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Lan Airlines S.A.

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Market Cap:$4.9B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$3.5B
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We are one of the leading passenger airlines in Latin America and the main air cargo operator in the region. We currently provide domestic and international passenger services in Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Argentina. We carry out our cargo operations through the use of belly space on our passenger flights and dedicated cargo operations using freighter aircraft through our cargo airlines in Chile, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico. In 2007, we initiated a strategy for stimulating demand for air travel in our domestic markets by offering lower-fare options to travelers, lowering our costs and increasing the aircraft utilization rates and efficiency of operations. For more information about our short-haul operations see Business of the Company Passenger OperationsBusiness Model for Domestic Operations below. As of March 31, 2009, we serviced 15 destinations in Chile, 14 destinations in Peru, 12 destinations in Argentina, 2 destinations in Ecuador, 15 destinations in other Latin American countries and the Caribbean, 3 destinations in the United States, 1 destination in Canada, 2 destinations in Europe and 4 destinations in the South Pacific. In addition, as of March 31, 2009, through our various code-share agreements, we offered service to 63 additional international destinations. We provide cargo service to all our passenger destinations and to approximately 16 additional destinations served only by freighter aircraft. ...

CEO for Lan's Passenger Division
Armando Valdivieso
Number of Employees 16,321
Contact Information

Presidente Riesco 5711

Santiago

lan.com

(56) 2 565 2525

NAICS Code Scheduled Freight Air Transportation: 481112

Recent Events

  • LAN Airlines Reports Net Income of US$52.1 Million for the Third Quarter of 2009

    10/27/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Delta TechOps signs deal with LAN Airlines

    9/18/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

News & Analysis

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  • LAN Airlines Offers August Monthly Stats.

    - 2008-09-14

    TRAVEL AND LEISURE CLOSE-UP-14 September 2008-LAN Airlines Offers August Monthly StatsC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com LAN Airlines and its related companies, an airline groups in Latin America, reported its preliminary monthly traffic statistics and punctuality indicators for August. In...

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  • LAN Airlines signs agreement with Juro International Systems

    - 2008-08-12

    TELECOMWORLDWIRE-12 August 2008-LAN Airlines signs agreement with Juro International SystemsC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Juro International Systems Inc, a provider of revenue analysis software and services for the airline industry, has announced that it has signed an agreement with LAN Airlines. The agreement is for Juro to provide...

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  • LAN Airlines Is Chosen Best Airline in Central / South America and the Caribbean by OAG.

    - 2008-06-18

    TRAVEL AND LEISURE CLOSE-UP-18 June 2008-LAN Airlines Is Chosen Best Airline in Central / South America and the Caribbean by OAGC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com For the seventh time, LAN Airlines has been chosen Best Airline in Central/South America and the Caribbean by...

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  • LAN Airlines reports April traffic statistics

    - 2008-05-13

    AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Traffic statistics for April 2008 have been issued by Chile-based LAN Airlines S.A. and its related companies (NYSE:LFL) (IPSA:LAN). The airline group saw a 7.8% increase in system-wide passenger traffic, while its capacity was 6.2% greater than in April last year. As...

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  • LAN Airlines Monthly Statistics Report for April 2008

    - 2008-05-12

    SANTIAGO, Chile -- LAN Airlines S.A. and its related companies, ("LAN" or "the Company") (NYSE:LFL)(IPSA:LAN), one of the leading airline groups in Latin America, reported its preliminary monthly traffic statistics and punctuality indicators for April 2008. System passenger traffic for April increased 7.8% as capacity rose 6.2%. As a...

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Armando Valdivieso CEO for Lan's Passenger Division
Cristian Ureta Chief Executive Officer, Cargo
Cristian Ureta Larrain CEO, Cargo Oprs
Ignacio Cueto Plaza President & COO
Alejandro De La Fuente Goic Cfo
Alejandro de la Fuente Goic CFO
Armando Valdivieso Montes CEO, Passenger
Carlos Prado Canepa Senior Vice President & Corp Investment
Cristian Toro Canas Senior Vice President, Legal
Eduardo Opazo Preller Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs
Emilio Del Real Sota Senior Vice President & HR
Emilio del Real Sota Senior Vice President, HR
Enrique Elsaca Hirmas Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning
Marco Jofre Marin Senior Vice President, Operations & Engineering & Maintenance
Roberto Alvo Milosawlewitsch Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning and Corporate Development
Susana Tonda Mitri Senior Vice President, Personnel
Jorge Vilches General Manager

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Jorge Awad Mehech Director, Chairman
Andres Navarro Haeussler Board of Directors
Bemardo Forntaine Talavera Board of Directors
Bernardo Fontaine Talavera Board of Directors
Boris Hirmas Said Board of Directors
Dario Calderon Gonzalez Board of Directors
Ignacio Guerrero Board of Directors
Ignacio Guerrero Gutierrez Board of Directors
Jose Cox Donoso Board of Directors
Juan Cueto Sierra Board of Directors
Juan Jose Cueto Plaza Board of Directors
Ramon Eblen Kadis Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Lan Airlines S.A. CEO for Lan's Passenger Division Current

Organization Position Status
LAN Cargo Chief Executive Officer Current
Lan Airlines S.A. Chief Executive Officer, Cargo Current
LAN Cargo Production Vice President Former

Mr. Cristian Ureta , is Lan Airlines' Chief Executive Officer-Cargo, a position he assumed in 2005. Mr. Ureta has an Engineering degree from Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile and a Special Executive Program from Stanford University . Between 2002 and 2005 Mr. Ureta served as Production Vice President for Lan Cargo. Between 1998 and 2002 he was Lan Cargo's Planning and Development Vice President. Prior to that, Mr. Ureta served as General Director and Commercial Director at MAS Air, and as Service Manager for Fast Air.

Organization Position Status
Lan Airlines S.A. CEO, Cargo Oprs Current

Mr. Ignacio Cueto Plaza, is Lan Airlines' President and Chief Operating Officer. Until being promoted to his current position in 2005, Mr. Cueto served as Chief Executive Officer-Passenger Business, a position he assumed in 1999. Mr. Cueto served on the board of directors of Lan Airlines and Ladeco from 1995 to 1997 and from 1994 to 1997, respectively. In addition, Mr. Cueto served as Chief Executive Officer of Fast Air from 1993 to 1995 and as President of the LanCargo Group from 1995 to 1998. Between 1985 and 1993, Mr. Cueto held several positions at Fast Air, including Service Manager for the Miami sales office, Director of Sales for Chile and Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

Organization Position Status
Lan Airlines S.A. President & COO Current
Lan Airlines S.A. Senior Vice President Former
Lan Airlines S.A. Board of Directors Former

Mr. Alejandro de la Fuente Goic , is Lan Airlines' Chief Financial Officer, and has held this position since October 1995. Mr. de la Fuente joined Lan Airlines in April 1995. Prior to joining Lan Airlines, Mr. de la Fuente served as Director of Finance and Administration of Chiquita Frupac Ltd., a subsidiary of Chiquita Brands Inc., beginning in 1992.

Organization Position Status
Lan Airlines S.A. Cfo Current

Organization Position Status
Lan Airlines S.A. CFO Current

Mr. Armando Valdivieso Montes , is Lan Airlines' Chief Executive Officer-Passenger, a position he assumed in 2006. Between 1997 and 2005 he served as Chief Executive Officer-Cargo Business. From 1994 to 1997, Mr. Valdivieso was President of Fast Air. From 1991 to 1994, Mr. Valdivieso served as Vice President, North America of Fast Air Miami.

Organization Position Status
Lan Airlines S.A. CEO, Passenger Current

Mr. Carlos Prado Cánepa , is Lan Airlines' Senior Vice President, Corporate Investments, and has held this position since July 1998. From 1992 to 1998, Mr. Prado served as Lan Airlines' Senior Vice President, Technical. From 1986 to 1992, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Exim Air S.A. From 1982 to 1986, Mr. Prado served as LAN's Vice President, Cargo, and from 1981 to 1982 as LAN's 'Fuel Manager.

Organization Position Status
Lan Airlines S.A. Senior Vice President & Corp Investment Current
Lan Airlines S.A. Vice President, Cargo Former

Mr. Cristian Toro Canas, 38 years old, is Lan Airlines Senior Vice President, Legal, a position he assumed in January 2008. Mr. Toro has a law degree from Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile (1993), as well as a master s law degree (MCJ 97 ) from New York University. Prior to joining Lan Airlines, Mr. Toro served as General Counsel for Citibank Chile, where he worked and held various positions from 1997 until 2007. He also worked as an international trainee at Shearman & Sterling in New York (1999).

Organization Position Status
Lan Airlines S.A. Senior Vice President, Legal Current
Shearman & Sterling Llp International Trainee Former

Mr. Eduardo Opazo Preller, 57 years old, is Lan Airlines Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, a position he assumed in June 2008. Mr. Opazo has a degree in Business Administration from IPEVE, as well as an MBA from University Adolfo Ibanez and AMP IESE. Prior to joining Lan Airlines, Mr. Opazo served as Head of Global Internal Communications for Santander Group, Madrid. From 1987 to 2008, Mr. Opazo worked at Santander Group.

Organization Position Status
Lan Airlines S.A. Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs Current

Mr. Emilio del Real Sota , is Lan Airlines' Senior Vice President Human Resources, a position he assumed in August 2005. Mr. del Real has a Psychology degree from Universidad Gabriela Mistral. Between 2003 and 2005, Mr. del Real was the Human Resource Manager of DYS, a Chilean retail company. Between 1997 and 2003 Mr. del Real served in various positions in Unilever, including Human Resource Manager for Chile , and Training and Recruitment Manager and Management Development Manager for Latin America .

Organization Position Status
Lan Airlines S.A. Senior Vice President & HR Current

Organization Position Status
Lan Airlines S.A. Senior Vice President, HR Current

Mr. Enrique Elsaca Hirmas, is Lan Airlines' Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning , a position he assumed in July 2004. Mr. Elsaca has a degree in industrial engineering from Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, as well as a Master in Business Administration from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to joining Lan Airlines, Mr. Elsaca served as Real Estate and Development Manager of Cencosud , Chile 's second largest retail group. From 1997 to 1999, Mr. Elsaca worked at Booz Allen & Hamilton in Latin America, and from 1991 to 1995, Mr. Elsaca held various positions in Esso Chile , a subsidiary of Exxon.

Organization Position Status
Lan Airlines S.A. Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning Current
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. Former

Mr. Marco Jofré Marín , is Lan Airlines' Senior Vice President, Operations and Engineering. Mr. Jofré has been responsible for Operations since August 1998 and for Engineering and Maintenance since May 2002. From 1997 to 1998, Mr. Jofré served as Executive Vice President of Fast Air, from 1992 to 1997 as Planning Director of Fast Air and from 1990 to 1992 as Vice President Services, North America of Fast Air Miami. Currently, Mr. Jofré also serves as a consultant to the Academy of Aeronautical Sciences and is on the board of directors of Flight Training Center-Chile.

Organization Position Status
Lan Airlines S.A. Senior Vice President, Operations & Engineering & Maintenance Current

Mr. Roberto Alvo Milosawlewitsch, 40 years old, is Lan Airlines Senior Vice-president Strategic Planning and Development, a position he assumed in 2008. Prior to holding his current position, Mr. Alvo served as CFO of Lan Argentina from 2005 until 2008, as Vice-president of Development of Lan Airlines from 2003 until 2005 and Vice-president of Treasury of Lan Airlines from 2001 until 2003. Before 2001 Mr. Alvo held various positions at Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A., a leading non-metallic Chilean mining company. Mr. Alvo is a civil engineer and obtained an MBA from IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Organization Position Status
Lan Airlines S.A. Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning and Corporate Development Current
Lanargentina CFO Former
Lan Airlines S.A. Vice President of Development Former

Organization Position Status
Lan Airlines S.A. Senior Vice President, Personnel Current

Organization Position Status
Lan Airlines S.A. General Manager Current

Mr. Jorge Awad Mehech, has served as chairman and member of Lan Airlines' board of directors since July 2001. Mr. Awad had previously served as chairman of LAN's board of directors from 1994 to October 2000. Mr. Awad's current term as chairman ends on the date of the next annual shareholders' meeting. He held the position of Senior Vice President of Fast Air from 1979 to 1993. Mr. Awad currently serves on the boards of directors of several other Chilean companies, including Banco de Chile, Envases del Pacifico S.A., Edyce S.A. and Universidad de Talca. He is also a board member of ICARE (Instituto Chileno de Administracion Racional de Empresas), a Chilean organization seeking to promote private enterprise.

Organization Position Status
Lan Airlines S.A. Director, Chairman Current
Lan Airlines S.A. Board of Directors Former

Mr. Andrés Navarro Haeussler, joined Lan Airlines' board of directors in April 2004. Mr. Navarro's term as a director ends on the date of the next annual shareholders' meeting. Mr. Navarro holds a Civil Engineering degree from Universidad Católica de Chile. He is the president and founder of Sonda S.A. , a leading IT services provider in Latin America, which has operations in 11 Latin American countries, including Mexico , Brazil , Argentina , Chile and Colombia . This company had its IPO during 2006 and is listed in the Santiago Stock Exchange. He is also the Chairman of the Board of Clínica Las Condes and of Inmobiliaria y Constructora Aconcagua S.A. and member of the board of Fundación Teleton, a non-profit organization.

Organization Position Status
Lan Airlines S.A. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Lan Airlines S.A. Board of Directors Current

Bernardo Fontaine Talavera , has served on Lan Airlines' board of directors since April 2005. Mr. Fontaine's term ends on the date of the next annual shareholders' meeting. Mr. Fontaine has held various responsibilities on the financial services branch of Falabella, a major Chilean retailer, and served as Executive Director of CMR Falabella and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Banco Falabella. Mr. Fontaine also served as head of the M&A Corporate Finance division of Citicorp-Citibank Chile . Mr. Fontaine currently serves on the boards of Almagro S.A. , Loginsa S.A. and Polygon S.A.

Organization Position Status
Lan Airlines S.A. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Lan Airlines S.A. Board of Directors Current

Mr. Darío Calderón González, has served on Lan Airlines' board of directors since 1994. Mr. Calderón's term as a director ends on the date of the next annual shareholders' meeting. Mr. Calderón has been a partner in Calderón y Cía., a Chilean law firm, since 1970. Mr. Calderón currently serves on the board of directors of other Chilean companies, including Integramedica S.A, Imprenta A Molina Flores S.A., Inmobiliaria Cumbres S.A., and Calzados Gino S.A.

Organization Position Status
Lan Airlines S.A. Board of Directors Current

Mr. Ignacio Guerrero joined LAN Airlines' board of directors in April 2008. Mr. Guerrero term ends on the date of the annual shareholders' meeting of 2010. Mr. Guerrero holds a MBA degree from Harvard Business School and an Economics degree from Catholic University , Santiago, Chile. Mr. Guerrero has an extensive experience in the banking and financial fields, having worked as commercial banker in Banco de Chile and as investment banker in Citibank N.A. and in NMB Bank, New York. From 1990 to 1994, he served as CFO of Codelco Chile, one of the largest copper mining companies in the world. Mr. Guerrero is currently a partner at CMB Chile, an investment company focused on investment management and private equity.

Organization Position Status
Lan Airlines S.A. Board of Directors Current
Corporacion Nacional Del Cobre De Chile Cfo Former
Eco-Nomics, Inc. MBA Degree Former
The Catholic University of America Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Lan Airlines S.A. Board of Directors Current
Corporacion Nacional Del Cobre De Chile CFO Former
Eco-Nomics, Inc. MBA Degree Former
The Catholic University of America Degree Former

Mr. José Cox Donoso, has served on Lan Airlines' board of directors from April 1994 to June 1995 and from September 1995 to the present. Mr. Cox's term as a director ends on the date of the next annual shareholders' meeting. Mr. Cox has also served as chairman of the board of directors of Lan Cargo since September 1995. In addition, Mr. Cox has served on the board of directors of another Chilean company, CMB-Prime Asset Managing Corp., since September 1993. Mr. Cox is also chairman of the Chilean Electronic Stock Exchange.

Organization Position Status
Lan Airlines S.A. Board of Directors Current

Mr. Juan Cueto Sierra, was one of the founders of Fast Air in 1978 and has served on Lan Airlines' board of directors since 1998. Mr. Cueto's term as a director ends on the date of the next annual shareholders' meeting. Mr. Cueto has wide experience in a range of business activities.

Organization Position Status
Lan Airlines S.A. Board of Directors Current

Mr. Juan José Cueto Plaza, has served on Lan Airlines' board of directors since 1994. Mr. Cueto's term as a director ends on the date of the next annual shareholders' meeting. Mr. Cueto currently serves as Executive Vice President of Inversiones Costa Verde S.A., a position he has held since 1990, and serves on the boards of directors of Forestal Copihue S.A. and Minera Michilla S.A.

Organization Position Status
Lan Airlines S.A. Board of Directors Current

Mr. Ramón Eblen Kadis, has served on Lan Airlines' board of directors since June 1994. Mr. Eblen's term as a director ends on the date of the next annual shareholders' meeting. Mr. Eblen has served as President of Comercial Los Lagos Ltda., Inversiones Santa Blanca S.A., and TJC Chile S.A.. Mr. Eblen is a member of the Eblen Group (a major shareholder of Lan Airlines).

Organization Position Status
Lan Airlines S.A. Board of Directors Current
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LFL $14.62 +0.37 (2.6% )
Volume 239,966
Shares Outstanding 338.7M
Market Cap 4.9B
Year High 14.44
Year Low 7.080
Earnings Per Share 0.70
P/E Ratio 20.8857
Dividend 0.45
Yield 3.0821
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