Fleet
LAN became the launch customer for the Pratt & Whitney PW6000 engine on the Airbus A318. Its Airbus A319s and Airbus A320s are equipped with International Aero Engines V2500s. Lan Airlines has recently renovated its Boeing 767s, adding amenities like flat bed seats in Premium Business class, which offers 180 degrees of recline, and new touch screen personal TVs with on-demand content.
In late 2007, LAN Airlines announced that it was planning to acquire some Boeing 777 freighters for its LAN Cargo fleet.
As of May 2008, LAN Airlines retired its last 737-200 from service; the 737-200 was replaced by the Airbus A318. In addition to its A320's family aircraft and Boeing 767 family, LAN will buy the new Boeing 787 for its long haul routes such as Auckland, Sydney and European routes, replacing its Airbus A340-300s. With this new aircraft it plans to open new routes like London-Heathrow and Rome-Fiumicino. In February 2011, LAN announced plans to order 10 A318 fleet in 2011, to purchase another 128 airliners from the A320 family and 1 more order of A340-300. LAN Airlines is the American launch customer for the Sharklets for its A320 fleet.
The average LAN Airlines fleet age is 5.8 years old as of April 2011. LAN Airlines has also shown interest in the Airbus A380, but the airline has not confirmed an order.
In 2012, Lan Airlines became the launch customer in the Americas of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
The LAN Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of April 2012):
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Seats | Routes | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J | Y | Total | |||||
| Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 | 9 |
0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | Domestic | LAN Colombia (ex Aires). |
| Boeing 737–700 | 5 |
0 | 0 | 149 | 149 | Domestic | LAN Colombia (ex Aires). |
| Airbus A318-100 | 9 |
0 | 0 | 126 | 126 | Domestic, Regional | Launch customer for the Pratt & Whitney PW6000. Exit of service from 2013, Replacement: Airbus A320, all to be delivered to Avianca Brazil |
| Airbus A319-100 | 24 | 33 | 0 | 144 | 144 | Domestic, Regional | As of 2011, A319's and A320's have CFM56 instead of IAE V2500 upon deliveries. |
| Airbus A320-200 | 36 | 24 | 0 | 168 | 168 | Domestic, Regional, South America | |
| 9 | 12 | 144 | 156 | ||||
| Airbus A320 neo | 0 | 20 | TBA | Regional, South America | Delivery 2013–2017 | ||
| Airbus A321-200 | 0 | 10 | TBA | Regional High Density | Delivery 2012–2016 | ||
| Airbus A340-300 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 218 | 260 | Europe, Oceania | To be replaced by Boeing 787–9 Dreamliner. To be out of service in 2016. |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 33 | 7 | 18 | 220 | 238 | Europe, The America and The Caribbean. | Older aircraft to be replaced with newer aircraft, and the Boeing 787–8 Dreamliner. |
| 30 | 191 | 221 | |||||
| Boeing 767-300F | 2 |
0 | Cargo | ||||
| Boeing 777F | 2 |
1 | Cargo | Operated by LAN Cargo and ABSA | |||
| Boeing 787–8 | 2 | 21 | 30 | 217 | 247 | Europe, North and South America | Delivery 2012–2018, First aircraft delivered on August 31, 2012 |
| Boeing 787–9 | 0 | 10 | 45 | 260 | 305 | Europe, Oceania | Delivery 2013–2018 |
| Total | 135 | 137 | |||||
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