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LATAM Airlines of Chile unveils a new “Santiago 2023” scheme on CC-BGS

LATAM Airlines (Chile) has painted a special “Santiago 2023” scheme on Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner CC-BGS.

The scheme features “Flu” of the Tachuris Rubrigastra species, native to midwestern South America.

The special scheme celebrates the Pan American Games in Santiago in 2023.

The airliner will transport the Pan American flame from Mexico to Chile.

Panam Sports issued this statement:

The skies of the Americas will be home to the Official Plane of Santiago 2023 and the 19th edition of the Pan American Games.

Latam Airlines on September 5 presented the Boeing 787 specially branded for the Games featuring the colors, the logo and the mascot of this continental sports festival.

The ceremony held at the Latam Base hangar at the Santiago Airport was attended by the Minister Secretary General of the Government of Chile, Camila Vallejos, the Undersecretary of Sports, Antonia Illanes, the President of Panam Sports, Neven Ilic, the Executive Director of Santiago 2023, Harold Mayne Nicholls and the Executive President of the airline, Ignacio Cueto.

The Latam Airlines plane will be the same one that on September 29 will have the mission of transporting the Pan American Flame to Chile after it is ignited in the traditional ceremony held in Teotihuacan, Mexico that officially begins the torch relay. It will travel throughout Chile before arriving on to the National Stadium on October 20 where the torch will light the cauldron to officially begin the long-awaited celebration of the best athletes of the Americas.

In addition to the presentation of the plane for the Games, Latam Airlines signed an important agreement with the Chilean Olympic Committee to become the Official Airline of Team Chile at Santiago 2023.

The Santiago 2023 Pan American Games begin on October 20 where more than 6,900 athletes from 41 countries will compete in what will be the most important and largest multisport event ever held in the history of Chile.

LATAM eliminates 88% of single-use plastics on board its aircraft, advancing in its goal of eliminating them by the end of 2023

The LATAM group ended the first half of the year with significant progress in its goal of eliminating single-use plastics on board its aircraft by the end of 2023. The group managed to reduce them by 88% thanks to the implementation of circular economy projects, which meant a total reduction of 1,600 tons of plastic, equivalent to 266 million plastic bags.

“Our commitment is to eliminate single-use plastics by 2023 and to be zero waste to landfills by 2027. Two years ago, we decided to migrate from a linear model to a circular one, where waste becomes a resource with a new life. We will continue working on more initiatives that allow us to contribute to the environment”, comments Estela Espinoza, Experience Manager of the LATAM Group.

Use of organic and reusable materials

One of the initiatives implemented by the group was the replacement of single-use plastics for organic materials, such as paper in the case of the new cups, bamboo for cutlery, sugar cane for container lids and reusable materials such as pans and trays in the economy cabin and cloth bags in the business cabin.

This was complemented by the work being done by LATAM with its “Recycle your trip” program, which promotes the segregation of certain waste generated in the on-board service to be subsequently recycled, which is under permanent review and improvement. “Recycle your trip” is currently operating on domestic flights in Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and is being evaluated to be implemented in Brazil in the near future.

LATAM also continued with its “Second Flight” program, which gives the airline’s uniforms and various disused textile elements a second life. To do this, South American artisans and entrepreneurs transform these items into new products, such as passport holders, luggage tags, wallets and keychains, among others.

In May 2021, the LATAM group launched its renewed sustainability strategy in which it set challenging goals: to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, to eliminate single-use plastics by 2023; and to become a zero waste to landfill group in 2027, in order to contribute to the protection of South America´s ecosystems for the next 30 years.

LATAM Peru Airbus A320neo collides with a fire truck at Lima

LATAM AIrlines (Peru) Airbus A320-271N CC-BHB (msn 7864) operating flight LA2213 from Lima to Juliaca, Peru with 102 passengers and 6 crew member collided with a fire truck crossing the runway on takeoff at Lima on November 18, 2022.

The crew rejected the takeoff roll but still collided with the truck crossing the runway in front of the aircraft.

The health ministry announced 20 passengers were being treated in a health clinic. Two passengers were reported to be in serious condition.

Two firefighters were killed in the collision.

The aircraft was severely damaged. The aircraft was only 5 years old.

Above Copyright Photo: Pictured in better times at Calama in northern Chile. The airframe was delivered on December 1, 2017. LATAM AIrlines (Chile) Airbus A320-271N WL CC-BHB (msn 7864) CJC (Robbie Shaw). Image: 959416.

The airline issued this statement:

LATAM Airlines Peru informs that flight LA 2213, covering the Lima-Juliaca route, collided with a fire engine that entered the runway during takeoff at Lima’s Jorge Chávez International Airport.

There are no fatalities among the 102 passengers and six crew members. As a precaution all passengers and crew are being taken to health centers.

LATAM Airlines Peru regrets the passing of the two firefighters who were on the fire engine that collided with the aircraft, as informed by Lima Airport Partners, the operator of Jorge Chavez Airport.

Currently, LATAM Airlines Peru is focused on providing support to passengers and their families. At the same time, it is working in coordination with authorities to support the investigation into the event.

LATAM Airlines Peru is deploying all its resources to attend to those affected and has activated its emergency response plan.

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LATAM Airbus A320 CC-BAZ is damaged on approach to Asuncion

LATAM Airlines (Chile) Airbus A320-200, registered as CC-BAZ, operating flight LA1325 from Santiago to Asuncion, Paraguay was damaged by a severe thunderstorm and hailstorm on approach to Asuncion on October 27.

The aircraft encountered servere turbulence as this video displays:

The radome received most of the damage.

Social media:

LATAM Paraguay Airbus A320 (CC-BAZ, built 2012) was severely damaged to its nose approach to runway 20 in severe weather at Asuncion Intl (SGAS), Paraguay. Earlier, flight #LAP1325 diverted to Foz de Iguacu, Brazil due to unfavorable weather conditions. https://t.co/ERPdZrbX7B pic.twitter.com/V2uuIFJoHm

— JACDEC (@JacdecNew) October 27, 2022

ALC leases 5 new Airbus A321-200XLR aircraft to LATAM Airlines

Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has announced long-term lease placements for five new long-range Airbus A321-200 XLR aircraft with LATAM Airlines.

The aircraft are scheduled to deliver to LATAM starting in fall 2025 through 2026 from ALC’s order book with Airbus.

LATAM expects to reach 81% of operations in September and aims to end the year above 85%

LATAM group projects passenger operations of 81% for September (measured in available seat kilometers – ASK) compared to the same period in 2019 (in a pre-pandemic scenario), and projects to exceed 85% in terms of consolidated operational recovery for the close of 2022.

LATAM expects to operate approximately 1,290 daily domestic and international flights during September, connecting 142 destinations in 22 countries, and the group’s cargo business has scheduled more than 1,270 flights. These projections are subject to the evolution of the pandemic in the countries where the group operates.

In August 2022, passenger traffic (measured in revenue passenger-kilometers – RPK) was 80.9% compared to the same period in 2019, based on an operation measured in ASK (available seat-kilometers) of 81.8% compared to August 2019. As a result, the load factor decreased 0.9 percentage points, reaching 83.0%.

The load factor of cargo operations was 55.8%, which corresponds to an increase of 1.3 percentage points compared to August 2019.

LATAM Group Operational Estimate – September 2022

(Passenger operations measured in ASK / Cargo operations measured in ATK)

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Brazil	● 89% projected operation (versus September 2019). August 2022 projection reference: 89% ● 103% domestic and 72% international ● Total September destinations: 54 domestic and 20 international.
Chile	● 70% projected operation (versus September 2019). August 2022 projection reference: 69% ● 74% domestic and 68% international ● Total September destinations: 16 domestic and 25 international.
Colombia	● 115% projected operation (versus September 2019). August 2022 projection reference: 109% ● 138% domestic and 88% international ● Total July destinations: 17 domestic and 5 international.
Ecuador	● 55% projected operation (versus September 2019). August 2022 projection reference: 51% ● 132% domestic and 31% international ● Total September destinations: 8 domestic and 3 international.

Perú	● 79% projected operation (versus September 2019). August 2022 projection reference: 78% ● 91% domestic and 74% international ● Total July destinations: 19 domestic and 26 international
Cargo	● 96% projected operation (versus September 2019). August 2022 projection reference: 100% ● 68% domestic belly and 79% international belly* ● 153% dedicated freighter

*Belly: mercancía transportada en la bodega de carga (lower deck) del avión.

Operational Estimate by Segment vs. 2019 – September 2022

(Measured in ASK)

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Domestic Spanish-speaking countries	81%
Domestic Brazil	103%
Internacional	68%
Consolidated Total	81%

Note: While Argentina’s domestic operations are considered in the 2019 operational statistics above, LATAM announced the indefinite cessation of its domestic passenger and cargo operations in Argentina on June 17, 2020.

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LATAM Airlines orders 17 Airbus A321neo aircraft

LATAM Airlines has ordered 17 Airbus A321neo aircraft to further expand their route offering, bringing the airline’s total A320neo order book aircraft to 100.

Additionally, the airline has also confirmed to bring in the A321XLR to complement their long haul operations.

LATAM Airlines Group and its affiliates are the main group of airlines in Latin America, with presence in five domestic markets in the region: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, in addition to international operations throughout Europe, Oceania, the United States and the Caribbean.

LATAM projects operation of 80% for July

LATAM Airlines (Chile) issued this statement:

With the resumption of 14 routes, the LATAM group projects a passenger operation of 80% for July (measured in available seat kilometers – ASK) compared to the same period in 2019 (in a pre-pandemic scenario). Among the flights to be resumed are international flights between Lima and San José (Costa Rica), Santiago (Chile) and Cusco (Peru), and São Paulo/Guarulhos and Rome/Fiumicino.

LATAM plans to operate approximately 1,261 daily domestic and international flights during July, connecting 139 destinations in 22 countries.

The group’s cargo business has scheduled more than 1,280 flights on cargo freighters. These projections are subject to the evolution of the pandemic in the countries where the group operates.

In June 2022, passenger traffic (measured in revenue passenger-kilometers – RPK) was 70.7% in relation to the same period in 2019, based on an operation of 73.5% compared to June 2019 (measured in ASK – available seat kilometers). As a result, the load factor decreased 3.1 percentage points, reaching 80.0%.

The load factor of cargo operations was 56.8%, which corresponds to an increase of 1.7 percentage points compared to June 2019.

LATAM Group Operational Estimate – July 2022

(Passenger operations measured in ASK / Cargo operations measured in ATK)

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Brazil

● 88% projected operation (versus July 2019). June 2022 projection reference: 80%

● 106% domestic and 68% international
● Total July destinations: 54 domestic (equivalent to 627 daily flights on

average) and 20 international

● Updates:
● Domestic: New São Paulo/Guarulhos-Juiz de Fora (7 flights/week),

São Paulo/Guarulhos-Caxias do Sul (7 flights/week), São Paulo/Guarulhos-Montes Claros (7 flights/week) y São Paulo/Guarulhos-Cascavel (7 flights/week) routes.

	● International: Restart Lima-Porto Alegre (3 flights/week), São Paulo/Guarulhos-Rome/Fiumicino (3 flights/week) and Fortaleza-Miami (1 flight/week) routes.
Chile	● 67% projected operation (versus July 2019). June 2022 projection reference: 59% ● 73% domestic and 64% international ● Total July destinations: 15 domestic (equivalent to 130 daily flights on average) and 25 international. ● Updates: ● International: Restart Santiago de Chile – Cusco (3 flights/week) and Punta Arenas – Mount Pleasant (1 flight/week) routes.
Colombia	● 107% projected operation (versus July 2019). June 2022 projection reference: 104% ● 122% domestic and 89% international ● Total July destinations: 17 domestic (equivalent to 179 daily flights on average) and 5 international ● Updates: ● International: Restart Lima-Medellín (3 flights/week) y Lima-Cali (3 flights/week) routes.
Ecuador	● 50% projected operation (versus July 2019). June 2022 projection reference: 44% ● 133% domestic and 28% international ● Total July destinations: 8 domestic (equivalent to 43 daily flights on average) and 3 international ● Updates: ● Domestic: Restart Guayaquil-Cuenca (3 flights/week) route.
Peru	● 76% projected operation (versus July 2019). June 2022 projection reference: 70% ● 92% domestic and 70% international ● Total July destinations: 18 domestic (equivalent to 171 daily flights on average) and 26 international ● Updates: ● Domestic: Restart Juliaca-Cusco (4 flights/week) route ● International: Restart Lima-San José, Costa Rica (3 flights/week), Lima-Porto Alegre (3 flights/week), Lima-Medellín (3 flights/week s), Lima-Cali (3 flights/week) and Cusco-Santiago, Chile (3 flights/week) routes
Cargo	● 96% projected operation (versus July 2019). June 2022 projection reference: 94% ● 70% domestic belly and 78% international belly* ● 158% dedicated freighter

*Belly: merchandise transported in the cargo hold (lower deck) of the aircraft.

Operational Estimate by Segment vs. 2019 – July 2022

(Measured in ASK)

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Domestic Spanish-speaking countries	76%
Domestic Brazil	106%
Internacional	64%
Consolidated Total	80%

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LATAM projects operation of 74% for June, and resumes domestic routes in Peru and Brazil

LATAM group projects a passenger operation of up to 74% for June (measured in available seat kilometers – ASK) compared to the same month in 2019 (pre-pandemic scenario). The group will also begin operations between Puerto Maldonado and Cusco, in Peru, and will resume three routes from Belém (Brazil) to Macapá, Fortaleza, and Manaus.

LATAM plans to operate approximately 1,123 daily domestic and international flights during June, connecting 133 destinations in 21 countries.

The group’s cargo business has scheduled more than 1,220 flights on cargo freighters. These projections are subject to the evolution of the pandemic in the countries where the group operates.

In May 2022, passenger traffic (measured in revenue passenger kilometers – RPK) was 69.6% in relation to the same period in 2019, based on an operation of 73.1% compared to May 2019 (measured in ASK). As a result, the load factor decreased 4.0 percentage points, reaching 79.6%.

The load factor of cargo operations was 58.0%, which corresponds to an increase of 1.6 percentage points in relation to May 2019.

LATAM Group Operational Estimate – June 2022

(Passenger operations measured in ASK / Cargo operations measured in ATK)

Brazil

80% projected operation (versus June 2019). May 2022 projection reference: 78% 102% domestic and 60% international Total June destinations: 50 domestic (equivalent to 540 daily flights on average) and 19 international Updates: Domestic: Resumption of routes between Belém-Macapá (2 flights/week), Belém-Fortaleza (7 flights/week) y Belém-Manaus (3 flights/week).

Chile

59% projected operation (versus June 2019). May 2022 projection reference: 62% 74% domestic and 46% international Total June destinations: 15 domestic (equivalent to 111 daily flights on average) and 22 international

Colombia

104% projected operation (versus June 2019). May 2022 projection reference: 114% 148% domestic and 58% international Total June destinations: 17 domestic (equivalent to 191 daily flights on average) and 5 international

Ecuador

44% projected operation (versus June 2019). May 2022 projection reference: 41% 122% domestic and 21% international Total June destinations: 8 domestic (equivalent to 39 daily flights on average) and 3 international

Peru

70% projected operation (versus June 2019). May 2022 projection reference: 68% 92% domestic and 62% international Total June destinations: 19 domestic (equivalent to 161 daily flights on average) and 22 international Updates: Domestic: New route – Puerto Maldonado-Cusco (4 flights/week).

Carga

94% projected operation (versus June 2019). May 2021 projection reference: 94% 77% domestic belly and 65% international belly* 163% dedicated freighter

Domestic Spanish-speaking countries

83%

Domestic Brazil

102%

International

55%

Consolidated Total

74%

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LATAM Group expects to operate 74% of its pre-pandemic schedule in June

LATAM Group projects a passenger operation of up to 74% for June (measured in available seat kilometers – ASK) compared to the same month in 2019 (pre-pandemic scenario).

The group will also begin operations between Puerto Maldonado and Cusco, in Peru, and will resume three routes from Belém (Brazil) to Macapá, Fortaleza, and Manaus.