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TAME, pronounced tah may, (TAME EP Linea Aerea del Ecuador), is both the flag carrier and the largest airline of Ecuador, with its headquarters located in Quito, Pichincha.〔"(Contact Us )." TAME. Retrieved on March 14, 2010.〕 Its largest hub is Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito. The airline was founded on December 17, 1962 as Transportes Aéreos Militares Ecuatorianos (TAME). One of its objectives is to offer air transport for people and freight services to various cities in Ecuador as well as in two cities in Colombia, Cali and Bogota, one in Panama, Panama City, one in Argentina, Buenos Aires, one in Venezuela, Caracas, one in Brazil Sao Paulo and two in USA, New York and Fort Lauderdale. Moreover, TAME offers charter flights to: Cartagena, San Andres, Punta Cana, Jamaica, Havana, Varadero and Curaçao. Also, the airline works alongside several tour operators: Decameron, Viamerica, Feritur, PGV and Maxitravel. Tame changed its legal status in 2011: It is now a state owned company, but no longer under the administration of the Air Force. The company has expanded its domestic and international routes and renovated its fleet with newer models, such as the Airbus A330, Airbus A320 and A319, as well as the Embraer 170 and 190. With this new fleet, TAME covers various routes in Ecuador and at an international level. the airline offers scheduled flights as well as charter flights. ==History== The creation of TAME is the result of a combination between the need for the Ecuadorian Air Force to finance itself and the decision to offer transport services to the most remote regions of the country. There was a pressing need to achieve a high standard in the training skills of the Air Force pilots, which also meant great expenses in the training. Another important reason was that national integration was essential, especially in the most remote regions of the country, where the communication channels were minimal or nonexistent. Therefore, these factors inspired Colonel Luis A. Ortega to propose the creation of an Ecuadorian Air Force airline. The dissertation he wrote in order to obtain his promotion to Major included the organizational outline, operation costs, routes and the objectives of the airline. The Colonel’s proposal had the complete support of the Commanding General of the Ecuadorian Air Force, Colonel Guillermo Freile Posso, who gave the authorization to start the creation of TAME. As Colonel Ortega recalls “Our goals have always been ambitious, we want to work with energy and dedication in order to place TAME as the most important airline in Ecuador.” Gradually, TAME grew both in infrastructure and clients. The actual resources obtained from the most profitable routes were invested in the improvement of the fleet, facilities and other necessary elements needed in order to have an adequate operation of the airline. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「TAME」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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