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Mtmumm mtmMCWomw Airlines. Executives: Executive VP Marketings Thomas Lagow. USAir Shuttle (Shuttle Inc TB PO Box 710616, La Guardia Airport, Rushing, New York 11371, USA ( Tel: +1 (718) 397 6000; fax: +1 (718) 397 6040 teiex.'LGATHUS Service type: Domestic scheduled passenger services. History: Bought by Donald Trump, the New York property tycoon, in October 1988 from Eastern Airlines parent Texas Air. Operations began on 8 June, 1989, as Trump Shuttle. On 10 April, 1992, the airline was acquired by Shuttle Inc and trades under the name USAir Shuttle. Employees total: 620. Executives: President & CEO Terry V Hallcom Operations Director Michael Kopoy Maintenance Director John Morales Chief Pilot Steve Wilson Fleet: 1 x Boeing 727-100 12 x Boeing 727-200 Shuttle services between: Washington National and New York LaGuardia, and between New York and Boston. valuJet Airlines |J7] 1800 Phoenix Boulevard, Suite 126, Atlanta, Georgia 30349, USA Tel: +1 (404) 907 2580; fax: +1 (404) 907 2586 Service type: Regional and domestic scheduled passenger services. Parent company: ValuJet Inc. Date established: June 1993. Date operations started: 26 October, 1993. History: A low^ost carrier offering low-fare scheduled jet service to short-haul destinations. Description: The DC-9 and MD80 fleet will increase to 48 aircraft in the first quarter of 1996. With the new destinations added in March 1996 ValuJet will offer services to 28 cities in 17 states. It will become the McDonnell Douglas MD-95 launch customer when it receives its order of 50 of the type, starting in 1999. Employees total: 3,400. Executives: Chairman Robert Priddy President & COO Lewis Jordan Chief Financial Officer Steve Nevin Chief Pilot Marshall Tilley VP Heavy Maintenance David Gentry VP Contracts Gil Morgan VP People Louise Laughlin Senior VP Customer Service/Operations Tommy Kali I VP Planning David Ulmer VP Technical Operations Bob Zoller VP Marketing Ponder Harrison Director Technical Services Bob Costales Maintenance Director Sal D'Amico Communications Director Katie DeNouizie Operations Flight Director John Souders VPInFlight John A Uch Fleet: 45 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9 3 x McDonnell Douglas MDSO Orders: 50 x McDonnell-Douglas MD-95 Options: 50 MD-95 Main base/hubs: Atlanta and Washington DC, Boston and Orlando. Services: 28 cities in the USA, including Atlanta, Boston and Chicago, Jackson, Kansas City and Newport News/Norfolk, Rorida destinations. New service to Charlotte and Pittsburgh. vanguard Airlines NJ 30 NW Rome Circle, Mezzanine Level, Kansas City International Airport, Missouri 64153, USA Tel: +1 (816) 242 2111; fax: +1 (816) 243 2188 Service type: Regional and domestic services. Date established: 1994. Fleet: 1 x Boeing 737-200 1 x Boeing 737-300 Main base/hubs: Kansas City. Varig has six McDonnell Douglas MD-lls Services: Minneapolis/St. Paul. Vang (Viacao Aerea Rio-Grandense) | RG | Avenida Almirante Silvio de Noronha 365, Edificio Varig, Rio de Janeiro CEP 20 021-010, Brazil Tel: +55 (21) 272 5000; fax: +55 (21) 272 5700 telex: 2172363 RIOXTRG Service type: International, regional and domestic scheduled passenger and cargo services. Subsidiaries: Rio-Sul Servigos Aereos Regionais S/A 95.0%, Nordeste Linhas Aereas. Shareholders: Ruben Berta Foundation. Marketing alliances: Delta, JAL, SAS, Lufthansa, LACSA, Ecuatoriana, TAP Air Portugal. Date established: 7 May, 1927. Date operations started: 7 May, 1927. History: Founded as the first airline in Brazil, as a private enterprise, operating local services in southern Brazil. Founded by a German Immigrant, Otto Ernst Meyer. Description: Brazil's principal air carrier, operates an extensive network of routes to 35 destinations in Brazil and 31 abroad to Central and South America, North America, Europe, Africa and Asia. In July 1995 Varig launched the only New York Kennedy-Rio de Janeiro non stop service. Employees total: 19,000. Aircrew staff: 5,011. Executives: Chairman, President & CEO Fernando Abs da Cruz de Souza Pinto Commercial Director Gilson Novo Engineering Director Claudio Afonso Junqueira Finance Director Cartos Ebner Neto Operations Director Eldy Jorge Binder Personnel Director Odilon Junqueira Planning Diector Manoel Jose F Torres Operational & Logistic Director Luis C Gama Mons Chief Pilot lose Geraldo Alos da C Souza Pinto Fleet: 5 x Boeing 727-1O0F Cargo 17 x Boeing 737-200 Adv 25 x Boeing 737-300 7 x Boeing 737-500 5 x Boeing 747-300 5 x Boeing 747400 6 x Boeing 767-200ER 4 x Boeing 767-300ER 10 x Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia 6 x Fokker 50 7 x McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 2 x McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F 6 x McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Main base/hubs: Rio de Janeiro. Domestic services: 35 destinations in Brazil, including Fortaleza, Recife, Sao Paulo and Salvador. South America services: Nine destinations. North America services: Four destinations. Europe services: Eleven destinations. Africa services: Johannesburg. Asia services: Hong Kong and Tokyo. Simulators: Boeing 707-320,727-100, 737-200, 737- 300ERS, 747-300, 767-200; McDonnell Douglas DC-10- 30. Maintenance services: Varig Airlines. Speciality: Airframes, engines. Licensed airframe engineers: 215. Licensed engine engineers: 426. Licensed avionics engineers: 225. National approvals: FAA, Japan, Argentina, Nigeria. Principal makes serviced: Boeing 727-100/-200 Boeing 737-200/-300 Boeing 737-500 Boeing 737-300/-500 Boeing 747-200/-300 Boeing 767-200/-300 DC-10-30 MD-11. Widebody space: 4. Narrowbody space: 2. Checks: B, C, D. Additional services: Modifications, interiors, paintshop. Engines: Large fans: CF6, CFM56. VASP Brazilian Airlines (Viacao Aerea de Sao Paulo) [VP] Praca Cmte Lineu Gomes S/No, Aeroporto de Congonhas, Sao Paulo, SP CEP 04626-910, Brazil Tel: +55 (11) 533 7011 or tel: +55 (11) 5311949; fax: +55 (11) 542 0880; fax. +55 (11) 543 7227 tefex: Oil 56575; SITA SAODZVP Service type: Domestic charter passenger and cargo services. Subsidiaries: Ecuatoriana de Aviacion 50.1%, Lloyd Aereo Boliviano (49%). Shareholders: VOE/Canhedo Group 51%. Date established: 1933. History: Founded as a government company. In 1992, a majority stake was bought by the VOE/Canhedo Group. Description: In August 1995 it acquired a 50.1% stake in Ecuatoriana de Aviacion for $32.9 million. Brazil's principal domestic carrier. Employees total: 11,000. Executives: President Wagner Canhedo Azevedo VP Ulisses Canhedo Azevedo VP Financial Cesar Antonio Canhedo Azevedo VP Legal Affairs Jose Fernando Martins Ribeiro VP Industry Affairs Luiz Sergio Chiessi Marketing Director Wagner de Goes Commercial Director Wagner Ferreira International Director'Col A H Browne Fleet: 3 x Airbus A300B2 17 x Boeing 737-200 3 x Boeing 737-200C/F 2 x Boeing 737-300 1 x McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 6 x McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Domestic services: all Brazilian states and territories. Other services to: Aruba, Brussels, Buenos Aires, Los Angeles, Miami, New York and Seoul. Simulators: Boeing 737-200. Viasa Venezuelan International Airways (Venezolana Internacional de Aviacion) [VAJ Apartado de Correos, Caracas 6857, Venezuela Tel: +58 (2) 576 0411; fax: +58 (2) 5713731 tetex: 21125 VIASA VC Service type: International and domestic scheduled passenger services. Shareholders: Iberia 45%. Date established: 1961. History: Formed to take over the international routes operated by Avensa and LAV, which now concentrate on domestic services. It is owned by the Venezuelan Government. Employees total: 2,000. Executives: Executive President Jose Campinas Deputy President Javier Martinez Executive MP Marcos Pintor Strategic Planning Director Rafael Garcia VP Commercial Maruja Correa VP Finance Jose Pascuali Personnel Director Bias Rivera Ground Operations Director Antonio Atencia Fleet: 7 x Boeing 727-200 5 x McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Main base/hubs: Caracas and Porlamar. Europe services: Frankfurt, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Milan, Oporto, Paris, Rome, Santiago de Compostela and Zurich. USA and Latin America services: Aruba, Bogota, Buenos Aires, Cancun, Cartagena, Havana, Lima, Miami, Quito, Lima, Punta Cana, Rio de Janeiro, Saint Martin, San Jose (Costa Rica), Santiago, Sao Paulo and Santo Domingo. Charters services: Toronto and Vancouver during the northern winter season. Simulators: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30. 96 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 20 - 26 March 1996
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