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fUGHT International, 2 April 1964 521 WORLD AIRLINE SURVEY ... Northwest Orient's Boeing 707- 351 Us have a forward cargo door similar to that of the 7O7-32OC Fleet: three DC-8 Series 20, three DC-8 Series30, six DC-8 Series 50, 17 Electra, four DC-7B. On order: seven Boeing 727. National Airways Corporation (Pty) Ltd, untilrecently known as National Air Charters (Pty) Ltd, started operations in 1958 and by takingover several other charter operators has be- come the largest non-scheduled operator inSouth Africa. It is now a subsidiary of Fisher and Simmons, the Johannesburg motor com-pany. In May 1962 National acquired United Air Services (formerly Transvaal Air Charters)and late in 1961 it took over Swazi Air Ltd, Swaziland's only operator, which is licensedby the Swaziland authorities to operate sche- duled services from Matsapa to Johannesburgand Durban; the South Africans have not yet granted reciprocal rights. NAC has alsobought out Fetch-Air and Tank Aircraft since it started operations; it also owns PretoriaAir Services (Pty) Ltd, OFS Air Services (Pty), Ltd, and Natal Aviation (Pty), Ltd. It hasacquired a controlling interest in Bechuana- land Air Safaris, which operates scheduled ser-vices in Bechuanaland and a holding in Southern Aviation of Port Elizabeth.Head Office: Baragwanath, Johannesburg, South Africa. Executives: D. Dunn, chairman; D. van B.Ord, managing director. Employees: 45. Fleet: four Aero Commander, two Cessna 310,one Beech Travel Air, one Apache, one Aztec, three Bonanza, three Navion Rangemaster,two Cessna Skylane, two Cessna 182, three Mooney, five Piper Colt. Newfoundland Air Transport was formed in1961 and operates a service between Notre Dame Bay and Twillingate, Newfoundland,using Cessna 180s, as well as charter services. Aerial advertising, aerial survey and timberpatrol are also undertaken. Head Office: PO Box 3, Corner Brook, New-foundland. Executive: H. T. Smith, president.Fleet: one Beaver, one Cessna 185, one Cessna 180, one Piper Cub. New York Airways—NYA was formed in 1949with the object of operating scheduled heli- copter services in the New York area. Mailoperations between the New York airports were inaugurated on October 15, 1952. Mailservices were subsequently opened to suburban areas, and passenger services linking NewYork International, La Guardia and Newark airports began on July 8, 1953. Regular ser-vice to and from Manhattan began on December 5, 1956. Head Office: La Guardia Airport, New York,LISA. Executives: R. L. Cummings, Jr, president;R. Wheatland, vice-president; J. E. Gallagher, vice-president; G. B. Eastburn, vice-president;E. Baur, vice-president; R. de Haan, vice- president; W. W. Hogan, vice-president andtreasurer; John H. Slate, secretary. Employees: 250. Fleet: four Boeing-Vertol 107, one Bell 47J.On order: three Boeing-Vertol 107, three Sikorsky S-61N. New Zealand National Airways Corporation—NZNAC. This company was founded by Act of Parliament in 1945 to take over and expandthe operations of Cook Strait Airways Ltd and Union Airways of New Zealand Ltd, whichwere then taken over in August 1946. In October 1947 Air Travel (NZ) Ltd was alsotaken over. Following the change of Gov- ernment in 1949 attempts were made to sellNZNAC but these were not successful. Fox Moths, Rapides, Lockheed L.lOs and Lode-stars were used in the early years and Herons were employed for a time. Friendship servicesbegan in December 1960. NZNAC operates nearly 4,000 miles of routes in and betweenNorth and South Islands. Head Office: Wellington, C.I, New Zealand.Executives: Air Marshal Sir Andrew McKee, KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC, AFC, chairman; G. N.Roberts, deputy chairman; D. A. Patterson, general manager; L. L. Ford, deputy generalmanager (finance); Capt H. C. Walker, project development manager; Capt P. A. Matheson,flight operations manager; C. W. Labette, chief engineer; W. J. Jennings, general trafficand sales manager; D. W. Johnston, supply manager; A. R. A. Otton, chief accountant.Employees: 2,185. Fleet: four Viscount 807, eight Fokker F.27(one leased to East-West Airlines), 21 DC-3 (six freighters). Nigeria Airways or WAAC (Nigeria) Ltd, wasan associate of BOAC and commenced opera- tions on October 1, 1958, taking over theNigerian services formerly operated by West African Airways Corporation, which it suc-ceeds. WAAC had been founded in 1946 by the West African territories of Nigeria, theGold Coast (now Ghana), Sierra Leone and Gambia. Most of Nigeria Airways networkis in Nigeria, but regional services extend as far as Dakar and as far south as Leopoldville,and services from Lagos and Kano to London via Madrid, Rome and Frankfurt are operatedwith Boeing 707s chartered from BOAC. In March 1961 the Nigerian Government whichheld 51 per cent, bought the shares of BOAC (16J per cent) and Elder Dempster (36f percent). Head Office: Lagos, Nigeria.Executives: Chief O. I. Dafe, chairman; P. O. Chukwueke, director; O. Ode, director;Mallam Baba Daradara, director; O. Coker, technical adviser; Capt L. V. Messenger,general manager, R. J. Tothill, chief account- ant. Employees: 1,331.Fleet: seven DC-3, two Piper Aztec, five Friendship 200. Two of BOAC's VClOs willlater be used. Nitto Aviation operates taxi and charterservices in Japan as well as regular services between Osaka and Shirahama and Osakaand Tokushima. Survey is also undertaken. Nitto, North Japan Airlines and Fuji Airlineswere due to merge on April 1. Head Office: Sankei-Kaikan, No 27, Umeda- cho, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan.Executives: H. Maeda, president; T. Fujimoto, managing director.Fleet: one Convair 240, two Sikorsky S-61 (one converted to S-61N), one Sikorsky S-62,one Aero Commander 500A, four Mallard, one D50 Twin Bonanza, one Super Widgeon,one Beaver, one Cessna 175, three Cessna 172, two Cessna 170B, one Bell 47J, three Kawasaki-Bell 47G-2. On order: one Nord 262. Nordair Ltd was established in 1957 by themerger of Mont Laurier Aviation and Boreal Airways. Since its formation Nordair hasenjoyed a steady expansion and presently operates services out of Montreal to Roberval, Schefferville and Fort Chimo in Quebec, toVal d'Or and Great Whale on Hudson Bay, to Frobisher Bay, Cape Dyer and Hall Beachon Baffin Island and to Resolute Bay on Corn- wallis Island. Herald services were operatedbetween Montreal, Kingston, Toronto, Hamil- ton, Sarnia and Windsor during February-August 1962, but this service had to be dis- continued through lack of traffic and theHeralds transferred to Maritime Central Air- ways. Charter flights are also operated, ifnecessary with ski-equipped DC-3s, and ice reconnaissance and geodetic survey work isalso undertaken. In April 1960 Nordair bought the heavy transport division of WheelerAirlines. Head Office: Montreal PQ, Canada.Executives: R. G. Lefrancois, president; C. G. Pare, vice-president; C. F. Burke, vice-president administration; Mary E. MacKenzie, secretary/treasurer; J. F. Henley, operationsmanager. Employees: 210.Fleet: one DC-6A/B, four DC-4, five C-46, nine DC-3. Nordair (Nordic Airways), not to be confusedwith the Canadian operator of the same name, is a Danish charter operator that started opera-tions on February 4, 1961 and specializes in charter and IT flights, especially to theMediterranean, using 80-passenger ex-Ameri- can Airlines DC-6s. Nordair has an optionon the purchase of two Boeing 707-023 Bs from American Airlines, and was formed by Danishhotel and restaurant interests. SAS now has a 45 per cent holding in Nordair.Head Office: Nordair Building, Kastrup Airport, Copenhagen. Executives: Erik Ostbirk, managing director;A. Lauesen, director traffic and sales; Capt E. A. Schmeltz, operations manager.Fleet: six DC-6s. Nor Flyselskap is a Norwegian charter opera-tor based at H0nefoss. Head Office: Henefoss.Fleet: one Rapide, one KZ-VII. Norfolk Airways Ltd has operated joy-ridingand charter services since 1952 and now specializes in executive charter work, operatingan Aztec principally on behalf of the Norwich Union Insurance Society.Head Office: 8-10 Castle Walk, Norwich, Norfolk. Executives: James Crampton, managing direc-tor; Capt David Williams, chief pilot. Employees: 5.Fleet: one Piper Aztec B, two Austers. Norronafly A/S is a Norwegian charter andtaxi operator that acts as a Piper distributor. Air survey work is also undertaken with Piperand Cessna light aircraft. The Norwegian- designed Finnmark two-motor amphibian isalso operated. Head Office: Oslo, Norway.Executives: Georg Nordenhaug, manager; Jacob Lindoe, chief pilot; E. J. Langeon,traffic manager. Employees: about 80. Fleet: four Colt, one Cessna 195, one HSnning-stad Finnmark 5A. Norsnr—Compania Argentina De Acronave-gacion operates a domestic network of passenger services in northern Argentinaradiating from Buenos Aires. Ex-National
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