Transportes Aéreos del Mercosur S.A,

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LATAM Airlines Paraguay (formerly known as TAM Paraguay and previously ''Líneas Aéreas Paraguayas''), is the

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and the national airline of

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with its headquarters in Asunción, Paraguay. Its flights operate from

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in Asunción. Its parent company is

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History

The airline was established on November 17, 1962, and started operations in 1963 as

Líneas Aéreas Paraguayas LAP - Líneas Aéreas Paraguayas (also referred to as ''LAP'' and later LAPSA Air Paraguay) was a Paraguayan airline that was founded in November 1962 to be the flag carrier airline of Paraguay. Its main hub was Silvio Pettirossi International A ...

. The airline then operated for a brief period between 1995 and 1996 as a subsidiary of the

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ian airline SAETA under the name ''LAPSA Air Paraguay''. On September 1, 1996, Aerolíneas Paraguayas (a subsidiary of

TAM Linhas Aéreas LATAM Airlines Brasil, formerly TAM Linhas Aéreas, is the Brazilian brand of LATAM Airlines Group operating international and domestic flights from hubs in Brasília, Fortaleza, and São Paulo. According to the National Civil Aviation Agency of ...

) purchased 80% of the majority shares of the airline, which by then both airlines were merged under the name TAM – Transportes Aéreos del Mercosur. It was then sold to

later that year on October 6, which used two

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jets to cover regional destinations. In March 2008, following a branding strategy, the name ''TAM Mercosur'' was dropped and the airline adopted a corporate identity identical to its Brazilian owner. However, its corporate structure remained the same. The airline was rebranded as ''LATAM Paraguay'' following the merger and creation of the

and the subsequent rebranding of its member airlines. Today LATAM owns 94.98% and the Paraguayan Government owns 5.02% of the shares.

Destinations

, LATAM Paraguay offers or has previously offered scheduled flights to the following destinations: a.Route operated by Paranair on behalf of LATAM Paraguay as wet-lease.

Codeshare agreement

LATAM Paraguay codeshares with the following airlines: * Paranair

Fleet

Current fleet

, LATAM Paraguay operates the following aircraft:

Former fleet

The airline previously operated the following aircraft:

References

External links

LATAM Airlines
{{LATAM Airlines Group Airlines of Paraguay Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association Airlines established in 1962 P Paraguayan brands 1962 establishments in Paraguay Former Star Alliance affiliate members