the F27's capacity down to 40 passengers. A fourth F27, previously owned by Air New Zealand, was added to the TAM fleet in 1981. By 1983, TAM had acquired 10 F27s. By 1981, TAM had flown 1 million passengers, and 2 million by 1984.

TAM (KK) joint operations with TAM (JJ)

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File:TAMHQSaoPaulo.jpg
TAM's former headquarters, located at Congonhas Airport.
File:LOGO TAM.svg
TAM's former logo (1980-2008)

Template:Main Under financial stress, the company went public in August 1986, and began floating stock in the market. The same year, TAM – Transportes Aéreos Regionais (KK) acquired another regional airline, VOTEC, which operated in areas of northern and central Brazil. VOTEC was then renamed Brasil Central Linhas Aéreas. TAM and Brasil Central were both regional airlines and operated in different designated areas. They, however, operated as a consortium with integrated networks and fleet, with the most notable differences being the flight number IATA codes (whereas TAM had the IATA code KK, Brasil Central operated with the code JJ inherited from VOTEC), the different color schemes of the aircraft, and their designated areas of operation. In 1988, TAM flew its 3 millionth passenger.

On May 15, 1990, the Brazilian Government lifted restrictions on operational areas of regional airlines allowing them to fly anywhere in Brazil. As a consequence, Brasil Central was renamed TAM - Transportes Aéreos Meridionais, acquired the same color scheme of TAM (KK) but maintained the IATA code JJ.

In 2000, TAM (KK) was merged into TAM (JJ) and TAM (JJ) was renamed TAM Transportes Aéreos. The code JJ was maintained and the code KK was released back to IATA.

Despite TAM's success in the market, it was evident the airline would not last long when competing against airlines such as Varig and VASP, both of which already possessed Boeing 737s in their fleet. Amaro then tried to buy VASP, which was about to be privatized and called the project "Revolution". Having lost the bid, he opted for slower growth with the gradual addition of new aircraft, re-dubbed "Evolution".

Consolidation of Services

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Template:Main On September 15, 1989, TAM arranged for the acquisition of two Fokker 100 jets. Like the F27s before them, TAM did not actually purchase these aircraft but used Amaro's credibility to arrange for a third-party asset management company, Guinness Peat Aviation, to purchase them and subsequently lease them back to TAM. Two more were added in 1991. In 1992, TAM carried its 8 millionth passenger. By 1993, through the use of the Fokker 100 fleet, which now numbered at 14, TAM was serving 56 cities in Brazil.

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A departures board showing a TAM flight at Miami International Airport in August 2010

In 1996, TAM bought another airline, Helisul Linhas Aéreas, which used the trade name of TAM. In 1997, TAM ordered its first large jets; the airline ordered 45 planes from Airbus, including 10 A330s, 4 A319s, and 34 A320s. In 1997, the Airbuses began to be delivered and the airline flew its first international service from São Paulo to Miami International Airport. In 1998, TAM purchased the passenger division of Itapemirim Transportes Aéreos.

Two years later, in 1999, services to Europe were inaugurated through a code share service with Air France, to Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport. In 2000, the airline was renamed TAM Linhas Aéreas. Long running discussions to merge with Varig ended in 2004. In 2008, TAM transported 30,144,000 passengers, with an average load factor of 71%.<ref name="airways">Airways magazine, Fast Facts - TAM Linhas Aereas, February 2010, p. 25</ref> As of 2010, the airline is owned by the Amaro family (46.25%), Amaro Aviation Part (3.52%), treasury stocks (0.27%), and minority shareholders (49.96%). It employed 24,000 staff.<ref name="airways"/> On May 13, 2010, TAM became the 27th member of Star Alliance.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> David Barioni served as the airline's president from 2007 to 2009.<ref name="Estadão">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="UOL Economia">Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2009, TAM decided to replace its Passenger Service System provided by Sabre, known as Sabresonic, with the Altéa platform from Amadeus.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The migration to Altéa was completed in the first quarter of 2010.<ref>Amadeus processes record number of airline passengers through its Altea platform (press release)|ABTN Template:Webarchive</ref>

On March 30, 2011, TAM signed a letter of intentions to purchase up to 31% of the shares of TRIP Linhas Aéreas, a regional airline which code-shares with TAM since 2004.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> A final decision had however been postponed;<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and finally, in February 2012, the purchase agreement was not renewed. On May 28, 2012, TRIP was sold to Azul Brazilian Airlines.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Code-sharing operations ended on March 28, 2013.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

File:TAM Airlines Logo.svg
TAM's last logo (2008-2016) before merging with LAN Airlines

On December 21, 2009, TAM Linhas Aéreas purchased Pantanal Linhas Aéreas. At that time, TAM decided to maintain Pantanal as a separate airline within the TAM Group integrated into the network of TAM.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Starting August 1, 2011, Pantanal operated flights on behalf of TAM, all with origin and destination at São-Paulo-Congonhas Airport. On March 26, 2013, Brazilian authorities approved the incorporation of all Pantanal assets by TAM and Pantanal ceased to exist.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The incorporation process was completed on August 23, 2013.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In January 2013, the Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Centre (JACDEC) determined that TAM Linhas Aéreas had the second-worst safety record in the world. The ratings take into account the number and deadliness of the hull losses (destroyed airplanes) they have suffered in the past 30 years, how they have fared more recently, and how many flights they have flown without incident. The results do not take into account the cause of the hull losses, or whether the airline is at fault, so they are not a perfect measure of how safely an airline behaves.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

The creation of LATAM Airlines Group

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File:LATAM Brazil Airbus A350-900 F-WZGU (to PR-XTE) (28915136883).jpg
A former LATAM Brasil Airbus A350-900 approaching Toulouse-Blagnac Airport in 2016

On August 13, 2010, TAM signed a non-binding agreement with Chilean airline LAN Airlines to merge and create LATAM Airlines Group.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> This was changed into a binding agreement on January 19, 2011.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> LATAM's agreement was approved with 11 restrictions by Chilean authorities on September 21, 2011. These included transferring four slots at São Paulo-Guarulhos to competitors interested in operating flights to Santiago de Chile, renouncing membership to either Oneworld or Star Alliance, restricting increase capacity on flights between Brazil and Chile, and opening code-share possibilities and fidelity program membership to interested competitors.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On December 14, 2011, Brazilian authorities approved the agreement imposing similar restrictions as Chilean authorities. By August 2012, LATAM made a decision in favor of Oneworld and frequencies between São Paulo and Santiago de Chile were reduced: TAM had two pairs of slots while LAN had four. LAN ceded two pairs to competitors interested in using them which later was known to be Sky Airline.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The merger was completed on June 22, 2012.<ref name="takeover-completion">Template:Cite news</ref> As of May 5, 2016 TAM adopted the name LATAM.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It still continues to use the "TAM" name as a call sign for its LATAM Brasil operated flights.

On July 9, 2020, LATAM Brasil announced that it filed for judicial reorganization in the United States due to the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on the company's operations. The LATAM Airlines group and its affiliates had already entered the debt restructuring process in May of the same year under the protection of Chapter 11 of the United States bankruptcy law, which allows a deadline for companies to reorganize themselves financially. Despite the announcement, the company continues to operate normally.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Subsidiary: LATAM Paraguay

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Template:Main In 1994, TAM Linhas Aéreas established a small subsidiary airline in Paraguay called Aerolíneas Paraguayas with a fleet consisting mostly of the Cessna 208 Caravans, formerly operated by TAM. On September 1, 1996, TAM via ARPA, purchased 80% of the shares of the former state-owned Líneas Aéreas Paraguayas and merged it with ARPA. The new airline was named TAM – Transportes Aéreos del Mercosur and maintained the IATA code of LAP, PZ. TAM owned 94.98% and the Paraguayan government 5.02% of the shares.

In 2008, following a branding strategy, the name TAM Mercosur was dropped and the airline adopted an identical corporate identity of TAM Airlines. However, its corporate structure remained the same.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref> The airline was informally known as TAM Paraguay, and used the IATA code PZ. In 2016, the airline was rebranded to LATAM Paraguay, at the same time as all other airlines of the LATAM group.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Destinations

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The network of LATAM Brasil and LATAM Paraguay covers Brazil, Paraguay, Africa, Europe, North and South America.
As of January 2024, LATAM Brasil (formerly TAM Linhas Aéreas) operates scheduled services to the destinations below. The list includes destinations formerly served by its subsidiaries, Pantanal Linhas Aéreas and TAM Paraguay:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Argentina Bariloche Teniente Luis Candelaria International Airport Template:Airline seasonal <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Buenos Aires Aeroparque Jorge Newbery <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ministro Pistarini International Airport <ref name="LAJUL21">Template:Cite web</ref>
Córdoba Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport Template:Terminated
Mendoza Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Rosario Islas Malvinas International Airport Template:Terminated <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
San Miguel de Tucumán Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport Template:Terminated <ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Bolivia Cochabamba Jorge Wilstermann International Airport Template:Terminated
La Paz El Alto International Airport Template:Terminated
Santa Cruz de la Sierra Viru Viru International Airport Template:Terminated
Brazil Aracaju Santa Maria Airport
Aracati Dragão do Mar Regional Airport operated by Voepass
Araçatuba Dario Guarita State Airport Template:Terminated
Araraquara Bartolomeu de Gusmão State Airport Template:Terminated
Barreiras Barreiras Airport operated by Voepass
Bauru Comte. João Ribeiro de Barros Airport Template:Terminated
Bauru/Arealva Noussa Nakhal Tobias State Airport Template:Terminated
Belém Val-de-Cans International Airport
Belo Horizonte Confins–Tancredo Neves International Airport Template:Airline focus
Boa Vista Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport
Brasília Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport Template:Airline hub
Cabo Frio Cabo Frio International Airport Template:Terminated
Caldas Novas Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport Template:Airline seasonal
Campinas Viracopos International Airport Template:Coming soon <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Campo Grande Campo Grande International Airport
Cascavel Regional West Airport
Caxias do Sul Hugo Cantergiani Regional Airport
Chapecó Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport
Corumbá Corumbá International Airport Template:Terminated
Criciúma/Forquilhinha Diomício Freitas Airport Template:Terminated
Cuiabá/Várzea Grande Mal. Rondon International Airport
Curitiba Afonso Pena International Airport
Fernando de Noronha Gov. Carlos Wilson Airport operated by Voepass
Florianópolis Hercílio Luz International Airport Template:Airline focus
Fortaleza Pinto Martins International Airport Template:Airline hub
Foz do Iguaçu Cataratas International Airport
Franca Ten. Lund Presotto State Airport Template:Terminated
Goiânia Santa Genoveva International Airport
Ilhéus Jorge Amado Airport
Imperatriz Pref. Renato Moreira Airport
Ipatinga Vale do Aço Regional Airport operated by Voepass
Jaguaruna/Criciúma Humberto Ghizzo Bortoluzzi Airport
Jericoacoara Comte. Ariston Pessoa Regional Airport
Ji-Paraná José Coleto Airport Template:Terminated
João Pessoa Pres. Castro Pinto International Airport
Joinville Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport
Juazeiro do Norte Orlando Bezerra de Menezes Airport
Juiz de Fora Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport Template:Terminated
Goianá–Pres. Itamar Franco Regional Airport
Lençóis Cel. Horácio de Mattos Airport operated by Voepass
Londrina Gov. José Richa Airport
Macapá Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport
Maceió Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport
Manaus Eduardo Gomes International Airport
Marabá João Correa da Rocha Airport
Marília Frank Milenkovich Airport Template:Terminated
Maringá Sílvio Name Júnior Regional Airport
Montes Claros Mário Ribeiro Airport
Natal Parnamirim–Augusto Severo International Airport Template:Terminated
São Gonçalo do Amarante–Gov. Aluízio Alves International Airport
Navegantes Min. Victor Konder International Airport
Ourinhos Jornalista Benedito Pimentel Airport Template:Terminated
Palmas Brig. Lysias Rodrigues Airport
Passo Fundo Lauro Kurtz Airport
Paulo Afonso Paulo Afonso Airport operated by Voepass <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Pelotas João Simões Lopes Neto International Airport operated by Voepass
Petrolina Sen. Nilo Coelho Airport
Porto Alegre Salgado Filho International Airport Template:Airline focus
Porto Seguro Porto Seguro Airport
Porto Velho Gov. Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport
Presidente Prudente Presidente Prudente State Airport operated by Voepass
Recife Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport Template:Airline focus
Ribeirão Preto Leite Lopes Airport
Rio Branco Plácido de Castro International Airport
Rio de Janeiro Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport Template:Airline focus
Santos Dumont Airport
Salvador Dep. Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport
Santa Maria Santa Maria Airport operated by Voepass
Santarém Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport
Santo Ângelo Sepé Tiaraju Airport operated by Voepass
São José do Rio Preto Prof. Eribelto Manoel Reino State Airport
São José dos Campos Prof. Urbano Ernesto Stumpf International Airport Template:Terminated
São Luís Mal. Cunha Machado International Airport
São Paulo Congonhas–Dep. Freitas Nobre Airport Template:Airline hub
Guarulhos–Gov. André Franco Montoro International Airport Template:Airline hub
Sinop Pres. João Figueiredo Airport
Teixeira de Freitas 9 de maio Airport operated by Voepass
Teresina Sen. Petrônio Portella Airport
Uberaba Mário de Almeida Franco Airport Template:Terminated
Uberlândia Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport
Una Una-Comandatuba Airport
Uruguaiana Ruben Berta International Airport operated by Voepass
Valença Valença Airport operated by Voepass
Vilhena Brig. Camarão Airport Template:Terminated
Vitória Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport
Vitória da Conquista Glauber Rocha Airport
Canada Toronto Toronto Pearson International Airport Template:Terminated <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Chile Santiago Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport <ref name="LAJUL21"/>
Colombia Bogotá El Dorado International Airport <ref name="LAJUL21"/>
Dominican Republic Punta Cana Punta Cana International Airport Template:Terminated <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
France Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport <ref name="LAJUL21"/>
Germany Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport <ref name="LAJUL21"/>
Italy Milan Milan Malpensa Airport <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Rome Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Mexico Cancún Cancún International Airport Template:Terminated <ref name="LAJUL21"/>Template:Cn
Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport <ref name="LAJUL21"/>
Paraguay Asunción Silvio Pettirossi International Airport <ref name="LAJUL21"/>
Ciudad del Este Guaraní International Airport Template:Terminated
Peru Lima Jorge Chávez International Airport <ref name="LAJUL21"/>
Portugal Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport <ref name="LAJUL21"/>
South Africa Johannesburg O. R. Tambo International Airport <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Spain Barcelona Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Madrid Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport <ref name="LAJUL21" />
Switzerland Zürich Zürich Airport Template:Terminated
United Kingdom London Heathrow Airport <ref name="MCOLHR" />
Stanley RAF Mount Pleasant Template:Terminated <ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
United States Boston Logan International Airport <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport Template:Terminated <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Los Angeles Los Angeles International Airport <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Miami Miami International Airport <ref name="LAJUL21" />
New York City John F. Kennedy International Airport <ref name="LAJUL21" />
Orlando Orlando International Airport <ref name="MCOLHR">Template:Cite web</ref>
Uruguay Montevideo Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport <ref name="LAJUL21" />
Punta del Este Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport Template:Terminated <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Venezuela Caracas Simón Bolívar International Airport Template:Terminated <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Codeshare agreements

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LATAM Brasil codeshares with the following airlines:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Div col

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Fleet

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File:A320neo LATAM (30934637733).jpg
LATAM Brasil Airbus A320neo.
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LATAM Brasil Airbus A321-200 in former oneworld livery.
File:LATAM Brasil Boeing 777-32W(ER) PT-MUA (Star Wars Galaxy's Edge livery) approaching JFK Airport.jpg
LATAM Brasil Boeing 777-300ER in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge/Disney World livery.
File:TAM Airbus A319 PR-MBW São Paulo February 2019.jpg
TAM Airlines Airbus A319 taxiing at Congonhas Airport in São Paulo, Brazil, February 2019.

Current fleet

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Template:As of, LATAM Brasil operates the following aircraft:Template:Cn

LATAM Brasil fleet
Aircraft In
service
Orders Passengers Notes
J W Y Total
Airbus A319-100 19 144 144
Airbus A320-200 57 162 162 5 operating for LATAM Paraguay.
174 174
180 180
Airbus A320neo 21 174 174
180 180
Airbus A321-200 31 224 224 Older aircraft to be replaced by Airbus A321neo.
Airbus A321neo 14 9 224 224 To replace older Airbus A321-200.
Boeing 777-300ER 10 38 50 322 410
Boeing 787-9 1 30 57 216 303 Taken over from LATAM Chile.Template:Cn
Total 153 9

Former fleet

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LATAM Brasil had also operated these following aircraft since it started services:<ref name="airfleets.net">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

LATAM Brasil former fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Airbus A330-200 22 1998 2016
Airbus A340-500 2 2007 2011 Leased from Air Canada.
Airbus A350-900 13 2016 2021 Subleased to other airlines.Template:Cn
Boeing 767-300ER 19 2008 2023 <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Cessna 170A 1 1961 Template:Unknown
Cessna 180 4 1961 Template:Unknown
Cessna 206 Stationair 1 1961 Template:Unknown
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan 39 1996 2012
Cessna 402B 4 1972 1979
Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante 15 1976 1996
Fokker F27 10 1980 2000
Fokker 50 9 1995 2001
Fokker 100 51 1990 2008 Most were taken from orders of Sempati Air and Pan Am.
Learjet 24 1 1984 Template:Unknown
Learjet 25 6 1974 Template:Unknown
Learjet 35 1 2007 Template:Unknown
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 1 2007 2008 Leased from Boeing Capital.
McDonnell Douglas MD-11ER 2
Mitsubishi MU-2 1 1994 1999
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 1 1976 1984

Fleet development

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On June 16, 2005, TAM purchased 20 additional Airbus A320 family aircraft (including the A319, A320 and A321), with an additional 20 options. These were expected to be delivered between late 2007 and 2010, adding to the already scheduled delivery of 6 A320s between 2006 and 2008. At the same time, the company signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus stating its intent to buy 10 of the new Airbus A350-900 plus 5 options, with deliveries planned due to commence at the end of 2014. However, LATAM received its first A350 in early 2016.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

TAM has also signed a firm contract with Airbus to acquire 37 additional aircraft. The order comprises 12 A319s, 16 A320s, 3 A321s and 3 A330s and includes 12 unspecified extra options. This would bring the number of aircraft in TAM's fleet acquired directly from Airbus to 115 aircraft.<ref>Airliner World January 2007</ref> The commitments are separate from deals in earlier years for 29 firm-ordered A320s and 20 options. The deliveries were concluded by 2010. In 2013, TAM announced that it would phased out three of the oldest Boeing 767 it operates; however, it later changed plans and decided to keep the aircraft, adding some more aircraft from LAN Airlines instead. They replaced the A330-200s. TAM also received the first aircraft of the A320 family with Sharklets in April 2013.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Fleet maintenance is partially conducted at the technology center at São Carlos Airport.<ref name="Technology Center">"Centro Tecnológico de São Carlos Template:Webarchive," TAM Airlines</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>


LATAM Pass

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Template:Advert LATAM Pass is the frequent flyer program of LATAM Brasil. Under this program, flyers can redeem program points for purchasing tickets on airlines of the LATAM group and selected partners. The program offers cards for different categories and percentages of mileage accrual:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Card Type Points Needed / Year Economy class Business class First class
LATAM (former WHITE) 100% 150% 200%
GOLD (former BLUE) 10,000 100% + 25% 150% + 25% 200% + 25%
PLATINUM (former RED) 40,000 100% + 75% 150% + 75% 200% + 75%
BLACK (former RED PLUS) 100,000 100% + 100% 150% + 100% 200% + 100%
BLACK SIGNATURE (former BLACK) 150,000 100% + 100% 150% + 100% 200% + 100%

Accidents and incidents

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File:Tamexpress.jpg
This building across the street from Congonhas-São Paulo Airport and the fuel station seen to the left of it were completely destroyed in a 2007 accident. The building used to host offices and a warehouse for the TAM Express service. A memorial garden and monument now stand at the site.
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The TAM Express warehouse after the crash of Flight 3054.

Subsidiaries

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  • LATAM Cargo Brasil provides cargo services.<ref name="Subsid">"TAM Group Companies Template:Webarchive." TAM Airlines. Retrieved on August 12, 2010.</ref>
  • Multiplus Fidelidade is the customer loyalty network.<ref name="Subsid"/> On November 8, 2011, Multiplus and the Canadian company Aimia (which also administers Air Canada's loyalty program Aeroplan) established a joint-venture to create in Brazil a third company that would administer loyalty schemes of other companies.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
  • TAM Aviação Executiva provides air services for business executives.<ref name="Subsid"/>
  • TAM Viagens provides vacation package services for Brazilians,<ref name="Subsid" /> while TAM Vacations provides vacation package services for Americans.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Cine TAM was a cinema in São Paulo owned by the airline.
  • TAM Museum was a museum of vintage aircraft located in São Carlos and maintained by TAM Group.<ref name="Subsid"/>

See also

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References

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