base Tarija) Air group 65 – (air base Uyuni) Group air defence artillery GADA-94 Fifth Air Brigade (Trinidad): Group air 72 – air base Trinidad Group air 62 – air base Riberalta Group air defence artillery GADA-95 Sixth Air Brigade (Cobija): Group air 64 – air base Cobija Group air defence artillery GADA-96 Civil Aviation The General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics () formerly part of the FAB, administers a civil aeronautics school called the National Institute of Civil Aeronautics (), and two commercial air transport services TAM and TAB. Bolivian Military Airline (TAM) Bolivian Military Airline () is an airline based in La Paz, Bolivia. It is the civilian wing of the 'Fuerza Aérea Boliviana' (the Bolivian Air Force), operating passenger services to remote towns and communities in the North and Northeast of Bolivia. TAM (aka TAM Group 71) has been a part of the FAB since 1945. A similar airline serving the Beni Department with small planes is Línea Aérea Amaszonas, using smaller planes than TAM. The Bolivian Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Public Works, Services and Housing announced on 8 December 2016 that TAM would cease transporting civilian passengers and cargo on 16 December 2016. The decision was to allow TAM to reorganize with a status akin to the state-sponsored Boliviana de Aviacion prior to resuming service under civilian regulations. Bolivian Air Transport (TAB) Although a civil transport airline, Bolivian Air Transport (, was created as a subsidiary company of the FAB in 1977. It is subordinate to the Air Transport Management () and is headed by an FAB general. TAB, a charter heavy cargo airline, links Bolivia with most countries of the Western Hemisphere; its inventory included a fleet of Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft. TAB's Base of operations was headquartered at El Alto, adjacent to La Paz's El Alto International Airport. TAB also flew to Miami and Houston, with stops in Panama. Aircraft Current inventory Future acquisitions During a 31 July 2017 ceremony, which was attended by the armed forces' high command, four models of lead-in fighter trainers (LIFT; L-15, M-346, T-50, and Yak-130) were presented with a potential to replace the T-33 and reequip the GAC-31. The FAB's Commander expressed the FAB's preference for the Yak-130. See also Bolivian Air Force Museum References Bibliography External links Official site (Spanish) Military of Bolivia Air forces by country