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1984 - 0531.PDF
WORLD AIRLINE DIRECTORY 29 727-200, 12 737-200, six Airbus A300B2, 13 A300B4, four TransaLl C-160, 15 Fokker F.27-500. On order: five A310, 25 A320. * Air Gabon (Compagnie Nationale Air Gabon) known until 1974 as Societe Nationale Transgabon, was originally formed in 1951 as Compagnie Aerienne Gabonaise. The airline was designated as the national carrier in July 1968 and operated domestic and regional services under its own name. In May 1977 the airline withdrew from the Air Afrique consortium and began operating inter national Services. These now link Libreville with Douala, Lome, Abidjan, Dakar, Kinshasa, Pointe Noire, Lagos, Rome, Geneva, Nice, Marseilles, and Paris. Head Office: BP2206, Libreville, Gabon. ^^^5213. Executives: chairman, Jean-Louis Messan; presi dent, S. Minko; deputy chief executive/technical director, Alain Varini; commercial director, Jerome N'Goua-Bekale; general manager, J. B. Saulneron- Hapangou. Employees: 1,272. Fleet: one Boeing 747-200B, one 737-200C, two Fokker F.28-2000, one F.28-1000C, two Vanguard. Air Guiitee (Compagnie Nationale Air Guinee) was formed in 1960 with Czech and Soviet assis tance. Scheduled passenger and cargo services are operated from Conakry to Kankan, Boke, Faranah, Labe, Macenta, Siguiri, Kissidougou and N'Zerekore, together with international flights to Freetown (Sierra Leone), Monrovia (Liberia), Bamako (Mali) and Dakar (Senegal). Head Office: PO Box 12, Avenue de la Republique, Conakry, Guinea. Executives: managing director, Elhadj Nfa Moussa Diane; assistant managing director, Fode Mohamed Barry; directors: administration/finance, Sory Oulare; planning, Hassimou Diallo; commercial, Bocar Bokoum; technical, Ammar Balde. Employees: 361. Fleet: one Boeing 707-320C, one 11-18, three An-12, one 727-100C, one 737-200C, four An-24, one Yak-40. Air Haiti was formed in December 1969 and began cargo charter operations in October 1970. Scheduled cargo and mail services are now operated from Francois Duvalier International Airport, Port-au- rinee, to Cap Haitien, San Juan (Puerto Rico), Miami, and New York. Head Office: Avenue Jeanne Marie 35, Port-au- Prince, Haiti. Executives: general manager, Ernest Cineas. Fleet: one Boeing 707-320C, two Curtiss C-46. Fi BM *P Air Holland has been licensed by the Legal Council of Holland to provide charter services from Rotterdam and Maastricht. The new operator plans to commence services to Mediterranean holiday destinations in April, initially with a leased Boeing 727-200. Head Office: PO Box 23, 2110 AA Aerdenhout, Netherlands. Executives: managing director, John Block. Air Illinois commenced operations on April 15, 1970, and currently provides scheduled passenger services within Illinois and the surrounding region. Head Office: Southern Illinois Airport, PO Box 201, Carbondale, Illinois 62901, USA. Fleet: two One-Eleven 200, five Twin Otter, two Jetstream 1, one Navajo Chieftain. Air India was originally formed in 1946 to succeed Tata Airlines (founded in 1932) and became a state- owned corporation in August 1953 following nationalisation. International scheduled passenger and cargo services are operated from Bombay, Delhi, Calcutta, Trivandrum, Madras, and Amritsar to points in the Far and Middle East, Europe, Africa, Australia, the USA, and Canada. Wholly owned , subsidiaries are Air-India Charters and the Hotel FLIGHT International, 31 A4arch 1984 Corporation of India. Head Office: Air-India Building, Nariman Point, Bombay 400 021, India. ^^* 0112427/0112945. Executives: chairman/managing director, Raghu Raj; deputy m-ds, Capt D. Bose; C. L. Sharma; directors: commercial, H. M. Kaul; finance, J. N. Mogrelia; ground services, V. S. Bhagat; engineering, H. C. Kapoor; manpower planning/development, S. K. Nanda; operations, Capt C. P. Narayanan; deputy directors; management services, P. Jayant; inflight services, J. Naegamvala; planning, S. K. Datta; chief administration/secretary, S. Narayanswamy; chief public relations manager, Capt J. R Martin. Employees: 16,255. Fleet: ten Boeing 747-200B, three 707-320B, two 707-320C, two DC-8-63F, three Airbus A300B4. Air Inter (Lignes Aeriennes Interieures) was formed in 1954 to operate internal services within metropolitan France. Air France and French Rail ways (SNCF) each have a 25 per cent interest and UTA 15 per cent, while various banks and surface transport interests also have small holdings. Air Inter operates an extensive network of scheduled passenger and cargo services, radiating from Paris to most major cities in France. In 1977 Air Inter agreed with Air France to cease charter operations and received in return a 20 per cent holding in Air Charter International. Head Offfice: 1 Avenue du Marechal Devaux, F-9.1 550, Paray Vieille Paste, France. ^^* 20624. Executives: president/director general, Marceau Long; assistant director-generals: Francois Godest; Daniel Cauvin; secretary-general, Jacques Jourdet; inspector-general, Jacques Margot-Noblemaire; directors: operations, Louis Houis; Jean-Pierre About; technical, Albert Dubreuil. Employees: 6,300. Fleet: one Airbus A300B4, ten A300B2, ten Mercure, 12 Caravelle 12, seven Fokker F.27-500. On order: ten A320. Air Ivoire was founded in 1960 and began opera tions in August 1964. Sodetraf, UTA, and Air Afrique held an interest in the airline until January 1976, when the Government of the Ivory Coast acquired a 100 per cent holding and designated Air Ivoire the national carrier. Scheduled passenger and cargo services are operated from the Aeroport de Port- Bouet, Abidjan, to Abengourou, Bouake, Bouna, Boundiali, Bondoukou, Daloa, Gagnoa, Guiglo, Korhogo. Man, Odienne, San Pedro, Seguela, Tabou, and Yamoussoukro, plus Ouagadougou (Upper Volta), and Bamako (Mali). Head Office: 01 BP 1027, Abidjan 01, Ivory Coast. ,^#^3864. Executives: director-general, Col Abdoulaye Coulibaly; deputy d-g, Lt Col Bamba; managing directors: technical, Cdt Fofana; marketing, Cdt Dosso; commercial, M. Tiemele; finance/administra tion, Cdt N'Cho; public relations, M. Barth. Employees: 300. Fleet: "two Fokker F.28-4000, two F.28-1000, two F.27-600, one F.27-400, one Metro II. Air Jamaica (1968) Ltd was formed in October 1968 by the Jamaican Government and Air Canada. The Canadian airline finally reduced its original holding from 40 per cent to zero in 1980, but continues to provide technical assistance under contract. Operations began on April 1, 1969, and scheduled passenger and cargo services now link Kingston and Montego Bay with Nassau, Port-au- Prince, Grand Cayman, Miami, New York, Philadel phia, Chicago, Toronto and San Juan. Transatlantic services to London, Frankfurt and Zurich were suspended on April 1, 1981, owing to mounting losses. Direct service to London and Frankfurt was resumed in November 1982, using leased widebody equipment. Head Office: 72-76 Harbour Street, Kingston, Jamaica. S0&* 2389. Executives: president and managing director, Noel Hylton; vice-presidents: operations, Capt Lloyd Tai; marketing and operations, William Rodgers; main tenance, Fred Henry; finance and corporate planning, Franklin Smith. Employees: 1,202. Fleet: one Boeing 747-100, two Airbus A300B4, four Boeing 727-200. Air Jet was formed in May 1980 as a subsidiary of the Jet Services Group (founded in 1973). Operations began in January 1981 providing urgent overnight parcel delivery services within France (maximum weight 30kg). Passenger charters, and scheduled passenger services between Avignon and Lyon are also operated. Overnight parcel services now link Paris, Avignon and Lyon-Satolas. Head Office: BP 637, Orly Zone Fret, 94393 Orly Aerogares Cedex, France. ,^^205119F. Executives: managing director, Louis P. Y. Ollivier; operations manager, Alain Douteau. Employees: 31. Fleet: one Fokker F.27-600, one F.27-400. Air Lanka was formed on January 10, 1979 to succeed Air Ceylon as the national airline of Sri Lanka. Major shareholder is the Government with 60 per cent, the remaining 40 per cent lying in the hands of public companies in Sri Lanka, including the Ceylon Shipping Company and the Bank of Ceylon. Subsidiaries include Air Lanka Catering Services, a joint venture with Thai International. Scheduled passenger and cargo operations from Kutunayake International Airport, Colombo, began on September 1, 1979, and now link Sri Lanka with Bangkok, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tiruchirapalli, Trivandrum, Madras, Bombay, Male, Karachi, Dubai, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Muscat, Dhahran, Kuwait, Rome, Vienna, Zurich, Paris, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and London. Head Office: 14 Sir Baron Jayatillaka Mawatha, P.O. Box 670, Columbo 1, Sri Lanka. ^^21401. Executives: chairman/managing director, Capt R. Wikramanayake; directors: G. V. P. Samarasinghe; W. M. Tilakaratne; D. C. Wijesekera; A. N. U. Jayawardena; chief operating officer, Guy Gely; chief marketing officer, Andreas Hansen. Employees: 2,951. Fleet: two Lockheed TriStar 100, one TriStar 1, two TriStar 500, one Boeing 737-200. Air Liberia was formed in January 1974 from the merger of Liberian National Airlines with Ducor Air Transport (Datco). LNA was originally formed in 1949 as Liberian National Airways and operations began in 1952. Air Liberia is wholly Government- owned. Scheduled passenger and cargo services link Spriggs Payne Airport (Monrovia) with Robertsfield International Airport, Sinoe, Cape Palmas, Nimba, T'Chien, Voinjama, Foya, Wologissi, Grandcess, and Sasstown. Passenger and cargo charter services are also operated to domestic and international destinations. Head Office: PO Box 2076, Monrovia, Liberia. ,*•**" 4298. Executives: managing director, James K. Kofa; deputy m-ds: administration, Michael M. Wiles; operations, Capt Martin M. Harmon; engineering manager, Anthony T. Turkson; comptroller, J. Zangar Bright. Employees: 192. Fleet: two Aviocar, one Trislander, three Islander, one Cessna 402, two Cessna 337. Airlift International, the US supplemental air- cargo airline, was formed in 1945 as Riddle Aviation and renamed in 1964. Airlift acquired the assets of Slick Airways in 1968 and operated scheduled domes tic and international cargo services. Airlift ceased operations in May 1981 but, following reorganisation, resumed operations in April 1982, and now under takes worldwide cargo charter services, including military contracts for MAC. 815
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