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'''TAM Airlines''' ({{lang-pt|TAM Linhas Aéreas}}) is [[Brazil]]ian airline. TAM was an [[abbreviation]] of {{lang|pt|Taxi Aéreo Marília}}, Air Taxis of Marília. Marilia is a town in rural São Paulo State. |
'''TAM Airlines''' ({{lang-pt|TAM Linhas Aéreas}}) is [[Brazil]]ian airline. TAM was an [[abbreviation]] of {{lang|pt|Taxi Aéreo Marília}}, Air Taxis of Marília. Marilia is a town in rural São Paulo State. |
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TAM was founded in 1961, but since 2000 it has grown fast. It's now the biggest airline in [[Brazil]] and all of [[Latin America]]. |
TAM was founded in 1961, but since 2000 it has grown fast. It's now the biggest airline in [[Brazil]] and all of [[Latin America]]. |
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==History== |
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TAM Airlines began in 1961, with the name ''Taxi Aereo Marília'' (Marília Air Taxi). In 1971, one of the airline's [[pilot]]'s buys 33% of the airline's [[Share (finance)|shares]]. In 1976, the pilot founds an airline with the name ''Transportes Aereos Regionais'' (Regional Air Transport). <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/10/business/rolim-a-amaro-58-dies-built-up-brazil-s-tam-airline.html</ref> Both ''TAM'' and ''TAR'' Airlines were combined in 2000. <ref>http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/tam-linhas-a%C3%A9reas-s-a-history/</ref> This formed the TAM Airlines that we know of today. In 2010, [[LAN Airlines]] and TAM Airlines were also combined. They formed the LATAM Airlines Group. <ref>http://www.fodors.com/news/story_5690.html</ref> |
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==Gallery== |
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File:Fokker 100 (F-28-0100), TAM AN0287919.jpg|A TAM [[Fokker 100]]. The airline used to own 51 of these airplanes. <ref>http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/TAM-Linhas-Aereas</ref> |
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File:Voo TAM 3054 crash 2.jpg|The crash site of a TAM Airlines airplane in 2007. <ref>http://www.eturbonews.com/12595/investigators-pilot-error-likely-2007-sao-paulos-crash</ref> <ref>http://aviationknowledge.wikidot.com/asi:tam-airlines-flight-3054</ref> |
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==References== |
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| Founded | 1961 [1] | ||||||
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| Hubs | São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília | ||||||
| Fleet size | 164[2] | ||||||
| Headquarters | São Paulo | ||||||
| Website | [1] | ||||||
TAM Airlines (Portuguese: TAM Linhas Aéreas) is Brazilian airline. TAM was an abbreviation of Taxi Aéreo Marília, Air Taxis of Marília. Marilia is a town in rural São Paulo State.
TAM was founded in 1961, but since 2000 it has grown fast. It's now the biggest airline in Brazil and all of Latin America.
History
TAM Airlines began in 1961, with the name Taxi Aereo Marília (Marília Air Taxi). In 1971, one of the airline's pilot's buys 33% of the airline's shares. In 1976, the pilot founds an airline with the name Transportes Aereos Regionais (Regional Air Transport). [3] Both TAM and TAR Airlines were combined in 2000. [4] This formed the TAM Airlines that we know of today. In 2010, LAN Airlines and TAM Airlines were also combined. They formed the LATAM Airlines Group. [5]
Gallery
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A TAM Fokker 100. The airline used to own 51 of these airplanes. [6]
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A TAM Airbus A340 at Frankfurt Airport
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![A TAM Fokker 100. The airline used to own 51 of these airplanes. [6]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Fokker_100_%28F-28-0100%29%2C_TAM_AN0287919.jpg/240px-Fokker_100_%28F-28-0100%29%2C_TAM_AN0287919.jpg)
![The crash site of a TAM Airlines airplane in 2007. [7] [8]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Voo_TAM_3054_crash_2.jpg/240px-Voo_TAM_3054_crash_2.jpg)
References
- ↑ http://www.flipkart.com/airlines-established-1961-tam-airlines-condor-flugdienst-caledonian-airways-air-alpes-lloyd-international-zare-norsk-english/p/itmdy6yn2c2gm5hj
- ↑ http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/TAM-Linhas-Aereas
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/10/business/rolim-a-amaro-58-dies-built-up-brazil-s-tam-airline.html
- ↑ http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/tam-linhas-a%C3%A9reas-s-a-history/
- ↑ http://www.fodors.com/news/story_5690.html
- ↑ http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/TAM-Linhas-Aereas
- ↑ http://www.eturbonews.com/12595/investigators-pilot-error-likely-2007-sao-paulos-crash
- ↑ http://aviationknowledge.wikidot.com/asi:tam-airlines-flight-3054