Brazilian demand helped TAM AE account for 12 per cent of global Bell 505 sales, placing it just behind the United States.

TAM Aviacao Executiva oversaw the delivery of the single-engine turboprop at the CAOP hangar, attended by senior PF and government figures.

The DOA in Brazil operates throughout the national territory with the task of carrying out air patrols on federal highways and areas of interest to the union, in support of public safety and traffic safety operations.