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1975
1975 - 0298.PDF
250 THIRD-LEVEL AIRLINES AirWest Airlines Ltd operates regular scheduled services with float-equipped Twin Otters from downtown Vancouver to downtown Victoria, Nanaimo and Duncan, as well as services from Van couver International Airport to Texada Island and Nanaimo (Cassidy) Airports, all in British Columbia. Charter work in western Canada and the United States is also undertaken. AirWest began scheduled services in 1964 Head Office: 468 Cowley Crescent, Van couver Airport South, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 9 273-5661. Chief Executive: Norm Gold, president. Fleet: Five DHC-6 Twin Otter, one DHC-3 Otter, five DHC-2 Beaver, two Grum man Turbo Goose, one Beech King Air, one Cessna 337, five Cessna 180, two Cessna 172, one Piper Apache. Air Wisconsin Inc operates extensive scheduled passenger, freight and mail services to points in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, serving Indianapolis, Lafayette. Elkhart/ Goshen, Kokomo / Logansport / Peru, Battle Creek, Detroit, Chicago, Apple-ton/Neenah/Menasha, Wausau/Stevens Point and the twin cities of Minneapolis/ St Paul. Air Wisconsin has been operat ing scheduled commuter services since August 23, 1965. Head Office: Outagamie Airport, Apple-ton, Wisconsin 54911, USA. 9 414-739-5123. Chief Executive: Preston H. Wilbourne, president. Fleet: Seven Swearingen Metroliner, one Beech 99. Alas del Caribe operates scheduled passenger services in the Dominican Republic between 11 points, namely Barahona, Cabo Rojo, La Romana, La Vega, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Sabana de la Mar, San Juan de la Maguana and Santiago, and there is also a "shuttle" connection between Herreira and Las Americas Airports ait Santo Domingo. In addition to its passenger services, Alas del Caribe flies both internal and inter national freight routes. The airline was formed in April 1951 as Expreso Aereo Costaricenses SA (Exaco). Head Office: Pedro Henriquez Urena, PO Box 2840, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. 9 9-2692. Fleet: Four BN-2A Islander, one Curtiss C-46, one Piper Aztec. Alaska Aeronautical Industries Inc is a certificated intra-state carrier which operates daily scheduled passenger and cargo services over the routes Anchor age - Kenai - Homer, Anchorage - Sparre-vohn and Anchorage - Cordova - Valdez. Valdez is the southern terminus of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. The company also offers charter flights and other non-scheduled services. Head Office: PO Box 6-067, Anchorage International Airport, Anchorage, Alaska 99502, USA. 9 907-277-6882. Chief Executive: Houston D. Haynes, president. Fleet: Five DHC-6 Twin Otter, one Cessna 402. Alaska Central Air, formerly Tanana Air Taxi Inc, was purchased by its present owners in 1968 and obtained a state scheduled certificate in August 1972. Begular services are operated from Fairbanks International Airport to Minto, Manley, Tanana, Ruby and Galena. The company also offers charter and flight-school facilities from bases at Tanana and Fairbanks. Since 1969 Alaska Central Air has been providing charter air support for the Alyeska Pipeline Project. Head Office: PO Box 1655, Fairbanks, Alaska 99707, USA. 9 907-456-4411/452-4797. Chief Executive: Paul B. Haggland Jr, president. Fleet: Three Piper Navajo Chieftain, three Piper Cherokee Six, four Piper Cherokee 140, one Hiller FH-1100. Alaska Island Air Inc operates sched uled passenger and mail services from Petersburg to a number of points in south-eastern Alaska including Duncan Canal, Kake and Saginaw Bay. There are three flights a week to Duncan Canal and Kake, and one flight every two weeks to Saginaw Bay. Charter ser vices are also offered. Alaska Island Air was certificated on September 8, 1964. Head Office: PO Box 508, Petersburg, Alaska 99833, USA. 9 772-3130/772-4222. Chief Executive: Lloyd Roundtree, owner. Fleet: One DHC-2 Beaver, one Grumman Goose, three Cessna 180. Alaska Southcoast Airways operates scheduled passenger services between Annette Island Airport and Ketchikan Waterfront, with a flag-stop being avail able at Metlakatla. Frequency during the winter is four daily services in each direction from Monday to Saturday and two flights on Sunday, flown with Beaver and Cessna floatplanes. Charter service is also available between all points, sub ject to a minimum requirement of three passengers. Head Office: PO Box 282, Annette, Alaska 99920, USA. 9 907-882-3511. Chief Executive: P. T. Johnson, presi dent. Fleet: One DHC-2 Beaver, one Cessna 310, two Cessna. Alii Air Hawii Inc—see Brandt Air Alisarda SpA, originally founded in 1963 as a charter and air-taxi operator, began scheduled services in May 1966 which now link Olbia (Sardinia) with Milan, Turin, Pisa, Rome, Bologna and Cagliari, as well as with Nice on a seasonal basis. Alisarda has within the last year acquired a fleet of two Douglas DC-9 jet aircraft which excludes it from the scope of this survey. Alleg-heny Commuter is the name under which a number of independent third- level carriers, through replacement ser vice agreements, provide services to some of the smaller communities to Allegheny Airlines' route system, which the airline finds unprofitable to operate with its large jet equipment. The first commuter airline to begin replacement services for Allegheny was Henson Aviation Inc of Hagerstown, Maryland, in November 1967, with a service be tween Hagerstown and Friendship In ternational Airport, Baltimore. The list of participating airlines has since grown considerably and now includes Aero- Mech Inc (Clarksburg, West Virginia), FLIGHT International, 13 February 1975 Air North Inc (Burlington, Vermont) Atlantic City Airlines Inc (Atlantic City, New Jersey), Chautauqua Airlines (Jamestown, New York), Crown Air ways Inc (Falls Creek, Pennsylvania), Fischer Brothers Aviation Inc operating as GCS Airlines (Gallon, Ohio), Henson Aviation Inc (Hagerstown, Maryland), Pennsylvania Commuter Airlines (New Cumberland, Pennsylvania), Pocono Air lines Inc (Avoca. Pennsylvania), Ran-some Airlines Inc (Cornwell Heights, Pennsylvania), Suburban Airlines (Read^ ing, Pennsylvania) and Vercoa Air Ser vice Inc (Danville, Illinois). Allegheny Commuter services are operated in Allegheny's red, white and blue colours, mostly with Twin Otters, Beech 99s and Beech 18s. Allen Aviation Inc, also known as Allen Air Commuter, operates scheduled pas senger and cargo services from its base at the Municipal Airport, Topeka (Kan sas) to Kansas City International Air port, Missouri, at a frequency of 14 flights per day, except Saturdays. Some flights are extended to Junction City, Kansas. Allen Aviation Inc was founded in 1946. Head Office: Municipal Airport, Topeka, Kansas 66616, USA. 9 913-234-5581. Chief Executive: John O. Allen, presi dent. Fleet: Two Piper Seneca, three Piper Cherokee Six. All Island Air Inc (also known as All Island Air Charter) provides scheduled passenger services within the Virgin Islands, linking St Thomas (US Virgin Islands) with Virgin Gorda, Anegada and Beef Island Airport, Tortola (British Virgin Islands). Charter flights are also undertaken. All Island Air was founded in 1960. Head Office: PO Box 664, St Thomas, US Virgin Islands 00801. 9 809-774-1700/774-0964. Fleet: One BN-2A Islander, one Piper Apache. Alpine Aircraft Charters Inc is author ised to operate passenger and freight charter services, as well as scheduled mail flights for the US Post Office. These are now flown with Lear Jets over the routes Charlotte (North Carolina)-New York, Des Moines (Iowa)-Grand Is (Nevada) - Denver (Colorado), Grand Rapids (Michigan) - Chicago / Midway Airport - Bloomington (Illinois) - St Louis (Missouri) - P e o r i a (Illinois) - Chicago O'Hare - Grand Rapids, and Milwaukee- Madison-Minneapolis . Head Office: 6200 Plateau Drive, Engle- wood, Colorado 80110, USA. 9 303-321-3300. Chief Executive: Thomas A. Hudgens, president. Fleet: One Lear Jet 25B, three Lear Jet 24, one Cessna Citation.
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