Airbus A330-200 Will Leave TAM Airlines This Year End

PT-MVO, a TAM Airlines Airbus A330-200 at Paris-Charles De Gaulle International Airport

TAM Airlines, the largest operator of Airbus planes in the Southern Hemisphere will phase out its Airbus A330-200 aircraft from its fleet. TAM Airlines will phase out the last Airbus A330-200 by the end of 2016. Up to date, TAM Airlines has four Airbus A330-200 aircraft in its fleet with average age 12.8 years old. To replace its Airbus A330-200, TAM Airlines ordered 15 Airbus A350-900 XWB and 12 Airbus A350-1000 XWB. TAM Airlines also ordered six newer Boeing 767-300ER from LAN Airlines. Until now, TAM Airlines has received two new Airbus A350-900 XWB.

The America's First Airbus A350-900 XWB Operated International Route For the First Time

Secons to the first touch down of America’s first Airbus A350-900 XWB in Miami

TAM Airlines, the airline of Brazil received PR-XTA, the first Airbus A350-900 XWB aircraft of TAM Airlines and also the first in America in December 2015. In February 2016, PR-XTA operated a revenue flight from Sao Paulo, the home base of TAM Airlines to Manaus in Brazil.

 

PR-XTA greeted by water salute after the first arrival in Miami

Yesterday, on 17 March 2016, PR-XTA, the America's first Airbus A350-900 XWB operated its first international flight from Sao Paulo to Miami as TAM Airlines flight 9610. The arrival of TAM Airlines flight 9610 was celebrated by water salute.Then, the flight back to Sao Paulo will be operated as flight JJ9611. The return flight was delayed for about three hours. The plane was flying near Suriname on the way to Sao Paulo when this article posted.

TAM Airlines ordered fifteen Airbus A350-900 XWB aircraft. The reason is to replace its old Airbus A330-200 aircraft. All the Airbus A350-900 XWB of TAM Airlines are configured with 348 seats, consisting 318 economy class seats and 30 business class seats. Until now, TAM Airlines is the largest operator of Airbus planes in the southern hemisphere. Congratulations, Airbus and TAM Airlines for the first international flight of TAM Airlines' Airbus A350-900 XWB!