LAN-TAM merger to reshape Latam aviation – and, perhaps, global alliances
LAN and TAM are clearly not superstitious. But there will be bad news for some. The carriers’ surprise announcement on Friday, 13-Aug-2010 that the two major Latin American airlines were to merge promises to reshape the entire South American market. And, because the emerging markets there are becoming so valuable, the impact will reverberate loudly around the world – not the least for Star Alliance and one world global groupings, as LAN belongs to oneworld and TAM to Star.
