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WORLD AIRLINE efr DIRECTORY Parent organisation/shareholders Bob Christian 100% Alliances Northwest Airlines Date established 1987 Date operations started 21 March, 1992 Description Primary passenger and cargo carrier between Guam, Rota, Saipan and Tinian. History Began helicopter operations in August 1988 and secured commuter airline status in February 1992. In December 1992, it became a codeshare partner with Continental Micronesia and took over its flights to Guam, Rota, and Saipan. In February 1995, Continental discontinued its service to Rota and the airline began codesharing with Northwest Airlines on the same becoming a Northwest Airlink carrier in February 1998. Employees total 105 Flightcrew 14 Cabin crew 9 Executives Controller Paz Pabalinas President & Chief Executive Robert Christian Director Maintenance Raja Segaran Director Maintenance Raja Sejaran Director Marketing and Reservations Daisy Sablan VP Treasurer Kaye Christian Fleet 3 x Shorts 360-200 Adv Main base Saipan Hubs West Tinian Destinations (Scheduled) Guam, Rota, Saipan, Tinian 3110 Domestic Airport, Pasay City, Metro Manila 1300, Philippines Tel +63 (2) 832 2731 Fax +63 (2) 833 7430 Services charter, passenger and cargo Date established 1947 Description Operates scheduled passenger flights, together with air taxi services and agricultural work. Employees total 120 Executives Managing Director Felipe Nanalkj Fleet 12 x Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander 2 x de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 100 2 x de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 200 Destinations (Scheduled) Busuanga, Cat clan. Culion, Cuyo, Lubang, Manila Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) [PK1 (PIA) PIA Building, Quaid-e-Azam International Airport, Karachi, 75200, Pakistan Tel +92 (21) 457 2011 Fax +92 (21) 457 0419 Telex 2-3296 PIAC PK E-mail info@fly-pia.com Website www.fly-pia.com Services scheduled, charter, international, regional, domestic, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Pakistani Government Alliances SriLankan Airlines Date established 1954 Date operations started 10 May, 1954 Description Pakistani flag carrier operating scheduled services to 70 cities in 29 countries, including an extensive domestic network. History Began regular services with direct flights between West and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), followed by the first international route from Karachi to London on 1 February, 1955. On 10 March that same year Pakistan International Airlines was formed from the merger of PIA and Orient Airways. PIA became the first non-communist airline to fly to China, and to operate a service between Asia and Europe via Moscow in 1963. Helicopter services were introduced in 1996 from Islamabad, Abbottabad, Lahore and Sialkot to promote tourism. Employees total 17,836 Engineering staff 931 Flightcrew 600 Cabin crew 1,793 Executives Chairman Lt Gen Nasim Rana Managing Director Arif Ali Khan Abbasi Director Corporate Planning Rasheed Hasam Director Customer Services Wasim FJasi Director Engineering & Maintenance Naziz Kehaz Director Human Resources .Ahmed Mumtaz Director France/Information Systems Kaleem Malik Director Flight Operations Dasa Shahnawaz Director Marketing Mustafa Ansari Director Precision Engineering S Raza Fleet 10 x Airbus A300B4-200 6 x Airbus A310-300 2 x Boeing 707-320C 6 x Boeing 737-300 6 x Boeing 747-2008 2 x Boeing 747-200B Combi 5 x Boeing 747-300 2 x de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 12xFokkerF27Mk200 1xFokkerF27Mk400 Main base Karachi Hubs Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta Destinations (international scheduled) Abu Dhabi, Al Am. Amsterdam, Athens, Bahrain, Bangkok, Beijing, Colombo, Copenhagen, Dammam, Delhi, Dhaka, Doha, Dubai, Frankfurt, Istanbul, Jeddah, Kathmandu, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, London, Manchester, Manila, Mumbai, Muscat, New York, Oslo, Paris, Riyadh, Rome, Shannon, Sharjah, Singapore, Tashkent, Tokyo, Toronto (Domestic scheduled) Bahawalpur, Bannu, Chitral. Dalbandin, Dera Ghazi Khan, Dera Ismail Khan, Faisalabad, Gilgit, Gwadar, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Jacobabad, Jiwani, Karachi, Khuzdar, Lahore, Mohenjodaro, Multan, Muzaffarabad, Nawabshah, Ormara, Panjgur, Para Chinar, Pasni, Peshawar, Quetta, Rahim Yar Khan, Rawala Kot, Saidu Sharif, Sehwen Sharif, Skardu, Sui, Sukkur, Turbat, Zhob Palestinian Airlines IPF] (PNW) PO Box 4043, Gaza, Palestine Tel +972 (7) 282 2800 Fax +972 (7) 2821309 Sita AMMTOPF E-mail capf@fannet.com Website www.palestinianair.com/ Services scheduled, international, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Palestinian Government Alliances Alitalia Date established 1 January, 1995 Date operations started 10 January, 1997 Description Provides scheduled international services from Gaza to destinations in the Middle East and North Africa. Pilgrim charter services to Jeddah are also available. History Began operations with a series of charter flights carrying pilgrims to Jc-ddah. The flights were originally to operate from Gaza, but due to an Israeli ban, the services were operated from Port Said, in northern Egypt. Scheduled services were inaugurated on 23 July, 1997, operating from El Arish to Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Palestinian Airlines transferee] its base to Gaza following the opening of the airport in late 1998. Employees total 376 Engineering staff 150 Flightcrew 37 Cabin crew 31 Executives Chairman & Director General Fayez Zaidan VP Airport Services Rajai Daoudi VP Commercial MohammedBitar VP Finance .Azmi Samaan VP Operation George Mafia VP Sales Mohammad Saleh Fleet 1X Boeing 727-200 Adv 2 x Fokker 50 Orders 2 x Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet Series 200 2 x Bombardier Dash 8-300 Main base Gaza Destinations (Scheduled) Abu Dhabi, Amman, Cairo, Doha, Dubai, Gaza, Jeddah Pan African Airlines (Nigeria) PMB 21054, Ikeja. Nigeria Tel +234 (1) 496 3601 Fax +234 (1) 496 3798 E-mail paan@linkserve.com.ng Services charter, domestic, passenger Date established 1961 Date operations started 1961 Description Provides the oil industry support and charter services, using helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. Executives Chairman Chief Chris Ogunbanjo Managing Director S Raval Personnel Manager A A Falua Fleet 2 x Cessna 208 Caravan I Main base Lagos 435 Safarkhan Avenue, Tehran, 14547, Iran Tel+98 (21)8221771 Fax+98 (21)8211969 Services charter, international, passenger Date established 1997 Description Operates international passenger flights between Bandare Abbas and Ras al-Khaimah. Fleet 2xYakovlevYak-40 101 Samsen Road, Bangkok, 10300, Thailand Tel +66 (2) 669 2066 Fax +66 (2) 669 2092 Website www.northernthailand.com/cm/travel/pbair.html Services scheduled, domestic, passenger Date established 1990 Date operations started 1997 Description Operates scheduled domestic servicesf rom Bangkok, as well as Bangkok-Udon Thani-Chiang Mai services on behalf of Angel Air. History Founded by Piya Bhirombhakdi. Established as a charter carrier, but upgraded its air operator's certificate to allow scheduled services to be introduced in February 1999. Fleet 3 x Fokker F28Mk4000 Main base Bangkok Destinations (Scheduled) Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chumphon, Khon Kaen, Krabi, Roi Et (6P1 (PCA) Peace Air was established in 1998 to offer services to Scandinavia, including Stockholm, Oslo, Helsinki, Copenhagen, and Riga with a Boeing 747-400. A Los Angeles service (via Seoul) and a New York service (via Lisbon) were to be added on receipt of additional aircraft. The Sri Lankan Government, however, refused to grant international rights to any carrier other than SriLankan for 10 years. Pearl Aviation Fauntleroy Avenue, Perth Airport, Western Australia, 6104, Australia Tel +618 9479 2555 Fax +618 9479 2525 E-mail admin@peariav.com.au Website www.pearlav.com.au/ Services charter Parent organisation/shareholders Paspaley Pearls Group Date operations started 1964 Description Formerly Skywest Aviation, it is the largest and most experienced provider of specialist aviaiton services in Australia. The company has been in operation for 37 years and has built a considerable amount of specialised expertise in aviation. In addition, Pearl maintains in-house capability in maintenance planning, aircraft acquisition, performance analysis, design and training to support its own fleet operations and those of other operators in the region. Pearl has provided a range of specialised services under contract over the past 20 years. History Pearl Aviation has carried out contract operations of the Australian Customs "Coastwatch" service throughout Australia from 1978 to 1996. The airline acquired East-West Airlines in 1984 and was acquired by Ansett Airlines in 1987. In 1996, the company was purchased by Paspalye Pearling and in 1997 it was awarded the NSW Aerial Ambulance contract. Employees total 110 Engineering staff 22 Flightcrew 59 Fleet 2 x Fairchild Metro 23 Pelangi Air [9P] (PEG) No 18B & 21B, Tingkat Dua Blok Dua Pusat Pemiagaan Worldwide, Jalan Tinju 13/50, Sekysen 13, Shah Alam, Selangor, 40675, Malaysia Tel +60 (3) 553 3700 Fax +60 (3) 553 2292 Telex 37614 Layang Website www.pelangiair.com/ Services scheduled, domestic, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders Three institutions affiliated with Terengganu state government. Naluri Berhad (18%) Date established 1987 Date operations started 1 January, 1988 Description Operates scheduled passenger services to more than 15 destinations in Malaysia and Indonesia. History Started out as Malaysia's first private domestic carrier and went regional in 1990, with flights to destinations in Indonesia, Thailand and Cambodia. Executives Chairman Saw Lye Chief Executive & General Manager Abdul Dat'Samsu Director Right Operations Capt Peter Wong General Manager Iain Salahin Fleet 3 xDornier 228-200 2 x Fokker 50 Destinations (Scheduled) Ipoh, Johor Bahru, Kerteh, Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Terengganu, Kuantan, Padang, Palembang, Pangkor, Pekanbaru, Penang, Tioman 96 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 4 -10 April 2000
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