Transportes Aéreos Bolivianos (abbreviated TAB and also known as TAB Airlines, TAB Aerocarga or TAB Cargo) is a cargo airline which operates civil cargo flights between Bolivia and the United States.
TAB was set up in 1977 as a sub-division of the Air Transport Management of the Bolivian Air Force in 1977, originally operating on-demand medium to long-haul heavy cargo flights using a fleet of Lockheed C-130 Hercules 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, 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.
TAB increased its fleet with the addition of two McDonnell Douglas DC-10s. Currently, the airline is transporting more than 8 thousand tons a year.
In 2014, TAB retired all of its C-130, L-382, DC-10s.[3] It stopped flying most of its DC-10s in 2014, and sold them off to the Bolivian Airforce.[4]
Destinationsedit
As of May 2019, TAB operates scheduled flights to the following destinations:[5]
^"TAB Cargo Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
^"Airframe Details for C-130 #4759". www.c-130.net. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
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External linksedit
Official site
December 20, 2023
transportes, aéreos, bolivianos, abbreviated, also, known, airlines, aerocarga, cargo, cargo, airline, which, operates, civil, cargo, flights, between, bolivia, united, states, iata, icao, callsign2l, founded7, november, 1977, years, 1977, hubsviru, viru, inte. Transportes Aereos Bolivianos abbreviated TAB and also known as TAB Airlines TAB Aerocarga or TAB Cargo is a cargo airline which operates civil cargo flights between Bolivia and the United States Transportes Aereos BolivianosIATA ICAO Callsign2L 1 BOL BOL 2 Founded7 November 1977 46 years ago 1977 11 07 HubsViru Viru International AirportFleet size1Destinations6HeadquartersCochabamba Bolivia 1 Websitetab bolivia wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 3 Fleet 3 1 Current fleet 3 2 Former fleet 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory edit nbsp A TAB MD 10 at Jorge Chavez International Airport in 2017 This aircraft is the last of its type in commercial service TAB was set up in 1977 as a sub division of the Air Transport Management of the Bolivian Air Force in 1977 originally operating on demand medium to long haul heavy cargo flights using a fleet of Lockheed C 130 Hercules 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 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 TAB increased its fleet with the addition of two McDonnell Douglas DC 10s Currently the airline is transporting more than 8 thousand tons a year In 2014 TAB retired all of its C 130 L 382 DC 10s 3 It stopped flying most of its DC 10s in 2014 and sold them off to the Bolivian Airforce 4 Destinations editAs of May 2019 TAB operates scheduled flights to the following destinations 5 Country City Airport Notes nbsp Bolivia Cochabamba Jorge Wilstermann International AirportLa Paz El Alto International AirportSanta Cruz de la Sierra Viru Viru International Airport Hub nbsp Peru Lima Jorge Chavez International Airport Charter nbsp United States Miami Miami International Airport nbsp Venezuela Caracas Simon Bolivar International Airport CharterTAB additionally serves a wide range of charter routes Fleet editCurrent fleet edit The TAB fleet consists of the following aircraft as of January 2023 6 7 TAB fleet Aircraft Inservice Orders NotesMcDonnell Douglas MD 10 30F 1 Last commercial operatorTotal 1 Former fleet edit TAB former fleet Aircraft Total Introduced Retired NotesLockheed C 130 Hercules 8 1 1977 2014 Transferred to the Bolivian Air ForceLockheed C 382 Hercules 1 1999 2014Douglas DC 8 54CF 1 1991 1999 Leased from Transconsult LtdMcDonnell Douglas DC 10 10F 1 2007 2014McDonnell Douglas DC 10 30F 1 2008 2016See also editList of airlines of BoliviaReferences edit a b TAB entry at airlineupdate com permanent dead link Airline codes and callsigns airodyssey net 2005 01 01 Retrieved 2017 05 02 TAB Cargo Fleet Details and History www planespotters net Retrieved 2021 01 13 Please verify your request www planespotters net Retrieved 2021 01 13 Tabairlines Global Airline Guide 2019 Part One Airliner World 7 October 2019 TAB Cargo Fleet Details and History Planespotters net Retrieved October 1 2020 Airframe Details for C 130 4759 www c 130 net Retrieved 2021 01 13 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Transportes Aereos Bolivianos External links editOfficial site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Transportes Aereos Bolivianos amp oldid 1186703921, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
