LATAM Airlines Group has secured the delivery of 11 additional A320neo aircraft in 2026, the company revealed in its second-quarter financial results and an earnings call.

The group is on track with its fleet plan, it said, having received 14 out of 26 aircraft scheduled for delivery in 2025. But with demand growth currently being experienced, "medium term opportunities for incremental growth have been identified in most markets where LATAM Group affiliates operate", and so during the quarter 11 additional A320neo family aircraft were secured for delivery in 2026.

Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking acted as the financial institution backing and structuring the deal, underwriting a Senior Secured Term Loan to finance the 11 aircraft.

In addition, the LATAM Airlines (LA, Santiago de Chile) parent has decided to "delay the progressive retirement" of four A319-100s. According to ch-aviation data, the group operates a total of thirty-nine A319s, averaging 17 years of age, which fly for subsidiaries LATAM Airlines Brasil (fourteen), LATAM Airlines Ecuador (seven), and LATAM Airlines Perú (18).

“Moreover, there may be potential opportunities for further growth over the next two to three years,” the company said, adding that it is looking into acquiring further aircraft from different manufacturers and lessors. It named Airbus, but also Embraer, from which it does not currently operate any aircraft. It is not the first time LATAM has been linked to a potential order from Embraer in recent years.

The main focus of these arrivals would be "to grow passenger transportation within the region and cargo traffic in regional markets," it said.

LATAM operates a fleet of 333 aircraft, including the A319s, 135 A320-200s, thirty-seven A320-200Ns, forty-nine A321-200s, fourteen A321-200Ns, three A330-200s (wet-leased from Wamos Air), nine B767-300ERs, ten B777-300ERs, ten B787-8s, and twenty-seven B787-9s. The company's projection is to close the year with a fleet of 359 aircraft, rising to 384 in 2026, and 394 in 2027.