FlightGlobal.com
Home
Premium
Archive
Video
Images
Forum
Atlas
Blogs
Jobs
Shop
RSS
Email Newsletters
You are in:
Home
Aviation History
1964
1964 - 0924.PDF
fUGHT International, 2 April 1964 525 Primera Linea Aerea Santefesina SA—PLAS was formed in 1958 and operates betweenBuenos Aires and Santa Fe. Head Office: Santa Fe, Argentina.Executive: J. L. Depretis, president. Fleet: Lodestar, one DC-3, three L.10. Protea Airways (Pty) Ltd (formerly Volkslug-diens) was formed in 1958 as an associate of Trek Airways to operate charter flights. Non-scheduled services are operated within Africa and to the Middle East.Head Office: Mobil House, 87 Rissik Street, Johannesburg, South Africa.Executives: Capt T. Meredith, Capt C. H. Snelgar, W. B. Rorke, Capt C. Bait, directors.Fleet: Protea is at present in the process of re-equipping. Proyincetown-Boston Airline operates feederservices between Provincetown Municipal Air- port and Logan Airport, Boston. This carrierprovides equipment for Naples Airlines Inc, an affiliate Head Office: Provincetown, Mass, USA.Executives: J. C. van Arsdale, president/ treasurer. Fleet: two L.10, one Cessna T-50, two Cessna 190. Puerto Rico American Airlines Inc operates non-scheduled and charter services in the Caribbean area. Fleet: Curtiss C-46. Purdue Aeronautics Corporation is an affiliate(with supplemental air carrier operating authority) of Purdue University incorporatedin 1942, and operates DC-3s and DC-6s for the professional pilot training programmes ofthe University's Aviation Technology Depart- ment. Charter flights are also operated.Purdue also operates DC-6A/B aircraft specially modified as "flying teachers" to givelessons to some 2,200 schools by means of airborne television; two aircraft are fittedwith a 24ft-long nose antenna housing the TV transmitting aerial, and are equipped intern-ally as flying TV studios. The DC-3s are equipped with JATO to provide standbythrust on take-off. Head Office: Lafayette, Indiana, USA.Executive: Grove Webster, vice-president. Employees: 65.Fleet: two DC-6A/B, one DC-6, four DC-3 (one convertible to cargo). Qantas Empire Airways—QEA can trace itshistory back to 1920 when QANTAS (Queens- land and Northern Territory Aerial Services)was founded on November 16 of that year, and on November 2, 1922, the companyopened its first regular service between Charleville and Cloncurry. This was the firstair service in Eastern Australia and it was operated by Armstrong Whitworth FK.8biplanes. Qantas Empire Airways Ltd was foundedin. January 1934 by Qantas and Imperial Airways to operate the Singapore - Brisbanesection of the England - Australia air route then about to be established. In December1959 Qantas and BOAC celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Kangaroo Routefrom Sydney to London through Asia. Qantas was the first airline to operateround-the-world services through San Fran- cisco and New York; these were inauguratedon January 14,1958, with Super Constellations. Qantas operates five services a week on thePacific from Sydney to San Francisco—one a fortnight continuing to Vancouver and threea week continuing to London via New York. On the Kangaroo route there are five Boeingservices a week from Sydney to London via the Middle East. Qantas commenced trans-Pacific service in 1954 when it took over the Sydney - Fiji - Honolulu - San Francisco andVancouver route of BCPA. The airline also operates from Sydney to Manila, Hong Kongand Tokyo; also across the Tasman Sea and from Sydney through Melbourne and Perthto Johannesburg via the Cocos Islands and Mauritius. The company also serves Noumeaand Norfolk Island from Sydney. Head Office: 70 Hunter Street, Sydney, NSW,Australia. Executives: Sir Hudson Fysh, chairman;C. O. Turner, chief executive and general Holiday makers at Barcelona embarking on a Skyways L.749A Constellation manager; Capt R. J. Ritchie, deputy chiefexecutive and general manager; Capt P. Howson, director of technical services; C. W.Nielson, director of commercial services; F. C. Derhatn, secretary and director offinance. Employees: 6,555.Fleet: eleven Boeing 7O7-138B, four L.188C Electra, two DC-4. On order: three Boeing7O7-338C, two Boeing 7O7-138B, six American SSTs, four BAC-Sud Concord. Quebecair 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 Seven Islands,Wabush and Schefferville in the east. Head Office: Rimouski, PQ, Canada.Executives: Aubert Brillant, president; L. Fournier, secretary to the president; M.Tessier, secretary. Fleet: three F-27, four DC-3, one Canso, oneC-46. Queensland Airlines Pty 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 nowa subsidiary of Ansett Transport Industries Ltd. Working under its separate identity, theairline operates a network of services covering 2,700 miles in Queensland and to Moree inNew South Wales. Head Office: Brisbane Airport, Queensland,Australia. Executives: R. M. Ansett, chairman; D. W.Cameron, general manager; T. Foulkes, secretary; D. C. McDonough, commercialmanager; Capt L. H. Chalmers, operations manager.Fleet: one F.27 Friendship, two DC-3, one Piaggio P.166B Portotino. Quisqueyanas—see Aerovias Nacionales Quis-ueyanas. RAPSA is a Chilean operator of non-scheduled charter and taxi services. Head Office: Puerto Montt, Chile.Executive: Manfredo Sams, managing director. Fleet: two Norseman, two Cessna lbO. Reading Aviation Service Inc is a US taxi andcharter operator that operates scheduled services between Reading, Philadelphia andAllentown in Pennsylvania and Newark, NJ. An FAA-approved flying school is alsooperated. Reading also undertakes repair maintenance, overhaul and modification workand acts as distributor for Aero Commander and Piper.Head Office: Municipal Airport, Reading, Pennsylvania.Executives: S. Bertolet, president; Arthur M. Horst, administrative assistant.Fleet: two Dove, one Beech D-18, Aero Commander. Rede Estadual de Taxi Aereo—RETA operatesnon-scheduled and taxi services in the Parana province of Brazil.Head Office: Caixa Postal 828, Londrina, Parana, Brazil.Fleet: one Dove, seven Bonanza. Reeve Aleutian Airways. This concern wasfounded in 1932 but operated mainly charter services until 1948 when CAB granted thecompany a certificale of public convenience and necessity. Services are operated fromAnchorage through the Aleutians to Attu and the company is authorized to fly on an irregular basis between any of its certificatedpoints 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: two DC-3, three C-46, one Goose, twoDC-4 (one leased to Air Guinee), one DC-6B. Rent-A-Copter Ltd offers helicopters for hire orlease, and also undertakes charter work. Management Aviation Ltd undertakes opera-tional responsibility for the Hillers. Head Office: 2 Lowndes Street, London SW1.Executives: C. Colin Cooper, chairman; K. J. Riddy, managing director; I. A. F. Donnelly,director. Fleet: one Hiller UH-12E4, one HillerUH-12E, three Hiller UH-12C. 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 Raiatea,Huahine, Rangiroa and Bora Bora. The French airline TAI (now UTA) has acquireda controlling share in RAI. Head Office: Papeete, Tahiti.Executives: Chief of the Service of Public Works and Mines; Agent of MessageriesMaritimes; R. Yyernat, manager. Fleet: one Sandringham, DC-4s leased fromUTA. Rhodesian Air Services commenced operationsin 1960 and specializes in charter and inclusive tour flights, the latter connecting Salisbury,Bulawayo and Johannesburg to Vilanculos, the starting poini for the Paradise Island holi-day and big game fishing resorts off the Mozambique coast. A domestic service withinSouthern Rhodesia is operated between Salis- bury, Fort Victoria, Triangle and Hippo Valleyand a new DC-4 service between Salisbury and the island of Mauritius has been started. Aweekly IT service is operated from Salisbury to Kariba, Kafue Game Reserve and VictoriaFalls from July to October, when the Game Park is open. RAS was recently reported tobe in financial difficulties. Head Office: Savoy House, Stanley Avenue,Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia. Executives: J. M. Malloch, managing director;Ian D. L. Malcolm, manager; C. Halse, chief pilot.Fleet: one DC-4, one DC-3, one Dove. Rhodesia United Air Carriers was formed in 1960 by the amalgamation of Hunting-ClanAir Carriers and Commercial Air Services (Rhodesia). The company concentrates oncharter work and tourist flying and also does repairs, maintenance and overhauls.Head Office: Salisbury Airport, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia.Executives: J. H. Watts, Sir Myles Wyatt, directors; C. Meyers, general manager.Employees: 32. Fleet: one Aztec, three Apache, one Cessna 31 OB, three Rapide, three Cessna 180, oneTri-Pacer, one Hiller UH-12E. Riddle Airlines is a leading all-cargo operatorlinking the US East Coast and the Mid-West to Miami and Puerto Rico. Cargo operationsbegan between Puerto Rico, Miami and New York in 1947; and in 1951 the comnanybecame a certificated all-cargo carrier between New York - Puerto Rico and Miami-PuertoRico. In 1955 Riddle was certificated to serve 13 additional cities in the US. The majorityshareholders in Riddle are William R. Price, Robert M. Hewitt and General DynamicsCorporation. The airline has 11 DC-7Cs of
Sign up to
Flight Digital Magazine
Flight Print Magazine
Airline Business Magazine
E-newsletters
RSS
Events
