The Latam group is advancing in the renewal of its fleet and starts 2023 with 17 Airbus A320neo aircraft in operation. The growth reflects the total investment in over 100 more efficient and sustainable A320neo, A321neo and A321 XLR aircraft by the end of this decade.
This year alone, the company should receive another 15 Airbus aircraft, including the arrival of its first A321neo, which will be operated by Latam Brasil. The Airbus A321 XLR will start to be delivered to the Latam group from 2025.
Deliveries of the new aircraft to Latam resumed in June 2022, after the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Currently, 10 Airbus A320neo are allocated in the company’s operation in Brazil. The model, it is worth remembering, is primarily used by the group on its domestic flights in Brazil, Chile, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador.
As Alexandre Peronti, Director of Maintenance at Latam Brasil points out, “the fleet renewal reinforces our commitment to grow efficiently not only in Brazil, but throughout South America. In addition to offering a travel experience aboard the most comfortable single-aisle aircraft in the world, the A320neo has state-of-the-art engines and state-of-the-art technologies for an operation with the lowest fuel consumption and commitment to sustainability”.
The Latam group’s fleet renewal strategy is fully aligned with its commitment to Sustainability. Currently, the group seeks to offset 50% of its domestic emissions by 2030 and be a carbon neutral company by 2050.
In this sense, the Airbus A320neo has more efficient engines, aerodynamic improvements and technologies that provide 20% less fuel consumption, with a 50% reduction in nitrogen oxide emissions and 50% in noise pollution.
The Airbus A321neo, in turn, is also a highly sustainable and more efficient aircraft, with fuel consumption per seat up to 22% lower than the Airbus A320ceo. The Airbus A321 XLR, in turn, is the single-aisle aircraft (narrow body) with the longest flight range in the world (7,400 km), but with fuel consumption per flight up to 38% lower than a two-seat aircraft. corridors (wide body).
Most of Latam’s fleet of A320 family aircraft is also equipped with software that reduces annual CO2 emissions by more than 60,000 tons by optimizing the aircraft’s landing trajectory. And it is also important to highlight that the oldest Airbus A320ceo aircraft of the Latam group that reach the end of their economic life cycle are sold or undergo a recycling process.
Currently, the Latam group has a fleet of 57 Boeing passenger aircraft (767, 777 and 787 models) and 238 Airbus (A319, A320, A320neo and A321 models). In addition, Latam Cargo Chile, Latam Cargo Colombia and Latam Cargo Brasil have a joint fleet of 16 cargo aircraft, which is being gradually expanded to reach a total of 20 cargo aircraft in 2024.
Specifically in Brazil, Latam’s fleet currently comprises 14 Boeing passenger aircraft (767, 777 and 787 models) and 120 Airbus (A319, A320, A320neo and A321 models), 3 of which (A320) are sub-leased to the subsidiary Paraguayan.
Latam Airlines Brazil Fleet
Frota Latam Airlines Chile
Latam Airlines Colombia Fleet
Latam Airlines Ecuador Fleet
Rub Latam Airlines
Rub Latam Airlines Peru
Latam Cargo Fleet (Overview)
