GOL Investor Update

GOL Investor Update

SAO PAULO, Brazil, July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. NYSE: GOL, the parent company of GOL Transportes Aereos S.A. and VRG Linhas Aereas S.A., provides its updated investor.

    Current News

    GOL and VRG have recently added service to the following city pairs:

    GTA-City Pair                                   Weekly      Start Date
                                                     Freq.
    Brasilia - Recife                                 7x         12-may-08
    Recife - Juazeiro do Norte                        7x         12-may-08
    Juazeiro do Norte - Recife                        7x         12-may-08
    Recife - Brasilia                                 7x         12-may-08
    Sao Paulo/Guarulhos - Brasilia                    7x          2-jun-08
    Brasilia - Porto Velho                            7x          2-jun-08
    Porto Velho - Rio Branco                          7x          2-jun-08
    Rio Branco - Brasilia                             7x          2-jun-08
    Brasilia - Sao Paulo/Guarulhos                    7x          2-jun-08


    VRG-City Pair                                   Weekly      Start Date
                                                     Freq.
    Sao Paulo/Guarulhos - Recife                      7x          7-apr-08
    Recife - Sao Paulo/Guarulhos                      7x          8-apr-08
    Sao Paulo/Guarulhos - Manaus                      7x          9-jun-08
    Manaus - Sao Paulo/Guarulhos                      7x          9-jun-08


    Further details: www.voegol.com.br and www.varig.com

    General Guidance
    General Comments 2Q08E:
    -- Brazilian domestic demand growth at 1.8x GDP
    -- Brazilian 2Q08e GDP Growth  at 5.2%
    -- Brazilian 2Q08e Domestic RPK Growth at 10.4%


    Industry Metrics                         1Q08A(+/-)      2Q08E(+/-)

    Brazilian GDP Growth(%)                     5.8             5.2
    Domestic RPK Growth(%)                     10.2            10.4
    Brazilian Inflation(%,IPCA)                 6.1             6.6
    BRL / USD (R$,average)                     1.74            1.65
    WTI (US$,average)                            98             124


    2Q08E
    General Comments:
    -- Average fuel price/liter: R$2.12
    -- Average Fare: R$194
    -- CASK: R$16.5e cents
    -- RASK: R$13.5e cents


    Consolidated               1Q08A(+/-)  2Q08G(+/-)  2Q08E(+/-)  2Q07A(+/-)

    ASK Growth                   58%          25%         23%         87%
    Load Factor                  62%       61-63%      64-65%         66%
    Yield(cents)                R$22         R$20        R$19        R$18
    Cask ex-fuel(cents)        R$8.8        R$8.5       R$9.4       R$8.6


    ASKs by Aircraft Type

                                                           2Q08
                                                     (quarter average)
                                                     B737         B767
    Available Seat Kilometers (ASK) - as a
     percentage of total ASKs (%)                     85%          15%

GOL's average stage length is projected to be approximately 940 kilometers in 2Q08 versus 958 kilometers in the 2Q07.

Aircraft Delivery Schedule

As of 03/31/2008, GOL's fleet was comprised of 103 Boeing 737 aircraft and 11 Boeing 767s and had on order 99 aircraft with options to acquire additional 40 aircraft. The 2008 delivery schedule and related financings are:


     B737-800 SFP firm                        Committed Financing
                                       Mortgage(Exim)     Sale/Leaseback

    2Q08                                     2                   0
    2008E                                    5                   4

During the 2Q, GOL received into its consolidated fleet 2 Boeing 737 aircraft, and returned 3 Boeing 737-300s and one 767-300.

Fuel Hedges

The Company continues to enter into advanced fuel derivative agreements to reduce its exposure to fluctuations in fuel price. Currently, the agreements covering 2008 are:


                                                        2Q08

    Estimated Fuel Liters Consumed(mm)                   357

    Estimated Fuel Price per Liter(R$)                  2.12

                                                 150 million (42%)
    Liters(% of estimated consumption)    HO and WTI with average price of
                                                    US$95.6/bbl


    Operating Margin
    (Estimated EBIT margin, US GAAP)

                                              2Q08
    Estimated Operating Margin(%)           -23-21%


    Income Before Income Taxes
    (Estimated EBT Margin, US GAAP)

                                              2Q08
    Estimated Pre-Tax Margin(%)             -19-17%

Tax Rate

GOL currently expects an annual effective tax rate in U.S. GAAP of approximately 25%. However, its actual tax rate in both 2Q and full year 2008 could differ due to the non-deductibility of certain items for tax purposes.

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding

    Share count estimates for calculating basic and diluted earnings per share
are:

                              2Q08
             Basic                        Diluted
            201.2mm                       201.2mm

The number of shares used in our actual earnings per share calculations will likely be different from those stated above.

About GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A.

GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. is the parent company of Brazilian airlines GOL Transportes Aereos S.A. and VRG Linhas Aereas S.A. GTA offers over 640 daily flights to 57 destinations connecting the most important cities in Brazil as well as the main destinations in South America.

Website: http://www.voegol.com.br/
Website: http://www.varig.com/




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