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1985
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'Mexicana operates a fleet of five McDonnell Douglas DC-10-15s and remains one of only two users of this DC-10 variant provided between Liverpool and Belfast, and Blackpool and Jersey. v Head Office: Isle of Man (Ronaldsway) Airport, Ballasalla, Isle of Man. • ^^-629683 manx g. Executives: chairman, M. D. Bishop; directors: general manager, T. R. P. Liddiard; operations, Capt N. Brewitt; commercial manager, T. P. Stevens. Employees: 109. V Fleet: one Viscount 800, two Shorts 360, one Twin Otter. ,. Maof Airlines was established in 1969 as a general- aviation operator with a single Cessna 172 and •-expanded into ground handling and tour operation. In June 1981, with the issue of a commercial operator's 7 licence, it became the first Israeli independent char ter airline and operated to destinations throughout Europe and the Mediterranean area prior to ceasing operations in 1984. ' Markair, formerly known as Alaska International Air until 1984, was formed in 1946, operated as Interior Airways until 1972, and is a wholly owned , subsidiary of Alaska International Industries. Mark- air operates scheduled intrastate cargo services (r together with ad hoc and contract cargo operations worldwide. The airline recently entered the passenger \ market and has commenced services from Anchorage to Fairbanks and Barrow, and to Bethel. Head Office: PO Box 6769, Anchorage, Alaska i 99502, USA. Executives: chairman, Neil G. Bergt; president, r Garry White, executive vice-president, Ralph Brumbaugh; v-ps: sales, Jerry W. Eastep; operations, John F. Kopacz, controller, Jeffrey L. Johnson. Employees: 190. Fleet: three Lockheed L-100-30, five Boeing » 737-200C. On order: one 737-200C. Martinair Holland was formed in May 1958 as Martin's Air Charter, and the present title was adop ted in 1974. Shareholders are Royal Nedlloyd Group (49 per cent), KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (25 per cent), and various financial institutions (26 per cent). Worldwide passenger and cargo charter services are l operated. In addition, the company provides complete inclusive tour packages and operates air-taxi and executive flights. Martinair maintains and operates the Dutch Government's Fokker F.28, used by I members of the Royal Family and cabinet ministers. Subsidiary companies are active in the fields of aerial advertising, flight training, sales support by hostess teams, party catering, production of deepfreeze meals and components, and computer facilities manage ment services. In Amsterdam and at Lelystad airfield MartINN restaurants are operated. Head Office: PO Box 7507, 1118 ZG Schiphol Airport, Netherlands. ^< 11678. Executives: president/founder, J. Martin Schroder; executive v-ps, F. C. Pedersen; sales, F. T. J. M. FLIGHT International, 30 March 1985 Allard; v-ps: operations, G. Draai; maintenance, J. N. Siecker. Employees: 865. Fleet: four DC-10-30CF, one Airbus A310, one A310-200C, one MD-82, one Citation II, one Cessna 404 Titan. On order: one A310. Maya Airways, a division of the Maya Corporation, was formed in 1961 to succeed the Government- owned British Honduras Airways, a BWIA subsidiary which had ceased operations earlier that year. The airline now operates a domestic network of passenger and cargo services throughout Belize from Belize City. Charter flights are also undertaken. Head Office: 6 Fort Street, Belize City, Belize. ^^280 MAY AIR BZ. Executives: chairman, D. Courtenay; executive director, G. A. Roe; general manager, T. Roe. Employees: 33. Fleet: four Islander, two Cessna 206. MEA — see Middle East Airlines Air-Liban. Merpati Nusantara Airlines was formed in September 1962 by the Indonesian Government as the second state airline. Prime object was to take over the network of internal services developed by the Air Force since 1958. In 1964 Merpati took over the routes previously operated by the KLM subsidiary De Kroonduif, which had been flown by Garuda since 1962. An extensive network of domestic scheduled passenger and cargo services link Jakarta with numerous points throughout Indonesia. In October 1978 the airline was taken over by the national carrier Garuda, although Merpati continues to oper ate under its own name. Head Office: PO Box 323, Jalan Angkasa 2, Kemayoran, Jakarta, Indonesia. ^ff 49154 merpati ia. Executives: president, R. A. J. Lumenta; company secretary, H. M. Idrus; general manager, Soeratman; managers: flight operations, Capt Roebiono; engineering/maintenance, R. P. Soetedjo; accounting, Djufrie Syarief. Employees: 1,023. Fleet: one Vanguard, six Viscount 800, two HS.748, four Fokker F.27-200, six F.27-500, four F.27-600, 19 Twin Otter, 16 Aviocar. On order: 14 CN-235. Metro Airlines was formed in 1966 as Nasa Commuter Airline, and adopted its present name and began scheduled passenger/cargo services on June 8, 1969. It has become one of America's largest private regional airlines, flying from Houston Interconti nental, Dallas/Fort Worth regional, and Oklahoma City's Will Rogers World Airport to 23 cities located throughout the upper Texas Gulf Coast, East Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Eastern Metro Express, a subsidiary of Metro, operates the Jetstream 31 and DHC-8 aircraft on feeder services for Eastern Air Lines. WORLD AIRLINE DIRECTORY Head Office: PO Box 58608, Houston, Texas, 77058, USA. <*#»" 794666. Executives: chairman, Dr E. Henderson; president, J. L. Seaborn; v-p/general manager, E. Weaster Jnr; v-ps: finance, L. Vernon; personnel, Mrs Arlene Dean; sales and advertising, R. A. Soltys. Employees: 360. Fleet: five Convair CV-580, one DHC-8, two Shorts 330, 15 Twin Otter, 6 Jetstream 31. On order: seven DHC-8, six Jetstream 31. Mexicana (Compania Mexicana de Aviacion) claims to be the second oldest airline in Latin Amer ica and the fourth oldest in the world. Founded orig inally as Compania Mexicana de Transportes Aereos in 1921, the airline adopted its present name on August 20, 1924. Scheduled and charter passenger and cargo services are operated to 27 points in Mexico and to Los Angeles, Denver, Dallas/Fort Worth, San Antonio, Chicago, Miami, San Francisco, Seattle, and Philadelphia in the USA, plus Havana, San Juan, Guatemala City, and San Jose, Costa Rica. The Mexican Government became the major share holder in the airline when it increased its holding to 58 per cent on July 15, 1982. Head Office: PO Box 12-813, Mexico City DF 03600, Mexico. .^^ 017-73865. Executives: chairman, Ing Daniel Diaz Diaz; presi dent and chief executive officer, Manuel Sosa de la Vega; vice-presidents: sales and marketing, Eduardo Eggleton; administration, Emilio Ayala; technical, Ing Jesus E. Vargas; finance, Guillermo Reyes M; industrial relations, Jorge Gallegos; chief pilot, Capt Jorge Farell. Employees: 12,621. Fleet: five DC-10-15, 39 Boeing 727-200. MIAT (Mongolyn Irgeniy Agaaryn Teever—Mongolian Civil Air Transport) was formed in 1956 with assistance from Aeroflot. Domes tic operations started on July 7, 1956, followed later by international services to Beijing and Irkutsk. Beijing is no longer served. Activities include agricul tural flying and air-ambulance work. Head Office: Ulan Bator Airport, Ulan Bator, People's Republic of Mongolia. Executives: director, Lhagvasurengiyn Lhagvaa; first deputy, Darjaagiyn Surenhorloo. Fleet: 21 Antonov An-24, one An-26, An-2, Yak-12, Mil-4. Middle East Airlines AirLiban SAL (MEA) was founded and began operations in 1945 and adopted its present title in November 1965, when the airline was merged with Air Liban. In 1969 MEA took over Lebanese International Airways. An extensive network of scheduled passenger services connects Beirut with points throughout the Middle East, Europe, North and West Africa. Major shareholders are Intra Investment (62-5 per cent) and Air France (28-5 per cent). Head Office: PO Box 206, Beirut International Airport, Lebanon. j*^* 20820 CEDARS. Executives: chairman/president, Salim Salaam; general manager, Youssef Lahoud; executive vice- presidents: engineering/maintenance, Khaled Mousfi; operations, Capt Abdel Moneim Hoteit; traffic, George Saikaly; finance, Abdul Hamid Fakhoury; senior v-ps: audit, Salim Safa; civil aviation matters, Souhail Mousfi; inter national/government affairs, Sami Rababy; v-p public relations, Wafic Ajouz. Employees: 5,233. Fleet: three Boeing 747-200B Combi, eight 707-320C, ten 720B. Mid-Pacific Air was formed in 1980 to operate high-frequency low-fare scheduled passenger services linking Honolulu with the Islands of Maui and Kauai. Operations began on March 15, 1981, and now cover all major routes in Hawaii's inter-island market. 95
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