SAO PAULO, Brazil, July 6 /PRNewswire/ --

- The company hopes to start new routes this year and expand its
international network

TAM (Bovespa: TAMM4) (NYSE: TAM) received official authorization from the
Brazilian Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC - Agencia Nacional de Aviacao Civil)
to begin three weekly flights to Frankfurt (Germany) and seven to Madrid
(Spain). The company will start these flights by the end of the year. TAM is
already making all necessary provisions for these flights.

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As a part of its international sector policy, TAM has been establishing
strategic partnerships for the destinations in which it operates. For
Germany, the company signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Lufthansa two
months ago to implement codesharing on national and international routes.
"TAM and Lufthansa have signed an alliance agreement, under which the two
companies will commence codesharing, acting jointly at the Guarulhos and
Frankfurt airports, and will integrate their respective loyalty programs,"
said Paulo Castello Branco, Vice-President for Planning and Alliances for
TAM.

At the Memorandum signing with Lufthansa on May 21 in Brazil, Gotz
Ahmelmann, Lufthansa's Vice-President for Alliances, Strategy and
Subsidiaries, said: "We are happy to have found in TAM a professional and
trustworthy partner in the growing Brazilian market." Jens Bischof,
Lufthansa's Vice-President for the Americas, highlighted the quality and
credibility of the two companies, saying, "Our clients are going to benefit
from this cooperation very soon."

During the past months, TAM has signed Memoranda of Understanding to
establish partnerships with the Portuguese airline TAP, LAN in South America
and United Airlines in the U.S., as well as Lufthansa in Germany.

TAM has been increasing its market share on international routes. It
ended May with a 72.4% share among the Brazilian companies that operate
internationally. In Europe, it already has direct flights to Paris (three
flights per day, two from Sao Paulo and one from Rio de Janeiro); London (one
flight per day) and Milan (one flight per day). In the United States it flies
to Miami (three flights per day, two from Sao Paulo and one from Manaus) and
New York (two flights per day). It also serves various destinations within
South America: Buenos Aires and Cordoba (Argentina), Santiago (Chile),
Asuncion and Ciudad del Este (Paraguay), Santa Cruz de la Sierra and
Cochabamba (Bolivia). In September it will start daily operations to Caracas
(Venezuela) and in October to Montevideo (Uruguay).

Fleet - For international sector operations, TAM announced last month
that it would increase its fleet with the purchase of 22 A350 XWB (Xtra Wide
Body) Airbuses, with options for 10 more to be delivered between 2013 and
2018. In addition, the company confirmed receipt of another two A330s in 2010
and another two in 2011. Previously the company had announced a contract for
four Boeing 777-300ERs, bringing the total of these aircraft, which will be
delivered starting next year, to eight. With this, TAM will close 2007 with
18 large aircraft for its long-distance routes and, by 2010, there will be 26
aircraft exclusively for international flights.

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About TAM:

TAM (www.tam.com.br) has been the leader in the Brazilian domestic market
for more than three years, and closed May 2007 with a 49.7% domestic market
share and a 72.4% international market share. The company operates flights to
49 destinations throughout Brazil. It serves 76 different cities in the
domestic market through regional alliances. Additionally, it maintains
code-share agreements with international airline companies that allow
passengers to travel to a large number of destinations throughout the world.
TAM was the first Brazilian airline company to launch a loyalty program.
Currently, the program has over 4.0 million subscribers and has awarded 4.3
million tickets in exchange for points.

Web site: http://www.tam.com.br