LATAM Airlines Brasil

Not to be confused with TAM - Transporte Aéreo Militar, TAME, or TAN Airlines.
LATAM Airlines Brasil
IATA ICAO Callsign
JJ[1] TAM[1] TAM
Founded
  • 21 February 1961; 63 years ago (1961-02-21)
    (as TAM – Táxi Aéreo Marília)
  • 11 November 1975; 48 years ago (1975-11-11)
    (as TAM – Transportes Aéreos Marília S/A)
Commenced operations
  • 12 July 1976; 48 years ago (1976-07-12)
    (as TAM – Transportes Aéreos Marília S/A)
  • 15 May 2000; 24 years ago (2000-05-15)
    (as TAM Linhas Aéreas)
  • 5 May 2016; 8 years ago (2016-05-05)
    (as LATAM Brasil)
AOC #13,221 (November 24, 2023)[2]
Hubs
Focus cities
Frequent-flyer programLATAM Pass
Fleet size153[3]
Destinations93
Holding company#Parent companyLATAM Airlines Group
HeadquartersSão Paulo, Brazil
Key peopleJerome Cadier (CEO)
FounderRolim Amaro
RevenueIncrease US10.7 billion (2017)
Net incomeIncrease US$109.4 million (2017)
Websitewww.latam.com

LATAM Airlines Brasil, formerly TAM Linhas Aéreas,[4][5] is the Brazilian brand of LATAM Airlines Group operating international and domestic flights from hubs in Brasília, Fortaleza, and São Paulo.[6] According to the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC), between January and December 2023, LATAM had 37.8% of the domestic, and 18.2% of the international market share in terms of passenger-kilometers flown,[7] making it the largest domestic and largest international airline in Brazil.

TAM Linhas Aéreas was Brazil's and Latin America's largest airline before the takeover by Chilean airline LAN Airlines.[8][9] Its headquarters were in São Paulo,[10] operating scheduled services to destinations within Brazil, as well as international flights to Europe and other parts of North and South America. Shares in the company were traded on the São Paulo Exchange (BM&F Bovespa) and New York Stock Exchange as "TAM".[11] Prior to the merger with LAN, the company closed its capital, transferring its shares to LATAM Airlines Group. In August 2015, it was announced that the two airlines would fully rebrand as LATAM, with one livery to be applied on all aircraft by 2018.[12][13] The airline withdrew from the Star Alliance and joined Oneworld, effective from March 31, 2014.[14] The carrier left Oneworld on May 1, 2020.[15]

The word "TAM" is an acronym for "Transportes Aéreos Marília", which dates back to the company's origins as a regional aviation company founded in Marília, in the state of São Paulo.

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  5. ^ "Resumo Historico do Grupo TAM". Retrieved 26 January 2012. (in Portuguese)
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  7. ^ "Relatório de demanda e oferta". Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  10. ^ Contact Us Archived 2009-03-18 at the Wayback Machine TAM Airlines. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
  11. ^ TAM S.A., Joins NYSE Group, Inc. as 3rd Latin American IPO for 2006 Archived May 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
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  13. ^ "LATAM's entire fleet to have new livery by 2018" retrieved 9 August 2015
  14. ^ Young, Kathryn M. (2013-10-01). "LAN Colombia joins oneworld; TAM to join March 31, 2014 | Finance & Data content from". ATWOnline. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  15. ^ "Details | oneworld". www.oneworld.com. Retrieved 2020-02-14.