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2004-09 - 0056.PDF
Directory: world airlines passenger services. History Formed as Lucas Aviation and later known as Lucas Aigle Azur, it operated regional scheduled services before it was renamed. Executives Managing Director Sylvania Chevanne General Manager Didier Devaux Secretary General Francoise Lesourd Commercial Manager D Mersch Fleet 1x Airbus A321-200 1 x Boeing 737-300QC 2 x Boeing 737-400 Destinations (domestic scheduled) Euroairport, Lille, Lyons, Marseilles, Paris, Toulouse Destinations (international scheduled) Algiers, Bejaia, Constantine, Hassi Messaoud, Tlemcen Air 2000, a wholly owned subsidiary of First Choice Holidays, has been rebranded as First Choice Airways (see Part 2). Riva 8, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia Tel +385 51 325 425 Fax +385 51 325 426 Email info@airadriatic.com Website www.airadriatic.com Services Charter, international, passenger Date established February 2002 Date operations started March 2002 Description Provides charter flights from northern Europe to the Croatian holiday destinations. History Began flying charter services from Ireland and Israel to Croatian cities including Dubrovnik, Rijeka and Pula. It has also con ducted ad hoc services for the United Nations in the Balkan region. Executives General Manager and Chief Executive Director Flight Operations Finance Manager Ground Operations Manager International Affairs Manager Marketing Manager Personnel Manager Quality Manager Sales Manager Technical Manager Fleet 2 x Boeing MD-82 1 x Fokker 50 Dean Cabric Zeno Singer Sandra Bicanic Marina Rukavina Verica Smilevska Ante Dezulovic Tamara Stanta Hrvoje Lazic Jovan Misiraca Aleksandar Mojsov History Established through a merger between Compagnie Generale de Transports Aeriens (CGTA), founded in 1946 and Compagnie Air Transport (CAT). The airline became wholly gov ernment-owned in 1972. Employees total 8,942 Executives Managing Director Mohamed Tayeb Benouis General Inspector Khaled Ghomari Air Work Director Nourredine Merrouche Cargo Director Azzedine Tebbal Flight Operations Director Boualem Anad Ground Operations Director Betka Human Resources Director AbdelkaderSeddar Yagoub Fleet 2 x Airbus A310-200 1 x Airbus A320-200 6 x ATR 72-500 1 x Boeing 727-200 8 x Boeing 727-200 Advanced 12 x Boeing 737-200 Advanced 2 x Boeing 737-200C 5 x Boeing 737-600 8 x Boeing 737-800 1 x Boeing 747-200B Combi 3 x Boeing 767-300 7 x Fokker F27 Mk400 2 x Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules 1 x Raytheon Beech 1900D Airliner Orders 5 x Airbus A330-200 3 x Boeing 737-800 Destinations domestic scheduled) Adrar, Algiers, Annaba, Batna, Bechar, Bejaia, Biskra, Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Constantine, Djanet, El Golea, El Oued, Ghardaia, lllizi, In Amenas, In Salah, Jijel, Oran, Ouargla, Setif, Tamanrasset, Tbessa, Timimoun, Tindouf, Tlemcen, Touggourt Destinations (international scheduled) Abidjan, Alicante, Amman, Bamako, Barcelona, Beirut, Bordeaux, Brussels, Cairo, Casablanca, Dakar, Damascus, Dubai, Frankfurt, Geneva, Istanbul, Lille, London, Lyons, Madrid, Manchester, Marseilles, Metz/Nancy, Moscow, Niamey, Nice, Nouakchott, Ouagadougou, Paris, Rome, Sharjah, Toulouse, Tripoli, Tunis BP 3962, Libvreville, Gabon Tel +241 730 192 Fax +241 734 998 Services Scheduled, charter, regional, domestic, passenger and cargo Executives Chief Executive Pierre Vialaret Fleet 2 x Raytheon Beech 1900D Airliner WI:WJ:lMIIJ!l.iaHa BP 4188, N'Djamena, Chad Tel +235 51 70 72 Services Charter, cargo Date established 1999 Description Operates cargo services from N'Djamena. 1 Place Maurice Audin, Algiers, Algeria Tel +213 21 74 24 28 Fax +213 21 74 44 25 Sita ALGDDAH Email contact@airalgerie.dz Website www.airalgerie.dz Services Scheduled, international, regional, domestic, passen ger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Algerian government (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Tassili Airlines (49%) Alliances Air Littoral, Royal Air Maroc, Tunisair Date established 23 May 1953 Description Algeria's national airline, it operates domestic and international schedules as well as charter, air-taxi and agricul tural flights. Eduard-Bodem-Gasse 1, 3rd Floor, Innsbruck, A-6020, Austria Tel +43 512 29 27 29 Fax +43 512 29 27 29 27 Sita INNOPA6 Email office@airalps.at Website www.airalps.at Services Scheduled, charter, international, regional, domestic, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders Sudtirol consortium (90%), regional governments (10%) Alliances Alitalia, KLM, Swiss Date established 1998 Date operations started 28 March 1999 Description Independent regional airline serving the major cities in Italy, Austria and neighbouring countries. Employees total 135 Executives General Manager Aldo Bevilacqua Executive VP Administration, Controlling and General Affairs Thomas Eccli Fleet 9 x Fairchild Dornier 328-100 Main base Innsbruck (INN) Hubs Rome Fiumicino Leonardo Da Vinci (FCO), Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS), Zurich Kloten (ZRH) Destinations (domestic scheduled) Innsbruck, Linz, Salzburg, Vienna Destinations (international scheduled) Amsterdam, Berne, Bolzano, Cagliari, Olbia, Parma, Rome, Siena, Stuttgart, Zurich AIR ANATOLIA (NTU Florya Cad, Ozgen Sok, No 6 Senlikkoy, Florya, Istanbul, 34810, Turkey Tel +90 212 624 0757 Fax +90 212 624 2172 Website www.airanatolia.com.tr Services Charter, international, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders Mehmet Hasancebi(100%) Date established 1996 Date operations started 1996 Description Turkish charter carrier operating non-scheduled international passenger flights, using wet-leased aircraft. History Formerly known as GTI Airlines. Executives Chairman Mehmet Hasancebi Managing Director Abdulkadir Kolot Deputy Chief Executive Ahmet Karaman Main base Istanbul Ataturk International (1ST) Granada, Spain Services Scheduled, international, regional, passenger Date established 2003 Description Spanish start-up intending to fly in July 2004. Main base Granada (GRX) AIR ANDAMAN [2Y] 3388/56 16th Fl. Sirinrat Bldg., Rama IV Rd, Klongton, Klongtoey, Bangkok, 10110, Thailand Tel +66 2 229 9500 Fax +66 2 229 9599 Sita BKKIRCR Email admin@airandaman.com Website www.airandaman.com Services Scheduled, charter, regional, passenger Parentorganisation/shareholders Atichart Athakravisunthorn, Suthiluk Chirathivat and Prathee (100%) Alliances Thai Airways Date established 2000 Date operations started 29 October 2000 Description Regional carrier operating a small network of domestic services, together with charter flights. History One of several new carriers formed to take advantage of the deregulation of Thailand's air transport industry, which came into effect on 1 September 2000. Executives President Director and Co-Owner Vice-President Vice-President Fleet 1 x BAe Jetstream 31 2 x Fokker 50 Destinations domestic scheduled) Bangkok, Buri Ram, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Chumphon, Loei, Mae Sot, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nan, Narathiwat. Phitsanulok, Phrae Aeroport Pole Caraibes, Abymes, 97139, Guadeloupe Website www.airantilles.com/ Services Scheduled, regional, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders Air Guyane (100%) Date established 2003 Description Links Guadeloupe, Martinique and Saint Martin in the French West Indies. Executives President Christian Marchand Fleet 2 x ATR 42-300 Destinations (domestic scheduled) Fort de France, Pointe-a- Pitre, Saint Martin Dean Mills Atichart Athakravisunthorn Banchar Patrasuwan Pratheep Boonprasom AIR ARABIA [G9] (ABY) Sharjah International Airport, PO Box 132, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Tel +971 6 508 8888 Fax +971 6 558 0008 Email info@airarabia.com Website www.airarabia.com Services Scheduled, domestic, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders Sharjah Civil Aviation Department (60%), Sharjah Airport Authority (40%) Date established 3 February 2003 Date operations started 29 October 2003 Description Provides scheduled services from Sharjah to 12 points in the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. History Established by an Amiri decree issued by Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohamed Al Qassimi, to serve the Sharjah emirate. Executives Chairman Abdullah Bin Mohammed Al-Thani Chief Executive Director Finance Head Information Technology Chief Pilot and Director Operations Commercial Manager Director Sales and Marketing Human Resources Manager Marketing Manager Adel Abdullah AN Donald Hubbard All Al Hamdany Glenn Burns A K Nizar All Fairooz Rachel Abraham Jyotsna Kaur Habibullah 54 16-22 MARCH 2004 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL www.flightinternational.com
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