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King Air 200, one Piper PA-31 Chieftain, one Agusta 109, one Bell 206 JetRanger. Executives: chairman/managing director, W R C Foyle; directors: finance, R K Burnett; flight operations/ chief pilot, Capt P Goddard; managers; operations, W Mayes; commercial, R E Youngworth; financial control ler, F Walker, engineering, 1 Grindley. Employees: 119. Head Office: Halcyon House, Percival Way, Euton Airport, Luton, Bedfordshire, EU2 9LU, UK. Tel: +44 (582) 419792. Fax: +44 (582) 400958. Telex: 825538 AFOYLE G. S1TA: LTNHOGS. Air France plans to take a 54.8% stake in Frances's UTA, which would give it control of French domestic carrier Air Inter and make the state-owned (lag-carrier the second largest in Europe. Air France already has virtual control of fourth French carrier TAT. The airline is a founder partner, together with Lufthansa, Iberia and SAS, in Amadeus, a computerised distribution system involving 13 airlines, which became operational in 1989. During 1988 the company established two new subsidi aries, EuroBerlin France (jointly owned with Lufthansa), to operate scheduled passenger services from Berlin to points in West Germany and Sodexi, an international express cargo company. In 1989 the airline expanded its route network by adding the following destinations: Antalya, Bari, Bergen, Courchevel, Dubrovnic, In nsbruck, Kilimanjaro and Palermo. In addition, four new domestic routes were operated linking Paris with Bor deaux, Lyon, Montpellier and Nantes. Subsidiaries: Air France has a financial interest, inter alia, in Air Inter, Air Guadeloupe, TAT and Amadeus. Aviation-related subsidiaries include Le Meridien, Sotair (Jet Tours, Jet America, Jumbo), Tourisme France International, Servair, Societe Immobiliaire Aeropor- tuaire, Sodetair, Jet Chandler International, Air Charter, EuroBerlin France and Sodexi. History: The airline was founded on 30 August, 1933, when Societe Centrale pour l'Exploitation de Lignes Aeriennes purchased the assets of Compagnie Generale Aeropostale. After the Second World War, air transport was nationalised and Societe Nationale Air France was set up on 1 January, 1946, followed by Compagnie Nationale Air France on 16 June, 1948. Commercial supersonic services were inaugurated simultaneously with British Airways in January 1976. Fleet: four Airbus A300B2, 12 A300B4, seven A310- 200, 2 A310-300, 13 A320. one Boeing 747-400, ten 747-200B Combi, eight 747-200F, 17 747-100/200, 20 727, 16 737-200, seven Concorde, 15 Fokker F.27-500, two Transall. On order: seven A340-300. two A310-300, 13 A320, 19 747-400, three 747-200F. Executives: president, Bernard Attali; director-general, Jean-Didier Planchet; asst d-gs: social affairs, Gerard Orizet; technical, Alain Varini; programme and develop ment, Jean Philippot; commercial, Camille Allaz; finan cial, Alain Marcheteau; secretary general, Marc Maugars. Employees: 37,122. Head Office: 1 Square Max Hymans, 75757 Paris 15, France. Tel. +33 (1) 43 23 81 81. Telex: 200666. Air Gabon (Compagnie Nationale Air Gabon), the country's flag-carrier, operates an extensive network of scheduled domestic passenger and cargo services from its Libreville base. International services are operated to Douala, Lome, Abidjan, Cotonou, Bamako, Abidjan, Dakar, Malabo, Bangui, Kinshasa, Pointe Noire, Lagos, Rome, Geneva, Nice, Marseille and Paris. History: Until 1974 the company was known as Societe Nationale Transgabon. It was originally formed in 1951 as Compagnie Aerienne Gabonaise. The airline was designated as the national carrier in 1968 and in May 1977 Gabon withdrew from the Air Afrique consortium and began operating its own international services. Fleet: one Boeing 747-200B Combi, one 737-200C, two Fokker E.28-2000, one Lockheed L-100-30. On order: one Fokker 100. Executives: president/director-general, Fabien Owono- Fssono; deputy director-generals: technical, G Chauveau, administration and personnel, Martin Mbabele; commercial, F Bangaboumi; directors: finance, Claude Ayo-Iguenda; technical, M O Mignard; admini stration, E Delicat; general manager, Mamadou Diop; deputy managers: technical affairs, Georges Vejdosky; 54 WORLD AIRLINE D IRECTORY commerial and admin affairs Philbert Andzembe; adviser to gen mgr coastline work, Francois Combary,; commer cial, Dieudonne Mfoubou-Moudhouma; financial, Michel Villoingt; technical, Barthelemey Ntoma- Mengome; legal, Roamin Koumba-Manloumbi. Employees: 1,367. Head Office: BP 2206, Aeroport International Leon M'ba, Libreville, Gabon. Tel: +241 73 15 79/73 21 97. Fax: +241 73 01 11. Telex: 5371 A1RGAB GO. Air Guadeloupe is a regional carrier operating frequent scheduled services to points in the Leeward Islands chain of the Lesser Antilles from Pointe-a-Pitre. The company has two major shareholders, the Department of Guadeloupe (46%) and Air France (45%). In addition to its scheduled services, the company also operates charter flights. History: The airline was established in 1970. Fleet: two ATR42-300, two Fokker F.27, four Twin Otter, two Dornier 228-200. On order: one ATR72. Executives: president, Mathias Mathurin; managers: general, Daniel Gaudart; technical, Mr Esteve; com mercial, Narjess Abdennebi; financial, Jocelyne Hatchi; legal, Rose-Marie Cassin; operations, Gerard Ballonad; public relations, Michel Hurgon; chief pilot, Christian Robinel. Employees: 160. Head Office: Aeroport du Raizet, 97110 Abymes, Guadeloupe, French West Indies. Tel: +590 822161/832759. Telex: 919008 GL. Air Guinee (Compagnie Nationale Air Guinee), Guinea's flag-carrier, operates a network of scheduled passenger and cargo services from Conakry to Kankan, Boke, Faranah, Labe, Macenta, Siguiri, Kissidougou and N'Zerekore, together with international flights to Free town (Sierra Leone), Monrovia (Liberia), Bamako (Mali), Dakar (Senegal), Abidjan (Ivory Coast) and Lagos (Nigeria). History: The company was formed in 1960 with Czech and Soviet assistance. Fleet: three Antonov An-12, four An-24, one Boeing 737-200C, one Boeing Canada Dash 7, one Yak-40. Executives: managing director, Blhadj- Nfa Moussa Diane; directors: commercial, Bocar (frokoum; technical, Ammar Balde; external affairs, El Fo'de^Toure. Employees: 400. Head Office: 6 Avenue de la Republique. BP 12, Conakry, Republic of Guinea. Tel: +224 444612. Telex: 22349 MITRANS GE Air Haiti operates scheduled cargo services from Fran cois Duvalier International Airport, Port-au-Prince, to Cap Haitien, San Juan (Puerto Rico), Santo Domingo, Miami and New York with the help of Air Tara/GPA. History: The carrier was formed in December 1969 and began cargo charter operations in October 1970. Fleet: two Curtiss C-46 Commando. Executives: general manager, Ernest Cineas. Head Office: Avenue Jeanne'Marie 35, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Tel: +509 1 62722/3. Air Holland operates passenger charter flights for tour operators from Holland to Mediterranean destinations, the Canary Islands, Barbados, Kenya and Santa Dom ingo. Scheduled flights are planned for 1991. A 20% stake is held in Air Aruba. Fleet: five Boeing 757-200, two 767-200. Executives: president/CEO, J N Block; executive vp finance, H J van Haagen; vps: maintenance, P Crawford; external affairs & quality, Mrs M J P M van Wijk; chief pilot. Captain J Sharps; managers: operations, R Heeren; accounts, B M Leighton. Employees: 260. Head Office: PO Box 75116, 1117 ZR Schiphol, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 20 6041111-312968 84444. Fax: +31 20 480067. Telex: 10221 ops hd. Air Hong Kong operates a scheduled cargo service linking Hong Kong with Manchester and Hong Kong with Nagoya; routes granted include services to Brussels, Zurich, Vienna, Singapore, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Auckland, Guam, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Pusan, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh. Air Hong Kong carries cargo using 707s History: The carrier was formed in November 1986 and commenced charter operations on 4 February, 1988. Scheduled services began on 18 October, 1989. Principal shareholders are AHK with 50%, Shun Tak Enterprises with 40% and Stabilo with 10%. Fleet: two Boeing 707-300C. Executives: president, Thomas Tsang; executive vps, Tenly Lai and Cedric Chan. Employees: 128. Head Office: 2/F., Block 1, Tien Chu Centre, 72 Pak Tai Street, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Tel: +852 761 8588. Fax: +852 761 8428. Telex 43368 AHKHQ HX. Air Hudik, a Swedish carrier, operates scheduled passen ger services from its base at Hudiksvall to Soderhamn and Stockholm. Fleet: two Shorts 360. Head Office: Skagsta 9250, Hudiksvall, Sweden S-82400. Tel: +46 (650) 24285. Telex: 71535. Air India, the country's flag-carrier has added Los Angeles and Toronto to its large network of international scheduled passenger and cargo services from Bombay, Delhi, Calcutta, Trivandrum, Hyderabad, Goa and Ma dras to points in the Far and Middle East, Europe, Africa, Australia, the USA and Canada. Services to Baghdad recommenced on 14 August, 1989. Subsidiaries: Wholly owned subsidiaries are Air India Charters and the Hotel Corporation of India. History: Air India was formed in 1946 to succeed A"ta Airlines (founded in 1932), Air-India International was formed in March 1948, becoming a state-owned corpora tion in August 1953, following nationalisation. The present title was adopted in June 1962. Fleet: three Airbus A300B4, eight A310-300. two Boeing 747-300 Combi, nine 747-200B. Leased-in: one I1-62M, one I1-76F. Executives: acting chairman and managing director, S R Gupte; directors: commercial, Madan M Lall; engineer ing, B P Baliga; operations, Capt D S Mathur; air safety Capt B S Gopal; air safety, Capt B S Gopal; vigilance, D C Jugran; security, P R Parthasarathy; stores, V R Kulkarni; HRD, Madhavan Kutly. Employees: 17,443. Head Office: Air-India Building, 218 Backbay Recla mation, Nariman Point, Bombay 400 021, India. Tel: +91 22 202 4142. Fax: +91 22 204 8521. Telex: 011 78327 AIAP. Air Inter (Lignes Aeriennes Interieures) the French domestic carrier, operates an extensive network of scheduled passenger and cargo services. The major part of the company's traffic is derived from 29 routes radiating from Paris, although a large number of transregional services are also provided. Since 1987 Air France and UTA's parent company, Les Chargeurs, have each increased their shareholdings in the airline, with the latter now holding 35.8% and Air France 37%. The company is prohibited by law from operating outside France but has recently concluded an agreement with the flag-carrier to serve Ibiza and Madrid using an Air France flight number. In exchange. Air France now operates services from Paris (CDG) to Marseilles, using an Air Inter flight number. Air Inter owns 55% of the night freight carrier Intercargo Service, which it set up in 1987 in conjunction with Europe Aero Service and Banque Paribas. History: Air Inter was formed in 1954. In 1977 the company agreed with Air France to cease charter FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 27 March - 2 April, 1991
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