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LATAM Airlines Group was formed by the merger of LAN Airlines and TAM Airlines which was officially completed on 22-Jun-2012. The merged airline group operates an extensive network of passenger and cargo services internationally and throughout Latin America.

LAN and TAM continue to operate under their existing brands and maintain their current headquarters in SantiagoChile and Sao Paulo, Brazil respectively.

The combined airline group is on the Santiago, New York and Sao Paulo Stock Exchanges.

Affiliate airlines of the LATAM Airlines Group include:

The LAN group also has a minority shareholding (25%) in Florida West International Airways which it has held since Dec-2000. by Capa Aviation

By Alice Shepherd Edelman
 
LAN AIRLINES RECOGNIZED AS "LEADING AIRLINE IN SOUTH AMERICA" FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR BY WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS
 

Lima - July 24, 2013 For the second consecutive year, the World Travel Awards (WTA) awarded LAN Airlines, part of LATAM Airlines Group, in the “Leading Airline in South America” category. The WTA, a prestigious award often called the “Oscars of the travel industry”, aims to award excellence across the best travel organizations in the world through a global industrial vote by travel professionals and consumers.

The award recognizes achievement based on LAN’s leadership and commitment, the implementation of a clear corporate vision, consistency in their operation, and attentive customer service.  Good food service, more comfortable cabins; best Business Class service, technology and entertainment on board; VIP lounges and the “on-time arrivals/departures”, are among the categories considered by the award.

The World Travel Awards South & Central America Gala Ceremony 2013 was held at the Huacca Pucllana Temple in Lima, Peru where many industry representatives attended. Several LAN executives attended the ceremony and LAN Peru President of the Board of Directors, Emilio Rodríguez Larraín, received the award on behalf of the Company.

“It is with great pride that we receive this important recognition from the World Travel Awards for the second year in a row as the Leading Airline in South America.  It is a direct reflection of our daily commitment to provide our passengers with the best possible travel experience,” said Fernanda Toro, Director of In-flight Experience, LATAM Airlines Group.

This is the fourth time that the Company has received this important recognition. In 2012 and 2007, LAN received the award in the same category as “Leading Airline in South America,” and in 2005 as “Leading Airline in South America in Business Class.”


About the Word Travel Awards

World Travel Awards celebrates its 20th anniversary this year and is acknowledged across the globe as the ultimate travel accolade, celebrating those brands which are of industry excellence in product and service.
 
About LATAM Airlines Group S.A.
 
LATAM Airlines Group S.A. is the new name given to LAN Airlines S.A. as a result of its association with TAM S.A. LATAM Airlines Group S.A. now includes LAN Airlines and its affiliates in Peru, Argentina, Colombia and Ecuador, and LAN Cargo and its affiliates, as well as TAM S.A. and its subsidiaries TAM Linhas Aereas S.A., including its business units TAM Transportes Aereos del Mercosur S.A., (TAM Airlines (Paraguay)) and Multiplus S.A. This association creates one of the largest airline groups in the world in terms of network connections, providing passenger transport services to about 135 destinations in 22 countries and cargo services to about 144 destinations in 27 countries, with a fleet of 316 aircraft. In total, LATAM Airlines Group S.A. has more than 53,000 employees and its shares are traded in Santiago, as well as on the New York Stock Exchange, in the form of ADRs, and Sao Paulo Stock Exchange, in the form of BDRs.
 
Each airline will continue to operate under their current brands and identities. For any inquiry of LAN or TAM, please visit www.lan.com or www.tam.com.br, respectively. Further information at www.latamairlinesgroup.net

LATAM TAKES DELIVERY OF 200th A320 ARICRAFT AT PARIS AIR SHOW
 
AM A320 equipped with Sharklet fuel saving wing-tip devices
18 JUNE 2013 

LATAM Airlines Group, the holding company for LAN and TAM Airlines and third largest Airbus customer in terms of in-service and on order aircraft, has taken delivery of its 200th A320 aircraft at Le Bourget Paris Air Show. The TAM A320 is equipped with Sharklet fuel-saving wing-tip devices and powered by CFM engines.
“We are very happy to receive our 200th Airbus A320 at the 50th Paris Air Show, a truly momentous occasion that reflects the important relationship Airbus, LAN, TAM and now LATAM have shared since 1998,” said Roberto Alvo, LATAM Airlines Group’s Chief Corporate Officer. “The A320 has been a key element to the company’s growth over the years and success in South America.”
“We congratulate LATAM on this important milestone. We are convinced that the market-leading A320 Family will substantially contribute to LATAM’s strategy moving forward,” said John Leahy Airbus Chief Operating Officer, Customers. “We are proud to foster our partnership with LATAM, one of the largest airline groups in the world.”
LATAM received its first Sharklet-equipped aircraft in April 2013. Made from light-weight composites, Sharklets are an option on new-build A320 Family aircraft allowing airlines to reduce fuel burn up to four percent and reduce CO2 emissions by approximately 1,000 tons per aircraft per year.
LATAM has ordered a total of 380 aircraft, has almost 250 aircraft in operation and their joint Airbus backlog is nearly 170, making them the third largest airline customer and third largest operator of Airbus aircraft in the world. The airline group is also the largest A320 operator in Latin America and one of the largest in the world. 
With more than 760 aircraft sold and a backlog that exceeds 360, more than 500 Airbus aircraft are in operation throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.