TbilAviaMsheni, trading as TAM Air ( ka, თბილავიამშენი, tr), was a Georgian

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based in

Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი, ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), ( ka, ტფილისი, tr ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city of Georgia ( ...

History

Aircraft Investor Resources (AIR) had appointed Georgian manufacturer Tbilaviamsheni (TAM) to manufacture the fuselage, wings and stabilizer for its Epic LT single-engined

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, for which it had 25 orders. Rick Schrameck, AIR owner and chief executive, stated Tbilisi-based TAM will build the same parts for the certificated version of the LT.

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-based AIR was gearing up for first delivery of the Epic kit by year end. TAM, which was a

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, was in the process of restructuring its complete organisation consisting primarily of its aircraft manufacturing/maintenance concern and its small regional airline with the objective of acquiring a larger share of the civil aviation market, in Georgia and Euro-Asia. It was also looking into expanding into a multimodal logistics centre as the main merchandise railway line, serving the

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ports of

Poti Poti ( ka, ფოთი ; Mingrelian language, Mingrelian: ფუთი; Laz language, Laz: ჶაში/Faşi or ფაში/Paşi) is a port city in Georgia (country), Georgia, located on the eastern Black Sea coast in the mkhare, region of ...

and

Batumi Batumi (; ka, ბათუმი ), historically Batum or Batoum, is the List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), second-largest city of Georgia (country), Georgia and the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, located on the coast ...

, run right on the location of its airfield making it very convenient for rail, road and air freight to converge both to and from

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, northern

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and

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. However, TAM Air ceased operations in 2010.

Fleet

The TAM Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft as of 29 May 2009: * 1

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(operated by Starline.kz)

References

External links

Official website
Defunct airlines of Georgia (country) Companies based in Tbilisi Airlines established in 2001 Airlines disestablished in 2010 2001 establishments in Georgia (country) 2010 disestablishments in Georgia (country) {{Georgia-transport-stub