Fleet
On June 16, 2005, TAM announced the purchase of 20 additional Airbus A320 family aircraft (including the models A319, A320 and A321), plus an additional 20 options. These are expected to be delivered between late 2007 and 2010, adding to the already scheduled delivery of 6 A320s between 2006 and 2008. At the same time, the company signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus stating its intent to buy 10 of the new Airbus A350-900 (plus 5 options), with deliveries due to commence at the end of 2012. These are expected to replace the A330 on the Paris and Miami routes as they become available.
TAM has signed a firm contract with Airbus to acquire 37 additional aircraft. The order comprises twelve A319s, 16 A320s, three A321s and three A330s and includes twelve unspecified extra options. This would bring the number of aircraft in TAM's fleet acquired directly from Airbus to 115 aircraft. The commitments are separate from deals in earlier years for 29 firm-ordered A320s and 20 options. The deliveries are to be concluded by 2010.
Fleet maintenance is partially conducted at the technology center at São Carlos Airport.
As of December 2011 the fleet of TAM Airlines included the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | C | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A319-100 | 30 | 33 | — | — | 138 144 |
138 144 |
2 leased to Pantanal Linhas Aéreas |
| Airbus A320-200 | 88 | 38 | — | 12 0 0 |
144 168 174 |
156 168 174 |
PR-MBO painted in Star Alliance livery 1 leased to Pantanal Linhas Aéreas 1 leased to TAM Airlines (Paraguay) |
| Airbus A321-200 | 9 | 21 | — | — | 220 | 220 | |
| Airbus A330-200 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 183 | 223 | PT-MVM painted in Star Alliance livery |
| Airbus A350-900 | — | 27 | TBA | 366 | Entry in service in 2013 | ||
| Boeing 767-300ER | 3 | — | — | 30 | 175 | 205 | To be phased out by the end of 2012 |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 6 | 9 | 4 | 56 | 302 | 362 | |
| Total | 154 | 132 | |||||
| Aircraft | Total | Years of operation |
|---|---|---|
| Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante | 1976–1996 | |
| Fokker F27 | 10 | 1980–2000 |
| Fokker 50 | 9 | 1990–2001 |
| Fokker 100 | 53 | 1991–2008 |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-11 | 3 | 2007–2008 |
| Airbus A340-500 | 2 | 2007–2011 |
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