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2001
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[RECTORY Fleet 3 x Boeing 737-300 3 x Boeing 737-400 3 x Boeing 767-300ER Main bases Brussels National Destinations (international scheduled) Alicante, Banjul, Bonaire, Catania, Curacao, Dakar, Faro, Las Palmas, Malaga, Strasbourg, Stuttgart, Tel Aviv Rue de Luxembourg, L-5230 Sandweiler. Luxembourg Tel+352 355 2201 Fax+352 35 52 20 210 E-mail info@solidair.lu Website http://www.solidair.lu/welcome,html Services charter, international, passenger Date established 1998 Description Planing to provide charter flights from Luxembourg Findel Airport to destinations in the Caribbean, Mexico and the USA. Start has been delayed. Executives Chairman Enor Aakrann CEO Ludo Sauwen Solomon Airlines [IE] (SOL) PO Box23, Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands Tel +677 20 031 Fax +677 36 098 Sita HIRDZIE E-mail solorQanair@solomanaiilines.com.au Website http://www.solomonairlines.com.au/main.htm Services scheduled, charter, regional, domestic, passenger and cargo I Parent organisation/shareholders Government of the Solomon Islands (100%) W Alliances Air Niugini, Air Pacific, Air Vanuatu, Cartas Airways ^j* Date established 1962 Date operations started 1962 » Description National carrier of the Solomon Islands serving more than 20 destinations within the South Pacific island chain, and also operating flights to Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. Executives Chairman Stephen Tonafalea General Manager Gideon pZoleveke Jnr Fleet 1x Boeing 737-300 3 x de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 Main bases Honiara - Henderson Destinations (international scheduled) Brisbane, Nadi, Port Vila Destinations (domestic scheduled) Afutara, Arona, Atoifi, Auki, Balalae, Bellona, Choiseul Bay, Fera Island, Gizo, Honiara, Kagau, Kirakira, Mono, Munda, Parasi, Rennell, Santa Ana Island, Santa Cruz Island, Sege, Suavanao, Yandina Sonmez Airlines (SMZ) Yeni Yalova yolu 9 nou km, Sonmez Holding Tesisleri, 16036 Hrriyet-Bursa. Turkey Services scheduled, regional, domestic, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Ali Osman Snmez and Celal Snmez Date established 1984 Date operations started 1984 Description Operates domestic passenger and cargo charter services. Executives Chairman.., Ali 0 Snmez - President Celal Snmdz Director Berkan Akkus Financial Director Husamettin Atli Financial Director Serif Szbir Maintenance Director Sabri Dirik Operations Director Nurettin Yildiz Fleet 1 x Gulfstream I South African Alrllnk [4Z] (LNK) PO Box 7529. Bonaero Park, Johannesburg, Gauteng. 1622, South Africa Tel +2711 395 3333 Fax +27 11 395 1440 Services scheduled, regional, domestic, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders R A Foster (21.5%) B J Webb (21.5%), Osprey Airline Investments [Pty] Ltd (57%i Airline subsidhnies/shareholdings Airlink Swaziland(40%), Kalahari Express Airlines (49%), Metavia Airlines(100%) ' Alliances South African Airways, South African Express Airways Date operations started 10 June 1992 Executives Chairman Richard Charter CEO Rodger R Foster Commercial Director Barrie B Webb Financial Director Owen Price Operations Director Duke MD Moorosi Fleet 15 x British Aerospace Jetstream 41 Orders 30xEmbraerERJ-135 Main bases Johannesburg Jan Smuts International Destinations (international scheduled) Manzini, Maputo, Maseru Destinations (domestic scheduled) Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, East London, George, Johannesburg, Kimberley, Margate, Nelspruit, Phalaborwa, Pietersburg, Plettenberg Bay, Port Elizabeth, Pietermaritzburg, Sun City, Ulundi, Umtata, Upington South African Airways [SA] (SAA) Private Bag X13, Johannesburg International Airport, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 1627, South Africa Tel+27 (11) 9781127 Fax+27 (11) 9781126 Website http://www.saa.co.za Services scheduled, charter, international, regional, domestic, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Government of South Africa through Transnet (80%), SAirGroup (20%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings South African Airways Express (76.01%) Alliances Air France, Air Namibia, Ansett Australia, bmi british midland, Cathay Pacific, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, Ghana Airways, Linhas Aereas de Mocambique LAM, Lufthansa, Nigeria Airways, Qantas Airways, South African Airlink, South African Express Airways, Swissair, TAAG Angola Airlines, Thai Airways International, Zambia Skyways Date established 1 February 1934 Date operations started 1 February 1934 Description National flag-carrier, serving 39 cities in 29 countries on over 900 scheduled flights per week. History Established following the acquisition of all assets and liabilities of a private airline, Union Airways, and commenced chartered and scheduled flights between Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg. The first "Springbok" service between South Africa and the UK was opened on 10 November 1945. Australia was reached on 25 November 1957, and a service across the Atlantic to New York followed on 23 February 1969. On 1 April 1990, South African Airways became a division of state-owned company Transnet, in preparation for privatisation, which was partially implemented in June 1999, when a 20% stake was sold to the SAirGroup. Employees total 9,014 Executives CEO Andre Viljoen Chairman Don Ncube VP and General Manager Cargo Vince Raseroka Executive VP Cargo & Technical Kevin Wilson VP Global Sales David James VP Corporate Services Victor Nosi Executive VP Commercial 8 Planning Don Garvett VP Global Passenger Strategy Services Anisha Archary VP Inflight Services and Acting VP of Human Rsrcs. .Noedine Isaacs VP Product Development & Marketing Programmes Pitso Kekana VP Commercial Johan Van Jaarsveld VP Corporate Finance Richard Forson VP Flight Operations Anton Richman Fleet 1x Airbus A300B2 2 x Airbus A300B4-200 3 x Airbus A320-200 15 x Boeing 737-200 Advanced 10x Boeing 737-800 5 x Boeing 747-200B 6 x Boeing 747-300 8 x Boeing 747-400 3 x Boeing 747SP 2 x Boeing 767-200ER Orders 11 x Boeing 737-800 Main bases Johannesburg Jan Smuts International Hubs Cape Town DF Malan International, Durban Louis Botha International Destinations (international scheduled) Abidjan, Accra, Atlanta, Bangkok, Blantyre, Buenos Aires, Bulawayo, Dar-es-Salaam, Entebbe/Kampala, Fort Lauderdale, Frankfurt, Harare, Hong Kong, Lilongwe, London, Lagos, Luanda, Lusaka, Maputo, Mauritius, Mumbai, Nairobi, New York, Paris, Perth, Sal, Sao Paulo, Victoria Falls, Windhoek, Zurich Destinations (domestic scheduled) Cape Town, Durban, East London, George, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth South African Express Airways [YB] (EXY) PO Box 101, Johannesburg International Airport, Johannesburg, 1627, South Africa Tel +27 (11) 978 5577 Fax +27 (11) 978 5578 E-mail colleen.kennaugh@saexpress.co.za Website http://www.saexpress.co.za Services scheduled, charter, regional, domestic, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders South African Airways through Transnet (76.01%), Thebe Investments Corporation (23.99%) Alliances South African Airlink, South African Airways Date established 1 December 1993 Date operations started 24 April 1994 Description Domestic and regional carrier, operating secondary routes under the South African Airways brand. Charter flights are also undertaken. History Established jointly with Canadian group and South African Airways to take over unprofitable jet routes from SAA and replace with modern turboprops, and more recently, Canadair Regional Jets. Employees total 570 Executives Chief Executive Khutso Mampeule Fleet 6 x Bombardier (Canadair) CRJ200ER 7 x Bombardier (de Havilland) Dash 8-300 Main bases Johannesburg Jan Smuts International Hubs Cape Town D. Malan International Destinations (international scheduled) Gaborone, Walvis Bay, Windhoek Destinations (domestic scheduled) Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, East London, George, Hoedspruit, Johannesburg, Kimberley, Port Elizabeth, Richards Bay, Skukuza, Sun City, South Asia Airways 16 Kemal Ataturk Avenue, Banani, Dhaka, 1213, Bangladesh Services scheduled, domestic, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders Yussuf Abdullah Harun Date established 2000 Date operations started March 2001 Description South Asia Airways will operate passenger services within Bangladesh using three leased ATR 42s. FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 3 - 9 April 2001 79
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