LATAM Airlines

LATAM Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
LA LAN/LXP LAN CHILE
FoundedMarch 5, 1929 (1929-03-05) (as Línea Aeropostal Santiago-Arica)
Commenced operations
  • 1932 (1932) (as Línea Aerea Nacional)
  • June 17, 2004 (2004-06-17) (as LAN Airlines)
  • May 5, 2016 (2016-05-05) (as LATAM Chile)
AOC #LANF474J
Hubs
Secondary hubs
Focus cities
Frequent-flyer programLATAM Pass
Fleet size163
Destinations152
Parent companyLATAM Airlines Group
HeadquartersLas Condes, Santiago, Chile
Key peopleRoberto Alvo (CEO)
FounderArturo Merino Benítez
Revenue US$5.7 billion (2011)
Net income US$320.2 million (2011)
Websitewww.latamairlines.com

LATAM Airlines Chile, formerly known as LAN Chile and LAN Airlines, is a Chilean multinational airline based in Santiago and one of the founding companies of the LATAM Airlines Group, the largest airline holding company in Latin America. Its main hubs are in the Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in Santiago, Guarulhos International Airport in São Paulo and Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima, with secondary hubs in Bogotá, Quito, Guayaquil and Asunción.

LAN was the flag carrier of Chile until its privatization in the 1990s; it is the predominant airline in Chile, Ecuador, and Peru, the largest carrier in Brazil, and the second-largest in Colombia, through its local subsidiaries. LATAM is the largest airline in Latin America, serving Latin America, North America, the Caribbean, Oceania, Asia, and Europe. The carrier was a member of the Oneworld airline alliance from 2000 until 2020.

LATAM Airlines Group was formed after the takeover by LAN of Brazilian airline TAM Linhas Aéreas, which was completed on June 22, 2012. In August 2015, it was announced that both airlines would rebrand as LATAM, with one livery to be applied on all aircraft by 2018. Currently, LATAM Chile and LATAM Brasil continue to work as separate companies, under LATAM Airlines Group acting as the parent company. LATAM Airlines Group is currently the largest airline corporation in Latin America.