TAM Mercosur

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TAM Mercosur
IATA
PZ		 ICAO
LAP		 Callsign
Paraguaya
Founded 1962
Hubs Silvio Pettirossi International Airport
Focus cities Guarani International Airport
Frequent flyer program Fidelidade TAM
Fleet size 14
Destinations 9
Parent company TAM
Headquarters Asunción, Paraguay
Key people Rolim Amaro(President)
Website: http://www.tam.com.py

TAM Mercosur also known as Transportes Aéreos del Mercosur S.A. formerly known as LAP (Líneas Aéreas Paraguayas) (IATA: PZ, ICAO: LAP, and Callsign: Paraguaya), is an airline based at Silvio Pettirossi International Airport, in Asuncion, Paraguay.

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[edit] History

The airline was established in 1962 and started operations in 1963 as Líneas Aéreas Paraguayas. It adopted the current name when the TAM Group of Brazil acquired a majority stake in September 1996. In September 1998 the government of Paraguay announced its intention to sell its remaining stake in the airline, but it has not had any takers.

In 1994 Rolim Amaro, owner of TAM Airlines (TAM Linhas Aéreas) in Brazil, established a separate subsidiary small airline in Paraguay, named ARPA - Aerolineas Paraguayas, whose fleet had mostly consisted of Cessna 208 Caravans formerly of TAM. On September 1, 1996, Amaro purchased an 80% stake in LAP (Líneas Aéreas Paraguayas), the state-owned airline of Paraguay. Merged with ARPA, it was then turned into another TAM, Transportes Aéreos del Mercosur. The airline is owned by TAM (80%) and Paraguay government (20%).

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TAM Mercosur Fleet
Aircraft Total Passengers
(First/Business/Economy)		 Notes
Airbus A320 6 150 (12/138)
Cessna C208 Caravan 1

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