TAB – Transportes Aéreos Bolivianos
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| Founded | 1977 | |||
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| Operating bases | Viru Viru International Airport | |||
| Fleet size | 3 | |||
| Destinations | 4 (scheduled) | |||
| Parent company | Bolivian Air Force | |||
| Headquarters | Cochabamba, Bolivia[1] | |||
| Key people | Luis Trigo Antelo (CEO) | |||
| 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 Bolivia and the United States.
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History
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 Airport in 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]
Destinations
As of May 2011, TAB operates scheduled flights to the following destinations: [3]
- Cochabamba - Jorge Wilstermann International Airport
- La Paz - El Alto International Airport
- Santa Cruz de la Sierra - Viru Viru International Airport Base
Additionally, TAB serves on a wide range of charter routes.
Fleet
As of May 2011, TAB operatesthe following aircraft with an average age of 38 years: [4]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Cargo | Notes |
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| Lockheed C-130 Hercules | 1 | 0 |
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Leased for some flights [5] |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10 | 2 | 0 |
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| Total | 3 | 0 |
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.[6]
References
- ^ a b TAB entry at airlineupdate.com
- ^ http://www.eldiario.net/noticias/nt070802/4_01scd.php
- ^ http://www.tabairlines.com/schedules.htm
- ^ http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/TAB-Cargo
- ^ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedsched(see the help page). - ^ TAB 1979 crash at the Aviation Safety Network
