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542 FLIGHT International, 11 April 1963 WORLD AIRLINE SURVEY . .. Head Office: Hirschengraben, Zurich, Switzer land. Executives: E. E. Schmidheiny, chairman; E. Amstutz, E. Primault, deputy chairmen; Dr W. Berchtold, president; A. Baltensweiler, executive vice-president; E. Groh, vice-presi dent finance and economics; Hans Aeppli, vice-president traffic and sales; R. Fretz, vice-president operations; Franz Roth, vice-presi dent engineering and maintenance; H. Haas, vice-president and secretary general. Employees: 8,039 at the end of 1962. Fleet: three DC-8 Series 30, eight Caravelle (four leased from SAS), seven Convair 990A Coronado (two leased to SAS), 11 Convair 440, three DC-3, one Dornier Do27 (for air survey), one Pilatus P-3 and two Piaggio P.149E (for crew training). On order: one DC-8 Series 50. Syrian Arab Airways is the government airline established in Damascus in October 1961 following the revocation of Syria's asso ciation with UAA. The new carrier succeeds Syrian Airways, formed in 1946, which merged with Misrair in the autumn of 1960 to form United Arab Airlines; UAA took over the equipment and route network of Syrian Air ways, but has now returned it. Syrian Arab Airways operates domestic services and routes from Damascus to Jerusalem, Kuwait, Beirut, Baghdad, Sharjah, Jeddah, Amman, Dhahran and Doha. Other routes to Nicosia, Rome and Munich have also been inaugurated. Head Office: Red Crescent Building, Youssif Azmeb Square, Damascus. Executives: Gen Tewfic Krawi, chairman and general manager; Youmni Demloge, Gen Nairn Wafai, Adbul Jawad Sarmini and Zuheir Aita, board members. Fleet: three DC-6B, two DC-4, three DC-3. TABSO—Bulgarian Civil Air Transport oper ates domestic services and routes to Belgrade, Budapest, Prague, Vienna, Berlin, Frankfurt, Warsaw and Copenhagen. The airline came into being after the war as the Government's Bulgarske Vazdusne, Sobstenie and in 1949 it became TABSO, in which Bulgaria and the USSR each held 50 per cent. The USSR withdrew its interest in 1954. Head Office: Sofia, Bulgaria. Fleet: two 11-18, seven 11-14, nine Li-2, also An-2, Po-2. TACA de Honduras, now a subsidiary of SAHSA, began charter operations in 1931 and became part of the TACA system in 1932. Scheduled services were begun in 1944. The TACA system sold its interests in the company in 1948. The company operates a domestic network of services and also to Belize (British Honduras). Head Office: Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Executives: A. Rodriguez, president; W. A. Buxbaum, treasurer; C. A. Garcia, secretary. Fleet: 10 DC-3. TACA International Airlines SA was founded in Salvador in 1939 as a subsidiary of the US TACA Corporation. Although TACA (Trans-portes Aereos Centro Americanos) once con trolled a number of airlines, TACA Interna tional is now the only one still operated by the Corporation; it has now succeeded the TACA Corporation as the parent company. Routes extend from New Orleans and Mexico City through Belize, Guatemala, San Salvador, Tegucigalpa and Managua to San Jose, in Costa Rica, and Panama. Route mileage is 3,980. Head Office: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA (operating from San Salvador). Executives: R. H. Kreite, president; Enrique Sol, executive vice-president; W. B. Daly, vice-president/general manager; C. E. Taylor, vice-president operations; G. J. McHugh, vice-president traffic; J. W. Morgan, Jr, treasurer; E. Canas, secretary. Employees: 341. Fleet: two DC-4, two Viscount 786. TAG Airlmes, formerly known as Taxi Air Group, began operation in April 1956 of a floatplane service linking downtown Detroit with downtown Cleveland. At present 15 round trips daily are operated from Monday to Friday from Detroit City airport to Cleve land Lakefront airport. The company is a subsidiary of the Miller Oil Co. Head Office: Detroit City Airport, Michigan, USA. Executives: Ross E. Miller, president; William Berry, secretary; W. C. Brookmyer, general manager. Employees: 31. Fleet: two Dove. TAI—Compagnie de Transports Aeriens Inter-continentaux was formed after World War II as a charter operator, closely associated with the Messageries Maritimes shipping company, and in 1954 established regular scheduled ser vices to various French territories abroad. In January 1955 TAI was allotted 60 per cent of the traffic between France and North Africa and the eastern part of French West Africa; 50 per cent to Djibouti, Madagascar and Reunion; and 10 per cent between France and Morocco. The company has also been made responsible for the development of French services to Indonesia, Ceylon, Australia and the South Pacific (up to Honolulu) and the US west coast. The Air France services to Australia and New Caledonia were taken over in 1956 and early in 1958 a route was opened to New Zealand. Services link Paris to Noumea, Auckland, Nandi (Fiji), Darwin, Sydney, Papeete (Tahiti), Honolulu and Los Angeles, connec ting with Air France 707 services from Los Angeles to Paris via Montreal. TAI also operates local services in the New Hebrides. Other services link Paris to Madagascar, and Paris to Mauritania, Mali, Senegal, and Niger Republic, Volta. Sierra Leone, and the Ivory Coast. TAI now operates its services to and within Africa in pool with UAT. TAI is in process of merging with UAT, and has leased a DC-7C to Madair for the latter's Paris - Madagascar service. TAI has also operated inclusive tour services to this country. Head Office: Orly Airport, Paris, France. Executives: G. Fayet, chairman of the board; J. Combard, general manager; G. Sene, assistant general manager; G. Gaffie, com mercial manager. Employees: 1,829. Fleet: three DC-8, two DC-7C, four DC-6B, two DC-4, one DC-3. TAROM — Transporturile Aeriene Romine (Roumanian Air Lines) is the Roumanian State airline which in 1954 succeeded the joint Soviet-Roumanian TARS, which was formed in 1946. TAROM operates services within Roumania, and from Bucharest to Budapest, Sofia, Paris, Zurich, Prague, Berlin, Vienna, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Belgrade, Athens and Brussels. Head Office: Baneasa Airport. Bucharest. Executives: V. Cosma, general manager; C. Nenoiu, commercial manager; N. Vidvischi, technical manager. Fleet: four 11-18, eight 11-14, 11-12, Li-2, Anto-nov AN-2. Tasman Empire Airways Ltd—TEAL was formed in 1940 as a joint British-Australian-New Zealand company for the operation of services linking New Zealand and Australia. Operating Short Empire flying-boats, it main tained during the war the only regular passen ger service of any kind between the two countries. In 1954, Britain withdrew and TEAL became jointly owned by the New Zealand and Australian Governments; New Zealand assumed sole ownership of TEAL in 1961. DC-6s replaced flying-boats on the trans-Tasman and Fiji services in 1954, but a Solent was used on the Coral route from Fiji to Tahiti until September 1960. In December 1959, TEAL took delivery of its three Electras to replace the DC-6s, and by March 1961, Electras had taken over not only the trans-Tasman routes but also the Coral Route which now serves Pago Pago (American Samoa) as well as Tahiti. TEAL has 12,802 miles of routes in opera tion: between Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch (New Zealand) and Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane (Australia), and from Auckland to Nandi (Fiji), Pago Pago (American Samoa) and Tahiti. There are six return services a week between Auckland and Nandi, two of these being flown by Qantas Electras under charter to TEAL, while an Auckland - Norfolk Island service is operated by leased DC-4s. Head Office: Auckland, New Zealand. Executives: Sir Andrew McKee, chairman; G. N. Roberts, deputy chairman; A. F Gilkison, A. R. Guthrey, G. A. Nicolls! E. T. Beaven, directors; F. A. Reeves, general manager; Capt J. R. McGrane, assistant general manager; H. M. Denton, commercial manager; A. A. Watson, secretary; L. G. Brister, chief engineer. Employees: 1,032. Fleet: three L.188C Electra. Taxi Aereo de Santander—Taxader operate scheduled services in north-east Brazil from Sao Luiz. Head Office: PO Box 384, Sao Luiz, Brazil. Fleet: two Beaver, one Stinson. four Rapide. two Cessna 180. Taxi Aereo Panama SA operates charter and taxi services in Central America. Head Office: Aeropuerto Paitilla, Apartado 3266, Panama. Fleet: two Curtiss C-46. Taxis Aereos Argentinos SA operates two scheduled services, with intermediate stops, from Buenos Aires to Concordia and Dia-monte. The Rapides are specially modified for operation from primitive airstrips, the undercarriage fairings being removed and metal, instead of fabric, fuselage undersides are featured to minimize damage from stones. Head Office: Charcas 1673, Buenos Aires. Argentina. Fleet: six Rapide 3. Taxis Aereos Nacionales CA is a Venezuelan operator of non-scheduled and taxi services. Fleet: one Lockheed L.10A, one Lockheed L.12A, one Dove, four Cessna 180. two Cessna 170B, one Cessna 195. Territory Airlines Ltd operates non-scheduled and charter services in New Guinea. Head Office: PO Box 65, Goroka, New-Guinea. Executive: R. D. Buchanan, managing director. Fleet: three Cessna 185, two Cessna 180. On order: one Aztec B, one Cessna 185. Thai Airways Co Ltd—TAC was formed on November 1, 1951, by the merger of Siamese Airways Co Ltd and Pacific Overseas Airlines (Siam) Ltd. The Government holds almost the entire stock. Thai Airways operates domestic services and also flies to Vientane and Penang. Thai Airways is a majority shareholder in Thai Airways International, formed jointly with SAS. Head Office: 6 Larn Luang Road, Bangkok, Executives: Air Chief Marshal B. Chand-rubeksa, chairman; Air Chief Marshal H. Honskula, vice-chairman; Air Marshal P. Limpisvasti, managing director; Air Marshal S. Muangmanee, director; Gp Capt K. Thavorntharn, director; Cdr Prasong Suchiva. director. Employees: 455. Fleet: one DC-4, seven DC-3. Thai Airways International Ltd is the desig nated international flag carrier of Thailand, and was formed on August 24, 1959, by an agreement signed in Bangkok by SAS and Thai Airways Co Ltd. SAS is a minority shareholder (30 per cent) in Thai Airways International, and supplies technical and administrative assistance, flight crews and equipment. Operations began on May 1. 1960, and Thai Airways International has taken over and greatly expanded the inter national routes of Thai Airways Co. "Roya^ Orchid" services are operated from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Djakarta, Ran goon, Calcutta, Saigon and also to Hont Kong, Manila, Taipei and Tokyo. A Convaii 990 leased from SAS operates services tc Hong Kong, Taipei, Tokyo, Singapore anc Djakarta. Head Office: 1101 New Road, Bangkok Thailand. Executives: Cdr Prasong Suchiva, managinj-director: H. Jensen, executive manager; Chr Hunderup, traffic and sales manager; R Damstrom, economics manager. Employees: 650.
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