Editing LATAM Airlines Brasil (section)

===Fleet development===
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|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>{{cite web|url=http://www.airbus.com/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/tam-airlines-becomes-first-a350-xwb-operator-from-the-americas/|title=TAM Airlines becomes first A350 XWB operator from the Americas|access-date=15 May 2017}}</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>{{Cite web |title=LATAM takes delivery of 200th A320 aircraft at Paris Air Show |url=https://skiesmag.com/press-releases/19240-latam-takes-delivery-of-200th-a320-aircraft-at-paris-air-sho-html/ |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=Skies Mag |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[Aircraft maintenance|Fleet maintenance]] is partially conducted at the technology center at [[São Carlos Airport]].<ref name="Technology Center">"[http://www.tam.com.br/b2c/jsp/default.jhtml?adPagina=519&adArtigo=6063 Centro Tecnológico de São Carlos] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928033837/http://www.tam.com.br/b2c/jsp/default.jhtml?adPagina=519&adArtigo=6063 |date=2007-09-28 }}," ''TAM Airlines''</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/07/06/343930/brazil-mro-sector-poised-for-major-expansion.html |title=Brazil MRO sector poised for major expansion| work=Flightglobal|date=6 July 2010|access-date=6 July 2010}}</ref>