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TAM Honored in EXAME’s 35 Years of the ‘Biggest and Best’ Ceremony

Written by thomas · Filed Under Commercial 

July 15, 2008

thomas

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL BRAZIL

The company is a leader in gross operational revenue and stands out in
other categories in the 2008 edition of the award promoted by the magazine

SAO PAULO, Brazil, July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — TAM was amongst
those honored in EXAME magazine’s ceremony commemorating 35 years of the
Biggest and Best Award, held last week, where it was chosen as one of the
Companies of the Year throughout the history of the prize (1997). The award
recognizes the 500 companies with the greatest achievement and
participation in the national GDP (Gross Domestic Product).

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080221/SPTH002LOGO)

Paulo Castello Branco, TAM’s vice president of Planning and Alliances,
received the commemorative trophy from the hands of the president of the
Board of Directors and president of Publisher Abril, Roberto Civita, and
from the executive president of Grupo Abril, Giancarlo Civita.

In addition to the tribute, the company is highlighted in eleven
ranking categories prepared by the magazine in the 2008 edition of the
award. It is the market leader and the gross operation revenue leader in
the Transportation and Logistics industry, the company is the 39th largest
company in Brazil and the 11th in the services industry, in sales.

About TAM:

TAM (http://www.tam.com.br) has been the domestic market leader since July of
2003, and closed June 2008 with a 48.6% of market share. The company flies
to 42 destinations in Brazil. With business agreements signed with regional
companies, it reaches 79 different destinations in the country. TAM’s
market share among Brazilian companies that operate international flights
stood at 75.3% in June. Operations abroad include TAM flights to 16
destinations in the United States, Europe and South America: New York and
Miami (USA), Paris (France), London (England), Milan (Italy), Frankfurt
(Germany), Madrid (Spain), Buenos Aires and Cordoba (Argentina), Santa Cruz
de la Sierra (Bolivia), Santiago (Chile), Asuncion and Ciudad del Este
(Paraguay), Montevideo and Punta del Este (Uruguay), and Caracas
(Venezuela). It has code-share agreements that make possible the sharing of
seats on flights with international airlines, enabling passengers to travel
to 64 other destinations in the U.S., Europe and South America.

SOURCE TAM

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