TAM took delivery of a second A340-500 last week. Aircraft is configured with 42 business class seats and 225 in economy. TAM now operates 15 A319s, 66 A320s, three A321s, 10 A330s, two A340s, 11 F100s and three MD-11s. It expects to return five F100s and take delivery of three A320s and two A330s before year end. Separately, TAM will add six weekly frequencies to its daily services from Buenos Aires to Salvador (with A320s) and Florianopolis (with A319s) Dec. 15-March 2.

SAS Group is offering all of its 27 Q400 aircraft for sale. "There is big interest from airlines all over the world. To sell the Q400s will be not a big problem for us," an SAS spokesperson told ATWOnline while refusing to divulge the names of potential customers. According to the company's interim flight schedule introduced when it grounded its Q400s (ATWOnline, Oct. 30), 90% of all SAS Denmark flights are being operated and the full schedule should be available again by year end.

Airbus's Power8 restructuring program as originally conceived no longer is sufficient owing to the US dollar's decline and the manufacturer now needs to take significant measures to rescue itself from a "life-threatening" situation, CEO Tom Enders and parent EADS CEO Louis Gallois said in a series of recent public comments.

TAP Portugal signed a firm order for 12 A350 XWBs plus three options, replacing its 2005 order for 10 of the former version of the A350, Airbus said (ATWOnline, June 19). The carrier also signed a letter of intent for an additional eight A320 family aircraft.

Virgin America, forced by the US Dept. of Transportation to replace CEO Fred Reid (ATWOnline, May 21), yesterday announced that American Airlines Senior VP-Global Sales C. David Cush will take over the position on Dec. 10. "David's extensive industry experience, business acumen and creativity are the perfect attributes for leading the company as it continues to grow from a promising startup to a major carrier," VX Chairman Donald Carty said.