TAM Linhas Aéreas (São Paulo Congonhas) has outlined its tentative A350-900 operational timetable with the type's maiden flight - São Paulo Guarulhos-Manaus International - scheduled for January 25, 2016 Airline Route has reported.

As the South American launch customer for the type, TAM expects to take delivery of its first of twenty-seven A350-900s on order form Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) - PR-XTA (cn 24) - later next month.

Once crew-training flights have been completed, TAM expects to deploy the A350 on flights to Miami International in March followed by Madrid Barajas in April.