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1998
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VJUSiLD AJJH [Ml] (SLK) Core L. 5th Storey, SIA Superhub, 30 Airline Road, 1781, Singapore Telex RS 40135 Fax +65 542 6286 Tel +65 540 6403 Services scheduled, regional, passenger and cargo Parent organisation Singapore Airlines (100%) Shareholders Tradewinds Tours and Travel (100%) Alliances Bouraq Indonesia Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Sempati Air, Singapore Airlines Date established February 1989 History Began operations as Tradewinds and changed its name to SilkAir on 1 April, 1992. Employees total 483 Engineering staff 3 Aircrew staff 192 Executives Chairman Chew C Serf General manager Mak Swee Wah General manager Michael Chan Engineering manager Ho F Kay Commercial manager Balbir Singh Engineering manager Fook Kay Ho Finance and administration manager Yvonne Tay Senior flight operations manager Leslie U Ganapathy Marketing services executive Lionel L K Chang Fleet 5 x Boeing 737-300 2xFokker70 Orders 3 x Airbus Industrie A319-100 5 x Airbus Industrie A320-230 Destinations Hat Yai, Vientiane, Phuket, Padang. Davao, Balikpapan, Pekanbaru, Xiamen, Phnom Penh, Kuantan, Cebu, Singapore, Jakarta, Chiang Mai. Yangon, Langkawi, Solo City, Manado, Medan, Mataram, Ujung Pandang, Kunming js^aruny Simba Air Cargo P 0 Box 59224, Nairobi, Kenya Fax + 2 542 533 529 Services cargo Date operations started March 1995 Description Operates a weekly scheduled cargo flight from Belgium to the Rwandan capital Kigali, in conjunction with Nairobi and Mombasa. Operates relief cargo services Executives Managing director Capt D J Leonard Fleet lx Boeing 707F Singapore Airlines [SQ] (SIA) Airline House, 25 Airline Road, 819829, Singapore www http://www.singaporeair.com Telex RS 21241 Fax +65 545 5034 Tel +65 542 3333 Services scheduled, international, passenger and cargo Parent organisation Singapore Airlines Shareholders Swissair, Delta Air Lines Alliances Air France, Air Niugini, American Airlines, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, Comair, Delta Air Lines, Garuda Indonesia. Japan Airlines, Lufthansa German Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Royal Brunei Airlines, SAS, SilkAir, Swissair, Vietnam Airlines Date established 28 January, 1972 Date operations started 1 October, 1972 Description Flies scheduled passenger and cargo services to major cities in North America, Europe, Asia and the South West Pacific region, serving 73 cities in 41 countries. Operates freight-only services to Bangalore. Basle, Chicago and Moscow History In May 1947 Malayan Airways operated its first commercial flight. The airline was renamed Malaysian Airways in 1963 and Malaysian-Singapore Airlines (MSA) in 1966, after the Malaysia and Singapore governments obtained joint majority control. On 1 October, 1972, MSA ceased operations to make way for two new airlines: Malaysian Airline System (since renamed Malaysia Airlines) and Singapore Airlines. The government's holding has been successively reduced to 73% in 1985 and to 53% today. 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. In early 1995 Singapore Airlines (SIA) Cargo opened its $150 million "Superhub" airfreight terminal at the Changi Cargo Complex. Employees total 27.737 Engineering staff 4.190 Aircrew staff 5,768 Executives Chairman and chief executive Dr Choong Kong Cheong Director and non-executive chairman S Dhanabalan Director of management services Cheong K Mun Director of flight operations Capt Maurice de Vaz Director corporate affairs Mathew Samuel Director of marketing planning Huang Cheng Director of cabin crew J E Jesudason Director of personnel Chris Lee Deputy technical and director of engineering Chew LSeng Director of cargo Hwang TAun Director of marketing planning Cheng Eng Huang Director of marketing services ThoTjhoen T Onn Deputy managing director commercial Michael J N Tan Deputy managing director administration and director of finance and administration Chew C Seng Senior VP West Asia and Africa Ng K Wah Senior VP South West Pacific Joseph Chew Senior VP South East Asia Syn C Wah Senior VP North Asia Teh P Choon Senior VP Europe Sim K Wee Senior VP The Americas Teoh T Hooi Fleet 3 x Airbus I ndustrie A310-100 17 x Airbus Industrie A310-300 11 x Airbus Industrie A340-300 3 x Boeing 747-300 2 x Boeing 747-300 Combi 37 x Boeing 747-400 6 x Boeing 747-400F lx Boeing 747-200F 5 x Boeing 777-200 2 x Boeing 777-200IGW 4 x Bombardier Learjet 31A Orders 6 x Airbus Industrie A340-300 9 x Boeing 747-400 2 x Boeing 747-400F 24 x Boeing 777-200 4 x Boeing 777-300 4 x Bombardier Learjet 45 Destinations London Heathrow, Vienna, Hanoi, Tokyo, Cape Town, Hangzhou, Hiroshima, Kota Kinabalu, Bangkok, Brisbane, Penang, Mumbai, Perth, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Frankfurt. Istanbul, Kathmandu, Manchester, Bandar Seri Begawan. Zurich, Cairo. Guangzhou, Vancouver, Osaka, Calcutta, Brussels, Paris CDG, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Copenhagen. Jeddah. Jakarta, New York Kennedy, Hong Kong, Colombo, Cairns, Beijing, Dhaka, Johannesburg, Madrid, Delhi, Sendai, Seoul, Ho Chi Minh City, Shanghai, Athens. Berlin, Denpasar Bali, Darwin. Durban, Dubai, Surabaya. Chennai. Kuching, Sydney, Melbourne, Macau, Rome Fiumicino, Male, Adelaide, Kaohsiung, Karachi, Manila, Fukuoka. Mauritius, Auckland, Taipei, Amsterdam, Nagoya Maintenance services SIA Engineering Speciality Airframes engines Licensed airframe engineers 420 Licensed engine engineers 420 Licensed avionics engineers 291 National approvals FAA, JAA, JAR 145 Hangar size 37,000m2 Widebody spaces 7 Checks BCD Additional services modifications paintshop Sky Cabs 2E SCB PO Box 683, 2941/1 Union Place, Colombo 2, Sri Lanka www http://www.skycab.com e-mail slycabs@lanka.com.ik SITA CMBHQCR Fax +94 (1) 635 575, +94 (1) 430 203 Tel +94 (1) 333105, +94 (1) 333104 Services scheduled, charter, international, domestic, passenger and cargo Shareholders Privately owned Description Operates scheduled flights to Male carrying export cargo, consisting mostly of perishables. In August 1995 it began regular flights to Gan Island in the Addu atolls, flying to the island with fabric and other accessories and returning with finished garments Employees total 27 Engineering staff 7 Aircrew staff 9 Executives Chairman Ali Akber S Jeevunjee Fleet 2 x Antonov An-8 2 x Antonov An-12 Main base/hubs Male, Sharjah. Colombo Skyline-NEPC Lyka Labs Building, 77 Nehru Road, Ville Parle(e), 400099, Mumbai, India Fax +91 (22) 610 7599 Tel +91 (22) 610 7599. +91 (22) 610 7356 Services scheduled, domestic Parent organisation NEPC Airline History Formerly known as Damania Airways. Bought by NEPC in May 1995 Employees total 1.457 Engineering staff 162 Aircrew staff 132 Executives Chairman Ravi K Khemka Managing director Triputi K Khenka General manager engineering R P Buxy General manager sales R K Anand VP finance V Jayanarayanan Fleet 1 x Boeing 737-200 Skywest Airlines [YT] (SKW) Perth Domestic Airport, Belmont, 6104, Western Australia, Australia SITA PERCCYT Fax+61 (9) 478 9928 Tel +61 (9) 478 9999 Services scheduled, domestic, passenger and cargo Parent organisation Air New Zealand and News Ltd Subsidiaries Scenic Airlines and National Parks Transportation Alliances Ansett Australia, Comair Date established 1972 Description Operates in Western Australia, and is the state's largest regional airline carrier History Skywest Airlines is the result of several mergers between aviation operators throughout the country. Originated as Carnarvon Air Taxis in 1963. Employees total 165 Engineering staff 22 Aircrew staff 95 Executives General manager Bob Mason Financial director Ian Drennan Engineering director David Thomas Operations manager Trevor Douglas Sales and marketing manager Darren Tyrrell Fleet 3 x British Aerospace Jetstream 31 5 x Fokker 50 Destinations Perth, Kalgoorlie Maintenance services Skywest Airlines Speciality Airframes engines 86 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 1 - 7 April 1998
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