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490 FLIGHT, 8 April I960 OF THE WORLD Executives: L. Chalk, president; H. Lustin,managing director. Fleet: six DC-3, two Consul, two Beech, oneRapide, six Broussard. Aerotransportes Literal Argentino SA—ALA was founded in 1957 to operate regular ser-vices using four Aero Commanders between Buenos Aires and Rosario. After some initialdifficulties the company was reorganized and DC-3s were put into operation. In 1958 ALAtook over Transatlantica, a newly-formed company planning to operate DC-4s to Miami.ALA's present operations are confined to a network of domestic routes in northern Argen-tina based on Rosario. Head Office: ler Piso, Sarmiento 859, Rosario,Argentina. Fleet: four DC-3. Aerovias Brasil SA—see REAL SA. Aerovias CA Servicios Apure operates internalcharter services within Venezuela. Fleet: one Beaver, six Cessna 180. Aerovias Ecuatorianas CA — AREA wasfounded in 1949 and began operations in 1951. AREA took over the routes formerly workedby Aero Transporte Ecuatoriano and Trans- andia Ecuatoriana. The company operates aninternal route network. Head Office: Calle Bolivar 318, Quito, Ecuador.Executives: L. Arias, president; A. Arias, general manager. Fleet: two DC-3, one Fairchild Friendship. Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia—see AVIANCA. Aerovias Nacionales de Honduras SA—ANHSA was founded in 1950 by private inter- ests. On November 30, 1957, 83.6 per cent ofthe issued stock was purchased by Servido Aereo de Honduras SA. ANHSA flies only do-mestic services within Honduras, covering what is known as the Olanchito route.Head Office: Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Executives: Fernando Lardizabal, president;Isidoro Acosta Bonilla, treasurer/secretary. Employees: 40.Fleet: two DC-3. Aerovias Panama Airways—APA was foundedin 1951 as Aerovias Interamericanas de Panama SA (Avispa), and began operationsmainly as a cargo carrier using C-46s leased from the Colombian company Lineas Inter-americanos. In 1952 the company was desig- nated by the Panama Government to operatea Panama - Miami route. Low-fare services are operated in conjunction with Cia Ecuator-iana de Aviacion using an ex-Connor Airlines DC-6 with an Ecuadorean registration. DC-6services go from Panama to Miami non-stop, and from Panama to Lima via Cali, Quito andGuayaquil; these will be continued on to Buenos Aires by Aerolineas Peruanas subjectto Government approval. There are also Panama - Kingston - Miami DC-4 services,and DC-4 services to Medellin, Colombia are operated in conjunction with RAS, fares beingbelow the IATA level. Head Office: PO Box 4308, Panama City,Panama. Executives: H. Barletta, president; C. R.Howell, secretary/treasurer. Fleet: one DC-6, one DC-4, two C-46. Aerovias "Q" SA—"Q" Airways was foundedin October 1945 and began operations in 1946 to Key West and Gerona. Present operationsare from Havana to West Palm Beach, to Nueva Gerona and to Key West.Head Office: 72, Cienfuegos, Havana, Cuba. Executives: M. Quevedo, president /generalmanager; M. Rodriquez, traffic manager; J. E. A. de Regato, operations manager.Fleet: four C-46, one DC-4. Aerovias Sud Americana Inc—ASA Inter-national Airlines was founded in 1947 as a con- tract cargo carrier operating a route fromTampa, Florida, to Havana. In December 1952 it was granted by the US Government the firstinternational all-cargo certificate as a scheduled carrier. In December 1959 this certificate was renewed, adding Miami (as a co-terminal) andmany foreign points. ASA now has the right to serve Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras,British Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador andPeru. It also has a contract from the USAF to flya C-118A and a C-54 from Los Angeles to Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, for the USAFBallistic Missile Division. Head Office: Box 11120, St Petersburg, Florida,USA. / Executives: F. S. Buchanan, chairman of theboard; V. V. Carmichael, Jr, president; W. M. Dunn, Jr, vice-president sales and traffic; C. B.Powell, vice-president legal; W. M. Bussey, secretary; J. M. Rodriguez, treasurer; F. A.Swensen, director of operations; H. F. Weaver, director of maintenance.Employees: 172. Fleet: two DC-4, three C-46 (one on leaseV This Ansett-ANA Sandringham, named "Beach- comber," is now operated by Airlines of New South Wales—one of their two boats Aerovias Venezolanas SA—AVENSA wasformed in July 1943 by Venezuelan interests and Pan American Airways, who owned 30 percent of the capital. Regular domestic services were begun in 1944 and international operationscommenced in June 1955. Domestic routes are operated by DC-3s, Convairs and F.27s,while C-46s operate domestic cargo services and also a weekly Caracas - Miami cargo servicereturning via Kingston. There are seven DC-6B services a week over the Maracaibo -Caracas - Montego Bay - Miami and New Orleans network.Head Office: Apartado des Correos 943, Cara- cas, Venezuela.Executives: A. Boulton, acting president/ general manager; G. O. Tucker, vice-presidentand secretary; R. van den Branden, vice-presi- dent traffic; H. L. Boulton, Jr, executive vice-president; A. Pena, comptroller. Fleet: two DC-6B, three C-46 freighters, fiveF.27, two Convair 440, five Convair 340, 14 DC-3 (three are freighters). One Convair 880is reportedly on order. Aerunion SRL is a charter company, basedin Buenos Aires, specializing in the carriage of freight.Head Office: 796 Santa Fe, Buenos Aires, Argentina.Executives: N. Abud, president; E. R. Alric, vice-president.Fleet: two C-46. Africair Ltd, a subsidiary of General Mining& Finance Corporation Ltd, concentrates on moving African personnel on behalf of theWitwatersrand Native Labour Association Ltd. Head Office: 6 Holland Street, PO Box 1173,Johannesburg, South Africa. Executives: J. Scott, chairman; T. V. Mitchell,managing director. Fleet: 12 DC-3, two DC-4, one Beech 18. Aigle Azur Extreme-Orient (was Aigle AzurIndochina) now operates only non-scheduled services from Saigon.Head Office: Box 369, Saigon. Executive: M. Greselle, director.Fleet: five Stratoliner, five DC-3, one Bristol 170, one C-46, three Otter, one Beaver. Air Algerie—see Compagnie Generate deTransports Aeriens Air Algerie. Air Atlas-Air Maroc—see Royal Air Maroc. Air Brousse operates charter and localscheduled services within the Belgian Congo from Leopoldville and Luluabourg. The com-pany also operate a maintenance base for private aircraft.Head Office: Ndola Airport, Leopoldville. Executives: Serge Tabutaut, Raymond LinardClaude de Coen. Fleet: four Rapide, two Piper Pacer, two Tri-Pacer, one Tiger Moth. Air Cameroon was formed in 1953 to operateservices from Doala, Cameroons. Executive: R. Meyer, president.Fleet: two C-46, one Norecrin. Air Cargo Express, an American non-scheduled carrier, operates under the name Colombia Airluws. Head Office: Box 31, Boeing Field, Seattle.Executives: H. J. Hunt, president; D. R. Miller, executive vice-president.Fleet: two C-46. Air Ceylon Ltd was founded by the CeylonGovernment in 1947 and in that year opened services between Ceylon and India. In 1949a route to London was opened. In 1951 Air Ceylon was made an independent companywith the Government holding 51 per cent of the stock and Australian National Airwaysholding 49 per cent. A route to Australia was opened, thus providing a through Australia -Ceylon - London service; this route was abandoned in 1953 but in co-operation withKLM a route to Europe (the "Sapphire" ser- vice to London and Amsterdam) was reopenedin 1956 using an L.749 Constellation. In November 1958 this aircraft was replaced byan L.1049G. Two Lockheed Electras will be operatedfrom mid-1960, probably by arrangement with KLM. They will be used on a service to Can-ton in China, and also possibly to Hong Kong and Djakarta. Air Ceylon also operates aColombo - Singapore L.1049G service, and also DC-3 services within Ceylon and northto Madras. Head Office: York Street, Colombo, Ceylon.Executives: J. L. M. Fernando, managing director; Kenneth de Croos, manager trafficand sales; F. B. W. Goonewardena, accountant; W. A. E. Molamure, chief engineer; S. J. P.Fernando, chief pilot. Employees: 333. . Fleet: one L.1049G, three DC-3. Air France was formed in August 1933 by themerging of Air Union, SGTA, and CIDNA and the purchase of Aeropostale. Some of theAir France constituents can claim operating experience back to 1919. French air transporthas a great history and was early in establishing European air services and services to Africa.The pioneering by French airlines of mail services in South America and later across theSouth Atlantic is one of the great stories of aviation. In addition to these routes a systemof Mediterranean services was established and the route to Indo-China was opened as early as1932. Air France now has about 195,000 miles of routes in Europe and Africa and to Northand South America, the Near, Middle and Far East. Early in 1958 a one-stop polar serviceto Tokyo (via Anchorage) was inaugurated. Operations range from the de luxe services toAmerica and the Far East (with Boeing Inter- continentals) to what might be termed desertbus services. The company also operates the French internal night mail services, which haveachieved a very high standard of regularity and reliability. Head Office: 2 Rue Marbeuf, Paris, France.Executives: M. Hymans, chairman; L. Lesieux, president; M. Lemoine, vice-president; R.Dupre, vice-president technical; R. Montarnal, vice-president economics.Employees: 20,102. Fleet: five Boeing 707-328, 10 L.1649A, 13L.1049G, nine L.1049E, 15 L.749 A, 10 Cara- velle, 11 Viscount, 12 Provence, 23 DC-4, 32DC-3. On order : 12 Boeing 707-328 (current), 14 Caravelle (current). Air-India International Corporation wasformed as a limited company in June 1948 with Air India Ltd holding 51 per cent of theshares and the Government of India 49 per cent. On August 1, 1953, by the provisionsof the Air Corporations Act, 1953, AH be- came a State-owned Corporation with the con-tinuing responsibility of operating, as the national flag-carrier, all long-distance inter-national air services. The company began operating a weeklyBombay - Cairo - Geneva - London service iO
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