TAM – Transporte Aéreo Militar

For other uses, see TAM (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with TAM Airlines.
Transporte Aéreo Militar
IATA ICAO Callsign
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Founded 1945
Hubs El Alto International Airport
Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport
El Trompillo Airport
Focus cities Trinidad
Rurrenabaque
Fleet size 20
Destinations 4 Regular Service
Charter Routes (by request)
Parent company Bolivian Air Force
Headquarters La Paz, Bolivia
Key people Walter Arze Rojas
Website www.tam.bo

TAM – Transporte Aéreo Militar (Military Air Transport) is an airline based in La Paz, Bolivia. It is owned by the Bolivian Air Force, and was established to offer flights to rural communities where commercial airlines could not operate profitably. Today it also operates in competition with commercial airlines on many of Bolivia's trunk domestic routes.[1]

History

TAM begins operations on June 15, 1945 with the acquisition of new planes Douglas C-47s. In 1955, the squadron of the Bolivian Air Transport normed TAM to begin activities with commercial character.

"El Grupo Aéreo "71" (the Air group "71") known by the civil populace as Transporte Aéreo Militar (TAM), is an essential part of the structure of the Bolivian Air Force and the fundamental element for the development and integration of the populations in the distant parts of the national territory."

—TAM website, Historical summary/review.[2]

The original name (from 1944) was "El Escuadrón de Transporte Aéreo" (ETA). In 1953 the name was changed to Transporte Aéreo Militar. This heritage is reflected in the words "Grupo Aéreo 71" appearing as part of the TAM logo.

Destinations

Transporte Aéreo Militar services the following destinations:[3]

 Bolivia

Fleet

Xian MA60 of Transporte Aéreo Militar at El Alto International Airport.

The TAM fleet consists of the following aircraft:[1]

Transporte Aéreo Militar Fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Notes
Boeing 727 1 0
Boeing 737 6 0
British Aerospace 146 6 0
CASA C212 2 0
Convair CV-580 1 0 Stored at La Paz
Douglas C-47 1 0 Preserved at La Paz
Fokker F27 1 0
Xian MA60 2 0
Total 20 0

Accidents and incidents

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Library of Congress Country Studies.

  1. 1 2 Scmitz, Sebastian (February 2014). Airliner World (Key Publishing). pp. 32–37. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. TAM.bo.
  3. http://www.tam.bo/
  4. "TAM-11 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  5. "TAM-17 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  6. "TAM-22 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
  7. "TAM-24 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
  8. "TAM-30 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  9. "TAM-34 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  10. Avión aterriza de panza sin causar daños, Periódico Los Tiempos, retrieved on March 18, 2011
  11. "TAM Bolivia MA60 at Rurrenabaque on Mar 18th 2011, could not extend nose gear, rests on belly". Air Crash Observer, retrieved on March 20, 2011.
  12. "TAM Bolivia MA60 at Guayaramerin on Jan 9th 2012, gear up landing". Aviation Herald. Retrieved 9 January 2012.

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