Aircraft with a capacity of 267 passengers will be used for operations on the new international flight to Frankfurt SAO PAULO, Brazil, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TAM (Bovespa: TAMM4 and NYSE: TAM) today receives its first Airbus A340-500. The company will use the aircraft on its new daily flight to Frankfurt, Germany, beginning November 30. With this new aircraft, TAM now has 94 Airbus aircraft (15 A319, 66 A320, 2 A321, 10 A330 and 1 A340). (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060418/SPTU001LOGO ) The A340-500 is an aircraft used on long-haul flights, equipped with four Rolls-Royce engines. The model received by TAM can carry up to 267 passengers -- 42 in Business Class and 225 in Economy. TAM has already received 21 aircraft this year -- 17 in the A320 family (A319, A320 and A321), 1 A340 and 3 MD-11s. With this A340, the company will have an operational fleet of 110 aircraft -- 94 Airbus models, 13 F-100s and 3 MD-11s. The company plans to end 2007 with 111 aircraft and forecasts a fleet of 136 aircraft by the end of 2011. 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 domestic market leader since July 2003, closing the month of September 2007 with a 48.1% market share. The company flies to 47 destinations in Brazil. With commercial agreements signed with regional companies, it reaches 81 different destinations in Brazil itself. In September, TAM held a 69.8% market share among Brazilian airlines operating international flights. International operations include direct flights to eight destinations: New York and Miami (USA), Paris (France), London (England), Milan (Italy), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Santiago (Chile) and Caracas (Venezuela). On November 5, TAM will begin daily flight service to Montevideo. 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/

Copyright