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WORLD AIRLINE if DIRECTORY Control. Executives Chairman & Chief Executive Gerald "Jerry" Mercer [K3 (TQN) 1007 Water Street, Ketchikan. Alaska, 99901, USA Tel +1 (907) 2251010 Fax t1 (907) 225 0522 Services scheduled, charter, domestic, passenger Oate established 1 May. 1998 Date operations started 1 May, 1998 Description Scheduled domestic carrier serving six of the largest Alaskan communities. Flight arrivals complement Alaska Airlines arrivals and departures. History The airline was created by Taquan Air. Employees total 21 Executives President Jerry Scudero PR and Marketing Manager Len Laurence Fleet 2 x British Aerospace Jetstream 32EP Main base Ketchikan AirTran Airways [FL] (MTE) 9955 AirTran Boulevard. Orlando, Florida, 32827, USA Tel +1407 2515578 Fax +1407 2515564 Website www.airtran.com/ Services scheduled, regional, domestic, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders AirTran Holdings Date established June 1993 Date operations started 26 October, 1993 Description Operates over 275 daily departures to 30 cities throughout the eastern USA and the Midwest, including over 130 daily departures from Atlanta Hartfield. The airline operates a fleet of 48 jet aircraft and is the launch customer for the new Boeing 717. History Formerly known as Conquest Sun Airlines, the carrier was renamed AirTran Airways in August 1994. Following Northwest's objection to AirTran Airways' entry into the jet carrier business, its parent company signed an agreement with Northwest for the spin-off to shareholders of the non-airline businesses. They became part of a new holding company; AirWays, which also owned Mesaba Aviation. In July 1997 AirWays announced a merger with ValuJet Airlines' parent company ValuJet Inc. of Atlanta. On 24 September, 1997, the afore mentioned parent companies became AirTran Holdings, ValuJet was renamed AirTran Airlines and operations under that name began on 1 September, 1998. On 23 September. 1999. AirTran Airways became the first airline in the world to take delivery of the Boeing 717. Employees total 3.900 Execulives Chairman & Chief Executive Joseph "Joe" Leonard President & Chief Financial Officer Robert Fomaro Senior VP Customer Service Marilyn Rogers Senior VP Maintenance & Engineering Robert Zoller Senior VP Operations Stephen Kolski Special Project Consultant Thomas Kalil VP Finance & Controller David Lancelot VP Flight Operations Klaus Goersch VP General Counsel Leslie Head VP Human Resources Loral Blinde VP Planning Kevin Healy VP Treasurer Steve Bossum Director Atlanta station Curtis Barrett Director Safety & Regulatory Compliance Clint Boyd Director Sales JHankKoppelman Fleet 10x Boeing 717-200 5 x Boeing 737-200 Adv 35 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 Orders 40 x Boeing 717-200 Options 50 x Boeing 717-200 Main base Orlando Hubs Hartsfield Atlanta International Destinations (Scheduled) Akron/Canton, Atlanta, Bloomington-Normal, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Dayton, Flint. Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Greensboro/High Point. Gulfport/Biloxi, Houston, Jacksonville, Knoxville, Memphis, Miami, Moline, New Orleans, New York, Newport News. Orlando, Philadelphia. Raleigh/Durham, Savannah. Tampa, Valparaiso, Washington [6L] (AKK) P.O. Box 1190, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, X0E0TQ7. Canada Tel +1 (867) 777 2419 Fax +1 (867) 777 3256 Website vrtvw.inuvialuit.com/aklak/ Services scheduled, charter, domestic, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders Inuvialuit Joint Venture Company Date established 1977 Date operations started 1978 Description Operates year-round and seasonal scheduled services, together with charter flights throughout the western Arctic. History In June 1994 Aklak Air and Kenn Borek Air set up a joint venture, under the terms of which it has access to Kenn Borek Air's fleet as and when required. Fleet 1 x Beech B99 2 x de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 1 x Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante Destinations (Scheduled) Cambridge Bay, Gjoa Haven, Holman Island. Inuvik. Kugluktuk Coppermine, Paulaluk, Pelly Bay, Sachs Harbour, Taloyoak, Tuktoyaktuk Alaska Airlines [AS (ASA) PO Box 68947. Seattle. Washington, 98168, USA Tel *1 (206) 433 3200 Fax +1 (206) 433 3379 Telex 328723 Website www alaskaair.com Services scheduled, charter, international, regional, domestic, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Alaska Air Group Alliances Air China. American Airlines, American Eagle Airlines, Canadian Airlines, Continental Airlines. Era Aviation, Horizon Air, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. LanChile, Northwest Airlines. Peninsula Airways. Qantas Airways, Reeve Aleutian Airways, Trans States Airlines. Trans World Airlines Oate established 1932 Date operations started 1932 Description Major carrier operating scheduled air services to 35 cities in the USA and 7 international destinations The network is further expanded through sister company Horizon Air. History Traces its roots to McGee Airways, which ran its inaugual service between Anchorage and Bristol Bay in 1932 with a single-engined, three passenger aircraft. Mergers and acquisitions produced changes in the name of the airline and saw business expand throughout Alaska. The name Alaska Airlines was adopted on 6 June. 1944. Alaska's sister carrier, Horizon Air, was founded in 1981 to serve communities using routes vacated by larger airlines after the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978. In 1985. Alaska Air Group was formed as a holding company. A year later, the holding company acquired Horizon Air Industries and Jet America Airlines, which merged into Alaska Airlines in 1987. Employees total 9,244 Execulives Chairman .Thor Tjontveit Chairman & Chief Executive John Kelly President .William Ayer Executive VP Technical Operations & Systems Control John Fowler Senior VP Planning & Finance Harry Lehr General Counsel & VP Legal & Corporate Affairs Keith Loveless Staff VP Maintenance and Engineering William Weaver Staff VP Public Affairs William MacKay Staff VP Finance & Treasurer Amber Post VP Customer Service Edward White VP Finance & Controller Bradley Tilden VP Finance & Treasury Robin Kruegar VP Right Operations Mike Swannigan VP Marketing & Planning Gregg Saretsky VP Staff Employee Services Dennis Hamel VP Communications Systems Dennis Archer Fleet 4 x Boeing 737-200C 4 x Boeing 737-20OQC 40 x Boeing 737-400 6 x Boeing 737-700 5 x Boeing MD-82 29 x Boeing MD-83 Orders 13 x Boeing 737-700 10 x Boeing 737-900 Options 10 x Boeing 737-900 Destinations (Scheduled) Anchorage, Arcata/Eureka. Barrow, Bethel. Boise, Bozeman, Burbank, Butte, Calgary (Canada), Chicago, Cold Bay Cordova, Corvallis. Dillingham, Dutch Harbor, Fairbanks. Fresno, Great Falls, Gustavus, Helena, Honolulu, Idaho Falls, Ixtapa/zihuatanejo. Juneau, Kalispell. Ketchikan, King Salmon, Klamath Falls, Kodiak. Kotzebue, La Paz (Mexico), Las Vegas. Lewiston, Los Angeles, Manzanillo (Mexico). Mazatlan (Mexico), Medford, Missoula. Newport, Nome, Oakland. Ontario, Palm Springs, Pasco. Pendleton. Petersburg. Phoenix. Pocatello, Portland. Prudhoe Bay/Deadhorse, Puerto Vallarta (Mexico). Pullman, Redding. Reno. Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, San Jose Cabo (Mexico), Santa Ana, Seattle, Sitka, Spokane, St Paul Island, Vancouver. Walla Walla, Wenatchee, Wrangell, Yakima, Yakutat. Alaska Airlines Commuter Service Description The name adopted by the following earners when operating feeder services on behalf of Alaska Airlines: Bering Air, Era Aviation, Horizon Air. LAB Flying Service and Peninsula Airways.(See individual listings) Alaska Central Express [KO] (AER) PO Box 60204, Fairbanks, Alaska, 99706. USA Tel tl (907) 474 9327 Fax +1 (907) 474 9314 WebsitewvAv.anc-biz.com/alaskacentralexpress/ Services scheduled, domestic, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Western States Investment Date established 1987 Description Alaskan-owned cargo and small package express service. History Renamed from Yutana Airlines in September 1994. Executives President Dale Enkson Director Operations John de Ruyter Fleet 5 x Raytheon Beech 1900C Airliner Destinations (Scheduled) Anchorage, Aniak, Atmautluak, Atqasuk, Banow, Bethel, Buckland. Chefomak. Chevak, Deering, Dillingham, Eek. Fairbanks, Galena, Gambell, Hooper Bay. Juneau, Ketchikan, Kiana, King Salmon, Kipnuk, Kivalina. Kongiganak, Kotzebue, Kwigillingok. Marshall. Newtok. Nightmute, Noatak, Nome, Noorvik, Petersburg, Point Hope, Point Lay. Port Heiden. Quinhagak, Savoonga. Scammon 8ay, Selawik, Sitka, St Marys. Togiak. Toksook Bay, Tuluksak, Tuntutuliak. Tununak, Unalakleet, Wainwright. Wrangell Alberta CityLink PO Box 161. Medicine Hat, Alberta, T1A7E8, Canada Tel+1 (403) 527 3328 Fax tl (403)5274721 E-mail barxh@telusplanet net Website www.telusplanet.net/public/barxh/abcity.htm Services scheduled, domestic, passenger, cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Bar XH Aviation Alliances Air BC Date established June 1995 Description Provides feeder services for Air BC and Air Canada, serving seven airports Executives President & Chief Executive Leslie Little Director Finance Annie Bullman Director Human Resources Doug Little Chief Flight Instructor Terri Super Director Customer Service, Flight Operations Sheri Little Director of Maintenance Robert Philips Director of Flight Safety, Air Ambulance Liaison Matthew Cox Fleet 2 x Bntish Aerospace Jetstream 31 1 x British Aerospace Jetstream 32 1 x British Aerospace Jetstream 32EP Destinations (Scheduled) Calgary, Cranbrook. Edmonton, Grande Prairie. Kamloops, Lethbridge. Lloydminster, Medicine Hat Allegheny Airlines (ALO) Harrisburg International Airport, Middletown, Pennsylvania, 17057, USA Tel+1 (717) 948 5400 Fax +1 (717) 948 4714 Telex 842533 Services regional, domestic Parent organisation/shareholders US Airways (100%) Date established 1957 Date operations started August 1957 Description Operates services as part of the US Airways Express network serving 35 destinations with 383 flights in the north-east USA. History Founded as Reading Airlines and has been owned by the US Airways Group since 1986. Execulives President & Chief Executive Keith Houk FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 21 - 27 March 2000 63
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