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LATAM Airlines Argentina
IATA ICAO Callsign
4M DSM LANAR
FoundedMarch 2005
Ceased operationsJune 17, 2020(2020-06-17Tmdy)
HubsAeroparque Jorge Newbery
Secondary hubsMinistro Pistarini International Airport
Frequent-flyer programLATAM Pass
AllianceOneworld(2007–20; affiliate)
Fleet size13
Destinations17
Parent companyLATAM Airlines Group(49%)
HeadquartersBuenos Aires,Argentina
Key peopleRosario Altgelt (CEO)
Websitewww.latam

Aero 2000 S.A.,d/b/aLATAM Airlines Argentina,formerlyLAN Argentina,was anairlinebased inBuenos Aires,Argentina,and a member of theLATAM Airlines Group.It was the second-largest airline in Argentina at the time it was disbanded.

History

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Prior to its acquisition byLAN Airlines,the airline was known by its legal name,Aero 2000.LAN Argentina became an affiliate member of theOneworldairline alliance on April 1, 2007, but left on May 1, 2020.[1]The airline was owned by LATAM Airlines Group (49%) andArgentineinvestors (51%).[2]

On August 28, 2013, an Argentine judge blocked the government's plan to break a long-term lease of hangar space to LAN inAeroparque Jorge Newbery,which was seen as vital to the airline's operations.[3]

As its parent company LAN merged withTAM Linhas Aéreasand rebranded to formLATAM Airlines,LAN Argentina also rebranded toLATAM Argentina.

LATAM Airlines agreed to pay more than $22 million in civil and criminal fines relating to a decade-old Argentine bribery case. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said the fine of LATAM related to "improper payments it authorized during a dispute between the airline and its union employees in Argentina". LAN was accused of using an Argentine consultant to negotiate with unions on the company's behalf and paid the consultant via a sham contract that channeled funds to corrupt union officials. The scheme had violated the accounting provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.S. Justice Department said, and the airline agreed to pay a $12.75 million criminal penalty. It will pay a further $9.4 million, including interest, to settle the SEC's charges of inadequate accounting controls.

In May 2020, the LATAM Airlines Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection; however, its branches in Argentina and Paraguay were not included in the restructuring filing.[4]

On June 17, 2020, LATAM Argentina's parent, the LATAM Airlines Group, announced it would cease operations of the Argentine subsidiary, with all aircraft returned to lessors and all employees laid off immediately.[5]The COVID-19 pandemic had upended the airline industry around the world but especially inLatin America,where governments were reluctant to offer state aid to airlines while also imposing more-restrictive travel bans than in other regions.[6]The airline was the second largest in Argentina, after flag carrierAerolíneas Argentinas,and operated around 16% of flights in the country in 2019.[7][8]It was the only significant competitor to Aerolíneas Argentinas, which held around 63% of the domestic market share before the pandemic.[8][9]

Destinations

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LATAM Argentina operated scheduled domestic services from Buenos Aires toBariloche,Córdoba,Comodoro Rivadavia,El Calafate,Mendoza,Puerto Iguazú,Neuquén,Río Gallegos,Salta,San Juan,TucumánandUshuaia,and international services toLima,Miami,Punta del Este,SantiagoandSao Paulo.Its main bases wereJorge Newbery Airportfor its short-haul operations andMinistro Pistarini International Airportfor its long-haul operations, both located in Buenos Aires.[2]

Fleet

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A LATAM ArgentinaAirbus A320-200approachingAeroparque Jorge Newberyin 2017
A former LAN ArgentinaBoeing 737-200atAeroparque Jorge Newberyin 2006

At the time the airline ceased operations in June 2020, LATAM Argentina's fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[10][11]

LATAM Argentina fleet
Aircraft In
service 		Orders Passengers Notes
C Y

Total

Airbus A320-200 13 — — 168 168 Transferred back toLATAM Chile
Total 13 —

Retired fleet

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LATAM Argentina previously operated the following aircraft:[12]

LATAM Argentina former fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Boeing 737-200 5 2005 2008 4 leased fromLAN Airlines
Boeing 767-300ER 11 2006 2019

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Details | oneworld".oneworld.Retrieved2020-02-14.
  2. ^ab"Directory: World Airlines".Flight International.2007-04-03. p. 104.
  3. ^"Averted Eviction #AvMRO."
  4. ^[1]
  5. ^Cabot, Diego (2020-06-17)."Latam Argentina anunció que deja de operar en el país"[Latam Argentina announces that it stopped operating in the country].La Nacion(in Spanish). SA La Nacion.Retrieved2020-06-17.
  6. ^"General Electric Mark V DS200 DS200LDCCH1AMA | Automation Industrial".ds200ldcch1ama.Retrieved2024-01-17.
  7. ^Airlines suspends Argentina operations, blaming COVID-19 and government
  8. ^ab"Distribution of passengers on domestic flights in Argentina in 2019, by airline".Statista.
  9. ^"Aerolíneas Argentinas: hacia un costoso monopolio".La Nación(in Spanish). 6 February 2021.
  10. ^"Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)".Airliner World:4. October 2019.
  11. ^"LATAM Airlines Argentina Fleet Details and History".Planespotters.net.RetrievedJune 4,2022.
  12. ^"LAN Argentina Fleet Details and History".Planespotters.net.RetrievedJune 4,2022.
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