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TAM Receives Another Two Airbus A320s

Written by thomas · Filed Under Commercial 

June 26, 2008

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The company’s operating fleet is now 108 aircraft

SAO PAULO, Brazil, June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — TAM (Bovespa:
TAMM4 and NYSE: TAM) has added two more Airbus A320s, capable of carrying
up to 174 passengers, to its operating fleet. With these two A320s, TAM now
has a fleet in operation consisting of 108 aircraft, made up of 105 Airbus
models (15 A319s, 73 A320s, 3 A321s, 12 A330s and 2 A340s) and 3 MD-11s.
From the start of 2008, the company began to operate on the domestic market
with a fleet made up exclusively of Airbus aircraft.

TAM has a consistent and flexible long-term fleet plan to sustain
expansion in the international and domestic markets. The company plans to
end 2008 with 123 aircraft. The forecast for the end of 2012 is 147 planes
in operation.

Used on TAM’s domestic routes and South American destinations, the
A320s are among the most comfortable aircraft operating within Brazil in
their category. All of TAM’s aircraft are equipped with the best and most
advanced equipment options and software offered by the manufacturer, making
the fleet one of the most advanced in the world.

To sustain its international network expansion, TAM will receive two
Airbus A330 aircraft by the end of the year. In the second half of the year
the company will also begin to receive four Boeing 777-300 ERs, which will
replace the MD-11 aircraft used on long-haul routes. Additionally, TAM
intends to introduce two Boeing 767-300s into its fleet in the next few
months in order to take advantage of the growth opportunities in the
international market.

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