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1975
1975 - 0531.PDF
fLIGHT International. 20 March 1975 ^ih'r.iaf':wik 467 Air Littoral operates scheduled com muter services linking Perpignan with Montpelier, Nice and Marseilles, to gether with a network of internal ser vices within Corsica. The company's mixed fleet of Fairchild and Fokker- built F.27s are used on charter opera tions to points in Europe and the Mediterranean. Head Office: Aerodrome du Castellet, 83330 Le Beausett, France. A* 43088. Fleet: Two Fairchild F-27, one Fokker F.27, one Navajo, three Islander. managing director, K. G. Appusamy; deputy managing director (commer cial), N. H. Dastur; directors: technical planning, Capt K. M. Mathen; engineer ing, Om Sawhny; personnel / industrial relations, P. V. Gole; operations, Capt V. N. Shirodkar; planning/international relations, R. Venkataraman; financial controller, C. V. R. Rao. Employees: 10,971. Fleet: Four Boeing 747-237B, three 707-337B, two 707-337C, four 707-437. Simulators: Boeing 747, 707. Air-India Charters Ltd was set up in September 1971 as a wholly owned sub sidiary of Air-India to operate point-to-point charter services in an effort to promote tourist traffic to India. Aircraft are hired as and when required from the parent company. Head Office: Air-India Building, 218 Backbay Reclamation, Nariman Point, Bombay 400001, India. •""2427. Executives: Chairman, S. K. Kooka; directors: K. K. Unni, K. G. Appusamy, N. H. Dastur, C. V. R. Rao, Om Sawhny. Air Indies Corporation ceased scheduled services, which had used DC-3s between San Juan and Ponce in Puerto Rico, during 1974. Air Inter (Lijrnes Aeriennes Interieures) was formed in 1954 to operate internal services within metropolitan France. Some services were started in March 1958 using chartered aircraft, and full operations were started in 1960. Air France and French Railways (SNCF) each have a 25% interest and UTA 15%, while various banks and surface trans port interests also have small holdings. Air Inter operates an extensive net work of scheduled passenger and cargo services, radiating from Paris to most major cities in France. Head Office: 232 Rue de Rivoli, Paris 1, France. >"20624. Executives: President, Robert Verg- naud; director-general, Paul Marland; special assistant to president, Rene Lapautre; inspector - g e n e r a 1, Jean Poirier; secretary - general, Bernard Michon; chief engineer, Georges Picchi; directors: exploitation, Jacques, Margo- Noblemaire; material, Daniel Cauvain; finance, Francois Godest; personnel, Jean Ivanoff; traffic, Gerard Brandeis; development, Charles Bigot. Employees: 4,416. Fleet: Seven Dassault Mercure, five Caravelle 12, 16 Caravelle 3, eight Vis count 700, nine F.27-500. On order: Three Mercure. Air Ivoire was founded in 1963 and began operations in August 1964. In 1971 the stockholding was revised and the Government of the Ivory Coast now holds 60% (previously 66%), Sodetraf 20% (previously 34%) an Air Afrique 20%. Scheduled services are operated from Abidjan to Bouake, Korhogo, Odienne, Daloa, Man, Sassandra, San Pedro, Berebi and Tabou. Head Office: BP 1027, Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Executives: Chairman, V. Niacadie; deputy general manager, G. Walbaum; manager, H. Prie. Fleet: Two YS-11A, one DC-3, one Aztec, one Baron. Air Jamaica (1968) Ltd was formed in October 1968 by the Jamaican Govern ment and Air Canada, whose original shareholding of 40% was reduced to 34% in 1973 and is due to be further reduced to 26% during 1975. Air Canada also provides technical and managerial assistance. Operations began on April 1, 1969, and scheduled passenger and cargo services now link Kingston and Montego Bay with Chicago, Detroit, Frankfurt, London, Miami, Nassau, New York, Philadelphia and Toronto. Head Office: 72-76 Harbour Street, Kingston, Jamaica. Executives: Chairman, Hon G. Arthur Brown; president, G. G. Machado; vice- presidents: operations, A. R. Paris; marketing, M. A. Sanguinetti; mainten ance/technical services, D. H. Clifford; finance, Elton McKenzie; flight opera tions, Capt B. Palmer; personnel / ad ministration, Mrs Jean Marsh. Employees: 857. Fleet: One DC-8-62, two DC-8-61, three DC-8-50, two Boeing 727-200, four DC-9-30. On order: Two 727-200. Air Liberia Inc was formed in January 1974 from the merger of Liberian National Airlines with Ducor Air Trans port (Datco). LNA was originally formed in 1949 as Liberian National Airways and operations began in 1952. A technical and management assistance agreement operated between 1965 and 1968 but this was replaced by a similar three-year contract with Hughes Air- west in December 1973. Scheduled pas senger services link Robertsfield Inter national and Spriggs-Payne Airports (Monrovia) with Greenville (Sinoe), Zwedru (Tchein) and Harper (Cape Palmas). Head Office: PO Box 2076, Monrovia, Liberia. Fleet: Two Fairchild F-27A, two DC-3, three BN-2A Islander. Air Libya, formed in 1964, operates charter and contract flights (some scheduled) in connection with the oil exploration industry in Libya. Head Office: PO' Box 567, Benghazi, Libyan Arab Republic. Executives: Managing director, Muf-tah Jarbu; general manager, T. N. Lut- gen; director, Walter B. McCarthy. Fleet: Three DC-3. Airlift International Inc. formed in 1945 as Riddle Airlines, is certificated by the CAB as a scheduled all-cargo carrier. Passenger and cargo charters and military contract flights are operated, together with an extensive network of scheduled all-cargo services. In 1968 Airlift acquired the fleet and assets of Slick Airways. Head Office: PO Box 535. Miami Inter national Airport, Florida 33148, USA. ^51-9256. Executives: Chairman/president, Paul J. Finazzo; senior vice-presidents: operations, A. P. Wells; treasurer, E. M. Leath; vice-presidents: administration/ corporate secretary, C. M. Hughes; regu latory affairs, James L, Smith; market ing/sales, Robert C. Blanks; director of purchasing, Don E. Newell; chief pilot, Capt John A. Shumate. Employees: 680. Fleet: Three DC-8-63CF, two DC-8-54F, one Boeing 727-lOOC. Air Madagascar (Societe Nationale Mal-gache de Transports Aeriens) was formed On January 1, 1962, as the national airline of the Malagasy Repub lic. The company is owned 66% by the Government and 34% by Air France and Les Messageries Maritimes. Air Madagascar operates an extensive domestic network plus international routes to Paris, Marseilles and Rome via Djibouti. Regional services also link Tananarive with Nairobi, Dar-es-Salaam, Lourengo Marques, Johannesburg, the Comoro Islands and Reunion in the Indian Ocean. Head Office: 31 Avenue de l'lndepen-dence, Tananarive, Madagascar. Executives: President, Daniel Andri-antsitohaina; director-general, Maurice Rajaofetra; secretary - general. Marcel Ramarozaka; managers: assistant to director-general, Jacques Bonnat; pro gramme / planning, Jean Raharinaivo; commercial, Desire Razafinjato; techni cal/operations, Philippe Valois; person nel, Rene Randrianjafy; financial, Louis W a r o q u y; flight personnel, Andre Azema. Employees: 922. Fleet: One Boeing 707-320B, two 737- 200, three DC-4, one DC-3, five Twin Otter, two Navajo, five Aztec, one Cherokee Six. Air Malawi, the national airline of Malawi, was formed in March 1964 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Central African Airways. With the dissolution of CAA at the end of 1967, the airline separated entirely from its former partners. Air Malawi operates an inter national service from Blantyre to Lon don, plus domestic services to Karonga, Mzuzu, Lilongwe and regional services to Beira, Johannesburg, Lusaka, Ndola, Salisbury, Nairobi, Seychelles and Mau ritius. Head Office: PO Box 84, Chileka Inter national Airport, Blantyre, Malawi. ^345. Executives: Chairman, Dr N. P. Mwanza; general manager, J. L. Byrne; engineering manager, K. H. Greager; operations manager, R. J. Casey; mar keting manager, J. R. Montgomery; per sonnel and training manager, J. M. White. Employees: 504. Fleet: One VC10, one One-Eleven 475, two HS.748, two Viscount 700, two Islander. Air Maldives was formed early in 1974 by the Government of the Maldive Republic with the assistance of the Sri Lanka Air Force, which provides flight and cabin crews, maintenance, logistic and transport expertise under contract. Operations began on October 9, 1974, and now cover scheduled passenger ser vices linking Male with Colombo six days a week, and a fortnightly service to Gan. Head Office: Orchid Building, Orchid Road, Maafannu, Male, Republic of Maldives. Executives: Director, Ali Maniku; assistant director, Ahmed Nasir; ad viser, AVM P. H. Mendis; operations manager, Sqn Ldr N. F. I. Anandappa; commercial manager. Sqn Ldr P. N. S. Fernando; chief engineer, Sqn Ldr S. Athukorale; chief pilot, Capt J. Bowden- Parkes. Employees: 25. Fleet: Two Convair CV-440.
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