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Aviation History
1998
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hi^musi/ The DC-8 freighter fleet of former Spanish cargo carrier Cargosur is now operated hy Iheria C Parent organisation Hunting Aviation Subsidiaries DHL Air, Reed Aviation Date established 1972 Date operations started 1972 History Formed in 1972 as Air Bridge Carriers. The current title was adopted in September 1992. Employees total 240 Executives Chairman G H Williams Engineering manager David Williams Managing director M P Timson Director J Baxter Director NI L Ferguson Director P Stewart Director strategy and regulatory affairs Stephen Guynan Technical director A Humphreys Finance manager Steve Rafferty Fleet 10 x Boeing 727-200F 6 x Lockheed L-188C Electra Destinations Gander, Rigolet, Postville, Goose Bay, St Johns, St Anthony, Blanc Sablon, Davis Inlet, Nain, Churchill Falls. Hopedale. Stephenville, Makkovik IAT Cargo Airlines [VG] (IAX1) Ceased operations Iberia Airlines [IB] (IBE) Calle Vel zquez 130, Madrid, E-28006, Spain www http://www.iberia.com e-mail nfoib@iberia.com SUA MADPRIB Telex 27775IBMAD E Fax +34 (1) 587 7329 Tel +34 (1) 587 8787 Services scheduled, charter, international, regional, domestic, passenger and cargo Subsidiaries Binter Canarias, Royal Air Maroc. Viva Air, Aviaco, Aerolineas Argentinas, Ladeco, Viva (99.4%), Aviaco (32.9%). Ladeco (37.5%) Shareholders Spanish Government (100%) Alliances Aerolineas Argentinas, Air Afrique, Air Canada, Air Mauritanie, American Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Aviaco, Balkan Bulgarian Airlines, Binter Canarias. Binter Mediterraneo, British Midland, Carnival Air Lines. CSA Czech Airlines, Korean Air, Kuwait Airways, LOT Polish Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Malev Hungarian Airlines.Regional Airlines, Royal Air Maroc, SAS, Syrian Arab Airlines, Tarom, Ukraine International Airlines, Viasa Venezuelan International Airways Date established 1927 Date operations started 1927 Description The Spanish flag carrier, it is wholly owned by SEPIC, a government owned holding company. Iberia operates an International scheduled network, flying to 96 destinations in 46 countries. History Iberia Air Lines of Spain began operations in 1927, between Madrid and Barcelona. In 1928. Iberia merged with two other Spanish aviation firms, CETA and Union Aerea Espanola, to form Class (Companoia de Llneas Aereas Subvencionadas). which held Spain's sole air services' concession until 1937, although in 1931 its name was changed to Lape (Lineas Aereas Postales Espanolas). In 1946 Iberia began operations to the American market and in 1954 began to fly to New York. A shuttle service between Madrid and Barcelona was launched in 1974. In the 1970s and 1980s Iberia new links with Eastern Europe, the Near East and the Orientwere added. To improve regional traffic, the Company Binter Canarias was created in 1988 for inter- islands flights. Three years later Binter Mediterraneo was founded. In the same year Viva Air was established to develop charter traffic. In 1994 the domestic airlines market was deregulated. In May 1996 Iberia started flying to four new European destinations, to Oporto from Madrid and to Hanover, Stuttgart and Venice from Madrid via Barcelona. In 1998 Iberia bought the remaining outstanding stock in Aviaco to make it a 100% subsidiary. Employees total 20,000 Engineering staff 3154 Aircrew staff 4,226 Executives Flight service director Fernandez Turanzas Operations director Arraiza J Marina Revenue managing director J F Magaz Chairman and chief executive - Xabier de Irala President's office chief Margarita Sequeiro Board secretary Jose Maldonado Vice president sales Javier J.A Alonso General counsel/secretary of the board Ignacio Pinilla Information systems director Antonio Bugallo Network development and programme director Manuel L Colmenarejo Programme director Ramon Montero Right director Javier Arraiza Yield management director F G Viejobueno VP inflight services Carlos Medrano Business management directorSalvador Magallo Sales director J M Alarcon Freight director Alfonso Fuertes Commercial VP Iberia Group Enrique Donaire Handling director Fernando Sarmentero Director network development Jose Bolorinos Communication director Luiz D Guell Pricing and yield management director Felix Garcidvieso Bueno General director Angel Mullor Audit director Manuel G Lozano Marketing director John Wilkinson Organisation and human resources director Martin Cuesta Director, economic planning and fleet Manuel Sanchez Security director Rafael del Rio International relations director Elvira Herrero Administration directorJulio Alcaide Financial director Enrique Dupuy Investing director Angel Frances Financing director I de Torres Senior vice president - procurement Gonzalez Buelta Director, strategic planning of group Javier Alverez Personnel director Sergio Turrion Control and admin director Jose M Fariza Fleet 1 x Airbus Industrie A300-B4-100 6 x Airbus Industrie A300-B4-120 2 x Airbus Industrie A300-B4-200 22 x Airbus Industrie A320-210 2 x Airbus Industrie A320-230 6 x Airbus Industrie A340-300 6 x Airbus Industrie A340-310 1 x Boeing 747-100 28 x Boeing 727-200A 4 x Boeing 747-200B 3 x Boeing 747-200B Combi 10 x Boeing 757-200 8 x McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 2 x McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62C 1 x McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71F 4 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 1 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-34 2 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-34CF Orders 9 x Airbus Industrie A319 36 x Airbus Industrie A320-200 31 x Airbus Industrie A321-100 2 x Airbus Industrie A340-300 2 x Airbus Industrie A340-310 8 x Boeing 757-200 Destinations Montevideo, London Heathrow, Hanover, Vienna, Hamburg, Guatemala City, Tokyo, Malaga, Palma Mallorca, Helsinki, Pamplona, Turin, Havana, Montreal, San Jose, Alicante. San Juan, Nice, San Sebastian. Frankfurt, Miami. Istanbul. Manchester, Jerez De La Frontera, Zurich, Cairo, Dusseldorf, Brussels, Mexico City, Caracas, Paris Orly, Paris CDG, Asuncion. Copenhagen. Quito. Santa Cruz De La Palma. Panama City, New York JFK, Casablanca, Menorca, Zaragoza, Munich, Ibiza, Malabo. Stuttgart, Madrid, Venice, London Gatwick, Managua, Seville. Lima, Lisbon, Athens. Barcelona. Vigo, Berlin, Vitoria, Dublin. Reus, Valencia, Porto, Valladolid, Murcia, Moscow, Fuerteventura, Asturias, Buenos Aires, Oslo Fornebu. Rome Fiumicino, Bilbao, Tenerife, Tenerife, Cancun, Tel Aviv, San Salvador, San Pedro Sula, Rio De Janeiro, Marseille, La Coruna, Santiago, Amsterdam, Tunis, Santiago De Compostela, Bogota, Lanzarote, Almeria, Stockholm Arlanda, Sao Paulo, Granada, Santo Domingo, Geneva, Santander, Tangier [Fl] (ICE) Reykjavik Airport. Reykjavik, IS-101. Iceland SITA REKBBFI Telex 2021ICEAIR IS Fax +354 (1) 505 0391 Fax +354 (1) 690 391 Tel +354 (1) 505 0300 Tel +354 (1) 690100 Services scheduled, charter, international, regional, domestic, passenger and cargo Subsidiaries Urval/Utsyn Travel Agency Shareholders Eimskip (Icelandic shipping company) 34% Alliances British Midland. LTU International Airways, SAS, Southwest Airlines Date established 1 August, 1973 History Formed by the merger of Flugfelag Islands (the original Icelandair, founded in 1937) and Loftleidir Icelandic Airlines, formed in 1944. After the merger, it was a holding company for the two airlines, but assumed all operating responsibilities in October 1979. Employees total 1,400 Executives President and chief executive Sigurdur Helgason Director flight operations Jens Bjarnason Senior VP production Gudmundur Palsson Director customer service delivery GunnarSOIsen 78 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 18 - 24 March 1998
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