LATAM Group Completes Restructuring and Emerges With Solid Financial Position and Most Extensive Network in South America
LATAM Group Completes Restructuring and Emerges With Solid Financial Position and Most Extensive Network in South America
The group emerges with over US$2.2 billion of liquidity and approximately US$3.6 billion less debt as compared to pre-filing period.
与申请前期相比，该集团的流动性超过22亿美元，债务减少了约36亿美元。
Santiago, Chile, Nov. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LATAM group, the leading airline group in Latin America, announced today that it successfully completed its financial restructuring process in the United States, which it voluntarily commenced in May 2020 to reduce its debt, access new sources of financing, and transform its business in response to the global pandemic. Having maintained its leading position while achieving significant cost savings, LATAM has emerged from the reorganization as a more efficient group, with a modernized fleet, the most extensive network of connections in South America, and the continent's largest loyalty program.
智利圣地亚哥，2022年11月3日（GLOBE NEWSWIRE）——拉丁美洲领先的航空集团拉美航空集团今天宣布，它成功完成了在美国的财务重组进程，该过程于2020年5月自愿启动，旨在减少债务，获得新的融资来源，并进行业务转型以应对全球疫情。拉美航空保持了领先地位，同时节省了大量成本，从重组中脱颖而出，成为一个效率更高的集团，拥有现代化的机队、南美最广泛的连接网络和该大陆最大的忠诚度计划。
With over US$2.2 billion of liquidity, approximately US$3.6 billion less debt on its balance sheet (equivalent to a 35% debt reduction from the pre-filing period), and the support of key incumbent and new shareholders, LATAM is poised to reaffirm its leadership in Latin America and has positioned itself for long-term sustainability.
拉美拥有超过22亿美元的流动性，资产负债表上的债务减少了约36亿美元（相当于比申请前减少了35％的债务），并得到了主要现有股东和新股东的支持，拉美有望重申其在拉丁美洲的领导地位，并为长期可持续发展做好了准备。
"Today marks an important milestone for LATAM and our stakeholders. We are pleased that we have completed a significant transformation and emerged from our financial restructuring process with a strengthened financial position and a renewed commitment to operational excellence. As a group with a dynamic team of 30,000 employees and an unrivaled connectivity network, we look forward to continuing to offer passengers the best alternative for travel to, from, and within South America and to contribute in the broader sense to the various countries in which we operate and their diverse interests" said Roberto Alvo, CEO of LATAM Airlines Group.
“对于拉美和我们的利益相关者来说，今天是一个重要的里程碑。令我们感到高兴的是，我们完成了重大转型，摆脱了财务重组过程，财务状况得到加强，对卓越运营再次作出承诺。拉美航空集团首席执行官罗伯托·阿尔沃说：“作为一个拥有30,000名员工的充满活力的团队和无与伦比的连接网络的集团，我们期待继续为乘客提供往返南美和在南美境内旅行的最佳选择，并在更广泛的意义上为我们运营所在的各个国家及其多样化利益做出贡献。”
LATAM group offers a unique value proposition:
拉美集团提供独特的价值主张：
- Network: LATAM is the leading airline group in Latin America, with affiliates operating in five domestic markets in the region: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, as well as international operations within Latin America and to Europe, the United States and the Caribbean, Oceania and soon Africa, as LATAM Airlines Brazil will resume the Sao Paulo– Johannesburg route in mid-2023. The group reached 144 destinations in 22 countries as of October, and it expects to close the year with a global operation footprint (measured in Available Seat Kilometers, ASKs) of more than 85% compared to 2019. Between 2021 and 2022, the group added 10 new destinations in Brazil and plans to operate 36 new routes by 2023.
- 网络： 拉美航空是拉丁美洲领先的航空集团，其子公司在该地区的五个国内市场开展业务：巴西、智利、哥伦比亚、厄瓜多尔和秘鲁，同时在拉丁美洲以及欧洲、美国和加勒比、大洋洲以及不久的非洲开展国际业务，因为拉美航空巴西将在2023年中恢复圣保罗—约翰内斯堡的航线。截至10月，该集团已到达22个国家的144个目的地，预计与2019年相比，今年年底的全球运营足迹（以可用座位公里数，ASKs衡量）将超过85％。在2021年至2022年之间，该集团在巴西增加了10个新目的地，并计划到2023年运营36条新航线。
- LATAM Cargo: LATAM Cargo and the cargo subsidiaries are in the midst of an expansion plan that will allow them to increase their respective fleets from 11 Boeing 767-300F aircraft in 2019 to a total of up to 20 767-300F aircraft in 2024, thereby improving transportation options for their respective customers.
- 拉美货运： LATAM Cargo和货运子公司正在制定扩张计划，该计划将允许他们将各自的机队从2019年的11架波音767-300F飞机增加到2024年的总共20架767-300F飞机，从而改善各自客户的运输选择。
- Delta Joint Venture: Recently, LATAM group has implemented a joint venture with Delta that will allow passengers to access more than 300 destinations between the U.S./Canada and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay). The joint venture agreement will enable the airlines to increase their level of cooperation in the aforementioned markets, resulting in a greater number of routes, more and better connections and the strengthening of frequent flyer program benefits.
- 达美合资企业： 最近，拉美航空集团与达美航空成立了一家合资企业，允许乘客进入美国/加拿大和南美之间的300多个目的地（巴西、智利、哥伦比亚、巴拉圭、秘鲁和乌拉圭）。合资协议将使航空公司能够提高在上述市场的合作水平，从而增加航线数量，增加和改善转机次数，并加强常旅客计划的好处。
- Fleet: LATAM entered into agreements with Airbus to acquire by 2029 a total of 87 A320neo family aircraft, which are 20% more fuel efficient.
- 舰队： 拉美航空与空中客车公司达成协议，到2029年共收购87架A320neo系列飞机，这些飞机的燃油效率提高了20％。
- Frequent Flyer Program: With 39 million members, LATAM Pass is the largest loyalty program in South America and the seventh largest worldwide.
- 飞行常客计划： LATAM Pass 拥有 3,900 万会员，是南美最大的忠诚度计划，也是全球第七大忠诚度计划。
LATAM group's track record, its leadership in Latin America and its robust business plan made it possible to complete its restructuring with the support of new prominent shareholders, including Sixth Street, Strategic Value Partners, and Sculptor Capital Management, and its incumbent strategic shareholders, Delta, Qatar and the Cueto family.
拉美集团的往绩、在拉丁美洲的领导地位及其强有力的商业计划使在包括第六街、战略价值伙伴和Sculptor Capital Management在内的新知名股东及其现有战略股东达美航空、卡塔尔和奎托家族的支持下完成重组成为可能。
On November 15, 2022, an Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting (EGM) will be held to renew LATAM Airlines Group SA's Board of Directors.
2022年11月15日，将举行特别股东大会（EGM），以续订拉美航空集团股份公司的董事会。
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LATAM Airlines Group S.A. is the leading airline group in Latin America, with presence in five domestic markets in the region: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, as well as international operations within Latin America and to Europe, the United States, the Caribbean and Oceania.
LATAM Airlines Group S.A. 是拉丁美洲领先的航空集团，业务遍及该地区的五个国内市场：巴西、智利、哥伦比亚、厄瓜多尔和秘鲁，并在拉丁美洲以及欧洲、美国、加勒比和大洋洲开展国际业务。
The group has a fleet of Boeing 767, 777, 787, Airbus A321, A320, A320neo and A319 aircraft.
该集团拥有一支由波音767、777、787、空中客车A321、A320、A320neo和A319飞机组成的机队。
LATAM Cargo Chile, LATAM Cargo Colombia and LATAM Cargo Brazil are the cargo subsidiaries of the LATAM group, having a combined fleet of 16 cargo aircraft, which will gradually increase up to a total of 20 cargo aircraft by 2024. These cargo subsidiaries have access to the group's passenger aircraft and operate within the LATAM group's network, as well as on exclusive international routes for cargo transportation. In addition, they offer modern infrastructure and a wide variety of services and service options to meet the needs of their customers.
智利LATAM Cargo、LATAM Cargo Colomibia和LATAM Cargo Brazil是拉美航空集团的货运子公司，其机队合计由16架货运飞机组成，到2024年将逐渐增加到总共20架货运飞机。这些货运子公司可以使用该集团的客机，并在拉美航空集团的网络内以及专属国际货运航线上运营。此外，他们还提供现代化的基础设施以及各种服务和服务选项，以满足客户的需求。
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- LATAM group completes restructuring and emerges with solid financial position and most extensive network in South America
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