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WORLD AIRLINE DIRECTORY Executives: managing director, Hans Joachim Dries- sen; assistant managing director, Henk Stomphorst; directors: maintenance & engineering, H Himmelreich; public relations, W Osinski; corporate planning, Dr T Wrede. Employees: 2,500. Head Office: Halle 8, Flughafen, D-4000 Dusseldorf 30, Germany. Tel: +49 (211) 41520. Fax: +49 (211) 4152557. Telex: 8585573. Makung has an ali-BAe fleet Luxair (Societe Luxembourgeoise de Navigation Aeri- enne), the national airline, operates scheduled passenger services from Euxembourg to Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Geneva, Athens, Faro, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Malaga, London, Palma, Paris, Rome, Nice and Munich, Johan nesburg and Nairobi. Charter and inclusive-tour flights are also undertaken to Mediterranean destinations. The company is owned by the Luxembourg Government (20.92%), Banque et Caisse D'Epargne de L'Etat, Banque Generale du Luxembourg (12.14%), Bil Participations SA (12.14%), Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Telediffu- sion SA (12.14%), Luxair Group and others (30.52%). History: The company was formed in 1961 and was known until April 1962 as Luxembourg Airlines. Subsidiaries: Cargolux (24.5%), Lionair (a joint ven ture with Cargolux), Luxair Executive SA (an air-taxi company), and Luxair Commuter SA (using Metro Ills). Fleet: one Boeing 747SP, three 737-200, three Fokker 50, two F.27, one Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia. On order: two 737-400, two 737-500, two Brasilia (plus options on three more). Executives: director and CEO, Roger Sietzen; VPs: marketing/sales, Theo Breisch; admin, Paul Hippert; information systems, Romain Manelli; technical services, Daniel McDonnell; operations, Jean Poeckes; finance, Jean-Pierre Walesch. Employees: 1,050. Head Office: Aeroport de Luxembourg, L-2987 Lux embourg. Tel: +352 (47) 98 22 21. Fax: +352 (43) 24 82. Telex: 2372. Maersk Air is a diversified Danish airline wmich also has a 40% shareholding in TPL (The Plimsoll Line) — Birmingham Executive Airways and Brymon Airways are fully owned subsidiaries of TPL. Flights from Billund and Copenhagen to London Gatwick have been added to the international services already operated from Copenhagen to Cologne/Bonn, Billund to Amsterdam, Brussels and Stockholm. Maersk operates a domestic- network of scheduled passenger services from Copen hagen, including Ronne, Odense, Skrydstrup, Esbjerg, Billund and Vagar. Maersk Helicopters operates North Sea oil support flights from its Esbjerg base, previously also the base of its Maersk Commuter subsidiary, which ceased operations on from 1 April, 1990. The company is a member of the A P Moller (Maersk Line) Group. History: Maersk Air was formed in 1969. Subsidiaries: The company has a 38% shareholding in Danair A/S. Maersk Helicopters supports North Sea oil fields and owns Maersk Air Cargo, which is the main sales agent for international carriers together, with several travel agencies. The carrier is also engaged in aircraft handling, air-taxi operations and extensive aircraft-leasing activi ties. Fleet: seven Boeing 737- 300, four 737-500, one BAe 125-700B, eight Fokker 50, one Shorts 360, two Bell 212, two Aerospatiale Super Puma. On order: three 737-300, one 737-500. Executives: president, Bjarne Hansen; executive VP, Ole Dietz; senior VP commercial, Povl A Jiirgensen; VPs: finance, Gert Kristensen; flight operations, Mogens Anker; technical, Ole Skytte; sales, charter and leases, Ralph Walldorf; international routes, Jan Gotfredsen; Maersk Helicopters, Jan Hagemann Sorensen; Maersk Travel, Soren Graae; Maersk Air Cargo, Kim Schultz. Employees: 1,050. Head Office: Copenhagen Airport South, DK-2791 Dragoer, Denmark Tel: +45 (32) 45 44 44. Fax: +45 (31) 53 35 50. Telex: 31125 CPHDMA. Maersk Commuter ceased operations from 1 April, 1990 and its services are assumed by its parent, Maersk Air. Makung Airlines is a scheduled Tai wanese airline, which purchased the last two BAe HS.748s from the Woodford production line. It operates scheduled services from Makung in the Pescadores Islands to Taipeh and from Kaohsiung to Taipeh. Fleet: two BAe HS.748, two 146-300. Executives: chairman Chen Wen Wu; deputy general managers, Jung Kung, Daniel Wang. Employees: 210. Head Office: 305 Ho-Tung Road, Kaoshiung, Taiwan, Republic of China. Tel: +886 (7) 2211168. Fax +886 (7) 2211186. Malaysia Airlines, the national carrier, was known as Malaysian Airlines System (MAS) until October 1987. Major shareholders are: Bank Negara Malaysia (42%), Brunei Investment Agency (10%), Pern Amanah Raya Malaysia Sekin ASN (8%) and the state governments of Sabah and Sarawak (5% each). Routes: MAS added Vienna, Nagoya, Brisbane, Ade laide and Darwin in 1991 and will add Harare, Rome and Madrid from 1992 to its extensive network of scheduled domestic flights to 34 points and international services to Singapore, Jakarta. Hat Yai, Bandar Seri Begawan, Medan, Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabulu, Manila, Phuket, Ho Chi Min City, Hong Kong, Taipei, Fukuoka, Tokyo, Dubai, Karachi, Amman, Colombo, Denpasar, Mauritius, Bangkok, Auckland, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Delhi, Zurich, Istanbul, Tehran, Madras, Seoul, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Jeddah, London, Brussels, Frankfurt, Paris and Mauritius. Subsidiaries: The airline has equity participation in six major associate companies, including Malaysia Heli copter Services and Pelangi Air, Malaysia's new domestic airline which started operations in January 1988. History: MAS was formed in April 1971 after the ending of the Malaysia-Singapore Airlines consortium. Operations began in October 1972. Fleet: four Airbus A300B4. two Boeing 747-400, two 747-400 Combi, one 747-300 Combi, three 747-200, 20 737-400, nine 737-200, one 737-200C freighter, five de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, ten Fokker 50, six McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30. Executives: chairman, Y M Raja Tan Sri Mohar bin Raja Badiozaman; deputy chairman, Dato' Sulman bin Sujak; managing director, Tan Sri Dato' Haji Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman; senior directors: CEO, Kamaruddin bin Ahmad; planning & services, Bernard Thomazios; operations, Bernard Thomazios; commercial, Baharuddin bin Hj Nordi; directors: customer services, Dato' Hahi Sulaiman bin Haji Musa; strategic planning, C Poobala- singam; marketing & sales, Chan Chat Lai; engineering, Resham Singh; corporate planning, Abdullah Mat Zaid; flight operations, Capt Hassan bin Ahmad JSM; finance, Dato' Haji Sulaiman bin Haji Musa; admin and company secretary, Bakhtiar Affandi Md Ariffin; customer services, Chan Chat Lai; corporate planning, C Poobalasingam. Employees: 16.149. Head Office: 33rd Floor, MAS Building, Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tel: +60 (3) 261 0555. Fax: +60 (3) 261 3472. Telex: MA 37614. Malev Hungarian Airlines (Magyar Legikozlekedesi Vallalat), the Hungarian national airline, operates a network of scheduled passenger and cargo services to points in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and North America. Routes: New routes added include Beirut, Dusseldorf and Luxemburg. Services are flown to Abu Dhabi, Algiers, Amsterdam, Athens, Baghdad, Barcelona, Belgrade, Berlin, Bourgas, Brussels, Bucharest, Cairo, Cologne, Copenhagen, Damascus, Dresden, Doha, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Helsinki, Istanbul, Kiev, Kuwait, Larnaca, Leipzig, London, Madrid, Milan, Moscow, Munich, New York, Paris, Prague, Rome, St Petersberg, Sofia, Stockholm, Stuttgart, Tel-Aviv, Thessa- lonika, Tirana, Trieste, Varna, Vienna, Vilnius, Warsaw and Zurich. History: Malev was founded in March 1946 as Maszovlet (Magyar-Szovjet Polgari Legiforgalini Tar- sasag). The present title was adopted in 1954, when the Soviet Union's 50% holding reverted to the state. Fleet: three Boeing 737-300, three 737-200, one BAe 146-200QT, 12 Tupolev Tu-154B2, six Tu-134/134A. The BAe 146 is operated nightly on behalf of TNT and on charters during the day. On order: two 767-200ER. Executives: chairman and CEO, Tamas Dari; deputy CEO, Andras Pakay; directors: commercial, Gabor Cseti; technical, Janos Szamarasz; operations, Sandor Szath- mary; financial, Istvan Simon; chief pilot, Karoly Ba- ranyi. Employees: 4,700. Head Office: 1051 Budapest, Roosevelt ter 2, Hungary. Tel: +36 (1) 118 9033. Fax: +36 (1) 118 2685. Telex: 22-4954. Malmo Aviation was sold to CityAir Scandinavia on 11 February, 1992. (See CityAir Scandinavia). Mandala Airlines PT is a Phillipines scheduled domestic carrier, formed in 1970. Fleet: three BAe Viscount, one CASA-Nurtanio CN- 235, five Lockheed L-188 Electra. Executives: president, V A M Santoso; VP Zaidun Bhakti. Employees: 500. Head Office: Jalan Garuda 76, PO Box 3706, 416100 Jakarta, Indonesia. Tel: +62 (21) 41 3480. Telex: 45425 MALIA. Manx Airlines, a British regional airline, was formed by British Midland Airways and British and Commonwealth Shipping (through Air UK) to develop scheduled and charter services from the Isle of Man. In 1991, a new route network was started from Cardiff, linking South Wales with Paris, Brussels, Glasgow, Belfast, Jersey, Guernsey, Dublin and the Isle of Man. Routes: Scheduled services link the Isle of Man with Belfast (City Airport), Birmingham, Blackpool, Cardiff, Dublin, Glasgow, Liverpool, London Heathrow, Manch ester and Luton. Scheduled services are also operated from Liverpool to Dublin and Belfast and from Black pool, Dublin and Cork to Jersey. History: Manx Airlines, formed originally in 1947, was revived and began operations on 1 November, 1982. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of Airlines of Britain Holdings in 1988. Fleet: one BAe 146-100, three ATP, three Jetstream 31, three Shorts 360. On order: three ATP, five Jetstream 41. Executives: chairman, Sir Michael Bishop; directors: managing director, Terry Liddiard; financial, Ross Ward; operations, Capt Norman Brewitt; commer cial, Tim Stevens; sales and marketing, Nicolas Boize. Employees: 440. Long-range aircraft have taken Malaysia to new destinations 100 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 25 - 31 March, 1992
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