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WORLD AIRLINE DIRECTORY 1981 and operations began in 1983. Fleet: three L-188 Electra. Head Office: 3971 SW 12th Lauderdale, Florida 33315, USA. Terrace, Fort Garuda Indonesia, formerly known as Garuda Indonesian Airways, is the state-owned Indonesian national airline. Scheduled passenger and cargo services are operated from Jakarta to London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Paris, Rome, Zurich, Athens, Abu Dhabi, Jeddah, Colombo, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Singapore, Hong Kong, Manila, Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, and to Tokyo via Denpasar. Garuda's domestic network extends one-tenth of the way round the world, linking Jakarta with more than 30 points throughout the archi- Subsidiaries: Garuda's aviation-related interests include Merpati Nusantara Airlines, the Sanur Beach and Nusa Dua Beach hotels, the catering subsidiary PT Angkasa Citra Sarana, and Satriavi Travel Service. History: The company was formed on March 31, 1950, by the Indonesian Government and KLM, as the successor to the post-war Inter-Island Division of KLM and the pre-war KNILM. Nationalisation took place tn March 1954. On January 1,1963, Garuda took over De Kkroonduif s domestic operations in West New Guinea, but a year later they were handed over to PT Merpati Nusantara, the nationalised domestic operator. Garuda took over Merpati in October 1978. Fleet: six Boeing 747-200, six DC-10-30, nine Airbus A300B4, 18 DC-9-32, six F.28-3000, 28 F.28-4000. Executives: president, R. A. J. Lumenta; directors: commercial, M. Soeparno; production, Mr. Soepartolo; administration and finance, Kadirun Jusuf Landau; managers: commercial planning, Sugita Pradjanata; engineering and maintenance, Sugihardjo; flight operations, F. Sumolang; finance, Sulhadi E. W. Employees: 8,696. Head Office: Jalan Ir. H. Juanda 15, Jakarta, Indonesia. ^^ 49113 GIA JKT. GAS Air Cargo is a Nigerian freight operator. The company's 707 is operated by Dairo Air Services on scheduled cargo services from Entebbe to Europe. Fleet: one 707-320C, two Navajo. Head Office: PMB 21231, Ikeja, Nigeria. ^^ 26649. GB Airways, formerly also known as Gibair, is the name under which Gibraltar Airways operates sched uled services from Gibraltar to London and Tangier. The carrier will introduce a service to Madeira from London (Gatwick) in 1988. Present shareholders are Marland Shipping and Trading (51 per cent) and Brit ish Airways Associated Companies (49 per cent). Trie Gibraltar-London route is operated with a Boeing 737 leased from Britannia Airways. Charter operations are also undertake^ in the Mediterranean area. History: The company was formed in 1931 as an offshoot of the Gibraltar shipping company M. H. Bland, and commenced operations to Tangier. These were subsequently suspended until 1947. Fleet: one Boeing 737-200 (leased in), one Viscount 800. Executives: chairman/managing director, J. J. Gaggero; directors: J- G. Gaggero, N. Thompson, R. Lynch, E. Simms, D. Moscrop, J. P. Gaggero. Head Office: Cloister ' Building, Market Lane, Gibraltar. ^^ 6211. German Cargo Services, GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa, operates domestic and inter national cargo charter services, concentrating on the Near East and Africa. History: The company was formed in 1977. Fleet: five DC-8-73F. Executives: managing director: Siegfried Kdhler; general manager; marketing and sales, Karl Heinz Kbpfle. Employees: 240. Head Office: Postfach 750271, Flughafen Frankfurt, D-6000 Frankfurt am Main 75, Federal Republic of Germany. ^^ 4189142. Germania Fluggesellschaft GmbH, formerly SAT Fluggesellschaft (Special Air Transport), oper ates passenger charters for the major German tour operators to the Mediterranean, North Africa, Madeira, the Canaries, and the Near East. History: SAT was formed in April 1978 and began inclusive-tour operations in September of that year. The company was renamed Germania on June 1,1986. Fleet: two Boeing 727-100, two 737-300. On order: one 737-300. Executives: managing director, Dr Heinrich Bischoff; directors: operations, V. Hesse; technical, P. Kiesling; commercial manager, Andreas Goerschen. Employees: 74. Head Office: Flughafen Koln-Bonn, Main Building D-5000 Koln 90, Federal Republic of Germany. 8873712 GFG. Ghana Airways Corporation's international routes link Accra with Rome, Diisseldorf, and London. West coast DC-9 services link Accra with Lagos, Abid jan, Monrovia, Freetown, Conakry, Banjul, Dakar, .Lome, and Cotonou, and extensions are planned to Las Palmas, Douala, Libreville, Paris, New York, and Luanda. Domestic F.28 services serve Kumasi, Sunyani, and Tamale. History: Ghana Airways was formed in July 1958 by the Ghanian Government to take over the Ghana operations of the former West African Airways Corporation. Fleet: one DC-10-30, one DC-9-50, one Fokker F.28-4000, one F.28-2000. Executives: chairman, W. A. Adda; managing direc tor, Sqn Ldr J. B. Azariah; directors: commercial, R. A. Kumah; corporate planning, R. H. Thompson; finance, K. Ofori-Ampofo; engineering, S. B. Amoh; legal, M. Botsio-Phillips; personnel, A. O. Otokunor; flight operations, Capt T. E. Agyare; public relations, M. M. Anamzoya; chief pilot, Capt A. Sam. Employees: 1,174. Head Office: PO Box 1636, Ghana House, Accra, Ghana. Great American Airways currently operates passenger charter services throughout the western USA and British Columbia for Reno and Lake Tahoe area casinos. History: The carrier began flying as a US certifi cated airline with worldwide charter authority in 1979. Fleet: one DC-9-10. Executives: vice-president and general manager, Ken Damask; vice-president and purchasing director, Richard K. Stephan; directors: operations, Tom Taylor; quality assurance, Tim Hablitzel; mainte nance, Ed Hemphill; chief pilot, Larry Horacek. Employees: 24. Head Office: 1186 Telegraph Street, PO Box 10165, Reno, Nevada 89510, USA. 62952755. • Groenlandsfly A/S (Greenlandair) holds the sole concession to operate domestic and international scheduled and charter services. Equal stockholders are, the Danish Government, the Home Rule Government, Cryolit Mining Oresund, and SAS. Scheduled passenger and cargo services link the capital Nuuk/Godthab with 19 destinations in Greenland, Keflavik and Reykjavik in Iceland, Eqaluit/Frobisher Bay in Canada, and Copenhagen in Denmark. Besides scheduled traffic, Greenlandair uses helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft for special operations such as offshore supply flights, ice reconnaissance, heavylift, survey and exploration services, and supply flights to DEW-line stations for the USAF in Greenland and eastern Canada. Subsidiaries: Greenlandair Charter (light helicop ters), Greenair (worldwide heavy helicopter charter), and Green Lodge (real estate). History: The company was established in November 1960. Fleet: two Dash 7, three Twin Otter, one King Air E-90, four Sikorsky S-61N, five JetRanger, seven Bell 212, one AS350-B1, one Super Cub, one Cessna 172. Executives: chairman, Lars Emil Johansen; presi dent, Jan K. Rasmussen; executive vice-president, Egon Sorensen; v-ps: scheduled services, Jorn Rosen berg; personnel, Erik Bjerregard; charter division, Vagn Andersen; technical division, Robert Svede- brant; information, Ole Oxholm; corporate planning, Stig Naesh. Employees: 454. Head Office: PO Box 1012, DK-3900 Nuuk/ Godthab, Greenland. 90602. Gulf Air operates a network of scheduled passenger and cargo services linking Bahrain with Abu Dhabi, Al Fujeirah, Amman, Athens, Bangkok, Bombay, Cairo, Colombo, Dacca, Damascus, Dar-es-Salaam, Dhah- ran, Delhi, Doha, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Jeddah, Karachi, Khartoum, Kuwait, Larnaca, London, Muscat, Manila, Nairobi, Paris, Ras Al Khaimah, Riyadh, Salalah, Sana'a', and Sharjah. Charter work is also undertaken. Subsidiaries: Bahrain Airport Services, Gulf Heli copters, Gulf Hotels, Abu Dhabi Airport Services, and Doha Airport Services. History: The airline was formed in March 1950. Since 1974 all the shares in the carrier have been held by the governments of the Gulf States of Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. However, of the seven UAE states, only Abu Dhabi has a financial stake in the airline, and only Sharjah recog nises Gulf Air as its official carrier. In 1985 Gulf Air ceased operations to Dubai, which set up its own offi cial carrier, Emirates Airlines. Fleet: one Boeing 747-200, 8 TriStar 200, one TriStar 100, two TriStar 1, eight Boeing 737-200. On order: two 767-300ER. Executives: chairman, H. E. Yousif Ahmed Al Shirawi; president and chief executive, Ali Ibrahim Al Malki; executive v-ps: airline operations, Hassan Bin Juma; corporate planning, Moh'd Al Maskary; airline services, Ali Moh'd Al Jassim; v-ps: marketing, Hamad Almedfa; technical services, Ahmed Moh'd Ismael Al Ghani; flight operations, Capt Abdul Rahman Al Gaoud; customer services, Hameed Al Alawi; finance, Moh'd Noor Sultan; (acting) personnel and adminis tration, Hameed Salman; asst v-p government and international relations, Shk Khalid Al Khalifa. Employees: 4,400. Head Office: PO Box 138, Manama, Bahrain. ^" 8255 GULF HQBN Gulf Air Inc., a US certificated supplemental air carrier, provides passenger charter services through out the USA, and to leisure destinations in the Bahamas, Bermuda, the Caribbean, Canada, the Azores, Mexico, and Central and South America under contract to leading US tour companies. In addition, Gulf Air operates charter services for many US Government agencies, athletic teams, and special interest groups. The majority of the shares are held by the carrier's president, James W. Smith. History: Gulf Air was originally formed in 1979 to serve the oil exploration and drilling industry. Fleet: one Boeing 727-200, four 727-100. On order: three 727-200, one 727-100. Executives: chairman, James W. Smith; president and general manager, Bud C. Phillips; executive vice- president, Aubrey Vidrine; vice-presidents: finance, William Hughes; operations, Guy Cannady; sales and marketing, George Paulos; maintenance and engineering, Frank Winkeler. Employees: 350. flead Office: PO Box 1274, Acadiana Regional Aijport, New Iberia, Louisiana 70561-1274, USA. 284719. Guyana Airways Corporation operates a network of scheduled services linking Georgetown with 24 points in Guyana, and with Miami, New York, Port of Spain, Barbados, Paramaribo, and Boa-Vista (Brazil). Cargo flights are operated between Miami and FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL, 26 March 1988 7!)
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