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WORLD AIRLINE DIRECTORY Air Madagascar (Societe Nationale Malgache de Trans ports Aeriens), has recently opened a maintenance centre for all of its own aircraft, with the exception of the Boeing 747, and serves other carriers. The national carrier of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar, the airline is 89.58% Government-owned. Other sharehold ers are: Banque Nationale pour Plndustrie (4.78%), Air France (3.48%), Ny Havana Insurance Company (1.91%) and the Compagnie Generale Maritime (0.25%). The airline operates an extensive domestic network plus international routes to Paris and Marseille via Djibouti, and to Paris via Nairobi and Zurich. Regional services also link Antananarivo with Nairobi, Mauritius, Reunion and the Comoros Islands. History: The company was formed on 14 October, 1962, by the Government of the then-new Malagasy Republic and Air France to succeed Madair. Fleet: one Boeing 747-200B Combi, two 737-200, two BAe HS.748-2B, four de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, three Piper Arrow, one Chieftain. Executives: president, Nirina Andriamanerasoa; direc tor-general, Rene Rasata-Rainiketamanga; directors: op erations, Harilala Ranaivomampianina; finance, Besoa Rolland Razafimaharo; commercial, Henri Roger; indus trial, James Andrianalisoa; human resources, Josette Rabariharivelo; admin, Jacky Randriamasy; agreement and planning, jean Louis Rajaonarivelo. Employees: 1,237. Head Office: BP 437, 31 Avenue de l'Independance, Antananarivo, Madagascar. Tel: +261 (2) 22222. Fax: +261 (2) 33760. Telex 22232 AIRMAD MG. Air Maghreb is a consortium of the national airlines of Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia. With the introduction of winter timetables on 1 November, 1990, the company operates co-ordinated schedules within the region. Air Malawi, the national airline of Malawi, operates a regional network of scheduled services from Kanmuzu International Airport to Harare, Gaborone, Johan nesburg, Nairobi and Lusaka. The carrier also operates domestic services Blantyre, Mzuzu and Karonga. Cargo operations are also available. The company is evaluating long-haul routes to Europe, India and the USA. History: Air Malawi was formed in 1964 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Central African Airways. With the dissolution of CAA at the end of 1967, the airline separated entirely from its former partners and is now wholly owned by the Malawi Government. Fleet: one Boeing 737-300, one BAe One-Eleven 500, one One-Eleven 475, one HS.748, one Beech King Air C90, one ATR42. On order: one Boeing 737-300. Executives: chairman, JZU Tembo; general manager, R Lezard; deputy general manager, Capt L Mbiliyi; company secretary, j Naphambo; managers: operations, A W B Mchungula; engineering, M Serenje. Employees: 650. Head Office: Chibisa House, Glyn Jones Road, PO Box 84, Blantyre, Malawi. Tel: +265 620177. Fax: +265 620042. Telex: 44245. Air Malta, Malta's national airline, operates scheduled passenger and cargo services. The carrier is 96.4% Government owned. Routes: Amsterdam, Benghazi, Berlin, Brussels, Cairo, Catania, Damascus, Air Malta ^^^^^^ is heavily involved Frankfurt, in the tourist market Hamburg, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Lyons, Manchester, Munich, Paris, Rome, Tripoli, Vienna and Zurich. During the summer season, Geneva, Manchester and Palermo are also served. Char ter flights are also operated to several destinations in the UK and Europe. Malta Air Charter, an Air Malta subsidiary, operates a Malta-Gozo-Malta link and heli copter sightseeing flights in summer. History: Air Malta was formed in March 1973 and services began on 1 April, 1974. 46 Subsidiaries: Air Supplies and Catering, Tigne Devel opment (Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza Malta), Holiday Malta (UK), Holiday Services, Malta Air Charter, Selmun Palace Hotel, Hal Ferh Holidays, Sterling Aviation Services, World Aviation Systems. Interests are held in Mediterranean Aviation and Middle Sea Insurance. Fleet: one Airbus A320 (two from late March 1992), six Boeing 737-200A. On order: three 737-300 (delivery April/May 1993). Executives: chairman, Albert Mizzi; vice-chairman, Nick de Giorgio; managing director Anthony Paris; CEO, Louis Grech; deputy CEO, Tony Mejlaq; company secretary/head of industry affairs, G E Saliba; general managers: marketing, Philip Pullicino; ground opera tions, Wilfred Borg; finance, Ray Sladden; corporate planning, Frans Camilleri; internal audit, Anthony Chir- cop; ground handling, Alfred Bonnici; flight operations, Capt Franz Sturmeir; chief engineer, Allan Dollie; public relations, Charles Sacco. Employees: 1,400. Head Office: Luqa, Malta. Tel: +356 824330-9. Fax: +356 773241. Telex: MW 1389/MW 1589 AIR MAL. Air Manitoba operates scheduled passenger and cargo services in Northern Manitoba and from Churchill to the North West Territories. Charter flights are also under taken. The carrier's shares are divided equally between the DeLuce family and Ilford Riverton Holdings. History: The company was founded as Ilford Riverton Airways in the 1960s and was known as Northlands Air Manitoba from 1983, adopting the new title in 1990. Fleet: one de Havilland Dash 8-100 (leased out), five BAe HS.748, four Curtiss C-46, five McDonnell Douglas DC-3. Executives: president and CEO, Ken Bittle; VPs: operations, Richard Lazarenko; finance, Todd Lamb; directors: flight operations, Abe Heibert; maintenance, Tom Phinney. Employees: 100. Head Office: Hangar T67, 620 Ferry Road, Winnipeg International Airport, Manitoba R3H 0T7, Canada. Tel: +1 (204) 783 2333. Fax: +1 (204) 783 2152. Air Marshall Islands (Airline of the Marshall Islands) is the flag-carrier of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The carrier was formed in May 1980 to provide scheduled passenger and freight services. Air ambulance, charter and maritime-surveillance operations are also undertaken. A twice-weekly Honolulu-Majuro-Kwajalein service has been added to an extensive domestic network. International routes to Funafuti (Tuvalu), Nadi (Fiji) and Tarawa (Kiribati) and Honolulu to Nadi and Fiji are also operated. History: The airline was formed in 1980 to provide scheduled passenger and freight services. The current name was adopted in 1989. Fleet: one BAe HS.748-2B, two Dornier Do.228, one McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62 Combi. On order: two Saab 2000. Executives: chairman, Hon Amata Kabua; CEO, Rich ard Saumell; commercial director, David Tejada; finan cial director and controller, Donald Watson; regional director of stations, Stephen Fulk; managers: flight operations, John Nash; maintenance, Rudy Aliven. Employees: 102. Head Office: PO Box 1319, Majuro, MH 96960, Republic of the Marshall Islands. Tel: +692 (29) 3731. Fax: +692 ^g^- (29) 33730. SITA: MAJKZCW. .^^^^^^ Air Martinique, the carrier of the French West Indies, is the trading name used by Compagnie Antillaise d'Affrete- ments Aeriens. Major shareholders are the two Martinican Local Assemblies. Scheduled passenger services are operated from Martinique to Antigua, Barbados, Canouan, Dominica, Mustique, St Lucia, St Martin, St Vincent and Union Island. The airline also undertakes services between Martinique and Guadelope since 28 October, 1990, using its ATR42s. Since 7 June, 1991, Paris has been served, using a leased Boeing 747. Charter flights are operated throughout the Lesser Antilles. History: Air Martinique was formed on 25 July, 1981, following the demise of Satair-Air Martinique. Fleet: two ATR42, one Boeing 747 leased, three Dornier Do.228-200. Executives: chairman, Serge Larcher; vice-chairman, Louis Crusol; CEO, Michel Ziegler; general manager, Michel Gouze. Employees: 176. Head Office: Aeroport de Fort-de-France, 97232 Le Lamentin, Martinique, French West Indies. Tel: +596 (51) 08 09. Reservations: +596 (51) 09 90. Fax: +596 51 59 27. Telex: 912048. Air Mauritanie (Societe d'Economie Mixte Air Mauri- tanie) operates scheduled domestic passenger and cargo services from Nouakchott and Nouadhibou, together with international routes to Bamako, Dakar and Las Palmas. Shareholders are the Mauritanian Government with 60%, Air Afrique with 20% and UTA with 20%. History: The airline was formed in July 1974. Fleet: two Fokker F.28-4000. Executives: director-general, Sidi Ould Zein; directors: commercial, Mamoudou Gueladie Ba; operations, Mo- hamed Ould Abdi; financial, El Hafed Ould Ahmed Fall. Employees: 259. Head Office: BP41, Nouakchott 174, Islamic Republic of Mauritania. Tel: +222 52211. Telex: 573. Air Mauritius, the national carrier of Mauritius, operates a network of scheduled passenger and cargo services which link with Bombay, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Perth, Reunion, Durban, Johannesburg, An tananarivo, Harare, Maroni, Nairobi, Rome, Geneva, Paris, London, Zurich, Munich, Frankfurt and the Most Air Mauritius services are long-range adjacent island of Rodrigues. The Mauritian Government owns 51% of the airline, with the remaining equity divided between Rogers & Co. (14.95%), Air France and British Airways (each with 12.77%) and Air India (8.51%). History: The company was formed in June 1967. International services were operated originally in con junction with BA, Air France and Air India. On 1 November, 1977, Air Mauritius began operations in its own right. Fleet: two ATR42, three Boeing 747SP, two 767- 200ER, two Bell JetRanger. Executives: chairman/managing director, Sir H K Tirvengadum; advisers to chairman/managing director, L Sikka, R Appa; directors: legal affairs, V Poonoosamy; commercial, S Seegobin; flight operations, Cpy R A Twoomy; planning, V Chidambaram; personnel, A K Gujadhur; general manager finance, G Tyack; operations manager, S Chooromooney; chief pilot 747, D Paturau; chief pilot 767, Capt Cartwright. Employees: 1,650 (Mauritius only). Head Office: PO Box 441, 5 President John Kennedy Street, Port Louis, Mauritius. Tel: +230 (208) 7700. Fax: +230 (208) 8331. Telex: 4415 IW AIRMAU. Air Mercury International, formed on 27 November, 1990, is a cargo charter carrier based at Brussels Zavantem Airport, operating worldwide, but specialising in East Africa, Middle East and Far East routes. The company is owned by its chairman and president. Fleet: one Boeing 707. On order, one 707-300CH. Executives: chairman, Stefaan Braem; president, Jean- Pierre Sette; managers: commercial, Michel Demeyer; flight operations, Ian Blight; technical, Jean Nicodeme. Employees: 17. Head Office: Groenveld 30/9, B-1930 Zavantem, Bel gium. Tel: +32 (2) 725 4848. Fax: +32 (2) 725 2053. Telex: 20562 AMIBRU. FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 25 - 31 March, 1992
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