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1962
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FLIGHT International, 12 April 1962 general; A. R. C. da Silva Paes, director; A. N. de Azevedo, sub-director. Fleet: six DC-3, two Lodestar, four Dove. On order: three Friendship 200. Direccao de Exploracao dos Transportes Aereos—DTA was founded in 1938 as a division of the Ports, Railways and Transport Administration in Portuguese West Africa. Operations began in 1938 and at present DTA operates a network of domestic services and also a route between Luanda and Leopoldville and also to Pointe Noire and Sao Tome. Head Office: Luanda, Angola. Executives: Eng. V. Outeiro, president; J. de S. Medina, managing director. Employees: 579. Fleet: seven DC-3, four Beech 18, one D.H.89, On order: two Friendship 200. Dominion Helicopters Ltd operate and main tain helicopters from their base in Toronto. Head Office: Toronto, Canada. Executives: J. M. Fleming, president; E. W. Grant, vice-president. Employees: 21. Fleet: seven Bell 47, one Hiller UH-12A. Ducor Air Transport Co, also known as DATCO Airlines, operates non-scheduled and charter services in Liberia. Head Office: Robertsfield, Liberia. Fleet: one Dornier Do27Q. East African Airways Corporation—EAAC came into being in January 1946; it is respons ible for the development of air transport in the four territories of Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika and Zanzibar. The Corporation is successor to the pre-war Wilson Airways. EAAC operates a network Of domestic services in the four territories and international services to neigh bouring African states, South Africa, Aden, Pakistan, India and the United Kingdom. EAAC Comet 4 services began in September 1960, and Comets operate a seven times-weekly first-economy service from London to Benghazi, Entebbe/Kampala, Nairobi and Dar-se-Salaam, a service from Nairobi to Johannes burg and a service from Nairobi to Aden, Karachi and Bombay. EAAC DC-4Ms operate regional East African routes as well as weekly services from Nairobi to Bombay via Aden and Karachi, from Nairobi to Salisbury and to Johannes burg. A repeat order for seven Friendships may eventually be placed. Head Office: PO Box 19002, Nairobi Airport, Kenya. Executives: Col M. C. P. Mostert, general manager; A. V. Gill, asst general manager; Capt P. Henn, operations manager; A. E. Robinson, chief engineer; Capt P. A. Travers, commercial manager; S. G. Choppin, chief accountant; J. W. Baines, sales manager; A. G. Molison, manager (stations and traffic). Employees: 2,150. Fleet: three Comet 4, three Canadair DC-4M, nine DC-3. On order: three Friendship 200. East Coast Flying Service is a US intra-state and contract carrier that last year acquired two ex-TWA Martin 4-0-4s. Fleet: two Martin 4-0-4, one DC-3. East-West Airlines Ltd was founded in 1947 to provide feeder services between inland districts, Brisbane and Sydney. Services between Tamworth and Sydney were opened in that year and to Brisbane in 1948. The air line now links 20 points in New South Wales and southern Queensland with Sydney and Brisbane. South Coast Airways Pty Ltd became a subsidiary of East-West in 1953. The company's first Fokker Friendship began operations in August 1959 and a second Friendship will be obtained when traffic justifies it. Places on the production line have been booked for four Max Holste Super Broussards. The Hudsons are now up for sale after having been used for air survey work. A Twin Bonanza was acquired in March 1959 for rain-making experiments over the Upper Darling catchment area. Head Office: PO Box 249, Tamworth, NSW. Australia Executives: D. M. Shand, chairman; J. B. Regan, deputy chairman; J. G. Riley, acting manager; R. O. Cooksey, secretary; J. S. Bolton, chief engineer; Capt R. W. Walesby, acting operations manager; N. V. Buchanan, traffic superintendent; L. J. Brain, management adviser consultant. Employees: 160. Fleet: one F.27 Friendship, four DC-3, two Hudson, one D50 Twin Bonanza. Eastern Air Lines Inc—EAL is one of the largest US carriers and its history goes back to 1927 when Pitcairn Aviation successfully bid for a mail contract between New York and Atlanta. The carrier's name became Eastern Air Transport in 1930, following North American Aviation's acquisition of Pitcairn in the previous year. New York Airways and Ludington Air Lines were acquired in 1931 and 1933 respectively. North American sold its holdings in 1938. EAL now has an extensive route system throughout the Eastern States serving Boston, Detroit, Chicago and Minneapolis/St Paul at the northern extremities; St Louis, Memphis and San Antonio in the west; and Mexico City and Puerto Rico at the southwest and south east corners of the network. Eastern acquired Colonial Airlines in June 1956, thus gaining routes to Ottawa. Montreal and Bermuda. A Eroposal to merge with American Airlines is eing presented to Eastern's shareholders in April. If approved by shareholders and the CAB the merger will make American Airlines (as the combined airline would be known) the largest US domestic carrier. Eastern inaugurated low-fare no-reserva- 563 tions "Air Shuttle" services between New York, Boston and Washington on April 30, 1961. These have been very successful and 17 Super Constellations and five DC-7Bs are now permanently assigned to operate them. Miami, Philadelphia, St Louis, Tampa, San Juan, Detroit, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and St Petersburg are also served by "Air Bus" services. Twelve DC-8 "Air Shuttle" services a day are operated non-stop between New York and Miami. Head Office: 10 Rockefeller Plaza, New York. Executives: E. V. Rickenbacker, chairman; M. A. Maclntyre, president/chief executive officer; T. E. Creighton, executive vice- president finance and secretary; C. A. Wallon, treasurer. Employees: 17,522. Fleet: 15 DC-8, 15 Boeing 720-025, 39 Electra, 48 DC-7B, ten L.1049G, 15 L.1049C (four converted to freighters), 12 L. 1049A, seven DC-6B leased from Twentieth Century Air craft Inc, 20 Convair 440, 36 Martin 4-0-4. On order: 40 Boeing 727. Eastern Copter Service is seeking CAB approval to operate helicopter services in the New England area. Omega BS-12D1S and ex-New York Airways Vertol 44Bs would be used initially, the latter being traded in to Boeing for Vertol 107s, an order for five of which is being negotiated. Head Office: Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Executive: John L. Hawkins, president. Fleet: five Vertol 44B, five Omega BS-12D1. To be ordered: five Vertol 107. Eastern Provincial Airways Ltd was founded in 1949 and provides air communications throughout Labrador and Newfoundland from its main operating base at Gander. Head Office: PO Box 760, Gander, Newfound land. Executives: C. A. Crosbie, president; A. Lewington, general manager. Fleet: Curtiss C-46, DC-3, eight Beaver, two Bell 47J, one Piaggio P.136L, one Otter. On order: two Herald200. Edde Airlines is a US intrastate and contract carrier that has acquired two DC-3s from Bonanza Airlines. Head Office: Salt Lake City. Utah, USA. Fleet: two DC-3. El Al Israel Airlines Ltd was incorporated in November 1948 and began services to Euro pean cities, including London, in 1949. Routes to the USA and the Union of South Africa were opened in 1951. The Government of Israel has the majority holding in El Al; the shipping company Zim Israel Navigation Co, the Jewish Agency and Federation of Labour Ltd also have a financial interest in the airline. El Al has a share in Arkia, an airline limited to domestic services within Israel. DC-7Cs chartered from Sabena and leased Super Constellations operate Tel Aviv-Johannesburg services while Bntannias and 707s link Tel Aviv to New York via Athens, Rome, Paris and London. Zurich, Vienna, Munich, Amsterdam and Brussels are also linked to Tel Aviv and Nicosia, Istanbul and Teheran are also served. Jet operations were started in January 1961 with a Boeing 707-441 leased from Varig and El Al's own 707s were delivered in the summer of 1961. Head Office: Lod Airport (PO Box 41), Tel Aviv, Israel. Executives: Brig-Gen E. Ben-Arzi, managing director; Colonel S. Lahat, executive deputy managing director; M. Ben-Ari, deputy managing director (commercial); D. Galazar, deputy managing director (finance and admin.); Colonel A. Turin, depty managing director (operations); L. Pedretti, economic adviser. Employees: 1,905. Fleet: three Boeing 707-458, one Boeing 720-058B, two Britannia 313. On order: one Boeing 720-058B (April, 1962). Elipadana—Societa Alta Italia Transports Elicotteri (SAITE) was formed in Milan in July 1959 and it was planned to run experi mental services between Milan, Elba, Venice, Trieste and Turin using a Sikorsky S-62. Two S-58s were chartered from Sabena for a time in 1960, but no helicopter services were planned for 1961, and Elipadana is no longer engaged in scheduled operations. Head Office: Via Albricci, Milan. A Douglas DC-3 of Loke Central Airlines
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