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FLIGHT, 17 April 1959 555 WORLD AIRLINE DIRECTORY. C. T. Smith, asst. managing director; C. G. vonRosen, operations manager; B. Virving, tech- nical manager; C. Rosen, sales manager.Fleet: five C-46, two DC-3, two Consul. Transamerica S.A. was formed in July 1958 totake over the services previously operated by Scrvicos Aereos del Paraguay.Head Office: Asuncion, Paraguay. Fleet: two C-46, two DC-4. Trans-Australia Airlines—TAA was set up,and is controlled on behalf of the State, by the Australian National Airlines Commission, forthe operation of domestic services. Operations began in 1946 and have been extremely suc-cessful; its present route network covers 30,000 miles. A network of routes link Melbourne, Ade-laide, Sydney, Brisbane and Hobart. A coastal route serves Townsville and Cairns; there areroutes from both Adelaide and Brisbane to Darwin and one from Adelaide to Perth.TAA was the first Australian airline to operate Viscounts.Head Office: 339 Swanston St., Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Executives: W. D. McDonald, chairman; L. J. Byrne, secretary; J. P. Ryland, gen. mgr.;R. E. Bailey, dir. operations; L. L. McKenzie, commercial director; R. L. Pope, director offinance. Fleet: 13 Viscount, two Convair 240, fourDC-4, 17 DC-3, four Drover, three Hiller UH-12C. On order: two Viscount (1959), 12Friendship (current), two Elcctra (1959). Transavia Flug G.m.b.H., this Dusseldorf-based German independent company was formed in 1957, taking over the assets of Her-furtner Luftreederei, Transavia ceased opera- tions early in 1959. Trans-Canada Air Lines—TCA was foundedin 1937 as the nationally-owned airline, with the stock being held by the Government Cana-dian National Railways. The company began operations between Vancouver and Seattle andestablished air mail services between Montreal and Vancouver by October 1938 and trans-continental passenger services by April 1939. In May 1947, TCA took over commercialoperation of its wartime-established trans- atlantic services to Britain. The airline now operates transcontinentalservices, services to Europe, the U.S.A., Ber- muda, Jamaica, the Bahamas and Trinidad.TCA was the first airline to introduce Viscount services in North America.Head Office: 1080 University St., Montreal. Executives: G. R. McGregor, president; H. W.Seagrim, vice-president operations; W. G. Wood, vice-president sales; R. H. Tarr, secre-tary; G. S. Cowie, treasurer. Fleet: 13 L.1049, 21 Canadair North Star, 48Viscount, nine DC-3. On order : 20 Vanguard, six DC-8, three Viscount. Trans-Caribbean Airways Inc. operates week-end services, at low fares, between New York and San Juan, Puerto Rico.Head Office: New York City, New York, U.S.A. Executives: O. Roy Chalk, president; Irving M.Buckley, vice-president/treasurer; D. J. McFarland, director traffic and operations.Fleet: two DC-6, one DC-4, one C-46. On order: one DC-8. Transcontinental S.A. was founded in 1956to operate scheduled services within Argentina and to the U.S. California Eastern Aviationholds a 25 per cent share and provides aircraft and crew for the U.S. service.Head Office: Buenos Aires, Argentina. Executive: E. Maslorenz, president.Fleet: six C-46, three L.1049H. On order: 4 Convair 880. Trans-Gaspesian Air Lines Ltd. operatescharter services in the St. Lawrence area. Fleet: one L.10, one Beech, one Widgeon, oneT-50, two Cessna 180, one Cessna 170. Trans-International Airlines Inc. operates services on contract from Miami.Head Office: Miami 48, Florida. Executives: A. J. Leeward, president; R. J.Leeward, vice-president. Fleet: five DC-3, one C-47, one C-82, twoHiller. Trans Island Airways Ltd. was set up inFebruary 1956 to provide air services for North Otago, South Canterbury and Nelson. Thefirst route to be opened, in April 1956, was Christchurch - Timaru - Oamaru operated witha D.H.89 and mail contracts were obtained for that route and also for the Christchurch -Nelson route. Head Office: Oamaru, New Zealand.Executives: K. T. Cusack, secretary; Brian G. Chadwick, chief pilot.Fleet: one D.H.89, two Beech D.18S. Trans-Labrador Airlines Ltd. operate charteiservices, mainly in the Province of Quebec (Labrador, Ungava and North West Terri-tories), from a base at Schefferville (Knob- Lake). Head Office: P.O. Box 1120 Mont-Joli, P.Q.,Canada. Executives: C. W. Hoyt, president; J. B. Scott,vice-president; Raymond Paradis, secretary. Fleet: two DC-3, one Canso PBY (CataUna),one Norseman, one Otter. Trans Mar de Cortes S.A. was founded as aprivate company in 1947 and began operations in December 1948 with freight and mailservices. Passenger carriage began in 1949 and in July 1952 the company took over LineasAereos del Pacifico. A network of routes is operated in the Gulf of California area.Head Office: Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico. Executives: M. Obregon, director/manager; L.Coppola, general manager; T. B. Lee, opera- tions manager.Fleet: three DC-3. On order: one F-27. Trans Mediterranean Airways—TMA operatesa fleet of seven York freighters on charter services. This company also operates regularservices on behalf of Persian Air Services. Head Office: P.O. Box 3018, Beirut, Lebanon.Fleet: seven York. Transocean Air Lines—TAL is a U.S. supple-- mental carrier now operating a scheduled twice weekly service between Oakland and Okinawavia Honolulu, Wake Island and Guam. Other services are operated from California to NewYork, Chicago and Honolulu. Transocean is responsible for the Trust Territory Operationsin the Pacific and also has interests in Air Jordan and Iranair. Head Office: Oakland, California, U.S.A.Executives: O. M. Nelson, president and chair- man; S. A. Nichols, secretary/treasurer.Fleet: four Stratocruiser, four L.749, three DC-4, three SA-16, one DC-3. On order : fourL.1049H. • Transpac-Societe Caledonienne de Trans-portes Aeriens operates services between Noumea and Isle of Pines, Lifu, Uvea andMare. Head Office: Noumea, New Caledonia.Executives: H. G. Martinet, president; H. G. Coursin, manager; J. A. Lafargue, chief pilot;M. A. Couillaud, chief engineer. Fleet: three D.H.89, one Heron. Transportes Aereos Buenos Aires S.A. areplanning to take over a thrice weekly service between Buenos Aires and Tandil previouslyoperated by LADE. Transportes Aereos Catarinense S.A.—TAC operates coastal routes north from Florian-opolis to Rio de Janeiro and south from Florianopolis to Porto Alegre and Bage.Cruzeiro do Sol provides TAC and crews and technical assistance.Head Office: Florianopolis, Brazil. Executives: Dr. J. D. F. Lima, president; G. M.Lins, vice-president /secretary. Fleet: one DC-3. Transportes Aereos da Guine Portuguesa—TAGP operates four internal services within Portuguese Guinea and an international routefrom Bissao to Dakar. This latter service is due to be extended to the Cape Verde Islands.Head Office: Bissao, Portuguese Guinea. Fleet: two Rapide, two Cessna 170, one Heron. Transportes Aereos da India Portuguesa—TAIP operates services from Goa to Karachi, Beirut and Lisbon.Head Office: Goa. Executives: Maj. A. G. Solano d'Almeida,director. Fleet: one Heron 2, two Viking, two DC-4. Transportes Aereos de Chile—see Transa Chile Ltda. Transportes Aereos de Timor—TAT operateslocal services in Timor using two Doves. Transportes Aereos Jalisco—TAJ operatestwo DC-3s on charter services within Mexico. Transportes Aereos Militares—TAM oper-ates some domestic services in Peru. Services are carried out by the Peruvian Air Force.Head Office: Lima, Peru. Executives: Col, C. Ramos, director; Capt. H.Diaz, technical manager. Fleet: eight DC-3, six D.H.89, three Stinson,one Beechcraft, four Canso, four Beaver. Transportes Aereos Nacionales S.A.—TANAirlines was founded by Honduras private interests in 1947 for the operation of contractcargo flights. The company built up substantial cargo traffic and in 1950 scheduled passengerand freight operations were begun. There is now a small U.S. private holding in the com-pany. TAN's routes now serve Miami, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Ecuadorand Peru, in addition to Honduras. Undupli- cated route mileage is 1,180. An agreementwith Aerolineas Peruanas and CEA allows through services to be operated between theU.S. and South America at sub-I.A.T.A. fares. Head Office: Tegucigalpa, Honduras.Executives: M. Brooks, president; R. Alvarez, secretary; C. W. Shelton, vice-president.Fleet: three C-46, one DC-6C. Transportes Aereos Orientales—TAO operatesnon-scheduled services within Ecuador. Head Office: Quito, Ecuador.Fleet: one Ju-52, one Norseman. Transportes Aereos Paraense—TAP has beenestablished to operate a domestic service from Belem to Rio de Janeiro via Pedro Alfonso and Brasilia.Head Office: Belem, Brazil. Fleet: two DC-4, six C-46, two Canso. Passengers on TAI's South Pacific services enjoy an airborne movie
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