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540 FLIGHT International, / / ^prj'•I 1961 WORLD AIRLINE SURVEY . . . one Cessna 310. On order: six HS.748, two 727-100, two 727-100C. Lanica (Lineas Aereas de Nicaragua SAwas founded in June 1945 with Pan American Airways holding 40% (now 5%)of the company's capital. Private interests now hold 85% of stock. Internal serviceswere begun in 1946 with a fleet of two Boeing 247 aircraft. At present the companyserves points in Nicaragua and operates international passenger and cargo services toMiami and San Salvador; also to San Pedro Sula (Honduras). In October 1966 a BACOne-Eleven, leased from Aer Lingus pending delivery of Lanica's own One-Eleven, wasput into service on the Managua-Salvador- Miami route. From October 19, 1967,Lanica's One-Eleven was operated jointly with TAN Airlines of Honduras. Head Office: Apartado Postal 753,Managua, Nicaragua. Executives: President, Anastasio Somoza ;vice-president, Oscar Scvilla Sacasa; man- aging director, Heberto Sanchez B. Employees: 360.Fleet: One BAC One-Eleven 412, one DC-6, two DC-4, three C-46. LANSA Airlines (Lineas Aereas Nacionales SA) operates a network of scheduledservices in the northern coastal regions of Honduras and also to the Bay Islands(Islas de la Bahia) in the Gulf of Honduras. Charter and taxi work is also undertaken.Head Office: PO Box 35, La Ceiba, Honduras. Lao Cathay Airlines operate DC-3 charterand supply-dropping flights from Laos. A DC-3 was lost on a supply-dropping missionon December 9, 1967. Fleet: DC-3. Lap Air (AB Lapplandsflyg) formed inApril 1953, is the largest bush operator in Sweden, and undertakes a variety of charterservices. The managing director and Count Diedric Cronstedt, member of the board,each own a 50% holding. Head Office: Umeaa, Sweden.Executives: Managing director, Bertil Johansson; operations manager, GunnarForsberg; chief inspector, Tage Stoltz; purchasing manager, Stig Wahlgren. Employees: 30.Fleet: One Queen Air B80, two Cessna 185 one Cessna 172, two Norseman, threeBell 47G-2, one Agusta Bell 47J, one Agusta Bell 47J-2A, one Agusta Bell JetRanger206 A, one Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche. Laurentian Air Services Ltd was founded in1936 and operates charter flights and recreational flights. Maintenance and over-haul is also undertaken. Head Office: PO Box 4070, Station E,Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Executives: President, J. M. Bogie;general manager, D. Pickering. Employees: 40. Fleet: One Beechcraft C-18S, one BeechC-45H seaplane, one Otter, six Beaver, one Cessna 180, three Cessna 172, one Goose,two Piper PA-18. Lebanese Air Transport (Charter) Co SAL,known during 1965 as Lebanese Overseas Airways, has now reverted to its originaltitle. Formed in 1958, operations were started in June 1961 with an ex-JordanianDC-4. Operations include ground-handling services at Beirut International Airport andpassenger and freight charter services. Major shareholder is the president. Head Office: PO Box 1331. LazariehBuilding, Beirut, Lebanon. Executives: President and general man-ager, Marouf Shaar; assistant general manager, T. Assily: sales, A. Shaar:engineering. M. Mikdashi: ground services manager and operations, R. Tabet: chiefaccountant, A. Bawarshi: purchasing man- ager, F. Tawil. Employees: 115.Fleet: Two DC-3. Lebanese International Airways was formedin 1950 as a charter operator and flew regular Beirut-Kuwait services for a timeusing the Savoia-Marchetti SM.79. The company was acquired by the Aridabrothers in 1953, each having a 40% holding. Scheduled passenger services wererestarted in January 1956 and now connect Beirut with Milan, Paris, Zurich, Brussels,Bombay, Kuwait, Baghdad, Bahrain, Doha, Dhahran and Teheran. In March 1967 apool agreement was concluded with MEA which will result in a complete merger ofthe two carriers who now publish joint timetables and interchange aircraft. Head Office: Esseily Building, Riad El-Sohl Square, Beirut, Lebanon. Executives: President, Carlos Arida;executive vice-president, Alphonse Arida: vice-presidents: system general manager, W.van de Bunt; commercial, Fernand Nakhle: finance/administration, Ramez Melhem. Employees: 600.Fleet: Two Convair 990A, three DC-7C. On order: One CV990A. Leeward Islands Air Transport Services Ltd(LIAT) was formed in 1956 as a subsidiary of BWIA. who hold 51% of the shares.LIAT serves a total of 24 West Indian islands between San Juan (Puerto Rica) tothe North and Trinidad to the South. Head Office: Coolidge Airport, Antigua,West Indies. Executives: Chairman, Sir Errol dosSantos; managing director, F. S. Delisle: chief pilot, Capt E. A. L. King; chiefengineer, W. W. Gilham; accountant, C. A. Lyn.Employees: 151. Fleet: Four HS.748, two Twin Otter, oneTwin Bonanza. Lesotho Airways Ltd was formed in 1967as the national carrier of Lesotho (formerly Basutoland) by the South African operatorCommercial Airways (Pty) Ltd (formerly Commercial Air Services). It beganoperating on October 2 as a once-weekly service from Maseru, the capital, toJohannesburg under charter to the Lesotho Government using Commercial aircraft andcrews. Head Office: Maseru, Lesotho.Fleet: One DC-3 part-leased from Com- mercial Airways. Lethbridge Air Service is an air taxi andcharter operator that has been flying scheduled third-level services between Leth-bridge and Calgary since May 1966. Head Office: PO Box 423, Lethbridge,Alberta, Canada. Executives: President and owner, WalterR. Ross: business manager, David A. Gillis. Fleet: One Beech 18, one Aztec, oneCherokee, one Colt. Liberian National Airlines Inc is the suc-cessor to Liberian National Airways, the Government-owned carrier which beganoperations in 1952 with services from Mon- rovia and Robertsfield internally and toFreetown, Sierra Leone. The Liberian Government invited the French independentairline UTA to take over the management with effect from January 1. 1965. Head Office: Robertsfield Airport, Mon-rovia/Robertsfield, Liberia. Executives: President, Hon Romeo A.Horton; general manager. Claude F. Grevent. Fleet: Two DC-3. Libyan Aviation Co Ltd (LAVCO) wasformed in 1960 to operate aircraft on oil- exploration support activities and startedoperations in July of that year. Operational, technical and general management ofLibyan Aviation is in the hands" of Metro- politan Air Movements Ltd. Head Office: PO Box 330, Tripoli. LibyaExecutives: Chairman. A. M. Bugezia • director (MAM), Capt B. L. R. Pocock:general manager (MAM). C. H. J. Bos • executive director, F. U. Wells: director ofoperations, P. J. Saha: district manager, J Azar; chief pilot, Capt L. Holman. Employees: 25. Fleet: One DC-6, 11 DC-3. four Beech 18. one Aero Commander 560, one rw180, two 185, one 170, one Super Widif™ On order: Two DC-3. W'dgeon. Lina Congo (Lignes Nationals AerieniiKCongolaises) is the successor to the private enterprise Air Congo, which succeeded Compagnie Congalaise de Transportes Aeriens the national airline of the Republic of theCongo. Originally formed in June 1961 the name was changed in August 1965 to avoidconfusion with the Leopoldville-based air line of the same name. Lina Congo iswholly owned by the Government, whose holding may eventually be reduced to $v>;and operates domestic services from Brazza- ville, and also flies into Gabon. Head Office: Avenue du Colonna id'Ornano, Brazzaville, Republic of the ' Congo. ; Executive: President and director-general 'A. Makangou. Fleet: One DC-4, two DC-3. one Cessna310, one Cessna 180. Linair (Libyan National Airways SAL) wasformed in 1962 by Libyan interests and Sabena to provide charter and oil-prospect,ing support operations in Libya. In July 1965 Belgian International Air Service'stook over Sabena's interest and provides operational assistance. Commercial andoperational office is 18 Sharia Ahmed Sherif. Tripoli.Head Office: PO Box 171, Youssef Lenghi Avenue, Benghazi, Libya.Executives: President, Z. Y. Lenghi : vice-president, C. G. Van Antwerpen;general manager, P. W. Bakker. Employees: 73.Fleet: One Friendship, six DC-3, one Riley 400. Lindeman Island Aerial Services Pry Ltdoperates charter flights for tourists from Alice Springs to the holiday resort centreof Lindeman Island on the Great Barrier Reef, also from Mackay to LindemanIsland. Charter work is undertaken in Papua/New Guinea as well as in otherparts of Australia. Head Office: Lindeman Island, Queens-land. Executives : Managing director, L. Nichol-son; manager and chief pilot, F. Goossens. Fleet: One Drover 2, one Aztec C. Linea Aerea Condor is a Chilean passengerand freight carrier which operates domestic and international non-scheduled services. Head Office: Aeropuerto Los Cernllos. Santiago. Chile. Fleet: One C-46. Linea Aerea del Cobre Ltda (Ladeco) wasfounded in November 1958. Shareholding is divided between Juan Costabal [W»>-Agustin E. Edwards (37%) and Alejandro Osso (14%). Ladeco operates northboundfrom Santiago to Potrerillos and ti »a'- vador. Antofagasta and Calama; sown-bound from Santiago to Puerto Montt ana Coyhaique. An international route to MUia(Argentina) is also operated and an au taxi service is operated using Baron am>Queen Air B80 aircraft. . „ Head Office: Huerfanos 1363, Santiago. Chile. , r\ccfi • Executives: President, Alejandro ussu. director, Agustin E. Edwards; director a. tions manager, Litre Medina; Puu manager, Ciro Visinteiner. Employees: 127. nr t one Fleet: Two DC-6B. three DC-^. one Beech Baron, one Queen Air Bel). Linea Aerea de Publicidad Taxpa U*started operations in 1958 and now unoe take fish spotting, air tan, crop spraynjair survey, aerial photogrifphy and.?fn! er.charter services. Scheduled domest c ^ vices to Juan Fernandez island mPacific and other points are opejf^^f jo2, 3 Head Office: Nueva York 53, ui. Santiago. Chile , Grifiin: Executives: President, Carlos rfe commercial manager, Mrs Yolanda Kuiz
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