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Brazil: TAM Receives Another Two Airbus A320s.

Article from: TendersInfo Article date: June 28, 2008

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TAM has added two more Airbus A320s, capable of carrying up to 174 passengers, to its operating fleet. With these two A320s, TAM now has a fleet in operation consisting of 108 aircraft, made up of 105 Airbus models (15 A319s, 73 A320s, 3 A321s, 12 A330s and 2 A340s) and 3 MD-11s. From the start of 2008, the company began to operate on the domestic market with a fleet made up exclusively of Airbus aircraft. TAM has a consistent and flexible long-term fleet plan to sustain expansion in the international and ...

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