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1993
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WORLD AIRLINE DIRECTORY Fleet: one Boeing 767-300 leased from Qantas. Executives: chairman, John F Ward; general man ager, Roger Parks; manager, airline operations, Daryl Jordan. Head office: 203 Coward Street, Mascot, NSW 2000, Australia. Tel: +61 (2) 691 4767; fax: +61 (2) 691 4977; telex: 21003 AA; SITA: SYDZY1M. Australian Airlines (OS) and its subsidiary carriers operate an extensive network of scheduled, passenger and cargo services, linking state capital cities and many provincial towns. The airline is now wholly owned by Qantas Airways, which bought Australian Airlines on 14 September, 1992. British Airways has an agreement with the Australian Government to purchase 25% of the Qantas group which took effect from 1 March, 1993. Routes: additions to the network since 1991 in clude: Cairns-Ayers Rock, Alice Springs to Ayres Rock; Sydney to Maroochydoore, Sydney-Lord Howe Island; Brisbane-Lord Howe Island, Brisbane-Alice Springs; Cairns to Alice Springs and Rockhampton and Mackay-Cairns. Australian Airlink was formed in 1991, operating three BAe 146s on routes between Darwin and Brisbane; Cairns, Central Australia and Perth; Cairns to Alice Springs, Darwin and Gove and Cairns, Ayers Rock and Rockhampton. Regional airlines in the Australian Airlines group are: Australian Regional Airlines Queensland (North Queensland and island operations); Sunstate Airlines (mainly Queensland coastal operations); Eastern Aus tralia Airlines ( mainly New South Wales and Austra lian Capital Territory operations); Southern Australia Airlines (mainly Victoria, Tasmania and South Austra lia operations); Australian Airlink (BAe 146-100 oper ations throughout Queensland and Northern Territory, plus Brisbane-Canberra and Alice Springs- Perth). Australian Regional Airlines, a fully owned subsidiary established in 1988, operates feeder serv ices and has a 42% holding in Eastern Australia Airlines. In 1989, a 33.3% holding was acquired in regional carrier Sunstate Airlines, increased to 100% in 1990. Australian Cargo changed its name to Australian Airlines Express in May 1991. It incorpo rates the Australia Post Express Courier division. History: the company was formed in 1945 and began operations as Trans Australia Airlines. The name Australian Airlines was adopted in 1986. Fleet: four Airbus A300B4, 16 Boeing 737-376, 14 737-476, eight 727-276, three BAe 146-100. On order: three 737-400 (two for delivery in 1993, one in early 1994). The carrier phased out its 727 fleet on 31 December, 1992. Executives: chairman, Gary Pemberton; board: CEO Qantas Group, John F Ward; CEO Australian Airlines, John W Schaap; group general counsel and company secretary, R Joblin; general manager, flight operations, Capt David Wiltshire; managers: financial accounting, Adam Moroney; marketing, planning, systems and operations, Wayne Newell; public affairs, Tony Har rington; general managers, Westpac travel, Geoff Appleton. Group sales: general manager Australia, Qantas Australian Airlines, John Schaap; national managers: commercial sales, Peter McClintock; indus try sales, John Borghetti; marketing manager, group sales Australia, Neil Harrold; international pricing and planning manager, John Campbell; group sales direc tors: NSW, David Hagley; Victoria/Tasmania, Wally Mariani; Queensland, Paul Boyce; South Austalia/ Northern Territory, Ken Ryan; Western Australia, Alan Fisk; Australian Capital Territory, John Cureton. Employees: 10,000. Head office: 50 Franklin Street, Melbourne, Victo ria, 3000, Australia. Tel: +61 (3) 285 3000; fax: +61 (3) 285 3881; telex: AA 30109. Australian Airlink is the operating title of Australian Airlines BAe 146 services on routes between Darwin and Brisbane; Cairns, Central Australia and Perth; Cairns to Alice Springs, Darwin and Gove and Cairns, Ayers Rock and Rockhampton. Austral Lineas Aercas (ALA) (AU) operates scheduled passenger and cargo services over a 27-point domestic network in Argentina. The company was acquired by 70 Cielos del Sur, a holding company, in 1987. Following the privatisation of Aerolineas Argentinas in 1990, Cielos del Sur and Iberia took shareholdings. History: the airline was formed in June 1971 by the merger of Austral Compania Argentina de Transportes Aereos and Aerotransportes Litoral Argentino (ALA). Fleet: eight BAe One-Eleven 500, two McDonnell Douglas MD-80, two MD-83. Executives: chairman, Amadeo Riva; president Ing Nestor Farias Bouvier; VP, Gervasio H Bunge; direc tors: Luis Pescarmona, Enrique M Pescarmona, Edu- ardo Baldini, Pedro Mayol, Bernado Galante, Francisco De Vicenzo, Juan E Cambiaso; operations: Cmdte Ignazio Fernandez; commercial, Horazio D Preneste; administration, Horazio Givone; finance, Gustavo Victoria. Employees: 2,000. Head office: Corrientes 485, Buenos Aires, Argen tina 1398. Tel. +54 (1) 325 0777; fax: 54 (1) 325 0506; telex: 9175 AUBUE AR. Austrian Airlines (Osterreichische Luftverkehrs) (OS). Austrian operates scheduled passenger and cargo services from Vienna, Graz, Linz, Klagenfurt and Salzburg to 56 cities in 36 countries in Eastern and Western Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, USA and Japan. In March 1992, the carrier increased its frequency to Africa and added Vienna-Vilnius and Vienna-Copenhagen-Chicago and has since added Amman, Gothenburg, Hamburg, Minsk and Timisoara to its services. Routes: Amman, Amsterdam, Athens, Baghdad, Barcelona, Beirut, Belgrade, Berlin, Brussels, Bu charest, Budapest, Cairo, Chicago, Copenhagen, Damascus, Dharan, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Geneva, Gothenburg, Graz, Hamburg, Helsinki, Istanbul, In nsbruck, Izmir, Jeddah, Johannesburg, Kiev, Kla genfurt, Larnaca, Linz, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Malta, Milan, Minsk, Moscow, Munich, Nairobi, New York, Nice, Paris, Prague, Riyadh, Rome, Salzburg, St Petersburg, Sofia, Stockholm, Stuttgart, Tehran, Tel Aviv, Timisoara, Thessalonika, Tokyo, Toronto, Tri poli, Venice, Vienna, Vilnius, Warsaw, Zagreb and Zurich. Austrian also undertakes an extensive network of charter flights within Europe and Africa through its subsidiary, Austrian Airtransport (80% owned). The carrier is now owned by the Austrian Govern ment (51.9%), Swissair (10%), All Nippon Airways (9%) and Air France (1.5%), the remainder being publicly held. Domestic commuter flights are operated by Austrian Air Services (100% owned by Austrian Airlines) using Fokker 50s. History: the airline was formed on 30 September, 1957, through a merger of Air Austria and Austrian Airways, starting operations on 31 March, 1958. Subsidiaries: Austrian Airtransport, Austrian Air Services, Touropa Austria, Transeurope, Austrian Hol idays, Traviaustria, Interconvention, Austrian Aircraft and Airest. Fleet: four Airbus A310-324, seven Fokker 50, seven McDonnell Douglas MD-81, six MD-82, one MD-83, three MD-87SR, two MD-87ER. On order: two Airbus A340-200, seven A320, six A321, one MD-83. Executives: president: Dr Anton Heschgl; CEOs: flight operation and technical, Capt Erich Mara; marketing and sales, Dr Herbert Bammer; corporate planning and information systems, DI George Ur- banski. Employees: 4,774. Head office: PO Box 50, Fontanastrasse 1, A-1107 Vienna, Austria. Tel: +43 (1) 222 68 35 11-0; fax: +43 (1) 222 68 55 05; telex: 131811 VIEAZOS A. Austrian Airtransport (AAT) (AUC) provides passen ger and cargo charters and inclusive-tour services, using aircraft leased from Austrian Airlines. Services are operated from Vienna, Linz, Salzburg, Graz and Klagenfurt to African, Asian, Middle Eastern, Mediter ranean and other European destinations. The carrier is 80% owned by Austrian Airlines. History: the company was formed in 1964. Austrian Airlines' original 40% holding was increased to 80% in September 1973. Fleet: two Airbus A310-300, 12 McDonnell Douglas MD-81, one MD-82, five MD-87, four Fokker 50 (all leased from Austrian Airlines). On order: two A310- 200, two MD-83, one Fokker 50. Executives: managing directors: Angelika Stix, Dr E Hotarek; product planning and marketing, C Bammer. Employees: 13. Head Office. PO Box 50, Fontanastrasse 1, 1107 Vienna 7, Austria. Tel: +43 (1) 222 683511/0; fax: +43 (1) 222 685505; telex: 131792 VIETOOB. Austrian Air Services (AAS) (SO), a scheduled regional and domestic carrier, was formed in 1980 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Austrian Airlines. Routes: Vienna-Linz-Salzburg. Fleet: seven Fokker 50. Executives: managing directors: Peter Bolech and Edgar Kozak. Employees: 86. Head office: P.O Box 50, Fontanstrasse 1, A-1107, Vienna 7, Austria. Tel: +43 (1) 222 683511; fax: +43 (1) 222 688120; telex: 131811. AVENSA see Aerovias Venezolanas. Avia (JL), a Swedish carrier operating scheduled passenger services, acquired Salair on 15 July, 1991. Routes: Orebro to Arland; Norrkoping to Arland and Visby; Linkoping to Arland and Copenhagen; Mora to Arland; Norrkoping to Stockholm and Riga; Visby to Kalmar, Norrkoping and Stockholm. Charter and cargo services are also operated. Fleet: four Saab 340A, three 340B. Employees: 97. Executives: managing director, John Stahl; manag ers; flight operations, Joe Edlund, traffic operations, Jan-Olof Bergling; technical, Claes Norden. Head office: Norrkopings Flygplats, S-603 61 Norrkoping, Sweden. Tel: +46 (11) 237020; fax: +46 (11) 238281; telex: 64414. Aviaco (Aviacion y Comercio), (AO) the Spanish scheduled and charter carrier, operates scheduled domestic passenger and cargo services throughout Spain and the Balearic and Canary Islands. The airline is taking over more of Iberia's domestic routes. Routes: Aviaco has added routes from Zaragoza- London Stansted and Paris; Valladolid to Paris and Asturias to London Stansted to its network of services from Madrid to Valencia, Almeria, Badajoz, Barcelona, Bilbao, Fuerteventura, Granada, Ibiza, Jerez, La Coruna, Lanzarote, Las Palmas, Malaga, Mallorca, Menorca, Murcia, Oviedao, Palma, Pamplona, Reus, San Sebastian, Santander, Seville, Tenerife, Valladolid, Vigo, Vitoria and Zaragoza. History: Aviaco was formed on 18 February, 1948, as a private company by Bilbao businessmen. Fleet: 23 McDonnell Douglas DC-9, 13 MD-88. Executives: chairman, Miguel Aguilo; general man ager, Javier Alvarez; managers: financial, Jose Ignacio Salas; commercial, Manuel Lavandeira; flight opera tions, Jesus Revilla; technical, Jose M& Vines; person nel, Juan J Cerrato; airports, Antonio Fernandez. Employees: 1,813. Head office: Maudes no 51, 28003 Madrid, Spain. Tel: +34 (1) 554 3600; fax: +34 (1) 533 4613; telex: 27641 MADAO E. Aviacsa (Consorcio Aviaxsa) (6A) is a Mexican regional airline operating passenger services. Four 108-seat Fokker 100s were orderd in 1992, the first pair starting operations in March 1992, the third in April and fourth in July, replacing BAe 146s. New routes include Ciudad Juarez, Guatemala City and Monterrey. Routes: Cancun, Chetumal, Ciudad Juarez, Guate mala City, Merida, Monterrey, Oaxaca, Tapachula, Tuxtla Guiterrez and Villahermosa. History: formed on 5 May, 1990, Aviacsa started operations in September of the same year. Fleet: four Fokker 100. Executives: president, Jose A Martinez Navarro; managers: techical operations, Jordi Centellas; sales and marketing, Federico Bertrand. Employees: 330. Head Office: Insurgentes Sur 1228, 3rd Floor, Del FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 24 - 30 March, 1993
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