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LATAM is the new brand resulting from the joining of two South American airlines, LAN, TAM and their respective subsidiaries. With its head office in Santiago Chile, the airline operates passenger flights out of South America, Central America, North America and the Caribbean, Europe and Oceania with a total of 135 destinations in 23 countries. Its cargo business provides freight services to over 144 destinations in 26 countries. Regarding traffic and coverage, it’s the largest airline in South America. The new brand was announced on 6 August 2015 and was the result of an important merger and subsequent process integration and validation, flight connection optimization, restructuring and fleet modernization. LATAM employs a staff of approximately 53 thousand and owns a fleet of 312, not including ordered and as yet undelivered planes. == History == LAN was founded on 5 March 1929 as Linea Aerea Nacional, a state run airline that soon became LAN Chile. After the opening of certain markets (which led to the creation of LAN Peru, LAN Argentina, and LAN Ecuador), the company changed name again becoming LAN Airlines in 2005. In 2011, LAN acquired the Colombian airline Aires which later became LAN Colombia. TAM was founded on 21 February 1961 by five charter pilots who joined to create their own company. Originally registered under the name "Transportes Aéreos Marília S.A.", so named for Marilia in São Paulo, today its initials mean "Transportes Aéreos Meridionáis". LATAM Airlines Group was officially launched on 13 August 2010 when both companies publicly announced they had signed a memorandum of understanding and notified that its creation had been approved by the corresponding authorities in both countries. Each company kept their operations separate at their respective headquarters in Santiago and São Paulo and the association was finally completed on 22 June 2012. In 2104 both companies together became the first airline group in America to enter the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「LATAM (airline)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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