TAM Receives Airbus A320; Fleet Totals 96 Aircraft
January 09 2007 - 8:39AM
PR Newswire (US)
Company foresees fleet of 109 aircraft by the end of 2007 SAO
PAULO, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TAM S.A. (BOVESPA: TAMM4,
NYSE: TAM), has received another Airbus aircraft A320 that starts
operating this week. This is the 1st Airbus A320/319 family
incorporated this year into TAM's fleet, bringing the total to 96
aircraft, of which 75 are Airbus models - 14 A319, 51 A320, and 10
A330 TAM expects its fleet to achieve 109 airplanes at the end of
2007. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060418/SPTU001LOGO ) The
aircraft is part of contracts that still foresee the acquisition of
57 Airbus aircraft - 15 A319, 36 A320 and 6 A330 - to be delivered
until 2010. The contracts include the option of an additional 20
aircraft. TAM also announced the acquisition of 4 Boeing 777-300ER
with another 4 options to be delivered in 2008. TAM's strategic
plan foresees an operational fleet of 132 Airbus aircraft by the
end of 2010. About TAM: TAM (http://www.tam.com.br/) has been the
leader in the Brazilian domestic market for more than three years,
and held a 49.1% domestic market share and 60.6% international
market share at the end of December 2006. TAM operates regular
flights to 48 destinations throughout Brazil. It serves 74
different cities in the domestic market through regional alliances.
Additionally, it maintains code-share agreements with international
airline companies that allow passengers to travel to a large number
of destinations throughout the world. TAM was the first Brazilian
airline company to launch a loyalty program. Currently, the program
has over 3.3 million subscribers and has awarded more than 3.6
million tickets.
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060418/SPTU001LOGODATASOURCE:
TAM S.A. CONTACT: Investor Relations Contact: +55-11-5582-9715,
Fax: +55-11-5582-8149, ; or Press Agency Contact: +55-11-5582-8167,
Fax: +55-11-5582-8155, Web site: http://www.tam.com.br/
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