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Directory: world airlines pleat 2 x Boeing MD-83 Main base Stockholm-Arlanda (ARN) Kallax Flygplats, Lulea. Sweden Tel +46 920-220 550 Fax +46 920-673 80 Website www.mdkallax.com Services scheduled, domestic, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders MD Airlines Date established 2001 Date operations started 10 November 2001 Description Operates the Stockholm Arlanda-Lulea route for MD Airlines. MEDITERRANtAN AVIATION (MDM) PO Box 48, Malta International Airport, Luqa, Malta Tel +356 2168 9841 Fax +356 2164 0169 Sita MLAMDXH Website www.medavia.com.mt Services charter, international, regional, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Air Malta (25%), Libyan Arab Foreign Investment (24%), Libyan Arab Maltese Holding (51%) Date established 1978 Date operations started September 1979 Description Operates turboprops on ad hoc charters and long-term leases with a principal market base in North Africa, supporting the oil industry and providing VIP charters. Employees total 110 Engineering staff 25 Flightcrew 15 Cabin crew 10 Executives Chairman George Cassar Managing Director Abdulrezeeg Zmirli Fleet 3xCASAC-212Aviocar PB 144. Moscow, 103473, Russia Tel +7 (095) 924 5529 Fax +7 (095) 923 9187 Sita MOWMPXH Services charter, international, regional, domestic, passenger Date established 31 March 1991 Date operations started 13 January 1993 Description Provides executive carter flights. Employees total 32 Engineering staff 4 Flightcrew 2 Cabin crew 2 Executives General Director I Shlikov Technical Director V Prozorou Main base Moscow-Vnukovo (VKO) Aeroporto Costa Smeralda, Olbia, Sardinia, I-07026. Italy Tel +39 (0789) 52 821 Fax +39 (0789) 52972 Sita OLBEMIG Website www.meridiana.it Services scheduled, charter, international, regional, domes tic, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders AIRFIN (4.51%), employees (16.42%), Fondazione Cariplo (3.39%), The Aga Khan (17.59%), Interprogramme (57.19%), other (0.90%) Alliances Alitalia. Regional Air Lines Date established March 1963 Date operations started 1964 Description Italy's second airline serving domestic and European destinations. History Formed under the name of Alisarda by the Aga Khan as an air-taxi and charter operator to assist in the development of tourism on the north-east coast of Sardinia. Scheduled services began in 1964 from Olbia Airport. In 1989, 35% of new stock was released to new shareholders to increase the strength of the company. The name Meridiana was adopted on 3 May, 1991. The first interna tional services were launched later that year to Barcelona. Paris, London and Frankfurt. Employees total 1,500 Engineering staff 200 Flightcrew 211 Cabin crew 350 Executives Chairman Franco Trivi Chief Executive Giovanni Sebastiani Director Corporate Communications Claudio Miorelli Director Finance and Administration Michele Tardi Director Operations and Human Resources Franco Giudice Fleet 4 x BAe 146-200 9 x Boeing MD-82 8 x Boeing MD-83 Main base Olbia (OLB) Hubs Catania (CTA), Florence "Amerigo Vespucci" (FLR), Verona Villafranca International (VRN) Destinations (domestic scheduled) Bologna, Cagliari, Catania, Florence. Milan, Naples, Olbia, Palermo, Rome, Turin, Verona Destinations (international scheduled) Amsterdam, Barcelona, London, Paris 9623 W Terminal Dr. San Antonio, Texas. 78216. USA Tel +1 (210) 824 2313 Fax +1 (210) 826 4415 Services scheduled, charter, international, domestic, pas senger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Fairchild Aircraft Service Date established 1983 Description Operates freight services under contract to Airborne, DHL, FedEx and UPS. Passenger services are conducted under a wet-lease arrangement. History Operated as a cargo carrier until June 1995. It was found fit to conduct commuter operation by the US Department of Transportation in June 1995 and now sup ports the hub-and- spoke operations of larger airlines. Employees total 250 Flightcrew 48 Cabin crew 3 Executives President Ron Todd VP Business Development Ronald Pye VP Flight Operations Joseph Rose VP Maintenance Jeff Domresse Fleet 3 x Fairchild Dornier Metro 23 17 x Fairchild Dornier Metro III Main base San Antonio International (SAT) Hubs Miami international (MIA), San Juan-Luis Munoz Marin International (SJU) MZHMNA) PO Box 323, Jalan Angkasa 2, Blok B15 Kav 2-3. Jakarta. 10720. Indonesia Tel +62 (21) 654 6789 Fax +62 21 654 0620 Website www.merpati.co.id Services scheduled, charter, regional, domestic, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Garuda Indonesia (9.5%), Indonesian government Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter (100%) Alliances Garuda Indonesia, Pelita Air Service, SilkAir Description Major domestic airline operating scheduled services to more than 25 destinations, with 270 flights a week. The airline also operates scheduled international ser vices to Australia and Malaysia. History Formed by the Indonesian government as the sec ond state airline, with the prime objective of taking over the network of internal services, developed by the air force since 1958. During 1964, Merpati also took over the routes operated previously by the KLM subsidiary De Kroonduif, which had been flown by Garuda since 1962. In October 1978, the airline was taken over by Garuda, although Merpati continued to operate under its own name. Merpati was integrated into the Garuda Indonesia Group in September 1989, however the airline was granted govern ment approval to separate from the group in 1993 but the division did not take placeuntil April 1997. Executives Chairman Muchtarudin Siregar President Wahyu Hidayat Senior VP Commercial Yoyo Basuki Senior VP Engineering Muhammad Yusuf Senior VP Finance Budiman Rafioedin Senior VP Operations Mochamad Masjkur Fleet 7 x Boeing 737-200 Advanced 6 x de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 8 x CASA CN-235-10 1 x CASA CN-235-200 3 x Fokker 100 6 x Fokker F27 Mk500 13 x Fokker F28 Mk4000 7 x Indonesian Aerospace 212-200 Destinations (domestic scheduled) Ambon, Balikpapan, Bandar Lampung, Bandung, Banjarmasin, Batam, Bengkulu, Biak, Bima, Denpasar Bali. Jakarta, Jambi, Jayapura, Kendari. Kupang, Manado. Mataram, Medan, Merauke, Padang, Palangkaraya, Palembang, Palu, Pangkalanbun, Pangkalpinang, Pekanbaru, Pontianak, Semarang, Sorong, Sumbawa, Surabaya, Tanjung Pandan, Tarakan, Tembagapura, Ujung Pandang, Yogyakarta Destinations (international scheduled) Dili, Kuala Lumpur I'll II 'I' 'I! I ——• 410 North 4th Street, Suite 700, Phoenix. Arizona, 85008, USA Tel +1 602 685 4000 Fax +1 602 685 4350 Website www.mesa-air.com Services scheduled, international, regional, domestic, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders Mesa Air Group Alliances America West Airlines, America West Express, US Airways Date established 1980 Date operations started 12 October 1980 Description Large regional carrier operating to 11 cities in Colorado and New Mexico, with codeshare flights for America West Express and US Airways. America West Express flights serve 18 cities in Arizona, California, Colorado, Iowa and New Mexico from the Phoenix hub, while the north-west operation of the USAirways Express codeshare serves 38 cities along the East Coast and parts of the Mid-West with hubs in Boston, Kansas City, New Orleans, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Tampa. History Established when Larry Risley and two other investors acquired a fixed base operation in Farmington, New Mexico, and began scheduled commuter operations with a five-seat Piper Saratoga flying from Farmington to Alburquerque. Rapid growth was accompanied by several reorganisations, the latest in March 1997. when the Mesa Air Group set up four operating units: America West Express division, US Airways Express division. United Express division and Mesa Airlines division. In April 1998. United Airlines terminated its agreement with Mesa. Executives Chairman/Chief Executive Jonathan Ornstein Chief Financial Officer Robert Stone President/COO Michael Lotz Senior VP Flight Operations Michael Ferverda VP/CIO Robert Hornberg VP/General Counsel Brian Gillman VP Finance Jeff Poeschl VP Maintenance Don Harrison Senior Director Customer Service Lorin Carr Fleet 32 x Bombardier CRJ200LR 12 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 I x Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia 25 x Embraer ERJ-145 LR 38 x Raytheon Beech 1900D Airliner Orders 20 x Bombardier CRJ700 20 x Bombardier CRJ900 II x Embraer ERJ-145 LR Destinations (domestic scheduled) Akron/Canton, Aspen. Atlanta, Bakersfield, Baton Rouge, Birmingham, Boise, Burbank, Charleston WV, Charlotte, Chattanooga, Chicago. Cincinnati, Cleveland, Colorado Springs, Columbia SC, Columbus OH, Dallas/Fort Worth. Dayton, Denver, Des Moines, Durango, El Paso, Elmira/Corning. Eugene, Fayetteville AR, Fayetteville NC, Fort Myers. Fresno. Grand Canyon. Grand Junction. Grand Rapids Ml, Greensboro/High Point, Greenville SC, Hartford, Houston, Huntsville, Indianapolis, Jackson MS, Knoxville, Las Vegas, Lexington, Little Rock, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Louisville, Memphis, Milwaukee, Mobile, Monterey, Montgomery, Montrose, New York, Omaha, Palm Springs, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Raleigh/Durham, Roanoke, San Antonio, San Diego, San Jose, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, South Bend, St Louis, Stockton, Telluride, Tucson, Washington, Wichita, Yuma www.flightinternational.com FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 26 MARCH - 1 APRIL 2002 49
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