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1990
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WORLD AIRLINE DIRECTORY and cargo services, covering 48 cities in 29 countries. Services link Tokyo, with numerous points in Asia and the Middle East, Australia (Brisbane, Cairns, Perth and Sydney), New Zealand (Auckland), North America (An chorage, Vancouver, Seattle, Atlanta, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York), Central America (Mexico City), South America (Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo) and Europe (London, Paris, Amsterdam, Dussel- dorf, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Zurich, Rome, Athens and Madrid) and Moscow. In addition the airline provides more than 110 flights daily on its domestic network linking Tokyo with ten regional cities. History: JAL is the successor to the original privately owned company of the same name which began operating in August 1951. The new JAL came into being in October 1953 as the national airline with a Government holding of 50%. Subsidiaries: Subsidiary companies include Japan Asia Airways (100%), Southwest Airlines (51%),Japan Air Lines Development Company (67%), Airport Ground Service (87.5%), Nikko Trading Co. (70%), and Japan Creative Tours (50%). Fleet: eight 747-300, 23 747-200, nine 747-200F, 13 747SR, five 747-100, one 747-100F, 17 DC-10-40, three 767-200, ten 767-300. On order: 20 747-400. Executives: chairman, Fumio Watanabe; president, - Susumu Yamaji; executive V-P, Matsuo Toshimitsu; senior managing director, Mitsunari Kawano. Managing directors: corporate planning and finance, Toshio Nagao^ ka; engineering and maintenance, Satoru Totoki; informa tion management and systems, Ichikazu Shimizu; flight operations, Kunietsu Sakiiraba; domestic passenger mar keting, Makoto Hara. Employees: 20,830. Head Office: Tokyo Building, 7-3, Marunouchi 2- chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100, Japan. Tel: +81 (3) 284 2039. Fax: +81 (3) 284 3100. Telex: 24827. Japan Air System operates an extensive scheduled domes tic network, involving 66 trunk and regional routes serving 38 cities. Charter services are also provided throughout Southern Asia. Shareholders include Tokyu Corporations (26%), Japan Air Lines (9%), Toa Kosan (10%), and Kinki Nippon Railway (9%). History: Formerly known as Toa Domestic Airlines, the carrier was formed in May 1971 by the merger of Japan Domestic Airlines and Toa Airways. Fleet: nine Airbus A300B2, five A300B4, one DC-10- 30ER, 15 &D-81, one MD-87, 14 DC-9-40, 33 YS-T1. On order: one A300B4, nine MD-81, three MD-87. Executives: chairman, Isamu Tanaka; president, Take shi Mashima, senior vice-presidents: finance, Shigeo Soda; sales and marketing, Hiromi Funabiki; V-Ps and managing directors: flight operations, Yoshitomi Ono; maintenance and engineering,, Masashisa Tsujine; vice-president &r corporate planning director, Minaru Moukawa. Employees: 5,400. Head Office: 18 Mori Building, 3-13, Toranomon 2- chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105, Japan. , Tel: +81 (3) 507 8030. Fax: +81 (3) 592 0115. Telex: 2225182. Japan Asia Airways, a wholly owned subsidiary of Japan Air Lines, operates scheduled passenger and cargo services from Tokyo and Osaka to Taipei, Kaohsiung and Hong Kong; and from Okinawa to Taipei. Charter flights are also undertaken. History: The company was formed on 8 August, 1975, to operate services between Japan and Taiwan. Fleet: two Boeing 747-100, one 747-300, three DC-10-40. Executives: chairman, Toshio Itakura; president, Take shi Tsunogae; directors and V-Ps: international relations, Masashi Mori; engineering and maintenance, Hiroshi Fujinawa; marketing, K. Someya. Employees: 500. Head Office: Yurakuchb Denki Building, 7-1 Yurakucho 1 Chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100, Japan. Tel:+81 (3) 284 2672. Telex: J25440JAA TOKYO. Jersey European Airways operates scheduled passenger services to Belfast City, Birmingham International, Black pool, Bournemouth, Dinard, Exeter, Guernsey, Isle of Man, London (Stansted), Manchester, Paris, Southampton and Teesside. The airline also undertakes charter flights. Subsidiaries: JEA (Engineering) can perform all major checks on aircraft up to Fokker F.27 size, including the BAe 748, Boeing de Havilland Twin Otter, Embraer Bandeirante and Shorts 330 and 360. With full CAA approval, the company is currently supporting more than 40 large public-transport aircraft. History: The company was formed in 1979, when it took over the routes of Intra Airways. In November 1983 the airline was taken over by the Walker Group (C. W. Walker and Sons), parent company of Spacegrand Avia tion. The two companies were merged in October 1985, adopting the Jersey European name. Fleet: three Fokker F.27-500, three Shorts 360, three BAe 748, one Bandeirante. Executives: group managing director, P. A. Glenister; general managers: D. McCuIloch, S. N. Chance (engineer ing); operations manager, Capt P. J. White; chief pilot, Capt N. F. Hutchings. Employees: 200. Head Office: Terminal Building, Exeter Airport, Exeter, . Devon EX5 2BD, England. Tel: +44 392 66669. Fax: +44 392 66151. Telex: 42761 JEAEXT G. Jugoslovenski Aerotransport (JAT-Jugoslav Airlines) is wholly state owned. An extensive network of scheduled passenger services is operated to 16 domestic points and 48 cities in Western Europe, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, North America, the Middle and Far East and Australia. History: JAT was formed in 1947. Subsidiaries: Air Jugoslavia is a subsidiary formed to operate charters using JAT aircraft when required. JAT undertakes maintenance for its own aircraft and for other operators, and operates Airlift (tour operator), JAT Catering, JAT Training Centre, JAT Medical Centre, Agricultural Aviation, two airports, and JAT ground transportation. Fleet: three DC-10-30, one DC-10-30CF, eight Boeing 727-200, nine 737-300, eight DC-9-30, three ATR42. On order: three ATR72. Executives: DG/president, Miljenko Zrelac; directors: commercial, Radislav Milanovic, flight operations, Mladen Munizaba; technical, Nijaz Hodzic, V-P sales, Tripun Tosutovic, general manager admin, and finance, Milan Zikelic. Employees: 7,867 Head Office: Milentia Popovica 9 Sava Centar, Novi Beograd 11070, Jugoslavia. Tel: +38 (11) 145 798. Fax: +38 (11) 131 402. Telex: 11681. Kabo Air provides scheduled domestic passenger services linking Lagos with Kano, Kaduna, and Port Harcourt, as well as international charters. History: Operations began in April 1981. Fleet: two Boeing 727-100, one McDonnell Douglas DC-8. Executives: executive director of aviation, Shitu Adamu. Employees: 120. Head Office: 6733 Ashton Road, PO Box 1850, Kano, Nigeria. Tel: +234 64 625291. Telex: 77277. Karair, a subsidiary of Finnair, operates scheduled domes tic and international charter services. Geological survey work is also carried out. At present the airline flies a^ scheduled service between Helsinki and Lappeenranta, using aircraft leased from Finnair. However, the company will extend its domestic operations this year on delivery of .. new ATR 72s. Toivelomat-Dreamtours, a tour operator, is a fully owned subsidiary. History: Karair was established in 1957 to continue the operations of Karhumaki Airways, formed in 1951 and a subsidiary of the old-established Karhumaki aircraft man ufacturing organisation. Fleet: two Airbus A300B4 (leased from Finnair), three ATR72, one Twin Otter. On order: two ATR72. Executives: chairman, Antti Potila; managing director, T. Karhumaki; directors: flight operations, H. Tuomainen; technical, P. Veisanen; economics, S. Rautamo; chief engineer, H. Alanen; chief inspector, V. Ruotsalainen; managers: purchasing, V. Kiviaho, economics director, S. Rautamo; admin, R. Saarinen; passenger service, U. II- vonen; traffic, K. Nurmi; Embraer reps, J. Moilanen, P. Mekinen. Employees: 340. Head Office: Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, SF-01530 VANTAA, Finland. Tel: +358-0^8186802. Fax: +358-0-870 1906. Telex: 124769. Katale Aero Transport provides cargo services from its Goma base to Kinshasa, primarily for the carriage of coffee. Fleet: one Boeing 707-320C, one CL-44, one Britannia 312F, two Britannia 253F. Employees: 160. Head Office: BP 9880, Goma, Kivu, Zaire. 21048. Tel: 334. Telex: 21048. Kel Air, based at Nice, operates charter flights and regional services from Lyon to Basel/Mulhouse on behalf of Air Inter and TAT; night newspaper flights are also carried out for Nice-Matin. Fleet: HS748. On order: two BAe 146. History: Kel Air began operations on December 22, 1988. Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter is a subsidiary of Kelow- na Flightcraft Ltd., which specialises in modification of Convair airliners and flies transcontinental charters across Canada. History: The parent company was formed in 1970 and the charter subsidiary in 1974. Fleet: two Boeing 727-100QC, five Convair 580, one Douglas DC-3, one Gulfstream 1, one Beech 60A Duke, two Cessna 402B, one 310N, one 210L, one Piper PA-28- 161 Arrow. Executives: president Barry Lapointe; secretary and treasurer, Jim Rogers. Employees: 210. Head Office: RR. 2, Kelowna Airport, Kelowna, British Columbia V1Y 7R1, Canada. Tel: +1 604 765 1481. Fax +1 604 765 1489. Kendell Airlines, a major Australian commuter carrier, operates a network of scheduled passenger services link ing Adelaide with Mount Gambier, Port Lincoln, Whyalla, Ceduna, Streaky Bay, Broken Hill, Woomera, Olympic Bay, Coober Pedy and Ayers Rock; Melbourne with Albury, Wagga Wagga, Merimbula, Cooma, King Island, Midura, Portland, Mount Gambier, Burnie (Wynyard) and Devonport (the last two commnced in November 1989). History: The company was formed in 1967 as Premiair Aviation Pty. Ltd. and started scheduled services in 1971. The name was changed to Kendell Airlines in 1982. Fleet: four Saab 340, eight Fairchild Metro II. Executives: managing director, D. M. Kendell; general manager, G. J. Breust; director of operations, Capt Max Langshaw; chief engineer, R. Godwin. Employees: 175. Head Office: 43 Tompson Street OR, PO Box 78, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650, Australia. Tel: +61 (69) 215011. Fax: +61 (69) 217071. Telex: AA169066. Kenya Airways operates scheduled international passen ger services linking Nairobi with Cairo, Athens, Rome, Zurich, London, Frankfurt, Paris, Khartoum, Dubai, Jeddah, Bombay, Addis Ababa, Mogadishu, Seychelles Entebbe, Harare, Dar-es-Salaam, Lusaka, Kigali, Bujumbu- ra',>Lillongwe, Gaborone and Zanzibar. Domestic services a^e operated from Nairobi to Mombasa, Malindi and Ki^iimu. History: Kenya Airways was formed by the Kenyan Government in 1977, after the collapse of the former East African Airways. Fleet: three A310-300, three Boeing 707-320B, one DC- 8-73CF, one 720B, one Douglas DC-9-30, two Fokker 50, one Fokker F.27-200. Executives: chairman, Leo Odero; general manager, FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 14-20 March 1990 99
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