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1991
1991 - 0726.PDF
WORLD AIRLINE D IRECTORY Aeroflot's fleet includes Mi-26s Tel: +52 987 20503. Fax: +52 987 20877. Aeroflot can now serve Anchorage, Chicago, Miami and San Francisco in addition to its New York and Washing ton routes, following agreements signed between the USA and USSR in 1990. Metro Air Moscow has been formed as a joint venture between Aeroflot's Siberian division and Swiss operator Metro Air Cargo, using Ilyuishin Il-76s, with the intention of adding passenger services eventually. Aeroleasing Soviet Union will oper ate executive jet charters in an agreement with Swiss charter company Aeroleasing. The state-owned Soviet flag-carrier, Aeroflot is both growing and changing at a rapid rate as political and economic reforms take effect. The airline carries 10% of the world's air travellers, yet increased travel freedom within the Soviet Union has led to an annual shortfall of 1.5 million international seats and 20 million domes tic seats. The airline operates 30,000 aircraft and several regional divisions wish to devolve from Aeroflot to reduce the size of the single operating company. There are plans to create seven new carriers: ASDA, an international airline ultimately operating 25 Boeing aircraft, including 747s and 767s; and six regional airlines. All would use a nucleus of staff drawn from Aeroflot, a move echoing the breakup of China's aviation authority and flag-carrier CAAC into Beijing-based international airline Air China and a host of regionals. In October 1989, the International Aviation Director ate (IAD) submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MGA) to transform itself into an independent company, Soviet Airlines and to lease Moscow's Sher- emetyevo Airport, with effect from 1 January, 1990. The proposal has yet to be acted upon. Lufthansa„has signed agreements to modernise Sheremetyevo, build a hotel in central Moscow and maintain Aeroflot's Airbus A310s. In addition to the traditional international airports in Moscow, Leningrad and Kiev, airports in Minsk, Riga, Tallin, Vilnius, Murmansk, Lvov, Simferopol, Sochi, Tbilisi, Erevan, Irkutsk, Khabarovsk and others have been opened to international flights. Besides the central department of civil aviation, some 20 territorial depart ments are engaged in international transportation and the geographic scope of charter services is expanding rapidly. Aeroflot has established some 20 joint ventures with airlines and companies in Belgium, Canada, Greece, Ireland, West Germany, the United Arab Emirates, the USA and other countries. Joint ventures include: Aer- ofirst (with Irish airport operator Aer Rianta), Aeromar (with US catering company Marriott), Aerocomplex (cargo operations, with Dubai-based Mohebi Trading Overseas) and TNT Aeroflot Express (fast-package oper ators, with Australia's TNT). Early in 1990, Aeroflot and Aer Lingus were discussing setting up a joint airline. Political reform in the Soviet Union has opened the door to the acquisition of Western equipment, mean while, beginning with SEL navigation aids for the trans-Siberian route now flown by All Nippon Airways, British Airways, Japan Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic. Canadian Airlines is training Aeroflot pilots on the Airbus A310-300. Aeroflot is due to receive the first of five leased A310s, powered by Genera! Electric CF6- 80C2s, in November 1991 and has options on five more. Lufthansa has a service contract with Aeroflot to maintain the A310s. These aircraft will replace Il-62Ms on routes such as Moscow-London-New York, starting in November 1991. Aeroflot is also looking at the Airbus A330/A340, • Boeing 747-400 and 767 and McDonnell Douglas MD-11. Flistory: The Civil Aviation Council was founded on 9 February, 1923, to run the Dobrolel share-capital airline. In 1925 Dobrolet took over the Caucasus Zakavia and Ukrainian Ukrvozduput airlines. In 1930 Dobrolet was renamed Dobroflol and capital reverted to the state. The name Aeroflot was adopted in 1932. Until 31 December, 1987, Aeroflot comprised the MGA, 28 directorates of civil aviation (UGAs), two corporations and the international directorate. Opera tions were performed by 235 "air enterprises" and "united air detachments". Aeroflot then adopted self- accounting economic reforms to cut bureaucracy and improve safety, service and profit; revenue, previously passed to the state, is retained by the operator and budgets related to it. From 1 January, 1988, the three-layer MGA-UGA- company structure gave way to a two-layer MGA- corporation pattern, with 19 corporations incorporating 45 companies. MGA duties became strategic, with staff cut by one-third, while retaining control of Aeroflot's fleet. In July 1988 the MGA formed the IAD to take control of Aeroflol's international routes, which carried just 4 million passengers in 1988. Fleet: Still classified, although Aeroflot admits to an international fleet of some 200 aircraft. Passenger types flown include the Antonov An-2, An-26 and An-28, Ilyushin 11-18, 11-62 and 11-86, Let L-610, Tupolev Tu-134 and Tu-154 and Yaklovlev Yak-40 and Yak-42. Freighter types flown include the An-12, An-22, An-26 and An-124 and 11-18 and 11-76. More than 4,500 helicopters and specialist aircraft are flown. New passen ger types to be introduced include the 300-seat Ilyushin 11-96-300 (early 1992), 60-seat 11-114, 40-seat Let L-610, 200-seat Tupolev Tu-201 (mid- 1991) and 100-seat Tu-334. On order are five Airbus A310-300s. Employees: over 400,000. Head Office: USSR/103012, Moscow/Leningradski Pro- spekt 37/Ministerstvo gradjdanskoi aviacii SSR. Tel: +54 4901. Telex: 7*1132. Aerolinea Federal Argentina (ALFA) operates a network of scheduled domestic passenger and cargo services from its base at Resistencia. Fleet: two Fairchild FH-227B. Head Office: Avenida 9 de Julio 321, 1 Piso, Resisten cia, Argentina. Tel: +54 4901. Telex: 71132. Aerolineas Argentinas, the country's flag-carrier, oper ates an extensive network of scheduled passenger and cargo routes to points in North, South and Central America, New Zealand, the Far East, South Africa and Europe. The airline's privatisation has been postponed. International services radiate from Buenos Aires to Cape Town, Madrid, Rome, Zurich, Frankfurt, Paris, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Montreal, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Asuncion, Montevideo, La Paz, Caracas, Lima, Santiago, Guayaquil, Bogota, Porto Alegre, Mexico City, Hong Kong and Auckland. The Auckland service was extended to Sydney in 1989 and the Loudon route was reopened in January 1990 History: The company was founded as a state corpora tion in May 1949 by the Ministry of Transport to take over the operations of Fama, Alfa, Aeroposta and Zonda. These companies ceased operations in December 1949 and were merged to form Aerolineas Argentinas. Fleet: six Boeing 747-200B, one 747SP, one 707-320B, eight 727-200, nine 737-200, two 737-200C, three Fokker F.28-1000, one F.28-4000. Executives: president, Edwardo Gonzalez del Solar; general manager, Alejandro Bramer Markovic; managers: commercial, Eric Skinner; finance, Luis Prado, mainte nance, Alfredo Daie; planning, Leopoldo Mayer; opera- lions, Juan Carlos Ardella; cargo, Horacio Cao. Employees: 10,372. Head Office: Paseo Colon 185, 1063 Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tel: +54 1 308 551. Fax: +54 1 331 0356. Telex: 18182. Aerolineas Centrales de Colombia (ACES) operates domestic scheduled passenger services throughout Co lombia with main hubs at Bogota, Medellin and Cali. Jet services link Bogota, Cali, Medellin, Barranquilla, Cart agena, Armenia and San Andres; 37 points receive twin-turboprop service. History. The company was formed in August 1971 and began services in February 1972. Fleet: three Boeing 727-100, ten Boeing Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter-300, two Fairchild F-27J. Executives: president, Jorge Restrepo; vps: admin and finance, Alvaro Martinez; commercial, Rafael Barco; engineering and maintenance, Miguel Montoya; plan ning director, Juan B Martinez. Employees: 591 in Colombia. Head Office: Calle 49 50-21, edificio del Cafe, pisos 30 y 34, Medellin-Colombia, PO Box 6503 Medellin. Tel: +57 511 41 11. Fax: +57 2 51 16 77. Telex: 65224 ACES CO. Aerolineas de Guatemala-Aviateca, known until 1974 as Aviateca Empresa Guatemalteca de Aviacion, operates scheduled services from Guatemala City to Houston, New Orleans, Miami and Flores, its one domestic route. The company was privatised in 1989, the Guatemalan Government holding being reduced; additional share holders include TACA of El Salvador, Aviateca em ployees and other private investors. History. The company was established as the state airline in March 1945, to succeed Aerovias de Guate mala, founded in 1939. Fleet: three Boeing 727-100C, one DC-6A, two DC-3, one Convair VC 131H. Executives: president, Ing Julio Obols Gomes; vp, Ing Larry Andrade Lara. Employees: 150. Head Office: Avenida Hincapie, Aeropuerto la Aurora, Zona 13, Guatemala City, Guatemala. Tel: +502 318222. Telex: 4160 AVOECA GU Aerolineas Latinas, a new cargo carrier based in Caracas, operates services between the USA and the Caribbean/ Venezuela region. Three flights weekly are operated from its Caracas hub to Miami, Guyana, Puerto Rico and Trinidad in the Caribbean. Barcelona, Barquisimeto Carupano, Maracaibo, Porlamar, Puerto La Cruz and Punto Fijo in Venezuela are also served. Head Office: 6161 Blue Lagoon Drive, Suite 330, Miami, Florida, 33126, USA. Tel: +1 305 266 0111. Fax: +1 305 264 9678. Aerolineas Litoral commenced operations in August 1989; based at Veracruz it flies to Nuevo Laredo, Tampico, Minatitlan and Villahermosa. ' Fleet: one Curtiss C-46, two Lockheed Super Constel lations. Executive: president, Filipo D'Plana. Head Office: Aeropuerto Las Americas, Santo Dom ingo, Dominican Republic. Tel: +809 549 0547. Aerolineas Nacionales del Ecuador (ANDES Airlines), an all-cargo carrier, operates scheduled cargo services linking Guayaquil and Quito with Miami and Panama City. Worldwide charters are also undertaken. History: The company was formed in 1961 and began services in October 1966. Fleet: one DC-8-50F, one DC-8-30F. Executives: chairman, Dr Armando Arce; vp, Jose M Urbina; general manager, Dr Roberto Polit. Employees: 104. Head Office: Aeropuerto Simon Bolivar, PO Box 4113, Guayaquil, Ecuador. Tel: +593 394 490. Telex: 04-3228. Aerolineas Pacifico Atlantico SA (Aeroperlas), a na tional scheduled airline operating from Paitilla Airport, flies to Bocas del Toro, Colon, Contadora, Changuinola, David and San Miguel. Route applications include San Jose, Barranquilla, Cartagena, San Andrez, Chitre and La Palma. History: Owned by the Government until 1987, when it was sold to its current owner, the president of the airline. Fleet: two Boeing Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, one Embraer Bandeirante. Executives: president Raul Espinosa; 'general manager, Raul Arias de la G; managers: operations, Capt Antonio Santana; maintenance, Eduardo Chiari; marketing and sales, Juan Tarte; chief pilot, Capt William Kober. Employees: 70. Head Office: PO Box 6-3596, El Dorado, Panama, Republic of Panama. Tel: +507 63 5363/+507 69 4555/+507 69 4749. Fax: +507 0606. Telex: 2870 PG. Aero-Lloyd Flugreisen Luftverkehrs KG, a German carrier, operates passenger charter flights from Frank furt, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Hannover, 44 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 27 March - 2 April, 1991
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