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508 FLIGHT, 8 April 1960 AIRLINES. OF THE WORLD Head Office: Plaza Cervantes, Manila, Republicof the Philippines. Executives: A. Soriano, president; A. Soriano,Jr, first vice-president; R. Ygoa, vice-president director; D. M. Gomez, vice-president.Employees: 2,052. Fleet: three Viscount, one Convair 340, twoF-27, 23 DC-3, five Twin Pioneer 2, six Otter. On order: two DC-8 (1961). Philippine Aviation Development—PAD isoperated by the Government to provide certain internal services.Head Office: Manila, Philippines. Fleet: five single-engined aircraft. Piedmont Airlines—see Piedmont Aviation. Piedmont Aviation Inc was established in1940 as a fixed base operator and began local service operations in 1948. Trading as Pied-mont Airlines the company now has about 3,290 miles of routes in North and SouthCarolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Vir- ginia, Kentucky and Ohio.Head Office: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. Executives: T. H. Davis, president/treasurer;R. D. Hager, vice-president traffic; H. K.' Saunders, vice-president operations; M. F.Fare, secretary. Fleet: 20 DC-3, eight F-27. Pioneer Air Lines—see Continental AirLines. Pioneer Aviation Corp was founded in 1953 and operates non-scheduled services withinIndonesia. Head Office: Djakarta, Indonesia.Fleet: one Beaver, one Cessna. 'i. _: Polskie Linie Lotnicze—see LOT. Polynesian Airways is a New Zealand-basedcarrier that commenced operations last year in the south west Pacific with two ex-RoyalAustralian Air Force Percival Princes. Primera Linea Aerea Santefisina SA—PLASwas formed in 1958 and operates between Buenos Aires and Santa Fe.Head Office: Santa Fe, Argentina. Fleet: one DC-3, three L.10. Primeras Lineas Uruguayas de NavegacionAerea—see PLUNA. Protea Airlines (formerly Volkslugdiens) is arecently-formed South African charter operator and started operations last year with an ex-Trek Airways Viking. It has authority to operate charter nights to Israel, Saudi Arabiaand throughout Africa, and has applied to operate services for non-Europeans in SouthAfrica and to the Middle East. Fleet: one Viking. Provincetown-Boston Airline Inc operatesfeeder services between Provincetown Muni- cipal Airport and Logan Airport, Boston.Head Office: Provincetown, Mass, USA. Executives: J. C van Arsdale, president/treasurer. Fleet: two L.10, two Cessna 190. Purdue Aeronautics Corporation is an affiliateof Purdue University, and operates DC-3s for the professional pilot training programmes ofthe University's Aviation Technology Depart- ment. Charter flights are also operated.Head Office: Lafayette, Indiana, USA. Executive: Grove Webster, vice-president.Employees: 31. Fleet: four DC-3. "Q" Airways—see Aerovias "Q" SA. Qantas Empire Airways Ltd—QEA can traceits history back to 1920 when QANTAS (Queensland and Northern Territory AerialServices) was founded on November 16 of that year, and on November 2, 1922, the companyopened its first regular service between Charle- ville and Cloncurry. This was the first air ser-vice in eastern Australia and it was operated by Armstrong Whitworth FK.8 biplanes. Qantas Empire Airways Ltd was founded inJanuary 1934 by Qantas and Imperial Airways to operate the Singapore - Brisbane section of SAS has been operating Carovelles for nearly a year the England - Australia air route then about tobe established. In December 1959 Qantas and BO AC celebrated the 25 th anniversary of theKangaroo Route from Sydney to London through Asia—still the longest air route in theworld. Qantas was the first airline to operate round-the-world services through San Francisco and New York; these were inaugurated on January14, 1958, with L. 1049s. Qantas operates four round-the-world 707 services a week:two westbound from Sydney through Asia to London, New York, San Francisco and acrossthe Pacific, and two in the opposite direction. Qantas commenced trans-Pacific services in1954 when it took over the Sydney - Fiji - Honolulu - San Francisco and Vancouver routeof BCPA. The airline also operates from Sydney and Darwin to Port Moresby, Manila,Hong Kong and Tokyo; from Sydney, Mel- bourne and Perth to Johannesburg via theCocos Islands and Mauritius, and there is also an L.1049H all-freight service from Sydney toLondon. DC-3s and Otters fly local services to and within New Guinea. Head Office: 70 Hunter Street, Sydney, NSW,Australia. Executives: Sir Hudson Fysh, chairman; C. O.Turner, chief executive and general manager; Capt G. U. Allan, deputy chief executive anddeputy general manager; Capt R. J. Ritchie, director of technical services; C. W. Nielson,director of commercial services; F. C. Derham, secretary and director of finance.Employees: 6,737. Fleet: seven Boeing 707-138; four L.188CElectra, eight Super Constellation, three DC-4, eight DC-3, four Otter. On order: three Boeing707-138. Quebecair Inc was incorporated in 1947 asRimouski Airlines Ltd and took its present name in 1953. Services are operated acrossand on either side of the St Lawrence from Montreal in the west to Sept lies, Ross Bayand Schefferville in the east and also from Rouyn/Noranda in central Quebec province.Head Office: Rimouski, PQ, Canada. Executives: R. Crevier, president; B. SteMarie, general manager; M. Tessier, secretary. Fleet: three F-27, three DC-3, two Canso, oneC-46, one Beech D-18S. Queensland Airlines Pry Ltd was the nametaken by Aircrafts Pty Ltd in 1947 when Butler Air Transport acquired control of thecompany by purchasing 93 per cent of the out- standing stock. Queensland Airlines is now asubsidiary of Ansett Transport Industries Ltd. Working under its separate identity, the airlineoperates a network of services covering 2,700 miles in Queensland and south to Sydney, NewSouth Wales. Head Office: Brisbane Airport, Queensland,Australia. Executives: R. M. Ansett, chairman; R. S.Adair, managing director; T. Foulkes, secre- tary; D. C. McDonough, traffic manager;M. B. Mitchell, operations manager; A. Pro- bert, chief engineer.Fleet: one F.27 Friendship, three DC-3. REAL SA Transportes Aereos was founded in1946 as Redes Estaduais Aereas Limitada (REAL), and operations began on February7 of that year between Sao Paulo and Rio with a single DC-3. By a series of mergers ofand acquisitions in no less than 14 Brazilian airlines REAL has become the largest airlinein South America. In 1954 an 87 per cent holding was acquired in Empresa de Trans-portes Aerovias Brasil SA and its subsidiary Aeronorte, and two years later REAL acquiredan 85 per cent holding in the Nacional Trans- portes Aereos consortium. Transportes AereosSalvador was acquired in 1957 but continues to operate under its own name. In additionto its Brazilian domestic services, which cover a considerable route mileage, REAL operates L.1049H services northwards to Port of Spain,Caracas, Miami, Bogota, Mexico City and Los Angeles as well as a C-46 freight service toMiami. Montevideo, Buenos Aires and Asuncion are also served.Head Office: Sao Paulo, Brazil. Executives: Linneu Gomes, president; Dr L. C.Andrade, director engineering; Dr A. J. Filhoj director legal.Fleet: four L.1049H, two DC-4, 12 C-46, 14 Convair 440, six Convair 340, 82 DC-3, twoAero Commander. On order : four Convair 600 (1961). Reeve Aleutian Airways Inc. This concernwas founded in 1932 but operated mainly charter services until 1948 when CAB grantedthe company a certificate of public convenience and necessity. Services are operated fromAnchorage through the Aleutians to Ami and the company is authorized to fly on an irregularbasis between any of its certificated points and the Pribilof Islands.Head Office: Anchorage, Alaska. Executives: R. C. Reeve, president; Robert L.Hanson, vice-president; Margaret Rutledge, secretary; Janice M. Reeve, treasurer.Fleet: three DC-3, one Sikorsky S-43, one Goose, one DC-4. Regina Cargo Airlines Inc is a US non-scheduled carrier. Fleet: two C-46, one DC-3. Reseau Aerien Interinsulaire—RAI beganservices in 1951, linking points in the Society Islands, some of which were previously servedby Air Tahiti and TRAPAS. Points served, apart from Papeete in Tahiti, are Huahine,Raiatea and Bora Bora. The French airline TAI has acquired a controlling share in RAI.Head Office: Papeete, Tahiti. Executives: Chief of the Service of PublicWorks and Mines; Agent of Messageries Mari- times; R. Yvernat, manager.Fleet: one Catalina, one Sandringham. Resort Airlines Inc is a US non-scheduledcarrier that specialises in the operation of inclusive holiday tours to the Caribbean andalso in military charter flying. The company is controlled by the Townsend Investment Co.Head Office: Washington, DC, USA. Executives: Thomas B. Wilson, chairman andchief executive officer; Morris M. Townsend, president; Douglas P. Larsen, vice-presidentoperations; James F. Murray, vice-president comptroller; Van B. Nixon, vice-presidentmaintenance; John P. Simpson, secretary; Clinton Davidson, treasurer.Employees: 120. Fleet: two L.1049H (leased to TWA), tenDC-4, five C-46. Riddle Airlines Inc is a leading all-cargooperator linking the US East Coast and the Mid-West to Miami and Puerto Rico. Cargooperations began between Puerto Rico and New York in 1947, and in 1951 the company be-came a certificated all-cargo carrier linking various cities in Puerto Rico via Miami. In 1955Riddle was certificated to serve 13 additional cities in the US. The majority shareholder inRiddle is Arthur Vining Davis. Head Office: Box 535, Miami, Florida, USA.Executives: Robert M. Hewitt, president; E. M. Leath Jr, vice-president and treasurer; C. L.Hood, vice-president marketing; H. T. Weaver, regional vice-president New York; Jane B.Love, secretary; S. C. Humphries, assistant treasurer.Employees: 412. Fleet: three DC-4, three C-46R, 26 C-46. Robby's Aircraft Co Ltd has been engaged inagricultural and charter operations in South Australia since 1949. Three services weeklyare provided with a Dove to an oil exploration site at Innamincka, 500 miles north of Adelaide.Head Office: Government Aerodrome, Para- field, Adelaide, South Australia.
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