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Brazil’s TAM Airlines to Merge with Chile’s LAN Airlines: Reports
A Brazilian business magazine reported Friday afternoon that Sao Paulo-based TAM Airlines has reached a merger agreement with LAN Airlines of Chile.
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The big question is will the combined airline become a member of oneworld (of which LAN is a current member) or Star Alliance (of which TAM is a current member) ?
They will continue to operate as separate brands, so the alliances will probably stay the same.
LAN-TAM alliance decision not expected until at least 2012:
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles...east-2012.html