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1961
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486 FLIGHT, 13 April 1961 CSA //-/8s seat 78 passengers. Behind this one is an Ariana DC-4 WORLD AIRLINES SURVEY . . . American Airlines Inc was founded in 1934 asdirect successor to American Airways which had come into existence in 1930, and earlierpredecessor companies dating back to 1926. The present-day organization is a vast under-taking and in 1960 its fleet numbered nearly 200 aircraft. One of the three biggest carriersin the US and in the world, American led the world's airlines last year in terms of revenuepassenger-miles. American's route network stretches from coast to coast, into Canada (toToronto) and south to Mexico (to Mexico City), while throughplane interline agreementsstretch the network south-east from Dallas into Miami. Head Office: 100 Park Avenue, New York 17,NY. Executives: C. R. Smith, president; W. J.Hogan, executive vice-president, finance and planning; O. M. Mosier, executive vice-presi-dent, industry planning; G. A. Spater, execu- tive vice-president and general counsel; C. W.Jacob, senior vice-president and secretary; G. M. Sadler, vice-president and general man-ager; R. L. Fitzpatrick, vice-president sales and services; F. J. Mullins. vice-president fieldactivities; Willis Player, vice-president public relations. Employees: 24,000.Fleet: 23 Boeing 707-123, 10 Boeing 707-023, 33 Electra, 20 DC-7, 13 DC-7F, 16 DC-6B,39 DC-6. 35 Convair 240. On order: 15 Boeing 707-023, 25 Convair 990. American Flyers Airline Corp is a US non-scheduled and supplemental carrier awarded a five-year operating certificate in January1959. Two ex-Delta Constellations were added to the fleet last year.Head Office: Fort Worth, Texas. Executive: R. Pigman, president.Fleet: two L.049 Constellation, four DC-3 (leased). American International Airways—AIA wasformed in 1958 largely with ex-Slick Airways aircraft and personnel, offering world-wide aircharter services from Brussels. Due to normal expansion and military contracts, the companywas divided into two operating divisions, the Atlantic and European based at MelsbroekAirport, and the Pacific division based on San Francisco. Late in 1959. general officeswere moved to the USA. This carrier was refused renewal of its operating certificate bythe FA A early in 1960, and is no longer in business. Head Office: Sherman Oaks, California, USA.Fleet: seven DC-4. Amphibian Airways Ltd commenced operationslast summer of a service between Invercargill in New Zealand's South Island and StewartIsland. Six services a week are now operated. Head Office: PO Box 860, The Airport, Inver-cargill, New Zealand. Fleet: two Grumman Widgeon. Amphibious Air Charters, also known asAmphair, started operations last year with the first of four ex-RAAF Supermarine Walrusamphibians used for charter flying. Head Office: Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia.Fleet: one Supermarine Walrus. Ansett-ANA was founded as Ansett AirwaysPty Ltd by R. M. Ansett in 1936 and the air- line's first service was opened that year between Melbourne and Hamilton, the route overwhich Ansett had previously operated road services. In 1952 Ansett took over the flying-boat operator Barrier Reef Airways and in 1953 acquired some of the routes of anotherflying-boat operator, Trans Oceanic Airways. In 1957 Ansett acquired ANA to becomeAustralia's largest privately owned airline, closely comparable in size to TAA. Butler AirTransport (now Airlines of New South Wales) and its subsidiary Queensland Airlines, andGuinea Airways (now Airlines of South Australia) were subsequently acquired and,like Ansett-ANA itself, form part of Ansett Transport Industries Ltd, a group of com-panies engaged in air and road transport and hotel management. In 1960 Mandated Air-lines, Gibbes Sepik Airways and Madang Air Services were also acquired by Ansett. Ansett-ANA operates an extensive route net-work covering all States of Australia, also Papua and New Guinea. Golden Jet serviceswere inaugurated on March 18, 1959, with Electras and Viscount 832s, Ansett-ANA beingthe first non-US airline to operate Electras. Head Office: 489 Swanston Street, Melbourne,Victoria, Australia. Executives: R. M. Ansett, chairman; F.Pascoe, general manager; A. Flanders, finance manager and secretary; E. J. Forrester, ad-ministrative asst. to general manager; J. A. North, commercial manager; Capt. P. J.Gibbes, operations manager. Fleet: three Electra, five Viscount 832, twoViscount 747, four DC-6B, two DC-4, two F-27, three Convair 440, 10 DC-3, one Bristol170, two Bristol Sycamore, two Bell 47J, one Catalina amphibian. On order: three F-27. Apache Airlines Inc operates intra-stateservices with Bonanzas between Phoenix, Tucson and Fort Huachuca. In July 1959Apache entered into a merger agreement with Bonanza Air Lines whereby the latter takesover Apache's routes and all its outstanding capital, subject to CAB approval. ApacheAirines continues to operate under its own name. Head Office: Municipal Airport, Tucson,Arizona, USA. Fleet: Bonanza. Arab Airways (Jerusalem) Ltd—see Air Jordan of the Holy Land. Aramco—the Arabian-American Oil Co—hassince 1947 operated 1,090 round trips between New York and Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, usingtwo DC-4s initially and DC-6Bs since 1953. This service for the transport of techniciansand company personnel came to an end on January 3, 1961, after 80,000 passengers hadbeen carried. The DC-6Bs were eventually operating twice a week to New York throughSchiphol (Aramco's European head office is at The Hague), but are now up for sale; aDC-6A/B also used in a mixed passenger/ freight configuration has been sold to LACSA.Fleet: two DC-6B. Arctic-Pacific Inc is a US non-scheduled andsupplemental carrier whose two-year operating certificate was revoked by the FAA after oneof its two C-46s crashed on take-off at Toledo on October 30, 1960.Head Office: Seattle, Washington. Executives: E. S. Douglass, chairman; H. W.Swanton, president. Fleet: one C-46, one Catalina, one DC-3. Argonaut Airways Inc is a US non-scheduledand supplemental carrier awarded a two-year operating certificate in January 1959.Head Office: Box 627, Miami 48, Florida. Executive: A. G. Thomson, Jr, president.Fleet: one C-46. Ariana Afghan Airlines Co Ltd was founded in1955 with the assistance of Indamer Co Ltd. The Afghanistan Government has a 51 percent interest and Pan American has a 49 per cent holding. Domestic scheduled servicesbegan in 1957 with DC-3s. Pan Am is respon- sible for technical and operational assistanceand for training Afghan staff; an ex-PanAm DC-6A was added to the fleet last year. Thisoperates the "Marco Polo" route from Kabul to Frankfurt via Kandahar, Teheran, Damas-cus, Beirut, Ankara and Prague. Other services link Kabul to Amritsar and Delhi, to Karachiand to points in Afghanistan. Head Office: PO Box 76, Kabul, Afghanistan.Executives: F. M. Ahmedzai, president; L. C. Lindsey, executive vice-president; F. S.Adams, traffic/sales manager; B. V. Ferdi- nandsen, comptroller; M. Aslam, secretary.Fleet: one DC-6A, one DC-4, four DC-3. On order: one DC-6 A. Arkia, Israel Inland Airlines Ltd was foundedin 1950 by El Al and Kanfot, a company owned by the General Federation of Labour.At present the only scheduled operations are from Tel Aviv to Haifa and Mahanaym, andfrom Tel Aviv to Beersheba and Elath. Arkia also operates two Alouettes owned by theAlisa company on charter services; the Alisa concern is a partnership between the Israel Defence Ministry and Mr Y. Shidlovsky ofParis. Head Office: Tel Aviv, Israel.Executives: J. Hozman, managing director; L. Bigon, technical manager.Fleet: four DC-3, two Beech 18, one Dove, two Alouette. Asiatic Aeronautical Co Ltd—see Civil Air Transport. Aspen Airways Inc is a recently-formed intra-state carrier operating between Aspen, Colorado, and Denver. Head Office: 310 East Main Street, Aspen,Colorado, USA. Fleet: Beech D-18S, Cessna 310. Associated Air Transport Inc is a US non-scheduled and supplemental carrier awarded a two-year operating certificate in January1959. Head Office: PO Box 932, Miami 48, Florida.Fleet: one Boeing B-17G, one CW-20T, five C-46. Associated Airlines (Pty) Ltd operate privateair services in Australia on behalf of the parent companies, the Broken Hill Pty Co and Con-solidated Zinc. Head Office: 500 Bourke St, Melbourne, Vic-toria, Australia. Fleet: one Grumman Gulfstream, one Heron20, one Piaggio P. 166. Associated Helicopters Ltd was a subsidiary ofAssociated Airways (see Pacific Western) but now operates independently. Work is carriedout on behalf of various oil companies. Head Office: Edmonton, Alberta.Executives: T. P. Fox, president; S. R. Kaufman, manager.Fleet: 14 Bell 47. Associacion Interamericano de Aviacion—AID A was formed in 1947 to operate charter services in Colombia. It is not known whetherthis carrier is still operating. Head Office: Bogota, Colombia. Atlantic Seaboard Airlines Inc commencedservices last year between Atlantic City and Philadelphia Pa, using Doves, but it is believedto have ceased operations. Head Office: Bader Field, Atlantic City, NewJersey, USA. Fleet: Dove. Austin Airways Ltd was founded in 1934 andis the oldest continuously operated airline in Canada. Austin operates extensive non-scheduled services in northern Ontario and western Quebec (principally to James Bay andHudson Bay in Ontario and Quebec) and also undertakes aerial photography, air survey andforest fire patrol work. Charter bases are operated throughout north-eastern Ontario.Last year Austin co-operated in the develop- ment of water-dropping tanks for Canso
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