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		<title>LATAM Orders 10 787 Dreamliners to Grow Boeing Widebody Fleet</title>
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		<description>Boeing and LATAM Airlines Group, the leading passenger and cargo airline group in South America, today announced the purchase of 10 787 Dreamliners with options for five more airplanes. As the region&#8217;s largest 787 operator, this latest order for fuel&#45;efficient 787&#45;9 jets increases LATAM&#8217;s investment in one of the most modern fleets in Latin America.</description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 07:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Lufthansa Technik equips LATAM’s 777 aircraft with AeroSHARK</title>
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		<description>In December 2023, LATAM had its first Boeing 777&#45;300ER fitted with the bionic surface film in São Paulo, becoming the first airline outside the Lufthansa Group and in the Americas region to adopt this innovative CO₂&#45;saving solution. Since then, the Latin American airline has been testing the sharkskin technology in daily operations. Given the proven results, LATAM has now decided to install the innovative film on four additional aircraft. Five AeroSHARK&#45;modified aircraft operated by the subsidiary LATAM Airlines Brazil will soon be cruising the skies.</description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 06:35:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Trip.com Group and LATAM Airlines Group Partner to Enhance Travel Experience Through NDC Technology</title>
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		<description>The international travel service provider and the Latin American airline group have agreed to implement the New Distribution Capability (NDC) to provide customers with a better, more efficient travel experience.</description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2024 08:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Gate Gourmet serves up Christmas cheer with its airline partners</title>
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		<description>Virgin Atlantic dishes up special Christmas treats for the holiday season with turkey meals and a choice of two festive desserts

Air Canada will serve traditional Christmas dinners, while LATAM Airlines offers meals infused with holiday spices</description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2023 07:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>‘Meant to Be Together’: New Delta and LATAM Airlines campaign</title>
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		<description>Delta and LATAM Airlines have unveiled a marketing campaign that is bringing to life the partnership’s superior customer benefits and route network for air travelers throughout the Americas.</description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2023 07:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Bartlett Steps Up Multi-Destination Tourism Drive as Jamaica Targets LATAM Market</title>
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		<description>Jamaica Seeks 250,000 Visitors from LATAM Over the Next 5 Years</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2023 05:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Peru Gets a New Direct Flight in Time for Christmas</title>
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		<description>The South American carrier LATAM Airlines will operate a brand&#45;new, year&#45;round service to Lima, Peru from Heathrow starting 2nd December. The direct, non&#45;stop flight will operate five days a week making it the only airline to fly direct from the UK to Peru.</description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 07:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Delta, LATAM expand network with new Bogota-Orlando service</title>
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		<description>This week, LATAM Airlines Colombia began its nonstop daily operation between Bogotá and Orlando, Florida, as part of the commercial agreement with Delta Air Lines.</description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jul 2023 04:06:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Delta and LATAM Group announce new and enhanced service</title>
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		<description>The partnership has announced five new U.S.&#45;South America routes and increased capacity by 75% since implementing their joint venture. Delta and LATAM’s complementary networks and award&#45;winning customer experience are winning over new customers and generating travel demand.</description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2023 07:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM Selects Pratt &amp; Whitney GTF™ Engines to Power Up to 146 Airbus A320neo Family Aircraft</title>
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		<description>Pratt &amp;amp; Whitney, a Raytheon Technologies business, announced today that LATAM Airlines Group S.A. (&#8220;LATAM&#8221;) has selected GTF engines to power additional A320neo family aircraft, adding to their initial order selecting GTF engines to power more than 40 aircraft in 2013</description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2023 06:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM, Delta announce non-stop service between São Paulo and LAX as Joint Venture’s 1st new market</title>
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		<description>LATAM will be the only airline operating a nonstop flight between Brazil and Los Angeles, where customers will have connections to the Delta hub&#8217;s most popular destinations on the West Coast of the United States, including San Francisco, Las Vegas and Seattle.</description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2022 07:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Delta and LATAM are cleared for plans to develop unparalleled network connecting the Americas</title>
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		<description>Delta Air Lines and the LATAM Group will work closely to create the leading airline partnership between the United States&#47;Canada and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay) and connect the Americas to the world like never before</description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2022 06:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM removes 75 per cent of all single-use plastics on board</title>
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		<description>LATAM has removed 75 per cent of all single&#45;use plastics on board. The initiative is part of the group’s commitment to eliminate all single&#45;use plastics in its operation by 2023.</description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2022 06:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM continues its operational recovery in second quarter</title>
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		<description>LATAM announced its consolidated financial results for the second quarter of 2022, which reflect a gradual recovery of the operation, reaching a consolidated capacity of 72.6% compared to 2019 levels, and more than double the capacity of the same quarter of 2021, growing by 135.2%.</description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2022 15:15:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM boosts fleet with order for 17 Airbus A321s</title>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines has ordered 17 A321neo aircraft to further expand it route offering, bringing its total A320neo order book aircraft to 100. Additionally, the airline has also confirmed to bring in the A321XLR to complement long&#45;haul operations.</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2022 12:33:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Major airlines explore carbon removal solutions</title>
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		<description>Airbus and a number of major airlines – including Air Canada, Air France&#45;KLM, easyJet, IAG and Lufthansa – have signed Letters of Intent to explore opportunities for a future supply of carbon removal credits from direct air carbon capture technology.</description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2022 13:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM commits to eliminating all single-use plastics by 2023</title>
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		<description>LATAM has announced that it will eliminate 100% of single&#45;use plastics used in its operations by 2023.</description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2022 12:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>IATA AGM 2022: Andres Bianchi, ceo, Latam Cargo</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2022 18:19:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM resumes domestic routes in Peru and Brazil as operations improve</title>
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		<description>LATAM group projects a passenger operations of 74% for June compared to the same month in 2019. The group will also begin operations between Puerto Maldonado and Cusco, Peru, whilst resuming three routes from Belém to Macapá, Fortaleza and Manaus in Brazil.</description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2022 13:03:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Delta invests US$1.2 billion in struggling partner network</title>
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		<description>Delta will make investments in Virgin Atlantic, Aeromexico and LATAM as its partner airlines seek to survive the Covid&#45;19 pandemic. The carrier hopes to be well positioned when growth returns to the sector.</description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2021 09:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Breaking Travel News interview: Paulo Miranda, vice president, customers LATAM Airlines</title>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines has been honoured with the title of South America’s Leading Airline at the World Travel Awards. Here Breaking Travel News speaks to Paulo Miranda, vice president, customers, at the airline, to find out how it feels to have been recognised by voters from around the globe</description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2021 12:43:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM to return to Europe as restrictions ease</title>
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		<description>LATAM has brought forward the return of several direct services from South America to Europe. The carrier said the decision follows a recent lifting of restrictions on international travel from Brazil.</description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2021 08:59:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM boosts Airbus A320neo order as rebound gathers pace</title>
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		<description>LATAM has acquired a further 28 A320neo planes as it continues to rebuild its fleet in South America. The aircraft are in addition to the 42 previously agreed upon with Airbus.</description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2021 08:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM offers complete flexibility on South America bookings</title>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines new flexible booking offer allows passengers to purchase tickets from Europe to any South American destination and receive a full refund in the event of a cancellation.</description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2021 06:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Qatar Airways expands LATAM codeshare partnership</title>
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		<description>The expanded agreement will allow Qatar Airways passengers to book travel on 45 additional LATAM Airlines Brasil flights and to access over 40 domestic and international destinations.</description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 06:57:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Breaking Travel News interview: Andreas Schek, vice president, sales, LATAM</title>
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		<description>Voters at the World Travel Awards have honoured LATAM with a number of top titles – here we find out how it feels to have won from vice president of sales, Andreas Schek</description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2020 06:26:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>BTN interview: Alexandra Vila, global senior manager, brand strategy and communications, LATAM</title>
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		<description>South American carrier LATAM has been honoured as the best in the region by voters at the World Travel Awards, here we find out how valuable the title is from global senior manager of brand strategy and communications, Alexandra Vila</description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2020 06:26:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Delta wins approval in Brazil for LATAM joint venture</title>
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		<description>Delta and LATAM have received regulatory approval for their trans&#45;American joint venture from Brazil’s competition authority, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense.</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2020 14:43:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM Airlines Argentina to cease operations</title>
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		<description>The announcement is a result of current market conditions, exacerbated by the impact of the Covid&#45;19 pandemic and the difficulty of building structural agreements with local industry actors, the group explained.</description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2020 07:24:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM files for bankruptcy in wake of Covid-19 outbreak</title>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines Group has sought chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States as the company seeks to reorganise in the wake of the Covid&#45;19 outbreak. Affiliates in Chile, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador are all involved in the move.</description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2020 14:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM Group announces modest return to flying</title>
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		<description>In June, the group expects to increase its total pre&#45;crisis capacity from five to nine per cent, while preparing to reach 18 per cent in July. Additional sanitation measures will also be implemented on all flights.</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2020 08:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM cuts nearly all international departures in April</title>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines Group has announced a 95 per cent reduction in operations during April. The move comes in light of border closures and lower demand due to the Covid&#45;19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2020 07:47:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM to cut international routes by a third</title>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines Group will cut international flights by a third as the world struggles to contain an outbreak of Covid&#45;19. The virus, now declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, has caused a precipitous fall in demand for travel.</description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 13:52:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM signs loyalty reciprocation deal with Delta Air Lines</title>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines Group has signed a loyalty program agreement with Delta that will enable reciprocal frequent flyer benefits. The deal will come into effect on April 1st.&amp;nbsp;</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2020 06:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM to introduce premium economy class in March</title>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines Group will add a new premium economy class to its offering in March. The new cabin will be introduced on all national and international flights within Latin America operated by the Airbus A320 family.</description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2020 09:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Delta signs series of codeshare deals with LATM Airlines Group</title>
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		<description>The deal, covering operations at LATAM Airlines Peru, LATAM Airlines Colombia and LATAM Airlines Ecuador, will start in the first quarter of 2020, subject to applicable regulatory approval.</description>
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		<title>LATAM touches down in Montego Bay, Jamaica</title>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines Group has launched a new, non&#45;stop service between its hub in Lima, capital of Peru, and Montego Bay in Jamaica. The three&#45;times weekly frequency arrived for the first time at Sangster International Airport in the Caribbean tourism capital earlier.</description>
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		<title>Delta to acquire US$1.9bn LATAM stake</title>
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		<description>Delta Air Lines has revealed it will take a 20 per cent stake in LATAM Airlines Group. The deal, valued at US$1.9 billion, is likely to prove a blow to American Airlines, with the rival carrier having sought a joint&#45;venture with the Chilean&#45;based carrier to grow revenue in South America.</description>
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		<description>Finnair customers looking to fly to Latin America are getting a boost thanks to a new codeshare agreement announced with LATAM Airlines Group. The partnership will offer new destinations for Finnair customers, as LATAM’s flights will be the first to be flown to South America with a Finnair code.</description>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines Group has unveiled a new ‘Recycle your Journey’ programme. The system will recycle waste from Mercado LATAM, the company’s buy&#45;on&#45;board food service.</description>
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		<title>Brain recalled to LATAM headquarters for new digital role</title>
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		<description>Rodrigo Contreras Brain, currently the general director of LATAM Airlines in Europe, will assume a new role at the central LATAM offices in Santiago. He has spent the past six years based in Europe</description>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines Brazil has announced it will commence its non&#45;stop service to Munich, Germany, from São Paulo on June 25th next year with tickets now on sale.</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2018 11:10:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM to launch new flight to Jamaica and Chile next summer</title>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines Group has announced two new flights from its Lima hub &#45; a new Caribbean destination, Montego Bay in Jamaica, and a direct service to Calama, Chile.</description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2018 08:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>American receives approval for LATAM joint business agreement in Chile</title>
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		<description>The court of free competition in Chile has approved the joint business agreement between American Airlines and the LATAM Airlines Group for both their passenger and cargo businesses.</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2018 09:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM to launch Santiago-Quito connection in April</title>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines Group has announced that it will offer non&#45;stop flights between Santiago and Quito, Ecuador, starting from April next year.</description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2018 07:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM launches new app-based digital luggage scanning tool</title>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines Group has launched an augmented reality tool as part of its mobile application, which enables passengers to check in advance if their hand luggage meets the dimensions of the cabin allowance.</description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2018 07:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Edgar Andrade, commercial manager, LATAM Airlines (Spanish)</title>
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		<description>Edgar Andrade, commercial manager with LATAM Airlines, speaks to Breaking Travel News as the carrier picks up the title of South America’s Leading Airline at the World Travel Awards Latin America Ceremony in Ecuador.</description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2018 19:29:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM touches down in Lisbon for the first time</title>
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		<description>The arrival of LATAM Airlines Brazil flight JJ8178 marks the beginning of five weekly non&#45;stop flights between São Paulo&#47;Guarulhos and the Portuguese capital.</description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2018 01:22:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM unveils $400m cabin upgrade programme</title>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines has unveiled plans to renovate the cabins of two&#45;thirds of its global fleet with a $400 million investment. The company will revamp the interior of more than 200 aircraft over the next two years with passengers being able to fly on the first renovated aircraft before the end of 2018.</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2018 08:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Latam Brazil announces two new European routes</title>
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		<description>Tickets are now on sale for Latam Airlines Brazil’s new São Paolo&#45;Lisbon flight, with the carrier also revealing it plans to serve Munich in the first half of 2019.</description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2018 08:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM to connect Santiago, Chile, with Cusco, Peru</title>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines Peru has announced that it will operate three weekly non&#45;stop flights between Santiago, Chile and Cusco, Peru commencing August 15th.</description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 13:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM to connect Israel and Latin America for first time</title>
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		<description>From December, LATAM Airlines will launch a new flight connecting Tel Aviv, Israel, to Santiago, Chile, via São Paulo in Brazil.</description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 05:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM sees net profits double in 2017</title>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines has reported a net profit of $155.3 million for 2017, more than double the figure for 2016. However, the South American regional carrier missed market expectations amid higher fuel costs.</description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 10:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Pope marries LATAM cabin crew on-board Santiago flight</title>
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		<description>In an unprecedented moment, pope Francis delivered the sacrament of marriage to two cabin crew members onboard LATAM flight LA1250 from Santiago to Iquique in Chile earlier. The ceremony was witnessed by Ignacio Cueto, chairman of LATAM Airlines Group’s board of directors, and Monsignor Mauricio Rueda, both of whom are part of the delegation accompanying pope Francis on his visit to Chile and Peru.</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2018 08:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM Airlines Peru to connect Cusco-Pisco with new flight</title>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines Peru announced today that it will operate non&#45;stop flights between Cusco and Pisco, Peru, from June 14th. Subject to regulatory approval, the flight will operate on Thursday and Sunday on a seasonal basis until the end of November 2018, with tickets on sale from today.</description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 09:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM invests in Guarulhos International maintenance facilities</title>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines Group and RB Capital have signed an agreement to build a state&#45;of&#45;the&#45;art hangar to house the airline group’s line maintenance centre at São Paulo&#47;Guarulhos International Airport.</description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 09:43:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM Airlines Peru launches new Lima-San José, Costa Rica, connection</title>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines Peru has inaugurated its non&#45;stop flight between Lima and San José, Costa Rica, serving the Central American country for the first time. LATAM will operate three weekly flights between the two cities with Airbus A319 aircraft on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday.</description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2018 09:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM Airlines Group to roll out Wi-Fi in Brazil</title>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines Group has announced that it will offer in&#45;flight internet from the first half of 2018, starting with domestic and regional routes in Brazil.</description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 12:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM celebrates 20 years of trading on the New York Stock Exchange</title>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines Group today celebrated 20 years since it began trading its shares on the New York Stock Exchange. The company’s chairman, Ignacio Cueto, led proceedings by ringing the NYSE’s closing bell to mark the end of the day’s trading.</description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2017 10:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines Group has revealed plans to serve Tel Aviv, Israel. The flight will be operated by LATAM Airlines from Santiago with a stop in São Paulo (SCL&#45;GRU&#45;TLV), subject to regulatory approval.</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2017 09:47:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM Airlines Group launches longest ever flight, to Melbourne</title>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines Group has inaugurated its non&#45;stop service between Santiago, Chile and Melbourne, Australia. The carrier becomes the only airline to connect Latin America with the Victorian capital.</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2017 08:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Qatar Airways has signed a codeshare agreement with LATAM Airlines Brazil, which will provide the Middle Eastern carrier with connections to 25 cities throughout the country.</description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2017 11:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Blanco takes up Latam commercial manger role in London</title>
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		<description>Latam Airlines has appointed Guido Blanco as the new commercial manager for the UK, Africa and Nordic Countries. Blanco will be taking over from Martin Modarelli, who has assumed a new role as commercial manager for Latam in Santiago de Chile, Chile.</description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2017 09:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines Group has announced total operating revenues increased by 6.4 per cent to $2,477 million for the three months ending March 31st. The increase is largely thanks to proactive capacity management, stronger local currencies (especially in Brazil), and a 7.6 per cent increase in passenger revenues.</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2017 10:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines Group has reported operating income of US$567.9 million for year to December 31st, 2016, an increase of 10.5 per cent compared with 2015. Operating margins reached six per cent above full year 2015, and in line with the upper bound of the guidance provided by the company.</description>
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		<description>Qatar Airways has leased the first of four A350 aircraft from LATAM, the South American airline, for terms of 6&#45; to 12&#45;months, in order to meet its operational plan for the year, as well as increasing customer demand.</description>
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		<description>LATAM Cargo transported more than 160 million bouquets of flowers in the three weeks leading up to Valentine&#8217;s Day, representing 21 per cent of the total Latin American flower market over this period.</description>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines Group has announced a new non&#45;stop service between Santiago, Chile and Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, with three weekly flights starting March 28th, 2017. The new service is the 19th route that the airline group has published and&#47;or launched since January 2016 as part of the continued strengthening of its international network.</description>
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		<description>Qatar Airways has taken a ten per cent stake in LATAM Airlines through subsidiary Qatar Airways Investments (UK). Both carriers are members of the oneworld alliance.</description>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines Peru has operated its first non&#45;stop flight between Lima, Peru and Barcelona, Spain, marking the start of three weekly services between the two cities. “With this new flight – the 11th international service that LATAM Airlines Group and its affiliates have launched this year – we continue to strengthen our network and improve connectivity between Latin America and Europe,” said Roberto Alvo, senior vice president of international and alliances, LATAM Airlines Group.</description>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines Group has announced it will operate a new, non&#45;stop service between Santiago and Melbourne, Australia, from October 2017. The westbound Santiago&#45;Melbourne leg – measuring more than 11,000 kilometres in distance with a flight time of approximately 15 hours – will become the longest non&#45;stop flight in LATAM´s history.</description>
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		<title>LATAM signs codeshare with Cathay Pacific</title>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines Brasil and Cathay Pacific Airways have entered into a codeshare agreement, offering passengers increased connectivity between South America and Asia. Both airlines are members of oneworld and this agreement further enhances the alliance.</description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2016 08:18:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM Airlines takes off for South Africa</title>
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		<description>The first LATAM Airlines flight to South Africa landed this afternoon at Johannesburg’s O. R. Tambo International Airport. Flight JJ8162 was operated by a Boeing 767 aircraft with 191 seats in Economy and 30 in Premium Business.</description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2016 15:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM takes delivery of first A320neo from Airbus</title>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines Group has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo at Airbus’s headquarters in Toulouse, France. The ultra&#45;fuel efficient aircraft – showcasing LATAM’s white, indigo and coral livery and fitted with Pratt &amp;amp; Whitney Pure Power PW1100&#45;JM engines – was presented to LATAM Airlines Group chief executive, Enrique Cueto.</description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2016 05:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Brazilian recession drags down results at LATAM Airlines Group</title>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines Group reported operating income of US$1.3 million for second quarter 2016 and US$220.4 for the first half of 2016. Operating margin reached 0.1 per cent for the quarter, representing a slight decrease of 0.7 percentage points as compared to the second quarter 2015.</description>
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		<description>This week marked the official start of LATAM Airlines Brazil’s special operation for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games throughout Brazil&#8217;s main airports. A total of more than 100 special operational initiatives were developed to efficiently serve the fans and delegations, and maintain service quality for all passengers travelling with the airline in the months of August and September.</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2016 09:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines Group has announced it will operate three weekly non&#45;stop flights between Lima, Peru and Barcelona, Spain. The flights will begin on December 15th, 2016. Currently, around eight per cent of passengers flying on LATAM Peru’s Lima&#45;Madrid service connect via Barcelona.</description>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines has announced it will begin a twice&#45;weekly seasonal service between Santiago and Puerto Natales, Patagonia, from December 6th 2016. The flights will operate until February 25th 2017. The route will offer passengers easier access during the summer months to Puerto Natales and surrounding attractions, including Torres del Paine National Park.</description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2016 05:23:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines Group’s first A320neo rolled out of the Airbus Final Assembly Line in Toulouse after the installation of Pratt &amp;amp; Whitney Pure Power PW1100&#45;JM engines, showcasing the airline’s new coral and indigo livery. The aircraft will continue through the next stages of production, including completion of cabin furnishing, ground and flight tests.</description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2016 10:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sabre Corporation has expanded its long&#45;term technology agreement with LATAM Airlines Group with the implementation of its Flight Plan Manager and broadening the adoption of software&#45;as&#45;a&#45;service solutions from the Sabre AirCentre operational suite. Sabre’s AirCentre Flight Plan Manager, which provides fully&#45;automated flight planning capabilities and significant productivity savings, will help the group unify flight operations and fuel policies across its domestic operations in seven countries, as well as its international network.</description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2016 08:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Farnborough 2016: Qatar Airways to take stake in LATAM</title>
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		<description>Qatar Airways is to take up to a ten per cent stake in oneworld partner LATAM, which will be acquired in connection with a capital increase. As provided for in the subscription agreement, LATAM Airlines Group will hold an Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting no later than September 2nd, 2016 to propose a capital increase in the amount of US$613 million through the issuance of new shares at a price of US$10 per share.</description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2016 09:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM Airlines Brazil prepares for Rio 2016 challenge</title>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines Brazil has put in place more than 100 special operational measures to ensure efficient services for spectators and delegations during the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The strategy was developed over the past year by a multi&#45;disciplinary team comprising people from various areas of the company.</description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2016 09:24:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM reports increase in profits for first quarter</title>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines Group has reported an operating margin of 9.4 per cent for first quarter 2016, an improvement of 1.3 per cent over the same quarter in 2015, and net income of US$102 million, a US$142 million improvement over the first quarter 2015. The improvement in operating results was driven by a 17.8 per cent drop in operating expenses in the three months to March 31st, resulting from lower fuel prices, local currency devaluations and ongoing efficiency initiatives.</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2016 06:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM carries Olympic flame to Brazil ahead of Rio 2016</title>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines has successfully carried the Olympic flame from Switzerland to Brazil and will now aid the transport of the torch on a relay across the country. The aircraft used for the delivery was the first to feature LATAM Airlines’ new logo and the aircraft also featured a special trademark identifying it as the carrier for the Rio 2016 Olympic Torch Relay.</description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2016 08:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In one of the most important steps in the consolidation of LAN Airlines, TAM Airlines and their affiliates under the new global LATAM brand, LATAM Airlines Group has revealed its new aircraft design. In addition to the new image of LATAM aircraft, the company presented a number of other changes that will be visible from May onwards, including new uniforms, airport signage and counter design as well as a consolidated website.</description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2016 09:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Amadeus signs LATAM for global distribution deal</title>
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		<description>Amadeus has reached an agreement with LATAM Airlines Group for global distribution services. Opening new routes and reaching partnership deals with other fellow carriers is a big part of a network expansion strategy, but it is just as crucial to ensure that new content is made available to the widest possible customer base. With the full content agreement in place, travel agencies subscribed to the Amadeus system will have access to all of LATAM’s flights and other services.</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2016 09:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines Group had reported its preliminary monthly traffic statistics for January 2016 compared to January 2015. System passenger traffic increased by 1.9 per cent while capacity increased by two per cent. As a result, the company’s load factor for the month decreased 0.1 points to 85.6 per cent.</description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2016 10:47:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>LAN Airlines has launched ticket sales for its non&#45;stop service between Los Angeles and Santiago, which will operate three times per week between October 16th, 2016 and March 25th, 2017. LAN’s nonstop Los Angeles&#45;Santiago route will depart from Los Angeles on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, and from Santiago on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays.</description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2016 15:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM Airlines signs joint business deal with IAG</title>
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		<description>International Airlines Group has signed a joint business agreement between British Airways, Iberia and LATAM Airlines Group on flights between Europe and South America. The joint business would benefit customers by providing better links between Europe and South America, greater choice of flights and enhanced frequent flyer benefits.</description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2016 13:19:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>International Airlines Group (IAG) has signed a joint business agreement between British Airways, Iberia and LATAM Airlines Group on flights between Europe and South America.</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2016 16:29:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines Group, made up of LAN Airlines and TAM Airlines, has taken delivery of its first A350 XWB in Toulouse, France. In doing so, TAM will become the first airline in the Americas to operate the all&#45;new airliner and the fourth worldwide. TAM’s aircraft is configured in a premium two&#45;class layout, with 348 seats, comprising of 30 Premium Business Class and 318 Economy.</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2015 12:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM rolls out tablets to pilots fleet wide</title>
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		<description>LAN and TAM are the first South American airline companies to develop and provide their pilots and cabin crew members tablets equipped with applications geared to facilitate, optimise and improve the information management process for flight operations and service on&#45;board. Both airlines are members of LATAM Airlines Group.</description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2015 10:04:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM overhauls long-haul schedule for 2016</title>
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		<description>As part of its strategy to offer the best network of connections to, from and within Latin America, LATAM Airlines Group announces plans to launch six new international routes by the end of 2016. These new destinations will strengthen the Group’s connectivity in Latin America, North America, the Caribbean, Europe and Africa. Some of these new routes include LAN Peru’s first ever nonstop flight between Washington DC and Lima.</description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2015 12:14:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>LATAM, the leading airline group in Latin America and operator of the LAN and TAM Airlines, has appointed Guido Blanco as the new sales manager for UK and Nordic countries. Blanco started his role in September and previously held the position of sales manager for LATAM in Buenos Aires.</description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2015 16:38:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>LATAM Airlines group cuts costs to see slight increase in profits</title>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines Group, the leading airline group in Latin America, announced its final financial results for the last quarter which ended on June 30th. The second half of 2015 marks three years since the merger between LAN and TAM, a historical landmark for both airlines to place the company as an industry leader in South America. Due to significant successes throughout the year such as cost savings, negotiations on the Passenger Service System, and the unveiling of the company’s new unified brand, LATAM continues to progress towards its main objective: to strengthen LATAM’s position as the leading airline in Latin America.</description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2015 09:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>LATAM Airlines Group and its subsidiaries, the leading airline group in Latin America, has reported its preliminary monthly traffic statistics for July 2015 compared to July 2014. System passenger traffic increased by 6.7 per cent while capacity increased by 7.6 per cent. As a result, the company’s load factor for the month decreased 0.8 points to 84 per cent.</description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2015 11:34:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>After an extensive integration process following the association of LAN Airlines and TAM Airline, LATAM Airlines Group has decided to adopt a single name and identity and confirmed the new brand for the largest airline group in Latin America and its affiliates. The new LATAM branded airline group will unite all the passenger and cargo airlines for LATAM Airlines Group.</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2015 07:19:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>To strengthen connectivity with its international markets, LATAM Airlines Group has begun selling tickets for its Santiago–São Paulo–Milan service to be operated by LAN using its modern fleet of Boeing 787s. Tickets are available for purchase through all LAN and TAM sales channels.</description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2015 07:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>TAM Airlines, the first airline to receive and operate the A350 XWB in the Americas, has announced the routes that will be operated by the aircraft. The A350 XWB is expected to arrive in Brazil in December of this year with the first commercial flight scheduled for January 2016 from São Paulo&#47;Guarulhos to Manaus.</description>
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