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Airline From Brazil, Chile to Merge

   VOA News 14 August 2010

   Two major South American airlines are planning to merge and create the
   biggest carrier in the region.
   Brazil's  TAM  Airlines  and  Chile's  LAN,  both the largest in their
   respective  nations,  are  looking  to  join  forces as demand for air
   travel in Latin America continues to grow.
   The merged company will be known as LATAM Airlines Group.
   TAM  said  the  combined  airline  would fly to 115 destinations in 23
   countries,  operate  a  fleet  of more than 220 aircraft and have more
   than 40,000 employees.
   Last  year, the two carriers had combined revenues of $8.5 billion and
   carried more than 45 million passengers.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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