LATAM Airlines Group

LATAM Airlines Group S.A. is an airline holding company headquartered in Santiago, Chile.[1][2] It is considered the largest airline in Latin America [5][6] with subsidiaries in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru.[7][8][9][10][11] The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States on May 26, 2020 due to economic problems attributed to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation.[12] Although LATAM Airlines' headquarters are located in Chile, the carrier is an American depositary receipt and traded on both the Santiago Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange at the time of bankruptcy. The company's stock ticker (LTMAQ) was unlisted from the NYSE, and was later moved to the non-regulated OTC markets on June 12, 2020.

"LATAM" redirects here. For other uses, see LATAM (disambiguation).

LATAM Airlines Group S.A.
TypeSociedad Anónima
BCS: LAN
OTC Pink: LTMAQ
ISINUS51817R1068 
IndustryAviation
Founded2012 (2012)
HeadquartersSantiago, Chile[1][2]
Key people
Ignacio Cueto,[3] (Chairman)
Roberto Alvo, (CCO)
ProductsPassenger flights.
Cargo activity
Aircraft maintenance
ServicesAirline Services
Revenue $9.895 billion (2018)[4]
$758 million (2018)[4]
$213 million (2018)[4]
Total assets $17.566 billion (2018)[4]
Number of employees
43,000 (2017)
Subsidiaries
Websitewww.latam.com

History

Merger

Chile's LAN Chile and Brazil's TAM Airlines signed a non-binding agreement to merge on 13 August 2010, followed by a binding agreement on 19 January 2011[13][14] and papers to close the merger on 22 June 2012, with TAM Airlines’ shareholders agreeing to the takeover by LAN Airlines.[15] Enrique Cueto, former CEO of LAN, became the CEO of LATAM;[16] Mauricio Rolim Amaro, formerly vice-chairman of TAM, became LATAM chairman.[17]

Government approvals

The agreement to establish LATAM was approved by Chilean authorities on 21 September 2011, with 11 restrictions. These included transferring four landing slots at São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport to competitors interested in operating flights to Santiago de Chile's Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, renouncing membership to either the Oneworld or Star Alliance airline alliance, restricting the increase in capacity on flights between Brazil and Chile, and opening code-share possibilities and fidelity program membership to interested competitors.[18] On 14 December 2011, Brazilian authorities approved the agreement, imposing similar restrictions as Chilean authorities: LATAM would have to choose an alliance by August 2012 and frequencies between São Paulo and Santiago de Chile would have to be reduced. At the time, TAM had two pairs of slots while LAN had four. LAN had to relinquish two pairs to competitors interested in using them.[19] On 7 March 2013, LATAM announced its final decision to choose Oneworld as its global airline alliance. As a result, TAM left Star Alliance during the second quarter of 2014 to join Oneworld.[20]

Rebranding

In August 2015, it was announced that all LATAM Airlines Group airlines would fully rebrand as LATAM, with one unified livery to be applied on all aircraft by 2018.[21][22] The rebranding included all aspects of the business, such as staff uniforms and airport check in facilities.[23] The first of the aircraft were repainted (or delivered new) in the new LATAM livery in April 2016.

2019–2020: Delta stake, Oneworld departure, and Enrique Cueto steps down

On 26 September 2019, Delta Air Lines announced its plans to buy 20% of LATAM for $1.9 billion, to expand Delta's access to the Latin American market. Additionally, Delta undertook to pay LATAM's exit fee from Oneworld and to take delivery of all Airbus A350 XWB aircraft that LATAM had on order.[24][25][26] On 1 January 2020, it was reported that Delta Air Lines’ acquisition of the 20% stake in LATAM group was completed.[27] Group CEO Enrique Cueto stepped down on 31 March 2020, and was succeeded by Roberto Alvo, the group’s then-current Chief Commercial Officer.[28] On 31 January 2020, LATAM announced that it would leave Oneworld three months later on 1 May.[29]

Bankruptcy

On 26 May 2020, LATAM filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States due to economic problems attributed to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation,[12] although they are still operating currently in November of 2020 and is negotiating terms.[30] To assist with the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru, the company announced that its subsidiary LATAM Perú would help distribute vaccines to fifteen provinces in Peru for free.[31]

Corporate affairs

Ownership

The company's shareholders, as of January 2020, are:[32]

ShareholderInterest
Cueto Group21.46%
Delta Air Lines20.0%
Qatar Airways10.0%
Eblen Group4.56%
Bethia Group4.56%
Amaro Group1.98%
Other minority investors37.76%
100.0%

Operations
A LATAM Chile Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner at John F. Kennedy International Airport in July 2016.

As of 31 December 2017, LATAM Airlines Group is one of the largest airline groups in the world in terms of network connections, with its subsidiaries operating a combined fleet of 315 aircraft providing passenger transport services to 137 destinations in 24 countries; and 18 aircraft providing cargo services to 144 destinations in 29 countries.[33]

LATAM's main hubs are Santiago de Chile's Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport; Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima; São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport; and El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá. The company is exploring the creation of a new hub in northeastern Brazil with the objective of expanding operations between Europe and South America.[34] Bogotá is the hub for the Caribbean.[35]

LATAM Airlines Argentina has announced that it will cease domestic cargo operations for an indefinite period. [36]

Subsidiary airlines of LATAM Airlines Group
A LATAM Brasil Airbus A320neo at Salgado Filho International Airport in 2016.
A LATAM Brasil Airbus A350-900 at Toulouse Blagnac International Airport in 2016.

The airlines majority- and minority-owned by LATAM Airlines Group through the primary airlines' various subsidiaries are as follows:

CountryAirline
ArgentinaLATAM Argentina (ceased operations in 2020)
BrazilLATAM Brasil
LATAM Cargo Brasil
ChileLATAM Chile
LATAM Cargo Chile
LATAM Express
ColombiaLATAM Colombia
LATAM Cargo Colombia
EcuadorLATAM Ecuador
ParaguayLATAM Paraguay
PeruLATAM Perú

Operators and Fleet
LATAM Airlines Group Fleet
Aircraft In Service Operator
Airbus A319-100 46 LATAM Brasil
LATAM Chile
LATAM Colombia
LATAM Ecuador
LATAM Express
LATAM Perú
Airbus A320-200 150 LATAM Brasil
LATAM Chile
LATAM Colombia
LATAM Express
LATAM Paraguay
LATAM Perú
Airbus A321-200 49 LATAM Brasil
LATAM Chile
Airbus A350-900 8 LATAM Brasil
Boeing 767-300ER 29 LATAM Brasil
LATAM Chile
LATAM Perú
Boeing 767-300ERF/BCF 11 LATAM Cargo Brasil
LATAM Cargo Chile
LATAM Cargo Colombia
Boeing 777-300ER 10 LATAM Brasil
Boeing 787-8 10 LATAM Chile
Boeing 787-9 16 LATAM Chile
LATAM Perú
Total 329

See also

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