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1985
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WORLD AIRLINE DIRECTORY Air Rwanda (Societe Nationale De Transports Aeriens du Rwanda) was formed in 1975. Domestic passenger and cargo services are operated, together with international cargo flights to Mombasa (Kenya) and points in Europe. Head Office: PO Box 808, Kigali, Rwanda. ^^554. Executives: chairman, Denis Amri; general manager, Thaddee Ntakaburimvano; managers: administration /finance, Andre Ruzindana; commer cial, Ismael Kagabo; operations, Dr Damien Bambanza Muhamyankaka; chief pilot, Capt Tom Ferguson. Employees: 187. Fleet: one Boeing 707-320C, one Twin Otter, one Islander, one Aztec. Air Saint-Pierre began operations in 1961 and now flies scheduled passenger services between the French island of St Pierre, off the Newfoundland coast, Sydney, and Halifax (Nova Scotia) in associa tion with Eastern Provincial Airways. Head Office: 18 Rue Albert Briand St Pierre, PQ Box 4225, 97500 lies St Pierre et Miquelon. --«^914422QN. Executives: president, Remy L. Briand. Fleet: one HS.748, one Navajo Chieftain, one Aztec, one Apache. Air Senegal (Societe Nationale de Transport Aeriens—Sonatra) was formed on July 1, 1971, when the Government of Senegal nationalised Air Senegal (Compagnie Senegalaise de Transports Aeri ens), formed originally in 1962 to succeed Ardic Aviation. Stockholders in the airline include the Government with 50 per cent, Air Afrique (40 per cent) and private interests with 10 per cent. Sched uled passenger services are operated from Dakar to Bakel, Kedougou, Matam, Kaedi, Podor, Richard- Toll Saint-Louise, Simenti, Niokolo-Koba, Tambacounda, Kayes, Ziguinchor, Kolda, Bathurst, Cap Skirring, Bissau, Conakry, Praia, and Banjul. Charter and air-taxi flights are also operated. Head Office: BP 8010, Aeroport Dakar-Yoff, Sene- gambia. ,>^449. Executives: general manager, Fernand Brigaud. Employees: 100. Fleet: two HS.748, two Twin Otter, one Aztec. Air Seychelles is the Government-owned national airline originally founded as Seychelles Airlines in September 1977. Scheduled services are provided between Mahe and the islands of Preslin and Fregate, and international scheduled services linking Mahe with London and Frankfurt are operated in conjunc tion with British Caledonian using the latter's DC-1Q- 30 aircraft. Charters are also undertaken throughout the area. Head Office: Interisland Terminal, Seychelles Inter national Airport, PO Box 386, Mahe, Seychelles. ^^ 2314 sz. Employees: 32. Fleet: two Trislander, one Islander. Air Sinai was formed in 1982 to take over the scheduled operations of Nefertiti Airlines, which ceased operations on April 26 of that year. In addi tion to operating the Cairo-Tel Aviv route, Air Sinai also serves Hurghada, Luxor, Ras an Naqb, Santa Katarina and Sharm el Sheik. Head Office: 12 Kasr el Nil Street, Cairo, Egypt. Employees: 150. Fleet: one Boeing 737-200, one Fokker F.27-500. Airspur, originally formed in 1981, is now owned and operated by Evergreen Helicopters of Alaska. Airspur operates passenger services linking Los Angeles with John Wayne/Orange County and Ventura/Oxnard. Head Office: 9841 Airport Boulevard, Apt 174, Los Angeles, California 90045, U.S.A. Executives: president, Gary O'Connor; directors: marketing, Bob Ruppel; passenger services, Tim 'FLIGHT International, 30 March 1985 Hauser. Employees: 70. Fleet: three Westland W30, two Twin Otter. Air Tanzania was established on March 11, 1977, to operate services suspended following the collapse of East African Airways, jointly owned by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. Operations began in June 1977 and now cover a 21-point domestic network plus international services to Bujumbura, Kigali, Lusaka, Harare, Seychelles, Antananarivo, Muscat, Djibouti, Dubai and Blantyre. Head Office: Tancot House, PO Box 543, Dar-es- Salaam, Tanzania. ^^41077/41253. Executives: chief executive, H. B. Mwapachu; directors: commercial, T. Chacha; operations, N. Mapunda; accounts, C. Wagotya; engineering, M. Uithol. Employees: 1,400. Fleet: two Boeing 737-200C, three Fokker F.27-600, four Twin Otter 300. Air Tchad was formed in June 1966. Stockholders are the Tchad Government (66 per cent), and UTA (34 per cent) which provides technical and opera tional assistance. Operations began on August 4, 1966, and currently link Ndjamena (formerly Fort Lamy) with Mongo, Abecher, Bangui, Geneina, Moundou, and Sarh. Head Office: BP 168, 27 Avenue du President- Tombalbaye, Ndjamena, Tchad. Fleet: one Fokker F.27-500. Air Tungaru, the national airline of the Republic of Kiribati (formerly known as the Gilbert Islands), was formed on October 31, 1977. Domestic scheduled passenger and cargo services throughout Kiribati were taken over from Air Pacific on April 1, 1978. International services also link Tarawa, the Capital, with Majuro, Funafuti, Nandi and Honolulu (via Christmas Island). Head Office: PO Box 274, Bikenibeu, Bonriki International Airport, Tarawa, Kiribati. Executives: chairman, John I. Tongambeia; deputy chairman, Teata Maitinara; acting general manager, Capt Ray Cooney; managers: commercial, Kireata Taaram; development, Mate T. Moaniba; traffic, Johnny Kulene. Employees: 56 full time, 46 part time. Fleet: one DC-8 (chartered), one HS.748 (char tered), one Heron, two Trislander, one Aviocar 200. Air UK was formed on January 1, 1980, when British Island Airways BIA/Air West, Air Anglia and Air Wales were merged into a single entity. All four airlines were members of the British and Common wealth Shipping Group. Air UK is a wholly owned subsidiary of British Air Transport Holdings which is owned 90 per cent by British and Commonwealth Shipping and 10 per cent by Eagle Star Insurance. BIA, formed in 1970, had previously undergone several changes of identity, its earliest antecedents (Jersey Airlines, Manx Airlines, and Silver City Airways) dating back to the early post-war years. Exeter-based Air Westward, formed in 1977 by West ward TV, was taken over by B & C in March 1979 and absorbed as BIA/Air West. Air Anglia, itself formed in 1970 from a merger of Norfolk Airways, Anglian Air Charter, and Rig Air, became part of the B & C Group in April 1979. Cardiff-based Air Wales, formed in August 1977, ceased operations in April 1979 and was taken over and absorbed into Air Anglia in June 1979. The resulting extensive sched uled passenger and cargo network currently serves Aberdeen, Amsterdam, Belfast, Bergen, Brussels, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Esbjerg, Exeter, Glasgow, Guernsey, Humberside, Jersey, Leeds/Bradford, London (Heathrow), London (Stansted), Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Paris, South ampton, Stavanger, and Teesside. Services from London (Stansted) to Amsterdam were launched in November 1981, the first international scheduled operations from London's third airport for more than ten years, followed by services to Brussels. Traffic rights between Stansted and Copenhagen are awaited. Jet equipment has been re-introduced following the award of the Glasgow-Newcastle- Amsterdam route. Air UK also operate ad hoc char ters. Main engineering, base is at Norwich. Head Office: Cross Keys House, Haslett Avenue, Crawley, Sussex RH10 1HS, Great Britain. ^0^ 877060. Executives: chairman, N. M. Forster; managing director, S. J. Hanscombe; financial controller, N. E. Primrose; operations director, Capt D. Henry; engineering director, C. E. Smith; general manager- sales, Jeremy Dixon. Employees: 850. Fleet: one Fokker F.28-1000, 16 F.27-200, four Shorts 360, one Shorts 330. Air Vanuatu was formed early in 1981 as the national airline of Vanuatu (until July 1980 the New Hebrides Anglo-French condominium). Stockholders are the Government with 60 per cent and Ansett Transport Industries with 40 per cent. Scheduled passenger, cargo, and mail services began in September 1981, linking the capital Port Vila (Bauerfield Airport) with Sydney. Head Office: 501 Swanston Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia. ^^- AA30085. Exectives: chairman, Hon K. Kalsakau; managing director, E. J. B. Forrester; chief executive, J. M. C. King; manager industry and Government affairs, I. S. Lennie; chief accountant, R. G. Malone. Employees: 3 (total support provided by Ansett Airlines). Fleet: one Boeing 737-200. Air Via is a proposed new US schedule operator to be based in San Jose (California). Intial plans call for non-stop passenger services between San Jose and New York to commence this year utilising three Boeing 727-200 aircraft fitted with long-range fuel tanks. Head Office: PO Box 129, San Jose, California 95103, USA. Air Volta was formed in March 1967 with assistance from UTA and Air Afrique. International scheduled passenger services are operated from Ouagadougou to Bamako (Mali), Bouake (Ivory Coast), Cotonou (Benin) and Lome (Togo), together with domestic flights to Bobo-Dioulasso, Dori, Gorom, Sebba, Diapaga, Fada, Bogande, and Pama. Head Office: BP1459, Avenue Loudun, Ouagadou gou, Upper Volta. ^^203. Executives: managing director, H. Kere. Employees: 75. Fleet: one Fokker F.28-4000, one Bandeirante, one Twin Otter. Airways International Cymru is a new charter operator providing passenger services from Cardiff to destinations in Europe and the Mediterranean. Head Office: 10 Church Street, Cardiff CFl 2QD, Great Britain. ^^ 498031 redsung. Fleet: two One-Eleven 300. Air Wisconsin commenced scheduled commuter operations in August 1965 and has grown into a large US regional airline providing scheduled passenger, cargo and mail services to 15 points in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. Air Wisconsin acquired its first jet equipment with the delivery of BAe 146-200s in 1983. Head Office: Outagamie County Airport, Appleton, Wisconsin 54911, USA. ^^9102721175. Executives: president/chief executive officer, Pres ton Wilbourne. Employees: 535. Fleet: six BAe 146-200, ten Dash 7, two Metro II. On order: one BAe 146-200. Air Yugoslavia is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jugoslovenski Aerotransport (JAT), formed in April 49
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