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n; ctory: world airlines James Petty James Cruson Steve Bushey James Hamelmann Melony Sharou Gail Stewart Destinations (international scheduled) Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne, Nadi, Noumea, Sydney PO Box 11008. Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Tel +1 (702) 736 3599 Fax +1 (702) 361 8967 Sita LASPB6V Website www.airvegas.com Services charter, regional, domestic, passenger Date established 1971 Date operations started 1971 Description Operates daily sightseeing flights from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon. Employees total 200 Flightcrew 45 Executives Chief Executive President Maintenance Director Operations Director Personnel Director VP Sales Fleet 9 x Raytheon Beech B99 Main base Las Vegas - Henderson Executive (HSH), Las Vegas - McCarran International (LAS) AtR VENEZUELA (70](VZA) Caracas-based Air Venezuela was established in 1995 and pro vided domestic scheduled and charter passenger services with a fleet of Convair 580s and Indonesian-built CN-235s. All opera tions ceased in spring 2001. AIR VIA BULGARIAN AIRWAYS [VL] (VIM) 54 GM Dimitrov Blvd, Sofia, Bulgaria Tel +359 (2) 971 2869 Fax +359 (2) 973 3454 Sita SOFTOVL Services charter, international, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders Bulgarian investors Date established 1990 Description Holiday airline operating charter services for tour operators BG Tours (Germany), Jetair (Belgium), Neckermann Deutschland. Orient Plus (Lebanon), Prodintour (France), TUI Deutschland. History Founded by a group of Bulgarian investors. Executives Managing Director Michail Donsky Fleet 6 x Tupolev Tu-154M Main base Varna International (VAR), Sofia International (SOF) AIR WALES [6G] Cardiff International Airport, Vale of Glamorgan. CF62 3BD, UK Tel +44 (0)1446 712 661 Fax +44 (0)1446 712 588 Sita SWSAWXH Website www.airwales.co.uk Services scheduled, domestic, passenger Date established January 1997 Date operations started January 2000 Description Provides scheduled regional services from Cardiff and Swansea in South Wales to the Irish Republic. History Formed by a group of Welsh investors and revives the name of an airline from the 1970s, which was eventually inte grated into Air UK (now better known as KLM uk). Executives Chairman Capt John Evans Finance Director David Marshall Fleet 2 x Fairchild Dornier 228-200 Destinations (domestic scheduled) Cardiff, Swansea Destinations (international scheduled) Cork, Dublin SIPIPIWVHT'flHIWlflHI^IBHHIflHH^HHH PO Box 10217, Khartoum, Sudan Tel+249 11 45 1703 Services charter, international, regional, domestic, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Capt Saif Omer (90%), HousamSaif (10%) Date established April 1992 Date operations started October 1992 Description Provides domestic passenger services and interna tional cargo charters to points in Dubai, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya and Sudan. Employees total 41 Engineering staff 8 Flightcrew 10 Cabin crew 4 Executives Chairman and President Saif Omer CFO Alia Omer VP Finance Adel Zaki VP Maintenance A Gader VP Operations Anthony Nicoela Engineering Director Abdalmnim Fadalalala Personnel Director Omer Busshy Fleet 3xAntonovAn-12 2 x Antonov An-26 West 6390 Challenger Drive, Suite 203, Appleton. Wisconsin, USA Tel +1 920 739 5123 (General) Fax +1 920 749 4158 Website www.airwis.com Services scheduled, domestic, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders CJT Holdings (100%) Alliances United Airlines, United Express Date established 1965 Date operations started 23 August 1965 Description Operates regional services under the United Express banner, feeding United Airlines' Denver and Chicago hubs. History Began operations with flights between Appleton and Chicago O'Hare. In 1985, Air Wisconsin merged with regional carrier Mississippi Valley Airlines and the enlarged airline contin ued to operate under the name Air Wisconsin. In 1990, Air Wisconsin acquired Denver-based Aspen Airways, and was itself bought by United Airlines a year later. United Airlines then sold Air Wisconsin to CJT Holdings in 1993. In February 1998, Air Wisconsin acquired the assets of Mountain Air Express, allowing it to expand its operation in the West. Employees total 2,500 Executives Chairman, President and Chief Executive Geoffrey Crowley Chief Financial Officer James Clarke Executive VP Administration and General Counsel William Jordan Executive VP Operations Patrick Thomson VP Chief Accounting and Information Officer Rose Lussier VP Customer Services Doug Horn VP Employee and Labour Relations Lisa Conover VP Operations Kevin LaWare Fleet 1xBAe 146-100 12 xBAe 146-200 5 xBAe 146-300 17 x Bombardier CRJ200LR 23 x Fairchild Dornier 328-100 Orders 43 x Bombardier CRJ200LR Main base Outagamie County Regional (ATW), Denver International (DEN), Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) Destinations (domestic scheduled) Appleton, Aspen, Billings, Bismarck, Bloomington-Normal, Bozeman, Cedar Rapids, Chicago, Colorado Springs, Denver, Eugene, Fargo, Fort Wayne, Green Bay, Gunnison, Jackson WY, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Lexington, Lincoln, Los Angeles, Louisville, Madison, Memphis, Milwaukee, Missoula, Moline, Nashville, Omaha, Peoria, Quincy, Rapid City, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Jose, Santa Barbara, Sioux Falls, South Bend, Springfield IL, Springfield MO, Steamboat Springs, Traverse City, Vail, Wausau AIR YUGOSLAVIA (YRG) Bui Umetnosti 16, Belgrade, Yugoslavia Tel +381 11 311 2223 Fax +381 11 311 1454 Sita BEGJRJU Services charter, international, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders JAT Yugoslav Airlines (100%) Date established 1969 Description Charter Division of JAT using aircraft from the par ent company's fleet. Employees total 6 Main base Belgrade (BEG) AIR ZAMBEZI [ZT] Travel Plaza, Mazowe Street, PO Box 66293, Harare, Zimbabwe Tel +263 4 729831 Fax +263 4 729835 Services scheduled, domestic, passenger Alliances Air Zimbabwe Date established 1998 Date operations started 1998 Description Offers daily flights in Zimbabwe and plans to expand into the regional African market in 2002. Executives Chairman Oliver Chidawu Fleet 1 x Cessna 208B Grand Caravan Destinations (domestic scheduled) Harare, Hwange National Park. Kariba, Victoria Falls i,il.-UJ!H^.i:MM!PJ!:!»Llki;.l-^.,lcy?—i 79 Airport Colony, 380058 Tbilisi. Georgia Tel +995 32 94 0423 Fax +995 32 99 0798 Services scheduled, charter, international, domestic, cargo Date established 31 October 1999 Date operations started 31 October 1999 Description Operates services to destinations in Europe, Asia and the CIS states. Fleet 2 x Boeing 737-500 1 x llyushin II-62M 2 x Tupolev Tu-134A 2 x Tupolev Tu-154B 1xYakovlevYak-40 Destinations (international scheduled) Amsterdam, Athens, Frankfurt, Kiev, Moscow, Paris, Tel AvivVienna, AIR ZIMBABWE (UM](AZW) PO Box AP1, Harare Airport, Harare, Zimbabwe Tel +263 4 575 111 Fax +263 4 575 068 Sita HREZZUM Website www.airzim.co.zw/ Services scheduled, charter, international, regional, domestic, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders government of Zimbabwe (100%) Alliances Aero Zambia, Air Botswana, Air Malawi, Air Tanzania, Air Zambezi, Airkenya Aviation, Comair. Lignes Aeriennes Congolaises, Linhas Aereas de Mozambique LAM, Vanair Date established 1 September 1967 Date operations started 1967 Description The national airline of Zimbabwe, operating ser vices in southern Africa and to Europe. History Known as Air Rhodesia until 1978, when it became Air Zimbabwe Rhodesia. In April 1980 the airline assumed its pre sent name. Air Zimbabwe began services on 2 April, 1980 to London Gatwick. Executives Chairman Nicholas Nyandoro General Manager, Administration Ngonidzashe Gumbo General Manager, Engineering Elijah Chingosho Hurune General Manager, Marketing Dennis Maravanyika General Manager, Operations George Mwase Fleet 2 x Boeing 737-200 Advanced 2 x Boeing 767-200ER Main base Harare International (HRE) Destinations (domestic scheduled) Bulawayo, Harare, Kariba, Victoria Falls Destinations (international scheduled) Brussels, Johannesburg, Kinshasa, Lilongwe, London, Lubumbashi, Lusaka, Mauritius, Mbuji-Mayi, Nairobi, Paris AIRBORNE EXPRESS [GB (ABX) 3101 Western Ave, Seattle, Washington, 98121, USA Tel +1 (937) 382 5591 Fax +1 (937) 382 2452 Sita ADX00GD Website www.airborne.com Services charter, international, regional, domestic, cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Airborne Inc Date established 1979 Date operations started 17 April 1980 Description Provides overnight express small-package services and freight within the US and to Canada. ABX Air is the operating name of the airline division of Airborne. History Formed when Airborne Freight Corporation acquired 66 12-18 MARCH 2002 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL www.flightinternational.com
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