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FLIGHT International, 28 April 1979 Surinaamse Luchvaart Maatschappij (Surinam Airways—SLM) was formed in 1953 to operate domestic feeder ser vices. The airline was taken over by the Surinam Government in August 1962 and was designated the national airline in November 1975 when Surinam be came independent. Scheduled passen ger services now link Zanderij Inter national Airport, Paramaribo, with Nieuw Nickerie, St Eiland, Georgetown, Port of Spain and Amsterdam (via Santa Maria, Azores). Domestic flights, operated from Zorg en Hoop Airport, serve Apoera, Avanavero, Bakhuys, Djoemoe, Ladouanie and Moengo, while a scheduled cargo service is operated between Paramaribo, Curacao and Miami. SLM holds a 45 per cent interest in Surinam Air Cargo (SLO). Head Office: PO Box 2029, Paramaribo, Surinam. Executives: chairman, Dr D. H. Emanuels; president, B.Th. Maes; execu tive vice-president, M. M. Koster; vice-presidents: marketing, J. C. M. Huikes- hoven; finance, F. W. C. Lammers. > Employees: 280 . Fleet: one DC-8-63, one DC-6A/B, four ' Twin Otter. I Swazi Air, formed in 1954, ceased opera tions on July 31, 1978, and the company's routes have been turned over to the new national carrier Royal Swazi National Airways. Martin Junger; finance/economics, Erich Geitlinger; corporate planning, Alfons Bernhardsgrutter; associated companies, Peter Nydegger; product development/sales policy, Claude Christe; product planning, Heinz Galli; operations, Robert Staubli; engineering/ maintenance, Otto Lopfe; data services, Heinz Buchi. Employees: 14,692. Fleet: two Boeing 747-200B, six DC-8-62, nine DC-10-30, 10 DC-9-50, 20DC-9-30, one DC-9-30F. On order: two DC-10-30, 10 Airbus A310, 15 DC-9-80, two DC-9-50. Simulators: one CAE DC-8-62, one CAE DC-9-51, one CAE DC-9-32, one CAE DC-10-30. On order: one CAE DC-9-80. Syrian Arab Airlines (Syrianair) is the government-owned national airline formed in 1961 to succeed Syrian Air ways (formed in 1946). An extensive network of scheduled passenger and cargo services is operated from Damas cus, Aleppo, Latakia and Der Ezzor in Syria, plus routes to points in the Middle East, Europe, North Africa and Asia. A joint service to New York with Alia began in April 1978. Head Office: PO Box 417, Youssef Al- Azmeh Square, Damascus, Syria. Executives: chairman/managing direc tor, M. Jeroudi; commercial director, R. Bayrakdar; managers: personnel, A. Abdul Baki; ground operations, E. Elias; flight operations, M. Abbas; tech- Swissair was founded on March 26, 1931, by the amalgamation of Ad Astra Aero and Basle Air Traffic, known as Balair. Ad Astra was founded in 1919 and began flying-boat operations in Switzer land before pioneering international routes. Since 1945 Swissair has grown rapidly and now operates an extensive network of scheduled passenger and cargo services to points in Europe, North and South America, North, West, East and South Africa, and the Middle and Far East. The airline has a number of aviation-related subsidiary companies, including the present Balair, Swissair Photo and Surveys, plus others in the catering, hotel, tourism, real estate and insurance fields. Swissair is also a part ner with SAS, KLM and UTA in the KSSU consortium formed to co-operate in technical and equipment matters. Share capital in Swissair is held approxi mately 75 per cent by private interests and 25 per cent by public institutions. Head Office: PO Box CH-8058, Zurich, Switzerland. -^ 52635. Exectuives: chairman, Fritz Gugel- mann; president, Armin Baltensweiler; deputy president, Hans Schneider; executive vice - presidents: marketing, Hellmuth Scherrer; sales/services, Emil Koch; technical services, Franz Roth; vice-presidents: personnel/organisation, Rolf Krahenbuhl; finance/planning, Dr nical, W. Shaban; financial, M. A. Shah-bandar; planning, B. El Balli; contracts, M. Nassani; chief pilot, Capt Youssef Bouz. Employees: 3,000. Fleet: two Boeing 747SP, three 727-200, four Caravelle 10B, two DC-6B. TAA—see Trans-Australia Airlines. TAAG-Angola Airlines, also known as Linhas Aereas de Angola, was originally formed as DTA in 1939 as a division of the Ports, Railways and Transport Authority of Portuguese West Africa. Redesignated TAAG-Angola Airlines fol lowing independence in 1975, the air line operates an extensive network of scheduled passenger services from Luanda to points in Angola plus inter national routes to Sao Tome, Brazzaville, Lagos, Maputo, Paris, Rome, Lisbon and Moscow. Head Office: PO Box 79, TAAG Build ing, Avenida Luis de Camoes 123, Luanda, Angola. -^3285. Executives: directors: traffic/opera tions, F. Roque Martins; planning/ organisation, M'Beto Traca; legal, Fatima Simoes; financial, Pimentel Araujo; commercial, Alberto Passos; commercial planning, Arnold van Ros-sum; sales development, N. Viegas Vaz; technical, Florindo Rodriguez; opera- 1401 tions, Capt Casanova Pinto. Employees: 1,650. Fleet: two Boeing 707-320C, two 737-200C, four Yakovlev Yak-40, five Fokker F.27. Simulator: one Fdkker F.27. TABSA—see Transportes Aereos Benianos SA. Taca International Airlines was founded in El Salvador in 1939 as a subsidiary of the US Taca Corporation. Although Taca (Transportes Aereos Centro Ameri canos) once controlled a number of Central American airlines of that name, Taca International is the sole survivor. Since 1958 the major stockholder has been the Kreite family. Scheduled pas senger and cargo routes now extend from New Orleans and Miami to Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico and Jamaica. Head Office: Edificio Caribe, 2 Piso, San Salvador, El Salvador. Executives: president, Francisco Bal-zaretti y Macias; vice-president/general manager, Dr Jaime Quesada; vice-presi dents: finance, William B. Daly; main tenance, Jack Kinder; traffic/sales, George McHugh; assistant to general manager, Fernando Calvo; treasurer, Roberto Padgett; secretary, Dagoberto Gavidia. Employees: 510. Fleet: one Boeing 737-200, two One- Eleven 400, two Electra, two DC-6B. TAC Colombia—see Aerovias del Cesar. TAE—see Trabajos Aereos y Enlaces. TAME CA (Transportes Aereos Nacionales Ecuatorianos CA) is a branch of the Ecuadorean Air Force formed in 1962 to operate scheduled passenger and cargo flights, plus charter services, from Quito, Guyaquil, Tulcan, Esmeral- das, Manta, Portoviejo, Cuenca, Loja, Machala, Macara, Salinas, Oriente and the Galapagos Islands. Head Office: Avenida Amazonas 1354, Quito, Ecuador. ^2731. Executievs: general manager, Col Bolivar Mora; assistant manager-in- charge, Col Bolivar Penafiel; traffic/sales manager, Fernando Jarrin; operations manager, Raul Sandoval; finance man ager, Segundo Suquillo. Employees: 250. Fleet: four Electra, two HS.748, one Twin Otter. TANA—see Transportes Aereos: Nacionales SA (Colombia). TAN Airlines—see Transportes Aereos Nacionales SA (Honduras). TAP—see Transportes Aereos Portu gueses SARL. Tarom—see Transporturile Aeriene Romane. TAT (France)—see Touraine Air Trans port. Texas International Airlines, known until 1969 as Trans-Texas Airways, was formed in 1940 as Aviation Enterprises, and began scheduled local services in October 1947. Texas International now serves nine states along a 10,000-mile route system and offers international services to Monterey and Mexico City. During 1978 Texas International acquired a 24 1 per cent interest in National Airlines, and is attempting to take the airline over. Head office: PO Box 12788, 8437 Lock heed, Houston, Texas 77017, USA. sf 644-77. Executives: president, chief executive, Francisco A. Lorenzo; executive vice-presidents: Donald C. Burr; Robert J. Carney; vice-presidents: technical, James W. Arpey; flight operations, Donald J. Breeding; personnel relations, Edwin J. Cathell; planning, Gerald L. Gitner; sales/service, Frank H. Wheeler; general counsel, Sam Coats; controller.
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