Delta TechOps has launched an Airbus A320 component repair agreement with LATAM Airlines Brasil that will route repair work through LATAM’s São Carlos maintenance base in Brazil as Delta expands support for its own fleet and third-party airline customers.
The companies announced the deal on April 21, 2026, at MRO Americas in Orlando, Florida, saying the arrangement will give customers a single commercial interface through Delta TechOps while adding repair capacity through LATAM’s established maintenance operation.
Under the agreement, Delta TechOps will act as the sole commercial point of contact for an initial portfolio of A320 component repair services. The companies said that portfolio is expected to grow over time. Delta will provide engineering standards and quality oversight, while LATAM Airlines Brasil will perform the work at its sprawling MRO facility in São Carlos.
Delta said the agreement allows it to deepen its technical ties with LATAM while broadening its global component repair network for one of the world’s most widely used narrowbody aircraft families.
Alain Bellemare, President, International at Delta Air Lines and Chairman of Delta TechOps, said the partnership builds on a longstanding technical relationship with LATAM that will become more important as demand for maintenance support rises across the airline industry.
“Expanding our commercial relationship with LATAM’s Brazilian affiliate allows us to leverage our complementary strengths and broaden the maintenance solutions available for global customers,” Bellemare said.
The agreement centers on the Airbus A320 family, more than 12,000 of which are in operation globally. Delta’s own A320 fleet, including A319s, A320s and A321s, plays a central role in its domestic and short-haul international network. LATAM, meanwhile, operates one of the largest Airbus A320 fleets in Latin America, giving its maintenance teams deep experience on the type.
Jerome Cadier, CEO of LATAM Airlines Brasil, said the deal strengthens the role of the São Carlos facility and supports the company’s goal of building LATAM MRO into a leading aviation maintenance hub in the region.
“This agreement with Delta marks an important step in strengthening LATAM Airlines Brazil’s maintenance capabilities, and expanding the role of our São Carlos facility,” Cadier said.
The companies said the agreement still requires regulatory approval in Brazil. If regulators approve it, implementation will begin in the second quarter of 2026 with a phased transition of select Delta A320 components to LATAM Airlines Brasil’s repair facility.
The São Carlos site gives the partnership a sizable operating base. LATAM said it opened the facility in 2001 and has grown it into a 1 million-square-foot complex employing about 2,400 people. The site includes nine hangars and 22 specialized workshops and can support up to 16 aircraft simultaneously. The company said authorities including the FAA, EASA and Brazil’s DGAC certify the facility.
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