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88 A feet of eight Nord 262s has been ordered by Lake Central Airlines, the US local-service carrier. The 262 was recently certificated by the FAA WORLD AIRLINE SURVEY . . . November 1958 to take over the domesticoperations of another Chilean carrier, CINTA which has since gone out of business. TheDC-3s are fitted with more powerful R-l 830-75 engines to improve performance from high-altitude Chilean airfields. Head Office: Casilla 13740, Santiago, Chile.Executives: Alejandro Ossa, president; Juan Costabal, exec, vice-president; Jorge Norden-flycht, vice-president, operations; Jose Talma, vice-president, maintenance.Employees: 62. Fleet: four DC-3. Lake Central Airlines began operations inNovember 1949 and serves 4,300 miles of routes in eight states of the mid-central USA.The airline's network extends from Washing- ton DC and Baltimore on the east coast, toChicago, providing air service to 49 cities. The area served by the airline is highly indus-trialized. In 1964, Lake Central became the first US carrier to buy the Nord 262, which willbe used as a replacement for the airline's fleet of DC-3s. Lake Central also acquired threeadditional Convair 340s in 1964 which will be operated in conjunction with the Nord 262s.Head Office: Weir Cook Airport, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. Executives: J. J. O'Connell, chairman of theboard; Gwin Hicks, vice-chairman; L. W. Hartman, president; R. W. Clifford, vice-president, operations; W. H. Krieg, secretary; D. S. Getchell, vice-president, traffic and sales;J. R. Meyering, vice-president, finance; J. W. E. Humphrey, vice-president, merchan-dising. Employees: 848.Fleet: eight Convair 340, 17 DC-3. On order: eight Nord 262. LAN-Chile—see Linea Aerea Nacional. Lapplandsflyg, formed in April 1963, is thelargest bush operator in Sweden, and under- takes a variety of charter services. The presi-dent and managing director each own 50% of the company. Head Office: Porjus, Sweden.Executive: Bertil Johansson, managing direc- tor; Count Diedric Cronstedt, president.Fleet: three Norseman, one Cessna 185, two Bell 47G-2, three Agusta-Bell 47J-2. Laurentian Air Services was founded in 1936and operates charter flights and recreational flights. Maintenance and overhaul is alsoundertaken. Head Office: PO Box 4070, Station E, Ottawa, Ont, Canada.Executives: A. B. MacLaren, president; J. M. Bogie, executive vice-president; D. Pickering, general manager.Employees: 40. Fleet: one Beechcraft C-18S, one BeechC-45H seaplane, one Otter, six Beaver, one Cessna 180, one Goose, one Super Canso,one Piper PA-18. La Urraca—see Lineas Aereas la Urraca. Laurentide Aviation Ltd operates charterservices with light aircraft and also undertakes flying training, aerial photography and aerialadvertising. Head Office: Cartierville Airport, Montreal,Canada. Executives: J. Scholefield, president/generalmanager; R. Scholefield, vice-president and sales manager; D. Scholefield, secretary/treasurer. Employees: 35.Fleet: 20 Cessna 150/172/175/180/182/205/210/ 310. Lebanese Air Transport (Charter) Company—see Lebanese Overseas Airways. Lebanese International Airways started sche-duled services in January 1956 and now operates twice a week between Beirut, Milanand Paris with a Boeing 720B. Other services connect Beirut with Teheran, Kuwait, Baghdad,Bahrain and Doha. Sabena provided technical and operational assistance but has now termi-nated all collaboration with LIA. Ex- American Airlines DC-7s were acquired in1963, and Carlos and Alphonse Arida now have a holding in Alia-Royal Jordanian. ACaravelle has Been leased from Sabena. Head Office: Rue Clemenceau, Arayssi Build-ing, Beirut, Lebanon, Executives: Carlos Arida, president; AlphonseArida, administrator and managing director; Fernand Nakhle, commercial director; RamezMelhem, financial and administrative director. Employees: 258. Fleet: one Boeing 720B (leased from SaudiArabian), four DC-7C, one Caravelle 6N (leased from Sabena). Lebanese Overseas Airways SAL, known untilJanuary 1965 as Lebanese Air Transport (Charter) Co, started operations in June 1961with an ex-Jordanian DC-4. International passenger and freight charter operations areundertaken. LOA currently operate two DC-3s on behalf of the Anglo-Indonesian OilCompany. Head Office: Immeuble Sehnaoui, Rue desCapuchins, Beirut, Lebanon. Executive: Marouf Shaar, president.Fleet: one Antonov An-24B, two DC-3. Leeward Islands Air Transport Services Ltdwas formed in 1956 as a subsidiary of BWIA, who hold 51% of the shares. In 1959 StVincent Government Air Services were absorbed into LIAT. Services are operatedthroughout the Leeward and Windward Islands and to Trinidad, Guadelope andPuerto Rico. Head Office: 42/44 St Mary's Street, St Johns,Antigua, West Indies. Executives: Sir P. Hobson, chairman; F. S.Delisle, managing director; Capt E. A. King, chief pilot.Employees: 129. FLIGHT International, 15 April 1%; Fleet: two DH Heron, four Beech TwinBonanza, one HS 748 Series 101 (leased from Skyways Coach Air). On order: one HS 748Series 2. Lentohuolto O/Y operates taxi and charter services in Finland. Head Office: Mateii Airport, Helsinki, Finland Executive: Roland Freund, managing director Employees: 35. Fleet: one Aero Commander 500, four Cessna 195, one Cessna 172, two Cessna 150 two Cessna 140. Liberian National Airlines Inc is the successorto Liberian National Airways, the Govern- ment-owned carrier which began operationsin 1952 with services from Monrovia and Robertsfield internally and to Freetown, SierraLeone. Liberian Government invited the French independent airline UTA to take overthe management with effect from January 1, 1965. Network remains the same.Head Office: Robertsfield, Liberia. Executives: Hon Romeo A. Horton, president;Jean-Louis Fitte (UTA), general manager. Fleet: three DC-3. Libiavia—Nord Africa Aviazione Spa—sometimes known as NAA, Libiavia was founded in 1931 and from 1946 concentratedon airline agency work. In July 1958 the company started its own air services, and now operates over the Tripoli - Benghazi - Athensroute using DC-6Bs chartered from UTA. A Tripoli - Sebha service is also operated with achartered DC-3. All the company's capital is held by local interests.Head Office: Giaddat Istiklal 112-114, Tripoli, Libya.Executives: Hag Mustapha Mezran, president; R. Simonet, manager.Employees: 59. Fleet: chartered. Libyan Aviation was formed in 1960 to exploitthe air transport possibilities offered by the oil-exploration activities within the country.The first flight was made using a Dove on July 4 of that year. Oil exploration activitiescontinue to expand and major pipeline con- struction calls for further demands for airtransport, which is likely to entail an increase in the DC-3 fleet. Libyan Aviation is ownedby its president. Operational and technical management is in the hands of British licensedstaff. Oil company contract and charter work is carried out within Libya.Head Office: PO Box 33, Benghazi, Libya. Executives: Ess Abdul Majid Bugezia, presi-dent; G. F. Ball, operations director; G. C. Bhuyan, chief engineer; W. J. G. Boliau,traffic. Employees: 30. :Fleet: two DC-3, four Dove. Linair was formed in 1962 by Libyan interestsand Sabena to provide charter, oil-prospecting and support operations in Libya.Head Office: PO Box 171, Youssef Lengai Avenue, Benghazi, Libya.Executive: Capt Joseph Renton, general manager.Fleet: 11 DC-3, one Cessna 310B. Linea Aerea Nacional de Chile-^LAN-Chile— was founded in 1932 ;by the Chilean Govern-ment to take over Linea Aeropostal Santiago Arica. The original fleet consisted of threeFord Trimotors. The company has developed services throughout the length of Chile andoperates over international routes to Uruguay, Argentina, Peru, Panama and to Miami.During 1965 LAN is expected to order jet and turboprop equipment. Head Office: Los Cerrillos Airport, Santiago,Chile. Executive: Eric Campafta Barrios, vice-president. Managers: Petro GascOpazo, oper- ations; Hector Sauvageot, finance; RobertoIrigoyen, traffic; Jorge Hofer O, engineering. Employees: 2,360.Fleet: seven DC-6B, three Convair 440, three Caravelle 6R, 11 DC-3, four Martin 202, one Cessna 310. Linea Aerea Patagonica Argentina SRL is anArgentine non-scheduled carrier which acquired two ex-Air Transport TransamencanC-46s during 1963. LAPA is licensed to
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