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A.History and Development of the Company
General
LATAM Airlines Group is a Chilean-based airline and holding company that changed its name from LAN Airlines S.A. after its merger with TAM of Brazil in 2012. TAM continues to exist as a subsidiary of LATAM. LATAM Airlines Group and its affiliates are primarily involved in the transportation of passengers and cargo and operate as one unified business enterprise. During 2016, we began the transition of unifying LAN and TAM into a single brand: LATAM.
LATAM’s airline holdings include LATAM and its affiliates in Chile, Peru, Argentina, Colombia and Ecuador, and LATAM Cargo and its affiliate LANCO (in Colombia), as well as TAM and its affiliates LATAM Airlines Brazil, LATAM Airlines Paraguay, ABSA and Multiplus S.A. (“Multiplus”). LATAM Airlines Group is a publicly traded corporation listed on the Santiago Stock Exchange (“SSE”), the Chilean Electronic Exchange, under the ticker symbol “LTM,” and the NYSE since July 25, 2024, under the ticker symbol “LTM.” LATAM Airlines Group has a market capitalization of US$15,507 million as of December 31, 2025.
LATAM’s history goes back to 1929, when the Chilean government founded LAN. In 1989, the Chilean government sold 51.0% of LAN’s capital stock to Chilean investors and to the Scandinavian Airlines System. In 1994, the Cueto Group, one of LATAM’s current shareholders, acquired 98.7% of LAN’s stock, including the remaining shares then held by the Chilean government. In 1997, LAN became the first Latin American airline to list its shares (which trade in the form of ADSs) on the New York Stock Exchange.
Over the last decades, LATAM group has significantly expanded its passenger operations in Latin America, initiating services in Peru in 1999, Ecuador in 2003, Argentina in 2005, and Colombia in 2010. Moreover, since June 2012, the Brazilian affiliate, LATAM Airlines Brazil, has been a leading domestic and international airline offering flights throughout Brazil with a strong domestic market share, international passenger services and significant cargo operations.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and its profound impact on worldwide travel and our operations, on May 26, 2020, LATAM Airlines Group and 28 affiliates (the “Initial Debtors”) filed their petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101-1532, (as amended, the “Bankruptcy Code”), with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Bankruptcy Court”). On July 7, 2020 and July 9, 2020 nine
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additional affiliates of LATAM Airlines Group (the “Subsequent Debtors,” and together with the Initial Debtors, the “Debtors”) filed their petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code with the Bankruptcy Court. Additional parallel and ancillary proceedings were filed in the Cayman Islands, Colombia, Perú and Chile. In June 2020, LATAM Airlines Argentina announced its indefinite cessation of passenger and cargo operations. Following a series of relevant milestones with respect to LATAM’s Chapter 11 Restructuring, the Company emerged from its reorganization process on November 3, 2022. For more information on the Chapter 11 Restructuring, see “Item 3. Key Information—Risk
Factors—Risks Related to our Indebtedness” and “Item 8. Financial Information—A. Consolidated Financial Statements and Other Financial Information” and “Item 4. Information on the Company—B. Business Overview—Chapter 11 Proceedings through 2022.” in our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the
SEC on March 9, 2023.
LATAM has a single series of shares of Common Stock, without par value, listed on Chilean Stock Exchange and ADSs evidenced by American Depositary Receipts, each representing 2,000 shares of Common Stock, traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “LTM.” The ADSs were relisted on the NYSE on July 25, 2024, following its delisting in June 2020 after entering into the Chapter 11 Restructuring. The relisting occurred following the pricing of a public secondary offering by certain of the LATAM’s shareholders to sell 19,000,000 ADSs at a price of US$24.00 per ADS (the “re-IPO”) On August 28, 2024, 1,773,026 additional ADSs were sold by the Company’s shareholders pursuant to the underwriters’ overallotment option. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the sale of ADSs by the selling shareholders. For further information on offerings of our common stock and ADSs, see “Item 9. The Offer and Listing—A. Offer and Listing Details.”
Our principal executive offices are located at Presidente Riesco 5711, 20th floor, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile and our general telephone number at this location is (56-2) 2565-3844. We have designated LATAM Airlines Group S.A. Inc. as our agent in the United States, located at 6500 NW 22nd Street, Miami, Florida 33122. Our Investor Relations website address is ir.latam.com. Information obtained on, or accessible through, this website is not incorporated by reference herein and shall not be considered part of this annual report on Form 20-F. For more information, contact Andrés del Valle, Vice President of Corporate Finance, at [email protected].
The SEC maintains an internet site at http://www.sec.gov that contains reports, information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC.
Capital Expenditures
For a description of our capital expenditures, see “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—B. Liquidity and Capital Resources—Sources of Financing— Capital Expenditures.”
B.Business Overview
General
LATAM group is the leading airline group in South America, as measured by ASK, and the 13th largest airline groups in the world, based on available seats flown as of December 31, 2025. LATAM Airlines Group and its affiliates provide domestic services in Brazil, Chile, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador, as well as regional flights and long-haul operations. LATAM group carries out cargo operations using both belly space on passenger flights and dedicated freighter aircraft. The group also offers complementary services, such as ground handling, courier, logistics, and maintenance. As of December 31, 2025, LATAM group has a consolidated fleet of 371 aircraft, including 20 dedicated cargo freighters, and employs 41,125 people.
In 2025, LATAM group transported approximately 87 million passengers and was ranked as the number one carrier by domestic market share in every domestic aviation market in South America in which it operates, with the exception of Colombia, where it ranked second. It also maintains the largest overall passenger network to and from South America for aircraft with more than 20 seats, offering passenger service to 134 destinations in South America (60 destinations in Brazil, 17 in Colombia, 17 in Chile, 19 in Peru, 7 in Ecuador, and 14 in other South American countries), as well as 25 international long-haul destinations across the world (14 in North and Central America, 8 in Europe, 3 in Oceania and 1 in Africa).
As of December 31, 2025, LATAM group offers passenger services to 160 destinations in 27 countries and territories and cargo services to 170 destinations, including 10 cargo-only locations, across 31 countries and territories, 4 of which are cargo-only. These services are supported by a strong demand for air travel within the region and in the international markets where LATAM group operates.
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LATAM group’s global reach is further strengthened by key strategic partnerships, code-sharing agreements, commercial alliances and its joint venture agreement with Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”). As of December 31, 2025, LATAM group, through various passenger agreements, offers service to 157 destinations in North America, 23 in South America, 81 in Europe, 18 in Oceania, 27 in Asia, 23 in Africa, 19 in the Middle East and 2 in Central America. In 2025, LATAM and Delta celebrated the third anniversary of their Joint Venture Agreement. By December 31, 2025, this partnership operated nine new routes that were launched since the start of the joint venture and increased frequencies, significantly enhancing connectivity between South America and North America.
LATAM group is the largest air cargo group carrier in South America, as measured by its cargo fleet, and plays a key role in the transportation of essential goods, supporting supply chains and export industries. The group also operates LATAM Pass, which, according to publicly information, is positioned as the largest airline loyalty program in South America and the eighth largest airline loyalty program in the world by number of members.
Competitive Strengths
LATAM group’s strategy is to remain the leading airline group in South America. LATAM is the only airline group in the region with a domestic presence in five markets, as well as regional flights and long-haul operations to four continents. As a result, the LATAM group has geographical diversity and operational flexibility, as well as a proven track record of acting quickly to adapt its business to economic challenges. Moreover, the foundation of LATAM group’s unique network and market share in a region with growth potential and the focus on our existing competitive strengths, will allow us to continue building our business model and fuel our future growth. We believe our most important competitive strengths are:
•Leader in the South American Airlines Space, with a Unique Network and Market Share among Global Airlines
Through a successful regional expansion strategy, LATAM group has become the leading international and domestic passenger airline group in South America as measured by ASKs in 2025. LATAM and its affiliates have domestic passenger operations in Chile, Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador. We are also the largest group of operators of regional flights as measured by ASKs in 2025, connecting the main cities and also some secondary cities in South America. Furthermore, through our significant presence in the largest hubs in South America —Santiago, Lima and São Paulo— we believe that we are able to offer the best connectivity options between South America and the rest of the world.
•A Geographically Diversified Revenue Base, including both Passenger and Cargo Operations
LATAM group’s operations are highly geographically diversified, including domestic operations in five countries, as well as operations within South America and connecting South America with various international destinations. According to the 2025 annual ASKs, 52.9% of the group’s operations are international, 16.2% domestic Spanish speaking countries and 30.9% domestic Brazil. We believe this provides resilience to external shocks that may occur in any particular market. Furthermore, we believe that one of our distinct competitive advantages is the ability to profitably integrate scheduled passenger and cargo operations. We take into account potential cargo services when planning passenger routes, and also serve certain dedicated cargo routes using freighter aircraft when needed. By adding cargo revenues to existing passenger service, there is an increase in the productivity of assets and we are able to maximize revenue, reducing the break-even load factors and enhancing the per flight profitability. Additionally, we believe that this revenue diversification helps offset seasonal revenue fluctuations and reduces the volatility of the business over time. For the year ended December 31, 2025, passenger, cargo and other income accounted for 87.0%, 11.4% and 1.6% of total revenues, respectively.
•Modern Fleet and Optimized Fleet Strategy
The average age of our passenger fleet was approximately 11.9 years as of December 31, 2025. Additionally, LATAM has continued its ambitious fleet renewal plan based entirely on new technology aircraft, which includes 78 new Airbus A320-Family Aircraft, 15 new Boeing 787-9 to be delivered by 2030 and the inclusion of 24 Embraer which are expected to be delivered between the fourth quarter of 2026 and the end of 2027. In addition, the group has entered into
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agreements with various lessors to receive an additional 22 aircraft through 2028. For further information, see Note 16 to our consolidated financial statements.
LATAM selects aircraft based on the ability to effectively and efficiently serve the short- and long-haul flight needs, while still striving to reduce operational complexity by minimizing the number of different aircraft types that the group operates.
The fleet plan as of December 31, 2025, includes a short-haul fleet formed exclusively by aircraft from the A320-family, with a focus on the A321 and A320neo (Neo: New Engine Option), a more efficient version of the A320; which we introduced into our fleet in 2016, becoming then the first airline in Latin America to fly this model. For long-haul passenger flights, we operate the Boeing 787-8, the Boeing 787-9, the Boeing 767-300ER, the Boeing 777-300ER and the Airbus A330-200 (through wet lease). The Boeing 787 model allows LATAM group to achieve important savings in fuel consumption, while incorporating modern technology to deliver the best travel experience for LATAM’s passengers. For cargo flights, we operate Boeing 767-300F aircraft.
•Strong Brand Teamed with Key Global Strategic Alliances
In 2025, LATAM was recognized by the Skytrax World Airline Awards as the “Best Airline in South America” for the sixth consecutive year, and was also recognized for having the “Best Cabin Crew” and “Best Business Class” in South America, along with other recognitions related to on-board service and lounge facilities. In addition, LATAM was recognized for the fourth consecutive year with the highest rating in the APEX 2026 Global Airlines Ranking as a “Five Star Global Airline.” It was also acknowledged by the APEX Passengers’ Choice Awards for having the “Best Entertainment,” as well as, the “Best Food and Beverage” service in South America.
In 2025, LATAM was recognized by the World Travel Awards as South America’s leading airline for the eleventh consecutive year and as “South America’s Leading Airline Brand.”
Also in 2025, LATAM was recognized in four categories at the PAX Readership Awards, including Best Inflight Entertainment and Connectivity, Best Cabin Interior for its new Premium Business cabins, Best Airline Food Service in South America, and Best Lounge in South America for the LATAM Lounge in Santiago, Chile.
On the cargo side, LATAM Cargo Group was named “Cargo Airline of the Year 2025” by Air Cargo News, becoming the only South American winner across all categories. This recognition highlights the group’s operational excellence, innovation, and customer service.
Our strategic global alliances and existing commercial agreements provide our customers with access to more destinations worldwide, a combined reservations system, itinerary flexibility and various other benefits, which substantially enhance our competitive position within the Latin American market. See “—Passenger Alliances and Commercial Agreements.”
•Recognized Loyalty Program
Our airline loyalty program, LATAM Pass, is the leading airline loyalty program in South America and the eighth largest airline loyalty program in the world, as measured by total number of members, with strong participation rates and brand recognition by our customers. Customers in the program earn miles and points based on the price paid for the ticket, class of ticket purchased, and elite level, as well as by using the services of outside partners in the program. We believe that our program is attractive to customers because it does not impose restrictions on those flights for which points can be redeemed, or limit the number of seats available on any particular flight to members using the loyalty program. LATAM
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Pass members can also accrue and redeem points for flights on other airlines with whom we have bilateral commercial agreements. See “ —Passenger Marketing and Sales—Loyalty Program.”
In 2024, LATAM Pass was recognized by the Frequent Traveler Awards 2024 as the “Airline Loyalty Program of the Year in the Americas” for the second consecutive year and the “Best Earning & Redemption Ability in the Americas.”
Business Strategy
Our purpose is to elevate every single journey.
Our mission is to connect Latin America with itself and the world through an extensive network of passengers and cargo transportation, operating with safety and care for our customers, while maintaining a balance between economic growth, efficiency, environmental care, and social well-being.
Our vision is to be the leading airline group in Latin America, recognized for its commitment to social responsibility and its focus on being fair, empathetic, transparent, and simple in its relationships with employees, customers, and other key stakeholders.
In order to achieve our purpose and vision, the principal areas on which we plan to focus our efforts going forward are as follows:
•Dedicated to providing the best solutions to our customers
We are committed to being a leading airline group by delivering the best solutions that combine a wide network, an unmatched customer experience, and a dedicated culture of service.
Our success is driven by a passionate and highly committed workforce that prioritizes operational excellence and exceptional service. By fostering a culture of development, diversity, and inclusion, we empower our employees to grow and to reflect the dynamic societies we serve. Effective talent management, equitable compensation, and an unwavering focus on safety enable our teams to deliver a reliable and attentive experience to every customer.
LATAM is the only airline group in South America with a local presence in five South American domestic markets, coupled with its intra-regional and long-haul operations, which enables us to offer unparalleled connectivity across the Americas and to the rest of the world. Our extensive route network, supported by key hubs and strategic partnerships, allows us to meet diverse travel needs with competitive prices and seamless options for passengers and cargo clients alike.
Customer satisfaction lies at the core of our mission. We continuously enhance the travel experience by integrating advanced digital technologies, ensuring every interaction is seamless and reliable. From booking to baggage arrival, we deliver a safe and personalized journey that fosters loyalty through our industry-leading loyalty program. This robust program, along with our commitment to sustainability and a diversified service portfolio, provides passengers with flexibility and value, while reinforcing LATAM group’s position in the market.
•Being a financially strong and healthy airline group
LATAM group is dedicated to maintaining financial strength and ensuring long-term sustainability through a focus on operational excellence, efficiency, and a robust capital structure. We believe financial discipline to be a competitive advantage and an enabler of strategic optionality. By combining these pillars, we position ourselves as a resilient airline group capable of navigating industry challenges and seizing future opportunities.
Operational excellence remains central to our strategy. We prioritize safety as an absolute commitment, safeguarding employees, passengers, and cargo clients by implementing best practices and preventive measures. Punctuality is another cornerstone of our operations, reflecting our respect for our customers’ time and ensuring flights adhere to schedules. To further enhance reliability, we proactively manage risks with updated practices and collaborate closely with suppliers to ensure seamless operations and mutual growth.
Our dedication to financial efficiency is reflected in our efforts to maintain a competitive cost structure and continuously improve our efficiency. We believe this approach, aligned with our financial policy and liquidity management, helps ensure we deliver exceptional value while maintaining financial stability and competitiveness.
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•Embracing challenges of the future
LATAM is committed to shaping a sustainable and innovative future by fostering social, environmental, and economic development across the countries where we operate. Through a dual focus on sustainability and digital transformation, we position ourselves as a leader prepared to meet the evolving demands of the aviation industry while delivering a distinctive value proposition to our customers.
As a social and sustainable player, we strive to create lasting positive impacts by integrating sustainability practices into our operations and fostering long-term relationships with communities and stakeholders. LATAM group’s sustainability strategy advances key pillars, including environmental management, climate change, circular economy, and shared value. These efforts reflect our deep responsibility to the regions we serve and are recognized globally, as evidenced by multiple prestigious awards. In 2024, LATAM Cargo was named the “Most Sustainable Cargo Airline in America” by Freightweek, and our onboard services earned the “Best Onboard Sustainability Strategy” from the Onboard Hospitality Awards. Additionally, LATAM group also achieved a remarkable milestone by being included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, reaffirming LATAM’s position as the most sustainable airline group in the Americas and the fifth globally, as recognized by the Corporate Sustainability Assessment conducted by Standard & Poor’s.
Digital transformation is another cornerstone of our strategy, transforming how we work and driving growth, efficiency and loyalty in the business.. By continuously adopting a digital mindset and organizational structure, technological advancements and exploring new opportunities, we ensure daily operations are more efficient and innovative. LATAM group’s strategy drives improvements in contingency management and ancillary revenue applications, allowing us to provide timely, transparent information and solutions that strengthen the overall customer experience. Furthermore, we prioritize data security and privacy, implementing robust protective measures to safeguard information and comply with global regulations. The group also strengthens its cybersecurity systems with efficient methodologies and infrastructures, ensuring resilience in our operations and mitigating risks.
By combining sustainability leadership with digital innovation, LATAM group not only addresses the challenges of the future but also delivers exceptional value to its customers, strengthens its market position, and ensures sustainable, long-term operations across the Americas and beyond.
Airline Operations and Route Network
The following tables set forth our operating revenues by activity and point of sale for the periods indicated:
For the year ended December 31,
2025 2024 2023
(in US$ millions)
Total passenger revenues 12,611.5 11,233.3 10,215.1
Total cargo revenues 1,653.5 1,599.8 1,425.4
Total revenues 14,265.1 12,833.0 11,640.5
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For the year ended December 31,
2025 2024 2023
(in US$ millions)
Peru 1,285.7 1,127.5 988.9
Argentina 317.2 239.4 244.4
United States 1,446.1 1,324.0 1,044.8
Europe 1,100.2 957.0 800.9
Colombia 741.9 669.2 662.3
Brazil 6,098.6 5,512.5 5,006.4
Ecuador 390.6 365.0 332.8
Chile 2,121.3 1,927.8 1,898.2
Asia Pacific and rest of Latin America 763.4 710.6 661.9
Total revenues 14,265.1 12,833.0 11,640.5
Passenger Operations
General
As of December 31, 2025, our passenger operations were performed by LATAM Airlines Group S.A. and its passenger affiliates, where the group operates both domestic and international services. LATAM group collects and reports operating data for its passenger operations in three categories: international (connecting more than one country), Domestic operations in Spanish-speaking countries or “SSC” (including Chile, Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador), and Domestic Brazil (entirely within Brazil).
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The following table sets forth certain of our passenger operating data for international and domestic routes for the periods indicated:
For the year ended December 31,
2025 2024 2023
ASKs (million) (at period end)
International 90,418.4 82,187.7 67,514.3
SSC 27,647.5 27,817.1 24,970.3
Domestic Brazil 52,746.6 47,925.9 44,765.9
Total 170,812.5 157,930.8 137,250.5
RPKs (million)
International 76,853.1 70,769.1 57,340.2
SSC 23,053.7 22,892.8 20,482.0
Domestic Brazil 44,203.3 39,475.6 36,184.5
Total 144,110.2 133,137.5 114,006.6
Passengers (thousands)
International 17,634 16,048 12,915
SSC 30,914 31,115 27,999
Domestic Brazil 38,866 34,845 32,984
Total 87,414 82,008 73,898
Passenger RASK (passenger revenues/ASK, in US cents)
International(1) US¢6.7 US¢6.6 US¢6.9
SSC(1) US¢8.7 US¢7.6 US¢7.8
Domestic Brazil(1) US¢8.0 US¢7.7 US¢8.0
Combined Passenger RASK(2) US¢7.4 US¢7.1 US¢7.4
Passenger load factor (%)
International 85.0 86.1 84.9
SSC 83.4 82.3 82.0
Domestic Brazil 83.8 82.4 80.8
Combined load factor 84.4 84.3 83.1
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(1)RASK information for each of our business units is provided because LATAM believes that it is useful information to understand trends in each of our operations. We use our revenues as defined under IFRS Accounting Standards to calculate this metric. The revenues per business unit include ticket revenue, breakage, excess baggage fee, airline loyalty program revenues and other income. These operating measures may differ from similarly titled measures reported by other companies and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards. This unaudited operating data is not included in or derived from LATAM’s financial statements.
(2)The combined Passenger RASK for LATAM is calculated by dividing passenger revenues by total passenger ASKs.
International Passenger Operations
LATAM group’s international network includes the international operations of our Chilean, Peruvian, Ecuadorian, Colombian, Brazilian and Paraguayan affiliates. LATAM Airlines Group and its affiliates have operated international services out of Chile since 1946 and have since greatly expanded international services, offering flights out of Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil. As of December 31, 2025, LATAM group offers 40 international destinations in 22
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countries and territories, in addition to the domestic destinations and international flights and connections between the domestic destinations.
The general strategy to expand the international network is aimed at enhancing LATAM’s value proposition by offering customers more frequencies, destinations and routing alternatives. Sustained development of LATAM group’s international network is a crucial factor in the long-term strategy. The group provides long-haul services out of Santiago, Lima, Bogota, São Paulo and Fortaleza. The group also provides regional services from Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil.
As part of our mission, LATAM seeks to promote tourism to South America. Due to our large network of services, visitors from around the world can experience world-renowned destinations such as Machu Picchu and Cusco in Peru, the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador, Iguazu Falls in Brazil, and the Atacama Desert and Patagonia in Chile.
Market Share Information
The following table presents air passenger traffic information for international flights (including intra-regional flights) and LATAM’s market share in each geographic market in which the group operates:
LATAM passenger figures % variation LATAM’s Market Share
Country 2025-2024 2025 2024 variation
Brazil(1) 3.7 % 22.7 % 22.6 % 0.1 p.p.
Chile(2) 13.1 % 45.1 % 45.3 % (0.2) p.p.
Peru(3) 8.1 % 50.8 % 48.8 % 2.0 p.p.
Colombia(4) 59.4 % 5.8 % 7.6 % (1.8) p.p.
Ecuador(5) 10.9 % 15.0 % 14.8 % 0.2 p.p.
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(1)Source: Brazilian ANAC’s website. Passenger figures consider passengers carried, measured in RPKs, in 2025 vs 2024. Market share considers passengers carried, measured in RPKs, as of December 2025.
(2)Source: JAC Chile’s website. Passenger figures consider passengers carried, measured in RPKs, in 2025 vs 2024. Market share considers passenger carried, measured in RPKs, as of December 2025.
(3)Source: PDGAC’s website. Passenger figures consider passengers carried in 2025 vs 2024. Market share considers the number of passengers carried as of December 2025.
(4)Source: Colombia Aerocivil’s website. Passenger figures considers RPK changes in 2025 vs 2024. Market share considers RPKs as of December 2025.
(5)Source: Direct Data Solutions from IATA. Passenger figures considers passengers carried changes in 2025 vs 2024. Market share considers passenger carried, measured in RPKs, as of December 2025.
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Competitors in international routes
The following table shows LATAM’s main competitors during 2025 in each geographic market in which it operates:
Country Route Competitors
Brazil North America American Airlines, United Airlines, Azul Linhas Aereas, Air Canada, GOL and Aeromexico.
Latin America Copa, GOL, Azul Linhas Aereas, Avianca, Sky Airline, Aerolineas Argentinas, JetSmart, and Flybondi.
Europe TAP Portugal, Air France-KLM, IAG Group (British Airways, Iberia and their affiliates), ITA Airways, Azul Linhas Aereas, Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa, Air Europa and Air China
Africa Ethiopian Airlines, Royal Air Maroc, TAAG and South African Airways.
Chile North America American Airlines, Air Canada, Aeromexico and United Airlines.
Latin America JetSmart, Sky Airline, Copa, Avianca, Aerolineas Argentinas, Arajet, and Turkish Airlines.
Europe IAG Group (British Airways, Iberia and their affiliates) and Air France-KLM.
South Pacific Qantas Airways.
Argentina Latin America Copa, Aerolineas Argentinas, GOL, Avianca, JetSmart, Sky Airline, Arajet, Flybondi, Boliviana de Aviacion, Ethiopian Airlines, IAG Group (British Airways, Iberia and their affiliates) and Turkish Airlines.
Peru North America American Airlines, United Airlines, Sky Airline, Aeromexico, Volaris, and Air Transat.
Latin America Sky Airline, JetSmart, Copa, Avianca, Aerolineas Argentinas, Arajet and Star Peru
Europe Air France-KLM, IAG Group (British Airways, Iberia and their affiliates), Air Europa and Plus Ultra.
Colombia North America Avianca, American Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Aeromexico, United Airlines, Viva Aerobus, JetBlue Airways, Volaris and Emirates.
Latin America Avianca, Copa, Jetsmart, GOL, Arajet, Aerolineas Argentinas, EasyFly and Satena.
Europe Avianca, IAG Group (British Airways, Iberia and their affiliates), Air France-KLM, Air Europa, Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines and Plus Ultra.
Ecuador North America American Airlines, Avianca, JetBlue Airways, United Airlines, and Spirit Airlines.
Latin America Avianca, Copa, Arajet, Jetsmart and Aeroregional.
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Source: Diio.net considering competitors with more than 1% of total ASK.
Domestic Passenger Operations
As of December 31, 2025, domestic passenger services within Chile, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia were operated by LATAM Airlines Chile, LATAM Airlines Brazil, LATAM Airlines Peru, LATAM Airlines Ecuador and LATAM Airlines Colombia, respectively.
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Business Model for Domestic Operations
LATAM group has operations in five domestic markets, with a business model that allows it to provide more competitive fares and contributes to the development of tourism and the growth of air travel per capita in the region. The domestic service model requires continuous cost reduction efforts, and the group continues to implement a series of initiatives to reduce cost per ASK in all domestic operations. These efforts are aimed at significantly reducing selling and distribution expenses, increasing fleet utilization and operational productivity and simplifying back-office and support functions, thereby allowing the LATAM group to expand operations while controlling fixed costs.
Another key element of this business model are the initiatives to increase ancillary revenues and others that allow passengers to customize their journey. Customers on domestic flights are now able to access a simpler sales platform, which allows them to choose their fare depending on the type of journey they want, and to purchase additional services such as extra luggage, a variety of food and beverage options on board, preferred seating options and the flexibility to change tickets.
In March 2020, LATAM group introduced its superior cabin class, Premium Economy, in all domestic and international flights within Latin America operated by the Airbus A320 Family Aircraft. This cabin class offers premium services both at the airport and in-flight, including priority check-in and boarding, lounge access in airports where available, a differentiated onboard service including complimentary snacks and drinks, an exclusive overhead bin for carry-on luggage and a blocked middle seat, providing greater space and privacy.
In 2023, LATAM group incorporated seven A321neo into its fleet, which are the largest model of the A320 single-aisle aircraft family. These aircraft can accommodate up to 224 passengers, have compartments for carry-on luggage called Airspace XL bins, and stand out for being one of the most efficient aircraft on the market, according to Airbus. Additionally, during 2023, with a focus on the passenger experience, LATAM group finalized the retrofit project for its narrow-body fleet (excluding aircraft available for sale), reaching 100% of the fleet with a homologated and renovated cabin.
Since 2024, LATAM group continued enhancing its customer value proposition by installing onboard Wi-Fi across its narrow-body fleet. As of December 31, 2025, 89% of the LATAM group’s narrow-body fleet was equipped with onboard connectivity. In terms of geographic distribution of Wi-Fi access, 94% of the narrow-body fleet operated by LATAM Airlines Brazil features Wi-Fi, while 84% of the narrow-body fleet operated by our affiliates based in Chile, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador is also equipped with such service. Furthermore, we recently announced the upcoming installation of Wi-Fi connectivity across our wide-body fleet, with implementation scheduled to begin in 2026.
In 2025, LATAM group inaugurated the LATAM Lounge Lima at Jorge Chávez International Airport, expanding its premium ground infrastructure in one of its main hubs in the region. The lounge was designed with differentiated Signature and Premium areas and developed under sustainability criteria, with the objective of obtaining LEED certification. The opening is part of the group’s broader strategy to strengthen its premium offering at key connection points across its network.
In April 2025, LATAM group launched new Business Class suites across its wide-body fleet as part of its Boeing 787 retrofit program. The suites incorporate doors to provide full privacy, direct aisle access and full-flat seating. The group will also introduce a new Premium Comfort cabin on wide-body aircraft beginning in 2027, positioned between Premium Business and Economy.
Additionally, LATAM group has 24 Embraer aircraft on order, with deliveries expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2026. These aircraft are intended to enhance network capillarity, support capacity optimization in domestic and regional markets, and improve connectivity to secondary and underserved destinations.
LATAM group continues to develop digital initiatives to empower passengers providing them with an enhanced digital experience with end-to-end control of their reservation. LATAM customers will increasingly be able to buy, check-in and manage the after sale service in a simpler and faster manner through their smartphones.
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The following table shows LATAM’s number of destinations, passengers transported, market share and main competitors in each domestic market in which we operate:
Brazil1 Chile2 Peru3 Colombia4 Ecuador5
Destinations 60 17 19 17 7
Passengers Transported (million) 38.9 10.0 10.4 9.0 1.5
Change YoY 11.5 % 2.4 % 6.2 % (9.9) % (3.4) %
Market share 39.4 % 69.8 % 65.5 % 22.7 % 49.5 %
Main competitors(5) Gol, Azul Sky Airlines, JetSmart Sky Airlines Peru, Star Peru, JetSmart Peru, Atsa Airlines Avianca, Jetsmart, EasyFly,Satena, Copa Airlines Colombia (“Wingo”) Avianca, Aeroregional
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(1)Source: Brazilian ANAC’s website. Market share considers RPKs as of December 2025.
(2)Source: JAC Chile’s website. Market share considers RPKs as of December 2025.
(3)Source: PDGAC’s website. Market share considers the number of passengers carried as of December 2025.
(4)Source: Aerocivil’s website. Market share considers RPKs as of December 2025.
(5)Source: Direct Data Solutions. Market share considers passenger transported as of December 2025.
Passenger Alliances and Commercial Agreements
Strategic Alliance with Delta Air Lines
In 2020, LATAM entered into a Trans-American Joint Venture Agreement with Delta Air Lines (the “Joint Venture Agreement”), following the framework agreement previously signed by both parties in 2019 to combine the airlines’ complementary route networks between North and South America.
On September 30, 2022, LATAM and Delta Air Lines obtained the final regulatory approvals from the U.S. Department of Transportation, allowing them to implement their Joint Venture Agreement. This partnership enables Delta Air Lines and LATAM to work together, coordinating capacity and pricing strategies and sharing corporate accounts in the United States/Canada and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay) markets within the scope of the Joint Venture Agreement. This agreement has allowed the airlines to develop a network with expanded route offerings and to connect the Americas to the world with access to more than 200 destinations. Additionally, the airlines have deepened their level of cooperation in these markets, strengthening their codeshare routes and reciprocal loyalty benefits.
In February 2024, LATAM Airlines Ecuador and the cargo affiliates LATAM Cargo Chile, LATAM Cargo Brazil and LATAM Cargo Colombia, were officially added to the Joint Venture Agreement after completing the required regulatory processes. The growth continued in April 2025 with the announcement of our inclusion of Argentina to the joint venture. Argentina and Ecuador joined Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay in the geographical scope, strengthening connectivity and service quality across the Americas.
In 2025, Skytrax recognized Delta as the Best Airline in North America and LATAM as the Best Airline in South America, each for the sixth consecutive year. These recognitions reaffirm the strong leadership and customer commitment of the airlines in their regions.
The Joint Venture Agreement’s market share in 2025 was 33% in terms of ASK, driven by new routes and increased frequencies. As part of this expansion, the joint venture includes nine newly launched routes currently in operation. On the LATAM group side, these comprise São Paulo (Brazil) – Los Angeles (United States), Bogotá
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(Colombia) – Orlando (United States), Lima (Peru) – Atlanta (United States), Santiago (Chile) – Buenos Aires (Argentina) – Miami (United States), Guayaquil (Ecuador) – New York (United States), and Lima (Peru) – Orlando (United States).
On Delta’s side, routes launched and currently in operation include Atlanta (United States) – Cartagena (Colombia), New York (United States) – Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), and Salt Lake City (United States) – Lima (Peru)
Passenger Marketing and Sales
LATAM group is committed to creating a culture focused on earning the loyalty, trust and recurrence of its customers. The primary key performance indicator of this organizational cultural system is the Net Promoter Score (“NPS”). To calculate NPS, we conduct a survey after each flight asking passengers how likely they would be to recommend our services to a friend or colleague on a scale of zero to ten. We then calculate NPS as the percentage of customers who are promoters (those who scored nine or 10) minus the percentage of customers who are detractors (those who scored zero to six).
During 2025 we reached a historical NPS level of 54 points (three points higher than in 2024). Additionally, the NPS of our “Premium Travelers” (LATAM Pass Elite program members and passengers in premium and business cabins) reached a historic record high of 58 points (two points higher than the previous year). Our superior cabin class, Premium Economy, recorded an NPS of 70 points, (remaining stable when compared to 2024). These achievements are the result of improvements in the airport, on board and digital experiences provided to our passengers, as well as the benefits of the LATAM Pass program.
We have kept working on the evolution of the customer’s digital experience as the main focus of the e-business area, with the objective to maintain and enhance LATAM customer’s online experience, increase digital services coverage, automate financial processes and boost LATAM.com as the marketplace that attends all travel needs. As a result, during 2025, 61% of LATAM passengers bought their tickets through our digital channel, as compared to 60.5% in 2024. Moreover, our Digital Customer Satisfaction Score (“CSat”), which is a survey measuring customer satisfaction after using a digital experience increased by five percentage points when compared to 2024, reaching 69% by the end of 2025.
A series of new features and developments have been added to the marketplace to improve our customer’s digital experience: (i) bag with miles, first ancillary product that allows passengers to buy with miles, (ii) NDC continues to expand its feature set allowing for tickets as a form of payment (FOP) and the introduction of multi-city purchase capabilities, (iii) LATAM intends to continue enhancing its customization models to deliver more relevant and tailored offers to customers, (iv) first concierge experience in the app, designed to support and inspire customers’ travel planning.
LATAM continues working to be the preferred distribution channel for our clients, positioning our digital experience as a one-stop shop for the purchase and care of all travel needs, accompanying our clients either under normal operations or during situation of disruption, ensuring a digital valued experience, with an emphasis on our Premium Travelers and loyalty program members.
In 2025, LATAM group continued transforming the travel experience of its passengers through cabin retrofits. As of December 31, 2025, we have 10 Boeing 777, 9 Boeing 767, 15 Boeing 787-9, and 195 Airbus A319/A320/A321 aircraft with renovated interiors (without considering new fleet additions already featuring the new configurations). This represents a 100% completion rate for the narrow-body fleet and a 75% completion rate for the wide-body fleet.
The group also continued advancing Wi-Fi connectivity implementation in the narrow-body fleet operated by affiliates in Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia, achieving a 75% completion rate, equivalent to 92 aircraft equipped with in-flight connectivity. Meanwhile, LATAM Airlines Brazil has fully equipped its narrow-body fleet with Wi-Fi, reaching 100% completion with 141 aircraft connected. Furthermore, we announced the upcoming installation of Wi-Fi connectivity across our wide-body fleet, with implementation scheduled to begin in 2026.
Branding
During 2025, LATAM achieved significant success in brand awareness, closeness, reputation and being considered the first choice among passengers (i.e., when respondents selected LATAM Airlines as their preferred airline among those they know). According to Ipsos, a global leader in brand measurement, as of December 31, 2025, LATAM was ranked as the first choice airline in Chile, Brazil, Peru and Ecuador, and throughout 2025, it significantly reduced the passenger preference gap compared to its competitors in Colombia.
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Our brand image continued to strengthen, anchored on pillars such as trust, by providing a fair, empathetic, transparent and straightforward experience for our customers; and expanding our network, experience, and sustainability efforts.
Distribution Channels
We are committed to being the preferred choice of our customers and consistently focus on their needs in our decision-making processes. Our distribution channels are organized into two main categories: direct and indirect. Both are designed to enhance their respective platforms to facilitate seamless interaction for our clients, both for sales or service purposes. LATAM remains firmly dedicated to the digital transformation of its distribution channels, leveraging technology to improve the customer experience.
Direct channels
LATAM’s direct channels include city ticket offices, contact centers, and digital platforms such as our website, mobile applications, and smart business tools. These channels serve both sales and customer service functions, supporting passengers before, during, and after their journeys.
City ticket offices are equipped to provide additional services to enrich the customer experience. Our multilingual contact centers offer support in six languages (Spanish, English, Portuguese, French, German, and Italian), ensuring comprehensive assistance to our diverse customer base.
As part of our digital strategy, LATAM has developed mobile applications that provide passengers with real-time trip information. These applications improve contingency management, allowing LATAM to deliver timely and transparent information and solutions to customers. Looking ahead, we plan to continue enhancing our digital platforms to support anticipated growth and further streamline the online experience for our customers.
Looking back at 2025, our focus was to increase app penetration in sales by driving installations and stimulating weekly customer engagement. Additionally, we strengthened the redemption journey by introducing new products and features, including baggage purchases with miles, award promo codes, and a native redemption flow for Argentina.
In 2025, 62% of passengers purchased their tickets through LATAM group’s direct channels.
Indirect channels
LATAM’s indirect channels include travel agencies, general sales agents, other airlines’ distribution systems, and online travel agencies. To better serve customers through these channels, LATAM provides travel agencies with various connectivity options, such as Global Distribution Systems (“GDS”), as well as direct connections like “e-LATAM” in Brazil and “NDC by LATAM.” We continuously expand and improve these solutions to enhance the customer experience.
In 2025, 38% of passengers purchased their tickets through one of LATAM’s indirect channels.
During 2025, LATAM continued to further intensify its collaboration efforts with travel agencies to further enhance the NDC platform usage. Efforts focused on expanding access to NDC for agencies through various options, including an Application Programming Interface (“API”), a free portal, and partnerships with 27 certified aggregators.
In 2025, LATAM also signed a strategic agreement with Travelport, which became the third GDS (after Sabre in 2023 and Amadeus in 2024) to have a new distribution agreement with the objective of offering LATAM’s NDC content to travel agencies through these platforms. Sabre launched its NDC connection in February 2025. Amadeus and Travelport development phases are already underway, with Amadeus expect to launch its NDC connection in 2026. These advancements are expected to strengthen LATAM’s competitive position and support its growth objectives in the coming years.
Direct connections
Direct connections encompass 100% of LATAM’s direct channels (such as our website, mobile applications and ticket offices) as well as digital platforms within indirect channels, including e-LATAM and NDC. These connections
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allow for direct interactions between LATAM and its customers or travel agencies, providing efficient and transparent access to LATAM’s services and products.
When combining direct channels and direct connections within indirect channels, 88% of passengers purchased their tickets through these platforms in 2025, marking an increase of two percentage point when compared to 2024.
Loyalty Program
Our airline loyalty program, LATAM Pass, is a strategic asset and a core source of value that differentiates the group from other carriers, and is also a key element of our marketing and loyalty strategy. The program rewards customer loyalty, and as a result, it generates incremental revenues and promotes customer retention.
LATAM Pass members can qualify for four elite categories: Gold, Platinum, Black and Black Signature. These categories determine which benefits customers are eligible to receive, including LATAM Pass miles earning bonuses, free upgrades, lounge access and preferred boarding and check-in privileges. Members of the LATAM Pass program accrue LATAM Pass miles for ticket purchases, depending on the dollars spent on tickets. Customers of the program can redeem LATAM Pass miles or points for free tickets as well as for other products or services available in our partnerships system and marketplace shopping.
As of December 31, 2025, LATAM Pass had approximately 54 million members, representing an increase of 9% compared to December 31, 2024. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the program recorded a 22% increase in total transactions compared to the prior year, reflecting higher engagement across both airline and non-airline partners. Active members—defined as those who accrued or redeemed miles within the previous 24 months—represented approximately 35% of the total membership base as of December 31, 2025.
The program is monetized primarily through long-term commercial agreements with financial institutions and other partners, under which miles are sold to such partners for use in co-branded credit card and other loyalty-related programs. As of December 31, 2025, LATAM Pass had nine co-branded credit card programs and more than 25 financial partners. The Company’s principal financial partners include Itaú, Banco Santander, Livelo, Banco de Crédito del Perú, Banco de Bogotá, Banco de Occidente, BTG, Nubank and C6 Bank.
In August 2025, LATAM Pass renewed its five-year strategic alliance with Banco Santander in Chile, extending a partnership of more than 30 years.
In addition, the Company maintains commercial arrangements with several global airline partners, including Delta, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Iberia, Lufthansa and Qatar Airways. LATAM Pass also has more than 100 non-airline commercial partners, including Disney, Booking.com, Cabify, Rappi, Amazon, Repsol, Shell, Terpel and Aramco, allowing members to earn and redeem miles across a broad range of products and services.
Cargo Operations
The cargo business is operated internationally and domestically by affiliate airlines under the unified LATAM Cargo brand, which has acquired significant market recognition. The cargo operations are made under four of the LATAM group affiliates: LATAM Cargo Colombia, LATAM Cargo and LATAM Cargo Brazil, dedicated exclusively to cargo transport, and LATAM Airlines Ecuador, which, in addition to its passenger operations, in 2022 was certified as a cargo operator and incorporated dedicated cargo freighters to its operations. We derive our revenues from the transport of cargo through our dedicated freighter fleet and in the bellies of our passenger aircraft.
The cargo business operates a similar route network used by the passenger airline business. As of December 31, 2025, it encompasses 170 destinations in 31 countries and territories. Out of these destinations, 160 are served by passenger and/or freighter aircraft, while 10 are served only by freighter aircraft.
The following table sets forth certain of our cargo-operating statistics for domestic and international routes for the periods indicated:
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For the year ended and as of December 31,
2025 2024 2023
ATKs (millions) 8,312.7 8,066.1 7,171.0
RTKs (millions) 4,426.8 4,330.4 3,704.0
Weight of cargo carried (thousands of tons) 1,007.1 998.1 945.5
Total cargo yield (cargo revenues/RTKs, in U.S. cents) 37.4 36.9 38.5
Total cargo load factor (%) 53.3% 53.7% 51.6%
During 2025, cargo revenues increased by 3.4% compared to 2024 while total cargo capacity increased by 3.1%. Cargo traffic increased by 2.2%, resulting in a broadly stable cargo load factor, declining slightly from 53.7% in 2024 to 53.3% in 2025. This increase in capacity was also due to the rise in passenger capacity levels, and the use of aircraft bellies for cargo purposes. However, cargo yield fell 1.1% when compared to 2024. As a result, revenues per ATK slightly decreased by 0.3% when compared to 2023.
LATAM considers its passenger network to be a key competitive advantage due to the synergies between passenger and cargo operations and, accordingly, we have developed a strategy aimed at increasing competitiveness by enhancing the belly offering. The freighter fleet program has two main focus areas: first, to support the group’s belly business, improving its load factor by feeding cargo into passenger routes, and second, to enhance our product offering by providing our customers flexibility in scheduling, origins, destinations and types of cargo. As of December 31, 2025, LATAM cargo affiliates operated 7 Boeing 767-300Fs (factory freighters) and 13 Boeing 767-300BCFs (converted freighters). We intend to operate a combined fleet of 19 Boeing 767-300Fs/767-300BCFs in the future. As a consequence, we plan to sell one 767-300F in 2026.
The United States is the main market for cargo traffic to and from Latin America. Besides being the main market for Latin American exports by air, cargo consolidated in the United States accounts for the majority of the goods transported by air to Latin American countries. Miami is the main gateway to and from Latin America and we operated the vast majority of our freighter operations from there. Accordingly, we have headquartered our international cargo operations in Miami. We also utilize passenger flights to and from New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Boston and Orlando and our seasonal dedicated freighter services to Chicago. Additionally, using different trucking companies LATAM offers a road-feeder network, connecting our hub in Miami and other online gateways in the United States (for example, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, and Orlando) with key off-line origins and destinations. LATAM group also transports cargo to and from 10 destinations in Europe: Barcelona, Lisbon, London, Milan, Paris, Rome, Frankfurt, Madrid, Brussels and Zaragoza. The first six points are served only via passenger aircraft. Frankfurt and Madrid are served by both passenger and freighter aircraft, while Brussels and Zaragoza are only served through freighter operations. The group offers a road-feeder service within Europe to expand our footprint and balance traffic between our different origins.
The main destinations for southbound traffic are Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru. Southbound demand is mainly concentrated on a small number of product categories including high-tech equipment, mining equipment, electronics, auto parts and pharmaceuticals.
Chile, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Brazil represent a large part of the northbound traffic. This demand is mainly concentrated on a small number of product categories, such as exports of fish, sea products and fruits from Chile, asparagus and fruits from Peru, and fresh flowers from Ecuador and Colombia.
The largest domestic cargo operations are in Brazil, where LATAM Cargo Brazil is the only wide-body freighter operator, carrying cargo for a variety of customers, including freight-forwarding companies, logistics operators, e-commerce companies and individual consumers.
The cargo business in the region is highly competitive, as international and regional carriers often have spare capacity in their cargo operations. In the region, LATAM group has been able to maintain solid market shares through efficient utilization of the fleet and network. The main competitors can be divided into three categories:
1.hybrid carriers, operating mixed fleets of belly and freighters, such as Air France-KLM-MartinAir, Lufthansa, Qatar, Ethiopian, Korean Airlines and Avianca,
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2.pure freighter operators such as Atlas and Cargolux, and
3.belly-only operators such as IAG Group (British Airways, Iberia and their affiliates), American Airlines and United Airlines.
Carriers operating freighters have greater flexibility which allows them to serve a wider variety of markets, diversifying their portfolio while pure belly carriers tend to have more stable service and are usually limited to their countries of origin.
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Cargo-Related Investigations
See “Item 8. Financial Information—A. Consolidated Financial Statements and Other Financial Information—Legal and Arbitration Proceedings.”
Fleet
General
As of December 31, 2025, LATAM had a total fleet of 371 aircraft, comprised of 351 passenger aircraft and 20 cargo aircraft, including one aircraft classified as non-current assets held for sale. See Note 13 of our audited consolidated financial statements.
Number of aircraft in operation
Total Aircraft classified as Property, plant and equipment Aircraft classified as Rights of use assets Average term of lease remaining (years) Average age (years)
Passenger aircraft(1)
Airbus A320-Family Aircraft
Airbus A319-100 39 11 28 2.71 17.44
Airbus A320-200 135 86 49 5.08 14.76
Airbus A321-200 49 30 19 4.36 11.53
Airbus A320-neo 51 7 44 9.15 3.83
Airbus A321-neo 17 3 14 10.00 1.57
Boeing Aircraft
Boeing 767-300ER 9 9 — 5.58 17.56
Boeing 787-8 10 6 4 5.54 12.03
Boeing 787-9 28 2 26 7.65 8.12
Boeing 777-300ER 10 10 — 5.00 14.61
Short-Term Leases
Airbus A330-200 3 — 3 0.81 17.53
Total passenger aircraft 351 164 187 6.21 11.89
Cargo aircraft
Boeing 767-300 Freighter 20 (2) 19 (2) 1 5.53 17.91
Total cargo aircraft 20 19 1 5.53 17.91
Total fleet 371 183 188 6.05 12.19
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(1)All passenger aircraft bellies are available for cargo.
(2)This includes one Boeing 767-300 Freighter aircraft classified as non-current assets held for sale. For more information, see Note 13 of our audited consolidated financial statements.
LATAM Airlines Group and its affiliates operate various different aircraft types that are suited for our different services, which include short-haul domestic and intracontinental trips as well as long-haul intercontinental flights. The
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aircraft have been selected based on their ability to effectively and efficiently serve all of these routes while trying to minimize the number of aircraft families that we operate.
For short-haul domestic and continental flights, LATAM Airlines Group and its affiliates operate Airbus A320-Family Aircraft. The Airbus A320-Family Aircraft has been incorporated into our fleet pursuant to operating leases and finance leases and has been acquired directly from Airbus pursuant to various purchase agreements since 1999. For long-haul passengers LATAM Airlines Group and its affiliates operate Boeing 767-300ER, Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 and 777-300ER. Additionally, we also operate A330 aircraft for long-haul flights through a wet lease agreement with Wamos. For cargo flights, we operate Boeing 767-300F aircraft.
Utilization
We calculate utilization rates by dividing total block hours by total aircraft, excluding subleased aircraft and
non-operational aircraft. The average utilization rates of LATAM’s aircraft for each of the periods indicated are set forth below, in hours per day.
For the year ended December 31,
2025 2024 2023
Passenger aircraft (2)
Boeing 767-300ER 10.7 10.1 8.4
Boeing 787-8/9 12.3 12.5 12.2
Airbus A320-Family Aircraft 11.1 10.7 10.3
Boeing 777-300ER 13.1 12.5 12.7
Airbus A330-200 14.9 13.4 —
Total passenger aircraft 11.3 10.9 10.5
Cargo aircraft
Boeing 767-300 Freighter 12.0 11.8 11.7
Total cargo aircraft 12.0 11.8 11.7
Total passenger and cargo 11.4 11.0 10.5
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(1)Passenger utilization excluded flights in passenger aircraft with only cargo.
Fleet Leasing and Financing Arrangements
LATAM’s fleet financing and leasing structures include borrowing from financial institutions and leasing with financial leases, tax leases, sale-and-leaseback transactions and operating leases. As of December 31, 2025, LATAM group had a total fleet of 371 aircraft, of which one Boeing 767-300 Freighter aircraft is a non-current asset classified as held for sale.
As of December 31, 2025, LATAM group’s fleet was comprised of 64 financial leases, three tax leases, 185 operational leases, three wet leases and 116 unencumbered aircraft (32 aircraft reserved as collateral for the RCF). Most of LATAM’s financial and tax leases are structured with a 12-year initial term. LATAM has 23 financial aircraft leases supported by the U.S. Export-Import Bank (“EXIM Bank”). LATAM’s lease maturities initially range from eight to 12 years. Moreover, as of December 31, 2025, LATAM had a total of 230 spare engines, comprising 71 operational leases, 36 engines provided as loan collateral and 123 unencumbered engines (17 engines reserved for RCF). LATAM’s portfolio includes approximately US$1.5 billion in unencumbered assets, including aircraft and additional engines.
LATAM’s aircraft debt, which consists of financial and tax leases, is denominated in U.S. dollars and typically has quarterly amortization payments. Both the financial leases and tax leases have a bank (or a group of banks) as counterparty; however, the tax leases also include third parties. As of December 31, 2025, 66% of our aircraft debt has a fixed interest rate and the remaining portion has a floating rate based on USD Term SOFR.
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The leases provide us with flexibility to adjust our fleet to demand volatility that may affect the airline industry and therefore we consider such arrangements to be of great value to our strategy and financial performance. The aircraft’s financial debt as of December 31, 2025 for all remaining periods through maturity (the latest of which expires in December 2036) was US$1,552 million. See “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—B. Liquidity and Capital Resources—Sources of Financing—Long Term Indebtedness.”
Under the aforementioned leases, LATAM is responsible for all maintenance, insurance and other costs associated with operating these aircraft. The Company has not made any residual value or similar guarantees to our lessors. There are certain guarantees and indemnities to other unrelated parties that are not reflected on the Company’s balance sheet, but we believe that these will not have a significant impact on our results of operations or financial condition.
See Note 31 to our audited consolidated financial statements for a more detailed discussion of these commitments.
Maintenance
LATAM Maintenance
LATAM Maintenance possesses a diverse range of facilities and capabilities, spanning from major inspections and overhauls, to routine or corrective maintenance tasks that are conducted between each flight.
The heavy maintenance, line maintenance and component shops are equipped and certified to service the group’s fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft. LATAM group’s maintenance capabilities enable flexibility in scheduling airframe maintenance, offering an alternative to third-party maintenance providers. Approximately, 4,300 LATAM Maintenance professionals ensure the fleet operates safely and in compliance with all local and international regulations. LATAM group strives to provide the best experience for our passengers through the highest standards of safety, on-time performance and cabin image and functionality.
The heavy maintenance and component repair shop facilities are located in São Carlos (Brazil) and Santiago (Chile), adding up to a total of 12 heavy maintenance production lines, including painting capabilities, and component repair shops, including landing gear, hydraulics, pneumatics, avionics, electroplating, composites, wheels and brakes, emergency equipment, galleys and structures.
LATAM Maintenance’s continuous improvement efforts are focused on reducing costs and enhancing reliability. In addition to the LEAN-Six Sigma project, aimed to increase technician productivity, optimize inventory, diminish repair turn-around times and develop new internal repair capabilities, are working on a full digital transformation in collaboration with external experts. These projects are developed using the AGILE methodology, with a focus on exploring and incorporating new technologies that are most suitable for each specific case, such as data analytics and AI.
LATAM Line Maintenance
The Line Maintenance Network serves over 170 locations and carried out over 2.8 million man-hours of preventive and corrective maintenance tasks on the LATAM fleet during 2025. We also rely on certified third-party services in many of our international destinations where it is economically convenient, such as in Lisbon, (where we are served by Nayak), and Amsterdam (served by KLM) among others.
LATAM group’s Line Maintenance Network has hangar facilities in Santiago, São Paulo (Conhongas or “CGH,” and Guarulhos or “GRU”), Lima, Miami and Bogota, among others. These multiple locations improve the flexibility of the Line Maintenance Network.
LATAM Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul
The two maintenance, repair overhaul (“MRO”) facilities, one in São Carlos (Brazil) and one in Santiago (Chile), as well as the GRU and LIM Line Bases, are equipped and certified to service our fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft and provided 89.6% of all heavy maintenance services that LATAM demanded in 2025, effectively executed 1.79 million man-hours. LATAM MRO is also responsible for the planning and execution of aircraft redeliveries. The services not executed internally are contracted to our extensive network of MRO partners around the globe. LATAM occasionally performs certain heavy maintenance and component services for other airlines or OEMs.
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The MRO São Carlos (LATAM Airlines Brazil MRO), is prepared to service up to nine aircraft (narrow and wide body) simultaneously with a dedicated hangar for stripping and painting. In this facility we also have 23 technical component shops, including a full landing gear repair and overhaul shop, hydraulics, pneumatics, electronics, electrical components, electroplating, composites, wheels and brakes, interiors and emergency equipment shops. MRO São Carlos is certified and audited by major international aeronautical authorities such as the FAA, the European Aviation Safety Agency (“EASA”), Brazilian ANAC, the CDGAC, the Argentinean National Civil Aviation Agency (Administración Nacional de Aviación Civil, or “ANAC Argentina”), the Ecuadorian Dirección General de Aviación Civil (“EDGAC”), the Paraguayan National Civil Aviation Office (Dirección Nacional de Aeronautica Civil), and Transport Canada, among others, for heavy maintenance and components repair and overhaul for the Airbus A320-Family Aircraft and Boeing 767. The MRO also has some minor capabilities for the repair and overhaul of Boeing 777 and 787 components. MRO São Carlos includes its own support engineering capabilities and a full technical training center.
In MRO Santiago, located near Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in Santiago, we have two hangars capable of servicing two wide body aircraft and two narrow body aircraft simultaneously. MRO Santiago is certified and audited by FAA, Brazilian ANAC, CDGAC, ANAC Argentina and EDGAC, among others, for Heavy Maintenance for the Airbus A320-Family Aircraft and Boeing 767-787. MRO Santiago has 11 shops prepared to support hangar activities such as cabin shops, galleys, structures, composite materials, avionic, wheels and brakes.
We also have the capability to service mid-term checks at the maintenance base in Lima for the Airbus A320-Family Aircraft and at the Guarulhos maintenance base for the Airbus A320-Family Aircraft and Boeing 777, including C-checks for the Boeing 777.
During 2025, LATAM MRO’s executed 450 services, including C-checks (232) and special checks (218) for the LATAM fleet.
LATAM group’s Corporate Safety and Security Management
LATAM group’s Corporate Safety and Security Management is comprised of four areas: Safety, Security, Occupational Safety, and Emergency Response Management (ERM), which work in close collaboration with our operational and support areas to achieve the Company’s purpose by ensuring acceptable levels of safety and security in an efficient manner, in alignment with industry-recognized best practice frameworks. This approach seeks to balance the continuity of our operations with the well-being of our passengers and collaborators, with the objective that all of them arrive safely at their destination. In support of these efforts, safety and security processes are being progressively enhanced through the use of technology, with digitalization forming an integral component of the management and oversight model.
During 2025, the safety function was incorporated into IATA’s risk-based audit program, which is designed to assess the maturity of a company’s safety risk management processes. This methodology was adopted at the LATAM group level, enabling greater consistency and synergies across audit and operational oversight activities. In parallel, and as part of ongoing efforts to further strengthen the maturity of the Safety Management System (SMS), we underwent an Airbus assessment, incorporating an independent external evaluation of safety-related processes. Together, these initiatives support our governance framework for managing a dynamic operating environment, with safety remaining a fundamental priority across all operations.
Organizational Structure of LATAM Safety and Security Vice-Presidency
Safety Management
The Safety Management departments ensure that providing safe and reliable air service remains LATAM group’s highest priority. Given the operational complexity, as well as the multicultural challenges that we face, LATAM group concentrates its safety management activities under the umbrella of a coordinated structure, which is responsible for the implementation and oversight of unified policies and procedures throughout the group.
The core foundation of this department lies within its robust Safety Management System (“SMS”), which is built upon four main components (Policies and Objectives, Risk Management, Safety Assurance, and Safety Promotion). These components give the SMS a proper structure and provide management with the necessary tools to oversee the safety of our operations. For example, through the safety reporting system, LATAM captures information on operational events and hazardous conditions, which is subsequently analyzed to define and implement timely action plans aimed at mitigating such risks. Through Flight Data Monitoring (“FDM”), also known as Flight Operations Quality Assurance (“FOQA”), we
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are able to capture, analyze, and even visualize the data recorded during revenue flights and compare it with the Company’s Standard Operating Procedures (“SOPs”). In parallel, the Line Operations Monitoring Program (“LOMP”) permits us to monitor Flight Crew performance and detect errors ahead of time. As a result of these proactive activities, we intend to improve overall safety, increase maintenance effectiveness, and reduce operational costs.
The group’s SMS is available internally to all employees, and it provides the guidelines and responsibilities that each employee must meet, regardless of function or hierarchy, which in turn assures our commitment towards safety as a whole. Furthermore, internal audits of operational processes, audits conducted by external authorities, and IOSA certification ensure the proper qualification of our employees and regulatory compliance under the highest industry standards, including the provision of a Senior Safety Manager responsible for each system implementation within the Safety Department, as well as defining standardized procedures for measuring the quality of services provided by third-party companies and contractors.
In 2025, LATAM group maintained a very strong performance in its operational safety indicators through an ongoing improvement process, effectively reducing risks associated with Runway Safety, including Runway Excursion, Mid-air Collision, Controlled Flight Into Terrain (“CFIT”), Loss of Control In-Flight, and others.
In line with our ongoing commitment to improve SMS, we achieved several relevant milestones in operational safety, reflected in the implementation of strategic initiatives that strengthened proactive risk management, safety culture, and the organization-wide commitment to the highest industry standards, including:
•Micro Learnings for Flight Dispatchers: The launch of two out of eight planned courses aimed at reinforcing and standardizing critical safety procedures in flight and ramp operations. The program will continue to expand throughout 2026.
•Alcohol and Drugs Program: Testing under FAA methodology was increased, accompanied by a group-wide communication campaign and the launch of an informational website. In parallel, the Pilot Peer Support Program was strengthened, with trained pilots providing guidance and support by sharing professional skills and experiences with those in need.
•Ground Damage Campaign: Three short video capsules were developed to enhance situational awareness among both in-house personnel and service providers. Topics included weight differences in cargo loading, passenger reseating onboard, and the proper execution of ramp clearance procedures.
•IATA Safety Culture Survey (I-ASC): Action plans derived from survey results were implemented, focused on strengthening Just Culture, consolidating the safety reporting system for third-party companies, enhancing feedback mechanisms, and increasing the involvement of non-operational leaders in safety activities.
•Reinforcement of the “Non-Negotiable Safety Behaviors”: A communication campaign reinforced the five key behaviors guiding daily decisions and actions of LATAM group employees with respect to safety.
•Rollout of the “Third-Party Safety Report” application: Its implementation during 2025 enabled the receipt of more than 1,500 reports, strengthening the participation of external companies in the group’s operational safety system.
•Safety Week 2025: The LATAM group held a new edition of Safety Week between October 20 and 24, featuring a range of activities focused on safety, security, occupational safety, and cybersecurity across the organization. The agenda included webinars, talks in operational areas with participation from executives in operational and support functions, industry expert presentations, and recognition of employees for their leadership in safety. This edition notably featured an event held at LATAM Brazil, which brought together more than 300 participants, including group employees, representatives from other airlines, aviation authorities, manufacturers, and leaders from various industries, reinforcing the central message “safety is about people” and LATAM’s organization-wide commitment to safety.
•Consolidation of the Safety II approach: LATAM consolidated its transition toward a Safety II approach, advancing toward proactive and predictive risk management through the deployment of an AI-based alert model integrating operational, human, and technical variables. This progress, together with the evolution of the fatigue model and the incorporation of new indicators in flight dispatch, strengthened holistic risk understanding, decision-making, and laid the foundations for a more resilient, integrated, and predictive operation.
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•Evolution of the fatigue risk management model: The model evolved toward comprehensive and near real-time coverage of flight operations, alongside the extension of the Safety II approach to the flight dispatch area through new tactical indicators focused on operational learning.
Regarding IOSA certification, in 2025 all air operators within the group were audited and certified under the new Risk-based IOSA methodology, making LATAM the first airline group to certify all its operators in a single audit. In this process, the LATAM group was classified at the “Mature” maturity level in terms of adherence to its operational safety processes.
Through all of the above, LATAM reinforces its commitment to the continuous improvement of its processes, always guided by safety, its top priority.
Security Management
The Security Management Department, with direct access to the highest level of the organization and acting as a liaison with the applicable authorities, is responsible for coordinating the security of LATAM group’s passengers, employees, aircraft, equipment and facilities. It safeguards the group’s infrastructure and assets while protecting people against threats or unlawful action, encouraging the reporting and handling of suspicious situations that could impact operations.
During 2025, the Security Management System (“SeMS”) continued to evolve and further strengthen its level of maturity and organizational integration. The SeMS was incorporated into safety review boards in each country and supported by the establishment of a monthly SeMS committee. This committee conducts structured reviews of each SeMS pillar and its performance, leading to the development and follow-up of action plans in coordination with the respective affiliates.
To enhance alignment and consistency in security management across the group, annual security objectives were cascaded from the headquarters to every country level, through the safety assurance, risk management and threat response pillars as reference frameworks. In support of this approach, a dedicated site was developed to improve visibility, monitoring, and communication of SeMS-related matters.
In parallel, considering the ongoing evolution of geopolitical conditions and the importance of maintaining effective oversight of risks that may impact operations, a security risk dashboard was launched. This dashboard provides an integrated view of relevant internal and external risk variables by geography, serving as a decision-support tool for risk assessment and mitigation.
In the area of security culture promotion, a long-term initiative was initiated to strengthen training and awareness. This initiative included a comprehensive review of all security-related training programs to ensure that content remains current, relevant, and engaging, with the objective of aligning training practices with internationally recognized standards and best practices.
Among the key projects, we continued to advance the digitization and standardization of security support processes, strengthening internal controls, information availability, and operational consistency across our network. In the cargo business, we adopted new technologies to monitor every transfer point, preventing losses and unlawful interference via traceability checkpoints and security camera analytics. This approach strengthened investigative and predictive capabilities, focusing on mitigating insider threats. Additionally, we achieved significant progress in unifying LATAM group’s global access control methods across multiple countries.
Finally, we achieved structural cost optimization through improved negotiations, the integration of technology, and task synergies with other departments.
Health Safety Environmental Management
Occupational safety management is responsible for defining guidelines to assess and mitigate occupational and health risks for workers. This includes establishing standards, supporting operations, and advising on the implementation of relevant procedures, while also monitoring compliance and evaluating the effectiveness of measures taken in response to
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critical events and risks. In addition, it ensures adherence to applicable regulations and promotes worker well-being and safety through training and awareness programs.
Although the injury rate in 2025 was maintained within the established reference target, work-related accidents increased by 10% across LATAM. This increase was driven primarily by a higher number of incidents in the Airport area, which accounted for the largest rise in occupational accidents. In response, the Company intensified prevention and control measures — including procedure reviews, targeted training programs, strengthened incident investigations, and monthly case monitoring — with the aim of reversing the trend and reducing the recurrence of such events. During the year, the focus continued to shift toward indicators designed to identify the potential for serious accidents and to enable corrective actions before they occur. In this respect, the SIF (Serious Injury and Fatality) KPI reached a historic low in 2025.
Objectives were also established related to the review of the risk matrix and the standardization of a legal matrix, consolidating all occupational health and safety regulations applicable in each of the countries in which we operate, ensuring a homogeneous approach aligned with current regulatory requirements. Additionally, goals were defined related to digital transformation projects, including the implementation of an occupational safety event reporting system and the analysis of root causes of occupational accidents through the use of artificial intelligence.
To achieve these goals, LATAM group relies on active observers and empowered supervision, whose primary mission is to safeguard and protect the physical and emotional well-being of employees. Complementing this constant oversight, new technological tools have begun to be incorporated to detect critical risks and enable timely intervention. Activities are monitored and actions are triggered through security camera systems.
Together, these measures facilitate the analysis of the potential impact of serious and fatal injuries, allowing LATAM group to anticipate conditions that could lead to accidents.
Finally, in 2024, we published the first version of the Occupational Safety Management System (“OSMS”). This milestone represents a major step toward standardizing management practices and ensuring the implementation of safe work behavior guidelines at all levels.
Emergency Response Plan (ERP)
LATAM emergency response management is responsible for overall corporate Emergency Response Plan (“ERP”) implementation. It has been designed to comply with airline responsibilities (as defined by ICAO) and for overall management, command, and control of the crisis response. LATAM’s ERP sets procedures to deal with different scenarios, such as aircraft accidents, serious incidents, natural disasters, union strikes, and pandemics. ERP establishes specific teams, procedures, and resources to mitigate the impact of these emergencies on our passengers, their families and for caring for others affected, besides ensuring the continuity of our operations. The ERP is an essential tool to meet the needs of those who need it most, and we have different levels of teams prepared to be activated (but are not limited to): emergency process and procedures, emergency control centers, a relatives and passengers assistance team, a notification team, aircraft recovery, and a dedicated ‘go team’ that can be activated and address an emergency situation.
During 2025, the ERP incorporated significant enhancements that strengthened the LATAM group’s response capabilities in critical situations.
First, the passenger and family assistance program was consolidated through in-person training for a group of employees who serve as the first line of support and coordination for individuals affected by an emergency. In total, 537 employees were trained and formally integrated as part of the ERP as of December 31, 2025.
Second, meaningful progress was made in the digitalization of emergency management through the implementation of a corporate application that, by the end of 2025, provided access to more than 3,500 users, enabling the timely input of key information to support decision-making during a crisis.
Finally, the integration of the ERP with other contingency plans was strengthened by establishing centralized governance for the management of any event that could have a significant operational impact. In this context, and in coordination with the technology and information area, efforts were made to align the technology failure and cybersecurity plan with the company’s ERP.
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Fuel Supplies
Fuel costs comprise one of the single largest categories of our operating expenses. In 2025, total fuel costs represented 31.3% of our total operating expenses. As of December 31, 2025, crude oil prices decreased compared to December 31, 2024. Our average into-wing price for 2025 (fuel price plus taxes and transportation costs, including hedging and gains/losses) was US$2.6 per gallon, representing a decrease of 9.1% from the 2024 into-wing average fuel price. We can neither control nor accurately predict the volatility of fuel prices. Despite the foregoing, we believe it is possible to partially offset the price volatility risk through our hedging and fuel surcharge programs, which are in place in both our passenger and cargo business. For more information, see “Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk—Risk of Fluctuations in Fuel Prices.”
The following table details our consolidated fuel consumption and operating expenses, after related hedging gains and losses (which exclude fuel costs related to charter operations because fuel expenses are covered by the entity that charters the flight) for the last three years.
For the year ended December 31
2025 2024 2023
Fuel consumption (thousands of gallons) 1,444,010.0 1,357,064.1 1,195,029.7
ASK (millions) 170,812.5 157,930.8 137,250.5
Fuel gallons consumed per 1,000 ASK 8.5 8.6 8.7
Total fuel costs (US$ thousands) 3,804,821 3,970,077 3,947,220
Cost per gallon (US$) 2.6 2.9 3.3
Total fuel costs as a percentage of total operating expenses 31.3% 34.5% 37.2%
In our fuel supply agreements, we manage different price structures and price update calculations. The main price structure is Jet Fuel plus fixed fees and taxes, and the main fuel price updates occur on a weekly, bi-weekly and monthly basis. Brazil, our largest market, bases its price on a refinery posting updated every month, which is set in Brazilian real per liter, plus fees and taxes. Refinery prices in Brazil have transitioned to a more transparent import parity model, fostering a more competitive market environment for the region. However, Brazil continues to have higher taxes compared to other markets, which impacts the overall costs. This landscape may be further affected by the recently enacted comprehensive tax reform, scheduled to be phased in between 2026 and 2033. While its primary goal is simplification, the transition to a Dual VAT system, comprising the federal CBS and the state/municipal IBS, along with the potential implementation of a selective tax on fossil fuels, could lead to a significant increase in the industry's effective tax burden and impact on jet fuel pricing in the coming years.
The fuel supply agreements vary by airport and are distributed among 24 suppliers. Our fuel consumption volume is mainly concentrated in Brazil (40%), Chile (16%), the United States (10%), Peru (12%), and Colombia (6%). LATAM has consistently focused on strengthening its fuel supply agreements, leveraging restructuring opportunities and operational improvement, and the group’s significant scale to achieve substantial economies of scale in procurement. Unlike other regional players, our unified corporate structure and centralized leadership allow us to implement standardized fuel‑planning policies across all affiliates, optimizing our negotiating power with global suppliers. This enables us to secure long‑term agreements on more favorable terms, further enhancing our competitive positioning. In recent years, these efforts included improved credit terms and expanded supplier options across key markets, such as Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Chile, and major European airports. In 2025, the fuel supply contracts for Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Chile and major European airports were renegotiated and all of them resulted in better payment conditions and better pricing conditions leveraged by LATAM’s strong financial results.
LATAM has continuously worked to enhance its fuel supply strategies, fostering competition and ensuring access to diverse sources. In Chile and Peru, the adoption of an import model alongside local refinery supply created a more competitive market. In Brazil, LATAM pioneered a jet fuel import project, securing pipeline capacity to supply São Paulo’s Guarulhos Airport and stabilizing refinery prices through this initiative. By late 2023 and early 2024, LATAM successfully renewed pipeline capacity, ensuring continued access to alternative supply options. Additionally, LATAM collaborated with industry organizations during the global crisis to secure cost reductions in key markets like Bolivia and Colombia. Despite challenges such as refining decreases and rising import costs in Europe during 2022 and 2023, LATAM maintained supply stability. Finally, in 2024, LATAM introduced a second source of imported fuel in Chile and continued to strengthen this supply during 2025, which created more competition among suppliers which ultimately would create better market conditions for LATAM.
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In 2025, LATAM significantly advanced its SAF roadmap by establishing strategic supply collaborations with the leading domestic energy and distribution entities in Colombia and Brazil. These initiatives secured the initial integration of SAF in key regional hubs, such as Salvador International Airport, further diversifying our fuel matrix and reinforcing our commitment to regional energy transition. To support this transition, LATAM co-sponsored a landmark regional study with a premier global research institution to define a strategic decarbonization path for the industry. This research provides a comprehensive roadmap for the region, emphasizing the necessity of coordinated policy alignment to ensure the scalable and sustainable integration of alternative energy sources while maintaining regional connectivity.
As part of a comprehensive energy efficiency initiative, the LATAM group worked with a team of stakeholders to generate a streamlined fuel efficiency program (the “LATAM Fuel Efficiency Program”), which encompasses a wide range of different innovations and technologies for fuel efficiency:
•In our efforts to modernize our fleet, we have invested in more modern and efficient aircraft, such as the Boeing 787, the Airbus A320neo and the Airbus A321neo. We have also undertaken investments to retrofit a portion of our Airbus A320 fleet to allow for more efficient standard operational procedures. As of December 31, 2025, 78 Airbus aircraft of the A320-family are still to be received, with deliveries scheduled between 2026 and 2030, and 15 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft remain to be received with deliveries scheduled between 2028 and 2030. In addition to these aircraft already being incorporated into our fleet, in 2025 LATAM Airlines announced an agreement with Embraer to acquire up to 74 new Embraer E195-E2 aircraft (24 firm orders and 50 purchase options), which deliver up to 30% lower fuel consumption per seat compared to previous-generation models.
•LATAM has continuously implemented weight reduction measures to optimize fuel efficiency and reduce costs. These efforts include minimizing onboard water, using ultra-light service carts, optimizing fuel loads based on destination, and improving weight distribution for an optimal center of gravity. Additionally, freight factor improvements have been prioritized by integrating passenger and cargo services. The removal of in-flight magazines in 2019 and 2020 saved nearly 50 kg per flight, while regulatory changes in Brazil and, later, across Spanish-speaking countries standardized fuel policies, significantly reducing unnecessary route reserve fuel. In 2024, LATAM launched the “IFE Removal” project, aimed at removing outdated in-flight entertainment components, such as overhead screens, from over 150 Airbus A320 Family Aircraft by 2026, further reducing more than 100 kg per aircraft.
•LATAM has continuously enhanced its in-house LATAM Pilot Tools app to support flight crews with personalized feedback on efficiency and safety indicators, such as fuel usage and ground consumption. Over time, the app has evolved to include features like fuel efficiency tracking and KPI visibility, generating significant savings and improving operational performance. In 2024, LATAM focused on further enhancing the app by refining user experience and deepening pilots’ engagement with their efficiency indicators, reinforcing its commitment to sustainability and fuel optimization.
•Standardized operational procedures have been implemented for every stage of the flight (taxiing, climb, cruise, approach, and landing). For example, changes in climb profiles that generate savings with minimal changes in the flight crew's workload, or minimizing the use of the auxiliary power unit when an aircraft is on the ground.
•In 2024, LATAM implemented an aircraft performance monitoring (“APM”), which analyzes all flight data and provides real-time performance insights for each aircraft. The APM identifies and monitors maintenance opportunities to reduce fuel consumption, including frequent engine or wing washes, aileron and flap rigging, and it also measures the drag reduction impact of external influences, such as painting procedures.
•Various aircraft retrofits have taken place, among them, engine wiring that allows the reduction of fuel consumption during taxi operations, Auxiliary Power Units replacements for more efficient models, and software updates that improve fuel consumption. In 2024, LATAM signed an agreement with Lufthansa Technik for the installation in five B777 aircraft of Aeroshark Technology, a bionic film that successfully mimics the skin of sharks and optimizes airflow, thus enabling a reduction of up to 1% in fuel flow. During 2025, through multiple measurement methodologies (including our APM software), we were able to validate reductions in aerodynamic drag and fuel consumption, and subsequently proceeded to execute an agreement to extend this technology across our entire B777 fleet of 10 aircraft. As of December 31, 2025, five aircraft were successfully retrofitted with Aeroshark Technology, and the remaining five are planned to be retrofitted during 2026.
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•LATAM has continuously improved flight planning processes through tools like Full Tracks, developed by the Fuel Team with support from Operations and Safety, to enhance programming and optimization of flight plans. Centralized and standardized fuel planning policies across dispatch centers allowed for unified criteria and better performance tracking. Operational parameters, including those related to tankering, were revised in 2023 to maximize efficiency, particularly leveraging the arrival of A320neo and A321neo aircraft, supported by the Tail Assignment tool for optimal fleet use.
•Since 2020, LATAM has collaborated with the Advanced Analytics team to develop machine learning models for accurate weight and extra fuel forecasts, as well as optimizing flight routes. Route optimization also benefited from reduced overflight costs in certain regions, enabling shorter trajectories for long-haul flights. LATAM continues to expand these models to provide critical recommendations for both flight planning and in-flight operations.
•In 2022, LATAM implemented Airbus Descent Profile Optimization (“DPO”) software across 200 A320 aircraft, reducing each aircraft’s annual fuel consumption by 100 tons and CO2 emissions by 300 tons. This initiative is a significant step in LATAM’s sustainability efforts.
•LATAM is working closely with ground handling, airports and operations teams to significantly surpass pre-pandemic ground power usage performance levels. During 2025, LATAM introduced seven new air conditioning units (“ACUs”) and ground power units (“GPUs”) in CGH and implemented “400Hz” + “PCA” systems in three new airports (FOR, POA and NAT) in Brazil, representing 7.4% of the total APU minutes of LATAM in that country. Additionally, the implementation of IATA Service Level 2 procedures in 2023 ensured more efficient and punctual aircraft operations.
•In 2025, in collaboration with a specialized team in experimental procedures and impact measurement, we began testing various digital solutions available in the market that deliver operational improvements across different phases of flight, with potential fuel efficiency benefits. A flight level optimization solution was validated and implemented, currently enabling fuel consumption reductions of up to 0.5% during the cruise phase, when optimization opportunities are available.
In February 2026, S&P Global’s Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) recognized LATAM Airlines Group for the second consecutive year as one of the most sustainable airline groups worldwide, ranking fifth globally and first in the Americas. The group was also named a Top Sustainability Performer and Industry Mover 2025 after achieving a historic 10-point increase in its score to 77/100, placing it in the 92nd percentile of the global airline industry. LATAM was additionally included in the Sustainability Yearbook 2026, which recognizes the top-performing companies in each sector worldwide.
Ground Facilities and Services
The main ground facilities operations are based at the Guarulhos Airport in São Paulo, Brazil. The Brazilian affiliate also operates significant ground facilities and services at its headquarters located at Congonhas International Airport in São Paulo, Brazil.
LATAM group also has significant operations at the Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in Santiago, Chile, where we operate hangars, aircraft parking and other airport service facilities pursuant to concessions granted by the CDGAC and other outsourced concessions. We also maintain a customs warehouse at the Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, additional customs warehouses in Chile and operate cargo warehouses at the Miami International Airport to service our cargo customers. Our facilities at Miami International Airport include corporate offices for our cargo and passenger operations and temperature-controlled and freezer space for imports and exports. We also operate from various other airports in Chile and abroad.
We incur certain airport usage fees and other charges for services performed by the various airports where we operate, such as air traffic control charges, take-off and landing fees, aircraft parking fees and fees payable in connection with the use of passenger waiting rooms and check-in counter space.
Ancillary Airline Activities
In recent years, LATAM group has been developing different initiatives to increase its ancillary revenues generated by its airline operations. The implementation of these initiatives aims to offer a better on-board experience, while
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allowing passengers to customize their journey. LATAM group’s customers are able to purchase additional services such as extra luggage, preferred seating options, upgrades to our Premium cabins, among others.
In addition to airline operations, LATAM generates revenues from a variety of other activities, including aircraft leases (including subleases, dry-leases, wet-leases and capacity sales to certain alliance partners) and charter flights, tours, maintenance services for third parties, handling, storage, customs services, income from other non-airline products (LATAM Pass) and other miscellaneous income. In 2025, LATAM generated other income of US$229.9 million from these activities.
Insurance
LATAM group maintains aviation insurance policies as required by law, aircraft financing, and leasing agreements, for its entire fleet (aircraft that LATAM and its affiliates own, operate, and are responsible for).
These policies provide coverage for aircraft hulls (including war risks and spares), third-party legal liability, cargo, baggage, injuries and property damage. LATAM’s policies are in full force and are renewed annually along with IAG Group (British Airways, Iberia and their affiliates), which allows LATAM group to obtain coverage at the best level of the aviation industry.
LATAM group also insures its physical properties and equipment from theft, fire, flood, earthquake, hurricane, and other damages. LATAM group’s vehicles are generally insured against the risk of robbery, damages, fire, and general liabilities. Additionally, LATAM maintains a casualty insurance program that provides coverage worldwide.
Information and Digital Technologies
The LATAM website and mobile app launched in 2021 and 2022 enabled customers to complete their purchases in less time and manage payments, refunds, and compensations through a digital wallet, all while seeking to strengthen its ancillary offerings. In 2025, LATAM continues to strengthen the positioning of its app across its markets through a focused customer acquisition and activation strategy.
During the year, LATAM prioritized the adoption of new technological tools and AI-driven processes to reduce contact center volume, achieving a call rate of 0.08 per passenger. At the same time, LATAM has consistently improved its response to customer pain points by effectively managing and resolving claims, resulting in a 23% reduction in the complaint rate compared to 2024. LATAM has also maintained service levels above 90% for digital changes and refunds.
LATAM continued to work on positioning latam.com as a single marketplace for all travel needs while boosting the sales of air ancillaries and packages. Consequently, as of December 2025, latam.com reached an annual market penetration of 61%, which reflects the percentage of passengers who purchased through LATAM’s direct sales channel latam.com, and continued working on the connection to the IATA’s NDC to strengthen connections with indirect channels while maintaining direct connectivity.
LATAM has incorporated a dedicated analytics and AI taskforce focused on network optimization, personalization of flight offers, fuel consumption and predictive maintenance.
Furthermore, we have highlighted the adjustment of strategies to reduce our technology supplier footprint by renegotiating key contracts to ensure flexibility and cost efficiency.
For information on cybersecurity, see “Item 16K. Cybersecurity.”
Regulation
Below is a brief reference to the material effects of aeronautical and other regulations in force in the relevant jurisdictions in which we operate. We are subject to the jurisdiction of various regulatory and enforcement agencies in each of the countries where we operate. We believe we have obtained and maintained the necessary authority, including authorizations and operative certificates where required, which are subject to ongoing compliance with statutes, rules and regulations pertaining to the airline industry, including any rules and regulations that may be adopted in the future.
The countries where we carry out most of our operations are contracting states and permanent members of the ICAO, an agency of the United Nations established in 1947 to assist in the planning and development of international air
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transportation. The ICAO establishes technical standards for the international aviation industry. In the absence of an applicable local regulation concerning safety or maintenance, the countries where we operate have incorporated by reference the majority of the ICAO’s technical standards. We believe that we are in material compliance with all such relevant technical standards.
Environmental and Noise Regulation
There are no material environmental regulations or controls in the jurisdictions in which we operate imposed upon airlines, applicable to aircraft, or that otherwise affect us, except for environmental laws and regulations of general applicability.
In Chile, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, among others, aircraft must comply with certain noise restrictions. LATAM’s aircraft substantially comply with all such restrictions, having implemented at least the standard known as “Stage 4 Requirements” across its fleet.
In 2016, the ICAO adopted a resolution creating the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), providing a framework for a global market-based measure to stabilize CO2 emissions in international civil aviation (i.e., civil aviation flights that depart in one country and arrive in a different country). With the adoption of this framework, the aviation industry became the first industry to achieve an agreement with respect to its CO2 emissions. The scheme, which defines a unified standard to regulate CO2 emissions in international flights, started being implemented in various phases by ICAO member states in 2021 (with the voluntary member states).
Safety and Security
Our operations are subject to the jurisdiction of various agencies in each of the countries where we operate, which set standards and requirements for the operation of aircraft and its maintenance.
In the United States, the Aviation and Transportation Security Act requires, among other things, the implementation of certain security measures by airlines and airports, such as the requirement that all passenger bags be screened for explosives. Funding for airline and airport security required under the Aviation Security Act is provided in part by a US$5.60 per segment passenger security fee, subject to a US$11.20 per round-trip cap; however, airlines are responsible for costs in excess of this fee. Implementation of the requirements of the Aviation Security Act has resulted in increased costs for airlines and their passengers. Since the events of September 11, 2001, the United States Congress has mandated, and the TSA has implemented, numerous security procedures and requirements that have imposed and will continue to impose burdens on airlines, passengers and shippers.
Below are some specific aeronautical regulations related to route rights and pricing policy in the countries where we operate.
Chile
Aeronautical Regulation
Both the CDGAC and the Chilean Civil Aviation Administration (Junta de Aeronáutica Civil or“JAC”) oversee and regulate the Chilean aviation industry. The CDGAC reports directly to the Chilean Air Force and is responsible for supervising compliance with Chilean laws and regulations relating to air navigation. The JAC is the Chilean civil aviation authority. Primarily on the basis of Decree Law No. 2,564, which regulates commercial aviation, the JAC establishes the main commercial policies for the aviation industry in Chile and regulates the assignment of international routes and the compliance with certain insurance requirements, while the CDGAC regulates flight operations, including personnel, aircraft and security standards, air traffic control and airport management. We have obtained and maintain the necessary authority from the Chilean government to conduct flight operations, including authorization certificates from the JAC and technical operative certificates from the CDGAC, the continuation of which is subject to the ongoing compliance with applicable statutes, rules and regulations pertaining to the airline industry, including any rules and regulations that may be adopted in the future.
Chile is a contracting state, as well as a permanent member, of the ICAO. Chilean authorities have incorporated ICAO’s technical standards for the international aviation industry into Chilean laws and regulations. In the absence of an applicable Chilean regulation concerning safety or maintenance, the CDGAC has incorporated by reference the majority of the ICAO’s technical standards. We believe that we are in material compliance with all such relevant technical standards.
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Route Rights
Domestic Routes: Chilean airlines are not required to obtain permits in order to carry passengers or cargo on any domestic routes, but only to comply with the technical and insurance requirements established respectively by the CDGAC and the JAC. There are no regulatory barriers that would prevent a foreign airline from creating a Chilean subsidiary and entering the Chilean domestic market using that subsidiary. On January 18, 2012, the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Economics of Chile announced a unilateral opening of the Chilean domestic skies. This was confirmed in November 2013, and has been in force since that date.
International Routes: As an airline providing services on international routes, LATAM is also subject to a variety of bilateral civil air transportation agreements that provide for the exchange of air traffic rights between Chile and various other countries. There can be no assurance that existing bilateral agreements between Chile and foreign governments will continue, and a modification, suspension or revocation of one or more bilateral treaties could have a material adverse effect on our operations and financial results.
International route rights, as well as the corresponding landing rights, are derived from a variety of air transportation agreements negotiated between Chile and foreign governments. Under such agreements, the government of one country grants the government of another country the right to designate one or more of its domestic airlines to operate scheduled services to certain destinations of the former and, in certain cases, to further connect to third-country destinations. In Chile, when additional route frequencies to and from foreign cities become available, any eligible airline may apply to obtain them. If there is more than one applicant for a route frequency, the JAC awards it through a public auction for a period of five years. The JAC grants route frequencies subject to the condition that the recipient airline operates them on a permanent basis. If an airline fails to operate a route for a period of six months or more, the JAC may terminate its rights to that route. International route frequencies are freely transferable. In October 2023, a public auction was held by JAC for 13 international frequencies for the Santiago – Lima route where three Chilean airlines participated, LATAM won 10 of 13, for which we paid US$ 315,000.
Airfare Pricing Policy
Chilean airlines are permitted to establish their own domestic and international fares without government regulation. For more information, see “―Antitrust Regulation” below. In 1997, the Antitrust Commission approved and imposed a specific self-regulatory fare plan for our domestic operations in Chile consistent with the Antitrust Commission’s directive to maintain a competitive environment. According to this plan, we must file notice with the JAC of any increase or decrease in standard fares on routes deemed “non-competitive” by the JAC and any decrease in fares on “competitive” routes at least 20 days in advance. We must file notice with the JAC of any increase in fares on “competitive” routes at least 10 days in advance. In addition, the Chilean authorities now require that we justify any modification that we make to our fares on non-competitive routes. We must also ensure that our average yields on a non-competitive route are not higher than those on competitive routes of similar distance.
Peru
Aeronautical Regulation
The Peruvian Civil Aviation General Office (Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil or “PDGAC”) oversees and regulates the Peruvian aviation industry. The PDGAC reports directly to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications and is responsible for supervising compliance with Peruvian laws and regulations relating to air navigation. In addition, the PDGAC regulates the assignment of national and international routes, and the compliance with certain insurance requirements, and it regulates flight operations, including personnel, aircraft and security standards, air traffic control and airport management. We have obtained and maintain the necessary authorizations from the Peruvian government to conduct flight operations, including authorization and technical operative certificates, the continuation of which is subject to the ongoing compliance with applicable statutes, rules and regulations pertaining to the airline industry, including any rules and regulations that may be adopted in the future.
Peru is a contracting state and a permanent member of the ICAO. The ICAO establishes technical standards for the international aviation industry, which Peruvian authorities have incorporated into Peruvian laws and regulations. In the absence of an applicable Peruvian regulation concerning safety or maintenance, the PDGAC has incorporated by reference the majority of the ICAO’s technical standards. We believe that we are in material compliance with all relevant technical standards.
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Route Rights
Domestic Routes: Peruvian airlines are required to obtain permits in connection with carrying passengers or cargo on any domestic routes and to comply with the technical and legal requirements established by the PDGAC. Non-Peruvian airlines are not permitted to provide domestic air service between destinations in Peru.
International Routes: As an airline providing services on international routes, LATAM Airlines Peru is also subject to a variety of bilateral civil air transport agreements that provide for the exchange of air traffic rights between Peru and various other countries. There can be no assurance that existing bilateral agreements between Peru and foreign governments will continue, and a modification, suspension or revocation of one or more bilateral treaties could have a material adverse effect on our operations and financial results.
International route rights, as well as the corresponding landing rights, are derived from a variety of air transport agreements negotiated between Peru and foreign governments. Under such agreements, the government of one country grants the government of another country the right to designate one or more of its domestic airlines to operate scheduled services to certain destinations of the former and, in certain cases, to further connect to third-country destinations. In Peru, when additional route frequencies to and from foreign cities become available, any eligible airline may apply to obtain them. If there is more than one applicant for a route frequency, the PDGAC awards it in compliance with different designation rules for a period of four years. The PDGAC grants route frequencies subject to the condition that the recipient airline operates them on a permanent basis. If an airline fails to operate a route for a period of 90 days or more, the PDGAC may terminate its rights to that route. In recent years, the PDGAC has revoked the unused route frequencies of several Peruvian operators.
Ecuador
Aeronautical Regulation
There are two institutions that control commercial aviation on behalf of the State: (i) The Ecuadorian National Civil Aviation Counsel Consejo Nacional de Aviación Civil or CNAC”), which directs aviation policy; and (ii) the EDGAC, which is a technical regulatory and control agency. The CNAC issues operating permits and grants operating concessions to national and international airlines. It also issues opinions on bilateral and multilateral air transportation treaties, allocates routes and traffic rights, and approves joint operating agreements such as wet leases and shared codes.
Fundamentally, the EDGAC is responsible for:
•ensuring that the national standards and technical regulations and international ICAO standards and regulations are observed;
•keeping records on insurance, airworthiness and licenses of Ecuadorian civil aircraft;
•maintaining the National Aircraft Registry;
•issuing licenses to crews;
•controlling air traffic control inside domestic air space;
•approving shared codes; and
•modifying operations permits.
The EDGAC also must comply with the standards and recommended methods of ICAO since Ecuador is a signatory of the 1944 Chicago Convention.
Route Rights
Airlines must obtain authorization from the CNAC (an operating permit or concession) in order to provide air transportation services. For domestic operations, only companies incorporated in Ecuador may operate locally, and only aircraft registered in Ecuador and operated under dry leases agreements, or foreign aircraft, provided that they are registered as primary aircraft, are authorized to operate domestically.
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International Routes: Permits for international operations are based on air transportation treaties signed by Ecuador or, otherwise, the principle of reciprocity is applied. All airlines doing business in Latin America that are incorporated in countries that are members of the Comunidad Andina de Naciones (the Andean Community, or “CAN”) obtain their traffic rights on the basis of decisions currently in force under that regime, in particular decision N°582 of 2004, which guarantee free access to markets, with no type of restriction except technical considerations.
Airfare Pricing Policy
On October 13, 2011, The Statutory Law of Regulation and Control of the Market Power was passed with a purpose to avoid, prevent, correct, eliminate and sanction the abuse of economic operators with market power, as well as to sanction restrictive, disloyal and agreements involving collusive practices. This Law creates a new public entity as the maximum authority of application and establishes the procedures of investigation and the applicable sanctions, which are severe. Rates are not regulated and are subject only to registration. In general, bilateral treaties regarding air transportation allow for airfares to be regulated by the regulation of the country of origin.
Brazil
Aeronautical Regulation
The Brazilian aviation industry is regulated and overseen by the Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil, or the “Brazilian ANAC”). The Brazilian ANAC reports directly to the Ministry of Ports and Airports, which is subordinated by the Federal Executive Power of this country. Primarily on the basis of Law No. 11.182/2005, the Brazilian ANAC was created to regulate commercial aviation, air navigation, the assignment of domestic and international routes, compliance with certain insurance requirements, flight operations, including personnel, aircraft and security standards, air traffic control, in this case sharing its activities and responsibilities with the Brazilian Department of Airspace Control (Departamento de Controle do Espaço Aéreo, or “DECEA”), an entity subordinated to the Brazilian Air Force (Comando da Aeronáutica), under the Ministry of Defense, and responsible for managing the Brazilian Airspace Control System (SISCEAB), and airport management, in this last case sharing responsibilities with the Brazilian Airport Infrastructure Company (Empresa Brasileira de Infra-Estrutura Aeroportuária, or “INFRAERO”), a public company that was created by Law No. 5862/72, and is responsible for administrating, operating and exploring Brazilian airports industrially and commercially (with the exception of airports granted to private initiative).
LATAM Airlines Brazil has obtained and maintains the necessary authority from the Brazilian government to conduct flight operations, including authorization and technical operative certificates from Brazilian ANAC, the continuation of which is subject to ongoing compliance with applicable statutes, rules and regulations pertaining to the airline industry, including any rules and regulations that may be adopted in the future.
Brazilian ANAC is the Brazilian civil aviation authority and it is responsible for supervising compliance with Brazilian laws and regulations relating to air transport. Brazil is a contracting state and a permanent member of the ICAO. The ICAO establishes technical standards for the international aviation industry, which Brazilian authorities have incorporated into Brazilian laws and regulations. In the absence of an applicable Brazilian regulation concerning safety or maintenance, Brazilian ANAC has incorporated by reference the majority of the ICAO’s technical standards.
Route Rights
Domestic Routes: Brazilian airlines operate under a public services concession, and for that reason Brazilian airlines are required to obtain a concession to provide passenger and cargo air transportation services from the Brazilian authorities. In addition, an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) is also required for Brazilian Airlines to provide regular domestic passenger or cargo transportation services. Brazilian Airlines also need to comply with all technical requirements established by the Brazilian ANAC. Based on the Brazilian Aeronautical Code (“CBA”) established by Brazilian Federal Law No. 7,565/86, there are no limitations to ownership of Brazilian airlines by foreign investors. The CBA also states that non-Brazilian airlines are not authorized to provide domestic air transportation services in Brazil. Under the CBA, domestic air transportation services are reserved for legal entities constituted under Brazilian laws, headquartered in Brazil with its management based in the country.
International Routes: Brazilian and non-Brazilian airlines providing services on international routes are also subject to a variety of bilateral civil air transport agreements that provide for the exchange of air traffic rights between Brazil and various other countries. International route rights, as well as the corresponding landing rights, are derived from a variety of air transport agreements negotiated between Brazil and foreign governments. Under such agreements, the government of one country grants the government of another country the right to designate one or more of its domestic
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airlines to operate scheduled services to certain destinations of the former and, in certain cases, to further connect to third-country destinations. In Brazil, when additional route frequencies to and from foreign cities become available, any eligible airline may apply to obtain them. If there is more than one applicant for a route frequency, Brazilian ANAC must carry out a public bid and award it to the elected airline, Brazilian ANAC grants route frequencies subject to the condition that the recipient airline operates them on a permanent basis. Brazilian ANAC’s Resolution No 491/18 indicates the requirements to establish the underuse of a frequency, and how it could be revoked and reassigned. This provision of the resolution came into force in September 2019.
Airfare Pricing Policy
Brazilian and non-Brazilian airlines are permitted to establish their own international and domestic fares, in this last case only for Brazilian airlines, without government regulation, as long as they do not abuse any dominant market position they may enjoy. Airlines may file complaints before the Brazilian Administrative Counsel for Economic Defense (Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica, or “CADE”) with respect to monopolistic or other pricing practices by other airlines that violate Brazil’s antitrust laws.
Colombia
Aeronautical Regulation
The governmental entity in charge of regulating, directing and supervising civil aviation in Colombia is the Civil Aviation Special Management Unit (Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronáutica Civil, “Aerocivil” or “AC”), a special administrative unit attached to the Ministry of Transportation. The AC is the aeronautical authority for the entire national territory, in charge of regulating and supervising Colombian airspace in accordance with the Colombian Political Constitution, international treaties ratified by Colombia, and applicable aeronautical regulations. The AC has the authority to interpret, apply, and issue complementary regulations regarding civil aviation and air transportation to ensure compliance with the Reglamentos Aeronáuticos de Colombia ("RAC"), subject to the principles of legality and due process established in the Colombian Political Constitution and the Code of Administrative Procedure and Administrative Litigation (Law No. 1,437 of 2011). The AC also grants the necessary permits for air transportation.
Route Rights
The AC grants operation permits to domestic and foreign carriers that intend to operate in, from and to Colombia. In the case of Colombian airlines, in order to obtain the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and operational permit, the company must comply with the RAC and fulfill legal, economic, financial, and technical requirements, established in Decree N. 1,282 of 1994 and related regulations. The application process includes a public hearing procedure where the public convenience and necessity of the service is evaluated, in accordance with the principles of transparency and public participation required under Colombian administrative law. The same process must be followed to add national or international routes. The granting of international routes is subject to the bilateral and multilateral air service agreements entered into by Colombia Exceptions to the public hearing procedure include: (i) applications from air carriers of member countries of the Andean Community (CAN) under Decision No. 582 of 2004, which establishes an open skies regime among member states; (ii) routes or permits that are part of a liberalized regime under applicable bilateral or multilateral agreements; and (iii) other exceptions as may be established by the AC in accordance with applicable regulations. Even if the public hearing process does not apply, the airline must submit a complete technical, economic, and financial study to the AC and the request must be published on the official website of the authority for a minimum period as established by regulation, in compliance with the right to access public information guaranteed by Article 74 of the Colombian Political Constitution and Law No. 1,712 of 2014 (Transparency and Access to Public Information Law) Route authorizations are granted on a non-transferable basis and are specific to the authorized air carrier, in accordance with Decree No. 1,282 of 1994. Regarding foreign investment in Colombian airlines, while there are generally no restrictions on the percentage of foreign capital participation in domestic air carriers under current regulations, such investments must comply with foreign investment registration requirements established by the Central Bank (Banco de la República) and the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, and are subject to applicable competition law provisions under Law No. 1,340 of 2009 (Superintendence of Industry and Commerce).
Airfare Pricing Policy
Since July 2007, pursuant to Resolution No. 3,299 of 2007, issued by Aerocivil, minimum airfare requirements for both international and domestic air transportation were eliminated, allowing airlines to establish fares based on market
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conditions, subject to consumer protection laws, including Law No. 1,480 of 2011 (Consumer Protection Statute). Under Resolution No. 904 of 2012, issued in February 2012, the Aerocivil eliminated the mandatory fuel surcharge for both domestic and international air transportation of passengers and cargo. As of April 1, 2012, air carriers may decide at their discretion whether to charge a fuel surcharge, provided that such charges comply with consumer protection regulations and transparency requirements. If a fuel surcharge is charged, it must be included in the total fare price, but must be disclosed separately and clearly on tickets, in advertising, and in all marketing materials used by the airline, in accordance with consumer transparency and information rights established under Law No. 1480 of 2011 and Decree No. 1,074 of 2015 (Single Regulatory Decree of the Commerce, Industry and Tourism Sector).
In the same line, as of April 1, 2012, there is no longer any restriction on maximum fares published by the airlines or with respect to the obligations for air carriers to report to the Aeronautical civil authority the fares and conditions the day after being published maximum airfare restrictions were eliminated, and airlines are no longer required to report fares and conditions to Aerocivil on the day following publication. However, airlines remain subject to: (i) general reporting obligations as may be required by Aerocivil for statistical and regulatory purposes; (ii) consumer protection laws that prohibit abusive, misleading, or discriminatory pricing practices under Law No. 1,480 of 2011; and (iii) competition law provisions under Law No. 1,340 of 2009 that prohibit price-fixing and other anticompetitive conduct.
Administrative fares are not subject to any changes, and its charge is mandatory for the transport of passengers under Aeronautical Civil Regulations. Differential administrative fares apply to ticket sales made through Internet channels.
Antitrust Regulation
Chile
The National Economic Prosecutor Office (“FNE” by its Spanish name) is one of the main antitrust authorities in Chile. The FNE oversees and investigates antitrust matters, which are governed by Decree Law No. 211 of 1973, as amended, or the “Antitrust Law.” The Antitrust Law considers as anticompetitive, any conduct that prevents, restricts or hinders competition, or sets out to produce said effects.
The Antitrust Law continues by giving examples of the following anticompetitive conducts: (i) cartels; (ii) abuse of dominance; and (iii) interlocking.
The FNE or an aggrieved person may sue for damages arising from a breach of Antitrust Law by suing in the Chilean Antitrust Court (Tribunal de Defensa de la Libre Competencia, or “TDLC”). The TDLC has the authority to impose a variety of sanctions for violations of the Antitrust Law, including: (i) the amendment or termination of acts and contracts; (ii) the amendment or dissolution of legal entities involved in the infringement; and/or (iii) the imposition of a fine up to 30% of the sales of the infringing entity corresponding to the line of products and/or services associated to the infraction, during the entire term for which the infringement lasted; alternatively, a fine equal to the double of the economic benefit obtained by the infringing company; or when none of these alternatives can be applied, a fine up to approximately US$50 million (60,000 UTA). If the TDLC finds an antitrust infringement, an aggrieved person may sue for damages in a follow-on suit before the TDLC, including both individual claims as well as class actions.
The Antitrust Law also considers the possibility of criminal sanctions for individuals involved in cartel cases. On August 17, 2023 Chilean Law No. 21,595 (the Economic Crimes Act, or “ECA”) was published in the Official Gazette. The ECA modified the criminal sanctions applicable to individuals in cartel cases, which include the following:
1.Imprisonment in its maximum degree to imprisonment in its minimum degree (i.e., from three years and one day to 10 years).
2.Fines, calculated according to the system of “daily fines” (in principle, 151 to 200 daily fines). The value of a daily fine corresponds to the average daily net income that the convicted person has had in the period of one year before the start of investigation against such individual, considering work income, rents, income from capital or income of any other kind. If the average daily net income is disproportionately low in relation to the assets of the convicted person, the court may increase the value of the daily fine by up to two times.
3.Disgorgement of profits, by which a person is dispossessed of patrimonial assets whose value corresponds to the amount of the profits obtained through the crime or by perpetrating it. The profits obtained include the rents and profits that have been originated, whatever their legal nature. The profits also include the equivalent of the costs
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avoided by the wrongful act. The disgorgement of profits can be imposed even without a conviction, provided it is proven that the assets had their origin in an act constituting a crime.
4.Disqualification from holding public office, from three years to perpetuity.
5.Disqualification from serving as director or principal executive on any entity subject to the supervision of the Financial Market Commission or in a company controlled by the State, from three to 10 years.
6.Disqualification from contracting with the State (any of its organs, services, companies or companies) and termination of any contract in force with the State, from three years to perpetuity. The disqualification is extended to any company, foundation or corporation in which the convicted person is directly or indirectly a partner, shareholder or member.
These sanctions can be applied jointly. In addition, according to the ECA, cartel crimes always qualify as an “economic crime,” so that the specific determination of the prison sentence to be imposed, as well as the decision on its potential substitution by a form of execution in freedom or with partial imprisonment, is governed by the ECA.
As described above under “—Airfare Pricing Policy,” pursuant to Resolution No. 445 of August 1995, the predecessor to the TDLC approved a merger between LAN Chile and LADECO subject to certain conditions, including a specific self-regulated fare plan for domestic air passenger market consistent with the TDLC’s directive to maintain a competitive environment within the domestic market. This self-regulated fare plan was updated by the TDLC particularly to maintain its objective which consists of a tariff regulation, through which maximum rates are established on non-competitive routes under a monthly compliance scheme. Thus, since October 1997, LATAM Chile follows a self-regulated plan, which was modified and approved by the TDLC in July 2005, and further in September 2011. In February 2010, the FNE closed the investigation initiated in 2007 regarding our compliance with this self-regulated fare plan and no further observations were made.
In June 2012, the antitrust authorities in Chile and Brazil each imposed certain mitigation measures as part of their approval of the LAN/TAM merger. Furthermore, the association was also submitted to the antitrust authorities in Germany, Italy, Spain and Argentina. All these jurisdictions granted unconditional clearances for this transaction. For more information regarding these mitigation measures, see below.
The mitigation measures imposed by the TDLC in connection with the LAN and TAM merger were part of a decision issued on September 21, 2011 (the “Decision”). The TDLC approved the proposed merger between LAN and TAM, subject to 14 conditions as generally described below:
1.swap certain slots in the Guarulhos Airport at São Paulo, Brazil, to be used by an occasional third party interested in offering direct non-stop flights between São Paulo and Santiago;
2.extension of the airline loyalty program to airlines operating or willing to operate the Santiago-São Paulo, Santiago-Rio de Janeiro, Santiago-Montevideo and Santiago-Asunción routes during the five-year period from the effective time of the merger;
3.execution of interline agreements with airlines operating the Santiago-São Paulo, Santiago-Rio de Janeiro and Santiago-Asunción routes;
4.certain capacity and other transitory restrictions applicable to the Santiago-São Paulo route;
5.certain amendments to LAN’s self-regulatory fare plan approved by the TDLC with respect to LAN’s domestic passenger business;
6.the obligation of LATAM to resign to one global airline alliance within 24 months from the date in which the merger becomes effective, except in the case that the TDLC approves otherwise, or to elect not to participate in any global airline alliance;
7.certain restrictions on code-sharing agreements with certain south American carriers or carriers outside the global airline alliance to which LATAM belongs for routes with origin or destination in Chile or that connect to North
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America and Europe, including the obligation to consult with, and obtain approval from, the TDLC prior to its execution of certain of those codeshare agreements (the “Seventh Condition”);
8.the abandonment of four air traffic frequencies with freedom rights between Chile and Peru, limitations to acquire more than 75% of the air traffic frequencies in that route, and the term for which air traffic frequencies may be granted to LATAM by the Chilean authorities;
9.issuance of a statement by LATAM supporting the unilateral opening of the Chilean domestic skies (cabotage) and abstention from any actions that would prevent such opening;
10.promotion by LATAM of the growth and normal operation of the Guarulhos (Brazil) and Arturo Merino Benítez (Chile) airports, to facilitate access thereto to other airlines;
11.certain restrictions regarding incentives to travel agencies;
12.to maintain temporarily 12 round trip flights per week between Chile and the United States and at least seven round trip non-stop flights per week between Chile and Europe;
13.certain transitory restrictions on increasing fares in the Santiago-São Paulo and Santiago - Rio de Janeiro routes for the passenger business and for the Chile-Brazil routes for the cargo business; and
14.engaging an independent consultant, expert in airline operations to, in coordination with the FNE, monitor and audit compliance with the conditions imposed by the Decision for 36 months.
Around June 2015, the FNE filed a complaint against LATAM before the TDLC alleging that LATAM was not complying with the Seventh Condition. LATAM filed a statement of defense opposing the claim and later reached a settlement agreement with the FNE (the “Settlement Agreement”) which was approved by the TDLC on December 22, 2015. The Settlement Agreement terminated the legal proceeding initiated by the FNE and did not establish any violation by LATAM of the TDLC resolutions or any applicable antitrust regulations by LATAM. The Settlement Agreement did establish the obligation of LATAM to amend and terminate certain code share agreements and contract an independent third-party consultant, which would act as an advisor to the FNE to monitor the compliance by LATAM of the Seventh Condition and the Settlement Agreement.
On October 15, 2019, LATAM was notified that the FNE had opened an investigation regarding a joint venture agreement entered into between LATAM and Delta. On August 13, 2021, Delta and LATAM reached an Out-of-Court agreement with FNE to close the investigation and allow the implementation of their joint venture agreement, subject to certain mitigation measures. On October 28, 2021 the settlement was approved by the TDLC. The mitigation measures included, among others, obligations for LATAM to restrict and isolate information exchanges and databases related to joint venture markets, as well as updating the company’s compliance program. The settlement also imposes certain obligations on Delta and on directors to LATAM’s board nominated with Delta’s votes, such as affidavits attesting the independence of LATAM’s directors nominated with Delta’s votes, compliance measures to restrict the exchange of commercially sensitive information, and periodic antitrust training regarding their obligations under the settlement.
On November 6, 2023, LATAM, Delta and FNE reached another out-of-court agreement to amend part of the codeshare agreements between the companies, which was approved by the TDLC on December 7, 2023.
Relatedly, on October 3, 2025, LATAM and the FNE reached another out-of-court agreement to amend certain provisions of the existing codeshare agreements between LATAM and Delta, which was approved by the TDLC on October 29, 2025.
Brazil
The CADE approved the LAN/TAM merger by unanimous decision during its hearing on December 14, 2011, subject to the following conditions: (1) the new combined group (LATAM) should leave one of the two global alliances to which it was a part of (Star Alliance or oneworld); and (2) the new combined group (LATAM) should offer to swap two pairs of slots in Guarulhos International Airport, to be used by an occasional third party interested in offering direct non-stop flights between São Paulo and Santiago, Chile. These impositions are in line with the mitigation measures adopted by the TDLC, in Chile.
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On February 24, 2021, the CADE approved without remedies the Joint Venture Agreement between Delta Air Lines and LATAM Airlines Group. Previously, in a separate case, the CADE approved without remedies the acquisition by Delta Air Lines of up to 20% of LATAM common shares on March 18, 2020.
Uruguay
On December 14, 2020, the antitrust authority of Uruguay (Comisión de Promoción y Defensa de la Competencia) approved the Joint Venture Agreement between LATAM and Delta Air Lines. The same agreement was filed before the aeronautical authority of Uruguay (the Dirección Nacional de Aviación Civil e Infraestructura Aeronáutica) on September 21, 2020 and approved by default on December 20, 2020, as the timeframe provided by the Aeronautical Code Law to the authority in order to resolve on the matter expired (90 days after filing).
United States
On July 8, 2020, LATAM and Delta Air Lines applied for approval and antitrust clearance of all the agreements related to their Joint Venture Agreement before the U.S. Department of Transportation (“DOT”). On September 30, 2022, the DOT approved the Joint Venture Agreement between Delta Air Lines and LATAM group.
Colombia
On September 4, 2020, LATAM and Delta Air Lines applied for an approval of the Joint Venture Agreement before Aerocivil, which was finally received on May 10, 2021.
C.Organizational Structure
LATAM Airlines Group and LATAM Airlines Brazil ownership structure as of March 2, 2026 is as follows:
Sixth Street Partners (13.22%) Delta Air Lines (10.57%) Qatar Airways (10.56%) AFP Habitat S.A. (5.92%) Cueto Group (5.29%) Others (54.43%)
TEP Chile S.A. LATAM Airlines Group S.A. (Chile)
100% non voting shares
48.96% voting share 51.04% voting share
HoldCo I S.A. (Chile) 100% preferred shares
100% common shares
TAM S.A. (Brazil)
100%
TLA S.A. (Brazil)
As of December 31, 2025, LATAM group is composed of LATAM Airlines Group, incorporated in Chile, and nine main operating subsidiaries as follow:
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Legal Name Place of Incorporation Doing Business as Ownership (%)1
Transporte Aéreo S.A Chile LATAM Airlines Chile 100.00%
LATAM Airlines Perú S.A. Peru LATAM Airlines Peru 99.81%
LATAM-Airlines Ecuador S.A. Ecuador LATAM Airlines Ecuador Voting 60.00%
No Voting 100.00%
Aerovías de Integración Regional, Aires S.A Colombia LATAM Airlines Colombia 99.23%
TAM S.A Brazil LATAM Airlines Brazil2 Voting 51.04%
No Voting 100.00%
Transporte Aéreos del Mercosur S.A. Paraguay LATAM Airlines Paraguay 94.98%
Lan Cargo S.A Chile LATAM Airlines Cargo 99.90%
Linea Aérea Carguera de Colombia S.A. Colombia LATAM Cargo Colombia 90.46%
Aerolinhas Brasileiras S.A. Brazil LATAM Cargo Brazil 100.00%
(1) Percentage of equity owned by LATAM Airlines Group directly or indirectly through subsidiaries or affiliates.
(2) TAM includes its affiliate TLA.
For more information, see Notes 1 and 14 to our audited consolidated financial statements.
D.Property, Plants and Equipment
Chile
Headquarters
Our main corporate facility is located in Las Condes, where we rent 6,750 m² for our executive offices in a central location of Santiago, Chile. This space is distributed on seven floors along one building.
Maintenance Base
Our 162,500 m² maintenance base is located on a site that we own inside Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport. This facility contains our aircraft hangar (12,000 m²), warehouses (10,000 m²), workshops (5,300 m²) and offices (11,000 m²), other spaces (22,500m²), as well as a 98,000 m² aircraft parking area capable of accommodating up to 17 short-haul aircraft. We also lease from the Sociedad Concesionaria Nuevo Pudahuel S.A. approximately 6,320 m² of space inside the Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport for operational and service purposes.
Other Facilities
We own 58,000 m² of land and a building on the west side of the Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport that houses a flight-training center. This facility features three full-flight simulators (which are not property of LATAM), one for Boeing 787 and two for Airbus A320 aircraft. Also, we have 388,000 m² of land without usage.
Fast Air Almacenes de Carga S.A., one of our affiliates that operates import customs warehouses, utilizes a 10,500 m² warehouse located at Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport.
Prime Cargo SpA., one of our affiliates that operates export customs warehouses, utilizes a 2,640 m² warehouse located at Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport.
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Brazil
Headquarters and Facilities
The Headquarters and Service Academy is located at Rua Atica, about 2.5 km from Congonhas Airport. This property, which LATAM Airlines Brazil owns, is used for human resources selection, medical services, training, mock-ups and offices. The Service Academy comprises 15,342 m² of land area and 9,032 m² of building area.
LATAM Airlines Brazil’s main facilities are located in São Paulo, in hangars within the Congonhas Airport and nearby. At Congonhas Airport, LATAM Airlines Brazil leases office facilities in converted hangars belonging to AENA (the Local Airport Administrator). These facilities comprise an area of approximately 38,807 m².
Maintenance Base
The Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) facility, located in the city of São Carlos in the state of São Paulo, is one of LATAM Airlines Brazil’s most important infrastructure assets. The facility spans a total area of 120 hectares, including a legal reserve and preservation area. Our MRO has 97,500 m² of built-up area, comprising nine hangars, including the recently inaugurated Hangar 9. This adds an additional 5,000 m², as well as 11,000 m² of apron area.
In addition, LATAM Airlines Brazil operates at Hangars II and V in Congonhas Airport, leased from AENA. This facility covers 23,886 m² of offices and hangars and accommodates approximately 1,300 workstations. It also serves as the base for critical operations, including aircraft maintenance, procurement, aeronautical materials logistics and retrofitting departments.
Other Facilities
In São Paulo, LATAM Airlines Brazil has other facilities, including a call center building with 3,199 m2, distributed over five floors (plus a ground floor and a basement) that currently holds about 272 workstations and support rooms (meetings / training / dining room / coordination) of the operations of call center reservations, and other ABSA back office services.
In Guarulhos, LATAM has a total area of approximately 12,649 m2 distributed within the passenger terminal, including areas such as check-in, ticket sales, check-out, operations areas, a VIP Lounge and aircraft maintenance spaces. The Hangar Complex adds an area of 65,080 m². The cargo terminal has 252 m² of office and 17,215 m² of open area. Our distribution center supplies area occupies 3,030 m².
New Facilities
LATAM Airlines Brazil completed several infrastructure projects in Brazil during 2025, including:
1.Improvements and adaptations at GRU Airport to align with updated quality standards.
2.Completion of the project to modernize visual communication across cargo terminals.
3.Continued progress of a project to adapt non-administrative buildings and ensure compliance with accessibility standards.
4.The implementation and commencement of operations for a state-of-the-art maintenance hangar (Hangar 9) at the São Carlos MRO facility.
5.The continued reorganization and optimization of operational areas at Congonhas Airport.
6.The initial studies and project planning for the new LATAM Lounge with 4,700 m², which will become the largest airport lounge in Latin America when it opens in 2027.
7.The initiation of studies and project planning for the new EZ Tower office, comprising 1,800 m².
Other locations
We occupy a 36.3-acre site at the Miami International Airport that has been leased to us under a concession agreement by the Miami Dade Aviation Department. Our facilities include a 13,609 m² corporate building, a 115,824 m²
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cargo warehouse (including 35,561 m² refrigerated area) and a 238,658 m² aircraft-parking platform. These facilities were constructed and are now leased to us under a long-term contract by Aeroterm, a division of Realterm. For the year ended 2025, we paid US$12.6 million in rent under the foregoing leases.
In February 2014, the Company entered into a lease agreement with Miami-Dade County covering approximately 1.81 acres of land located on the grounds of the Miami International Airport. The lease has a term of 30 years with a total annual land cost of US$239,671. Under the lease, we retained the right to construct a hangar facility on the leased premises.
The Company completed construction in November 2015 and the hangar has been operational since June 2016. The property has a 15,479 m² aircraft maintenance space, sufficient to house a Boeing 777 aircraft, in addition to a 9,888 m² area designated for office space. Total investment in this hangar in construction and related expenditures by LATAM was US$16.5 million.
LATAM Airlines Peru is in the process of constructing new aircraft maintenance platform covering 65,000 m² at the new Jorge Chavez Airport in the city of Lima.