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WORLD AIRLINE DIRECTORY Parent organisation/shareholders 100% Aboriginally-owned and managed Date operations started 6 January 1992 Description Provides scheduled and charter commuter services to six destinations in Manitoba and Ontario, together with charter flights. Employees total 30 Engineering staff 6 Flightcrew 10 Executives President Oliver Owen Director of Operations James Campbell Fleet 2 x Cessna 208B Grand Caravan 3 x Piper PA-31 -350 Navajo Chieftain Spirit Airlines [NK1 (NKS) 18121 East 8 Mile Road, Eastpointe, Michigan, 48021, USA Tel +1 (810) 779 2700 Fax +1 (810) 779 9332 Website www.spiritair.com/ Services scheduled, charter, domestic, passenger Oate established 1989 Date operations started June 1990 Description Operates scheduled domestic services to 14 destinations in the eastern USA. History Began as Detroit-based tour operator offering charter air service under the name Charter One. Scheduled services were launched in 1990 and the airline's name was changed to Spirit Airlines in 1992. Employees total 450 Executives President .Edward Homfeld VP & Chief Financial Officer John Severson Senior Director Sales & Services Victoria Moreland Ex VP Marketing Mark Kahan VP Finance Jeffrey Tottis Fleet 4 x Boeing MD-81 9 x Boeing MD-82 1 x Boeing MD-83 1 x Boeing MD-87 9 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 2 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-40 Destinations (Scheduled) Atlantic City. Cleveland, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale. Fort Myers. Long Island Macarthur. Los Angeles, Melbourne. Myrtle Beach, New York, Orlando, Tampa, West Palm Beach Sun Country Airlines [SY1 (SCX) 2520 Pilot Knob Road, Mendota Heights, Minnesota, MN 55120, USA Tel+1 651681 3900 Fax +1 651 681 3972 Telex 291133 SitaMSPSSSY Website www.suncountry.com Services scheduled, charter, international, regional, domestic, passenger Date established 1 July. 1982 Date operations started 20 January, 1983 Description Operates scheduled services from Minneapolis/St Paul, with charter flights to points in North America and the Caribbean. History Formed by a small group of former Braniff employees. The airline concentrated on charter flights until 1 June, 1999. when it began scheduled operations from Minneapolis/St Paul. Employees total 1.200 Engineering staff 120 Flightcrew 260 Cabin crew 450 Executives President and Chief Executive .William "Bill" La Macchia Jr Senior VP Operations Thomas Schmidt VP & General Manager James Olsen VP & General Manager, Market Planning Paul Miller Director Public Affairs & Media Relations Tammy Lee VP Finance Tim Wise VP Flight Operations Bill Hayes VP Ground Operations & Cargo Dale Kariya VP In-Flkjht Services Gary Peterson Fleet 12 x Boeing 727-200 Adv 4 xMcDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 Orders 6 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Minneapolis/St. Paul Hubs Las Vegas McCarran International Destinations (Scheduled) Aruba. Boston, Bullhead City, Dallas/Fort Worth, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Harlingen, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St Paul, New York, Orlando, Phoenix, San Antonio. San Diego, San Francisco. Sarasota/Bradenton, Seattle, St Petersburg. Washington Sunrise Airlines [OQ] (AAE) 2635 East Air Lane, Phoenix, Arizona, 85034, USA Tel: +1 (602) 2441851 Fax »1 (602) 244 8308 Web: www.sunriseair.net Services scheduled, domestic, regional, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders Express Air Date established 1978 Description Operates a scheduled passenger service within the state of Arizona, and to points in Nevada and Utah. Fleet 6 x British Aerospace Jetstream 31 2 x Cessna 208B Grand Caravan Destinations (Scheduled) Elko, Ely, Las Vegas, Moab, Page, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Show Low Sunworld International AirlinesISM] (SWI) 207 Grand View Drive, Fori Mitchell, Kentucky, 41017. USA Tel t1 606 331 0091 Fax tl 606 767 7188 Sita CVGTDSM E-mail comments@sunworW-air.com Website wvw.sunworld-air.com/ Services scheduled, charier, international, domestic, passenger Parent organisation/Shareholders William Yung Date established 1995 Date operations started July 1996 Description Operates passenger flights from Cincinnati and Cleveland to the Cayman Islands. The airline also provides charters for tour companies. History Founded by William Yung, owner of Columbia Sussex and hotel properties in the USA and the Caribbean. Employees total 67 Engineering staff 4 Flightcrew 22 Cabin crew 28 Executives President .William Yung Executive VP Chief Operating Officer Kenneth Green III Fleet 2 x Boeing 727-200 Adv Main base Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Deslinations (Scheduled) Cincinnati, Cleveland, Grand Cayman Island Surinam Airwavs (Surinaamse Luchtvaart MaatschaoDii -SLM) [PYl(SLM) 136 Coppenamestraat, Paramaribo, Surinam Tel +597 433 273 Fax +597 491213 Sita PBMDYPY E-mail c.cairo@slm.firm.sr Website www.slm.firm.sr Services scheduled, charter, international, regional, domestic, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/Shareholders Sunnam government Alliances Air ALM, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Date established 1955 Date operations started 30 August. 1962 Description National carrier of Surinam, operating regional and domestic scheduled passenger flights from Paramaribo. A connection to Amsterdam is provided by KLM. History Established with the aim of linking Surinam's towns, especially on the coastal plains where most of the population is located. The initial service between the capital Paramaribo and Moengo was soon expanded to other destinations, before the official creation of Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij (SLM) on 30 August, 1962. The airline beame the national carrier upon Surinam's independence from the Netherlands on 25 November. 1975. Employees total 543 Flightcrew 28 Cabin crew 50 Executives Acting President JHenk Jessurun VP Jan Hollum Fleel 2 x de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter Senes 300 1 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-50 Main base Paramaribo Destinations (Scheduled) Aruba. Barbados, Belem. Cayenne, Curacao, Georgetown, Miami. Paramaribo, Port of Spain TABA - Transportes Aereos Regionais da Bacla Amazomca (TAB) Av Or Fredas S/No, Belem, Para, CEP-66030, Brazil Services charter, regional, domestic, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Cel Marcilio Gibson Jacques Date established January 1976 Description Operates services throughout north-west Brazil from Belem. Brasilia. Cuiaba and Manaus. Air-taxi and maintenance services are also undertaken. Executives Chairman JMarcelio Sacques Executive VP BrunoGibson Planning VP Alexandre Gibson Fleet 3 x Embraer EMB-110C Bandeirante 2 x Embraer EMB-110P Bandeirante 1 x Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante 2 x Embraer EMB-110P2 Bandeirante 3 x Fairchild FH-227B TACA International Airlines [TA] (TAI) Altos tdificio Caribe 2 Piso, San Salvador, El Salvador Tel +503 267 8888 Fax +503 223 3757 Telex 20456 TACAIR SAL Sita SAiTDTA Website vwAv.grupotaca.com Services scheduled, international, regional, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Grupo Taca Subsidiaries/shareholdings Aviateca (30%), Islena Airlines (20%), LACSA (10%), NICA (49%), laca Peru (49%) Alliances Aviateca, LACSA. NICA, Taca Peru Description El Salvador and Honduras flag carrier, part of Grupo TACA. which brings together Aviateca, LACSA, NICA and TACA under the same corporate identity operating to a total of 38 cities. History Founded in 1931 by a New Zealander, Lowell Yerex, in Honduras, and was reorganised as TACA El Salvador in 1939. On 29 March, 1960, the airline came under Salvadorean ownership adopting the present title. Employees total 2,100 Executives President & Chiel Executive Federico Bloch VP marketing & Sales .Roberto Carbone VP Cargo Julio Flores VP Maintenance Alfredo Schildknech Fleet 1xAirbusA319-100 9 x Airbus A320-200 6 x Boeing 737-200 Adv 1x Boeing 737-200C 1x Boeing 767-200ER 1 x McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF Orders 18xAirbusA319-100 12 x Airbus A320-200 Options 18 x Airbus A319-100 14 x Airbus A320-200 Main base San Salvador Hubs Lima. San Jose, San Slavador Destinations (Scheduled) Belize City, Cuzco, Flores, Guatemala City. Houston. Iquitos. La Ceiba, Lima. Los Angeles. Managua. Mexico City, Miami, New Orleans, New York. Panama City. Roatan. San Francisco, San Jose, San Pedro Sula, San Salvador. Tegucigalpa, Washington Avenida Comandante Espinar 331, Lima, Peru Tel+511446 7762 Fax+5114451787 Services scheduled, regional, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders Daniel Ratti, TACA (49%) Alliances Aviateca. LACSA, NICA, TACA International Date established 1999 Date operations started July 1999 Description Operates domestic services from Lima to major Peruvian cities and intends to operate international services. History Founded by Daniel Ratti and Ernesto Mahle as TransAm, but changed its title when Grupo Taca took a minority holding. Executives Founder Ernesto Mahle President Daniel Ratti Fleet 2 x Airbus A319-100 2 x Boeing 737-200 Adv Main base Lima TAESA - Transportes Aereos Ejecutivos [GDI (TEJ) Aviacidn General Zona "C De Hangares No 27, Mexico City, D.F., 15001. Mexico Tel +52 5 227 0727 Fax +52 5 756 9205 Sita MEXPOGD E-mail relspubs@taesa.com.mx Website www.taesa.com.mx Services scheduled, charter, international, domestic, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Capt Alberto Abed, International Air Finance Alliances Aviateca, LanChile, Lloyd Aereo Boliviano, Nicaraguenses de Aviacion - NICA. TACA 102 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 21 - 27 March 2000
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