LAN Cargo Appoints GSA for Chicago, Midwest, USA

    Business Editors/Airline Writers/Transportation Writers

    MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 2005--LAN Cargo has appointed Progressive Transportation Services as its new general sales agent for the Midwest region of the United States. Based in the Chicago area, an important and growing market for LAN Cargo, Progressive Transportation Services will be responsible for handling LAN Cargo's sales efforts throughout the Midwest region, including North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota.
    "As we continue to expand our cargo network, we are proud to work with such a professional company as Progressive Transportation Services," said Roberto Bianchi, LAN Cargo's Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales for North America and Asia. "They will be an integral part to the success of our cargo operations as we continue to expand in Chicago."
    Effective March 17, 2005, LAN Cargo will expand further its service options from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport to destinations throughout Latin America, including Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Mexico(a).
    LAN Cargo is the largest Latin American cargo holding, providing air transport to more than 50 destinations in 20 countries with a focus on Latin America and is expected to rank among the 10 largest world cargo companies within three years. LAN Cargo transports air cargo in the bellies of LAN Airlines passenger aircraft, in its dedicated freighter fleet, in wet-leased or chartered freighters and in the bellies of other international airlines.
    For additional information contact LAN Cargo (NYSE:LFL) at its North American headquarters at 305-874-2777 or visit http://www.lancargo.com. Or contact Robert Smith at Progressive Transportation Services at 800-424-9603 or Robert@progressive-ord.com

    (a) Interline connecting service between Chicago and Lan Cargo's Miami hub operated by Florida West International Airways, Inc.

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KEYWORD: ILLINOIS FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL LATIN AMERICA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: TRAVEL AIRLINES TRANSPORTATION SOURCE: LAN Cargo

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