South America’s largest and most important carrier is on the rise after initiating its merger with Brazil’s main airline, TAM. LAN Airlines, part of the LATAM Airlines Group, has taken delivery of seven Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners, becoming the airline with the most modern fleet in the Americas.

This month’s cover features one of these Dreamliners approaching New York John F. Kennedy Airport under a dramatic sunset. The level of detail in this photo is surreal.