Brazilian TAM Becomes A350 launch customer in Latin America

Major Brazilian carrier TAM has signed a firm contract for ten A350-900s plus five options.

Deliveries of the all-new A350s are scheduled to start at the end of 2012. The aircraft will be fitted with a 3-class cabin configuration and will be put into service on TAM’s international network.

“Airbus provides us with the most economical and state-of-the-art aircraft, and we are committed to having Latin America’s most modern fleet whilst continuing to put maintenance and safety first through cutting edge technology” declared Marco Bologna, President of TAM, “The A350 is the ideal solution for our long haul network development and for the benefit of passengers to and from Brazil.”

Expected to enter service in 2010, the A350 Family will initially include two members. The A350-800 will typically carry 253 passengers in a three-class configuration up to 8,800nm/16,300km. Its larger sister, the A350-900, selected by TAM, will accommodate as many as 300 passengers in a three-class layout on ranges of up to 7,500 nm/13,890km.

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