The Airbus A350 prototype currently conducting route-proving trials before certification, arrived in Santiago de Chile and Sao Paolo as part of its “world tour”.
LATAM Group member TAM Airlines will be the first airline in the Americas and the fourth in the world to receive and operate the A350-900 XWB. TAM has ordered 27 A350s, which are expected to be delivered between the end of 2015 and 2019.
Enrique Cueto, CEO of LATAM Group, commented on the order: “This is an important milestone for the company. The acquisition of these aircraft underlines the our ongoing commitment to maintaining one of the most young and modern fleets in the world, with more efficient aircraft, lower environmental impact, and the best available technology in aviation, allowing us to deliver more and more comfort our passengers”.
TAM comments on A350 order as prototype arrives in Chile and Brazil
