FlightGlobal.com
Home
Premium
Archive
Video
Images
Forum
Blogs
Jobs
Shop
RSS
Email Newsletters
You are in:
Home
Aviation History
2000
2000 - 0914.PDF
WORLD AIRLINE DIRECTORY Personnel Manager Gudmundur Hatteinsson Fleet 2 x Boeing 737-200 1x Boeing 747-100 2 x Boeing 747-200B 2 x Boeing 747-300 1x Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 1 1 x Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 100 1x Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 50 Destinations (Scheduled) Cologne. Copenhagen. Frankfurt, Gothenburg, Helsinki, London. Oslo BT BTI Riga International Airport. 1053 Riga, Latvia Tel +371 (7) 207 069 Fax +371 (7) 224 282 Telex 161168 VZLET Sita RIXDZBT E-mail airbaltic@mail.bkc.lv Website www airbaltic.lv Services scheduled, charter, international, regional, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Latvian Government, Scandinavian Airlines (38.16%), 10 Denmark, Swedfund International, Transaero Alliances AeroSvit Airlines, CSA Czech Airlines. Estonian Air. Lithuanian Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines. Transaero Date established 1995 Date operations started 1 October, 1995 Description National airline providing flights to the major airports of northern Europe. History Established as Baltic International Airlines in a joint venture between the Latvian Government and Baltic International ol the USA. Became the national carrier following an announcement by the government in July 1995 that the carrier would take over the routes and services previously operated by Latavio. In the subsequent restructuring, the new name was adopted and SAS acquired a substantial holding, increased in January 1999 to 38.16% following the acquisition of 966% from Baltic International USA. Employees total 276 Engineering stall 29 Flightcrew 48 Cabin crew 47 Executives President & Chief Executive Kristian Kirchmeiner Senior VP Finance & Control Kristine Olsevska Senior VP Flight Operations & COO Capt Gunnar Agren Senior VP Government & Public Affairs Oleg Korshe Senior VP Personnel Dace Arbidane Senior VP Technical OddGomstrud VP Route Management Ruta Skujeniece Fleet 2 xBAE Systems AvroRJ70 3xFokker50 Main base Riga Hubs Copenhagen Destinations (Scheduled) Budapest. Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Geneva, Helsinki. Kiev, Prague. Riga. Stockholm, Tallinn, Vilnius, Warsaw Air Belgium [AJI (ABB) BRUCARGO Building 726, Belgium Tel +32 (2) 753 0510 Fax +32 (2) 753 0511 Telex 64803 Sila BRUSAAJ E-mail info@air-belgium.be Services scheduled, charter, international, regional, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Airtours (100%) Date established 1979 Date operations started 1979 Description Operates holiday charters to the Mediterranean from nine European cities, including Brussels. Ostend, Liege. Amsterdam. Maastricht. Lille. Paris, Frankfurt. Hamburg and Leipzig. History Formed as Abelag Airways and became known as Air Belgium in 1980. On 12 April, 1999, UK airline Airtours became the sole owner when it acquired the remaining 35% of the airline from Sobelair. Employees total 140 Engineering staff 3 Flightcrew 38 Cabin crew 76 Executives Chairman Mike Lee Fleet 3 x Airbus A320-2O0 Main base Brussels National [ABj(BER) Flughafen Tegel. D-13405 Berlin, Germany Tel +49 (30) 41013471 Fax +49 (30) 413 2000 Telex 307429 ABGLD Website www.airberlin.conV Services charter, international, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders Hans-Joachim Knips, Heinz Wadenpohl, Joachim Hunold. Reidun Waagard Lundgren, Sererim and Rudolf Schulte Date established July 1978 Date operations started April 1979 Description Operates flights on behalf of German tour operators. History Formed as an Oregon-based US charter company, it became German-owned and based in 1992. Employees total 400 Executives Managing Partner Joachim Hunold Director Flight Management, Ground Operations & Cabins XarlLotz Director Sales, Personnel & General Purchasing Elke Schuett Maintenance Director Siegfried Olivo Fleet 6 x Boeing 737-400 10 x Boeing 737-800 Orders 10 x Boeing 737-800 Destinations (Scheduled) Alicante, Almeria, Berlin, Bremen, Cologne. Djerba. Dresden. Dusseldorf. Erfurt, Faro, Frankfurt. Fuerteventura, Funchal. Hanover, Heraklion. Ibiza, Jerez de la Frontera, Kerkyra, Kos, Lanzarote, Larnaca. Las Palmas, Leipzig, Malaga. Menorca. Monastir. Miinster. Nuremberg, Paderborn, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Rhodes, Santa Cruz de la Palma, Stuttgart, Tenerife, Thessaloniki. Vienna, Zakinthos [JA] (BON) Cemaiasa 6.71000 Sarajeo. Bosnia-Herzegovina Tel +387 (71) 667953 Fax +387 (71) 650794 Sita SJJAPJA E-mail airbosna@bih.net.ba Parent organisation/shareholders Bosnia-Herzegovina Government (51%), Energoinvest Date established May 1994 Date operations started May 1994 Description National airline of Bosnia-Herzegovina, operating scheduled international passenger and VIP flights to Germany, Turkey and Yugoslavia from its base in Sarajevo. History On 15 August 1996 an Air Bosna flight from Istanbul became the first commercial flight into Sarajevo Airport in four years. Employees total 120 Engineering staff 10 Flightcrew 20 Cabin crew 20 Executives Commercial Manager Mustafa Eminefendic Fleet 1xATR 42-300 1xYakovlevYak-42 1xYakovlevYak-42D Main base Sarajevo Destinations (Scheduled) Berlin, Budapest, Copenhagen. Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Gothenburg. Istanbul, Sarajevo, Stuttgart, Tuzla, Vienna, Zagreb IKF1 (KFB) PO Box 168,01531 Vantaa. Finland Tel +358961512900 Fax +358961512919 Services scheduled, regional, domestic, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Scandinavian Airlines (100%) Alliances Scandinavian Airlines Date established 1987 Date operations started 1988 Description Regional airline with a network covering 15 destinations in Finland. History Air Botnia was purchased by Scandinavian Airlines in January 1998. Employees total 150 Executives Chairman of the Board JHeikki Jolula President & Chief Executive Kjell Fredheim Director Flight Operations Heikki Setala Director Maintenance Mkko Nikulainen Marketing Manager Annika Eerola Chief Pilot iasse Karhila Fleet 7 x Fokker F28 Mk4000 Fellowship 5 x Saab 340A Destinations (Scheduled) Copenhagen. Helsingborg. Helsinki, Jyvaskyla. Karlstad, Mariehamn. Omskoldsvik, Oslo, Oulu, Stockholm, Tampere, Turku, Vaasa Air Bretagne Pare Pompidou, 56034 Vanne. France Tel +33 (2) 97 47 20 47 Fax +33 (2) 97 47 03 82 Services scheduled, regional, domestic, passenger Description Commuter airline operating scheduled services from St. Brieuc. Fleet 2 x Raytheon Beech 1900D Airliner Destinations (Scheduled) Jersey. Montlucon. Nantes, Paris Orty, St Brieuc River View House, Kingston-Upon-Thames, Surrey, KT14BU, UK Tel +44 (0) 20 8943 9966 Fax +44 (0) 20 8943 9797/1062 Telex 921096ACSUK Sita LONFFCR E-mail lon@aircharter.co.uk Services charter, international, regional, cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Air Charter Service. S Vekitov Date established 1997 Date operations started 1998 Description Operates cargo charter services from its base at East Midlands Airport. Employees total 9 Flightcrew 5 Executives Managing Director .Chris Leach Operations Manager Derek Noel Chief Pilot £d Roscoe Fleet 1x Shorts 330-200 Main base East Midlands Air Contractors (Ireland) [AG] (ABR) The Plaza, Dublin, Co Dublin, Irelan Tel +353 (1) 8121900 Fax +353 (1)8121919 Sita DUBOOAG E-mail info@aircontractors.com Website www.aircontractors.com Services scheduled, charter, international, regional, domestic, cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Compagnie Maritime Beige. Safair (49%) Date established 1972 Date operations started 1972 Description Provides scheduled and charter freight services within Europe and operates as an express parcels carrier, carrying mail and newspapers. History Formed as Air Bridge Carriers at East Midlands. The name Hunting Cargo Airlines was adopted in September 1992 and then changed to Air Contractors following the acquistion of the airline by Compagnie Maritime Beige and Safair in June 1998, and a move to Ireland. Employees total 210 Engineering staff 45 Executives Chairman iudwkj Criel Chief Executive .Hugh Ftynn Chief Finance Officer Peter Scott Director U Ferguson Fleet 6 x Boeing 727-200 1x Lockheed L100-30 Main base Dublin Hubs Brussels National, East Midlands Air Dolomiti [EN] (DLA) Via Senatore Augusto Tambarin 36,34077 Roncho di Legionari, Italy Tel +39 (0481) 477 711 Fax +39 (0481) 474 540 Telex 460493 AEROSI Sita TRSOOEN E-mail relazioniesteme@airdolomitj.it Website wv/w.airdolomiti.it/indexing.html Services scheduled, international, regional, domestic Parent organisation/shareholders Akros Merchant, Friulia. Merchant Bank, Leali Group. Lufthansa (26%) Alliances Lufthansa Date established January 1989 Date operations started January 1991 Description Main regional airline in northern Italy serving medium-sized cities in northern and central Italy and across the Alps to neighbouring countries. History Established by the Leali Group, it began operations with a Trieste-Genoa route. After several years of co operation. Lufthansa acquired a 26% stake in January 1999. Employees total 332 Engineering staff 41 Flightcrew 184 Cabin crew 87 Executives President & Chief Executive .Alcide Leali Operations Director Capt Giovanni Bergamini Sales Manager Italy .Stefano Tomasin VP Finance .Gianmarco Solari VP Maintenance Valerio Dell'Angela VP Marketing & COO Liliand Leali VP Operations Giacomo Manzon Fleet 5 xATR 42-300 42 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 28 March - 3 April 2000
Sign up to
Flight Digital Magazine
Flight Print Magazine
Airline Business Magazine
E-newsletters
RSS
Events
