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TAME Linea Aerea Del Ecuador
IATA Code
ICAO Code
IATA Prefix
Callsign
EQ
TAE
269
Tame

TAME Embraer 170 100LR
TAME Linea Aerea Del Ecuador
Edificio TAME
Av. Amazonas 24-260 y Ave. Colon
Quito
ECUADOR

Tel.: +593 2 396 6360
Fax: +593 2 396 6361
SITA:
Email: cnaranjo@tame.com.ec
Website: www.tame.com.ec

Type: Scheduled, charter, international, regional, domestic, pax, cargo
Owner: Ecuadorean air force (100%)
Base: Quito (UIO)
Hubs: -
Ops start: 1962
Alliances: Copa, LAN Ecuador
TAME operates this equipment: Executives:
General Manager:
Finance Manager:
Rafael Ponton
David Chedauwir

Manufacturer Type
Current
Active
Current
Leased
-out
Current
Inactive
Planned
Current
or
Planned
Historical
Total
all times
Avg Age
Active
Boeing B.727-100
3
3
-
Boeing B.727-200
3
3
3
6
-
Boeing B.757-200
1
1
-
Airbus A319-100
3
3
3
10.0 years
Airbus A320-200
3
3
2
5
12.9 years
Boeing B.737-200
2
2
-
Fokker F.28-4000
2
2
3
5
-
Embraer ERJ-190
2
2
1
3
4.9 years
Embraer ERJ-170
2
2
2
6.6 years
Lockheed L.188A
5
5
-
Lockheed L.188C
1
1
-
Hawker Siddeley HS.748 Series 2A
3
3
-
ATR ATR-42-500
3
3
3
0.9 year
Douglas DC-6 ()
1
1
-
Douglas DC-6B
2
2
-
Douglas C-47 (DC-3)
1
1
-
Douglas C-47A
3
3
-
Douglas C-47B
1
1
2
3
-
Douglas C-53 (DC-3)
2
2
-
Douglas DC-3 (pre-war)
1
1
-
 TOTAL:  
13
6
19
36
55
7.3 years

TAME, Línea Aérea del Ecuador, commonly referred to as Tame, is the Ecuadorian airline with its headquarters located in Quito, Ecuador. The airline was founded on December 17, 1962, one of its objective is to offer air transport for people and freight services to various cities in Ecuador as well as in one city in Colombia, Cali. Moreover, TAME offers charter flights to: Cartagena, San Andres, Panama, Punta Cana, Jamaica, Havana, Varadero and Curacao, TAME works alongside several tour operators: Decameron, Viamerica, Feritur, PGV and Maxitravel. The company has expanded its domestic routes and renovated its fleet with new models, such as Airbus A320 and A319, as well as Embraer 170 and 190, with this new fleet TAME covers various routes in Ecuador and at a international level, the airline offers scheduled flights as well as charter flights.

Accidents and Incidents:
Date
Aircraft
Registration
Location
Country
Fatal
Damage
17-Jan-03 Fokker F-28 Fellowship 4000 HC-BMD Quito-Mariscal Sucre  (UIO) Ecuador
0
w/o
28-Jan-02 Boeing 727-134 HC-BLF near Ipiales Ecuador
94
w/o
17-Jul-01 Fokker F-28 Fellowship 4000 HC-BMD Tulcán Airport (TUA) Ecuador
0
substantial
20-Apr-98 Boeing 727-230 HC-BSU 10 km SW of Bogotá-Eldorado  (BOG) Colombia
53
w/o
04-Sep-89 Lockheed L-188C Electra HC-AZJ Taura AFB Ecuador
0
w/o
12-Sep-88 Lockheed L-188A Electra HC-AZY Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ) Ecuador
7
w/o
23-Jun-87 Hawker Siddeley HS-748-285 Srs HC-BAZ Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ) Ecuador
0
w/o
20-Nov-84 DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 HC-BCG ? Ecuador
14
w/o
11-Jul-83 Boeing 737-2V2 HC-BIG near Cuenca Ecuador
119
w/o
22-May-81 DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 HC-BAX near Zumba Ecuador
18
w/o
02-Sep-80 DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 HC-BAV 24 Mayo Ecuador
0
w/o
20-Jan-76 Hawker Siddeley HS-748-246 Srs HC-AUE/683 near Loja Ecuador
34
w/o
01-Feb-75 Douglas C-47A-90-DL HC-AUR Quito Ecuador
w/o
12-Sep-71 Douglas C-47A-90-DL HC-AUX Cerro de Hojas Ecuador
w/o