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1985
1985 - 0908.PDF
WORLD AIRLINE DIRECTORY The switch from DC-10-30s to Boeing 747-200Bs has proved very successful for Air New Zealand, and the type now operates all of the carrier's long-haul services Air New Zealand was founded in 1939 as Tasman Empire Airways, a joint British-Australian-New Zealand company (owned 20:30:50), formed to oper ate services linking New Zealand and Australia. In 1954 Britain withdrew, and in 1961 the New Zealand government assumed full ownership of the airline, which, on April 1, 1965, adopted the present title. In 1977 the Government decided to merge the two state corporations. From April 1, 1978, New Zealand National Airways Corporation and Air New Zealand were amalgamated under the latter name (NZNAC, formed in 1945 to operate scheduled internal services, began operations in 1947.). The airline oper ates an extensive network of scheduled passenger and cargo services to 24 main domestic points, while international routes link Auckland and Christchurch with Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane, Hobart, Port Moresby, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, Nadi, Tonga, Noumea, Norfolk Island, Raratonga, Papeete, Honolulu, Los Angeles and London. Associated companies of Air New Zealand include Safe Air (100 per cent holding) and Instant Freeline Reservations (airline, hotel, car rental reservations system). Air New Zealand also has a 30 per cent holding in The Mount Cook group. Head Office: Air New Zealand House, 1 Queen Street, Auckland, New Zealand. ^^NZ2541. Executives: chairman, R. A. Owens; deputy chair man, C. J. Keppel; chief executive & general manager, N. M. T. Geary; assistant general manag ers: airline operations, J. McCrea; finance, A. W. Vaicoe; marketing, N. A. Macfarlane. Employees; 6,980. Fleet: five Boeing 747-200B, one DC-8-50F, ten 737-200, ten Fokker F.27-500, five F.27-100. On Order: one 747-200B, three 767-200ER. Air Niger was formed in 1966 with assistance from UTA, and took over the air-taxi and charter oper ations of Societe Aero-Niger. Principal stockholder is now the Niger Government (94.47 per cent). Sched uled passenger services are operated from Niamey to Agades, Arlit, Maradi, Tahoua, Zinder and Lome (Togo). Head Office: BP865, Immeuble Sonara, Niamey, Republic of Niger. Executives: director-general, Capt Bagnan Salifou. Employees: 127. Fleet: two HS.748-2B. Air Niugini was formed in 1973 as the national airline of Papua New Guinea. The initial share holders were the government (60 per cent), Qantas (12 per cent), Ansett (16 per cent) and TAA (12 per cent). In 1976, the Government bought out the Qantas and TAA holdings and in 1981 acquired the Ansett shares to make the airline wholly Government-owned. Operations started on Novem ber 1, 1973, and scheduled passenger and cargo services now link the capital (Port Moresby) with 20 domestic points and Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore, Sydney, Brisbane, Cairns, Auckland, Jayapura (Indonesia), and Honiara (Solomon Islands). Head Office: PO Box 7186, Boroko, Papua, New Guinea. ,^^22177. Executives: chairman, Bart Philemon; general manager, Masket Iangalio; deputy general manager, Capt R. Ravenhill; directors: operations, Capt I. D. Phillips; commercial, Werner Gumbmann; finance and administration, E. Kwant; engineering and maintenance, P. Clement. Employees: 1,700. Fleet: two Boeing 707-320C, three Dash 7, four Fokker F.28-1000, one F.27-400, three F.27-200. Air 1 was formed in 1981, by a small group headed by Mark G. Morris, which solicited the help of former astronaut Eugene Cernan (subsequently the initial chairman of the board). First-class only services commenced on April 1, 1983 from St Louis, Air l's hub, to Newark, Washington D.C., Kansas City and Dallas/Fort Worth. McClain Airlines was acquired in 1984 but in October of the same year Air 1 filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the US bankruptcy law and ceased operations. Air Ontario, formerly known as Great Lakes Airlines until April 26, 1981, was founded as a Canadian charter company in January 1961. Sched uled services were inaugurated in 1967 and are pres ently operated throughout the provinces of Ontario and Quebec as well as between London (Ontario) and Cleveland (Ohio). Head Office: Suite 1100, 380 Wellington Street, London, Ontario N6A 5B5, Canada. ^^0647571. Employees; 117. Fleet: 11 Convair CV-580. Air Pac (Air Pacific Airlines) undertakes charter flights within the Aleutian islands and inaugurated scheduled service on February 1, 1982, between Dutch Harbor and Anchorage. Air Pac also operates services on behalf of Alaska Airlines. Head Office: Pouch 509, Dutch Harbor, Alaska 99692, USA. Fleet: one BAe 146-100, one Fairchild FH.227, one Fairchild F.27, three Goose, one Metro II, one Cessna Conquest. Air Pacific, known until July 30, 1971 as Fiji Airways, was originally incorporated on April 13, 1947 under the name Katafanga Estates Limited. The Fiji Government is the principal shareholder with 92 per cent of the shares. Domestic and inter national services are operated to Honolulu, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland, Noumea, Tonga, Western Samoa, Tahiti and other Pacific island nations. Head Office: Air Pacific Centre^ Raiwaga, Suva, Fiji. **^FJ 2131. Executives: chief executive, A. T. Savu; deputy chief executive, W. Narruhn; general manager finance & administration, P. Wyatt; directors: flight operations, Capt K. Konrote; corporate affairs, R. Narayan; passenger sales, L. Morris; cargo, S. Maharaj. Employees: 520. Fleet: one DC-10-30, one Boeing 737-200, one Fokker F.27-600, four Bandeirante. 48 Air Panama Internacional was formed on August 24, 1967 with assistance from Iberia and began oper ations in August 1969. The airline is designated as the flag carrier of Panama and operates scheduled passenger and cargo services from Panama City to Los Angeles, Mexico City, Bogota, Guayaquil, Lima, Miami, New York and Caracas. Head Office: PO Box 8612, Panama City 5, Repub lic of Panama. ^0^ 368665. Executives: president, Lie Pedro Rognoni; market ing director, Jorge D. Solis; operations director, Capt Miguel A. De Puy. Employees: 1,815. Fleet: one DC-10-40, one Boeing 727-100. Air Polynesie, known until January 1970 as Reseau Aerien Interinsulaire, began operations in 1953. In 1958 RAI was taken over by the French airline TAI (now UTA). Scheduled passenger services are oper ated from Papeete to Huahine, Raiatea, Bora Bora, Rangiroa, Takapoto, Manihi, Ua Huka, Tikehau, Apataki, Napuka, Tubuai, Mataiva, Kaukura, Faka- rava, Nuke Hiva, Maupiti, Hiva Oa, Rurutu, Moorea, Ua Pou, Anaa, Makemo, Hao and Gambiers. Head Office: BP314, Papeete, Tahiti, French Poly nesia. Executives: director-general, Michel Nouaille; ' operations, Lucien Mollimard; technical, Yves Guiffant; chief pilot, Capt Rodolphe Pohar. Employees: 571. Fleet: two Fairchild FH-227, two F-27J, two Twin Otter, one Islander. Air Portugal-TAP, originally founded as Trans- portes Aereos Portugueses on March 14, 1945 as a special Department of the Secretariate for Civil Aviation, commenced operations in 1946. The airline . was nationalised in April 1975 and now operates an extensive network of scheduled passenger and cargo services to points in Europe, plus Montreal, New ,_ York, Caracas, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Salvador, Kinshasa, Brazzaville, Harare, Johannes burg, Luanda, Sal, Bissau, Sao Tome and Maputo. Domestic flights serve Oporto, Faro, Madeira and the Azores. Charter flights are also undertaken. Air Portugal's aviation-related activities include ESTA- Hotel Management, Tradingpor and Air Portugal Tours. Head Office: Apartado 5194, Aeroporto de Lisboa, 1704 Lisboa, Portugal. ^^12231/2 TAPLISP. Executives: chairman, Dr Jose Gomes Motta; board members: Eng Abilio Rodrigues; Eng Carlos Macedo; Dra Elsa Ferreira; Eng Gil Santos; Eng Luis Maltez; director generals: commercial, Manuel Bastos; finance, Dr Medeiros Norte; flight opera tions, Capt Hugo Damasio; personnel, Dra Teresa Coelho; planning, Eng Faria e Maia; maintenance & engineering, Eng Dias Marques. Employees: 9,963. Fleet: five Tristar 500, six Boeing 707-320B/C, four 727-200, four 727-100, six 737-200, one 737-200C, two Twin Otter, one King Air 90. Air Queensland was originally formed in June 1951 and commenced third-level charter operations. , Domestic scheduled passenger services were initiated in August 1957. The airline currently serves a > network of more than 35 destinations throughout Queensland stretching to Bamaga in the north, Groote Eylandt in the west, and south to Brisbane. Air Queensland also operates two holiday resorts, Lizard Island Lodge and Top of Australia Wilderness Lodge. Head Office: PO Box 1381, Cairns, Queensland 4870, Australia. ^r 48249. Executives: chairman, Sir Sydney Williams; general manager NQ, Ron Entsch; general manager SQ, Brian Williams; general manager finance, Alan Richardson. Employees: 315. Fleet: four Fokker F.27-200, four Douglas DC-3, five Twin Otter, one Nomad N24A, one Cessna 404, two Cessna 310. On Order: four ATR42. FLIGHT International, 30 March 1985'
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