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WORLD AIRLINE DIRECTORY grouped into five divisions covering different geographical areas—the UK and the Republic of Ireland, Northern, Eastern, Western, and Southern divisions. Charter services are flown by British Airtours, formed in 1969 to operate charter and inclusive tour flights from Gatwick. On May 1, 1982, British Airways was once again reorganised and was divided into three self-contained divisions - Intercontinental (long-haul), European (shorthaul and domestic) and Gatwick Services (all Gatwick- based operations including those of British Airtours). In -July 1983 the airline was divided into eight market-orientated route centres and three "separate" companies: cargo, charters and tour operations. In addition, there are three subsidiary companies concerned with other aviation activities. British Airways Helicopters, formed in 1964, operates Europe's only scheduled helicopter passenger service, between Penzance and the Scilly Isles, together with offshore gas and oil rig support services, and a search-and-rescue operation covering the northern North Sea from Sumburgh in the Shetland Islands. Bases are maintained at Penzance, Aberdeen, Beccles and Sumburgh. Head Office is at Gatwick Airport South. British Airways Associated companies Ltd controls hotel interests and the airline's investments in Air Mauritius, Cyprus Airways, Gibraltar Airways and New Hebrides Airways. Head Office is at Bealine House, Ruislip. Middlesex. British Airways Engine Overhaul Ltd is responsible for engine overhaul work for British Airways and a numher of other airlines under contract. Head Office is at Tre forest Industrial Estate, Pontypridd, Glamorgan, South Wales. British Airways' route network, the largest in the world, covers 580,01)0 unduplicated route-km, and serves 120 cities in 65 countries. Scheduled passenger, cargo and mail services are operated to Europe, the Middle and Far East. Australasia, East and South Africa, and North America. Innovations include Europe's first "shuttle" air service (high-frequency, no reservation, guaranteed-seat flights) inaugurated between London and Glasgow in January 1975 and now extended to London-Edinburgh, London-Manchester and London-Belfast. In -January 1976 British Airways, jointly with Air France, began the world's first supersonic passenger services, using the Anglo- French Concorde airliner. Supersonic services link London with Washington D.C., New York and Miami. Head Office: Speedbird Hotise. London Airport, Heathrow, Hounslow, Middlesex, Great Britain. ^*^ 22531. Executives: Board: chairman, Lord King of Wartnahy; deputy chairman, Alexander Gibbs; chief executive, Colin Marshall; chief financial officer, Gordon Dura-lop; director of safety activities, Capt -Jack Jessop; Basil Collins; Robert Henderson; Sir Leo Pliatzky; Michael Davies; Management: chief executive/chief financial officer/director of safety activities—as above; directors: marketing, .lim Harris; marketplace performance, Peter Bateson; operations, Howard Phelps; legal, Bernard Wood; human resources, Ted Gostling; medical services, Dr Frank Preston: data/information/management pro grammes, John Watson; head of public affairs, John Perry. Employees: 36,500. Fleet: seven Concorde, 12 Boeing 747-200B, 16 747-100, one 7O7-320B, one 707-320C, nine TriStar 1. eight TriStar 200, eight 757-200, 19 Trident 3B, seven Trident 2E, 31 737-200, 21 One-Eleven 500, four One-Eleven 400, five HS.748, 20 Sikorsky S- 61N, six BV-234 Chinook, four S-76A, three West land W30, one Jet Ranger. On order: nine 757-200. 14 737-200. British American Air plans to commence inter national scheduled passenger services, initially link ing Long Beach with Hong Kong and Brussels, using DC-8-63 aircraft. British Atlantic Airways was formed in June 1982 and has applied to operate passenger services between London and New York. Following its acqui- #26' sition by the Virgin Record Group, the operator is now known as Virgin Atlantic Airways. Head Office: Suite 76a, Beehive Building, Gat wick Airport South, Gatwick, West Sussex, Great Britain. British Caledonian Airways BCal) was formed in November 1970 by the acquisition by Caledonian Airways (founded in 1961) of British United Airways (founded in 1960 as a result of mergers). BCal is a wholly owned subsidiary of Caledonian Avia tion Group PLC, and other companies in the Group include British Caledonian Aircraft Trading, British Caledonian Travel Holdings (Blue Sky Holidays, Blue Sky Travel, Far Away Blue Sky), Caledonian Hotel Management, Caledonian Airmotive, British Caledonian Helicopters, Jetsave and companies overseas owning and operating hotels in Spain and Africa. Shareholders and loan stockholders include Industrial and Commercial Finance Corporation, Royal Bank of Scotland, Bland Payne, Commercial l_ nion Assurance company. Sun Alliance and the Automobile Associ ation. British Caledonian is the designated flag carrier to the whole of West Africa, major parts of North Africa, Central Africa, all of the South Amer ican continent with the exception of Guyana), Houston and Dallas/Forth Worth, Atlanta (Georgia), St Louis (Missouri) and Los Angeles. Scheduled services operate from London (Gatwick) to Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, Genoa, Frankfurt and Geneva. In Britain BCal scheduled services link London with Glasgow, Edinburgh, Manchester and Jersey. Glasgow is linked with Amsterdam via Newcastle. Passenger charter flights are undertaken to destinations in Europe and North Africa. BCal has a minority holding and assists in the management of Gambia Airways, and also operates services on behalf of Air Seychelles, Air Surinam and Caribbean Airways. The airline is associated with British Airways Helicopters and the British Airways Author ity in the operation of the Gatwick-Heathrow Airlink. Since 1980 BCal has operated to Hong Kong via Dubai, and will now serve Riyadh from this year. In late 1982 the airline formed British Caledonian Commuter Services, a scheme designed to bring the small commuter operators into a close operational and marketing association with British Caledonian. Liverpool-based Genair and Guernsey Airlines have joined the scheme. BCal is an equal partner with the Rank Organisation in BCal Charter. Head Office: Caledonian House, Crawley, Sussex, Great Britain. >^ 87161. Executives: chairman. Sir Adam Thomson; manag ing director, Alastair Pugh; directors: group finance, T. E. Boud; engineering, N. Jackson; external affairs, J. M. Ritchie; financial, C. M. Smith; ilight oper ations, Oapt J. N. Fugl; operations, J. Prothero Thomas; personnel, Dr D. J. Freemantle; project, J. R. Sidebotham; marketing, David Coltman; joint company secretaries, R. A. C. Lewis; L. N. Bebchick. Employees: 6,300. Fleet: one Boeing 747-100. eight DC-10-30, three Airbus A310, two 707-320C, 12 One-Eleven 500. On order: Seven A320. British Caledonian Helicopters was formed in April 1979 through the takeover of Shoreham- based Ferranti Helicopters, and the company became a wholly owned subsidiary of BCal. Rotary- wing charter and contract services, mainly in support of North Sea Oil and gas fields, are op erated for the major oil companies from Aberdeen Airport. Head Office: Caledonian House, Crawley, Sussex, Great Britain. ^^87161. Executives: chairman, Trevor Boud; managing director, Bob MacLeod; managers: finance and administration, N. Elliott; operations, Capt C. Hunt; commercial, A. J. Spillane. Employees: 120. Fleet: three Sikorsky S-61N, one S-76A, three , Bell 214ST, one BO105D. British Emerald Airways is a newly formed airline which proposes to operate scheduled ' passenger services from Belfast to New York, Los Angeles and Miami, initially with Boeing 707 aircraft. Head Office: 56 Upper Queen Street, Belfast 1, Northern Ireland. British Island Airways, fomerly part of the British and Commonwealth Shipping Group, became a totally independent airline on April 1, 1982. The company provides charter services from UK points to holiday destinations in Europe and North Africa. Head Office: Apollo House, Church Road, Lowfield Heath, Crawley, W7est Sussex RHll OPQ, Great M Britain. ^ ^^"87218. " Executives: chairman and managing director, Peter Villa; directors, Capt R. Heath, M. Butler, A. Smith; managers: commercial, M. Cleaver; engineering, R. Erskine; flight operations, Capt C. Cureton; ground operations, J. Gregorzek. Employees: 116. Fleet: four One-Eleven 400, two one-Eleven 500. British Midland Airways (BMA) was formed in 1938 as Derby Aviation. Scheduled passenger and cargo services were started in 1953 and now link the East Midlands Airport with Amsterdam, Belfast, Dublin, Glasgow, Guernsey, Jersey, London Heathrow, and Paris; from London Heathrow to Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds/Bradford, Liverpool, Teesside and Belfast; Birmingham to Brussels, and the Channel Islands from nine UK points. In 1982 BMA formed Manx Airlines, in association with the British and Commonwealth Shipping Company, to operate scheduled services from the Isle of Man to points throughout the UK and Ireland. During the Seventies BMA developed a specialist overseas leasing service with Boeing 707s which was subsequently used by some 25 international carriers, predominantly in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company recently returned to the holiday market and provides charter flights to the Mediterranean area and North America. BMA acquired Loganair from Royal Bank of Scotland in late 1983, and has received a licence to operate between Manchester, Glasgow and New York. Originally a private company, BMA's principle shareholding was acquired in 1969 by the Minster Assets investment and banking group, from whom the airline was purchased in 1978 by a consortium of British Midland directors, headed by Michael Bishop. Head Office: Donington Hall, Castle Donington, Derby DE7 2SB, Great Britain. ^^37172. Executives: chairman and managing director, Michael D. Bishop; directors: general manager, J. T. Wolfe; company secretary, S. F. Balmforth; G. N. Elliott; R. S. Beauchamp; J. M. Harvey; management directors: commercial, G. J. W. Norman; sales, C. A. Roberts; operations, Capt. D. T. Court; financial accountant, J. Derbvshire; technical T. G. Soult. Employees: 1,250. Fleet: three Boeing 707-320C, two DC-9-32, six DC-9-15, three Viscount 800, six Fokker F.27-200, one Shorts 330, one Shorts 360. On order: four 360. Britt Airways was founded in 1956 by William and Marilyn Britt and currently operates a network of scheduled passenger services throughout the states of Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Missouri, and to Washington D.C. Head Office: Rural Route 3, Danville, Illinois _ 61832, USA. I Employees: 400. Fleet: two One-Eleven 400, six Fairchild FH- 227B/C, two F-27J, seven Metro II, 12 Beech 99. FLIGHT International. 31 March 1984 1
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