The carrier was originally founded on November 11, 1975 as TAM Transportes Aereo Regionais, changing its name into TAM Airlines on May 15, 1990. After the disappearance of Varig in 2006, it became de facto the national airline of Brasil. Its new name was adopted on May 4, 2016 after the merger of TAM with Lan Chile, forming the Latam Airlines Group, which is the largest in South America and one of the largest in the world, considering its subsidiaries in Colombia, Ecuador, Perù and Paraguay. Following its access to Chapter 11 bankruptcy procedures, in April 2021 the carrier gove back to lessors its entire fleet of 11 Airbus A350-900. Some of Latam Chile’s Boeing 787s will step-in to operate some of the long-haul services. (Photo Wikimedia Commons / Adam Moreira)
- - 5 STARS: Awarded to airlines achieving a very high, overall quality performance. It recognizes high standards of onboard product together with consistent and excellent standards of staff service across airport and cabin environments
- - 4 STARS: Awarded to airlines that deliver a good overall quality performance and provide good product standards across different travel cabins
- - 3 STARS: Awarded to airlines delivering a fair quality performance equating to the industry 'average' of acceptable product and service standards
- - 2 STARS: Shows airlines delivering a lower total quality performance, in some instances below the industry average across many rating categories
- - 1 STAR: Represents a poor quality of product delivered across the assessment sectors