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WORLD AIRLINE DIRECTORY Florence and Lyon. The carrier operates a BAe 146- 200QT, which it uses at night to fly express parcel services on behalf of TNT. During the day the aircraft is used to operate passenger^charter flights to Mediterranean desti nations. Cargo, ambulance and calibration flights are also undertaken. The International Leisure Group acquired 49% in 1989. History: The company was formed in 1974, starting air taxi operations in 1975. Fleet: seven ATR42-300, one Beech King Air 200, one Boeing 757-200, one BAe 146-200QT, one Dornier 228- 201, seven Fairchild Metro III. On order: two ATR42, two ATR72. Executives: board: chairman, Hans-Rudolf Wohrl; spokesman, Eberhard Schmidt; member, Manfred Mus- chel; operational fields. Dr. Ing. Michael R. Stenger; Manfred Muschel; technical & engineering director, Karl- Heinz Kruger; managers: planning &r operations, Thomas Storck; flight dept, Frank Hegner; personnel, Reinhard Bruckner; chief pilots, Christian Liebscher (ATR42), Wolfgang Bick (BAe 146) Employees: 500. Head Office: Flughafenstrasse 100, D-8500 Niirnberg 10, Federal Republic of Germany. Tel: 4-49 (911) 36 56 0. Fax: 4-49 (911) 52 24 52. Telex: 622583. t Nigeria Airways, the country's flag-carrier, has experi enced financial difficulties over the past few years and has implemented rationalisation measures reducing its work force and suspending unprofitable services. Routes: Nigeria Airways serves destinations in West and East Africa and operates international flights from Lagos to London, Amsterdam, Rome, New York and jeddah; from Kano to Jeddah, Amsterdam, London and Rome; and from Port Harcourt to London. A large domestic network links all 19 states in the Nigerian Federation with key cities in the country. The airline is wholly owned by the Nigerian Federal Government. History: The airline began operations in 1958, taking over Nigerian services formerly operated by West African Airways. Fleet: two DC-10-30, three Airbus A310-200, three 707- 320C, eight 737-200. On order: six ATR42-300. Executives: chairman, Air Vice-Marshal Yisa Doko (Rtd); managing director, Air Cdre Anthony Okpere; directors, finance, P. A. Edike; engineering and mainte nance, Z. Haruna; management services, W. O. Fagbile; flight operations, Capt G. T. Ogisi; commercial, T. N. O Mgbor. Employees: 6,632. . Head Office: PO Box 136, Airways House, lkeja Lagos Nigeria 22646. Tel: 900470. Nile Safaris Cargo is a Khartoum-based charter carrier operating cargo services between Africa and Europe Fleet: three Boeing 707-320C. Head Office: PO Box 271 1, Khartoum, Democratic Republic of Sudan. Telex: 22150. Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA), a Japanese all-cargo carrier, operates scheduled cargo services from Tokyo to San Francisco (six flights a week), New York (nine flights a week), Hong Kong (two weekly flights) and Singapore (once a week). Charter services are also undertaken. Main shareholders are All Nippon Airways, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha> Mitsui OSK Lines, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha and Yamashita-Shinnohon Steamship. History: The airline was formed in September 1978, and applied for certification in November of that year. Govern ment approval was given in August 1983, and services began on 8 May, 1985. Fleet: four Boeing 747-200F. Executives: chairman, Susumu Ono; president, Takeo Hori, executive V-P, Hisayoshi Terai, senior V-Ps, Noboru Hosobuchi; Seiji Fukatsu; managing directors and v-ps: Sadatoshi Egami; Keizo Nakamura, Atsushi Nishimura. Employees: 481. Head Office: 27th Floor, Kasumigaseki Building, 2-5, Kasumigaseki 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100, Japan. Tel: (03) 593 5000. Fax: (03) 593 2629. Telex: 2225380 NCAJ. NLM CityHopper/Netherlines is the revised name of NLM following the acquisition of Netherlines in April 1988 by parent company KLM. The airline operates a network of international scheduled passenger services from Amsterdam to Antwerp, Belfast, Birmingham, Bremen, Bristol, Brussels, Cardiff, Diisseldorf, East Mid lands, Guernsey, Hannover, Jersey, Luton, Luxembourg, Southampton, Strasbourg and Stuttgart; Rotterdam to London (Heathrow) and Paris; Eindhoven to Hamburg, London Heathrow and Gatwick) and Paris; and from Maastricht to London (Gatwick). A new service to Malmo began in mid-1989. Domestic services are also provided, linking Amsterdam with Eindhoven and Maastricht. The company is a fully owned subsidiary of KLM. History. The airline was formed in 1966. Fleet: four Fokker F.28-4000, three F.27-200, one F.27- 400, three F.27-500, one Saab 340, four Jetstream 31. On order: seven Fokker 50, six Saab 340B Executives: managing director, A. J. Leyer; managers: accounts, B. Vreeken; operations, H. Verbruggen; techni cal, C. Verbeek; commercial, G. C. Huysmans. Employees: 313. Head Office: Building 70, PO Box 7700, 1117 ZL Schiphol Airport (East), The Netherlands. Tel: 4-31 (020) 492227. Fax: 4-31 (020) 492379. Telex: 11252. Noble Air is a new Turkish airline initially formed to fly inclusive-tour charters from Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Ham burg and points in the UK to Turkey and Northern Cyprus. A scheduled service from Istanbul to London (Gatwick) began in November 1989. The airline is considering services to Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Helsinki and Vienna. Three further Boeing 727-200s may be leased for 1990. History: Noble Air was formed in January 1989 and began operations on 24 March. Fleet: two Boeing 727-200. Head Office: Vali Konagi Cadessi 2617 Nisantasi, 80200 Istanbul, Turkey. Tel: 133 0961 Telex: 27019. Norfolk Island Airlines is a Brisbane-based scheduled service and charter operator which has added DHC Dash 8s to its fleet for operation on its routes from Sydney to Norfolk Island and to Lord Howe Island, previously flown by Beech 200s. Their introduction was delayed by Austra lian CAA restrictions which prohibited the Dash 8 from operating more than 60min flying time from a suitable alternative airfield. History: The airline was formed on 1 August, 1975, and began operations on 2 October. Fleet: two DHC Dash 8, four Beech 200. NorOntair, a division of the Ontario Northland Transpor tation Commission, has developed an extensive network of scheduled services linking 21 isolated communities in northern Ontario. A service to Winnipeg has been ap proved. All operations are contracted out, with aircraft and services provided under contract by Air Dale, Bearskin Airlines, Labrador Airways and RogAir. The carrier was put up for sale by the provincial government in February 1987. History. The company was formed in 1971. Fleet: two DHC Dash-8-100, six Twin Otter, one Navajo. Executives: director, J. R. Kilgour. Employees: 100. Head Office: 555 Oak Street East, North Bay, Ontario P1B8L3, Canada. Tel: 4-1 (705) 472-4500. Fax: (705) 472-9352. Telex: 067-76159. Norsk Air, a Norwegian regional airline, operates sched uled passenger services from Sandefjord to Bergen, Co penhagen, Goteborg and Stavanger; from Bergen to Skien and Stavanger; and from Skien to Trondheim Charter sevices are also undertaken. The carrier was purchased by Wider0e's Flyveselskap in May 1989. History: The company was formed in 1961 as Norsk Flytjeneste, assuming its present name in 1985. Fleet: three Brasilia. Executives: managing director, Floelo; traffic manager, Svein Erite Karlson. Employees: 110. Head Office: PO Box 2047, Hasle, 3200 Sandefjord, Norway. Tel: 4-47 34 66900. Fax: 4-47 34 70325. Telex: 21779. Nortjet is a Spanish charter operator flying inclusive-tour services to the Balearic and Canary Islands from France, West Germany and Scandinavia. History: The airline was formed in 1987 as Euskal Air. Fleet: three Boeing 737-400. Head Office: Independencia 1-4, E 01005 Vitoria Gas- teiz, Spain. Tel: 45 253777. Telex: 35499. North African Airways has ceased operations. North Cariboo Flying Service provides general charter services and support flights for oil and geological explora tion companies. History: Operations began in 1958 Fleet: one DHC-3, one Islander, three Navajo Chieftain, one Beech Baron, one Beech 18. Executives: president & operations manager, Dan Wuthrich; director, Peter Scherviller; chief pilot, Steve Lentle. Employees: 14. Head Office: PO Box 6789, Fort St John, British Columbia VIJ 4J2, Canada. Tel: (604) 787-0311. Fax: (604) 787-6086. Northern Air Cargo, Alaska's first and only scheduled all- cargo airline, operates an extensive scheduled network covering approximately 25 points in the state. Charter services are also undertaken throughout Alaska. The company's services range from small parcel (NAC-PAC) to outsize cargo movements. History: The company was founded in 1956 by Robert Sholton and Maurice Carlson. Fleet: 14 Douglas DC-6. Executives: president, Wilson Hughes; V-P operations and maintenance, Jerry Vink; marketing manager, Scott Thorsen; finance, Marjorie McLaren CPA. Employees: 337. Head Office: 3900 West International Airport Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99502, USA. Tel.+1(907)243-3331. Northland Air Manitoba operates scheduled passenger and cargo services in Northern Manitoba. Charter flights are also undertaken. The carrier's shares are equally divided between the DeLuce family and a native develop ment corporation. History: The company was founded as Ilford Riverton Airways in 1953, and adopted its present name in 1983. Fleet: three BAe 748, six Curtiss C-46, four Douglas DC-3, one Cessna 402C. On order:'one Dash 8-100 Executives: chairman, P. M. Lazarenko; president, J. Mazur; secretary, W. Deluce, operations manager, R. Nyman; chief pilot, Abe Hiebert. Employees: 65. Head Office: Hangar T67, 600 Ferry Road, Winnipeg International Airport, Manitoba, Canada R3H 0T7. Tel: 4-1 (204) 783-2333. Telex: 07-57105. Northwest Airlines, the launch customer for the 747-400, introduced the type into service on its transpacific routes in June 1989. Major domestic traffic hubs are located at Detroit (Michigan), Minneapolis/St Paul (Minnesota) and Memphis (Tennessee). The company has marketing agree ments with four airlines—Big Sky, Express, Mesaba and Precision—which operate feeder services under the name "Northwest Airlink". Routes: Northwest operates an extensive network of scheduled passenger and cargo services in the USA and Canada. Transpacific services are operated to Hawaii, Tokyo, Osaka, Seoul, Okinawa, Taipei, Manila, Hong 114 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 14-20 March 1990
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