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WORLD AIRLINE DIRECTORY Executives: chairman, R. Vanmoerkerke; general manager, R. Nuyens. Employees: 40. Head Office: Vilvoordelaan 192, B-1930 Zaventem, Belgium. ^^- 64803. Air Berlin operates passenger charter flights for German tour operators from Tegel Airport, Berlin, to points in the Mediterranean and North Africa. History: The company was formed in 1978 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Oregon-based American agri cultural company, Lelco, and operations began in April 1979. Fleet: one Boeing 737-300. Executives: chairman, Leonard Lundgren; president, Kim Lundgren; general manager, Harry Birkholz; vice-president operations/chief pilot, Patrick J. Kennedy. Head Office: Tegel Airport, D-1000 Berlin 51, Federal Republic of Germany. ^^- 183124. Airborne Express, a scheduled all-cargo carrier, is the operating subsidiary of the Seattle, Washington- based Airborne Freight Corporation. The company provides an extensive network of overnight express small package services from the Airborne Air Park hub at Wilmington, Ohio, to 86 airports serving 160 cities and surrounding metropolitan areas from the Atlantic to the Pacific coasts. History: The company was formed in April 1980 and operations began later that year. Fleet: six DC-8-62, 17 DC-9-30, two DC-9-10, 12 YS-11A. Executives: president, Lawrence Byrnes; executive vice-president airline division, Graham Dorland. Employees: 600. Head Office: 145 Hunter Drive, Airborne Air Park, Wilmington, Ohio 45177, USA. >•" 214317. Air Botswana is wholly owned by the Botswana Development Corporation and operates scheduled passenger and cargo services from Gaborone to Johannesburg, Lusaka, Harare, Maseru, and Manzini, as well as domestic services between Gaborone, Maun, Francistown and Selibe Phikwe. In addition, services are provided between Maun and Victoria Falls, and Selibe Phikwe and Johannesburg. History: The company was founded in August 1972 as the successor to Botswana Airways Corporation (itself established in 1969 to replace Botswana National Airways). Fleet: one Fokker F.27-200, one F.27-400, one Dornier 228. On order: two ATR 42. Executives: Chairman, M. Molefane; directors: K. G. Bareki; M. E. Hopkins; R. G. Lansler; C. M. Lekaukau; M. J. M. Moatshe; L. M. Mpotokwane; managers: general, D. K. Petch; deputy general, B. L. R. Pocock; commercial, A. M. Varley; finance, T. R. Rahman; sales & marketing, J. B. Thema; administration, B. M. Selotlegeng; technical, J. Fox. Employees: 247. Head Office: PO Box 92, Gaborone, Botswana. s*&r 2413. Air Bridge, a subsidiary of Field Aviation (which is part of the Hunting Group of companies), operates scheduled cargo services within the UK and to Euro pean points. Additionally, cargo charters are operated to Europe and North Africa. Air Bridge specialises in the carriage of express parcels and livestock. History: The company was formed in 1972 as Air- Bridge Carriers (ABC). Fleet: six Vanguard freighters. Executives: chairman, G. H. Williams; executive director, J. D. Capstick; managing director M. P. Timson; chief pilot, Capt C. Hutchinson; operations manager, D. Owen; commercial and administration manager, J. S. Marchant. Employees: 150. Head Office: East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Derby, Great Britain. ^f 377046. Air Burkina, formerly known as Air Volta, is the national airline of Burkina Faso, and operates sched uled international services from Ouagadougou to Bamako (Mali), Abidjan and Bouake (Ivory Coast), Cotonou (Benin), Niamey (Niger), and Lome (Togo). Domestic services are operated to Bobo Dioulasso, Dori, Gorom, Sebba, Diapaga, Fada, Bogande, and Pama. History: Air Volta was formed in March 1967 with technical assistance from Air Afrique and UTA. Fleet: one Fokker F.28-4000, one Bandeirante, one Twin Otter. Executive: managing director, H. Kere. Employees: 75. Head Office: BP 1459, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. 203. Air Burundi, the state-owned national airline of Burundi, operates scheduled passenger services from Bujumbura to Kigali (Rwanda) and Kalemie (Zaire), together with charter flights. Agricultural work is also undertaken. History: Air Burundi was set up in April 1971 as Societe de Transports Aeriens du Burundi (STAB), the present name being adopted in June 1975. Fleet: one Caravelle 3, two Twin Otter 300, two Super Cub. Executives: managing director, Gerard Mugabo; managers: marketing, Hyacinthe Hajayandi; adminis tration, Deo Ntibibuka; financial, Audace Ntahimpera; chief pilot, Capt Libere Nahimana. Employees: 50. Head Office: BP 2460, 40 Avenue du Commerce, Bujumbura, Burundi. 80bdi. Air Business, a subsidiary of Danish carrier Maersk Air, provides a daily scheduled passenger service link ing Esbjerg and Arhus with Stavanger. Domestic flights are also operated on behalf of the parent airline. Air Business was originally set up by Alkair, but was taken over by Maersk Air in 1983. Fleet: two Shorts 360. Executives: general manager, Jan Gotfredsen; managers: flight operations, Lief Nielsen; technical, Verner Stigsen. Employees: 60. Head Office: Air business I/S, Esbjerg Airport, 6705 Esbjerg East, Denmark. ^^ 54452 airbiz. AIR BVI is the national airline of the British Virgin Islands. The carrier operates scheduled inter-island passenger services linking Beef Island Airport, Tortola, and Virgin Gorda with San Juan (Puerto Rico), St Thomas and St Croix (US Virgin Islands), St Kitts (Leeward Islands), St Maarten (Netherlands Antilles), and Antigua. Shareholding was reorganised in 1976 and is now in the hands of local businessmen, a charitable trust, and AIR BVI employees. History: AIR BVI was formed in 1971 and began scheduled services in July 1972. Fleet: two HS.748, four BN Islander. Executives: president, Elihu Rhymer; chief pilot/director of operations, Capt T. C. Branson; managers: maintenance/engineering, Jim Waterman; administration, Edison O'Neal. Employees: 88. Head Office: PO Box 85, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. 292-7950. Air Caledonie operates domestic passenger services in New Caledonia, and connects the Loyalty Islands with Noumea. History: The airline started operations in 1954. Fleet: one ATR42, four Twin Otter. Executives: president, Robert Paouta; managers: general, Christian Liaudet; sales, Marie Lormeau; finance, Danielle Buraglio; administration, Daniel Donnier-Blanc; technical, Gerard Demortiere. Employees: 112. Head Office: BP 212, Aerodrome de Magenta, Noumea, New Caledonia. 112 NM. Air Caledonie International, a Noumea, New Caledonia-based carrier, operates scheduled passenger services to Auckland, Brisbane, Sydney, Port Vila, Nadi and Wallis Island, plus a service to Melbourne jointly with Qantas (using Qantas 767 aircraft). Major shareholders are Air Caledonie (the domestic carrier) with 33 per cent, Sofrana Unilines with 31 per cent, and the Leroux Group with 16 per cent. History: Air Caledonie began operations in September 1983. Fleet: one Caravelle 10B. Executives: chairman, Didier Leroux; managing director, Dannys Famin; directors: sales and market ing, Jean-Pierre le Goff; managers: finance, Jean- Michel Barbier; technical, Michel Luccio. Employees: 85. Head Office: BP 3736, 8 Rue Frederic Surleau, Noumea, New Caledonia. ^^ 3177 NM. Air Canada signed a letter of intent in November 1987 to purchase Northwest Territorial Airways. Through this investment the company will further extend its "Air Canada Connector" feeder network. Currently the participants in this operation are Air Nova (Air Canada purchased 49 per cent interest in 1986), Air BC (acquired in 1987), Air Ontario (formed by the merger of Austin Airways and Air Ontario, in which the company has 75 per cent ownership), and Commuter Express. The airline's bilateral difficulties have now been resolved, ensuring continuation of its services to the UK and Singapore. Routes: Air Canada operates an extensive network of scheduled passenger and cargo services within Canada, together with international routes to San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Tampa, Miami, New York and Boston in the USA; Freeport, Nassau, Havana, Montego Bay, Kingston, Bermuda, Antigua, St Lucia, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Barbados, Haiti, Santo Domingo, Puerto Plata, and Port of Spain in the Caribbean; London, Manchester, Prestwick, Paris, Geneva, Zurich, Diisseldorf, Munich, and Frankfurt in Europe. Scheduled services to Bombay and Singapore started in January 1985. Service to Vienna recommen ced on April 26, 1987, after a ten-year gap. All cargo flights operate to Brussels and Shannon. Charter flights are also undertaken. Tours organiser Touram is a subsidiary. History: The airline was founded in 1937 as Trans- Canada Airlines, with the stock held by Government- owned Canadian National Railways until February 1987, when Air Canada became a Crown Corporation in its own right. The airline began operations between Vancouver and Seattle in 1938 and had established transcontinental passenger services by April 1939. The name of the airline was changed by Act of Parliament from Trans-Canada Airlines to Air-Canada in 1965. Fleet: two Boeing 747-200B Combi, three 747-100, six DC-8-73F, two DC-8-63, three TriStar 1, four TriStar 100, six TriStar 500,14 767-200,33 727-200,35 DC-9-30. On order: four 767-200ER. Executives: chairman, Claude I. Taylor; president/chief executive officer, Pierre J. Jeanniot; executive v-p & chief of passenger operations, R. W. Linder; senior v-ps: passenger international, G. G. Gauvreau; passenger Canada, W. J. A. Rowe; finance & planning, L. S. Desrochers; corporate & human resources, J. Whitelaw; v-ps: maintenance & engineering, B. A. Gillies; flight operations, C. H. Simpson. Employees: 22,234. Head Office: Place Air Canada, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2Z 1X5. 06217537. 36 "Air Canada Connector" is the name used by the following airlines which participate in Air Canada's feeder service network: Air BC, Air Nova, Air Ontario, Commuter Express, and Northwest Territorial Airways. Air Cape, a wholly-owned subsidiary of South African Marine Corporation, operates scheduled passen ger and cargo services and offers charter facilities FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL, 26 March 1988
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