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1985
1985 - 0903.PDF
WORLD AIRLINE DIRECTORY Air Jamaica was formed as Air Jamaica (1968) Limited on April 1, 1969 by the Jamaican Govern ment 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 San Juan, Port-au- Prince, Grand Cayman, Miami, New York, Philadel- .phia, Baltimore, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Toronto and San Juan. Direct service to London and Frankfurt Svas resumed in November 1982, using leased wide- body equipment. Head Office: 72-76 Harbour Street, Kingston, Jamaica. ^^ 2389. Executives: chairman, Anthony K. Hart; president & managing director, N- A. Hylton; senior v-p finance & corporate planning, P. Saulter; v-ps: main- -tenance & technical services, I. Blair; marketing & sales, W. J. Cavanagh; administrative, N. Rennie, Employees: 1,083. Fleet: 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, Charles Desclos. Employees: 43. Fleet: two Fokker F.27-600, one Beech Super King Air F.90. 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 vKutunayake International Airport, Colombo, began on September 1, 1979, and now link Sri Lanka with Bangkok, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo, ••Tiruchirapalli, Trivandrum, Madras, Bombay, Male, Karachi, Dubai, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Muscat, TJhahran, Kuwait, Copenhagen, Rome, Vienna, Zurich, Paris, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and London. Head Office: 14 Sir Baron Jayatillaka Mawatha, ,P.O. Box 670, Colombo 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: one Boeing 747-200, two Lockheed TriStar 100, one TriStar 1, two TriStar 500, one 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 desti nations. Head Office: PO Box 2076, Monrovia, Liberia. 1 ^^4298. Executives: managing director, James K. Kofa; deputy m-ds: administration, Michael M. Wiles; ^LIGHT International, 30 March 1985 operations, Capt Martin M. Harmon. 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 passenger and cargo charter services, including military contracts for MAC. Head Office: PO Box 522495, Miami, Florida 33152, USA. ^^522825. Executives: federal trustee, William D. Seidle; trustee counsel, Timothy J. Norris; general manager, A. M. Oliver; directors: operations, Capt D. K. Cairns; training, Capt R. B. Chrismon; maintenance, M. Harry Schumacher; finance officer, R. M. Breen. Employees: 145. Fleet: two DC-8-61, one DC-8-50. Airline of Egypt (Zarkani Aviation Services) was formed in June 1982 by the Zarkani Group, a major import/export company in Egypt. Scheduled cargo services are provided to Europe. Charters are also undertaken. Head Office: 21 Fahmy Street, Bab-el-Look, Cairo, Egypt. -^0^ ,*313zrkani un. Employees: 37. Fleet: three Boeing 707-320C. Airline of the Marshall Islands <AMI) is the national flag carrier of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, formed in May 1980 to provide scheduled passenger and freight services as well as air ambu lance, aeromedical and maritime surveillance oper ations. AMI currently serves 23 points domestically and four countries internationally. Head Office: PO Box 959, Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands 96960. .^^(730) 0929. Executives: president, Hon Amata Kabua; v-p marketing, Hon Kessai Note; v-p operations, Oscar Debrum; CEO & general manager, Tim C. Smith; chief pilot, Capt Jim Ellis. Employees: 64. Fleet: one HS.748-2B, one Nomad N22B, one N24A. On Order: one Dornier 228-100, one 228-200. Airlines of Northern Australia was formed in April 1981, an airline division of Ansett Transport Industries to operate scheduled passenger, cargo and mail services linking Darwin with Katherine, Tennant Creek, Alice Springs, Gove (Nhulunbuy) and Groote Eylandt (Alyangula) in Arnhem Land. ANA also operates jet services between Alice Springs and Ayers Rock. Charters are also undertaken. Head Office: 31 Smith Street Mall, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. ^-^^85187. Executives: general manager, John Buchanan; marketing manager, Charles Constance. Fleet: Fokker F.28-1000/4000, one F.27-200. Airlines of South Australia (ASA) was originally formed in January 1927, operating as Guinea Air ways. The company was taken over by Ansett Trans port Industries in 1959. Scheduled passenger, cargo and mail services link Adelaide with Mount Gambier, Ceduna, Kangaroo Island, Port Lincoln, Whyalla and Broken Hill. Charters are also undertaken. Head Office: 150 North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5000. Executives: chairman, Ken Williams; general manager, L. Mick Connelly; directors: Sir Peter Abeles; K. R. Murdoch; C. J. Thomson; A. J. Yates; Sir Kenneth May. Employees: 113. Fleet: three Fokker F.27-200, one F.27-600. Airlines of Western Australia, known until July 1, 1981 as MacRobertson Miller Airline Services (MMA), began operations in October 1955 following the merger of MacRobertson Miller Aviation (founded in 1934) and Airlines (Western Australia) formed in 1935. In January 1969 Ansett acquired the outstanding shareholding (32 per cent) and MMA became a wholly owned division of Ansett Transport Industries. Scheduled passenger, cargo, and mail services are operated from Perth eastwards to Kalgoorlie and north and north-east to Darwin, serving 13 points. Head Office: 26 St George's Terrace, Perth, Western Australia 6000, Australia. ^#^92147. Executives: managers: general, J. E. Karasek; marketing, I. Sutton. Employees: 514. Fleet: two Fokker F.28-4000, six F.28-1000. On Order: two BAe 146-200. Air Madagascar (Societe Nationale Malgache de Transports Aeriens) was formed on January 1, 1962, as the national airline of the Malagasy Repub lic. The company is owned 80-64 per cent by the Government and 17-2 per cent by Air France and La Compagnie Generale Maritime. Air Madagascar operates an extensive domestic network plus inter national routes to Paris and Marseilles via Djibouti. Regional services also link Tananarive with Nairobi, Mauritius and Reunion. Subsidiaries include the SOMHI hotel complex, the ZAHA motel chain, the tour organiser Madagascar Airtours, Casino Club, Sofitrans, ARSATO and TAM. Head Office: BP 437, 31 Avenue de flndependance, Antananarivo, Madagascar. ^#^222-32. Executives: president, Adrien Dahy; director general, Maurice Rajaofetra; deputy d-g, Marcel Ramarozaka; directors: forward planning, Jean Raharinaivo; finance, Guy Rakotomaniraka; sales, Roger Henri; operations, Danielle Andriambololona. Employees: 1,319. Fleet: one Boeing 747-200B Combi, two 737-200, three HS.748-2B, six Twin Otter, two Navajo, five Aztec, one Cherokee. 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, and is now wholly owned by the Government of Malawi. Regional services are operated to Harare, Johannesburg, Nairobi, Lusaka, Mauritius, plus domestic services to Lilongwe, Mzuzu and Karonga. Charters are also operated. Head Office: PO Box 84, Robins Road, Blantyre, Malawi. ^^4245. Executives: chairman, chief E. Kaomba; general manager, S. J. F. S. Mijiga; managers: financial, A. Ross; commercial, M. Mangisah; air cargo, R. Kaendera; operations, Capt B. Pocock. Employees: 910. Fleet: one One-Eleven 500, one One-Eleven 475, two HS.748, one Beech King Air C90. Air Mali (Societe Nationale Air Mali) was formed in October 1960 as the national airline of the Mali Republic. Operations began in 1961 with tech nical and equipment assistance from Aeroflot, aided by a gift of three ex-BEA DC-3s from the British Government. Air Mali operates scheduled services from Bamako, the capital, to Abidjan, Lome, Lagos, Niamey, Dakar, Freetown, Monrovia, Paris, Algiers, Brazzaville, Casablanca, Kenieba, Mopti, Nara, Nioro, Tombouctou, Goundam, Gao and Kayes. Head Office: BP27, Bamako, Mali. ^^568. Executives: director-general, Oumar Bore; assis tant d-g, Boubacar Coulibaly; managers: commercial, Mrs Traore Delphine; financial, Labasse Haidara; technical, Dramane Diarra; operations, Hachim Koumane. Employees: 577. Fleet: one Ilyushin 11-18, one Boeing 727-100C, one 737-200, one BAe 146-100, one Twin Otter. 43
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