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1993
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WORLD AIRLINE DIRECTORY Australia-Asia Airline History: the airline began operations in October 1955 as MacRobertson Miller Airline Services (MMA). MMA became a wholly owned division of Ansett Transport Industries. In December 1984, the name was changed to Ansett WA. Fleet: five BAe 146-200, three Fokker F28-1000, two F28-4000. Executives: general manager, R Buckey; flight- operations manager, Capt M Collins, operations man ager, Les Shackleton. Employees: 450. Head office: Perth Domestic Airport, Cloverdale, Western Australia 6105. Tel: +61 (9) 334 51555; fax: +61 (9) 334 1540; telex: 92147. Antillana (Antillana de Navigacion Aereas SA) ceased operations in April 1990. AIM Aniillcan Airlines (Antilliaanse Luchtvaart Maatschappij) (LM) operates a network of regional scheduled services from Curacao to Aruba, Atlanta, Barcelona (Venezuela), Barquisimeto, Bonaire, Cara cas, Kingston (Jamaica), Miami, Paramaribo, Port of Spain, Port-au-Prince, Santo Domingo, St Maarten and Valencia. The airline joined IATA in July 1990. History: ALM was formed in 1964 to take over the services of the Caribbean division of KLM, and operations began in August that year. On 1 January, 1969, ALM's major shareholding was transferred from KLM to the Netherlands Antilles Government. Fleet: two de Havilland Dash 8-300, one Lockheed L.188 Electra freighter, three McDonnell Douglas MD-82,. Executives: president, K Chong; VPs: finance, P H Martis; commercial, W Gumbmann. Employees: 800. Head office: Hato International Airport, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. Tel: +599 81041/2; fax: +599 85201; SITA: CUK DD LM. AOM French Airlines (IW) operates scheduled serv ices to the French West Indies, French Polynesia, Reunion, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Paris and Nice. Fleet: seven McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30, one DC-8-62, one DC-8-73 (both leased out), five MD-83. On order: three McDonnell Douglas MD-11. Executives: chairman and CEO, Marc Rochet; VPs: air affairs, Francois Hersen; finance, Francoise Noel- Marquis; sales and marketing, Michel Taillard; devel opment and program, Alain Beaud. Employees: 1,020. Head office: Strategic Orly 108, 13-15 rue du Pont des Halles, 94526 Rungis, France. Tel: +33 49 79 10 20; fax: +33 49 79 10 10; telex: 233050 AOM F. Ariana Afghan Airlines (FG) is the national carrier of Afghanistan. International passenger and cargo serv ices are operated to Amritsar, Delhi, Dubai, Moscow, Tashkent and Prague. Domestic routes are also flown. History: formed on 27 January, 1955. Fleet: two Antonov An-24, three An-26, two Boeing 727-100C, two Tupolev Tu-154M, two Yakovlev Yak-40. Executives: president, Abdullah Samadi; VP com mercial, M H Jahed; director IATA affairs, Mir B Badie. Employees: 1,584. Head office: Afghan Authority Building, PO Box 76, Ansari Watt, Kabul, Afghanistan. Tel: Afghanistan 21015/16/17; telex: 228 AFGAIRCO AF. Arkia Israeli Airlines (IZ) operates scheduled domes tic passenger and cargo services. Kanaf Arkia Airline and Aviation Services holds 75% of the shares. Routes: Tel Aviv to the Dead Sea, Eilat, Gush Katif, Haifa, Jerusalem, Lod Ben Gurion, Masada and Rosh Pina. The carrier also undertakes charters to Europe. History: the airline was formed in 1949 as Arkia Inland Airlines, which in 1972, acquired 50% of the stock of Kanaf Airlines and Aviation Services and formed Kanaf Arkia Airline and Aviation Services. In March 1980, Kanaf Arkia acquired the remaining stock of Arkia and merged the two operations. FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 24 - 30 March, 1993 Fleet: two Boeing 737, two 757-200, (leased from El Al), one de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, six Dash 7, five Piper Navajo Chieftain one Pilatus B-N Islander, four Cessna 337, one Commander 680 FL. Executives: chairman, I Arnon; president, Prof 1 Borovich; senior directors: operations, O Regev; main tenance, S Hanael; finance, U Miller; commercial, Z Gonen. Employees: 450. Head office: PO Box 39301, Dov Airport, Tel Aviv 61392, Israel. Tel: +972 (3) 690 2222; fax: +972 (3) 699 1390; ' telex: 341749. Arrow Air (JW), a US all-cargo carrier, flies charter services worldwide and has added Honolulu-Kwajalein and Majaroe in the Marshal Islands, Miami-Panama- San Juan Puerto Rico to its scheduled services. Routes: Asuncion, Bogota, Buenos Aires, Caracas, Columbus Ohio, Costa Rica, Haiti, Keflavik, Miami, New York, Panama, San Juan, Santiago and Shannon. History: the airline was founded in 1947 and was re-activated in 1981. Fleet: one Boeing 727-200F, four McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63F, eight DC-8-62F, one DC-8-62 Combi. Executives: chairman and CEO, Jon D Batchelor; president, Richard L Haberly; senior director, market- AOM: Paris to the Far East in DC-10-30s ing, Dan Stevens; director operations, Calvin Stru- ensee; senior VP operations and maintenance, Jack Richardson; VP finance and accounting, Robert Hin- kle. Employees: 280. Head Office. PO Box 026062, Miami, Florida 33102-6062, USA. Tel: +1 (305) 526 0900; fax: +1 (305) 526 0933; telex: 3727330. SITA: MIAOOJW. Asians Airlines (OZ), originally formed as Seoul Air International, started operations in December 1988. The carrier, which is a subsidiary of the Kumho Group, operates scheduled domestic passenger serv ices and charter flights, as well as international routes to destinations in Japan, China, South-East Asia and the USA. Fleet: three Boeing 767-300, 12 737-400, one 747-400. On order: seven Boeing 747-400, eight 767-300, 13 737-400. Executives: chairman and CEO, Ing Sung Hwang; president and COO, Sam Koo Park; executive VP, Yong Tae Park; managing directors, maintenance, Tae Wan Kim; corporate planning, Chan Yong Park; finance, Myung Won Son; flight operations, Dong Hwi Kim; director public relations, Won Woo Lee. Head office: Asiana Building, 10-1, 2-Ka, Hoehyun- Dong Chung-Ku, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Tel: +82 (2) 758 8114; fax: +82 (2) 758 8008; telex: 28773 ASIANA K. Aspen Airways was merged into Air Wisconsin in April 1991. \11 (Aero Transporti Italiani) (BM), Alitalia's wholly owned subsidiary, operates an extensive network of scheduled services within Italy and to the island of Sardinia. The company also undertakes charter serv ices. ATI has a 45% stake in Avianova . Routes: Alghero to Genoa, Pisa and Turin; Florence to Naples and Rome; Trapani to Pantelleria and Palermo; Pantelleria to Palermo; Genoa-Naples- Catania; also served are: Bari, Cagliari, Catania, Genoa, Milan, Naples, Palermo, Pantellaria, Pisa, Trapani, Turin, Venice. History: formed in December 1963 to operate domestic services previously flown by Societal Aerea Mediterranea. Fleet: nine ATR 42, 12 McDonnell Douglas MD-82, 17 DC-9-30. Executives: president, Prof Carlo Bernini; director general, Dr Mario Franchi; directors: commercial, Dr Alberto Vettore; flight operations, Capt Mauro Benve- nuti; administration, Dr Umberto Sansone; technical, Maurizio Bassetti; charter, Pier Luigi Fuga. Employees: 2,000. Head office: Plazzo ATI, Aeroporto Capodichino, 180144 Naples, Italy. Tel: +39 (81) 709 1111; fax: +39 (81) 709 2212; telex: 711005 NAPBM I. Atlantic Airways (RC) operates a scheduled passenger services between the Faroe Islands, Billund and Copenhagen, Denmark. It has applied to operate Faroe Islands-Iceland and Copenhagen-London City routes. The airline became wholly owned by the Faroes Government during 1989. History: the carrier began operations in 1988. Fleet: one BAe 146-200, one Bell 212. Executives: president, Heri Mortensen; technical manager, Mourits Joensen. Employees: 36. Head office: Vagar Airport, FR-380 Soervagur, Faroe Islands. Tel: +298 33344; fax: +298 33380; telex: 82440 ATLANT FA. Atlantic Coast Airlines (DH), a United Express carrier, inaugurated the first scheduled international passenger service from New York State's Stewart International Airport to Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Canada, in September 1992, following new scheduled services between Washington Dulles and Atlantic City in June 1992. Fleet: 22 BAe Jetstream Super 31. On order: 17 BAe Jetstream 41. Executives: president, Edward Acker; sales director, Angie Sharmer; VP Ops, Paul Rasmussen. Head office: 1 Export Drive, Sterling, VA 22170, USA. Tel: +1 (703) 406 6500; fax: +1 (703) 406 6599. Atlantic Southeast Airlines (EV) is a Delta Connec tion carrier which operates a hub-and-spoke network from Atlanta, Georgia, serving 36 cities in 11 states. Routes: Albany, Ashville, Augusta, Bristol- Kingsport-Johnson City, Brunswick, Charleston, Char lotte, Chattanooga, Columbus, Columbus-Starkville- West Point, Daytona Beach, Dothan, Evansville, Fay- etteville NC, Fort Walton Beach, Gainesville, Greens- boro/Winston-Salem-High Point, Greenville-Spar tanburg, Gulfport-Biloxi, Huntsville, Lexington, Macon, Meridian, Mobile, Montgomery, Muscle Shoals, Myrtle Beach, Nashville, Panama City, Pensacola, Raleigh-Durham, Roanoke, Tallahassee, Tuscaloosa, Valdosta, Wilmington. A similar hub operation exists at Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, involv ing services to 15 cities in four states: Abilene, Alexandria, Beaumont-Port Arthur, College Station, Fayette ville, Fort Smith, Killeen, Lafayette AR, Lawton, Longview, San Angelo, Texarkana, Tyler, Waco, Wichita Falls. History: Atlantic Southeast was incorporated in March 1979. Fleet: two de Havilland Dash 7, 11 Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante, 56 EMB-120 Brasilia. On order: four Brasilia. Executives: president, George F Pickett; senior VP sales and services, John W Beiser; VPs: operations, T M Shanahan; finance, Ronald V Sapp. Employees: 1,700. Head office: 100 Hartsfield Centre Parkway, Suite 800, Atlanta, Georgia 30354, USA. Tel: +1 (404) 766 1400; fax: +1 (404) 209 0162. Australia-Asia Airlines (IM), a scheduled passenger and cargo carrier, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Qantas Airways. It was established in 1989. Services started in October 1991 between Sydney and Taipei. Brisbane-Taipei has been added.
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