Transportes Aéreos Bolivianos
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| Founded | 1977 | |||
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| Operating bases | Viru Viru International Airport | |||
| Fleet size | 2 | |||
| Destinations | 4 (scheduled) | |||
| Parent company | Bolivian Air Force | |||
| Headquarters | Cochabamba, Bolivia[1] | |||
| Key people | Luis Trigo Antelo | |||
| Website | tabairlines.com | |||
Transportes Aéreos Bolivianos (abrreviated TAB, also known as TAB Airlines or TAB Cargo) is a Bolivian airline, which operates civil cargo flights between Bolivias and the United States.
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[edit] History
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TAB was set up in 1977 as a sub-division of the Air Transport Management of the Bolivian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Boliviana, abbreviated FAB) in 1977, originally operating on-demand medium to long-haul heavy cargo flights using a fleet of Lockheed C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft, which were based at El Alto International Airportin La Paz. In 1992, TAB was shut down.
In 1999, the airline was reactivated as a civil company based at Cochabamba, with Luis Trigo Antelo becoming its CEO, then operating a single military C-130 and a L- 382, the civil variant of the preceding. In 1999, TAB moved 84,649 kilograms of cargo, which was increased to over 2 million kilograms in 2000, to 4,176,429 kilograms in 2006.[2]
[edit] Destinations
As of May 2011, TAB operates scheduled flights to the following destinations:[3]
- Bolivia
- Cochabamba - Jorge Wilstermann International Airport
- La Paz - El Alto International Airport
- Santa Cruz de la Sierra - Viru Viru International Airport base[citation needed]
- United States
Additionally, TAB serves on a wide range of charter routes.
[edit] Fleet
As of May 2011, TAB owns two McDonnell Douglas DC-10 cargo aircraft with an average age of 38 years.[4] Also, for some flights a leased Lockheed C-130 Hercules is used.[3]
[edit] Accidents
On 28 September 1979, a TAB Lockheed C-130 Hercules (registered CP-1375) crashed during take off from Tocumen International Airport in Panama City, killing the 4 crew members on board.[5]
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