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2004
2004-09 - 0058.PDF
Directory: world airlines Parent organisation/shareholders Latvian government (52.6%), SAS Group (47.2%), Transaero (0.2%) Alliances AeroSvit Airlines, Belavia Belarussian Airlines, CSA Czech Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines Date established 1995 Date operations started 1 October 1995 Description Latvia's national airline, it flies to northern Europe. AirBaltic's strategic partner is Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) under the concept "Well connected with SAS". History Formed as a joint venture between SAS and the Latvian state. In 1998-2000, Air Baltic took over all SAS activities in Latvia. Employees total 295 Executives President and Chief Executive Bertolt Flick Senior VP Commercial Affairs Gunther Sollinger Senior VP Flight Operations Pauls Calitis Senior VP Ground Operations Gregory Pomerantsev Senior VP Technical Operations Algirts Mikelsons Human Resources and Administration Director Laila Odina Quality Director Rolands Ramins VP Finance and Control Martins Antonovics VP Sales Ruta Skujeniece VP Strategic Development Svens Dinsdorfs Fleet 3 x BAE Systems Avro RJ70ER 2 x Boeing 737-500 6 x Fokker 50 Main base Riga International (RIX) Hubs Copenhagen Kastrup (CPH), Stockholm Arlanda (ARN) Destinations international scheduled) Berlin, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Helsinki, Kiev, Moscow, Prague, Stockholm, Tallinn, Vienna, Vilnius, Warsaw PO Box 39, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Tel +971 6 5581 758 Fax +971 6 5581 962 Services Charter, passenger and cargo Date established 1995 Description Cargo charter airline, operating mainly to the African continent History Formerly known as Air Cess. Executives General Manager Victor Bout Fleet 1 x Antonov An-24RV 1 xllyushin II-18D AIR BERLIN [AB] (BER) Saatwinkler Damm 42-43, 13627 Berlin, Germany Tel +49 030 3434 0 Fax +49 030 3434 1509 Sita TXLEXAB Website www.airberlin.com/ Services Scheduled, charter, international, domestic, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders Reidun and Kim Lundgren (26%), Hans-Joachim Knieps (25%), Severin and Rudolf Schulte (25%), Werner Huehn (15%), Joachim Hunold (9%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Niki (24%) Alliances Niki Date established July 1978 Date operations started 28 April 1979 Description Operates flights on behalf of German tour operators from 16 German airports to holiday resorts in the Mediterranean and the Canary Islands. Also operates the City Shuttle, which links eight German airports to major European cities. History Formed as an Oregon-based US charter company, and became German-owned and based in 1992. Now established as a major German low-fare carrier. Employees total 1,527 Executives Managing Partner Joachim Hunold Maintenance Director Siegfried Olivo Director Sales Personnel and General Purchasing Elke Schuett Director Communications Peter Hauptvogel Director Flight Management Ground Operations/Cabins Karl Lotz Fleet 2 x BAe 146-200 1xBAe 146-300 5 x Boeing 737-400 4 x Boeing 737-700 34 x Boeing 737-800 Destinations (international scheduled) Alicante, Almeria, Antalya, Athens, Barcelona, Bodrum, Catania, Chania, Dalaman, Faro, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Heraklion, Ibiza, Jerez de la Frontera, Kavala, Kerkyra, Kos, Lanzarote, Las Palmas, London, Madrid, Malaga, Menorca, Milan, Naples, Palma Mallorca, Rhodes, Rome, Samos, Santa Cruz de la Palma, Seville, Tenerife, Thessaloniki, Vienna, Zakinthos, Zurich AIR BERMUDA Bermuda Services Scheduled, international, passenger Description Proposed start-up planning to launch long-haul ser vices from Bermuda in summer 2004 using Boeing 757-200s and 767-200ERs. History Bermuda Star applied in October 2002 to run direct flights to destinations in Europe and the USA. Executives Founder Leopold Kuchler via Aquileia 46, Roncho dei Legionari (Gorizia), Italy Email info@airblu.biz Website www.airblu.biz Services Scheduled, domestic, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders CAN (44.45%), Fogolar Viaggi (38.18%), IMS Instituto di Marketing Strategico (16.3%), PatriziaBortolotti(1.02%) Date established 2003 Description Start-up airline based in Trieste in northern Italy, planning to offer daily services to Amsterdam, Paris and Milan, together with regular charters to Bucharest, using a single 50- seat Bombardier CRJ200 regional jet. Executives Chairman Alberto Denzler von Botha This Finnish regional airline subsidiary of Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) was rebranded as Bluel in 2003 (see separate entry). Kasindolska 136, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina Tel +387 33 46 49 21 Sita SJJAPJA Email sales.sarajevo@airbosnia.com Website www.airbosna.ba Services Scheduled, charter, international, regional, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Government-owned (51 %), Energoinvest (49%) Alliances Croatia Airlines, Malev Date established May 1994 Date operations started May 1994 Description National airline of Bosnia-Herzegovina, serving Germany, Turkey and Yugoslavia from its base in Sarajevo. History On 15 August 1996 an Air Bosna flight from Istanbul became the first commercial flight into Sarajevo Airport in four years. In September 2003, the airline suspended all commercial flights pending refinancing. Employees total 120 Engineering staff 10 Flightcrew 20 Cabin crew 20 Executives Acting General Director Mustafa Eminefendic Orders 2 x Airbus A319-100 Main base Sarajevo International (SJJ) Head Office Building, Sir Seretse Khama Airport, PO Box 92, Gaborone, Botswana Tel +267 3952 812 Fax +267 3975 408 Sita GBELSBP Email airbotswana@airbotswana.co.bw Website www.airbotswana.co.bw Services Scheduled, regional, domestic Parent organisation/shareholders Botswana government (100%) Alliances Air Zimbabwe Date established 1988 Date operations started 1988 Description National carrier of Botswana, operating scheduled- domestic and regional services. The airline also feeds international carriers at Harare and Johannesburg. History Formed to succeed Botswana Airways, which had replaced Botswana National Airways in 1969. It was taken over by the government in April 1988. The government was expected to sell a 49% stake in early 2004. Employees total 309 Executives Chairperson L P Garalg General Manager Cornwell Muleya Operations Manager H Nkosi Commericial Manager R Mpabanga Engineering Manager E Ababew Finance Manager C Kgosidiile Human Resources Manager B Tsayang Fleet 3 xATR 42-500 1 x BAe 146-100 1 x Raytheon Beech 1900D Airliner Main base Gaborone Sir Seretse Khama International (GBE) Destinations (domestic scheduled) Francistown, Gaborone, Kasane, Maun, Tuli Block Destinations (international scheduled) Harare, Johannesburg Aeroport de la Reunion Roland Garros, 97438 Sainte Marie, Reunion Island Tel + 262 2 62 48 18 81 Fax +262 2 62 48 18 82 Email Contactez.nous@air-bourbon.com Website www.air-bourbon.com Services Scheduled, international, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders Various shareholders (100%) Date established February 2003 Date operations started 7 June 2003 Description New carrier linking the French territory of Reunion with points in Europe and plans to serve Dzaoudzi on the island of Mayotte in March 2004, and Milan in April 2004. History The airline gained regulatory approval from French authorities on 18 December 2002. Executives President Eric Lazarus General Manager Frederic Pralus Operations Manager Bernard Rivert Fleet 1 x Airbus A340-200 Destinations (domestic scheduled) Lyons, Paris BRIDGE CARGO 35, Usacheva Street, Moscow, 119048, Russia Tel +7 095 755 7836 Fax +7 095 755 7836 ext 196 Email marlen@vda.ru Website www.vda.ru Services Scheduled, cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Volga-Dnepr Airlines Date established 2003 Description Subsidiary of Volga-Dnepr planning to operate ser vices from Luxemburg to Asia via Moscow and Novosibirsk from 1 April 2004, initially using a fleet of two Boeing 747s. The airline plans to co-operate with Cargolux. Executives Managing Director Stan Wraight Managing Director, China Peter Yap Finance Director Bart Schellens Marketing Manager Yuri Vorobiov 29 Avenue de la Nation, BP 1459 Ouagadougou, 01, Burkina Faso Tel +226 30 6144 Fax +226 3 148 79 Sita OUADGVH Services Scheduled, international, regional, domestic, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders IPS (56%), government of Burkina Faso (10%) Date established 17 March 1967 Description National airline operating scheduled regional flights from Ouagadougou to destinations in Togo, Benin, Mali, Niger, Ivory Coast and Senegal. History After the demise of Air Afrique, the state of Burkina, which held 66% of the share capital, transferred 56% to IPS, controlled by the Aga Khan, in January 2001. Executives Chairman Managing Director Administration and Finance Director Commercial Director Exploitation Director Financial Director Technical Director Fleet 1 x Fokker F28 Mk2000 2 x Fokker F28 Mk4000 Destinations (domestic scheduled) Bobo Dioulasso, Ouagadougou Mamady Sanoh Mathieu Bouda Bertin Ouedraogo Abdon Hien Jean-Pierre Konde Compaore Josephine Jules Somda 56 16-22 MARCH 2004 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL www.flightinternational.com
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