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LAN Airlines
IATA LA	ICAO LAN	Callsign LAN
Founded		1929
Hubs		Arturo M. Benítez Int'l Airport
Focus cities		Jorge Chavez International Airport Ministro Pistarini International Airport Aeroparque Jorge Newbery Mariscal Sucre International Airport Jose Joaquin de Olmedo International Airport Miami International Airport
Frequent flyer program		LANPASS
Member lounge		VIP Lounge Neruda / VIP Lounge Mistral
Alliance		Oneworld
Fleet size		66
Destinations		40
Parent company		LAN Airlines S.A.
Headquarters		Santiago, Chile
Key people		Enrique Cueto Plaza (CEO)
Website: http://www.lan.com

LAN Airlines S.A. NYSE: LFL is an airline based in Santiago, Chile. It is the principal Chilean airline and one of the largest in South America, with flights to Latin America, United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Oceania, and Europe. It is a member of the Oneworld airline alliance.

Its main hub is Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, Santiago, with hubs/focus cities at Ministro Pistarini International Airport in Buenos Aires, Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima, Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito, Jose Joaquin de Olmedo International Airport in Guayaquil and at Miami International Airport in Miami.

Contents 1 History 2 Subsidiaries 3 Destinations 4 Fleet 4.1 Previously operated 5 LANPASS 6 South America AirPass 7 Codeshare agreements 8 Incidents and accidents 9 References 10 External links

The airline was founded by Chilean Army Air Services Commander Arturo Merino Benitez (who had the Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport named after him years later), and began operations on March 5, 1929 as Línea Aeropostal Santiago-Arica. It took the name Línea Aérea Nacional de Chile (LAN Chile) in 1932. In September 1989, the Chilean government privatized the carrier, selling a majority stake in the company to Icarosan and Scandinavian Airlines System.

The approval from the Chilean Anti-monopolies Board resulted in the acquisition of control of the country's second airline Ladeco on 11 August 1995. In October 1998 LAN Chile merged Fast Air with Ladeco. In March 2004 LAN Chile and its subsidiaries LAN Peru, LAN Ecuador, LAN Dominicana and LANExpress became unified under the single LAN brand, instead of prior Linea Aerea Nacional. On 17 June 2004 LAN Chile changed its formal name to LAN Airlines (which is an abbreviation for Latin American Network Airlines) as part of this re-branding process. In mid-2005 LAN opened its subsidiary LAN Argentina in Argentina and operates national and international flights from Buenos Aires, being the third largest local operator behind Aerolineas Argentinas and Austral. This subsidiary is also under the single LAN brand.

LAN Airlines has the following subsidiaries and shareholdings: LAN Cargo (99.4%), LANExpress (99.4%), ABSA - Aerolinhas Brasileiras (73.3%), LAN Peru (70%), LAN Dominicana (49%), LAN Ecuador (45%), LAN Argentina (49%), MasAir (39.5%) and Florida West International Airways (25%). It also has 11,173 employees.

LAN codeshares with American Airlines to U.S. destinations, British Airways and Iberia to European destinations, to Asian destinations with Korean Air, and some destinations in Australia and New Zealand with Qantas.

As of August 1, 2006, LAN Airlines merged first and business classes of service into a single class, named Premium Business.

• LAN Argentina
• LAN Cargo
• LAN Dominicana
• LAN Ecuador
• LAN Express
• LAN Peru

Main article: LAN Airlines destinations

The LAN Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft as of March 2007:^[1]

LAN Airlines Fleet

Aircraft	Total	Passengers (Premium Business/Tourist)	Routes	Notes
Airbus A318-100	3 (5+15 orders)		Domestic routes	Entry into service: 2007-2008
Airbus A319-100	15 (10 orders)	144 (144)	Medium haul routes South and Latin America	Entry into service: 2007
Airbus A320-200	15 (20 orders)	156 (16/120)	Medium haul routes South and Latin America	Entry into service: 2007-2009
Airbus A340-300	5	271	Medium and long haul routes Australia, Europe and New Zealand
Boeing 737-200ADV	17	124	Short-medium haul routes Domestic and South America	Replacement aircraft: Airbus A320 Family
Boeing 767-300ER	24	212 214	Medium-long haul routes Europe and North America	Reemplacement aircraft:Boeing 787
Boeing 787[2]	(26 orders) (6 options)			Entry into service: 2010-2016

Also on order are 18 Airbus A318s, on which LAN became the launch customer for the Pratt & Whitney PW6000 engine ^[3]. Its A319 & A320s are equipped with International Aero Engines V2500s. Lan Airlines has recently renovated its Boeing's 767s, adding amenities like seats that recline 180 degrees, and seatback TV's.

The average LAN fleet age is 8.2 years old in November 2006.

• McDonnell Douglas DC-10
• Boeing 767-200ER
• Boeing 707
• Boeing 727
• BAe 146

LANPASS is LAN's Frequent Flyer Program, created to reward customer loyalty. There are currently over a million members in Chile, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador and the United States who enjoy LANPASS benefits. Every year, over 50,000 LANPASS members fly for free. LAN's frequent flyer categories are: Normal, Premium, Premium Business and Comodoro.^{[citation needed]}

This pass allows you to visit multiple South American destinations - by way of LAN's extensive South American network - at discounted rates. A passenger can choose from the more than 49 South American destinations that make up LAN's network. South America Airpass works via the purchase of individual one-way coupons for flights within South America. The value of these coupons is determined by two factors: 1. Whether you reach South America with LAN or with a Oneworld alliance member. 2. The distance between the point of departure and the destination.

Lan Airlines has codeshare agreements with the following airlines as of July 2006:

• Aeroméxico
• Alaska Airlines
• American Airlines
• British Airways
• Iberia
• Japan Airlines
• Mexicana de Aviación
• Qantas
• Korean Air
• Avianca

• On March 28, 2007, LAN Airlines Flight 801 traveling between Santiago and Auckland was involved in a near miss incident with a meteor while over the Pacific Ocean. It is estimated that the flaming object passed within five nautical miles of the aircraft, while the crew could hear the objects breaking the sound barrier. While it was initially thought the object was an old Russian satellite re-entering the atmosphere, that explanation was subsequently ruled out by NASA.

• On February 29, 1991, a chartered LAN Chile BAe146-200 (registered as CC-CET, formerly N403XV) ^[4] overran the runway on landing at Puerto Williams in southern Chile and sank in the nearby waters. Twenty of the 65 passengers were killed. ^[5][6]

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v • d • e LAN Airlines Group
LAN Airlines · LAN Argentina · LAN Dominicana · LAN Ecuador · LAN Express · LAN Peru Cargo airlines: LAN Cargo · ABSA Cargo Airline · MasAir

v • d • e Members of Oneworld
American Airlines • British Airways • Cathay Pacific • Finnair • Iberia Airlines • Japan Airlines • LAN • Malév Hungarian • Qantas • Royal Jordanian Former members: Aer Lingus • Canadian Airlines

v • d • e Chilean aviation

Bodies Fuerza Aérea de Chile "FACH" • Alpine Air Express Chile • Servicio de Aviación Militar de Chile • Chilean Space Agency • Sky Airline • Ladeco • Air Comet Chile • LAN Chile • Aero Cardal/Aerocardal • DAP Helicopteros • AeroEjecutiva • Aerovias DAP People Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez • Pedro Dartnell • Dagoberto Godoy • Marmaduque Grove • Gustavo Leigh • Fernándo Matthei • Klaus von Storch Places Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport