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1970
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FLIGHT International, 26 March 1970 507 Fleet: Six One-Eleven, three Antonov An-24B, 11 Ilyushin 11-18, 11-14, Li-2. Trans-Texas Airways Inc—see Texas Inter national Airlines Inc. Trans-Union SA was formed in 1966 as a reconstruction of Air Esterel, which was taken over by Air Continent in 1963. Trans-Union specialise in passenger and cargo charter operations. Head Office: 8 Rue du Berri. Paris 8, France. Executives: President, Jean Henner: operations manager. Raymond Champavere. Fleet: Two DC-6B, one DC-6A/B, two Caravelle. Trans World Airlines Inc (TWA) had its origin in Western Air Express, which was founded in 1925 to bid for an air-mail route from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City. Mail services were started in 1926. In 1929 Trans-Continental Air Transport, which had started a combined rail/air transcontinental service, obtained control of Maddux Air Lines. At about the same time WAE absorbed Standard Air Lines and then, on October 1, 1930, TAT-Maddux and Wes tern Air Express completed a merger to form Trans-Continental and Western Air Inc (TWA). TWA became Trans World Airlines in 1950. The airline has been res ponsible for sponsoring some successful air craft, having issued specifications for the Douglas DC-l/DC-2, the Boeing 307 Strato- liner and the Constellation. Non-stop Boe ing 707 jet services between New York and California and 707 Intercontinental services between New York. London and European points were started in 1959. East Africa services were added in 1967. TWA's Pacific route award increased its route system to 59,424 unduplicated route miles and provide for a round-the-world service. Early in 1970. TWA will serve 68 major centres across the United States, Europe, Africa and Asia. Head Office: 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA. Executives: Chairman/chief executive. Charles C. Tillinghast Jr: president, F. C. Wiser; senior vice-presidents: external affairs, L. Edwin Smart; finance, W. English; marketing, Blaine Cooke. Employees: 41,365. Fleet: Three Boeing 747-131, 58 707-131/ '•WW^WW'l^: '•$'.: 131B, 49 707-331/331B, 14 707-331C, 27 727-31. 8 727-31QC, 32 727-231. 25 CV-880, 19 DC-9-15. On order: 12 747-131, 22 Lockheed TriStar. On option: 12 Boeing SST, six Concorde. Trek Airways (Pty) Ltd, formed in 1953, operates non-scheduled, low-fare services between South Africa and Europe; Luxem bourg is the main European terminal, and Trek is the designated South African car rier on the Johannesburg-Luxembourg route, over which there is a weekly Boeing 707 service. Head Office: Mobil House, 87 Rissik Street, Johannesburg, South Africa. Executives: Directors: P. H. Coetzer; G. A. MacMillan; M. Marsh: operations. Capt T. Meredith; financial. W. B. Rorke; commercial, Capt C. H. Snelgar; J. J. Vermooten ; L. A. Snyman : European direc tor. W. E. Hamilton. General manager, F. C. E. Gratz. Employees: 160. Fleet: One Boeing 707, one Lockheed L-1649 Starliner. Tunis Air (Societe Tunisienne de I'Air) was founded in 1948 by the Tunisian Govern ment, Air France and other interests. In ternal services are operated as well as routes to Algeria. Libya, Morocco, France, Holland, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium and Germany. Head Office: 47 Avenue Farhat Hached, Tunis, Tunisia. Executives: President, M. Bechraoui: director general, R. Bouderbala: technical director, M. Miaoui: marketing director. M. Belhadj. Employees: 888. Fleet: Four Caravelle. one Nord 262. one DC-3. two Cessna 402. Turavia Tourist Airlines was formed in Italy in 1967 initially as a flying training school based at Vergiate. Plans to operate charter and inclusive-tour flights from Rome-Ciampino Airport using DC-7s and DC-4s were announced in 1968, but the airline has not yet become operational. Head Office: Via Toscana 38, Rome 00187. Italy. Executive : Dr Ing Franz Vass. Fleet (proposed): DC-7, DC-4, S205, SA Djinn. Turk Hava Yollari AO (THY), formerly known as Devlet Hava Yollari (Turkish State Airlines), was set up by the Govern ment on May 20, 1933. as part of the Ministry of National Defence. Control passed to the Ministry of Communications in 1938 until February 20, 1956, when it became a corporation bearing its present title Turk Hava Yollari Anonim Sirketi (Turkish Airlines Inc). Majority shareholder is the Turkish Government with 91.5%. BOAC hold 6.5% of the remainder. Head Office: Gumussuyu Caddesi 96, Taksim, Istanbul, Turkey. Executives: President, Othan Bati; vice- presidents: technical. Ertugrul Alper: ad ministrative, Ibrahim Ildir; commercial, Vedat Alpaslan: deputy technical manager, Emel Dilmen; operations manager, Ibrahim Akcin. Employees: 2.368. Fleet: One DC-9-10, four DC-9-30, three Viscount 794, Four Fokker F.27. four Fair- child F-27. UKAMPS—see Civil Aviation Administra tion of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Ulster Air Transport Ltd (Air Ulster) ceased operations on January 7, 1970. Fol lowing re-financing negotiations with a business group in Northern Ireland, plans to re-activate the company under the name Air Ulster International were announced early this year. The airline was expected to resume scheduled operations on the Alder- grove-Prestwick route, to be followed by Ballykelly and Glasgow later. Management of the new company is expected to include the former chairman of Air Ulster, J. W. Rigby and Mr Ferguson Lacey, chairman of the group of property companies of the same name. Head Office: Building 35, Aldergrove Airport, Belfast. Northern Ireland. Union de Transports Aeriens (UTA) was formed at the end of 1963 by the merger of UAT (Union Aeromaritime de Transport) and TAI (Compagnie de Transports Aeriens Intercontinentaux). UAT was founded in 1949 and was connected with the shipping line Cie Maritime des Chargeurs Rgunis; it operated services to the former French Equatorial Africa, to Rhodesia, Mozam bique and South Africa, and subsequently to many other African territories. UAT also participated with Air France in the creation of Air Afrique. and provided it with equip ment. TAI was formed after the war as a charter operator closely associated with the Messageries Maritime shipping company. It also operated' scheduled services to Africa, in particular to Madagascar, and in 1956 TAI took over the Air France routes to Australia and New Caledonia. There were later extensions to New Zealand and through Polynesia and Honolulu to Los Angeles, connecting with Air France 707 services from Los Angeles to Paris via Montreal. UTA continues these trans-Pacific DC-8 services as well as local services in the New Hebrides and routes to many centres in West Central and South Africa. Inclusive tour services are also operated. Head Office: 3 Boulevard Malesherbes, Paris 8, France. Executives: President. Francis Fabre ? vice-president, Albert Fabre; directors: Jean Combard: Roger 'Loubry. Employees: 4.645. Fleet: Four DC-8-62. six DC-8-30/50, one DC-8F, two Caravelle, one DC-4. one Beech 18. On order: Two DC-10-30. Union of Burma Airways Board (UBA) was formed in 1948 as a wholly Government- owned national carrier and is operating domestic services to all the principal points in Burma and interational services • to Calcutta, Chittagong, Phnom-Penh, Hong Kong, and Bangkok. Head Office: 104 Strand Road, Rangoon. Burma. Executives: Chairman, Lt Col Maung Maung Nyunl: general manager/operations manager/chief pilot. Capt Khin Mng Latt: engineering manager/chief inspector. U Thaung Nyunt: chief accountant, U Maung
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