Aerolineas Argentinas
Subsidiaries
will unveil its Chilean carrier Aerolineas Austral Chile in April.
The Chilean subsidiary will use B737-200 on Domestic routes, and B747-200 from AR for International flights.
Aerolineas Argentinas also invested subsidiary with $9million in Bolivia (Aerolineas Austral Bolivia), Paraguay (Aerolineas Austral Paraguay), and Uruguay (Aerolineas Austral Uruguay). AR hopes to secure 70% of Pluna eventually. If Uruguay plan failed, it'll set up its own airline in Uruguay.
Fleet
744: Currently 1 in service (ex-AC). 2 to be delivered between May and September, 1 in Jan 2005
343: 1 to be delivered in June
313: 1 to be delivered in October
732: replaced by 8x 735 and 2x M83, and goes to Aerolineas Austral Chile
Southern Wind
2 ex-VARIG 732 delivered in Dec 2003
TAM
-New Routes to New York to be opened this year
-Paris gets extra frequencies
-Plans to double international route network
-More South American Destinations to be added along with Paraguayan subsidiary TAM-Mercosur
VARIG
-Rio Sul and Nordeste absorbed to VARIG Group completely
-11 Embraer RJ145 on lease to be returned, # of fleet to decrease to 85, compared to 144 before 2001.09.11
-4th ex-LX MD11 and 2 772 to join the airline
-New Routes: Johannesburg, Cape Town, Beijing, Munich, and Luanda
Subsidiaries
will unveil its Chilean carrier Aerolineas Austral Chile in April.
The Chilean subsidiary will use B737-200 on Domestic routes, and B747-200 from AR for International flights.
Aerolineas Argentinas also invested subsidiary with $9million in Bolivia (Aerolineas Austral Bolivia), Paraguay (Aerolineas Austral Paraguay), and Uruguay (Aerolineas Austral Uruguay). AR hopes to secure 70% of Pluna eventually. If Uruguay plan failed, it'll set up its own airline in Uruguay.
Fleet
744: Currently 1 in service (ex-AC). 2 to be delivered between May and September, 1 in Jan 2005
343: 1 to be delivered in June
313: 1 to be delivered in October
732: replaced by 8x 735 and 2x M83, and goes to Aerolineas Austral Chile
Southern Wind
2 ex-VARIG 732 delivered in Dec 2003
TAM
-New Routes to New York to be opened this year
-Paris gets extra frequencies
-Plans to double international route network
-More South American Destinations to be added along with Paraguayan subsidiary TAM-Mercosur
VARIG
-Rio Sul and Nordeste absorbed to VARIG Group completely
-11 Embraer RJ145 on lease to be returned, # of fleet to decrease to 85, compared to 144 before 2001.09.11
-4th ex-LX MD11 and 2 772 to join the airline
-New Routes: Johannesburg, Cape Town, Beijing, Munich, and Luanda
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