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WORLD AIRLINE DIRECTORY Paris, Zurich, Beijing, Xiamen, Dhahran, Dubai, and London. State shareholding in PAL was 24-6 per cent until November 1977, when the Government State Insurance System acquired the 74 per cent interest held by Rubicon (owned by the Toda family). Govern ment holding is now 99 • 7 per cent. History: PAL wa> formed in March 1941 to operate internal services. Domestic operations were resumed in February 19^6, and international services intro duced in 1947. Long-range routes were suspended in 1954, and until 1961 PAL operated only within the Philippine Islands and to Hong Kong. Fleet: four Boeing 747-200B, two DC-10-30, five Airbus A300B4, 11 One-Eleven 500, 12 HS.748, six NAMC YS-11, three Shorts 360. Executives: chairman, Jose Antonio Gonzalez; presi dent and CEO, Dante G. Santos; senior v-ps: opera tions, Jaime H. Manzano; marketing, Leslie W. Espino; finance and treasurer, Ramon Lozen; tech nical, Pastor C. Pangilinan. Employees: 9,832. Head Office: PAL Building, Legaspi Street, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. 63518 PAL PN. PIA—see Pakistan International Airlines Piedmont Aviation (Piedmont Airlines) was acquired at a cost of $1 • 6 billion by USAir Group on November 5, 1987, and is now a subsidiary of that company. Piedmont will continue to operate as a sepa rate entity during 1988, and will merge operations with USAir in 1989. The carrier became the launch customer for the Boeing 737-400 in 1986, with an order for 25 (and 30 on option), and will accept delivery of its first aircraft in the third quarter of 1988. On Novem ber 9, 1987, Piedmont became the world's first airline to announce a fleet purchase of the Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS), an airborne computer system that warns pilots of possible mid-air collision. TCAS is scheduled for installation aboard the carrier's 737-300 and 737-400 aircraft by 1991. The airline introduced first-class service in 1987, and increased international service with daily nonstop flights between Charlotte (North Carolina) and London; and from Baltimore and Charlotte to Nassau (Bahamas). Routes: Piedmont serves 122 cities in 30 states and the District of Columbia; plus Ottawa and Montreal, Canada; London, England; and Nassau, Bahamas. The carrier's traffic hubs are located at Charlotte, Baltimore, Dayton, and Syracuse. History: Piedmont was established in 1940 as an aircraft sales and service operator, and began sched uled local service in 1948 as Piedmont Airlines. The carrier acquired Henson Aviation in 1983, and Jetstream International Airlines in 1984. Both now operate as Piedmont subsidiaries. Charlotte-based CCAir and Burlington (Vermont)-based Brockway Air operate as "Piedmont Commuters". In October 1985 Piedmont acquired the Utica, (New York)-based regional carrier Empire Airlines, which was fully inte grated into Piedmont by May 1986. Fleet: three 767-200ER, 34 Boeing 727-200, 62 737-200, 37 737-300, 25 Fokker F.28-4000, 20 Fokker F.28-1000. On order: eight 737-300, 25 737-400, three 767-200ER. Executives: chairman, William G. McGee; snr v-ps: marketing, J. Daniel Brock; general counsel, Joseph F. Healy; finance, W. Howard Mackinnon; passenger services, J. Leonard Martin; operations, Thomas E. Schick. Employees: 22,000. Head Office: One Piedmont Plaza, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27156-1000, USA. _^^" 806438. "Piedmont Commuter System" is the name adop ted by Piedmont Aviation for its network of feeder services. Participants in this operation include: Brock- way Air, CCAir, Henson Aviation (known as the Pied mont Regional Airline), and Jetstream International Airlines. PLUNA—see Primeras Lineas Uruguayas de Navegacion Aerea. P.T. Mandala Airlines, formerly known as Mandala Airlines, is an Indonesian carrier which operates scheduled passenger and cargo services between Jakarta and Medan, Padang, Semarang, Surabaya, Ujung Padang, Ambon, Denpasar, and Menado. The company also undertakes "Pioneer" services to remote communities in East and West Indonesia. History: The airline was formed in 1969. Fleet: five L-188C Electra, three Viscount 800, two Name YS-11. On order: ten Aviocar. Executives: president, Mr Santoso; vice-president, Zaidun Bhakti. Employees: 500. Head Office: JL Garuda No. 76, PO Box 3706, Jakarta, 416100 Indonesia. 45425 MALIA. Point Air (Le Point Air Sari) operates non- scheduled passenger services from Mulhouse, Marse ille, and Paris to points in the Mediterranean and Africa, the Indian Ocean, and North America. The airline is owned by Mulhouse-based Le Point, a French tour operator. History: Point Air was formed in April 1981. Fleet: one DC-8-61, one DC-8-71, one Boeing 707-320B. Executives: chairman, Claude Guibert; directors: flight operations, Marie Annick Bonmarin; mainte nance and engineering, Claude Mini. Employees: 140. Head Office: Aeroport de Bale Mulhouse, Ferme du Helhof, 68300 St Louis, France. ^^< 881306 Polynesian Airlines, the carrier of Western Samoa, operates scheduled passenger and cargo services betwen Apia and Nadi (Fiji), Tongatapu (Tonga), Pago Pago (American Samoa), Auckland (New Zealand), Rarotonga (Cook Islands), Papeete (Tahiti), and Sydney. The carrier also operates internal services linking the islands of Upolu and Savaii. The airline is owned by the Government of Western Samoa. History: The company was formed in 1959. Fleet: one Boeing 727-200, one Islander. Executives: chairman, T. S. Toalepasalii; general manager, James K. Moynihan; managers: finance, Brian Potter, engineering, William Brown; operations, Capt John K. McNeely; marketing, Cheryl Reed; industry affairs, Tamatoa Manoa. Employees: 236. Head Office: PO Box 599, Apia, Western Samoa. ^^ 249 PALAPW. Presidential Airways, a US regional carrier, oper ates its services as part of the Continental Express system. The airline's hub is at Washington Dulles International Airport. The current route system includes Boston (Massachusetts), Hartford (Con necticut); Miami, West Palm Beach, Ocean Reef Club, Melbourne, Daytona, Sarasota, and Orlando in Florida; Atlanta (Georgia); Detroit (Michigan); Portland (Maine); Montreal in Canada; and six desti nations in the Bahamas. Presidential's subsidiary, Colgan Airways, also provides feeder traffic for Continental at Washington, operating as part of "Continental Express". History: Presidential Airways was formed in Octo ber 1985. The carrier acquired Key Airlines in 1986. Fleet: six Boeing 737-200, five 737-200C, ten BAe 146-200. On order: five BAe 146-200. Executives: president and chief executive officer, Harold J. Pareti; COO, James Bridges; senior v-ps: Geoffrey T. Crowley; Collister Johnson Jr; Donald E. Hoydu; v-ps: finance A. Scott Andrews: sales, Alan R. Youngberg; flight operations, Michael J. Nord; system operations, James G. Proia; maintenance and engineering, William D. Stockbridge; comptroller, John C. Utter HI: customer service, David S. Shift man. Employees: 1,000. Head Office: PO Box 17230,400 West Service Road, Suite 1400, Washington Dulles International Airport, Washington, D.C. 20041, USA. ^a**' 425546 dowla Primeras Lineas Uruguayas de Navegacion Aerea (PLUNA) operates international services to Porto Alegre, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Asuncion, Buenos Aires, Punta del Este and Madrid. Following reorganisation in 1973, domestic flights are operated by TAMU (the transport element of the Uruguayan Air Force). History: PLUNA was formed as a private company in November 1936, but was nationalised in 1951. Fleet: one Boeing 707-320B, three 737-200. Executives: chairman, Cr Emilio A. Conforte; direc tor, Luis A. Menendez Cattaneo; managers: oper ations, Juna Jose Ferrara; maintenance, Ing. Antonio D'Ambrosio; commercial, Nelson Ferla; public relations, Carlos A. Biraben. Employee: 800. Head Office: Colonia 1021, Casilla de Correo 1360, Montevideo, Uruguay. 753 PLUNA UY. PSA—see Pacific Southwest Airlines Qantas Airways, Australia's national long-haul carrier, operates a route network of scheduled passenger and cargo services to Vancouver, San Fran cisco, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Papeete, Nadi, Noumea, Port Moresby, Auckland, Wellington Christchurch, Beijing, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore, Denpasar, Jakarta, Bangkok, Bombay, Bahrain, Athens, Rome, Belgrade, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, London, Manchester, and Harare from Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin, Cairns, Towns- ville, Brisbane, and Hobart. History: The airline can trace its history back to November 1920, when the company was founded as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services. The Commonwealth of Australia became sole owner of the airline in 1947. Subsidiaries: Companies in which Qantas holds stock are Q.H. Tours (100 per cent), a tour wholesaler trading as Jetabout Holidays; Qantair (100 per cent), a non-operating charter company; Fiji Resorts (20-3 per cent), operators of the Fiji Mocambo and The Fijian Hotels; and Travel Industries Automated Systems Pty (33 • 3 per cent), suppliers of airline multi access passenger reservations services. In November 1986 Qantas bought a 49 per cent share in tour oper ator Thomas Cook (Australia). Earlier last year-the carrier signed an engineering, maintenance, and tech nical training contract with CAAC. Fleet: six Boeing 747-300,15 747-200B, one 747-200 Combi, two 747SP, seven 767-200ER. On order: four 747-400, three 767-300ER. Executives: chairman, J. B. Leslie; vice-chairman, J. N. Davenport, chief executive, J. L. Mersdue; deputy chief executives: commercial, P. T. Stawley; chief operating officer, J. F. Ward; general managers: finance, L. A. Olsen; marketing, J. G. Hercus; opera tions, Capt A. I. Terrell. Employees 14,374. Head Office: Qantas International Centre, PO Box 489, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia. ^*^ 20113. Quebecair, which was formerly owned by the Quebec Government, was in 1986 purchased by Nordair Metro, which is itself 35 per cent owned by Canadian Airlines International. The airline is expected to change its name to Inter Canadian in 1988. A network of scheduled passenger services is operated with hubs at Montreal and Quebec. History: The company began charter flights as Rimouski Aviation Syndicate in 1946. The airline was incorported in 1947 as Rimouski Airlines and merged in 1953 with the Gulf Aviation Company under the name Quebecair. The carrier operated charter flights !II6 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL, 26 March 1988
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