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1992
1992 - 0730.PDF
WORLD AIRLINE DIRECTORY Tel: +52 (988) 4 28 88/4 29 10. Fax: +52 (988) 4 13 64/7 43 86. Telex: 73409 AVCAME. Aerochago, formerly known as Aerotours Dominicano, operates cargo charters to points in Central America and the Caribbean area. The company also operates services on behalf of Aeromar-Agro Air. History: The airline was originally founded in 1973 by Eduardo Fernandez and began operations in 1974. Fleet: two Lockheed Super Constellation, one Convair 240. Head Office: Aeropuerto las Americas, Santo Dom ingo, Dominican Republic. Tel: +1 (809) 687 0658 Aero Cozumel is a Mexican charter airline based in Cozumel. Fleet: three Pilatus Britten-Norman Trislander, one Islander, two Fokker F.27. Head Office: A. Rafael E. Melgar 27, Cozumel, Quintana, Mexico. Tel: +52 (987) 20503. Fax: +52 (987) 20877. Aeroflot - Soviet Airlines, the airline of the Common wealth of Independent States, which was formerly the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, is the national carrier. It is in the process of splitting into separate airlines based in each of the newly independent repub lics. The data and information here relate to Aeroflot as it was constituted before the split. The airline operates international and domestic passenger and cargo services. Aeroflot expanded its passenger traffic by 6.5% in 1990, producing a profit of 3.5 million roubles. Operating regular international services to 134 cities in 102 states and 3,600 domestic destinations, Aeroflot carried 138 million passengers and three million tonnes of cargo and mail during 1990. The establishment of the International Commercial Department of Civil Aviation in 1988 was to allow Aeroflot's monopoly to be broken down, which gave the carrier's 33 branches financial independence, making them self-financing and no longer state- subsidised. One result is that, whereas international flights had originated only from Moscow, 22 of the regional branches now operate international services, 16 operating scheduled passenger flights. Intergovernmental Air Transport Agreements were signed between the USSR, USA, Chile and Indonesia in 1989 and flights to Santiago and Djakarta resumed in July 1990. The agreement with the USA" allows for operations by several carriers from each side. Aeroflot may now fly to Miami, Chicago, San Francisco and Anchorage, the American carriers additionally being allowed into Kiev, Minsk, Riga, Tblisi, Khabarovsk and Magadan. A victim partly of its own success in promoting domestic air travel by having the world's lowest domes tic fares, Aeroflot has been unable to meet demands on its capacity. Insufficient aircraft are available, because of long delivery times of home-produced types, late deliv ery of engines and spares, poor ground facilities and high maintenance requirements. While waiting for the Soviet industry to produce modern aircraft types, most of which are to include western engines or other equipment, Aeroflol has ordered five A310s from Airbus Industrie. The carrier has been hindered further by shortages of aviation fuel, which resulted in the ground ing of all its aircraft in December 1991. The airline joined the International Air Transport Association in 1969 and the International Civil Aviation Organisation in 1970. Aeroflot is unconventional com pared to western airlines, operating airports, air traffic control, aircraft maintenance and repairs, training of aircrew, technical and engineering personnel and build ing construction. The airline has more than 30 commer cial joint ventures with foreign companies and banks, including airlines, hotels, airport shops, construction of passenger and cargo terminals and tourist agencies with western partners. Routes: During 1990, new international services started from: Moscow to Cologne, Seoul, Katmandu, Santiago and Djakarta; Lvov to Belgrade; Tallin to Helsinki and Stockholm; Moscow to Harare; Riga to Stockholm, Copenhagen and Helsinki; Murmansk to Rovaniemi and Kirkenes; Kiev to Frankfurt. History: Founded in 1923. The airline's first interna tional route was opened in the late 1920s, but regular international services developed only after the Second World War. By 1950, Aeroflot's USSR routes covered 31,500km, carrying 26,000 passengers. International services between the USSR and foreign countries started in 1955, passenger loads rising to over -70,000, plus 6,000t of freight and mail. Aeroflot's fleet includes the Antonov An-124 Ruslan cargo aircraft, the world's largest civil transport aircraft in operation. Fleet (international): 28 Ilyushin 11-62, 19 11-96, 18 11-86, 23 Tupolev Tu-154M, four Tu-154B, three Tu- 154C, eight Tu-134A-3. On order: five Airbus A310-300, Ilyushin 11-96-300, 11-114, Tupolev Tu-204. Other pas senger types flown include the Antonov An-2, An-26 and An-28, Ilyushin 11-18, Let L-610, Yaklovlev Yak-40 and Yak-42. Freighter types flown include the An-12, An-22, An-26, 11-18 and 11-76. More than 4,500 helicopters and specialist aircraft are flown. Employees (international): 13,500. Head Office: Moscow 125167, 37, Leningradsky pro- spekt, Commonwealth of Independent States. Tel: +7 (95) 155 66 48. Fax: +7 (95)155 66 47. Telex: 7569. SITA: MOWCDSU. Aerolicht is a joint venture between Aeroflot and Yaacov Nimrodi, an Israeli businessman. It was set up to provide a passenger operation to transport Jewish immigrants to Israel, using 15 Ilyushin Il-96s. It was initiated in September 1991 following the collapse of joint-venture talks between Aeroflot and El Al, aimed at providing immigrant flights direct from the Soviet Union to Israel. Aerolinea Federal Argentina (ALFA) ceased operations in 1990. Aerolineas Argentinas, the country's flag-carrier, oper ates an extensive network of scheduled passenger and cargo routes to points in North, South and Central America, New Zealand, the Far East, South Africa and Europe. The airline's privatisation has been postponed. International routes radiate from Buenos Aires to Cape Town, Madrid, Rome, Zurich, Frankfurt, Paris, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Montreal, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Asuncion, Montevideo, La Paz, Caracas, Lima, Santiago, Guayaquil, Bogota, Porto Alegre, Mexico City, Hong Kong and Auckland. The Auckland service was extended to Sydney in 1989 and the London route was re-opened in January 1990. History: The company was founded as a state corpora tion in May 1949 by the ministry of transport to take over the operations of Fama, Alfa, Aeroposta and Zonda. These companies ceased operations in December 1949 and were merged to form Aerolineas Argentinas. Fleet: six Boeing 747-200B, one 747SP, one 707-320B, eight 727-200, nine 737-200, two 737-200C, three Fokker F.28-1000, one F.28-4000. Executives: president, Edwardo Gonzalez del Solar; general manager, Alejandro Bramer Markovic; managers: commercial, Eric Skinner; finance, Luis Prado, mainte nance, Alfredo Daie; planning, Leopoldo Mayer; opera tions, Juan Carlos Ardella; cargo, Horacio Cao. Employees: 10,372. Head Office: Paseo Colon 185, 1063 Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tel: +54 (1) 308 551. Fax: +54 (1) 331 0356. Telex: 18182. Aerolineas Centrales de Colombia (ACES) operates scheduled passenger services operating approximately 4,640 flights a month to 41 destinations throughout Colombia with main hubs at Bogota, Medellin and Cali. Jet services link Bogota, Cali, Medellin, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Armenia and San Andres. In 1986, the carrier began charter flights to the Caribbean islands, linking La Habana, St Kitts, Bahamas, Jamaica and Margarita Island to its Columbian airports. History: The company was formed in August 1971 and began services in February 1972. Fleet: three Boeing 727-100, two ATR42-320, ten de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 300, one Fairchild F-27J. Executives: president, Jorge Restrepo Palacio; VPs: commercial; Rafael Barco Ruiz; financial, Alvaro Marti nez Urrea; engineering and maintenance, Miguel Mon- toya Estrada; operations, Carlos Escobar; planning, Juan Martinez. Employees: 1,025. Head Office: Calle 49# 50-21, Edificio del Cafe, pisos 30 y 34, Medellin, Colombia. Tel: +57 (4) 511 41 11. Fax: +57 (4) 251 16 77. Telex: 65224 ACES CO. Aerolineas de Guatemala-Aviateca, known until 1974 as Aviateca Fmpresa Guatemalteca de Aviacion, operates scheduled services from Guatemala City to Houston, New Orleans, Miami and Flores, its one domestic route. The company was privatised in 1989, the Guatemalan Government holding being reduced. Additional share holders include TACA of El Salvador, Aviateca employ ees and other private investors. History: The company was established as the state airline in March 1945, to succeed Aerovias de Guate mala, founded in 1939. Fleet: three Boeing 727-100C, one McDonnell Douglas DC-6A, two DC-3, one Convair VC-131H. Executives: president, Ing Julio Obols Gomes; VP, Ing Larry Andrade Lara. Employees: 150. Head Office: Avenida Hincapie, Aeropuerto la Aurora, Zona 13, Guatemala City, Guatemala. Tel: +502 (2) 318222. Telex: 4160 AVOECA GU Aerolineas Latinas (Aerolatin). Formed on 28 Septem ber, 1989, operates scheduled cargo services between the USA and the Caribbean/Venezuela region. From its Caracas hub, weekly flights are operated to the USA (four entry points), Mexico (two entry points), Europe (three entry points), Canada (two entry points) Panama, Aeroflot — Soviet Airlines has ordered five Airbus A310-300s in the absence of indigenous equivalents V FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 25 - 31 March, 1992
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