LTM 20-F DEF-14A Report Dec. 31, 2010

LATAM AIRLINES GROUP S.A.

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20-F 1 v220782_20f.htm Unassociated Document

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 5, 2011

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 20-F

¨ REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

¨ SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number: 1-14728

Lan Airlines S.A.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Lan Airlines S.A.		Republic of Chile
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)		(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

Presidente Riesco 5711, 20 th Floor

Las Condes

Santiago, Chile

(Address of principal executive offices)

Gisela Escobar Koch

Tel.: 56-2-565-3944 ● E-mail: gisela.escobar@lan.com

Presidente Riesco 5711, 20 th Floor

Las Condes

Santiago, Chile

(Name, telephone, e-mail and/or facsimile number and address of company contact person)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class:		Name of each exchange on which registered:
American Depositary Shares (as evidenced by American Depositary Receipts), each representing one share of Common Stock, without par value		New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:

None

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report: 338,790,909.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Yes x No ¨

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes ¨ No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes ¨ No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large Accelerated filer x

Accelerated filer ¨

Non-Accelerated filer ¨

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

U.S. GAAP ¨

International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board x

Other ¨

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow:

Item 17 ¨ Item 18 ¨

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes ¨ No x

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION		2

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS		3

GLOSSARY OF TERMS		5

PART I

ITEM 1.	IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS	6

ITEM 2.	OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE	6

ITEM 3.	KEY INFORMATION	6

ITEM 4.	INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY	25

ITEM 4A.	UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS	104

ITEM 5.	OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS	104

ITEM 6.	DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES	127

ITEM 7.	CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	134

ITEM 8.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION	136

ITEM 9.	THE OFFER AND LISTING	138

ITEM 10.	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	140

ITEM 11.	QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK	161

ITEM 12.	DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES	166

PART II

ITEM 13.	DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES	167

ITEM 14.	MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS	167

ITEM 15.	CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES	167

ITEM 16.	RESERVED	168

ITEM 16A.	AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT	168

ITEM 16B.	CODE OF ETHICS	168

ITEM 16C.	PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES	168

ITEM 16D.	EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES	169

ITEM 16E.	PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS	169

ITEM 16F.	CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT	169

ITEM 16G.	CORPORATE GOVERNANCE	169

PART III

ITEM 17.	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS	172

ITEM 18.	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS	172

ITEM 19.	EXHIBITS	173

PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION

In this annual report on Form 20-F, unless the context otherwise requires, references to “Lan Airlines” are to Lan Airlines S.A., the unconsolidated operating entity, and references to “LAN,” “we,” “us” or the “Company” are to Lan Airlines S.A. and its consolidated subsidiaries. All references to “Chile” are references to the Republic of Chile.

This annual report contains conversions of certain Chilean peso amounts into U.S. dollars at specified rates solely for the convenience of the reader. These conversions should not be construed as representations that the Chilean peso amounts actually represent such U.S. dollar amounts or could be converted into U.S. dollars at the rate indicated. Unless we specify otherwise, all references to “$,” “US$,” “U.S. dollars” or “dollars” are to United States dollars, references to “pesos,” “Chilean pesos” or “Ch$” are to Chilean pesos and references to “UF” are to Unidades de Fomento , a daily indexed Chilean peso-denominated monetary unit that takes into account the effect of the Chilean inflation rate. Unless we indicate otherwise, the U.S. dollar equivalent for information in Chilean pesos is based on the “ dólar observado ” or “observed” exchange rate published by Banco Central de Chile (which we refer to as the Central Bank of Chile) on December 31, 2010, which was Ch$468.37=US$1.00. The observed exchange rate on April 29, 2011, was Ch$460.04 =US$1.00. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York does not report a noon buying rate for Chilean pesos. See “Key Information—Exchange Rates” under Item 3.

Lan Airlines and the majority of our subsidiaries (including our main cargo subsidiary Lan Cargo S.A., or Lan Cargo) maintain their accounting records and prepare their financial statements in U.S. dollars. Some of our other subsidiaries, however, maintain their accounting records and prepare their financial statements in Chilean pesos or Argentinean pesos. Our audited consolidated financial statements include the results of these subsidiaries translated into U.S. dollars. International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IFRS”), require assets and liabilities to be translated at period-end exchange rates, revenue and expense accounts at monthly average rates.

Our audited consolidated financial statements for the periods ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 were prepared in accordance with IFRS. Prior to 2009 our audited consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Chile (“Chilean GAAP”). IFRS differs in certain significant respects from Chilean GAAP. As a result, our financial information presented under IFRS prior to 2009 is not directly comparable to our financial information presented with respect to previous years under Chilean GAAP. Accordingly, readers should avoid such comparison.

We have rounded percentages and certain U.S. dollar and Chilean peso amounts contained in this annual report for ease of presentation. Any discrepancies in any table between totals and the sums of the amounts listed are due to rounding.

This annual report contains certain terms that may be unfamiliar to some readers. You can find a glossary of these terms on page 3 of this annual report.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This annual report contains forward-looking statements, including those relating to our proposed combination with TAM S.A. See “Recent Developments” and “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to our Proposed Combination with TAM”. Such statements may include words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe” or other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements, including statements about our beliefs and expectations, are not statements of historical facts. These statements are based on current plans, estimates and projections, and, therefore, you should not place undue reliance on them. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. We caution you that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. These factors include, but are not limited to:

the factors described in Item 3 under “Risk Factors” generally and with respect to our proposed combination with TAM S.A. in particular;

whether the proposed combination with TAM S.A. is approved by regulators, LAN’s shareholders and other third parties and any conditions required in order to obtain such approvals have been satisfied or waived;

whether the holders of a sufficient number of TAM’s free float shares accept the exchange offer;

our ability to service our debt and fund our working capital requirements;

future demand for passenger and cargo air service in Chile, other countries in Latin America and the rest of the world;

the maintenance of relationships with customers;

the state of the Chilean, Latin American and world economies and their impact on the airline industry;

the effects on us from competition;

future terrorist incidents or related activities affecting the airline industry;

future outbreak of diseases, or spread of already existing diseases, affecting traveling behavior and/or exports;

natural disasters affecting traveling behavior and/or exports;

the relative value of the Chilean, Peruvian, Ecuadorian, Colombian, Brazilian, Mexican and Argentine currencies compared to other currencies;

inflation;

competitive pressures on pricing;

our capital expenditure plans;

changes in labor costs, maintenance costs, and insurance premiums;

fluctuation of crude oil prices and its effect on fuel costs;

cyclical and seasonal fluctuations in our operating results;

defects or mechanical problems with our aircraft;

our ability to successfully implement our growth strategy;

increases in interest rates; and

changes in regulations, including regulations related to access to routes in which we operate.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update publicly any of them, whether in light of new information, future events or otherwise. You should also read carefully the risk factors described in “Key Information—Risk Factors” under Item 3.

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

The following terms, as used in this annual report, have the meanings set forth below.

Capacity Measurements:

“available seat kilometers” or “ASKs”		The number of seats made available for sale multiplied by the kilometers flown.

“available ton kilometers” or “ATKs”		The number of tons available for the transportation of revenue load (cargo) multiplied by the kilometers flown.

“systems available ton kilometers” or “systems ATKs”		The number of total tons capacity for the transportation of revenue load (passenger and cargo) multiplied by the kilometers flown.

Traffic Measurements:

“revenue passenger kilometers” or “RPKs”		The number of passengers multiplied by the number of kilometers flown.

“revenue ton kilometers” or “RTKs”		The load (cargo) in tons multiplied by the kilometers flown.

“systems revenue ton kilometers” or “systems RTKs”		The load (passenger and/or cargo) in tons multiplied by the kilometers flown.

“traffic revenue”		Revenue from passenger and cargo operations.

Yield Measurements:

“cargo yield”		Revenue from cargo operations divided by RTKs.

“overall yield”		Revenue from airline operations (passenger and cargo) divided by system RTKs (passenger and cargo).

“passenger yield”		Revenue from passenger operations divided by RPKs.

Load Factors:

“cargo load factor”		RTKs (cargo) expressed as a percentage of ATKs (cargo).

“overall break-even load factor”		Total costs (operating expenses plus net interest expense less other revenue) per system ATK divided by overall yield.

“overall load factor”		RTKs (passenger and cargo) expressed as a percentage of ATKs (passenger and cargo).

“passenger break-even load factor”		Total costs attributable to passenger operations per ASK divided by passenger yield.

“passenger load factor”		RPKs expressed as a percentage of ASKs.

Other:

“ACMI leases”		A type of aircraft leasing contract, under which the lessor provides the aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance on a per hour basis. Also referred to as a “wet lease.”

“Airbus A320-Family Aircraft”		The Airbus A318, Airbus A319 and Airbus A320 models of aircraft.

“block hours”		The elapsed time between an aircraft leaving an airport gate and arriving at an airport gate.

“ton”		A metric ton, equivalent to 2,204.6 pounds.

“utilization rates”		The actual number of flight hours per aircraft per operating day.

PART I

ITEM 1.

IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS

Not applicable.

ITEM 2.

OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE

Not applicable.

ITEM 3.

KEY INFORMATION

Selected Financial Data

The following table presents our summary financial data. Our audited consolidated financial statements relate to the period ended December 31, 2010, and constitute the second annual audited financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS.

Our date of transition to IFRS was January 1, 2008. Consequently, we have prepared our opening consolidated statements of financial position under IFRS as of that date. Our date of adoption of IFRS was January 1, 2009.

The summary consolidated annual financial information as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 and each of the two years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, has been prepared in accordance with IFRS and is derived from our audited consolidated annual financial statements included in this annual report. The summary consolidated annual financial information as of December 31, 2008 and for the year ended December 31, 2008 presented in this annual report, has been previously presented in accordance with Chilean GAAP, and has been restated under IFRS only for comparative purposes.

You should read the information below in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto, as well as “Presentation of Information” and “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects.”

Annual Financial Information
	Year ended December 31,
	2010			2009			2008
	(in US$ millions, except per share and capital stock data)
The Company (1)(3)
Statement of Income Data:
Operating revenues
Passenger		3,109.8			2,623.6			2,820.8
Cargo		1,280.7			895.6			1,319.4
Total operating revenues		4,390.5			3,519.2			4,140.2
Cost of sales		(3,012.7	)		(2,522.8	)		(2,893.9	)
Gross margin		1,377.8			996.4			1,246.3
Other operating income (2)		132.8			136.4			142.9
Distribution costs		(383.5	)		(327.0	)		(366.7	)
Administrative expenses		(332	)		(270	)		(275	)
Other expenses		(172.4	)		(100.5	)		(127.9	)
Other gains/(losses) (4)		5.4			(11.7	)		(135	)
Financial income		14.9			18.2			18.5
Financial costs		(155.3	)		(153.1	)		(125.5	)
Equity accounted earnings		0.1			0.3			0.7
Exchange rate differences		13.8			(11.2	)		23.4
Result of indexation units		0.1			(0.6	)		1.2
Income before income taxes		502.0			277.5			403.4
Income tax		(81.1	)		(44.5	)		(65.1	)
Net income for the period		420.9			233.0			338.3
Income attributable to the parent company’s equity holders		419.7			231.1			336.5
Income attributable to non-controlling interests		1.2			1.9			1.8
Net income for the period		420.9			233.0			338.3
Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share (US$) (5)		1.23882			0.68221			0.99318
Diluted earnings per share(US$)		1.23454			0.68221			0.99318

	At December 31,
	2010			2009			2008
	(in US$ millions, except per share and capital stock data)
Balance Sheet Data:

Cash, and cash equivalents		631.1			731.5			401.0
Other current assets in operation		896.5			666.6			665.8
Non- current assets and disposal groups held for sale		5.5			10.9			10.4
Total current assets		1,533.1			1,409.0			1,077.2
Property and equipment		4,948.4			4,196.6			3,966.1
Other non- current assets		304.4			166.4			153.6
Total non- current assets		5,252.8			4,363.0			4,119.7
Total assets		6,785.9			5,772.0			5,196.9
Total current liabilities		2,144.0			1,523.3			1,551.5
Total non-current liabilities		3,341.8			3,142.7			2,876.8
Total liabilities		5,485.8			4,666.0			4,428.3
Net equity attributable to the parent company’s equity holders		1,296.8			1,098.8			761.8
Minority interest		3.2			7.1			6.8
Total net equity		1,300.1			1,105.9			768.6

	At December 31,
	2010		2009		2008		2007		2006
Operational Data:
ASKs (million)		42,355.2		38,776.2		35,176.1		31,556.0		26,347.3
RPKs (million)		33,147.5		29,836.2		26,951.7		24,001.2		19,465.6
ATKs (million) (6)		4,628.7		3,848.9		4,071.9		3,636.3		3,461.6
RTKs (million)		3,245,3		2,627.4		2,906.2		2,701.0		2,564.2
System ATKs (million)		8,968.8		7,811.8		7,659.9		6,999.9		6,345.5

(1)	For more information on the subsidiaries included in this consolidated account, see Note 1 to our audited consolidated financial statements.

(2)

Other income included in this Statement of Income Data is equivalent to the sum of income derived from duty free operations, aircraft leasing, logistics and courier operations, customs and warehousing operations, tours and other miscellaneous income. For more information, see Note 30 to our audited consolidated financial statements.

(3)	The addition of the items may differ from the total amount due to rounding.

(4)

In 2008, the Company recorded a provision of US$109.0 million in Other gains/losses in connection with a plea agreement entered into with the United States Department of Justice regarding an antitrust investigation related to our cargo business (see “Information on the Company—Business of the Company—Cargo Operations—Cargo Related Investigations,” under Item 4). As of December 31, 2010 the Company recorded a US$14.0 million gain (pre-tax) due to the reversal of a portion of the provision related to the investigation in the cargo business carried out by the European Commission. This was as a result of the fine announced in November 2010, which was lower than the amount provided for. This reversal is recorded in Other gains/(losses).

(5)	As of December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010 we had 338,790,909 common shares outstanding, which was equivalent to 338,790,909 American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”).

(6)

In August 2007, the Company implemented a change in its methodology used for calculating cargo ATKs in order to better represent the available capacity in the bellies of passenger aircraft. Cargo RTKs were not affected by this change. Historical data has been modified accordingly for comparison purposes.

Although most of our revenues and expenses are denominated in U.S. dollars, some are denominated in different currencies, such as the Chilean peso. Fluctuations in foreign exchange rates could lead to changes in the value of these items in U.S. dollars. Nevertheless, the impact on our results stemming from any such fluctuations is significantly mitigated by the fact that 85% of our revenues and 60% of our operating expenses are denominated in U.S. dollars.

In accordance with the Chilean Corporation Act and Regulation thereof, Ley sobre Sociedades Anónimas No. 18,046 and the Reglamento de Sociedades Anónimas , collectively known as the Chilean Corporation Law, we must pay annual cash dividends equal to at least 30% of our annual consolidated distributable net income each year (calculated in accordance with IFRS), subject to limited exceptions. On April 29, 2011 our Shareholders’ Meeting approved the payment of aggregate dividends for 2010 in the amount of US$209,852,536.48 to be paid in May 19, 2011. Such ividends include two interim dividends paid in August 2010 and January 2011. The table below sets forth the cash dividends per common share and per ADS, as well as the number of common shares entitled to such dividends, for the years indicated. Dividends per common share amounts have not been adjusted for inflation and reflect common share amounts outstanding immediately prior to the distribution of such dividend. In August 2007, LAN modified its ADR to common share ratio from 5:1 to 1:1.

Dividend for year:	Payment date(s)	Total dividend payment		Number of common shares entitled to dividend		Cash dividend per common share		Cash dividend per ADS
		(U.S. dollars)		(in millions)		(U.S. dollars)		(U.S. dollars)
2006	August 24, 2006		48,061,644		318.91		0.15071		0.75355
	January 18, 2007		67,787,211		318.91		0.21256		1.06280
	April 25, 2007		53,059,893		318.91		0.16638		0.83190
2007	August 23, 2007		90,104,830		338.79		0.26596		0.26596
	January 17, 2008		119,894,715		338.79		0.35389		0.35389
	May 8, 2008		5,827,204		338.79		0.01720		0.01720
2008	August 21, 2008		96,785,787		338.79		0.28568		0.28568
	January 15, 2009		105,001,466		338.79		0.30993		0.30993
2009	August 20, 2009		34,621,043		338.79		0.10219		0.10219
	January 21, 2010		70,000,978		338.79		0.20662		0.20662
	May 20, 2010		10,939,558		338.79		0.03229		0.03229
2010	August 19, 2010		74,466,242		338.79		0.21980		0.2198
	January 13, 2011		125,000,294		338.79		0.36896		0.36896

Our board of directors has the authority to declare interim dividends. Year-end dividends, if any, are declared by our shareholders at our annual meeting. For a description of our dividend policy, see “Financial Information—Other Financial Information—Dividend Policy” under Item 8.

We declare cash dividends in U.S. dollars, but make dividend payments in Chilean pesos, converted from U.S. dollars at the observed exchange rate two days prior to the day we first make payment to shareholders. Payments of cash dividends to holders of American Depositary Receipts, or ADRs, if any, are made in Chilean pesos to the custodian, which converts those Chilean pesos into U.S. dollars and delivers U.S. dollars to the depositary for distribution to holders. In the event that the custodian is unable to convert immediately the Chilean currency received as dividends into U.S. dollars, the amount of U.S. dollars payable to holders of ADRs may be adversely affected by a devaluation of the Chilean currency that may occur before such dividends are converted and remitted.

Exchange Rates

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high, low, average and period-end observed exchange rate for the purchase of U.S. dollars, expressed in Chilean pesos per U.S. dollar. The rates have not been restated in constant currency units.

	Daily Observed Exchange Rate
Year Ended December 31,	High		Low		Average (1)		Period-End
	Ch$ per US$

2006		549.63		511.44		531.03		534.43
2007		548.67		493.14		521.95		495.82
2008		676.75		431.22		528.88		629.11
2009		643.87		491.09		553.77		506.43
2010
November		488.04		477.05		482.32		486.39
December		487.87		468.37		474.78		468.37
End of year		549.17		468.37		511.20		468.37
2011
January		496.03		483.32		489.44		483.32
February		478.19		468.94		475.69		475.63
March		485.37		472.74		479.65		482.08
April		479.46		460.04		471.32		460.04

Source: Central Bank of Chile

(1)

For each year, the average of the month-end exchange rates for the relevant year. For each month, the average daily exchange rate for the relevant month.

On April 29, 2011 the observed exchange rate was Ch$460.04=US$1.00.

Risk Factors

We wish to caution readers that the following important factors, and those important factors described in other reports submitted to, or filed with, the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the “SEC,” among other factors, could affect our actual results and could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf. In particular, as we are a non-U.S. company, there are risks associated with investing in our American Depositary Shares, or ADSs, that are not typical for investments in the shares of U.S. companies. Prior to making an investment decision, you should carefully consider all of the information contained in this document, including the following risk factors.

Risks Related to our Proposed Combination with TAM

The completion of the proposed combination is subject to many conditions precedent and if these are not satisfied or waived the proposed combination will not be completed.

The commencement of the exchange offer is subject to certain conditions set forth in the transaction agreements as described under “Transaction Agreements—Conditions to Commencement of the Exchange Offer,” under Item 4, including receipt of all required regulatory approvals (including the required approvals from the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários , or “CVM”, the Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros (the Chilean Securities and Insurance Supervisor , or “SVS”), and the SEC), approval of the proposed combination by the shareholders of LAN and the condition that the holders of not more than 2.5% of our outstanding common shares exercise their appraisal rights under Chilean law. The completion of the exchange offer is also subject to certain conditions set forth in the transaction agreements as described under “Transaction Agreements—Conditions to Completion of the Exchange Offer,” under Item 4, including the conditions that the exchange offer be accepted by (i) the holders of at least 66 2/3 % of the outstanding shares of TAM not owned by TAM’s controlling shareholders and their affiliates (which is the minimum threshold required to permit the delisting of TAM stock from the BM&FBovespa (which we refer to as “Bovespa”) after completion of the proposed combination), and (ii) the holders of a sufficient number of TAM shares so that the sum of (A) the total number of TAM shares that have accepted the exchange offer and (B) the number of TAM shares owned by TAM’s controlling shareholders is more than 95% of the outstanding TAM shares (which is the minimum threshold required to permit a statutory squeeze-out under Brazilian law of all TAM shares that do not accept the exchange offer after completion of the proposed combination). Certain of these conditions may not be waived without written agreement of both LAN and TAM’s controlling shareholders, and neither LAN nor TAM’s controlling shareholders has any obligation to waive any conditions not satisfied on or prior to the expiration of the exchange offer. Therefore, even if we are willing to waive an unsatisfied condition, we may be unable to complete the exchange offer if TAM’s controlling shareholders refuse to waive the condition. In addition, the obligation of TAM’s controlling shareholders under the transaction agreements to contribute their TAM shares into the proposed combination prior to the completion of the exchange offer is subject to certain conditions relating to the operations and business of LAN and certain events outside of our control. If any of these conditions is not satisfied or waived, the proposed combination will not be completed.

The proposed combination cannot be completed unless we receive consents and clearances from regulatory authorities and such authorities could impose conditions that could adversely affect LAN and/or the combined companies

Before the proposed combination of LAN and TAM may be completed, applicable waiting periods must expire or terminate under antitrust and competition laws and various approvals or consents must be obtained from regulatory entities, including the Tribunal de Defensa de la Libre Competencia , or the “TDLC.” See the section entitled “Information on the Company—Business–Proposed Combination with TAM,” under Item 4, for a discussion of the status of the review of the proposed combination by the TDLC. In deciding whether to grant antitrust or regulatory clearances, the relevant governmental entities will consider, among other things, the effect the proposed combination will have on competition and operations within their relevant jurisdictions. The terms and conditions of the approvals that are granted may impose requirements, limitations or costs or place restrictions on the conduct of the combined companies’ businesses. The transaction agreements expressly provide that neither we nor TAM is required to sell, hold separate or otherwise encumber any of our respective assets or to take the other actions specified therein in order to obtain such approvals and thus either company may refuse to complete the proposed combination on the basis of those regulatory conditions. There can be no assurance that regulators will not impose conditions, terms, obligations or restrictions or that such conditions, terms, obligations or restrictions will not have the effect of delaying completion of the proposed combination or imposing additional material costs on, or materially limiting the revenues of, the combined companies following the proposed combination. In addition, it is a condition to our and TAM’s obligation to complete the proposed combination that no governmental authority shall have issued any law or order making the proposed combination illegal or materially limiting or impairing the ownership or operation of any material part of the combined companies.

Any delay in completing the proposed combination may reduce or eliminate the benefits we expect to be achieved as a result of the proposed combination

In addition to the required regulatory clearances, the proposed combination is subject to a number of other conditions beyond our control that may prevent, delay or otherwise materially adversely affect its completion. We cannot predict whether or when these other conditions will be satisfied. Furthermore, the requirements for obtaining the required clearances and approvals could delay the completion of the proposed combination for a significant period of time or prevent it from occurring. Any delay in completing the proposed combination could cause the combined companies not to realize some or all of the synergies that we expect to achieve if the proposed combination is successfully completed within its expected time frame.

Failure to complete the proposed combination could negatively impact our stock price and future business and financial results

If the proposed combination is not completed, our ongoing businesses may be adversely affected, and we would be subject to several risks, including the following:

being required to pay a termination fee to TAM of $200 million and reimburse up to $25 million of TAM’s expenses under certain circumstances provided in the transaction agreements;

having to pay certain costs relating to the proposed combination, such as legal, accounting, financial advisor and printing fees; and

having had our management focus on the proposed combination instead of pursuing other opportunities that could have been beneficial to us.

If the proposed combination is not completed, we cannot assure our stockholders that these risks will not materialize and will not materially adversely affect our business, financial results and stock price.

The fairness opinion obtained by our board of directors from our financial advisor will not reflect changes in circumstances between signing the transaction agreements and the completion of the proposed combination

While our board of directors received a fairness opinion from J.P. Morgan, our financial advisor, before we entered into the transaction agreements, we have not obtained an updated fairness opinion as of the date of this Form 20-F. Changes in our operations and prospects of those of TAM, general market and economic conditions and other factors which may be beyond our control and on which the fairness opinion was based may alter the value of LAN or TAM and/or the prices of our common shares or the shares of TAM by the time the proposed combination is completed. The fairness opinion speaks only as of the date of the opinion and not as of the time the proposed combination will be completed or as of any other date. Because we do not anticipate asking our financial advisor to update its fairness opinion, the January 18, 2011 fairness opinion does not address the fairness of the exchange ratios, from a financial point of view, to our shareholders at the time the proposed combination will be completed.

The transaction agreements contain provisions that could discourage a potential competing acquirer of LAN

The transaction agreements require our board of directors to recommend that its shareholders approve the proposed combination and does not permit our board of directors to withdraw or adversely modify those recommendations. The transaction agreements also contains “no shop” provisions that prohibit us from soliciting, initiating or encouraging any competing third party proposals, including acquisitions of our equity securities or material assets, and there are no exceptions to these provisions. In addition, if the transaction agreements are terminated under certain circumstances, we may be required to pay to TAM a termination fee of $200 million and to reimburse TAM for up to $25 million of expenses incurred by TAM in connection with the transaction agreements and the proposed combination. See “Key Information—Transaction Agreements” and “Key Information—The Transaction Agreements—Termination,” under Item 4. These provisions could discourage a potential third-party acquiror that might have an interest in acquiring all or a significant portion of LAN from considering or proposing that acquisition, even if it were prepared to pay consideration with a value per share higher than the benefits LAN shareholders may receive from the proposed combination, or might result in a potential third-party acquiror proposing to pay a lower price to the LAN shareholders than it might otherwise have proposed to pay because of the added expense of the $225 million termination fee and expense reimbursement that may become payable in certain circumstances.

Uncertainties associated with the proposed combination may cause a loss of management personnel and other key employees that could adversely affect LAN, TAM and/or the combined companies

The success of the operations of LAN, TAM and the combined companies is dependent, among other things, on the experience and industry knowledge of their senior management and other key employees and their ability to execute their business plans. In order to be successful, LAN, TAM and the combined companies must be able to retain their senior management and other key employees and their ability to attract highly qualified personnel in the future. Current and prospective employees of LAN and TAM may experience uncertainty about their roles within the combined companies following completion of the proposed combination, which may have an adverse effect on the ability of LAN, TAM and/or the combined companies to retain or attract senior management and other key employees. Competition for highly qualified personnel in the various localities and business segments in which LAN and TAM operate is intense. No assurances can be given that LAN, TAM or, after completion of the proposed combination, the combined companies will be able to retain or attract senior management and other key employees to the same extent that LAN and TAM have previously been able to do so.

Resales of the common shares we issue in the mergers may cause the market price of such shares to fall.

As of April 27, 2011, 339,310,509 common shares (including those represented by the ADSs) were issued and outstanding (34.01% of which are beneficially owned by LAN’s controlling shareholders) and 1,689,491 common shares were subject to issuance upon exercise of outstanding options and other rights to purchase such shares. In the mergers, we expect to issue a significant amount of common shares (including those represented by the ADSs) to the holders of TAM shares in exchange for their TAM shares or TAM ADSs, although the actual number of common shares issued will depend on the extent to which holders of TAM shares or TAM ADSs elect to participate in the exchange offer. If the holders of all of the outstanding TAM shares (other than TAM’s controlling shareholders) tender their shares into the exchange offer and, except for the shares of LAN contemplated to be issued pursuant to the transaction agreements, there are no new issuances of shares of LAN or TAM (including those common shares subject to issuance upon exercise of outstanding options and other rights to purchase those shares that have not been exercised), then after completion of the mergers the issued and outstanding shares of LAN will be distributed approximately as follows: 13.67% of the common shares issued and outstanding at that time will be held by TAM’s controlling shareholders, 15.65% of the common shares issued and outstanding at that time will be held by TAM shareholders (other than TAM’s controlling shareholders), 24.07% of the common shares issued and outstanding at that time will be held by LAN’s controlling shareholders and 46.60% LAN’s shareholders (other than LAN’s controlling shareholders). If there are substantial sales of the newly issued common shares shortly after the mergers, this could adversely affect the market for, and the market price of, our common shares and the ADSs.

We have and will continue to incur significant costs and expenses in connection with the proposed combination and integration of the business operations of LAN and TAM.

We have incurred and expect to continue to incur substantial expenses in connection with the proposed combination and the integration of LAN and TAM. Non-recurring expenses expected to be incurred in connection with the proposed combination are anticipated to be approximately $ 25 million in 2011. These costs and expenses include financial advisory, legal and accounting fees and expenses, reorganization and restructuring costs, severance/employee benefit-related expenses, filing fees, printing expenses and other related charges. Some of these costs are payable regardless of whether the proposed combination is completed. There are also are a large number of processes, policies, procedures, operations, technologies and systems that must be integrated in connection with the proposed combination. While both we and TAM have assumed that a certain level of expenses would be incurred in connection with these transactions, there are many factors beyond our control that could affect the total amount or the timing of the integration expenses. Moreover, there could also be significant costs in compensating dissenting shareholders of LAN who exercise their appraisal rights under Chilean law.

There may also be additional unanticipated significant costs in connection with the transactions discussed below under “Key Information—The Transaction Agreements—Overview,” under Item 4, that we may not recoup. These costs and expenses could, particularly in the near term, exceed the savings that we expect the combined companies to achieve from the elimination of duplicative expenses and the realization of economies of scale, other efficiencies and cost savings. Although we expect that these savings will offset these transaction- and combination-related costs over time, this net benefit may not be achieved in the near term or at all.

We may be unable to fully realize the anticipated benefits of the proposed combination.

After completion of the proposed combination, we will change our name to “LATAM Airlines Group S.A.” (“LATAM”). The proposed combination involves bringing together two large and complex businesses that currently operate as independent public companies. We will be required to devote significant management attention and resources to integrating certain aspects of the business practices and operations of LAN and TAM. The success of the proposed combination will depend, in part, on our ability to realize anticipated revenue synergies, cost savings and growth opportunities by combining the businesses of LAN and TAM. We hope to generate synergies resulting from the consolidation of capabilities, rationalization of operations and headcount, greater efficiencies from increased scale and market integration, experience of product and service offerings and organic growth. There is a risk, however, that we may not be able to combine the businesses of LAN and TAM in a manner that permits us to realize these revenue synergies, cost savings and growth opportunities in the time, manner or amounts we currently expect, or at all. Potential difficulties we may encounter as part of the integration process include, among other things:

the inability to successfully combine the businesses of LAN and TAM in a manner that permits us to achieve the full revenue and cost synergies anticipated to result from the proposed combination;

complexities associated with managing the combined companies ;

the need to implement, integrate and harmonize various business-specific operating procedures and systems, as well as the financial, accounting, information and other systems of LAN and TAM;

operational overlap among products and customer bases of LAN and TAM;

potential loss of key employees as a result of implementing the proposed combination; and

potential unknown liabilities and unforeseen increased expenses or delays associated with the exchange offer, the mergers and the other combination transactions, including one-time cash costs to integrate the two airlines that may exceed the one-time cash costs that we currently anticipate.

In addition, we and TAM have operated and, until the completion of the proposed combination, will continue to operate independently. It is possible that the integration process could result in:

diversion of management’s attention from their normal areas of responsibility to address integration issues; and

the disruption of, or the loss of momentum in, each company’s ongoing businesses or inconsistencies in its standards, controls, procedures and policies,

each of which could adversely affect each company’s ability to maintain good relationships with its customers, suppliers, employees and other constituencies or achieve the anticipated benefits of the proposed combination or could increase costs or reduce each company’s earnings or otherwise adversely affect the businesses, financial condition, results of operations and/or prospects of LATAM following the completion of the exchange offer and mergers. If they are achieved, actual revenue synergies, cost savings and efficiency and operational benefits may be lower and may take a longer time to achieve than we currently expect.

The integration of two large companies also presents significant management challenges. In order to achieve the anticipated benefits of the proposed combination of LAN and TAM, the operations of the two companies will need to be reorganized and their resources will need to be combined in a timely and flexible manner. There can be no assurance that we will be able to implement these steps as anticipated or at all. If we fail to achieve the planned restructuring effectively within the time frame that is currently contemplated or to the extent that is currently planned, or if for any other reason the expected synergies fail to materialize, the proposed combination may not produce the benefits we currently anticipate.

We will not control the voting shares or board of directors of TAM.

Under the terms of the transaction agreements, the controlling shareholders of TAM will retain ownership of at least 80% of the voting shares of TAM and will have the right to appoint 66 2/3% of the members of the board of directors of TAM and its subsidiaries. We will own the remaining voting shares of TAM and will have the right to appoint the remaining members of the board of directors of TAM and its subsidiaries. We will also own all of the non-voting shares of TAM, which will entitle us to substantially all of the economic rights in TAM. While we, the controlling shareholders of TAM and other parties have entered into shareholders agreements that establish agreements and restrictions relating to corporate governance in an attempt to balance our interests, as the owner of substantially all of the economic rights in TAM, with the interests of the controlling shareholders of TAM, as the continuing controlling shareholders of TAM, by, among other things, requiring the vote of the holders of at least 95% of the outstanding shares of TAM and/or supermajority approval of the board of directors of TAM prior to taking certain specified material corporate actions and decisions in respect of TAM and its subsidiaries, no assurances can be given that we and the controlling shareholders of TAM will be able to reach agreement with respect to such matters in the future and if we and they do not, our businesses, financial condition, results of operations and prospects could be adversely affected. For further discussion of these arrangements, see “Transaction Agreements—Conditions to Commencement of the Exchange Offer,” under Item 4.

Our financial results will be more exposed to currency exchange rate fluctuations as a result of the proposed combination and the resulting increase in the proportion of assets, liabilities and earnings that are denominated in currencies other than Chilean pesos.

LATAM will prepare and present its consolidated financial statements in U.S. dollars. The proposed combination will significantly increase the proportion of our consolidated net assets, revenues and income in currencies other than U.S. dollars, primarily Chilean pesos and Brazilian reais. Our consolidated financial condition and results of operations will therefore be more sensitive to movements in foreign exchange rates. A depreciation of non-US dollar currencies relative to the US dollar could have an adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations.

Our future results will suffer if we cannot effectively manage our expanded operations following completion of the proposed combination.

Following the completion of the proposed combination, the size of the business of the combined companies will be significantly larger and more complex than the current business of LAN or TAM. Our future success will depend, in part, upon our ability to manage this expanded business, which will pose substantial challenges for management, including challenges related to the management and monitoring of new operations and associated increased costs and complexity. There can be no assurances that we will be successful or that we will realize the expected operating efficiencies, cost savings, revenue enhancements and other benefits we currently anticipate from the proposed combination.

The proposed combination could cause a downgrade of our credit ratings, which could have a negative effect on our business.

TAM currently has a lower credit rating than us and is more leveraged than us. As a result of the proposed combination with TAM, our credit rating could be downgraded by one or more credit rating agencies, which could adversely affect the results and financial condition of the combined companies. If our credit rating is downgraded, it could affect our ability to finance future fleet acquisitions and/or increase our financing costs.

Risks Related to our Operations and the Airline Industry

Our performance is heavily dependent on economic conditions in the countries in which we do business and negative economic conditions in those countries could have an adverse impact on our business.

Passenger and cargo demand is heavily cyclical and highly dependent on global and local economic growth, economic expectations and foreign exchange rate variations, among other things. In the past, our business has been negatively affected by global economic recessionary conditions, weak economic growth in Chile, recession in Argentina and poor economic performance in certain emerging market countries in which we operate. The occurrence of similar events in the future could adversely affect our business. In fact, starting as of late 2008, and during 2009, many of the countries we serve, including Chile, experienced economic slowdowns or recessions, which translated into a substantial weakening of demand. We plan to continue to expand our operations based in Latin America and our performance will, therefore, continue to depend heavily on economic conditions in the region. Any of the following factors could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations in the countries in which we operate:

changes in economic or other governmental policies;

weak economic performance, including, but not limited to, low economic growth, low consumption and/or investment rates, and increased inflation rates; or

other political or economic developments over which we have no control.

Driven by the severe downturn in the global economy, including in the economies of many of the countries we serve, we began to experience weakening demand in cargo late in 2008, and this weak demand continued into 2009. However, we began to experience a recovery in cargo traffic in late 2009, which continued improving during 2010. If the regional economic environment continues its positive performance, demand in cargo may continue to grow during the current year. No assurance can be given that capacity reductions or other steps we may take will be adequate to offset any future reduction in our cargo and/or air travel demand.

The success of our business depends upon key regulatory issues and these issues may adversely affect our business and results of operations.

Our business is highly regulated and depends substantially upon the regulatory environment in the countries in which we operate or intend to operate. For example, price controls on fares may limit our ability to effectively apply customer segmentation profit maximization techniques (“passenger revenue management”) (management techniques utilizing passenger demand forecasting and fare mix optimization techniques to maximize profit for an airline) and adjust prices to reflect cost pressures. High levels of government regulation may limit the scope of our operations and our growth plans, especially in the event of deterioration of the relations between the countries in which we operate or the public perception of foreign companies in local markets. Accordingly, regulatory issues could adversely affect our business and results of operations.

Our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected if we or certain aviation authorities (among them, those from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Colombia and the United States) fail to maintain the required foreign and domestic governmental authorizations. In order to maintain the necessary authorizations issued by the Chilean Junta Aeronáutica Civil , which we refer to as the “JAC,” and technical operative authorizations issued by the Chilean Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil , which we refer to as the “DGAC,” and other corresponding local authorities of the countries in which we operate, we must continue to comply with applicable statutes, rules and regulations pertaining to the airline industry, including any rules and regulations that may be adopted in the future.

We depend on strategic alliances or commercial relationships in many of the countries in which we operate and our business may suffer if any of our strategic alliances or commercial relationships terminates.

In many of the jurisdictions in which we operate, we have found it in our interest, to maintain a number of alliances and other commercial relationships. These alliances or commercial relationships allow us to enhance our network and, in some cases, to offer our customers services that we could not otherwise offer. If any of our strategic alliances or commercial relationships and, in particular, with American Airlines, Iberia, Qantas or oneworld ® deteriorates, or any of these agreements are terminated, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be negatively affected.

Our business and results of operation may suffer if we fail to obtain and maintain routes, suitable airport access, slots and other operating permits.

Our business depends upon our access to key routes and airports. Our operations could be constrained by any delay or inability to gain access to key routes or airports, including:

limitations on our ability to process more passengers;

the imposition of flight capacity restrictions;

the inability to secure or maintain route rights in local markets or under bilateral agreements; or

the inability to maintain our existing slots and obtain additional slots.

We operate numerous international routes, subject to bilateral agreements and also internal flights within Chile, Argentina, Peru and other countries, subject to local route and airport access approvals. Bilateral aviation agreements as well as local aviation approvals frequently involve political and other considerations outside of our control. See “Information on the Company— Business of the Company—Regulation—Route Rights” under Item 4.

There can be no assurance that existing bilateral agreements between the countries in which our companies are based and permits from foreign governments will continue. A modification, suspension or revocation of one or more bilateral agreements could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. The suspension of our permission to operate in certain airports or destinations or the imposition of other sanctions could also have a material adverse effect. We cannot assure that a change in a foreign government’s administration of current laws and regulations or that the adoption of new laws and regulations will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

If we are unable to obtain favorable take-off and landing authorizations at certain high-density airports, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected. There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain all requested authorizations and slots in the future because, among other factors, government policies regulating the distribution of the authorizations and slots are subject to change.

A failure to successfully implement our growth strategy would harm our business and the market value of the ADSs and our common shares.

Our growth strategy involves increasing the frequency of flights to the markets we currently serve and expanding our service to new markets. In order to carry out this strategy, we must be able to identify the appropriate geographic markets upon which to focus and to gain suitable airport access and route approval in these markets. There can be no assurance that the new markets we enter or in which we are seeking to expand our operations will provide passenger and cargo traffic that is sufficient to make our operations in those new markets profitable.

The expansion of our business will also require additional skilled personnel, equipment and facilities. An inability to hire and retain skilled personnel or secure the required equipment and facilities efficiently and cost-effectively may adversely affect our ability to execute our growth strategy. Expansion of our markets and flight frequencies may also strain our existing management resources and operational, financial and management information systems to the point that they may no longer be adequate to support our operations, requiring us to make significant expenditures in these areas.

Our business may be adversely affected by a downturn in the airline industry caused by exogenous events that affect travel behavior or increase costs, such as outbreak of disease, natural disasters, war or terrorist attacks.

Demand for air transportation may be adversely impacted by exogenous events, such as natural disasters, epidemics, terrorist attacks, war or political and social instability. Situations such as these in one or more of the markets in which we operate could have a material impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Furthermore, these types of situations could have a prolonged effect on air transportation demand and on certain cost items.

During January 2010, bad weather affected the city of Cuzco in Peru causing important human and material damage and severely affecting this tourist destination. This affected our operations, which led us to decrease our capacity in order to improve load factors. We estimate the net impact of decreased passenger operations to have been approximately US$15.0 million.

In addition, on February 27, 2010, an earthquake struck Chile causing major damages mainly in the southern regions of the country. This earthquake damaged the terminal building at the Santiago International Airport causing the suspension of LAN’s passenger services to and from Chile until March 1, 2010. Lan Cargo’s operations suffered no impact since Lan Cargo has flexibility to redesign itineraries if and when needed. As of March 28, 2010, operations were restored to normal levels and the airport started to operate normally. As of December 31, 2010, we estimate the net impact of decreased passenger operations due to the earthquake to have been approximately US$30 million.

Terrorist attacks may also have a severe adverse impact on the airline industry. For example, the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001 substantially affected the airline industry, particularly foreign air carriers operating international service to and from the United States. Throughout South America, passenger traffic also decreased substantially, although the decrease was less severe than that in the United States. The airline industry experienced increased costs following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Airlines have been required to adopt additional security measures and may be required to comply with more rigorous security guidelines in the future.

In addition, fuel prices and supplies, which constitute a significant cost for us, may increase as a result of any future terrorist attacks, a general increase in hostilities or a reduction in output of fuel, voluntary or otherwise, by oil-producing countries. Such increases may result in both higher airline ticket prices and decreased demand for air travel generally, which could have an adverse effect on our revenues and results of operations. Presently, there is a trend towards increases in jet fuel prices because of the increased demand caused by the 2010 recovery in the global economy coupled with conflicts during February 2011 in Egypt and Libya that affect global fuel supply. It is impossible for us to predict if we will be able to fully protect ourselves against the volatility of fuel costs.

A significant portion of our cargo revenues comes from relatively few product types and may be impacted by events affecting their production or trade.

Our cargo demand, especially from Latin American exporters, is concentrated in a small number of product categories, such as fish and sea products and produce exports from Chile and Peru, and fresh flowers from Ecuador and Colombia. Events that negatively affect the production or trade of these goods may adversely affect the volume of goods that we transport and may have a significant impact on our results of operations. Some of our cargo products are sensitive to foreign exchange rates and, therefore, traffic volumes could be impacted by the appreciation or depreciation of local currencies.

In mid 2007, there was an outbreak of infectious salmon anemia virus (“ISA Virus”) in Chile, which was temporarily contained during 2008 but has continued to affect exports since then. The outbreak of ISA Virus has caused, and may continue to cause, a significant decline in salmon exports and has had, and may continue to have, an adverse impact on our cargo operations.

Our operations are subject to fluctuations in the supply and cost of jet fuel, which could negatively impact our business.

Higher jet fuel prices or a shortage in the supply of fuel could cause a reduction in our scheduled service and could have a materially negative effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Jet fuel costs have historically accounted for a significant amount of our operating expenses, and accounted for approximately 30% of our operating expenses in 2010. Both the cost and availability of fuel are subject to many economic and political factors and events that we can neither control nor predict. We have entered into fuel hedging arrangements, but there can be no assurance that such arrangements will be adequate to protect us from a significant increase in fuel prices in the near future or in the long term. Also, while these hedging arrangements are designed to limit the effect of an increase in fuel prices, some of our hedging methods may also limit our ability to take advantage of any decrease in fuel prices. Although we have implemented measures to pass a portion of incremental fuel costs to our customers, our ability to lessen the impact of any increase using these types of mechanisms may also be limited.

We rely on maintaining a high daily aircraft utilization rate to increase our revenues, which makes us especially vulnerable to delays.

One of the key elements of our business strategy is to maintain a high daily aircraft utilization rate, which measures the number of flight hours we use our aircraft per day. High daily aircraft utilization allows us to maximize the amount of revenue we generate from our aircraft and is achieved, in part, by reducing turnaround times at airports and developing schedules that enable us to increase the average hours flown per day. Our rate of aircraft utilization could be adversely affected by a number of different factors that are beyond our control, including air traffic and airport congestion, adverse weather conditions and delays by third-party service providers relating to matters such as fueling and ground handling.

Furthermore, high aircraft utilization rates increase the risk that, if an aircraft falls behind schedule, it could remain behind schedule for up to two days. Such delays could result in a disruption in our operating performance, leading to customer dissatisfaction due to any resulting delays or missed connections.

We fly and depend upon Airbus and Boeing aircraft, and our business is at risk if we do not receive timely deliveries of aircraft, if aircraft from these companies becomes unavailable or if the public negatively perceives our aircraft.

As our fleet has grown, our reliance on Airbus and Boeing has also grown. As of February 28, 2011, we operated a fleet of 74 Airbus and 51 Boeing aircraft. These risks include:

our failure or inability to obtain Airbus or Boeing aircraft, parts or related support services on a timely basis because of high demand or other factors;

the interruption of fleet service as a result of unscheduled or unanticipated maintenance requirements for these aircraft;

the issuance by Chilean or other aviation authorities of other directives restricting or prohibiting the use of Airbus or Boeing aircraft, or requiring time-consuming inspections and maintenance;

the adverse public perception of a manufacturer as a result of an accident or other negative publicity; or

delays between the time we realize the need for new aircraft and the time it takes us to arrange for Airbus and Boeing or from a third-party provider to deliver this aircraft.

The occurrence of any one or more of these factors could restrict our ability to use aircraft to generate profits, respond to increased demands, or could otherwise limit our operations and adversely affect our business.

We are often affected by certain factors beyond our control, including weather conditions, which can affect our operations.

Revenues for airlines depend on the number of passengers carried, the fare paid by each passenger and service factors, such as the timeliness of flight departures and arrivals. During periods of fog, ice, low temperatures, storms or other adverse weather conditions, some or all of our flights may be cancelled or significantly delayed, reducing our revenues.

Losses and liabilities in the event of an accident involving one or more of our aircraft could materially affect our business.

We are exposed to potential catastrophic losses in the event of an aircraft accident, terrorist incident or any other similar event. There can be no assurance that, as a result of an aircraft accident or significant incident:

we will not need to increase our insurance coverage;

our insurance premiums will not increase significantly;

our insurance coverage will fully cover all of our liability; or

we will not be forced to bear substantial losses.

Substantial claims resulting from an accident or significant incident in excess of our related insurance coverage could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Moreover, any aircraft accident, even if fully insured, could cause the negative public perception that our aircraft are less safe or reliable than those operated by other airlines, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Insurance premiums may also increase due to an accident or incident affecting one of our airline affiliates or alliance partners or affecting other airlines.

High levels of competition in the airline industry may adversely affect our level of operations.

Our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected by high levels of competition within the industry, particularly the entrance of new competitors into the markets in which we operate. Airlines compete primarily over fare levels, frequency and dependability of service, brand recognition, passenger amenities (such as frequent flyer programs) and the availability and convenience of other passenger or cargo services. New and existing airlines could enter our markets and compete with us on any of these bases. Several of our competitors are larger than us and have greater brand recognition and greater resources than we do. Competing carriers include investor-owned, government-subsidized and national flag carriers of foreign countries as well as low-cost carriers offering discounted fares. The U.S.-Chile and other open skies agreements may subject us to further competition from international carriers. In addition to traditional competition among airline companies, we face competition from companies that provide ground transportation, especially in our domestic cargo and passenger businesses, as well as sea transportation for our cargo business. Competition could reduce our passenger traffic and cargo demand, forcing us to reduce our fare levels, which could have a material adverse effect on our revenues and level of operations.

Some of our competitors may receive external support which could negatively impact our competitive position.

Some of our competitors may receive support from external sources, such as their national governments, which may be unavailable to us. Support may include, among others, subsidies, financial aid or tax waivers. This support could place us at a competitive disadvantage and adversely affect our operations and financial performance.

If we are unable to incorporate leased aircraft into our fleet at acceptable rates and terms in the future, our business could be adversely affected.

A large portion of our aircraft are subject to long-term operating leases. Our operating leases typically run from three to twelve years from the date of delivery. We may face more competition for, or a limited supply of, leased aircraft, making it difficult for us to negotiate on competitive terms upon expiration of our current operating leases or to lease additional capacity required for our targeted level of operations. If we are forced to pay higher lease rates in the future to maintain our capacity and the number of aircraft in our fleet, our profitability could be adversely affected.

We are incorporating various new technologies and equipment and their phase-in may have a negative impact on our service and operating standards.

In recent years we have decided to incorporate a number of new aircraft, equipment and systems. The decision to incorporate these new elements has been based on their potential to enhance customer satisfaction, increase efficiency and/or streamline processes. However, the phase-in of these elements may temporarily result in lower service and operating standards, which could affect how our customers perceive us and have a negative impact on our results of operations.

Our business may be adversely affected if we are unable to meet our significant future financing requirements.

We require significant amounts of financing to meet our aircraft capital requirements and may require additional financing to fund our other business needs. We cannot guarantee that we will have access to or be able to arrange for financing in the future on favorable terms. If we are unable to obtain financing for a significant portion of our capital requirements, our ability to acquire new aircraft or to expand operations could be impaired and our business negatively affected.

Our business may be adversely affected by our high degree of debt and aircraft lease obligations compared to our equity capital.

We have a high degree of debt and payment obligations under our aircraft operating leases compared to equity capital. In order to finance our debt, we depend in part on our cash flow from operations. We cannot assure you that in the future we will be able to meet our payment obligations. In addition, the majority of our property and equipment is subject to liens securing our indebtedness. In the event that we fail to make payments on the secured indebtedness, creditors’ enforcement of liens could limit or end our ability to use the affected property and equipment to fulfill our operational needs and thus generate revenue.

Increases in insurance costs and/or significant reductions in coverage could harm our financial condition and results of operations.

Major events affecting the aviation insurance industry (such as terrorist attacks, hijackings or airline crashes) may result in significant increases of the airlines' insurance premium or in significant decreases of insurance coverage, as it happened after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Increases in insurance costs and/or significant reductions in coverage could harm our financial condition and results of operations.

Problems with air traffic control systems or other technical failures could interrupt our operations and have a material adverse effect on our business.

Our operations, including our ability to deliver customer service, are dependent on the effective operation of our equipment, including our aircraft, maintenance systems and reservation systems. Our operations are also dependent on the effective operation of domestic and international air traffic control systems and the air traffic control infrastructure in the markets in which we operate. Equipment failures, personnel shortages, air traffic control problems and other factors that could interrupt operations could adversely affect our operations and financial results as well as our reputation.

Our financial success depends on the availability and performance of key personnel, who are not subject to non-competition restrictions.

Our success depends to a significant extent on the ability of our senior management team and key personnel to operate and manage our business effectively. Our employment agreements with key personnel do not contain any non-competition provisions applicable upon termination. Competition for highly qualified personnel is intense. If we lose any executive officer, senior manager or other key employee and are not able to obtain an adequate replacement, or if we are unable to attract and retain new qualified personnel, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

Our business may experience adverse consequences if we are unable to reach satisfactory collective bargaining agreements with our unionized employees.

Approximately 39% of our employees, including administrative personnel, cabin crews, flight attendants, pilots and maintenance technicians are members of unions and have contracts and collective bargaining agreements which expire on a regular basis. Our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected by a failure to reach agreement with any labor union representing such employees or by an agreement with a labor union that contains terms that are not in line with our expectations or that prevent us from competing effectively with other airlines.

Pressure by employees could cause operating disruptions and negatively impact our business.

Certain employee groups such as pilots, flight attendants, mechanics and our airport personnel have highly specialized skills. As a consequence, actions by these groups, such as strikes, walk-outs or stoppages, could severely disrupt our operations and negatively impact our operating and financial performance, as well as how our customers perceive us.

For example, during the third quarter of 2001, members of one of our pilot unions implemented a series of actions that disrupted our services prior to the negotiation of their collective bargaining agreement, which had a negative impact on our operations and our profitability.

Increases in our labor costs, which constitute a substantial portion of our total operating costs, could directly impact our earnings.

Labor costs constitute a significant percentage of our total operating costs (20.4% in 2010), and at times in our operating history we have experienced pressure to increase wages and benefits for our employees. A significant increase in our labor costs above the assumed costs could result in a material reduction in our earnings.

We may experience difficulty finding, training and retaining employees.

Our business is labor intensive. We employ a large number of pilots, flight attendants, maintenance technicians and other operating and administrative personnel. The airline industry has, from time to time, experienced a shortage of qualified personnel, specifically pilots and maintenance technicians. In addition, as is common with most of our competitors, we may, from time to time, face considerable turnover of our employees. Should the turnover of employees, particularly pilots and maintenance technicians, sharply increase, our training costs will be significantly higher. We cannot assure you that we will be able to recruit, train and retain the qualified employees that we need to continue our current operations or replace departing employees. A failure to hire and retain qualified employees at a reasonable cost could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Failure to comply with applicable environmental regulations could adversely affect our business and reputation.

Our operations are covered by environmental regulations at local, national and international levels. These regulations cover, among other things, emissions to the atmosphere, disposal of solid waste and aqueous effluents, aircraft noise and other activities incident to our business. Future operations and financial results may vary as a result of such regulations. Compliance with these regulations and new or existing regulations that may be applicable to us in the future could increase our cost base and adversely affect our operations and financial results. In addition, failure to comply with these regulations could adversely affect us in a variety of ways, including adverse effects on our reputation.

Risks Related to Chile and Other Emerging Market Countries

Developments in Latin American countries and other emerging market countries may adversely affect the Chilean economy, negatively impact our business and results of operations and cause the market price of our common shares and ADSs to decrease.

We conduct a significant portion of our operations in emerging market countries, particularly in Latin America. As a result, economic and political developments in these countries, including future economic crises and political instability, could impact the Chilean economy or the market value of our securities and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Beginning late 2008, and continuing during 2009, many of the countries we serve, including Chile, experienced economic slowdowns or recessions, which resulted in a substantial weakening of demand. Although economic conditions in other emerging market countries may differ significantly from economic conditions in Chile, we cannot assure that events in other countries, particularly other emerging market countries, will not adversely affect the market value of, or market for, our common shares or ADSs.

Fluctuations in the value of the Chilean peso and other currencies in the countries in which we operate may adversely affect our revenues and profitability.

Changes in the exchange rate between the Chilean peso and the U.S. dollar or other currencies in the countries in which we operate could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. We operate in numerous countries and face the risk of variation in foreign currency exchange rates against the U.S. dollar or between the currencies of these various countries. Approximately 99% of our indebtedness at December 31, 2010 is denominated in U.S. dollars, 15% of our revenues and 40% of our operating expenses in 2010 were denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, mainly the Chilean peso. If the value of the peso, or of other currencies in which revenues are denominated, declines against the U.S. dollar, we will need more pesos or other local currency to repay the same amount of U.S. dollars. The Chilean peso has experienced volatility in recent years, including an average nominal depreciation of 1.3% against the U.S. dollar in 2008, an average nominal depreciation of 4.7% against the U.S. dollar in 2009 and an average nominal appreciation of 4.6% against the U.S. dollar in 2010. The exchange rate of the Chilean peso and other currencies against the U.S. dollar may fluctuate significantly in the future. Changes in Chilean and other governmental economic policies affecting foreign exchange rates could also adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and the return to our shareholders on their common shares or ADSs.

Exchange controls in Venezuela delay our ability to repatriate cash generated from operations in Venezuela. They also increase our exposure to exchange rate losses due to potential devaluations of the Venezuelan bolivar vis à vis the U.S. dollar during the period of time between the time we are paid in Venezuelan bolivares and the time we are able to repatriate such revenues in U.S. dollars. See “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—Year ended December 31, 2010 compared to year ended December 31, 2009—Cost of Sales” and “—Year ended December 31, 2009 compared to year ended December 31, 2008—Cost of Sales,” under Item 5.

We are not required to disclose as much information to investors as a U.S. issuer is required to disclose and, as a result, you may receive less information about us than you would receive from a comparable U.S. company.

The corporate disclosure requirements that apply to us may not be equivalent to the disclosure requirements that apply to a U.S. company and, as a result, you may receive less information about us than you would receive from a comparable U.S. company. We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. The disclosure requirements applicable to foreign issuers under the Exchange Act are more limited than the disclosure requirements applicable to U.S. issuers. Publicly available information about issuers of securities listed on Chilean stock exchanges also provides less detail in certain respects than the information regularly published by listed companies in the United States or in certain other countries. Furthermore, there is a lower level of regulation of the Chilean securities markets and of the activities of investors in such markets as compared with the level of regulation of the securities markets in the United States and in certain other developed countries.

Risks Related to our Common Shares and ADSs

Our controlling shareholders may have interests that differ from those of our other shareholders.

As of April 29, 2011 our controlling shareholders, beneficially owned 34.01% of our voting common shares. Controlling shareholders are in a position to elect four of the nine members of our board of directors and are in a position to direct our management. In addition, under the terms of the deposit agreement governing the ADSs, if holders of ADSs do not provide The Bank of New York Mellon, in its capacity as depositary for the ADSs, with timely instructions on the voting of the common shares underlying their ADRs, the depositary will be deemed to have been instructed to give a person designated by the board of directors the right to vote those common shares.

Trading of our ADSs and common shares in the securities markets is limited and could experience further illiquidity and price volatility.

Chilean securities markets are substantially smaller, less liquid and more volatile than major securities markets in the United States. In addition, Chilean securities markets may be materially affected by developments in other emerging markets, particularly other countries in Latin America. Accordingly, although you are entitled to withdraw the common shares underlying the ADSs from the depositary at any time, your ability to sell the common shares underlying ADSs in the amount and at the price and time that you wish to do so may be substantially limited. This limited trading market may also increase the price volatility of the ADSs or the common shares underlying the ADSs.

Holders of ADSs may be adversely affected by currency devaluations and foreign exchange fluctuations.

If the peso exchange rate falls relative to the U.S. dollar, the value of the ADSs and any distributions made thereon from the depositary could be adversely affected. Cash distributions made in respect of the ADSs are received by the depositary (represented by the custodian bank in Chile) in pesos, converted by the custodian bank into U.S. dollars at the then prevailing exchange rate and distributed by the depositary to the holders of the ADRs evidencing those ADSs. In addition, the depositary will incur foreign currency conversion costs (to be borne by the holders of the ADRs) in connection with the foreign currency conversion and subsequent distribution of dividends or other payments with respect to the ADSs.

Future changes in Chilean foreign investment controls and withholding taxes could negatively affect non-Chilean residents that invest in our shares.

Equity investments in Chile by non-Chilean residents have been subject in the past to various exchange control regulations that govern investment repatriation and earnings thereon. Although not currently in effect, regulations of the Central Bank of Chile have in the past required, and could again require, foreign investors acquiring securities in the secondary market in Chile to maintain a cash reserve or to pay a fee upon conversion of foreign currency to purchase such securities. Further, future changes in withholding taxes could negatively affect non-Chilean residents that invest in our shares.

When we established our ADS facility as part of our initial public offering in 1997, there were foreign exchange controls in Chile. At that time, in order to allow the depositary and investors to be able to enter into foreign exchange transactions to repatriate from Chile amounts they received in connection with the deposited shares of common stock (including dividends and proceeds from the sale in Chile of the underlying shares of common stock and any rights with respect thereto), we entered into a foreign investment contract (the “Foreign Investment Contract”) with the Central Bank and the depositary. The Foreign Investment Contract guaranteed ADS investors and the depositary access to the Formal Exchange Market to convert amounts from Chilean pesos into U.S. dollars and to repatriate such amounts.

In 2001, a new Compendium of Foreign Exchange Regulations (the “New Compendium”) removed exchange controls and many other barriers to investment. However, even though there are no longer foreign exchange controls in Chile, all foreign investment contracts (including the Foreign Investment Contract), continue to remain in full force.

We cannot assure that additional Chilean restrictions applicable to the holders of ADRs, the disposition of the common shares underlying ADSs or the repatriation of the proceeds from an acquisition, a disposition or a dividend payment, will not be imposed or required in the future, nor could we make an assessment as to the duration or impact, were any such restrictions to be imposed or required. For further information, see “Additional Information— Foreign Investment and Exchange Controls in Chile,” under Item 10.

Our ADS holders may not be able to exercise preemptive rights in certain circumstances.

The Chilean Corporation Law, provides that preemptive rights shall be granted to all shareholders whenever a company issues new shares for cash, giving such holders the right to purchase a sufficient number of shares to maintain their existing ownership percentage. We will not be able to offer shares to holders of ADSs and shareholders located in the United States pursuant to the preemptive rights granted to shareholders in connection with any future issuance of shares unless a registration statement under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, is effective with respect to such rights and shares, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act is available. At the time of any rights offering, we will evaluate the potential costs and liabilities associated with any such registration statement in light of any indirect benefit to us of enabling U.S. holders of ADRs evidencing ADSs and shareholders located in the United States to exercise preemptive rights, as well as any other factors that may be considered appropriate at that time, and we will then make a decision as to whether we will file a registration statement. We cannot assure that we will decide to file a registration statement or that such rights will be available to ADS holders and shareholders located in the United States.

ITEM 4.

INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY

BUSINESS

Overview

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, Argentina and Colombia. 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 Operations—Business Model for Domestic Operations” below.

As of February 28, 2011, we serviced 15 destinations in Chile, 14 destinations in Peru, 4 destinations in Ecuador, 14 destinations in Argentina, 24 destinations in Colombia, 14 destinations in other Latin American countries and the Caribbean, 5 destinations in the United States, 1 destination in Canada, 3 destinations in Europe and 4 destinations in the South Pacific. In addition, as of February 28, 2011, through our various code-share agreements, we offer service to 25 additional destinations in North America, 16 additional destinations in Europe, 25 additional destinations in Latin America and the Caribbean (including Mexico) and 2 destinations in Asia. We provide cargo service to all our passenger destinations and to approximately 20 additional destinations served only by freighter aircraft. We also offer other services, such as ground handling, courier, logistics, and maintenance.

Lan Airlines S.A. is a publicly-held stock corporation ( sociedad anónima abierta ) incorporated under the laws of Chile. Our principal executive offices are located at Presidente Riesco 5711, 20 th floor, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile and our general telephone number at this location is (56-2) 565-2525.

History of the Company

The Chilean government founded Lan Airlines (formerly Lan Chile S.A.) in 1929. Lan Airlines was a government-owned company from 1929 until its incorporation in 1983. Lan Airlines began international service to Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1946, to the United States in 1958 and to Europe in 1970. In 1989, the Chilean government sold 51% of Lan Airlines’ capital stock to Chilean investors and to Scandinavian Airlines System. In 1994, our controlling shareholders together with other major shareholders acquired 98.7% of Lan Airlines’ stock, including the remaining stock held by the Chilean government, in a series of transactions. As of February 28, 2011, the controlling shareholders held 34.01% of our capital stock. For more information about our controlling shareholders, see “Controlling Shareholders” and “Related Party Transactions” under Item 7.

In 1997 LAN was listed on the New York Stock Exchange, becoming the first Latin American airline to trade its ADRs on this financial market.

Since this acquisition of our capital stock in 1994 and the appointment of our current management, we have grown our revenue base and maintained our profitability every year despite significant challenges. Additionally, we have created a comprehensive network across the region by forming, together with local partners, or acquiring, passenger affiliates in Peru, Ecuador, Argentina and Colombia, and cargo affiliates in Brazil, Mexico and Colombia. In early 2004, we changed our corporate image and started using the “LAN” brand in order to better reflect the common values and attributes present in all the companies forming our network. We have complemented our own network with a set of bilateral alliances with carriers such as American Airlines, Iberia and Qantas, and have been a member of the oneworld ® alliance since 2000.

Organizational Structure

LAN is a company primarily involved in the transportation of passengers and cargo. Our operations are carried out principally by Lan Airlines and also by a number of different subsidiaries. As of February 28, 2011, in the passenger business we operated through six main airlines: Lan Airlines, Transporte Aéreo S.A. (which does business under the name “Lan Express”), Lan Perú S.A. (“Lan Peru”), Aerolane Líneas Aéreas Nacionales del Ecuador S.A. (“Lan Ecuador”), Lan Argentina S.A. (“Lan Argentina,” previously Aero 2000 S.A.) and the recently acquired Aerovías de Integración Regional, Aires S.A. (“Aires”).

In the passenger business we market our sales primarily under the “LAN” brand, except for Aires, which is working towards being rebranded to “LAN”. As of February 28, 2011 we held a 99.9% stake in Lan Express through direct and indirect interests, a 70.0% stake in Lan Peru through direct and indirect interests, a 71.9% indirect stake in Lan Ecuador, a 99.0% indirect stake in Lan Argentina and a 94.99% indirect stake in Aires (a Colombian entity which was acquired on November 26, 2010).

Our cargo operations are carried out by a number of companies, including Lan Airlines and Lan Cargo. As of February 28, 2011, Lan Airlines and Lan Cargo were complemented by the operations of certain related companies, such as Aero Transportes Mas de Carga S.A. de C.V. (“MasAir”), in Mexico, Aerolinhas Brasileiras S.A. (“ABSA”), in Brazil and Linea Aérea Carguera de Colombia S.A. (“Lanco”), in Colombia. As of February 28, 2011, we held a 69.2% stake in MasAir through direct and indirect participations, a 73.3% stake in ABSA through direct and indirect participations, and a 90.0% stake in LANCO through direct and indirect participations. In the cargo business, we market ourselves primarily under the Lan Cargo brand.

In addition to our air transportation activities, we provide a series of ancillary services. We offer handling services, courier services and logistics, small package and express door-to-door services through Lan Airlines and various subsidiaries.

Proposed Combination with TAM

On August 13, 2010, we jointly announced with TAM that we had entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding relating to the proposed all-stock transaction that would combine the holdings of LAN and TAM under a single parent entity.

On January 18, 2011, we and Costa Verde Aeronáutica and Mineras del Cantábrico (we refer to these entities together as the “LAN controlling shareholders”) entered into an implementation agreement and an exchange offer agreement (we refer to these agreements together as the “transaction agreements”) with TAM S.A., TAM Empreendimentos e Participações S.A. (we refer to this entity as the “TAM controlling shareholder”) and Maria Cláudia Oliveira Amaro, Maurício Rolim Amaro, Noemy Almeida Oliveira Amaro and João Francisco Amaro (we refer to these individuals together as the “Amaro family”), which set forth the terms and conditions of a proposed business combination of LAN and TAM.

On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the transaction agreements (including the minimum conditions discussed in this section below), all or substantially all of the outstanding voting common shares of TAM will be acquired by a new Chilean corporation (which we refer to as “Holdco 1”) and all or substantially all of the outstanding non-voting preferred shares of TAM will be acquired by LAN if the series of transactions and corporate restructurings described below are successfully completed:

The Amaro family will create a new Chilean corporation (which we refer to as “TEP Chile”) that will be wholly owned by them;

TEP Chile will acquire and hold at least 80% of the voting stock of Holdco 1, which will have no economic rights in Holdco 1 (other than nominal dividend rights);

LAN will acquire no more than 20% of the voting stock of Holdco 1;

LAN will acquire and hold 100% of the non-voting stock of Holdco 1, which will have all of the economic rights in Holdco 1 (other than the nominal dividend rights of the voting stock of Holdco 1);

Holdco 1 will acquire and hold all or substantially all of the voting common shares of TAM;

LAN will acquire and hold all or substantially all of the non-voting preferred shares of TAM; and

LAN, TAM, TEP Chile, Holdco 1 and the LAN controlling shareholders will enter into the shareholder agreements described below under “—Shareholders Agreements,” relating to the holding of shares in, and the governance of, and relationships between, LAN, Holdco 1, TAM and their respective subsidiaries.

Pursuant to and subject to the terms of the transaction agreements, the parties will form a new Chilean corporation (which we refer to as “Holdco 2”) that will commence a delisting exchange offer to acquire all of the voting common shares of TAM and all of the non-voting preferred shares of TAM (in each case other than any such shares owned indirectly by the Amaro family) in exchange for the same number of shares of common stock of Holdco 2 (which we refer to as the “exchange offer”).

At or prior to the completion of the exchange offer:

the Amaro family will contribute to TEP Chile all of the voting common shares of TAM and non-voting preferred shares of TAM beneficially owned by them;

TEP Chile will pay nominal consideration for all of the voting shares of Holdco 1 and will contribute all of the voting common shares of TAM it receives from the Amaro family to Holdco 1 in exchange for all of the non-voting shares of Holdco 1;

TEP Chile will contribute (i) all of the non-voting shares of Holdco 1, (ii) 6.2% of the voting shares of Holdco 1 and (iii) all of the non-voting preferred shares of TAM it receives from the Amaro family to a new Chilean corporation (which we refer to as “Sister Holdco”) in exchange for all of the shares of common stock of Sister Holdco (other than one share held by a nominee of TEP Chile);

each of Holdco 2 and Sister Holdco will merge with and into LAN (we refer to these mergers together as the “mergers,” and individually as the “Holdco 2 Merger” and the “Sister Holdco Merger,” respectively), with LAN being the surviving company of each such merger; and

in the mergers, each share of common stock of Holdco 2 and each share of common stock of Sister Holdco will be converted into the right to receive 0.9 of a LAN common share.

As a result of the exchange offer and Holdco 2 merger, each holder of a voting common share of TAM and each holder of a non-voting preferred share of TAM that sells such shares in the exchange offer will ultimately receive 0.9 of a LAN common share for each share they sell. Similarly, as a result of the foregoing transactions and the Sister Holdco merger, the Amaro family will ultimately receive 0.9 of a LAN common share for each voting common share of TAM and each non-voting preferred share of TAM that they own.

The commencement of the exchange offer is subject to certain conditions set forth in the transaction agreements as described under “Key Information—The Transaction Agreements—Conditions to Commencement of the Exchange Offer,” under Item 4, including receipt of all required regulatory approvals, approval of the proposed combination by the holders of LAN common shares and the condition that the holders of no more than 2.5% of the outstanding LAN common shares exercise their appraisal rights under Chilean law. The completion of the exchange offer is also subject to certain conditions set forth in the transaction agreements as described under “Key Information—The Transaction Agreements—Conditions to Completion of the Exchange Offer,” under Item 4, including minimum tender conditions and conditions to the Amaro family’s obligation to contribute their TAM shares as described above. As a result, no assurance can be given that the proposed combination will be completed.

If the proposed combination is completed, then:

LAN’s common shares will be listed in Brazil on the Bovespa in the form of BDRs;

LAN’s common shares will continue to be listed in Chile on the SSE and in the United States on the NYSE in the form of ADRs;

subject to satisfaction of the minimum tender conditions described above, all TAM shares (whether voting common shares or non-voting preferred shares) will be delisted from the from the Bovespa in Brazil and the NYSE in the United States; and

LAN will change its name to “LATAM Airlines Group S.A.”

On January 28, 2011, in response to a petition filed by a Chilean consumer association, Conadecus, the TDLC, determined to submit the proposed combination between LAN and TAM to a voluntary review procedure that is available under the Chilean antitrust laws upon the request of the Fiscalía Nacional Económica or someone with a legitimate interest. This voluntary review procedure could delay the implementation of the proposed combination because LAN and TAM cannot complete the proposed combination until the TDLC renders its final decision at the end of this process. On April 5, 2011, LAN, together with TAM, submitted a presentation in support the proposed combination.

On March 1, 2011, the Brazilian Agencia Nacional de Aviçao Civil (the Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency or “ANAC”) authorized the transfers of the shares of TAM and its subsidiairies that are necessary to implement the proposed combination. However, the proposed combination remains subject to other regulatory and shareholder approvals.

Competitive Strengths

Our strategy is to maximize shareholder value by increasing revenues and profitability through leveraging the operational efficiencies between our cargo and passenger divisions, thoroughly planning for our expansion efforts and carefully controlling costs. We plan to accomplish these goals by both focusing on our existing competitive strengths and implementing new strategies to fuel our future growth. We believe our most important competitive strengths are:

Leading Presence in Key South American Markets

We are one of the main international and domestic passenger airlines in Latin America, as well as the largest cargo operator in Chile and most of the South American markets that we serve. We hold the largest market share of passenger traffic to and from Chile, Peru and Ecuador, as well as the largest market share of domestic passenger traffic in both Chile and Peru. More recently, we have also achieved a solid and growing position in the Argentine domestic market through Lan Argentina and in the Argentine international market through Lan Argentina and our other passenger airlines. We are also strengthening our presence in the Ecuadorian market, where we began domestic passenger operations on April 6, 2009. We entered the Colombian domestic and international market through the acquisition of Aires on November 26, 2010. We are also the leading air cargo operator within, to and from South America, and we are consolidating our leadership through new cargo operations in Colombia and in the Brazilian domestic market, as well as through an increased presence in routes between South America and Europe. Our international and domestic passenger and cargo operations have increased substantially over the past four years in terms of capacity, traffic and revenue. Between 2005 and 2010, our passenger capacity grew 78.8% and our cargo capacity grew 28.2%.

Diversified Revenue Base from both Passenger and Cargo Operations

We believe that one of our distinct competitive advantages is our ability to profitably integrate our scheduled passenger and cargo operations. We take into account potential cargo services when planning passenger routes, and also serve certain dedicated cargo routes using our freight aircraft, when needed. By adding cargo revenues to our existing passenger service, we are able to increase the productivity of our assets and maximize revenue, which has historically covered fixed operating expenses per flight, lowered break-even load factors and enhanced per flight profitability. Additionally, this revenue diversification helps offset seasonal revenue fluctuations and reduces the volatility of our business over time. As of December 2010, passenger revenues accounted for 68.8% of total revenues and cargo revenues accounted for 28.3% of total revenues.

Attractive Cost Structure with High Utilization of our Assets and Productive Personnel

We believe that we have a highly competitive cost structure with a cost per ATK of 43.7 cents in 2010. Our cost advantage arises mainly from our productive and committed employees, high aircraft utilization, modern and fuel-efficient fleet and cost-conscious culture. Our wages and labor costs accounted for approximately 20.4% of total costs in 2010, which we believe is a lower percentage than that of many other U.S. and European carriers.

Furthermore, our itineraries and aircraft rotations are designed to maximize aircraft utilization. During 2010, our long-haul aircraft (Boeing 767-300 passenger and Airbus A340-300s) operated an average of approximately fourteen hours per day. We also implemented a new business model for short-haul operations in 2007; as a result, by the end of 2010 we increased the utilization of our narrow body aircraft to reach 9.5 hours per day. In May 2008, we completed the phase out of the Boeing B737-200 from our fleet. Our short haul fleet is now entirely composed of Airbus A320-Family Aircraft with the exception of the recently acquired Aires fleet.

In addition, during 2009 we continued with the implementation of LEAN, a system that seeks to improve our processes by eliminating activities that do not add value (thus increasing the value of each activity and suppressing those that are superfluous), which reduces costs, improves efficiency and increases customer satisfaction. The adoption of this system constituted a redesigning of processes that permits solving problems that may occur during the execution of any process, such as aircraft maintenance. The foregoing renders the daily tasks and processes carried out within the Company more efficient. Due to its implementation, during 2010 we achieved a 30% reduction in the time that an aircraft remains in the hangar and we were also able to reduce the period needed to install winglets from 58 to 18 days. LEAN also allowed us in 2011 to support the Company’s high growth, by streamlining the pilot training process, which resulted in more pilots trained during that year. Finally, it allowed the Company to reduce CO2 emissions, by redesigning processes in various areas that result in fuel consumption. In addition, by establishing clear roles, challenges and achievements, the implementation of LEAN has had an important benefit in terms of employee motivation. See Item 4. “Information on the Company—Business of the Company—Maintenance.”

Strong Brand Teamed with Key Global Strategic Alliances

In March 2004 we launched the “LAN” brand, under which we operate all of our international passenger airlines (except for Aires, which is working towards being rebranded to “LAN”). Brand uniformity enables our customers to better identify us with the high standards of service and safety that are common to all of our airlines. This corporate image has also improved the cost effectiveness and efficiency of our marketing efforts as we continue to expand in our existing and new markets. Additionally, LAN and our entire passenger affiliates (with the exception of Aires) are a member of the oneworld ® alliance. We have also entered into bilateral agreements with strategic partners such as American Airlines, Iberia and Qantas, among others, whose leading presence in their respective markets creates a truly global reach for our passengers. Our passenger alliances and commercial agreements provide our customers with approximately 750 travel destinations, a combined reservations system, itinerary flexibility and various other benefits, which substantially enhance our competitive position within the Latin American market.

Optimized Fleet Strategy

We make optimal use of our fleet structure through a combination of minimal aircraft types, modern aircraft and staggered lease maturities. We carefully select our aircraft based on their ability to effectively and efficiently serve our short- and long-haul flight needs, while still striving to minimize the number of aircraft types we operate. For short-haul flights we operate the Airbus A320-Family Aircraft and the recently acquired Aires fleet in the Colombian market. As of May 18, 2008, we stopped using Boeing 737-200 aircraft in our Chilean domestic operations. For long-haul passenger flights we operate the Boeing 767-300 passenger aircraft and for long-haul cargo flights we operate the Boeing 767-300 Freighters. For ultra long-haul service, such as between Santiago and Madrid and between Santiago and Auckland, we use the Airbus A340-300 aircraft. Having a fleet with minimal aircraft types reduces inventory costs, as fewer spare parts are required, and reduces the need to train our pilots to operate different types of aircraft. LAN’s strategic fleet renewal plan involves the sale of five Airbus A318 aircraft in 2011, five in 2012 and five in 2013.

The average age of our fleet as of February 28, 2011 was 6.1 years (excluding the recently acquired Aires fleet), making our fleet one of the most modern in Latin America. The phasing out of our Boeing 737-200s, our oldest aircraft, which was completed in May 2008, contributed to reducing the average age of our fleet. Additionally, we expect that our purchase of additional aircraft, to be delivered between 2011 and 2018 will further reduce the average age of our fleet. Having a younger fleet makes us more cost competitive because it reduces fuel consumption and maintenance costs, and enables us to enjoy a high degree of performance reliability. In addition, a modern and fuel efficient fleet reflects our strong commitment to the environment as new aircraft incorporate the industry’s latest technology, allowing for a substantial reduction in emissions, while also decreasing noise levels.

Additionally, our leased fleet is structured with staggered lease maturities over time to create the strategic flexibility to expand or reduce capacity according to market conditions. We believe that our aircraft and the flexibility of our fleet allow us to maximize aircraft utilization by adapting rapidly to changes in passenger and cargo demand in the markets that we serve.

Strong Financial Position with Track Record of Growth and Profitability

We have historically managed our business to maintain financial flexibility and a strong balance sheet in order to accommodate our growth objectives while being able to respond to changing market conditions. We are one of the few investment-grade rated airlines in the world and we maintained this status during 2010. We have built our strong financial position by preserving our financial liquidity and continuing to structure long-term financing for newly acquired aircraft. Our financial flexibility has allowed us to secure large aircraft orders, including an important part of our current re-fleeting program at attractive financing rates. We also monitor and seek opportunities to reduce financial risks associated with currency, interest rate and jet fuel price fluctuations. Over the last five years, while much of the airline industry has faced significant competitive and liquidity crises, we have remained consistently profitable.

Business Strategy

The principal areas in which we plan to focus our efforts going forward are as follows:

Continue to Grow Both our Passenger and Cargo Networks

We currently intend to continue to expand our capacity over the next several years to accommodate robust long-term growth in both passenger and cargo demand in the markets we target. We plan on expanding our operations not only in the markets we currently serve but also into new South American markets where we believe demand exists for our combination of passenger and cargo services. To meet this growth,

as of February 28, 2011, we had an order book of 82 latest generation Airbus A320-Family Aircraft to be delivered between 2011 and 2016 and nine Boeing 767-300 wide body passenger aircraft to be delivered between 2011 and 2012;

as of February 28, 2011, we had orders for two Boeing 777-200 Freighter aircraft to be delivered in 2012; and

we also have outstanding orders for 32 Boeing 787 Dreamliner passenger aircraft, currently expected to start to be delivered in 2012.

We will continue to leverage the benefits of combining our passenger and cargo operations. Our passenger and cargo operations are equally important aspects of our business, and we dedicate the necessary resources, employees, facilities, management and fleet to enable both operations to provide high-quality service and to compete effectively in their respective markets.

Enhance the Profitability of our Short-Haul Operations

We plan to continue implementing the business model launched in 2007 to increase the efficiency of our domestic and short-haul operations, specifically in the domestic markets in Chile and Peru. This model is also being applied in the domestic markets in Ecuador and Argentina, as well as in our recently acquired passenger operations in Colombia. In Argentina, the implementation of the model is subject to certain regulatory restrictions as a result of the fare bands in place in the Argentinean domestic market. In addition, we are evaluating the application of these initiatives on certain regional routes within Latin America. A key objective of this program has been to increase the utilization of our fleet through modified itineraries that include more point-to-point and overnight flights and faster turnaround times. Our Boeing 737-200 fleet was completely phased out in May 2008 in favor of the new Airbus A320-Family Aircraft, which we currently operate on all domestic and regional routes except those served by Aires. These initiatives have increased efficiency and improved the margins of our short-haul operations. In addition, our modern fleet allows for lower unscheduled maintenance costs, lower fuel consumption, and operational and cost efficiencies achieved through operating fewer fleet types. Other key objectives of this business model include a reduction in sales and distribution costs through increased Internet penetration, reduced agency commissions, and increased self check-in service through web check-in and airport kiosks. We expect that these initiatives, together with simplifications in back-office and support functions, will continue to help us expand operations while controlling fixed costs, spurring a reduction in overhead costs per ASK. We have begun to pass on a portion of these operating efficiencies to consumers through fare reductions, which has stimulated additional demand and enhanced our overall profitability.

Maintain Excellent Customer Satisfaction

In both our passenger and cargo businesses, we focus on delivering high quality services that are valued by our customers. In our passenger businesses we strive to achieve high on-time performance, world-class on-board service on long-haul flights, attractive and convenient pricing and quick check-in for short-haul flights, and the comfort afforded by a modern fleet. During the first half of 2009 we completed the reconfiguration of the cabins of all our long-haul aircraft, including both the Boeing 767 and the Airbus A340 passenger aircraft, in order to incorporate our new Premium Business Class including full-flat seats, as well as improvements in economy class which include a state-of-the-art on-board entertainment system. Our frequent flyer program, LANPASS, provides travel benefits and rewards to almost 4.3 million loyal customers in Chile, Argentina, Peru and Ecuador as well as in other countries where we operate. In the cargo business, we focus on providing reliable service, taking advantage of our ability to handle different types of cargo as well as significant cargo volumes, and leveraging our facilities in key gateways, such as Miami, to ensure optimal handling of our customers’ needs. We continually assess opportunities to incorporate service improvements in order to respond effectively to our customers’ needs.

Continued Emphasis on Safety

Our top priority is safety, and we have structured our operations and maintenance to focus on safe flying. Our main maintenance facilities are certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”), DGAC and other civil aviation authorities. Our flight and maintenance safety procedures are certified under ISO 9001-2000 standards. We have programs in place to train our crews and mechanics to world-class standards both at facilities abroad or at our training centers, which we have developed in association with high-quality partners.

Focus on Efficiency and Sustainability

We are increasingly concerned with improving efficiency through a series of fleet initiatives that seek to reduce fuel consumption. The most significant is our ongoing fleet renewal and growth plan, through which we expect to incorporate 125 new aircraft between 2011and 2018. As an example, we estimate that the Boeing 787 Dreamliner operates with costs per ASK that are approximately 12% lower than other long haul passenger aircraft, while the new Boeing 777 freighter is approximately 17% more efficient in terms of costs per ASK than the Boeing 767 freighter. In addition, during the second half of 2010 we finalized the installation of winglets on all of our Boeing 767 aircraft, achieving fuel efficiencies of approximately 5% per aircraft. In order to mitigate the environmental impact of our operations we seek to operate in a sustainable manner by reducing our fuel consumption and related emissions. We also continue to focus on adjusting the configuration of our aircraft to market demand by, for example, adjusting the configuration of four Boeing 767s that operate on long-haul routes from Ecuador by reducing the number of Premium Business seats and increasing the number of Economy class seats. Other long-term projects that aim at improving our cost structure include implementing the LEAN operating processes in our maintenance operations, as well as investing in new inventory and reservations systems provided by Sabre.

BUSINESS OF THE COMPANY

Airline Operations and Route Network

We are one of the main air transport operators in Latin America. As of February 28, 2011, we operated passenger airlines in Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Argentina and Colombia. We are also the largest air cargo operator in the region.

The following table sets forth our operating revenues by activity for the periods indicated:

	Year ended December 31,
	2010		2009		2008
	(in US$ millions)
The Company (1)
Total passenger revenues		3,109.8		2,623.6		2,820.8
Total cargo revenues		1,280.7		895.6		1,319.4
Total traffic revenues		4,309.5		3,519.2		4,140.2

(1)	Consolidated information for the Company.

Passenger Operations

General

As of February 28, 2011, our passenger operations were performed through airlines in Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Argentina and Colombia where we operate both domestic and international services.

As of February 28, 2011, our network consisted of 15 destinations in Chile, 14 destinations in Peru, 4 destinations in Ecuador, 14 destinations in Argentina, 24 destinations in Colombia, 14 destinations in other Latin American countries and the Caribbean, 5 destinations in the United States, 1 destination in Canada, 3 destinations in Europe and 4 destinations in the South Pacific. Within Latin America, we have routes to and from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. We also fly to a variety of international destinations outside Latin America, including Auckland, Fort Lauderdale, Frankfurt, Los Angeles, Madrid, Miami, Mount Pleasant (Falkland Islands), New York, Toronto, Papeete (Tahiti), Paris, San Francisco, and Sydney. In addition, as of February 28, 2011, through our various code-share agreements, we offer service to 25 additional destinations in North America, 16 additional destinations in Europe, 25 additional destinations in Latin America and the Caribbean (including Mexico), and 2 destinations in Asia.

The following table sets forth certain of our passenger operating statistics for international and domestic routes for the periods indicated.

	Year ended December 31,
	2010			2009			2008
The Company (1) (2)
ASKs (million)
International		29,582.8			26,797.10			25,378.3
Domestic		12,772.4			11,979.10			9,797.8
Total		42,355.2			38,776.20			35,176.1
RPKs (million)
International		23,226.4			20,861.20			19,507.2
Domestic		9,921.1			8,975.00			7,444.5
Total		33,147.5			29,836.20			26,951.7
Passengers (thousands)
International		6,302			5,676			5,194
Domestic		10,991			9,730			8,046
Total		17,293			15,406			13,240

Passenger yield (passenger revenues/RPKs, in US cents)
International	US¢	8.7			8.0			9.6
Domestic	US¢	10.8			10.4			12.2
Combined yield (3)	US¢	9.4			8.8			10.5

Passenger load factor (%)
International		78.5	%		77.8	%		76.9	%
Domestic		77.7	%		74.9	%		76.0	%
Combined load factor (4)		78.3	%		76.9	%		76.6	%

(1)	Information provided for the Company consolidates Lan Ecuador, Lan Argentina and Lan Perú.

(2)	Domestic passenger operations include domestic operations in Chile, Peru, Argentina and Ecuador. These figures do not include operating statistics from Aires, which shall be included starting on January 2011.

(3)	Aggregate international and domestic passenger yield.

(4)	Aggregate international and domestic passenger load factor.

International Passenger Operations

As of February 28, 2011, we operated scheduled international services from Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Argentina through Lan Airlines; Lan Express in Chile; Lan Peru in Peru; Lan Ecuador in Ecuador; Lan Argentina in Argentina and Aires in Colombia. International passenger traffic has grown significantly in the past couple of years due to demand growth, market share gains, increased connecting traffic to and from other Latin American countries, the launch of new routes and additional frequencies on existing routes, and expansion into new markets.

Our international network combines our Chilean, Peruvian, Ecuadorian, Argentinean and Colombian affiliates. We have operated international services out of Chile since 1946, and we greatly expanded our flights out of Peru with the creation of Lan Peru in 1999 and out of Ecuador through Lan Ecuador in 2003. In August 2006, we expanded our international operations through Lan Argentina, which until then had only been offering domestic flights. The international operations of Aires, however, are being reduced since its acquisition in 2010. This strategy to generally expand our international network is aimed at enhancing our value proposition by offering customers more destinations and routing alternatives, maximizing aircraft utilization, increasing load factors, leveraging complementary seasonal patterns, and optimizing our commercial efforts. We provide long-haul services out of our four main hubs in Santiago, Lima, Guayaquil and Buenos Aires. We also provide regional services from Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Argentina. Since 2004, we have grown our intra-Latin American operations out of Lima to position it as our main regional hub.

The following table sets forth the destinations served from each of the aforementioned countries as of February 28, 2011:

Country of Origin	Destination	Number of Destinations

Chile	Argentina	7
	Bolivia	2
	Brazil	3
	Colombia	1
	Cuba	1
	Ecuador	1
	Peru	1
	Uruguay	2
	Venezuela	1
	Dominican Republic	1
	Mexico	2
	United States	3
	Canada	1
	Spain	1
	Germany	1
	New Zealand	1
	Falkland Islands	1
	French Polynesia	1
	Australia	2
Peru	Argentina	2
	Bolivia	2
	Brazil	1
	Chile	1
	Colombia	4
	Ecuador	2
	Venezuela	1
	Mexico	1
	United States	3
	Dominican Republic	1
	Spain	1
Ecuador	Argentina	1
	Chile	1
	United States	2
	Spain	1
Argentina	United States	1
	Brazil	1
	Chile	1
	Dominican Republic	1
	Peru	1
Colombia	Chile	1
	Perú	1
	Ecuador	1
	United States	2

In line with our long-standing commitment to provide customers with superior service and the best products on the market, in May 2009 LAN completed the retrofit of all its long-haul fleet (including its Boeing 767 and Airbus A340 passenger aircraft) with the new Premium Business class and improved Economy class. Combining the best features of the traditional First and Business classes, the new Premium Business includes 180 degrees recline full-flat seats which allow passengers to sleep with the maximum comfort and privacy. Premium Business also includes top-level personalized in-flight service. Changes in Economy class include new seats with a greater recline angle, a cushion that slides forward for increased comfort and convenience, and larger individual video monitors for each seat.

LAN’s sustained development of its coverage has been a crucial factor in its growth and 2010 was no exception. New routes were added along with flight increases in some key existing routes in order to offer more and better alternatives to both business and tourist travelers. In 2010, the Company continued to consolidate its hub in Lima, which serves as the center of its Latin American network and also complements its intercontinental network, by opening new routes and increasing flights on existing routes.

As part of its mission, LAN seeks to promote tourism to South America. Due to its large network of services, visitors from around the world can experience world renowned destinations such as Cusco, Easter Island, the Galapagos Islands, or Patagonia in Chile and Argentina, including the cities of Punta Arenas, Ushuaia, El Calafate and Bariloche.

According to JAC data, Chilean international air passenger traffic increased 9.4% from 2009 to 2010 approximately 5.1 million passengers. We had a 52.8% market share in 2010, based on RPKs, compared to 52.4% in 2009. Our international operations out of Chile can be divided into four main segments, to: North America, Europe, the rest of Latin America, and the Pacific. As of February 28, 2011, the other principal carriers that transported passengers between Chile and North America with direct flights included American Airlines, Delta Airlines, Air Canada and Aeromexico. TACA and COPA also participated in the Chile-North American markets with stopovers in their respective Central American hubs. Our main competitors on routes between Chile and Europe were Air France-KLM and Iberia. On regional routes our main competitors were Aerolineas Argentinas, Air Canada, Avianca, GOL, TACA and TAM. We were the only airline operating between Chile and the South Pacific during this time.

Based on the information provided by the Peruvian DGAC, we flew approximately 5.0 million passengers on international flights to and from Peru in 2010. That year, we had 45.4% of the international market share in Peru, which was an increase from our 41.7% market share in 2009. Our Peruvian international operations can be divided into three main segments, based on the destination: North America, Europe and the rest of Latin America. As of February 28, 2011, our main competitors on direct routes to North America included American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Air Canada and Aeromexico. TACA and COPA also participated in the Peru-North American markets with stopovers in their respective Central American hubs. On routes to Europe, our main competitors were Iberia, Air Europa and Air France-KLM. The other principal carriers operating between Peru and the rest of Latin America as of that date included Aerolineas Argentinas, TACA, TAM, Avianca and GOL.

The Ecuadorian international market increased 4.1% to approximately 2.8 million passengers between 2009 and 2010. According to travel agency statistics (“BSP”) and our estimates, we had a 28.7% market share of the Ecuadorian international market in 2010 compared to 24.5% in 2009. Our Ecuadorian international operations can be divided into three main segments, to: North America, Europe and the rest of Latin America. As of February 28, 2011, on direct routes to North America, our main competitors were American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Airlines and Aerogal. TACA and COPA also participate in the Ecuador-North American markets with stopovers in their respective Central American hubs. On routes to Europe, our main competitors were Air Comet, Iberia, and Air France-KLM. On regional routes, our main competitors were TACA, COPA and Avianca.

Based on our internal estimates, the Argentinean international market increased 18.0% to approximately 9.1 million passengers between 2009 and 2010. Our estimated market share of the Argentinean international market was 15.9% in 2010 compared to 16.7% in 2009. Our Argentinean international operations can be divided into two main segments, based on destination to: North America and the rest of Latin America. As of February 28, 2011, on the Buenos Aires-Miami route, our main competitors were American Airlines and Aerolíneas Argentinas. TAM, TACA and COPA also participated in the Argentina-North American markets with stopovers in their respective hubs. On the Buenos Aires-Dominican Republic route, our main competitors were COPA and American Airlines. On the Buenos Aires-Sao Paulo route, our main competitors were TAM, GOL and Aerolíneas Argentinas. On the Buenos Aires-Lima route, our main competitors were TACA and Aerolíneas Argentinas. On the Buenos Aires-Santiago route, our main competitors were Aerolíneas Argentinas and Air Canada.

Business Model for Domestic Operations

In 2007 we initiated an important project to redesign our domestic business operations with the goal of increasing efficiency and improving the margins of LAN’s short-haul operations, specifically with respect to our domestic operations in Chile and Peru. The new business model was first tested in the last quarter of 2006. A key element of this project has been to significantly increase the utilization of our narrow body fleet, which we have been successfully achieving through modified itineraries including more point-to-point and overnight flights. We removed the Boeing 737-200 aircraft from our fleet in favor of the new more efficient Airbus A320-Family Aircraft. The Airbus A320-Family Aircraft fleet utilization reached approximately 10.9 block hours per day in 2010. The transition to a newer fleet allows for lower unscheduled maintenance costs as well as cost efficiencies achieved through operating fewer fleet types and operational efficiencies, including lower fuel consumption.

Other key elements of our new business model are the reduction in sales and distribution costs through higher Internet penetration and reduced agency commissions, a faster turnaround time, and increased self-check-in service through web check-in and kiosks at airports. These initiatives, together with simplifications in back-office and support functions, will continue to allow us to expand operations while controlling fixed costs, spurring a reduction in overhead costs. We have begun to pass on these operating efficiencies to consumers through significant fare reductions, which we expect will have a strong effect of stimulating new demand.

In 2007, we implemented all aspects of this new business model in the Chilean and Peruvian domestic markets. We launched our new short-haul business model on all domestic routes in Chile in April 2007, after a marketing campaign that began in March 2007. We launched the new model in all domestic Peruvian routes in January 2007.

As a result of the implementation of this model, we increased the number of passengers transported in all domestic markets. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of passengers transported increased significantly:

83% (from 2.5 million to 4.6 million) in Chile,

123% (from 1.7 million to 3.8 million) in Peru,

200% (from 0.6 million to 1.9 million) in Argentina, and

with a minor effect in Ecuador as we just started domestic operations during 2009.

Over the past three years we have sustained constant growth in each of our domestic passenger operations, and between 2009 and 2010 we achieved an increase in domestic transported passengers at 13%.

On November 26, 2010, LAN acquired Colombian airline Aerovías de Integración Regional S.A. (“Aires”) for US$12 million in cash, in addition to assuming net liabilities of US$87 million. The Colombian market is the second largest market in South America with over 13 million annual domestic passengers and represents a key market in LAN’s consolidation as a leading airline within the region. Aires is currently the second largest operator in Colombia’s domestic market with approximately a 20% market share as of December 2010. The Aires fleet consists of 9 B737-700s, 11 Q200 and 4 Q400, all of which are operating leases.

We plan to continue with the implementation of this business model during 2011 and we are evaluating its implementation in some regional routes, as we look for ways to increase operational efficiency, encourage direct sales and self check-in, and implement new sales strategies aimed at stimulating demand.

Operations within Chile

Through Lan Airlines and Lan Express we are the leading domestic passenger airline in Chile. We have operated domestic flights in Chile since the Company’s creation in 1929. As of February 28, 2011, we flew to 13 destinations within Chile (including Santiago, but not including Easter Island, which we consider an international destination even though it is a part of Chile, because we serve it with long-haul aircraft) as well as some seasonal destinations. Lan Airlines and Lan Express have integrated passenger operations, including operations under the same two-letter “designator reservation code,” and have coordinated fare structures, scheduling and other commercial matters in order to maximize cooperative benefits and revenues for the two carriers. Our strategy is based on providing frequent service to Chile’s main destinations, offering a reliable and high quality service, and leveraging our strong brand position in Chile and abroad. We evaluate our network of domestic routes on an ongoing basis in order to achieve optimal operational efficiency and profitability. Our strategic objective is to maintain our leadership position in our domestic routes.

LAN’s flexibility and broad passenger network also allowed us to manage the negative impact of the catastrophic earthquake that struck Chile in February 2010, causing significant damage to the terminal building at the Santiago International Airport and affecting all air travel in and out of the country. With no alternative airport in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, commercial passenger operations were suspended for three days, and were re-launched on March 2, 2010 with provisional facilities. LAN operated with reduced capacity out of Santiago until the terminal building was fully operational on March 28, 2010. LAN estimates the net impact of decreased passenger operations due to the earthquake were approximately US$30 million in 2010. Cargo operations were not materially affected by the earthquake, nor were the passenger operations of LAN or its subsidiaries in Peru, Ecuador and Argentina.

During 2010 we operated an average fleet of 18 Airbus A320-Family Aircraft in the Chilean domestic market, and we plan to operate an average fleet of 21 Airbus A320-Family Aircraft in 2011. Domestic operations in Chile were positively affected by the greater utilization of the latest-generation Airbus fleet and the retirement of the Boeing 737-200s. The new business model was launched nationwide within Chile in April 2007. We reduced sales costs by increasing direct sales from 78% in 2009 to 80% in 2010 (with 63% of our 2010 sales done through the Internet) and by reducing agency commissions from 6% to 1% in February 2007. We also increased fleet utilization, crew productivity and the average flight leg through schedule changes. Additionally, we simplified our processes, which helped to increase the self check-in rate from 77% in 2009 to 80% in 2010. Finally, we utilized the greater efficiency of the Airbus aircraft to reach operational efficiencies such as reducing the turn-around time, increasing our punctuality (which reached 94.0% in 2009 and 87.5% in 2010) and lowering fuel consumption. As of February 28, 2011, we operated 100% of our ASKs with our Airbus A320-Family Aircraft fleet

According to JAC data, the Chilean domestic market as a whole transported approximately 6.0 million passengers in 2010 and it had an increase of 16% in terms of RPK. Our domestic passenger market share in Chile was 77.5% for 2010 and 75.6% as of March 31, 2011. During 2010, our main competitors in the domestic market were Sky Airlines and PAL Airlines, which began operations in June 2009. Sky Airlines currently operates a fleet of 13 Boeing 737-200 aircraft and flies to12 destinations. PAL Airlines currently operates a fleet of 4 Boeing 737-200 aircraft and flies to 5 destinations.

There are currently no foreign airlines participating in the Chilean domestic market. Chile permits foreign airlines to operate in Chile if the airline’s home country gives similar treatment to Chilean airlines. Additionally, there are no regulatory barriers that prevent a foreign airline from creating a Chilean subsidiary and entering the Chilean domestic market using that subsidiary.

Operations within Peru

Lan Peru started operations in 1999 with domestic and international flights from Lima. During the past ten years, Lan Peru has expanded consistently, consolidating its domestic operations and coverage of relevant markets.

Regarding the domestic market, Peru has tremendous potential compared to other Latin American markets based on per capita travel ratios. In 2010 the domestic market reached 5.0 million passengers and 6.4 million passengers are expected for 2011.

LAN Peru has one of the most modern fleets in Latin America, operating 19 Airbus A319 aircraft, with twelve for domestic operations and seven for regional operations. This fleet is ideal for Peruvian routes, as it maximizes available payload in high-altitude airports with tail wind conditions. This uniform fleet also allows for low maintenance costs, high crew productivity and operational flexibility.

Compared to 2009, Lan Peru’s domestic operations in Peru showed an expansion of 8.9% during 2010, due to an increase in the number of flights to existing destinations. According to data provided by the Corporación Peruana de Aeropuertos y Aviación Comercial S.A. (the Peruvian Airport and Commercial Aviation Corporation, or “CORPAC”), our domestic market share in Peru was 62% for 2007, 73% for 2008, 80% for 2009 and 70% for 2010.

A total of 3,836,134 passengers traveled on LAN Peru’s domestic Peruvian routes in 2010, which represented an increase of 13% compared to 2009. As of February 28, 2011, competitors included Star Peru, Peruvian Airlines and TACA (which has increased its operations in the domestic market by adding new frequencies to Cusco, Juliaca, Tarapoto and Trujillo).

LAN Peru expects to increase the connections between cities within the country. Cusco, the country’s most important tourist destination, accounts for most of LAN Peru’s domestic operations and is served by 16 (and even 21 during certain periods) flights each day. LAN Peru flies at least two times daily to each of its 13 destinations from Lima with Tumbes as an exception (10 flights a week).

Regarding airport services, LAN Peru has over 141 domestic daily arrivals and departures. Self-check in levels have grown steadily in the past years, reaching 83% for domestic routes at the end of 2010.

In 2010, LAN Peru was awarded the “Gran Marca Moderna” by the Effie Awards (a Marketing Hall of Fame distinction), and was the first airline in the country to receive this honor.

Operations within Argentina

Lan Argentina initiated services in June 2005, covering two Argentine domestic destinations from Buenos Aires, Cordoba and Mendoza. Between 2005 and 2007, Lan Argentina increased the number of Argentine domestic destinations to nine adding Bariloche, Iguazu, Comodoro Rivadavia, Rio Gallegos, Ushuaia, Calafate and Salta. In June 2008, Lan Argentina initiated services to Neuquen and in September 2008 to San Juan. In April 2009, Lan Argentina initiated services to Tucuman.

From June to November 2006, Lan Argentina replaced its Boeing B737-200 fleet, which consisted of five aircraft, four of which were Airbus A320 aircraft. We use these aircraft in both domestic and regional operations. The replacement of these aircraft enabled Lan Argentina to increase the scope, size and efficiency of its operations. By the end of December 2010, we operated a fleet of eight Airbus A320 aircraft in our domestic operations.

In the domestic Argentine market, Lan Argentina operates in a regulated environment in which fares sold to Argentine passengers are subject to minimum and maximum prices that vary per route. In August 2006, by presidential decree, both the floor and ceiling of the regulated price range were increased by 20%. The decree liberalized foreign ownership of Argentinean airlines, previously capped at 49%. Since this decree, the floor and ceiling of the regulated price range have been consistently increased as follows: by 18% in April 2008, by 18% in May 2008, by 20% in 2009, by 15% in June 2010 and by 10% in November 2010.

Our domestic market share in Argentina, based on our internal estimates for December 2010 amounted to 27%. Our competitors in the Argentinean market during 2010 were Aerolíneas Argentinas and its affiliate Austral Líneas Aéreas. Together, these two companies held substantially the entire remaining share of the domestic Argentine market.

Operations within Ecuador

At the end of 2008, the Civil Aviation National Board authorized us to operate domestic flights in Ecuador. In April 2009, we initiated the operations between Quito and Guayaquil.

In December 2009, LAN Ecuador operated 49 weekly flights between Quito and Guayaquil, one of Latin America’s major routes. The company also began daily flights between Cuenca and Quito. As of February 28, 2011, LAN Ecuador operated 63 flights between Quito and Guayaquil. In September 2010, the company incorporated daily flights to the Galapagos Islands.

In 2010, LAN Ecuador transported 623,104 passengers in the domestic passenger market, achieving a load factor of 75% with a growth of 70% in passengers in respect with 2009 and a national market of 25%.

In Ecuador, the company’s principal competitors are TAME, Aerogal and Icaro.

Operations within Colombia (Acquisition of AIRES)

On November 26, 2010, LAN acquired Colombian airline Aerovías de Integración Regional S.A., (“Aires”) for US$12 million in cash, in addition to assuming net liabilities of US$87 million. The Colombian market is the second largest market in South America with over 13 million annual domestic passengers and represents a key market in LAN’s consolidation as a leading airline within the region. Aires is currently the second largest operator in Colombia’s domestic market with approximately a 20% market share as of December 2010. The Aires fleet consists of 9 B737-700s, 11 Q200 and 4 Q400, all of which are operating leases.

The company will replicate LAN’s “low cost” model already operating in the domestic markets of Argentina, Chile, Ecuador and Peru, stimulating demand on domestic flights by providing more Colombian citizens the opportunity to use air transportation. In the medium term, Aires will evaluate the expansion of international passenger operations and the advantages of any synergies it may obtain from LAN Cargo’s affiliate in Colombia, Lanco, launched in March 2009.

LAN will dedicate its maximum efforts to ensure that the safety, on time performance and service quality standards of its new affiliate are consistent with LAN’s own high standards. The integration process may involve certain operational changes such as itinerary modifications and efficiency improvements. This process will not interfere with the continuity of current operations of Aires.

Prior to the acquisition of Aires, since May 6, 2010, LAN had an agreement to provide technical support and service consultancy to Colombian airline Aeroasis S.A. (“Aeroasis”) while Aeroasis completed the process of obtaining an operating permit from the Colombian civil aviation authority ( Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronáutica Civil ), within the established deadline of February 2011. This process included the hiring of personnel and development of technical materials, as well as the selection and acquisition of equipment, all in compliance with the applicable legal and regulatory frameworks. On February, 2011 LAN acquired the parent companies of Aeroasis with the purpose to merge with Aires operations.

Passenger Alliances and Commercial Agreements

The following are our passenger alliances and partnerships as of February 28, 2011:

oneworld ® . In June 2000, Lan Airlines and Lan Peru were officially incorporated into the oneworld ® alliance along with Aer Lingus. At the time, o neworld ® was a global marketing alliance consisting of American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific Airlines, Qantas, Iberia and Finnair, that, among other benefits, offered improved service to its customers. In April 2007, JAL from Japan, Royal Jordanian from Jordan and Malev from Hungary, together with Lan Ecuador and Lan Argentina, joined the alliance, while AerLingus withdrew from the alliance. In November 2009, Mexicana joined the alliance. In November 2010, S7 Airlines joined oneworld ® adding 55 destinations in Russia to the alliance. Last November 2010, S7 Airlines joined oneworld ® adding 55 destinations in Russia to the alliance. Together, these airlines are able to offer customers travel advantages, such as approximately 750 worldwide destinations, schedule flexibility and reciprocal frequent flyer program benefits. Additionally, oneworld ® is the first alliance to deploy full interline e-ticketing between its partners.

American Airlines. Since 1997, Lan Airlines has had an agreement with American Airlines, which enables Lan Airlines and American Airlines to share carrier codes for certain flights on global reservations systems, thereby enabling American Airlines passengers to purchase seats on Lan Airlines flights and vice-versa. The Department of Transportation, or DOT, granted antitrust immunity to our arrangement with American Airlines in October 1999. The antitrust immunity encompasses cooperation in commercial and operational areas such as pricing, scheduling, joint marketing efforts and reductions of airport and purchasing costs, as well as further implementation of cargo synergies in areas such as handling and other airport services. For more information see “—Regulation—U.S. Aeronautical Regulation—Regulatory Authorizations in Connection With Strategic Alliances” below. Through this alliance, we currently offer service to thirty additional destinations in the United States and Canada. In 2005, the DOT granted antitrust immunity to a similar agreement between Lan Peru and American Airlines. This antitrust immunity allows enhanced coordination between Lan Peru and American Airlines, and both companies established in 2007 code-share operations between Peru and the U.S. with additional destinations in both countries.

Iberia. In January 2001, Lan Airlines initiated a code-share agreement with Iberia, pursuant to which we offer passengers between ten and fourteen non-stop frequencies per week between Santiago and Madrid. In subsequent years, other destinations were added to the agreement, such as Alicante, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bilbao, Brussels, London (Heathrow), Malaga, Milan, Paris, Rome and Zurich. In 2007, Lan Ecuador and Lan Peru set up code-share agreements with Iberia for routes between Ecuador, Peru and Spain; as well as four additional European destinations with Lan Peru and seven destinations with Lan Ecuador.

Qantas. In July 2002, Lan Airlines initiated a code-share agreement with Qantas to operate between Santiago, Chile and Sydney, Australia with a stopover in Auckland, New Zealand. As of February 28, 2011, this code-share agreement includes daily flights operated by Lan Airlines.

British Airways. In 2007, Lan Airlines initiated a code-share agreement with British Airways on Lan Airlines flights between Sao Paulo and Santiago to provide service for British Airways passengers traveling from London to Santiago through a connection in Sao Paulo. This code-share agreement also includes British Airways’ flights between Madrid and London.

Aeromexico. In 2004, we expanded our previous alliance with Aeromexico. The new agreement includes all of our passenger airlines. Under this alliance, we code-share in flights to Mexico from Chile and Peru, as well as to eighteen domestic destinations in Mexico. Additionally, it provides our passengers with benefits such as easier connections and reciprocal accrual and redemption of frequent flyer program rewards.

TAM. In 2007, Lan Airlines and Lan Peru, established regional code-share agreements with TAM Linhas Aéreas. Through this agreement, LAN offers twelve additional destinations in Brazil. LAN also code shares with Transportes Aéreos del Mercosur S.A. (“TAM Mercosur”) with respect to flights from Santiago to Asunción, Paraguay, that are operated by TAM Mercosur. These arrangements provide our passengers with reciprocal accrual and redemption of frequent flyer program rewards. In 2008, Lan Argentina established a code-share agreement with TAM from Buenos Aires to Sao Paulo and vice versa, which includes eight domestic destinations in Argentina and twelve domestic destinations in Brazil.

Cathay Pacific. In May 2010, Lan Airlines initiated a code-share agreement with Cathay Pacific to operate between Santiago, Chile and Hong Kong, China, through connections in Los Angeles, California, New York and Auckland, and in November 2010, Lan Peru initiated a code-share agreement with Cathay Pacific to operate between Lima, Peru and Hong Kong, China, through connections in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Jetstar Airways. In November 2010, LAN signed an Interline Agreement and a Special Prorate Agreement with Jetstar Airways in order to broaden the destinations offered to LAN’s customers, particularly in the domestic markets of New Zealand, Australia, and South East Asia.

JetBlue. During March 2011, LAN signed an Interline Agreement and a Special Prorate Agreement with JetBlue increasing the connection opportunities between New York and Boston, Washington, Chicago, Pittsburgh and many other US cities through JetBlue’s HUB in JFK.

Other alliances and partnerships: Since 2005, we have had a code-share agreement with Korean Air. Under this agreement we place our code on Korean Air flights between Los Angeles and Seoul, while Korean Air places its code on our flights from Los Angeles to Santiago. In 2004, LAN and Mexicana signed a frequent flyer program that allows for reciprocal accrual and allowance of frequent flyer benefits. Since 1999, Lan Airlines has been in an alliance with Alaska Airlines, which permits us to provide customers with service between Chile and three destinations in the west coast of the U.S. and Canada. Reciprocal accrual and redemption of frequent flyer program rewards is also available for LAN customers flying on Alaska Airlines flights and vice versa.

Passenger Marketing and Sales

Even though we market our services under the common “LAN” brand, we differentiate our marketing strategies between our long-haul and short-haul services.

Our long-haul marketing strategy emphasizes attributes valued by our international customers, including reliability, high quality on-board and ground service, comfort, comprehensive coverage of key South American markets and frequent service to major overseas gateways such as New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Madrid and Sydney. In order to strengthen our market position, we have continued improving our passenger cabins and service and constantly monitor our corporate image. As such, in December 2008 and May 2009 we completed a retrofit program for our Boeing 767-300 and for our Airbus A340-300 fleet respectively, merging the Business and First Classes cabins into a Premium Business Class featuring full-flat seats, new entertainment units for both Premium Business and Economy cabins, together with a new on-board service. We invested US$124 million in this retrofit program for all our long haul passenger aircraft, which aims to give our passengers a sense of a “shorter” and more pleasant flight. For our Business passengers, our cabin features an on-board service aimed at providing the passenger with more time to rest, and for our Economy Class passengers, our upgraded entertainment units aim to make the flight a more enjoyable one.

Our long-haul fleet plan includes the incorporation of the new Boeing 787 in 2012. LAN will be the first airline in Latin America, and one of the first in the world, to receive this model whose latest-generation technology and cabin innovations represent a revolution in the airline industry. Passengers will experience the 787’s advantages in the form of higher cabin humidity and increased comfort. These acquisitions will allow us to reach new destinations and boost LAN’s existing services while also continuing to increase the efficiency of our operations and reduce our carbon footprint.

Our short-haul operations are designed to better match the customers’ needs in those routes, which are punctuality, reliability, higher frequencies, modern aircraft and efficient operations. As such, these routes now feature modern planes, with leather seats, increased frequencies with more point-to-point flights, improved punctuality and streamlined processes including Internet sales, web check-in and airport self-check-in. We completed the phase-out of our Boeing B737-200 fleet in 2008 and replaced it with modern Airbus Family Aircraft such as A320, A319 and A318.

We are constantly focused on delivering the services and flight items valued by customers in order to maintain high levels of customer satisfaction and we continuously monitor our customers’ preferences through surveys and perception studies. As a result, we created the new Premium Economy class on some regional routes in response to comments made by our business travelers. The Premium Economy program grants our customers preferential check-in and boarding, access to our VIP lounges, priority baggage claim, exclusive cabins with only twelve passengers, and personalized attention by our cabin attendants, among other benefits.

As mentioned above, we have been implementing a new business model in all our domestic operations (Argentina, Chile, Peru and Ecuador) that seeks to make air travel accessible to more people through low fares supported by a low-cost operation based on the efficient use of our resources. During 2010 LAN received several awards solidifying the Company’s market position. These awards included Best Airline in South America (Skytrax) and Airline Staff Service Excellence in South America (Skytrax).

Branding

In March 2004, we launched our new “LAN” brand to bring together, under one strong international name, all our local brands such as “LAN Chile,” “LAN Peru,” “LAN Argentina” and “LAN Ecuador.” We developed our new brand and corporate image after an extensive process supported by a leading global branding agency.

Our corporate image is based on two core concepts: reliability and warmth, which support our promise of the best travel experience to, from and within South America. We are also committed to offer our customers with the best coverage to, from and within South America, and to promote sustainable tourism, helping develop the regions where we operate.

During 2005 and 2006, we focused on advancing the transition to our new brand image. This included the gradual repainting of our fleet, which was completed in the second quarter of 2006. Our commercial strategy, centered on exploiting the LAN alliance concept, has been widely recognized, as exemplified by Airline Business magazine’s recognition of us in 2004 with its “Airline Strategy Award, Marketing.”

Using a single brand enabled our customers to better understand the common service and operating standards among our airlines, and our new image improved our visibility, which enhanced flexibility and increased the efficiency of our marketing efforts. It also provided a platform for the strategic use in mature markets of the following three powerful sub-brands, all related to the LAN root:

the www.lan.com website for the convenience of our web booking engine and services platform;

LANPASS for our frequent flyer program; and

LANTOURS, a sub-brand through which we offer travel packages, hotels and other ancillary products, as well as promote tourism activities to and from the regions in which we operate. LANTOURS took hold first in Chile and is gradually being introduced into other key markets.

Our regular brand tracking and marketing effectiveness measurements show outstanding results in brand consistency and recognition, improving year after year, with marketing investments managed at healthily stable rates. As the corporate values behind our umbrella brand encompass attributes applicable to both operations, long haul and short haul, a single brand strategy has resulted in significant savings, as we only have to promote one master brand, thereby increasing the efficiency of our marketing efforts.

Distribution Channels

We use direct and indirect distribution channels. In the past few years, we have focused on streamlining our distribution strategy in order to reduce costs and enhance the effectiveness of our commercial efforts. This effort has resulted in efficiency gains, and we believe it should lead to further benefits in the future.

Travel agents conduct indirect sales that accounted for approximately 38% of passengers during 2010. We paid these travel agents standard commissions ranging from 0% to 6% depending on the market and the ticket region type (domestic / international). Consistent with our efforts to reduce commission costs, and in line with current market practices, in recent years we have reduced standard commissions in several markets. However, we are now charging a fee to customers for sales done through our own ticket offices or call centers in most countries, leaving the Internet as the only free-of-charge distribution channel.

Travel agents obtain airline travel information and issue airline tickets through Global Distribution Systems, or GDSs, that enable them to make reservations on flights from a large number of airlines. We participate actively in all major international GDSs, including Sabre, Amadeus, Galileo and Worldspan. In return for access to these systems, we pay transaction fees that are generally based on the number of reservations booked through each system. As part of its continued commitment to its passengers, in late 2009, LAN signed a series of agreements with Sabre, one of the major suppliers of IT solutions in the global airline industry. Through these agreements, Sabre will provide the Company with the most advanced technology in reservation and distribution systems, optimization of routes and operational planning. The process of implementing the new system platforms comprises a period of adjustment and migration that will last between two and three years until its full implementation. These agreements represent a major step in terms of innovation by implementing the industry’s most advanced technology to streamline business and operational processes involved in the service the Company provides to its customers. These agreements will serve to provide itineraries that best fit the needs of passengers and to provide simpler, agile and efficient services in airports and in the sales and distribution channels, improving LAN’s services in each of the stages of the travel experience.

Direct channels refer to sales by our own ticket offices, contact-centers and website. In 2010, direct bookings accounted for approximately 62% of all our passengers.

We have an extensive sales and marketing network in over thirty countries consisting of more than 155 domestic and international points-of-sale owned by us and approximately 37 general sales agents.

Our contact-centers support the growth of our operations constituting a sales and a multi-service channel. During 2010, we continued to grow and develop new services to match the increasing expectations of our clients and the growth of our direct sales channels, in particular the www.lan.com website. Our main contact-center located in Santiago accounts for 700 agents (of which 270 are home-based) and 230 agents in Lima. We complement our contact-center’s operations with third-party service providers that add approximately 400 agents who are located in Santiago, Lima and Buenos Aires. In total, all the centers handle more than 28,000 calls/contacts per day, which mainly originate from the regions where we fly (South America, North America, Europe and Australasia) and cover four languages (Spanish, English, Portuguese, French and German). We have continually upgraded our systems by incorporating technological advances to enhance efficiency and customer service.

Our website, www.lan.com, is an integral part of our commercial, marketing and service efforts. Together with other direct sales initiatives, our website provides us with an important tool to reduce our distribution costs. Our Internet-related sales have increased significantly in recent years, by 21.9% in 2009 compared to 2008, and 22.0% in 2010 compared to 2009, which amounted to US$646 million in 2010. We are continually improving our website, a key element of our new short-haul model, so that the technological platform can support the expected future growth.

Besides serving as a sales channel, we have utilized our website as a tool to provide value-added services and enhance communications. We send weekly promotional e-mails to more than 3.8 million subscribers. Members of our frequent flyer program receive their monthly balances and other information by e-mail and can access the data and redeem awards through our website. We have an active online marketing program which brings visitors to the website from search engines and travel-related websites.

During 2009 we improved several services on the website. We introduced the flexible award redemption service, which enables LANPASS members to obtain flights with their kilometers at any time of year. We also updated our Flight Information System to ensure accurate, real time information. In addition, we continued to promote our web-based check-in service for domestic and international flights. This system allows those passengers who are not checking-in bags, to go directly to the gate, and the remaining checked-in passengers, to leave their bags at a special bag drop counter and proceed to the gate. In addition to web-based check-in, we have self-check kiosks in 13 airports in Chile, seven airports in Peru, two airports in Argentina and three airports in Ecuador. As of December 31, 2010, the kiosk and web check-in utilization rate increased to 81% for domestic routes in Chile, 82% for domestic routes in Peru, 52% for domestic routes in Argentina and 39% for domestic routes in Ecuador. Also in 2010 we launched our LAN.com Mobile service, enabling our customers to check-in, verify their flight status and other itineraries using their internet-enabled mobile phones.

In 2010 LAN was recognized as the “Latin American e-commerce Company of the Year” by the Latin American e-Commerce Institute.

Electronic Ticketing

In 1997, we introduced electronic tickets, commonly referred to as e-tickets, and have since worked to increase their use. E-tickets are a key element of our sales efforts through the Internet and our call centers and they also produce important simplifications in our back-office, enabling us to significantly reduce distribution costs. Since 2008, the Company has reached a 100% penetration of e-ticketing on all LAN routes.

Also, during 2010 we completed the implementation of interline e-ticketing with all of our oneworld ® partners.

Advertising and Promotional Activities

Our advertisement and promotional efforts are aimed at enhancing our brand positioning and supporting specific aspects of our commercial efforts. These activities include the use of television, print, outdoors and radio advertisements as well as direct and online marketing.

During 2010, our campaigns where mainly focused on continuing stimulating demand by implementing a pricing strategy that has made flying more accessible to those traveling especially for tourism. Our various promotional efforts have allowed us to reach new customers and to promote local and regional tourism in the markets where we operate. This is supported by the unique coverage and travel experience that we offer to those passengers traveling to, from and within South America.

On a country-specific level, we carried out a TV campaign in Chile to promote sustainable tourism within the country, inviting people to discover and take care of the wonders of Chile, travelling in an environmentally conscious way. This was also leveraged by a second TV campaign launched by SERNATUR, Chile’s National Tourism Agency, in partnership with LAN and other members, aimed at promoting local tourism among Chilean citizens. These efforts show LAN’s ongoing commitment with the development of local communities through the promotion of sustainable tourism.

In Peru, we carried out a campaign aimed at communicating LAN’s extensive international coverage through its unique South American network and the oneworld alliance. The campaign also focused on attributes such as quality of service and travel experience.

In Argentina, we launched a campaign aimed at communicating the main reasons why LAN has become the airline of choice, focusing on attributes such as unique service and flight experience, reliability, punctuality and domestic coverage.

In April 2009, LAN Ecuador launched its domestic operations, which constituted a turning point in Ecuador’s domestic market by broadening access to air travel, as a result of lower prices and LAN Ecuador’s world-class service. In 2010, we launched a campaign to communicate the new daily route to the wonderful and exotic Galápagos Islands, as well as the new direct flight from Guayaquil to Miami, offered four times a week.

LAN has built a comprehensive database that includes valuable information such as flying preferences, demographic and other relevant customer information, which is used for passenger revenue management (including targeted promotions to different customer segments), thereby reducing dilution and maximizing response rates. This type of information is also a source for customer metrics and monitoring and provides significant management information. During the past years, the skills involved in profitably exploiting these resources were strengthened with the incorporation of key teams to act locally in Peru, Argentina, Ecuador, the United States and Europe, in close collaboration with the head office.

Frequent Flyer Program

Our frequent flyer program is called LANPASS. The objective of LANPASS is to generate incremental revenue and customer retention through customer loyalty and targeted marketing. Worldwide, as of December 2010 LANPASS has approximately 4.3 million members.

Customers earn kilometers in their LANPASS accounts based on distance flown and class of ticket purchased, or by using services of other participants in the LANPASS program. Based on an award schedule, customers can redeem kilometers for free tickets, upgrades or other products. Under our current frequent flyer program, our passengers are grouped into one standard level and three different elite levels based on each passenger’s flying behavior. These different groups determine which benefits customers are eligible to receive, such as free upgrades on a space-available basis, VIP lounge access and preferred boarding and check-in.

Aiming to increase redemptions and broaden redemption alternatives, in 2010 LANPASS offered new redemption options such as an online product catalogue and special wine events where top tier members were invited to redeem their kilometers for the wine offered in LAN’s Premium Business menu. These new offerings along with the traditional rewards already offered resulted in an increase of 25% in kilometers redeemed by LANPASS’ members in 2010.

LANPASS has highly rated partners, including other airlines, hotels, car rental agencies, retailers, and credit card issuers from the main financial institutions in Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Argentina and beginning in 2010 in the United States. These partnerships give our customers the opportunity to accrue additional kilometers for using their services.

Through the incorporation of additional partners in 2010, LAN customers accrued 48% more kilometers than in 2009, by using other services different from the services offered by LAN and other airlines. In the banking segment, LANPASS renewed its partnership with Santander Chile for another five years, spreading LANPASS accrual from credit/debit card to all retail banking offering. LANPASS also launched a new partnership with BBVA, a leading bank in Argentina, began to issue credit cards in the United States with US Bank, and increased our offering in redemption catalogs in Brazil with Banco Itau.

In the non banking segment, LANPASS continues to leverage its member’s purchase behavior to partner with leading players in the markets and become the most attractive loyalty program in the home markets. Last year, LANPASS enter in new industries, such as Automotive, Real Estate, Drugstores and Health Care Centers.

As an active member of the oneworld ® alliance, we have reciprocal frequent-flyer agreements with all oneworld ® carriers. In addition, we have reciprocal agreements with other carriers, such as Alaska Airlines, Aeromexico, Mexicana and TAM, which allow us to benefit from the loyalty of their customers, as they can accrue points under their frequent flyer program when traveling on LAN’s flights.

The LANPASS frequent flyer program aims to be the leading loyalty program in all of LAN’s home markets. In the past couple of years, we have implemented a number of marketing initiatives to increase customer’s engagement with the program outside Chile. In 2010, membership in LANPASS grew 36% in Peru, 42% in Ecuador and 32% in Argentina.

Cargo Operations

General

The following table sets forth certain of our cargo operating statistics for domestic and international routes for the periods indicated:

	Year ended December 31,
	2010			2009			2008
The Company
ATKs (millions)
Total		4,628.7			3,848.9			4,071.9
RTKs (millions)
Total		3,245.3			2,627.4			2,906.2
Weight of cargo carried (thousands of tons)
Total		780.8			649.3			661.5
Total cargo yield (cargo revenues/RTKs, in US cents)		39.5			34.1			45.4
Total cargo load factor (%)		70.1	%		68.3	%		71.4	%

Our cargo business generated revenues of US$895.6 million in 2009 and US$1,280.7 million in 2010. This represented 24.5% and 28.3% of our operating revenues, respectively. Cargo revenues declined 32.1% between 2008 and 2009 primarily due to the global economic crisis that affected the industry and the decline in salmon exports from Chile due to the ISA virus. Nevertheless, during 2010 revenues increased 43.0% on a year-over-year basis as we took advantage of the recovery of world cargo markets.

Our cargo business generally operates on the same route network used by our passenger airline business, which is supplemented by freighter-only operations. Overall, it includes approximately 86 destinations (over 66 are operated by passenger and/or freighter aircraft and approximately 20 operated only by freighter aircraft). We complement our own international operations through coordination with our regional affiliates, MasAir in Mexico, ABSA in Brazil and Lanco in Colombia. ABSA also operates in the Brazilian domestic market since March 2009. We carry cargo for a variety of customers, including other international air carriers, freight-forwarding companies, export oriented companies and individual consumers. For information about our fleet, see “—Fleet—General” below.

We transport cargo in four ways: (i) in the bellies of our passenger aircraft, (ii) in our own dedicated freighter fleet, (iii) in belly space that we purchase from other airlines and, (iv) in aircraft that we charter or lease pursuant to ACMI contracts (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance). Under the latter, which are also known as “wet-leases,” the lessor operates the aircraft and provides the aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance pursuant to short- and medium-term contracts.

Our international cargo operations are headquartered in Miami, whose geographical location positions it as the natural gateway for Latin American imports and exports to and from the United States. Since 2001 we have operated in our 380,000 square-foot facilities within the Miami International Airport. In 2010 we upgraded this facility to enhance our ability to handle perishables and we leased an additional 117,000 square-foot warehouse close to our main facilities. The United States accounts for the majority of the cargo traffic to and from Latin America. Besides being the main market for Latin American exports by air, the United States is also the main supplier of goods, such as high-tech equipment or spare parts, transported by air to Latin American countries. To complement our own cargo operations to the United States, we have negotiated commercial agreements with American Airlines on some routes from Miami to Brazil.

We operate to three destinations in Europe: to Madrid, which we serve via passenger aircraft (using our flights from Santiago, Lima and Guayaquil), Frankfurt (through both passenger flights and freighter operations since October 2002, when we signed our partnership with Lufthansa Cargo (for more information on this agreement see “—Cargo Agreements” below), and Amsterdam (through freighter operations since October 2005).

In Latin America, the principal origins of our cargo are Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina and Brazil, which represent a large part of our northbound traffic. And for our southbound flights, Brazil is the main import market.

In general terms, cargo flows are unidirectional. This characteristic is a key determinant in the structure of cargo operations as well as in the commercial conditions in the cargo business. This is especially relevant in markets featuring structural imbalances between inbound and outbound flows or during specific periods of such disequilibrium. Lack of demand in one particular direction may force airlines to rely on different markets in order to maximize loads on return flights. Furthermore, demand weakness in one direction may limit the capacity that is profitable to allocate to some routes, therefore creating pressure on fares in order to compensate for weaker revenues in one particular direction. The evolution of our international cargo operations has always been affected by the flow imbalances of the Latin American cargo markets, resulting in a dramatic shift in the relative weight of southbound and northbound cargo flows throughout the years. For example, from 2002 to 2003 our international operations were characterized by very strong export traffic out of Latin America, but gradual increases in import demand, as well as the deceleration of export growth, led to more balanced cargo flows during 2004. Further extension of this trend led to excess demand on southbound routes since 2005.

We have designed our operations, route network and commercial strategies with the flexibility required to respond to changing conditions. As such, during 2003 we allocated additional capacity to northbound routes and adjusted fares on northbound routes in response to excess demand. During 2004 we gradually adjusted our operations to leverage a more balanced demand environment by performing an increased number of direct roundtrips between key export and import markets. However, weakness in exports since 2005 has driven us to support the northbound segment of certain routes with stopovers in additional export markets, to reduce northbound fares to stimulate demand and to raise southbound fares.

Our cargo traffic increased 23.5% between 2009 and 2010, from 2,623 million cargo revenue ton kilometers in 2009 to 3,239 million cargo revenue ton kilometers in 2010. This increase was above the 20.6% growth experienced by cargo traffic of the international airline industry. The company increased its capacity by approximately 20.5%, resulting in a 1.7 point increase in its load factor to 70.1% in December 2010. The increase in capacity was mainly driven by the incorporation of additional freighters, in particular two Boeing 777 freighters received between April and May 2009, as well as higher utilization of the freighter fleet. LAN Cargo transported 779,509 tons of freight in 2010, up by 20.1% compared to 2009.

In 2010, LAN’s cargo revenues increased by 43.0% to US$1,280.7 million, representing 29.2% of the Company’s total annual revenues, from US$895.6 million in 2009, when cargo represented 25.4% of annual revenues. The increase in revenues also reflected the 15.8% increase in cargo yields.

The sharp contraction of LAN’s traditional markets in 2009 - imports into the region and exports from the region – followed by the rapid recovery of demand in 2010 required the Company to fully lever the flexibility of its business model. During 2009 the Company implemented of a series of measures such as the adjustment of its capacity through a reduction in the number of planes rented under Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance & Insurance (“ACMI”) agreements and adjustments in the operations of its own cargo fleet of Boeing 767F freighters. This process was also reinforced by the incorporation of two new Boeing 777-200F, the most modern and efficient cargo aircraft of their type in the world, with a capacity of 104tons of freight and a range of 9,045 kilometers when carrying its maximum payload. This significant investment allowed LAN to consolidate its regional competitiveness by positioning it as the first airline in the region, and only the second internationally, to use these latest-generation cargo planes.

The Company also achieved a significant regional expansion in 2009. In March, LAN Cargo launched Lanco, a subsidiary in Colombia, which began operations after successfully obtaining the necessary operational and technical certification. It launched its services with two Boeing 767-300Fs, with a capacity for 54 tons of freight, connecting the cities of Bogotá and Medellín with Miami. It is important to note that Colombia is Latin America’s largest market for exports by air to the United States reaching an estimated 200,000 tons annually.

In addition, in March 2009, the Company’s cargo subsidiary in Brazil, ABSA, began operations in that country’s domestic market, with one flight daily, from Monday through Friday, between the cities of Sao Paulo and Manaus. On this route, ABSA operates an advanced-technology Boeing 767-300F with a capacity of 54 tons. This route accounts for a large part of Brazil’s airfreight traffic. Manaus is the country’s fourth largest city in terms of GDP, with a large number of companies, principally part of the electronics sector, in its industrial pole. The special tax incentives offered by the Amazon capital of Manaus as part of efforts to promote the area’s development, make it an attractive alternative for exporter and importer clients.

During 2010, revenue growth in the cargo business continued to reflect the Company’s ability to exploit the expansion in global cargo flows, as well as the development of key strategic initiatives. Active capacity management, with the purpose of optimizing capacity assignation coupled with new revenue management tools to manage cargo rates in response to demand, enabled LAN Cargo to benefit from the growth trends seen in import markets to Latin America, especially to Brazil. The expansion of operations to Europe utilizing the new Boeing 777-200 freighter fleet strengthened the Company’s competitive position and further diversified its revenue base. Additionally, through its Brazilian affiliate, ABSA, the Company continued to strengthen domestic cargo operations in Brazil. During 2010, ABSA launched operations from Sao Paulo to Recife and Fortaleza and added a second daily flight from Sao Paulo to Manaus. The Company also added capacity by securing three leased Boeing 767-300F, two of which were incorporated in late 2010 and one in early 2011. Furthermore, the Company continues to successfully optimize capacity in the bellies of passenger aircraft, maximizing the synergies of the Company’s integrated passenger and cargo operation.

During the last five years, we also improved our competitive position as key operators reduced their operations, and competitors such as UPS and FedEx either downsized their operations or exited some markets. Since mid-2004, competition increased as regional carriers added capacity, but despite this increase in competition, we have been able to maintain solid market shares in large part because of the efficient utilization of our fleet and network. Today, on Latin America-United States routes, our main competitors are Centurion, Transportes Aéreos Mercantiles Panamericanos S.A., or TAMPA, and Polar Air, and on the Latin American-Europe routes, our main competitors are Cargolux, Lufthansa Cargo, Martinair and Air France-KLM.

Cargo Agreements

Since 2002, Lan Cargo and Lufthansa Cargo have had a block space agreement between Europe and Latin America. As part of this agreement, Lan Cargo allocates space to Lufthansa Cargo on its flights between selected cities in Latin America and Europe, and Lufthansa Cargo allocates space to Lan Cargo on its flights between Europe and Brazil and Argentina.

We also have agreements with Asian carriers such as Korean Airlines, JAL, China Airlines, Air China and Cathay Pacific through which Lan Cargo receives space allocations from these airlines to move our cargo from Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, Shanghai and Hong Kong to Los Angeles and Miami connecting with our network. In exchange, Lan Cargo provides them with space from these same two hubs in the United States to all Latin American destinations and also feeds them with westbound cargo.

Marketing and Sales

Our sales and marketing efforts are carried out either directly when we have a local office or through general sales agents. In Latin America we have our own offices in all key markets. In the United States we have our own offices in Miami, New York and Los Angeles, and work with representatives in various other cities. In Europe we have offices in Frankfurt and Madrid and use agents in other key cities. Finally, in Asia all our sales efforts are done through general sales agents. In total, we maintain a network of more than forty independent cargo sales agencies domestically and internationally.

Our cargo marketing strategy emphasizes our combination of freighter and passenger aircraft cargo capacity, which allows customers to ship large, bulky freight, as well as smaller, high-density cargo, fresh products, express shipments, and other types of cargo. Our cargo marketing strategy also emphasizes our high-quality services, scheduling flexibility and punctuality. On some routes, Lan Cargo offers special, value-added products such as Positive Flight Specific or FS, which enables the customer to choose a specific passenger flight to transport its goods. During 2010 we also launched the first phase of a new revenue management project aimed at optimizing yields.

Cargo-Related Investigations

In February 2006 the European Commission (“EC”), in conjunction with the Department of Justice of the United States (“DOJ”), initiated a global investigation of a large number of international cargo airlines (among them Lan Cargo, LAN’s cargo subsidiary) for possible price fixing of cargo fuel surcharges and other fees in the European and United States air cargo markets. On December 26, 2007, the European competition authorities notified Lan Cargo and LAN of the initiation of proceedings against twenty-five cargo airlines, among them Lan Cargo, for allegations of anti-competitive behavior in the airfreight business. On January 21, 2009, Lan Cargo announced that it had reached a plea agreement with the DOJ in relation to the DOJ’s ongoing investigation regarding price fixing of fuel surcharges and other fees for cargo shipments. Under the plea agreement, Lan Cargo agreed to pay a fine of US$88 million. In addition, ABSA also reached a plea agreement with the DOJ and agreed to pay a fine of US$21 million. These amounts were stipulated to be paid over a five-year payment schedule starting in 2009. As of December 31, 2010, the pending amount to be paid during the next four years is approximately US$72 million and has been recorded within “Other Accounts Payable.”

On November 9, 2010 the EC imposed fines to 11 air carriers for a total amount of €800 million (equivalent to approximately US$1.1 billion). The fine imposed against Lan Cargo and its parent company, LAN Airlines, totaled €8.2 million (equivalent to approximately US$ 10.9 million). The Company provisioned US$25 million during the fourth quarter of 2007 for such fines, and maintained this provision until the fine was imposed in 2010. This was the lowest fine applied by the EC, which includes a significant reduction due to the Company’s cooperation with the Commission during the course of the investigation. In accordance with European Union law, on January 24, 2011 this administrative decision was appealed by Lan Cargo and Lan Airlines to the General Court in Luxembourg. Any judgment by the General Court may also be appealed to the Court of Justice of the European Union.

As of December 31, 2010 the Company recorded a US$14.0 million gain (pre-tax) due to the reversal of a portion of the provision related to the investigation in the cargo business carried out by the European Commission. This was as a result of the fine announced in November 2010, which was lower than the amount provided for. This reversal is recorded in Other gains/(losses).

The investigation by the DOJ prompted the filing of numerous civil class actions by freight forwarding and shipping companies against many airlines, including Lan Cargo and Lan Airlines, including fifty-four in the United States. The cases filed in the United States were consolidated in the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York and the original complaint was subsequently amended to include additional airlines, including ABSA. In February 2006 the Canadian Competition Bureau (“CCB”), in conjunction with the DOJ, initiated a global investigation of a large number of international cargo airlines (among them Lan Cargo) for possible price fixing of cargo fuel surcharges and other fees in the Canadian air cargo markets. The CCB’s investigation prompted the filing of four separate civil class actions by freight forwarding and shipping companies against many airlines, including Lan Cargo and Lan Airlines in Canada. Given the current stage of the both proceedings, it is not possible at this time to anticipate with any precision the outcome of the Civil actions filed against Lan Cargo.

On April 5, 2008, Brazilian authorities notified ABSA of the initiation of administrative proceedings before the Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (the Brazilian Antitrust Authority) against several cargo airlines and airline officers, among them ABSA, for allegations of anticompetitive practices regarding fuel surcharges in the air cargo business. Given the current stage of the proceedings, it is not possible at this time to anticipate with any precision the outcome of the civil actions filed against Lan Cargo, although it is expected to be a lengthy process.

In June 2008, the Korean Fair Trade Commission notified LAN of an investigation into the air cargo industry and its non-compliance with the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act and has requested information and documentation from LAN, which LAN duly submitted. On May 26, 2010 the Korean Fair Trade Commission announced the imposition of penalties against 29 other airlines and excluded LAN from further investigation.

The New Zealand Commerce Commission also initiated an investigation into potential anti-competitive activities in the international air cargo markets and requested information and documentation from LAN, which LAN duly submitted. On December 15, 2008, the New Zealand Commerce Commission announced it would focus its investigation on ten airlines and excluded LAN from further investigation.

Fleet

General

As of February 28, 2011, we operated a fleet of 140 aircraft, comprised of 126 passenger aircraft and 14 cargo aircraft, as set forth in the following chart:

	Number of aircraft in operation						Average term of lease		Average age
	Total		Owned (1)		Operating Lease		remaining (years)		(years)
Passenger aircraft
Airbus A318-100		15		15		-		-		3.0
Airbus A319-100		23		23		-		-		4.0
Airbus A320-200		31		26		5		4.9		5.0
Boeing 737-700		9		0		9		3.4		8.4
Dash 8-200		11		0		11		4.0		13.7
Dash 8-400		4		0		4		9.4		4.8
Boeing 767-700		28		18		10		3.1		8.4
Airbus A340-300		5		4		1		1.8		10.7
Total passenger aircraft		126		86		40		4.2		6.6
Cargo aircraft
Boeing 767-300 Freighter		12		8		4		5.0		7.4
Boeing 777-200 Freighter		2		0		2		6.1		1.9
Total cargo aircraft		14		8		6		5.4		6.6
Total fleet (2)		140		94		46		4.4		6.6

(1)

Aircraft included within property, plant and equipment.

(2)

Does not include one Boeing 767-200 passenger aircraft leased to Aeromexico.

LAN’s strategic fleet renewal plan involves the sale of five Airbus A318 aircraft during 2011, five during 2012 and five during 2013.

The daily average hourly utilization rates of our aircraft for each of the periods indicated are set forth below.

	Year ended December 31,
	2010		2009		2008		2007
	(measured in hours)
Passenger aircraft
Airbus A340-300		14.6		14.5		14.6		14.7
Boeing 767-300 ER		13.5		13.2		13.6		14.2
Airbus A320-Family Aircraft		10.8		10.3		10.4		10.6

Cargo aircraft
Boeing 767-300 Freighter		15.2		14.7		16.7		16.5
Boeing 777-200 Freighter		14.3		10.6		-		-

We operate different aircraft types as we perform various different missions ranging from short-haul domestic trips to long-haul trans-continental flights. We have selected our aircraft based on the ability to effectively and efficiently serve these missions while trying to minimize the number of aircraft families we operate.

For short-haul domestic and regional flights we operate the Airbus A320-Family aircraft and, since the acquisition of Aires, we also operate the Boeing 737-700 aircraft, the Dash 8-200 aircraft, and the Dash 8-400 aircraft. The Airbus A320 Family that we currently operate has been incorporated into our fleet pursuant to operating leases or have been purchased directly from Airbus pursuant to various purchase agreements since 1999. In December 2010, we ordered 50 Airbus A320 Family aircraft. Consequently, as of February 28, 2011 we had outstanding orders for 16 Airbus A319 aircraft, 61 Airbus A320 aircraft, and 10 Airbus A321 aircraft for delivery between 2011 and 2016. Our purchase contracts with Airbus provide for some flexibility with regard to future changes in aircraft types and delivery dates. We believe that our fleet of A320-Family Aircraft will allow us to provide broader service across Latin America as well as the domestic markets that we serve given their longer range. We also believe that they will enable us to increase efficiency levels through reduced fuel consumption and maintenance costs.

For long-haul passenger and cargo flights we operate the Airbus A340-300 aircraft, the Boeing 767-300 passenger aircraft and Boeing 767-300 aircraft’s Freighters 777. The Boeing 767-300 aircraft’s size and range provides an optimal alternative for most of our long-haul passenger and cargo routes. Additionally, the commonality between the passenger and dedicated cargo versions allows us to leverage the ensuing economies of scale. We believe that these aircraft provide a key efficiency advantage over our peers, especially in the cargo business. The Boeing 767-300 aircraft that we currently operate have been incorporated into our fleet pursuant to operating leases or have been purchased directly from Boeing pursuant to various purchase orders since 1997. As of February 28, 2011 we had outstanding orders for nine Boeing 767-300 aircraft. We also operate five Airbus A340-300 aircraft for long-haul routes. Given their range and four-engine configuration, these aircraft are well suited to perform trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific missions out of Santiago. In the future, we will operate Boeing 787 aircraft for our long-haul fleet, for which we have placed 26 orders and committed 6 operating leases. We expect to receive our first Boeing 787 in 2012. For our cargo operations, we operate 12 Boeing 767 Freighters and two Boeing 777 Freighters.

For more information, see “Additional Information—Material Contracts” under Item 10.

During the first quarter of 2009, we initiated the process of incorporation of winglets, advanced technology devices, in all our Passenger and Freighter Boeing 767-300 aircraft. Winglets are placed on the wings of an aircraft causing an approximate 5% reduction in fuel consumption. The total investment in this project amounts to approximately US$ 70 million while as of February 28, 2011, 38 aircraft have been modified and US$ 50.5 million of the total investment has been disbursed. We expect to continue with the implementation of this project during 2011 and 2012 as we continue to receive Boeing 767s.

Fleet Leasing and Financing Arrangements

Our financing and leasing methods include borrowing from financial institutions and leasing under financial leases, tax leases and operating leases.

In 2000, to finance Airbus aircraft, LAN entered into a US$1.3 billion umbrella credit facility with a syndicate of international financial institutions under which the Company borrowed in the form of separate loans in connection with the specific financing requirements of each Airbus aircraft (including pre-delivery and long-term financing). This umbrella facility was guaranteed by the English, French and German Export Credit Agencies. The repayment profile for each aircraft financed under the facility was for a period of up to eighteen years. Under this financing package LAN incorporated Airbus aircraft into its fleet through operating leases, financial leases and tax leases. Even though this facility covered the aircraft scheduled to be delivered under our 1998/9 Airbus purchase agreements through December 31, 2006, the Company decided to fund the 2006 deliveries with a new facility negotiated in 2006. This new facility financed the acquisition of

eight Airbus A319 delivered in 2006;

five A318 and two A320 delivered in 2007;

ten A318, two A319 and two A320 delivered in 2008; and

three A319 delivered in the first quarter of 2009.

This new US$920 million facility is similar to the previous one as there are separate loans drawn in connection with the specific financing requirements of each Airbus aircraft and is also based on support guarantees from the European Export Credit Agencies namely Compagnie Francaise d'Assurance pour le Commerce Exterieur (Coface), Euler Hermes Kreditversicherungs-AG (Euler Hermes) and the Secretary of State of Her Britannic Majesty's Government acting by the Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD).. Under this financing package LAN incorporated into its fleet Airbus aircraft through financial leases. The facility covered 85% of the purchase price of each aircraft plus the associated export credit agencies premium. The remaining 15% was funded directly by the Company. There is no remaining drawdown availability under this facility.

Between 2004 and 2006, LAN ordered fifteen Boeing 767-300 Passenger aircraft and Freighters for delivery between 2005 and 2008. In 2004 the Company structured a new syndicated facility for US$260 million to finance the entire cost of the two Boeing 767-300 Freighters delivered in 2005 and the first Boeing 767-300 Passenger aircraft delivered in 2006. In 2005, LAN finalized the syndicated facility to fund the purchase of four Boeing 767-300 Passenger and Freighter aircraft for delivery in 2006. Between 2005 and 2006, LAN also finalized two additional syndicated facilities to fund the purchase of the remaining eight Boeing 767-300 Passenger aircraft. Three of these aircraft were delivered in 2007, and five were delivered in 2008. Each loan with respect to these aircraft is guaranteed by the Export-Import Bank of the United States (“Ex-Im Bank”) with a twelve-year profile for the financing of 85% of the aircraft value.

On June 12, 2005, LAN finished the payments with respect to a Boeing 767-200 aircraft that was held under a financial lease. This aircraft has been subleased to a third party at market rate until December 2011.

In 2006, LAN also ordered three additional Boeing 767-300 passenger aircraft for delivery between 2009 and 2010. The first aircraft, which was delivered in November 2009, was financed through the issuance of an Ex-Im-Bank guaranteed bond and through LAN’s own funds (85% and 15%, respectively). The remaining two aircraft were financed through a new Ex-Im Bank guaranteed facility and through LAN’s own funds (85% and 15%, respectively).

In April 2007, we entered into two lease agreements with GE Commercial Aviation Services for the lease of two Boeing 777-200LR Freighters, for delivery in 2009. In October 2007, we signed a purchase agreement with the Boeing Company for two additional Boeing 777-200LR Freighters to be delivered in 2011 and 2012. In March 2010, LAN and the Boeing Company agreed to switch the first Boeing 777-200LR Freighter for two Boeing 767-300 Passenger aircraft to be delivered in 2011.

In the second half of 2007, the Company decided to acquire thirty-two new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft with deliveries initially scheduled between 2011 and 2016. The Company entered into a purchase agreement with the Boeing Company for 26 of these aircraft and entered into leasing agreement with the International Lease Finance Corporation for the remaining six aircraft.

In November 2008, the Company entered into a purchase agreement for four additional Boeing 767-300 Passenger aircraft to be delivered in 2012. In March 2010, LAN decided to replace three of these passenger aircraft with three Boeing 767-300 Freighters to be delivered between 2013 and 2014. The fourth aircraft was rescheduled to be delivered in 2011. During the last quarter of 2010, LAN decided to exchange the three Boeing 767 Freighters with three Boeing passenger 767-300 aircraft with deliveries in 2012. As part of this same contract, LAN also ordered a Boeing 777 Aircraft to be delivered in 2012.

During 2008, LAN decided to exercise 15 options to acquire A320-Family Aircraft. Six of these aircraft were delivered in 2010 and the remaining nine are scheduled for delivery in 2011. In March 2010, LAN entered into a credit facility to finance the entire pre-delivery payments attached to these 15 aircraft. In April 2010, LAN entered into an agreement to finance the purchase of these 15 aircraft partially guaranteed by the European Export Credit Agencies and partially through its own funds (85% and 15%, respectively).

In the third quarter of 2010, LAN entered into three lease agreements with GE Commercial Aviation Services for the six year lease of Boeing 767-300 Freighters already delivered in November 2010, December 2010 and January 2011.

In December 2009, LAN entered into a purchase agreement with Airbus for 30 aircraft of the A320 family to be delivered between 2011 and 2014.

As of February 28, 2011, and as a result of the aircraft purchase agreements entered into with Airbus in 2009 and 2010, LAN has 82 Airbus passenger aircraft of the A320 family expected to be delivered between 2011 and 2016.

In September 2010, LAN entered into two new six-year operating lease agreements with AerCap for two A320 aircraft for our operations in Colombia.

In January 2011, LAN entered into a seven year lease agreement with the Bank of China Aviation Pte. Ltd. for one A320 aircraft.

In February 28, 2011, LAN increased its long haul aircraft orders by three Boeing 767-300 Passenger Aircraft with deliveries in the second half of 2012.

Regarding our Boeing fleet, three Boeing 767-300 Passenger aircraft are expected to be delivered in 2011, six Boeing 767-300 Passenger aircraft are expected to be delivered in 2012, Boeing 787-8/9 passenger aircraft are expected to be delivered between 2012 and 2018 and two Boeing 777-Freighter are expected to be delivered in 2012.

As of February 28, 2011, we held 46 aircraft under operating leases compared to 16 as of February, 2010. Twenty five of these aircraft are related to Aires domestic operations which consist of 10 Boeing 737-700, 11 Dash 8-200 and 4 Dash 8-400 aircraft. Under the terms of our operating leases, we are required to return the aircraft in an agreed upon condition at the end of the lease. Although the title to the aircraft remains with the lessor, we are responsible during the lease term for the maintenance, servicing, insurance, repair and overhaul of the aircraft.

As of December 31, 2010, aggregate future minimum lease payments required under our aircraft operating leases were US$675million, with US$193 million related to Aires. Our operating leases have terms ranging from three months to twelve years from the date of delivery of the aircraft. For more information, see Note 2.21 to our audited consolidated financial statements.

For more information on our expected future capital expenditures in connection with aircraft purchases see “Capital Expenditures” under Item 5.

Maintenance

Our heavy maintenance, line maintenance and component shop are equipped to service our entire fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft. Our maintenance capabilities allow us flexibility in scheduling airframe maintenance, offering us an alternative to third-party maintenance providers.

LAN facilities at Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in Santiago, Chile are among the most extensive in Latin America and have been certified according to IOSA standards and as a FAA approved repair station. Our hangars and components shops at our Santiago repair station can service the Boeing 767, Boeing 777, Airbus 340 and Airbus 320 Family Aircraft fleet. In addition, we have facilities for designing and manufacturing galleys, structures and composite materials, and we have the capability to retrofit aircraft interiors, including sophisticated in-flight entertainment equipment, and blended winglets in the Boeing 767 fleet.

Our engineering and maintenance division is supervised by the local Civil Aviation Authority (the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil “ DGAC”) and is subject to several recurrent external audits from civil aviation authorities and international entities such as the FAA, the Argentine Dirección Nacional de Aeronavegabilidad (the National Directorate of Airworthiness or “DNA”), the Brazilian Agencia Nacional de Aviacao Civil (the ANAC), the International Air Transport Association Operational Safety Audit (“IOSA”) (from the International Air Transport Association or “IATA”) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (“ICAO”), in order to strictly comply with applicable regulations. The audits are conducted in connection with each country’s certification procedures and enable us to continue to perform maintenance for aircraft registered in the certificating jurisdictions. Our repair station holds FAA Part-145 certifications under these approvals.

We also rely on third parties for certain maintenance support for our aircraft and engines. Lufthansa Technik provides our Airbus A320-Family Aircraft and A340 Aircraft component support on a power-by-the-hour basis under a long-term contract, which runs until 2019. International Aero Engines provides the A320 and A319 engine support on a power-by-the-hour contract, which runs for twelve years once each engine is received. Pratt and Whitney provides the A318 engine support on a power-by-the-hour basis contract, which runs for ten years once an engine is received. General Electric provides the maintenance of our Airbus A340 engines under a similar contract, which also runs for twelve years once an engine is received In addition, General Electric provides for the maintenance of most of our Boeing 767 engines under a contract effective until 2014. Third parties also provide certain additional engine maintenance services. Air France-KLM, which services have been contracted until 2015, provides the maintenance of our Boeing 777 engines and components and to our Boeing 767-300 components.

We occasionally perform certain maintenance services for other airlines.

Our aircraft maintenance personnel participate in extensive training programs at the jointly operated Lufthansa LAN Technical Training S.A., located in Santiago, Chile.

In 2010, LAN continued implementing the management system known as LEAN in an effort to increase efficiency, specifically in its operational areas. The adoption of this system constituted a redesigning of processes that permits solving problems that may occur during aircraft maintenance. The foregoing renders the daily tasks and processes carried out within the Company more efficient. Internationally, the LEAN system has been defined as a methodology for achieving excellence and continuous improvement. It seeks to eliminate activities that do not add value to processes, and suppressing those activities that are superfluous, thereby allowing companies to reduce costs, improve processes and increase customer satisfaction.

During the last year, LAN continued to benefit from the implementation of LEAN in heavy maintenance. Heavy maintenance is performed approximately every 12–18 months or a specific amount of actual flight hours as defined by the manufacturer. This maintenance check puts the aircraft out of service. In 2010, we achieved a 20% reduction in the time an aircraft remains in the hangar. Other benefits of LEAN include a reduction of approximately 80% in errors, a gain of approximately 60% in productivity and a reduction of approximately 60% in labor accidents. Furthermore, by establishing clear roles, challenges and achievements, the implementation of LEAN has had an important benefit in terms of employee motivation.

Safety and Security Corporate Direction

The Safety and Security Corporate Direction (“SSCD”) is an internal division in charge of the management of safety and security matters related to flight operations, operative and administrative buildings, organization and coordination of emergency response matters, safety and security audits and safety and occupational health.

The SSCD reports directly to LAN’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), which reflects the firm commitment that the Company’s senior management has with its employees. The SSCD is comprised of five independent reporting management areas: safety management, security management, emergency response management, Safety & Security Audit management and Safety and Occupational Health Management .

Safety Management

We give high priority to providing safe and reliable air service, as it is considered a fundamental asset to LAN and one of the basic pillars for the development of our Company. We have uniform safety standards and safety-related training programs that cover all of our operations. LAN has implemented a Safety and Quality Management System (“SMS”) throughout the operational areas of the Company, which is certified by the Chilean DGAC and IOSA System. The SMS provides clear definitions of the functions and responsibilities regarding operational safety for all persons involved, from the top to the bottom of the operational structure of the airline. It strengthens the commitment and knowledge required from everyone in the Company regarding any and all actions that could affect safety.

The Operational Safety Director (“OSD”) is responsible for the Operational Safety Oversight and the implementation of the SMS. The OSD supervises a staff of approximately twenty-one safety specialists of different backgrounds, including pilots, aeronautical engineers, aircraft maintenance engineers, a psychologist, and dangerous goods and ground handling safety specialists.

Our corporate operational safety organization consists of four main areas:

Flight Safety Management: The Flight Safety Area oversees and audits our operational safety measures, investigates major incidents and programs and controls the LOSA and FOQA Programs (as defined below). The Flight Safety Area also oversees and audits safety measures related to ground handling and cargo areas and investigates related incidents.

Maintenance Safety Management: The Maintenance Safety Area oversees and audits our maintenance safety measures and investigates maintenance-related incidents.

Flight Data Monitoring Management: The Flight Data Monitoring Area is responsible for the maintenance and administration of the recorded flight data and safety-related databases and software.

Corporate Quality Management: The Corporate Quality Management Area is responsible for the administration of Internal Evaluation Program conducting organization-wide audits in all operational areas.

The main safety programs, elements and procedures include:

Flight Operations Quality Assurance (“FOQA”). Since the end of 2002, LAN has been implementing a Flight Data Monitoring (“FDM”) program using two different analysis programs. The FDM program is fully developed for the A320-Family Aircraft, A340,Boeing B767, and B777 fleet. The statistical information obtained has produced standard operational procedure changes and valuable inputs to the Advance Qualification Program project. We have also fully developed a maintenance variation for the same fleets which monitors the engines, flight controls and general performance of the airplanes.

Mandatory Occurrence and Mandatory Reports. Our operations policy manuals define the incidents that require a mandatory report. On a voluntary basis, personnel can provide confidential reports to the flight safety area in hard copy or electronic form.

Safety Information Management. All safety information regarding all occurrences is entered into dedicated software, where it is analyzed according to its potential risk. Important incidents are investigated thoroughly. The relevant areas related to each particular incident implement corrective actions with the assistance of the corporate operational safety directory.

Line Operation Safety Audit (“LOSA”). LOSA is a program designed to survey and analyze the safety components of our equipment and operations. LOSA observations have been conducted on the A-340, A-320 and Boeing B767 fleets. In 2007, a second LOSA observation has been applied to the A-340 fleet, which has given important information of the effectiveness of the corrective actions recommended by the first observation conducted in 2004.

Human Factors Program. This program is based on a manual developed by LAN that includes all interconnectivities between flight operations and human factors. The program includes a Fatigue Risk Management Program that is being implemented since 2008. The program also includes Crew Resource Management and Flight Crews Training and study of incidents using the Threat and Error Management (“TEM”) model.

Quality Assurance and IOSA Certification Programs. Our flight and maintenance safety areas have a quality assurance system and are currently certified ISO 9001-2000. Our safety management system is based on the ISO 9001-2000 standards. We also periodically evaluate the skills, experience and safety records of our flight crews in order to maintain strict control over the quality of our flight crews. All of our aircraft pilots participate in training programs, some of which are sponsored by aircraft manufacturers, and all are required to undergo recurrent training. LAN Airlines, and passenger subsidiaries are IOSA registered. Currently, cargo subsidiaries IOSA audits are ongoing.

We also have an operational safety committee, composed of senior executives and key operational managers, responsible for the initiation of safety-related actions.

All of our Boeing 767, A320, A340 and Boeing 777 fleets are equipped with an enhanced ground proximity warning system, a traffic collision avoidance system, a wind shear detection system and reduced vertical separation minimum capabilities.

Since 1991, we have had no accidents involving major injury to passengers, crew or aircraft.

Security Management

The main policy and the essential principle of the Company is to ensure an adequate security protection to all its flights, aircraft, passengers, crew members, ground personnel, airport facilities and other services related to the commercial civil aviation against any threat or unlawful action.

The Company has implemented corporate policies and a quality management system through the operational system to detect any lack of security in its operations. Audits and assessments are used to assign different levels of security to international and domestic operations.

The Corporate Security Manager (“CSM”) has the responsibility to evaluate, analyze and assign threat levels (high, medium, low) to international and domestic operations, proposing security procedures for each scenario. The CSM leads an organization of five security managers and approximately fifteen security specialists. The current CSM is a former police officer with more than 25 years of experience in the civil aviation.

The corporate security organization has five main areas:

Domestic Security Operations: that report to a former police officer with more than 20 years of experience in civil aviation.

International Security Operations: that report to a former police officer, with more than 20 years of experience in civil aviation.

North America, Caribbean and Europe Security Operations: that report to a security specialist, with more than 18 years of experience in civil aviation.

Argentinean Security Operations: that report to a security specialist, with more than 30 years of experience in civil aviation.

Peruvian Security Operations: that report to a security specialist, with more than 19 years of experience in civil aviation.

Each of the five areas is subdivided in internal investigations, fraud, training, cargo security, security of facilities and quality control.

Since 2002, the Company’s Corporate Security Manual unified international and domestic security procedures:

Manual de Gestión de Seguridad (Manual of Security Management). The basis for local security procedures.

Airport Security Plan or Airport Security Program. Approved by the DGAC for each country in which we have operations. It includes procedures to prevent unlawful conduct and procedures for a bomb threat or hijacking drill.

Corporate Security Training Program. It includes the contents and definitions regarding security training for all areas involved in acceptance of aircraft, baggage, cargo and passengers.

Airport Security Inspection Program. It has the contents and definitions regarding airport inspections and identification of security issues and corrective action plans for non-compliance.

Emergency Response Management

The emergency response area is responsible for the administration of the Emergency Response Plan (ERP). It has been developed for the effective management of accidents and serious incidents with the purpose of mitigating any impacts on the passenger and their relatives and the operations.

The ERP consists mainly of:

Emergency Procedures. They are widely advertised inside the Company, approved by the DGAC and covered by the Emergency Administration Manual.

Emergency Response Centre (ERC). The ERC includes three principal areas: the Emergency Strategy Committee, the Emergency Resolution Committee and the Public Relations Monitoring Area. Those areas are located at Santiago, Chile. Most of them have meetings rooms, computers, satellite TV, conference call systems, video conference facilities, kitchens and rest rooms.

Special Assistance Team (SAT). We have a humanitarian assistance program that we deploy for family and passenger assistance. We have about 1,200 total active volunteers distributed as follows: Santiago (700 volunteers), Miami (120 volunteers), Lima (210 volunteers), Ecuador (110 volunteers), and Buenos Aires (90 volunteers). Our SAT is complemented by service vendors.

Telephone Inquiry Center. It is located in Santiago, Chile, at our call-center office and has 500 agents. There are 18 toll free lines activated for family member calls and are published through the company web site and the media, in case of emergencies.

Go Team. We have a special team that is dispatched to emergencies involving LAN aircraft. The Go Team includes a director, a SAT leader, a field investigation team (FIT) leader and other representatives from the general support, an Informatics & Telecommunication (IT) team, and security, finance, legal and maintenance departments.

Logistic Area. It is activated and deployed in our head quarters and at the location of the accident.

Safety and Security Audit Management

The Safety and Security Audit Management reports directly to the Corporate Director. This area has the mission to advise senior management on issues relating to planning and control, design, documentation, implementation, maintenance and improvement of the SMS of LAN and its subsidiaries.

Functions and Responsibilities:

Advise to senior management regarding the fulfillment of IOSA and ISAGO standards.

Report to senior management the status of the SMS and Corporate Quality Management Area.

Coordination of the implementation of the IOSA and ISAGO external audits with the Audit Organization.

Participation in the ISAGO IATA Audit Pool.

Creation of guidelines for the quality assurance of the operational areas of Lan Airlines, Lan Express and Lan Cargo, and quality coordinators of the LAN subsidiaries.

Implementation of the Internal Audit Plan and ISAGO and IOSA audits including operational processes relating to safety and security, quality objectives, status of corrective and prevented actions, and customer complains.

Coordination of corrective and preventive actions arising from the implementation of the SMS and corporate quality.

Establishing the IOSA and ISAGO Training and Qualification Auditors Procedure.

Establishing a corporate system to evaluate and control the external suppliers, in case of outsourcing services.

Safety and Occupational Health Management

The main objective of the Safety and Occupational Health Management is to ensure the safety and health of workers at work, by advising, managing and helping the company prevent occupational accidents and diseases through the identification and control of occupational hazards and medical surveillance.

The forgoing objectives are satisfied through a dedicated team of professionals (engineers, doctors, risk prevention experts and paramedics), who constantly develop activities aimed at protecting LAN employees

Functions and Responsibilities:

Implementation and control of the preventive management systems.

Development of training programs.

Promotion and dissemination of safety and occupational guidelines,

Assessment of risk of work place.

Medical assistance to all injured employees.

Investigation of all accidents.

Preemployment medical assessment.

Compliance with legal regulations regarding occupational health, safety and environmental issues.

Checking of the emergency systems installed in the facilities.

Fuel Supplies

Fuel costs comprise the single largest category of our operating expenses. Over the last years, our fuel consumption and operating expenses have increased due to the significant growth in our operations and to the increase in fuel prices as a result of economic and political factors. In 2010, the foregoing trend was enhanced by the global economic recovery and the total fuel costs represented 29.79% of our total operating expenses. The into-wing (fuel price plus taxes and transportation costs) 2010 average final price was US$2.32 per gallon, representing a 9.4% increase from the 2009 average. We can neither control nor accurately predict the volatility of fuel prices. Despite the foregoing, it is possible to partially offset the price volatility risk through our hedging and fuel surcharge programs in place in both our passenger and cargo business. For more information, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk —Risk of Fluctuations in Jet Fuel Prices” under Item 11.

The following table details our consolidated fuel consumption and operating costs (which exclude fuel costs related to charter operations in which fuel expenses are covered by the entity that charters the flight) during the last three years.

	Year ended December 31,
	2010			2009			2008
Fuel consumption (thousands of gallons)		501,098.2			452,708.5			445,667.7
ATKs (millions)		8,968.8			7,811.8			7,659.9
Fuel consumption (thousands of gallons) per ATKs (millions)		55.9			58.0			58.2
Total fuel costs (US$ thousands)		1,161,927			959,608			1,388,826
Cost per gallon (US$)		2.32			2.12			3.12
Total fuel costs as a percentage of total operating costs		29.79	%		29.80	%		37.91	%

We have entered into fuel contracts to serve operations to more than sixty international and domestic destinations around the world. Contractual terms and conditions vary for each location depending on market conditions, logistics network, volume, economic and political factors, among others. In 2010, approximately 26.0% of our total fuel consumption was originated in Chile where we maintain a long-term commercial relationship with a joint venture between Air BP and Copec, and where we have entered into specific supply contracts with Petrobras Aviation and Shell Aviation. We have more than twenty additional suppliers in our network such as Repsol YPF, Cepsa, Petroperu, Chevron, Air Total, Q8 Aviation and Exxon Mobil. In our secondary hubs we have the following fuel suppliers: Shell Aviation (Miami), Exxon Mobil and Petroperu (Lima), Exxon Mobil, Repsol YPF and Shell (Buenos Aires) and PetroEcuador (Guayaquil).

Ground Facilities and Services

Our main operations are based at the Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in Santiago, Chile. We also operate from various other airports in Chile and abroad. We operate hangars, aircraft parking and other airport service facilities at the Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport and other airports throughout Chile pursuant to concessions granted by the DGAC. We also maintain one customs warehouse at the Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, additional customs warehouses in Chile (Iquique, Antofagasta and Punta Arenas) and Argentina (Aeroparque) and operate cargo warehouses at the Miami International Airport to service our cargo customers. Our facilities at Miami International Airport include corporate offices for our cargo and passenger operations and temperature-controlled and freezer space for imports and exports.

We have VIP lounges at the Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport. The 7,500 square foot Neruda lounge, which represented an investment of approximately US$550,000 in 2001, has been widely acclaimed. In 2005, Latin Trade magazine selected it as the “Best Airline Lounge” in Latin America. In the same airport we also have the 4,300 square foot Mistral lounge.

Finally, we incur certain airport usage fees and other charges for services performed by the various airports where we operate, such as air traffic control charges, take-off and landing fees, aircraft parking fees and fees payable in connection with the use of passenger waiting rooms and check-in counter space.

During 2010, APV’s (“In-flight Service Supplier”) new 1,650 square meter facilities were completed in the Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport.

The development of the new building for the facilities of Andes Airports Services (“Andes,” which performs ground handling services) is in process which is scheduled to be delivered at the beginning of 2012.

Ancillary Airline Activities

In addition to our airline operations, we generate revenues from a variety of other activities. In 2010, LAN generated other revenues of US$132.8 million from ancillary activities.

Our total revenue from aircraft leases (including subleases, dry-leases, wet-leases and capacity sales to certain alliance partners) and charter flights amounted to US$13.1 million in 2010.

LAN also provides cargo-related services such as courier, warehousing, value-added door-to-door services and customs services, through various subsidiaries. During 2010, our logistics and courier businesses generated revenues of US$36.8 million while customs and warehousing services generated US$ 24.7 million. During January 2011, in relation with our courier business, we signed a promise of sale of our subsidiaries Blue Express Intl. Servicios de Transporte Limitada and Blue Express S.A. (together referred to as “Blue Express”), through which we operate vans and trucks and offer distribution and warehouse services throughout Chile. In April 2011, LAN sold Blue Express to Bethia S.A. a related party of LAN, for US$54.0 million. Since Blue Express’ book value is US$9.1 million, the sale generates a non-operational profit of approximately US$44.9 million, which will be reflected in the second quarter of 2011 financial results.

During 2010, we had revenues of US$28.1 million for tours and US$12.0 million for duty-free in-flight sales. The balance of our operating revenues, US$18.1 million in 2010, was generated by maintenance and handling. Other revenues in 2010 decreased mainly because of fewer revenues from aircraft leases, tours and travel services, but this decrease was partially offset by higher revenues from customs and warehousing and from duty-free sales.

Insurance

We carry hull insurance that includes, among other coverage, “all risk,” war and allied risks, spares and liability for passengers, cargo, mail, baggage and third parties. We renew our insurance coverage yearly, and are subject to deductibles that vary depending on the coverage type and the loss type. Our deductibles are US$1,250 for loss or damage associated with passengers’ baggage liabilities, US$10,000 for loss or damage associated with cargo liabilities and between US$500,000 and US$1.0 million for hull “all risk” insurance (depending on the aircraft type). Additionally, we have hull deductible coverage to reduce the net hull deductible to US$100,000 per occurrence (aircraft and/or engine).

Since December 2006, we have negotiated common terms for Hull All Risk, Aviation Legal Liabilities and Spares coverage, together with British Airways, Aer Lingus and their affiliates and franchises which allows us to obtain premium reductions and coverage improvements.

Our insurance coverage has a one-year term starting in April of each year. The aggregate cost of our insurance coverage for the 2010 calendar year was US$15.6 million, which represents a 2.6% increase in insurance expenses and a 2.0% decrease in average insurance rates compared to the 2009 calendar year.

Aires is covered under a separate insurance policy, and its acquisition in 2010 resulted in an additional insurance cost of US$600,000 during 2010.

Information Technology

General

We use information technology in almost every aspect of our business.

Our reservations, departure control (check-in), inventory, flight planning and baggage tracing systems are operated by Amadeus, Sabre, Iberia and SITA, and we operate our internal systems from two data center facilities in Santiago, Chile. In 2006, we implemented a Disaster Recovery Plan between those two sites in order to ensure the functionality of our critical systems, with a recovery time objective of four days. The line of business infrastructure currently has an average recovery time of two hours for 80% of our systems and two days for the remaining 20%.

Third-party suppliers provide us with the following technical infrastructure elements:

wide-area data network (provided mainly by SITA and Telefónica); and

data centers and desktop operations and support (provided by Accenture and IBM).

Basic Infrastructure Operation

Since early 2010, we have outsourced our IT infrastructure with Accenture and IBM worldwide. IBM manages the data center and Accenture handles our desktop equipment. This outsourcing allowed us to:

deliver a standard world-class service;

increase the efficiency of our IT operations;

convert fixed costs into variable costs;

guarantee that the service standards (such as up-time and response time) required by critical processes of our business are fulfilled;

accelerate critical infrastructure projects while significantly reducing the resources required;

increase the efficiency of our personnel; and

focus internal IT efforts on business functions, rather than basic hardware and software issues.

Telecommunications

We have used the latest technology available with regard to our global telecommunications network. Our network has the capacity to transport voice, data, and video with the quality required by the Company, combining traditional private data channels with virtual private networks through the Internet.

Front-End Systems

During 2002, we deployed new systems to support our sales personnel. These systems provide the employees who have a direct contact with our customers with additional tools to improve service, enhance customer information and increase efficiency. During 2004 and 2005, we implemented these systems at our airport counters and our call centers.

Since 2005, we have favored a strategy of encouraging and facilitating self service alternatives for customers, through improving the functionality of the www.lan.com website as well as implementing self check-in kiosks in airports.

During 2009, we deployed a new online system in order to provide the processes that our engineering, maintenance and materials areas develop, with technological solutions. This project has allowed us to establish and automate simple and integrated processes, standardize processes for the Company (including our subsidiaries and related companies), facilitate handling of materials and maintenance, make relevant information available in a full, unique and consistent way to all users, and optimize distribution and execution (planned and non planned), among other benefits.

Enterprise Resource Planning

In 2002, we purchased an enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) system from SAP. This system was fully implemented in the second quarter of 2004 for Lan Airlines and almost all of its subsidiaries. This ERP system includes modules covering areas such as: finance, accounting, inventory management, human resources, business warehouse, as well as a user-friendly portal. We are currently working on optimizing and simplifying this system, and in leveraging it to increase the efficiency of our back-office processes.

Development and Maintenance System

With respect to new development needs, our first choice is to acquire existing packaged software, but we outsource this service when such software is not available in the market. Since early 2007, we have outsourced our IT system development to three principal vendors: TATA Consultancy Services, Everis and Indra. Thanks to this outsourcing initiative, we have achieved:

a decrease in project delays;

an increase in systems reliability; and

a shift in the efforts of the internal IT department to a more business oriented perspective.

New initiatives

We are implementing a new host (“Host”). A Host change is one of the most important decisions for the passenger business division in an airline in terms of process and technology. It consists in replacing the PSS, or Passenger Service System, that contains the reservation, inventory and departure control systems of an airline. This decision permits the understanding of the software from an aviation industry provider in ASP mode, adherence to standard processes and best industry practices and the integration of multiple legacy applications that complement the needs of the processes model for the airline business. For LAN, the Host change implies going from two suppliers (Amadeus and Resiber) currently covering the role of the complete PSS, to a single supplier (Sabre). This project represents an investment of approximately US$70.0 million, and is expected to provide immediate savings of 75% per passenger in reservation transaction costs and is estimated to be in place during March 2012.

The IT department expects to implement a Technology Refreshing Project between 2010 and 2012, to move to the platforms that will host our applications and services for the next five years. During 2010, Lan Airlines will define the Technology Refreshing Project and all the platforms, software, solutions and services that it will use to support its business. These hardware and software solutions will be gradually implemented between 2011 and 2012.

We are also buying new airplanes, namely, Boeing 787 aircraft. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is Boeing's most fuel-efficient aircraft and is the world’s first e-Enabled commercial airplane.

The Boeing 787 combines the integrated information and communications systems to drive operational efficiency and streamline airplane maintenance. The e-Enabled tools on the 787 will be a significant change from any other commercial airplane previously operated. The extensive e-Enabling on the 787 increases the need for network connectivity, hardware and software improvements, and systems management practices.

Regulation

Below is a brief reference to the material effects of aeronautical and other regulations in force in each of the relevant jurisdictions in which LAN and its subsidiaries operate.

Chile

Aeronautical Regulation

Both the DGAC and the JAC oversee and regulate the Chilean aviation industry. The DGAC reports directly to the Chilean Air Force and is responsible for supervising compliance with Chilean laws and regulations relating to air navigation. The JAC is the Chilean civil aviation authority. Primarily on the basis of Decree Law No. 2,564, which regulates commercial aviation, the JAC regulates the assignment of international routes, and the compliance with certain insurance requirements, and the DGAC regulates flight operations, including personnel, aircraft and security standards, air traffic control and airport management. We have obtained and maintain the necessary authority from the Chilean government to conduct flight operations, including authorization certificates from the JAC and technical operative certificates from the DGAC, the continuation of which is subject to the ongoing compliance with applicable statutes, rules and regulations pertaining to the airline industry, including any rules and regulations that may be adopted in the future.

Chile is a contracting state, as well as a permanent member, of the ICAO, an agency of the United Nations established in 1947 to assist in the planning and development of international air transport. The ICAO establishes technical standards for the international aviation industry, which Chilean authorities have incorporated into Chilean laws and regulations. In the absence of an applicable Chilean regulation concerning safety or maintenance, the DGAC has incorporated by reference the majority of the ICAO’s technical standards. We believe that we are in material compliance with all relevant technical standards.

Route Rights

Domestic Routes. Chilean airlines are not required to obtain permits in connection with carrying passengers or cargo on any domestic routes, but only to comply with the technical requirements established by the DGAC. Non-Chilean airlines are permitted to provide domestic air service between destinations in Chile, provided that the country in which the foreign airline is based grants a reciprocal right to Chilean airlines. There are no regulatory barriers that would prevent a foreign airline from creating a Chilean subsidiary and entering the Chilean domestic market using that subsidiary.

International Routes. As an airline providing services on international routes, Lan Airlines is also subject to a variety of bilateral civil air transport agreements that provide for the exchange of air traffic rights between Chile and various other countries. There can be no assurance that existing bilateral agreements between Chile and foreign governments will continue, and a modification, suspension or revocation of one or more bilateral treaties could have a material adverse effect on our operations and financial results.

International route rights, as well as the corresponding landing rights, are derived from a variety of air transport agreements negotiated between Chile and foreign governments. Under such agreements, the government of one country grants the government of another country the right to designate one or more of its domestic airlines to operate scheduled services to certain destinations of the former and, in certain cases, to further connect to third-country destinations. In Chile, when additional route frequencies to and from foreign cities become available, any eligible airline may apply to obtain them. If there is more than one applicant for a route frequency the JAC awards it through a public auction for a period of five years. The JAC grants route frequencies subject to the condition that the recipient airline operate them on a permanent basis. If an airline fails to operate a route for a period of six months or more, the JAC may terminate its rights to that route. International route frequencies are freely transferable. In the past, we have generally paid only nominal amounts for international route frequencies obtained in uncontested auctions.

Airfare Pricing Policy. Chilean airlines are permitted to establish their own domestic and international fares without government regulation, as long as they do not abuse any dominant market position they may enjoy. For more information, see “Antitrust Regulation” below. Airlines may file complaints before the Antitrust Court with respect to monopolistic or other pricing practices by other airlines that violate Chile’s antitrust laws. In 1997, the Antitrust Commission approved and imposed a specific self-regulatory fare plan for our domestic operations consistent with the Antitrust Commission’s directive to maintain a competitive environment. According to this plan, we must file notice with the JAC of any increase or decrease in standard fares on routes deemed “non-competitive” by the JAC and any decrease in fares on “competitive” routes at least twenty days in advance. We must file notice with the JAC of any increase in fares on “competitive” routes at least ten days in advance. In addition, the Chilean authorities now require that we justify any modification that we make to our fares on non-competitive routes. We must also ensure that our average yields on a non-competitive route are not higher than those on competitive routes of similar distance.

Registration of Aircraft. Aircraft registration in Chile is governed by the Chilean Aeronautical Code (“CAC”). In order to register or continue to be registered in Chile, an aircraft must be wholly owned by either:

a natural person who is a Chilean citizen; or

a legal entity incorporated in and having its domicile and principal place of business in Chile and a majority of the capital stock of which is owned by Chilean nationals, among other requirements established in article 38 of the CAC.

The Aeronautical Code expressly allows the DGAC to permit registration of aircraft belonging to non-Chilean individuals or entities with a permanent place of business in Chile. Aircraft owned by non-Chileans, but operated by Chileans or by an airline which is affiliated with a Chilean aviation entity, may also be registered in Chile. Registration of any aircraft can be cancelled if it is not in compliance with the requirements for registration and, in particular, if:

the ownership requirements are not met; or

the aircraft does not comply with any applicable safety requirements specified by the DGAC.

Safety. The DGAC requires that all aircraft operated by Chilean airlines be registered either with the DGAC or with an equivalent supervisory body in a country other than Chile, so long as that country is a member of the Warsaw Convention. All aircraft must have a valid certificate of airworthiness issued by either the DGAC or an equivalent non-Chilean supervisory entity. In addition, the DGAC will not issue maintenance permits to a Chilean airline until the DGAC has assessed the airline’s maintenance capabilities. The DGAC renews maintenance permits annually, and has approved our maintenance operations. Only DGAC-certified maintenance facilities or facilities certified by an equivalent non-Chilean supervisory body in the country where the aircraft is registered may maintain and repair the aircraft operated by Chilean airlines. Aircraft maintenance personnel at such facilities must also be certified either by the DGAC or an equivalent non-Chilean supervisory body before assuming any aircraft maintenance positions.

Security. The DGAC establishes and supervises the implementation of security standards and regulations for the Chilean commercial aviation industry. Such standards and regulations are based on standards developed by international commercial aviation organizations. Each airline and airport in Chile must submit an aviation security handbook to the DGAC describing its security procedures for the day-to-day operations of commercial aviation and procedures for staff security training. Lan Airlines has submitted its aviation security handbook to the DGAC. Chilean airlines that operate international routes must also adopt security measures in accordance with the requirements of applicable bilateral international agreements.

Airport Policy. The DGAC supervises and manages airports in Chile, including the supervision of take-off and landing charges. The DGAC proposes airport charges, which are approved by the JAC and are the same at all airports. Since the mid-90s, a number of Chilean airports have been privatized, including the Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in Santiago. At the privatized airports, the airport administration manages the facilities under the supervision of the DGAC and JAC.

Environmental and Noise Regulation. There are no material environmental regulations or controls imposed upon airlines, applicable to aircraft, or that otherwise affect us in Chile, except for environmental laws and regulations of general applicability. There is no noise restriction regulation currently applicable to aircraft in Chile. However, Chilean authorities are planning to pass a noise-related regulation governing aircraft that fly to and within Chile. The proposed regulation will require all such aircraft to comply with certain noise restrictions, referred to in the market as Stage 3 standards. LAN’s fleet already complies with the proposed restrictions so we do not believe that enactment of the proposed standards would impose a material burden on us.

Argentina

Aeronautical Regulation.

Both the Administración Nacional de Aviación Civil (“ANACI”) and the Secretary of Transport oversee and regulate the Argentinean aviation industry. ANACI regulates flight operations, including personnel, aircraft and security standards, air traffic control and airport management, and reports indirectly to the Ministry of Planning and is responsible for supervising compliance with Argentinean laws and regulations relating to air navigation. The Secretary of Transport also reports to the Ministry of Planning and regulates the assignment of international routes and matters related to tariff regulation policies. We have obtained and maintain the necessary authorizations from the Argentinean government to conduct flight operations, including authorization certificates and technical operative certificates from ANACI, the continuation of which is subject to the ongoing compliance with applicable statutes, rules and regulations pertaining to the airline industry, including any rules and regulations that may be adopted in the future.

Argentina is a contracting state and a permanent member of the ICAO, an agency of the United Nations established in 1947 to assist in the planning and development of international air transport. The ICAO establishes technical standards for the international aviation industry, which Argentinean authorities have incorporated into Argentinean laws and regulations. In the absence of applicable Argentinean regulation concerning safety or maintenance, the ANACI has incorporated by reference the majority of the ICAO’s technical standards. We believe that we are in material compliance with all relevant technical standards.

Route Rights

Domestic Routes. In Argentina airlines are required to obtain permits in connection with carrying passengers or cargo on any domestic routes, and to comply with the technical requirements established by the local authority. There are no regulatory barriers preventing a foreign airline from creating an Argentine subsidiary and entering the Argentine domestic market using that subsidiary. However, ownership of such subsidiary by the foreign airline may not be direct, but through a subsidiary formed in Argentina, which in turn may be directly or indirectly owned by the foreign company. However, such subsidiary should operate Argentine registered aircraft and employ Argentine aeronautical personnel.

International Routes. As an airline providing services on international routes, Lan Argentina is also subject to a variety of bilateral civil air transport agreements that provide for the exchange of air traffic rights between Argentina and various other countries. There can be no assurance that existing bilateral agreements between Argentina and foreign governments will continue. Furthermore, a modification, suspension or revocation of one or more bilateral treaties could have a material adverse effect on our operations and financial results.

International route rights, as well as the corresponding landing rights, are derived from a variety of air transport agreements negotiated between Argentina and foreign governments. Under such agreements, the government of one country grants the government of another country the right to designate one or more of its domestic airlines to operate scheduled services to certain destinations of the former and, in certain cases, to further connect to third-country destinations. In Argentina, when additional route frequencies to and from foreign cities become available, any eligible airline may apply to obtain them. ANACI grants route frequencies subject to the condition that the recipient airline operate them on a permanent basis. If an airline fails to operate a route for a period of six months or more, the ANACI may terminate its rights to that route.

Airfare Pricing Policy. Argentine airlines are permitted to establish their own international fares without government regulation, as long as they do not abuse any dominant market position they may enjoy. Yet, there are government-fixed maximum and minimum prices for domestic flights.

Registration of Aircraft. Aircraft registration in Argentina is governed by the Argentinean Aeronautical Code (“AAC”). In order to register or continue to be registered in Argentina, an aircraft must be wholly owned by either:

a natural person who is an Argentinean citizen; or

a legal entity incorporated in and having its domicile and principal place of business in Argentina and a majority of the capital stock of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by Argentinean nationals, among other requirements established in the AAC.

Safety. ANACI requires that all aircraft operated by Argentinean airlines be registered with ANACI. All aircraft must have a valid certificate of airworthiness issued by ANACI. In addition, ANACI will not issue maintenance permits to an Argentinean airline until ANACI has assessed the airline’s maintenance capabilities. ANACI renews maintenance permits periodically and approves maintenance operations once the airline initiates its operations and each time an airline changes its maintenance regime. Only ANACI-certified maintenance facilities (in Argentina or in any other country) may maintain and repair the aircraft operated by Argentinean airlines. Aircraft maintenance personnel at such facilities must also be certified by ANACI before assuming any aircraft maintenance positions.

Security. ANACI establishes and supervises the implementation of security standards and regulations for the Argentinean commercial aviation industry. Such standards and regulations are based on standards developed by international commercial aviation organizations. Each airline and airport in Argentina must submit an aviation security handbook to ANACI describing its security procedures for the day-to-day operations of commercial aviation and procedures for staff security training. Lan Argentina has submitted its aviation security handbook to ANACI. Argentinean airlines that operate international routes must also adopt security measures in accordance with the requirements of applicable bilateral international agreements.

Airport Policy. The ORSNA ( Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos ) supervises and manages the airports in Argentina, including the supervision of take-off and landing charges. The ORSNA proposes airport charges, which are approved by ANACI and are the same at all airports. Nevertheless, while domestic flights are charged in local currency, international flights are charged in U.S. dollars. Since the late-90s, a number of Argentinean airports have been privatized, including Aeroparque and Aeropuerto Internacional de Ezeiza Ministro Pistarini in Buenos Aires, the two most important airports in Argentina. At the privatized airports, the airport administration manages the facilities under the supervision of ANACI and ORSNA.

Environmental and Noise Regulation. There are no material environmental regulations or controls imposed upon airlines, applicable to aircraft, or that otherwise affect us in Argentina, except for environmental laws and regulations of general applicability and noise restriction regulation currently applicable to aircraft in Argentina. Any aircraft operated by an Argentinean airline should comply with certain noise restrictions, specifically with Stage 3 standards, as set forth in chapter 91.805 of the Argentinean civilian aviation regulations ( Regulaciones Argentinas de Aviación Civil ) referred to in the market as Stage 3 standards. LAN’s fleet already complies with the proposed restrictions so we do not believe that enactment of the proposed standards would impose a material burden on us.

Peru

Aeronautical Regulation.

The Peruvian DGAC (“PDGAC”) oversees and regulates the Peruvian aviation industry. The PDGAC reports directly to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications and is responsible for supervising compliance with Peruvian laws and regulations relating to air navigation. In addition, the PDGAC regulates the assignment of national and international routes, and the compliance with certain insurance requirements, and it regulates flight operations, including personnel, aircraft and security standards, air traffic control and airport management. We have obtained and maintain the necessary authorizations from the Peruvian government to conduct flight operations, including authorization and technical operative certificates, the continuation of which is subject to the ongoing compliance with applicable statutes, rules and regulations pertaining to the airline industry, including any rules and regulations that may be adopted in the future.

Peru is a contracting state and a permanent member of the ICAO. The ICAO establishes technical standards for the international aviation industry, which Peruvian authorities have incorporated into Peruvian laws and regulations. In the absence of an applicable Peruvian regulation concerning safety or maintenance, the PDGAC has incorporated by reference the majority of the ICAO’s technical standards. We believe that we are in material compliance with all relevant technical standards.

Route Rights

Domestic Routes. Peruvian airlines are required to obtain permits in connection with carrying passengers or cargo on any domestic routes, but only to comply with the technical requirements established by the PDGAC. Non-Peruvian airlines are not permitted to provide domestic air service between destinations in Peru.

International Routes. As an airline providing services on international routes, Lan Peru is also subject to a variety of bilateral civil air transport agreements that provide for the exchange of air traffic rights between Peru and various other countries. There can be no assurance that existing bilateral agreements between Peru and foreign governments will continue, and a modification, suspension or revocation of one or more bilateral treaties could have a material adverse effect on our operations and financial results.

International route rights, as well as the corresponding landing rights, are derived from a variety of air transport agreements negotiated between Peru and foreign governments. Under such agreements, the government of one country grants the government of another country the right to designate one or more of its domestic airlines to operate scheduled services to certain destinations of the former and, in certain cases, to further connect to third-country destinations. In Peru, when additional route frequencies to and from foreign cities become available, any eligible airline may apply to obtain them. If there is more than one applicant for a route frequency the PDGAC awards it through a public auction for a period of four years. The PDGAC grants route frequencies subject to the condition that the recipient airline operate them on a permanent basis. If an airline fails to operate a route for a period of 90 days or more, the PDGAC may terminate its rights to that route, although that has never happened.

Airfare Pricing Policy. Peruvian airlines are permitted to establish their own domestic and international fares without government regulation, as long as they do not abuse any dominant market position they may enjoy. For more information, see “Antitrust Regulation” below. Airlines may file complaints before the Institute for Protection of Fair Competition and Consumer Rights (“Indecopi”) with respect to monopolistic or other pricing practices by other airlines that violate Peru’s antitrust laws.

Registration of Aircraft. Aircraft registration in Peru is governed by the Peruvian Civil Aviation Law. In order to register or continue to be registered in Peru, an aircraft must be wholly owned by either:

a natural person who is a Peruvian citizen; or is domiciled in Peru; or

a legal entity incorporated in and having its domicile and principal place of business in Peru and a majority of the capital stock of which is owned by Peruvian nationals, among other requirements established in article 47 of the Peruvian Civil Aviation Law.

The Civil Aviation Law expressly allows the PDGAC to permit registration of aircraft belonging to non-Peruvian individuals or entities with a permanent place of business in Peru. Aircraft owned by non-Peruvians, but operated by a Peruvian airline, may also be registered in Peru but only if the aircraft is used for general, not commercial aviation. Registration of any aircraft can be cancelled if it is not in compliance with the requirements for registration and, in particular, if:

the ownership requirements are not met; or

the aircraft does not comply with any applicable safety requirements specified by the PDGAC.

Safety . Peruvian law allows the use of aircraft that are registered either with the PDGAC or with an equivalent supervisory body in a country other than Peru. All aircraft must have a valid certificate of airworthiness issued by either the PDGAC or an equivalent non-Peruvian supervisory entity. In addition, the PDGAC will not issue maintenance permits to a Peruvian airline until the PDGAC has assessed the airline’s maintenance capabilities. The PDGAC renews maintenance permits annually, and has approved our maintenance operations. Only PDGAC-certified maintenance facilities or facilities certified by an equivalent non-Peruvian supervisory body in the country where the aircraft is registered may maintain and repair the aircraft operated by Peruvian airlines. Aircraft maintenance personnel at such facilities must also be certified either by the PDGAC or an equivalent non-Peruvian supervisory body before be appointed to any aircraft maintenance positions.

Security. The PDGAC establishes and supervises the implementation of security standards and regulations for the Peruvian commercial aviation industry. Such standards and regulations are based on standards developed by international commercial aviation organizations. Each airline and airport in Peru must submit an aviation security handbook to the PDGAC describing its security procedures for the day-to-day operations of commercial aviation and procedures for staff security training. Lan Peru has submitted its aviation security handbook to the PDGAC. Peruvian airlines that operate international routes must also adopt security measures in accordance with the requirements of applicable bilateral international agreements.

Airport Policy . CORPAC supervises and manages airports in Peru, including the supervision of take-off and landing charges. CORPAC sets airport charges for navigation facilities, which may differ from airport to airport. Since the mid-90s, a number of Peruvian airports have been privatized, including the Aeropuerto Internacional Jorge Chávez in Lima. At the privatized airports, the airport administration manages the facilities under the supervision of the Organismo Supervisor de la Inversión en Infraestructura de Transporte de Uso Público , (the Supervising Agency of Investment in Public Transport Infrastructure Facilities or “OSITRAN”), an independent regulatory and supervising entity.

Ecuador

Aeronautical Regulation .

There are two institutions that control commercial aviation on behalf of the State: (i) The National Civil Aviation Board (“CNAC”), which directs aviation policy; and (ii) the General Civil Aviation Bureau (“EDGAC”), which is a technical regulatory and control agency. The CNAC issues operating permits and grants operating concessions to national and international airlines. It also issues opinions on bilateral and multilateral air transportation treaties, allocates routes and traffic rights, and approves joint operating agreements such as wet leases and shared codes.

Fundamentally, the EDGAC is responsible for:

ensuring that the national standards and technical regulations and international ICAO standards and regulations are observed;

keeping records on insurance, airworthiness and licenses of Ecuadorian civil aircraft;

maintaining the National Aircraft Registry;

issuing licenses to crews; and

controlling air traffic control inside domestic air space.

The EDGAC also must comply with the standards and recommended methods of the ICAO since Ecuador is a signatory of the 1944 Chicago Convention.

Route Rights

Domestic Routes. Airlines must obtain authorization from CNAC (an operating permit or concession) to provide air transportation. For domestic operations, only companies incorporated in Ecuador can operate locally, and only Ecuadorian-licensed aircraft and dry leases are authorized to operate domestically.

International Routes. Permits for international operations are based on air transportation treaties signed by Ecuador or, otherwise, the principle of reciprocity is applied. All airlines doing business in Latin America that are incorporated in countries that are members of the Comunidad Andina de Naciones (the Andean Community, or “CAN”) obtain their traffic rights on the basis of decisions currently in force under that regime, in particular decision N°582 of 2004, which guarantee free access to markets, with no type of restriction except technical considerations.

Shared codes are allowed in Ecuador after authorization by the CNAC, but the respective airlines must have the relevant traffic rights.

Airfare Pricing Policy. There is no law in Ecuador regulating competition, although currently there is one under discussion. So far, the government has enacted a decision of the CAN that is being applied by the Undersecretary of Competition. This Department can impose sanctions and penalties if it is proven that a certain fare is predatory, i.e., when the fare is below cost. Rates are not regulated and are subject only to registration. In general, bilateral treaties regarding air transportation provide for airfares to be regulated by the regulation of the country of origin.

Registration of Aircraft. The legislation allows Ecuadorian companies to provide international air transportation services using aircraft licensed in Ecuador and aircraft with a foreign license, always provided the latter are exploited under dry leases. For domestic operations, aircraft is authorized only pursuant to dry leases and Ecuadorian registration. Aircraft interchange agreements are also allowed for international operations, provided that the aviation authority can confirm that the aircraft is under the operational control of an Ecuadorian operator. Wet leases are permitted, but very restricted.

Safety . In order to ensure aviation safety, the EDGAC requires that the airline hold an Air Operator Certificate and have Operating Specifications that are examined technically and rigorously to ensure compliance with the Civil Aviation Technical Regulations, which are essentially the same as the Federal Aviation Regulations (“FAR”) of the FAA. They cover matters of aircraft airworthiness, certification of maintenance facilities, and oversight by the EDGAC.

Security. The governing rules also apply to security in respect of the EDGAC. There are regulations, manuals and procedures on airport security overseen by the EDGAC.

Airport Policy . The international airports in Quito and Guayaquil are managed under administrative concessions, and the EDGAC merely controls air traffic. Fees for the use of airport facilities, terminal fees, landing fees, parking fees are all overseen and collected by the operator. Over-flight and approach fees are controlled and collected by the EDGAC.

Environmental and Noise Regulation. Aircraft must comply with the standards of category 3 under Ecuadorian applicable noise regulations, as set forth in Executive Decree ( Decreto Ejecutivo ) 1,405, enacted on October 24,2008, which provides certain technical specific criteria. Beginning in May 2010, aircraft must comply with standards of category 4 under cited regulation. Category 3 provides for compliance with ICAO regulations and technical conditions mandatory in the United States of America.

United States of America

Aeronautical Regulation .

Operations to and from the United States by non-U.S. airlines, such as Lan Airlines, are subject to Title 49 of the U.S. Code, under which the Department of Transportation (“DOT”) and the FAA exercise regulatory authority. The DOT has jurisdiction over international aviation in connection with the United States, subject to review by the President of the United States. The DOT also has jurisdiction with respect to unfair practices and methods of competition by airlines and related consumer protection matters. The U.S. DOJ also has jurisdiction over airline competition matters under the federal antitrust laws. Flight operations between Chile and the United States by airlines licensed by either country are governed generally by the open skies air transport agreement that Chile and the United States signed in October 1997. Under the open skies agreement, there are no restrictions on the number of destinations or flights that either a U.S. or a Chilean airline may operate between the two countries or on the number of U.S. and Chilean airlines that may operate.

Authorizations and Licenses .

Lan Airlines is authorized by the DOT to engage in scheduled and charter air transportation services, including the transportation of persons, property (cargo) and mail, or combinations thereof, between points in Chile and points in the United States and beyond (via intermediate points in other countries). Lan Airlines holds the necessary authorizations from the DOT in the form of a foreign air carrier permit, exemption authorizations and statements of authorization to conduct current operations to and from the United States. Exemptions and statements of authorization are temporary in nature and are subject to renewal and therefore there can be no assurance that any particular exemption or statement of authorization will be renewed. Lan Airlines’ foreign air carrier permit has no expiration date, while a renewal of the exemption authorization (which includes the open skies traffic rights) was timely filed and the Authority was automatically extended until such time as the DOT issues the renewal order. Lan Airlines intends to request the inclusion of the open skies rights into our foreign air carrier permit, which would eliminate our need to renew the exemption authority in the future.

The FAA is engaged in the regulation with respect to safety matters, including aircraft maintenance and operations, equipment, aircraft noise, ground facilities, dispatch, communications, personnel, training, weather observation and other matters affecting air safety. The FAA requires each foreign air carrier to obtain certain operations specifications that authorize it to operate to particular airports on approved international routes using specified equipment. Lan Airlines currently holds FAA operations specifications under Part 129 of the FAR in compliance in all material respects with all requirements necessary to maintain in good standing of its operations specifications issued by the FAA. The FAA can amend, suspend, revoke or terminate those specifications, or can suspend temporarily or revoke permanently our authority if an airline fails to comply with the regulations, and can assess civil penalties for such failure. A modification, suspension or revocation of any of our DOT authorizations or FAA operations specifications could have a material adverse effect on our business.

The FAA also conducts safety audits and has the power to impose fines and other sanctions for violations of airline safety regulations. We have not incurred any material fines related to operations.

Certain Regulatory Authorizations in Connection with Strategic Alliances.

The alliance between Lan Airlines and American Airlines includes three major components: a frequent flyer agreement, a reciprocal code-share agreement and the coordination of pricing, scheduling and other functions. The last two of these items required the approval of regulatory authorities in both Chile and the United States. With respect to the code-share agreement, the open skies agreement between Chile and the United States expressly permits code-sharing operations by U.S. and Chilean airlines. With regard to the coordination of pricing and scheduling, Lan Airlines and American Airlines filed a joint application with the DOT in December 1997, requesting approval of their alliance agreement and immunity from the application of all U.S. antitrust laws pursuant to Title 49 of the U.S. Code. Lan Airlines and American Airlines received approval and antitrust immunity from the DOT in September 1999, and implemented the code-share agreement in October 1999. In accordance with the terms of the DOT’s 1999 approval, Lan Airlines and American Airlines were required to resubmit their alliance agreement to the DOT for review within three years after the DOT’s grant of approval. Lan Airlines and American Airlines resubmitted the agreement in September 2002 and did not receive any comments from the DOT.

Lan Peru was granted antitrust immunity by the DOT on October 13, 2005 with respect to the alliance agreements and other agreements incorporated therein (i.e., the reciprocal code-share agreements, among others) with Lan Airlines and American Airlines. In accordance with the terms of the DOT’s 2005 approval, Lan Airlines, Lan Peru and American Airlines resubmitted their alliance agreement to the DOT for review in October 2010.

Flight operations between Argentina and the United States by airlines licensed by either country are governed generally by the air transport agreement that Argentina and the United States signed in 1986, as amended, including the Memorandum of Consultation dated March 22, 2007. Lan Argentina is authorized by the DOT to engage in scheduled air transportation of persons, property and mail, between any point or points in Argentina and Miami, Florida, (via the intermediate point of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic). Lan Argentina holds the necessary authorizations from the DOT in the form of exemption authorizations and statements of authorization to conduct current operations to and from the United States. Lan Argentina also holds the necessary DOT authorizations regarding code share with American Airlines, which have been granted indefinitely, subject to applicable conditions and all other required authorizations remaining in place for both air carriers.

Security . On November 19, 2001, the Congress of the United States passed, and the President signed into law, the Aviation and Transportation Security Act, also referred to as the Aviation Security Act. This law federalized substantially all aspects of civil aviation security and created the Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”), which took over security responsibilities previously held by the FAA. The TSA is an agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The Aviation Security Act requires, among other things, the implementation of certain security measures by airlines and airports, such as the requirement that all passenger bags be screened for explosives. Funding for airline and airport security required under the Aviation Security Act is provided in part by a US$2.50 per segment passenger security fee, subject to a US$10 per roundtrip cap; however, airlines are responsible for costs in excess of this fee. Implementation of the requirements of the Aviation Security Act has resulted in increased costs for airlines and their passengers. Since the events of September 11, 2001, Congress has mandated and the TSA has implemented numerous security procedures and requirements that have imposed and will continue to impose burdens on airlines, passengers and shippers.

Noise Restrictions . Under the Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990 (“ANCA”), and related FAA regulations, aircraft that fly to the United States must comply with certain Stage 3 noise restrictions, which are currently the most stringent FAA noise requirements. All of our aircraft that fly to the United States meet the Stage 3 requirements.

Under the direction of the ICAO, governments are considering the creation of a new and more stringent noise standard than that contained in the ANCA. The ICAO adopted new noise standards in 2001 that established more stringent noise requirements for aircraft manufactured after January 1, 2006. In the U.S., legislation known as the “Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act,” which was signed into law in December 2003, required the FAA to issue regulations implementing Stage 4 noise standards consistent with recommendations adopted by the ICAO. FAA regulations require all aircraft designed and certified after January 1, 2006 to comply with Stage 4 noise restrictions.

FAA regulations also require compliance with the Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System, approved airborne wind shear warning system and aging aircraft regulations. Our entire fleet meets these requirements.

Brazil

Aeronautical Regulation .

The Brazilian aviation industry is regulated and overseen by the ANAC. The ANAC reports directly to the Brazilian Defense Ministry, which is subordinated by the Federal Executive Power of this country. Primarily on the basis of Law No. 11.182/2005, ANAC was created to regulate commercial aviation, air navigation, the assignment of domestic and international routes, compliance with certain insurance requirements, flight operations, including personnel, aircraft and security standards, air traffic control, in this case sharing it activities and responsibilities with the Departamento de Controle do Espaço Aéreo (Department of Airspace Control, or “DECEA”), which is a public secretary also subordinated by the Brazilian Defense Ministry, and airport management, in this last case sharing responsibilities with the Empresa Brasileira de Infra-Estrutura Aeroportuária (the Brazilian Airport Infrastructure Company, or “INFRAERO”), a public company that was created by Law No. 5862/72, and is responsible for administrating, operating and exploring Brazilian airports industrially and commercially.

We have obtained and maintain the necessary authority from the Brazilian government to conduct flight operations, including authorization and technical operative certificates from ANAC, the continuation of which is subject to ongoing compliance with applicable statutes, rules and regulations pertaining to the airline industry, including any rules and regulations that may be adopted in the future.

ANAC is the Brazilian civil aviation authority and it is responsible for supervising compliance with Brazilian laws and regulations relating to air navigation. Brazil is a contracting state and a permanent member of the ICAO. The ICAO establishes technical standards for the international aviation industry, which Brazilian authorities, represented by the Brazilian Defense Ministry, have incorporated into Brazilian laws and regulations. In the absence of an applicable Brazilian regulation concerning safety or maintenance, ANAC has incorporated by reference the majority of the ICAO’s technical standards.

Route Rights.

Domestic Routes . Brazilian airlines are not required to obtain permits in connection with domestic passenger or cargo transportation, but only to comply with the technical requirements established by ANAC. Based on the Brazilian Aeronautical Code (“CBA”) established by Law No. 7.565/86, non-Brazilian airlines are not permitted to provide domestic air service between destinations in Brazil. The same law prevents a foreign airline from creating a Brazilian subsidiary and entering the Brazilian domestic market using that subsidiary.

International Routes . Brazilian and non-Brazilian airlines providing services on international routes are also subject to a variety of bilateral civil air transport agreements that provide for the exchange of air traffic rights between Brazil and various other countries. International route rights, as well as the corresponding landing rights, are derived from a variety of air transport agreements negotiated between Brazil and foreign governments. Under such agreements, the government of one country grants the government of another country the right to designate one or more of its domestic airlines to operate scheduled services to certain destinations of the former and, in certain cases, to further connect to third-country destinations. In Brazil, when additional route frequencies to and from foreign cities become available, any eligible airline may apply to obtain them. If there is more than one applicant for a route frequency ANAC must carry out a public bid and award it to the elected airline. ANAC grants route frequencies subject to the condition that the recipient airline operate them on a permanent basis. If an airline fails to operate a route for a period of six months or more, ANAC may terminate its rights to that route. ANAC may also terminate its right if the recipient airline does not operate at least 80% of the frequency given for that specific route.

Airfare Pricing Policy . Brazilian and non-Brazilian airlines are permitted to establish their own international and domestic fares, in this last case only for Brazilian airlines, without government regulation, as long as they do not abuse any dominant market position they may enjoy. Airlines may file complaints before the Antitrust Court with respect to monopolistic or other pricing practices by other airlines that violate Brazil’s antitrust laws.

Registration of Aircraft . Aircraft registration in Brazil is managed by ANAC, which maintains the Brazilian Aeronautical Register, as regulated by the CBA. The CBA allows ANAC to permit registration of aircraft belonging to Brazilian and non-Brazilian individuals.

Safety . ANAC requires that all Brazilian aircraft must have a valid certificate of airworthiness issued by ANAC. In addition, ANAC will not issue maintenance permits to a Brazilian airline until it has assessed the airline’s maintenance capabilities. ANAC renews maintenance permits annually, and has approved our maintenance operations. Only ANAC certifies aircraft maintenance services and its personnel.

Security . ANAC establishes and supervises the implementation of security standards and regulations for the Brazilian commercial aviation industry. Such standards and regulations are based on standards developed by international commercial aviation organizations. Each airline and airport in Brazil must submit an aviation security handbook to ANAC describing its security procedures for the day-to-day operations of commercial aviation and procedures for staff security training.

Brazilian Airport Policy . INFRAERO supervises and manages airports in Brazil, including the supervision of take-off and landing charges. INFRAERO proposes airport charges, which are approved by ANAC and are the same at all airports. At privatized airports, the airport administration manages the facilities under the supervision of ANAC.

Environmental and Noise Regulation . ANAC coordinates and supervises noise regulations by regulation 121, which established noise restriction applicable to aircraft in Brazil. There are no material environmental regulations or controls imposed specifically upon airlines companies, applicable to aircraft, other than Brazilian general environmental laws and regulations.

Colombia

Aeronautical Regulation .

The governmental entity in charge of regulating, directing and supervising the civil aviation is the Aeronáutica Civil (“AC”), a technical agency ascribed to the Ministry of Transportation. The AC is the aeronautical authority for the entire domestic territory, in charge of regulating and supervising the Colombian air space. The AC may interpret, apply and complement all civil aviation and air transportation regulation to ensure compliance with the Colombian Aeronautical Regulations (“RAC”). The AC also grants the necessary permits for air transportation.

Route Rights.

The AC grants operation permits to domestic and foreign carrier that intend to operate in, from and to Colombia. In the case of Colombian airlines in order to obtain the operational permit the company must comply with the RAC and fulfill legal, economic and technical requirements, to later be subject to public hearings where the public convenience and necessity of the service is considered. The same process must be followed to add national or international routes, whose concession is subject to the bilateral instruments entered into by Colombia. Routes cannot be transferred under any circumstance and there is no limit to foreign investment in domestic airlines.

Airfare Pricing Policy. Domestic and international cargo transportation fares are not restricted in Colombia, but are subject to market regulations. In addition, there is a fuel surcharge that is regulated by the AC and that fluctuates in accordance with the cost of fuel. This surcharge, which is regulated by the authority, is not mandatory for cargo and it can be applied without exceeding the regulated maximum.

Registration of Aircraft. The AC, through the Office of Aeronautical Registration, is in charge of handling the registration of aircraft that will be operated by Colombian airlines. Registration may be obtained by a registration process fully conducted in Colombia or through the validation in Colombia of a foreign registration. For such registration, the aircraft must be legally imported to the country and inspected by the aeronautical inspectors. This office is also in charge of property registrations, lease contracts and liens of the registered aircraft.

Safety . Aircraft registered in Colombia obtain an airworthiness certificate or a validation of the airworthiness certificate (if they operate under the approval of the foreign registration).

Security. Following the guidelines of the OACI annexes, the AC issued an airport security program that must be strictly complied with by all the aircraft operators in the country as well as by airports.

Environmental and Noise Regulation. In Colombia, only aircraft that comply with category 3 noise limits may operate. There are strict regulations to control noise during takeoffs and landings of the aircraft at the El Dorado Airport in Bogotá due to its location in an urban area.

Antitrust Regulation

The Chilean antitrust authority, which we refer to as the Antitrust Court (previously the Antitrust Commission), oversees antitrust matters, which are governed by Decree Law No. 211 of 1973, as amended, or the Antitrust Law. The Antitrust Law prohibits any entity from preventing, restricting or distorting competition in any market or any part of any market. The Antitrust Law also prohibits any business or businesses that have a dominant position in any market or a substantial part of any market from abusing that dominant position. An aggrieved person may sue for damages arising from a breach of Antitrust Law and/or file a complaint with the Antitrust Court requesting an order to enjoin the violation of the Antitrust Law. The Antitrust Court has the authority to impose a variety of sanctions for violations of the Antitrust Law, including termination of contracts contrary to the Antitrust Law, dissolution of a company and imposition of fines and daily penalties on businesses. Courts may award damages and other remedies (such as an injunction) in appropriate circumstances. Lan Airlines, Lan Express and Lan Cargo must comply with Chilean Antitrust Law that prohibits a carrier from abusing a dominant position in the market. As described above under “Route Rights—Air Fare Pricing Policy,” in October 1997, the Antitrust Court approved a specific self-regulatory fare plan for us consistent with the Antitrust Court’s directive to maintain a competitive environment within the domestic market.

Since October 1997, Lan Airlines and Lan Express follow a self-regulatory plan, which was modified and approved by the Tribunal de la Libre Competencia (the Competition Court) in July 2005. In February 2010, the Fiscalía Nacional Economica (the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office) finalized the investigation initiated in 2007 regarding our compliance with this self-regulatory plan and no further observations were made.

For more recent information regarding regulatory proceedings see “Other Financial Information—Legal and Arbitration Proceedings” under Item 8.

Property

Headquarters

Our main facilities are located on approximately five acres of land near the Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport. The complex includes approximately 150,695 square feet of office space, 32,292 square feet of conference space and training facilities, 9,688 square feet of dining facilities and mock-up cabins used for crew instruction. In 2004, we adapted part of this building to meet our expanding training needs. This process included developing new rooms for technical instruction, in-flight and airport services.

During the fourth quarter of 2003, we moved some of our executive offices into a new building in a more central location in Santiago, Chile, where we initially occupied a total of four floors. In the first half of 2005 we added three more floors to accommodate our growth requirements. In 2007, in order to accommodate the Company’s growth, LAN leased two floors in an adjacent building (totaling 1,700 square meters), where some of LAN staff moved in February 2008. In 2009, to respond to the Company’s growth, LAN leased two additional floors in this building (totaling 1,200 square meters). In 2010, new offices were leased east of Santiago to allow for Company growth and to implement projects such as “Host,” which involves changing our system of reservations, sales, inventory and passenger check-in. These additional offices add a total of 1,850 square meters to LAN’s property.

In addition, during 2011 we expect to add a new floor of 1,100 square meters to the Arrau Building for the new facilities of LAN Cargo.

Maintenance Base

Our 877,258 square feet maintenance base is located on a site that we own inside the grounds of the Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport. This facility contains our aircraft hangar, warehouses, workshops and offices, as well as a 559,720 square feet aircraft parking area capable of accommodating up to seventeen short-haul aircraft. We have a five-floor, 53,820 square feet office building plus a 10,000 square feet office and workshop space. This facility is certified by several civil aviation authorities, including the United States’ FAA. As such, we are permitted to perform maintenance work for third parties at the facility. The FAA periodically inspects the facility to ensure its compliance with FAA standards. In 2005, we finalized the construction of an additional hangar, as well as 75,000 square feet of aircraft parking space, for US$2.1 million. During 2006 we started a new investment plan at this facility that includes building 64,580 square feet of additional aircraft parking space, a new 15,340 square foot building for offices and maintenance shops, a new 16,680 square feet engine shop and storage facility, and additional warehousing and external work space. The plan also included the upgrade of some of the current facilities, increasing parking space and building a new access road. Further, in 2006 we completed construction of an engine workshop with eight workstations and capacity for 36 engines, for a total investment of US$820,000. We also lease from the DGAC 193,750 square feet of space inside the Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport for operational and service purposes.

In 2007, LAN approved a two-year capital expenditures plan earmarking approximately US$7.0 million for preparing our buildings and plants for the future growth of the Company and of its fleet.

During 2008, LAN finalized the construction of a 4,300 square feet warehouse especially designed for the storage of oil and flammable supplies, which complies with all the security standards required for its operation. We also upgraded some facilities such as bathrooms and dressing rooms in our maintenance base increasing the total area in 15,000 square feet.

During 2009, LAN finalized the construction of a new five-story building located in our maintenance base, which has a total surface of 49,500 square feet and represented an investment of US$5.8 million. This building has new workshops, a new food court with capacity for over 2,500 people in different shifts, two floors of new offices and meeting rooms.

Also, during 2009, LAN finalized the extension of the engine workshop, which added 900 square feet and represented an investment of US$0.5 million. This extension will be used mainly for the Boeing 777’s engine maintenance.

During 2010 LAN remodelled portions of the administrative offices in the Mario Bontempi Building and the Luis Ernesto Videla Buildings (“LEV Building”), which are located within the Company’s maintenance base inside the ground of the Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport. Currently we are working in adding a fifth floor to the LEV Building, which is expected to be finalized on May 2011.

Miami Facilities

We occupy a 36.3-acre site at the Miami International Airport that has been leased to us by the airport under a concession agreement. Our facilities include a 48,000 square foot corporate building, a 380,000 square foot cargo warehouse and a 783,000 square foot aircraft-parking platform, which were constructed and are now leased to us under a long-term contract by a North American developer. We began using these new facilities in September 2001 for our passenger and cargo offices (with the exception of our reservations and ticket offices). We converted 21,528 square feet of the warehouse into fully furbished offices during 2004.

During 2009, LAN began the extension of the cooling area in the cargo warehouse. This extension added 30,000 square feet and represented an investment of US$4.0 million. This extension was inaugurated on April 20, 2010.

During 2010, LAN signed a concession agreement with the Miami International Airport to add a new cargo warehouse for additional areas for future developments.

Other Facilities

We own a building and sixteen acres of land on the west side of the Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport that houses a flight-training center. As of March 2007, this facility features three full-flight simulators for Boeing 767, Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 aircraft. We rent this flight-training center under a long-term lease to CAE Inc. (a leading Canadian company in the flight training business). These full-flight simulators are being extended and are expected to be completed in the second semester of 2011.

We own a 661,980-square foot warehouse in Santiago, which includes 91,493 square feet of space for offices and other administrative facilities and 45,000 square foot distribution center. We use this facility to support Blue Express door-to-door cargo transport business.

In 2004, Fast Air Almacenes de Carga S.A. (“Fast Air”), one of our subsidiaries that operates import customs warehouses, began utilizing an import warehouse and office building at the Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport. This 172,000 square foot building was developed in conjunction with two other operators.

We have also developed a recreational facility for our employees with Airbus’ support. The facility, denominated “Parque LAN,” is located near the Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport. Parque LAN includes amenities such as a gymnasium, synthetic fields for multiple uses and swimming pools.

During 2008, we acquired a 43,000 square feet piece of land in Chile, which represented a US$12 million investment, for the purpose of constructing our new corporate building.

During 2008, we acquired a 161,000 square feet piece of land near the Lima airport, which will host new facilities for the Company.

We are currently working on the design and estimate that the construction will start during the first semester of 2011.

In March 2009, we began the construction of a new maintenance base in Argentina. The project includes a new hangar of 26,900 square feet with 9,600 square feet of offices, 1,070 square feet of workshops and an exterior platform of 5,300 square feet. This project comprised a US$3.2 million investment and was completed in 2009.

THE TRANSACTION AGREEMENTS

This section describes the material terms of the transaction agreements. The rights and obligations of the parties to the transaction agreements are governed by the express terms and conditions of the transaction agreements and not by this summary or any other information contained in this annual report on Form 20-F. The description in this section and elsewhere in this annual report on Form 20-F is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the transaction agreements, copies of which are attached as exhibits to and are incorporated by reference into this annual report on Form 20-F. This summary does not purport to be complete and may not contain all of the information about the transaction agreements that is important to you. We encourage you to read the transaction agreements carefully and in their entirety.

Explanatory Note Regarding the Transaction Agreements

The following summary is included to provide you with information regarding the terms of the transaction agreements. This section is not intended to provide you with any factual information about either TAM or LAN. Such information can be found elsewhere in this annual report on Form 20-F, in the public filings TAM and LAN make with the SEC, and in the registration statement on Form F-4, the related offer to exchange/prospectus and other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed business combination of LAN and TAM. Factual disclosures about TAM or LAN contained in this annual report on Form 20-F or in LAN’s or TAM’s respective public reports filed with the SEC may supplement, update or modify the factual disclosures about TAM and LAN contained in the transaction agreements. The representations, warranties and covenants made in the transaction agreements by TAM and LAN were qualified and subject to important limitations agreed to by TAM and LAN in connection with negotiating the terms of the transaction agreements. In particular, in your review of the representations and warranties contained in the transaction agreements and described in this summary, it is important to bear in mind that the representations and warranties were negotiated with the principal purposes of establishing the circumstances in which a party to the transaction agreements may have the right not to commence the exchange offer if the representations and warranties of the other party proved to be untrue due to a change in circumstance or otherwise, and allocating risk between the parties to the transaction agreements, rather than establishing matters as facts. The representations and warranties may also be subject to a contractual standard of materiality different from those generally applicable to shareholders and reports and documents filed with the SEC and in some cases were qualified by the matters contained in the disclosure schedules that TAM and LAN delivered in connection with the transaction agreements, which disclosures were not reflected in the transaction agreements. Therefore, the representations and warranties and other provisions in the transaction agreements should not be read alone but instead together with the information provided elsewhere in this annual report on Form 20-F and in the documents incorporated by reference into this annual report on Form 20-F. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties, which do not purport to be accurate as of the date of this annual report on Form 20-F, may have changed since the date of the transaction agreements and subsequent developments or new information qualifying a representation or warranty may have been included in this annual report on Form 20-F. In this annual report on Form 20-F, we refer to January 18, 2011, the date that the parties entered into the transaction agreements as the “signing date.”

TAM Representations and Warranties

TAM made customary representations and warranties that are subject, in some cases, to specified exceptions and qualifications and the matters contained in the disclosure schedule delivered by TAM to LAN pursuant to the exchange offer agreement. These representations and warranties relate to, among other things:

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due organization, existence, good standing and authority to carry on the businesses of TAM and its subsidiaries;

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its capitalization;

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ownership and the absence of encumbrances on ownership of the equity interests of its subsidiaries;

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the absence of preemptive or other similar rights or any debt securities that give their holders the right to vote with its shareholders;

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its corporate power and authority to enter into, and complete the transactions under, the transaction agreements and the shareholders agreements, provided that certain shareholder approvals are obtained, and the enforceability of such agreements against it;

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the absence of violations of, or conflicts with, its governing documents, applicable law and certain agreements as a result of entering into and performing under the transaction agreements and the shareholders agreements;

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the required governmental consents, approvals, notices and filings;

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its SEC filings since December 31, 2006 and the financial statements included therein;

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compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the listing and corporate governance rules and regulations of the NYSE;

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its disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting;

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the absence of a TAM material adverse effect (as defined below in this section) and the absence of certain other changes or events since December 31, 2009 through the signing date;

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the conduct of business in accordance with the ordinary course consistent with past practice since December 31, 2009 through the signing date;

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the absence of legal proceedings, investigations and governmental orders against it or its subsidiaries;

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the absence of certain undisclosed liabilities;

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employee benefit plans;

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certain employment and labor matters;

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compliance with applicable laws and regulations, governmental orders and all applicable operating certificates, air carrier obligations, airworthiness directives, aviation regulations and other similar rules and regulations, of any airline regulator applicable to it, its rights or other assets or its businesses or operations;

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aircraft owned, leased and/or operated by TAM and its subsidiaries;

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takeoff and landing slots, authorizations and similar rights of TAM and its subsidiaries;

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environmental matters;

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tax matters;

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intellectual property;

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the receipt of a fairness opinion from BTG Pactual;

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affiliate transactions;

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information provided for inclusion in the US offering documents and Brazilian offering documents;

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the absence of any undisclosed broker’s or finder’s fees; and

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material contracts and the absence of any default under any material contract.

Many of TAM’s representations and warranties are qualified by, among other things, exceptions relating to the absence of a “TAM material adverse effect,” which means any change, effect, occurrence or circumstance which, individually or in the aggregate, (i) has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, results of operations, assets or liabilities of TAM and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than (x) any such change, effect, occurrence or circumstance to the extent resulting from (A) any changes after the signing date in general economic or financial market conditions, (B) any changes after the signing date generally affecting the industries in which TAM and its subsidiaries operate, (C) changes after the signing date in IFRS or the interpretation thereof, (D) geopolitical conditions, the outbreak of a pandemic or other widespread health crisis, the outbreak or escalation of hostilities, any acts of war, sabotage or terrorism, or any escalation or worsening of any such acts of war, sabotage or terrorism threatened or underway as of the signing date or (E) any hurricane, tornado, flood, earthquake, volcanic eruption or natural disaster; provided, however, that the foregoing clauses (A), (B), (D) and (E) shall not apply to the extent that any such change, effect, occurrence or circumstance disproportionately impacts TAM and/or its subsidiaries compared to other participants in the industries in which TAM and its subsidiaries participate, or (y) any failure, in and of itself, of TAM to meet any internal or analyst projections, forecasts or estimates of revenue or earnings or any decrease in the market price or trading volume of the TAM preferred shares (but the exception in this clause (y) will not apply to the underlying causes of any such failure or decrease or prevent any of such underlying causes from being taken into account in determining whether a TAM material adverse effect has occurred); or (ii) impairs or would reasonably be expected to impair in any material respect the ability of TAM to complete the transactions contemplated by the transaction agreements or to perform its obligations under those agreements on a timely basis.

LAN Representations and Warranties

LAN made customary representations and warranties that are subject, in some cases, to specified exceptions and qualifications and the matters contained in the disclosure schedule delivered by LAN to TAM pursuant to the exchange after agreement. These representations and warranties relate to, among other things:

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due organization, existence, good standing and authority to carry on the business of LAN and its subsidiaries;

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its capitalization;

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ownership and the absence of encumbrances on ownership of the equity interests of its subsidiaries;

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the absence of preemptive or other similar rights or any debt securities that give their holders the right to vote with its shareholders;

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its corporate power and authority to enter into, and complete the transactions under the transaction agreements and the shareholders agreements, provided that the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding LAN common shares vote to approve the mergers and the other transactions contemplated by the transaction agreements at a duly called and held meeting of the shareholders of LAN, and the enforceability of such agreements against it;

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the required governmental consents, approvals, notices and filings;

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its SEC filings since December 31, 2006 and the financial statements included therein;

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compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the listing and corporate governance rules and regulations of the NYSE;

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its disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting;

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the absence of a LAN material adverse effect (as defined below) and the absence of certain other changes or events since December 31, 2009 through the signing date;

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the conduct of business in accordance with the ordinary course consistent with past practice since December 31, 2009 through the signing date;

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the absence of legal proceedings, investigations and governmental orders against it or its subsidiaries;

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the absence of certain undisclosed liabilities;

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employee benefit plans;

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certain employment and labor matters;

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compliance with applicable laws and regulations, governmental orders and all applicable operating certificates, air carrier obligations, airworthiness directives, aviation regulations and other rules and regulations, any airline regulator applicable to it, its similar rights or other assets or its businesses or operations;

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aircraft owned, leased and/or operated by LAN and its subsidiaries;

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takeoff and landing slots, authorizations and similar rights of LAN and its subsidiaries;

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environmental matters;

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tax matters;

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intellectual property;

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the receipt of a fairness opinion from J.P. Morgan Securities LLC;

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affiliate transactions;

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information provided for inclusion in the US offering documents and Brazilian offering documents;

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the absence of any undisclosed broker’s or finder’s fees; and

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material contracts and the absence of any default under any material contract.

Many of LAN’s representations and warranties are qualified by, among other things, exceptions relating to the absence of a “LAN material adverse effect,” which means any change, effect, occurrence or circumstance which, individually or in the aggregate, (i) has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, results of operations, assets or liabilities of LAN and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than (x) any such change, effect, occurrence or circumstance to the extent resulting from (A) any changes after the signing date in general economic or financial market conditions, (B) any changes after the signing date generally affecting the industries in which LAN and its subsidiaries operate, (C) changes after the signing date in IFRS or the interpretation thereof, (D) geopolitical conditions, the outbreak of a pandemic or other widespread health crisis, the outbreak or escalation of hostilities, any acts of war, sabotage or terrorism, or any escalation or worsening of any such acts of war, sabotage or terrorism threatened or underway as of the signing date or (E) any hurricane, tornado, flood, earthquake, volcanic eruption or natural disaster; provided, however, that the foregoing clauses (A), (B), (D) and (E) shall not apply to the extent that any such change, effect, occurrence or circumstance disproportionately impacts LAN and/or its subsidiaries compared to other participants in the industries in which LAN and its subsidiaries participate, or (y) any failure, in and of itself, of LAN to meet any internal or analyst projections, forecasts or estimates of revenue or earnings or any decrease in the market price or trading volume of LAN common shares (but the exception in this clause (y) will not apply to the underlying causes of any such failure or decrease or prevent any of such underlying causes from being taken into account in determining whether a LAN material adverse effect has occurred); or (ii) impairs or would reasonably be expected to impair in any material respect the ability of LAN to complete the transactions contemplated by the transaction agreements or to perform its obligations under those agreements on a timely basis.

Controlling Shareholder Representations and Warranties

The LAN controlling shareholders, the TAM controlling shareholder and the Amaro family made customary representations and warranties to the other parties pursuant to the exchange offer agreement. These representations and warranties relate to, among other things:

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due organization, existence, good standing and authority to carry on their businesses, as applicable;

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ownership and absence of encumbrances on their direct or indirect ownership of equity interests of TAM or LAN, as applicable;

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its corporate power and authority to enter into, and complete the transactions under, the transaction agreements and shareholders agreements to which they are a party, and the enforceability of such agreements against them, in the case of the TAM controlling shareholder and the LAN controlling shareholders only;

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the absence of violations of, or conflicts with, its governing documents, applicable law and certain agreements as a result of it entering into and performing under such agreements;

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the required governmental consents, approvals, notices and filings;

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the absence of legal proceedings and investigations against it; and

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the absence of successor liability resulting from the TEP Chile subscription defined below under the “―Actions on the Expiration Date” section.

Conduct of Business Pending the Combination

Under the implementation agreement, both we and TAM have agreed that, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the implementation agreement or as required by applicable law, unless the other party gives its prior written approval between the signing date and the effective time, each of us and our subsidiaries and each of TAM and its subsidiaries will use our commercially reasonable efforts to preserve our business organizations intact and all licenses necessary for us and our respective subsidiaries to own, lease or operate our respective properties, rights and other assets and to carry on our respective business and operations conducted at the signing date and maintain, and keep available the services of our respective current officers, employees and consultants and existing relationships and goodwill with our respective customers, suppliers, employees, strategic partners and other persons with whom we conduct business.

Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the implementation agreement or as required by law, neither we nor TAM will, or will permit our subsidiaries to, take any of the following actions without the other’s written approval:

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make, declare or pay any dividend, or make any other distribution, on or in respect of any of its equity securities, other than (A) dividends or distributions paid or made to such party by its wholly owned subsidiary or to another wholly owned subsidiary of such party and (B) regular dividends paid to such party’s shareholders in accordance with the dividend policy approved at the last regular meeting of its shareholders in an amount not to exceed 50% (in the case of LAN) and 25% (in the case of TAM) of such party’s net income for the year in respect of which the dividends are paid;

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adjust, split, combine, subdivide or reclassify any of its equity securities or issue or authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for its equity securities;

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purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any equity securities or convertible securities of such party or any of its subsidiaries or any other securities thereof or any rights, warrants or options to acquire any such shares or other securities, subject to customary exceptions;

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issue, deliver, sell, grant, pledge or otherwise encumber or subject to any lien any equity securities or convertible securities of such party or any of its subsidiaries, or any “phantom” stock, “phantom” stock rights, stock option, stock purchase or appreciation rights or stock-based performance units relating to or permitting the purchase of any such equity securities or convertible securities, subject to customary exceptions;

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except as otherwise expressly contemplated in the implementation agreement, amend the by-laws of it or its subsidiaries in any way that is or would reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to such party and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

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other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, directly or indirectly make, or agree to directly or indirectly make, any acquisition or investment or make any capital expenditures, other than (i) capital expenditures disclosed in such party’s capital plans for 2010 and 2011, (ii) acquisitions of properties or assets that are not material to such party and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and (iii) certain other customary exceptions;

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sell, lease, assign, license, grant, extend, amend, subject to liens, waive or modify any material rights in or to, cancel, abandon or allow to lapse, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, or agree to take or permit any such action, all or any part of its assets, rights or properties which are material, individually or in the aggregate, to such party and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, subject to certain exceptions;

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incur any indebtedness or guarantee indebtedness of another person, other than (i) indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (ii) indebtedness that does not exceed $10 million in the aggregate and (iii) certain other exceptions;

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settle or compromise any claim or action where the amount paid exceeds the amount set forth in such party’s disclosure schedule;

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other than in the ordinary course of business, enter into any material contract, terminate or amend in any material respect any material contract or waive, encumber or otherwise transfer any material rights or claims thereunder;

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make any material changes to the policies or work rules applicable to any group of employees or labor union;

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except as required by applicable law or its existing benefit plans, adopt or enter into, terminate, amend or grant any waiver or consent under any material benefit plan, or other than with respect to the hiring of any person whose annual compensation does not exceed $500,000, any contract, plan or policy involving any current or former employee, independent consultant, officers, or directors of such party or any of its subsidiaries, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice with respect to employees who are not key personnel; grant any severance or termination payment or increase compensation or benefits of any employee (except for increases in compensation of employees who are not key personnel made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice); remove any existing restrictions in any benefit plans; take any action to fund or secure the payment of, or accelerate the vesting or payment of, any compensation or benefits under any benefit plan; except as required by any existing benefit plan and except for normal payments and increases in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, increase in any manner the compensation or fringe benefits of any employee or pay any amount or benefit; or grant any retention or similar bonuses, payments or rights to any employee;

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except as required by applicable law, the IFRS or regulatory guidelines, make any material change in its accounting methods or principles; make or change any material tax election; settle any material tax liability; amend any material tax return; enter into any material closing agreement with respect to any tax or surrender any right to claim a material tax refund; or change its current independent auditors;

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enter into any new line of business that is material to such party and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or any related party agreement;

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authorize or adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation or any restructuring, recapitalization or reorganization;

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enter into or amend any contract that would restrict or limit the ability of LAN, TAM or any of their respective subsidiaries to engage in any business, that would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impede the commencement or the completion the exchange offer, the mergers or the other transactions contemplated in the implementation agreement or to adversely affect in a material respect the expected benefits (taken as a whole) of the exchange offer and the mergers or if the completion of those transactions would conflict with, result in any breach or default or in any termination or modification of or acceleration under, or any change in any right or obligation under, or result in any lien on any property or asset of such party or any of its subsidiaries under any provisions of such contract;

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take or fail to take any action to prevent or delay, or that would reasonably be expected to prevent or delay, the satisfaction of any of the conditions to the commencement or completion of the exchange offer, the mergers or the other transactions contemplated by the implementation agreement;

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cancel, terminate or amend any binding financing commitment to fund the acquisition of an aircraft unless it is replaced by another financing with substantially equivalent terms or such party and/or its subsidiaries receives equivalent value from the manufacturer of the applicable aircraft;

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enter into or materially amend any aircraft purchase agreement, engine purchase agreement or engine maintenance agreement that involves or is reasonably expected to involve aggregate payments in excess of $25 million in any twelve-month period;

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enter into, amend or terminate any alliance or brand alliance agreement, code-sharing agreement, frequent flyer participation agreement, capacity purchase or similar agreement, cooperation, joint venture, profit or revenue sharing agreement, special prorate agreement or interlining agreement with any person; or

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authorize any of, or commit, resolve, propose or agree to take any of, the foregoing actions.

LAN Shareholder Meeting

Prior to the LAN shareholders meeting, our board of directors will recommend that our shareholders vote to approve the mergers, changing our name to “LATAM Airlines Group S.A.” (which we refer to as the “name change”) and the other transactions contemplated by the implementation agreement (which we refer to as the “LAN board merger recommendation”). We are required to take all action necessary to establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a meeting (which we refer to as the “LAN shareholders meeting”) of our shareholders for the purpose of voting to approve the mergers, the name change and the other transactions contemplated by the implementation agreement (which we refer to collectively as, the “LAN shareholder merger matters”), (ii) cause such vote to be taken and completed and (iii) include the LAN board recommendations in the materials distributed to our shareholders connection with the LAN shareholders meeting. Under Chilean law and our by-laws, the mergers must be approved by the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of LAN common stock (which we refer to as the “requisite LAN shareholder approval”). Approval of the LAN shareholder merger matters will be expressly conditioned upon, and will become effective only upon, the completion of the mergers.

TAM Shareholder Meeting

Prior to the TAM shareholders meeting, TAM will convene a meeting of the TAM board of directors to approve a list of three independent specialized companies experienced in valuing companies with similar size and operations to TAM (we refer to each such company as an “appraiser” and to such list as the “appraiser list”) to be submitted to holders of the free float shares at the TAM shareholders meeting. TAM is required to take all action necessary to establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a meeting of its shareholders solely for the purpose of voting to select an appraiser from the appraiser list to prepare an appraisal report to determine the economic value of TAM and LAN (which we refer to as the “appraisal report”) in accordance with the terms of TAM’s by-laws and the rules of the Bovespa (which we refer to as the “TAM shareholders meeting”). Under TAM’s by-laws and the rules of the Bovespa, the quorum for the first calling of the TAM shareholders meeting requires the presence in person or by proxy of holders of shares of TAM stock (other than the TAM controlling shareholder, the Amaro family, their respective affiliates and TAM and its subsidiaries) (which we refer to collectively as, the “free float shares”) representing at least 20% of the outstanding shares of TAM stock. Under TAM’s by-laws and the rules of the Bovespa, any appraiser so selected must be approved by a majority of the votes cast by the holders of the free float shares present in person or by proxy at the TAM shareholders meeting at which the requisite quorum is present (we refer to this approval as the “requisite TAM shareholder approval”).

If a quorum is not present at the first calling of the TAM shareholders meeting, then TAM is required to call additional meetings of its shareholders solely for the same purpose until a quorum is established, and under TAM’s by-laws and the rules of the Bovespa the quorum for any such subsequently called meeting requires the presence in person or by proxy of any holder of at least one free float share. If quorum is established at any TAM shareholders meeting and a vote of the holders of free float shares is taken but the requisite TAM shareholder approval is not obtained, then TAM is required to call additional meetings of its shareholders solely for the same purpose until the requisite TAM shareholder approval is obtained. However, TAM is not required to call more than five shareholder meetings within a period of five months.

If after the appraiser prepares the appraisal report the holders of free float shares exercise their right under Brazilian law to request that TAM call a special meeting of the shareholders of TAM to vote upon whether or not to request a new appraisal report and to appoint a new appraiser, then TAM is required to take all action necessary to establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold such a special meeting of the TAM shareholders no later than 45 days after the request for such special meeting.

Prior to the commencement of the exchange offer, TAM is required to convene a special meeting of the TAM board of directors to recommend that the holders of shares of TAM stock tender and sell such shares in the exchange offer (which we refer to as the “TAM board exchange offer recommendation”), and promptly after such meeting TAM must publicly announce the TAM board exchange offer recommendation.

Holdco Shareholder Meetings

The Amaro family is required to cause Holdco 2 to (i) take all action necessary to establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a special meeting of the shareholders of Holdco 2 (we refer to this meeting as the “Holdco 2 shareholders meeting”) for the purpose of voting to approve (i) the Holdco 2 merger and the other transactions contemplated by the implementation agreement, (ii) the relevant audited financial statements and appraisal report and (iii) the by-laws of the surviving corporation of the Holdco 2 merger (which we refer to collectively as, the “Holdco 2 merger matters”). Under Chilean law and Holdco 2’s by-laws, the Holdco 2 merger matters must be approved by the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Holdco 2 stock (we refer to this approval as the “requisite Holdco 2 shareholder approval”). The requisite Holdco 2 shareholder approval will be expressly conditioned upon, and will become effective only upon, the completion of the mergers.

The Amaro family is also required to cause Sister Holdco to (i) take all action necessary to establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a special meeting of the shareholders of Sister Holdco (we refer to this meeting as the “Sister Holdco shareholders meeting”) for the purpose of voting to approve (i) the Sister Holdco merger and the other transactions contemplated by the implementation agreement, (ii) the relevant audited financial statements and appraisal report and (iii) the by-laws of the surviving corporation of the Sister Holdco merger (which we refer to collectively as, the “Sister Holdco merger matters”). Under Chilean Law and Sister Holdco ’s by-laws, the Sister Holdco merger matters must be approved by the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Sister Holdco stock (we refer to this approval as the “requisite Sister Holdco shareholder approval”). The requisite Sister Holdco shareholder approval will be expressly conditioned upon, and will become effective only upon, the completion of the mergers.

Further Actions; Notification

We and TAM have agreed to cooperate with each other and use (and cause our respective affiliates to use) our respective reasonable best efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions and to do or cause to be done all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable under the transaction agreements and applicable law to satisfy the conditions to the commencement and completion of the exchange offer described below under “—Conditions to the Commencement of the Exchange Offer” and “—Conditions to the Completion of the Exchange Offer” (we refer to these conditions collectively as “exchange offer conditions”) and to complete as soon as reasonably practicable the exchange offer, the mergers and the other transactions contemplated by the transaction agreements in accordance with the terms of the transaction agreements. If any action or proceeding is instituted (or threatened to be instituted) by any person challenging any such transaction, each party is required to cooperate in all respects with the other parties and use its respective reasonable best efforts to contest and resist any such action or proceeding and to have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any decree, judgment, injunction or other order, whether temporary, preliminary or permanent, that is in effect and that prohibits, prevents or restricts completion of such transaction so as to permit such completion by the fifth business day before December 30, 2011. In addition, each party is required to, at its own cost and expense, defend any such actions or proceedings against it or its affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by the transaction agreements.

Neither we nor TAM nor any of our respective affiliates will be required to sell, transfer, dispose of, or otherwise encumber, or to hold separate pending any such action, or propose, commit or agree to any of the foregoing or to hold separate, either before or after the effective time, any assets, licenses, operations, rights, product lines, businesses or interest of either of us or any of our affiliates or to take or agree to take any other action, or agree or consent to any limitations or restrictions on freedom of actions with respect to, or our ability to own, retain or make changes in, any assets, licenses, operations, rights, product lines, businesses or interests of either of us or any of our affiliates or our ability to receive and exercise full voting, economic and ownership rights with respect to our interests in Holdco 1, TAM and its subsidiaries, subject only to the rights of TEP Chile in respect of its voting shares of Holdco 1 and under the shareholders agreements.

Each of the parties is required to promptly advise the other parties orally and in writing if it fails to comply with or satisfy in any material respect any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it under the transaction agreements, if any of the exchange offer conditions or the Amaro subscription conditions (as defined under “—Subscription Conditions”) fail or cease to be satisfied or if an appraisal event (as defined under “—Conditions to the Commencement of the Exchange Offer”) occurs.

No Solicitation

Each of the parties has agreed to cease and immediately terminate all existing activities and discussions with any person conducted prior to the signing date with respect to an alternative proposal concerning its relevant parent entity. In this annual report on Form 20-F, we refer to LAN as the relevant parent entity of LAN and the LAN controlling shareholders, and TAM as the relevant parent entity of TAM and the TAM controlling shareholders and the Amaro family, and we refer to any of the following actions or any proposal or exchange offer (including any proposal or exchange offer to or from any representative of any party) with respect to any relevant parent entity by any person or group relating to, or that could reasonably be expected to lead to, any of the following as an “alternative proposal”: (i) any direct or indirect acquisition, lease, license or outsourcing, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, of any assets, services or businesses of such relevant parent entity or any of its subsidiaries collectively representing more than 25% of the fair market value of the total assets of such relevant parent entity or collectively generating or contributing 25% or more of the total consolidated revenues or operating income of such person during the last fiscal year, (ii) any tender exchange offer or exchange offer that, if completed, would result in any person or group beneficially owning any equity securities of such relevant parent entity, or (iii) any business combination, recapitalization, issuance or amendment of securities, liquidation, dissolution, joint venture, share exchange or similar transaction involving such relevant parent entity or any of its subsidiaries.

The parties have agreed not to, and to cause their respective directors, officers, employees, affiliates, financial advisors, attorneys, accountants or other advisors, agents and other representatives and each of the individuals who ultimately beneficially own it, which we refer to collectively as the “representatives” of a party, not to, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit, initiate or encourage any inquiries or the making or completion of any proposal or exchange offer that constitutes, or is reasonably likely to lead to, an alternative proposal with respect to its relevant parent entity, (ii) engage in, continue or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or provide to any person any non-public information or data in connection with, or otherwise cooperate in any way with, any such alternative proposal, (iii) waive, terminate, modify or fail to enforce any provision of any “standstill” or similar obligation of any person, (iv) enter into any binding or non-binding contract with respect to any such alternative proposal, or (v) otherwise knowingly facilitate any effort or attempt to make any such alternative proposal.

The parties have also agreed to:

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as promptly as practicable (and in any event within 24 hours after receipt) advise the other parties orally and in writing of the receipt of any alternative proposal relating to its relevant parent entity, the material terms and conditions of such alternative proposal (including any changes thereto) and the identity of the person making such alternative proposal;

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keep the other parties fully informed in all material respects of the status and details (including any changes to the terms) of such alternative proposal; and

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provide to the other parties as soon as practicable after receipt or delivery thereof copies of all correspondence and other written material sent or provided to it, such relevant parent entity or any of their respective representatives from any person that describes any of the terms or conditions of such alternative proposal.

Stockholder Actions

Both we and TAM have agreed to give the other the opportunity to participate in the defense or settlement of any stockholder action or proceeding against us and/or our directors or officers relating to the transactions contemplated by the implementation agreement and not to agree to settlement of any such action without the other party’s prior written consent.

Controlling Shareholder Covenants

Voting Agreements

Each of the TAM controlling shareholder and the Amaro family have agreed to adhere to the following until the termination of the transaction agreements or the effective time of the mergers, whichever event occurs sooner:

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cause TEP Chile to vote its voting common shares of TAM and non-voting preferred shares of TAM against any alternative proposal relating to LAN and any transaction that would reasonably be expected to result in a breach by LAN of the transaction agreements; and

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not to transfer its voting common shares of TAM and non-voting preferred shares of TAM, except for certain permitted transfers to affiliates and only if the transferor continues to be, and the transferee agrees to become, bound by the terms of the transaction agreements.

The LAN controlling shareholders have agreed to adhere to the following until the termination of the transaction agreements or the effective time of the mergers, whichever event occurs sooner:

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vote their LAN common shares in favor of the approval of the mergers, the name change and the other transactions contemplated by the transaction agreements;

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vote their LAN common shares against any alternative proposal relating to LAN and any transaction that would reasonably be expected to result in a breach by LAN of the transaction agreements; and

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not to transfer their LAN common shares, except for certain permitted transfers to affiliates and only if the transferor continues to be, and the transferee agrees to become, bound by the terms of the transaction agreements.

In addition, each of the LAN controlling shareholders, the TAM controlling shareholder and the Amaro family have agreed that it has not entered into any voting agreement, voting trust or any other agreement, arrangement or obligations (whether or not legally binding) with respect to any of the shares of capital stock of LAN, TAM, the TAM Controlling Shareholder, TEP Chile, Holdco 1, Holdco 2 or Sister Holdco that it beneficially owns and has not granted a proxy, a consent or power of attorney with respect to any such shares and will not take any such actions while the exchange offer agreement remains in effect.

Conditions to Commencement of the Exchange Offer

Mutual Conditions to the Commencement of the Exchange Offer

Holdco 2 is not permitted to commence the exchange offer unless all of the following conditions are satisfied or waived by both LAN and the Amaro family:

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the requisite LAN shareholder approval has been obtained;

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the requisite TAM shareholder approval has been obtained;

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all required approvals from CADE, FNE, TDLC, the applicable antitrust authorities in Italy, Spain and Germany or any other governmental authorities whose consent is required in connection with the transactions contemplated by the transaction agreements (other than those which the failure to obtain, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a TAM material adverse effect or a LAN material adverse effect or to result in criminal or civil sanctions against any party to the transaction agreements, its affiliates or any directors or employees of it), which we refer to collectively as, the “required approvals,” have been obtained;

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no court or other governmental entity of competent jurisdiction has enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any law or order or taken any other action that (i) makes illegal, restrains or otherwise prohibits the commencement of the exchange offer or the completion of the transactions contemplated by the transaction agreement on the terms contemplated by the transaction agreements, or (ii) limits or impairs the ability of the parties to jointly own and operate all or a material portion of TAM and its subsidiaries or exercise full ownership of their equity interests in Holdco 1, TAM and its subsidiaries consistent with the terms of the shareholders agreements (which we refer to collectively as “restraining orders”);

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no action seeking a restraining order or to limit or impair the ability of the parties to jointly own and operate all or a material portion of TAM and its subsidiaries or exercise full ownership of each of Holdco 1, TAM and its subsidiaries consistent with the terms of the shareholders agreements (other than any action by a person other than a governmental entity that could not reasonably be expected to succeed on its merits) (which we refer to collectively as “adverse actions”);

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CVM has granted the registrations of LAN and the LAN BDRs representing the LAN common shares to be issued in the mergers on the Bovespa;

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(i) the approval for listing the LAN BDRs representing the LAN common shares to be issued in the mergers on the Bovespa, (ii) the approval for listing the LAN ADRs representing LAN common shares to be issued in the mergers on the NYSE, subject to notice of issuance, (iii) the approval for listing the LAN common shares to be issued in the mergers on the SSE and (iv) approvals for any other listings required by governmental entities has been obtained (which we refer to as collectively as the “required listings”) and such listings will become effective no later than the effective time of the mergers;

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the registration statement on Form F-4 (which we refer to as the “Form F-4”) to be filed in connection with the exchange offer has been declared effective by the SEC under the Securities Act. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Form F-4 has been issued by the SEC, and no proceeding for that purpose has been initiated or threatened by the SEC;

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each of the formation and restructuring transactions described and all corporate actions required under applicable law and the terms of the transaction agreements to be taken by LAN and TAM in order to commence the exchange offer and to complete the exchange offer and the mergers has been taken; and

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the product of 0.9 and the high end of the range of economic value of LAN per LAN common share most recently determined by the appraiser approved by the shareholders of TAM is greater than or equal to the low end of the range of economic value of TAM per share of TAM stock as determined by the appraiser at such time, which we refer to as an “appraisal event,” and if the determination was in an appraisal report, the appraisal report has not been replaced by a new appraisal report by a new appraiser at the request of the holders of the outstanding free float shares in accordance with Brazilian law.

LAN Conditions to the Commencement of the Exchange Offer

Holdco 2 is not permitted to commence the exchange offer unless all of the following conditions are satisfied or waived by LAN:

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the representations and warranties of TAM regarding capitalization and the absence of events or changes since December 31, 2009 that, individually or in the aggregate, have had or would reasonably be expected to have a TAM material adverse effect must be true and correct both on the signing date and on the condition date as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly relates to a specified earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty need only be true and correct as of such specified earlier date), and except, in the case of the representations and warranties with respect to capitalization matters, for inaccuracies that, individually or in the aggregate, are de minimis in nature and amount;

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all other representations and warranties of TAM contained in the exchange offer agreement, disregarding any TAM material adverse effect or any other materiality exception, qualification or limitation contained in the exchange offer agreement, must be true and correct on the signing date and on the day immediately preceding the commencement of the exchange offer as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent any representation and warranty expressly relates to a specified earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty need only be true and correct as of such specified earlier date), other than any failures of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct to the extent that such failures and the underlying causes of such failures, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a TAM material adverse effect;

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TAM has performed in all material respects all obligations it is required to perform under the transaction agreements on or prior to the condition date;

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LAN has received a certificate signed on behalf of TAM by the chief executive officer of TAM certifying that all of the above conditions with respect to representations and warranties and performance of the obligations of TAM have been satisfied;

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the representations and warranties of the TAM controlling shareholder and the Amaro family are true and correct on the signing date and on the Condition Date as though made on and as of the day immediately preceding the commencement of the exchange offer;

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the TAM controlling shareholder and the Amaro family have performed in all material respects all obligations it is required to perform under the transaction agreements on or prior to the condition date;

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since December 31, 2009, no change, event, circumstance or development has occurred (including any adverse change or development with respect to any such matters that occurred or existed on or prior to such date) that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a TAM material adverse effect;

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since the signing date, no (i) general suspension of, or limitation on trading in securities on, the SSE, the Bovespa or the NYSE (other than a shortening of trading hours or any coordinated trading halt triggered solely as a result of a specified increase or decrease in a market index), (ii) declaration of a banking moratorium or any suspension of payments in respect of banks in Chile, Brazil or the United States, or (iii) commencement of a war or armed hostilities or airline industry events, which we refer to collectively as “market disruption events,” has occurred which, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), could reasonably be expected to have a TAM material adverse effect;

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the requisite Holdco 2 shareholder approval and the requisite Sister Holdco shareholder approval have been obtained;

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the holders of not more than 2.5% of the outstanding shares of LAN common stock have exercised their appraisal rights (derecho a retiro) under Chilean law with respect to the mergers;

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TEP Chile has duly executed and/or delivered to LAN copies of the TAM shareholders agreement, Holdco 1 shareholders agreement, the LATAM/TEP shareholders agreement and the control group shareholders agreement. Holdco 1 has duly executed and/or delivered to LAN copies of the Holdco 1 shareholders agreement and the TAM shareholders agreement. TAM has duly executed and/or delivered to LAN a copy of the TAM shareholders agreement. The LAN controlling shareholders have duly executed and/or delivered to LAN a copy of the control group shareholders agreement; and

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CVM has approved the inclusion in the Edital of all of LAN’S conditions to the completion of the exchange offer, and none of the events described in the sixth and seventh bullets below under “LAN’s Conditions to the Completion of the Exchange Offer” has occurred since the signing date (without giving effect to any references to the commencement date contained in those sections).

Conditions of the Amaro Family to the Commencement of the Exchange Offer

Holdco 2 is not permitted to commence the exchange offer unless all of the following conditions are satisfied or waived by the Amaro family:

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the representations and warranties of LAN regarding capitalization and the absence of events or changes since December 31, 2009 that, individually or in the aggregate, have had or would reasonably be expected to have a LAN material adverse effect must be true and correct both on the signing date and on the condition date as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly relates to a specified earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty need only be true and correct as of such specified earlier date), and except, in the case of the representations and warranties with respect to capitalization matters, for inaccuracies that, individually or in the aggregate, are de minimis in nature and amount;

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all other representations and warranties of LAN contained in the exchange offer agreement, disregarding any LAN material adverse effect or any other materiality exception, qualification or limitation contained in the exchange offer agreement, must be true and correct on the signing date and on the condition date as though made on and as of such (except to the extent any representation and warranty expressly relates to a specified earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty need only be true and correct as of such specified earlier date), other than any failures of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct to the extent that such failures and the underlying causes of such failures, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a LAN material adverse effect;

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LAN has performed in all material respects all obligations it is required to perform under the transaction agreements on or prior to the condition date;

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TAM has received a certificate signed on behalf of LAN by the chief executive officer of LAN certifying that all of the above conditions with respect to representations and warranties and performance of the obligations of LAN have been satisfied;

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the representations and warranties of the LAN controlling shareholders are true and correct on the signing date and on the condition date as though made on and as of the condition date;

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the LAN controlling shareholders have performed in all material respects all obligations it is required to perform under the transaction agreements on or prior to the condition date;

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since the signing date, no market disruption event has occurred that could reasonably be expected to have a LAN material adverse effect;

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LAN has duly executed and/or delivered to the Amaro family copies of the Holdco 1 shareholders agreement, the TAM shareholders agreement and the LATAM/TEP shareholders agreement. The LAN controlling shareholders have duly executed and/or delivered to the Amaro family a copy of the control group shareholders agreement; and

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since the signing date, none of the subscription conditions described below under “Conditions to the Subscriptions” has occurred (without giving effect to any references to the commencement date contained in those provisions).

We refer to the conditions to commencement of the exchange offer collectively as the “commencement conditions.”

Pre-Commencement Closing; Commencement of the Exchange Offer

The parties will attend a meeting (which we refer to as the “pre-commencement closing”) on the first business day (which we refer to as the “pre-commencement closing date”) following the first day on which all of the commencement conditions are satisfied or waived in accordance with the exchange offer agreement (other than any such conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the pre-commencement closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those conditions) (we refer to this date as the “condition date”). Holdco 2 is required to commence the exchange offer as promptly as practicable on the first business day after the pre-commencement closing date by publishing the Edital relating to the exchange offer (which we refer to as the “ Edital ”) in Brazil in accordance with Brazilian law. We refer to the date and time at which such publication occurs as the “commencement date.”

Conditions to Completion of the Exchange Offer

The only conditions to the completion of the exchange offer are the conditions set forth below. Holdco 2 is not obligated to, and will not, purchase or pay for any of the TAM shares or TAM ADSs validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the exchange offer unless all of such conditions are satisfied or waived by LAN (in the case of LAN’s conditions) or both LAN and Amaro family (in the case of the mutual conditions).

Mutual Conditions to the Completion of the Exchange Offer

Holdco 2 is prohibited from purchasing any shares of TAM stock validly tendered and not withdrawn in the exchange offer unless the following conditions to the completion of the exchange offer are satisfied or waived by LAN and by the Amaro family:

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since the commencement date, none of the Bovespa, the NYSE or the SSE has revoked or suspended its approval of any of its required listings and under the terms of each such approval the relevant required listing will become effective no later than the effective time of the mergers;

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since the commencement date, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Form F-4 has been issued by the SEC and no proceeding for that purpose has been initiated or threatened by the SEC;

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the number of free float shares validly tendered and not withdrawn from, or that otherwise approve, the exchange offer is at least equal to the number of free float shares required to permit the delisting of the TAM preferred shares from the Bovespa under the rules of CVM and applicable Brazilian law; and

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since the commencement date, no appraisal event has occurred, the holders of the free float shares have not requested a new appraisal report and a new appraiser in accordance with Brazilian law and the holders of the outstanding free float shares no longer have the right to select a new appraiser and to cause the appraisal report to be replaced with a new appraisal report.

LAN Conditions to the Completion of the Exchange Offer

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the number of TAM shares and TAM ADSs validly tendered and not withdrawn from the exchange offer is at least equal to the number of TAM shares and TAM ADSs that need to be acquired so that, if Holdco 2 or LAN owned all the TAM shares beneficially owned by the Amaro family, it would have the right and ability to effect a statutory squeeze-out under Brazilian law of all TAM shares and TAM ADSs that do not accept the exchange offer, and the Amaro family has stated in writing to LAN that all of the subscription conditions have been satisfied or waived by them;

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since the commencement date, none of the required approvals have been revoked or amended, modified or supplemented in any way that could reasonably be expected to materially impede or interfere with, delay, postpone or materially and adversely affect the completion of the transactions contemplated by the transaction agreements;

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since the commencement date, no court or other governmental entity of competent jurisdiction has enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any restraining order;

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no adverse action commenced since the commencement date remains pending;

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none of the following actions, events or circumstances has occurred with respect to TAM and its subsidiaries since the commencement date (or prior to that date if no executive officer of LAN had actual knowledge of such event as of the commencement date) that, individually or in the aggregate, have had an adverse effect on the businesses, revenues, operations or financial condition of TAM and its subsidiaries (which we refer to collectively as the “TAM Companies”) in any material respect: (a) changes or termination of licenses used to conduct cargo or passenger transport services or threats of any such change or termination; (b) any loss of 5% or more of the total number of slots at Congonhas Airport – São Paulo or any loss of 10% or more of the total takeoff and landing scheduled operations at certain specified airports; (c) any loss of 15% or more of the permits or air traffic rights to operate in any country in the E.U.; (d) termination or expiration of any aeronautical insurance policy covering the TAM Companies unless replaced by a substantially equivalent policy within 24 hours; (e) initiations of inquiries or investigations of the TAM Companies by an airline regulatory entity relating to safety issues that could be expected to result in the revocation of any license or to be detrimental to TAM’s public image; (f) any event that prevents the TAM Companies from operating at a certain level out of certain airports; (g) the inability of Brazil to safely control its airspace which prevents normal operations of TAM for any certain period of time; (h) aircraft accidents that result in loss of life or total loss of aircraft; (i) issuances of laws or orders that fix or regulate Brazilian passenger airline fares, challenge or impair the completion of the exchange offer or the mergers or the ability of the parties to exercise their rights, to own or receive the benefits of their interests in Holdco 1, TAM and its subsidiaries consistent with the shareholders agreements, provide for the expropriation or confiscation of TAM assets, or limit the ability to dispose of assets, suspend or limit foreign currency transactions or transfer of funds in and out of Brazil, and change the current regulations applicable to capital markets in Brazil or Chile or an increase in taxes or tax rates that adversely impacts the shareholders of TAM who enter into the exchange offer; (j) any natural disaster or similar event that causes damage to infrastructure or airspace used by or any industry affecting TAM Companies or any assets of the TAM Companies used in the ordinary course; and (k) any other event that prevents the TAM Companies from operating at least 50% of their regular flights during a 30 day period;

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since the commencement date, no default in the performance or breach, or any event that with notice, lapse of time or both would result in such a default or breach, by any TAM Company of any covenant or agreement contained in any contract to which any of them is a party under which the aggregate consideration provided or received, or to be provided or received, is greater than US$10,000,000 has occurred that continues to exist, in each case after giving effect to any waivers granted by any other party to such contract and regardless of whether or not any event of default, acceleration or other enforcement action shall have been declared or taken by any such other party;

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since the commencement date, no market disruption event that could reasonably be expected to have a TAM material adverse effect has occurred; and

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the subscriptions have been fully paid in each case in accordance with the exchange offer agreement.

Conditions to the Subscriptions

The obligations of the Amaro Family to make and pay the TEP Chile subscription, and for TEP Chile to pay the Holdco subscriptions are subject to the following conditions (we refer to these conditions collectively as the “subscription conditions”):

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since the commencement date, no court or other governmental entity of competent jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any restraining order;

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no adverse action commenced since the commencement date shall remain pending;

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none of the following actions, events or circumstances has occurred with respect to LAN and its subsidiaries since the commencement date (or prior to that date if no executive officer of TAM had actual knowledge of such event as of the commencement date) that, individually or in the aggregate, have had an adverse effect on the businesses, revenues, operations or financial condition of LAN and its subsidiaries, in any material respect: (a) changes or termination of licenses used to conduct cargo or passenger transport services or threats of any such change or termination; (b) any loss of 10% or more the total takeoff and landing scheduled operations of LAN and its subsidiaries at certain specified airports; (c) any loss of 15% or more of the permits or air traffic rights to operate in the United States of America; (d) termination or expiration of any aeronautical insurance policy covering LAN and its subsidiaries unless replaced by a substantially equivalent policy within 24 hours; (e) initiations of inquiries or investigations of LAN and its subsidiaries by an airline regulatory entity relating to safety issues that could be expected to result in the revocation of any license or to be detrimental to LAN’s public image; (f) any event that prevents LAN and its subsidiaries from operating at a certain level out of certain airports; (g) the inability of Chile or Perú to safely control its airspace which prevents normal operations of LAN and its subsidiaries for any certain period of time; (h) aircraft accidents that result in loss of life or total loss of aircraft; (i) issuances of laws or orders that fix or regulate international passenger airline fares affecting 15% or more of the revenues of the international operations of LAN and its subsidiaries, impair the completion of the exchange offer or the mergers or the ability of the parties to exercise their rights and receive the benefits of their interests in Holdco 1, TAM and its subsidiaries, provide for the expropriation or confiscation of LAN assets, or limit the ability to dispose of assets, suspend or limit foreign currency transactions or transfer of funds in and out of Chile, and change the current regulations applicable to capital markets in Brazil or Chile or an increase in taxes or tax rates that adversely impacts the shareholders of TAM who enter into the exchange offer; (j) any natural disaster or similar event that causes damage to infrastructure or airspace used by or any industry affecting LAN and its subsidiaries or any assets of LAN and its subsidiaries used in the ordinary course; and (k) any other event that prevents LAN and its subsidiaries from operating at least 50% of their regular flights during a 30 day period;

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since the commencement date, no default in the performance or breach, or any event that with notice, lapse of time or both would result in such a default or breach, by LAN or any of its subsidiaries of any covenant or agreement contained in any contract to which any of them is a party under which the aggregate consideration provided or received, or to be provided or received, is greater than US$10,000,000 has occurred that continues to exist, in each case after giving effect to any waivers granted by any other party to such contract and regardless of whether or not any event of default, acceleration or other enforcement action shall have been declared or taken by any such other party

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since the commencement date, no market disruption event that could reasonably be expected to have a LAN material adverse effect has occurred.

Actions on the Expiration Date; Completion of the Exchange Offer

The date on which the auction ( leilão ) established in the Edital will occur as specified in the Edital is referred to as the “expiration date”.

The transaction agreements describe the schedule of events on the expiration date as follows:

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at 2:00 p.m., São Paulo time, on the expiration date, the Bovespa will inform LAN, Holdco 2 and the Amaro family whether or not the minimum conditions have been satisfied;

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promptly after receiving that notice (but no later than 2:10 p.m., São Paulo time, on the expiration date), we will notify the Amaro family in writing as to whether all of the exchange offer conditions (other than the condition relating to the TEP Chile subscription) have been satisfied or irrevocably waived by us;

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if we state in that notice that all exchange offer conditions are satisfied or waived by us, then promptly after receiving our notice (but no later than 2:20 p.m., São Paulo time, on the expiration date), the Amaro family will inform us in writing whether or not all of the exchange offer conditions and the subscription conditions have been satisfied or irrevocably waived by them, and if all such conditions have been satisfied or waived by them, then promptly after sending that notice (but no later than 2:30 p.m., São Paulo time, on the expiration date) the Amaro family will subscribe and pay for all shares of TEP Chile stock in exchange for all of the voting common shares of TAM and non-voting preferred shares of TAM held by them, which we refer to as the “TEP Chile subscription.” The transaction agreements require that, as a result of the TEP Chile subscription, each member of the Amaro family will have the same ownership in TEP Chile as he or she had in the TAM controlling shareholder;

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prior to the date of this annual report on Form 20-F, TEP Chile subscribed for non-voting shares of Holdco 1 in exchange for all of the voting common shares of TAM to be contributed by the Amaro family to TEP Chile and subscribed for Sister Holdco shares in exchange for all of the non-voting shares of Holdco 1, 6.2% of the voting shares of Holdco 1 and all of the non-voting preferred shares of TAM to be contributed by the Amaro family to TEP Chile. Immediately after subscription and payment of the TEP Chile subscription, TEP Chile will pay for the Holdco subscriptions by paying Holdco 1 with all of the voting common shares of TAM contributed by the Amaro family and pay Sister Holdco with all of the non-voting shares of Holdco 1, 6.2% of the voting shares of Holdco 1 and all of the non-voting preferred shares of TAM contributed by the Amaro family. We refer to the subscriptions for shares of Holdco 1 and Sister Holdco as the “Holdco subscriptions” and the Holdco subscriptions and TEP Chile subscription collectively as the “subscriptions”;

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promptly after payment of the subscriptions (but no later than 2:40 p.m., São Paulo time, on the expiration date), we and the Amaro family will issue a press release announcing that all of the exchange offer conditions have been satisfied or irrevocably waived; and

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the auction will commence at 3:00 p.m., São Paulo time (or such other time as the Bovespa may determine), on the expiration date, and the Amaro family will cause Holdco 2 to complete the exchange offer on the expiration date by accepting for exchange and exchanging (with LAN shares issuable in the mergers) all TAM shares and TAM ADSs validly tendered into and not withdrawn from the exchange offer that Holdco 2 is obligated to purchase pursuant to the terms of the exchange offer. The completion of the exchange offer will be deemed to be the purchases of TAM shares and TAM ADSs pursuant to the auction, and such purchases will be settled on the third business day following the expiration date in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Bovespa.

However, if (x) either we or the Amaro family do not state that all of the conditions described above have been satisfied or irrevocably waived by us or (y) the TEP Chile subscription or any of the payments required pursuant to the subscriptions are not made in full when required by the transaction agreements, then the auction will not occur and the exchange offer will expire without the purchase of any TAM shares or TAM ADSs.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the auction commences at any time other than 3:00 p.m., São Paulo time, on the expiration date, then each of the times specified above (except for the last time that a withdrawal may be made) will be adjusted by the same amount that the actual time of the commencement of the Auction differs from 3:00 p.m., São Paulo time.

Extensions and Amendments

The exchange offer will initially expire on the date provided in the Edital. However, if all of the exchange offer conditions are not satisfied at, or waived by the parties prior to, the scheduled expiration time for the exchange offer, then we or the Amaro family (if they are entitled to the benefit of the unsatisfied condition) may cause Holdco 2 to request permission from the CVM to extend the expiration time for the exchange offer in maximum increments of 30 days to no later than 28 days after the commencement date. If both we and the Amaro family agree to request a modification to the terms and conditions of the exchange offer or revocation of the exchange offer, the Amaro family is required to cause Holdco 2 to request permission from the CVM to modify the terms and conditions of the exchange offer or to revoke the exchange offer. We and the Amaro family have agreed to cause Holdco 2 to request permission from the CVM to revoke the exchange offer if the transaction agreements terminate in accordance with their terms.

Post-Completion Board Meeting

We are required to convene a special meeting of our board of directors to approve the issuance of LAN common shares issuable pursuant to the mergers as soon as practicable, but not later than two business days following the completion of the exchange offer.

The Mergers; Directors and Officers; By-laws

Holdco 2 Merger

The implementation agreement provides for the merger of Holdco 2 with and into LAN after the completion of the exchange offer and prior to the settlement of the purchases made pursuant to the exchange offer. As the surviving corporation, we will continue to exist following the Holdco 2 merger. Pursuant to the Holdco 2 merger, each share of Holdco 2 stock (including those issuable pursuant to the settlement of the purchases made pursuant to the Auction) will be converted into a LAN common share at a ratio of 0.9 of a LAN common share per share of Holdco 2 stock (we refer to this ratio as the “Holdco 2 exchange ratio”). Holders of TAM preferred shares (including those represented by TAM ADSs) will receive, by virtue of the Holdco 2 merger, LAN common shares in the following form in exchange for their TAM shares or TAM ADSs tendered and accepted for exchange in the exchange offer, depending on the form of TAM preferred shares tendered in the exchange offer:

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holders of TAM ADSs that are tendered and accepted for exchange in the exchange offer will receive LAN ADRs issued pursuant to the deposit agreement, dated as of March 25, 2003, among LAN, the LAN depositary, and the record holders and beneficial owners of LAN ADRs from time to time;

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holders of TAM shares registered under Resolution No. 2,689/00 of January 26, 2000 enacted by the CMN that are tendered and accepted for exchange in the exchange offer will receive LAN common shares in the form of LAN BDRs or LAN ADRs, as permitted by applicable law; and

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holders of all other TAM shares tendered and accepted for exchange in the exchange offer will receive LAN common shares in the form of BDRs representing such shares to be issued pursuant to a deposit agreement in customary form among LAN, a depositary agent to be selected by LAN and reasonably acceptable to TAM and the holders of LAN BDRs from time to time.

We are required to pay or cause to be paid all deposit fees and other expenses payable in connection with the issuance of such LAN ADRs and LAN BDRs.

Immediately after the completion of the Holdco 2 merger, we will contribute any TAM common shares beneficially owned by Holdco 2 immediately prior to such merger to Holdco 1 in exchange for new non-voting shares of Holdco 1 on a one-for-one basis. After this contribution, we will increase our ownership percentage of the outstanding voting shares of Holdco 1 by converting our non-voting shares of Holdco 1 into voting shares of Holdco 1 to (A) 100% minus (B) 80% divided by the percentage of the outstanding TAM common shares owned by Holdco 1 determined on a primary basis after giving effect to such contribution.

Voting shares of Holdco 1 have the exclusive right to vote on, approve or consent to all matters that are subject to any vote of or approval by the shareholders of Holdco 1 under the applicable law of Chile or otherwise (other than the limited voting rights of the non-voting shares of Holdco 1) and have no economic rights other than the right to receive a nominal dividend (we refer to these rights as the “dividend rights” ). Non-voting shares of Holdco 1 have the exclusive right to receive all dividends, distributions or other amounts payable by Holdco 1 in respect of any shares of its capital stock other than the dividend rights and have no right to vote on or approve any matter that is subject to any vote of or approval by the shareholders of Holdco 1 under applicable law of Chile or otherwise other than the rights to vote on and approve the matters requiring the approval of the holders of such shares under the applicable law of Chile or otherwise.

Sister Holdco Mergers

The implementation agreement also provides for the merger of Sister Holdco with and into LAN after the completion of the exchange offer and prior to the settlement of the purchases made pursuant to the exchange offer. As the surviving corporation, LAN will continue to exist following the Sister Holdco merger. We refer to the time that the mergers become effective as the “effective time.”

Pursuant to the Sister Holdco merger, each share of Sister Holdco stock will be converted into 0.90 of a LAN common share at a ratio of 0.9 of a LAN common share per share of Sister Holdco stock (we refer to this ratio as the “Sister Holdco exchange ratio” ). We will pay or cause to be paid all deposit fees and other expenses payable in connection with the issuance of such LAN common shares.

By-Laws

The parties are required to take all necessary action so that immediately following the effective time the by-laws of Holdco 1, Sister Holdco and Holdco 2 shall be in the forms attached to the exchange offer agreement.

Directors

We and the controlling shareholder are required to discuss in good faith and agree upon the individuals who will be directors of LAN, Holdco 1, TAM and their subsidiaries as of the effective time and to take all necessary action to ensure that immediately following, and on the same day as, the effective time, the individuals selected for election to the board of directors of LAN, Holdco 1, TAM and their subsidiaries by each of us and TEP Chile pursuant to the Holdco 1 shareholders agreement, by each of us and TEP Chile pursuant to the TAM shareholders agreement and by each of the LAN controlling shareholders and TEP Chile pursuant to the control group shareholders agreement shall be the directors of LAN, Holdco 1, TAM and their subsidiaries. For a discussion of the parties rights to elect the directors of LAN, Holdco 1, TAM and their subsidiaries, see the “Shareholders Agreements—Voting Agreements.”

Effects of the Mergers

Capital Increase

If and when our shareholders approve the mergers, the share capital of LAN will be increased by an aggregate amount equal to the sum of the share capital of Holdco 2 and the share capital of Sister Holdco at such time. We refer to this capital increase as the “initial capital increase.” After the completion of the mergers, the share capital of LAN will be increased by the amount by which the net asset value of the shares of TAM stock contributed pursuant to the subscriptions exceeds, or is decreased by the amount by which such net asset value is less than, the initial capital increase.

Treatment of Holdco 2 Stock

At the effective time, each share of Holdco 2 Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time will be converted into the right to receive a fraction of a validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable LAN common share at the Holdco 2 exchange ratio, less applicable withholding taxes. Each share of Sister Holdco stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time will be converted into the right to receive a fraction of a validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable LAN common share at the Sister Holdco exchange ratio, less applicable withholding taxes.

TAM Options

TAM and the TAM board of directors, as applicable, were required prior to the commencement of the exchange offer to adopt any resolutions and take any actions necessary to ensure that (a) from and after the effective time each TAM stock option outstanding immediately prior to the effective time, whether vested or unvested, will be exercisable only when vested and only for an amount in cash equal to the product of (i) the total number of shares of TAM stock in respect of which such TAM stock option is exercisable, and (ii) the amount (if any) by which (x) the product of the Holdco 2 exchange ratio and the closing price of the LAN common shares on the SSE on the last business day prior to the date on which such TAM stock option was exercised exceeds (y) the exercise price per share of TAM stock under such TAM stock option, less any applicable taxes required to be withheld with respect to such payment, and (b) none of execution, delivery or performance of the implementation agreement or the completion of the mergers or any other transactions contemplated by implementation agreement will, directly or indirectly, cause or result in any acceleration of the vesting of any TAM stock options, whether prior to, on or after the effective time.

Exchange Fund

Prior to the effective time, we will deposit or cause to be deposited with the US exchange agent, for the benefit of the holders of Holdco 2 stock and Sister Holdco stock, certificates or, at our option, evidence of shares in book-entry form, representing LAN common shares, including any cash to be paid in lieu of fractional LAN common shares, as discussed below in this section. We refer to such certificates or evidence of book-entry form, as the case may be, for LAN common shares and such cash paid in lieu of fractional shares collectively as the “exchange fund.” Any interest or income produced from investments of the exchange fund by the US exchange agent will not be deemed part of the exchange fund and will be payable to us.

Fractional Shares

No certificates or scrip representing fractional LAN common shares will be issued in the mergers or pursuant to the statutory squeeze-out and such fractional shares will not entitle the owner thereof to vote or to any rights of a shareholder of LAN. In lieu of fractional shares, we will pay each holder of a fractional LAN common share an amount in cash in US dollars equal to the product of (a) the fractional LAN common shares to which such holder would otherwise be entitled after taking into account all shares of Holdco 2 Stock or Sister Holdco stock owned of record by such holder immediately prior to the effective time, and (b) the closing price of the LAN common shares on the SSE on the last trading day immediately preceding the effective time (as reported in www.bolsadesantiago.com or, if not reported therein, by another authoritative source).

Statutory Squeeze-Out

After the completion of the exchange offer, if permitted under applicable Brazilian law, we (as the surviving corporation of the Holdco 2 merger) will effect a statutory squeeze-out of any holders of voting common shares of TAM and/or non-voting preferred shares of TAM (including those represented as TAM ADSs) other than those beneficially owned by the Amaro family that did not accept the exchange offer (we refer to these shares collectively as “non-tendered shares”). In this statutory squeeze-out, the holders of non-tendered shares will have the right to receive cash in an amount equal to the product of (i) the number of LAN common shares that it would have received pursuant to the exchange offer in respect of its non-tendered shares (assuming it could have received fractional LAN common shares), and (ii) the closing price of the LAN common shares on the SSE on the day on which the exchange offer is completed. After the squeeze-out of all remaining voting common shares of TAM, LAN will (i) contribute all voting ordinary shares of TAM acquired in the exchange offer to Holdco 1 in exchange for non-voting shares of Holdco 1, and (ii) increase its ownership percentage of the outstanding voting shares of Holdco 1 to 20% by converting its non-voting shares of Holdco 1 into voting shares of Holdco 1.

Delistings

Each of the TAM controlling shareholder and TAM are required to use its or their commercially reasonable efforts to cause (i) the TAM preferred shares to be delisted from the Bovespa if the delisting condition is satisfied with respect to such class of TAM stock and (ii) the TAM ADSs to be delisted from the NYSE as soon as practicable after the effective time.

Termination

The transaction agreements will terminate automatically if and when (i) the exchange offer expires in accordance with its terms or is revoked with the permission of CVM without the purchase of any TAM stock or (ii) if the product of 0.9 and the high end of the range of economic value of LAN per share of LAN common stock as determined by the appraiser at any time is less than the low end of the range of economic value of TAM per share of TAM stock as determined by the appraiser at such time. In addition, LAN and the Amaro family may terminate the transaction agreements by mutual written consent.

The transaction agreements may also be terminated and the exchange offer and the mergers may be abandoned at any time prior to the commencement of the exchange offer as follows, whether before or after receipt of any requisite shareholder approvals:

by either LAN or the Amaro family:

if the exchange offer has not commenced by December 31, 2011 (as it may be extended as set forth below, which we refer to as the “outside date”); however if all conditions to commencement of the exchange offer, other than the conditions relating to receipt of all required approvals and absence of pending adverse actions and conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the closing to be held on the condition date, then the outside date may be extended until June 30, 2012 at the election of the Amaro family or LAN by written notice to the other party;

if any governmental entity of competent jurisdiction refuses to grant any required approval (other than any approval required from CVM with respect to the inclusion in the Edital of any of the LAN’s conditions to the completion of the exchange offer) and such refusal has become final and nonappealable or any governmental entity of competent jurisdiction has enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any restraining order that has become final and non-appealable, and such event would give rise to the failure of the condition relating to receipt of all required approvals or absence of restraining order;

if the vote of the holders of LAN common stock at the LAN shareholders meeting to approve the mergers and the other transactions contemplated by the transaction agreements has been taken and completed and the requisite LAN shareholder approval is not obtained; or

if TAM has called five TAM shareholders meetings and a quorum is not present at any such meeting or if a quorum was present and the vote of the holders of the free float shares at the TAM shareholders meeting to select an appraiser is taken and completed but the requisite TAM shareholder approval is not obtained;

however, none of the termination rights described in the preceding bullet points will be available to any party whose material breach of a representation, warranty or covenant in any transaction agreement has been a principal cause of the failure of the exchange offer to commence by the outside date or the failure of the condition giving rise to such termination right, as applicable.

by LAN:

if TAM, the TAM controlling shareholder or the Amaro family has breached or failed to perform any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in the transaction agreements or any of such representations and warranties becomes untrue as of any date after the signing date, which breach or failure to perform or untruth (i) would give rise to the failure of the condition relating to accuracy of the representations and warranties of TAM, the TAM controlling shareholder and the Amaro family or compliance by any of them with their obligations under the transaction agreements and (ii) is not capable of being cured or, if capable of being cured, is not cured by TAM, the TAM controlling shareholder or the Amaro family, as applicable, by the earlier of (A) the day before the outside date and (B) the 30th calendar day following receipt of written notice of such breach or failure to perform from LAN;

prior to the commencement of the exchange offer if CVM has refused to grant its approval to the inclusion in the Edital of any of the LAN’s conditions to the completion of the exchange offer; or

if (i) the TAM board of directors fails to make and publicly announce its recommendation of the exchange offer to its shareholders promptly after the signing date or the TAM board exchange offer recommendation (we refer to these recommendations collectively as the “TAM board recommendations”), (ii) the TAM board of directors or any committee thereof (x) withholds, withdraws or modifies or qualifies in any manner adverse to LAN either of the TAM board recommendations, (y) approves, adopts, or recommends any alternative proposal, or (z) makes, causes to be made or resolves to make or cause to be made any public statement proposing or announcing an intention to take any of the preceding actions (which we refer to as a “TAM board recommendation change”) or (iii) the TAM board of directors fails to publicly reaffirm the TAM board recommendations as promptly as practicable (but in any event within two business days) after receipt of a written request by LAN to provide such reaffirmation, and in any such case all of the directors designated for election to the TAM board of directors by the TAM controlling shareholder and/or the Amaro family do not vote against the TAM board recommendation change or in favor of reaffirming the TAM board recommendations.

by the Amaro family:

if LAN or the LAN controlling shareholders has breached or failed to perform any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in the transaction agreements or any of such representations and warranties becomes untrue as of any date after the signing date, which breach or failure to perform or untruth (i) would give rise to the failure of the condition relating to accuracy of the representations and warranties of LAN and the LAN controlling shareholders or compliance by any of them with their obligations under the transaction agreements and (ii) is not capable of being cured or, if capable of being cured, is not cured by LAN or the LAN controlling shareholders, as applicable, by the earlier of (A) the day before the outside date and (B) the 30th calendar day following receipt of written notice of such breach or failure to perform from TAM; or

if (i) the LAN board of directors fails to unanimously recommend the transactions contemplated by the implementation agreement to its shareholders promptly after the signing date or to make the LAN board merger recommendation (we refer to these recommendations collectively as the “LAN board recommendations”) on or prior to the LAN shareholder meeting to approve the matters recommended by the LAN board of directors, (ii) the LAN board of directors or any committee thereof (x) withholds, withdraws or modifies or qualifies in any manner adverse to TAM either of the LAN board recommendations, (y) approves, adopts, or recommends any alternative proposal, or (z) makes, causes to be made or resolves to make or cause to be made any public statement proposing or announcing an intention to take any of the preceding actions (which we refer to collectively as, a “LAN board recommendation change”) or (iii) the LAN board of directors fails to publicly reaffirm the LAN board recommendations as promptly as practicable (but in any event within two business days) after receipt of a written request by TAM to provide such reaffirmation, and in either such case all of the directors designated for election to the LAN board of directors by the LAN controlling shareholders did not vote against the LAN board recommendation change or in favor of reaffirming the LAN board recommendations.

Termination Fees

TAM is required to pay us a fee equal to $200 million (which we refer to as the “TAM termination fee”) and reimburse LAN for all documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by it or any of its subsidiaries in connection with the transaction agreements and the transactions contemplated by the transaction agreements up to a maximum amount of $25 million (no later than the second business day after TAM receives documentation for reimbursement) if:

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LAN terminates the transaction agreements due to a TAM board change of recommendation; or

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within 12 months after the date that a competing proposal termination occurs, TAM or any of its subsidiaries completes any transaction that constitutes a competing proposal with the person that made the competing proposal or any of its affiliates, enters into any binding or non-binding agreement with such person or any of its affiliates providing for a transaction that constitutes a competing proposal or the TAM board of directors approves or recommends to its shareholders or does not oppose any competing proposal made by such person or any of its affiliates (in each case regardless of whether such competing proposal was made or announced or became publicly known before or after termination of the transaction agreements and in any such case the TAM termination fee is payable on the date that is the first to occur of the event(s) referred to in this paragraph).

A “competing proposal termination” occurs if (i)

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(B) a competing proposal by any person becomes publicly known, or

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(ii) the transaction agreements automatically terminate solely because either of the minimum conditions is not satisfied or because an appraisal event occurs.

We are required to pay TAM a fee equal to $200 million (which refer to as the “LAN termination fee”) and reimburse TAM for all documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by it or any of its subsidiaries in connection with the transaction agreements and the transactions contemplated by the transaction agreements up to a maximum amount of $25 million (no later than the second business day after we receive documentation for reimbursement) if:

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the Amaro family terminates the transaction agreements due to a LAN board change of recommendation; or

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within 12 months after the date that a competing proposal termination occurs, we or any of our subsidiaries complete any transaction that constitutes a competing proposal with the person that made the competing proposal or any of its affiliates, enter into any binding or non-binding agreement with such person or any of its affiliates providing for a transaction that constitutes a competing proposal or our board of directors approves or recommends to its shareholders or does not oppose any competing proposal made by such person or any of its affiliates (in each case regardless of whether such competing proposal was made or announced or became publicly known before or after termination of the transaction agreements and in any such case the LAN termination fee is payable on the date that is the first to occur of the event(s) referred to in this paragraph).

Remedies

If either we or TAM fails promptly to pay the amount due to the other party as a result of the termination of the transaction agreements under certain circumstances and, in order to obtain such payment, the other party commences a suit that results in a judgment against us or TAM for all or a portion of the TAM termination fee or the LAN termination fee, as applicable, such party is required to pay to the other party its costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) in connection with such suit, together with interest on the amount of the TAM termination fee or the LAN termination fee, as applicable, accruing from the date such payment was required to be made pursuant to the implementation agreement until the date of payment at the six-month LIBOR rate in effect on the date such payment was required to be made plus 3%. The right to receive the fees and expenses payable described above under “—Termination Fees” will be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other remedies a party may have at law or in equity with respect to breaches of the implementation agreement by the other party.

Indemnification

Indemnification by LAN

We are required to indemnify, defend and hold the TAM Controlling Shareholder, its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees and shareholders harmless from and against any and all damages, losses, charges, liabilities, claims, demands, actions, suits, proceedings, payments, judgments, settlements, assessments, deficiencies, taxes, interest, penalties, and costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursement), which we refer to collectively as “indemnifiable losses,” incurred by any of them (whether or not involving a claim by any third party) arising out of or resulting from (i) the failure of the exchange offer to be completed solely as a result of any failure by LAN to confirm in writing to the controlling shareholders of TAM on the expiration date that any exchange offer condition waivable only by LAN (other than the squeeze-out condition) was satisfied if (but only if) such condition was in fact satisfied or (ii) any failure of the exchange offer to be completed after the controlling shareholders of TAM has paid for the TEP Chile subscription.

Indemnification by the TAM Controlling Shareholders

The controlling shareholders of TAM, jointly and severally, are required to indemnify, defend and hold us, our affiliates and our respective directors, officers, employees and shareholders harmless from and against any and all indemnifiable losses incurred by any of us (whether or not involving a claim by a third party) arising out of or resulting from any failure by the controlling shareholders of TAM to confirm in writing to us on the expiration date that any of the subscription conditions was satisfied if (but only if) such condition was in fact satisfied.

Access

Subject to certain exceptions, both we and TAM will, upon reasonable prior written notice, afford the other and its authorized representatives reasonable access to it and furnish the other information concerning its business, properties and personnel as may reasonably be requested until the completion of the exchange offer or termination of the transaction agreements, whichever occurs sooner.

Amendment

The parties are not permitted to amend transaction agreements after the commencement of the exchange offer.

Expenses

Except for the termination fees described above, each party is required to pay its own fees and expenses that it incurs in connection with the transaction agreements, the mergers and the other transactions contemplated by the transaction agreements, regardless of whether the exchange offer is commenced or the exchange offer and the mergers are completed, except that expenses incurred in connection with the printing and mailing of this offer to exchange/prospectus and the filing fee for the Form F-4 will be shared equally by LAN, on the one hand, and TAM controlling shareholders, on the other hand.

Choice of Law and Jurisdiction

The transaction agreements are governed by New York law with regard to all matters other than the authorization and execution of the transaction agreements, which are governed by the laws of each party’s jurisdiction of incorporation.

SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENTS

As discussed above under the section entitled “Proposed Combinaton with TAM,” following the combination of LAN and TAM, TAM will continue to exist as a subsidiary of Holdco 1 (and as an indirect subsidiary of LAN) and our name will be changed to “LATAM Airlines Group S.A.,” or “LATAM.” Prior to the LAN shareholders meeting, we and the LAN controlling shareholders will enter into several shareholders agreements with TAM and TEP Chile to set forth our agreement with respect to the governance, management and operation of LAN, Holdco 1, TAM and their respective subsidiaries (we refer to these entities collectively as the “LATAM Group.”) following the effective time. The shareholders agreements set forth an extensive set of principles that will apply to the corporate governance and organization of the LATAM Group following the effective time, which are summarized below. Pursuant to their terms, the shareholders agreements will become effective only if and at the time that Holdco 1 becomes a holder of at least 80% of the outstanding voting common shares of TAM.

Governance and Management of LATAM Group

The control group shareholders agreement and the LAN-TEP shareholders agreement set forth the parties’ agreement on the governance and management of the LATAM Group following the effective time. The key provisions of these agreements are summarized below but are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of these agreements, which are attached to this annual report on Form 20-F as Exhibits 4.11, and 4.12. For a full understanding of these agreements, we advise you to read these agreements carefully and in their entirety. We refer to the shareholders agreement among the LAN controlling shareholders and TEP Chile, which sets forth the parties’ agreement concerning the governance, management and operation of the LATAM Group, and voting and transfer of their respective LAN common shares and TEP Chile’s voting shares of Holdco 1, following the effective time as the “control group shareholders agreement.” We refer to the shareholders agreement between us and TEP Chile, which sets forth our agreement concerning the governance, management and operation of the LATAM Group following the effective time as the “LAN-TEP shareholders agreement.”

Composition of the LATAM Board

Mr. Mauricio Rolim Amaro will be the chairman of our board of directors for the first two years following the effective time. If Mr. Amaro vacates this position for any reason within that two-year period, TEP Chile has the right to select a replacement to complete his term. Thereafter, our board of directors will appoint any of its members as the chairman of our board of directors, from time to time, in accordance with our by-laws.

LATAM Board Committees

Promptly after the effective time, our board of directors will establish four committees to review, discuss and make recommendations to our board of directors. These include a Strategy Committee, a Leadership Committee, a Finance Committee and a Brand, Product and Frequent Flyer Program Committee. The Strategy Committee will focus on the corporate strategy, current strategic issues and the three-year plans and budgets for the main business units and functional areas and high-level competitive strategy reviews. The Leadership Committee will focus on, among other things, group culture, high-level organizational structure, appointment of the chief executive officer (Vice Presidente Ejecutivo), (LATAM CEO) of the LATAM Group (which we refer to as the “LATAM CEO”) and his or her other reports, corporate compensation philosophy, compensation structures and levels for the LATAM CEO and other key executives, succession or contingency planning for the LATAM CEO and performance assessment of the LATAM CEO. The Finance Committee will be responsible for financial policies and strategy, capital structure, monitoring policy compliance, tax optimization strategy and the quality and reliability of financial information. Finally, the Brand and Frequent Flyer Program Committee will be responsible for brand strategies and brand building initiatives for the corporate and main business unit brands, the main characteristics of products and services for each of the main business units, frequent flyer program strategy and key program features and regular audit of brand performance.

Management of the LATAM Group

Enrique Cueto, currently our CEO, will be the LATAM CEO following the effective time. The LATAM CEO will be the highest ranked officer of the LATAM Group and will report directly to the LATAM board of directors. The LATAM CEO will be charged with the general supervision, direction and control of the business of the LATAM Group and certain other responsibilities set forth in the LAN-TEP shareholders agreement. After any departure of the LATAM CEO, our board of directors will select his or her successor after receiving the recommendation of the Leadership Committee.

Ignacio Cueto, currently our president and chief operating officer ( Gerente General ), or the “COO”, will be the COO of LATAM, or the “LATAM COO,” following the effective time. The LATAM COO will report directly to the LATAM CEO and will have general supervision, direction and control of the passenger and cargo operations of the LATAM Group, excluding those conducted by Holdco 1, TAM and its subsidiaries, and the international passenger business of the LATAM Group. The LATAM COO, together with the TAM Group CEO, will recommend a candidate to the LATAM CEO to serve as the head of the international passenger business of the LATAM Group (including both long haul and regional operations), who shall report jointly to the LATAM COO and the TAM Group CEO. The key executives of the LATAM Group (other than the LATAM CEO and those in the TAM Group) will be appointed by, and will report, directly or indirectly, to the LATAM CEO.

The head office of the LATAM Group will continue to be located in Santiago, Chile following the effective time.

Governance and Management of Holdco 1 and TAM

The Holdco 1 shareholders agreement and the TAM shareholders agreement set forth the parties’ agreement on the governance and management of Holdco 1, TAM and its subsidiaries (we refer to these entities collectively as the “TAM Group”) following the effective time. The key provisions of these agreements are summarized below but are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of these agreements, which are attached to this annual report on Form 20-F as Exhibits 4.13, and 4.14. For a full understanding of these agreements, we advise you to read these agreements carefully and in their entirety. We refer to the shareholders agreement between us, Holdco 1 and TEP Chile, which sets forth our agreement concerning the governance, management and operation of Holdco 1, and voting and transfer of voting shares of Holdco 1, following the effective time as the “Holdco 1 shareholders agreement” and to the shareholders agreement between us, Holdco 1, TAM and TEP Chile, which sets forth our agreement concerning the governance, management and operation of TAM and its subsidiaries following the effective time as the “TAM shareholders agreement.”

Composition of the Holdco 1 and TAM Boards

The Holdco 1 shareholders agreement and TAM shareholders agreement generally provide for identical boards of directors and the same chief executive officer at Holdco 1 and TAM, with us appointing two directors and TEP Chile appointing four directors (including the chairman of the board of directors). For the first two years after the effective time, the chairman of the Holdco 1 and TAM boards of directors will be Maria Cláudia Oliveira Amaro.

The control group shareholders agreement provides that the persons elected by or on behalf of the LAN controlling shareholders or the TAM Controlling Shareholder to our board of directors must also serve on the boards of directors of both Holdco 1 and TAM.

Management of Holdco 1 and TAM

The day-to-day business and affairs of Holdco 1 will be managed by the TAM Group CEO under the oversight of the board of directors of Holdco 1. The day-to-day business and affairs of TAM will be managed by the TAM Diretoria under the oversight of the board of directors of TAM. The “ TAM Diretoria ” will be comprised of the TAM Group CEO, the TAM CFO, the TAM COO and the TAM CCO. Marco Bologna, currently the CEO of TAM, will be the initial CEO of Holdco 1 and TAM, or the “TAM Group CEO” and any successor CEO will be selected by us from three candidates proposed by TEP Chile. The TAM Group CEO will have general supervision, direction and control of the business and operations of the TAM Group (other than the international passenger business of the LATAM Group) and will carry out all orders and resolutions of the board of directors of TAM. The initial chief financial officer of TAM, or the “TAM CFO,” will be jointly selected by us and TEP Chile and any successor CFO will be selected by TEP Chile from three candidates proposed by us. The chief operating officer of TAM, or the “TAM COO,” and chief commercial officer of TAM, or the “TAM CCO,” will be jointly selected and recommended to the TAM board of directors by the TAM Group CEO and TAM CFO and approved by the TAM board of directors. These shareholders agreements also regulate the composition of the boards of directors of subsidiaries of TAM.

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TAM will continue to be headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil following the effective time.

Supermajority Actions

Certain actions by Holdco 1 or TAM require supermajority approval by the board of directors or the shareholders of Holdco 1 or TAM which effectively require the approval of both us and TEP Chile before the specified actions can be taken. Actions that require supermajority approval of the Holdco 1 board of directors or the TAM board of directors include, as applicable:

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to approve the annual budget and business plan and the multi-year business (which we refer to collectively as the “approved plans”), as well as any amendments to these plans;

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to take or agree to take any action which causes, or will reasonably cause, individually, or in the aggregate, any capital, operating or other expense of any TAM Company and its subsidiaries to be greater than (i) the lesser of 1% of revenue or 10% of profit under the approved plans, with respect to actions affecting the profit and loss statement, or (ii) the lesser of 2% of assets or 10% of cash and cash equivalents (as defined by IFRS) as set forth in the approved plan then in effect , with respect to actions affecting the cash flow statement;

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to create, dispose of or admit new shareholders to any subsidiary of the relevant company, except to the extent expressly contemplated in the approved plans;

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to approve the acquisition, disposal, modification or encumbrance by any TAM company of any asset greater than $15 million or of any equity securities or securities convertible into equity securities of any TAM Company or other company, except to the extent expressly contemplated in the approved plans;

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to approve any investment in assets not related to the corporate purpose of the relevant company, except to the extent expressly contemplated in the approved plans;

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to enter into any agreement in an amount greater than $15 million, except to the extent expressly contemplated in the approved plans;

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to enter into any agreement related to profit sharing, joint ventures, business collaborations, alliance memberships, code sharing arrangements, except as approved by the business plans and budget then in effect, except to the extent expressly contemplated in the approved plans;

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to terminate, modify or waive any rights or claims of a relevant company or its subsidiaries under any arrangement in any amount greater than $15 million, except to the extent expressly contemplated in the approved plans;

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to commence, participate in, compromise or settle any material action with respect to any litigation or proceeding in an amount greater than $15 million, relating to the relevant company, except to the extent expressly permitted in the approved plans;

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to approve the execution, amendment, termination or ratification of agreements with related parties, except to the extent expressly contemplated in the approved plans;

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to approve any financial statements, amendments, or to any accounting, dividend or tax policy of the relevant company;

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to approve the grant of any security interest or guarantee to secure obligations of third parties;

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to appoint executives other than the Holdco 1 CEO or the TAM Diretoria or to re-elect the then current TAM CEO or TAM CFO; and

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to approve any vote to be cast by the relevant company or its subsidiaries in its capacity as a shareholder.

Actions requiring supermajority shareholder approval include:

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to approve any amendments to the by-laws of any relevant company or its subsidiaries in respect to the following matters: (i) corporate purpose, (ii) corporate capital; (iii) the rights inherent to each class of shares and its shareholders; (iv) the attributions of shareholder regular meetings or limitations to attributions of the board of directors; (v) changes in the number of directors or officers; (vi) the term; (vii) the change in the corporate headquarters of a relevant company; (viii) the composition, attributions and liabilities of management of any relevant company; and (ix) dividends and other distributions;

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to approve the dissolution, liquidation, winding up of a relevant company;

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to approve the transformation, merger, spin-up or any kind of corporate re-organization of a relevant company;

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to pay or distribute dividends or any other kind of distribution to the shareholders;

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to approve the issuance, redemption or amortization of any debt securities, equity securities or convertible securities;

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to approve a plan or the disposal by sale, encumbrance or otherwise of 50% or more of the assets, as determined by the balance sheet of the previous year, of Holdco 1;

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to approve the disposal by sale, encumbrance of otherwise of 50% or more of the assets of a subsidiary of Holdco 1 representing at least 20% of Holdco 1 or to approve the sale, encumbrance or disposition of equity securities such that Holdco 1 loses control;

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to approve the grant of any security interest or guarantee to secure obligations in excess of 50% of the assets of the relevant company; and

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to approve the execution, amendment, termination or ratification of acts or agreement with related parties but only if applicable law requires approval of such matters.

Voting Agreements, Transfers and Other Arrangements

Voting Agreements

The LAN controlling shareholders and TEP Chile have agreed in the control group shareholders agreement to vote their respective LAN common shares as follows after the effective time:

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until such time as TEP Chile sells any of its LAN common shares, the LAN controlling shareholders will vote their LAN common shares to elect to the LATAM board of directors any individual designated by TEP Chile unless TEP Chile beneficially owns enough LAN common shares to directly elect two directors to the LATAM board of directors;

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the parties agree to vote their LAN common shares to assist the other parties in removing and replacing the directors such other parties elected to the LATAM board of directors;

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the parties agree to consult with one another and use their good faith efforts to reach an agreement and act jointly on all actions (other than actions requiring supermajority approval under Chilean law) to be taken by the LATAM board of directors or the LAN shareholders;

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the parties agree to maintain the size of the LATAM board of directors at a total of nine directors and to maintain the quorum required for action by the LATAM board of directors at a majority of the total number of directors of the LATAM; and

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if, after good faith efforts to reach an agreement with respect to any action that requires supermajority approval under Chilean law and a mediation period, the parties do not reach such an agreement then TEP Chile has agreed to vote its shares on such supermajority matter as directed by the LAN controlling shareholders, which we refer to as a “directed vote.”

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The parties to the Holdco 1 shareholders agreement and TAM shareholders agreement have agreed to vote their voting shares of Holdco 1 and shares of TAM so as to give effect to the agreements with respect to representation on the TAM board of directors discussed above.

Transfer Restrictions

Pursuant to the control group shareholders agreement, the LAN controlling shareholders and TEP Chile are subject to certain restrictions on sales, transfers and pledges of the LAN common shares and (in the case of TEP Chile only) the voting shares of Holdco 1 beneficially owned by them. Except for a limited amount of LAN common shares, neither the LAN controlling shareholders nor TEP Chile may sell any of its LAN common shares, and TEP Chile may not sell its voting shares of Holdco 1, until the third anniversary of the effective time. Thereafter, sales of LAN common shares by either party are permitted, subject to (i) certain limitations on the volume and frequency of sales and (ii) in the case of TEP Chile only, certain minimum ownership requirements. After the tenth anniversary of the effective time, TEP Chile may sell all of its LAN common shares and voting shares of Holdco 1 as a block, subject to (x) approval of the transferee by the LATAM board of directors, (y) the condition that the sale not have an adverse effect and (z) a right of first offer in favor of the LAN controlling shareholders, which we refer to collectively as “block sale provisions.” An “adverse effect” is defined in the control group shareholders agreement to mean a material adverse effect on our and Holdco 1’s ownership of TAM and its subsidiaries or the ability of TAM and its subsidiaries to operate their airline businesses worldwide. The LAN controlling shareholders have agreed to transfer any voting shares of Holdco 1 acquired pursuant to such right of first offer to us for the same consideration paid for such shares.

The block sale provisions will also apply to any transfer by TEP Chile of LAN common shares or voting shares of Holdco 1 beneficially owned by it after the third anniversary of the effective time if a release event (as described below) occurs or if TEP Chile is required to make two or more directed votes during any twenty-four month period at two meetings (consecutive or not) of the shareholders of LAN held at least twelve months apart and we have has not yet fully exercised our conversion option described below. A “release event” will occur if (i) a capital increase of LATAM occurs, (ii) TEP Chile does not fully exercise the preemptive rights granted to it under applicable law in Chile with respect to such capital increase in respect of all of its restricted LAN common shares, and (iii) after such capital increase is completed, the individual designated by TEP Chile for election to the LATAM board of directors with the assistance of the LAN controlling shareholders is not elected to the LATAM board of directors.

In addition, after the tenth anniversary of the effective time and after the occurrence of the full ownership trigger date (as described below under the “—Conversion Option” section), TEP Chile may sell all or any portion of its LAN common shares, subject to (x) a right of first offer in favor of the LAN controlling shareholders and (y) the restrictions on sales of LAN common shares more than once in a 12-month period.

The control group shareholders agreement provides certain exceptions to these restrictions on transfer for certain pledges of LAN common shares made by the parties and for transfers to affiliates, in each case under certain limited circumstances.

In addition, TEP Chile agreed in the Holdco 1 shareholders agreement not to vote its voting shares of Holdco 1, or to take any other action, in support of any transfer by Holdco 1 of any equity securities or convertible securities issued by it or by any of TAM or its subsidiaries without our prior written consent.

Call Option

We agreed in the Holdco 1 shareholders agreement not to sell or transfer any shares of TAM stock to any person (other than our affiliates) at any time when TEP Chile owns any voting shares of Holdco 1. However, we will have the right to effect such a sale or transfer if, at the same time as such sale or transfer, we (or our assignee) acquires all the voting shares of Holdco 1 beneficially owned by TEP Chile for an amount equal to TEP Chile’s then current tax basis in such shares and any costs TEP Chile is required to incur to effect such sale or transfer. TEP Chile has irrevocably granted us the assignable right to purchase all of the voting shares of Holdco 1 beneficially owned by TEP Chile in connection with any such sale.

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Conversion Option

Pursuant to the control group shareholders agreement and the Holdco 1 shareholders agreement, we have the unilateral right to convert our shares of non-voting stock of Holdco 1 into shares of voting stock of Holdco 1 to the maximum extent allowed under law and to increase our representation on the TAM and Holdco 1 boards of directors if and when permitted in accordance with foreign ownership control laws in Brazil and other applicable laws if the conversion would not have an adverse effect (as defined above under the “—Transfer Restrictions” section).

On or after the tenth anniversary of the effective time and after we have fully converted all of our shares of non-voting stock of Holdco 1 into shares of voting stock of Holdco 1 as permitted by Brazilian law and other applicable laws, we will have the right to purchase all of the voting shares of Holdco 1 held by the controlling shareholders of TAM for an amount equal to their then current tax basis in such shares and any costs incurred by them to effect such sale, which amount we refer to as the “sale consideration.” If we do not timely exercise our right to purchase these shares or if, after the tenth anniversary of the effective time, we have the right under applicable law in Brazil and other applicable law to fully convert all the shares of non-voting stock of Holdco 1 beneficially owned by us into shares of voting stock of Holdco 1 and such conversion would not have an adverse effect but we have not fully exercised such right within a specified period, then the controlling shareholders of TAM will have the right to put their shares of voting stock of Holdco 1 to us for an amount equal to the sale consideration.

Acquisitions of TAM Stock

The parties have agreed that all acquisitions of TAM common shares by any member of the LATAM Group from and after the effective time will be made by Holdco 1.

ITEM 4A.

UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM 5.

OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS

You should read the following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations together with our audited consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes beginning on page F-14 of this annual report.

The summary consolidated annual financial information as of December 31, 2009 and 2010 and for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, has been prepared in accordance with IFRS and has been derived from our audited consolidated annual financial statements included in this annual report. The summary consolidated annual financial information as of December 31, 2008 and for the year ended December 31, 2008 presented in this annual report were previously presented in accordance with Chilean GAAP, and have been restated under IFRS only for comparative purposes.

Overview

The principal and most distinctive aspect of our business model is the way in which we integrate our passenger and cargo activities. Our sophisticated service-oriented approach to combining passenger and cargo traffic enables us to better utilize our aircraft, reduce our break-even load factors on passenger flights, and diversify our revenue streams. Furthermore, the geographically diversified nature of the passenger and cargo networks of LAN and its subsidiaries provide additional diversification in our operations and reduce exposure to any single market. These benefits have helped us maintain strong profitability and expand our operations consistently in recent years, despite volatile macroeconomic conditions and various external shocks that have affected the airline industry over the years.

Approximately 97% of our revenues are generated by our air transport activities. We generate the balance of our operating revenues from customs and storage brokerage operations, aircraft leases, courier services, on-board sales, tour operator services, third-party maintenance, ground handling and interest income.

Our operating environment in 2010 was marked by strong recovery and growth in both the cargo and passenger businesses compared with 2009. The Company demonstrated its ability to seize opportunities in the recovery of global economy despite the challenging outlook we faced in 2009, and withstand the impact of the earthquake that affected Chile in February 2010.

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During 2010, growth in passenger demand was driven by growth in both domestic and international markets. During this period, cargo demand showed a strong recovery and growth as a result of the global economic recovery, which affected global trade. While competition on both passenger and cargo routes has grown gradually since 2005, changes in competitive conditions in specific markets generated opportunities for us to expand. Certain factors outside of our control, such as fuel prices that have risen consistently since 2002, and reached historically record-high levels in mid-2008, have also generated significant cost pressures. During 2010, fuel prices again increased as compared to 2009.

Our results for the period between 2009 and 2010 reflect our efforts in recent years to expand and diversify our revenue base while maintaining an efficient cost base. We have aimed to effectively respond to the opportunities and challenges presented by the expansion and diversification of our revenue base. This process included expanding our domestic passenger operations in Chile and Peru, continuing to develop the domestic operations of LAN Argentina, launching domestic operations of LAN Ecuador in April 2009, and starting passenger operations in Colombia through the purchase of Aires in November 2010. As a result, we have significantly increased our passenger capacity and redeployed our assets in response to specific opportunities. In the cargo business, we have adjusted our routes and our capacity mix to adapt to changing cargo flows and we have expanded cargo operations within the region and on long haul routes to take advantage of existing opportunities. We have also launched initiatives to enhance customer preference and increase efficiency. These initiatives have enabled us to maintain a solid market position and to develop new mechanisms to sustain high levels of profitability despite facing unprecedented high fuel prices during 2008 and the negative effect of the global economic crisis during 2009. As a result, net income amounted to US$336.5 million in 2008, US$231.1 million in 2009 and US$419.7 million in 2010.

Passenger Business

In general, our passenger revenues are driven by international and country-specific political and economic conditions, competitive activity, the attractiveness of the destinations that we serve, and the capacity we allocate among our different routes.

Passenger demand has grown in the last years, driven by positive economic conditions in Latin America. Economic growth and improved customer confidence have led to an expansion in both business and leisure traffic to and from Latin America. Increased interest in travel into South America from Europe and the United States has been another factor positively impacting overall passenger traffic. As a consequence, passenger volumes in markets such as Chile, Peru, Argentina and Ecuador grew significantly between 2009 and 2010. LAN’s traffic growth during 2010, which reached 11.1%, was also based on a capacity expansion plan driven by the delivery of nine new passenger aircraft during the year.

Competitive activity on both our domestic and international passenger routes has also varied over the last several years. On our international routes, competition gradually increased as both incumbent and new competitors expanded their operations. Nevertheless, we have maintained our market share in most of our international markets since 2005 and have gradually increased our presence in the domestic markets of Chile and Peru, as well as in the Argentine domestic and international routes. We also initiated domestic operations in Ecuador in April 2009 and in Colombia, through the acquisition of Aires, in November 2010. During 2010 the combined yield for the international and domestic passenger businesses increased 6.8%, reflecting the recovery and growth in demand experienced in 2010. During 2009 yields experienced a 16.2% decrease compared with 2008, as a result of the economic crisis that affected passenger demand for airflights in 2009 and a high comparison base in 2008 as fuel surcharge incorporated in the yields represented the increase in fuel prices during that year.

Overall, market conditions on the passenger business provided us with opportunities to advance on our strategic development plans and expand our operations. We addressed these by taking advantage of our integrated business model, efficient operations, continued customer focus, and flexible capacity management. Customer focus has provided a key tool to address competitive challenges as well as to successfully enter new markets.

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We also took advantage of our flexibility to adapt capacity quickly in response to demand shocks or market opportunities. We actively manage our capacity by transferring capacity between routes or adding new aircraft when necessary. This enabled us to rapidly respond by adding capacity in the Peruvian domestic market during 2004 and supporting the launch of LAN Argentina’s domestic operations in 2005, as well as launching the latter’s international operations in October 2006, and launching domestic operations in Ecuador in April 2009.

These opportunistic actions fit in with our long-term development strategy, which is aimed at consolidating LAN as the preferred carrier in the Southern Cone. This plan incorporates development of domestic, regional and intercontinental routes in the markets we serve. Continuous monitoring of demand trends and competitive activity has allowed us to identify opportunities and, as a consequence, additional capacity has also been allocated to operations to the South Pacific, Europe and the United States, as well to specific regional routes. We also shifted capacity among our routes in order to better match seasonal patterns in flights to the United States and to other destinations. Further refinements to our itineraries were also implemented in order to improve connectivity between our operations and those of our partners.

We have also enhanced our regional network by selectively adding new destinations and launching new routes. Since 2004, we have been developing an intra-regional hub in Lima. We have launched several routes that enable us to effectively use Lima as a connecting point for passengers traveling between Mexico City, Bogotá, Caracas, Guayaquil, Quito, Buenos Aires, La Paz, Santa Cruz, Sao Paulo and Santiago de Chile. In 2007, we began direct service between Lima and Madrid; in 2008, we began service to Medellín, Colombia (with one stop in Quito); and in 2009, we began direct service to Cartagena de Indias, Colombia as well as service from Lima to Cali via Quito and from Lima to Punta Cana, Cancun and Cordoba. During the first half of 2010 the Company implemented various new passenger destinations. Lan Peru launched a new regional route in August 2010 between Lima and Brasilia. Regarding long-haul operations, in July 2010, LAN Peru launched four weekly frequencies between Lima and San Francisco, with connections from Sao Paulo, Santiago and Buenos Aires. We plan to continue growing our operation in Lima by increasing the number of flight frequencies we operate on these routes and also by adding new destinations.

Among others, on May 10, 2010, LAN Argentina launched three daily flights between Santiago and Aeroparque and in June 2010 it launched services between Aeroparque and Sao Paulo. In 2010, Lan Argentina also initiated flights between Rosario and Lima.

Our domestic operations have also grown between 2009 and 2010.

In both the Chilean and Peruvian domestic markets, total domestic traffic increased during 2010, driven mainly by the positive macroeconomic scenarios in both markets and by attractive fare structures in line with the model for short-haul operations that we implemented in 2007.

Between 2005 and 2010, LAN Argentina increased the number of Argentine domestic destinations from six to fourteen and, based on internal estimates, our market share was approximately 30% as of December 2010.

By the end of 2008, Ecuador’s aeronautical authority, CNAC, granted LAN Ecuador permission to operate domestic flights within the country. These operations started in April 2009 with flights between the cities of Quito and Guayaquil. As of December 2010, LAN Ecuador was operating sixty-three flights a week between Guayaquil and Quito, one of the most heavily traveled routes in Latin America, as well as fourteen flights a week from Quito to Cuenca and seven flights a week from Guayaquil to Cuenca. In September 2010, LAN Ecuador launched regular service to the Galapagos Islands, offering a daily flight from both Quito and Guayaquil. LAN Ecuador had 16.7% market share in the domestic market of Ecuador as of December 2010.

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Cargo Business

Our cargo business depends on exports from and imports to South America and is, therefore, affected by economic conditions, foreign exchange rates, changes in international trade, the health of particular industries, competition and fuel prices (which we usually pass on to our customers through a cargo fuel surcharge). The relative size of inbound and outbound flows to a particular market or route is a key element in cargo operations as the unidirectional nature of freight flows requires airlines to create routes that combine origin-destination pairs that feature complementary freight flows. Changes in macroeconomic conditions may lead to major fluctuations in cargo flows to and from Latin America, therefore requiring continuous route and capacity adjustments.

The flexibility that this business model allows based on adaptation to changes in market trends was key for LAN’s operations in 2009 when the business was affected by the contraction of import and export markets in response to the global economic crisis. In addition, LAN Cargo saw a sharp drop in salmon exports from Chile as a result of an outbreak of the ISA virus. During 2009 LAN received two Boeing 777 freighters at a time where there was a decrease in demand in cargo operations. These aircraft were utilized to increase capacity, mainly on routes between South America and Europe. Not only did the incorporation of these cargo planes increase capacity, but they also helped the company expand its coverage beyond the region and strengthen its cargo services to Europe; LAN currently operates routes between Frankfurt and Brazil, Argentina and Chile, Ecuador and Colombia and Amsterdam and Frankfurt. In line with this strategy, the Company plans to initiate a fifth weekly freighter frequency to Europe.

During 2009 the Company achieved an important step in regional expansion. Colombia is Latin America’s largest market for exports by air transport to the United States, exporting an estimated 200,000 tons annually. In March 2009, LAN Cargo launched LANCO, after successfully obtaining the necessary operational and technical certification. It launched its services with two latest-generation Boeing 767-300Fs, with a capacity for 54 tons of freight, connecting the cities of Bogotá and Medellin with Miami.

In addition, in March 2009, the Company’s cargo subsidiary in Brazil, ABSA, began operations in the country’s domestic market, with one flight daily - from Monday to Friday - between the cities of Sao Paulo and Manaus. On this route, ABSA operates an advanced-technology Boeing 767-300F with a capacity of 54 tons. This route accounts for a large part of Brazil’s airfreight traffic. Manaus is the country’s fourth largest city in terms of GDP, with a large number of companies, principally in the electronics sector, in its industrial pole. The special tax incentives offered by the Amazon capital of Manaos as part of efforts to promote the area’s development, make it an attractive alternative for exporter and importer clients. During 2010, the Company opened a route between Sao Paulo and Fortaleza and Sao Paulo and Recife.

As the economy started to recover at the end of 2009, and continuing through 2010, LAN was able to take advantage of the new capacity and growth opportunities in various markets; as a result, the cargo business played an important role in driving LAN’s revenue growth in 2010.

Cargo traffic increased 23.5% between 2009 and 2010, from US$2,623.3 million in cargo revenue ton kilometers in 2009 to 3,238.3 million cargo revenue ton kilometers in 2010. This improvement was in line with the 20.6% growth experienced by this segment of the international air cargo industry. The Company increased its capacity by approximately 20.5%, resulting in a 1.7-point improvement in its load factor to 70.1%. The increase in capacity was mainly driven by LAN’s incorporation of two types of aircraft. LAN added two new Boeing 777-200 freighters in 2009, which is the most modern and efficient cargo aircraft of its type in the world, with a capacity for 104 tons of freight and a range of 9,045 kilometers when carrying its maximum weight. LAN also leased two Boeing 767-300 freighters at the end of 2010 in order to expand routes between Latin America and the United States, as well as by higher utilization of the freighter fleet. These efforts allow LAN to enhance its competitiveness in the region by positioning it as the first airline in the region - and only the second internationally - to use these latest-generation cargo planes. LAN Cargo transported 779 thousand tons of freight in 2010, an increase of 20.1% as compared to 2009.

In 2010, LAN’s cargo revenues rose in 43.0% to US$1.281 million, representing 28.3% of the Company’s total annual revenues. The growth in revenues also reflects the 15.8% increase in cargo yields that year.

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Cost Structure

LAN’s costs are generally driven by the size of our operations, fuel prices, fleet costs and exchange rates.

As an airline, we are subject to fluctuations in costs that are outside our control, particularly fuel prices and exchange rates. However, we manage part of our exposure to changes in fuel prices through a fuel-hedging policy and the use of pass-through mechanisms on both the passenger and cargo businesses. For more information see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk—Risk of Fluctuations in Jet Fuel Prices” under Item 11. Personnel expenses are another significant component of our overall costs. Because a significant portion of our labor costs is denominated in pesos, appreciation of the peso against the dollar as well as increases in local inflation rates can result in increased costs in dollar terms and can negatively affect our results. However, this cost pressure is mitigated by the partial natural hedge between the currencies of denomination of our total operating revenues and expenses.

Commission to travel and cargo agents also compose a significant cost to us. We compete with other airlines over the amount of commission we pay per sale, particularly in connection with special programs and marketing efforts, and to maintain competitive incentives with travel agents. In February 2007 we reduced commission paid to agents in Chile for economy class ticket sales from 6% to 1%. Between 2007 and 2008, commissions were also reduced to 1% in Ecuador, Argentina and Peru.

Fleet related expenses, namely aircraft rentals and depreciation are another significant cost. These costs are mainly fixed and can be reduced on a per unit basis by achieving higher daily aircraft utilization rates.

During 2010, LAN’s operating costs increased. For example, fuel prices increased from record-low levels in 2009 which led to US$202.3 million in increased fuel expenses and contributed to a 5.7% increase in cost per ATK (a key industry metric). Excluding fuel costs, the increase in cost per ATK over this period was 5.9%. In addition, the Company recognized a US$1.0 million fuel hedge gain compared to a US$128.7 million fuel hedge loss in 2009.

Apart from higher expenditure on fuel, the Company paid higher wages and salaries due to a higher average headcount that is in-line with the Company’s operational expansion, and the impact of the appreciation of Latin American currencies in 2010.

We have launched various efficiency-related initiatives aimed at reducing fuel consumption and increasingly incorporating efficient aircraft into the fleet.

Higher aircraft utilization has been an important source of improved efficiency. Our long-haul passenger and cargo aircraft are used, on average, over 14.3 hours per day. Our utilization strategy in 2010 was designed in concert with the addition of new routes to our network, which enabled us to leverage our human and physical assets for increased efficiency. This was especially the case in our domestic operations in Chile and Peru, where we increased aircraft utilization as a result of the itineraries of our new short-haul business model. We have increased our use of our narrow body fleet of Airbus A320-Family Aircraft to approximately 10.8 block hours per day per aircraft.

In domestic operations we have also worked consistently to improve our cost structure. This process has included initiatives such as the modification of short-haul service standards, which were implemented in late 2005 and modified further in 2007 as a result of the new business model on domestic routes, enabling us to reduce passenger service expenses. The key elements of this new business model have been a reduction in sales and distribution costs through higher Internet penetration and reduced agency commission, a faster turnaround time, and increased self check-in service through web check-in and kiosks at airports.

In addition, during 2009 we implemented LEAN, a system for improving our processes by eliminating activities that do not add value to processes (thus increasing the value of each activity and suppressing those that are superfluous), thereby allowing us to reduce costs, and increase customer satisfaction. In addition, during 2010 we continued to install winglets on our Boeing 767 aircraft fleet, achieving fuel efficiencies of approximately 5% per aircraft. To mitigate the environmental impact of our operations we strive to operate in a sustainable manner by reducing our fuel consumption and related emissions.

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Outlook

Our long-term strategy is aimed at consolidating LAN’s position as the main passenger and cargo airline in South America. We will continue to expand our network by further developing our existing routes, adding new destinations, developing new alliances, and entering new markets. We expect our brand recognition and a continuous effort to improve service standards to drive increased customer preference, ultimately leading to strong market shares in the markets we serve. Our product and service design is aimed at providing passengers and cargo customers with differentiated offerings that provide valuable solutions to the needs of each of our customer types. We also aim to have products and services that evolve together with changes in technology, market conditions and competitive actions. We plan to maintain a highly competitive cost structure by leveraging our cost-conscious culture, incorporating new technologies and practices, and by identifying and implementing adequate cost-reduction and efficiency-related initiatives. We believe that a focus on flexibility will enable us to adequately react to changing market conditions. Finally, a healthy financial structure will allow us to effectively fund our growth, enhance our strategic development and reinforce our customer appeal.

Our results will be mainly determined by the expansion of our current network, the evolution of our market share in our main markets, our level of success in entering new markets, the continued implementation of new efficiency-related programs, the continued implementation of our business model for short-haul operations, and fuel price levels.

We plan to increase frequencies on long-haul flights out of Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Argentina, and eventually add new destinations in the United States and Europe. We plan to reinforce our regional network through the addition of new frequencies on our current routes and the addition of new destinations. We will also seek to enter into new alliances in both the passenger and cargo business, especially to build up our presence in new markets.

Competitive activity in key markets has increased gradually in recent years, and we expect it to continue doing so in the future. Nevertheless, we expect to maintain solid market shares based on offering attractive value propositions that combine broad international and domestic networks, a strong customer focus and a competitive cost base.

We are also working on increasing efficiency by streamlining our support processes, reducing commercial costs, and by continuing with the implementation of our new business model on short-haul operations. Further enhancements should arise from economies of scale, especially as solid growth in the passenger business accompanied by controlled fixed costs will serve to dilute our fixed costs base. In both the passenger and the cargo business, efficiencies are also expected to come from the replacement of older aircraft with new and more fuel-efficient Boeing 787 and Boeing 777 models and from efficiency-related initiatives such as installing winglets on the B767 fleet as well as continuing to adjust aircraft configuration to market demand.

Our financial performance will also be highly dependent on jet fuel prices. These prices rose significantly until mid-2008, which led to a sharp rise in our fuel expenditures, but significantly declined in 2009. Presently, there is a trend towards increases in jet fuel prices because of the increased demand caused by the 2010 recovery in the global economy coupled with conflicts during February 2011 in Egypt and Libya that affect global fuel supply. Although we have implemented a number of strategies to mitigate the impact of the volatility of fuel prices, including financial hedging and the use of fuel surcharges, it is unlikely that we will be able to fully protect ourselves against the volatility of fuel costs.

Overall, we believe that these initiatives will enable us to successfully respond to growth opportunities, maintain a solid competitive position, and enhance our distinct cost performance.

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Operating Results

The following table sets forth certain income statement data for Lan Airlines.

	Year Ended December 31,

	2010			2009			2008			2010			2009			2008			10/09			09/08
	(in US$ millions, except per share and capital stock data)									As a percentage of total operating revenues									% change
Consolidated Results of Income by Function
Operating revenues
Passenger		3,109.8			2,623.6			2,820.8			70.8			74.6			68.1			18.5			(7.0	)
Cargo		1,280.7			895.6			1,319.4			29.2			25.4			31.9			43.0			(32.1	)
Total operating revenues		4,390.5			3,519.2			4,140.2			100.0			100.0			100.0			24.8			(15.0	)
Cost of sales		(3,012.7	)		(2,522.8	)		(2,893.9	)		(68.6	)		(71.7	)		(69.9	)		19.4			(12.8	)
Gross margin		1,377.8			996.4			1,246.3			31.4			28.3			30.1			38.3			(20.1	)
Other operating income		132.8			136.4			142.9			3.0			3.9			3.5			(2.6	)		(4.3	)
Distribution costs		(383.5	)		(327.0	)		(366.7	)		(8.7	)		(9.3	)		(8.9	)		17.3			6.7
Administrative expenses		(331.8	)		(269.6	)		(275.0	)		(7.6	)		(7.7	)		(6.6	)		23.1			(10.8	)
Other operating expenses		(172.4	)		(100.5	)		(127.9	)		(3.9	)		(2.9	)		(3.1	)		71.5			(7.5	)
Financial Income		14.9			18.2			18.5			(0.3	)		(0.5	)		(0.5	)		(18.1	)		(21.4	)
Financial costs (from non-financial activities)		(155.3	)		(153.1	)		(125.5	)		(3.5	)		(4.4	)		(3.3	)		1.4			22.0
Earning on investments (equity method)		0.1			0.3			0.7			0.0			0.0			0.0			(66.7	)		(54.7	)
Exchange rate differences		13.8			(11.2	)		23.4			0.3			(0.3	)		0.6			-			-
Result of indexation units		0.1			(0.6	)		1.2			0.0			0.0			0.0			-			-
Negative goodwill		-			-			-			0.0			0.0			0.0			-			-
Other net earnings (losses)		5.4			(11.7	)		(134.7	)		1.0			(0.3	)		(3.0	)		-			(91.3	)
Income before income taxes		502.0			277.5			403.4			11.4			7.9			9.7			80.9			(31.2	)
Income tax		(81.1	)		(44.5	)		(65.1	)		(1.8	)		(1.3	)		(1.6	)		82.2			(31.7	)
Net income for the period		420.9			233.0			338.3			9.6			6.6			8.2			81.6			(31.1	)
Income for the period attributable to the parent company’s equity holders		419.7			231.1			336.5			9.6			6.6			8.2			81.6			(31.3	)

Income for the period attributable to non-controlling interest		1.2			1.9			1.8			0.1			0.1			0.1			(36.8	)		4.0

Net income for the period		420.9			233.0			338.3			9.6			6.6			8.2			81.6			(31.1	)

Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share (US$)		1.2388			0.6822			0.9932															(31.1	)
Diluted earnings per share (US$)		1.2353			0.6822			0.9932															(31.1	)

Year ended December 31, 2010 compared to year ended December 31, 2009

Net Income

Net income for the period increased 80.6% from US$233.0 million in 2009 to US$420.9 million in 2010. Net income attributable to the parent company’s equity holders increased 81.6% from US$231.1 million in 2009 to US$419.7 million in 2010.

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The revenue increase during 2010 was driven by the recovery of the world economy and the strong capacity expansion in both the passenger and cargo businesses. In addition, the traffic increased strongly, driving yields and load factors higher.

Operating costs increased mainly due to higher fuel prices, higher wages and salaries driven by the appreciation of Latin America currencies, as well as higher costs related to ACMI leases in the cargo business.

Operating Revenues

Operating revenues in 2010 totaled US$4,390.5 million, a 24.7% increase as compared to total operating revenues of US$3,519.2 million in 2009. Our consolidated passenger revenues increase 18,5% to US$3,109.8 million in 2010 from US$2,623.6 million in 2009, due to a 6.8% increase in yields (from US¢8.8 to US¢9.4), and passenger load factors, which increased from 76.9% in 2009 to 78.3% in 2010 as the 11.2% increase in traffic outpaced the 9.2% capacity increase. Overall, revenues per ASK increased 8.5%. Traffic grew as a result of a 10.6% increase in domestic traffic (including domestic operations by LAN and its affiliates in Chile, Argentina, Peru and Ecuador), and an 11.3% increase in international traffic. International traffic accounted for approximately 70% of our total passenger traffic during 2010. Yields increased 6.8% as a result of a stronger demand environment driven by world economy recovery during the year.

Domestic passenger revenues in Chile, Peru, Argentina and Ecuador, which accounted for approximately 35% of our total passenger revenues in 2010 as compared to approximately 36% in 2009, increased 14.7% to US$1,072.4 million in 2010 from US$934.9 million in 2009. Domestic passenger traffic (as measured in RPKs) increased 10.5%, while domestic passenger capacity (as measured in ASKs) increased 6,6%, resulting in a increase in load factor from 74.9% in 2009 to 77.7% in 2010. Domestic passenger yield increased 3.7% from US¢10.4 in 2009 to US¢10.8 in 2010, mainly due to strong increases in traffic.

International passenger revenues, which accounted for approximately 65% of total passenger revenues in 2010 as compared to approximately 64% of passenger revenues in 2009, increased 20.7% to US$2,018.2 million in 2010 from US$1,672.0 million in 2009. International passenger traffic (as measured in RPKs) increased 11.3%, while passenger capacity (as measured in ASKs) increased 10.4% in 2010, resulting in an improvement in load factor from 77.8% in 2009 to 78.5% in 2010. Total international passenger yield (based on RPKs) increased 8.0% to US¢9.6 in 2010 from US¢8.7 in 2009, driven by strong world economy recovery.

Cargo revenues increased 32.1%, to US$1,280.7 million in 2010 from US$895.6 million in 2009, mainly driven by a 24.8% increase in yields (US¢41.6 in 2010 from US¢35.7 in 2009), and coupled with a 23.5% increase in traffic. In 2010, cargo traffic was driven by a strong recovery and growth in the global cargo markets, as well as better revenue management practices capacity increased 20.5% during 2010. As a consequence, load factors increased from 68.4% in 2009 to 70.1% in 2010. Revenues per ATK also increased 18.7% as compared to 2009.

Cost of Sales

Cost of sales in 2010 totaled US$3,012.7 million, representing a 19.4% increase as compared to cost of sales of US$2,522.8 million in 2009. As a percentage of total revenues, cost of sales decreased from 71.7% in 2009 to 68.6% in 2010, as a result of higher traffic and yields compared to 2009.

The increase in cost of sales was driven by higher aircraft fuel expenses, which totaled US$1,161.9 million in 2010, a 21.1% increase as compared to aircraft fuel expenses of US$959.6 million in 2009. Fuel expenses increased 21.1% mainly due to a 26.4% increase in unhedged jet fuel prices (9.4% in the hedged price), coupled with a 10.7% increase in consumption. However, the Company recognized a US$1.0 million fuel hedge gain, compared to a US$128.7 million fuel hedge loss in 2009.

In addition, the Company recorded higher ACMI leases in the cargo business due to the expansion in the cargo business. Depreciation expenses increased mainly due to the incorporation of one new Boeing 767-300 passenger aircraft in February 2010 and eight new Airbus A320 aircraft between July and December 2010. For further information on depreciation policies, please refer to “Critical Accounting Policies” below, and Note 2 to our audited consolidated financial statements.

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Aircraft maintenance expenses decreased by 0.3%, from US$121.0 million in 2009 to US$120.6 million in 2010, due to lower maintenance payments to third parties, which offset the effects of a larger fleet. Aircraft rental expenses increased mainly due to an increase in the average rental cost due to the delivery of two leased Boeing 777 freighters in April and May 2009, two leased Airbus A320s in September 2010 and two leased Boeing 767-300 freighters in November and December 2010. Wages and benefits expenses increased mainly because of a higher average headcount, which is in-line with the Company’s operational expansion, an appreciation of Latin American currencies, and an increase in variable bonus payments, which were in line with higher profits obtained in 2010.

Passenger service expenses totaled US$114.2 million in 2010 compared to US$92.8 million in 2009. This represented a 23.1% increase that was driven by a 12.3% increase in the number of passengers transported during the year, as well as higher compensation paid to passengers during this period.

As a result of the above, gross margin increased 38.2% from US$996.4 million in 2009 to US$1,377.8 million in 2010.

Other operating income decreased by 2.6% to US$132.8 million in 2010 from US$136.4 million in 2009, mainly because of a decrease in tour and travel services and lower revenues from aircraft leases, which were partially offset by higher revenues from storage and custom services to third parties. Interest income decreased by 18.1% to US$14.9 million in 2010 from US$18.2 million in 2009, mainly due to lower average interest rates.

Distribution costs increased 17.3% from US$327.0 million in 2009 to US$383.5 million in 2010. This increase was caused by higher overall commissions to agents (related to both passenger and cargo sales), which increased by 20.5% to US$173.4 million in 2010 from US$143.9 million in 2009, and by a 24.8% increase in traffic revenues (for both passenger and cargo revenues); this increase was partially offset by a 0.1 point reduction in the average commission paid. This reduction was mainly related to a decrease in the commission rate paid to agents in the passenger business.

Administrative expenses increased 23.1% from US$269.6 million in 2009 to US$331.8 million in 2010 due to the higher wages of administrative personnel and higher asset (non aircraft) depreciation, as a result of additions in 2009 and 2010.

Other operating expenses increased 71.5% from US$100.5 million in 2009 to US$172.4 million in 2010, as a result of higher sales costs, advertising and marketing expenses and costs related to tours and travel services.

Financial costs (from non-financial activities) increased by 1.4% to US$155.3 million in 2010 from US$153.1 million in 2009 due to higher debt related to fleet financing, but was partially offset by lower average interest rates.

Exchange rate differences increased from an expense of US$11.2 million in 2009 to a gain of US$13.8 million in 2010 as a result of a recognized US$5.4 million gain that mainly stemmed from foreign exchange variations during the period; part of the exchange gain was a result of remittances from LAN’s operations in Venezuela. See “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk—Risk of Variation in Foreign Currency Exchange Rates,” under Item 11, for a discussion of LAN’s hedging program for currency fluctuations.. During 2009 the devaluation of the Venezuelan currency impacted the Company’s operations in that country and the Company recognized a US$28.0 million charge related to it.

On December 31, 2010, the Company held US$ 36.0 million in assets located in Venezuela, of which over 74.0% constituted cash equivalents. On a consolidated basis, the Company’s assets related to its operations in Venezuela represented less than 0.5% of the total assets of the Company. For the year 2010, operating revenues of the Venezuelan regional office represented 1.7% of the Company’s consolidated revenues. The Company´s operations in Venezuela are carried out through an agency that, from an accounting perspective, is considered an extension of the Company. Therefore, the functional currency is the US dollar and hyperinflationary accounting is not required.

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Income tax expenses increased by 82.2%, amounting to US$81.1 million in 2010 as compared to US$44.5 million in 2009. This increase was primarily the result of an 80.9% increase in pre-tax income, coupled with a 0.1% increase in the average tax rate (currently 16.2%) in 2010. For more information, see “—Critical Accounting Policies—Deferred Income Taxes” below and Note 20 to our audited consolidated financial statements.

Year ended December 31, 2009 compared to year ended December 31, 2008

Net Income

Net income for the period decreased 31.1% from US$338.3 million in 2008 to US$233.0 million in 2009. Net income attributable to the parent company’s equity holders decreased 31.3% from US$336.5 million in 2008 to US$231.1 million in 2009.

The revenue decline during 2009 was partially offset by a strong capacity expansion and an improvement in demand in the passenger business, mainly driven by the domestic markets. The decline in cargo revenues reflected the impact of the global crisis in both import and export markets, as well as the salmon ISA Virus crisis in Chile. These negative impacts were partially offset by our entrance into new markets, and the expansion of our routes network. Operating costs declined mainly due to lower fuel prices, as well as due to expense-reduction initiatives. In addition, during 2008 the Company had recorded a provision of US$109.0 million in other net earnings in connection with a plea agreement entered into with the DOJ regarding an antitrust investigation related to our cargo business (see “Information on the Company—Business of the Company—Cargo Operations—Cargo-Related Investigations,” under Item 4).

Operating Revenues

Operating revenues in 2009 totaled US$3,519.2 million, a 15.0% decrease as compared to total operating revenues of US$4,140.2 million in 2008. Our consolidated passenger revenues declined 7.0% to US$2,623.6 million in 2009 from US$2,820.8 million in 2008, due to a 16.0% decrease in yields (from US¢10.5 to US¢8.8), which was partially offset by a 10.7% increase in passenger traffic. Load factors increased from 76.6% in 2008 to 76.9% in 2009 as the 10.7% increase in traffic outpaced the 10.2% capacity increase. Overall, revenues per ASK decreased 15.6%. Traffic grew as a result of a 20.6% increase in domestic traffic (including domestic operations by LAN and its affiliates in Chile, Argentina, Peru and Ecuador), and a 6.9% increase in international traffic. International traffic accounted for approximately 70% of our total passenger traffic during 2009. Yields decreased 16.0% as a result of lower fuel surcharges and lower fares due to price promotions implemented on certain routes as a result of weaker demand during 2009.

Domestic passenger revenues in Chile, Peru, Argentina and Ecuador, which accounted for approximately 36% of our total passenger revenues in 2009 as compared to approximately 32% in 2008, increased 2.6% to US$934.9 million in 2009 from US$911.5 million in 2008. Domestic passenger traffic (as measured in RPKs) increased 20.6%, while domestic passenger capacity (as measured in ASKs) increased 22.3%, resulting in a decrease in load factor from 76.0% in 2008 to 74.9% in 2009. Domestic passenger yield decreased 14.9% from US¢12.2 in 2008 to US¢10.4 in 2009, mainly due to lower fuel surcharges driven by lower fuel prices and lower fares due to price promotions.

International passenger revenues, which accounted for approximately 64% of total passenger revenues in 2009 as compared to approximately 67% of passenger revenues in 2008, decreased 11.1% to US$1,672.0 million in 2009 from US$1,880.9 million in 2008. International passenger traffic (as measured in RPKs) increased 6.9%, while passenger capacity (as measured in ASKs) increased 5.6% in 2009, resulting in an improvement in load factor from 76.9% in 2008 to 77.8% in 2009. Total international passenger yield (based on RPKs) decreased 16.9% to US¢8.0 in 2009 from US¢9.6 in 2008, driven by lower fuel surcharges and nominal fare decreases due to price promotions.

Cargo revenues fell by 32.1%, to US$895.6 million in 2009 from US$1,319.4 million in 2008, mainly driven by a 24.8% decrease in yields (US¢34.1 in 2009 from US¢45.4 in 2008), and coupled with a 9.7% decrease in traffic. In 2009, cargo traffic was impacted by the global economic crisis, a very weak seed export season, as well as by the decline in salmon exports from Chile as a result of the ISA virus. Capacity during 2009 decreased 6.0%. As a consequence, load factors decreased from 71.2% in 2008 to 68.4% in 2009. Revenues per ATK decreased 27.8% as compared to 2008.

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Cost of Sales

Cost of sales in 2009 totaled US$2,522.8 million, representing a 12.8% decrease as compared to cost of sales of US$2,893.9 million in 2008. As a percentage of total revenues, cost of sales increased from 69.9% in 2008 to 71.7% in 2009.

The decline in cost of sales was driven by lower aircraft fuel expenses, which totaled US$959.6 million in 2009, a 30.9% decrease as compared to aircraft fuel expenses of US$1,388.8 million in 2008. Fuel expenses declined due to a 42.6% decrease in average fuel prices, which was partially offset by the Company’s recognition of a US$128.7 million fuel hedge loss, as compared to a US$35.4 million fuel hedge gain in 2008.

In addition, the Company recorded lower ACMI leases in the cargo business. These lower costs were offset in part by higher fleet costs. Depreciation expenses increased mainly due to the incorporation of two new Boeing 767 aircraft and three Airbus A319 aircraft to LAN’s fleet during 2009. For further information on depreciation policies, please refer to “Critical Accounting Policies” below, and Note 2 to our audited consolidated financial statements.

Aircraft maintenance expenses increased by 14.3%, from US$105.9 million in 2008 to US$121.0 million in 2009, due to a larger fleet and the escalation in maintenance contracts. Aircraft rental expenses increased mainly due to an increase in the average rental cost due to the arrival of two Boeing 777 freighters in the second quarter of 2009. Wages and benefits expenses increased mainly driven by an increase in average headcount during 2009, which was partially offset by an average depreciation of local currencies versus the U.S. dollar.

Passenger service expenses totaled US$92.8 million in 2009 compared to US$85.3 million in 2008. This represented an 8.8% increase driven mainly by a 16.3% increase in the number of passengers transported during 2009. This was partially offset by a decrease in on-board service costs due to a renegotiation of agreements with third party suppliers and an increase in logistics’ efficiencies in the on board service process.

As a result of the above, gross margin declined 20.1% from US$1,246.3 million in 2008 to US$996.4 million in 2009.

Other operating income decreased by 4.3% to US$154.5 million in 2009 from US$161.4 million in 2008, mainly driven by a decrease in onboard sales, storage and custom services to third parties and lower revenues from aircraft leases, which was partially offset by higher revenues from tour and travel services. Interest income decreased by 1.6% to US$18.2 million in 2009 from US$18.5 million in 2008 as a higher cash balance during 2009 was largely offset by lower interest rates. Marketing costs increased by 6.7% from US$107.3 million in 2008 to US$114.5 million in 2009, mainly driven by higher selling and marketing expenses.

Distribution costs declined 10.8% from US$366.7 million in 2008 to US$327.0 million in 2009.This decline was driven by lower commissions to agents (related to both passenger and cargo sales), which decreased by 24.4% to US$143.9 million in 2009 from US$190.2 million in 2008, due to a 15.0% decrease in traffic revenues (passenger and cargo), coupled with a 0.5% reduction in average commissions. This reduction was mainly related to lower commissions in the passenger business as a result of a higher penetration of internet sales and to a higher percentage of passengers traveling in Economy Class.

Administrative expenses declined 7.5% from US$167.6 million in 2008 to US$155.1 million in 2009 due to lower general and administrative expenses, offset in part by higher wages related to administrative personnel and higher asset (non aircraft) depreciation.

Other operating expenses declined 21.4% from US$127.9 million in 2008 to US$100.5 million in 2009, as a result of lower sales costs, as well as lower costs related to on-board sales, employee travel expenses and lower general expenses.

Financial costs (from non-financial activities) increased by 22.0% to US$153.1 million in 2009 from US$125.5 million in 2008 due to increased average long-term debt related to fleet financing.

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Exchange rate differences decreased to an expense of US$11.2 million in 2009 from a gain of US$23.4 million in 2008. In addition, during 2009 the Company recognized a US$28.0 million charge related to the impact that the devaluation of the Venezuelan currency had on the Company’s operations in that country. As of December 31, 2009 the Company held US$ 28.0 million in assets located in Venezuela (net of already registered charges), of which over 94.0% constituted cash equivalents. On a consolidated basis, the Company’s assets related to its operations in Venezuela represented less than 0.5% of the total assets of the Company. For the year 2009, operating revenues of the Venezuelan regional office represented 2.4% of the Company’s consolidated revenues. Given the foregoing, the Company does not foresee that hyperinflationary accounting will have a material effect on the Company in the near future.

Other net earnings (losses) amounted to a loss of US$11.7 million in 2009 as compared to a loss of US$135.3 million in 2008. In 2008, the Company recorded a provision of US$109.0 million in other net earnings in connection with a plea agreement entered into with the DOJ regarding an antitrust investigation related to our cargo business (see “Information on the Company—Business of the Company—Cargo Operations—Cargo-Related Investigations,” under Item 4).

Income tax expense decreased by 31.7%, amounting to US$44.5 million in 2009 as compared to US$65.1 million in 2008. This was mainly the result of a 31.2% decrease in pre-tax income, coupled with a 0.1% decrease in the average tax rate (currently 16.1%) in 2009. For more information, see “—Critical Accounting Policies—Deferred Income Taxes” below and Note 20 to our audited consolidated financial statements.

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U.S. Dollar Presentation and Price-Level Adjustments

General

Foreign currency transactions

(a) Presentation and functional currencies

The items included in the financial statements of each of Lan Airlines and its consolidated subsidiaries are valued using the currency of the main economic environment in which the entity operates (the “functional currency”). The functional currency of Lan Airlines is the U.S. dollar, which is also the currency of presentation of the audited consolidated financial statements of Lan Airlines and its subsidiaries.

(b) Transactions and balances

Foreign currency transactions are translated to the functional currency using the exchange rates on the transaction dates. Foreign currency gains and losses resulting from the liquidation of these transactions and from the translation, at the closing exchange rates, of the monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency, are shown in the consolidated statement of income.

The results and financial position of all the LAN entities (none of which utilizes the currency of a hyper-inflationary economy) that have a functional currency other than the currency of presentation are translated to the currency of presentation as follows:

(i)

Assets and liabilities of each consolidated statement of financial position are translated at the closing exchange rate on the date of the consolidated statement of financial position;

(ii) The revenues and expenses of each results account are translated at monthly average rates; and

(iii) All the resultant exchange differences are shown as a separate component in net equity.

For consolidation purposes, exchange differences arising from the translation of a net investment in foreign entities (or in local entities with a functional currency different to that of the parent), and of loans and other foreign currency instruments designated as hedges for such investments, are recorded within net equity. When the investment is sold, these exchange differences are shown in the consolidated statement of income as part of the loss or gain on the sale.

Adjustments to the goodwill and fair value arising from the acquisition of a foreign entity are treated as assets and liabilities of the foreign entity and are translated at the period-end exchange rate.

Effects of Exchange Rate Fluctuations

Our functional currency is the U.S. dollar in terms of the pricing of our products, composition of our balance sheet and effects on our results of operations. Most of our revenues (85% in 2010) are in U.S. dollars or in prices pegged to the U.S. dollar and a substantial portion of our expenses (60% in 2010) is denominated in dollars or pegged to the U.S. dollar, particularly fuel costs, landing and over flight fees, aircraft rentals, insurance and aircraft components and supplies. Almost all of our liabilities are denominated in U.S. dollars (92% as of December 31, 2010), including bank loans, air traffic liabilities, and certain amounts payable to our suppliers. As of December 31, 2010, 90% of our assets were denominated in U.S. dollars, principally aircraft, cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and other fixed assets. Substantially all of our commitments, including operating leases and purchase commitments for aircraft, are denominated in U.S. dollars.

Although we generally maintain our international passenger fares and cargo prices in U.S. dollars or at prices pegged to the U.S. dollar, we are exposed to foreign exchange losses and gains due to exchange rate fluctuations. We recorded a net foreign exchange loss of US$11.2 million in 2009 and a net foreign exchange profit of US$13.8 million in 2010, which are set forth in our consolidated statement of income under “Exchange rates differences.” For more information, see Notes 2.3(a) and 31 to our audited consolidated financial statements. The profit incurred in 2010 was mainly related to the appreciation of the Latin American currencies against the U.S. dollar.

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IFRS/Non-IFRS Reconciliation

We use “Cost per ATK” and “Cost per ATK excluding fuel price variations” in analyzing operating costs on a per unit basis. “ATKs” (available ton kilometers) measure the number of tons of capacity available for the transportation of revenue load (passengers and/or cargo) multiplied by the kilometers flown. To obtain our unit costs, which are used by our management in the analysis of our results, we divide our “total costs” by our total ATKs. “Total costs” are calculated by starting with operating costs as defined under IFRS and making certain adjustments for interest costs and other revenues. The cost component is further adjusted to obtain “costs per ATKs excluding fuel price variations,” in order to remove the impact of changes in fuel prices for the year. “Cost per ATK” and “Cost per ATK excluding fuel price variations” do not have a standardized meaning, and as such may not be comparable to similarly titled measures provided by other companies. These metrics should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for operating costs or as indicators of performance or cash flows as a measure of liquidity.

The table below reconciles operating costs as defined by IFRS to costs used in the calculation of “Cost per ATK” and “Cost per ATK excluding fuel price variations.”

	2010		2009		2008
Cost per ATK
Operating cost (US$ thousands)		3,900,440		3,219,821		3,663,395
+ Interest expense (US$ thousands)		155,279		153,109		125,488
− Other operating income(US$ thousands)		132,826		154,534		161,422
ATK operating costs		3,922,893		3,218,396		3,627,461
Divided by system’s ATKs (thousands)		8,968,792		7,811,750		7,659,874
= Cost per ATK (US$ cents)		43.74		41.20		47.36

Cost per ATK excluding fuel price variations
ATK operating costs (thousands)		3,922,893		3,218,396		3,627,461
− Actual fuel expenses (US$ thousands)		1,161,927		959,608		1,388,826
+ (Gallons consumed) times (previous year’s fuel price)		1,062,179		1,410,767		1,019,420
ATK operating costs excluding fuel price variations		3,823,145		3,669,555		3,258,055
Divided by system’s ATKs (thousands)		8,968,792		7,811,750		7,659,874
= Cost per ATK excluding fuel price variations (US$ cents)		42.63		46.97		42.53

In addition, we use revenues per ASK or ATK, as applicable, in analyzing revenues on a per unit basis. To obtain our unit revenues, which are used by our management in the analysis of our results, we divide our passenger revenues by our total ASKs and our cargo revenues by our total ATKs. We use our revenues as defined under IFRS for purposes of the calculation of this metric. Revenues per ASK or ATK, as the case may be, do not have a standardized meaning, and as such may not be comparable to similarly titled measures provided by other companies. It is not an IFRS based measure of performance or liquidity. This metric should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for revenues or as indicators of performance or cash flows as a measure of liquidity.

The table below shows the calculation of our revenues per ASK or ATK, as applicable, in each of the periods indicated:

	2010		2009		2008

Passenger Revenues (US$ million)		3,109.79		2,623.61		2,820.83
ASK (million)		42,355.20		38,776.20		35,176.10
Passenger Revenues/ASK (US$ cents)		7.3		6.8		8.0
Cargo Revenues (US$ million)		1,280.71		895.55		1,319.42
ATK (million)		4,628.73		3,848.89		4,071.89
Cargo Revenues/ATK (US$ cents)		27.7		23.3		32.4

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Seasonality

Our operating revenues are substantially dependent on overall passenger and cargo traffic volume, which is subject to seasonal and other changes in traffic patterns. Our passenger revenues are generally higher in the first and fourth quarters of each year, during the southern hemisphere’s (Chile and Argentina) spring and summer, than in the second and third quarters. Since Peru and Ecuador have different seasonal patterns, the expansion into those markets has led to stronger passenger revenues in the second and third quarters, therefore moderating the overall seasonality of our passenger business. Our cargo revenues generally are higher in the fourth quarter, which correspond to the harvest season in the southern hemisphere.

Critical Accounting Policies

A summary of our significant accounting policies is included in Note 2 to our audited consolidated financial statements. We believe that the consistent application of these policies enables us and our subsidiaries to provide readers of the financial statements with more useful and reliable information about our operating results and financial condition. The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions. The following are the accounting policies that we believe are the most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and require our most difficult, subjective or complex judgments.

Accounting estimates judgments

The Company has used estimates to value and book some of the assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and commitments; these basically refer to:

The evaluation of possible impairment loss for certain assets.

The useful life and residual value of fixed assets and intangible assets.

The criteria employed in the valuation of certain assets.

Air tickets sold that are not actually used.

The calculation of deferred income at the period-end corresponding to the valuation of kilometers credited to holders of the LANPASS loyalty card which have not yet been used.

The need for provisioning and where required the determination of their values.

The recoverability of deferred tax assets.

These estimates are made on the basis of the best information available on the matters analyzed. In any case, it is possible that events will require them to be modified in the future, in which case the effects would be accounted for prospectively.

Revenue Recognition

Revenues include the fair value of the proceeds received or to be received on sales of goods and rendering services in the ordinary course of the Company’s business. Revenues are shown net of refunds, rebates and discounts.

(a) Rendering of services

a.1 Passenger and cargo transport

We recognize passenger and cargo revenues either when the transportation service is provided or when we determine that the tickets will not be used or refunded, which, in the case of passenger revenues, reduces the air traffic liability. We estimate revenue breakage based on historical breakage experience that takes into account the aging of tickets that will not be used or refunded. Commissions payable related to such unearned earnings are shown net of the air traffic liability. Other revenues, including aircraft leases, courier, logistic and ground services, duty free sales, and storage and customs brokering, are recognized when services are provided.

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The amount of passenger ticket sales not yet recognized as revenue is reflected as an air traffic liability. Air traffic liability includes estimates of the amount of future refunds and exchanges, net of forfeitures for all unused tickets once the flight date has passed. We perform periodic evaluations of this estimated liability based on actual results. Any adjustments, which can be significant, are included in the results of operations for the periods in which the evaluations are completed. These adjustments relate primarily to the differences between our estimation of certain revenue transactions and the related sales price, as well as refunds, exchanges and other items for which final settlement occurs in periods subsequent to the sale of the related tickets at amounts other than the original sales price.

Actual events and circumstances may differ from historical fare sale activity and customer travel patterns and can result in refunds, exchanges or forfeited tickets differing significantly from estimates. We evaluate our estimates periodically. If actual refunds, exchanges or forfeitures fall outside of our estimated ranges, we review our estimates and assumptions and adjust air traffic liability and passenger revenues as necessary. Our estimation techniques have been consistently applied from year to year and in the last two years, deviations from our estimates did not result in material differences that required adjustments. Nevertheless, as with any estimates, actual results may vary from estimated amounts.

a.2 Frequent flyer program

The Company has a frequent flyer program called LANPASS, whose objective is customer loyalty through the delivery of kilometers every time that member fly with the Company or its alliance partners, use the services of entities registered with the program or make purchases with an associated credit card. The kilometers earned can be exchanged for flights tickets or other services of associated entities. The consolidated financial statements include liabilities for this concept (deferred income), according to the estimate of the valuation established for the kilometers accumulated pending use at that date, in accordance with IFRIC 13: “Customer loyalty programs”.

Property and Equipment

The land of Lan Airlines Subsidiaries is recognized at cost less any accumulated impairment loss. The rest of the property, plant and equipment are shown, initially and subsequently, at their historic cost less the corresponding depreciation and any impairment loss, except for certain land and minor equipment that are reassessed at first adoption, according to IFRS.

The amount of advance payments to aircraft manufacturers are capitalized by the Company under “Construction in progress” until receipt of aircraft.

Subsequent costs (replacement of components, improvements and extensions) are included in the value of the initial asset or shown as a separate asset only when it is probable that the future economic benefits associated with the elements of property, plant and equipment are going to flow to the Company and the cost of such element can be determined reliably. The value of the component replaced is written-off in the books. The rest of the repairs and maintenance are charged to the result of the year in which they are incurred.

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment is calculated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives; except in the case of certain technical components, which are depreciated on the basis of cycles and hours flown.

The residual value and useful life of assets is revised, and adjusted if necessary, once a year.

When the carrying amount of an asset is higher than its estimated recoverable amount, its value is reduced immediately to its recoverable amount. For more information, see Notes 2.8 to our audited consolidated financial statements.

Losses and gains on the sale of property, plant and equipment are calculated by comparing the proceeds obtained with the book value and are included in the consolidated statement of income.

Maintenance

The costs incurred for scheduled major maintenance of aircraft´s fuselage and engines are capitalized and depreciated until the next maintenance. The depreciation rate is determined on technical grounds, according to its use expressed based on cycles and flight hours. Unscheduled maintenances of aircraft and engines are charged to income as incurred.

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Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities

Derivatives are booked initially at fair value on the date the derivative contracts are signed and later they continue to be valued at their fair value. The method for booking the resultant loss or gain depends on whether the derivative has been designated as a hedging instrument and, if so, the nature of the item hedged. The Company designates certain derivatives as:

(a)

Hedge of the fair value of recognized assets (“fair value hedge”);

(b)

Hedge of a identified risk associated with a recognized liability or an expected highly-probable transaction (“cash-flow hedge”); or

(c)

Derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting.

The Company documents, at the inception of each transaction, the relationship between the hedging instrument and the hedged item, as well as its objectives for managing risk and the strategy for carrying out various hedging transaction. The Company also documents its assessment, both at the beginning and on an ongoing basis, as to whether the derivatives used in the hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting the changes in the fair value or cash flows of the items being hedged.

The total fair value of the hedging derivatives is booked as an other non-current financial asset or liability if the remaining maturity of the item hedged is over 12 months, and as an other current financial asset or liability if the remaining term of the item hedged is less than 12 months. Derivatives not booked as hedges are classified as other financial assets or liabilities, current in the case that their remaining is less than 12 months and non-current in the case that it is more than 12 months.

(a) Fair value hedges

Changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and that qualify as fair value hedges are shown in the consolidated statement of income, together with any change in the fair value of the asset or liability hedged that is attributable to the risk being hedged.

(b) Cash flow hedges

The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges is shown in net equity. The loss or gain relating to the ineffective portion is recognized immediately in the consolidated statement of income under “Other gains (losses).”

In the case of variable interest-rate hedges, this means that the amounts recognized in equity are reclassified to results within financial cost at the same time the associated debts accrue interest.

For fuel price hedges, the amounts shown in equity are reclassified to income as Cost of sales to the extent that the fuel subject to the hedge is used.

When hedging instruments mature or are sold or when they do not meet the requirements to be accounted for as hedges, any gain or loss accumulated in net equity until that moment remains in equity and is reclassified to the consolidated statement of income when the hedged transaction is finally recognized. When its is expected that the hedged transaction is no longer going to occur, the gain or loss accumulated in net equity is taken immediately to the consolidated statement of income as “Other gains (losses).”

Certain derivatives are not booked as a hedge. The changes in fair value of any derivative instrument that is not booked as a hedge are shown immediately in the consolidated statement of income, in “Other gains (losses).”

Deferred taxes

Deferred taxes are calculated, according to the balance-sheet method, on the temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their book values. However, if the temporary differences arise from the initial recognition of a liability or an asset in a transaction different from a business combinations that at the time of the transaction does not affect the accounting result or the tax gain or loss, they are not booked. The deferred tax is determined using the tax rates (and laws), that have been enacted or substantially enacted at the end of reporting period, and are expected to apply when the related deferred tax asset is realized or the deferred tax liability is discharged.

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Deferred tax assets are recognized when it is probable that there will be sufficient future tax earnings with which to compensate the temporary differences.

Deferred income tax is provided on temporary differences arising on investments in subsidiaries and associates, except for deferred income tax liability where timing of the reversal of the temporary differences is controlled by the group and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our cash and cash equivalents totaled US$631.1 million as of December 31, 2010, US$731.5 million as of December 31, 2009 and US$401.0 million as of December 31, 2008. The decrease in our cash and cash equivalents from 2009 to 2010 was due to higher investment activities partly compensated by higher cash from operations. Cash from operations derives primarily from providing air passenger and cargo transportation to customers. Operating cash outflows are primarily related to the recurring expenses of airline operations. Net cash inflows from operating activities were US$1,125.3 million in 2010, US$845.8 million in 2009 and 631.1 in 2008. Net cash inflows increased $279.5 million from 2009 to 2010 due to higher yields and higher load factors. In recent years, we have been able to meet our working capital and capital expenditure requirements through cash from our operations. Given the nature of our business, the Company generally benefits from having a positive working capital (cash inflows). We expect to continue generating positive working capital through our operations. However, we cannot predict whether current trends and conditions will continue, or how the effects of competition or other factors that are beyond our control could affect us.

We have generally been able to arrange for short-term loans with local Chilean and international banks when we have needed to finance working capital expenditures or increase our liquidity. During the first quarter of 2009, the Board of Directors of the Company approved entering into loans with different local financial institutions for a total of US$250 million in order to increase the Company’s cash position during the global economic crisis. As of December 2009, the Company had borrowed the equivalent of US$252 million in U.S. dollar and Chilean peso denominated facilities. In order to avail itself of U.S. dollar cash flows, the Company entered into cross currency swaps for an equivalent amount of US$171 million. As of February 28, 2011, we maintained US$513 million in short-term credit lines of which US$167.3 million are unused, with both local and foreign banks. These short term credit lines have been used in issuing stand by letters of credit and the obtaining of cash advances included within other financial liabilities in the consolidated statements of financial position. With respect to collateral posting, the company has issued stand-by letters of credit for approximately US$32.7 million as of February 28, 2011.

As of December 31, 2010, the cash pledged to financial institutions relating to margin calls on derivative positions was US$78.5 million.

Cash capital expenditures were US$1,029.2 million in 2010, US$538.6 million in 2009 and US$779.3 in 2008. The increase in capital expenditures in 2010 was due to the acquisition of higher number of aircraft in 2010.

Our capital expenditures for 2010 were mainly composed of:

cash contributions for pre-delivery deposits related to aircraft with deliveries in 2010, 2011 and 2012;

the acquisition of eight Airbus A320 Passenger aircraft and one Boeing B767-300 Passenger aircraft; and

the acquisition of aircraft spare parts and spare engines.

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Our capital expenditures for 2009 were mainly composed of:

cash contributions for pre-delivery deposits related to aircraft with deliveries in 2009, 2010 and 2011;

the acquisition of three Airbus A319 Passenger aircraft and three Boeing B767-300 Passenger aircraft; and

the acquisition of aircraft spare parts and spare engines.

Our capital expenditures for 2008 were mainly composed of:

cash contributions for pre-delivery deposits related to aircraft that will be incorporated into our fleet in 2008, 2009 and 2010;

the acquisition of four Boeing 767-300 Passenger aircraft, ten Airbus A318 Passenger aircraft, two Airbus A319 and two A320 Passenger aircraft; and

the acquisition of aircraft spare parts and spare engines.

For more information about current and future capital expenditures, see “—Capital Expenditures” under this Item 5. The difference between net cash used in investing activities and cash capital expenditures during 2008, 2009 and 2010 relates mainly to the investment in financial instruments and the purchase of our new subsidiary in Colombia, Aires.

Net cash outflows from financing activities were US$124.7 million in 2010, compared to net cash inflows of US$99.2 million in 2009 and US$100.4 million in 2008. Such variance was due to an increase in loan payments and higher dividend payments. In 2010, our main uses of cash were US$554.5 million for loan payments, US$155.4 million for dividends payments and US$128.7 million for interest payments. In 2009, our main uses of cash were US$261.7 million for loan payments, US$139.9 million for dividend payments and US$129.3 million for interest payments. In 2008, our main uses of cash were US$222.4 million for dividend payments, US$102.6 million for loan payment and US$81.4 million for interest payments.

Our cash and cash equivalents including investment funds and domestic and foreign bonds are mainly held in U.S. dollars or U.S. dollar-based instruments. A fraction (around 16%) of our cash position is held in currencies other than U.S. dollars to fulfill short-term obligations denominated in local currencies.

We have contractual obligations and commitments primarily related to the payment of debt, lease arrangements and for the future incorporation of aircraft to our fleet. As of December 31, 2010 we have financed the acquisition of 18 Boeing 767-300 Passenger aircraft and eight Boeing 767-300 Freighters through bond issuances and syndicated loans provided by international financial institutions with the support of partial guarantees issued by the Ex-Im Bank with repayment profiles of either 12 or 15 years. The Ex-Im Bank guarantees support 85% of the net purchase price and are secured with a first priority mortgage on the aircraft in favor of a security trustee on behalf of Ex-Im Bank. The documentation for each loan follows standard market forms for this type of financing, including standard events of default. We have financed the remaining 15% of the net purchase price with commercial loans or with our own funds. Our Ex-Im Bank supported financings are denominated in U.S. dollars and have quarterly amortizations with a combination of fixed and floating rates linked to U.S. dollar LIBOR. Through the use of interest rate swaps, we have effectively converted a significant portion of our floating rate debt under these loans into fixed rate debt. See “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk—Risk of Fluctuations in Interest Rates” under Item 11, for more information. Between 2004 and 2009, LAN sold its ownership in the entities borrowing some of these loans and they were therefore reclassified as financial leases. As of December 31, 2010, the total amount outstanding under our Ex-Im Bank-supported financings totaled US$1,116.0 million.

In 2000, in order to finance our Airbus aircraft, we entered into a US$1.3 billion umbrella credit facility with a syndicate of international financial institutions under which we borrowed in the form of separate loans in connection with the specific financing requirements of each Airbus aircraft (including pre-delivery and long-term financings). This umbrella facility provided for guarantees from the English, French and German export credit agencies and contained customary terms for the industry, including standard events of default. Loans under the facility were denominated in U.S. dollars and bore interest at floating rates linked to LIBOR. The majority of these loans were converted into fixed rate loans through interest rate swaps. All the aircraft acquired under this facility were delivered by the end of 2005. In late 2005, we decided to negotiate a US$920 million facility to finance the acquisition of the 32 Airbus A320-Family Aircraft that were received in 2006, 2007, 2008 and in the first quarter of 2009. The new facility, arranged in early 2006, provided us with guarantees from the export credit agencies for 85% of the net purchase price of each aircraft. The remaining 15% of the net purchase price was funded internally. As of March 31, 2009, all the aircraft acquired under this new facility have been delivered and there are no remaining availabilities thereunder.

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Our total debt (including capital leases) as of December 31, 2010, was US$3,259.7 million compared to US$3,074.4 million in 2009 and US$2,657.2 million in 2008. The increase in long-term debt during 2010 relates to the incorporation of debt-financed fixed assets. We have minimum lease payment obligations primarily associated with our aircraft leases. As of December 31, 2010, we had 45 aircraft under operating leases (25 which correspond to recent acquired Aires total fleet), and we had minimum lease payment obligations of US$675 million compared to US$444 million as of December 31, 2009 and US$207 as of December 31, 2008. The amount of lease obligations in 2010 includes US$193 million related to Aires’ recently incorporated fleet. The average interest rate of our long-term debt was 5.0% as of December 31, 2010. Of the total debt amount, 94.0% accrues interest at a fixed rate (either through a stated fixed interest rate or through our use of interest rate swap agreements) or is subject to interest rate caps. As of February 28, 2011, we also had purchase obligations for:

15 Airbus A319, 57 Airbus A320, 10 Airbus A321;

9 Boeing 767-300 Passenger aircraft;

2 Boeing 777-200 Freighter aircraft; and

26 Boeing 787 Passenger aircraft;

The purchase obligations amount to a combined total of US$7,974.6 million, with delivery between 2011 and 2018.

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The following table sets forth our material expected obligations and commitments as of February 28, 2011:

	Payments due by period, as of February 28, 2011
	Total		2011		2012		2013		2014		2015		T hereafter
	(in US$ millions)
Principal debt payments		2,321.7		267.8		278.6		251.8		233.1		234.8		1,055.6
Interest debt payments		416.7		87.3		75.5		63.6		53.8		44.9		91.6
Capital leases (1)		240.9		47.3		58.5		31.7		23.2		25.1		55.1
Operating leases (2)		675.3		148.1		143.4		126.6		93.1		65.9		98.2
Purchase obligations		7,974.6		1,014.8		2,080.5		1,168.1		756.2		1,277.5		1,677.5
Total		11,629.2		1,565.3		2,636.5		1,641.8		1,159.4		1,648.2		2,978.0

(1)	Includes interests.

(2)	Includes aircraft leases and other non-cancelable leases.

Trend Information

During 2011, we expect to continue seeing positive trends in both passenger and cargo operations driven by strong economic growth and solid demand in the markets we operate after the global crisis that affected markets worldwide during 2009.

Currently, fuel supply remains uncertain given the increase in fuel prices and demand. Although fuel supply is key to our business, as it represents approximately 30% of our operating costs, we plan to address the issue of fuel supply through our fuel-hedging policy and the use of pass-through mechanisms for both the passenger and cargo businesses. Specifically, we expect to face:

revenue growth in the passenger business, caused by capacity expansion and an increase in yields resulting mainly from higher demand. We expect to pass through current fuel prices increases to the passenger through the fuel surcharge. During January and February 2011, passenger traffic increased 14.4% compared with the same period in 2010, driven mainly by a strong recovery in international passenger operations, which increased 10.7% as compared to 2010 as well as domestic passenger operations which increased 22.8% in that period. During such period, total passenger capacity increased 13.8%, leading to a 0.4 points increase in load factors - from 82.1% to 82.5%. Capacity expansion was mainly driven by an increase in operations on certain regional routes, as well as routes to the United States and the incorporation of Aires; and

growth in cargo demand, in line with global and regional trends. Growth is expected to be driven by a continued increase in imports to Latin America, mainly to Brazil. Furthermore, we already received three new B767 freighters between November 2010 and January 2011. In June 2010, LAN Cargo also launched domestic cargo operations in Brazil to Recife and Fortaleza through its affiliate, ABSA. During January and February 2011, cargo demand, as measured in RTKs, increased 14.4%, while capacity increased by 16.0%. In turn, the cargo load factor decreased 0.9 points to 66.8%.

In 2011, we expect to continue expanding and diversifying our revenue base through the expansion of our network, namely, by further developing our existing routes, adding new destinations, developing new alliances, and entering new markets. For example, during January and February 2011, we received seven Airbus A320 family aircraft designated for domestic and regional passenger operations, and we expect to receive sixteen additional passenger aircraft, thirteen Airbus A320 family aircraft and three Boeing 767-300 aircraft, that are designated for international long-haul passenger operations during the remainder of 2011.

In the cargo business, we will continue adjusting our routes and our capacity mix to adapt to changing cargo flows and to take advantage of expansion opportunities. During 2011, we intend to expand our Boeing 767 Freighter operation between Latin America and the United States.

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We continue to maintain significant flexibility to adjust the physical size of our fleet. Between 2012 and 2014, we will have thirteen operating lease expirations (including Japanese operating leases) in our wide-body passenger fleet, which can be terminated without cost. Furthermore, during 2010 part of our Boeing 767 fleet began to be fully paid for, providing us with additional flexibility.

We also intend to make our cost structure more efficient and to offset decreases in demand with more efficient asset utilization, and we aim to enhance efficiency by streamlining our support processes, reducing commercial costs, continuing to implement our new business model for short-haul operations, and implementing the LEAN system in our processes.

We expect jet fuel prices to continue being volatile in 2011, but will continue using fuel hedging programs and fuel surcharge mechanisms in both the passenger and cargo businesses to help minimize the impact of short-term movements in crude oil prices. For instance, as of February 28, 2011 we have hedged approximately 54.0% of our estimated fuel requirements for the first quarter 2011, 74.8% for the second quarter, 19.2% for the third quarter, and 8.4% for the fourth quarter. These hedging instruments are comprised of a combination of collars and swaps at an average price of approximately US$84.4 per barrel.

Capital Expenditures

Our capital expenditures are related to the acquisition of aircraft, aircraft-related equipment, IT equipment, support infrastructure and the funding of pre-delivery deposits. Net cash flow used in investment activities totaled US$1029.2 million in 2010, US$538.6 million in 2009 and US$779.3 in 2008. The increase in capital expenditure is explained by a higher number of aircraft acquired during 2010 and higher expenditure in pre-delivery deposits.

The following chart sets forth our estimate, as of February 28, 2011, of our future capital expenditures for 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015:

	Expenditures by year, as of February 28, 2011
	2011			2012		2013		2014			2015
	(in US$ millions)
Expenditures on aircraft		1,015			2,081		1,168		756			1,278
PDPs (1)		(213	)		346		45		(25	)		85
Purchase Obligations		802			2,427		1,213		731			1,363
Other expenditures (2)		201			182		165		156			160
Total		1,003			2,609		1,378		887			1,523

(1)	Pre-delivery payments (inflows are presented as after the delivery of the aircraft is made, the manufacturer refunds the pdp’s to LAN).

(2)	Includes expenditures on spare engines and parts, information technology and other expenditures. The Company plans to finance these expenditures through approximately 15% internally generated funds and 85% through guaranteed facilities with third party international financial institutions.

The expenditures set out in the table above reflect payments for purchases and other fleet-related items, as well as for information technology and other items. See “Business of the Company — Fleet” under Item 4 above. Principally, we have projected our capital expenditures based on:

the delivery of 17 Airbus A320-Family Aircraft in 2011, 13 in 2012, 15 in 2013, 15 in 2014, 15 in 2015 and 12 in 2016;

the delivery of three Boeing B767-300 Passenger aircraft in 2011, six in 2012.

the delivery of two Boeing 777 Freighter aircraft in 2012;

the delivery of seven Boeing 787-8 passenger aircraft in 2012, five in 2013 and ten between 2014 and 2018.

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the delivery of four Boeing 787-9 passenger aircraft in 2015.

the implementation of a new host system as a part of a three year capital expenditure plan, totaling approximately US$70 million; and

Costs related to the startup of new operations in the region under LAN’s standards.

We expect that cash generated from operations, short-term credit-lines and long-term syndicated loans with various banks will be sufficient to meet our cash requirements in the foreseeable future, although events that materially affect our operating results could also have a negative impact on our liquidity.

Credit Card Receivables Securitization

We have raised a total of US$100.0 million through two similar transactions involving the private placement of certificates backed by our credit card receivables. In these transactions, we sold our right to receive certain present and future U.S. dollar payment obligations, referred to as future credit card receivables, arising from the purchase of passenger tickets and related services in the United States through American Express, Diners Club, Discover, Visa and MasterCard to Pelican Finance Ltd. (“Pelican”). In the first transaction, completed in March 1999, we sold US$60.0 million of our future credit card receivables to Pelican which then issued notes to a United States trust, backed by payments received on these payment obligations, which in turn issued trust certificates, backed by payments received on the notes, to investors. This transaction had a term of seven years and our sale of these receivables authorized Pelican to collect payments on them until March 2006. We utilized this securitization facility to pay down our short-term debt. Final payment for this transaction was made in June 2006. In August 2002, we entered into a similar sale of future credit card receivables to Pelican for an additional US$40.0 million. This transaction had a term of seven years, with a four-year grace period on principal payments. Our sale of these receivables authorized Pelican to collect payments on them until the earlier of the date the notes issued by Pelican were fully redeemed and August 2009. We utilized this securitization facility to improve our liquidity. Final payments for this transaction were made on June 30, 2009.

As of February 28, 2011, LAN has no securitization agreement in place.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of December 31, 2010 the Company had aircraft and aircraft engines under operating leases. These operating leases provide us with great flexibility to adjust to any demand volatility that may affect the airline industry and therefore we consider such arrangements to be of great value.

Under the aforementioned operating leases, LAN is responsible for all maintenance, insurance and other costs associated with operating these aircraft. The Company has not made any residual value or similar guarantees to our lessors. There are certain guarantees and indemnities to other unrelated parties that are not reflected on the Company’s balance sheet, but we believe that these will not have a significant impact on our results of operations or financial condition.

The Company operates 17 aircraft under a financing structure called Japanese Operating Lease (“JOL”). This method involves the creation of a special purpose entity that acquires aircraft with bank and third party financing. Under IFRS, these aircraft are shown in the consolidated statement of financial position as part of “Property, plant and equipment” and the corresponding debt is shown as a liability.

Revenues from aircraft under operating leases account for approximately 11.6% of the total revenues of the Company.

As of February 28, 2011 we are not aware of any event, lawsuit, commitment, trend or uncertainty that may result in, or is reasonably likely to result in, the termination of the operating leases. See Note 37 to our audited consolidated financial statements for a more detailed discussion of these commitments.

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ITEM 6.

DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES

Directors and Senior Management

The management of Lan Airlines is conducted by its board of directors which, in accordance with Lan Airlines’ by-laws, consists of nine directors who are elected every two years for two-year terms at annual regular shareholders’ meetings, and may be re-elected. The board of directors may appoint replacements to fill any vacancies that occur during periods between elections. Scheduled meetings of the board of directors are held once a month and extraordinary board of directors’ meetings are called when summoned by the chairman of the board of directors and two other directors, or when requested by a majority of the directors.

The current board of directors was elected at the annual shareholders’ meeting held on April 29, 2010. Its term expires in April 2012. The following are Lan Airlines’ directors and senior management:

Directors		Position
Jorge Awad Mehech (1)		Director / Chairman
Darío Calderón González		Director
José Cox Donoso		Director
Juan José Cueto Plaza (2)		Director
Juan Cueto Sierra (2)		Director
Ramón Eblen Kadis (3)		Director
Bernardo Fontaine Talavera		Director
Carlos Heller Solari (4)		Director
Gerardo Jofré Miranda		Director

Senior Management		Position
Enrique Cueto Plaza (2)		Chief Executive Officer
Ignacio Cueto Plaza (2)		President and Chief Operating Officer
Alejandro de la Fuente Goic		Chief Financial Officer
Armando Valdivieso Montes		Chief Executive Officer-Passenger
Cristián Ureta Larraín		Chief Executive Officer-Cargo
Roberto Alvo Milosawlewitsch		Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning and Corporate Development
Cristian Toro Cañas		Senior Vice President, Legal
Enrique Elsaca Hirmas		Senior Vice President, Operations
Emilio del Real Sota		Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Rene Muga Escobar		Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs

(1)

Mr. Jorge Awad Mehech was re-elected chairman of the board of directors in May 2010.

(2)

Messrs. Ignacio, Juan José and Enrique Cueto Plaza are brothers, and Mr. Juan Cueto Sierra is their father. All four are members of the Cueto Group (as defined in “Item 7”), the Controlling Shareholders.

(3)

Mr. Ramón Eblen Kadis is a member of the Eblen Group, which is defined in “Item 7” as a “Major Shareholder.”

(4)

Mr. Carlos Heller Solari is a member of the Bethia Group, which is defined in “Item 7” as a “Major Shareholder.”

Biographical Information

Set forth below are brief biographical descriptions of Lan Airlines’ directors and senior management.

Directors

Mr. Jorge Awad Mehech , 65 years old, has served as chairman and member of Lan Airlines’ board of directors since July 2001. Mr. Awad had previously served as chairman of our board of directors from 1994 to October 2000. Mr. Awad’s current term as chairman ends on the date of the annual shareholders’ meeting to be held in 2012. He held the position of Senior Vice President of Fast Air from 1979 to 1993. Additionally Mr. Awad serves on the board of directors of Banco de Chile. He is also a board member of ICARE ( Instituto Chileno de Administración Racional de Empresas ), a Chilean organization seeking to promote private enterprise, and Prohumana, a Chilean organization that promotes corporate social responsibility within Chilean corporations. As of February 28, 2011, according to shareholder registration data in Chile, Mr. Awad shared in the beneficial ownership of Lan Airlines, through Inversiones y Asesorías Fabiola S.A., of 201,784 common shares (0.06% of Lan Airlines’ outstanding shares).

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Mr. Darío Calderón González, 64 years old, has served on Lan Airlines’ board of directors since 1994. Mr. Calderón’s term as a director ends on the date of the annual shareholders’ meeting to be held in 2012. 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 Integramédica S.A., Imprenta A Molina Flores S.A., Enjoy S.A., and Datanet S.A.

Mr. José Cox Donoso, 56 years old, 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 annual shareholders’ meeting to be held in 2012. Mr. Cox has also served as chairman of the board of directors of Lan Cargo since September 1995. In addition, Mr. Cox serves on the board of directors of CMB-Prime Administradora de Fondos S.A., Socovesa S.A., Puerto Coronel S.A., Puerto Angamos S.A., Kaufmann S.A., Asesorías e Inversiones Ilihue S.A. and Inversiones Tricahue S.A. As of February 28, 2011, according to shareholder registration data in Chile, Mr. Cox shared in the beneficial ownership of Lan Airlines, through Asesorías e Inversiones Ilihue Limitada, 2,654,324 common shares of Lan Airlines (0.78% of Lan Airlines’ outstanding shares).

Mr. Juan José Cueto Plaza, 51 years old, has served on Lan Airlines’ board of directors since 1994. Mr. Cueto’s term as a director ends on the date of the annual shareholders’ meeting to be held in 2012. 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 Consorcio Maderero S.A., Minera Michilla S.A., Inversiones del Buen Retiro S.A., Inmobiliaria e Inversiones Asturias S.A., Inversiones Mineras del Cantábrico S.A., Costa Verde Aeronáutica S.A., Sinergia Inmobiliaria S.A. and Valle Escondido S.A. Mr. Cueto is the son of Mr. Juan Cueto Sierra, a director of Lan Airlines, and the brother of Messrs. Enrique and Ignacio Cueto Plaza, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Lan Airlines, respectively. Mr. Cueto is a member of the Cueto Group (one of Lan Airlines’ Controlling Shareholders). As of February 28, 2011, Mr. Cueto shared in the beneficial ownership of 115,399,502 common shares of Lan Airlines (34.01% of Lan Airlines’ outstanding shares) held by the Cueto Group. For more information see “Controlling Shareholders and Related Party Transactions,” under Item 7.

Mr. Juan Cueto Sierra, 81 years old, 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 annual shareholders’ meeting to be held in 2012. Mr. Cueto has wide experience in a range of business activities. Mr. Cueto is the father of Messrs. Juan José, Enrique and Ignacio Cueto Plaza, Director, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Lan Airlines, respectively. Mr. Cueto currently serves on the board of directors of Costa Verde Aeronáutica S.A.

Mr. Ramón Eblen Kadis, 66 years old, has served on Lan Airlines’ board of directors since June 1994. Mr. Eblen’s term as a director ends on the date of the annual shareholders’ meeting to be held in 2012. 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). As of February 28, 2011, Mr. Eblen shared in the beneficial ownership of 31,778,049 common shares of Lan Airlines (approximately 9.38% of Lan Airlines’ outstanding shares) held by the Eblen Group. For more information see “Controlling Shareholders and Related Party Transactions,” under Item 7.

Mr. Bernardo Fontaine Talavera, 46 years old, has served on Lan Airlines’ board of directors since April 2005. Mr. Fontaine’s term ends on the date of the annual shareholders’ meeting to be held in 2012 . Mr. Fontaine was Head of 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 Deutsche Bank Chile, Metro S.A., Aquamont S.A., South-Am S.A., Fundación el Buen Samaritano, Place Vendome S.A. and Loginsa S.A. He is also the general manager of Tres Mares S.A., Indigo S.A. and Sarlat S.A., which owned, together, as of February 28, 2011, 2,739,186 shares of Lan Airlines S.A. (0.81% of Lan Airlines’ outstanding shares).

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Mr. Carlos Heller Solari , 49 years old, joined Lan Airline’s board of directors in May 2010. Mr. Heller’s term as a director ends on the date of the annual shareholders’ meeting to be held in 2012. Mr. Heller has a vast experience in the retail, transports and agriculture sectors. Mr. Heller is Vice President of Bethia (holding company and owner of Axxion), Chairman of Axxion S.A., Club Hípico de Santiago, Sotraser S.A. and Agrícola Ancali. He also participates as a board of directors’ member of SACI Falabella S.A., Falabella Retail S.A., Sodimac S.A. and Titanium S.A. Additionally he is the major shareholder and Vice President of “Azul Azul” (Universidad de Chile’s first division soccer team administrator). As of February 28, 2011, Mr. Heller directly held 192,700 common shares of Lan Airlines (0.06% of Lan Airlines’ outstanding shares) and indirectly held 27,103,273 common shares of Lan Airlines through Axxion (7.99% of Lan Airlines’ outstanding shares).

Mr. Gerardo Jofré Miranda , 61 years old, has joined Lan Airlines’ Board of directors on May 2010. Mr. Jofré’s term as a director ends on the date of the annual shareholders’ meeting to be held in 2012. Mr. Jofré is Chairman of Codelco and member of the boards of directors of Construmart S.A., Andromeda S.A., Inmobiliaria Playa Amarilla S.A. and Air Life Chile S.A. Mr. Jofré is President of Saber Más Foundation and member of the Real Estate Investment Council of Santander Real Estate Funds. From 2005 to 2008 he served as member of the boards of directors of Endesa Chile S.A., Viña San Pedro Tarapacá S.A., D&S S.A., Inmobiliaria Titanium S.A. and Inmobiliaria Parque del Sendero S.A. Mr. Jofré was Director of Insurance for America for Santander Group of Spain between the years 2004 and 2005. From 1989 to 2004 he served on Santander Group in Chile, as Vice Chairman of the Group and as CEO, member of the boards of directors and Chairman of many of the Group’s companies.

Senior Management

Mr. Enrique Cueto Plaza, 52 years old, is Lan Airlines’ Chief Executive Officer, and has held this position since 1994. From 1993 to 1994, Mr. Cueto served on Lan Airlines’ board of directors. From 1983 to 1993, Mr. Cueto was Chief Executive Officer of Fast Air, a Chilean Cargo airline. Mr. Cueto has in-depth knowledge of passenger and cargo airline management, both in commercial and operational aspects, gained during his 22 years in the airline industry. Mr. Cueto is an active member of the oneworld ® Alliance Governing Board, the IATA (International Air Transport Association) Board of Governors. He is also member of the Board of the Federation of Chilean Industry (SOFOFA) and of the Board of the Endeavor foundation, an organization dedicated to the promotion of entrepreneurship in Chile. Mr. Cueto is the son of Mr. Juan Cueto Sierra, a member of the board of Lan Airlines, and the brother of Messrs. Juan José and Ignacio Cueto Plaza, member of the board and President and Chief Operating Officer of Lan Airlines, respectively. Mr. Cueto is also a member of the Cueto Group (one of Lan Airlines’ Controlling Shareholders). As of February 28, 2011, Mr. Cueto shared in the beneficial ownership of 115,399,502 common shares of Lan Airlines (34.01% of Lan Airlines’ outstanding shares) held by the Cueto Group. For more information see “Controlling Shareholders and Related Party Transactions,” under Item 7.

Mr. Ignacio Cueto Plaza, 47 years old, 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 LAN Cargo 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. Mr. Cueto is the son of Mr. Juan Cueto Sierra, director of Lan Airlines, and the brother of Messrs. Juan José and Enrique Cueto Plaza, Director and Chief Executive Officer of Lan Airlines, respectively. Mr. Cueto is also a member of the Cueto Group (one of Lan Airlines’ Controlling Shareholders). As of February 28, 2011, Mr. Cueto shared in the beneficial ownership of 115,399,502 common shares of Lan Airlines (34.01% of Lan Airlines’ outstanding shares) held by the Cueto Group. For more information see “Controlling Shareholders and Related Party Transactions,” under Item 7.

Mr. Alejandro de la Fuente Goic, 52 years old, 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 Chief Financial Officer of Chiquita Frupac Ltd., a subsidiary of Chiquita Brands Inc., beginning in 1992. As of February 28, 2011, Mr. de la Fuente owned 37,383 common shares of Lan Airlines (0.01% of Lan Airlines’ outstanding shares).

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Mr. Armando Valdivieso Montes, 48 years old, 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. As of February 28, 2011, according to shareholder registration data in Chile, Mr. Valdivieso owned 59,704 common shares of Lan Airlines (0.02% of Lan Airlines’ outstanding shares).

Mr. Cristian Ureta Larrain, 48 years old, is Lan Airlines’ Chief Executive Officer-Cargo, a position he assumed in 2005. Mr. Ureta has an Engineering degree from Pontificia Universidad Católica 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.

Mr. Roberto Alvo Milosawlewitsch, 42 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 Química 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.

Mr. Cristian Toro Cañas, 40 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 Católica 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).

Mr. Enrique Elsaca Hirmas, 43 years old, is Lan Airlines’ Senior Vice President, Operations, a position he assumed in 2008. Between 2004 and 2008, Mr. Elsaca served as Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning. Mr. Elsaca has a degree in industrial engineering from Pontificia Universidad Católica 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.

Mr. Emilio del Real Sota, 46 years old, 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.

Mr. Rene Muga Escobar, 47 years old, is Lan Airlines’ Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs. Mr. Muga holds a degree in Business Administration and a Master’s degree in International Economic Relations from the Catholic University of Chile. Previously, he was General Manager of the Confederation for Production and Commerce, which groups and represents the Chilean business community. During his career he also was Director of Business Development of the Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile (“CODELCO”), the leading mining company in Chile and the world’s largest copper producer.

Compensation

For the year ended December 31, 2010, the aggregate amount of compensation we paid to all executives and senior managers was US$77.3 million, which did not include US$14.7 million paid as bonuses. Our variable compensation plan is based on our corporate profits, and team and individual performance.

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Under Chilean law, Lan Airlines must disclose in its annual report details of all compensation paid to its directors during the relevant fiscal year, including any amounts that they received from Lan Airlines for functions or employment other than serving as a member of the board of directors, including amounts received as per diem stipends, bonuses and, generally, all other payments. Additionally, pursuant to regulations of the Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros (the Chilean Securities and Insurance Supervisor, or “SVS”), the annual report must also include the total compensation and severance payments received by managers and principal executives, and the terms of and the manner in which board members and executive officers participate in any stock option plans.

Lan Airlines’ directors are paid 24 UF per meeting (56 UF for the chairman of the board). Lan Airlines also provides certain benefits to its directors and executive officers, such as free and discounted airline tickets and health insurance. We do not have contracts with any of our directors to provide benefits upon termination of employment.

On April 5, 2007, the extraordinary shareholders meeting approved a capital increase of 22,090,910 shares. The same meeting designated 10% of the approved capital increase (2,209,091 shares) for purposes of a proposed employee stock option compensation plan. The shareholders’ meeting authorized our board of directors to elaborate the compensation plan. During the last quarter of 2009, the original terms of the plan were amended regarding subscription and payment options. These modifications were carried out during the first quarter of 2010 and established a new term and exercise price. For more detailed information, please see Note 39 to our audited consolidated financial statements.

As set forth in further detail in the following table, in 2010 the members of our board of directors currently in office received fees and salaries in the aggregate amount of US$150,101.94.

Board Members	Fees (US$) (1)
Jorge Awad Mehech		39,506.94
Darío Calderón González		10,841.34
José Cox Donoso		14,456.77
Juan José Cueto Plaza		11,684.49
Juan Cueto Sierra		8.950.81
Ramon Eblen Kadis		23,927.61
Bernardo Fontaine Talavera		11,684.49
Ignacio Guerrero Gutiérrez		2,778.21
Carlos Heller Solari		7,963.98
Juan Gerardo Jofre Miranda		17,434.82
Andrés Navarro		872.49
Total		150,101.94

(1)	Includes fees paid to members of the board of directors’ committee, as described below.

As required by Chilean law, Lan Airlines makes obligatory contributions to the privatized pension fund system on behalf of its senior managers and executives, but it does not maintain any separate program to provide pension, retirement or similar benefits to these or any other employees.

Board of Directors’ Committee and Audit Committee

Pursuant to Chilean Corporation Law, as amended by Law No. 19,705, Lan Airlines must have a board of directors’ committee composed of no less than three board members. Lan Airlines has established a three-person committee of its board of directors, which, among other duties, is responsible for:

examining the reports of Lan Airlines’ external auditors, the balance sheets and other financial statements submitted by Lan Airlines’ administrators to the shareholders, and issuing an opinion with respect thereto prior to their presentation to the shareholders for their approval;

proposing external auditors and rating agencies to the board of directors;

evaluating and proposing external auditors and rating agencies;

reviewing internal control reports pertaining to related party transactions;

examining and reporting on all related-party transactions; and

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reviewing the pay scale of Lan Airlines’ senior management.

Under Chilean law we are required, to the extent possible, to appoint a majority of independent directors to the board of directors committee. The corresponding independence requirements are set forth in Chilean Corporation Law, as amended by Law No. 19,705, and relate to the relationship between the directors and the shareholders that control a corporation. A director is considered independent when he or she can be elected regardless of the voting of the controlling shareholders.

Pursuant to U.S. regulations, we are required to have an audit committee of at least three board members, which complies with the independence requirements set forth in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act. Given the similarity in the functions that must be performed by our Board of Directors’ Committee and the audit committee, our Board of Directors’ Committee serves as our Audit Committee for purposes of Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act.

As of February 28, 2011, all of the members of our Board of Directors’ Committee, which also serves as our Audit Committee, were independent under Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act. As of February 28, 2011, the committee members were Mr. Jorge Awad Mehech, Mr. Gerardo Jofré Miranda and Mr. Ramón Eblen Kadis. We pay each member of the committee 32 UFs per meeting.

Employees

The following table sets forth the number of employees in various positions at the Company.

Employees	As of December 31, 2010
	2010 (1)		2009		2008
Administrative		3,940		3,106		3,181
Sales		2,643		2,352		2,276
Maintenance		2,576		2,264		2,147
Operations		5,730		4,852		4,784
Cabin crew		3,561		2,890		2,587
Cockpit crew		1,835		1,380		1,346
Total		20,285		16,844		16,321

(1)

LAN’s acquisition of Aires in November 2010 provided an additional 1,319 employees to the Company’s total number of employees. By the end of 2010, approximately 54% of our employees worked in Chile, 44% in other Latin American countries and 2% in the rest of the world.

We have a performance-related pay structure for our administrative, management and flight personnel (such as cabin crew members, airport and sales agents, call-center employees, and some back office employees) including performance-based bonuses and pay scales that reward foreign language proficiency among counter, technical and administrative personnel. During 2010, over 94% of our employees were eligible to receive performance related bonus payments that are linked to personal, team and corporate performance.

We provide our employees with medical insurance complementary to the coverage of the private health system, and also grant other benefits, such as free and discounted airline tickets, to our permanent employees.

A stock option compensation plan is offered to key senior executives. For a detailed description of the stock option compensation plan, please see Note 36 to our audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

As required by Chilean law, we make obligatory contributions to the privatized pension fund system on behalf of our employees, but we do not maintain any separate program to provide pension, retirement or similar benefits to these or any other employees. However, the pilots’ collective bargaining agreement includes a clause that permits resignation with severance payment, in case a pilot reaches a certain age and is still providing services to the company.

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Training

Some of our employees, such as the flight operations, maintenance and customer ground operations personnel undergo training when they join the Company and throughout their employment with us. For this training, we invested US$12.6 million in 2008, US$12.5 million in 2009 and US$13.7 million in 2010. We generally recruit our pilots from the Academia de Ciencias Aeronáuticas (at the Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María ), aeroclubs and the armed forces. Before being promoted to the position of captain, first officers must have logged at least 4,000 flight hours and received the approval of a special pilots’ committee. We provide ground-school training in Santiago, as well as in Lima and Quito for our Peruvian and Ecuadorian crews. We maintain an agreement with CAE (a Canadian firm specializing in flight simulators and training centers) to develop a pilot training center in Santiago de Chile. This training center includes two Airbus A320 and one Boeing 767 Full Flight simulators plus 1 MFTD A320/340 simulator. Our pilot staff also receives simulator training at sites in the United States and Brazil.

Our pilots are rated for only one aircraft type by local aeronautical authorities, and they are not cross-qualified between two or more aircraft types. Chilean regulations require pilots to be licensed as commercial pilots for a first officer position and as an airline transport pilot for a captain position, with specific type, function and special ratings for each aircraft to be flown, and to be medically certified as physically fit. Licenses and medical certifications are subject to periodic reevaluation, including flight simulator recurrent training, ground recurrent training, annual emergency procedures training, safety and security training and recent flying experience. Our pilots receive a variety of training, such as lectures, simulations and gaming and computer based training. Cabin crew must have initial and periodic competency fitness training.

Aircraft mechanics and maintenance supervisory personnel must be licensed by the DGAC and other corresponding authorities in other countries in which we operate. We train our technicians (Mechanics, Specialists, Inspectors and Maintenance Supervisors) in all programs required by both local authority (DGAC) and international authorities and aviation associations, such as the FAA, the European Aviation Safety Agency (“EASA”), IATA rules and regulations, those required by aircraft manufacturers and the training needs that we identify during our annual reviews. The program of study contains initial and continuing training. Initial training is level III ATA SPEC 104 and lasts forty to fifty days depending on the aircraft types and continuing training lasts up to five to six days.

During 2010, we continued training sales and administrative personnel in areas such as service and sales quality. We also continued delivering learning programs to develop leadership skills and others with different methodologies including e-learning.

Labor Relations

We have negotiated longer-term labor contracts with the labor unions in anticipation of their scheduled expirations, which under Chilean law are limited to a period of four years. In general, the expiration of our labor agreements with the several unions that represent our pilots and other personnel are staggered in a way that we avoid being in the position of having to renegotiate contract terms with substantially all of our pilots or other personnel at the same time.

Two collective contracts are in place between Lan Airlines and its pilots, both through the pilots’ union. Non-unionized pilots (less than 5% of the pilot corps), have the same benefits, through direct extension of the union’s collective agreement. These contracts were negotiated in February 2009 and expire between August 2012 and January 2013. Lan Cargo is also a party to an employment agreement with its pilots that expires in November 2012. Finally, Lan Express has two collective agreements with its pilots, both unionized and non-unionized. Those contracts expire between September and December 2012.

Lan Airlines and its affiliates have also entered into collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) with many of their employees:

LAN entered into a CBA covering the majority of its flight attendants that will likely be renegotiated in the second quarter of 2011.

Lan Airlines renewed the CBAs with its maintenance personnel in June 2008 for a period of four years. On March 30, 2011, the collective bargaining agreement with maintenance personnel working for Lan Express, one of LAN’s Chilean subsidiaries, was renewed until March 31, 2015.

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LAN’s CBA with the union representing our administrative personnel expires in July 2013, but the CBA with Lan Express, administrative personnel expires in April of the same year.

The majority of Lan Argentina’s employees belong to industry-wide unions. Currently, labor relations are stable. In 2005, Lan Argentina hired employees from another airline and agreed to maintain their employment conditions and labor stability during a three-year period. The conditions and labor relations that Lan Argentina had to maintain expired on September 2008, a situation that did not generate any conflict for the company. In December 2009, salary agreements were finalized with the five unions in Lan Argentina. These agreements expired on September 2010 and were renewed until September 2011. The three remaining collective agreements (Land personnel, Hierarchical Personnel and Cabin Crew) also expired.

In Lan Peru and Lan Ecuador, meanwhile, the employment relationship is smooth and stable. With respect to Lan Ecuador, there is a collective agreement in force since October 2010 with Pilots (non-union), whose duration is 3 years and 6 months. The only union that exists in this country is the Cabin Crew. It still has no legal authority to negotiate collective agreements with the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company maintains a relationship with the union continuing to address issues of common interest and welfare. As for Lan Peru, in 2010 negotiated a collective agreement with the union of technical and mechanical, with a duration of 4 years. The next collective bargaining with the union will Pilots, 2012.

We believe we generally maintain good relations with our employees and the unions, and expect to continue to enjoy good relations with our employees and the unions in the future. We also believe that we have built a solid base among our employees that will support and facilitate our growth plans. We can provide no assurance, however, that our employee compensation arrangements may not be subject to change or modification after the expiration of the contracts currently in effect, or that we will not be subject to labor-related disruptions due to strikes, stoppages or walk-outs.

ITEM 7.

CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Controlling Shareholders

As of February 28, 2011, the Cueto Group controlled the Company. The Cueto Group is comprised by Mr. Juan Cueto Sierra, Mr. Juan José Cueto Plaza, Mr. Ignacio Cueto Plaza, Mr. Enrique Cueto Plaza and certain other family members.

Beginning in the first quarter of 2010, the Piñera Group (which was comprised by Mr. Sebastián Piñera Echenique and certain members of his family), which owned 26.3% of the voting common shares as of December 31, 2009, commenced to sell its ownership of the Company after Mr. Sebastián Piñera Echenique was elected as the new president of Chile.

On March 9, 2010, the Cueto Group acquired an 8.6% stake of the Company from the Piñera Group. As a result of this transaction, the shareholders agreement between the two groups was terminated.

In addition, the Piñera Group sold 9.8% of the Company through two auctions in the Santiago Stock Exchange, which took place on February 25, 2010 and on March 25, 2010, respectively.

Finally, on March 24, 2010, the Piñera Group signed an agreement to sell an additional 8.0% stake in the Company to Bethia S.A.

As a result of the above, the Cueto Group controls the Company. As of February 28, 2011, the Cueto Group owned 34.01% of the voting common shares. This Controlling Shareholder is entitled to elect a four of the nine members of our board of directors and is in a position to direct the management of the Company.

As of February 28, 2011, a second shareholder group, which includes our director Ramón Eblen Cádiz, owned 9.37% of our common shares. Also Bethia Group, which includes our director Carlos Heller Solari, owned 7.99% of LAN’s common shares.

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The table below sets forth the beneficial ownership of common shares as of March 31, 2011, broken down between our Controlling Shareholders, other major shareholders (beneficial owners of more than 5% of the Company) and minority shareholders.

	Beneficial ownership (as of February 28, 2011)
	Number of shares of common stock beneficially owned		Percentage of common stock beneficially owned
Shareholder

Cueto Group		115,399,502		34.01	%
Costa Verde Aeronáutica S.A.		108,320,407		31.92	%
Inversiones Mineras del Cantábrico S.A.		7,079,095		2.09	%
Eblen Group.		31,778,049		9.38	%
Inv. Andes S.A.		22.288.695		6.57	%
Other		9,489,354		2.80	%
Bethia Group (1) .		27.103.273		7.99	%
Axxion		27.103.273		7.99	%
Others		164,869,635		48.62	%
Total		339,150,459		100.00	%

(1)	Additionally as of February 28, 2011, Mr. Carlos Heller, Bethia´s Vice President owned directly 192,700 common shares of Lan Airlines (0.06% of Lan Airlines’ outstanding shares)

On July 6, 2007, the Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros (“SVS”) fined Juan José Cueto Plaza 1,620 UF (approximately US$58,000) in connection with the purchase of Shares that he carried out through Inversiones Mineras del Cantábrico on July 24, 2006. The SVS considered that such purchase had breached an obligation not to acquire Shares until the financial statements of the company became publicly available, in alleged violation of Article 165, paragraph 1 of Law No.18,045 of October 22, 1981. The SVS ruled that, although Mr. Cueto had not used any privileged information, LAN’s financial statements should be considered to be privileged information per se, and thus, created a duty to abstain from trading the securities prior to the disclosure of the financial statements. On July 26, 2007 Juan José Cueto filed an appeal of this fine before the 27° Civil Court of Santiago, which was dismissed on January 8, 2009. The defense of Mr. Cueto filed two legal recourses against the first dismissal, which were rejected by the Court of Appeals of Santiago on March 8, 2010. Against this second dismissal Juan José Cueto filed two additional and separate legal recourses, which as of this date are pending before the Supreme Court of Chile. A final decision is pending.

As of February 28, 2011, investors outside of Chile held 4.41% of our capital stock in the form of ADSs, Chilean pension funds held 13.2% of our capital stock and other minority investors held 31% in the form of common shares. It is not practicable for us to determine the number of ADSs or common shares beneficially owned in the United States. As of February 28, 2011, we had 1,508 record holders of our common shares. It is not practicable for us to determine the portion of shares held in Chile or the number of record holders in Chile.

All of our shareholders have identical voting rights.

Related Party Transactions

General

We have engaged in a variety of transactions with our affiliates, including entities owned or controlled by certain of our controlling shareholders. In the ordinary course of our business we render to and receive from related companies services of various types, including aircraft leases, aircraft interchanges, freight transportation and reservation services.

It is our policy not to engage in any transaction with or for the benefit of any shareholder or member of the board of directors, or any entity controlled by such a person or in which such a person has a substantial economic interest, unless the transaction is related to our business and the price and other terms are at least as favorable to us as those that could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from a third party, such transactions, none of which is individually material, are summarized in Note 35 to our audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

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ITEM 8.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Consolidated Financial Statements

See Item 18, “Financial Statements” and pages F-1 through F-120.

Other Financial Information

Legal and Arbitration Proceedings

We are involved in routine litigation and other proceedings relating to the ordinary course of our business.

On January 21, 2009, Lan Cargo announced that it had reached a plea agreement with the DOJ in relation to the DOJ’s ongoing investigation regarding price fixing of fuel surcharges and other fees for cargo shipments. Under the plea agreement, Lan Cargo agreed to pay a fine of US$88 million. In addition, ABSA also reached a plea agreement with the DOJ and agreed to pay a fine of US$21 million. These amounts were stipulated to be paid over a five-year payment schedule starting in 2009. As of December 31, 2010, the pending amount to be paid during the next four years is approximately US$72 million and has been recorded within “Other Accounts Payable.”

On November 9, 2010 the EC imposed fines to 11 air carriers for a toatal amount of €800 million (equivalent to approximately US$1.1 billion). The fine imposed against Lan Cargo and its parent company, LAN Airlines, totaled €8.2 million (equivalent to approximately US$ 10.9 million). The Company provisioned US$25 million during the fourth quarter of 2007 for such fines, and maintained this provision until the fine was imposed in 2010. This was the lowest fine applied by the European Commission, which includes a significant reduction due to the Company’s cooperation with the Commission during the course of the investigation. In accordance with European Union law, on January 24, 2011 this administrative decision was appealed by Lan Cargo and Lan Airlines to the General Court in Luxembourg. Any judgment by the General Court may also be appealed to the Court of Justice of the European Union.

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In January 2007, we announced that we had provided, through our wholly owned subsidiary, Atlantic Aviation Investments LLC (“AAI”), a total of US$17.1 million in financing to Brazilian company VRG LINHAS AEREAS S.A. (“New Varig”), convertible into shares of New Varig. On March 28, 2007, GOL announced that it was acquiring 100% of the equity participation in New Varig. Pursuant to the terms of the relevant loan agreements, upon the sale of New Varig to GOL, we sought repayment of the principal of the loans plus interest from Varig Logística S.A. (“VarigLog”), the parent company of New Varig. VarigLog failed to respond to our demands for repayment and we subsequently filed a lawsuit in New York State court on August 29, 2007, seeking repayment of the outstanding principal plus interest. On October 10, 2008, the Court granted summary judgment in our favor for the full principal amount of the loans, US$17.1 million and entered a final judgment on December 1, 2008. The Court also held that AAI was entitled to collect the interest due under the loan agreement along with reasonable attorneys’ fees. After a hearing, a special referee appointed by the Court to decide the issue recommended that AAI recover US$1.9 million in accrued interest and attorneys’ fees, and the Court approved that recommendation. VarigLog appealed that decision, and the decision was upheld. On March 3, 2009, VarigLog filed an insolvency proceeding ( recuperação judicial ) before the bankruptcy court in Brazil, and on March 31, 2009, VarigLog filed a Chapter 15 petition in bankruptcy court in Florida seeking recognition of its Brazilian filing. The Florida court has entered an order, based upon AAI’s stipulation with VarigLog pursuant to which there would be no stay against the continuation and commencement of legal actions by AAI against VarigLog and any of its affiliates but AAI would not be able take any action against two discreet VarigLog assets located in the United States. AAI continues its enforcement efforts to recover the amounts owed to it by VarigLog under the loan agreements.

In July 2009, as a result of VarigLog’s continued failure to repay the amount owed to AAI, we instituted a second lawsuit in New York State court against MatlinPatterson Global Advisers LLC, MatlinPatterson Global Opportunities Partners II LP, MatlinPatterson Global Opportunities (Cayman) II LP and Volo Logistics LLC (collectively, the “MP Entities”), seeking to hold them liable as the alter egos of VarigLog and asserting separate contract-based claims related to AAI’s loans to VarigLog. If AAI succeeds in its alter ego claim, the MP Entities would be liable for VarigLog’s debts, and obligated to repay what VarigLog has been adjudged to owe AAI by the prior decisions of the New York courts. The Court denied in large part the MP Entities motion to dismiss AAI’s complaint on April 23, 2010. Thereafter, the MP Entities answered AAI’s complaint and filed counter-claims against AAI and its direct and indirect parents, LAN Pax Group S.A. (“LAX Pax”) and LAN Airlines S.A. (“LAN Airlines”), seeking declaratory relief and damages for breach of contract and tortuous interference with contract. AAI and LAN Airlines moved to dismiss the counterclaims and the Court heard oral argument on January 13, 2011, but has yet to announce its decision. AAI also moved for summary judgment on its breach of contract claims against the MP Entities and is awaiting the Court’s decision. The discovery phase of this case is ongoing.

During 2009, two antitrust administrative investigations were initiated against our subsidiary in Ecuador, and conducted before the Undersecretary of Competition and Consumer Defense ( Subsecretaría de la Competencia y Defensa del Consumidor ) of the Ministry of Industries and Productivity ( Ministerio de Industrias y Productividad ), arising from the introductory fares offered by Aerolane for its Guayaquil-Quito and Quito-Guayaquil routes. The first proceeding was initiated on April 7, 2009, following a request by Aerogal alleging predatory pricing. The second proceeding was initiated on April 20, 2009, following a request by Tame (an Ecuadorian airline) based on similar allegations. Based on the absence of legal basis and on the evidence that Aerolane had complied with the regulation currently in place in Ecuador, on June 29, 2010, both investigations were disregarded.

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Dividend Policy

In accordance with the Chilean Corporation Law, Lan Airlines must distribute cash dividends equal to at least 30% of its annual consolidated net income calculated in accordance with IFRS, unless otherwise decided by a unanimous vote of the holders of all issued shares and unless and except to the extent it has accumulated losses. If there is no net income in a given year, Lan Airlines can elect but is not legally obligated to distribute dividends out of retained earnings. The board of directors may declare interim dividends out of profits earned during such interim period. Pursuant to Lan Airlines’ by-laws, the annual cash dividend is approved by the shareholders at the annual ordinary shareholders’ meeting held between February 1 and April 30 of the year following the year with respect to which the dividend is proposed. All outstanding common shares are entitled to share equally in all dividends declared by Lan Airlines, unless the shares have not been fully paid by the shareholder after being subscribed.

Holders of ADSs will be entitled to receive dividends on the underlying common shares to the same extent as holders of common shares. Holders of ADRs on the applicable record dates will be entitled to receive dividends paid on the common shares represented by the ADSs evidenced by such ADRs. Dividends payable to holders of ADSs will be paid by us to the depositary in Chilean pesos and remitted by the depositary to such holders net of foreign currency conversion fees and expenses of the depositary and will be subject to Chilean withholding tax currently imposed at a rate of 35% (subject to credits in certain cases as described under “Chilean Taxation—Cash Dividends and Other Distributions” under Item 10). Owners of the ADSs will not be charged any dividend remittance fee by the depositary with respect to cash dividends.

Chilean law requires that holders of shares of Chilean companies that are not residents of Chile register as foreign investors under one of the foreign investment regimes established by Chilean law in order to have dividends, sale proceeds or other amounts with respect to their shares remitted outside Chile through the Formal Exchange Market ( Mercado Cambiario Formal ). Under our Foreign Investment Contract, the depositary, on behalf of ADS holders, will be granted access to the Formal Exchange Market to convert cash dividends from pesos to U.S. dollars and to pay such U.S. dollars to ADS holders outside Chile.

ITEM 9.

THE OFFER AND LISTING

Stock Price History

The principal trading market for our common shares is the Santiago Stock Exchange. The common shares have been listed on the Santiago Stock Exchange under the symbol “LAN” since 1989, and the ADSs have been listed on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “LFL” since November 7, 1997. The common shares also trade on the Bolsa de Valores de Valparaíso and the Bolsa Electrónica de Chile . The outstanding ADSs are identified by the CUSIP number 501723100. The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low closing sale prices on the Santiago Stock Exchange for the common shares and the high and low closing prices on The New York Stock Exchange for the common shares represented by ADSs. The information set forth in the table below reflects actual historical amounts and has not been restated in constant Chilean pesos.

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	Ch$ per Common Share				US$ per ADS
Period	Low		High		Low		High

2006		3,250.40		5,867.00		29.85		55.34

2007 (1)		5,839.90		8,997.00		13.03		84.15

2008		4,350.00		7,110.00		6.90		14.87

2009
Quarters:
First Quarter		4,400.00		5,700.00		7.08		9.14
Second Quarter		4,810.00		6,761.00		8.11		12.66
Third Quarter		6,200.00		7,220.00		11.14		13.21
Fourth Quarter		7,000.00		8,670.00		12.31		17.09
Annual:
Annual 2009		7,798.10		8,664.30		15.77		16.90

2010
Quarters:
First		8,120.00		9,470.00		15.60		18.36
Second		9,200.00		10,550.00		20.00		16.65
Third		10,000.00		15,900.00		18.74		30.50
Fourth		14,200.00		15,600.00		29.07		32.68
Months:
October 2010		14,200.00		15,238.00		29.07		31.28
November 2010		15,600.00		14,500.00		32.23		29.70
Annual:
Annual 2010		14,790.00		15,600.00		30.79		32.68

2011
Quarters:
First Quarter		11,755.00		15,150.00		24.30		31.39
Months:
January 2011		13,250.00		15,150.00		28.29		31.39
February 2011		12,000.00		14,730.00		25.76		29.40
March 2011		11,755.00		13,300.00		24.30		27.92
April 2011		12,000.00		13,070.00		25.15		28.31
Source: Santiago Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange

(1)

In August 2007, the ADR to common share ratio was changed from 5:1 to 1:1.

As of February 28, 2011, a total of 339,150,459 common shares were outstanding, including 14,947,874 common shares represented by ADSs.

Trading

The Chilean stock market, which is regulated by the SVS under Law 18,045 of October 22, 1981, as amended, which we refer to as the Securities Market Law, is one of the most developed among emerging markets, reflecting the particular economic history and development of Chile. The Chilean government’s policy of privatizing state-owned companies, implemented during the 1980s, led to an expansion of private ownership of shares, resulting in an increase in the importance of stock markets. Privatization extended to the social security system, which was converted into a privately managed pension fund system. These pension funds have been allowed, subject to certain limitations, to invest in stocks and are currently major investors in the stock market. Some market participants, including pension fund administrators, are highly regulated with respect to investment and remuneration criteria, but the general market is less regulated than the U.S. market with respect to disclosure requirements and information usage.

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The Santiago Stock Exchange is Chile’s principal exchange and accounts for approximately 86.23% of securities traded in Chile. Approximately 13.36% of equity trading is conducted on the Chilean Electronic Stock Exchange, an electronic trading market created by banks and non-member brokerage houses. The remaining equity trading is conducted on the Valparaíso Stock Exchange.

Equities, closed-end funds, fixed-income securities, short-term and money market securities, gold and U.S. dollars are traded on the Santiago Stock Exchange. In 1991, the Santiago Stock Exchange initiated a futures market with two instruments: U.S. dollar futures and Selective Shares Price Index, or IPSA, futures. Securities are traded primarily through an open voice auction system; a firm offers system or daily auctions. Trading through the open voice system occurs on each business day between 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Santiago Stock Exchange has an electronic system of trade, called Telepregón , which operates continuously for stocks trading in high volumes from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Chilean Electronic Stock Exchange operates continuously from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (or 5:30 p.m., depending on the period of the year) on each business day. In February 2000, the Santiago Stock Exchange Off-Shore Market began operations. In the Off-Shore Market, publicly offered foreign securities are traded and quoted in U.S. dollars.

ITEM 10.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This Item 10 reflects recent legal amendments effected by Law No. 20,382 on Corporate Governance, which was enacted on October 20, 2009, and came into effect on January 1, 2010.

Memorandum and Articles of Association

Set forth below is information concerning our share capital and a brief summary of certain significant provisions of our by-laws and Chilean law. This description contains all material information concerning the common shares but does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to our by-laws, the Chilean Corporation Law and the Securities Market Law, each referred to below. For additional information regarding the common shares, reference is made to our by-laws, a copy of which is included as Exhibit 1.1 to this annual report on Form 20-F.

Organization and Register

Lan Airlines is a publicly held stock corporation ( sociedad anónima abierta ) incorporated under the laws of Chile. Lan Airlines was incorporated by a public deed dated December 30, 1983, an abstract of which was published in the Chilean Official Gazette ( Diario Oficial de la República de Chile ) No. 31.759 on December 31, 1983, and registered on page 20,341, No. 11,248 of the Chilean Real Estate and Commercial Registrar ( Registro de Comercio del Conservador de Bienes Raices y Comercio de Santiago ) for the year 1983. Our corporate purpose, as stated in our by-laws, is to provide a broad range of transportation and related services, as more fully set forth in Article Four thereof.

General

Shareholders’ rights in a Chilean company are generally governed by the company’s by-laws and the Chilean Corporation Law. Article 22 of the Chilean Corporation Law states that the purchaser of shares of a company implicitly accepts its by-laws and any prior agreements adopted at shareholders’ meetings. Additionally, the Chilean Corporation Law regulates the government and operation of corporations (“ sociedades anónimas, ” or S.A.) and provides for certain shareholder rights. Article 137 of the Chilean Corporation Law provides that the provisions of the Chilean Corporation Law take precedence over any contrary provision in a corporation’s by-laws. The Chilean Corporation Law and our by-laws also provide that all disputes arising among shareholders in their capacity as such or between us or our administrators and the shareholders may either be submitted to arbitration in Chile or to the courts of Chile at the election of the plaintiff initiating the action. Despite the foregoing a recent legal amendment has forbidden certain individuals (directors, senior managers, administrators and main executives of the corporation, and any shareholder that directly or indirectly holds shares whose book or market value exceed 5,000 UF at the moment of filing of the action) from submitting such action before the ordinary courts, thus obligating them to proceed with arbitration in all situations.. Finally, Decree-Law No. 3,500 on Pension Fund Administrators, which allows pension funds to invest in the stock of qualified corporations, indirectly affects corporate governance and prescribes certain rights of shareholders. The Chilean Corporation Law sets forth the rules and requirements under which a corporation is deemed to be “publicly held.” Article 2 of the Chilean Corporation Law defines publicly held corporations as corporations that register their shares with the Registro de Valores (Securities Registry) of the SVS, either voluntarily or pursuant to a legal obligation. In addition, Article 5 of the Chilean Securities Market Law indicates which corporation’s shares must be registered with the Securities Registry:

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one with 500 or more shareholders; and

one in which 100 or more shareholders own at least 10% of the subscribed capital (excluding any direct or indirect individual holdings exceeding 10%).

The framework of the Chilean securities market is regulated by the SVS under the Securities Market Law and the Chilean Corporation Law, which imposes certain disclosure requirements, restricts insider trading, prohibits price manipulation and protects minority investors. In particular, the Securities Market Law establishes requirements for public offerings, stock exchanges and brokers and outlines disclosure requirements for corporations that issue publicly offered securities.

Ownership Restrictions

Under Articles 12 and 20 of the Securities Market Law and Circular 289 issued by the SVS in 2009, certain information regarding transactions in shares of publicly held corporations must be reported to the SVS and the Chilean stock exchanges on which the shares are listed. Since the ADRs are deemed to represent the shares underlying the ADSs, transactions in ADRs will be subject to those reporting requirements. Among other matters, the beneficial owners of ADSs that directly or indirectly hold 10% or more of the subscribed capital of Lan Airlines, or that reach or exceed such percentage through an acquisition, are required to report to the SVS and the Chilean stock exchanges, the day following the event:

any acquisition or sale of shares; and

any acquisition or sale of contracts or securities the price or performance of which depends on the price variation of the Lan Airlines’ shares.

These obligations are extended (i) to certain individuals (immediate family, next of kin and others) if the ADSs holder is a natural person; (ii) to any entity controlled by the holder, if the ADSs is an legal entity,; and (iii) to groups, if a holder has any joint action agreement with other holders and the group reaches or exceeds the cited threshold.

In addition, majority shareholders must state in their report whether their purpose is to acquire control of the company or if they are making a financial investment.

Under Article 54 of the Securities Market Law and under SVS regulations, persons or entities that intend to acquire control, whether directly or indirectly, of a publicly traded company, must follow certain notice requirements, regardless of the acquisition vehicle or procedure or whether the acquisition will be made through direct subscriptions or private transactions. In the first place, the potential acquiror must first send a written communication to the target corporation, any companies controlling or controlled by the target corporation, the SVS and the Chilean stock exchanges on which the target’s securities are listed, stating, among other things, the person or entity purchasing or selling and the price and conditions of any negotiations. Subsequently, the potential acquiror must also inform the public of its planned acquisition by means of a publication in two Chilean newspapers with national distribution and by uploading such notice to the acquiror’s website, if available. Both requirements shall be met at least ten business days prior to the date on which the acquisition transaction is to close, and in any event, as soon as negotiations regarding the change of control have been formalized or when confidential information or documents concerning the target are delivered to the potential acquiror. The notices must state, among other things, the person or entity purchasing or selling and the price and conditions of any negotiations.

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In addition to the foregoing, Article 54A of the Securities Market Law requires that within two business days of the completion of the transactions pursuant to which a person has acquired control of a publicly traded company, a notice shall be published in the same newspapers in which the notice referred to above was published and notices shall be sent to the same persons mentioned in the preceding paragraphs.

Consequently, a beneficial owner of ADSs intending to acquire control of Lan Airlines will be subject to the foregoing reporting requirements.

The provisions of the aforementioned articles do not apply whenever the acquisition is being made through a tender or exchange offer.

Title XXV of the Securities Market Law on tender offers and SVS regulations provide that the following transactions shall be carried out through a tender offer:

an offer which allows to take control of a publicly traded company, unless the shares are being sold by a controlling shareholder of such company at a price in cash which is not substantially higher than the market price and the shares of such company are actively traded on a stock exchange;

an offer for all the outstanding shares of a publicly traded company upon acquiring two-thirds or more of its voting shares (this offer must be made at a price not lower than the price at which appraisal rights may be exercised, that is, book value if the shares of the company are not actively traded or, if the shares of the company are actively traded, the weighted average price at which the stock has been traded during the two months immediately preceding the acquisition); and

an offer for a controlling percentage of the shares of a publicly traded company if the acquiror intends to take control of the company (whether publicly-traded or privately held) controlling such publicly traded company, to the extent that the latter represents 75.0% or more of the consolidated net assets of the former.

Article 200 of the Securities Market Law prohibits any shareholder that has taken control of a publicly traded company from acquiring, for a period of twelve months from the date of the transaction that granted it control of the publicly traded company, a number of shares equal to or higher than 3.0% of the outstanding issued shares of the target without making a tender offer at a price per share not lower than the price paid at the time of taking control. Should the acquisition from the other shareholders of the company be made on the floor of a stock exchange and on a pro rata basis, the controlling shareholder may purchase a higher percentage of shares, if so permitted by the regulations of the stock exchange.

Title XV of the Securities Market Law sets forth the basis for determining what constitutes a controlling power, a direct holding and a related party.

Capitalization

Under Chilean law, the shareholders of a company, acting at an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting, have the power to authorize an increase in the company’s share capital. When an investor subscribes issued shares, the shares are registered in that investor’s name even without payment, and the investor is treated as a shareholder for all purposes except with regard to receipt of dividends and return of capital, provided that the shareholders may, by amending the by-laws, also grant the right to receive dividends of distribution of capital despite not having paid for the subscribed shares. The investor becomes eligible to receive dividends once it has paid for the shares, or, if it has paid for only a portion of such shares, it is entitled to receive a corresponding pro rata portion of the dividends declared with respect to such shares, unless the company’s by-laws provide otherwise. If an investor does not pay for shares for which it has subscribed on or prior to the date agreed upon for payment, the company is entitled under Chilean law to auction the shares on the appropriate stock exchange, and it has a cause of action against the investor to recover the difference between the subscription price and the price received for the sale of those shares at auction. However, until such shares are sold at auction, the investor continues to exercise all the rights of a shareholder (except the right to receive dividends and return of capital, as noted above). Regarding shares issued but not paid for within the period determined by the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting for their payment (which period cannot exceed three years from the date of such shareholders’ meeting), until January 1, 2010 they were canceled and no longer available for issuance by us. As of January 1, 2010, the board of directors of Lan Airlines has a legal obligation to initiate the necessary legal actions to collect the unpaid amounts, unless the shareholders’ meeting which authorized the capital increase, allowed the board to abstain from taking such action by a vote of two thirds of the issued shares, in which case the former rule still applies. Once the foregoing legal actions are exhausted, the board of directors shall propose to the shareholders’ meeting the appropriate capital adjustment measures, to be decided by simple majority. Fully paid shares are not subject to further calls or assessments or to liabilities of Lan Airlines.

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As of February 28, 2011, our share capital consisted of 339,150,459 common shares, all of which were subscribed and fully paid. Chilean law recognizes the right to issue common and preferred shares. To date, we have issued and are authorized by our shareholders to issue only common shares. Each share of stock is entitled to one vote. Pursuant to an employee compensation plan approved by extraordinary shareholders’ meetings dated April 5, 2007 and October 29, 2009, the issuance of certain shares has been authorized but that has not been made effective in full, as such issuance is subject to the exercising of rights granted to certain employees that expire on December 31, 2011.

Preemptive Rights and Increases in Share Capital

The Chilean Corporation Law requires Chilean companies to offer existing shareholders the right to purchase a sufficient number of shares to maintain their existing percentage of ownership in a company whenever that company issues new shares for cash, except for up to 10% of the capital increase which may be destined to employee compensation pursuant to article 24 of the Corporation Law. Under this requirement, any preemptive rights will be offered by us to the depositary as the registered owner of the common shares underlying the ADSs, but holders of ADSs and shareholders located in the United States will not be allowed to exercise preemptive rights with respect to new issuances of shares by us unless a registration statement under the Securities Act is effective with respect to those common shares or an exemption from the registration requirements thereunder is available.

We intend to evaluate at the time of any preemptive rights offering the costs and potential liabilities associated with the preparation and filing of a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as the indirect benefits of enabling the exercise by the holders of ADSs and shareholders located in the United States of preemptive rights and any other factors we consider appropriate at the time. No assurances can be given that any registration statement would be filed. If preemptive rights are not made available to ADS holders, the depositary may sell those holders’ preemptive rights and distribute the proceeds thereof if a secondary market for such rights exists and a premium can be recognized over the cost of such sale. In the event that the depositary does not sell such rights at a premium over the cost of any such sale, all or certain holders of ADRs may receive no value for the preemptive rights. The inability of holders of ADSs to exercise preemptive rights in respect of common shares underlying their ADSs could result in a change in their percentage ownership of common shares following a preemptive rights offering.

Under Chilean law, preemptive rights are freely exercisable, transferable or waived by shareholders during a thirty-day period commencing upon publication of the official notice announcing the start of the preemptive rights period in the newspaper designated by the shareholders’ meeting. The preemptive right of the shareholders is the pro rata amount of the shares registered in their name in the shareholders’ registry of Lan Airlines as of the fifth business day prior to the date of publication of the notice announcing the start of the preemptive rights period. During such thirty-day period (except for shares as to which preemptive rights have been waived), Chilean companies are not permitted to offer any newly issued common shares for sale to third parties. For that thirty-day period and an additional thirty-day period, Chilean publicly held corporations are not permitted to offer any unsubscribed common shares for sale to third parties on terms that are more favorable to the purchaser than those offered to shareholders. At the end of such additional thirty-day period, Chilean publicly held corporations are authorized to sell non-subscribed shares to third-parties on any terms, provided they are sold on a Chilean stock exchange.

Directors

Our by-laws provide for a board of nine directors. Compensation to be paid to directors must be approved by vote at the annual shareholders’ meeting. We hold elections for all positions on the board of directors every two years. Under our by-laws, directors are elected by cumulative voting. Each shareholder has one vote per share and may cast all of his or her votes in favor of one nominee or may apportion his or her votes among any number of nominees. These voting provisions currently ensure that a shareholder owning more than 10% of our outstanding shares is able to elect at least one representative to our board of directors.

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Under the Chilean Corporation Law, transactions of a publicly-traded company with a “related” party must be conducted on an arm’s-length basis and must satisfy certain approval and disclosure requirements which are different from the ones that apply to a privately-held company. The conditions apply to the publicly-traded company and to all of its subsidiaries.

These transactions include any negotiation, act, contract or operation in which the publicly-traded company intervenes together with either (i) parties which are legally deemed related pursuant to article 100 of the Chilean Securities Market Law, (ii) a director, senior manager, administrator, main executive or liquidator of the company, either on their own behalf or on behalf of a third party, including those individuals’ spouses or close relatives, (iii) companies in which the foregoing individuals own at least 10% (directly or indirectly), or in which they serve as directors, senior managers, administrators or main executives (iv) parties indicated as such in the publicly-traded company’s by-laws, or identified by the directors’ committee, or (v) those who have served as directors, senior managers, administrators, main executives or liquidators of the counterparty in the last eighteen months and are now serving in one of those positions at the publicly-traded company.

Corporations may enter into transactions with interested parties if (i) the transaction is in the interest of the corporation, (ii) the transaction is made on an arm’s-length basis at market conditions, (iii) the individuals involved in the transactions report them immediately to the board, (iv) the transaction is approved after a reasoned explanation by the majority of the board, excluding those directors or liquidators that are involved in the transaction (who shall, nonetheless, render an opinion on the matter if required by the board), (v) the decisions of the board is disclosed at the next shareholders’ meeting, and (vi) in case the majority of the board is disqualified to vote, the majority of the non-involved directors have approved the transaction, or two thirds of the voting shares have approved the transaction).

If as noted in (vi) above, the transaction is to be approved by the shareholder’s meeting, the following additional rules apply: (i) the board shall appoint an independent appraiser that shall report to the shareholders on the transaction; (ii) the director’s committee or the non-involved directors may appoint a second independent appraiser; (iii) the appraiser’s reports shall be made available for fifteen days; (iv) the receipt and availability of the reports shall be disclosed as a material fact; (iv) directors shall render an opinion on the transaction within five business days after receiving the reports.

Transactions which do not meet the foregoing requirements are valid and enforceable, but neither the corporation nor its shareholders shall have a cause of action to sue the infringing party for reimbursement on behalf of the corporation, for a total of the benefits reported to the interested party, in addition to indemnification for the damages caused. In such proceedings, the defendant shall prove that the transaction met the legal requirements.

The Chilean Corporation Law sets forth a number of exceptions to the foregoing rules. In the following situations, transactions with related parties may be carried out without complying with the foregoing rules: (i) if a transaction does not involve a substantial amount (if it does not exceed 1.0% of the net worth of the company and does not exceed the equivalent of 2,000 UF or approximately US$79,000 as of the date of this annual report) unless such a transaction exceeds 20,000 UF (for this calculation all similar transactions carried out within a consecutive 12-month period between the same parties or for the same subject matter, shall be deemed as a single transaction), (ii) transactions which according to the policies determined by the board of directors, are deemed to be within the ordinary course of business (the determination of such policies shall be disclosed as a material fact and made available to shareholders), and (iii) if the counterparty is an entity in which the publicly-traded company has, directly or indirectly, at least a 95.0% ownership. As per the exemption indicated in (ii) above, on December 29, 2009, the Board of Directors of LAN determined the cited policies setting forth the transactions that fall within the ordinary course of business. That determination was publicly disclosed on the same day and is currently available on LAN’s website under the “Corporate Governance” section.”

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Shareholders’ Meetings and Voting Rights

The Chilean Corporation Law requires that an ordinary annual meeting of shareholders be held within the first four months of each year after being called by the board of directors (generally they are held in April, but in any case following the preparation of our financial statements, including the report of our auditors, for the previous fiscal year). Lan Airlines’ by-laws further provide that the ordinary annual meeting of shareholders must take place between February 1 and April 30. The shareholders at the ordinary annual meeting approve the annual financial statements, including the report of our auditors, the annual report, the dividend policy and the final dividend on the prior year’s profits, elect the board of directors (in our case, every two years or earlier if a vacancy occurs) and approve any other matter that does not require an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting. The most recent extraordinary meeting of our shareholders was held on October 29, 2009, and the most recent ordinary annual meeting of our shareholders was held on April 29, 2010.

Extraordinary shareholders’ meetings may be called by the board of directors, if deemed appropriate, and ordinary or extraordinary shareholders’ meetings must be called by the board of directors when requested by shareholders representing at least 10.0% of the issued voting shares or by the SVS. In addition, as from January 1, 2010 there are two new rules in this regard: (i) the SVS may directly call for an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting in case of a publicly-traded companies, and (ii) any kind of shareholders’ meeting may be self-convened and take place if all voting shares attend, regardless of the fulfillment of the notice and other type of procedural requirements.

Notice to convene the ordinary annual meeting or an extraordinary meeting is given by means of three notices which must be published in a newspaper of our corporate domicile (currently Santiago, Chile) designated by the shareholders at their annual meeting and, if the shareholders fail to make such designation, the notice must be published in the Chilean Official Gazette pursuant to legal requirements. The first notice must be published not less than fifteen days and not more than twenty days in advance of the scheduled meeting. Notice also must be mailed not less than fifteen days in advance of the meeting to each shareholder and to the SVS and the Chilean stock exchanges. Currently, we publish our official notices in the newspaper La Tercera (available online at www.latercera.com).

The quorum for a shareholders’ meeting is established by the presence, in person or by proxy, of shareholders representing a majority of our issued common shares. If that quorum is not reached, the meeting can be reconvened within forty-five days, and at the second meeting the shareholders present are deemed to constitute a quorum regardless of the percentage of the common shares that they represent.

Only shareholders registered with us on the fifth business day prior to the date of a meeting are entitled to attend and vote their shares. A shareholder may appoint another individual (who need not be a shareholder) as his or her proxy to attend and vote on his or her behalf. Proxies addressed to us that do not designate a person to exercise the proxy are taken into account in order to determine if there is a sufficient quorum to hold the meeting, but the shares represented thereby are not entitled to vote at the meeting. The proxies must fulfill the requirements set forth by the Chilean Corporation Law and its regulatory norms. Every shareholder entitled to attend and vote at a shareholders’ meeting has one vote for every share subscribed.

The following matters can only be considered at an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting:

our dissolution;

a merger, transformation, division or other change in our corporate form or the amendment of our by-laws;

the issuance of bonds or debentures convertible into shares;

the conveyance of 50% or more of our assets (whether or not it includes our liabilities);

the adoption or amendment of any business plan which contemplates the conveyance of assets in excess of the foregoing percentage;

the conveyance of 50% or more of the assets of a subsidiary, if the latter represents at least 20% of our assets;

the conveyance of shares of a subsidiary which entails the transfer of control;

granting of a security interest or a personal guarantee in each case to secure the obligations of third parties, unless to secure or guarantee the obligations of a subsidiary, in which case only the approval of the board of directors will suffice; and

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other matters that require shareholder approval according to Chilean law or the by-laws.

The matters referred to in the first seven items listed above may only be approved at a meeting held before a notary public, who shall certify that the minutes are a true record of the events and resolutions of the meeting.

The by-laws establish that resolutions are passed at shareholders’ meetings by the affirmative vote of an absolute majority of those voting shares present or represented at the meeting. However, under the Chilean Corporation Law, the vote of a two-thirds majority of the outstanding voting shares is required to approve any of the following actions:

a change in our corporate form, division or merger with another entity;

amendment to our term of existence, if any;

our early dissolution;

change in our corporate domicile;

decrease of our capital stock;

approval of contributions and the assessment thereof whenever consisting of assets other than money;

any modification of the authority reserved for the shareholders’ meetings or limitations on the powers of the board of directors;

decrease in the number of members of the board of directors;

the conveyance of 50% or more our assets (whether or not it includes our liabilities);

the adoption or amendment of any business plan which contemplates the conveyance of assets in excess of the foregoing percentage;

the conveyance of 50% or more of the assets of a subsidiary, if the latter represents at least 20% of our assets;

the conveyance of shares of a subsidiary which entails the transfer of control;

the form that dividends are paid in;

granting a security interest or a personal guarantee in each case to secure obligations of third parties that exceeds 50% of our assets, unless to secure or guarantee the obligations of a subsidiary, in which case only approval of the board of directors will suffice;

the acquisition of our own shares, when, and on the terms and conditions, permitted by law;

all other matters provided for in the by-laws; and

the correction of any formal defect in our incorporation or any amendment to our by-laws that refers to any of the matters indicated in the first thirteen items listed above;

the institution of the right of the controlling shareholder who has purchases at least 95% of the shares, to purchase shares of the outstanding minority shareholders pursuant to the procedure set forth in article 71 bis of the Corporation Law;

the approval or ratification of transactions with related parties, as per article 147 of the Corporation Law (described above).

Amendments to the by-laws that have the effect of establishing, modifying or eliminating any special rights pertaining to any series of shares require the consenting vote of holders of two-thirds of the shares of the affected series. As noted above, Lan Airlines does not have special series of shares.

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In general, Chilean law does not require a publicly held corporation to provide the level and type of information that the U.S. securities laws require a reporting company to provide to its shareholders in connection with a solicitation of proxies. However, shareholders are entitled to examine the books of the company and its subsidiaries within the fifteen-day period before the scheduled meeting. No later than the first notice summoning an ordinary shareholder’s meeting, the board of directors of a publicly held corporation shall send to every shareholder notice by regular mail, containing a reference to the issues that will be discussed, together with instructions to obtain all the appropriate documentation regarding those issues, in addition to being obligated to publish them in our website, and also a copy of the annual report and the financial statements of the company. However, the SVS may authorize companies that have a large number of shareholders to limit the sending of such documents only to those shareholders who have a number of shares exceeding a certain number, and, in any case, to any shareholder that has required of the company such sending. Shareholders who do not fall into this category but who request it must be sent a copy of our annual report. In addition to these requirements, we regularly have provided, and currently intend to continue to provide, together with the notice of shareholders’ meeting, a proposal for the final annual dividend for shareholder approval. See “—Dividend and Liquidation Rights” below.

The Chilean Corporation Law provides that, whenever shareholders representing 10% or more of the issued voting shares so request, a Chilean company’s annual report must include such shareholders’ comments and proposal in relation to the company’s affairs, together with the comments and proposals set forth by the directors’ committee. Similarly, the Chilean Corporation Law provides that whenever the board of directors of a publicly held corporation convenes an ordinary meeting of the shareholders and solicits proxies for that meeting, or distributes information supporting its decisions or other similar material, it is obligated to include as an annex to its annual report any pertinent comments and proposals that may have been made by shareholders owning 10% or more of the company’s voting shares who have requested that such comments and proposals be included, together with the comments and proposals set forth by the directors’ committee.

Dividend and Liquidation Rights

In accordance with the Chilean Corporation Law, Lan Airlines must distribute an annual cash dividend equal to at least 30% of its annual net income calculated in accordance with IFRS, unless otherwise decided by a unanimous vote of the holders of all issued shares, and unless and except to the extent it has accumulated losses. If there is no net income in a given year, Lan Airlines can elect but is not legally obligated to distribute dividends out of retained earnings. All outstanding common shares are entitled to share equally in all dividends declared by Lan Airlines, unless the shares have not been fully paid by the shareholder after being subscribed.

For all dividend distributions agreed by the board of directors in excess of the mandatory minimum of 30% noted in the preceding paragraph, Lan Airlines may grant an option to its shareholders to receive those dividends in cash, or in shares issued by either Lan Airlines or other corporations. Shareholders who do not expressly elect to receive a dividend other than in cash are legally presumed to have decided to receive the dividend in cash. A U.S. holder of ADSs may, in the absence of an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or an available exemption from the registration requirement thereunder, effectively be required to receive a dividend in cash. See “—Preemptive Rights and Increases in Share Capital” above .

Dividends that are declared but not paid within the appropriate time period set forth in the Chilean Corporation Law (as to minimum dividends, thirty days after declaration; as to additional dividends, the date set for payment at the time of declaration) are adjusted to reflect the change in the value of the UF. The UF is a daily indexed, Chilean peso-denominated accounting unit designed to discount the effect of Chilean inflation and it is based on the previous month’s inflation rate as officially determined. Such dividends also accrue interest at the then-prevailing rate for UF-denominated deposits during such period. The right to receive a dividend lapses if it is not claimed within five years from the date such dividend is payable. After that period, the amount not claimed is given to a non-profit organization, the Junta Nacional de Cuerpos de Bomberos de Chile (the National Corporation of Firefighters).

In the event of Lan Airlines’ liquidation, the holders of fully paid common shares would participate pro rata in the distribution of assets remaining after payment of all creditors. Holders of shares not fully paid will participate in such distribution in proportion to the amount paid.

Approval of Financial Statements

The board of directors is required to submit our consolidated financial statements to the shareholders for their approval at the annual ordinary shareholders’ meeting. If the shareholders reject the financial statements, the board of directors must submit new financial statements not later than sixty days from the date of that meeting. If the shareholders reject the new financial statements, the entire board of directors is deemed removed from office and a new board is to be elected at the same meeting. Directors who approved such financial statements are disqualified for re-election for the ensuing period.

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Right of Dissenting Shareholders to Tender Their Shares

The Chilean Corporation Law provides that, upon the adoption at an extraordinary meeting of shareholders of any of the resolutions or if it takes place any of the situations enumerated below, dissenting or affected shareholders acquire the right to withdraw and to compel the company to repurchase their shares, subject to the fulfillment of certain terms and conditions. However, such right shall be suspended if we are declared bankrupt or are subject to a creditor’s agreement pursuant to Title XII of Book IV of the Commerce Code. In the case of holders of ADRs, however, in order to exercise such rights, holders of ADRs would be required to first withdraw the common shares represented by the ADRs pursuant to the terms of the deposit agreement. Such holders of ADRs would need to perfect the withdrawal of the common shares on or before the fifth business day prior to the date of the meeting.

“Dissenting shareholders” are defined as those who attend a shareholders’ meeting and vote against a resolution which results in the withdrawal right, or, if absent at such a meeting, those who state in writing to the company their opposition to such resolution within the following thirty days. Dissenting shareholders must perfect their withdrawal rights by tendering their stock to the company within thirty days after adoption of the resolution.

The price paid to a dissenting shareholder of a publicly held corporation is the weighted average of the sales prices for the shares as reported on the Chilean stock exchanges on which the shares are quoted for the two-month period preceding the event giving rise to the withdrawal right. If, because of the volume, frequency, number and diversity of the buyers and sellers, the SVS determines that the shares are not shares actively traded on a stock exchange ( acciones de transacción bursátil ), the price paid to the dissenting shareholder is the book value. Book value for this purpose equals paid capital plus reserves and profits, less losses, divided by the total number of subscribed shares (whether entirely or partially paid). For the purpose of making this calculation, the last annual balance sheet is used and adjusted to reflect inflation up to the date of the shareholders’ meeting that gave rise to the withdrawal right.

The resolutions and situations that result in a shareholder’s right to withdraw are the following:

the transformation of the company into an entity that is not a publicly held corporation governed by the Chilean Corporation Law;

the merger of the company with or into another company;

the conveyance of 50% or more of the assets of the company, whether or not such sale includes the company’s liabilities;

the adoption or amendment of any business plan which contemplates the conveyance of assets in excess of the foregoing percentage;

the conveyance of 50% or more of the assets of a subsidiary, if the latter represents at least 20% of our assets;

the conveyance of shares of a subsidiary which entails the transfer of control;

the creation of preferential rights for a class of shares or an extension, amendment or reduction to those already existing, in which case the right to withdraw only accrues to the dissenting shareholders of the class or classes of shares adversely affected;

the correction of any formal defect in the incorporation of the company or any amendment to the company’s by-laws that grants the right to withdraw;

the granting of security interests or personal guarantees to secure or guarantee third parties’ obligations exceeding 50% of the company’s assets, except with regard to subsidiaries;

resolutions of the shareholders’ meeting approving the decision to make private a public corporation in the case the requirements set forth in “—General” cease to be met;

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if a publicly-traded company ceases to be obligated to register its shares in the Securities Registry of the SVS, and an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting agrees to de-register the shares and finalize its disclosure obligations mandated by the Corporation Law;

if the controlling shareholder of a publicly-traded company reaches over 95% of the shares (in such case, the right must be exercised within 30 days of the date in which the threshold is reached, circumstance that must be communicated by means of a publication); and

such other causes as may be established by the company’s by-laws (no such additional resolutions currently are specified in our by-laws).

In addition, shareholders of publicly held corporations have the right to withdraw if a person acquires two-thirds or more of the outstanding shares of such corporation with the right to vote (except as a result of other shareholders not having subscribed and paid a capital increase) and does not make a tender offer for the remaining shares within thirty days after acquisition.

Under Article 69(bis) of the Chilean Corporation Law, the right to withdraw also is granted to shareholders (other than pension funds that administer private pension plans under the national pension law), under certain terms and conditions, if a company were to become controlled by the Chilean government, directly or through any of its agencies, and if two independent rating agencies downgrade the rating of its stock from first class because of certain actions specified in Article 69(bis) undertaken by the company or the Chilean government that affect negatively and substantially the earnings of the company. Shareholders must perfect their withdrawal rights by tendering their shares to the company within thirty days of the date of the publication of the new rating by two independent rating agencies. If the withdrawal right is exercised by a shareholder invoking Article 69(bis), the price paid to the dissenting shareholder shall be the weighted average of the sales price for the shares as reported on the stock exchanges on which the company’s shares are quoted for the six-month period preceding the publication of the new rating by two independent rating agencies. If, as previously described, the SVS determines that the shares are not actively traded on a stock exchange, the price shall be the book value calculated as described above.

There is no legal precedent as to whether a shareholder that has voted both for and against a proposal (such as the depositary) may exercise withdrawal rights with respect to the shares voted against the proposal. As such, there is doubt as to whether holders of ADRs who have not surrendered their ADRs and withdrawn common shares on or before the fifth business day prior to the shareholder meeting will be able to exercise withdrawal rights either directly or through the depositary with respect to the shares represented by ADRs. Under the provisions of the deposit agreement the depositary will not exercise these withdrawal rights.

The circumstance indicated above regarding ownership in excess of 95% by the controlling shareholder creates not only a withdrawal right for the remaining minority shareholders, but as of January 1, 2010, it also creates a “squeeze out” right by the controlling shareholder with respect to those same shareholders (granting a call option by means of which the controlling shareholder may buy-out the existing ownership participations pursuant to the provisions of article 71 bis of the Corporation Law).

Registration and Transfers

The Depósito Central de Valores , (“DCV”), acts as Lan Airlines’ registration agent. In the case of jointly owned common shares, an attorney-in-fact must be appointed to represent the joint owners in dealings with us.

Material Contracts

Boeing

On March 31, 2006, we entered into supplemental agreement No. 22, to purchase agreement No. 2126 dated as of January 30, 1998 (“Purchase Agreement No. 2126”), whereby we agreed to purchase a total of three Boeing 767-300 aircraft. Five passenger aircraft were delivered in 2008 pursuant to Purchase Agreement No. 2126. We had the option to convert some of the orders from the passenger version to the freighter version or vice versa with certain notice. The estimated gross value (at list prices) of the Boeing aircraft for which we had firm commitments to take delivery under this contract was US$0.5 billion.

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On July 3, 2007, we entered into a purchase agreement with the Boeing Company for the acquisition of two Boeing 777-Freighter aircraft. Delivery is scheduled to take place in 2011 and 2012.

On October 29, 2007, we entered into a purchase agreement with the Boeing Company for the acquisition of twenty-six Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 aircraft to be delivered between 2012 and 2016. This purchase agreement provides us with the option of purchasing ten additional aircraft to be delivered in 2017 and 2018.

On November 10, 2008, we entered into a supplemental agreement to the purchase agreement entered into with the Boeing Company for the acquisition of four additional Boeing 767-300 passenger aircraft. Delivery is scheduled to take place in 2012. The estimated gross value (at list prices) of these aircraft is US$636 million.

On November 10, 2008, we entered into Supplemental Agreement No. 24 to the Purchase Agreement No. 2126 dated January 30, 1998, as amended, with the Boeing Company.

On March 22, 2010, we entered into Supplemental Agreement No. 1 to the Purchase Agreement No. 3256 dated October 29, 2007, as amended, with the Boeing Company. Additionally, on March 22, 2010, we entered into Supplemental Agreement No. 28 to the Purchase Agreement No. 2126 dated January 30, 1998, as amended, with the Boeing Company.

On July 8, 2010, we entered into Supplemental Agreement No. 1 to the Purchase Agreement No. 3256 dated October 29, 2007, as amended, with the Boeing Company.

On November 10, 2010, we entered into Supplemental Agreement No. 29 to the Purchase Agreement No. 2126 dated January 30, 1998, as amended, with the Boeing Company. Moreover, on November 2, 2010, we entered into Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to the Purchase Agreement No. 3194 dated July 3, 2007, as amended, with the Boeing Company.

Airbus

On March 6, 2007, we entered into amendment No.3 to the First A340 purchase agreement with Airbus S.A.S. (“Airbus”) for the cancellation of two A340 aircraft, and amendment No.3 to the Second A320-Family purchase agreement with Airbus S.A.S. for the conversion of fifteen options to purchase aircraft into firm orders. The net increase in capital expenditures related to these agreements is US$315 million.

On December 23, 2009, we entered into Amendment No. 5 to the Second A320-Family Purchase Agreement dated March 20, 1998, as amended, with Airbus, for the acquisition of 30 additional A-319 and A-320 Airbus aircraft, for a list price amount of US$2.0 billion.

On May 10, 2010, we entered into Amendment No. 6 to the Second A320-Family Purchase Agreement dated March 20, 1998, as amended, with Airbus, to convert the aircraft types of three aircraft and advance the scheduled delivery of two aircraft. Additionally, on May 19, 2010, we entered into Amendment No. 7 to the Second A320-Family Purchase Agreement dated March 20, 1998, as amended, with Airbus S.A.S., to advance the scheduled delivery of three aircraft.

On September 23, 2010, we entered into Amendment No. 8 to the Second A320-Family Purchase Agreement dated March 20, 1998, as amended, with Airbus S.A.S., to convert the aircraft types of one aircraft and advance the scheduled delivery of four aircraft.

On December 21, 2010, we entered into Amendment No. 9 to the Second A320-Family Purchase Agreement dated March 20, 1998, as amended, with Airbus S.A.S., for the acquisition of 50 additional A-319, A-320 and A321 Airbus aircraft.

For more information, see “Information on the Company—Fleet—Fleet Leasing and Financing Arrangements” under Item 4.

GE Commercial Aviation

On April 30, 2007, we also entered into an Aircraft Lease Common Terms Agreement with GE Commercial Aviation Services Limited and two Aircraft Lease Agreements with Wells Fargo Bank Northwest N.A., as owner trustee, for the lease of two Boeing B777-200LRF aircraft.

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For more information, see “Information on the Company—Fleet—Fleet Leasing and Financing Arrangements” under Item 4.

GE Engine Services

On December 17, 2010, we entered in to a Digital Services Agreement with GE Engine Services, LLC, for the provision of operational analysis, performance and maintenance services of aircraft engines.

CFM International

On December 17, 2010, we entered into General Terms Agreement No. CFM-1-2377460475 (the “GTA”) and Letter Agreement No. 1 to GTA with CFM International, Inc. (“CFM”) for the sale and support by CFM of spare engines, related equipment and spare parts. Moreover, on December 17, 2010, we entered into a Rate Per Flight Hour Engine Shop Maintenance Services Agreement with CFM for the provision by CMF of maintenance services over our aircraft engines.

Proposed Merger Agreements

Foreign Investment and Exchange Controls in Chile

The Central Bank of Chile is responsible, among other things, for monetary policies and exchange controls in Chile. Equity investments, including investments in shares of stock by persons who are non-Chilean residents, have been generally subject in the past to various exchange control regulations restricting the repatriation of their investments and the earnings thereon.

Article 47 of the Central Bank Act and Chapter XXVI of the Central Bank Foreign Exchange Regulations regulated the foreign exchange aspects of the issuance of ADSs by a Chilean company until April 2001. According to Chapter XXVI, the Central Bank of Chile and the depositary had to enter into an agreement in order to gain access to the formal exchange market. The issuers of the shares underlying the ADSs and the custodian could also be parties to these agreements and we are party to such agreement.

On April 16, 2001, the Central Bank of Chile agreed that, effective April 19, 2001:

prior foreign exchange restrictions would be eliminated: and

a new Compendium of Foreign Exchange Regulations ( Compendio de Normas de Cambios Internacionales ) would be applied.

The main objective of these amendments, as declared by the Central Bank of Chile, is to facilitate movement of capital in and out of Chile and to encourage foreign investment.

In connection with the change in policy, the Central Bank of Chile eliminated the following restrictions:

a reserve requirement with the Central Bank of Chile for a period of one year (this mandatory reserve was imposed on foreign loans and funds brought into Chile to purchase shares other than those acquired in the establishment of a new company or in the capital increase of the issuing company; the reserve requirement was gradually decreased from 30% of the proposed investment to 0%);

the requirement of prior approval by the Central Bank of Chile for certain operations;

mandatory return of foreign currencies to Chile; and

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mandatory conversion of foreign currencies into Chilean pesos.

Under the new regulations, only the following limitations apply to these operations:

the Central Bank of Chile must be provided with information related to certain operations; and

certain operations must be conducted with the Formal Exchange Market.

The Central Bank of Chile also eliminated Chapter XXVI of the Compendium of Foreign Exchange Regulations, which regulated the establishment of an ADR facility by a Chilean company. Pursuant to the new rules, it is no longer necessary to seek the Central Bank of Chile’s prior approval in order to establish an ADR facility nor to enter into a foreign investment contract with the Central Bank of Chile. The establishment of an ADR facility is now regarded as an ordinary foreign investment, and simply requires that the Central Bank of Chile be informed of the transaction pursuant to Chapter XIV of the revised Compendium of Foreign Exchange Regulations and that the transaction be conducted exclusively through the Formal Exchange Market.

However, all contracts executed under the provisions of Chapter XXVI (including the foreign investment contract among Lan Airlines, the Central Bank of Chile and the ADS depositary, or the “Foreign Investment Contract”), remain in full force and effect and continue to be governed by the provisions, and continue to be subject to the restrictions, set forth in Chapter XXVI at the time of its abrogation. Our Foreign Investment Contract guarantees ADS investors access to the Formal Exchange Market to convert amounts from Chilean pesos into U.S. dollars and repatriate amounts received with respect to deposited common shares or common shares withdrawn from deposit or surrender of ADRs (including amounts received as cash dividends and proceeds from the sale in Chile of the underlying common shares and any rights arising from them).

The guarantee of access to the Formal Exchange Market under the Foreign Investment Contract requires compliance of the following conditions:

the funds to purchase the common shares underlying the ADSs are brought into Chile and converted into Chilean pesos through the Formal Exchange Market;

the purchase of the underlying common shares is made on a Chilean stock exchange; and

within five business days from conversion of the funds into Chilean pesos, the Central Bank of Chile is informed that the conversion funds were used to purchase the underlying common shares.

The following is a summary of material provisions of the Foreign Investment Contract, a form of which was filed as an exhibit to the registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-7750) that we filed on October 10, 1997 in connection with our November 6, 1997 offering. This summary is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to Chapter XXVI and the Foreign Investment Contract.

Under Chapter XXVI and the Foreign Investment Contract, the Central Bank of Chile agreed to grant to the depositary, on behalf of ADR holders, and to any investor not residing or domiciled in Chile who withdraws common shares upon surrender of ADRs, access to the Formal Exchange Market to convert Chilean pesos into U.S. dollars (and to remit those dollars outside Chile) in respect of common shares represented by ADSs or withdrawn shares, including amounts received as:

cash dividends;

proceeds from the sale in Chile of withdrawn shares or from shares distributed as a result of a liquidation, merger or consolidation of Lan Airlines (subject to receipt by the Central Bank of Chile of a certificate from the holder of the withdrawn shares or the distributed shares (or from an institution authorized by the Central Bank of Chile) that the holder’s residence and domicile are outside of Chile, and a certificate from a Chilean stock exchange (or from a brokerage or securities firm established in Chile) that the withdrawn shares or the distributed shares were sold on a Chilean stock exchange);

proceeds from the sale in Chile of preemptive rights to subscribe for additional common shares;

proceeds from the liquidation, merger or consolidation of Lan Airlines;

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proceeds from the sale in Chile of common shares received as a dividend; and

other distributions, including those in respect of any recapitalization resulting from holding common shares represented by ADSs or withdrawn shares.

Chapter XXVI provided that access to the Formal Exchange Market in connection with dividend payments is conditioned on our certifying to the Central Bank of Chile that a dividend payment has been made and that any applicable tax has been withheld. We agreed to provide this certification. Chapter XXVI also provides that access to the Formal Exchange Market in connection with the sale of withdrawn shares, or distribution on them, is conditioned upon receipt by the Central Bank of Chile of a certification by the depositary or custodian, as the case may be, that the common shares have been withdrawn in exchange for delivery of the appropriate ADRs and receipt of a waiver of the benefit of the Foreign Investment Contract with respect to them (except in connection with the proposed sale of the common shares) until the withdrawn shares are redeposited.

Chapter XXVI and the Foreign Investment Contract provided that a person who brings foreign currency into Chile to purchase common shares pursuant to the Foreign Investment Contract must convert that foreign currency into Chilean pesos on the date of entry into Chile, and must invest in common shares within five banking business days in order to receive the benefits of the Foreign Investment Contract. If a person does not invest in common shares within that period, that person can access the Formal Exchange Market to reacquire foreign currency, provided that the request is presented to the Central Bank of Chile within seven banking business days of the initial conversion into pesos. Common shares acquired as described above may be deposited in exchange for ADRs and will receive the benefits of the Foreign Investment Contract, subject to:

receipt by the Central Bank of Chile of a certificate from the depositary that the common shares have been deposited and that the related ADRs have been issued; and

receipt by the custodian of a declaration from the person making the deposit waiving the benefits of the Foreign Investment Contract with respect to the deposited common shares.

Access to the Formal Exchange Market under any of the circumstances described above is not automatic. Pursuant to Chapter XXVI, such access required approval of the Central Bank of Chile based on a request presented through a banking institution established in Chile. The Foreign Investment Contract provides that if the Central Bank of Chile has not acted on the request within seven banking days, the request is deemed approved.

Under current Chilean law, the Foreign Investment Contract cannot be changed unilaterally by the Central Bank of Chile. We cannot guarantee, however, that additional Chilean restrictions applicable to the holders of ADRs, the disposition of the common shares underlying ADSs or the repatriation of the proceeds from an acquisition, a disposition or a dividend payment, will not be imposed or required in the future, nor could we make an assessment as to the duration or impact, were any such restrictions to be imposed or required. On May 10, 2007, the Council of the Central Bank of Chile agreed to grant the Chilean companies that increased their capital stock between the date of the agreement and August 31, 2007 the option to request, on a one-time only basis, the application of Chapter XXVI to those shares issued and actually paid before August 31, 2008 (assuming prior fulfillment of the requirements of the Central Bank of Chile).

Voting Rights

Holders of our ADSs, which represent common shares, may instruct the depositary to vote the shares underlying their ADRs. If we ask holders for instructions, the depositary will notify such holders of the upcoming vote and arrange to deliver our voting materials to such holders. The materials will describe the matters to be voted on and explain how holders may instruct the depositary to vote the shares or other deposited securities underlying their ADSs as they direct by a specified date. For instructions to be valid, the depositary must receive them on or before the date specified as “Vote Cut-Off Date.” The depositary will try, as far as practical, subject to Chilean law and the provisions of our by-laws, to vote or to have its agents vote the shares or other deposited securities as holders instruct. Otherwise, holders will not be able to exercise their right to vote unless they withdraw the shares. However, holders may not know about the meeting far enough in advance to withdraw the shares. We will use our best efforts to request that the depositary notify holders of upcoming votes and ask for their instructions.

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If the depositary does not receive voting instructions from a holder by the specified date, it will consider such holder to have authorized and directed it to give a discretionary proxy to a person designated by our board of directors to vote the number of deposited securities represented by such holder’s ADSs. The depositary will give a discretionary proxy in those circumstances to vote on all questions to be voted upon unless we notify the depositary that:

we do not wish to receive a discretionary proxy;

we think there is substantial shareholder opposition to the particular question; or

we think the particular question would have an adverse impact on our shareholders.

The depositary will only vote or attempt to vote as such holder instructs or as described above.

We cannot assure holders that they receive the voting materials in time to ensure that they can instruct the depositary to vote their shares. This means that holders may not be able to exercise their right to vote and there may be nothing they can do if their shares are not voted as they requested.

Exchange Rates

Prior to 1989, Chilean law permitted the purchase and sale of foreign exchange only in those cases explicitly authorized by the Central Bank of Chile. The Central Bank Act liberalized the rules that govern the ability to buy and sell foreign currency. The Central Bank Act empowers the Central Bank of Chile to determine that certain purchases and sales of foreign currency specified by law must be carried out exclusively in the Formal Exchange Market, which is made up of the banks and other entities authorized by the Central Bank of Chile. All payments and distributions with respect to the ADSs must be conducted exclusively in the Formal Exchange Market.

For purposes of the operation of the Formal Exchange Market, the Central Bank of Chile sets a reference exchange rate ( dólar acuerdo ). The Central Bank of Chile resets the reference exchange rate monthly, taking internal and external inflation into account, and adjusts the reference exchange rate daily to reflect variations in parities between the Chilean peso, the U.S. dollar, the Japanese yen and the European euro.

The observed exchange rate ( dólar observado ) is the average exchange rate at which transactions were actually carried out in the Formal Exchange Market on a particular day, as certified by the Central Bank of Chile on the next banking day.

Prior to September 3, 1999, the Central Bank of Chile was authorized to buy or sell dollars in the Formal Exchange Market to maintain the observed exchange rate within a specified range above or below the reference exchange rate. On September 3, 1999, the Central Bank of Chile eliminated the exchange band. As a result, the Central Bank of Chile may buy and sell foreign exchange in the Formal Exchange Market in order to maintain the observed exchange rate at a level the Central Bank of Chile determines.

Purchases and sales of foreign exchange may be effected outside the Formal Exchange Market through the Informal Exchange Market ( Mercado Cambiario Informal ) established by the Central Bank in 1990. There are no limits on the extent to which the rate of exchange in the Informal Exchange Market can fluctuate above or below the observed exchange rate.

Although our results of operations have not been significantly affected by fluctuations in the exchange rates between the peso and the U.S. dollar because our functional currency is the U.S. dollar, we are exposed to foreign exchange losses and gains due to exchange rate fluctuations. Even though the majority of our revenues are denominated in or pegged to the U.S. dollar, the Chilean government’s economic policies affecting foreign exchange and future fluctuations in the value of the peso against the U.S. dollar could adversely affect our results of operations and an investor’s return on an investment in ADSs.

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Chilean Taxation

The following discussion relates to Chilean income tax laws presently in force, including Ruling No. 324 of January 29, 1990 of the Chilean Internal Revenue Service (“Chilean IRS”) and other applicable regulations and rulings, all of which are subject to change. The discussion summarizes the principal Chilean income tax consequences of an investment in the ADSs or common shares by a person who is neither domiciled in, nor a resident of, Chile or by a legal entity that is not organized under the laws of Chile and does not have a branch or a permanent establishment located in Chile (such an individual or entity is referred to herein as a Foreign Holder). For purposes of Chilean tax law, an individual holder is a resident of Chile if such person has resided in Chile for more than six consecutive months in one calendar year or for a total of six months, whether consecutive or not, in two consecutive tax years. In addition, an individual is considered domiciled in Chile in case he or she resides in Chile with the actual or presumptive intent of staying in the country. The discussion is not intended as tax advice to any particular investor, which can be rendered only in light of that investor’s particular tax situation.

Under Chilean law, provisions contained in statutes such as tax rates applicable to foreign investors, the computation of taxable income for Chilean purposes and the manner in which Chilean taxes are imposed and collected may only be amended by another statute. In addition, the Chilean tax authorities enact rulings and regulations of either general or specific application and interpret the provisions of Chilean tax law. Chilean tax may not be assessed retroactively against taxpayers who act in good faith relying on such rulings, regulations and interpretations, but Chilean tax authorities may change these rulings, regulations and interpretations prospectively. On February 4, 2010, representatives of the governments of the United States and Chile signed an income tax treaty. The new treaty will have to be approved by the U.S. Senate.

Cash Dividends and Other Distributions.

Cash dividends we pay with respect to the ADSs or common shares held by a Foreign Holder will be subject to a 35% Chilean withholding tax, which we withhold and pay over to the Chilean tax authorities and which we refer to as the Withholding Tax. A credit against the Withholding Tax is available based on the level of corporate income tax we actually paid on the income to be distributed (referred to herein as the First Category Tax); however, this credit does not reduce the Withholding Tax on a one-for-one basis because it also increases the base on which the Withholding Tax is imposed. If we register net income but taxable losses, no credit against the Withholding Tax will be available. In addition, if we distribute less than all of our distributable income, the credit for First Category Tax we pay is proportionately reduced. In 2010 the First Category Tax rate was 17%. That year, the first category tax rate was increased to 20% for fiscal year 2011, and to 18.5% for fiscal year 2012. From 2013 onwards, the rate of First Category Tax will revert back to 17%. In general, the example below illustrates the effective Withholding Tax burden on a cash dividend received by a Foreign Holder, assuming a Withholding Tax rate of 35%, an effective First Category Tax rate of 17%, the actual payment of such First Category Tax at that 17% rate and a distribution of 30% of the consolidated net income of the Company after payment of the First Category Tax:

The Company’s taxable income	100.00
First Category Tax (17% of Ch$100)	(17	)
Net distributable income	83.00
Dividend distributed (30% of net distributable income)	24.9
First category increase	5.1
Withholding Tax (35% of the sum of Ch$24.9 dividend plus Ch$5.1 First Category Tax paid)	(10.5	)
Credit for 17% of First Category Tax	5.1
Net tax withheld	(5.4	)
Net dividend received	19.5
Effective dividend withholding rate	21.69	%

In general, the effective dividend Withholding Tax rate, after giving effect to the credit for the First Category Tax, can be calculated using the following formula:

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(Withholding Tax rate) − (First Category Tax effective rate)

1 − (First Category Tax effective rate)

Under Chilean income tax law, dividends generally are assumed to have been paid out of our oldest retained profits for purposes of determining the level of First Category Tax that we paid. The effective rate of Withholding Tax to be imposed on dividends we pay will vary depending upon the amount of First Category Tax we paid (if any) on the earnings to which the dividends are attributed, according to the Company’s Taxable Profit Fund. The Effective Withholding Tax rate for dividends attributed to earnings from 1991 until 2001, for which the First Category Tax rate was 15%, will be 23.5%. For 2002, the First Category Tax rate was 16.0%, which results in an effective rate of 22.62%. In 2003, the First Category Tax rate was 16.5%, which results in an effective rate of 22.16%, and from 2004 onwards, the First Category Tax rate is 17%, which results in an effective rate of Withholding Tax of 21.69%.

For dividends attributable to our profits during years when the First Category Tax was 10% (before 1991), the effective rate will be 27.8%. However, whether the First Category Tax is 10%, 15%, 16%, 16.5% or 17%, the effective overall combined tax rate imposed on our distributed profits will be 35%. In the event that profits from previous years are not sufficient to cover a particular dividend, and the dividend is attributable to the current year, we will generally withhold tax from the dividend at the full 35% rate. If as of December 31 of the year in which the dividend is paid, the withholding is determined to be excessive taking into account First Category Tax, holders may file for a refund.

Dividend distributions made in property would be subject to the same Chilean tax rules as cash dividends based on the fair market value of such property. Stock dividends and the distribution of preemptive rights are not subject to Chilean taxation.

Capital Gains

Gain from the sale or other disposition by a Foreign Holder of ADRs evidencing ADSs outside Chile will not be subject to Chilean taxation. The deposit and withdrawal of common shares in exchange for ADRs will not be subject to any Chilean taxes.

Gain recognized on a sale or disposition of common shares (as distinguished from sales or exchanges of ADRs evidencing ADSs representing such common shares) may be subject to both the First Category Tax and the Withholding Tax (the former being creditable against the latter) if:

the Foreign Holder has held the common shares for less than one year since exchanging ADSs for the Shares;

the Foreign Holder acquired and disposed of the common shares in the ordinary course of its business or as a habitual trader of shares; or

the Foreign Holder and the purchaser of the common shares are “related parties” or has an interest in the latter within the meaning of Article 17, Number 8, of the Chilean Income Tax Law.

In all other cases, gain on the disposition of common shares will be subject only to a flat capital gains tax which is assessed at the same rate as the First Category Tax as sole income tax (currently imposed at a rate of 17% for 2010, 20% for 2011, 18.5% for 2012 and 17% from 2013 onwards) and no withholding tax will apply. The sale of shares of common stock by a Foreign Holder to an individual or entity resident or domiciled in Chile is subject to a provisional withholding. Such a provisional withholding will be equal to (i) 5% of the total (sale price) amount, without any deduction, paid to, credited to, account for, put at the disposal of, or corresponding to, the Foreign Holder if the transaction is subject to the First Category Tax, as a sole tax. Unless the gain subject to taxation can be determined, case in which the withholding is equal to 17%, 20% o 18,5%, whichever is applicable, on the gain, or (ii) 20% of the total amount (the sale price without any deduction), paid to, credited to, account for, put at the disposal of, or corresponding to, the Foreign Holder if the transaction is subject to the general tax regime, that is, the First Category Tax, and the Withholding Tax, with a credit of the First Category Tax already paid. The Foreign Holder would be entitled to request a tax refund for any amounts withheld in excess of the taxes actually due, in April of the following year upon filing its corresponding tax return. Gain recognized in the transfer of common shares that have a high presence in the stock exchange, however, is not subject to capital gains tax in Chile, provided that the common shares are transferred in a local stock exchange, in other authorized stock exchanges or within the process of a public tender of common shares governed by the Securities Market Law.

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Chile’s Internal Revenue Service Ruling Nº224 (issued on January 30, 2008) confirmed that capital gains stemming from the sale of shares with high stock-market presence acquired through the exchange of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) for shares is not subject to capital gains tax in Chile. Such exemption is applicable provided that the purchase of such ADR certificates has been made at stock exchanges duly authorized by SVS (which includes the New York Stock Exchange).

The common shares must also have been acquired either in a stock exchange, within the process of a public tender of common shares governed by the Securities Market Law, in an initial public offer of common shares resulting from the formation of a corporation or a capital increase of the same, or in an exchange of convertible bonds. Shares are considered to have a high presence in the stock exchange when they:

are registered in the Securities Registry;

are registered in a Chilean Stock exchange; and

have an adjusted presence equal to or above 25%.

To calculate the adjusted presence of a particular share, the aforementioned regulation first requires a determination of the number of days in which the operations regarding the stock exceeded, in Chilean pesos, the equivalent of 200 UF (US$9,060 as of February 28, 2011) within the previous 180 business days of the stock market. That number must then be divided by 180, multiplied by 100, and expressed in a percentage value. This tax regime does not apply if the transaction involves an amount of shares that would allow the acquirer to take control of the publicly traded corporation, in which case the ordinary tax regime referred to in the previous paragraph will apply, unless the transfer is part of a tender offer governed by the Securities Market Law or the transfer is done on a Chilean stock exchange, without substantially exceeding the market price.

Capital gains obtained in the sale of shares that are publicly traded and have a high presence in a stock exchange are also exempt from capital gains tax in Chile when the sale is made by “foreign institutional investors” such as mutual funds and pension funds, provided that the sale is made in a stock exchange or in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Market Law, or in any other form authorized by the SVS. To qualify as a foreign institutional investor, an entity must be formed outside of Chile, not have a domicile in Chile, and must be at least one of the following:

a fund that offers its common shares or quotas publicly in a country with investment grade public debt, according to a classification performed by an international risk classification entity registered with the SVS;

a fund registered with a regulatory agency or authority from a country with investment grade public debt, according to a classification performed by an international risk classification entity registered with the SVS, provided that its investments in Chile constitute less than 30% of the share value of the fund, including deeds issued abroad representing Chilean securities, such as ADRs of Chilean companies;

a fund whose investments in Chile represent less than 30% of the share value of the fund, including deeds issued abroad representing Chilean securities, such as ADRs of Chilean companies, provided that not more than 10% of the share value of the fund is directly or indirectly owned by Chilean residents;

a pension fund that is formed exclusively by natural persons that receive pensions out of an accumulated capital in the fund;

a Foreign Capital Investment Fund, as defined in Law No. 18,657, in which case all quota holders shall be Chilean residents or domestic institutional investors; or

any other foreign institutional investor that complies with the requirements set forth in general regulations for each category of investor or prior information from the SVS and the Chilean IRS.

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The foreign institutional investor must not directly or indirectly participate in the control of the corporations issuing the shares it invests in, nor possess or participate in 10% or more of the capital or the profits of such corporations.

Another requirement for the exemption is that the foreign institutional investor must execute a written contract with a bank or a stock broker incorporated in Chile. In this contract, the bank or stock broker must undertake to execute purchase and sale orders, verify the applicability of the tax exemption or tax withholding and inform the Chilean IRS of the investors it works with and the transactions it performs. Finally, the foreign institutional investor must register with the Chilean IRS by means of a sworn statement issued by such bank or stock broker.

The tax basis of common shares received in exchange for ADRs will be the acquisition value of the common shares on the date of exchange duly adjusted for local inflation. The valuation procedure set forth in the deposit agreement, which values common shares which are being exchanged at the highest price at which they trade on the Santiago Stock Exchange on the date of the exchange, will determine the acquisition value for this purpose. Consequently, the surrender of ADRs for common shares and the immediate sale of the common shares for the value established under the Deposit Agreement will not generate a capital gain subject to taxation in Chile, provided that the sale of the common shares is made on the same date on which the exchange of ADRs for common shares is recorded, or if the price of the common shares at the exchange date, as determined above, is higher than the price at which the common shares are sold.

The exercise of preemptive rights relating to the common shares will not be subject to Chilean taxation. Any gain on the sale of preemptive rights relating to the common shares will be subject to both the First Category Tax and the Withholding Tax (the former being creditable against the latter).

Other Chilean Taxes

There are no Chilean inheritance, gift or succession taxes applicable to the ownership, transfer or disposition of ADSs by a Foreign Holder, but such taxes generally will apply to the transfer at death or by gift of the common shares by a Foreign Holder. There are no Chilean stamp, issue, registration or similar taxes or duties payable by Foreign Holders of ADSs or common shares.

Withholding Tax Certificates

Upon request, we will provide to Foreign Holders appropriate documentation evidencing the payment of the Withholding Tax (net of the applicable First Category Tax).

United States Federal Income Tax Considerations

The following is a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations that may be relevant to the purchase, ownership and disposition of our common shares and ADSs by a beneficial owner that is: (i) a citizen or resident of the United States; (ii) a U.S. domestic corporation; (iii) an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of its source; or (iv) a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over its administration and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust (or otherwise if the trust has a valid election in effect under current Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person). For purposes of this discussion, we refer to these owners of common shares and ADSs as U.S. Holders. If a partnership holds common shares or ADSs, the tax treatment of a partner will generally depend upon the status of the partner and upon the activities of the partnership. A prospective investor who is a partner of a partnership holding our common shares or ADSs should consult its own tax advisor.

This summary is not a comprehensive discussion of all of the tax considerations that may be relevant to your decision to purchase ADSs or common shares. In particular, this discussion is directed only to U.S. Holders that will hold ADSs or common shares as capital assets and it does not address any special U.S. federal income tax consequences that may be applicable to U.S. Holders that are subject to special treatment under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, commonly referred to as the “Code,” such as banks, brokers or dealers in securities or currencies, traders in securities electing to mark to market, financial institutions, life insurance companies, tax exempt entities, holders that own or are treated as owning 10% or more of our voting common shares, persons holding common shares or ADSs as part of a hedging or conversion transaction or a straddle, or persons whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar. Prospective purchasers are advised to satisfy themselves as to the overall U.S. federal, state and local tax consequences of their ownership of ADSs or common shares by consulting their own tax advisers.

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The statements of U.S. federal income tax laws set out below are based on the laws in force as of the date hereof and may be subject to changes in U.S. federal income tax law occurring after that date, including changes that may have retroactive effect.

ADRs

In general, if you are a U.S. Holder of ADRs evidencing our ADSs, you will be treated, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as the beneficial owner of the underlying common shares that are represented by those ADSs and evidenced by those ADRs.

Taxation of Dividends

If you are a U.S. Holder, distributions of cash or property (other than common stock, if any, distributed pro rata to all of our shareholders, including holders of ADSs) paid out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes) with respect to common shares or ADSs, including the net amount of the Chilean Withholding Tax withheld on the distribution (after taking into account the credit for the First Category Tax), will be includible in your gross income as ordinary income on the day on which you receive the dividends, in the case of common shares, or the date the depositary receives the dividends, in the case of common shares represented by ADSs, and will not be eligible for the dividends-received deduction allowed to corporations under the Code. If you are a U.S. Holder, dividends paid in pesos generally will be includible in your gross income in a U.S. dollar amount calculated by reference to the exchange rate in effect on the day you receive the dividends, in the case of common shares, or the date the depositary receives the dividends, in the case of common shares represented by ADSs. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisers regarding the treatment of foreign currency gain or loss, if any, on any pesos received which are converted into U.S. dollars after they are received. To the extent that the amount of any distribution exceeds our current and accumulated earnings and profits as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such excess amounts will be treated first as a nontaxable return of capital to the extent of such U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the common shares or ADSs and, thereafter, as capital gain.

Subject to certain exceptions for short-term and hedged positions, the U.S. dollar amount of dividends received by an individual prior to January 1, 2013 with respect to the ADSs will be subject to taxation at a maximum rate of 15% if the dividends are “qualified dividends.” Dividends paid on the ADSs will be treated as qualified dividends if:

the ADSs are readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States; and

we were not, in the year prior to the year in which the dividend was paid, and are not, in the year in which the dividend is paid, a passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”).

The ADSs are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and will qualify as readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States so long as they are so listed. Moreover, based on our audited financial statements and relevant market and shareholder data, we believe that we were not treated as a PFIC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes with respect to our 2009 or 2010 taxable year. In addition, based on our audited financial statements and our current expectations regarding the value and nature of our assets, the sources and nature of our income, and relevant market and shareholder data, we do not anticipate becoming a PFIC for our 2011 taxable year. However, there can be no assurance in this regard because the PFIC determination is made annually and is based on the portion of our assets and income that is characterized as passive under the PFIC rules.

Based on existing guidance, it is not clear whether dividends received with respect to the common shares will be treated as qualified dividends, because the common shares are not themselves listed on a U.S. exchange. In addition, the U.S. Treasury has announced its intention to promulgate rules pursuant to which U.S. Holders of ADSs or common shares and intermediaries through whom such securities are held will be permitted to rely on certifications from issuers to establish that dividends are treated as qualified dividends. Because such procedures have not yet been issued, it is not clear whether we will be able to comply with them. Holders should consult their own tax advisers regarding the availability of the reduced dividend tax rate in light of their own particular circumstances.

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Subject to generally applicable limitations and conditions under the Code, Chilean Withholding Tax withheld from dividends (after taking into account the credit for the First Category Tax, when it is available) will be treated as a foreign income tax eligible for credit against a U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability. If the amount of Chilean Withholding Tax initially withheld from a dividend is determined to be excessive, however (as described above under “Taxation—Chilean Taxation—Cash Dividends and Other Distributions”), the excess tax will not be creditable. For purposes of calculating the foreign tax credit, dividends paid on the common shares will generally constitute foreign source “passive income.” U.S. Holders are not allowed foreign tax credits for withholding taxes imposed in respect of certain short-term or hedged positions in securities and may not be allowed foreign tax credits in respect of arrangements in which their expected economic profit is insubstantial. U.S. Holders should consult their own advisers concerning the implications of these rules in light of their particular circumstances.

U.S. Holders that receive distributions of additional common shares or rights to subscribe for common shares as part of a pro rata distribution to all our shareholders generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax in respect of the distributions.

Taxation of Capital Gains or Losses

If you are a U.S. Holder, gain or loss realized on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of ADSs or common shares, generally will be capital gain or loss and generally will be long-term capital gain or loss if the ADSs or common shares have been held for more than one year. Long-term capital gain realized by an individual U.S. Holder generally is subject to preferential tax rates. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to significant limitations.

Any gain or loss a U.S. Holder realizes on such a sale, exchange or other taxable disposition will generally be treated as U.S. source income or loss for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes. Consequently, in the case of a disposition of common shares (which, unlike a disposition of ADSs, could be taxable in Chile), a U.S. Holder generally would not be able to utilize foreign tax credits in respect of any Chilean tax imposed on the disposition (see “Taxation—Chilean Taxation—Capital Gains”) unless the U.S. Holder has other income from foreign sources, in the appropriate category, for purposes of the foreign tax credit limitation rules. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisers regarding the application of the foreign tax credit limitation rules to their investment in, and disposition of, the ADSs and common shares.

Deposits and withdrawals of common shares by U.S. Holders in exchange for ADSs will not result in the realization of gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Backup Withholding and Information Reporting

Dividends paid on, and proceeds from the sale or other disposition of, the ADSs or common shares to a U.S. Holder generally may be subject to the information reporting requirements of the Code and may be subject to backup withholding unless the U.S. Holder provides an accurate taxpayer identification number and makes any other required certification or otherwise establishes an exemption. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. The amount of any backup withholding from a payment to a U.S. Holder will be allowed as a credit against the U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability and may entitle the U.S. Holder to a refund, provided that certain required information is timely furnished to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

A holder that is a foreign corporation or a non-resident alien individual may be required to comply with certification and identification procedures in order to establish its exemption from information reporting and backup withholding.

In addition, U.S. Holders should be aware that recently enacted legislation imposes new reporting requirements with respect to investments in certain foreign financial assets, if the aggregate value of all such assets exceeds $50,000. Investors who fail to report required information could become subject to substantial penalties. Potential investors are encouraged to consult with their own tax advisors regarding the possible implications of this legislation on their investment in ADSs or common shares.

HOLDERS AND/OR PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS OF ADSs OR COMMON SHARES SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISERS AS TO THE CHILEAN, U.S. FEDERAL INCOME OR OTHER TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE PURCHASE, OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF ADSs OR COMMON SHARES, INCLUDING, IN PARTICULAR, THE EFFECT OF ANY NON-U.S., STATE OR LOCAL TAX LAWS.

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Documents on Display

We are subject to the information requirements of the Exchange Act, as amended. In accordance with these requirements, we file reports, including annual reports on Form 20-F and other information with the SEC. These materials, including this annual report and the exhibits hereto, may be inspected and copied at the SEC’s public reference rooms in Washington, D.C. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference rooms. In addition, some of our SEC filings, including those filed on and after February 19, 2002, are also available to the public through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov .

ITEM 11.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

General

Given the nature of its business, LAN is exposed mainly to three market risks:

Jet fuel price fluctuations;

Interest rate fluctuations; and

Exchange rate fluctuations.

The level of exposure to these risks is periodically assessed to determine the most effective mechanisms to hedge against them. LAN purchases derivative instruments in foreign markets to offset market risk exposure, typically utilizing a mixture of call options, collar structures and fixed price swaps agreements. LAN does not hold derivative contracts for trading purposes.

Risk of Fluctuations in Jet Fuel Prices

Jet fuel price fluctuations are largely dependent on supply and demand for crude oil, OPEC decisions, refinery capacities, stock levels of crude oil and geopolitical factors. In order to minimize the risk of jet fuel price fluctuations, LAN hedges against such risk using derivative instruments.

Because jet fuel is not traded in organized futures exchanges, there are limited options to hedge against jet fuel price fluctuations. However, LAN deems financial derivative instruments in other commodities such as crude oil or heating oil, useful for decreasing its exposure to jet fuel price increases.

LAN uses swaps, calls and collars to hedge against fuel prices fluctuations. Swap contracts allow us to eliminate the volatility risk by fixing the price. In a typical swap contract, LAN is compensated if the market price is above the fixed price at certain predetermined dates or needs to make disbursements if the market price is below the fixed price in those dates. Call options give us protection against rise in prices. Call option are only exercised when the market price is above the predetermined strike price thus providing LAN with protection with no downside risk. Collars are a combination of call and put options that limit the range of possible positive or negative outcomes to a specific price range. Above the predetermined ceiling price, LAN is compensated for the difference between the market price and the ceiling price. For any price below the predetermined floor price, LAN has to disburse the difference between the market price and the floor price.

We are exposed to fuel hedging transaction losses if the counterparties default. To manage this credit risk, we select counterparties based on their credit ratings and monitor our relative market position on a daily basis. For more information see “—Our operations are subject to fluctuations in the supply and cost of jet fuel which could materially impact our business” under Item 3.

During 2010, 2009 and 2008 we entered into a mix of swaps, calls, zero cost collars and collars option contracts on WTI with investment banks and other financial entities for notional fuel purchases. In 2010, 282.7 million gallons were purchased, which represented 55.5% of our total annual fuel consumption; in 2009, 205.2 million gallons were purchased, which represented 45.7% of our fuel consumption; and in 2008, 218.5 million gallons were purchased, which represented 48.0% of our total fuel consumption. The combined result of these contracts was a gain of US$1 million in 2010, compared to a loss of US$128.7 million in 2009 and a gain of US$35.4 million in 2008. As of December 31, 2010, the fair value of our outstanding fuel related derivative contracts was estimated to be US$45.8 million (asset).

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Fair value by quarter, as of December 31, 2010

1Q11

2Q11

3Q11

4Q11

Total

(in US$ millions)

Fair value of outstanding fuel derivative contracts

20.5

12.8

8.9

3.6

45.8

Gains and losses on the hedging contracts outlined above are recognized as a cost of sales in the income statement when the fuel subject to the hedge is consumed. Premiums paid related to fuel derivative contracts are recorded as prepaid expenses (current assets) and amortized over the respective contract periods.

Under IFRS, the fair value of the hedging derivatives is booked as a non-current asset or liability if the remaining maturity of the item hedged is over 12 months, and as a current asset or liability if the remaining term of the item hedged is less than 12 months. The fair value of the derivative contracts is deferred within an equity reserve account. Please see Note 2.10 to our audited consolidated financial statements.

Sensitivity analysis

In order to protect the Company from increases in fuel prices, a portion of the fuel consumption is hedged using a mixture of protective instruments (call, collars) and fixing instruments (swaps). To keep the Company competitive, a portion of the fuel consumption is not hedged, as a drop in fuel prices affects the Company through a reduction in costs.

As the current positions do not represent changes in cash flows but a variation in the exposure to the market value, the Company’s current hedge positions have no impact on income (they are booked as cash flow hedge contracts, so a variation in fuel prices has an impact on the Company’s net equity).

The following table shows the sensitivity analysis of the financial instruments reflecting reasonable changes in fuel prices and their effect on equity. The term used for the projection was December 31, 2011, the final date of the last current fuel hedge contract. The calculations were made considering a parallel movement of US$5 per barrel in the curve of the WTI crude futures benchmark price at the end of December 2010, 2009 and 2008.

The Company seeks to reduce the risk of increases in fuel price in order to maintain its competitivity, therefore hedging instruments like swaps, options and collars are used to partially hedge against these fuel price fluctuations.

	Position as of December 31 (effect on equity),
WTI benchmark price	2010		2009		2008
(US$ per barrel)	(millions of US$)
+5		+16.7		+14.6		+15.7
-5		-15.7		-13.6		-16.1

During the periods presented, the Company has not recorded amounts for ineffectiveness in the consolidated income statement pursuant to IAS 39 (IFRS principles for recognizing and measuring financial instruments).

Given the fuel hedge structure as of December 31, 2010, which considers a hedge-free portion, a vertical fall by US$ 5 in the WTI benchmark price (the monthly daily average) for each month would have meant savings of approximately US$ 27.1 million in the cost of the Company’s total fuel consumption. A vertical increase by US$ 5 in the WTI benchmark price (the monthly daily average) for each month would have meant an additional cost of approximately US$ 26.0 million of the Company’s total fuel consumption.

Risk of Fluctuations in Interest Rates

As of December 31, 2010, LAN’s debt amounted to US$2,955 million in interest bearing loans. LAN uses swaps and caps to reduce the impact of an increase of interest rates. As of December 31, 2010, 94% of our outstanding debt was effectively at fixed rate either as fixed rate loans or variable rate loans hedged using a floating to fix rate derivative instrument.

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As of December 31, 2010, 94% of our outstanding debt was subject to a fixed rate either through a fixed rate loan converting floating rate payment obligations to fixed rate obligations.

Given the percentage of our outstanding debt that is hedged and the instruments that we use to hedge, an increase in interest rates has no material impact on LAN’s costs. Under an interest rate swap contract, given the case of decreases in interest rates, LAN has to pay compensation equal to the difference between the fixed and floating rate times the outstanding debt under the specific contract. However, under such contracts the interest rate has a floor preventing LAN from incurring major financial losses.

In May 2001, we entered into six swap contracts in order to hedge our floating rate-exposure on US$331 million of our debt. Pursuant to these contracts, we pay or receive, depending on the case, the difference between the agreed fixed rate and the floating rate, calculated on the notional amount of each contract. In October 2005, the Company entered into two interest rate swap contracts in order to hedge the LIBOR exposure of the financing of two Airbus A319 aircraft delivered in 2005.

In July 2003, we purchased four interest rate cap contracts for a total notional amount of US$127.7 million. These caps are intended to limit the Company’s exposure arising from variable-rate debt. These contracts qualify as cash flow hedges with no ineffectiveness associated to them due to the fact that all critical terms of the debt and the caps match perfectly. As of December 31, 2010, the fair value of these contracts has been estimated at US$102.7 thousand.

In July 2003, the Company purchased two additional interest rate cap contracts. These caps are intended to limit the exposure of LIBOR-linked operational lease payments on aircraft received during 2004. As of December 2010, the fair value of these contracts at year-end amounted to US$142.4 thousand.

In April 2004, the Company purchased two additional interest rate Cap contracts. These caps are intended to limit the exposure of LIBOR-linked operational lease payments on aircraft received during 2005. As of December 31, 2010, the fair value of these contracts at year-end amounted to US$176.1 thousand.

In 2005, the Company purchased three additional interest rate Cap contracts. These contracts are intended to limit the exposure of LIBOR-linked financing on aircraft delivered in 2005 and 2006. As of December 31, 2010, the fair value of these contracts at year-end amounted US$0.84 thousand.

The premiums paid on the cap were allocated to individual caplets and recognized in the income statement throughout the term of each contract. Under IAS 39 these derivatives qualify as cash flow hedges even though some ineffectiveness exists as the notional amount over which some caps are calculated is different from the one used to determine the interest and lease payments on the aircraft. For IFRS purposes, there was no amount of ineffectiveness recorded in earnings because the change in fair value of the perfect hypothetical option was greater than the change in the fair value of the Company’s option.

In the first half of 2006, the Company also entered into ten fixed-floating interest rate swap contracts in order to hedge the variable interest payments on the unhedged portion of existing debt of approximately US$46.7 million. Additionally, in May 2006 the Company entered into thirty-two forward starting interest rate swap contracts in order to hedge the LIBOR exposure of the financing of thirty-two A320-Family Aircraft to be delivered between 2006 and 2009. Of these thirty-two contracts, twenty-five were contracted directly with the debt provider, while the remaining seven swaps were contracted with a different institution. In 2009 all of the thirty-two aircraft were delivered to the Company. Of those, twenty-five were converted into fixed interest rate debt.

In June 2006 the Company entered into eleven forward starting interest rate swap contracts in order to hedge the LIBOR exposure of the financing of 11 Boeing 767-300 ER aircraft to be delivered between 2006 and 2009. All of those aircraft have already been delivered to the Company, and the corresponding swap and loan were restructured into fixed rate debt.

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In August 2007 the Company entered into three forward starting interest rate swaps contracts in order to hedge the LIBOR exposure of the debt financing of three Boeing 767-300 ER aircraft to be delivered in 2009. This debt allows for conversion of the variable interest rate loan into fixed interest rate debt by capital markets financing after the arrival of the aircraft. As of February 28, 2011, the three aircraft had been delivered to the Company. The first aircraft was refinanced through a fixed interest rate bond issued in December 2009, the second was refinanced through a fixed interest rate bond issued in June 2010 and the third was refinanced through a fixed interest rate bond issued in April 2010. In September 2007, the Company entered into another three forward starting interest rate swaps contracts in order to hedge the LIBOR exposure of the financing of three Airbus A320-Family Aircraft to be delivered in 2010.

In June 2008, the Company entered into fourteen forward starting interest rate swaps contracts in order to hedge the LIBOR exposure of the financing of 12 A320-Family Aircraft to be delivered in 2010 and 2011, two Boeing 767-300 aircraft to be delivered in 2011 and two Boeing 787-8 to be delivered in 2012.

As of December 31, 2010, the fair value of all the aforementioned interest rate swaps was estimated to be a negative US$119.0 million.

Under IFRS, the positive fair value of these interest rate swaps is reflected in the balance sheet as hedging assets and the negative fair value of these agreements is reflected as hedging liabilities.

The utilization of the aforementioned hedging instruments, combined with fixed interest rate financing for two Boeing 767-300 F aircraft delivered in 2001, 17 Boeing 767-300 Passenger and Freighter aircraft delivered in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 and 32 Airbus A320-Family Aircraft delivered in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, has enabled the Company to have a predictable interest rate costs, reducing the cash volatility. As of December 2010, the average interest rate of all of our outstanding interest-bearing long-term debt rate was 5.0%.

The following table summarizes our principal payment obligations on our interest-bearing long-term debt and capital leases as of December 31, 2010 and the related average interest rates. The average interest rates for U.S. dollar liabilities are calculated based on the prevailing interest rate on December 31, 2010 for each loan.

	Principal payment obligations by year of expected maturity (1)
	(in US$ millions)
Liabilities	Average interest rate (2)			2011		2012		2013		2014		2015		Thereafter 2016
U.S. dollars		5.0	%		459.1		591.2		281.6		255.0		259.0		1,109.0

(1)

At cost.

(2)	Average interest rate means the average prevailing interest rate on December 31, 2010 on our debt after giving effect to hedging arrangements.

The following table shows the sensitivity of changes in financial obligations that are not hedged against interest-rate variations. These changes are considered reasonably possible based on current market conditions.

	Position as of December 31 (effect on pre-tax earnings)
Increase (decrease) in Libor	2010		2009		2008
	(millions of US$)
+100 basis points		-1.18		-0.87		-0.65
-100 basis points		+1.18		+0.87		+0.65

Changes in market conditions produce a change in the valuation of current financial instruments hedging against fluctuations in interest rates, causing an effect on the Company’s equity (because they are booked as cash-flow hedges). These changes are considered reasonably possible based on current market conditions. The calculations were made vertically increasing (decreasing) 100 basis points of the three-month Libor futures curve.

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	Position as of December 31 (effect on equity)
Increase (decrease in three month Libor)	2010		2009		2008
Future rates	(millions of US$)
+100 basis points		+42.39		+49.64		+63.37
-100 basis points		-45.35		-53.23		-68.94

During the periods presented, the company has not recorded amounts for ineffectiveness in the consolidated income statement pursuant to IAS 39.

There are market-related limitations in the method used for the sensitivity analysis. These limitations derive from the fact that the levels indicated by the futures curves may not be necessarily met and may change in each period.

Risk of Variation in Foreign Currency Exchange Rates

LAN sells most of its services in U.S. dollars (or prices equivalent to the U.S. dollar), and a large part of its expenses are denominated in U.S. dollars (or its equivalents), particularly fuel costs, aeronautic charges, aircraft leases, insurance and aircraft components and accessories. Of the Total expenses, the main item denominated in local currencies is Remunerations. During 2010, 85 % of our operating revenues and 60 % of our operating expenses were denominated in U.S. dollars. However, because we conduct business in local currencies in several countries, we face the risk of variations in foreign currency exchange rates. A depreciation of the Chilean peso, the Brazilian real, the Argentine peso, the Mexican peso, the Peruvian nuevo sol, the Venezuelan bolivar or the euro against the U.S. dollar could have an adverse effect on us as part of our revenues and receivables are denominated in those currencies. LAN has entered into currency forward contracts in order to convert its deposit in Chilean pesos to U.S. dollars. As of December 31, 2010 we had foreign exchange forward contracts for a notional amount of US$ 169 million with a market negative value of US$ 14 million.

During the first half of 2009, the Company entered into cross currency swaps for a notional amount of US$ 171 million, in order to hedge significant variation of the cash flows associated to the current interest rate and the dolar-peso exchange rate of the bank loan. For accounting purposes, the market value of this position was reflected as a hedging asset, with a market value of positive US$27 million as of December 31, 2010.

Our foreign currency exchange exposure pertaining to our balance sheet as of December 31, 2010 was as follows

	US dollars MUS$		% of total			Chilean pesos MUS$		% of total			Other currencies MUS$		% of total			Total MUS$
Current assets		897.687		58.55	%		415,039		27.07	%		220,343		14.37	%		1,533,069
Other assets		5.209.233		99.17	%		8,457		0.16	%		35,138		0.67	%		5,252,828
Total assets		6.106.920		89.99	%		423,496		6.24	%		255,481		3.76	%		6,785,897
Current liabilities		1.689.752		78.81	%		220,719		10.29	%		233,548		10.89	%		2,144,019
Long-term liabilities		3.267.164		97.77	%		68,274		2.04	%		6,380		0.19	%		3,341,818
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity		6.256.976		92.21	%		288,993		4.26	%		239,928		3.54	%		6,785,897

For more information on Market Risk, see Note 3 “Financial Risk Management” to our audited consolidated financial statements.

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ITEM 12.

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES

12.D.3 Fees and Charges for ADR Holders

The Bank of New York Mellon, as depositary, collects its fees for delivery and surrender of ADSs directly from investors depositing shares or surrendering ADSs for the purpose of withdrawal or from intermediaries acting for them. The depositary collects fees for making distributions to investors by deducting those fees from the amounts distributed or by selling a portion of the distributable property to pay the fees. The depositary may also collect its annual fee for depositary services by deductions from cash distributions, by directly billing investors or by charging the book-entry system accounts of participants acting for them. The depositary may generally refuse to provide fee-attracting services until its fees for those services are paid.

Persons depositing or withdrawing shares must pay:		For:

US$5.00 (or less) per 100 ADSs (or portion of 100 ADSs)		• Issuance of ADSs, including issuances resulting from a distribution of shares or rights or other property
		• Cancellation of ADSs for the purpose of withdrawal, including if the deposit agreement terminates

US$.02 (or less) per ADS		• Any cash distribution to ADS registered holders

A fee equivalent to the fee that would be payable if securities distributed had been shares and the shares had been deposited for issuance of ADSs		• Distribution of securities distributed to holders of deposited securities which are distributed by the depositary to ADS registered holders

US$.02 (or less) per ADSs per calendar year		• Depositary services
Registration or transfer fees		• Transfer and registration of shares on the depositary’s share register to or from the name of the depositary or its agent when investors deposit or withdraw shares

Expenses of the depositary		• Cable, telex and facsimile transmissions
		• Conversion of foreign currencies into U.S. dollars

Taxes and other governmental charges the depositary or the custodian have to pay on any ADS or share underlying an ADS, such as stock transfer taxes, stamp duty or withholding taxes		• As necessary

Any charges incurred by the depositary or its agents for servicing the deposited securities		• As necessary

12.D.4 Fees and Direct and Indirect Payments Made by the Depositary to the Foreign Issuer

Past Fees and Payments

During 2010, the Company received from the depositary $420,871.53 for continuing annual stock exchange listing fees, standard out-of-pocket maintenance costs for the ADRs (consisting of the expenses of postage and envelopes for mailing annual and interim financial reports, printing and distributing dividend checks, electronic filing of U.S. Federal tax information, mailing required tax forms, stationery, postage, facsimile, and telephone calls), any applicable performance indicators relating to the ADR facility, underwriting fees and legal fees.

Future Fees and Payments

The depositary has agreed to reimburse the Company for expenses incurred by the Company in connection with the establishment and maintenance of the ADS program. The depositary has agreed to reimburse the Company for its continuing annual stock exchange listing fees. The depositary has also agreed to pay the standard out-of-pocket maintenance costs for the ADRs, which consist of the expenses of postage and envelopes for mailing annual and interim financial reports, printing and distributing dividend checks, electronic filing of U.S. Federal tax information, mailing required tax forms, stationery, postage, facsimile, and telephone calls. The depositary has also agreed to annually reimburse the Company for certain investor relationship programs or special investor relationship promotional activities. In certain instances, the depositary has agreed to provide additional payments to the Company based on any applicable performance indicators relating to the ADR facility. There are limits on the amount of expenses for which the depositary will reimburse the Company, but the amount of such reimbursements is not necessarily tied to the amount of fees the depositary collects from investors.

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PART II

ITEM 13.

DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES

Not applicable.

ITEM 14.

MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Not applicable.

ITEM 15.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(a) Controls and Procedures. We carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2010. There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives. Based upon our evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures, as of December 31, 2010, were effective in providing reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the applicable rules and forms, and that it is accumulated and communicated to our management including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) Management’s annual report on internal control over financial reporting .

The management of the Company, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act, as amended.

The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

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Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of internal control to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, and that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Lan Airlines’ management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, has assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010 based on the criteria established in Internal Control - “Integrated Framework” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) and, based on such criteria, Lan Airlines’ management has concluded that, as of December 31, 2010, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting is effective. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting effectiveness as of December 31, 2010 has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers Consultores, Auditores y Companía Limitada, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report included herein.

(c) Attestation report of the registered public accounting firm . See page F-2 of our audited consolidated financial statements.

(d) Changes in internal control over financial reporting . There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during 2010 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 16.

RESERVED

ITEM 16A.

AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT

Our Board of Directors has designated Jorge Awad Mehech, as an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of this Item 16A. See “Directors, Senior Management and Employees—Directors ,” under Item 6.

ITEM 16B.

CODE OF ETHICS

We have adopted a code of ethics and conduct, as defined in Item 16B of Form 20-F under the Exchange Act. Our code of ethics applies to our senior management, including our chief executive officer, our chief financial officer and our chief accounting officer, as well as to other employees. Our code is freely available online at our website, www.lan.com, under the heading “Corporate Governance” in the Investor Relations page. In addition, upon written request, by regular mail, to the following address: Lan Airlines S.A., Investor Relations Department, attention: Investor Relations, Av. Presidente Riesco 5711, Piso 20, Comuna Las Condes, Santiago, Chile, or by e-mail at investor.relations@lan.com, we will provide any person with a copy of it without charge. If we amend the provisions of our code of ethics that apply to our senior management or to other persons performing similar functions, or if we grant any waiver of such provisions, we will disclose such amendment or waiver on our website.

ITEM 16C.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

Audit and Non-Audit Fees

The following table sets forth the fees billed to us by our independent auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers, during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010:

	2010		2009		2008

Audit fees		1,478.0		1,431.4		1,323.2
Audit-related fees		427.0		0.0		0.0
Tax fees		149.0		0.0		3.8
Other fees		14.0		37.7		158.8
Total fees		2,068.0		1,469.1		1,485.8

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Audit-related fees in the above table are fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers for due diligence and other audit related services.

Other fees in the above table are fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers primarily for training services in IFRS.

Board of Directors’ Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

Since January 2004, LAN complies with the SEC regulation regarding what type of additional services PricewaterhouseCoopers is authorized to offer to us. In addition to this, our Board of Directors’ Committee decided to automatically authorize those accepted services for an amount of up to 10% of the fees charged by the auditing firm, and for an amount of up to 50% when adding all those services together. In case the amount is larger than that, then it will need the approval of the Board of Directors’ Committee.

ITEM 16D.

EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES

Not applicable.

ITEM 16E.

PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS

Neither we nor any affiliated purchaser has engaged in share repurchases during the year ended December 31, 2010.

ITEM 16F.

CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT

Not applicable.

ITEM 16G.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

New York Stock Exchange Corporate Governance Comparison

Pursuant to Section 303A.11 of the Listed Company Manual of the The New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), we are required to provide a summary of the significant ways in which our corporate governance practices differ from those required for U.S. companies under the NYSE listing standards. We are a Chilean corporation with shares listed on the Santiago Stock Exchange, the Chilean Electronic Exchange and the Valparaiso Stock Exchange and ADSs on the NYSE. Our corporate governance practices are governed by our bylaws, the Chilean Corporation Law and the Securities Market Law.

The table below discloses the significant differences between our corporate governance practices and the NYSE standards.

NYSE Standards		Our Corporate Governance Practice

Director Independence . Majority of board of directors must be independent. §303A.01		Under Chilean law, we are not required to have a majority of independent directors on our board.

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NYSE Standards		Our Corporate Governance Practice

		Our board of directors’ committee (all of whom are members of our board of directors) is composed of three directors, two of whom must be independent if we have a sufficient number of independent directors on our board.

		The definition of independence applicable to us pursuant to the Chilean Corporation Law differs in certain respects from the definition applicable to U.S. issuers under the NYSE rules.

		Pursuant to Law No. 20,382 on Corporate Governance, which came into effect on January 1, 2010, we are also required to have at least one independent director. Until January 1, 2010, under the Chilean Corporation Law, a director was deemed to be independent if such member would have been elected as a Director at the Shareholders Meeting after excluding the votes of any controlling shareholder or party related to it. Starting on January 1, 2010, directors are deemed to be independent if they have not fallen within any of the following categories during the 18 months prior to their election: (i) had a relevant relationship, interest or dependence on us, our subsidiaries, controlling shareholders, main executives, or had served any of the foregoing in a senior position; (ii) had a close family relationship with any of the individuals indicated in (i); (iii) had served in a non-profit organization which received significant funds from the individuals indicated in (i); (iv) had been a partner or shareholder (with a direct or indirect participation in excess of 10%) in, or had a senior position at a company which has rendered significant services to, the individuals indicated in (i); (v) had been a partner or shareholder (with a direct or indirect participation in excess of 10%) in, or had a senior position at, our main competitors, suppliers or clients. In addition, the election of such an independent director is subject to a procedure set forth by the cited Corporation Law.

Executive Sessions . Non-management directors must meet regularly in executive sessions without management. Independent directors should meet alone in an executive session at least once a year. §303A.03		There is no similar requirement under our bylaws or under applicable Chilean law.

Audit committee . Audit committee satisfying the independence and other requirements of Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act, as amended, and the more stringent requirements under the NYSE standards is required. §§303A.06, 303A.07		We are in compliance with Rule 10A-3. We are not required to satisfy the NYSE independence and other audit committee standards that are not prescribed by Rule 10A-3.

Nominating/corporate governance committee . Nominating/corporate governance committee of independent directors is required. The committee must have a charter specifying the purpose, duties and evaluation procedures of the committee. § 303A.04		We are not required to have, and do not have, a nominating/corporate governance committee.

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NYSE Standards		Our Corporate Governance Practice

Compensation committee . Compensation committee of independent directors is required, which must approve executive officer compensation. The committee must have a charter specifying the purpose, duties and evaluation procedures of the committee. §303A.05		We are not required to have a compensation committee. Pursuant to the Chilean Corporation Law, our board of directors’ committee must approve our senior management and employee’s compensation.

Equity compensation plans . Equity compensation plans require shareholder approval, subject to limited exemptions.		Under the Chilean Corporation Law, equity compensation plans require shareholder approval.

Code of Ethics . Corporate governance guidelines and a code of business conduct and ethics is required, with disclosure of any waiver for directors or executive officers. §303A.10		We have adopted a code of ethics and conduct applicable to our senior management, including our chief executive officer, our chief financial officer and our chief accounting officer, as well as to other employees. Our code is freely available online at our website, www.lan.com , under the heading “Corporate Governance” in the Investor Relations informational page. In addition, upon written request, by regular mail to Lan Airlines S.A., Investor Relations Department, attention: Investor Relations, Av. Presidente Riesco 5711, Piso 20, Comuna Las Condes, Santiago, Chile or by e-mail at Investor.Relations@lan.com, we will provide any person with a copy of our code of ethics without charge. We are required by Item 16B of Form 20-F to disclose any waivers granted to our chief executive officer, chief financial officer, principal accounting officer and persons performing similar functions.

The disclosure of the significant ways in which our corporate governance practices differ from those required for U.S. companies under the New York Stock Exchange listing standards is also posted on our website and can be accessed at www.lan.com.

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PART III

ITEM 17.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Our financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Item 18 hereof.

ITEM 18.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In accordance with SVS’s regulations, Chile started a process to adopt IFRS for all public companies with significant market presence over a three-year period from 2009 to 2011, as follows:

January 1, 2009: major listed (open) companies were required to report under IFRS (i.e. 2009 financial statements had to be prepared using IFRS and had to include 2008 comparative information using IFRS). However, IFRS reporting may be postponed until 2010 so long as a supplemental “pro forma” disclosure of expected impact of moving to IFRS is provided;

January 1, 2010: smaller listed (open) companies, insurance companies, mutual funds, pension funds, stock brokers and dealers, insurance agents, companies that issue publicly traded debt securities, and large listed (open) companies that were unable to move to IFRS in 2009; and

January 1, 2011: other entities registered with the SVS (non-issuers who have voluntarily registered).

We have adopted, and have started reporting under, IFRS as of January 1, 2009.

See pages F-1 through F-120, incorporated herein. The following is an index of the financial statements.

Consolidated Financial Statements for Lan Airlines and its Subsidiaries

		Page
Audited Consolidated Financial Statements
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm		F-2
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position at December 31, 2009 and 2010		F-7
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010		F-9
Statement of Changes in net equity for the year ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010		F-11
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Direct Method for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010		F-13
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements at December 31, 2010		F-14

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ITEM 19.

EXHIBITS

Documents filed as exhibits to this annual report:

Exhibit No.		Description
1.1		By-laws of Lan Airlines S.A. (incorporated by reference to our annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-14728) filed on June 29, 2010).

2.1		Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement among LanChile S.A., The Bank of New York, and all registered holders from time to time of any American Depositary Receipts, including the form of American Depositary Receipt (incorporated by reference to our annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-14728) filed on June 14, 2004).

2.2		Foreign Investment Contract among the Central Bank of Chile, LanChile S.A. and Citibank, N.A., as depositary, relating to the foreign exchange treatment of holders of ADSs (incorporated by reference to our annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-14728) filed on June 14, 2004).

2.3		Foreign Investment Contract Assignment Agreement among the Central Bank of Chile, LanChile S.A., Citibank N.A., as assignor, and The Bank of New York, as assignee, relating to the foreign exchange treatment of holders of ADSs (incorporated by reference to our annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-14728) filed on June 14, 2004).

4.1		Purchase Agreements between LanChile S.A. and Airbus Industrie relating to Airbus A320-Family Aircraft and Airbus A340 series aircraft (incorporated by reference to our annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-14728) filed on June 24, 2001 and portions of which have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment).

4.1.1		Amendment No. 2 dated as of October 4, 2005, to the Second A320-Family Purchase Agreement dated as of March 20, 1998, as amended and restated, and Amendment No. 3 dated as of October 4, 2002, to the Second A320-Family Purchase Agreement dated as of March 20, 1998, as amended and restated, Letter Agreements No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6A, 6B, 7, 8 to Amendment No. 2, Side Letters to Amendment No. 2 and Side Letter to Amendment No. 3, between Lan Airlines S.A. (formerly known as LanChile S.A.) and Airbus S.A.S. (as successor to Airbus Industrie) (incorporated by reference to our amended annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-14728) filed on May 7, 2007 and portions of which have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment).

4.1.2		Amendment No. 3 dated as of March 6, 2007, to the Second A320-Family Purchase Agreement dated as of March 20, 1998, as amended and restated, between Lan Airlines S.A. and Airbus S.A.S. (incorporated by reference to our amended annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-14728) filed on April 23, 2007 and portions of which have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment).

4.1.3		Amendment No. 5 dated as of December 23, 2009, to the Second A320-Family Purchase Agreement dated as of March 20, 1998, as amended and restated, between Lan Airlines S.A. and Airbus S.A.S. (incorporated by reference to our amended annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-14728) filed on June 29, 2010 and portions of which have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment).

4.1.4		Amendments No. 6, 7, 8 and 9 (dated as of May 10, 2010, May 19, 2010, September 23, 2010 and December 21, 2010, respectively), to the Second A320-Family Purchase Agreement dated as of March 20, 1998, as amended and restated, between Lan Airlines S.A. and Airbus S.A.S. Portions of these documents have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. Such omitted portions have been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Exhibit No.		Description

4.2		Purchase Agreement No. 2126 dated as of January 30, 1998, between LanChile S.A. and The Boeing Company as amended and supplemented, relating to Model 767-316ER, Model 767-38EF, and Model 767-316F Aircraft (incorporated by reference to our amended annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-14728) filed on December 21, 2004 and portions of which have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment).

4.2.1		Supplemental Agreements No. 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 (dated as of November 11, 2004, January 21, March 10, April 1, April 28, and July 20, 2005, and March 31, 2006, respectively) to the Purchase Agreement No. 2126 dated January 30, 1998, between Lan Airlines S.A. (formerly known as LanChile S.A.) and The Boeing Company, relating to Model 767-316ER, Model 767-38EF, and Model 767-316F Aircraft, (incorporated by reference to our amended annual report filed on Form 20-F (File No. 001-14728) filed on May 7, 2007 and portions of which have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment).

4.2.2		Supplemental Agreement No. 23 dated as of March 6, 2007, to the Purchase Agreement No. 2126, dated as of January 30, 1998, between Lan Airlines S.A. and The Boeing Company (incorporated by reference to our amended annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-14728) filed on April 23, 2007 and portions of which have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment).

4.2.3		Supplemental Agreement No. 24 dated as of November 10, 2008, to the Purchase Agreement No. 2126, dated as of January 30, 1998, between Lan Airlines S.A. and The Boeing Company. Portions of this document have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. (incorporated by reference to our amended annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-14728) filed on June 25, 2009 and portions of which have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment).

4.2.4.		Supplemental Agreements No. 28 and 29 (dated as of March 22, 2010 and November 10, 2010, respectively), to the Purchase Agreement No. 2126, dated as of January 30, 1998, between Lan Airlines S.A. and The Boeing Company. Portions of these documents have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. Such omitted portions have been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

4.3		Aircraft Lease Common Terms Agreement between GE Commercial Aviation Services Limited and Lan Cargo S.A., dated as of April 30, 2007, and Aircraft Lease Agreements between Wells Fargo Bank Northwest N.A., as owner trustee, and Lan Cargo S.A., dated as of April 30, 2007 (incorporated by reference to our amended annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-14728) filed on May 7, 2007 and portions of which have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment).

4.4		Purchase Agreement No 3194 between The Boeing Company and Lan Airlines S.A. relating to Boeing Model 777-Freighter aircraft dated as of July 3, 2007 (incorporated by reference to our amended annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-14728) filed on June 25, 2008 and portions of which have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment).

4.4.1		Supplemental Agreement No. 2 dated as of November 2, 2010, to the Purchase Agreement No 3194 between The Boeing Company and Lan Airlines S.A., dated as of July 3, 2007. Portions of these documents have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. Such omitted portions have been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

4.5		Purchase Agreement No. 3256 between The Boeing Company and Lan Airlines S.A. relating to Boeing Model 787-8 and 787-9 aircraft dated as of October 29, 2007 (incorporated by reference to our amended annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-14728) filed on June 25, 2008 and portions of which have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment).

4.5.1		Supplemental Agreements No. 1 and 2 (dated March 22, 2010 and July 8, 2010, respectively) to the Purchase Agreement No. 3256 dated October 29, 2007, as amended, with the Boeing Company. Portions of these documents have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. Such omitted portions have been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

4.6		General Terms Agreement No. CFM-1-2377460475 and Letter Agreement No. 1 to General Terms Agreement No. CFM-1-2377460475 between Lan Airlines S.A. and CFM International, Inc., both dated December 17, 2010. Portions of these documents have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. Such omitted portions have been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Exhibit No.		Description

4.7		Rate Per Flight Hour Engine Shop Maintenance Services Agreement between Lan Airlines S.A. and CFM International, Inc., dated December 17, 2010. Portions of this document have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. Such omitted portions have been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

4.8		Digital Services Agreement between Lan Airlines S.A. and GE Engine Services, LLC, dated December 17, 2010. Portions of this document have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. Such omitted portions have been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

4.9		Implementation Agreement, dated as of January 18, 2011, among Lan Airlines S.A., Costa Verde Aeronáutica S.A., Inversiones Mineras del Cantábrico S.A., TAM S.A., TAM Empreedimentos e Participações S.A. and Maria Cláudia Oliveira Amaro, Maurício Rolim Amaro, Noemy Almeida Oliveira Amaro and João Francisco Amaro.

4.10		Exchange Offer Agreement, dated as of January 18, 2011, among Lan Airlines S.A., Costa Verde Aeronáutica S.A., Inversiones Mineras del Cantábrico S.A., TAM S.A., TAM Empreedimentos e Participações S.A. and Maria Cláudia Oliveira Amaro, Maurício Rolim Amaro, Noemy Almeida Oliveira Amaro and João Francisco Amaro.

4.11		Form of Control Group Shareholders Agreement to be entered into among Costa Verde Aeronáutica S.A., Inversiones Mineras del Cantábrico S.A. and TEP Chile S.A.

4.12		Form of LAN-TEP Shareholders Agreement to be entered into between LAN Airlines S.A. and TEP Chile S.A.

4.13		Form of Holdco 1 Shareholders Agreement to be entered into among LAN, TEP Chile and Holdco 1

4.14		Form of TAM Shareholders Agreement to be entered into among LAN, TEP Chile, Holdco 1 and TAM

8.1		List of subsidiaries of the Company

12.1		Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

12.2		Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

13.1		Certifications of Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

15.1		Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers.

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SIGNATURES

The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.

Lan Airlines S.A .

/s/ Alejandro de la Fuente Goic

Name: Alejandro de la Fuente Goic

Title: Chief Financial Officer

Date: May 5, 2011

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LAN AIRLINES S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2010

CONTENTS

Report of the Independent Auditors		F-2
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position		F-7
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income		F-9
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income		F-10
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity		F-11
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows - Direct Method		F-13
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements		F-14

CLP	-	CHILEAN PESO
ARS	-	ARGENTINE PESO
US$	-	UNITED STATES DOLLAR
THUS$	-	THOUSANDS OF UNITED STATES DOLLARS

F-1

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Lan Airlines S.A.

In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Lan Airlines S.A. and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2010 and 2009 and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2010 in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Company's management is responsible for these financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting appearing under Item 15. Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements and on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our integrated audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

F-2

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Santiago - Chile

March 1, 2011

F-3

Contents of the notes to the consolidated financial statements of Lan Airlines S.A. and Subsidiaries.

Notes			Page

1	General information		14

2	Summary of significant accounting policies		17

	2.1.	Preparation	17

	2.2.	Consolidation	19

	2.3.	Foreign currency transactions	19

	2.4.	Property, plant and equipment	20

	2.5.	Intangible assets	21

	2.6.	Goodwill	22

	2.7.	Borrowing costs	22

	2.8.	Losses for impairment of non-financial assets	22

	2.9.	Financial assets	22

	2.10.	Derivative financial instruments and hedging activities	23

	2.11.	Inventories	24

	2.12.	Trade and other accounts receivable	24

	2.13.	Cash and cash equivalents	25

	2.14.	Capital	25

	2.15.	Trade and other accounts payable	25

	2.16.	Interest-bearing loans	25

	2.17.	Deferred taxes	25

	2.18.	Employee benefits	25

	2.19.	Provisions	26

	2.20.	Revenue recognition	27

	2.21.	Leases	27

	2.22.	Non-current assets (or disposal groups) classified as held for sale	28

	2.23.	Maintenance	28

	2.24.	Environment costs	28

3	Financial risk management		29

	3.1.	Financial risk factors	29

	3.2.	Capital risk management	36

	3.3.	Estimates of fair value	36

F-4

4	Accounting estimates and judgments		39

5	Segmental Information		40

6	Cash and cash equivalents		41

7	Financial instruments		42

	7.1.	Financial instruments by category	42

	7.2.	Financial instruments by currency	44

8	Trade, other accounts receivable and non-currents rights receivable		45

9	Accounts receivable from/payable to related parties		49

10	Inventories		50

11	Other financial assets		51

12	Other non financial assets		53

13	Non-current assets (or disposal groups) classified as held for sale		55

14	Investments in subsidiaries		56

15	Equity accounted investments		59

F-5

Notes		Page

16	Intangible assets other than goodwill	61

17	Goodwill	63

18	Property, plant and equipment	64

19	Income taxes	72

20	Other financial liabilities	77

21	Trade and other current accounts payable	82

22	Other provisions	84

23	Other current non-financial liabilities	86

24	Employee benefits	86

25	Other non-current accounts payable	88

26	Equity	89

27	Revenues	93

28	Costs and expenses by nature	94

29	Gains (losses) on the sale of non-current assets not classified as held for sale	95

30	Other income, by function	96

31	Foreign currency and exhange rate differences	97

32	Earnings per share	103

33	Contingencies	104

34	Commitments	108

35	Transactions with related parties	112

36	Share-based payments	115

37	The environment	116

38	Subsequent events	117

39	Business combinations	118

F-6

LAN AIRLINES S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

ASSETS

	Note	2010		2009
		ThUS$		ThUS$
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	6 - 7		631,052		731,497
Other financial assets	7 - 11		245,451		110,667
Other non-financial assets	12		18,820		17,128
Trade and other accounts receivable	7 - 8		481,350		423,739
Accounts receivable from related entities	7 - 9		50		38
Inventories	10		53,193		46,563
Tax assets			97,656		68,420

Total current assets other than non-current assets
(or disposal groups) classified as held for sale			1,527,572		1,398,052

Non-current assets (or disposal groups)
classified as held for sale	13		5,497		10,919

Total current assets			1,533,069		1,408,971
Non-current Assets
Other financial assets	7 - 11		21,587		20,024
Other non-financial assets	12		32,508		28,736
Rights receivable	7 - 8		7,883		7,190
Equity accounted investments	15		593		1,236
Intangible assets other than goodwill	16		45,749		34,814
Goodwill	17		157,994		63,793
Property, plant and equipment	18		4,948,430		4,196,556

Deferred tax assets	19		38,084		10,652

Total non-current assets			5,252,828		4,363,001

Total assets			6,785,897		5,771,972

The accompanying Notes 1 to 39 form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

F-7

LAN AIRLINES S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

LIABILITIES AND NET EQUITY		For the year ended
		December 31,
	Note	2010			2009
		ThUS$			ThUS$
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Other financial liabilities	7 - 20		542,624			417,932
Trade and other accounts payable	7 - 21		645,571			476,597
Accounts payable to related entities	7 - 9		184			297
Other provisions	22		753			970
Tax liabilities			15,736			11,287
Other non-financial liabilities	23		939,151			616,256

Total current liabilities			2,144,019			1,523,339

Non-current liabilities
Other financial liabilities	7 - 20		2,562,348			2,443,178
Other accounts payable	7 - 25		425,681			426,521
Other provisions	22		32,120			26,834
Deferred tax liabilities	19		312,012			240,619
Employee benefits	24		9,657			5,555

Total non-current liabilities			3,341,818			3,142,707

Total liabilities			5,485,837			4,666,046

EQUITY

Share capital	26		453,444			453,444
Retained earnings	26		949,214			740,047
Other equity interests	26		5,463			2,490
Other reserves	26		(111,307	)		(97,154	)

Equity attributable to owners of parent			1,296,814			1,098,827
Non-controlling interest			3,246			7,099

Total equity			1,300,060			1,105,926

Total liabilities and equity			6,785,897			5,771,972

The accompanying Notes 1 to 39 form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

F-8

LAN AIRLINES S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

		For the year ended
		December 31,
	Note	2010			2009			2008
		ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$

Revenue	27		4,390,502			3,519,162			4,140,245
Cost of sales			(3,012,698	)		(2,522,778	)		(2,893,944	)
Gross margin			1,377,804			996,384			1,246,301
Other income	30		132,826			136,351			142,942
Distribution costs			(383,517	)		(326,964	)		(366,652	)
Administrative expenses			(331,831	)		(269,588	)		(274,950	)
Other expenses			(172,428	)		(100,483	)		(127,864	)
Other gains/(losses)			5,438			(11,728	)		(134,731	)
Financial income			14,946			18,183			18,480
Financial costs	28		(155,279	)		(153,109	)		(125,488	)
Equity accounted earnings	15		132			315			696
Foreign exchange gains/(losses)	31		13,792			(11,237	)		23,443
Result of indexation units			149			(605	)		1,229
Income before taxes			502,032			277,519			403,406
Income tax expense	19		(81,107	)		(44,487	)		(65,094	)
NET INCOME FOR T HE PERIOD			420,925			233,032			338,312

Income attributable to owners of the parent			419,702			231,126			336,480
Income attributable to non-controlling interests			1,223			1,906			1,832
Net income for the period			420,925			233,032			338,312

EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic earnings per share (US$)			1.23882			0.68221			0.99318
Diluted earnings per share (US$)			1.23534			0.68221			0.99318

The accompanying Notes 1 to 39 form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

F-9

LAN AIRLINES S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

		For the year ended
		December 31,
	Note	2010			2009			2008
		ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$

NET INCOME			420,925			233,032			338,312

Currency translation differences
Gains (losses) on currency translation, before tax	31		708			1,442			(7,371	)
Other comprehensive income, before taxes, currency translation differences			708			1,442			(7,371	)
Cash flow hedges
Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges before tax	20		(17,855	)		252,508			(308,901	)
Other comprehensive income, before taxes, cash flow hedges			(17,855	)		252,508			(308,901	)
Other components of other comprehensive income, before taxes			(17,147	)		253,950			(316,272	)
Income tax relating to components of other comprehensive income
Income tax related to currency translation differences in other comprehensive income	19		(120	)		1,008			-
Income tax related to cash flow hedges in other comprehensive income	19		3,035			(42,925	)		52,513
Amount of income taxes related to components of other comprehensive income			2,915			(41,917	)		52,513
Other comprehensive income			(14,232	)		212,033			(263,759	)
Total comprehensive income			406,693			445,065			74,553

Comprehensive income attributable to the owners of the parent			405,549			441,977			73,900
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest			1,144			3,088			653
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME			406,693			445,065			74,553

The accompanying Notes 1 to 39 form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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LAN AIRLINES S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

						Other reserves
															Equity
				Other		Currency			Cash flow						attributable to			Non-
		Share		equity		translation			hedging			Retained			owners			controlling			Total
	Note	capital		interests		reserve			reserve			earnings			of the parent			interest			net equity
		ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$

Opening balance as of January 1, 2010			453,444		2,490		(4,924	)		(92,230	)		740,047			1,098,827			7,099			1,105,926
Changes in equity
Comprehensive income
Net income	26		-		-		-			-			419,702			419,702			1,223			420,925
Other comprehensive income			-		-		667			(14,820	)		-			(14,153	)		(79	)		(14,232	)
Total comprehensive income			-		-		667			(14,820	)		419,702			405,549			1,144			406,693
Transactions with shareholders
Dividends	26		-		-		-			-			(210,406	)		(210,406	)		-			(210,406	)
Increase (decrease) for transfers and other changes	26-36		-		2,973		-			-			(129	)		2,844			(4,997	)		(2,153	)
Total transactions with shareholders			-		2,973		-			-			(210,535	)		(207,562	)		(4,997	)		(212,559	)

Closing balance as of December 31, 2010			453,444		5,463		(4,257	)		(107,050	)		949,214			1,296,814			3,246			1,300,060

The accompanying Notes 1 to 39 form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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LAN AIRLINES S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

						Other reserves
															Equity
				Other		Currency			Cash flow						attributable to			Non-
		Share		equity		translation			hedging			Retained			owners			controlling			Total
	Note	capital		interests		reserve			reserve			earnings			of the parent			interest			net equity
		ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$

Opening balance as of January 01, 2009			453,444		1,749		(6,192	)		(301,813	)		614,587			761,775			6,829			768,604
Changes in equity
Comprehensive income
Net income	26		-		-		-			-			231,126			231,126			1,906			233,032
Other comprehensive income			-		-		1,268			209,583			-			210,851			1,182			212,033
Total comprehensive income			-		-		1,268			209,583			231,126			441,977			3,088			445,065
Transactions with shareholders
Dividends	26		-		-		-			-			(104,622	)		(104,622	)		-			(104,622	)
Increase (decrease) for transfers and other changes	26-36		-		741		-			-			1,613			2,354			(2,818	)		(464	)
Increase (decrease) in ownership interests that do not result in a loss of control			-		-		-			-			(2,657	)		(2,657	)		-			(2,657	)
Total transactions with shareholders			-		741		-			-			(105,666	)		(104,925	)		(2,818	)		(107,743	)

Closing balance as of December 31, 2009			453,444		2,490		(4,924	)		(92,230	)		740,047			1,098,827			7,099			1,105,926

The accompanying Notes 1 to 39 form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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LAN AIRLINES S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS DIRECT – METHOD

		For the year ended
		December 31,
	Note	2010			2009			2008
		ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash collection from operating activities
Proceeds from sales of goods and services			4,831,963			3,871,189			4,648,591
Other cash receipts from operating activities			46,336			40,319			35,457
Payments for operating activities
Payments to suppliers for goods and services			(3,058,168	)		(2,475,716	)		(3,318,680	)
Payments to and on behalf of employees			(633,686	)		(636,603	)		(614,528	)
Other payments for operating activities			(18,000	)		(19,000	)		-
Interest paid			(387	)		-			-
Interest received			11,438			13,542			8,226
Income taxes refunded (paid)			(11,098	)		10,304			(26,994	)
Other cash inflows (outflows)			(43,061	)		41,792			(100,997	)
Net cash flows from operating activities			1,125,337			845,827			631,075
Cash flows used in investing activities
Cash flows from disposal of subsidiaries			1,491			1,568			6,708
Cash flows used for acquisition of subsidiaries			(12,000	)		(921	)		(698	)
Cash flows used in the purchase of non-controlling interest			-			(2,439	)		-
Other cash receipts from sales of equity or debt instruments of other entities			12,915			8,743			14,511
Other payments to acquire equity or debt instruments of other entities			(60,000	)		(58,983	)		(2,607	)
Amounts raised from sale of property, plant and equipment			577			10,777			6,625
Purchases of property, plant and equipment			(1,029,158	)		(538,576	)		(779,315	)
Purchases of intangible assets			(19,236	)		(12,888	)		(23,388	)
Dividends received			111			414			813
Interest received			4,048			2,637			2,743
Other cash inflows (outflows)			812			-			5
Net cash flow used in investing activities			(1,100,440	)		(589,668	)		(774,603	)
Cash flows from (used in) financing activities
Amounts raised from term loans			687,792			671,425			574,874
Loan Payments			(554,539	)		(261,705	)		(102,644	)
Payments of finance lease liabilities			(54,034	)		(62,858	)		(52,386	)
Dividends paid			(155,407	)		(139,937	)		(222,803	)
Interest paid			(128,722	)		(129,323	)		(81,421	)
Other cash inflows			80,181			21,588			(15,210	)
Net cash flows from (used in) financing activities			(124,729	)		99,190			100,410
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents before the effect of changes in the exchange rate			(99,832	)		355,349			(43,118	)
Effects of variation in the exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents			(613	)		(24,824	)		(1,525	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			(100,445	)		330,525			(44,643	)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	6		731,497			400,972			445,615
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	6		631,052			731,497			400,972

The accompanying Notes 1 to 39 form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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LAN AIRLINES S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2010

NOTE 1 - GENERAL INFORMATION

Lan Airlines S.A. (the “Company” or “LAN”) is a public company registered with the Chilean Superintendency of Securities and Insurance (SVS), under No.306, whose shares are quoted in Chile on the Valparaíso Stock Exchange, the Chilean Electronic Exchange and the Santiago Stock Exchange; it is also quoted on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in the form of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). Its principal business is passenger and cargo air transportation, both in the domestic markets of Chile, Peru, Argentina, Colombia and Ecuador and a series of regional and international routes in America, Europe and Oceania. These businesses are performed directly or through its subsidiaries in different countries. In addition, the company has subsidiaries operating in the freight business in Mexico, Brazil and Colombia.

On August 13, 2010, LAN Airlines S.A. and TAM S.A. (TAM) announced they have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in which the companies agree to proceed with their intention of carrying out their operations jointly under one parent company, to be named LATAM Airlines Group. The proposed partnership of LAN with TAM would be within the world’s 10 largest airline groups. LATAM will provide transport services for passengers and cargo to more than 115 destinations in 23 countries, operating with a fleet of over 280 aircraft, with over 40,000 employees. Both airlines will continue operating independently with their current operating licenses and brands. Within the group, TAM will continue operating as a Brazilian company with its own structure. The current holding of LAN Airlines S.A. will operate as an independent business unit within the group. On October 20, 2010, LAN Airlines and TAM announced that the operating subsidiaries of TAM had presented the structure of the transaction to the Brazilian Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) for approval.

The Company is located in Santiago, Chile, at Avenida Américo Vespucio Sur 901, Renca.

Corporate governance practices of the Company are set in accordance with Securities Market Law 18,045 the Corporations Law 18,046 and its regulations, and the regulations of the SVS and the laws and regulations of the United States of America and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with respect to the issuance of ADRs.

The Board of the Company is composed of nine members who are elected every two years by the ordinary shareholders meeting. The board meets in regular monthly sessions and in extraordinary sessions as the corporate needs demand. Of the nine board members, three form part of its Directors’ Committee which fulfills both the role foreseen in the Corporations Law and the functions of the Audit Committee required by the Sarbanes Oxley Act of the United States of America and the respective regulations of the SEC.

The majority shareholder of the Company is the Cueto Group, which through Costa Verde Aeronáutica S.A. and Inversiones Mineras del Cantábrico S.A. owns 34.1% of the shares issued by the Company, as is the controller of the Company in accordance with the provisions of the letter b) of Article 97 and Article 99 of the Securities Market Law, attended that despite not meeting the majority of votes at shareholder meetings and to elect the majority of the directors of the Company, has a decisive influence in its administration.

As of December 31, 2010, the Company had a total of 1,412 registered shareholders, and 5.23% of the Company’s share capital was in the form of ADRs.

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For the year ended December 31, 2010 the Company had an average of 17,810 employees, ending the year with a total of 20,285 people, with 3,940 in administration, 2,576 in maintenance, 5,730 in operations, 3,561 flight personnel, 1,835 cabin crew, and 2,643 in sales.

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The significant operating subsidiaries included in these consolidated financial statements are as follows :

				As of December 31, 2010						As of December 31, 2009
				Direct		Indirect		Total		Direct		Indirect		Total
		Country	Functional	ownership		ownership		ownership		ownership		ownership		ownership
Tax No.	Company	of origin	Currency	interest		interest		interest		interest		interest		interest
				%		%		%		%		%		%
96.518.860-6	Lantours Division de Servicios Terrestres S.A. (*)	Chile	US$		99.9900		0.0100		100.0000		99.9900		0.0100		100.0000
96.763.900-1	Inmobiliaria Aeronáutica S.A.	Chile	US$		99.0100		0.9900		100.0000		99.0100		0.9900		100.0000
96.969.680-0	Lan Pax Group S.A. and Subsidiaries	Chile	US$		99.8361		0.1639		100.0000		99.8361		0.1639		100.0000
Foreign	Lan Perú S.A.	Perú	US$		49.0000		21.0000		70.0000		49.0000		21.0000		70.0000
Foreign	Lan Chile Investments Limited and Subsidiaries	Caymán Island	US$		99.9900		0.0100		100.0000		99.9900		0.0100		100.0000
93.383.000-4	Lan Cargo S.A.	Chile	US$		99.8939		0.0041		99.8980		99.8939		0.0041		99.8980
Foreign	Connecta Corporation	U.S.A	US$		0.0000		100.0000		100.0000		0.0000		100.0000		100.0000
Foreign	Prime Airport Services Inc. and Subsidiary	U.S.A	US$		0.0000		100.0000		100.0000		0.0000		100.0000		100.0000
96.951.280-7	Transporte Aéreo S.A.	Chile	US$		0.0000		100.0000		100.0000		0.0000		100.0000		100.0000
96.634.020-7	Ediciones Ladeco América S.A.	Chile	CLP		0.0000		100.0000		100.0000		0.0000		100.0000		100.0000
Foreign	Aircraft International Leasing Limited	U.S.A	US$		0.0000		100.0000		100.0000		0.0000		100.0000		100.0000
96.631.520-2	Fast Air Almacenes de Carga S.A.	Chile	CLP		0.0000		100.0000		100.0000		0.0000		100.0000		100.0000
96.631.410-9	Ladeco Cargo S.A.	Chile	CLP		0.0000		100.0000		100.0000		0.0000		100.0000		100.0000
Foreign	Laser Cargo S.R.L.	Argentina	ARS		0.0000		100.0000		100.0000		0.0000		100.0000		100.0000
Foreign	Lan Cargo Overseas Limited and Subsidiaries	U.S.A	US$		0.0000		100.0000		100.0000		0.0000		100.0000		100.0000
96.969.690-8	Lan Cargo Inversiones S.A. and Subsidiary	Chile	CLP		0.0000		100.0000		100.0000		0.0000		100.0000		100.0000
96.801.150-2	Blue Express INTL S.A. and Subsidiary	Chile	CLP		0.0000		100.0000		100.0000		0.0000		100.0000		100.0000
96.575.810-0	Inversiones Lan S.A. and Subsidiaries	Chile	CLP		99.7100		0.0000		99.7100		99.7100		0.0000		99.7100

(*) Comercial Masterhouse S.A., in July 2010, changed name to Lantours División de Servicios Terrestres S.A.

Additionally, the Company has proceeded to consolidate certain special purpose entities according with standards issued by the Standing Interpretations Committee of the International Accounting Standards: Consolidation - Special Purpose Entities (“SIC 12”) and private investment funds in which the parent company and subsidiaries are contributors.

All the entities controlled have been included in the consolidation.

Changes in the scope of consolidation from January 01, 2009 and December 31, 2010, are detailed below:

(1)	Dissolution of company

Nigsy S.A., indirect subsidiary of Lan Chile Investments Limited

(2)	Incorporation or acquisition of companies

Florida West Technical Services LLC., direct subsidiary of Prime Airport Services S.A., in April 2010, changed name to Lan Cargo Repair Station, LLC.

Aerovías de Integración Regional, Aires S.A., indirect subsidiary of Lan Pax Group S.A., in November 2010, acquired through the purchase of companies Akemi Holdings S.A. and Saipan Holdings S.A.

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NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following describes the principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements.

2.1. Preparation

The consolidated financial statements of Lan Airlines SA are for the period ended December 31, 2010 and have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared under the historic-cost criterion, although modified by the valuation at fair value of certain financial instruments.

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to use its judgment in applying the Company’s accounting policies. Note 4 shows the areas that imply a greater degree of judgment or complexity or the areas where the assumptions and estimates are significant to the consolidated financial statements.

At the date of these consolidated financial statements, the following accounting pronouncements had been issued by the IASB:

a) Accounting pronouncements effective as of January 1, 2010:

		Mandatory application:
		annual periods
Standards and amendments		beginning on or after

IFRS 3 revised: Business Combinations		01/07/2009

Amendment to IAS 27: Consolidated and separate financial statements		01/07/2009

Amendment to IFRS 2: Share-based payment		01/01/2010

Amendment to IAS 38: Intangible assets		01/07/2010

Amendment to IAS 1: Presentation of financial statements		01/01/2010

Amendment to IAS 36: Impairment assets		01/01/2010

Amendment to IFRS 5: Non-current assets held for sale and discontinued operations		01/01/2010

		Mandatory application:
		annual periods
Interpretation		beginning on or after

IFRIC 17: Distributions to owners of non-monetary assets		01/07/2009

IFRIC 18: Transfers of assets from customers		01/07/2009

Amendment to IFRIC 9: Reassessment of embedded derivatives		01/07/2009

Amendment to IFRIC 16: Hedges of a net investment in a foreign operation		01/07/2009

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b) Accounting pronouncements effective as of January 1, 2011:

		Mandatory application:
		annual periods
Standards and amendments		beginning on or after

Amendment to IAS 32: Classification of rights issues		01/02/2010

IAS 24 revised: Related party disclosures		01/01/2011

IFRS 9: Financial instruments		01/01/2013

Amendment to IFRS 3: Business Combinations		01/07/2010

Amendment to IFRS 7: Financial Instruments: Disclosures		01/01/2011

Amendment to IAS 1: Presentation of financial statements		01/01/2011

Amendment to IAS 27: Consolidated and separate financial statements		01/07/2010

Amendment to IAS 34: Interim financial reporting		01/01/2011

		Mandatory application:
		annual periods
Interpretation		beginning on or after

IFRIC 19: Extinguishing financial liabilities with equity instruments		01/07/2010

Amendment to IFRIC 14: Pre-payments of a minimum funding requirement		01/01/2011

Amendment to IFRIC 13: Customer loyalty programs		01/01/2011

The Company’s management believes that the adoption of the standards, amendments and interpretations described above would not have had a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements in the period of their first application.

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2.2. Consolidation

(a)	Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries are all the entities (including special-purpose entities) over which the Company has the power to control the financial and operating policies, which are generally accompanied by a holding of more than half of the voting rights. In evaluating whether the Company controls another entity, the existence and effect of potential voting rights that are currently exercisable or convertible are considered. The subsidiaries are consolidated from the date on which control is passed to the Company and they are excluded from the consolidation on the date they cease to be so controlled.

The Company uses the acquisition-cost method or purchase accounting for the purchase of subsidiaries. The cost of acquisition is the fair value of the assets delivered, the equity instruments issued and the liabilities incurred or assumed on the exchange date. The identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are initially valued at their fair value on the date of acquisition, regardless of the extent of the non-controlling interests. The excess of the acquisition cost over the fair value of the Company’s holding in the net identifiable assets acquired is shown as goodwill. If the cost is less than the fair value of the net assets of the acquired subsidiary, the difference is recorded directly in the consolidated statement of income (Note 2.6).

Inter-company transactions, balances and unrealized gains on transactions between the Company’s entities are eliminated. Unrealized losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of an impairment loss of the asset transferred. When necessary in order to ensure uniformity with the policies adopted by the Company, the accounting policies of the subsidiaries are modified.

(b)	Transactions and minority holdings

The Group applies the policy of considering transactions with non-controlling interests, when not related to loss of control, as equity transactions without an effect on income.

(c)	Investees or associates

Investees or associates are all entities over which Lan Airlines S.A. and Subsidiaries exercise a significant influence but has no control, this usually arise by a holding of between 20% and 50% of the voting rights. Investments in associates are booked using the equity method and are initially recorded at their cost.

The participation of Lan Airlines S.A. and Subsidiaries in the losses or gains after the acquisition of its investees or associates is shown in results, and its participation in post acquisition movements in reserves of investees or associates are shown in reserves. Post-acquisition movement is adjusted against the carrying amount of the investment. When the participation of Lan Airlines S.A. and Subsidiaries in the losses of an investee or associate is equal to or more than its holding in it, including any other non guaranteed account receivable, Lan Airlines S.A. and Subsidiaries will not show the additional losses unless it has incurred obligations or made payments on behalf of the investee or associate.

Gains or losses for dilution in investees or associates are shown in the consolidated statement of income.

2.3.	Foreign currency transactions

(a) Presentation and functional currencies

The items included in the financial statements of each of the entities of Lan Airlines S.A. and Subsidiaries are valued using the currency of the main economic environment in which the entity operates (the functional currency). The functional currency of Lan Airlines S.A. is the United States dollar which is also the currency of presentation of the consolidated financial statements of Lan Airlines S.A. and Subsidiaries.

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(b)	Transactions and balances

Foreign currency transactions are translated to the functional currency using the exchange rates on the transaction dates. Foreign currency gains and losses resulting from the liquidation of these transactions and from the translation at the closing exchange rates of the monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency are shown in the consolidated statement of income.

(c)	Group entities

The results and financial position of all the Group entities (none of which has the currency of a hyper-inflationary economy) that have a functional currency other than the currency of presentation are translated to the currency of presentation as follows:

(i)	Assets and liabilities of each consolidated statement of financial position presented are translated at the closing exchange rate on the consolidated statement of financial position date;

(ii)	The revenues and expenses of each results account are translated at the exchange rates prevailing on the transaction dates,

(iii)

All the resultant exchange differences are shown as a separate component in net equity.

In the consolidation, exchange differences arising from the translation of a net investment in foreign entities (or local with a functional currency different to that of the parent), and of loans and other foreign currency instruments designated as hedges for these investments, are recorded within net equity. When the investment is sold, these exchange differences are shown in the consolidated statement of income as part of the loss or gain on the sale.

2.4.	Property, plant and equipment

The land of Lan Airlines S.A. and Subsidiaries is recognized at cost less any accumulated impairment loss. The rest of the property, plant and equipment is shown, initially and subsequently, at historic cost less the corresponding depreciation and any impairment loss, except for certain land and minor equipment that were revalued on first time adoption of IFRS.

The amounts of advance payments to aircraft manufacturers are capitalized by the Company under Construction in progress until receipt of the aircraft.

Subsequent costs (replacement of components, improvements, extensions, etc.) are included in the value of the initial asset or shown as a separate asset only when it is probable that the future economic benefits associated with the elements of property, plant and equipment are going to flow to the Company and the cost of the element can be determined reliably. The value of the component replaced is written off in the books at the time of replacement. The rest of the repairs and maintenance are charged to the result of the year in which they are incurred.

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment is calculated using the straight-line method over their estimated technical useful lives; except in the case of certain technical components which are depreciated on the basis of cycles and hours flown.

The residual value and useful life of assets is revised, and adjusted if necessary, once a year.

When the carrying amount of an asset is higher than its estimated recoverable amount, its value is reduced immediately to its recoverable amount (Note 2.8).

Losses and gains on the sale of property, plant and equipment are calculated by comparing the proceeds obtained with the book value and are included in the consolidated statement of income.

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2.5.	Intangible assets

Computer software

Licenses for computer software acquired are capitalized on the basis of the costs incurred in acquiring them and preparing them for using the specific software. These costs are amortized over their estimated useful lives.

Expenses related to the development or maintenance of computer software which do not qualify for capitalization, are shown as an expense when incurred. Certain costs directly related to the production of unique and identifiable computer software controlled by the Company, are shown as intangible assets when met all the criteria for capitalization. The direct costs include the expenses of the personnel who develop the computer software and other costs directly associated.

Development costs of computer software shown as assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives.

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2.6.

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of the Company’s participation in the net identifiable assets of the subsidiary on the acquisition date. Goodwill related to acquisitions of subsidiaries is not amortized but tested for impairment annually and when there are indications that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Gains and losses on the sale of an entity include the book amount of the goodwill related to the entity sold.

2.7.	Borrowing costs

Interest costs incurred for the construction of any qualified asset are capitalized over the time necessary for completing and preparing the asset for its intended use. Other interest costs are charged to income and expenses.

2.8.	Losses for impairment of non-financial assets

Assets that have an indefinite useful life, and developing IT projects, are not subject to amortization and are subject to annual testing for impairment losses. Assets subject to amortization are subjected to impairment tests whenever any event or change in circumstances indicates that the book value of the assets may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recorded when the book value is greater than the recoverable amount. The recoverable amount of an asset is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use. In evaluating the impairment, the assets are grouped at the lowest level for which cash flows are separately identifiable (CGUs). Non-financial assets other than goodwill that have suffered an impairment loss are subjected to a test once a year to check that there has been no reversal of the loss.

2.9.	Financial assets

The Company classifies its financial instruments in the following categories: financial assets at fair value through profit and loss, loans and accounts receivable and financial assets held to maturity. The classification depends on the purpose for which the financial instruments were acquired. Management determines the classification of its financial instruments at the time of initial recognition, which occurs on the date of transition.

(a)	Financial assets at fair value through profit and loss

Financial assets at fair value through profit and loss are financial instruments held for trading and those in their initial classification has been designated as at fair value through profit or loss. A financial asset is classified in this category if acquired mainly for the purpose of being sold in the near future or when these assets are managed and measured using fair value. Derivatives are also classified as acquired for trading unless they are designated as hedges. Assets in this category are classified as cash and cash equivalents, held for trading, and other financial assets, designated on initial recognition.

(b)	Loans and accounts receivable

Loans and accounts receivable are non-derivative financial instruments with fixed or determinable payments not traded on an active market. These items are classified in current assets except for those with maturity over 12 months from the date of the consolidated statement of financial position, which are classified as non-current assets. Loans and accounts receivable are included in trade and other accounts receivable in the consolidated statement of financial position (Note 2.12).

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(c)	Financial assets held to maturity

Financial assets held to maturity are non-derivative financial instruments with fixed or determinable payments and fixed maturities that the Company’s management has the positive intention and capacity to hold until their maturity. Should the Company sell a not-insignificant amount of the financial assets held to their maturity, the whole category is reclassified as available for sale. These financial instruments held to maturity are included in non-current assets, except for those maturity equal to or less than 12 months from the consolidated statement of financial position, which are classified as other current financial assets.

Regular purchases and sales of financial assets are recognized on the trade-date – the date on which the group commits to purchase or sell the asset. Investments are initially recognized at fair value plus transaction costs for all financial assets not carried at fair value through profit or loss. Financial assets carried at fair value through profit or loss are initially recognized at fair value, and transaction costs are expensed in the income statement. Financial assets are derecognized when the rights to receive cash flows from the investments have expired or have been transferred and the group has transferred substantially all risks and rewards of ownership. Financial assets and financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are subsequently carried at fair value. Loans and receivables are subsequently carried at amortized cost using the effective interest method. Held to maturity investments are carried at amortized cost using the effective interest rate.

The company valued at the date of each consolidated statement of financial position if there is objective evidence that a financial asset or group of financial assets may have suffered an impairment loss. For the case of financial assets held to maturity, if any evidence of impairment, the amount of the provision is the difference between the book value of the assets and the present value of the estimated future cash flows, discounted at the original effective interest rate.

2.10.

Derivative financial instruments and hedging activities

(a)	Hedge of the fair value of recognized assets (fair value hedge);

(b)	Hedge of an identified risk associated with a recognized liability or an expected highly-probable transaction (cash-flow hedge), or

(c)	Derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting.

Derivatives not booked as hedges are classified as other financial assets or liabilities, current in the case that their remaining maturity is less than 12 months and non-current in the case that it is more than 12 months.

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(a)	Fair value hedges

(b)	Cash flow hedges

In the case of variable interest-rate hedges, this means that the amounts recognized in equity are reclassified to results within financial cost at the same time the associated debts accrue interest.

For fuel price hedges, the amounts shown in equity are reclassified to income as Cost of sales to the extent that the fuel subject to the hedge is used.

When hedging instruments mature or are sold or when they do not meet the requirements to be accounted for as hedges, any gain or loss accumulated in net equity until that moment remains in equity and is reclassified to the consolidated statement of income when the hedged transaction is finally recognized. When it is expected that the hedged transaction is no longer going to occur, the gain or loss accumulated in net equity is taken immediately to the consolidated statement of income as “Other gains (losses)”.

(c)	Derivatives not booked as a hedge

Certain derivatives are not booked as a hedge . The changes in fair value of any derivative instrument that is not booked as a hedge are shown immediately in the consolidated statement of income, in “Other gains (losses)”.

2.11.

Inventories

Inventories, detailed in note 10, are shown at the lower of cost and their net realizable value. The cost is determined on the basis of the weighted average cost method. The net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the normal course of business, less estimated costs of completion and the estimated costs necessary to make the sale.

2.12.

Trade and other accounts receivable

Trade accounts receivable are shown initially at their fair value and later at their amortized cost in accordance with the effective interest rate method, less the allowance for impairment losses . An allowance for impairment losses of trade accounts receivable is made when there is objective evidence that the Company will not be able to recover all the amounts due according to the original terms of the accounts receivable. The existence of significant financial difficulties on the part of the debtor, the probability that the debtor is entering bankruptcy or financial reorganization and the default or delay in making payments are considered as indicators that the receivable has been impaired. The amount of the provision is the difference between the book value of the assets and the present value of the estimated future cash flows, discounted at the original effective interest rate. The book value of the asset is reduced by the amount of the allowance and the loss is shown in the consolidated statement of income in Cost of sales. When an account receivable is written off, it is charged to the allowance account for accounts receivable.

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2.13. Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash and bank balances, time deposits in financial institutions, and other short-term and easily-liquidated investments.

2.14.

Capital

The common shares are classified as net equity.

Incremental costs directly attributable to the issuance of new shares or options are shown in net equity as a deduction from the proceeds obtained.

2.15.

Trade and other accounts payable

Trade payables and other accounts payables are initially recognized at fair value and subsequently at amortized cost are valued according to the method of the effective interest rate

2.16. Interest-bearing loans

Financial liabilities are shown initially at their fair value, net of the costs incurred in the transaction. Later, these financial liabilities are valued at their amortized cost; any difference between the proceeds obtained (net of the necessary arrangement costs) and the repayment value, is shown in the consolidated statement of income during the term of the debt, according to the effective interest rate method.

Financial liabilities are classified in current and non-current liabilities according to the contractual payment dates of the nominal principal.

2.17.

Deferred taxes

Deferred taxes are calculated, according to the balance-sheet method, on the temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their book values. However, if the temporary differences arise from the initial recognition of a liability or an asset in a transaction different from a business combination that at the time of the transaction does not affect the accounting result or the tax gain or loss, they are not booked. The deferred tax is determined using the tax rates (and laws), that have been enacted or substantially enacted at the end of the reporting period, and are expected to apply when the related deferred tax asset is realized or the deferred tax liability discharged.

Deferred tax assets are recognised when it is probable that there will be sufficient future tax earnings with which to compensate the temporary differences.

Deferred income tax is provided on temporary differences arising on investments in subsidiaries and associates, except for deferred income tax liability where the timing of the reversal of the temporary difference is controlled by the group and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future.

2.18.

Employee benefits

(a)	Personnel vacations

The Company recognizes the expense for personnel vacations on an accrual basis.

(b)	Share-based compensation

The compensation plans implemented by the granting of options for the subscription and payment of shares are shown in the consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS 2: Share based payments, showing the effect of the fair value of the options granted as a charge to remuneration on a straight-line basis between the date of granting such options and the date on which these become vested.

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(c)	Post-employment and other long-term benefits

Provisions are made for these obligations by the application of the actuarial value of the accrued cost of the benefit method, and take into account estimates of future permanence, mortality rates and future wage increases determined on the basis of actuarial calculations. The discount rates are determined by reference to market interest-rate curves. Actuarial gains or losses are shown in results for the period when they occur.

(d)	Incentives

The Company has an annual incentives plan for its personnel for compliance with objectives and individual contribution to the results. The incentives eventually granted consist of a given number or portion of monthly remuneration and the provision is made on the basis of the amount estimated for distribution.

2.19.

Provisions

Provisions are recognised when:

(i)	The Company has a present legal or implicit obligation as a result of past events.

(ii)	It is probable that some payment is going to be necessary to settle an obligation, and

(iii)

The amount has been reliably estimated.

Provisions are shown at the present value of the disbursements expected to be necessary for settling the obligation using the Company’s best estimates. The pre-tax discount rate used for determining the present value reflects current market evaluations on the date of the financial statements of the time value of money, plus the specific risks related to the liability in question.

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2.20.

Revenue recognition

Revenues include the fair value of the proceeds received or to be received on sales of goods and rendering services in the ordinary course of the Company’s business. R evenues are shown net of refunds, rebates and discounts.

(a)	Rendering of services

a.1

Passenger and cargo transport

The Company shows revenue from the transportation of passengers and cargo once the service has been provided.

a.2

Frequent flyer program

The Company currently has a frequent flyer program called Lan Pass, whose objective is customer loyalty through the delivery of kilometers every time that members fly with the Company or its alliance partners, use the services of entities registered with the program or make purchases with an associated credit card. The kilometers earned can be exchanged for flights tickets or other services of associated entities. The consolidated financial statements include liabilities for this concept (deferred income), according to the estimate of the valuation established for the kilometers accumulated pending use at that date, in accordance with IFRIC 13: Customer loyalty programs.

a.3

Other revenues

The Company records revenues for other services when these have been provided.

(b)	Interest income

Interest income is booked using the effective interest rate method.

(c)	Dividend income

Dividend income is booked when the right to receive the payment is established.

2.21.

Leases

(a)	When the Company is the lessee – financial lease

The Company leases certain property, plant and equipment in which it has substantially all the risk and benefits deriving from the ownership; they are therefore classified as financial leases. Financial leases are capitalized at the start of the lease at the lower of the fair value of the asset leased and the present value of the minimum lease payments.

Every lease payment is separated between the liability component and the financial expenses so as to obtain a constant interest rate over the outstanding amount of the debt. The corresponding leasing obligations, net of financial charges, are included in Interest-bearing loans. The element of interest in the financial cost is charged in the consolidated statement of income over the lease period so that it produces a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability for each period. The asset acquired under a financial lease is depreciated over the shorter of its useful life and the lease term and is included in Property, plant and equipment.

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(b)	When the Company is the lessee – operating lease

Leases, in which the lessor retains an important part of the risks and benefits deriving from ownership, are classified as operating leases. Payments with respect to operating leases (net of any incentive received from the lessor) are charged in the consolidated statement of income on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.

2.22.

Non-current assets (or disposal groups) classified as held for sale

Non-current assets (or disposal groups) are classified as assets held for sale and are shown at the lesser of their book value and the fair value less costs to sell.

2.23.

Maintenance

The costs incurred for scheduled major maintenance of the aircraft’s fuselage and engines are capitalized and depreciated until the next maintenance. The depreciation rate is determined on technical grounds, according to its use expressed based on cycles and flight hours.

The unscheduled maintenances of aircraft and engines, and minor maintenances, are charged to income as incurred.

2.24.

Environmental costs

Disbursements related to environmental protection are charged to income when incurred.

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NOTE 3 - FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT

3.1.	Financial risk factors

The Company’s activities are exposed to different financial risks: (a) market risk, (b) credit risk, and (c) liquidity risk. The Company’s global risk management program is focused on uncertainty in the financial markets and tries to minimize the potential adverse effects on the net margin. The Company uses derivatives to hedge part of these risks.

(a)	Market risk

Due to the nature of its operations, the Company is exposed to market risks such as:

(i) fuel-price risk, (ii) interest-rate risk, and (iii) local exchange-rate risk. In order to fully or partially hedge all these risks, the Company operates with derivative instruments to fix or limit rises in the underlying assets.

(i)	Fuel-price risk:

Fluctuations in fuel prices largely depend on the global supply and demand for oil, decisions taken by Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), global refining capacity, stock levels maintained, and weather and geopolitical factors.

The Company purchases an aircraft fuel called Jet Fuel grade 54. There is a benchmark price in the international market for this underlying asset, which is US Gulf Coast Jet 54. However, the futures market for this asset has a low liquidity index and as a result the Company hedges its exposure using West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude, which has a high correlation with Jet Fuel and is a highly liquid asset and therefore has advantages in comparison to the use of the U.S. Gulf Coast Jet 54 index.

During 2010, the Company booked gains of US$ 1 million on fuel hedging. During 2009, the Company recognized losses of US$ 128.7 million for the same reason.

At December 31, 2010, the market value of its fuel positions amounted to US$ 45.8 million. At the December 31, 2009, this market value was US$ 13.6 million. The following tables show the notional value of the purchase positions together with the derivatives contracted for the different periods:

Positions as of December 31, 2010	Maturities
	Q111			Q211			Q311			Q411			Total

Volume (thousands of barrels WTI)		1,848			918			687			324			3,777
Agreed future value (US$ per barril)(*)		82			81			84			90			83
Total (ThUS$)		151,536			74,358			5,778			29,160			313,491

Approximate percentage of hedge
(of expected consumption value)		54	%		27	%		19	%		8	%		26	%

(*)Weighted average between collars and asset options

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Positions as of December 31, 2009	Maturities
	Q110			Q210			Q310			Q410			Total

Volume (thousands of barrels WTI)		1,404			1,371			876			738			4,389
Agreed future value (US$ per barril)(*)		84			80			79			82			81
Total (ThUS$)		117,936			109,680			69,204			60,516			355,509

Approximate percentage of hedge
(of expected consumption value)		48	%		49	%		29	%		24	%		37	%

(*)Weighted average between collars and asset options

Sensitivity analysis

A drop in fuel prices positively affects the Company through a reduction in costs. However, this drop negatively affects contracted positions as these are to protect the Company against the risk of a rise in prices. The policy therefore is to maintain a hedge-free percentage in order to be competitive in the event of a drop in prices.

As the current positions do not represent changes in cash flows, but a variation in the exposure to the market value, the current hedge positions have no impact on income (they are booked as cash flow hedge contracts, so a variation in the fuel price has an impact on the Company’s net equity).

The following table shows the sensitivity analysis of the financial instruments according to reasonable changes in the fuel price and their effect on equity. The term of the projection was defined until the end of the last current fuel hedge contract, being the last business day of 2011. The calculations were made considering a parallel movement of US$ 5 per barrel in the curve of the WTI crude futures benchmark price at the end of December 2010, and 2009.

	Positions as of December 31, 2010		Positions as of December 31, 2009
Benchmarck price	effect on equity		effect on equity
WTI (US$ per barrel)	(millions of US$)		(millions of US$)

+ 5		+16.7		+ 14.6
-5		-15.7		-13.6

The Company seeks to reduce the risk of fuel price rises to ensure it is not left at a disadvantage compared to its competitors in the event of a sharp price fall. The Company therefore uses hedge instruments like swaps, options and collars to partially hedge the fuel volumes consumed.

According to that required by IAS 39, during the periods presented, the company has not recorded amounts for ineffectiveness in the consolidated income statement.

Given the fuel hedge structure to December 31, 2010, which considers a hedge-free portion, a vertical fall by US$ 5 in the WTI benchmark price (the monthly daily average) for each month would have meant a saving of approximately US$ 27.1 million in the cost of total fuel consumption. A vertical rise by US$ 5 in the WTI benchmark price (the monthly daily average) would have meant an impact of approximately US$ 26.0 million of increased fuel costs for 2010.

(ii)	Cash flow interest-rate risk:

The fluctuation in interest rates depends heavily on the state of the global economy. An improvement in long-term economic prospects moves long-term rates upward while a drop causes a decline through market effects. However, if we consider government intervention in periods of economic recession, it is usual to reduce interest rates to stimulate aggregate demand by making credit more accessible and increasing production (in the same way interest rates are raised at times of economic expansion). The present uncertainty about how the market and governments will react, and thus how interest rates will change, creates a risk related to the Company’s debt at floating interest rates and its investments.

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Cash flow interest rate risk equates to the risk of future cash flows of the financial instruments due to the fluctuation in interest rates on the market. The Company’s exposure to risks of changes in market interest rates is mainly related to long-term obligations which accrued interest at a floating rate.

In order to reduce the risk of an eventual rise in interest rates, the Company has signed interest-rate swap and call option contracts in order to eliminate more than 94% of its exposure to interest-rate fluctuations. The Company is therefore exposed to a small portion of the fluctuations in the 90 days London Inter Bank Offer Rate (LIBOR) and the nominal Chilean Active Banking Rate (TAB) 180-day rate.

	Positions as of December 31, 2010		Positions as of December 31, 2009
Increase (decrease)	effect on pre-tax earnings		effect on pre-tax earnings
in libor 3 months	(millions of US$)		(millions of US$)

+100 basis points		-1.18		-0.87
-100 basis points		+1.18		+0.87

Changes in market conditions produce a change in the valuation of current financial instruments hedging interest rates, causing an effect on the Company’s equity (because they are booked as cash-flow hedges). These changes are considered reasonably possible based on current market conditions. The calculations were made increasing (decreasing) vertically 100 basis points of the three-month Libor futures curve.

Increase	Positions as of December 31, 2010			Positions as of December 31, 2009
futures curve	effect on equity			effect on equity
months	(millions of US$)			(millions of US$)

+100 basis points		42.39			49.64
-100 basis points		(45.35	)		(53.23	)

There are limitations in the method used for the sensitivity analysis and relate to those provided by the market. These are because the levels indicated by the futures curves are not necessarily met and will change in each period.

According to that required by IAS 39, during the periods presented, the company has not recorded amounts for ineffectiveness in the consolidated income statement.

(iii)

Local exchange-rate risk:

The functional currency used by the parent Company is the US dollar in terms of setting prices for its services, the composition of its classified statements of financial position and effects on its operating income. It sells most of its services in US dollars or prices equivalent to the US dollar, and a large part of its expenses are denominated in US dollars or equivalents of the US dollar, particularly fuel costs, aeronautic charges, aircraft leases, insurance and aircraft components and accessories. Remuneration expenses are denominated in local currencies.

The Company maintains its cargo and passenger business tariffs in US dollars. There is a mix in the domestic markets as sales in Peru are in local currency but the prices are indexed to the US dollar. In Chile and Argentina, tariffs are in local currency without any kind of indexation. In the case of the domestic business in Ecuador, both tariffs and sales are in dollars. The Company is therefore exposed to fluctuations in the different currencies, mainly: Chilean peso, Argentine peso, Uruguayan peso, Peruvian sol, Brazilian real, Australian dollar and New Zealand dollar; of these, the largest exposure is in Chilean pesos.

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The company manages its exposure to foreign currency risk through hedging selected balances using forward exchange contracts and cross currency swaps. The impact of remaining, unhedged exposures is monitored on an ongoing basis and for the periods presented has not been relevant to the company’s results.

(b)	Credit risk

Credit risk occurs when the counterparty to a financial agreement or instrument fails to discharge an obligation due.

The Company is exposed to credit risk due to its operative and financial activities, including deposits with banks and financial institutions, investments in other kinds of instruments, exchange-rate transactions and the contracting of derivative instruments or options.

(i)	Financial activities

Cash surpluses that remain after the financing of assets necessary for the operation are invested according to credit limits approved by the Company’s board, mainly in time deposits with different financial institutions, short-term mutual funds, and easily-liquidated corporate and sovereign bonds with short remaining maturities. These investments are booked as cash and cash equivalents and as investments held to maturity.

In order to reduce counterparty risk and to ensure that the risk assumed is known and managed by the Company, investments are diversified among different banking institutions (both local and international). The Company evaluates the credit standing of each counterparty and the levels of investment, based on (i) their credit rating, (ii) the equity size of the counterparty, and (iii) investment limits according to the Company’s level of liquidity. According to these three parameters, the Company chooses the most restrictive parameter of the previous three and based on this, establishes limits for operations with each counterparty. All other financial assets with contractual cash flows other than trade receivables are considered by the Company to have minimal credit risk, as they relate principally to the instruments issued by counterparties with high credit quality. The maximum credit loss associated with these instruments is their carrying value.

The Company has no guarantees to mitigate this exposure.

(ii)	Operational activities

The Company has four large sales “clusters”: travel agencies, cargo agents, airlines and credit-card administrators. The first three are governed by IATA (International Air Transport Association), international organization comprising most of the airlines that represent over 90% of scheduled commercial traffic and one of its main objectives is to regulate the financial transactions between airlines and travel agents and cargo. When an agency or airline does not pay their debt, they are excluded from operating with IATA’s member airlines. In the case of credit-card administrators, they are fully guaranteed by the issuing institutions.

The exposure consists of the term granted, and this fluctuates between 1 and 45 days.

One of the tools the Company uses for reducing credit risk is to participate in global entities related to the industry, such as IATA, Business Sales Processing (BSP), Cargo Account Settlement Systems (“CASS”), IATA Clearing House (“ICH”) and banks (credit cards). These institutions fulfill the role of collectors and distributors between airlines and travel and cargo agencies. In the case of the Clearing House, it acts as an offsetting entity between airlines for the services provided between them. A reduction in term and implementation of guarantees has been achieved through these entities.

Credit quality of financial assets

The credit evaluation system used by the Company for trade receivables is that provided by IATA. Internal systems are also used for particular evaluations or specific markets based on trade reports available on the local market. The internal classification system is complementary to the external one, i.e. for agencies or airlines not members of IATA, the internal demands are greater. The bad-debt rate in the principal countries where the Company has a presence is insignificant.

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(c)	Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk represents the risk that the Company has no funds to meet its obligations.

Because of the cyclical nature of the business, the operation, and its investment and financing needs related to the acquisition of new aircraft and renewal of its fleet, plus the financing needs related to market-risk hedges, the Company requires liquid funds to meet its payment obligations.

The Company therefore manages its cash and cash equivalents and its financial assets, matching the term of investments with those of its obligations. Its policy is that the average term of its investments may not exceed the average term of its obligations. This cash and cash equivalents position is invested in highly-liquid short-term instruments through first-class financial entities.

The Company has future obligations related to financial leases, operating leases, maturities of other bank borrowings, derivative contracts and aircraft purchase contracts.

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Class of liability for the analysis of liquidity risk ordered by date of maturity as of December 31, 2010

											More than		More than		More than
									Up to		90 days		one to		three to		More than
Class of	Debtor		Debtor	Creditor		Creditor			90		to one		three		five		five					Effective			Nominal		Nominal
liability	Tax No.	Debtor	country	Tax No.	Creditor	country		Currency	days		year		years		years		years		Total		Amortization	rate			value		rate
									ThUS $		ThUS $		ThUS $		ThUS $		ThUS $		ThUS $			%			ThUS $		%

Guaranteed obligations	89.862.200- 2	Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile	0- E	ING	U.S.A.		US $		7,425		22,305		53,471		47,128		93,325		223,654	Quarterly		5.19	%		181,029		4.69	%
		Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile	0- E	CALYON	France		US $		21,045		63,352		130,785		39,186		20,916		275,284	Quarterly		4.47	%		256,417		4.47	%
		Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile	0- E	PEFCO	U.S.A.		US $		19,838		59,513		158,688		149,595		209,374		597,008	Quarterly		5.16	%		497,692		4.60	%
		Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile	0- E	BNP PARIBAS	U.S.A.		US $		22,831		68,726		184,673		186,931		385,438		848,599	Quarterly		4.49	%		707,306		4.00	%
		Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile	0- E	WELLS FARGO	U.S.A.		US $		5,626		16,842		44,872		44,796		135,714		247,850	Quarterly		3.64	%		204,392		3.53	%
		Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile	0- E	CITIBANK	U.S.A.		US $		8,984		27,039		72,767		73,806		206,771		389,367	Quarterly		3.93	%		326,235		3.48	%
		Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile	0- E	SANTANDER	Spain		US $		2,919		8,859		24,242		25,206		95,708		156,934	Quarterly		0.95	%		148,741		0.83	%

Financial leases	89.862.200- 2	Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile	0- E	ING	U.S.A.		US $		3,899		11,685		30,440		25,695		11,675		83,394	Quarterly		4.08	%		77,096		3.71	%
		Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile	0- E	CALYON	France		US $		2,249		6,786		18,376		22,613		43,431		93,455	Quarterly		1.27	%		87,337		1.27	%
		Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile	0- E	CITIBANK	U.S.A.		US $		1,692		5,249		26,758		-		-		33,699	Quarterly		1.32	%		32,921		1.27	%
		Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile	0- E	S.CHARTERED	U.S.A.		US $		3,858		11,873		14,628		-		-		30,359	Quarterly		1.28	%		29,864		1.25	%

Bank loans	89.862.200- 2	Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile	0- E	SANTANDER MADRID	Spain		US $		-		26,125		12,726		-		-		38,851	Semiannual		3.64	%		37,500		3.55	%

Bank loans	89.862.200- 2	Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile	97.023.000- 9	CORPBANCA	Chile		CLP		13,479		13,158		12,713		-		-		39,350	Semiannual		6.53	%		36,858		6.44	%
		Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile	76.645.030- K	ITAU	Chile		CLP		-		21,653		10,332		-		-		31,985	Semiannual		6.67	%		29,967		6.60	%
		Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile	97.006.000- 6	BCI	Chile		CLP		-		38,144		18,188		-		-		56,332	Semiannual		6.71	%		52,723		6.63	%
		Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile	97.030.000- 7	ESTADO	Chile		CLP		-		47,521		22,666		-		-		70,187	Semiannual		6.65	%		65,704		6.59	%
		Aires S.A.	Colombia	0- E	HELM	Colombia		COP		3,944		-		-		-		-		3,944	30 days		3.37	%		3,936		3.37	%

Other loans	89.862.200- 2	Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile	0- E	SANTANDER MADRID	Spain		US $		586		1,587		72,962		-		-		75,135	-		3.29	%		72,962		3.29	%
		Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile	0- E	BOEING	U.S.A.		US $		1,862		1,207		106,665		-		-		109,734	-		2.04	%		106,209		2.04	%

Derivatives	89.862.200- 2	Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile	-	OTHERS		-	US $		6,018		22,331		61,273		24,643		4,751		119,016	-		-			115,189		-

Non-hedging Derivatives	89.862.200- 2	Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile	-	OTHERS		-	US $		1,461		4,239		9,891		5,608		-		21,199	-		-			20,703		-

Accounts payable		Lan Airlines S.A.
other accounts payable		and subsidiaries	Varios	-	Varios		-	US $		277,327		26,002		-		-		-		303,329	-		-			303,329		-
								CLP		28,058		-		-		-		-		28,058	-		-			28,058
								Others		169,307		-		-		-		-		169,307	-		-			169,307

Other accounts payable,		Lan Airlines S.A.
non-currents		and subsidiaries	Varios	-	Varios		-	US $		-		-		54,000		-		-		54,000	-		-			54,000		-

Accounts payable		Lan Airlines S.A.			Lufthansa Lan
related parties		and subsidiaries	Varios	96847880- k	Technical training S.A.		-	-		184		-		-		-		-		184	-		-			184		-
	Total									602,592		504,196		1,141,116		645,207		1,207,103		4,100,214						3,645,660

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Class of liability for the analysis of liquidity risk ordered by date of maturity as of December 31, 2009

											More than		More than		More than
									Up to		90 days		one to		three to		More than
Class of	Debtor		Debtor	Creditor		Creditor			90		to one		three		five		five						Effective			Nominal		Nominal
Liability	Tax No.	Debtor	country	Tax No.	Creditor	country		Currency	days		year		years		years		years			Total		Amortization	rate			value		rate
									ThUS $		ThUS $		ThUS $		ThUS $		ThUS $			ThUS $			%			ThUS $		%

Guaranteed obligations	89.862.200-2	Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile	0-E	ING	U.S.A.		US $		7,355		22,153		59,137		47,630		116,885			253,160	Quarterly		5.19	%		201,409		4.63	%
		Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile	0-E	CALYON	France		US $		20,878		62,824		166,879		67,336		40,878			358,795	Quarterly		5.01	%		325,998		5.01	%
		Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile	0-E	PEFCO	U.S.A.		US $		19,830		59,513		158,706		158,703		279,604			676,356	Quarterly		5.14	%		552,605		4.58	%
		Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile	0-E	BNP PARIBAS	U.S.A.		US $		24,127		72,581		195,244		197,936		529,928			1,019,816	Quarterly		3.86	%		840,814		3.72	%
		Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile	0-E	RBS	U.S.A.		US $		6,083		18,250		48,667		48,667		135,929			257,596	Quarterly		6.40	%		191,879		5.67	%
		Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile	0-E	WELLS FARGO	U.S.A.		US $		1,551		5,637		15,009		14,975		52,100			89,272	Quarterly		3.61	%		72,770		3.50	%

Financial leases	89.862.200-2	Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile	0-E	ING	U.S.A.		US $		3,940		11,790		31,105		51,561		-			98,396	Quarterly		4.45	%		89,389		3.98	%
		Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile	0-E	CALYON	France		US $		2,215		6,659		18,054		31,643		41,394			99,965	Quarterly		1.26	%		95,036		1.24	%
		Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile	0-E	CITIBANK	U.S.A.		US $		1,585		4,920		33,656		-		-			40,161	Quarterly		1.10	%		39,018		1.03	%
		Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile	0-E	S.CHARTERED	U.S.A.		US $		9,709		19,053		29,958		-		-			58,720	Quarterly		0.89	%		58,247		0.73	%

Bank loans	89.862.200-2	Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile	97.036.000-K	SANTANDER	Chile		US $		930		13,435		52,335		-		-			66,700	Semiannual		3.77	%		50,000		3.68	%

Bank loans	89.862.200-2	Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile		CORPBANCA	Chile		CLP		643		11,993		34,991		-		-			47,627	Semiannual		2.92	%		45,356		2.82	%
		Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile		ITAU	Chile		CLP		-		10,348		28,504		-		-			38,852	Semiannual		3.14	%		36,876		3.06	%
		Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile		BCI	Chile		CLP		-		18,390		50,287		-		-			68,677	Semiannual		3.38	%		64,879		3.30	%
		Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile		ESTADO	Chile		CLP		-		22,721		62,520		-		-			85,241	Semiannual		3.12	%		80,852		3.06	%

Other loans	89.862.200-2	Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile		BOEING	U.S.A.		US $		604		715		34,524		-		-			35,843	-		1.78	%		34,524		1.78	%

Derivatives	89.862.200-2	Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile	-	OTHERS		-	US $		5,118		16,647		39,874		11,326		(2,279	)		70,686	-		-			69,433		-

Non-hedging Derivatives	89.862.200-2	Lan Airlines S.A.	Chile	-	OTHERS		-	US $		511		1,484		3,364		2,557		263			8,179	-		-			7,839		-

Accounts payable other accounts payable		Lan Airlines S.A.
		and subsidiaries	Several	-	sundry		-	US $		176,136		52,845		-		-		-			228,981	-		-			228,981		-
								CLP		35,023		-		-		-		-			35,023	-		-			35,023		-
								Others		113,434		-		-		-		-			113,434	-		-			113,434		-

Other accounts payable,		Lan Airlines S.A.
non-currents		and subsidiaries	Several	-	sundry		-	US $		-		-		54,000		18,000		-			72,000	-		-			72,000		-

Accounts payable		Lan Airlines S.A.
related parties		and subsidiaries	Several	-	sundry		-	US $		297		-		-		-		-			297	-		-			297		-
	Total									429,969		431,958		1,116,814		650,334		1,194,702			3,823,777						3,306,659

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The Company has fuel and interest rate hedging, strategies involving derivatives contracts with different financial institutions. The Company has margin facilities with each financial institution in order to regulate the mutual exposure produced by changes in the market valuation of the derivatives. During 2008, with the fall in the fuel price, the Company was obliged to provide cash guarantees for this concept.

At the end of 2009, the Company had provided US$ 40.4 million in derivative margin guarantees, for cash and stand-by letters of credit. At the end of December 31, 2010, have provided US$ 38.1 millions in security for cash due at maturity and acquisition of fuel contracts and rates, rising fuel prices and falling interest rates .

3.2.	Capital risk management

The Company’s objectives, with respect to the management of capital, are (i) to safeguard it in order to continue as an on-going business, (ii) to seek a return for its shareholders, and (iii) to maintain an optimum capital structure and reduce its cost.

In order to maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Company could adjust the amount of the dividends payable to shareholders, return capital to shareholders, issue new shares or sell assets to reduce debt.

The Company monitors the capital according to the leverage ratio, in line with sector practice. This ratio is calculated as net adjusted debt to capital. Net adjusted debt is total financial debt plus 8 times the operating lease payments of the last 12 months, less total cash (measured as the sum of cash and cash equivalents plus marketable securities). Capital is the amount of net equity without the impact of the market value of derivatives, plus net adjusted debt.

Currently the company's strategy, which has not changed since 2007, and has consisted of maintaining a leverage ratio of between 70% and 80% and an international credit rating of higher than BBB- (the minimum required for being considered investment grade). The leverage ratios as of December 31, 2010, and December 31, 2009, were as follows:

	As of			As of
	December 31,			December 31,
	2010			2009
	ThUS$			ThUS$
Total Loans		3,259,666			3,074,425
Last twelve months Operating lease payment x 8		788,704			669,696
Less:
Cash and marketable securities		(737,093	)		(791,912	)
Total net adjusted debt		3,311,277			2,952,209
Net Equity		1,296,814			1,098,827
Net coverage reserves		107,050			92,230
Total Capital		4,715,141			4,143,266

Leverage ratio		70.2	%		71.3	%

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3.3.	Estimates of fair value

At December 31, 2010, the Company maintained financial instruments that should be recorded at fair value. These include:

Investments in short-term Mutual Funds (cash equivalent),

Interest rate derivative contracts,

Fuel derivative contracts,

Currency derivative contracts, and

Investment funds.

The Company has classified the fair value measurement using a hierarchy that reflects the level of information used in the assessment. This hierarchy consists of 3 levels (I) fair value based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities, (II) fair value based on inputs other than quoted prices included within level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (that is, as prices) or indirectly (that is, derived from prices) (III) fair value based on inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data.

The fair value of financial instruments traded in active markets, such as investments acquired for trading, is based on quoted market prices at the close of the period used the current price buyer. The fair value of financial assets not traded in active markets (derivative contracts) is determined using valuation techniques that maximize use of available market information. Valuation techniques generally used by the Company are quoted market prices of similar instruments and / or estimating the present value of future cash flows using forward price curves of period-end market.

The following table shows the classification of financial instruments at fair value at December 31, 2010 depending on the level of information used in the assessment:

	Fair value		Fair value measurements using values
	At December 31,		considered as
	2010		Level I		Level II		Level III
	ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$
Assets
Short-term mutual funds		196,620		196,620		-		-
Fair value of interest rate derivatives		422		-		422		-
Fair value of fuel derivatives		45,814		-		45,814		-
Fair value of investment funds		58,857		58,857		-		-
Liabilities
Fair value of interest rate derivatives		119,014		-		119,014		-
Fair value of foreign currency derivatives		20,916		-		20,916		-
Interest rate derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments		19,748		-		19,748		-

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Additionally, at December 31, 2010, the Company has financial instruments which are not recorded at fair value. In order to meet the disclosure requirements of fair values the Company has valued these instruments as shown in the table below:

	As of December 31, 2010				As of December 31, 2009
	Book		Fair		Book		Fair
	value		value		value		value
	ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents		3,857		3,857		2,707		2,707
Bank balance		24,432		24,432		31,176		31,176
Time Deposits		406,143		406,143		522,077		522,077
Other financial assets
Domestic and foreign bonds		47,184		50,294		60,415		63,341
Other financial assets		80,836		80,836		27,227		27,227
Trade and other accounts receivables and right receivable, non-currents		489,233		489,233		430,929		430,929
Accounts receivable from related entities		50		50		38		38

Other financial liabilities		2,945,294		2,965,803		2,774,942		2,900,232
Trade and other accounts payable, currents		500,694		500,694		377,438		377,438
Accounts payable to related entities		184		184		297		297
Other accounts payable, non-currents		368,372		368,372		371,483		371,483

The book values of accounts receivable and payable are assumed to approximate their fair values, due to their short-term nature. In the case of cash on hand, bank balances, deposits and others accounts payables, non-currents, fair value approximates their carrying values.

The fair value of other financial liabilities is estimated by discounting the future contractual cash flows at the current market interest rate for similar financial instruments. In the case of other financial assets, valuation was performed according to market prices at year end.

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NOTE 4 - ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND JUDGMENTS

The Company has used estimates to value and book some of the assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and commitments; these relate principally to:

1.	The evaluation of possible impairment losses for certain assets.

2.	The useful lives and residual values of fixed and intangible assets.

3.	The criteria employed in the valuation of certain assets.

4.	Air tickets sold that are not actually used.

5.	The calculation of deferred income at the period-end, corresponding to the valuation of kilometers credited to holders of the Lan Pass loyalty card which have not yet been used.

6.	The need provisions and where required the determination of their values.

7.	The recoverability of deferred tax assets.

These estimates are made on the basis of the best information available on the matters analyzed.

In any case, it is possible that events will require them to be modified in the future, in which case the effects would be accounted for prospectively.

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NOTE 5 – SEGMENTAL INFORMATION

The Company reports information by segments as established in IFRS 8 “Operating segments”. This standard sets rules for the reporting of information by segments in the financial statements, plus reporting about products and services, geographical areas and principal customers. An operating segment is defined as a component of an entity on which financial information is held separately and which is evaluated regularly by the senior management in taking decisions with respect to the assignment of resources and evaluation of results. The Company believes that it has only one operating segment: air transportation.

	Air transportation segment
	For the year ended
	December 31,
	2010			2009			2008
	ThUS			$ThUS			$ThUS$

Income from ordinary activities		4,523,328			3,655,513			4,283,187

Interest income		14,946			18,183			18,480
Interest expense		(155,279	)		(153,109	)		(125,488	)
Total Net interest expense		(140,333	)		(134,926	)		(107,008	)

Depreciation and amortization		(336,491	)		(304,062	)		(256,499	)
Segment profit		419,702			231,126			336,480
Earnings on investments		132			315			696
Expenses for income tax		(81,107	)		(44,487	)		(65,094	)
Assets of segment		6,785,897			5,771,972			5,196,866
Investments in associates		593			1,236			1,389
Purchase of non-monetary assets		1,048,394			555,279			788,906

The Company’s revenues by geographic area are as follows:

	For the year ended
	December 31,
	2010		2009		2008
	ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$

Peru		554,072		458,384		432,979
Argentina		496,546		404,795		437,759
USA		858,630		680,179		946,235
Europe		447,702		343,819		380,824
Chile		1,239,350		1,004,291		1,149,084
Others*		927,028		764,045		936,306
Total (**)		4,523,328		3,655,513		4,283,187

The Company allocates revenues by geographic area based on the point of sale of the passenger ticket or cargo. Assets are primarily composed of aircraft and aeronautical equipment, which are used throughout the different countries, so it is not possible to assign a geographic area.

(*)	Includes the rest of Latin America and Asia Pacific.

(**)	Includes operating revenues and other operating income.

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NOTE 6 – CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

	As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$

Cash		3,857		2,707
Bank balances		24,432		31,176
Time deposits		406,143		522,077
Others		196,620		175,537
Total		631,052		731,497

Cash and cash equivalents are denominated in the following currencies at December 31, 2010, and December 31, 2009, are as follows:

	As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,
Currency	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$

US Dollar		194,212		228,879
Chilean peso (*)		368,360		435,514
Euro		7,844		13,255
Argentine peso		11,230		6,105
Brazilian real		4,759		3,041
Other currencies		44,647		44,703
Total		631,052		731,497

(*) The Company entered into currency derivative contracts (forward exchange controls) for ThUS $ 169,357 at December 31, 2010 (ThUS $ 367,412 at December 31, 2009), for conversion into dollars of investments in Chilean pesos and currency derivative contracts (cross currency swaps) for ThUS $ 30,258 at December 31, 2010 (ThUS $ 0 at December 31, 2009), for conversion into dollars of investment in Unidades de Fomento (“UF”).

In Venezuela, effective 2003, the authorities decreed that all remittances abroad should be approved by the Currency Management Commission (CADIVI). Despite having free availability of bolivars in Venezuela, the Company has certain restrictions for freely remitting these funds outside Venezuela. At December 31, 2010 the amount subject to such restrictions in dollar terms is ThUS$ 26,738 (ThUS$ 26,196 at 31 December 2009).

The Company has no significant non-monetary transactions that should be reported.

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NOTE 7 - FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

7.1.	Financial instruments by category

As of December 31, 2010

Assets									Designated as
									at fair value
			Loans and						through profit
	Held to		accounts		Hedging		Held to		and loss on initial
	maturity		receivable		derivatives		trading		recognition		Total
	ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$

Cash and cash equivalents		-		434,432		-		196,620		-		631,052
Other financial assets (*)		47,691		80,329		80,161		-		58,857		267,038
Trade and other current accounts receivable		-		481,350		-		-		-		481,350
Current accounts receivable from related parties		-		50		-		-		-		50
Non-current rights receivable		-		7,883		-		-		-		7,883
Total		47,691		1,004,044		80,161		196,620		58,857		1,387,373

Liabilities					Other
					Financial		Hedging		Held to
					liabilities		derivatives		trading		Total
					ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$

Other financial liabilities						2,945,294		139,930		19,748		3,104,972
Trade and other current accounts payable						500,694		-		-		500,694
Current accounts payable to related parties						184		-		-		184
Other non-current accounts payable						368,372		-		-		368,372
Total						3,814,544		139,930		19,748		3,974,222

(*)The value submitted in held to maturity corresponds, mainly, to domestic and foreign bonds; and in the initial time designated at fair value through profit or loss applicable to private investment funds.

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As of December 31, 2009

Assets			Loans and
	Held to		accounts		Hedging		Held to
	maturity		receivable		derivatives		trading		Total
	ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$

Cash and cash equivalents		-		555,960		-		175,537		731,497
Others financial assets (*)		60,923		26,719		43,049		-		130,691
Trade and other current accounts receivable		-		423,739		-		-		423,739
Current accounts receivable from related parties		-		38		-		-		38
Non-current rights receivable		-		7,190		-		-		7,190
Total		60,923		1,013,646		43,049		175,537		1,293,155

Liabilities			Other
			financial		Hedging		Held to
			liabilities		derivatives		trading		Total
			ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$

Other financial liabilities				2,774,942		78,333		7,835		2,861,110
Trade and other current accounts payable				377,438		-		-		377,438
Current accounts payable to related parties				297		-		-		297
Other non-current accounts payable				371,483		-		-		371,483
Total				3,524,160		78,333		7,835		3,610,328

(*) The value submitted in held to maturity corresponds mainly to domestic and foreign bonds.

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7.2.	Financial instruments by currency

	As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,
a) Assets	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$
Cash and cash equivalents		631,052		731,497
US Dollar		194,212		228,879
Chilean Peso		368,360		435,514
Euro		7,844		13,255
Argentine Peso		11,230		6,105
Brazilian Real		4,759		3,041
Others		44,647		44,703

Other financial Assets		267,038		130,691
US Dollar		255,808		122,122
Brazilian Real		6,731		5,334
Others		4,499		3,235

Trade and other current accounts receivable		481,350		423,739
US Dollar		354,702		319,980
Chilean Peso		28,606		52,073
Euro		8,429		5,192
Argentine Peso		6,702		15,158
Brazilian Real		31,329		11,190
Australian Dollar		12,456		7,595
Others		39,126		12,551

Non-current rights receivable		7,883		7,190
US Dollar		9		9
Chilean Peso		7,864		7,179
Others		10		2

Current accounts receivable from related parties		50		38
US Dollar		29		29
Chilean Peso		21		9

Total financial assets		1,387,373		1,293,155
US Dollar		804,760		671,019
Chilean Peso		404,851		494,775
Euro		16,273		18,447
Argentine Peso		17,932		21,263
Brazilian Real		42,819		19,565
Australian Dollar		12,456		7,595
Others		88,282		60,491

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b) Liabilities

Liabilities information is detailed in the table within Note 3 section (c) Liquidity risk.

NOTE 8 – TRADE, OTHER ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND NON-CURRENT RIGHTS RECEIVABLE

	As of			As of
	December 31,			December 31,
	2010			2009
	ThUS$			ThUS$

Trade accounts receivable		435,576			407,320
Other accounts receivable and rights receivable		75,734			47,426
Total trade and other accounts receivable		511,310			454,746
Less: Allowance for impairment loss		(22,077	)		(23,817	)
Total net trade and other accounts receivable		489,233			430,929
Less: non-currents portion – rights receivable		(7,883	)		(7,190	)
Trade and other accounts receivable, currents		481,350			423,739

The fair value of trade and other accounts receivable does not differ significantly from their book value.

There are overdue accounts receivable but that are not impaired. Maturity of these accounts is as follows:

	As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$

Up to 3 months		12,506		10,094
Between 3 and 6 months		11,114		8,718
Total		23,620		18,812

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The amounts of impaired trade and other accounts receivable are as follows :

	As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$

Judicial and extra-judicial collection		10,586		10,383
Debtors under extra-judicial collection process		5,259		5,031
Total		15,845		15,414

Currency balances that make up the trade receivables, other accounts receivables and rights receivables non-current at December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, are as follows:

	As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
Currency	ThUS$		ThUS$

US Dollar		354,711		319,989
Chilean Peso		36,470		59,252
Euro		8,429		5,192
Argentine Peso		6,702		15,158
Brazilian Real		31,329		11,190
Australian Dollar		12,456		7,595
Other		39,136		12,553
Total		489,233		430,929

The Company recorded allowances when there is evidence of impairment of trade receivables. The criteria used to determine that there is objective evidence of impairment losses are the maturity of the portfolio, specific acts of damage (default) and specific market signals.

Maturity	Impairment

Judicial and extra-judicial collection Assets		100	%
Over 1 year		100	%
Betwen 6 and 12 months		50	%

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The movement in the allowance for impairment loss of trade accounts and other accounts receivables from January 01, 2009 and December 31, 2010 is as follows:

	ThUS$

As of January 01, 2009		(22,790	)
Write-offs		6,110
Increase in allowance		(7,137	)
Balance as of December 31, 2009		(23,817	)
As of January 01, 2010		(23,817	)
Write-offs		5,039
Increase in allowance		(3,299	)
Balance as of December 31, 2010		(22,077	)

Once extra-judicial and judicial collection efforts are exhausted, the assets are written off against the allowance. The Company only uses the allowance method rather than direct write-off, to ensure control.

Historic and current re-negotiations are not relevant and the policy is to analyze case by case in order to classify them according to the existence of risk determining whether it is appropriate to re-classify accounts as in pre-judicial recovery. If such re-classification is justified, an allowance is made for the account, whether overdue or falling due.

The maximum credit-risk exposure at the date of presentation of the information is the fair value of each one of the categories of accounts receivable indicated above:

As of December 31, 2010

As of December 31, 2009

Gross

Exposure net

Gross

Exposure net

Gross

Impaired

of risk

Gross

Impaired

of risk

exposure

concentrations

exposure

concentrations

ThUS$

Trade accounts receivable

435,576

(22,077

)

413,499

407,320

(23,817

)

383,503

Other accounts receivable

75,734

47,426

There are no relevant guarantees covering credit risk and these are valued when they are settled; no materially important direct guarantees exist. Existing guarantees, if appropriate, are made through IATA.

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NOTE 9 - ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE FROM/PAYABLE TO RELATED PARTIES

The accounts receivable from and payable to related entities as of December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, are as follows:

a)	Accounts Receivable

At December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, there have been no loan loss provisions.

Country

As of

December 31,

Transaction

Nature of

Tax No.

Related Party

Relationship

origin

2010

2009

Currency

deadlines

transaction

MUS$

96.778.310-2

Concesionaria Chucumata S.A.

Asociate

Chile

CLP

30 to 45 Days

Monetary

96.921.070-3

Austral Sociedad Concesionaria S.A.

Asociate

Chile

CLP

30 to 45 Days

Monetary

87.752.000-5

Granja Marina Tornagaleones S.A.

Others Related Parties

Chile

CLP

30 to 45 Days

Monetary

96.669.520-K

Red de Televisión Chilevisión S.A.

Others Related Parties

Chile

CLP

30 to 45 Days

Monetary

96.812.280-0

San Alberto S.A. y Filiales

Others Related Parties

Chile

US$

30 to 45 Days

Monetary

Total current assets

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b)	Accounts payable

Country

As of

December 31,

Transaction

Nature of

Tax No.

Related Party

Relationship

origin

2010

2009

Currency

deadlines

transaction

ThUS$

96.847.880-K

Lufthansa Lan Technical Training S.A.

Associate

Chile

184

246

US$

30 to 45 Days

Monetary

96.921.070-3

Austral Sociedad Concesionaria S.A.

Associate

Chile

CLP

30 to 45 Days

Monetary

87.752.000-5

Granja Marina Tornagaleones S.A.

Other Related Parties

Chile

CLP

30 to 45 Days

Monetary

Foreign

Inversora Aeronáutica Argentina

Other Related Parties

Argentina

US$

30 to 45 Days

Monetary

Total current liabilities

184

297

Transactions between related parties have been carried out on free-trade conditions between interested and duly-informed parties.

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NOTE 10 – INVENTORIES

The inventories at December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 respectively, are detailed below:

	As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$

Technical stock		40,625		35,684
Non-technical stock		12,568		10,879
		53,193		46,563

The items included in this heading are spare parts and materials that will be used mainly in consumption in in-flight and maintenance services, which are valued at average cost, net of provision for obsolescence that as of December 31, 2010 amounts to ThUS$ 3,075 (ThUS$ 808 as of December 31, 2009). The resulting amounts do not exceed the respective net realizable values.

For the period ended December 31, 2010, the Company recorded ThUS$ 32,915 (ThUS$ 32,677 for the period ended December 31, 2009 and ThUS$ 35,147 for the period ended December 31, 2008) within the income statement, mainly due to in-flight consumption and maintenance, which forms part of cost of sales.

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NOTE 11 – OTHER FINANCIAL ASSETS

The composition of other financial assets, is as follows:

	As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$
Current
a) Other financial assets		165,712		72,027
b) Hedging asset		79,739		38,640
Total Current		245,451		110,667

Non-current
a) Other		21,165		15,615
b) Hedging assets		422		4,409
Total non-current		21,587		20,024

a)	Other financial assets

	As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$
Current
Investment Funds		58,857		-
Domestic and Foreign bonds		47,184		60,415
Guarantees for margins of derivatives		39,868		2,400
Deposits in guarantee (aircraft)		12,030		308
Other guarantees given		7,773		8,904
Total current		165,712		72,027
Non-current
Deposits in guarantee (aircraft)		15,000		13,780
Other guarantees given		5,658		1,327
Other investments		507		508
Total non-current		21,165		15,615
Total other financial assets		186,877		87,642

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b) Hedging assets

Hedging assets as of December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, are as follows:

	As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$
Current
Interest accrued since last payment date currency Swap		3,691		-
Cash-flow hedge of interest-rate risk		-		501
Cash-flow hedge of currency risk		30,234		23,691
Cash-flow hedge of fuel-price risk		45,814		14,448
Total current		79,739		38,640
Non-current
Cash-flow hedge of interest-rate risk		422		2,628
Cash-flow hedge of currency risk		-		1,781
Total non-current		422		4,409
Total hedging assets		80,161		43,049

Foreign currency derivatives include the fair value of Cross Currency Swap contracts.

The types of derivative hedging contracts maintained by the Company at the end of each period are presented in Note 20.

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NOTE 12 – OTHER NON FINANCIAL ASSETS

The composition of other non financial assets is as follows:

	As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$
Current
a) Advance Payments		17,648		15,258
b) Other assets		1,172		1,870
Total current		18,820		17,128


Non-Current
a) Advance Payments		3,768		713
b) Other assets		28,740		28,023
Total non-current		32,508		28,736

a)	Advance payments

Advance payments as of December 31, 2010 as of December 31, 2009 are as follows:

	As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$
Current
Aircraft insurance and other		6,459		5,978
Aircraft leases		7,343		6,204
Others		3,846		3,076
Total current		17,648		15,258
Non-Current
Handling and ground handling services		2,971		-
Others		797		713
Total non-current		3,768		713
Total advance payments		21,416		15,971

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b)	Other assets

Other assets as of December 31, 2010, as of December 31, 2009 are as follows:

	As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$

Current
Others		1,172		1,870
Total current		1,172		1,870

Non-current
Recoverable taxes		23,343		20,308
Deferred expense for aircraft rental		4,984		7,328
Others		413		387
Total non-current		28,740		28,023
Total other assets		29,912		29,893

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NOTE 13 – NON-CURRENT ASSETS (OR DISPOSAL GROUPS) CLASSIFIED AS HELD FOR SALE

Non-current assets and disposal groups held for sale as of December 31, 2010, and December 31, 2009 are as follows:

	As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$

Engines		2,204		5,603
Inventories on consignment		748		2,348
Aircraft		1,537		1,537
Scrapped aircraft		970		880
Rotables		38		551
Total		5,497		10,919

During the financial year 2010 sales were made of rotables, inventories held on consignment and three engines, all of the Boeing 737 fleet.

During the same period of 2009 sales were made of rotables, inventories held on consignment, sale of an aircraft and five engines, all of the Boeing 737 fleet.

The balances have been written down by ThUS$ 5,212 (ThUS$ 4,179 at December 31, 2009) to fair value less costs to sell.

The Company has no discontinued operations as of December 31, 2010.

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NOTE 14 - INVESTMENTS IN SUBSIDIARIES

The Company has investments in companies recognized as investments in subsidiaries. All the companies defined as subsidiaries have been consolidated within the financial statements of Lan Airlines S.A. and Subsidiaries. The consolidation also includes special-purpose entities and investment funds.

The following is a summary of financial information with respect to the sum of the financial statements of subsidiary companies, special-purpose entities and investment funds that have been consolidated:

As of December 31, 2010

	Assets		Liabilities
	ThUS$		ThUS$

Current		442,743		565,606
Non-current		1,388,194		773,927
Total		1,830,937		1,339,533

As of December 31, 2009

	Assets		Liabilities
	ThUS$		ThUS$
Current		261,917		359,230
Non-current		1,246,141		757,164
Total		1,508,058		1,116,394


	For the year ended
	December 31,
	2010			2009
	ThUS$			ThUS$

Total operating revenues		1,931,998			1,567,503
Total expenses		(1,849,438	)		(1,483,185	)
Total net income		82,560			84,318

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Significant subsidiaries detailed as of December 31, 2010

					Nature and scope of
	Country				significants restrictions
	of	Functional	%		on transferring funds
Name of significant subsidiary	incorporation	currency	Ownership		to controller

Lan Perú S.A.	Perú	US$		70.00000	Without significant restrictions
Lan Cargo S.A.	Chile	US$		99.89804	Without significant restrictions
Lan Argentina S.A.	Argentina	ARS		99.00000	Without significant restrictions
Transporte Aéreo S.A.	Chile	US$		100.00000	Without significant restrictions
Aerolane Líneas Aéreas Nacionales de Ecuador S.A.	Ecuador	US$		71.91673	Without significant restrictions

Summary financial information of significant subsidiaries

	Statement of financial position as of December 31, 2010												For the year ended December 31, 2010
	Total		Current		Non-current		Total		Current		Non-current				Net
Name of significant subsidiary	Assets		Assets		Assets		Liabilities		Liabilities		Liabilities		Revenue		Income
	ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$

Lan Perú S.A.		124,761		113,579		11,182		114,771		113,750		1,021		759,704		1,524
Lan Cargo S.A.		737,550		183,877		553,673		340,082		103,018		237,064		209,512		59,285
Lan Argentina S.A.		113,168		84,751		28,417		88,286		87,420		866		381,168		2,984
Transporte Aéreo S.A.		329,190		215,575		113,615		123,056		28,777		94,279		296,543		31,227
Aerolane Líneas Aéreas Nacionales de Ecuador S.A.		48,416		24,561		23,855		51,723		38,299		13,424		235,877		1,011

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Significant subsidiaries detailed as of December 31, 2009

					Nature and scope of
	Country				significants restrictions
	of	Functional	%		on transferring funds
Name of significant subsidiary	incorporation	currency	Ownership		to controller

Lan Perú S.A.	Perú	US$		70.00000	Without significant restrictions
Lan Cargo S.A.	Chile	US$		99.89804	Without significant restrictions
Lan Argentina S.A.	Argentina	ARS		99.00000	Without significant restrictions
Transporte Aéreo S.A.	Chile	US$		100.00000	Without significant restrictions
Aerolane Líneas Aéreas Nacionales de Ecuador S.A.	Ecuador	US$		71.91673	Without significant restrictions

Summary financial information of significant subsidiaries

	Statement of financial position as of December 31, 2009												For the year ended December 31, 2009
	Total		Current		Non-current		Total		Current		Non-current				Net
Name of significant subsidiary	Assets		Assets		Assets		Liabilities		Liabilities		Liabilities		Revenues		Income
	ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$

Lan Perú S.A.		85,773		75,886		9,887		75,221		74,607		614		683,453		4,830
Lan Cargo S.A.		744,176		174,147		570,029		374,378		87,213		287,165		175,734		97,186
Lan Argentina S.A.		96,720		66,020		30,700		73,194		72,521		673		316,859		10,205
Transporte Aéreo S.A.		319,340		202,246		117,094		118,433		21,256		97,177		251,398		38,759
Aerolane Líneas Aéreas Nacionales de Ecuador S.A.		43,638		19,137		24,501		47,955		34,953		13,002		195,718		1,651

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NOTE 15 - EQUITY ACCOUNTED INVESTMENTS

The following summarized financial information is the sum of the financial statements of the investees, corresponding to the statements of financial position as of December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, and the statements of income for the periods ended December 31, 2010, and December 31, 2009:

As of December 31, 2010

	Assets		Liabilities
	ThUS$		ThUS$

Current		1,865		301
Non-current		382		562
Total		2,247		863

As of December 31, 2009

	Assets		Liabilities
	ThUS$		ThUS$

Current		5,338		414
Non-current		356		322
Total		5,694		736

	For the year ended
	December 31,
	2010			2009
	ThUS$			ThUS$

Total operating revenues		2,408			5,981
Total expenses		(2,162	)		(4,486	)
Sum of net income		246			1,495

The Company has shown as investment in associates its holdings in the following companies: Austral Sociedad Concesionaria S.A., Lufthansa Lan Technical Training S.A. and Concesionaria Chucumata S.A. The Company made no investments in associates during the year ended December 31, 2010.

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			Percentage of ownership				Cost of investment
			As of		As of		As of		As of
	Country of	Functional	December 31,		December 31,		December 31,		December 31,
Company	incorporation	currency	2010		2009		2010		2009
			%		%		ThUS$		ThUS$

Austral Sociedad
Concesionaria S.A.	Chile	CLP		20.00		20.00		661		661
Lufthansa Lan Technical Training S.A.	Chile	CLP		50.00		50.00		702		702
Concesionaria Chucumata S.A.	Chile	CLP		16.70		16.70		119		119

These companies do not have significant restrictions on the ability to transfer funds.

The movement of investments in associates for the periods January 01, 2009 and December 31, 2010 is as follows:

	ThUS$

Opening balance as of January 01, 2009		1,389
Equity accounted earnings		315
Participation in previous period items		(54	)
Dividends received		(414	)
Total changes in investments in associated entities		(153	)
Closing balance as of December 31, 2009		1,236

Opening balance as of January 01, 2010		1,236
Equity accounted earnings		132
Other reductions		(665	)
Dividends received		(110	)
Total changes in investments in associated entities		(643	)
Closing balance as of December 31, 2010		593

The Company records the gain or loss on its investments in associates on a monthly basis in the consolidated statement of income, using the equity method. The Company has no investments in associates which are not accounted for using the equity method.

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NOTE 16 - INTANGIBLE ASSETS OTHER THAN GOODWILL

Composition and movement of intangible assets

Intangible assets are as follows:

Classes of intangible assets (net)	As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$

Computer software		45,183		34,087
Other assets		566		727

Total		45,749		34,814

Classes of intangible assets (gross)	As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$

Computer software		83,875		63,585
Other assets		808		808

Total		84,683		64,393

The movement in software and other assets from January 01, 2009 and December 31, 2010 is as follows:

				Other
	Software			assets
	Net			Net			Total
	ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$

Opening balance as of January 01, 2009		27,447			-			27,447
Additions		14,881			808			15,689
Withdrawals		(73	)		-			(73	)
Amortization		(8,168	)		(81	)		(8,249	)

Balance as of December 31, 2009		34,087			727			34,814

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				Other
	Software			assets
	Net			Net			Total
	ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$

Opening balance as of January 01, 2010		34,087			727			34,814
Additions		20,915			-			20,915
Acquisitions through business combinations		154			-			154
Withdrawals		(779	)		-			(779	)
Amortization		(9,194	)		(161	)		(9,355	)
Balance as of December 31, 2010		45,183			566			45,749

Intangible assets with defined useful lives consist primarily of licensing and computer software, for which the Company has established useful lives of between 4 and 7 years.

The Company shows its intangible assets at cost and amortization is made on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. The amortization of each period is shown in the consolidated statement of results in administrative expenses. The accumulated amortization of computer programs as of December 31, 2010 amounts to ThUS$ 38,692 (ThUS$ 29,498 as of December 31, 2009). The accumulated amortization of other identifiable intangible assets as of December 31, 2010 amounts to ThUS$ 242 (ThUS$ 81 as of December 31, 2009).

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NOTE 17 – GOODWILL

The goodwill represents the excess of cost of acquisition over the fair value of the participation of the Company in the identifiable net assets of the subsidiary at the acquisition date. Goodwill at December 31, 2010 amounted to ThUS$ 157,994 (ThUS$ 63,793 at December 31, 2009)

The Company performed an impairment test based on the value in use and no impairment was identified.

The value in use of those cash generating units to which goodwill has been assigned has been determined assuming that yields, occupation factors and fleet capacity are maintained at current obtainable levels. The company projects cash flows for number periods which is consistent with its internal budgeting process and thereafter calculates a terminal value. Growth rates applied in determining these terminal values are consistent with long range economic forecasts for the relevant markets in which these cash generating units operate. The determined cash flows are discounted at a rate which takes into account the time value of money and risks related to those cash generating units which have not been taken into account in estimation of the units’ future cash flows.

The movement of goodwill from January 01, 2009 to December 31, 2010, is as follows:

Opening balance as of January 01, 2009	62,927
Additions	920
Decrease due to exchange rate differences	(54	)
Closing balance as of December 31, 2009	63,793

Opening balance as of January 01, 2010	63,793
Additions (*)	94,224
Decrease due to exchange rate differences	(23	)
Closing balance as of December 31, 2010	157,994

(*) Corresponds to the goodwill generated by the purchase of Aerovías de Integración Regional, Aires S.A. (see Note 39).

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NOTE 18 - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

The composition by category of property, plant and equipment is as follows :

	Gross Book Value				Acumulated depreciation						Net Book Value
	As of		As of		As of			As of			As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,		December 31,			December 31,			December 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009		2010			2009			2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$		ThUS$

Construction in progress		715,603		264,259		-			-			715,603		264,259
Land		35,538		35,538		-			-			35,538		35,538
Buildings		101,181		100,662		(21,060	)		(18,696	)		80,121		81,966
Plant and equipment		4,816,723		4,051,718		(1,153,587	)		(820,036	)		3,663,136		3,231,682
Information technology equipment		83,711		75,185		(65,112	)		(60,142	)		18,599		15,043
Fixed installations and accessories		52,954		45,526		(25,951	)		(21,867	)		27,003		23,659
Motor vehicles		3,269		2,853		(1,979	)		(1,902	)		1,290		951
Leasehold improvements		87,168		76,536		(43,048	)		(26,250	)		44,120		50,286
Other property, plants and equipment		646,236		863,620		(283,216	)		(370,448	)		363,020		493,172

Total		6,542,383		5,515,897		(1,593,953	)		(1,319,341	)		4,948,430		4,196,556

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The movement in the different categories of property, plant and equipment from January 01, 2009 to December 31, 2010 is shown below:

a) As of December 31, 2009																								Other
												Information			Fixed									property,			Property,
									Plant and			technology			installations			Motor			Leasehold			plant and			Plant and
	Construction					Buildings			equipment			equipment			& accessories			vehicles			improvement			equipment			equipment
	in progress			Land		Net			Net			Net			Net			Net			Net			Net			Net
	ThUS$			ThUS$		ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$

Opening balance as of January 01, 2009		267,844			35,538		78,210			3,079,911			16,336			22,027			809			46,549			418,839			3,966,063
Additions		15,232			-		20			531,038			4,025			2,109			341			863			12,951			566,579
Disposals		(7	)		-		-			(6,047	)		-			(16	)		(25	)		-			(1	)		(6,096	)
Transfers to (from) non-current assets (or disposal groups) classified as Held for Sale		-			-		-			(4,029	)		-			-			-			-			-			(4,029	)
Asset retirements		-			-		-			(2,299	)		(22	)		(5	)		(2	)		-			(864	)		(3,192	)
Depreciation		-			-		(2,114	)		(199,673	)		(5,672	)		(3,777	)		(179	)		(13,371	)		(42,069	)		(266,855	)
Increases (decreases) due to
exchanges differences		(49	)		-		-			(2,034	)		278			284			(2	)		-			5			(1,518	)
Other increases (decreases)		(18,761	)		-		5,850			(165,185	)		98			3,037			9			16,245			104,311			(54,396	)
Changes, total		(3,585	)		-		3,756			151,771			(1,293	)		1,632			142			3,737			74,333			230,493
Closing balance as of December 31, 2009		264,259			35,538		81,966			3,231,682			15,043			23,659			951			50,286			493,172			4,196,556

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b) As of December 31, 2010																								Other
												Information			Fixed									property,			Property,
									Plant and			technology			installations			Motor			Leasehold			plant and			Plant and
	Construction					Buildings			equipment			equipment			& accessories			vehicles			improvements			equipment			equipment
	in progress			Land		Net			Net			Net			Net			Net			Net			Net			Net
	ThUS$			ThUS$		ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$

Opening balance as of January 01, 2010		264,259			35,538		81,966			3,231,682			15,043			23,659			951			50,286			493,172			4,196,556
Additions		10,229			-		115			571,422			9,516			2,341			420			2,410			6,673			603,126
Acquisitions through business combinations							1,006			490			137			335			107						480			2,555
Disposals		-			-		-			(190	)		-			-			(7	)		-			(2	)		(199	)
Transfers to (from) non-current assets (or disposal groups) classified as Held for Sale		-			-		-			2,552			-			-			-			-			-			2,552
Retirements		-			-		-			(6,633	)		(536	)		(2	)		(12	)		-			(2,550	)		(9,733	)
Depreciation		-			-		(2,315	)		(235,800	)		(5,217	)		(3,997	)		(172	)		(16,797	)		(32,315	)		(296,613	)
Increases (decreases) due to
exchanges differences		(62	)		-		-			(857	)		16			(13	)		(3	)		-			(27	)		(946	)
Other increases (decreases)		441,177			-		(651	)		100,470			(360	)		4,680			6			8,221			(102,411	)		451,132
Changes, total		451,344			-		(1,845	)		431,454			3,556			3,344			339			(6,166	)		(130,152	)		751,874
Closing balance as of December 31, 2010		715,603			35,538		80,121			3,663,136			18,599			27,003			1,290			44,120			363,020			4,948,430

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c) Composition of the fleet

Aircraft included in the company’s property, plant and equipment:

		As of		As of
		December 31,		December 31,
Aircraft	Model	2010		2009
Boeing 737	200ADV (1)		-		2
Boeing 767	300ER		18		17
Boeing 767	300F		8		8
Boeing 767	200ER (2)		1		1
Airbus A318	100		15		15
Airbus A319	100		20		20
Airbus A320	200		24		16
Airbus A340	300		4		4
Total			90		83

(1) Leased to Sky Service S.A.

(2) Leased to Aerovías de México S.A.

Operating leases:

		As of		As of
		December 31,		December 31,
Aircraft	Model	2010		2009
Boeing 767	300ER		10		10
Boeing 767	300F		3		1
Boeing 777	Freighter		2		2
Airbus A320	200(3)		5		2
Airbus A340	300		1		1
Boeing 737	700(4)		9		-
Bombardier	Dash 8-200 (4)		11		-
Bombardier	Dash 8-Q400 (4)		4		-
Total			45		16
Total fleet			135		99

(3) Two aircraft leased to Aeroasis S.A.

(4) Aircraft incorporated through the business combination with Aires S.A.

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d)	Method used for the depreciation of property, plant and equipment:

		Useful life
	Method	minimum		maximum
Buildings	Straight line without residual value		20		50
Plant and equipment	Straight line with residual value of 20% in the short-haul fleet and 36% in the long-haul fleet (*)		5		20
Information technology equipment	Straight line without residual value		5		10
Fixed installations and accessories	Straight line without residual value		10		10
Motor vehicle	Straight line without residual value		10		10
Leasehold improvements	Straight line without residual value		5		5
Other property, plants and equipment	Straight line with residual value of 20% in the short-haul fleet and 36% in the long-haul fleet (*)		3		20

(*) Except for certain technical components, which are depreciated on the basis of cycles and flight hours.

Depreciation charged to income in the period ended December 31, 2010, included in the consolidated statement of income, amounts to ThUS$ 296,613 (ThUS$ 266,855 for the period ended December 31, 2009 and ThUS$ 222,997 for the period ended December 31, 2008). Depreciation charges for the year are recognized in Cost of Sales and Administrative Expenses in the consolidated statement of income.

e)	Additional information regarding property, plant and equipment:

Property, plant and equipment pledged as guarantee:

In the period ended December 31, 2010 direct guarantees were added for nine aircraft, eight of them corresponding to the Airbus 320-200 fleet, and one Boeing 767-300 fleet. Additionally, the Company exercised the option to buy three Boeing 767-300 aircraft to Condor Leasing LLC.

Description of property, plant and equipment pledged as guarantee:

			As of				As of
			December 31, 2010				December 31, 2009
Creditor of	Assets		Existing		Book		Existing		Book
guarantee	committed	Fleet	Debt		Value		Debt		Value
			ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$

Wilmington	Aircraft and	Boeing 767		1,061,378		1,330,614		1,091,379		1,316,103
Trust Company	engines

BNP Paribas	Aircraft and	Airbus A319		297,320		370,476		324,584		389,071
	engines	Airbus A318		299,422		359,944		323,947		380,928
		Airbus A320		407,275		478,082		119,567		140,501

Calyon	Aircraft and	Airbus A319		108,803		178,342		123,760		176,072
	engines	Airbus A320		58,236		172,426		80,361		176,135
		Airbus A340		89,378		234,892		121,877		259,820
Total direct guarantee				2,321,812		3,124,776		2,185,475		2,838,630

The amounts of existing debt are presented at nominal value. Book value corresponds to the carrying value of the goods provided as guarantees.

Additionally, there are indirect guarantees related to assets recorded in property, plant and equipment whose total debt at December 31, 2010 amounted to ThUS $ 227,218 (ThUS $ 281,691 at December 31, 2009). The book value of assets with indirect guarantees as of December 31, 2010 amounts to ThUS$ 328,838 (ThUS $ 453,970 as of December 31, 2009).

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ii)

Commitments and others

Assets fully depreciated and commitments for future purchases are as follows:

	As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$

Gross book value of property, plants and equipment fully depreciated still in use (1)		57,612		53,417

Commitments for the acquisition of aircraft		12,350,000		8,880,000

(1) The amounts shown relate mainly to land support equipment, computer equipment and tools.

In December 2009, the Company signed a purchase commitment with Airbus for the purchase of another 30 aircraft of the A320 family with deliveries between 2011 and 2014. Additionally, in December 2010 the Company made another commitment to the manufacturer for the purchase of 50 new A320 family aircraft with deliveries between 2012 and 2016.

With the above, as of December 31, 2010, and as a result of different aircraft purchase contracts signed with Airbus S.A.S., there remain 87 Airbus aircraft of the A320 family to be delivered between 2011 and 2016. The approximate amount is ThUS$ 6,300,000, according to the manufacturer’s price list.

As of December 31, 2010, and as a result of different aircraft purchase contracts signed with The Boeing Company, there remain 6 B767-300ER aircraft to be delivered between 2011 and 2012, 2 B777 – Freighter aircraft for delivery in 2012 and 26 B787 Dreamliner aircraft with a delivery date within the next 10 years. The approximate amount is ThUS$ 6,050,000, according to the manufacturer’s price list. In addition, the Company has purchase options over 1 B777- Freighter aircraft and 15 B787 Dreamliner aircraft.

The acquisition of the aircraft is part of the strategic plan for long haul fleet. This plan also means the sale of 15 aircraft model Airbus 318 between 2011 and 2013. It is estimated that this sale will have no significant impact on results.

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iii)

Capitalized interest costs with respect to property, plant and equipment.

		For the year ended
		December 31,
		2010		2009		2008

Average rate of capitalization of capitalized interest cost	%		4.31		4.33		5.26
Costs of capitalized interest	ThUS$		18,400		9,943		18,821

iv)

Financial leases

The detail of the main financial leases is as follows:

		As of		As of
		December 31,		December 31,
Lessor	Aircraft	2010		2009

Condor Leasing LLC	Boeing 767		-		3
Bluebird Leasing LLC	Boeing 767		2		2
Eagle Leasing LLC	Boeing 767		2		2
Seagull Leasing LLC	Boeing 767		1		1
Linnet Leasing Limited	Airbus A320		4		4
Total			9		12

Leasing contracts where the lessee acts as the parent company of aircraft set a duration of 12 years and quarterly payments of obligations. Additionally, the tenant will hire and have outstanding obligations of insurance coverage for the aircraft, perform maintenance on them to update their own cost and airworthiness certificates.

Fixed assets acquired under financial leases are classified as Other fixed assets in Property, plant and equipment. As of December 31, 2010, the Company has 9 aircraft and 1 spare engine recorded as financial leases (12 aircraft and 1 spare engine as of December 31, 2009).

In the period ended December 31, 2010 the Company exercised the option to buy three Boeing 767-300 aircraft to Condor Leasing LLC. Product of the above, both aircraft were reclassified from the category Other property, plant and equipment to Plant and equipment category. Additionally, during December 2010 extending the financing period of a Boeing 767-300 for a period of three years.

The book value of assets under financial leases as of December 31, 2010 amounts to ThUS$ 319,541 (ThUS$ 458,417 as of December 31, 2009).

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The minimum payments under financial leases are as follows:

As of December 31, 2010

	Gross					Present
	Value		Interest			Value
	ThUS$		ThUS$			ThUS$

No later than one year		57,976		(3,679	)		54,297
Between one and five years		127,370		(7,421	)		119,949
Over five years		55,106		(1,781	)		53,325
Total		240,452		(12,881	)		227,571

As of December 31, 2009

	Gross					Present
	Value		Interest			Value
	ThUS$		ThUS$			ThUS$

No later than one year		59,871		(4,846	)		55,025
Between one and five years		195,102		(9,584	)		185,518
Over five years		41,395		(129	)		41,266
Total		296,368		(14,559	)		281,809

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NOTE 19 – INCOME TAXES

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset if there is a legal right to offset assets and liabilities for income taxes relating to the same tax authority. The balances of deferred taxes are as follows:

	Assets						Liabilities
Concept	As of			As of			As of			As of
	December 31,			December 31,			December 31,			December 31,
	2010			2009			2010			2009
	ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$

Depreciation		(415	)		(476	)		290,254			221,712
Amortization		12,286			2,103			29,606			24,556
Provisions		8,128			2,995			23,017			5,097
Post-employment benefit obligations		622			333			(982	)		(850	)
Revaluation of financial instruments		-			-			(21,926	)		(18,891	)
Tax losses		13,229			5,013			-			-
Others		4,234			684			(7,957	)		8,995
Total		38,084			10,652			312,012			240,619

Movements of deferred tax assets and liabilities from January 01, 2009 to December 31, 2010 are as follows:

a) As of December 31, 2009

	Beginning			Recognized in			Recognized in			Incorporation by		Ending
	balance			consolidated			comprehensive			business		balance
	asset (liability)			income			income			combinations		asset (liability)
	ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$		ThUS$

Depreciation		(166,970	)		(55,218	)		-			-		(222,188	)
Amortization		(29,831	)		7,378			-			-		(22,453	)
Provisions		4,082			(6,184	)		-			-		(2,102	)
Post-employment benefit obligations		853			330			-			-		1,183
Revaluation of financial		61,817			(1	)		(42,925	)		-		18,891
Tax losses		10,182			(5,169	)		-			-		5,013
Others		(34,920	)		25,601			1,008			-		(8,311	)
Total		(154,787	)		(33,263	)		(41,917	)		-		(229,967	)

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b) As of December 31, 2010

	Beginning			Recognized in			Recognized in			Incorporation by		Ending
	balance			consolidated			comprehensive			business		balance
	asset (liability)			income			income			combinations		asset (liability)
	ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$		ThUS$

Depreciation		(222,188	)		(68,481	)		-			-		(290,669	)
Amortization		(22,453	)		(5,948	)		-			11,081		(17,320	)
Provisions		(2,102	)		(17,968	)		-			5,181		(14,889	)
Post-employment benefit obligations		1,183			(196	)		-			617		1,604
Revaluation of financial		18,891			-			3,035			-		21,926
Tax losses		5,013			(1,303	)		-			9,519		13,229
Others		(8,311	)		18,077			(120	)		2,545		12,191
Total		(229,967	)		(75,819	)		2,915			28,943		(273,928	)

Deferred tax assets not recognized:	As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$

Temporary differences		2,152		2,152
Tax losses		1,662		3,629
Total Deferred tax assets not recognized		3,814		5,781

Deferred income tax assets are recognized for tax loss carry-forwards to the extent that the realization of the related tax benefit through future taxable profits is probable. The group did not recognize deferred income tax assets of ThUS$ 1,662 (ThUS$ 3,629 at December 31, 2009) in respect of losses amounting to ThUS$ 5,992 (ThUS$ 11,456 at December 31, 2009) that can be carried against future taxable income.

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Expense (income) for deferred and current income taxes for the years ended at December 31, 2010 and 2009 respectively, are as follows:

	For the year ended
	December 31,
	2010			2009
	ThUS$			ThUS$

Expense for current income tax
Current tax expense		8,890			8,323
Adjustment to previous year’s current tax		(3,153	)		(2,177	)
Other current tax expense (income)		(1,881	)		5,556
Current tax expense, net, total		3,856			11,702

Expense for deferred income taxes
Deferred expense (income) for taxes related to the creation and reversal of temporary differences		75,284			31,128
Increases (reduction) in value of deferred tax assets		1,967			1,657
Deferred tax expense, net, total		77,251			32,785
Income tax expense		81,107			44,487

Composition of income tax expense (income):

	For the year ended
	December 31,
	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$

Current tax expense, net, foreign		1,121		2,185
Current tax expense, net, Chile		2,735		9,517
Current tax expense, net, total		3,856		11,702

Deferred tax expense, net, foreign		3,724		2,024
Deferred tax expense, net, Chile		73,527		30,761
Deferred tax expense, net, total		77,251		32,785
Income tax expense		81,107		44,487

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Reconciliation of tax expense using the legal rate to the tax expense using the effective rate:

	For the year ended
	December 31,
	2010			2009
	ThUS$			ThUS$

Tax expense using the legal rate		85,138			46,854
Tax effect of rates in other jurisdictions		1,491			6,792
Tax effect of non-taxable operating revenues		(4,089	)		(10,556	)
Tax effect of disallowable expenses		849			836
Tax effect of current period tax losses not recognized		1,967			1,801
Other increases (decreases)		(4,249	)		(1,240	)
Total adjustments to tax expense using the legal rate		(4,031	)		(2,367	)

Tax expense using the effective rate		81,107			44,487

Reconciliation of legal tax rate to effective tax rate:

	For the year ended
	December 31,
	2010			2009
	%			%

Legal tax rate		17.00			17.00
Effect of tax rates in other jurisdictions		0.30			2.46
Effect of tax rate on non-taxable operating revenues		(0.82	)		(3.83	)
Effect of tax rate on disallowable expenses		0.17			0.30
Effect of tax rate on use of not-previously recognized tax losses		0.39			0.66
Other increase (decrease)		(0.84	)		(0.45	)
Total adjustment to the legal tax rate		(0.80	)		(0.86	)
Total effective tax rate		16.20			16.14

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Deferred taxes related to items charged to net equity:

	For the year ended
	December 31,
	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$

Aggregate deferred taxation related to items charged to net equity		2,316		(42,425	)
Total deferred taxes related to item charged to net equity		2,316		(42,425	)

Effects on deferred taxes of the components of other comprehensive income:

	As of December 31, 2010
				Income tax			Amount
	Amount before			expense			after
	Taxes			(income)			Taxes
	ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$

Cash-flow hedges		17,855			(3,035	)		14,820
Translation adjustment		(708	)		120			(588	)
					(2,915	)

	As of December 31, 2009
				Income tax			Amount
	Amount before			expense			after
	Taxes			(income)			Taxes
	ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$

Cash-flow hedges		(252,508	)		42,925			(209,583	)
Translation adjustment		5,929			(1,008	)		4,921
					41,917

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NOTE 20 – OTHER FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

The composition of other financial liabilities is as follows:

		As of		As of
		December 31,		December 31,
		2010		2009
		MUS$		MUS$
Current
a)	Bank loans		495,261		385,421
b)	Other financial liabilities		5,321		2,031
c)	Hedge liabilities		42,042		30,480
	Total Current		542,624		417,932

Non-current
a)	Bank loans		2,450,033		2,389,521
b)	Other financial liabilities		14,427		5,804
c)	Hedge liabilities		97,888		47,853
	Total Non-current		2,562,348		2,443,178

Interest bearing loans

Obligations with credit institutions and debt instruments:

	As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$
Current
Bank loans		150,915		71,124
Guaranteed obligations		283,637		245,717
Financial leases		54,297		68,076
Other loans		6,412		504
Total current		495,261		385,421

Non-current
Bank loans		73,921		207,657
Guaranteed obligations		2,023,666		1,933,607
Financial leases		173,274		213,733
Other loans		179,172		34,524
Total non-current		2,450,033		2,389,521
Total obligations with financial institutions		2,945,294		2,774,942

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All interest-bearing liabilities are recorded using the effective interest rate method. Under IFRS, the effective interest rate for loans with a fixed interest rate does not vary throughout the loan, while in the case of loans with variable interest rates, the effective rate changes on each repricing date.

Currency balances that make the interest bearing loans interest at December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, are as follows:

	As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$

US Dollar		2,753,788		2,546,411
Chilean Peso (*)		187,101		228,531
Other currency		4,405		-
Total		2,945,294		2,774,942

(*) The Company entered into cross currency swaps, fixing the payment of ThUS$ 128,056 of debt, in dollars.

Other financial liabilities

The detail of other financial liabilities as of December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, is as follows:

	As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$
Current
Interest rate derivative not recognized as a hedge		5,321		2,031
Total current		5,321		2,031

Non-current
Interest rate derivative not recognized as a hedge		14,427		5,804
Total non-current		14,427		5,804
Total other financial liabilities		19,748		7,835

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Hedging liabilities

Hedging liabilities as of December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 are as follows:

	As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$
Current
Interest accrued since last payment date swap rates		3,826		2,935
Fair value interest rate derivatives		24,522		21,580
Fair value of foreign currency derivatives		13,694		5,089
Fair value of fuel price derivatives		-		876
Total current		42,042		30,480

Non-current
Fair value interest rate derivatives		90,666		47,853
Fair value of foreign currency derivatives		7,222		-
Total non-current		97,888		47,853
Total hedging liabilities		139,930		78,333

The foreign currency derivatives correspond to forward contracts and cross currency swaps.

Hedging operation

The fair values by type of derivative contracts held as hedging instruments are presented below:

	As of			As of
	December 31,			December 31,
	2010			2009
	ThUS$			ThUS$

Forward starting swaps (FSS) (1)		(54,670	)		(31,928	)
Interest rate options (2)		422			3,129
Interest rate Swaps (3)		(64,344	)		(37,506	)
Cross currency swaps (CCIRS) (4)		26,703			19,706
Fuel Collars (5)		17,782			5,329
Fuel Swap (6)		28,032			8,244
Currency forward (7)		(13,694	)		677

(1)

Covers the significant variations in cash flows associated with market risk implicit in the changes in the 3-month Libor interest rate for long-term loans incurred in the acquisition of aircraft to be produced from the future contract date. These contracts are recorded as cash flow hedges.

(2)

Covers the significant variations in cash flows associated with market risk implicit in the changes in the 3-month Libor interest rate for long-term loans incurred in the acquisition of aircraft. These contracts are recorded as cash flow hedges.

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(3)

Covers the significant variations in cash flows associated with market risk implicit in the increases in the 3 and 6 months Libor interest rates for long-term loans incurred in the acquisition of aircraft and bank loans. These contracts are recorded as cash flow hedges.

(4)

Covers the significant variations in cash flows associated with market risk implicit in the changes in the TAB 180 days interest rate and the dollar exchange rate. These contracts are recorded as cash flow hedges.

(5)

Covers significant variations in cash flows associated with market risk implicit in the changes in the price of future fuel purchases.

(6)

Covers the significant variations in cash flows associated with market risk implicit in the changes in the price of future fuel purchases.

(7)

Covers investments denominated in Chilean pesos to changes in the US Dollar - Chilean Peso exchange rate, with the aim of ensuring investment in dollars.

During the periods presented, the Company only maintains cash flow hedges. In the case of fuel hedges, future fuel purchases will occur and impact results from 1 to 12 months from the consolidated statement of financial position date, whereas in the case of interest rate hedging, they will occur and will impact results over the life of the related loans, which are valid for 12 years. Regarding coverage rate and currency, the impact on outcomes will occur continuously throughout the life of the contract (3 years), while cash flows will occur quarterly. Finally, the results will impact investment hedges steadily over the life of the investment (up to 3 months), while the cash flows occur at the maturity of the investment.

During the periods presented, all hedged highly probable forecast transactions have occurred.

During the periods presented, there has been no hedge ineffectiveness recognized in the consolidated statement of income.

Since none of the coverage resulted in the recognition of a nonfinancial asset, no portion of the result of the derivatives recognized in equity was transferred to the initial value of such assets.

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The amounts recognized in comprehensive income and transferred from net equity to income during the year, are as follows:

	For the year ended
	December 31,
	2010			2009
	ThUS$			ThUS$

Debit (credit) recognized in comprehensive Income during the year		(17,855	)		252,508
Debit (credit) transferred from net equity to Income during the year		(35,010	)		(193,534	)

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NOTE 21 - TRADE AND OTHER CURRENT ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

The composition of trade and other accounts payables is as follows:

	As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$

Current
a) Trade and other accounts payable		500,694		377,438
b) Accrued liabilities of the reporting date		144,877		99,159
Total trade and other accounts payable		645,571		476,597

a)	Trade and other accounts payable as of December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 are as follows:

	As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$

Trade creditors		389,568		311,441
Leasing obligations		26,474		9,441
Other accounts payable (*)		84,652		56,556
Total		500,694		377,438

(*) Includes agreement entitled "Plea Agreement" with the Department of Justice of the United States of America. See detail in note 22.

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Trade and other payables by concept:

	As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$

Aircraft fuel		104,404		71,881
Baording Fee		72,864		72,291
Landing fees		43,941		34,321
Handling and ground handling		39,915		25,885
Providers technical buying		29,594		24,784
Maintenance		28,658		15,821
Aircraft and engines lease		26,474		9,441
Professional service and advice		22,445		18,536
Other personal expenses		21,275		16,938
Marketing		21,041		11,624
U.S.A Department of Justice (*)		18,387		18,097
Achievement of objectives		15,263		13,228
In-flight services		11,761		10,253
Crew		8,188		6,400
Aviation insurance		5,931		4,976
Others		30,553		22,962
Total trade and other accounts payable		500,694		377,438

(*) Includes agreement entitled "Plea Agreement" with the Department of Justice of the United States of America. See detail in note 22.

b)	The liabilities accrued at December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 , are as follows:

	As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$

Aircraft and engine maintenance		26,133		29,055
Accounts payable to personnel		52,441		33,890
Accrued personnel expenses		40,974		24,576
Others accrued liabilities		25,329		11,638
Total accrued liabilities		144,877		99,159

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NOTE 22 - OTHER PROVISIONS

The detail of other provisions as of December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 is as follows:

	As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$

Current
Provision legal claims (1)		753		970
Total other provisions, Current		753		970

Non-current
Provision legal claims (1)		21,204		1,834
Provision for European Commision investigation (2)		10,916		25,000

Total other provisions, non-current		32,120		26,834

Total other provisions		32,873		27,804

(1) The amount represents a provision for certain demands made against the Company by former employees, regulatory agencies and others. The charge for the provision is shown in the consolidated statement of income in Administrative expenses. It is expected that the current balance as of December 31, 2010 will be applied during the next 12 months. Within other non-current provisions, provisions for legal claims relating to Aires S.A are included.

(2) Provision made for proceedings brought by the European Commission for possible breaches of free competition in the freight market.

The movement of provisions from January 01, 2009 and December 31, 2010 is as follows:

				European
	Legal			Commission
	claims			Investigation		Total
	ThUS$			ThUS$		ThUS$

Opening balance as of January 01, 2009		3,561			25,000		28,561
Increase in provisions		1,607			-		1,607
Provision used		(2,679	)		-		(2,679	)
Exchange difference		315			-		315
Balance as of December 31, 2009		2,804			25,000		27,804

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				European
	Legal			Commission
	claims			Investigation			Total
	ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$

Opening balance as of January 01, 2010		2,804			25,000			27,804
Increase in provisions		2,872			-			2,872
Acquisition through business combination		17,174			-			17,174
Provision used		(681	)		-			(681	)
Reversal of not used provision		-			(14,084	)		(14,084	)
Exchange difference		(212	)		-			(212	)
Balance as of December 31, 2010		21,957			10,916			32,873

European Commission Provision:

(a) This provision was established because of the investigation begun by the Directorate General for Competition of the European Commission against more than 25 cargo airlines, including Lan Cargo S.A., as part of a global investigation begun in 2006 regarding possible unfair competition on the air cargo market. This was a joint investigation by the European and U.S.A. authorities. The start of the investigation was disclosed through a material event notice dated December 27, 2007. The U.S.A. portion of the global investigation concluded with respect to Lan Cargo S.A. and its subsidiary, Aerolíneas Brasileiras S.A. (“ABSA”) by the signature of a Plea Agreement with the U.S.A. Department of Justice, as disclosed in a material event notice on January 21, 2009.

(b) A significant matter report dated November 9, 2010, reported that the General Direction of Competition had issued its decision on this case (the "decision"), under which it imposed fines totaling € 799,445,000 (seven hundred and ninety nine million four hundred and forty-five thousand Euro) for infringement of European Union regulations on free competition against eleven (11) airlines, among which are Lan Airlines S.A. and Lan Cargo S.A., Air Canada, Air France, KLM, British Airways, Cargolux, Cathay Pacific, Japan Airlines, Qanta Airways, SAS and Singapore Airlines.

(c) Jointly, Lan Airlines S.A. and Lan Cargo S.A., have been fined in the amount of € 8,220,000 (approximately equivalent to ThUS$ 10,916) for such infractions, which was provisioned in the financial statements of LAN. This is a minor fine in comparison to the original decision, as there was a significant reduction in fine because Lan cooperated during the investigation.

(d) On January 25, 2011, Lan Airlines S.A. and Lan Cargo S.A. appealed the decision before the Court of Justice of the European Union. According to the above, the Company decided to make a provision for the amount of ThUS$ 10,916.

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NOTE 23 – OTHER CURRENT NON-FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

Other non-financial liabilities as of December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 are as follows:

	As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$

Deferred revenues		810,524		542,832
Dividends payable		125,435		70,387
Other sundry liabilities		3,192		3,037
Total other non-financial liabilities, current		939,151		616,256

NOTE 24 - EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Provisions for employee benefit as of December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, are as follows:

	As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$

Pension payments		3,164		2,588
Termination payments		1,161		1,053
Other obligations		5,332		1,914
Total provisions for employee benefits, non-current		9,657		5,555

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(a) The movement in payments for termination indemnities and other obligations between January 01, 2009 and December 31, 2010 is as follows:

	ThUS$

Opening balance as of January 01, 2009		3,865
Increase (decrease) current service provision		3,705
Benefits paid		(2,015	)
Balance as of December 31, 2009		5,555

Opening balance as of January 01, 2010		5,555
Increase (decrease) current service provision		4,825
Benefits paid		(723	)
Balance as of December 31, 2010		9,657

(b) The provision for short-term benefits as of December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 respectively, is detailed below:

	As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$

Profit-sharing and bonuses		52,441		29,596

The participation in profits and bonuses are annual incentives plan for achievement the objectives.

Employment expenses are detailed below:

			For the year ended
			December 31,
	2010		2009		2008
	ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$

Salaries and wages		587,148		476,404		456,599
Short-term employee benefits		73,335		58,530		54,148
Termination benefits		11,751		17,408		13,757
Other personnel expenses		121,030		84,329		83,433
Total		793,264		636,671		607,937

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NOTE 25 – OTHER NON-CURRENT ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

Other liabilities non-current as of December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 are as follows:

	As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$

Fleet financing(JOL)		314,372		299,483
Other accounts payable (*)		54,000		72,000
Aircraft and engine maintenance		47,607		46,644
Provision for vacations and bonuses		7,949		6,212
Other sundry liabilities		1,753		2,182
Total non-current liabilities		425,681		426,521

(*) Agreement entitled "Plea Agreement" with the Department of Justice of United States of America, and its short-term part in trade payables and other payables. See details in Note 22.

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NOTE 26 - EQUITY

a) Capital

The capital of the company is in the following form:

The Company’s objective is to maintain an appropriate level of capitalization that enables it to ensure access to the financial markets for carrying out its medium and long-term objectives, optimizing the return for its shareholders and maintaining a solid financial position.

The capital of the Company at the end of each period amounts to ThUS$ 453,444, divided into 338,790,909 common stock of a same series, of ordinary character, no par value. There are no special series of shares and no privileges. The form of its stock certificates and their issuance, exchange, disuse, loss, replacement and other circumstances, and the transfer of the shares, is governed by the provisions of Corporations Law and its regulations.

b) Subscribed and paid shares

As of December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the total number of authorized common shares is 341 million shares of no par value. Of the total shares subscribed 338,790,909 shares have been fully paid, leaving 2,209,091 shares reserved for issuance under option contracts.

c) Other equity interests

The movement of other equity interest from January 01, 2009 and December 31, 2010 is as follows:

	Stock
	options			Other
	plans			reserves			Total
	ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$

Opening balance as of January 01, 2009		1,801			(52	)		1,749
Stock option plans		1,183			-			1,183
Deferred tax		(507	)		-			(507	)
Legal reserves		-			65			65
Balance as of December 31, 2009		2,477			13			2,490

	Stock
	options			Other
	plans			reserves		Total
	ThUS$			ThUS$		ThUS$

Opening balance as of January 01, 2010		2,477			13		2,490
Stock option plans		3,523			-		3,523
Deferred tax		(599	)		-		(599	)
Legal reserves		-			49		49
Balance as of December 31, 2010		5,401			62		5,463

(c.1) Reserves for stock option plans

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These reserves are related to the share-based payments explained in Note 36.

(c.2) Other reserves

The balance of other sundry reserves comprises the following:

	As of			As of
	December 31,			December 31,
	2010			2009
	ThUS$			ThUS$
Reserve for the adjustment of the value of fixed assets (1)		2,620			2,620
Share issuance and placement costs (2)		(2,672	)		(2,672	)
Others		114			65
Total		62			13

(1) Corresponds to the technical revaluation of fixed assets authorized by the Superintendence of Securities and Insurance in 1,979, in Circular No. 1,529. The revaluation was optional and could be taken only once, the reserve is not distributable and can only be capitalized.

(2) As established in Circular 1,736 of the Superintendence of Securities and Insurance, the next extraordinary shareholders meeting to be held by the parent Company should approve that the share issuance and placement costs be deducted from the paid in capital.

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d) Other reserves

The movement of other reserves from January 01, 2009 and December 31, 2010 is as follows:

	Currency			Cash flow
	translation			hedging
	reserve			reserve			Total
	ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$

Opening balance as of January 01, 2009		(6,192	)		(301,813	)		(308,005	)
Derivatives valuation gains		-			252,508			252,508
Deferred tax		1,009			(42,925	)		(41,916	)
Currency translation differences		259			-			259
Balance as of December 31, 2009		(4,924	)		(92,230	)		(97,154	)

	Currency			Cash flow
	translation			hedging
	reserve			reserve			Total
	ThUS$			ThUS$			ThUS$

Opening balance as of January 01, 2010		(4,924	)		(92,230	)		(97,154	)
Derivatives valuation losses		-			(17,855	)		(17,855	)
Deferred tax		(137	)		3,035			2,898
Currency translation differences		804			-			804
Balance as of December 31, 2010		(4,257	)		(107,050	)		(111,307	)

(d.1) Currency translation reserve

These originate from exchange differences arising on the translation of any investment in foreign entities (or Chilean with a functional currency different to that of the parent), and from loans and other instruments in foreign currency designated as hedges for such investments. When the investment (all or part) is sold or disposed, and loss of control occurs, these reserves are shown in the consolidated statement of income as part of the loss or gain on the sale or disposal. If the sale does not involve loss of control, these reserves are transferred to non-controlling interests.

(d.2) Cash flow hedging reserve

These originate from the at fair value valuation the end of each period of the outstanding derivative contracts that have been defined as cash flow hedges. When these contracts expire, these reserves should be adjusted and the corresponding results recognized.

e) Retained earnings

The movement of retained earnings between January 01, 2009 and December 31, 2010 is as follows:

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	ThUS$

Opening balance as of January 01, 2009		614,587
Result for the period		231,126
Other decreases		(1,044	)
Dividends		(104,622	)
Balance as of December 31, 2009		740,047

Opening balance as of January 01, 2010		740,047
Result for the period		419,702
Other decreases		(129	)
Dividends		(210,406	)
Balance as of December 31, 2010		949,214

f) Dividends per share

As of December 31, 2010

	Final		Interim		Interim
	dividend		dividend		dividend
Description	2009		2010		2010

Date of dividend	4/29/2010		7/27/2010		12/23/2010
Amount of the dividend (ThUS$)		10,940		74,466		125,000
Number of shares among which the dividend is distributed		338,790,909		338,790,909		338,790,909
Dividend per share (US$)		0.03229		0.2198		0.36896

As of December 31, 2009

	Interim		Interim
	dividend		dividend
Description	2009		2009

Date of dividend	7/28/2009		12/29/2009
Amount of the dividend (ThUS$)		34,621		70,001
Number of shares among which the dividend is distributed		338,790,909		338,790,909
Dividend per share (US$)		0.10219		0.20662

The Company’s dividend policy is that these be equal to the minimum required by law, i.e. 30% of the net income according to current regulations. This policy does not preclude the Company from distributing dividends in excess of this obligatory minimum, based on the events and circumstances that may occur during the course of the year.

At December 31, 2010 interim dividends have been declared for 47.5% of 2010 net income.

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NOTE 27 - REVENUES

The detail of revenues is as follows:

	For the year ended
	December 31,
	2010		2009		2008
	ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$

Passengers		3,109,797		2,623,608		2,820,830
Cargo		1,280,705		895,554		1,319,415
Total		4,390,502		3,519,162		4,140,245

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NOTE 28 - COSTS AND EXPENSES BY NATURE

a) Costs and operating expenses

The main operating costs and administrative expenses are detailed below:

	For the year ended
	December 31,
	2010		2009		2008
	ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$

Other rentals and landing fees		595,214		490,921		544,247
Aircraft Fuel		1,161,927		959,608		1,388,826
Comissions		173,397		143,900		190,224
Other operating expenses		506,730		387,106		413,973
Aircraft rentals		98,588		83,712		70,527
Aircraft maintenance		120,642		121,037		105,920
Passenger service		114,221		92,796		85,257
Total		2,770,719		2,279,080		2,798,974

b) Depreciation and amortization

Depreciation and amortization are detailed below:

	For the year ended
	December 31,
	2010		2009		2008
	ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$

Depreciation (*)		327,136		295,894		249,708
Amortization		9,355		8,168		6,791
Total		336,491		304,062		256,499

(*) Includes the depreciation of property, plant and equipment and the maintenance cost of aircraft held under operating leases.

c) Personnel expenses

The costs for this item are disclosed in provisions for employee benefits (Note 24).

d) Financial costs

The detail of financial costs is as follows:

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	For the year ended
	December 31,
	2010		2009		2008
	ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$

Bank loan interest		117,405		113,827		102,768
Financial leases		5,880		4,406		10,042
Other financial instruments		31,994		34,876		12,678
Total		155,279		153,109		125,488

Costs and expenses by nature presented in this note are equivalent to the sum of cost of sales, distribution costs, and administrative expenses, other expenses by function and financing costs presented in the consolidated statement income by function.

NOTE 29 - GAINS (LOSSES) ON THE SALE OF NON-CURRENT ASSETS NOT CLASSIFIED AS HELD FOR SALE

The gains (losses) on sales of non-current assets not classified as Held for Sale as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 are as follows:

	For the year ended
	December 31,
	2010		2009			2008
	ThUS$		ThUS$			ThUS$

Property, plant and equipment		1,413		4,278			2,546
Investments in companies, associates and joint businesses		-		(2	)		3,664
Total		1,413		4,276			6,210

The gain (loss) on sales of the period is presented in other operating income, by function.

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NOTE 30 - OTHER INCOME, BY FUNCTION

Other incomes , by function are as follows :

	For the year ended
	December 31,
	2010		2009		2008
	ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$

Duty free		11,983		9,593		15,668
Aircraft leasing		13,130		20,696		41,417
Logistics and courier		36,778		33,132		32,161
Customs and warehousing		24,673		18,682		25,375
Tours		28,216		31,088		3,187
Other miscellaneous income		18,046		23,160		25,134
Total		132,826		136,351		142,942

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NOTE 31 – FOREIGN CURRENCY AND EXHANGE RATE DIFFERENCES

a) Foreign currency

The foreign currency detail of current and non-current assets is as follows:

	As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,
Current assets	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$

Cash and cash equivalents		436,840		502,618
Chilean peso		368,360		435,514
Euro		7,844		13,255
Argentine peso		11,230		6,105
Brazilian real		4,759		3,041
Other currency		44,647		44,703

Other current financial assets		6,726		8,041
Brazilian real		4,740		5,288
Other currency		1,986		2,753

Other current non-financial assets		2,692		1,983
Chilean peso		1,247		784
Argentine peso		419		273
Brazilian real		96		-
Other currency		930		926

Trade and other current accounts receivable		126,648		103,759
Chilean peso		28,606		52,073
Euro		8,429		5,192
Argentine peso		6,702		15,158
Brazilian real		31,329		11,190
Australian dollar		12,456		7,595
Other currency		39,126		12,551

Current accounts receivable from related entities		21		9
Chilean peso		21		9

Current tax assets		62,455		50,734
Chilean peso		16,805		11,420
Argentine peso		14,477		8,668
Brazilian real		6,735		5,575
Mexican peso		17,477		16,554
Other currency		6,961		8,517

Total current assets		635,382		667,144
Chilean peso		415,039		499,800
Euro		16,273		18,447
Argentine peso		32,828		30,204
Brazilian real		47,659		25,094
Mexican peso		17,477		16,554
Australian dollar		12,456		7,595
Other currency		93,650		69,450

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	As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,
Non-current assets	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$
Other non-current financial assets,		4,504		528
Brazilian real		1,991		46
Other currency		2,513		482

Other non-current non-financial assets		1,681		4
Argentine peso		1,681		-
Other currency		-		4

Non-current rights receivable		7,874		7,181
Chilean peso		7,864		7,179
Other currency		10		2

Investment recorded using the method of participation		593		1,236
Chilean peso		593		1,236

Deferred tax assets		28,493		-
Other currency		28,493		-

Total non-current assets		43,595		8,949
Chilean peso		8,457		8,415
Argentine peso		1,681		-
Brazilian real		1,991		46
Other currency		31,466		488

The foreign currency detail of current and non-current liabilities is as follows:

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	Up to 90 days				91 days to 1 year

	As of		As of		As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,		December 31,		December 31,
Current liabilities	2010		2009		2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$
Other current financial liabilities		46,043		1,231		112,672		56,991
Chilean peso		41,638		1,231		112,672		56,991
		4,405		-		-		-

Trade and other current accounts payable		240,419		155,819		14,012		11,150
Chilean peso		52,779		35,326		9,559		8,209
Euro		9,438		9,138		14		-
Argentine peso		43,214		33,377		3,725		2,211
Brazilian real		22,633		13,334		-		-
Other currency		112,355		64,644		714		730

Current acounts payable to related Entities		-		6		-		10
Chilean peso		-		6		-		10

Current tax liabilities		9,700		6,230		2,621		4,262
Chilean peso		3,007		2,920		1,064		945
Argentine peso		240		1,223		1,202		751
Brazilian real		1,994		1,487		-		-
Other currency		4,459		600		355		2,566

Other current non-financial liabilities		27,729		375		1,071		934
Brazilian real		-		-		1,041		930
Other currency		27,729		375		30		4

Total current liabilities		323,891		163,661		130,376		73,347
Chilean peso		97,424		39,483		123,295		66,155
Euro		9,438		9,138		14		-
Argentine peso		43,454		34,600		4,927		2,962
Brazilian real		24,627		14,821		1,041		930
Other currency		148,948		65,619		1,099		3,300

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	More than 1 to 3 years				More than 3 to 5 years				More than 5 years
	As of		As of		As of		As of		As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,		December 31,		December 31,		December 31,		December 31,
Non-current liabilities	2010		2009		2010		2009		2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$

Other non-current financial liabilities		61,477		170,309		-		-		-		-
Chilean peso		61,477		170,309		-		-		-		-

Other non-current accounts payable		7,696		5,776		71		1,256		5		39
Chilean peso		6,721		5,114		71		195		5		39
Brazilian real		-		-		-		844		-		-
Other currency		975		662		-		217		-		-

Other long-term provisions		-		-		1,554		-		-		-
Brazilian real		-		-		1,401		-		-		-
Other currency		-		-		153		-		-		-

Non-current provisions for employee benefits		3,153		-		-		-		698		457
Argentine peso		-		-		-		-		698		457
Other currency		3,153		-		-		-		-		-

Total Non-current liabilities		72,326		176,085		1,625		1,256		703		496
Chilean peso		68,198		175,423		71		195		5		39
Argentine peso		-		-		-		-		698		457
Brazilian real		-		-		1,401		844		-		-
Other currency		4,128		662		153		217		-		-

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	As of			As of
	December 31,			December 31,
General summary of foreign currency:	2010			2009
	ThUS$			ThUS$

Total assets		678,977			676,093
Chilean peso		423,496			508,215
Euro		16,273			18,447
Argentine peso		34,509			30,204
Brazilian real		49,650			25,140
Mexican peso		17,477			16,554
Australian dollar		12,456			7,595
Other currency		125,116			69,938

Total liabilities		528,921			414,845
Chilean peso		288,993			281,295
Euro		9,452			9,138
Argentine peso		49,079			38,019
Brazilian real		27,069			16,595
Mexican peso		-			-
Australian dollar		-			-
Other currency		154,328			69,798

Net position		150,056			261,248
Chilean peso		134,503			226,920
Euro		6,821			9,309
Argentine peso		(14,570	)		(7,815	)
Brazilian real		22,581			8,545
Mexican peso		17,477			16,554
Australian dollar		12,456			7,595
Other currency		(29,212	)		140

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b) Exchange differences

Exchange rate differences, other than those relating to financial instruments at fair value through profit and loss, generated a gain of ThUS $13,792 and a loss of ThUS $11,237 for the periods ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 respectively, recorded on the Income Statement.

Exchange rate differences shown in equity as translation reserves for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 represented a gain of ThUS$ 708 and a loss of ThUS$ 1,442, respectively.

The following shows the current exchange rates for the US dollar at the end of each period:

	As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009

Chilean peso		468.01		507.10
Argentine peso		3.97		3.80
Brazilian real		1.66		1.74
Peruvian Sol		2.81		2.89
Australian dollar		0.99		1.12
Strong Bolivar		4.30		2.14
Boliviano		6.94		7.00
Uruguayan peso		19.80		19.45
Mexican peso		12.38		13.06
Colombian peso		1,905.10		2,043.07
New Zealand dollar		1.30		1.39
Euro		0.75		0.70

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NOTE 32 - EARNINGS PER SHARE

	For the year ended
	December 31,
Basic earnings	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$

Earnings attributable to controlling company’s equity holders (ThUS$)		419,702		231,126
Weighted average number of shares, basic		338,790,909		338,790,909
Basic earnings per share (US$)		1.23882		0.68221

	For the year ended
	December 31,
Diluted earnings	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$

Earnings attributable to controlling company’s equity holders (ThUS$)		419,702		231,126

Weighted average number of shares, basic		338,790,909		338,790,909
Adjustment diluted weighted average shares Stock options		954,544		-

Weighted average number of shares, diluted		339,745,453		338,790,909

Diluted earnings per share (US$)		1.23534		0.68221

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NOTE 33 - CONTINGENCIES

a) Lawsuits

a1) Actions brought by Lan Airlines S.A. and Subsidiaries.

				Stage and level	Amounts
Company	Court	Case No.	Origin	of proceeding	involved
					ThUS$
Atlantic Aviation Investments LLC (AAI)	Supreme Court of the State of New York County of New York	07-6022920	Atlantic Aviation Investments LLC., an indirect subsidiary of Lan Airlines S.A. constituted under the laws of the state of Delaware, sued Varig Logística S.A. (“Variglog”) for the non-payment of four loans under loan agreements governed by the law of New York. These agreements provide for the acceleration of the loans in the event of sale of the original debtor, VRG Linhas Aéreas S.A.	Stage of execution in Switzerland of judgment condemning Variglog to repay the principal, interest and costs in favor of AAI. An embargo is held over the bank account of Variglog in Switzerland by AAI. Varilog is seeking recovery through the courts in Brazil.	17,100 plus interest and costs

Atlantic Aviation Investments LLC	Supreme Court of the State of New York County of New York	602286-09	Atlantic Aviation Investments LLC. Sued Matlin Patterson Global Advisers LLC, Matlin Patterson Global Opportunities Partners II LP, Matlin Patterson Global Opportunities Partners (Cayman) II LP y Volo Logistics LLC (a) as alter egos for Variglog, for failure to pay the four loans indicated in the previous note; and (b) for a default on their obligations of guarantors and other obligations under the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the parties on September 29, 2006	The court dismissed in part and upheld in part the motion to dismiss counterclaims brought by defendants in the case. The parties continue to conduct the test stage (discovery).	17,100 plus interest costs and damages

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				Stage and level	Amounts
Company	Court	Case No.	Origin	of proceeding	involved
					ThUS$

Aerolane, Líneas Aéreas Nacionales del Ecuador S.A.	Distrital Tax Court N°2 (Guayaquil)	6319-4064-05	Against the regional director of the Guayaquil Internal Revenue Service for payment of VAT credit.	Delivered at first instance decision pending appeal against.	4,210

Lan Airlines S.A.	Tax Tribunal of Quito	23493-A	Against the regional director of the Quito Internal Revenue Service for payment of VAT credit.	Requested sentencing issue.	3,958

Aerolane, Líneas Aéreas Nacionales del Ecuador S.A.	Distrital Tax Court N°2 (Guayaquil)	09504-2010- 0114	Against the regional director of the Internal Revenue Service Guayaquil, to determine tax credit reduction by 2006.	Pending opening of term evidence.	4,565

Lan Argentina S.A.	15th National Court of first instance commercial, Buenos Aires.	10587/09	Request for bankruptcy of Southern Winds S.A. for various unpaid loans.	Successfully completed direct negotiations with the debtor, proceeding to desist the bankruptcy petition. Signed two agreements, one for Lan Argentina S.A. and another for LAN Airlines S.A. Recognized all debts. In the case of Lan Argentina S.A. the agreement was signed for U.S. $ 66,428 payable in 30 quotas. There is no expectation of a recovery.	66

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a2) Lawsuits against Lan Airlines S.A. and Subsidiaries

				Stage and level	Amounts
Company	Court	Cause No.	Origin	of proceeding	involved
					ThUS$
Aerolinhas Brasileiras S.A.	Secretary of Finance of State of Río de Janeiro	2003	The administrative authority of Río de Janeiro, Brazil, notified breach action or fine for alleged non-payment of ICMS (VAT ) on import of Boeing-767 aircraft registered No. PR-ABB.	Pending resolution of the revision group to annul the fine.	3,000

Lan Argentina S.A.	Laboral, Salta, Argentina	24826/10	Labor demand initiated by a custom agent.	In order to answer demand	700

Lan Cargo S.A.	Civil Court of Asunción, Paraguay	78-362	Request of indemnification for damages interposed by his who had been general agent in Paraguay.	Pending appeal of the decision to reject one of the exceptions to lack of overt action, made by lawyers for the defendant.	437

Lan Airlines S.A. y Lan Cargo S.A.	European commission and Canada	-	Investigation of possible breaches of free Competition of cargo airlines, especially the fuel surcharge. On December 26, 2007, the Director General for Competition of the European Commission notified Lan Cargo S.A. and Lan Airlines S.A. of the instruction of a process against twenty-five cargo airlines, including Lan Cargo S.A., for alleged breaches of free competition in the European air cargot market, especially the intended fixing of a surcharge for fuel and cargo. Dated November 09, 2010 the Direction General for Competition of the European Commission notified Lan Cargo SA and Lan Airlines SA the imposition of fines in the amount of ThUS$ 10,916. This fine is being appealed by Lan Cargo SA and Lan Airlines SA We can not predict the outcome of the appeal process.	On 14 April 2008, answered the European Commission's notification. Appeal will be filed before the next day January 25, 2011.	10,916

Lan Cargo S.A. and Lan Airlines S.A.	Competent tribunal of the United States and Canada to hear class actions	-	As a consequence of the investigation into alleged breaches of free competition of cargo airlines, especially fuel surcharge	Case is in the process of discovery of evidence	Undetermined

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				Stage and level	Amounts
Company	Court	Case No.	Origin	of proceeding	involved
					ThUS$

Lan Logistics, Corp	Federal Court, Florida, United States	-	In mid June 2008 a demand was presented for purchase option right for sale of LanBox.	Failed against Lanlogistics, Corp. for $ 5 million, which is appealing to the court of appeals. Appeal process takes between six months to a year.	Undetermined

Aerolinhas Brasileiras S.A.	Competent court of United States for hearing class actions	-	As a consequence of the investigation into alleged breaches of free competition of cargo airlines, especially fuel surcharge	Investigation pending.	Undetermined

Aerolinhas Brasileiras S.A.	Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica, Brasil	-	Investigation of alleged breaches of free competition of cargo airlines, especially fuel surcharge.	Investigation pending.	Undetermined

Lan Airlines S.A. "Brazil"	Instituto de Defesa do Consumidor de Sao Paulo	-	The Department of Consumer Protection and Defense ("PROCON") has applied a fine to Lan Airlines S.A. in the amount of R$ 1,688,240.00 equivalent to approximately ThUS$ 970. This penalty relates to the cancellation of flights to Chile as a product of the 2010 earthquake, holding that Lan Airlines S.A. did not act in accordance with the rules applicable to the facilities and offered no compensation to passengers who could not travel as a result of this extraordinary	Fine imposed by the consumer entity Sao Paulo	970

Considering the stage of process for each of the cases mentioned above and/or the improbable event of obtaining an adverse sentence, as of December 31, 2010 the Company has estimated that is not necessary to make a provision for any case, with the exception of the significant matter relating to the European Commission which was reported to the SVS. A provision of ThUS$ 10,916 has been recorded for the decision issued by the European Commission on November 9, 2010.

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NOTE 34 - COMMITMENTS

(a) Loan covenants

With respect to various loans signed by the Company for the financing of Boeing 767 aircraft, which carry the guarantee of the United States Export–Import Bank, limits have been set on some of the parent Company’s financial indicators on a consolidated basis. Restrictions are also in place on the Company’s management in terms of its ownership and disposal of assets. These same restrictions also exist with respect to several contracts signed by its subsidiary Lan Cargo S.A. for the financing of Boeing 767 aircraft with the guarantee of the US Export–Import Bank, this time applied to both the parent Company and its subsidiary Lan Cargo S.A. Regarding the various contracts of the Company for the financing of Airbus A320 aircraft, which are guaranteed by European export credit agencies, limits have been established on some of the Company’s financial indicators, together with management restrictions in terms of its ownership and asset disposals. In connection with the financing of spare engines for its fleet Boeing 767 and 777, which are guaranteed by the Export - Import Bank of the United States, restrictions have been placed on the shareholding of its guarantors and their legal successor in case of merger.

In relation to credit agreements entered into by the Company, for the present year local banks have set limits to some financial indicators of the parent company on a consolidated basis. At December 31, 2010, the Company is in compliance with these covenants.

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(b) Commitments under operating leases as lessee

Details of the main operating leases are as follows:

		As of		As of
		December 31,		December 31,
Lessor	Aircraft	2010		2009

Delaware Trust Company, National Association (CRAFT)	(*) Bombardier Dhc8-200		9		-
International Lease Finance Corporation	Boeing 767		8		8
KN Operating Limited (NAC)	(*) Bombardier Dhc8-400		4		-
Orix Aviation Systems Limited	Airbus 320		2		2
Pembroke B737-7006 Leasing Limited	(*) Boeing 737		2		-
International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC)	(*) Boeing 737		2		-
Sunflower Aircraft Leasing Limited - AerCap	Airbus 320		2		-
Celestial Aviation Trading 35 Limited	Boeing 767		1		1
MSN 167 Leasing Limited	Airbus 340		1		1
Celestial Aviation Trading 16 Limited	Boeing 767		1		1
CIT Aerospace International	Boeing 767		1		1
Celestial Aviation Trading 39 Ltd. GECAS (WFBN)	Boeing 777		1		1
Celestial Aviation Trading 23 Ltd. GECAS (WFBN)	Boeing 777		1		1
Celestial Aviation Trading 47 Ltd. GECAS (WFBN)	Boeing 767		1		-
Celestial Aviation Trading 51 Ltd. GECAS (WFBN)	Boeing 767		1		-
AerCap (WFBN)	Airbus 320		1		-
MSN 32415, LLC - AWAS	(*) Boeing 737		1		-
JB 30244, Inc. - AWAS	(*) Boeing 737		1		-
NorthStar AvLease Ltd.	(*) Bombardier Dhc8-200		1		-
JB 30249, Inc. - AWAS	(*) Boeing 737		1		-
TIC Trust (AVMAX)	(*) Bombardier Dhc 8-200		1		-
ACS Aircraft Finance Bermuda Ltd. - Aircastle (WFBN)	(*) Boeing 737		1		-
MCAP Europe Limited - Mitsubishi (WTC)	(*) Boeing 737		1		-
Total			45		16

(*) Aircraft incorporated through the business combination with Aires S.A.

The rentals are shown in profit and loss for the period as they are incurred.

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The minimum future lease payments not yet payable are the following:

	As of		As of
	December 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$

Up to a year		151,781		90,731
More than one year and five years.		440,632		273,055
More than five years		107,593		80,165
Total		700,006		443,951

The minimum lease payments charged to income are the following:

	For year ended
	December 31,
	2010		2009		2008
	ThUS$		ThUS$		ThUS$

Minimum operating lease payments		93,219		81,425		67,781
Total		93,219		81,425		67,781

In April 2009, the first B777-Freighter aircraft was incorporated and in May 2009 the second of these aircraft arrived. In September 2009 the leasing of the Boeing 767-300F, registration CC-CGN, will end, aircraft was returned in October 2009. In September 2010 the Company added two Airbus A320-200 aircraft for a period of six years, while in December 2010 the Company added an aircraft of the same fleet for a period of eight years. Additionally, in November and December 2010, The Company added two Boeing 767-300F aircraft, with terms of contract for seven and six years respectively.

From October 2009 lease terms were modified for 7 Boeing 767-300ER aircraft. Five aircraft were extended from three to seven years and two aircraft were reduced by two to three years.

Later, in June 2010, the term of income was extended for another Boeing 767-300ER aircraft for two years, ending in May 2013.

The operating lease agreements signed by the Company and its subsidiaries state that maintenance of the aircraft should be done according to the manufacturer’s technical instructions and within the margins agreed in the leasing agreements, a cost that must be assumed by the lessee. The lessee should also contract insurance for each aircraft to cover associated risks and the amounts of these assets. Regarding rental payments, these are unrestricted and may not be netted against other accounts receivable or payable between the lessor and lessee.

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At December 31, 2010 the Company has existing letters of credit, guarantee ballots and guarantee insurance policies as follows:

			Value	Release
Creditor Guaranteed	Debtor	Type	ThUS$	date

Deutsche Bank A.G.	Lan Airlines S.A.	Two letters of credit	20,000	31-Jan-11
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc	Lan Airlines S.A	Two letters of credit	18,000	08-Jan-11
Dirección General de Aviación Civil de Chile	Lan Airlines S.A.	Forty-three guarantee ballots	5,833	18-Jan-11
Dirección Seccional de Aduanas de Bogota	Línea Aérea Carguera
	de Colombia S.A.	Two guarantee insurance policies	2,430	07-Apr-14
Washington International Insurance	Lan Airlines S.A.	Seven Letter of credit	3,040	05-Apr-11
Metropolitan Dade County	Lan Airlines S.A.	Five letters of credit	1,675	31-May-11

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NOTE 35 – TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

a)	Transactions with related parties for the period ended December 31, 2010

Country

Other information on

Amount of

Tax No.

Related parties

Relationship

of origin

related party

Transaction

Currency

transactions

ThUS$

96.810.370-9

Inversiones Costa

Controlling

Chile

Investments

Property rental granted

CLP

Verde Ltda. y CPA

Shareholder

Passenger services provided

CLP

96.847.880-K

Lufthansa Lan T echnical

Associate

Chile

Training center

Building rental granted

US$

Training S.A.

Training received

US$

(363

)

Assignment of debt granted

US$

Other prepayments received

US$

(467

)

96.921.070-3

Austral Sociedad

Associate

Chile

Concessionaire

Aviation rates received

CLP

(35

)

Concesionaria S.A.

Basic consumptions received

CLP

)

Aeronautical concession received

CLP

(153

)

Dividend distribution

CLP

87.752.000-5

Granja Marina

Other related

Chile

Fish farming

Passenger services provided

CLP

T ornagaleones S.A.

parties

96.669.520-K

Red de Televisión

Other related

Chile

Television

Passenger services provided

CLP

Chilevisión S.A.

parties

Publicity services received

CLP

(100

)

96.894.180-1

Bancard Inversiones Ltda.

Other related

Chile

Professional advice

Professional advice received

CLP

)

parties

Foreign

Inversora Aeronáutica

Other related

Argentina

Investments

Building rental received

US$

(271

)

Argentina

parties

Other services provided

US$

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b)	Transactions with related parties for the period ended December 31, 2009

Country

Other information on

Amount of

Tax No.

Related parties

Relationship

of origin

related party

Transaction

Currency

transactions

ThUS$

96.810.370-9

Inversiones Costa

Controlling

Chile

Investments

Property rental granted

CLP

Verde Ltda. y CPA

Shareholder

Passenger services provided

CLP

96.847.880-K

Lufthansa Lan T echnical

Associate

Chile

Training center

Building rental granted

US$

T raining S.A.

Training received

US$

(1,103

)

Assignment of debt granted

US$

Other prepayments provided

US$

137

96.921.070-3

Austral Sociedad

Associate

Chile

Concessionaire

Aviation rates received

CLP

(93

)

Concesionaria S.A.

Basic consumptions received

CLP

(11

)

Aeronautical concession received

CLP

(297

)

78.005.760-2

Sociedad de Seguridad

Other related

Chile

Safety services

Safety service received

CLP

(575

)

Aérea S.A.

parties

Other prepayments provided

CLP

1,018

87.752.000-5

Granja Marina

Other related

Chile

Fish farming

Passenger services provided

CLP

T ornagaleones S.A.

parties

96.669.520-K

Red de T elevisión

Other related

Chile

Television

Publicity services received

CLP

(949

)

Chilevisión S.A.

parties

Passenger services provided

CLP

623

96.894.180-1

Bancard Inversiones Ltda.

Other related

Chile

Professional advice

Professional advice received

CLP

(82

)

Parties

Other prepayments received

CLP

(12

)

Foreign

Inversora Aeronáutica

Other related

Argentina

Investments

Building rental received

US$

(386

)

Argentina

parties

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c) Compensation of key management

The Company has defined for these purposes that key management personnel are the executives who define the Company’s policies and major guidelines and who directly affect the results of the business, considering the levels of vice-presidents, chief executives and directors.

	For the year ended
	December 31,
	2010		2009
	ThUS$		ThUS$

Remuneration		7,505		6,226
Management fees		150		131
Corrections of value and non-monetary benefits		352		340
Short-term benefits		4,680		4,480
Share-based payments		3,523		1,183
Others		-		780
Total		16,210		13,140

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NOTE 36 - SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS

The compensation plans implemented through the granting of options to subscribe and pay for shares, which have been granted since the last quarter of 2007, are shown in the consolidated statements of financial position in accordance with IFRS 2 “Share-based payments”, booking the effect of the fair value of the options granted as a charge to remuneration on a straight-line basis between the date of granting the options and the date on which these become vested.

During the last quarter of 2009, the original terms of the plan were amended regarding subscription and payment options. These modifications were carried out during the first quarter of 2010 and established a new term and exercise price.

The original grant and subsequent amendments have been formalized through the signing of option contracts for the subscription of shares according to the proportions shown in the accrual schedule and which are related to the permanence of the executive on those dates for exercising the options:

Percentage		Period

30%		From the October 29, 2010 and until December 31, 2011
70%		From the October 30, 2011 and until December 31, 2011

These options have been valued and booked at their fair value on the grant date, determined using the “Black-Scholes-Merton” method.

All options expire on December 31, 2011.

	Number of share
	options

Stock options under a share-based payment agreement balance as of January 1, 2010		1,311,000
Stock options granted		898,091
Stock options annulled		-
Stock options exercised		-

Stock options under a share-based payment agreement balance as of December 31, 2010		2,209,091

Entry data of valuation model of options used for stock options conceded during the period.

Weighted average

Exercise

Expected

Life of

Dividends

Risk-free

share price

price

volatility

option

expected

interest

US$

17.3

US$

14.5

33.20

1.9 years

0.0348

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NOTE 37 - THE ENVIRONMENT

In accordance with the General Environment Bases Law issued in Chile and its complementary regulations, there are no provisions that affect the operation of air transport services

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NOTE 38 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The consolidated financial statements of Lan Airlines S.A. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2010 have been approved in ordinary session of the Board on March 01, 2011, which was attended by the following directors:

1. Jorge Awad Mehech,

2. Darío Calderón González,

3. José Cox Donoso,

4. Ramón Eblen Kadis,

5. Bernardo Fontaine Talavera,

6. Carlos Heller Solari, and

7. Juan Gerardo Jofré Miranda.

On January 25, 2011 direct subsidiaries Lan Cargo S.A. and Inversiones Lan S.A., signed a promise of sale, as promissory sellers with Bethia S.A., as promissory purchaser, for 100% of the shares of companies Blue express Intl SA and Blue Express SA, companies dedicated to ground courier services, operating brands and certain computer programs. In the same promise, contemplates the future sale by Lan Airlines S.A. trademarks and Internet domains associated with Blue Express Intl S.A. and Blue Express S.A. along with some computer systems. The final price is subject to the completion of a due diligence process and the fulfillment of certain conditions of the promissory agreement. The price stated in the promissory agreement is ThUS$ 54,000 subject to any adjustments arising as a result of the due diligence realized on behalf of Bethia S.A.

Bethia S.A. is an entity related to Lan Airlines SA in the terms provided in Article 100 of Law 18,045 Securities Market.

On January 18, 2011 the parties of the MOU (1) and Mrs. Maria Cláudia Oliveira Amaro, Maurício Rolim Amaro, Noemy Almeida Olivera Amaro and Joao Francisco Amaro (“Amaro Family”), as the only shareholders of TEP, signed (a) an Implementation Agreement and (b) a binding Exchange Offer Agreement ("Contracts Signed") containing the final terms and conditions of the proposed partnership between LAN and TAM

(1) On August 13, 2010 LAN reported as a significant matter to the Superintendency of Securities and Insurance that LAN, Costa Verde Aeronáutica S.A. and Inversiones Mineras del Cantábrico S.A. (the last two, "Cueto subsidiaries”), TAM S.A. (“TAM”) and TAM Empreendimentos e Participacoes S.A. (“TEP”) signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") for which the primary terms were outlined.

Except as mentioned above, subsequent to December 31, 2010 until the date of issuance of these financial statements, the Company has no knowledge of any other subsequent events, that may significantly affect the balances or their interpretation.

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NOTE 39 – BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

On November 26, 2010 Lan Pax Group S.A., a subsidiary of Lan Airlines S.A., acquired 98.942% of the Colombian company Aerovías de Integración Regional, AIRES S.A. This acquisition was made through the purchase of 100% of the shares of the Panamanian corporations AKEMI Holdings S.A. and SAIPAN Holding S.A., which owned the aforementioned percentage of AIRES S.A. The purchase price was ThUS$ 12,000.

Aerovías de Integración Regional, AIRES S.A., is a Colombian airline founded in 1980, which is currently the second largest operator within the Colombian domestic market with a market share of 22%. AIRES offers regular service to 27 domestic destinations within Colombia as well as 3 international destinations. Synergies are expected between the combination of AIRES S.A. in the Colombian market and efficiency of the business model of LAN Airlines S.A. Additionally, better performance is expected by the business of Lan Airlines S.A. (passengers and cargo) through an increase in coverage in Latin America.

The Company has measured the non-controlling interest in Aires S.A. using the proportionate share of the non-controlling interest in net identifiable assets of the acquired.

The business combination is recognized in the statement of financial position of Lan Airlines S.A. and Subsidiaries as goodwill of ThUS$ 94,224.

Summary statement of financial position
	ThUS$				ThUS$

Current assets		27,315		Current liabilities		125,193
Non-current assets		31,652		Non-current liabilities		20,327
				Equity		(86,553	)
Total assets		58,967		Total liabilities & equity		58,967

Controlling interest		(82,224	)

Goodwill determination
	ThUS$

Controlling interest		82,224
Purchase price		12,000
Goodwill		94,224

In accordance with IFRS 3, the determined value of goodwill is provisional.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I Item 1. Identity Of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers Item 2. Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable Item 3. Key Information Item 4. Information on The Company Item 4A. Unresolved Staff Comments Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees Item 7. Controlling Shareholders and Related Party Transactions Item 8. Financial Information Item 9. The Offer and Listing Item 10. Additional Information Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk Item 12. Description Of Securities Other Than Equity Securities Part II Item 13. Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies Item 14. Material Modifications To The Rights Of Security Holders and Use Of Proceeds Item 15. Controls and Procedures Item 16. Reserved Item 16A. Audit Committee Financial Expert Item 16B. Code Of Ethics Item 16C. Principal Accountant Fees and Services Item 16D. Exemptions From The Listing Standards For Audit Committees Item 16E. Purchases Of Equity Securities By The Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers Item 16F. Change in Registrant S Certifying Accountant Item 16G. Corporate Governance Part III Item 17. Financial Statements Item 18. Financial Statements Item 19. Exhibits Note 1 - General Information Note 2 - Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies Note 3 - Financial Risk Management Note 4 - Accounting Estimates and Judgments Note 5 Segmental Information Note 6 Cash and Cash Equivalents Note 7 - Financial Instruments Note 8 Trade, Other Accounts Receivable and Non-current Rights Receivable Note 9 - Accounts Receivable From/payable To Related Parties Note 10 Inventories Note 11 Other Financial Assets Note 12 Other Non Financial Assets Note 13 Non-current Assets (or Disposal Groups) Classified As Held For Sale Note 14 - Investments in Subsidiaries Note 15 - Equity Accounted Investments Note 16 - Intangible Assets Other Than Goodwill Note 17 Goodwill Note 18 - Property, Plant and Equipment Note 19 Income Taxes Note 20 Other Financial Liabilities Note 21 - Trade and Other Current Accounts Payable Note 22 - Other Provisions Note 23 Other Current Non-financial Liabilities Note 24 - Employee Benefits Note 25 Other Non-current Accounts Payable Note 26 - Equity Note 27 - Revenues Note 28 - Costs and Expenses By Nature Note 29 - Gains (losses) on The Sale Of Non-current Assets Not Classified As Held For Sale Note 30 - Other Income, By Function Note 31 Foreign Currency and Exhange Rate Differences Note 32 - Earnings Per Share Note 33 - Contingencies Note 34 - Commitments Note 35 Transactions with Related Parties Note 36 - Share-based Payments Note 37 - The Environment Note 38 Subsequent Events Note 39 Business Combinations

LTM 20-F Report ended Dec. 31, 2010