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1975
1975 - 0542.PDF
478 WORLD AIRLINE DIRECTORY fixed-wing aircraft used up to that time by BEA. Contract work includes offshore oil and gas rig support operations, mainly in the North Sea area, and a search and rescue service covering the north-east coast of Scotland. Main base is at Aberdeen, but others are main tained at Sumburgh in the Shetland Islands and Beccles in Suffolk. Charter nights are also undertaken. Head Office: Gatwick Airport South, Horley, Surrey. >" 87483. Executives: Chairman, S. F. Wheat- croft; deputy chairman, B. A. Spencer; managing director, Capt J. A. Cameron; general manager, R. D. Keefe; chief engineer, W. F. Charlton; chief engineer European Division, J. E. Garton; deputy chairman/managing director Interna tional Aeradio, J. P. Utterson; market ing manager, D. J. Courtney; flight manager, Capt D. Eastwood. Fleet: Ten Sikorsky S-61N, three S-58T, one Bell 212, one JetRanger. British Airways Associated Companies Ltd (previously BOAC Associated Com panies) controls British Airways' hotel interests and its shareholdings in Air Mauritius, Air Pacific, Cathay Pacific Airways, Cyprus Airways, Gibraltar Air ways, New Hebrides Airways and THY Turkish Airlines. Head Office: Speedbird House, PO Box 10, Heathrow Airport, Hounslow, Middlesex. •^22178. Executives: Chairman, J. R. Stainton; deputy chairman, R. A. Spencer; manag ing director; W. R. Collingwood; deputy chief executive Overseas Division, B. W. Bampfylde; director British Airways Travel Division, G. C. Draper; group general manager properties, R. F. King; commercial director Overseas Division, T. E. Orpin; financial director Overseas Division, K. W. Reddish; marketing director European Division, C. R. Stuart. British Airways Engine Overhaul Ltd (previously BOAC Engine Overhaul) is responsible for engine overhauls for British Airways and a number of other airlines under contract. Head Office: Treforest Industrial Estate, Pontypridd, Glamorgan, South Wales. -*" 49319. Executives: Chairman, J. G. Romeril; deputy chairman, J. E. Garton; manag ing director, G. E. Moore; secretary, G. E. K. Dean; chief solicitor, M. J. Lester; financial director Overseas Division, K. W. Reddish. International Aeradio Ltd (IAL) was formed in 1947 to provide technical avia tion services and now has 34 airline shareholders. There are 18 subsidiary and ten associate companies. IAL has three operating divisions: the Services Division responsible for the provision of technical staff for airport operations, such as air traffic control, aeronautical telecommunications, meteorological services and fire and rescue services. The IAL School of Air Traffic Services at Kidlington and School of Radio Tech nology at Southall provide technical training. The Equipment Division designs and manufactures consoles and simulators for air traffic control, radio navigation beacons and VHF radio equipment, while the Printing and Flight Data Division prints and publishes the Aerad Flight Guide and the Aerad Executive Manual plus other aviation publications. Head Office: Aeradio House, Hayes Road, Southall, Middlesex. -•"24114. Executives: Chairman, D. H. Glover; deputy chairman/managing director, J. P. Utterson; deputy managing director, A. C. Richards; director British Airways Travel Division, G. C. Draper; group managing services director, P. M. R. Hermon; chairman British Airways Associated Companies, G. H. C. Lee; financial director, European Division, R. A. Spencer; flight operations director Overseas Division, Capt F. W. Walton; (chairman East African Airways), A. B. S. Kilewo; head of international affairs, E. E. Warburg; general manager, service division, R. B. Rofe; equipment division, J. R. Gentle; printing and flight data division, V. H. Wotton; publicity manager, P. Lennon. British Caledonian Airways Ltd (BCAL) was formed in November 1970 by the merger of British United Airways (itself the result of a 1960 merger) and Caledonian Airways (founded in 1961). BCAL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Caledonian Airways Ltd and other com panies in the group include Blue Sky FLIGHT International, 20 March I97S Holidays, Golden Lion Travel, Golden Lion Holidays and hotel, insurance and aircraft trading interests. Main share holders are Industrial Commercial and Finance Corporation, Lyle Shipping, Proprietary Finance, Hogarth Shipping, R. B. Development Ltd, Norwich Union, Bank of Scotland, Midland Bank, Gen eral Accident Insurance, Kleinwort Benson and the Automobile Association. The new airline was initially known as Caledonian/BUA, but adopted the pre sent title in 1971. The British Govern ment transferred certain routes to BCAL to enable it to operate a viable route network, which now includes British flag services to South America, to West Africa and to Libya. Services are also operated to Central and East Africa, the Seychelles, to Western Europe and within the UK. Worldwide charter and cargo flights are operated. During 1974 new services were inaugu rated linking London-Gatwick with Brussels and with Dakar. A further ex tension to Kinshasa is planned to begin on May 1. Head Office: London, Gatwick Air port, Horley, Surrey. •^87161. Executives: Chairman/chief execu tive, Adam Thomson; directors: exter nal affairs, J. M. Ritchie; planning, A. T. Pugh; finance, C. Smith; opera tions, J. R. Sidebotham; engineering, W. A. Richardson; flight operations, Capt P. A. Mackenzie; industrial rela tions, R. F. Dobson; sales, D. Hawes. Employees: 4.846. Fleet: 11 Boeing 707-320C, six One- Eleven 500, seven One-Eleven 200. British Executive Air Services Ltd (BEAS) operates a fleet of helicopters on oil and gas exploration rig support flights, aerial and geophysical survey, forest and power line patrol, crop spraying, aerial crane, executive char ter and helicopter pilot training ser vices. A subsidiary, Irish Helicopters Ltd, operates similar services in the Irish Sea area plus lighthouse re-supply flights. Head Office: Baginton Airport, Coventry, Warwickshire. Executive: Managing director, John Hedges. Fleet: Four Bell 212, one Bolkow BO105D, one Aloutte III, two Alouette II, two Lama, one JetRanger, three Bell 47G. British Island Airways Ltd (BIA) was known until July 1970 as British United Island Airways, following a reconstruc tion of certain BUA group companies in October 1968. BUIA was not included in the sale of BUA to Caledonian Air ways in 1970, and, as BIA, remains a member of the British & Common wealth Group. Engineering and traffic bases are maintained by BIA and its subsidiaries at Southampton and Black pool, and traffic stations at Gatwick, Jersey, Guernsey, Exeter and the Isle of Man. A network of short-haul passenger and cargo scheduled services is oper ated linking London, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, Southampton, Exeter, Dublin, Belfast, Blackpool, Man chester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Paris, Ant werp, Hanover and Dusseldorf. The company also undertakes ad hoc char ter and contract services. Head Office: Berkeley House, 51-53 High Street, Redhill, Surrey, England. -*-• 946781. Executives: Chairman, Hon Anthony Cayzer; managing director, L. B. Elwin; directors: J. A. Thomson; A. E. Lemon; N. Mountain; A. E. Bristow; Major J. R. C. Riley; general managers: com mercial, R. J. Wyles; operations/traffic, J. Primrose; technical, E. Smith; plan ning manager, G. Eaton; financial con troller, P. Villa, company secretary, G. A. Adkin. Employees: 600. Fleet: 12 Herald. mm -fin
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