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Directory: world airlines Operations Director Francisco Cruz Fleet 2 x Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander 4 x Britten-Norman BN-2B Islander 3 x Britten-Norman BN-2A Mk III Trislander VIETNAM AIRLINES VNI (HVN) Gialem Airport, Hanoi, Vietnam Tel +84 (4) 8732732 Fax +84 (4) 8272291 Sita HANEPVN Website www.vietnamair.com.vn Services scheduled, international, regional, domestic, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders Vietnamese government (100%) Alliances All Nippon Airways, American Airlines. Cathay Pacific, China Airlines. China Southern Airlines, Japan Airlines, Korean Air, Lao Aviation, Philippine Airlines, Qantas Airways, Swiss Date established 1956 Description National flag carrier, operating scheduled flights to domestic and international destinations. History Founded as Hang Khong Vietnam and operated by the General Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam. Its first international route was to Beijing, followed by Vientiane in 1976. In April 1989, Vietnam Airlines was established as a state enterprise and formed into Vietnam Airlines Corporation in 1996, bringing together several service com panies with the airline at its core. Employees total 6,400 Engineering staff 770 Flightcrew 230 Cabin crew 730 Executives Chairman Nguyen Sy Hung President and Chief Executive Nguyen Xuan Hien Director Cargo Planning and Marketing Hoang Manh Tuan Director Corporate Affairs Phan Duy Quang Director Finance and Accounting Nguyen Huu Duat Director Flight Safety and Security Nguyen Van Ba Director Marketing Planning Luong Hoai Nam Director Passenger Marketing Duong Tri Thanh Director Planning and Investment Tran Due Luu Director Science and Technology To Dinh Dung Director Technical Tran Van Dong Fleet 10 x Airbus A320-200 2 x Airbus A321-100 1 x Antonov An-38-100 6 x ATR 72-200 1 x ATR 72-500 5 x Boeing 767-300ER 2 x Fokker 70 Orders 2 x ATR 72-500 4 x Boeing 777-200ER 2 x Boeing 777-200ER Main base Ho Chi Minh City-Tan Son Nhat International (SGN), Hanoi-Noi Bai International (HAN) Destinations (domestic scheduled) Ban Me Thuot, Da Nang, Dalat, Dien Bien Phu. Haiphong, Hanoi. Ho Chi Minh City, Hue, Nha-Trang. Phuquoc, Pleiku, Quinhon, Rachgia, Son-La. Vinh City Destinations (international scheduled) Bangkok, Beijing. Dubai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Kaohsiung, Kuala Lumpur, Kunming, Melbourne, Osaka, Paris. Phnom Penh. Seoul. Siem Reap, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei, Vientiane, The Office, Crawley Business Quarter, Manor Royal, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 9NU, UK Tel +44 (0) 1293 562345 Fax +44 (0) 1293 561721 Sita LGWSZVS Website www.virginatlantic.com Services scheduled, international, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders Singapore Airlines (49%), Virgin Group (51%) Alliances Air-India, BMI British Midland, Continental Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Midwest Express. Nationwide Airlines, Singapore Airlines Date established 1984 Date operations started 22 June 1984 Description UK's second largest long-haul carrier of pas sengers and freight, serving the world's major cities from London Heathrow and Gatwick airports. History Began services initially from London Gatwick to New York Newark, soon adding other US destinations. In January 1991 was cleared to operate from Heathrow. Services were inaugurated in July of that year. In December 1999, 49% of Virgin Atlantic was sold to Singapore Airlines. Employees total 6.330 Engineering staff 635 Flightcrew 583 Cabin crew 2,196 Executives Founder and Chairman Richard Branson Chief Executive Steve Ridgway Chief Financial Officer Julie Southern Chief Operating Officer Lyell Strambi Director of Cargo John Lloyd Director of Commercial Planning Conrad Clifford Director of Corporate Affairs Paul Moore Director of Customer Services Julie Robinson Director of Engineering Jeff Livings Director of External Affairs and Route Development Barry Humphries Director of Financial Operations David Springthorp Director of Flight Operations Malcolm Wagstaff Director of Human Resources Moria Nangle Director of Marketing Alison Copus Director of Sales and Distribution Paul Dickinson Fleet 10 x Airbus A340-300 2 x Boeing 747-200B 12 x Boeing 747-400 Orders 1 x Boeing 747-400 10 x Airbus A340-600 6 x Airbus A380-800 Main base London Heathrow (LHR) Destinations (domestic scheduled) London, Manchester Destinations (international scheduled) Antigua, Barbados, Boston, Brussels, Cape Town, Delhi, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Lagos, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Milan, New York, Orlando, San Francisco, Shanghai, St Lucia, Tokyo, Washington VIRGIN BLUE AIRLlNEStDJ] (VOZ) PO Box 1034. Spring Hill. Queensland, 4004. Australia Tel +61 7 3295 3000 Fax +61 (7) 38394024 Website www.virginblue.com.au Services scheduled, domestic, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders Virgin Group (100%) Date established 1999 Date operations started 31 August 2000 Description Low-cost carrier formed to operate scheduled domestic trunk routes between Australia's capital and regional cities. History Launched into the Australian skies with two aircraft and one route, Brisbane-Sydney. Employees total 1,276 Engineering staff 30 Flightcrew 162 Cabin crew 400 Executives Chief Executive Deputy Chief Executive and COO Head of Commercial Head of Finance Head of Commercial Distribution Head of Corporate Affairs Head of Engineering Head of Flight operations Head of Guest Services Head of Human Resources Head of Information Technology Head of Security Brett Godfrey Rob Sherrard David Huttner Manny Gill Tim Jordan Scott Swift Ron Salter Jr John Raby Martin Daley Bruce Highfield Nick Brant Phil Scalon Fleet 1 x Boeing 737-300 6 x Boeing 737-400 5 x Boeing 737-700 4 x Boeing 737-800 Orders 5 x Boeing 737-700 2 x Boeing 737-800 Destinations (domestic scheduled) Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Canberra. Darwin, Gold Coast, Launceston, Mackay, Melbourne, Mount Isa, Perth, Sydney, Townsville Building 116, Brussels Airport, 1820 Melsbroek, Belgium Tel +32 (2) 752 0511 Fax +32 (2) 752 0506 Sita BRUDABQ Website www.virgin-express.com Services scheduled, charter, international, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders Virgin Express Holdings (100%) Date established 1992 Date operations started November 1992 Description Low fare airline, operating scheduled services to European destinations from its Brussels hub. Its charter operation is also based in Brussels and operates ad hoc charters throughout Europe and the Mediterranean. History Founded by the City Hotels Group as EuroBelgian Airlines, which was aquired by the Virgin Group in April 1996 and subsequently renamed Virgin Express. In November 1997, the company sold 49% interest in a global public offering, with 51% remaining with Richard Branson. Employees total 1,212 Executives Chairman Emeritus Richard Branson Executive Chairman David Hoare Managing Director Neil Burrows Chief Financial Officer Laurent Jossart Commercial Director Paul Sies HR Director Katya Sokolsky Operations Director Allan Blake Technical Director Lode Ketele Fleet 9 x Boeing 737-300 5 x Boeing 737-400 Main base Brussels National (BRU) Hubs Brussels National (BRU) Destinations (international scheduled) Barcelona, Copenhagen, Faro. Geneva, Gothenburg, London. Madrid, Malaga, Milan, Nice, Rome, Stockholm, Zurich Former airline of Virgin Holidays, which started flying on 1 May, 1999, operating passenger flights from London Gatwick and Manchester to 20 Mediterranean and European destinations. In March 2001 First Choice Holidays (the parent of Air 2000) bought the tour operator business of Virgin Sun, which was merged into First Choice Holidays. The airline arm was wound up in 2001. 2 Samarpan Complex, New Link Road, Chakala Andheri (East), Mumbai, 400 099, India Services scheduled, regional, domestic Parent organisation/shareholders North Star Aviation (100%) Date established 1 August 2001 Description Planning to start services from Mumbai in March 2002 with Dash 8 turboprops. Portovaya St 41 Airport, Primorski Krai, Artyom, Primorski Region, 692811, Russia Tel +7 (4232) 307 137 Fax +7 (4232) 228010 Sita WOCDXF Website www.vladavia.ru Services scheduled, charter, international, regional, domes tic, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders State (51%), VladivoskokAvia employees (48%) Date established 1994 Date operations started 1932 Description Operates scheduled domestic flights, together with international flights to China, Japan and South Korea. History On 4 March, 1999 Vladivostok Air opened the inter national air terminal of Vladivostok Airport. Employees total 1.784 Engineering staff 349 Flightcrew 292 Cabin crew 65 Executives General Director Vladimir Saibel First Deputy Director Igor Bagelfer Fleet 1 x llyushin II-76T 3 x TupolevTu-154B 4 x TupolevTu-154M 2 x Yakovlev Yak-40 Main base Vladivostok-Kievichi (WO) Destinations (domestic scheduled) Ekaterinburg, Irkutsk, Khabarovsk, Moscow, Novosibirsk, Petropavlovsk- Kamchats, Vladivostok. Yakutsk. Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Destinations (international scheduled) Busan, Harbin, Niigata, Seoul. Toyama *ww.f lightinternational.com FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 26 MARCH - 1 APRIL 2002 101
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