More efficient and in full sustainable growth of its connectivity, the LATAM group recorded its annual mileage record in 2022 in its operation in Brazil. cargoes through the country's skies in the last year, a distance sufficient to circle the Earth 554 times.
The distance traveled on national and international flights was 50% higher than that recorded in 2021. This is what the company's survey reveals based on data from ANAC (National Civil Aviation Agency).
As Alexandre Peronti, Director of Maintenance at LATAM Brazil, "the growth of our operation is a consequence not only of demand, but also of the combination of an increasingly efficient fleet of aircraft and a lot of connectivity. The results are more flight steps, less downtime and increased productivity.”
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efficient fleet
The LATAM group is making progress in renewing its fleet and started 2023 with 16 Airbus A320neo aircraft in operation. The growth reflects the total investment in over 100 more efficient and sustainable A320neo, A321neo and A321 XLR aircraft by the end of this decade.
This year alone, the company should receive another 15 Airbus aircraft, including the arrival of its first A321neo, which will be operated by LATAM Brasil. The Airbus A321 XLR will begin to be delivered to the LATAM group in 2025. Currently, 10 Airbus A320neo are allocated in the company's operations in Brazil.
The LATAM group's fleet renewal strategy is fully aligned with its Commitment to Sustainability. The group is currently seeking to offset 50% of its domestic emissions by 2030 and be a carbon neutral company by 2050.
Currently, the LATAM group has a fleet of 57 Boeing enger aircraft (767, 777 and 787 models) and 238 Airbus (A319, A320, A320neo and A321 models).
In addition, LATAM Cargo Chile, LATAM Cargo Colombia and LATAM Cargo Brasil have a t fleet of 17 cargo aircraft, which is being gradually expanded to reach a total of 20 cargo aircraft in 2024.
Specifically in Brazil, the company's fleet currently comprises 14 Boeing enger aircraft (767, 777 and 787 models) and 120 Airbus (A319, A320, A320neo and A321 models).
more connectivity
LATAM has promoted the sustainable growth of its operations in Brazil and leads the Brazilian airline industry since 2021, according to ANAC (National Civil Aviation Agency). Currently, it flies in Brazil to its record 55 domestic destinations and easily occupies the position of the company that most connects the country with the world, with direct flights to 21 international destinations and connecting flights to another 67 destinations on all continents, with the exception of Asia.
In 2023, LATAM debuted operations in o Fundo (RS) and the international routes Porto Alegre-Santiago and Brasília-Lima. In parallel, extended its codeshare agreement with Voe to reach 13 more destinations in Brazil. Later this year, it will start direct flights from Brazil to Johannesburg (South Africa) and Los Angeles (USA), the latter being the first effective delivery in the Brazilian market of its t Venture with Delta, definitively approved in 2022.
Together, these investments should boost the 25% growth in the number of engers of the company in Brazil in 2023.
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