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Aberdeen Airways WORLD AIRLINE DIRECTORY Aberdeen Airways (SM) suspended operations in 1992. Aboitiz Air Transport (BOI) is a Philippine cargo airline. Scheduled domestic services link Manila with destinations in the Philippines. Routes: Bacolod, Bukidnon, Butuan, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Cotabato, Davao, Dumaguete, lligan, Iloilo, Ormoc, Ozamis, Roxas, Tacloban, Tagbilaran and Zamboanga. Ad hoc regional flights are undertaken. History: founded on 28 January, 1988, as part of the Aboitiz Transport System. Fleet: two Beech D50C Twin Bonanza, one Super King Air 200; two Lockheed C-130A Hercules, two NAMC YS-11. Executives — board: chairman, Jon Ramon Aboitiz; vice-chairman, Carlos Soriano; treasurer, Erramon I Aboitiz; other board members: Jose Ibazeta, Sabin M Aboitiz, Alberto A Lim, Andres Sortant, Endika M Aboitiz; AATC officers: president, Endika M Aboitiz; VPs: finance, Benjamin A Cariaso; marketing and administration, Sabin M Aboitiz; secretary, Sylvia Paderanga. Employees: 353. Head office: General Aviation Area, Manila Domes tic Airport, 1300 Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philip pines. Tel: +63 (2) 831 1803, 0269; fax: +63 (2) 831 3978; telex: 62265 ABOA1R PN. ABX Air (Airborne Express) (GB) is the operating name of the airline division of Airborne Freight. It provides overnight express small-package services from its hub at the Air Park, Wilmington, Ohio, throughout the USA and to 183 countries. History: the company was formed in April 1980 and operations began later that year. Fleet: 23 McDonnell Douglas DC-8, 46 DC-9. Executives: president, Carl Donaway; senior VP, Joe Hete; VPs: flight, Bob Morgenfield; human resources, Larry Gibbons; air park development, Mike Kuli; information systems, Ed Lasky; ground operations, Tom Poynter; aircraft maintenance, Terry Scherz; air park services, Rusty Smethwick. Employees: 4,700. Head office: 145 Hunter Drive, Wilmington, Ohio 45177, USA. Tel: +1 (513) 382 5591; fax: +1 (513) 382 5591 ext 2211; telex: 214317 A1RBN-EXP-W1M1. ACE-Transvalair (VY) \s a French cargo carrier which operates charter services. Fleet: one Beech King Air A90, one Cessna 421B, two Citation II, three Fairchild-Hiller FH-227B, two F-27J, one McDonnell Douglas DC-3. Head office: Silic 319, F-94588 Rungis Cedex, France. Tel: +33 (1) 46 87 21 10; fax: +33 (1) 45 61 03 33; telex: 263266 F TVL ACE. Adria Airways (ADR/JP) had its licence to fly returned on 16 January, 1992, following its removal on 25 October, 1991 by the Federal Secretariat of Tranport and Communications, caused by the war in former Jugoslavia from June 1991. It is operating interna tional scheduled services to Frankfurt, London, Moscow, Munich, Paris, Skopje, Tirana, Vienna and Zurich, as well as charter services. With international recognition of the new Slovenian state, Adria resumed some of its former operations and will review these and its fleet structure. The carrier operated charter and scheduled services between Jugoslavia, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Scheduled domestic services linked all major Jugoslav cities. Additional seasonal domestic services were also operated between major Jugoslav cities and the Adriatic coast. Interna tional scheduled services were operated to Larnaca, Munich, London, Paris, Tel Aviv, Vienna, Frankfurt and Moscow. History: the company was founded in 1961 as Adria Airways and was re-organised in 1968 as part of the Interexport group, when the name was changed to Inex Adria Airways. The title was changed back to Adria Airways in May 1986 when it became independ ent. Fleet: three Airbus A320, two McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, one DC-9-33, one MD-81, four MD-82, two de Havilland Dash 7. Executives: president, Janez Kocijancic; deputy president, VP-commercial, Peter Grasek; VPs: flight operations, Capt Jurij Finzgar; technical and mainte nance, Vladimir Guncar; finance, Marija Rotar; pur chasing, Andreja Kovacic; manager planning & development, Damjan Franetic; legal and administra tion, Sasa Kostial; chief pilot, Capt Jure Lokovsek. Employees: 750. Head Office: 61 000 Ljubljana, Kuzmiceva 7, Slovenia. Tel: +38 (61) 313 366; fax: +38 (61) 323 356; telex: 32168/32187. Aer Lingus(El), the state-owned Irish national airline, operates scheduled passenger and cargo services from Dublin. Routes: London (Heathrow and Gatwick), Birming ham, Bristol, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds/Bradford, Manchester, Jersey, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Zu rich, Rome, Madrid, Milan, New York, Boston, Chi- Adria Airways operates three Airbus A320s cago, Cork, Kerry County, Shannon and Waterford; from Cork: to London and Jersey, Amsterdam, Dublin, Manchester, Birmingham, Paris, Bristol and Rennes; and from Shannon to: London, Amsterdam, Dublin, Paris, New York, Boston and Chicago. "Fifth-freedom" services are operated from Manchester to Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Dublin, Paris and Zurich; plus Cork on Saturdays. Charter services are also undertaken. History: the airline was formed in 1936 to operate scheduled air services between Ireland and the UK. In 1947, Aerlinte Eireann was formed to operate transatlantic services. The two companies' operations were later integrated. Fleet: three Boeing 747-100, 11 737-200, two 737-300, five 737-400, eight 737-500, four BAe One-Eleven 200. On order: two 737-500, one 737- 400. Executives: executive chairman, Bernie Cahill; chief executives: passenger services, Kyrl Acton; airline services, Donal Downing; finance, Paul D'Alton; cargo services, John Hartnett; Team Aer Lingus (designate), Terry McManus. Employees: 6,556. Head office: Head Office Block, Dublin Airport, Ireland. Tel: +353 (1) 370011; fax: +353 (1) 420801; telex: 31404. Aer Lingus Commuter (EI) operates scheduled pas senger services from Dublin. Routes: Bristol, Deny, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds/Bradford, Newcastle, Cork, Shannon, Galway, Knock, Sligo and Brussels, from Cork to: Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester and Rennes and from Bristol to Brussels. The company was formed in 1984 and is fully owned by Aer Lingus. Fleet: six Fokker 50, four Saab 340B. One Shorts 360 out of service and on offer for sale. Executives: chairman Derek Byrne; CEO, Conor McCarthy; flight operations manager, Capt James Courtney; chief engineer, Joe Lennon; flight services controller, Susan O'Brien. Employees: 220. Head office: Pier A, Dublin Airport, Ireland. Tel: +353 (1) 7053360; fax: +353 (1) 7056495; telex: 31496. Aero California (JR), a Mexican regional carrier, operates scheduled passenger services linking Mexico City, Colima, Culiacan, Guadalajara, Los Mochis, Tijuana, La Paz, Ciudad Obregon and Hermosillo. Charter and cargo services are also provided. History: operations began in 1960. Fleet: one Aero Commander 560A, one Beech C45, one Cessna 185, two 204, nine McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14/15. Employees: 300. Head office: Hidalgo 400A, PO Box 555, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Tel +52 (682) 22109; telex: 52237 EASAME. Aerocancun (RE) is a Mexican charter carrier operat ing services from Cancun. Routes: Calgary, Toronto: Basle, Cologne, Frank furt; Baltimore, Bangor, Columbus, Denver, Detroit, Cincinnati, New York, Oakland, Philadelphia, Wash ington and Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo and Saint Maar- ten. Fleet: one Airbus A310, four McDonnell Douglas MD-83. Head office: Ave Kukulkan 29, Esq Cemzontle, Zona Hotelera, 77500, Cancun (Quintano Roo) Mex ico. Tel: +52 (988) 32475; fax: +52 (988) 32558. Aero Caribbean of Cuba operates charter passenger and cargo services, serving dorrlestic routes in the Caribbean and South America from Havana. History: the company was formed in 1982. Fleet: six Antonov An-26, four Ilyushin 11-18, three McDonnell Douglas DC-3, three Yakovlev Yak-40. Executives: president, Ing Jorge Falcon; VPs: opera tions, Reinaldo Delgado; technical, Mauricio Isaac; commercial, Mrs Nieves Gonzalez; financial, Miguel A Mendez. Head office: Calle 23, No 113, Vedado, Havana, Cuba. Tel: +53 (7) 79 7524/7525/4965; telex: 512191 AEROCA CU. Aerocaribe see Aerovias Caribe (Aerocaribe) Aerochago (AHG), formerly Aerotours Dominicano, operates cargo charters to points in Central America and the Caribbean area. The company also operates services on behalf of Aeromar-Agro Air. History: founded in 1973. Fleet: one Convair 240, two Lockheed Super Constellation, one McDonnell Douglas DC-6A, one DC-7CF. Head office: Aeropuerto las Americas, Santo Dom ingo, Dominican Republic. Tel: +809 (687) 0658. Aero Cozumel (AZ) is a Mexican charter airline based in Cozumel. Fleet: two Fokker F27, three Pilatus B-N Trislander, one Islander. Head office: A Rafael E Melgar 27, Cozumel, Quintana, Mexico. Tel: +52 (987) 20503; fax: +52 (987) 20877. Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines (SU), the new title of the former Aeroflot - Soviet Airlines. It entered a new era in July 1992, when it took delivery of its first Airbus A310-300, painted in the new livery. Aeroflot is the international airline of the Russian Federation. The former Soviet airline has already split into independent operators of the independent repub lics of the CIS. In Russia there are about 30 independent state-owned airlines established on the basis of former Aeroflot's regional directorates. Operating international and domestic scheduled and charter passenger and cargo services, Aeroflot flies to over 120 international destinations. New routes set up in 1991 include Moscow to Barcelona, Basle, Miami, Venice, Nagoya, Montivideo, Khabarovsk-San Francisco and Irkusk-Niigat; Kiev to Milan, New York, Frankfurt and Irkutsk-Shenian. All-cargo routes were started on Luxembourg-Moscow-Seoul and between Moscow and Nagoya. A new non-stop Moscow-Hong Kong service was started on 15 August, 1992. Moscow Airways, part of the international division, inaugurated twice-weekly 42 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 24 - 30 March, 1993
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