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Directory: world airlines Services Scheduled, international, domestic, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Ruben Berta Foundation (55.63%), state of Rio Grande do Sul (0.43%), Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Nordeste Linhas Aereas Regionais (99%), Pluna (49%), Rio-Sul Servigos Aereos Regionais (97%), Varig Log (100%) Alliances Star Alliance, Aerosur, Air Canada, Alitalia, Aserca Airlines, euroAtlantic airways, Lufthansa, Mexicana, Nordeste Linhas Aereas Regionais, Pluna, Rio-Sul Servigos Aereos Regionais, South African Airways, Spanair, TAM Linhas Aereas, United Airlines Date established 7 May 1927 Date operations started 15 July 1927 Description Brazil's principal air carrier, the airline operates sevices to 19 countries on four continents, as well as to 34 cities in Brazil. History Founded by German immigrant Otto Ernest Meyer in the city of Porto Alegre. It originally operated local services in south ern Brazil, but added its first international route to Montevideo on 5 August 1942. Transatlantic services were opened in February 1965. The airline took over the giant Real consortium in 1961, making it the largest airline in South America. It acquired a con trolling interest in Cruzieiro do Sul in June 1975, which was fully integrated into Varig in January 1993. Discussions on a possible merger with the TAM Group have ended. Employees total 10,572 Executives President Joaquim Fernandes dos Santos VP Operations and Technical Miguel Dau VP Cargo Business Jose Carlos Rocha Lima VP Finance Dorival Ramos Schultz VP Flight Operations Eldoy Binder Maintenance General Director Claudio Junqueira Commercial Director Luis Mor Fleet 25 x Boeing 737-300 2 x Boeing 737-800 7 x Boeing 767-300ER 2 x Boeing 777-200 2 x Boeing 777-200ER 11xBoeingMD-11 3 x Boeing MD-11ER Main base Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Rio De Janeiro Galeao International (GIG), Hubs Salvador (SSA), Recife Guarapes International (REC), Brasilia International (BSB) Destinations domestic scheduled) Aracaju, Belem, Belo Horizonte, Boa Vista, Brasilia, Campina Grande, Campinas, Chapeco, Cruzeiro do Sul, Curitiba, Florianopolis, Fortaleza, Iguassu Falls, llheus, Joao Pessoa, Joinville, Macapa, Maceio, Manaus, Natal, Navegantes, Petrolina, Porto Alegre, Porto Velho, Recife, Rio Branco, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Sao Luiz, Sao Paulo, Tabatinga, Tefe, Vitoria Destinations (international scheduled) Amsterdam, Asuncion, Bogota, Buenos Aires, Cancun, Caracas, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, La Paz, Lima, Lisbon, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Mexico City, Miami, Milan, Montevideo, Nagoya, New York, Paris, Punta del Este, Santa Cruz, Santiago, Tokyo -- i.O." '/.•,;.'" £ 1 Rua Leopoldo de Bulhoes 40, Vila Ciementino, Sao Paulo, CEP-04022-020, Brazil Website www.variglog.com.br Services Scheduled, charter, cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Varig (100%) Date established September 2000 Date operations started September 2000 Description Cargo subsidiary of Varig. Employees total 1,345 Executives President Fleet Joao Luis Souza 2 x Boeing 727-100C 2 x Boeing 727-1 OOF 4 x Boeing 727-200F 3 x McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F Destinations (domestic scheduled) Belem, Brasilia, Campinas, Cruzeiro do Sul, Cuiaba, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Porto Velho, Recife, Rio Branco, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Sao Paulo, Vitoria Destinations (international scheduled) Frankfurt, Guayaquil, Lima, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, New York, Sal, Santiago Praca Cmte Lineu Gomes S/No, Aeroporto de Congonhas, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, 04626-910, Brazil Tel +55 11 5532 3566 Fax +55 11 5543 7227 Sita SAODYVP Website www.vasp.com.br Services Scheduled, international, domestic, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders VOE/Canhedo Group (60%), state of Sao Paulo (40%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Ecuatoriana (50.1%) Date established 4 November 1933 Date operations started 1933 Description Second biggest scheduled operator in Brazil, oper ating domestic network from its main hub in Sao Paulo. History Founded by the state of Sao Paulo, the city of Sao Paulo and the municipal bank. In 1990, a majority stake was bought by the VOE/Canhedo Group, a company formed by the Canhedo Group of Brasilia and VASP employees. The airline expanded into international operations, but was forced to suspend these due to financial difficulties. Employees total 4,537 Executives Commercial Director Nelson Nicolini Junior Financial Director Ronaldo Lemes Commercial Cargo Director Ronan Marques de Hudson VP Commercial and Marketing Rodolfo Azevedo VP Financial Administrator Cesar Canhedo Azevedo VP Legal Affairs Jose Fernando Ribeiro Fleet 3 x Airbus A300B2 2 x Boeing 727-200F 7 x Boeing 737-200 12 x Boeing 737-200 Advanced 2 x Boeing 737-200C 4 x Boeing 737-300 Main base Sao Paulo Congonhas International (CGH), Sao Paulo-Guarulhos International (GRU), Hubs Salvador (SSA), Brasilia Internacional (BSB), Sao Paulo Congonhas International (CGH), Rio de Janeiro Galeao International (GIG) Destinations (domestic scheduled) Aracaju, Belem, Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Campinas, Campo Grande, Corumba, Cuiaba, Curitiba, Florianopolis, Fortaleza, Goiania, Iguassu Falls, llheus, Joao Pessoa, Londrina, Macapa, Maceio, Manaus, Natal, Porto Alegre, Porto Seguro, Porto Velho, Recife, Ribeirao Preto, Rio Branco, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Sao Luiz, Sao Paulo, Teresina, Vitoria Enrique Layana Roman Alfredo Penso Rhene Vasquez Hoepp Orlando Celli Croquer 29 Dobry Voinikov Street, 1421 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel +359 2 963 2260 Fax +359 2 963 3957 Sita SOFVGCR Email sales@vegaaincom Website www.vegaair.com Services Charter, international, cargo Parent organisation/shareholders PetarCenkov (65%), Ivan Ivanov (35%) Date established 4 July 1997 Date operations started November 1998 Description Operates outsize cargo charters. History Formerly known as Aviobroker and Ikar Air Cargo, both brokerage agencies in the aviation cargo world, providing cargo charter services. In March 1998, Vega was appointed as the offi cial representative in Bulgaria for the Antonov design bureau. Employees total 76 Engineering staff 25 Flightcrew 33 Cabin crew 1 Executives Managing Director Ivan Ivanov Executive Manager Peter Tzenkov Director Maintenance Nistor Nistorov Director Operations Georgi Antonov Charter Sales Manager George Georgiev Fleet 5 x Antonov An-12 Edf Extebandes, Piso 4, Ave Tamanaco, El Rosal, Caracas, Venezuela Tel +58 212 951 1123 Fax +58 212 951 3394 Sita MIQSNER Services Scheduled, charter, cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Jose Henrique D'Apollo (though Invesiones 3340) (51%), DHL International (49%) Description Operates cargo services from Caracas. Executives President and General Manager Reinaldo Marquez Mejias Finance Director Operations Director Maintenance Director Chief Pilot Fleet 2xATR42-300F 2 x Boeing 727-100F Destinations (international scheduled) Panama City i'i«JJ:M!KI:m',IJl'L'IWJ4| Moskovskaya 182-A, Djankoy, Crimea, 96108. Ukraine Tel +380 6564 33112 Fax +44 1435 867000 Sita SIPVTXH Email veteran@crimea.com Website www.skylineaviation.co.uk/veteran.html Services Charter, international, cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Private shareholders (90%), Ukrainian Interbrigada (10%) Date established 7 July 1992 Date operations started 19 September 1992 Description Operates worldwide cargo charters from cities in Ukraine, and leases aircraft for long-term programmes. Employees total 146 Engineering staff 78 Flightcrew 6 Executives Director General A Petrenko Engineering Director V Evdokimov Maintenance Director M Stepanov Fleet 2 x Antonov An-12 VIAGGIOAIRtVMJ(VOA) 8A N. Obrashevko Street, Sofia, BG-1113, Bulgaria Tel +359 2 975 9039 Fax +359 2 971 5027 Sita SOFVAXH Email manager@viaggioair.com Website www.viaggioair.com Services Scheduled, charter, international, regional, domestic, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders Roenter Trading (49%), Metodi Petrov, Valko Mihailov Date established 11 September 2002 Date operations started 27 February 2003 Description Operates domestic and international passenger services. Executives Manager Valko Mihailov Manager Metodi Petrov Fleet 2 xATR 42-300 Main base Sofia International (SOF) 350 SW 34th Street, Fort Lauderdale, 33315-3604, USA Tel +1 954 359 0444 Services Passenger Parent organisation/shareholders DDL Pilot Services (100%), Description New carrier planning to launch charter operations with VIP-configured 737s. Executives President David Linnenmeier PO Box 487, Vieques, 00765, Puerto Rico Tel +1 787 741 3266 Fax +1 787 741 0545 Email valair@coqui.net Website www.vieques-island.com/val Services Scheduled, regional, domestic, passenger and cargo Date established 14 October 1965 Description Operates scheduled and charter services in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. History Founded by Osvaldo Gonzalez and was registered as a corporation on 5 April 1967. In 1989 Hurricane Hugo destroyed the airline's entire fleet. Executives President Osvaldo Gonzalez Operations Director Francisco Cruz Maintenance Director Wilfredo Perez Fleet 3 x Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander 3 x Britten-Norman BN-2B Islander 3 x Britten-Norman BN-2A Mk.lll Trislander Destinations (domestic scheduled) Culebra, Fajardo, San Juan, Vieques Destinations (international scheduled) St Croix www.flightinternational.com FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 30 MARCH - 5 APRIL 2004 91
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