The company is a leader in gross operational revenue and stands out in other
categories in the 2008 edition of the award promoted by the magazine
SAO PAULO, Brazil, July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TAM was amongst those
honored in EXAME magazine's ceremony commemorating 35 years of the Biggest and
Best Award, held last week, where it was chosen as one of the Companies of the
Year throughout the history of the prize (1997). The award recognizes the 500
companies with the greatest achievement and participation in the national GDP
(Gross Domestic Product).
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Paulo Castello Branco, TAM's vice president of Planning and Alliances,
received the commemorative trophy from the hands of the president of the Board
of Directors and president of Publisher Abril, Roberto Civita, and from the
executive president of Grupo Abril, Giancarlo Civita.
In addition to the tribute, the company is highlighted in eleven ranking
categories prepared by the magazine in the 2008 edition of the award. It is
the market leader and the gross operation revenue leader in the Transportation
and Logistics industry, the company is the 39th largest company in Brazil and
the 11th in the services industry, in sales.
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About TAM:
TAM (www.tam.com.br) has been the domestic market leader since July of
2003, and closed June 2008 with a 48.6% of market share. The company flies to
42 destinations in Brazil. With business agreements signed with regional
companies, it reaches 79 different destinations in the country. TAM's market
share among Brazilian companies that operate international flights stood at
75.3% in June. Operations abroad include TAM flights to 16 destinations in the
United States, Europe and South America: New York and Miami (USA), Paris
(France), London (England), Milan (Italy), Frankfurt (Germany), Madrid
(Spain),
Buenos Aires and Cordoba (Argentina), Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia),
Santiago (Chile), Asuncion and Ciudad del Este (Paraguay), Montevideo and
Punta del Este (Uruguay), and Caracas (Venezuela). It has code-share
agreements that make possible the sharing of seats on flights with
international airlines, enabling passengers to travel to 64 other destinations
in the U.S., Europe and South America.
SOURCE TAM
Libano Miranda Barroso, TAM Investor Relations, +011-55-11-5582-9715, fax,
+011-55-11-5582-8149, invest@tam.com.br
