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Alliances: Swissair and Delta Airlines. Date established: 28 January, 1972. Date operations started: 1 October, 1972. History: Formed as the wholly Government-owned national airline of Singapore, to succeed the jointly operated Malaysia-Singapore Airlines. The Government's holding has been successively reduced, to 73% in 1985, and 54% now. In November 1990, Delta Air Lines, Singapore Airlines and Swissair announced a trilateral purchase of equity between the three partners from the open market, to a maximum of 5% of each other's stock (Delta Air Lines 5% and Swissair 2.7%). Description: In early 1995 Singapore Airlines (SIA) Cargo opened its $150 million "Superhub" air-freight terminal at Changi. Employees total: 25,746. Aircrew staff: 5,280. Engineering staff: 3,714. Executives: Chairman J Y Pillay Chief Executive and Managing Director Dr Cheong Choong Kong Deputy Managing Director Commercial Michael J N Tan Dep Mging Dir Mktg PlanningTeh Ping Choon Dep Mging Director Tech Chew Leng Seng Dep Managing Director Personnel Chris Lee Dep Managing Dir Cabin Crew Mr Jesudason Dep Managing Dir Cargo Huang Cheng Eng Dep Mging Dir Corp Affairs Mathew Samuel Dep Mging Dir Finance Chew Choon Seng Dep Mging Dir Flight Ops Capt Maurice de Vaz Deputy Managing Director Management Services Cheong Kai Mun Fleet: 6 x Airbus A310-200 17 x Airbus A310-300 1 x Boeing 737-3COF 4 x Boeing 747400 Freighter 30 x Boeing 747-400 3 x Boeing 747-300 Combi 4 x Boeing 747-200F 9 x Boeing 747-300 6 x Learjet 31 Orders: 17xA340-300 9 x Boeing 747400 28x777 Options: 20 x Airbus A340-300 13 x Boeing 747400 33x777 Main base/hub: Singapore. Africa services: Cairo, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg and Mauritius. Americas services: Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, New Solomons has one Boeing 131 York, San Francisco and Vancouver. Asia/Pacific services: Bandar Seri Begawan, Bangkok, Beijing, Bombay, Cairns, Calcutta, Colombo, Delhi, Dhaka, Denpasar, Fukuoka, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Hanoi, Hiroshima, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kaohsiung, Karachi, Kathmandu, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, Macau, Madras, Male, Manila, Nagoya, Osaka, Penang, Sendai, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Surabaya, Taipei and Tokyo. Australasia services: Adelaide, Auckland, Brisbane, Christchurch, Darwin, Melbourne, Perth, Port Moresby and Sydney. Europe services: Amsterdam, Athens, Berlin, Brussels, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Istanbul, London, Madrid, Manchester, Paris, Rome, Vienna and Zurich. Middle East services: Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Dhahran. Simulators: Airbus A310-200, A310-300, A340-300, Boeing 747-300, 2 x 747400, 757-200 Learjet 31A. Maintenance services: SIA Engineering. Speciality: Airframes, engines. Licensed airframe engineers: 312. Licensed engine engineers: 308. Licensed avionics engineers: 205. National approvals: FAA, JAA, DGAC, JAR, CAB Jap, CAAC Chin, CAA Sing/Brun/Greek/Pak, DGAC/DGCA Ind. Principal makes serviced: Boeing 727, 737, 747,757, 767, Airbus A300, A310, Fokker 70, Learjet 31. Widebody space: 7. Checks: B, C, D. Additional services: Modifications, paintshop. Engines: Large fans: CF6, CFM56, PW4000, JT9D. Skyline - NEPC [D2] Lyka labs Building, 77, Nehru Road, Ville Parle, Bombay 400099, India Tel: +91 (22) 610 7356 or +91 (22) 610 7599; fax: +91 (22)610 7599 Services: Scheduled domestic Parent company: NEPC Airline. Employees total: 1,457. Aircrew staff: 132. Engineering staff: 162. Executives: Chairman Ravi Kumar Khemha Managing Director Triputi Kuhmar Khenka General Manager Engineering^ P Buxy General Manager Sales R K Amend VP Finance V Jayanarayanan Fleet: 4 x Boeing 737-200 Orders: Plans to add 2 x Boeing 737-200 or 737-200 Main base/hubs: Bombay. Services to: Ahmedabad, Bagdogra, Bangalore, Calcuttta, Delhi, Goa, Indore, Jaipur, Madras and Poorna. Skywest Airlines [YT] 234 Great Eastern Highway, Belmont, Western Australia 6014, Australia Tel: +61 (9) 478 9999; fax: +61 (9) 478 9928; S/MPERCCYT Services: Domestic and scheduled passenger cargo Parent company: TNT/News Shareholders: TNT/News Corp. Alliances: Ansett Australia. Date established: 1963. Employees total: 145. Aircrew staff: 70. Engineering staff: 19. Executives: General Manager Bob Mason Engineering Director David Thomas Financial Director \an Drennan Operations Director Trevor Douglas Engineering Director David Thomas General Manager Bob Mason Sales/Marketing Manager Darren Turrell Chief Pilot Walter Slaven Fleet: 4 x BAe Jetstream 31 3 x Fokker 50 Main base/hub: Perth. Services to: Albany, Broome, Carnarvon, Cue, Derby, Esperance, Exmouth, Geraldton, Kalgoorlie, Karratha, Kununurra, Laverton, Leinster, Leonora, Meekathharra, Mt Magnet, Mt Keith, Shark Bay and Wiluna. Maintenance services: Skywest Airlines. Speciality: Airframes, engines. Licensed airframe engineers: 8. Licensed engine engineers: 6. Licensed avionics engineers: 4. Principal makes serviced: Jetstream 31, Fokker 50. Narrowbody space: 2. Checks: B, C, D. Additional services: Modifications. Engines: Turboprops: PW1O0, TPE331. SNAS Worldwide Express SNAS Hangar Building, PO Box 5741, Manama, Bahrain Tel: +973 32 2640 or +973 33 5005; fax: +973 33 4508 or+973 32 3301 Description: Operates express freight for DHL. Executives: Press Contact Lorraie Rice Fleet: 1 x Convair 580 1 x Fairchild Merlin 3 x Fairchild Metro Solomon Airlines (Solomons) [IE] PO Box 23, Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands 7e/: +677 20 031fax: +677 23 992; telex: HQ 66312; SITA HIRDZIE Services: Regional and domestic scheduled and charter passenger and cargo Shareholders: State owned. Alliances: Quantas, Air Pacific, Air Vanuatu, Air Niugini and Air Nauru. Date established: 1962. Date operations started: 1962. Description: The airline is wholly owned by the Solomon Islands Government. Employees total: 180. Aircrew staff: 50. Engineering staff: 20. Executives: Chairman J Tausinga General Manager Jim Bradfield Marketing/Commercial Services Floyd Smith Manager Company Affairs Gideon Zoleveke Engineering & Maintenance R Goschiniak CFO B Koraua Operations Director Capt. Tony Parrish Chief Pilot Capt. S Wallace Fleet: 1 x Boeing 737 2 x de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 2 x Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander Main base/hub: Honiara. Services to: Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne, Nadi, Port Moresby, Port Vila and Sydney. 80 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 3 - 9 April 1996
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