拉美地区最大航空公司即将诞生

时间：2011-12-15 08:05:44

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The merger¹ of two major Latin American airlines has been approved, creating the largest carrier in the region.

拉美地区两家航空公司的合并协议已经通过，此次合并将产生该地区最大的一家航空公司。

TAM and LAN together will fly to 115 destinations in 23 countries
Brazil's anti-trust authorities said they approved the merger of the Brazilian airline TAM with Chile's LAN, first proposed in 2010.

The new airline, LATAM, is valued at about $14.5bn (£9.4bn) and will represent 6% of global air transport.

Last year, TAM and LAN flew more than 45 million passengers and 754,777 tonnes of cargo².

The combined airline would fly to 115 destinations in 23 countries, with a 40,000-strong workforce³.

Chile's anti-trust authorities had already approved the merger but had set 11 conditions, including fewer flights to the Peruvian capital, Lima.

Brazil's body also set some conditions, including a reduction in the number of flights between Sao Paulo and Santiago and that the two airlines join a single international body.

TAM is a member of the Star Alliance group of airlines, which includes BMI, Lufthansa, SAS and Air China.

Meanwhile LAN is a member of the Oneworld airline alliance, which includes Iberia, British Airways⁴, Qantas and JAL.

The airlines have not yet said which one they will join.

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1 merger
n.企业合并，并吞
参考例句：
Acceptance of the offer is the first step to a merger.对这项提议的赞同是合并的第一步。 Shareholders will be voting on the merger of the companies.股东们将投票表决公司合并问题。

2 cargo
n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物
参考例句：
The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。 A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

3 workforce
n.劳动大军，劳动力
参考例句：
A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。 A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。

4 AIRWAYS
航空公司
参考例句：
The giant jets that increasingly dominate the world's airways. 越来越称雄于世界航线的巨型喷气机。 At one point the company bought from Nippon Airways a 727 jet. 有一次公司从日本航空公司买了一架727型喷气机。