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Directory: world airlines Aeroport, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Tel +84 8 844 5999 Fax +84 8 844 5224 Services Charter, domestic Parent organisation/shareholders Vietnam Airlines (100%) Description Subsidiary of Vietnam Airlines operating charters. Fleet 1 x Antonov An-26 1 xConvair580 1 xEmbraerEMB-120 Brasilia Advanced 1xEmbraerEMB-120FC VIETNAM AIRLINES [VN] (HVN) Gialem Airport, Hanoi, Vietnam Tel +84 4 8732732 Sita HANEPVN Website www.vietnamair.com.vn Services Scheduled, international, regional, domestic, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders Vietnamese government (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Pacific Airlines (60%), Vietnam Air Service (100%), Vietnam Airlines Express (100%) Alliances Air France, All Nippon Airways, Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Japan Airlines, Korean Air, Lao Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Philippine Airlines, Qantas Airways, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways Date established 1956 Description National flag carrier operating scheduled flights to both domestic and international destinations. History Founded as Hang Khong Vietnam and operated by the General Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam. Its first interna tional route was to Beijing, followed by Vientiane in 1976. In April 1989, Vietnam Airlines was established as a state enterprise and formed into Vietnam Airlines in 1996, bringing together several service companies with the airline at its core. Employees total 6,400 Engineering staff 770 Flightcrew 230 Cabin crew 730 Executives Chairman Nguyen Sy Hung President and Chief Executive Nguyen Xuan Hien Director Corporate Affairs Phan Duy Quang Director Finance & Accounting Vo Ta Suu Director Flight Operation Vu Khac Ngoc Director Marketing Planning Luong Hoai Nam Director Planning & Investment Tran Due Luu Director Technical Tran Van Dong VP Operations Luong The Phuc VP Technical Nguyen Due Tarn VP Commercial Pham Ngoc Minh Fleet 10 x Airbus A320-200 3xAirbusA321-100 1x Airbus A321-200 5 x ATR 72-200 3 x ATR 72-500 7 x Boeing 767-300ER 4 x Boeing 777-200ER 2 x Fokker 70 Orders 4 x Airbus A321 -200 2 x Boeing 777-200ER Main base Hanoi Noi Bai International (HAN), Ho Chi Minh City Tan Son Nhat International (SGN) Destinations (domestic scheduled) Ban Me Thuot, Da Nang, Dalat, Dien Bien Phu, Haiphong, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hue, Nha-Trang, Phuquoc, Pleiku, Quinhon, Rachgia, Son-La, Tuyhoa, Vinh City Destinations (international scheduled) Bangkok, Beijing, Dubai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Kaohsiung, Kuala Lumpur, Kunming, Melbourne, Moscow, Osaka, Paris, Phnom Penh, Seoul, Siem Reap, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei, Tokyo, Vientiane Vietnam Services Scheduled, international, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders Vietnam Airlines (100%) Date established March 2003 Parent organisation/shareholders Private investor (100%) Date established 2003 Date operations started 10 May 2003 Description New Swedish airline operating charter flights for European tour operators. Executives Managing Director Michael Carlsson Fleet 2 x Boeing MD-83 . AIRLINES [T21 (MOV) U. Verkhnyaya Maslovka 20, Moscow, 127083, Russia Tel +(7) 095 212 9109 Fax +(7) 095 212 3461 Services Scheduled, charter international, passenger and cargo Date established 2000 Date operations started 2000 Description Operates worldwide from Moscow. It is acquiring a fleet of four ex-Thomas Cook Airlines Germany Boeing 757-200s. Executives General Director Viktor Merlukov Fleet 4 x Antonov An-12 10xllyushinll-62M VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS IVS] (VIR) The Office, Crawley Business Quarter, Manor Royal, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 9NU, UK Tel +44 1293 616161 Fax +44 1293 561721 Sita LGWSZVS Website www.virginatlantic.com Services Scheduled, international, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Virgin Group (51 %), Singapore Airlines (49%) Alliances Air India, BMI British Midland, Continental Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Nationwide Airlines, Singapore Airlines Date established 1984 Date operations started 22 June 1984 Description UK's second largest long-haul carrier of passen gers and freight, serving some of the world's major cities from London Heathrow, Gatwick, and Manchester airports. History Began services from London Gatwick to New York Newark, soon adding other US destinations. In January 1991 the UK Civil Aviation Authority opened the door for Virgin to operate from London Heathrow. Services began in July that year. In December 1999,49% of Virgin Atlantic was sold to Singapore Airlines. Employees total 7,393 Executives Founder & Chairman Chief Executive Chief Financial Officer Chief Operating Officer Director Cargo Director Commercial Planning & Strategy Director Engineering Director Flight Operations Fleet Brett Godfrey Keith Neate Rob Sherrard David Huttner Manny Gill Scott Swift Ron Salter (Jnr) Richard Branson Steve Ridgway Julie Southern Lyell Strambi John Lloyd Willy Boulter Jeff Livings Matthew Lee . Umea Airport, Box 4155, SE 904 05 Umea, Sweden Tel +46 8564 71100 Email info@vikingairlines.com Website www.vikingairlines.com Services Charter, international, passenger 9 x Airbus A340-300 6 x Airbus A340-600 2 x Boeing 747-200B 13 x Boeing 747-400 Orders 4 x Airbus A340-600 6 x Airbus A380-800 Main base London Heathrow (LHR) Hubs London Gatwick (LGW) Destinations (international scheduled) Antigua, Barbados, Boston, Cape Town, Delhi, Grenada, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Lagos, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Orlando, Port Harcourt, San Francisco, Shanghai, St Lucia, Tokyo, Washington PO Box 1034, Spring Hill, Queensland, 4004, Australia Tel +61 7 3295 3000 Fax +61 7 38394024 Website www.virginblue.com.au Services Scheduled, domestic, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders Patrick Corp (50%), Virgin Group (25.1 %), private investors (24.9%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Pacific Blue (100%) Alliances Regional Express Date established 1999 Date operations started 31 August 2000 Description Low-cost carrier operating scheduled domestic trunk routes between Australia's capital and regional cities. History Launched into the Australian skies with two aircraft and one route, Brisbane-Sydney. Employees total 1,421 Executives Chief Executive Chief Financial Officer Deputy Chief Executive & COO Head Commercial Head Finance Head Corporate Affairs Head Engineering Fleet 22 x Boeing 737-700 16 x Boeing 737-800 Orders 6 x Boeing 737-800 2 x Boeing 737-800 Destinations (domestic scheduled) Adelaide, Alice Springs, Brisbane, Broome, Cairns, Canberra, Coffs Harbour, Darwin, Gold Coast, Hobart, Launceston, Mackay, Melbourne, Newcastle, Perth, Proserpine, Rockhampton, Sunshine Coast, Sydney, Townsville VIRGIN EXPRESS [TV] (VEX) Building 116, Brussels Airport, 1820 Mersbroek, B-1820, Belgium Tel +32 2 752 0511 Fax +32 2 752 0506 Sita BRUDABQ Email communication@virgin-exp.com Website www.virgin-express.com Services Scheduled, charter, international, passenger Parent organisation/shareholders Virgin Sky Investment (88.6%), public shareholders (11.4%) Alliances Air Luxor, Malmd Aviation, VLM Airlines Date established 1992 Date operations started November 1992 Description Low-fare airline operating scheduled services in Europe from its Brussels base. The airline also operates ad hoc charters throughout Europe and the Mediterranean. History Founded by the City Hotels Group as EuroBelgian Airlines, which was aquired by the Virgin Group in April 1996 and subsequently renamed Virgin Express. In November 1997, the company sold a 49% interest in a global public offering. Formal merger talks with SN Brussels Airlines began in March 2004. Employees total 740 Executives Executive Chairman Managing Director Chief Financial Director Operations Director Fleet 6 x Boeing 737-300 6 x Boeing 737-400 Main base Brussels National (BRU) Destinations (international scheduled) Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Bordeaux, Copenhagen, Faro, Geneva, Gothenburg, Lisbon, Madrid, Malaga, Milan, Nice, Raima Mallorca, Rome, Stockholm David Hoare Neil Burrows Sang-Chul Mathot Allan Blake USA www.virginatlantic.com Services Scheduled, international, regional, domestic, passenger Description Start-up low-fare carrier. Will operate an initial fleet of up to 12 Airbus A320s or Boeing 737s. Routes and bases have yet to be decided. Executives Chief Executive Francis Farrow 2 Samarpan Complex, New Link Road, Chakala, Andheri (East), Mumbai, 400 099, India Tel +91 22 2831 5661 Fax +91 22 2831 5662 Email visaair@bol.net.in Website www.visaairways.com Services Scheduled, charter, regional, domestic, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders People of Indian origin and NRIs(100%) Date established 1 August 2001 Description Planning to start domestic services from Mumbai in March 2004 with Dash 8 turboprops. Executives Executive Chairman Vivek Sane Portovaya str 41 Airport, Primorski Krai, Artyom, Primorski Region, 692756, Russia Tel +7 4232 307146 Fax +7 4232 307700 Sita VVOCDXF Email comdept@vladavia.ru Website www.vladavia.ru 92 30 MARCH - 5 APRIL 2004 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL www.flightinternattonal.com
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