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Directory: world airlines following its entry into receivership during 2001. Suspended operations in March 2002. History Founded by Reginald Ansett and began operations with a service from Hamilton to Melbourne. Expanded gradually through the acquisition of several regional carriers, and became Australia's biggest privately owned airline on 4 October, 1957 with the purchase of struggling Australian National Airways (ANA), adopting the name of Ansett-ANA. ANA name was dropped in June 1969 in favour of Ansett Airlines of Australia. Taken over by Rupert Murdoch's News Ltd in 1980, with other shares acquired subsequently by TNT The airline was renamed Ansett Australia several weeks before domestic airline deregula tion started on 31 October, 1990. Its first international flights began on 11 September, 1993 to Bali. TNT's 50% holding was purchased by Air New Zealand in 1996 and in June 2000 it bought the remaining 50% from News Corp. Ansett Australia became a full member of the Star Alliance in March 1999. The airline went into receivership in 2001, but continued to operate a skeleton service. It was to be refinanced by Tesna. but this deal collapsed and the airline suspended operations on 4 March 2002. Executives Executive General Manager Corporate Affairs Pamela Catty Executive General Manager Ground Services Ron Rosalky Executive General Manager Operations & Inflight Services Trevor Jensen Executive General Manager Sales and Distribution Garry Kingshott FlMt 15 x Airbus A320-200 1xBAe 146-200 1xBAe 146-300 Orders 30 x Airbus A320/A321 Main base Melbourne-Tullamarine International (MEL) Hubs Sydney-Kingsford Smith International (SYD), Brisbane (BNE), Darwin International (DRW), Perth International (PER) Destinations (domestic scheduled) Adelaide, Brisbane, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney Route d'el Borma, Wilaya Ouargla, Hassi Messaoud, Algeria Tel +213 9 736583/4 Fax +213 9 736582 Services scheduled, charter, international, domestic, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Khalifa Airways (100%) Date established 1999 Date operations started 1999 Description Operates scheduled passenger flights within Algeria and between Algeria and France. Employees total 143 Engineering staff 19 Flightcrew 12 Cabin crew 27 Executives President Arezi Idjerouidene Fleet 1 x Boeing 737-200C Destinations (domestic scheduled) Algiers, Constantine, Hassi Messaoud, Tlemcen Destinations (international scheduled) Basle, Lille, Lyons, Marseilles 1 Tupolev Street, 252062 Kiev, Ukraine Tel +380 44 443 00 18 Fax +380 44 442 61 24 Sita IEVANGS, IEVACGS Website www.antonovairlines.com Services charter, international, cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Antonov (100%) Alliances Air Foyle HeavyLift Date established 1989 Date operations started 1989 Description Serves the world outsize cargo market. History Entered a marketing agreement in 1989 with Air Foyle to market Antonov An-124 cargo charters worldwide. This led to the design bureau obtaining its own operating certificate. Executives Chief Executive Anatoliy Bulanenko Senior VP Konstantin Lushakov Fleet 3 x Antonov An-12 1 x Antonov An-124-100 1 x Antonov An-140 1 x Antonov An-24RV 1 x Antonov An-26 2 x Antonov An-32 1 x Antonov An-74 1x Antonov An-74T-200 PO Box 1212, Alta, Norway Tel +47 78 45 00 50 Fax +47 78 45 00 55 Website www.arctic.no Services scheduled, charter, international, domestic, passenger Date established 1995 Date operations started April 2000 Description Operates year-round scheduled flights in northern Norway, together with charter flights and on-demand helicopter tours. History Two small companies, which flew charter for hunters, tourists and mountaineers in the 1960s in the west of Finnmark county, merged in 1995 to found Arctic Air. Employees total 16 Engineering staff 2 Flightcrew 4 Executives Managing Director Ole Steinar Ostlyngen Financial Director Eilif Johannesen Fleet 1 x Fairchild Dornier 228-200 Main base Alta (ALF) Hubs Kirkenes (KKN) Destinations (domestic scheduled) Alta, Kirkenes, Vardoe Destinations (international scheduled) Murmansk 4111 Float Plane Drive, PO Box 190228. Anchorage. Alaska, USA Tel +1 (907) 243 1380 Fax +1 (907) 248 0042 Website www.arctic-circle-air.com Services scheduled, charter, domestic, passenger and cargo Date established 1973 Date operations started 1973 Description Operates scheduled commuter services and char ter flights to over 65 Alaskan communities. Executives President Irv Terry Chief Executive Steve Anderson Director Don Singsass Director Maintenance James Peters Fleet 2 x Shorts SC-7 Skyvan Main base Dillingham (DLG), Fairbanks International (FAI), Aniak (ANI) Destinations (domestic scheduled) Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass, Anchorage, Aniak, Anvik, Arctic Village, Atmautluak, Bethel, Bettles, Chalkyitsik, Chefornak, Chevak, Chuathbaluk, Clarks Point, Cordova, Crooked Creek, Dillingham, Eagle. Eek, Ekuk, Ekwok, Fairbanks, Fort Yukon, Galena, Goodnews Bay, Grayling. Holy Cross, Hooper Bay, Hughes, Huslia, Kalskag, Kaltag, Kipnuk, Koliganek, Kongiganak, Kwigillingok, Manokotak, Marshall, Mekoryuk, New Chenega, New Stuyahok, Newtok, Nightmute, Nulato, Platinum, Quinhagak, Rampart, Red Devil, Russian Mission, Scammon Bay, Shageluk, Sleetmute, St George Island, St Paul Island, Tanana, Tatitlek, Togiak, Toksook Bay, Tuluksak, Tuntutuliak, Tununak, Twin Hills, Venetie, Yakutat Flugplatz Neuostheim, D-68163 Mannheim, Germany Tel +49 (621) 426 040 Fax +49 (621) 426 0426 Website www.arcus-air.com Services charter, domestic, passengers, cargo Date established 1973 Description Provides cargo charters throughout Europe. together with VIP passenger flights and helicopter aerial work services. Fleet 2 x Fairchild Dornier 228-200 ARKHANGELSK AIRLINES [5NJ <AUL) Arkhangelsk Airport, Arkhangelsk, Russia Tel +7 8182 6541 00 Fax +7 8182 65 6216 Sita ARHAPSH Website www.akavl.ru Services scheduled, charter, international, regional, domestic, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders State owned (100%) Date established 1961 Description Operates domestic, European cargo charter, scheduled and charter passenger flights. History Former Aeroflot Arkhangelsk Directorate. Adopted the present name in 1991. Employees total 722 Engineering staff 184 Flightcrew 132 Cabin crew 52 Executives Deputy Director Sales and Marketing Vitali Shakhov Director Finance Sergey Fronlenko Director Production Vladimir Belov-Belikov Director Sales and Marketing Inna Luchaninova General Director Vladimir Korotjaev Fleet 4 x Antonov An-24RV 6 x Antonov An-26 4 x Antonov An-26B 7 x Tupolev Tu-134A 2 x Tupolev Tu-154B Orders 3 x llyushin 11-114 Hubs Moscow - Sheremetyevo (SVO) Destinations (domestic scheduled) Amderma, Amderma, Anapa, Anapa, Arkhangelsk, Arkhangelsk, Kirovsk, Kirovsk, Kotlas, Kotlas, Moscow, Moscow, Murmansk, Murmansk, Naryan-Mar, Naryan-Mar, St Petersburg, St Petersburg ARKHANGELSK 2ND AVIATION DETACHMENT Vaskovo Airport, Arkhangelsk, Arkhangelsk Region, Russia Tel +7 818 2450165 Fax +7 818 2451794 Services domestic, regional, passenger Description Operates regional passenger services and per forms aerial work, including helicopter work in the Americas. Executives General Director Vasili Razlivski Fleet 7xLetL410UVP-E ARKIA ISRAELI AIRLINES [IZ] (AIZ) PO Box 39301, Dov Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel Tel +972 (3) 690 2222 Fax +972 (3) 699 1512 Sita TLVTMIZ/TLVDDIZ Website www.arkia.co.il/ Services scheduled, charter, international, regional, domestic, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Employees (25%), Kanaf- Arkia Airlines (75%) Date established 1949 Date operations started 1950 Description Israel's second-largest airline operating domestic schedules, together with charters to Asia, the Mediterranean and Western Europe. History Founded by Israeli national airline El Al and Israel's labour federation Histradut as Arkia Inland Airlines, which in 1972 acquired 50% of the stock of Kanaf Airlines and Aviation Services and formed Kanaf Arkia Airline and Aviation Services. In March 1980, Kanaf Arkia acquired the remaining stock of Arkia and merged the two operations. Employees total 1,200 Executives Chairman Yigal Arnon President and CEO Israel Borovich Director of Commercial - International Avi Ben-Hur Director of Maintenance Zeev Sekely Director Operations Nir Dagan Fleet 4 xATR 72-500 2 x Boeing 757-200 2 x Boeing 757-300 3 x De Havilland Dash 7 Main base Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion International (TLV) Hubs Tel Aviv Yafo Sde Dov (SDV) Destinations (domestic scheduled) Elat, Haifa, Kiryat Shmona, Ovda, Rosh Pina, Tel Aviv Destinations (international scheduled) Amman ARMENIAN AIRLINES (R3J (RME) Zvartnots Airport, Yerevan, Armenia Tel +3742 225447 Sita EVNSDR3 Services scheduled, charter, international, regional, domestic, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Armenian CAD (100%) Alliances Aeroflot Date established 1991 Date operations started 9 March 1993 Description National flag carrier of Armenia, operating 55 weekly flights to states in the former Soviet Union, to Western Europe and the United Arab Emirates. www.flightinternational.com FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 12-18 MARCH 2002 77
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