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1986
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WORLD AIRLINE DIRECTORY a Cessna 421A used for positioning staff and spares. Head Office: London/Stansted Airport, Stansted, Essex, CM24 8QP, England. ^^"81349HLIFT G. Executives: chairman, A. J. Macintosh; deputy chairman, P. J. McGoldrick; managing director, Michael Hayles; commercial manager, Graham Pearce; directors: the Earl of Yarborough; Brian Angers; R. Hayward-Farmer. Employees: 80. Fleet: five Belfast, one CL-440 Guppy, one Cessna 421A, one AS.365N Dauphin. Helicopters (NZ) operates offshore oil exploration and production services as its major activity. Founded in 1955 in Timaru, it is New Zealand's largest rotary-wing company. Bases are located throughout New Zealand, and overseas contracts have been undertaken in Australia, New Guinea, Fiji, and the Antarctic. Other important roles are aerial crane and construction work, airborne measurement, mining support, heli-logging, ship servicing on offshore moorings, pilot service, and agricultural services. Air transport services for the tourist indus try are also provided. Head Office: Private Bag, Nelson Airport, Nelson, New Zealand. ^^•NZ3506. Executives; chairman, John W. Reid; general manager, P. A. Tait; operations manager, R. B. Kay; chief pilot, Capt J. H. Wilson; chief engineer, P. F. Gits; secretary, R. A. White. Employees: 54. Fleet: one Sikorsky S-58ET, four Bell 212, four Lama, three AS.350B, one Hughes 500D, one Bell 206B, one Soloy-Bell 47G. Helikopter Service A/S, operates general helicop ter services from main bases at Stavanger, Bergen, Kristiansund, Bodo, and Tromso. Activities range from offshore oil and gas support services to transportation of construction materials. The airline was founded in February 1956 by Morten H. Hancke, and is privately owned by approximately 30 share holders. Head Office: Elveveien 25c, 1324 Lysaker, Norway. „»^'76431NOREP N. Executives: chairman, Harald Jakhelln; president, E. E. Gamborg; vice-presidents: finance, P. 0. Odegaard; commercial, J. Bengtson; offshore opera tions, B. Moe; engineering, H. Heen. Employees: 700. Fleet: three Chinook, 20 S-61N, seven Super Puma, eight Bell 212, two Bell 214B, one Bell 204B, one Bell 205A, one Bell 214ST. Helitours, formed in 1971, is a commercial oper ation organised and operated by the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF), using its transport aircraft and heli copters. The operation came about immediately after the emergency of 1971, which resulted in a sudden large expansion of the SLAF. A proposal was made to the Government to utilise the aircraft and crews on non-military duties with a view to recovering part of the heavy defence expenditure, while at the same time providing crews with adequate flying to main tain their standards. The proposal was accepted, and the SLAF was authorised under a Presidential Decree to use its aircraft for the carriage of revenue passengers and freight. The operation is essentially a charter service. Head Office: PO Box 594, Colombo 2, Sri Lanka. ^^ 21721. Executives; commander, A. W. Fernando; principal executive, Fit Lt L. A. De. C. Wijetunga; director of flying operations, Grp Cpt. M. J. T. De. S. Gunawardana. Employees: 35. Fleet: three HS.748, two DC-3, two Riley Heron, two SA.365 Dauphin, five Cessna Skymaster, five Cessna 150, seven JetRanger III, ten Bell 212. Heli-Union, formed in 1961 by Jean Claude Roussel, is involved in nearly every type of helicopter activity except agricultural flying. Maintenance, flying training (some at Tarbes), air taxi, and general charter, TV, radio, and film contract flights, and all-weather support flights for on- and offshore oil and gas exploration companies are undertaken. Numerous subsidiary and associated companies oper ate in 22 countries throughout the world and include Elites (Italy), Nile Delta Air Service (Egypt), SEMA (Congo), Helicopteros Marines (Argentina), Icaro (Ecuador), Cruzeiro Taxi (Brazil), Tunisavia (Tunisia), Reunion Air Service (Reunion), Heli-Afric (Gabon), and 49 per cent interest in the unique joint Franco-Vietnamese company Heli-Vifra (Vietnam). Head Office: 4 Avenue de la Porte-de-Sevres, 75015 Paris, France. -^"260902F. Executives', chairman, Charles-Louis de Roche- chouart; general manager, Christopher Marcilhacy; general secretary, Francois Guerin; managers: commercial, Dominique Lesourd; technical, Pierre Carnoy; operations, Ch. Schmitt. Employees: 370. Fleet: 12 Puma, 13 SA.365C Dauphin, eight SA.365N Dauphin, two Sikorsky S-76, four AS.355F Ecureuil, two AS.350 Ecureil, 16 Alouette III, 20 Alouette II, six Gazelle, 11 Lama. Henson Airlines operates an 18-point network of scheduled passenger services covering Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, and to New York City and Washington DC. Henson, formerly an Allegheny Commuter, now operates in close association with Piedmont, which owns part of Henson's stock and will achieve complete ownership by October 1987. The company was founded in 1931. Head Office: Salisbury/Wicomico County Regional Airport, Salisbury, Maryland 21801, USA. ^^'710-864 0011. Executives: president, Richard A. Henson; v-ps: operations, Norman S. Grubb; route development and scheduling, John W. Presburg. Employees: 465. Fleet: five DHC Dash-7, four Shorts 330, seven Beech 99. On order: eight DHC-8. Highland Express Airways was formed in Octo ber 1984 by former Virgin Atlantic Chairman Rand olph Fields as a scheduled passenger airline, but failed to secure a licence from the UK CAA for the proposed start in 1985. The airline intends to operate to New York, Toronto, Stansted, and Birmingham, starting in June 1986 and using a Boeing 747 aircraft based at Prestwick in Scotland. An employee share participation scheme is envisaged to form a partner ship airline. Head Office: Terminal Building, Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland, KA9 2PL, Great Britain. Executives: chairman, Randolph Fields; operations manager, Capt. J. D. Hobbs; heads of department to be confirmed. Employees: currently recruiting. Fleet: one Boeing 747. Hispania Lineas Aereas, the Spanish charter airline, was founded in April 1983 by former TAE employees. Passenger charters began later that year, and are currently operated to destinations in Europe and Africa Head office: Calle Bonaire, 9-1, 07012 Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. ^•^69098H SAL E. Executives: chairman, Miguel Capo Oliver, general manager, Tomas Cano Pascual; executive general manager, Rafael Ocaria Garcia; directors: marketing, Rafeal Salamanca; engineering, Juan Manuel Gallego; commercial, Javier de la Fuente; manager operations, Jacinto Reyes. Employees: 170. Fleet: two Boeing 737-200, two Caravelle 10R. Hispaniola Airways is a new Dominican operator, flying cargo services from Santo Domingo to Miami, and passenger services from Puerto Plata to Miami and New York. Head Ofice: PO Box 524211, Miami, Florida, USA. Fleet: one Boeing 720. Hongkong Dragon Airways Ltd—see Dragonair. Horizon Air, a Seattle-based regional carrier, oper ates scheduled passenger services to 22 points in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and California. The airline was formed in May 1981. Horizon acquired Air Oregon in July 1982, becoming one of the largest regional airlines in the Pacific Northwest. Transwestern was acquired in January 1984, and Horizon introduced its first jet equipment in July of that year. Horizon is currently in the process of acquiring 82 per cent of the stock of Spokane-based carrier Cascade, which it has helped financially since the merger agreement was signed in July 1985. The US authorities approved the merger in late January 1986. It is understood that, although the two carriers' route networks would be rationalised, Cascade would be operated as a separate company. Head Office: PO Box 48309, Seattle, Washington 98148, USA. Executives: president & GEO, Milton G. Kuolt II; v-ps: finance/treasuier/CFO, Michael K. Lowry; flight operations, George D. Bagley; sales & market ing, John R. Kuolt; planning & administration, Philip T. Price; Bruce R. McCaw. Employees: 850. Fleet: one Fokker F.28-1000, 13 Fairchild F.27, 15 Metro III. On order: one Fokker F.28. IASCO (International Air Service Company) provides cargo charter and contract services, prin cipally for Emery Worldwide and Regent Air. Head Office: 1710 Gilbreth Road, Burlingame, California 94010, USA. ^r^'331346. Fleet: two Boeing 727-100C. Iberia (Lineas Aereas de Espana) operates domestic services and flies international routes to the principal cities in Europe and to London, Manchester, and Dublin. Long-haul services are operated to North, South, and Central America, Africa, and the Middle East. A total of 94 cities is served throughout the system. Iberia has an interest in Aviaco. Iberia was formed in 1927, and is now controlled through the state-owned Instituto Nacional de Industria. Head Office: Calle Velazquez, 130, 28006 Madrid, Spain. ^^'27775. Executives: chairman and chief executive officer, Narcisco Andreu Muste; deputy general managers: Francisco Escarti Caibonell; Carlos de la Mata Gorostizaga. Employees: 24,642. Fleet: six Boeing 747-200B, eight Douglas DC-10- 30, six Airbus A300B4, 35 727-200, 26 DC-9-30, four DC-9-30F. Icelandair (Flugleidir HF), famous for its low-cost international services, was set up in its present form on August 1, 1973, as the holding company for Flugfelag Islands (the original Icelandair, founded in 1937), and Loftleidir (Icelandic Airlines, formed in 1944). The company assumed all operating responsibility in October 1979. Icelandair stock holders now number 3,594 and the company is 100 per cent privately owned. Scheduled passenger and cargo services link Reykjavik with New York/J. F. Kennedy Airport, Chicago/O'Hare, Baltimore- Washington, Detroit, Orlando, Paris, London/ Heathrow, Glasgow, Oslo, Stockholm, Gothenburg, Bergen, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Saltzburg, Luxembourg, the Faroe Islands, and Kulusuk and Narssarssuaq in Greenland. Icelandair also operates scheduled domestic services over an 11-point network, together with international and domestic charter flights. Subsidiary and associated companies include Eagle Air (Arnarflug), North Air, East Air (domestic airlines), Cargolux and Urval Travel Bureau. Head Office: Reykjavik Airport, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland. 84 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL, 29 March 1986
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