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Tampa Cargo
Tampa Cargo (acronym of Transportes Aereos Mercantiles Panamericanos) is a cargo airline based at Jose Maria Cordova International Airport in Medellin, Colombia. It is a specialized all-cargo airline transporting flowers from Latin America to Miami, as well as general cargo throughout the Americas. It has hubs at El Dorado International Airport (BOG), Bogota, Jose Maria Cordova International Airport (MDE), Medellin, Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ), Barranquilla and Miami International Airport (MIA).
History
The airline was established by Luis and Jorge Coulson along with Orlando Botero Escobar and started operations on 11 March 1973. Martinair of the Netherlands acquired a 50% stake in Tampa Cargo in 1996.
Services
Tampa Cargo operates the following services at (April 2007):
Domestic scheduled destinations: Bogota, Medellin, Barranquilla, Cali
International scheduled destinations: Mexico City, Miami, San Juan, Lima, Quito,Guayaquil,Caracas,Valencia, Santiago de Chile, Viracopos and Manaus.
Fleet
Tampa Cargo fleet consists of the following aircraft (at August 2006) :
1 MD-11
4 Boeing B767-200ER-SF
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