Company has added 15 aircraft to its fleet so far this year SAO PAULO, Brazil, June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This week, TAM (Bovespa: TAMM4; NYSE: TAM) received a new Airbus A320 that is being incorporated to its operating fleet. So far this year, the company has received 15 aircraft -- 12 airplanes from the A320/319 family and three MD- 11s. With these acquisitions, the company has a total of 86 Airbus aircraft -- 15 A319s, 61 A320s and 10 A330s. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060418/SPTU001LOGO ) With the addition of the new Airbus A320, TAM increases its fleet to 106 aircraft (86 Airbus, 17 F-100s and 3 MD-11s). The company plans to end 2007 with 112 airplanes in operation. The new fleet planned by the company foresees the incorporation of 32 total aircraft this year (of which 15 have already been added). During the presentation of its 2007 first quarter results, TAM announced the acquisition of an additional three wide-body Airbus aircraft by the end of the year, in addition to others previously planned, and said it will increase the number of aircraft in operation in long-haul international routes to 18 -- 15 will be Airbus and three MD-11s. The company projects increasing its available seat kilometers (ASKs) in international operations by 70% in 2007. Additionally, TAM has signed contracts with Airbus for the incorporation of another 54 aircraft, with deliveries scheduled through 2010. The contracts also contain 20 options for airplanes from the A320 family that may be exercised by the company, if warranted by market growth. TAM also announced the purchase of eight new Boeing 777-300ERs, with deliveries expected from beginning next year. TAM's strategic planning calls for a fleet with 141 aircraft in operation by 2011. The new A320s, used in domestic routes and in flights to South American destinations operated by TAM, will meet the increased demand seen in recent months. In the first five months of this year, passenger air traffic in Brazil's domestic market grew 13.6%. In the same period, TAM grew 26% in comparison to the same period in 2006, according to official data from the National Civil Aviation Agency. Investor Relations Contact: Press Agency Contact: Phone: (55) (11) 5582-9715 Phone: (55) (11) 5582-8167 Fax: (55) (11) 5582-8149 Fax: (55) (11) 5582-8155 http://www.tam.com.br/ri About TAM: TAM (http://www.tam.com.br/) has been the leader in the Brazilian domestic market for more than three years, and closed May 2007 with a 49.7% domestic market share and a 72.4% international market share. The company operates flights to 49 destinations throughout Brazil. It serves 76 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 4.0 million subscribers and has awarded 4.3 million tickets in exchange for points. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060418/SPTU001LOGO DATASOURCE: TAM CONTACT: Libano Miranda Barroso, TAM Investor Relations, +011-55-11-5582-9715, fax, +011-55-11-5582-8149, Web site: http://www.tam.com.br/

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