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Directory: world airlines History Intended to start operations in December 2002, but suf fered a delay as the US Department of Transportation did not recognise LanEcuador as Ecuadorean since 100% shares were owned by LanChile. Translloyd has now acquired 55% of the equity Executives Chairman & Chief Executive Xavier Rivera General Manager Bruno Ardito Chief Operating Officer Carlos Euges Director Maintenance Alvaro Mauricio Almeida Fleet 1x Airbus A320-200 2 x Boeing 767-300ER Main base Quito Mariscal Sucre International (UIO) Hubs Guayaquil Simon Bolivar (GYE) Destinations (international scheduled) Buenos Aires, Madrid, Miami, New York, Santiago LANEXPRESS [LU] (LCO) Av Bernardo O'Higgins, No 107, Santiago, Chile Tel +56 2 565 2003 Fax +56 2 565 2107 Website www.lanexpress.com Services Scheduled, international, domestic, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders LanChile (99.4%) Alliances LanChile Date established September 1958 Description Chile's second airline operating an extensive domestic network to all main cities in Chile, together with a few routes to neighbouring Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil. History Formerly known as Ladeco Airlines, it was acquired by LanChile in August 1995. In October 1998, LanChile merged Fast Air with Ladeco. Employees total 1,878 Engineering staff 454 Flightcrew 194 Cabin crew 273 Executives Commercial Director Jorge Pinochet President Jose Ibanez General Manager Ricardo Mardones Fleet 1xAirbusA319-100 4 x Airbus A320-200 9 x Boeing 737-200 Advanced Destinations (domestic scheduled) Antofagasta, Arica, Balmaceda, Calama, Concepcion, Copiapo, El Salvador, Iquique, La Serena, Osorno, Pucon, Puerto Montt, Punta Arenas, Santiago, Temuco, Valdivia Destinations (international scheduled) Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Mendoza, Montevideo, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo LANPERU [LP] (LPE) Av. Pardo 513, Miraflores, Lima, Peru Tel +56 2 565 2857 Fax +56 2 565 2527 Website www.lanperu.com/ Services Scheduled, international, domestic Parent organisation/shareholders LanChile (70%), Emilio Rodriguez Larrain (30%) Alliances LanChile Date established July 1998 Date operations started 2 July 1999 Description Provides a domestic schedule within Peru. History Began operations with domestic services from Lima to Cuzco and Arequipa. An international service to Miami was added on 15 November 1999 following Department of Transportation approval on 20 September to operate between Peru and the USA, but this has now ceased. LanPeru became a subsidiary of LanChile in September 2002. Employees total 220 Executives Chairperson Lorena Sousa President Emilio Rodriguez Larrain Chief Executive Sergio Purcell Fleet 2 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Lima Jorge Chavez International (LIM) Destinations domestic scheduled) Arequipa, Chiclayo, Cuzco, Juliaca, Lima, Puerto Maldonado, Trujillo Destinations (international scheduled) Arica, Bogota, Buenos Aires, Caracas, Guayaquil, Quito, Santiago Services Scheduled, international, domestic, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders Government of Laos (100%) Alliances Thai Airways, Vietnam Airlines Date established September 1976 Date operations started September 1976 Description The national airline of Laos operating to domestic and international destinations. History Lao Aviation changed its name to Lao Airlines in early 2003. Employees total 351 Engineering staff 60 Flightcrew 41 Cabin crew 15 Executives President Somphone Douangdara Vice-President Leuy Bounbandit Vice-President Thoummy Thammavong Administration Director Sengpraseuth Mathouchanh Fleet 1x Airbus A320-200 2 xATR 72-200 4 x Harbin Y-12-II 2xXACY-7-100 Main base Vientiane Wattay International (VTE) Destinations (domestic scheduled) Luang Prabang, Oudomxay, Pakse, Savannakhet, Vientiane, Xieng Khouang Destinations (international scheduled) Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Hanoi, Jinghong, Kunming, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap LAOAG INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS [L71 (LPN) Cindy's Building, Rizal Street, Laoag City, 2900, Philippines Services Scheduled, domestic, passenger Date established 1995 Date operations started 1995 Description Operates domestic services in the Philippines. Executives Chief Executive Tito Garcia Fleet 1xLetL-410UVP-E ing short-haul routes. Executives President LAUDA AIR [NG] (LD Avenida Francisco de Miranda, Torre Bazar Bolivar, Piso 8, La California, Caracas, Venezuela Tel +58 212 202 0100 Website www.laser.com.ve Services Scheduled, charter, international, regional, domestic, passenger and cargo Date established 1993 Date operations started 1994 Description Operates scheduled and passenger charter ser vices within Venezuela. History The airline was taken over by Inocencio Alvarez in 1999 after it came close to bankruptcy. Executives Chairman Inocencio Alvarez Fleet 1 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-10 3 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 Destinations (domestic scheduled) Caracas, Maracaibo, Porlamar ES [6Y] (LTC) Rigas rajons, Riga, Latvia Tel +371 7207 392 Fax +371 7207 398 Sita RIXLAXH Email lca@latcharter.com Website www.latcharter.com Services Charter, international, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders Privately held (100%) Date established 1992 Date operations started 1993 Description Provides ad hoc passenger charter flights to points within Europe, as well as countries in Africa and Asia. The airline also operates business and VIP charters. History Founded by four professional pilots. Employees total 42 Engineering staff 17 Flightcrew 16 Cabin crew 9 Executives President General Director Fleet 1x Airbus A320-200 2 x Yakovlev Yak-42D Main base Riga International (RIX) Destinations (international scheduled) Tenerife Yury Rubenchik Valery Litansky LAO AIRLINES [QV1 (LAO) 2 Pangkham Road, Vientiane, BP 6441, Laos PDR Tel +856 21 212 057 Fax +856 21 212 056 Sita VTEKKQV Website www.lao-airlines.co.jp LATIEFAIR Indonesia Services Scheduled, domestic, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders PT Alatief (100%) Date established 2003 Description Indonesian start-up airline planning to start operat- Wortd Trade Centre, PO Box 56, Wien-Schwechat, 1300, Austria Tel +43 1 7000 0 Sita VIESONG Email office@laudaair.com Website www.laudaair.com/ Services Scheduled, charter, international, regional, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Austrian (100%) Alliances Star Alliance, Lufthansa, Malaysia Airlines, Spanair Date established April 1979 Date operations started 1985 Description Major Austrian airline operating scheduled leisure flights to European, North African and Caribbean destinations. History Formed by former Formula 1 world motor racing cham pion Niki Lauda, initially operating charter and air taxi services. Scheduled operations were licensed in 1987, and in 1990 the air line obtained licences for international flights. Under the ownership of Austrian Airlines, Lauda Air is being rebranded as Austrian. Employees total 1,200 Fleet 1 x Boeing 737-300 1 x Boeing 737-400 1 x Boeing 737-600 2 x Boeing 737-700 4 x Boeing 737-800 5 x Boeing 767-300ER 3 x Boeing 777-200ER 3 x Bombardier CRJ100LR Main base Vienna International (VIE) Destinations (domestic scheduled) Innsbruck, Vienna Destinations (international scheduled) Agadir, Alicante, Almaty, Amsterdam, Athens, Bangkok, Belgrade, Berlin, Bratislava, Brussels, Cairo, Cape Town, Casablanca, Cologne, Colombo, Copenhagen, Dubai, Dublin, Dlisseldorf, Faro, Frankfurt, Funchal, Geneva, Hanover, Helsinki, Ibiza, Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur, Larnaca, Lisbon, London, Lyon, Malaga, Male, Malta, Mauritius, Melbourne, Milan, Minsk, Munich, Nice, Palma Mallorca, Paris, Phuket, Porto, Prague, Reykjavik, Rome, Sarajevo, Shanghai, Singapore, Skopje, Sofia, Stockholm, Sydney, Thessaloniki, Timisoara, Tirana, Vilnius, Yangon, Zurich Strada Provinciale 52, Aeroporto Milano Malpensa, 21010 Vizzola Ticino, Italy Tel +39 0331 75931 Fax +39 0331 230 467 Sita MILCSL4 Email info@lauda.it Website www.lauda.it Services Scheduled, charter, international, regional, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Livingston Aviation Group (owned by Gruppo Ventaglio) (100%) Alliances Mexicana Date established September 1990 Date operations started 1993 Description Operates long-haul charter connections to the Caribbean, South America, Africa, Maldives and Thailand. History Lauda Air Italy was majority-owned by the Volante com pany, itself controlled by Niki Lauda, while the remaining shares were hold by the tour operator Gruppo Ventaglio. On 31 March 2003, Gruppo Ventaglio purchased Volante's share and inte grated Lauda Air with Livingston under the parent company Livingston Aviation Group. Employees total 372 Engineering staff 98 Flightcrew 56 Cabin crew 218 Executives Chairman Luciano Di Fazio Chief Executive Andrea Molinari Sales & Marketing Director Giancarlo Celani VP Strategic Planning Gianluca Cedro Flight Operations Director Paolo Poggi Technical Director Ezio Colombo Fleet 1x Airbus A330-200 3 x Boeing 767-300ER Orders 2 x Airbus A330-200 Main base Milan Malpensa (MXP) Destinations (international scheduled) Antigua, Barbados, Camaguey, Cancun, Fortaleza, Havana, Holguin, La Romana, Maceio, Montego Bay, Natal, Punta Cana, Recife, Salvador, Santo Domingo, Varadero 98 23-29 MARCH 2004 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL www.flightinternational.com
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