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Directory: world airlines Date established November 1996 Description Offers scheduled cargo services to destinations in Japan, China, South Korea and Taiwan. Executives Managing Director Anusak Inthraphuvasak Director and Chief Executive Lennart Holmgren Main base Bangkok International (BKK) Hubs Bangkok International BKK) Destinations International scheduled) Dhaka, Hong Kong, Osaka, Shanghai, Taipei THAI AIRASIA Thailand Services Scheduled, domestic, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders Shin (51%), AirAsia (49%) Date established 2003 Date operations started 3 February 2004 Description Operates domestic flights using Boeing 737-300s leased from AirAsia. Plans to begin international services at some stage. Executives Chief Executive Tassapon Bijleveld Main base Bangkok International (BKK) Destinations (domestic scheduled) Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Hat Yai, Khon Kaen, Phuket 89 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand Tel +66 2 545 3321 Fax +66 2 545 3322 Email public.info@thaiairways.com Website www.thaiairways.com Services Scheduled, international, regional, domestic, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders Thai ministry of finance (79.5%), Government Savings Bank (13.4%), institutional and private investors (7.1 %) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Nok Air (39%) Alliances Star Alliance, Air Andaman, Air India, China Airlines, El Al, Emirates, Japan Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Myanmar Airways International, PB Air, Phuket Air, Royal Jordanian Airlines, Swiss, Vietnam Airlines Date established 24 August 1959 Date operations started 1 May 1960 Description Thailand's flag carrier serving destinations in Asia- Pacific, Europe and North America. A comprehensive domestic network is also operated. History Established as a joint venture between Thailand's domestic carrier Thai Airways and Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS), which took a 30% stake, to operate international services. Operations began between Bangkok and nine points within South-East Asia. The carrier's first intercontinental flight took place in April 1971 to Sydney, with European services, initially to Copenhagen, added on 3 June 1972. The SAS holding and influ ence gradually reduced and the airline became wholly government owned on 1 April 1977. Thai Airways International and Thai Airways merged on 1 April 1988, obtaining sole authority for international and domestic scheduled services. In 1992, some of the company's shares were listed on the Securities Exchange of Thailand, as a precursor to a more extensive partial privatisa tion, which has yet to take place. THAI joined Air Canada, Lufthansa and United Airlines in 1995, to form the Star Alliance. Employees total 26,000 Executives President Kanok Abhiradee Executive VP, Commercial Department Suthep Suebsantiwongse Executive VP Special Project Department Prajak Jamrusmechoti Executive VP Finance & Accounting Kaweepan Ruangpaka Executive VP Special Project Department Narongsak Sangapong Executive VP Customer Services Department Vasing Kittikul Executive VP Operations Department Veerachai Sripa Executive VP Standard & Safety Assurance Department Chinawut Naressaenee Senior Executive VP Corporate Planning & IT Services Kobchai Srivilas Fleet 6 x Airbus A300-600 15 x Airbus A300-600R 12 x Airbus A330-300 2 x ATR 72-200 10 x Boeing 737-400 2 x Boeing 747-300 18 x Boeing 747400 8 x Boeing 777-200 6 x Boeing 777-300 4 x Boeing MD-11 Orders 3 x Airbus A340-500 5 x Airbus A340-600 Main base Bangkok International (BKK) Hubs Chiang Mai International (CNX), Phuket International (HKT) Destinations (domestic scheduled) Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Hat Yai, Khon Kaen, Krabi, Mae Hong Son, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phitsanulok, Phuket, SuratThani, Trang, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani Destinations (international scheduled) Abu Dhabi, Athens, Auckland, Bahrain, Bandar Seri Begawan, Beijing, Brisbane, Busan, Chengdu, Chittagong, Colombo, Copenhagen, Da Nang, Delhi, Denpasar Bali, Dhaka, Doha, Dubai, Frankfurt, Fukuoka, Geneva, Guangzhou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Jeddah, Kaohsiung, Karachi, Kathmandu, Kolkata, Kuala Lumpur, Kunming, Kuwait, Lahore, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Manila, Melbourne, Mumbai, Munich, Muscat, Nagoya, Osaka, Paris, Penang, Perth, Phnom Penh, Rome, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Stockholm, Sydney, Taipei, Tokyo, Vientiane, Xiamen, Yangon, Zurich KPN-Tower 15th Floor, 719 Rama 9 Road, Bangkapi Huayknang, Bangkok, Thailand Tel +66 2 717 12 77 Fax +66 2 717 12 86 Email thaijetair@aol.com Website www.thai-jet.de/ Services Charter, international, passenger Date established 2003 Date operations started 15 December 2003 Description Operates international charter flights from Bangkok and Phuket. Fleet 2 x Boeing 757-200 Main base Bangkok International (BKK) THAI PACIFIC AIRLINES 19 fl Le Concorde Tower 202, Tate had a pise k Rd, Suaykwang, Bangkok, 1032, Thailand Tel +66 2 933868125 Fax +66 2 9338517 Email info@flythaipacific.com Website www.flythaipacific.com/ Services Scheduled, international, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders Dr Vasan Singhamanee Date established 2003 Description Plans to start operations to Sydney, Australia using a Boeing 747-400 leased from Kuwait Airways. Other destina tions planned are Athens, Beijing, Delhi, Honolulu, Kolkata, London, Osaka, Seoul, Taipei, Vancouver, Yangon Executives Managing Director Sawanit Singtoroj Povitrotlotsy Ave 92 of 420, Kiev, 03151, Ukraine Tel +380 44 247 1790 Fax +380 44 247 1772 Sita lEVACPS Email fly@bac.kiev.ua Website www.avia-taxi.kiev.ua Services Scheduled, charter, international, regional, domestic, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Yuriy Grebionkin (100%) Date established 1996 Date operations started 1996 Description Provides domestic and international charter and air taxi flights, as well as a pilot school and ground handling. Employees total 75 Executives Director General Yuriy Grebionkin Main base Kiev Borispol International (KBP), Kiev Zhulhany (IEV) Hubs Kiev Borispol International (KBP) THOMAS COOK AIRLINES GERMANY • Am Grunen Weg 3, 65440 Kelsterbach, Germany Tel +49 6107 939 0 Fax +49 6107 939 440 Sita FRAHLDE Email tma@condor.de Website www.thomascook.de/ Services Scheduled, charter, international, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Thomas Cook (90%), Lufthansa (10%) Alliances Air Seychelles Date established 21 December 1955 Date operations started 28 March 1956 Description Germany's largest holiday airline operating services to destinations in the Mediterranean Basin and to Asia, Africa, North America and the Carribean. History Formed as Deutsche Flugdienst. Slump in charter market led to its takeover by Lufthansa in early 1960 and change of name to Condor Flugdienst on 25 October 1961. Amalgamated with Siidflug in August 1992. C&N Touristic, the parent company of Condor, was renamed Thomas Cook following C&N's acquisition of the UK tour group. In March 2003 the airline was renamed Thomas Cook - Powered by Condor as part of a rebranding. Employees total 2,400 Executives Chief Executive (Joint) Manfred Schwabenbauer Chief Executive (Joint) Claus-Dieter Wehr Flight Operations Director Christian Netzeband Maintenance & Engineering Director Thomas Decher VP Planning & Business Development Ulrich Steinhardt Fleet 13 x Airbus A320-200 3 x Boeing 757-200 12 x Boeing 757-300 10 x Boeing 767-300ER Main base Frankfurt Main (FRA) Hubs Munich International (MUC) Destinations (international scheduled) Agadir, Alicante, Almeria, Anchorage, Antalya, Atlanta, Bangkok, Barbados, Bourgas, Cancun, Cayo Coco, Cayo Largo del Sur, Chania, Colombo, Constanta, Dakar, Dalaman, Dubai, Fairbanks, Faro, Fort Myers, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Grenada, Halifax, Havana, Heraklion, Holguin, Hurghada, Ibiza, Jerez de la Frontera, Kerkyra, Kilimanjaro, Kos, La Romana, Lamezia Terme, Lanzarote, Las Palmas, Las Vegas, Luxor, Mahe Island, Malaga, Male, Malta, Marsa Alam, Mauritius, Menorca, Mombasa, Moncton, Montego Bay, Naples, Orlando, Palma Mallorca, Philadelphia, Phuket, Porlamar, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Reykjavik, Rhodes, Rimini, Sal, San Juan, Santa Cruz de la Palma, Santiago, Santo Domingo, Shannon, Sharjah, Sharm el Sheikh, St Lucia, Tampa, Tenerife, Terceira, Thessaloniki, Tobago, Toronto, Vancouver, Varadero, Varna, Whitehorse Park Station, Woluwelaan 150B, Diegem Tel +32 2 290 8211 Fax +32 2 290 8212 Email info@thomascookairlines.com Website www.thomascook.be B-1831 Belgium Services Scheduled, charter, international, regional, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Thomas Cook (100%) Date established 12 December 2001 Date operations started 13 March 2002 Description Operates holiday charter flights from Belgium to the Mediterranean resort areas. History Established to serve the Belgian charter market. Seat- only sales were launched in January 2004. Employees total 193 Engineering staff 16 Flightcrew 51 Cabin crew 105 Fleet 4 x Airbus A320-200 THOMAS COOK AIRLINES (UK) [MT] (TCX) Commonwealth House, Chicago Avenue, Manchester Airport, Manchester, M90 3FL, UK Tel +44 161 489 5757 Fax +44 161 489 5758 Sita MANOOMT Website www.thomascook.com Services Charter, international, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders Thomas Cook (100%) Date established 1 September 1999 Date operations started 27 March 2000 Description Major UK charter airline serving holiday resorts in the Mediterranean Basin and more distant countries from Birmingham, East Midlands, Glasgow, London Gatwick, London Stansted, Manchester and Newcastle. History Created as JMC Airlines through the merger of Flying Colours Airlines and Caledonian Airways, following the integration of the Carlson Leisure group with Thomas Cook, which brought both airlines under common ownership in October 1998. The two airlines continued to operate under their own names until the offi cial start of operations. JMC Airlines took its name from the initials of John Mason Cook, son of founder Thomas Cook. The airline was renamed as Thomas Cook Airlines on 30 March 2003. Employees total 1,800 www.flightinternational.com FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 30 MARCH - 5 APRIL 2004 81
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