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-^Wj-'^a,. yyunlD Options: 15 xBAe 146-200. Main base/hubs: Atlanta and Dallas/Forth Worth. Services: Albany, Amarillo, Ashville, Augusta, Bristol- Kingsport-Johnson City, Brunswick, Charleston, Charlotte, Chattanooga, Columbus, Columbus- Starkeville-Westpoint, Corpus Christi, Dothan, Evansville, Fayetteville NC, Rorence, Fort Walton Beach, Gainesville, Greensboro/Winston-Salem-High Point, Greenville- Spartanburg, Gulfport-Biloxi, Houston, Huntsville, Jacksonville, Lexington, Louisville, Lubbock, Lynchburg, Macon, Meridian, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Myrtle Beach, Nashville, Oklahoma City, Panama City, Pensacola, Raleigh-Durham, Roanoke, Savannah, Springfield, Tallahassee, Tulsa, Valdosta, Wilmington. Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas services: Abilene, Alexandria, Amarillo, Beaumont- Port Arthur, College Station , Corpus Christi, Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Killeen, Houston, Lafayette AR, Lawton AR, Longview, San Angelo, Springfield, Texarkana, Tulsa, Tyler, Waco and Wichita Falls. Atlas Air [5Y] 350 Indiana St, Suite 640, Golden, Colorado 80401, USA Tel: +1(303) 526 5050 Service type: Scheduled cargo services. Parent company: Atlas Holdings. Date established: 1992. History: Wholly owned by Atlas Holdings. It is an all 747 US cargo carrier principally providing outsourcing of airport-to- airport air transportation services throughout the world to major international airlines such as China Airlines, KLM, Varig, Emirates and Lufthansa. Description: In June 1995 it announced that it is purchasing three Boeing 747-200 combi aircraft from Alitalia. The cargo carrier expects to have all the aircraft in service during 1996. Upon delivery, Atlas plans to modify the aircraft to high-gross-weight, full-freighter configuration, bringing its 747 freighter fleet to 12. In August 1995 it began an initial public offering of four million shares of common stock at $16 per share. Employees total: 145. Executives: Chairman & CEO Michael Chowdry Exec VP& COO George Murnane Senior VP & General Counsel Clark H Onstad Press Relations Charles Onstad Fleet: 1 x Boeing 747-100 12 x Boeing 747-200 Plan: Purchased 6 x Boeing 747-200 from Thai Airways in January 1996 for conversion to freighters. In February 1996 it leased 5 x 747-200 freighters from FedEx until 1988. Will operate 24 x 747 freighters by the end of 1997. Main base/hub: New York JFK. Services: New York to Hong Kong via Anchorage; Hong Kong to New York via Khaborovsk (Russia). Austral Lineas Aereas (ALA) [AU] Avda Corrientes 485,9 Piso, Buenos Aires 1398, Argentina Tel: +54 (1) 340 7800 or +54 (1) 317 3605; fax: +54 (1) 317 3992; telex: 9174 AUBUE AR Service type: Regional and domestic scheduled passenger and cargo services. Shareholders: Aerolineas Argentinas 100%. Date established: June 1971. History: Formed by the merger of Austral Compania Argentina de Transportes Aereos and Aerotransportes Litoral Argentino (ALA). It was acquired by Cielos del Sur, a holding company, in 1987. Following the privatisation of Aerolineas Argentinas in 1990, Cielos del Sur and Iberia took shareholdings. Employees total: 1,900. Executives: President Manuel Angel Moran Casero VP Carlos Rodriguez Fernandez Operations DirectorCmdle Ignazio Fernandez Administration Director Horazio Givone Commercial Director Horazio D Preneste Financial Director Gustavo Victoria Fleet: 2 x BAC One-Eleven 500 2xCASACN-235 7 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 2 x McDonnell Douglas MDS1 3 x McDonnell Douglas MM3 Domestic services: 27 destinations in Argentina. Avatlantic (HCL Aviation) [G6] 1100 Lee Wagener Boulevard, Suite 208, Fort Lauderdale, Rorida, USA Tel: +1 (305) 359 0400; fax: +1 (305) 359 0438 Service type: Domestic services. Date established: 1989. Fleet: 2 x Boeing 727-100 5 x Boeing 727-200 Aviacion del Noroeste (Noroeste) [OCJ Boulevard Abelardo Rodriguez 99, Hermosillo (Sonora) 83000, Mexico Tel: +52 (62) 173 606; fax: +52 (62) 174 013 or +52 (62) 610129 Service type: Domestic scheduled passenger services. Date established: 1988. Executives: President Rodolfo R Ponce Maintenance Manager Adrian Rores Fleet: 3 xATR 42-320. Aviacsa (Consorcio Aviacsa) [6A] Insurgentes Sur 1228,3rd Roor, Del Valle ZP 03100, Mexico Tel: +52 (5) 559 3988; fax: +52 (5) 5751203; SITA MEXRM6A Service type: Regional and domestic scheduled and charter passenger services. Parent company: Aeroejecutivo SA de CV. Shareholders: Aeroejecutivo SA de CV. Date established: 5 May, 1990. Date operations started: September 1990. Employees total: 375. Executives: Chairman Alejandro Morales Mega President Eduardo Morales Mega Commercial Director Alejandro Serrano Avalos Finance Director Monica Alvarez Morales Operations Director Mario Guedea Moreno Personnel Director Hector Santamaria Technical Director Jordi Centellas Cindanilla Chief Pilot Capt Raul Cortes Fleet: 3 x Boeing 727-100 7 x Boeing 727-200 Services: Cancun, Chetumal, Guadalajara, Merida, Monterrey, Oaxaca, Tapachula, Tijuana, Tuxtla Gutierrez and Villahermosa. USA services: Chicago, Houston and Las Vegas. wn? LI..JW.!JMUll!WB1lflaW.flHilrl Aviateca (Aerolineas de Guatemala) [GU] Avenida Hincapie 12-22, Zona 13, Guatemala City, Guatemala Tel: +502 (2) 318 261 or 502 (2) 318 222; fax: +502 (2) 347 846 or +502 (2) 317 401; telex: GU 5960 Service type: Regional scheduled and charter passenger services. Shareholders: Taca 30%. Marketing alliances: Joint agreement with Taca for'fleet rationalisation, purchasing and support services. Date established: March 1945. History: Established as the state airline to succeed Aerovlas de Guatemala, founded in 1939. The company was privatised in 1989. Description: The Guatemalan flag carrier. Member of LatinPass frequent-flyer programme. Employees total: 500. Executives: President Ing Julio Obols Gomes General Manager Enrique Beltronera Treasurer E Barrios Maintenance Director Rene Debroy Finance DirectorJorge Palacios Commercial D/rectorClaudia Arenas B Maintenance Manager Mario Juaber Fleet: 5 x Boeing 737-200. Main base/hubs: Guatemala City. HS 748 ofAwoodAir of Canada Domestic services: Rores. International services: Cancun, Costa Rica, Houston, Los Angeles, Managua, Merida, Mexico City, Miami, Panama, San Salvador and San Jose. Maintenance services: Aviateca. Speciality: Airframes. Licensed airframe engineers: 35. Licensed engine engineers: 20. Licensed avionics engineers: 20. National approvals: FAA, DGAC. Principal makes serviced: Boeing 737, 727. Narrowbody space: 1. Checks: C. Additional services: Modifications, STC, paintshop. Engines: Small fans: JT3D Aviation Boreal CP1390, Valdor, Quebec J9P 5Y8, Canada Tel: +1 (819) 823 0405; fax: +1 (819) 8251352 or +1 (819) 825 0405 Service type: Charter passenger and cargo services. History: DC-3 activities are charter services in northern regions, such as James Bay, Hudson and Ungava Bay and supplying mining and hydroelectric projects in preliminary phases before roads are built. They are equipped with skis for landing on frozen lakes. Description: Operates non-scheduled cargo services in eastern Canada. Executives: Owner & Operations Manager Jean-Marie Arseneault VP & Secretary Blandine Arsneault Fleet: 3 x Douglas DC-3 1 x Piper PA-31 Navajo Chieftain Aviones Commerciales de Guatemala Avcom) Avenida Hincapie, Zona 13, Hangar 21, Aeropuerto Aurora, Guatemala City, Guatemala Tel: +502 (2) 315 821; fax: +502 (2) 324 946 Service type: Domestic charter passenger services. Date established: 1929. Description: Associated with TACA International Airlines. Executives: Maritsa Surug Fleet: 1 x Cessna Super Skymaster 5 x de Havilland DHC-6-300 Twin Otter. PO Box 2280, Victoria, British Colombia V8L 3S8, Canada Tel: +1 (604) 656 5521; fax: +1 (604) 655 3766 Service type: Regional and domestic charter passenger and cargo services. Date established: 1983. Date operations started: 1962. History: Awood originated as an air tanker and forest-fire suppression operator and has diversified into passenger and freight service. Description: It purchased two 36-seat HS.748S from JSX Capital Corporation in May 1995. Awood Air is available for contract charter worldwide and it also provides contract maintenance services. Employees total: 25. Aircrew staff: 10. Engineering staff: 7. Executives: Chairman Alex Wood General Manager Stuart Wood Marketing Director Terence X David Maintenance Manager Gary Lee Chief Pilot Steve Cleland Fleet: 2xBAeHS.748 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 20 - 26 March 1996 57
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