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TAM receives the award for aircraft leasing with Japanese investment
The company has won for the fourth time the “Deal of the Year”, of the Airfinance Journal, and celebrates the resumption of Asian trust
São Paulo, May 4th, 2012–- TAM has just received the "Deal of the Year 2011" award, granted by Airfinance Journal, one of the main publications in the world on aviation industry business. This is the fourth time that the company receives an award in the “Latin America” category, during the annual event of the British periodical. The award ceremony was held in New York.
This time, the Brazilian company was acknowledged for having been the air company of its area that obtained the most favorable economic conditions to negotiate the leasing of an Airbus A321 aircraft. The transaction, entered into in March of last year, was awarded because it is an operation with Japanese investment, something that did not occur in Latin America since 2003.
“The entire operation symbolizes a resumption of trust from the Asian countries in our market and in TAM’s solidity. We were thrilled with the award because it attests for our correct use of the opportunities and the current trend of credibility of our economy”, states José Zaidan Maluf, vice-president of Contracts and Procurement of TAM Linhas Aéreas.
The operation, referred to as JALCO (acronym for the expression "Japanese Aircraft Lease with call option"), was structured by banks Natixis and NBB (Nomura Babcok & Brown). According to Maluf, the successful transaction between TAM and Japanese investors creates possibilities of new operations with Asian investment, which would contribute even further to the increment of the air market in Latin America.
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Marco Antonio Bologna (CEO) Líbano Miranda Barroso (CFO and Investor Relations Director ) Jorge Bonduki Helito (IR) Suzana Michelin Ramos (IR) Marina Silva Rey Guzman (IR)
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tamimprensa@tam.com.br www.taminforma.com.br | About TAM:(www.tam.com.br) We operate direct flights to 43 destinations in Brazil and 19 in Latin America, United States and Europe. Through agreements with Brazilian and foreign airlines, we reach 92 Brazilian airports and 92 international destinations. Our share in the domestic market was of 38.3% in March; additionally, we are the leader among Brazilian airlines that operate routes to other countries, with 90.3% of market share in this segment. With the biggest fleet of passenger aircrafts in Brazil (156 aircrafts), we tend to our clients with the Spirit to Serve and aim at making air trips increasingly accessible to the population. We are the pioneer Brazilian airline in the launch of a fidelity program; TAM Fidelidade has distributed 17 million tickets via point redemption and is part of the Multiplus network, currently with 9 million associates. Member of Star Alliance – the biggest airline alliance in the world – since May 2010, we integrate a network that encompasses 1,290 destinations in 189 countries.
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TAM S.A. | |
By: | /S/ Libano Miranda Barroso |
Name: Libano Miranda Barroso Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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