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WORLD AIRLINE DIRECTORY Republic acquired Hughes Airwest and thus strength ened its position as a major US carrier. The carrier is currently subject to a merger proposal with North west Airlines, under which Republic would become a wholly owned subsidiary of Northwest parent NWA Inc. The deal, which is yet to be approved by the US Department of Transportation, could result in a significant realignment of Republic's domestic route structure. Head Office: 7500 Airline Drive, Minneapolis-St Paul, Minnesota 55450, USA. ^^ 106236. Executives: chairman & CEO, Daniel F. May; president & COO, Stephen M. Wolf; senior v-ps: finance, A. L. Maxson; marketing, A. B. Magary: maintenance & engineering, Dorman W. Atwopd; operations., Gramer Foster. Employees: 13,500. Fleet: eight MD-80, 126 DC-9 three Boeing 757, 18 Boeing 727-200, 13 Convair 580. On order: three 757. Reunion Air Service was formed on January 1, 1975, and is a subsidiary of Air France. Scheduled passenger services link the Aerodrome de Gillot on Reunion Island (a French overseas department about 600 miles east of Madagascar) with Mayotte in the Comoro Islands. Charter and tourist flights are also operated throughout the region. Head Office: BP611, F-97473, St Denis Cedex, Reunion Island, Indian Ocean. ^0^916236RE. Executives: president, Mrs B. Popineau; general manager, Gerard Etheve. Employees: 44. Fleet: one HS.748, one Navajo Chieftain, one Cher okee Six, two SA.315B Lama, one Alouette II, one Alouette III. Rich International Airways began operations in January 1971. In July 1976 the airline was designated a supplemental US airline authorised to operate worldwide passenger and cargo charters together with scheduled cargo services from Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach (Florida) to points in the Caribbean including the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands. Passenger charters are also oper ated from the north eastern United States to the Caribbean, the Bahamas, and Mexico. Head Office: PO Box 522067, 5400 NW 36th Street, Miami, Florida 33152, USA. ^^80-8104, Executives: president, Mrs Jean Rich; executive v-p/v-p operations, William D. Meenan; assistant to president, Dimitri Pavlowitch; chief pilot, Richard Meldahl. Employees: 100. Fleet: three DC-8-62, one DC-6A. Rio Airways, formed in 1967, currently provides a hub-and-spoke network of scheduled passenger services throughout Texas, linking Dallas/Fort Worth with Wichita Falls, San Angelo, College Station, Killeen, Temple, Waco, Abilene and Texarkana, as well as Fayetteville and Fort Smith (Arkansas) and Lawton (Oklahoma). In late 1985 negotiations started on a proposed merger with another Delta Connection commuter, Atlantic Southeast Airlines, but the deal fell through in January 1986. Rio is now expected to make cutbacks in personnel and services, continuing to operate as a smaller airline. Head Office: Municipal Airport, Killeen, Texas 76541, USA. Executives: chairman, T. C. Connell; vice-chairman, M. S. Connell; president, P. Howe; executive v-p, L. Gulig; treasurer, F. Brown. Employees: 340. Fleet: four DHC Dash-7, eight Beech 1900. Rio-Sul Services Aereos Regionais, a Brazilian domestic operator, was founded in August 24, 1976, to provide commuter services to cities in the southern region of Brazil, principally within the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Parana, Rio de Janeiro, and part of the Espirito Santo and Sao Paulo. Head Office: Nilo Pecanha Avenue 155x517, CEP 20020, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ^0^- (021) 31429 RSAR BR. Executives; president, Humbert© Costa; directors: technical, Alberto Fajerman; commercial, Appolonio Pinto. Employees: 490. Fleet: four Fokker F.27-200, seven Bandeirante. RN Air Cargo, a Nigerian cargo operator, commenced charter services in 1983, primarily between Nigeria and Europe. A Boeing 707-320C is leased from GAS Air (General & Aviation Services) when required. Rocky Mountain Airways, formed in 1965, is a Denver-based regional carrier serving a tri-state area in the central Rocky Mountains. Scheduled services link Denver with Alamosa, Aspen, Avon/Vail, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and Steamboat Springs (Colorado); Scotts Bluff (Nebraska); and Cheyenne and Laramie (Wyoming). The carrier has been involved in the development of Stol scheduled oper ations utilising microwave landing systems at high altitude airports. Head Office: Stapleton International Airport, Hangar No. 6, Denver, Colorado 80207, USA. >^45 00 37. Executives: president and CEO, Gordon F. Autry; assistant to president, Daniel C. Lynch; executive v-p, J. B. Stone; senior v-ps: marketing, Dennis Heap; operations, William Bottoms. Employees: 369. Fleet: six DHC Dash-7, three Twin Otter. On order: six Dash-8. Rosenbalm Aviation, founded in 1960, began airline activities in 1973 and currently undertakes scheduled and charter cargo flights which include contract services for Emery Worldwide and Burlington Northern Air Freight. Rosenbalm's corporate offices are located at Ypsilanti, Michigan. Head Office: PO Box 834, Willow Run Airport, Ypsilanti, Michigan 48198, USA. ^^-23-0255. Employees: 150. Fleet: five DC-8-73F, six DC-8-63QN. Royal Air Inter was established in 1970 to operate scheduled domestic services served by the national carrier, Royal Air Maroc, which has a 42-5 per cent holding. Current services link Casablanca with Agadir, Al Hoceima, Fez, Laayoune, Marrakech, Oujda, Rabat, Tangier, and Tetouan. A regional service to Dakhla (Mauritania) is also provided. Head Office: Aeroport de Casablanca-An fa, Casa blanca, Morocco. ^0^" 22058. Fleet: two Fokker F.27-60Q. Royal Air Maroc (Compagnie Nationale de Transports Aeriens) operates scheduled passenger and cargo services from Casablanca to points in Morocco, North and West Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and to New York, Montreal and Rio de Janeiro. Charter and inclusive tour flights are also undertaken. The main subsidiary holdings include SOTORAM Societe Touristique de Royal Air Maroe), which provides catering services and runs an hotel, and Royal Air Inter, which operates domestic flights. Royal Air Maroc was formed in 1953, and the present name was adopted in 1957. The Moroccan Government holds 92-7 per cent of the company's shares. Head Office: Aeroport de d'Anfa, Casablanca, Morocco. <00^- 21880m. Executives: president/chairman, Mohamed Mekouar; managing director, Said Ben Ali Yaala; directors: commercial, Hamid Benbrahim El Andaloussi; operations, General Mohammed Kabbej; administration, Mohammed Sekkat; technical, Rafik Hamayed el Mili; transport, Nour-Eddine Layt. Employees: 4,379. Fleet: one Boeing 747-200, one 747SP (leased in), two 707-351C, eight 727-200, four 737-200, two 737-200C, two F.27-600. On order: two 757-200. Royal Brunei Airlines was formed on November 18, 1974, as the Government-owned national airline of Negara Brunei Darussalam, with technical assis tance and personnel seconded from British Airways Associated Companies. Service began in May 1975, and now link the capital, Bandar Seri Begawan, with Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Singapore, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Bangkok, Darwin, and Jakarta. Head Office: PO Box 737, Bandar Seri Begawan, Negara Brunei Darussalam. ^^BU2737. Executives: chairman, HRH Prince Jefri Bolkiah deputy chairman, YAM Pg Bahrin Pg Hj Abas; directors: Pehin Dato Isa; Dato Selamat Munap; Dato Wally Skinner; managers: general, David Lowe: commercial, Pg Ali bin Hj Ahmad; customer services Yahya Cheman; flight operations, Capt Larry Olsen: engineering, R. C. Webster; personnel, Wesley Harry; financial, Antony E. Keenan. Employees: 560. Fleet: two Boeing 737-200, one 737-200C. On order: three 757. Royale Airlines, formed in 1969, operates scheduled passenger services throughout Louisiana, linking Shreveport with New Orleans, Lake Charles, Monroe, Baton Rouge, Alexandria, and Lafayette, and to Pensacola (Florida), Jackson, and Natchez (Mississippi), and Memphis (Tennessee). Royale also provides feeder services from Beaumont, Brownsville, College Station, and Laredo in Texas, and points in Louisiana to Houston under the name "Continental Commuter" in association with Continental Airlines. Head Office: Shreveport Regional Airport, Shreveport, Louisiana 71109, USA. ^0^507477. Fleet: one DC-9-10, nine Gulfstream G-l, 11 Bandeirante, one Beech 99. Royal Coach Airlines is a new US operator which plans to provide all-economy scheduled passenger services, initially between New York City and Los Angeles. Royal Coach plans to acquire Airbus A3I0 aircraft for the services. Head Office: 1306 Park Avenue, Newport Beach, California 92662, USA. Royal Nepal Airlines was formed by the Govern ment of Nepal on July 1, 1958, to take over all domestic routes, together with the international routes between India and Nepal previously operated by Indian Airlines. Current operations include scheduled passenger and freight services linking Kathmandu with 20 domestic points, plus inter national routes to Bangkok, Dacca, Dubai, Hong Kong, and Rangoon. Head Office: RNAC Building, Kanti Path, Kathmandu, Nepal. Executives: chairman, B. B. Pradhan; vice- chairman, N. P. Aryal; executive director, D. B. Rana; deputy directors: operations, Capt G. P. Shres- tha; personnel, B. R. Singh; administration, G. B. Shrestha; planning, Capt K. K. Shrestha; finance, M. Manor anj an. Employees: 922. Fleet: two Boeing 727-100, one 727-100C, three HS.748, eight Twin Otter, two Turbo Porter. On order: three 757. Royal Swazi National Airways Corporation was formed on August 1, 1978, to succeed Swazi Air as the wholly Government-owned national airline of Swaziland. Scheduled passenger and cargo services are flown from Matsapa Airport, Manzini, to Johannesburg, Durban, Lusaka, Harare, Lilongwe, and Nairobi. Head Office: PO Box 939, Manzini, Swaziland. ^#^2149 WD. Executives: chairman, Dr S. S. Nxumalo; chief executive, Dan Langeler; chief pilot, Dave Nash; chief engineer, D. B. Weavis; chief accountant, B. Sayers; commercial manager, Mick McDonagh. Employees: 143. Fleet: one Fokker F.28-3000. 120 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL, 29 March 1986
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