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GOL Receives 39th Aircraft and Reaches 400 Daily Flights
São Paulo, October 17, 2005 – GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (NYSE: GOL and Bovespa: GOLL4), Brazil’s low-fare, low-cost airline, has received its 39th Boeing 737 aircraft on October 15th enabling the Company to reach a frequency of 400 daily flights. With the arrival of this aircraft, GOL has added a total of 12 aircraft to its fleet this year, representing a 45 percent increase. The growth of GOL’s fleet in 2005 has enabled the Company to gradually increase the number of seats it can offer to travelers.
Currently, GOL’s fleet is composed of 39 aircraft, a number that is expected to increase to 42 by the end of this year. As the table below indicates, GOL plans to double its fleet by the end of 2010 with the addition of 44 aircraft for a total of 86. In July of this year, the Company increased its order with Boeing to a total of 101 new 737-800 New Generation aircraft, comprised of 60 firm orders and 41 purchase options, scheduled for delivery beginning in June 2006.
“The 45 percent increase in GOL’s fleet in 2005 allows the Company to take advantage of significant opportunities for expansion. New aircraft enable GOL reduce operating costs, and to increase the number of regular daily and nighttime flights offered, as well as the number of new markets the Company can serve in both Brazil and the rest of South America,” said Captain David Barioni, Technical Vice-president of GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes.
GOL’s plans for fleet expansion are as follows:
| Aircraft | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | ||||||
| 737-300 | 10 | 8 | 5 | - | - | - | ||||||
| 737-700 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | ||||||
| 737-800 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 42 | 56 | 64 | ||||||
| Total | 42 | 54 | 60 | 64 | 78 | 86 | ||||||
| New 737-800s | - | 11 | 24 | 30 | 38 | 46 | ||||||
| Leased | 42 | 43 | 36 | 34 | 40 | 40 | ||||||
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About GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes, a “low-cost, low-fare” airline, is one of the most profitable and fastest growing airlines in the industry worldwide. GOL operates a simplified fleet with a single class of service. It also has one of
the youngest and most modern fleets in the industry that results in low maintenance, fuel and training costs, with high aircraft utilization and efficiency ratios. In addition, safe and reliable services, which stimulate GOL’s brand recognition
and customer satisfaction, allow GOL to have the best value proposition in the market. GOL currently offers over 400 daily flights to 44 major business and travel destinations in Brazil and Argentina, with substantial expansion opportunities. GOL
growth plans include increasing frequencies in existing markets and adding service to additional markets in both Brazil and other high-traffic South American travel destinations. GOL shares are listed on the NYSE and the Bovespa. For more
information, flight times and fares, please access our site at www.voegol.com.br or call 0300-789-2121 in Brazil, 0810-266-3131 in Argentina, 800-1001 21 in Bolivia, or 55 11 2125-3200 from overseas. GOL: here everyone can fly!
CONTACT: GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A.
Investor Relations:
Ph: (5511) 5033 4393
e-mail: ri@golnaweb.com.br
www.voegol.com.br/ir
| Media – Brazil and Latin America: | Media – U.S. and Europe: |
| Juliana Cabrini, Roberta Corbioli, or Márcia Bertoncello | Meaghan Smith |
| MVL Comunicação | Gavin Anderson & Company |
| Ph: (5511) 3049-0343 / 0341 | Ph: 212-515-1904 |
| e-mail: juliana.cabrini@mvl.com.br | e-mail: msmith@gavinanderson.com |
This release contains forward-looking statements relating to the prospects of the business, estimates for operating and financial results, and those related to growth prospects of GOL. These are merely projections and, as such, are based exclusively on the expectations of GOL’s management concerning the future of the business and its continued access to capital to fund the Company’s business plan. Such forward-looking statements depend, substantially, on changes in market conditions, government regulations, competitive pressures, the performance of the Brazilian economy and the industry, among other factors and risks disclosed in GOL’s filed disclosure documents and are, therefore, subject to change without prior notice.
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GOL LINHAS AÉREAS INTELIGENTES S.A.
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Richard F. Lark, Jr.
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Name: Richard F. Lark, Jr.
Title: Vice President – Finance, Chief Financial Officer
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