Bolivia's TAM grounds fleet after aborted take-off

TAM has grounded its complete fleet “at least until May 11” to carry out preventive maintenance on its fleet. TAM, which is operated by the air force but acts as a public service airline operating routes that are not commercially viable, offered few details about the cause of the decision. A TAM source says that the decision was taken "in compliance with TAM’s safety plan". A source says that the move was made after an aborted take-off in Cochabamba after an engine failure May 2. It is not clear which aircraft was involved in the incident. TAM operates 3 Boeing 737-300s, 1 737-300 and 2 BAe 146 jets. However, the TAM source says only 3 aircraft are in operation, without specifying the aircraft type. TAM is currently in the process of recertifying to become a civilian airline. <br/>