Transportes Aéreos Bolivianos


Transportes Aéreos Bolivianos is an airline which operates civil cargo flights between Bolivia and the United States.

History

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 2 McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and McDonnell Douglas MD-10. Currently, the airline is transporting more than 8 thousand tons a year.

Destinations

As of May 2011, TAB operates scheduled flights to the following destinations:
Additionally, TAB serves a wide range of charter routes.

Fleet

The TAB fleet consists of the following aircraft :

AircraftTotalOrdersNotes
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F10
McDonnell Douglas MD-10-30F10
Total20


The airline previously operated a Lockheed C-130 Hercules.