TAM Receives New Airbus A320

SAO PAULO, Brazil, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TAM (Bovespa: TAMM4 e NYSE: TAM) last weekend incorporated a new Airbus A320 to its fleet, brought directly from the factory at Toulouse, France. With this aircraft, TAM now has 103 Airbus models - 15 A319s, 71 A320s, 3 A321s, 12 A330s and 2 A340s. The arrival of the new airplane reinforces TAM's policy of operating a fleet with a low average age, ensuring greater passenger comfort.

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This is the first aircraft incorporated into the Company's operating fleet this year. With the new A320, TAM has a fleet of 110 airplanes in operation, with 103 Airbus models, 4 F-100s and 3 MD-11s. The Company expects to close 2008 with 123 airplanes. The estimate is to have 147 airplanes in operation by the end of 2012.

TAM was the airline that received the most new aircraft from the Airbus factories in 2007 (33 models), according to the French manufacturer, even surpassing Chinese and Indian airline companies. With the arrival of this new A320, TAM is not only operating the largest Airbus fleet in Latin America, but is also the company with the widest range of the European airplane builder's models in the region.

Used on Brazilian routes and South American destinations operated by TAM, the new A320s are satisfying the increase in demand that has been seen over the past few months. From January to December 2007, domestic passenger air traffic increased 11.9%. Over the same period, TAM's traffic was up 14% compared to the previous year, according to official data released by the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC).

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About TAM:

TAM Linhas Aereas (http://www.tam.com.br) has been domestic market leader for more than four years, and closed the month of January 2008 with a 48.6% market share. The company flies to 45 destinations in Brazil. With commercial agreements signed with regional companies, it reaches 82 different destinations nationwide. TAM's market share among Brazilian companies operating international airlines was 67% in January. Operations abroad include direct flights to eleven destinations: New York and Miami (USA), Paris (France), London (England), Milan (Italy), Frankfurt (Germany), Madrid (Spain), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Santiago (Chile), Caracas (Venezuela) and Montevideo (Uruguay). With TAM Mercosur, it also serves Asuncion and Ciudad del Este (Paraguay), Cordoba (Argentina), Santa Cruz de la Sierra and Cochabamba (Bolivia), among other South American cities. It has code-share agreements with international companies, allowing for the sharing of seats on flights with international companies, enabling passengers to travel to 62 other destinations in the USA, South America and Europe. A pioneer in Brazil's airline industry with the launch of its Programa Fidelidade frequent flyer program, TAM today has more than 4.5 million members and has issued more than 5,2 million tickets redeemed with frequent flyer points.