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FLIGHT International, 20 March 1975 cipal Airport, St Louis, Missouri 63145, USA. ^44-7276. Executives: Chairman, Lester L. Cox; president, Edward J. Crane; secretary, John K. Hulston; senior vice-presidents: marketing / industry affairs, Paul J. Rodgers; operations/maintenance, R. L. Wageneck; vice-presidents: finance/ administration, A. J. Rose; traffic/route development, Darryl Weishaar; opera tions, Grant Rees; industrial relations, Patrick Howley; maintenance/engineer ing, E. E. Boock; customer services, Richard Hannon. Employees: 2,900. Fleet: 12 DC-9-30, nine DC-9-10, 20 Fair- child Hiller FH-227B. On order: Fooiir DC-9-30. Pacific Northern Airlines Inc of Portland, Oregon, ceased operations during 1974. Pacific Southwest Airlines Inc (PSA) started operations with a leased DC-3 in May 1949 as am intra-state carrier with a service between San Diego and Oak land, California. High-frequency, low-fare services are operated between San Diego, Los Angeles, Hollywood/Burbank, Fresno, Stockton, Ontario1, San Jose, Oakland, San Francisco, Sacramento and Long Beach. PSA also operates a fly ing school to provide training and con version facilities for the Boeing 727 and 737. PSA subsidiaries include PSA Hotels, PSA Broadcasting, Southwest Airmotive and Jetair Leasing Co. Head Office: 3225 North Harbor Drive, San Diego, California 92101, USA. ^695404. Executives: Chairman/chief executive, J. Floyd Andrews; president, William R. Shimp; executive vice-president, Ray mond J. Hogan; senior vice-presidents: operations, Floyd E. Wescott; finance, Paul C. Barklev. Employees: 2,100. Fleet: Two TriStar, 21 Boeing 727-200, one 727-100, three 737-200. On order: Three TriStar. Simulators: Boeing 727. Pacific Western Airlines Ltd was founded in 1946 as Central British Columbia Air ways, and has since become the third largest airline in Canada. The company was taken over by the Government of Alberta in August 1974 when they acquired a 97% interest in the airline. PWA operates an extensive network of scheduled and non-scheduled routes throughout British Columbia, Alberta, and the North-West Territories, includ ing "air-bus" services between Edmon ton and Calgary. PWA also undertakes world-wide passenger and cargo charter operations. In 1970 PWA purchased BC Air Lines. Head Office: Vancouver International Airport, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ^"0451243. Executives: Chairman, B. C. Samis; president, D. N. Watson; executive vice- president, W. R. Harris; vice-presidents: finance/secretary, D. F. Granger; cor porate planning, J. M. Robins; admini stration, D. R. Jacox; operations, J. C. S. Miles; commercial services, R. L. Lake; contract/charter, A. J. Moul; northern region, A. C. Campbell; western region, G. J. Cooke; trucking, R. T. Eyton. Employees: 2,000. Fleet: One Boeing 707-320C, one 707- 138B, four Hercules, two Electra, two Boeing 727-100C, ten 737-200, five Convair CV-640. On order: Two 737-200. Simulators: Boeing 707. Pakistan International Airlines Corpora tion (PIA) was founded in March 1955 as a scheduled air carrier when the Government of Pakistan took over Orient Airways (founded in 1951). PIA operates scheduled passenger and cargo services to 21 domestic points plus inter national routes to Tokyo, Peking, Manila, Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Colombo, Teheran, Dhahran, Kuwait, Baghdad, Damascus, Cairo, Beirut, Istanbul, Athens, Rome, Vienna, Geneva, Frankfurt, Paris, Amsterdam, Copen hagen, London, New York, Muscat, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Bahrain, Jeddali, Aden, Nairobi and Dar-es- Salaam. PIA has an agreement to pro vide management services for Air Malta and technical services for Iraqi Airways, both under contract. Head Office: PIA Building, Karachi Airport, Pakistan. x^KAR-832. Executives: Chairman, Air Marshal (retd) M. Nur Khan; directors: market ing/sales, Enver Jamall; engineering/ maintenance, S. Ajaz Ali; administration, Capt Khalid Mahmud; flight operations, Capt M. A. Aziz; finance, Azfar Hasnain; corporate affairs, Tashfin I. Huq; special assistants to chairman: public affairs, Omar Kureishi; operations, Capt Azam Jan. Employees: 12,930. Fleet: Three DC-10-30, six Boeing 707- 320C, four 720B, six Fokker F.27. Simulators: Boeing 707-320C, 720B. PAL—see Philippine Airlines Inc. Pan Adria (Aerotransportno Poduzece JPTT) is the Jugoslav State-owned domestic operator formed in 1961. Scheduled night-mail services are opera ted between Zagreb, Belgrade, Skopje, Titograd, Dubrovnik, Split and Mostar. Passenger and cargo charter flights to internal and foreign points are also undertaken together with crop spraying and other agricultural operations. Head Office: Grgura Ninskog 2, Zagreb, Jugoslavia. Executives: Managing director, Slavi-jan Belamaric; chief pilot, Ing Zlatko Kurjakovic; commercial manager, Voji-slav Pinjuh; engineering director, Ing Roman Gebauer; agricultural manager, Ing Tihomil Vitas. Employees: 167. Fleet: Five Fairchild Hiller FH-227, three Convair CV-340 three Aero Com mander 500, 14 Piper Pawnee. Pan African Airlines (Nigeria) Ltd began passenger amd cargo charter operations in 1961 and is a subsidiary of Africair Inc of Miami. Pan African provides operational assistance and air craft to Air Togo. Head Office: PMB1054, Ikeja, Nigeria. Executives: Managing director, Capt D. Langeler; chief pilot/operations manager, Capt J. Miller; helicopter manager, Gapt D. Hingley; technical manager, R. Gripps; chief mechanic, N. Murray. Employees: 100. Fleet: One DC-6, three Cessna 402B, one Cessna 180, five JetRanger, three Bell 47J, three Bell 47G. Pan American World Airways Inc was originally formed in 1927 and is today one of the world's leading airlines. A large network of international services operates around the world resulting in a route length of more than 85,000 miles, and covers services to most capi tals of the world including Moscow. A network of local services in Germany is also operated. Pan Am's hotel interests are vested in the International Hotel Corporation and the Business Jets Division markets the Dassault Fan Jet Falcon in the USA. The Metropolitan Air Facilities Division operates a general aviation airport and a heliport in the New York area, while the Aerospace Services Division is the prime contractor for the government space activities at Cape Kennedy and the down-range mis sile tracking station, and the Airline Services Division provides technical and management assistance to several foreign airlines and airports. Head Office: Pan Am Building, New York 10017, USA. .-^ 620155. Executives: Chairman/president, William T. Seawell; executive vice-presi dents: international services, Thomas J. Flanagan; general manager, James 0. Leet; finance, James H. Maloon; senior vice-presidents: planning / schedules, 497 William H. Haltrip; financial controls, Robert G. Oatley; external affairs, Willis Player; field operations, Dan A. Colussy; passenger marketing services, Richard T. Ensign; operations, Capt G. F. Max well; technical operations, John M. Wolgast; federal affairs, Stuart G. Tip ton. Employees: 32,250. Fleet: 32 Boeing 747-100, one 747C, 56 707-320B, 28 707-320C, 18 727-100, two 727-100QC On order: Five 747SP. Pem-Air Ltd was formed in 1970 by a group of Pembroke, Ontario, residents to operate the scheduled passenger services vacated when Royalair of Montreal ceased operations over the Pembroke-Toronto route. Twice-daily services began in May 1970. Head Office: Pembroke Municipal Air port, Pembroke, Ontario, Canada. Executive: President, D. O'Brien. Fleet: Two DC-3, two Beech 18. Petroleum Helicopters Inc began opera tions in 1949 with four Bell 47s and is today the world's largest helicopter company with a fleet of more than 200 rotorcraft. PHI pioneered offshore oil-rig support operations, principally in the Gulf of Mexico, but also at other sites around the world. Head Office: 5728 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123, USA. Executives: President, R. L. Suggs; vice-president/general manager, Frank W. Lee; executive vice-president, Maurice M. Bayon. Employees: 1,000. Fleet: Two Sikorsky S-62A, three Bell 212, 14 Bell 205A, nine Bell 204B, 115 JetRanger, 23 Bell 47J, 64 Bell 47G, ten Hughes 500, four BO105, one Twin Otter, one King Air, one Aero Commander. On order: Four Augusta A109. Philippine Airlines Inc (PAL) took its name from a company organised by Andres Soriano in 1941. It began operat ing on February 14, 1946, and became an international carrier as well as a scheduled domestic operator in the Philippines'. Long-range services were suspended in 1954 and, until 1962, PAL operated only within the Philippine Islands and between Manila and Hong Kong. Current services link the Philip pines with the USA, Italy, the Nether lands. West Germany, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Thai land and Pakistan. Stockholders are Rubicon Inc, a company owned by the PAL chairman and his family (72%), Government Service Insurance System (25%) and private interests (3%). In 1973 the Government nominated PAL as the sole operator of domestic and international services in the Philippines and the operations of Air Manila and Filipinas Orient Airways ceased on January 2, 1974. Head Office: PAL Building, Ayala Avenue, Makati, Rizal, Philippines. Executives: Chairman/president. Ben-igno P. Toda Jr; executive vice-president, Rafael Igoa; senior vice-presidents: technical, Richard L. Brown; customer services, Antonio T. Climent; industry affairs, Robert N. O'Skea. Employees: 4,450. Fleet: One DC-10-30, two DC-8-63, one DC-8-50, two DC-8-30, seven One-Eleven 500, 11 HS.748, 10 YS-11A, nine DC-3. On order: one DC-10-30. Simulators: Fokker F.27. Phoenix Airways, the Swiss charter and inclusive-tour airline, ceased operations on March 17, 1974, following financial difficulties, PIA—see Pakistan International Airlines Corporation. Piedmont Aviation Inc was established in 1940 as an aircraft sales and service operator and commenced scheduled local-service airline operations in 1948 as Piedmont Airlines. The company at present operates over a 10,000-mile route system serving 80 cities in
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