LATAM Airlines Paraguay
TAM Mercosur also know as Transportes Aéreos del Mercosur S.A. formerly known as LAP (Líneas Aéreas Paraguayas) (IATA: PZ, ICAO: LAP, call sign: Paraguaya), is an airline based in Paraguay.
History
The airline was established in 1962 and started operations in 1963 as LAPSA Air Paraguay. It adopted the current name when the TAM Group of Brazil acquired a majority stake in September 1996. In September 1998 the government of Paraguay announced its intention to sell its remaining stake in the airline, but it has not had any takers.
In 1994 Rolim Amaro, owner of TAM in Brazil, established a small airline in Paraguay, named ARPA, whose fleet had mostly consisted of Cessna 208 Caravans formerly of TAM. On September 1, 1996, Amaro purchased an 80% stake in Líneas Aéreas Paraguayas, the state-owned airline of Paraguay. Merged with ARPA, it was then turned into another TAM, Transportes Aéreos del Mercosur. The airline is owned by TAM Linhas Aéreas (80%) and Paraguay government (20%).
Fleet
TAM Mercosur operates 2 Fokker F100 aircraft.
Destinations