TAM Linhas Aéreas (São Paulo Congonhas) will take delivery of its first A350-900 in December this year with plans to deploy the type into commercial service in January next year.
From its São Paulo Guarulhos longhaul hub, TAM plans to use its A350s to serve Manaus International in Brazil's north first before deploying them on international flights to Miami International in March followed by Madrid Barajas in April.
"We chose the São Paulo/Guarulhos-Manaus route as the inaugural A350 XWB route to allow the different departments in our airline - primarily Operations - to familiarize themselves with this new, Next Generation model equipment," José Zaidan Maluf, Vice President Fleet and Engines LATAM Group, said in a statement.
The type's South American launch operator, TAM Airlines has twenty-seven A350s on firm order from Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) with options for an additional five. Deliveries will run from later this year through to 2019.
