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wuisJ^u siifLLiiwn uiruzK^i unx Asiana Airlines, originally formed as Seoul Air Inter national, started operations in December 1988. The carrier, which is a subsidiary of the Kumho Group, oper ates scheduled domestic passenger services and charter flights. International scheduled services are planned for introduction in 1990. Fleet: two Boeing 737-400. On order: four 737-400. Executives: chairman & chief executive officer, Seong Yang Park; president & chief operating officer, In Sung Hwang. Head Office: Suite 194-15, 1-ka, Hoehyun-Dong, Chung-ku, Seoul, South Korea. ^#^27321. Fax: (02) 7579745. Aspen Airways, a Denver-based scheduled passenger carrier, became a "United Express" commuter in June 1986, when a formal feeder agreement was signed with United Airlines. Routes: Aspen provides a network of scheduled passenger services Unking Denver with Aspen, Colorado Springs, Durango, Grand Junction, Gunnison, and Montrose (Colorado); Farmington (New Mexico); Bill ings and Great Falls (Montana); Rapid City (South Dakota); and Cody, Cheyenne, Gillette, Laramie, and Jackson Hole (Wyoming). Charters are undertaken within continental USA, Canada, and Mexico. History: Aspen was originally formed in 1953 as an air-taxi operator, and it became an FAA Part 121 certifi cated carrier in 1967. Fleet: four BAe 146-100, 10 Convair CV580. Executives: chairman, D.W. Ringsby; president, D. P. Martin; senior v-p customer service, Bruce Strand; v-ps: marketing and sales, Patricia A. Lee; finance, Bryan Bedford; maintenance, Darrell Richardson. Employees: 450. Head Office: 3980 Quebec Street, Suite 217, Denver, Colorado 80207, USA. ^•^559033. Tel: (303) 320-4747. ATI (Aero Transport! Italian!), Alitalia's wholly- owned subsidiary, operates an extensive network of scheduled services within Italy and to the island of Sardinia. The company also undertakes charter services. History: The company was formed in December 1963 to operate domestic services previously flown by Societa Aerea Mediterranea (SAM), and operations started in June 1964. In March 1985 Aermediterranea was incorpo rated into ATI, in which it had previously held a 45 per cent stake. Fleet: 12 MD-82, 17 DC-9-30, nine ATR42. Executives: president, Prof Carlo Bernini; director- general, Dr Mario Franchi; directors: commercial, Dr Alberto Vettore; flight operations, Capt Mauro Benvenuti; administration, Dr Umberto Sansone; technical, Maurizio Bassetti; charter, Pier Luigi Fuga, Employees: 2,000. Head Office: Plazzo ATI, Aeroporto Capodichino, I- 80144 Naples, Italy. ,^4^711005 NAPBM I. Tel: (081) 7091111. Atlantic Airways operates a scheduled passenger service from the Fasroe Islands to Copenhagen. The carrier began operations in 1988. Fleet: one BAe 146-200. Head Office: Vagar Airport, FR 380 Soervagur, Fseroe Islands. ^^ 82440. Tel: 298 33344. Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA), a "Delta Connection" carrier, operates a hub-and-spoke network from Atlanta, Georgia, serving some 27 cities in Tennessee, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. A similar hub operation exists at Dallas/Ft Worth involving services to 16 points. Atlantic Southeast was the launch customer for the Brasilia. History: Atlantic Southeast was incorporated in March 1979 and commenced scheduled commuter operations in June of that year. Fleet: three DHC Dash 7, 25 Brasilia, eight Shorts 360, 14 Bandeirante. On order: ten Brasilia. Executives: president, George F. Pickett; senior v-ps: administration, Robert L. Priddy; sales and services, John W. Beiser; v-ps: operations, T. M. Shanahan; finance, Ronald Sapp. Employees: 1,000. Head Office: 1688 Phoenix Parkway, College Park, Georgia 30349, USA. Tel: (404) 996-4562. Austin Airways—see Air Ontario. Australian Airlines, one of Australia's two major domestic carriers, changed its status from a statutory corporation to a public limited company in April 1988, in preparation for privatisation. At present the airline is fully owned by the Australian Government. The carrier operates an exten sive network of scheduled passenger and cargo services, linking all state capital cities and many provincial towns. The airline has undergone a considerable transformation over the past three years, incorporating a change of name and livery, a rationalisation of its structure and route system, and the formation of a network of feeder services under a newly formed holding company, Australian Regional Airlines Pty Ltd. Air Queensland, which the company acquired in 1983, was officially closed down on April 30, 1988. Australian Regional Airlines, a fully owned subsidiary established in 1988, has taken over many of Air Queensland's former routes using five Twin Otter aircraft. A 42 per cent holding in Eastern Australia Airlines was acquired by the regional holding company in 1988. An order for nine Airbus 320s has been cancelled. History: The company was formed in 1945 and began operations in September 1946 as Trans Australia Airlines. The name Australian Airlines was adopted in 1986. Fleet: three Airbus A300B4, 12 Boeing 737-300, 10 Boeing 727-200, one 727-100C, five DC-9-30, two Fokker F.27-600. On order: four 737-300, nine 737-400. Executives: chairman, A. E. Harris; chief executive, James Strong; assistant general manager (operations), Jeff Pearce; chief manager, state operations & development, Dick Mcllvain; chief financial executive, Gary Toomey; company secretary and general counsel, Margaret Rush; managers: corporate affairs, Geoff Dixon; flight oper ations, David Wiltshire; engineering and maintenance, Doug Gillies; human resources, Bill Vickers; marketing, Denis Adams; policy and planning, Bryan Porter. Employees: 9,661. Head Office: 50 Franklin Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia (postal: PO Box 2806AA, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia). ^^AA30109. Tel: (03) 6651333. Austral L'ineas Aereas (ALA) operates scheduled passenger and cargo services over a 27-point domestic network in Argentina. The company was acquired by Cielos del Sur, a holding company, in 1987. Austral made a bid to acquire a majority shareholding in Aerolineas Argentinas last year, but privatisation of the flag-carrier has been postponed. History: The airline was formed in June 1971 by the merger of Austral Compania Argentina de Transportes Aereos, and Aerotransportes Litoral Argentino (ALA). The original Austral was formed in 1957 and began scheduled services in 1958. In 1966 Austral acquired a 30 per cent interest in ALA and the companies have operated integrated services from that time. ALA was formed in 1957 as an air-taxi company. Fleet: three MD-81, eight One-Eleven 500. On order: three MD-82. Executives: chairman, Amadeo Riva; president, Ing. Nestor Farias Bouvier; v-p, Gervasio H. Bunge; directors: Luis Pescarmona, Enrique M. Pescarmona, Eduardo Baldini, Pedro Mayol, Bernado Galante, Francisco De Vicenzo, Juan E. Cambiaso; operations: Cmdte Ignazio Fernandez; commercial, Horazio D. Preneste; adminis tration, Horazio Givone; finance, Gustavo Victoria. Employees: 2,000. Head Office: Florida 234, Piso 5, 1334 Buenos Aires, Argentina. '21161. Tel: 313 3777. Austrian Airlines (Osterreichische Lnftverkehrs) oper ates scheduled passenger and cargo services from Vienna, Graz, Linz, Klagenfurt, and Salzburg to 54 cities in 36 countries in Eastern and Western Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, USA, and. Japan. The carrier inau gurated services to New York and Tokyo in March using two newly delivered Airbus 310s. Austrian also under takes an extensive network of charter flights within Europe and Africa through its subsidiary, Austrian Airtransport (80 per cent owned). The carrier is now owned 75 per cent by the Austrian Government. Domes tic commuter flights arc operated by Austrian Air Services (100 per cent owned by Austrian Airlines) using Fokker 50. History: The airline was formed in September 1957 through a merger of Air Austria and Austrian Airways, neither of which had started operating. Subsidiaries: Austrian Airtransport, Austrian Air Services, Touropa Austria, Transeurope, Austrian Holidays, Traviaustria, Interconvention, Austrian Aircraft Corporation, and Airest. Fleet: two Airbus A310-324, 13 MD-81, three DC-9- 30, two MD-87, four Fokker 50. On order: one A310-324, four MD-87. Executives: presidents: Dr Anton Heschgl, Dr Hubert Papousek; vice-presidents: commercial, Dr Herbert Hammer; economics/finance, Walter Repolusk; tech nical, Prof. Dipl.Tng. Helmut Schoberi; flight operations, Dr Harald Schanda; secretary-general, Dr Hans Lob; personnel, Dr Giinther Hoffelner; corporate planning and information systems, Dipl-Ing Georg Urbanski; internal audit, Dr. Hans Pokorney. Employees: 3,535. Head Office: PO Box 50, Fontanastrasse 1, 1107 Vienna, Austria. <00^ 131811. Fax: (0222) 68 55 05. Tel: (0222) 68 35 11/0. An Austrian Airlines Airbus A310-300 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL, 1 April 1989 59
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