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world airlineS
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Rob Finlayson
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Welcome to 2012s Flight International World Airlines, our annual directory that provides key information on every airline across the globe operating scheduled services or flying a significant number of charters
Flight Internationals World Airlines directory contains information on 1,500 airlines, which are listed alphabetically. The selection criterion has been to list operators with one or more aircraft with more than 19 seats. Where justified by significance of service or national carrier status, airlines operating aircraft with fewer than 19 seats are included, as are some helicopter companies that operate a significant number of scheduled passenger services. The directory includes scheduled or charter cargo operators. The listing includes, where possible, nonjet commuter and regional operators that meet the inclusion criteria, but is not a complete guide to air-taxi services. Data incorporated in the directory from Flightglobals ACAS database is correct up to early 2012. It includes contact details/ addresses and where relevant the airlines three-character International Civil Aviation Organisation airline designator code in () and the two-character IATA code in []. Also included are telephone and fax numbers (including international dialling codes), partners and shareholders and senior executives. A brief description and history are provided where appropriate. Fleet data, correct to early 2012, including inservice (but not parked aircraft) and firm orders shown in () for turbine-powered aircraft, is sourced from Flightglobals ACAS database for more information visit flightglobal.com/acas or telephone +44 (0) 1788 540898. Some information on piston-powered types is included. In the case of wet-lease operators, aircraft are generally recorded in the fleet of the company for which they are flown, rather than the carrier that operates them (if the two are different).
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Parent organisation/shareholders Grupo Suner (majority owner) Date operations started 1996 Description Operates passenger and cargo charters throughout Europe and North Africa, together with aerial ambulance flights and pilot training. Executives President ................................................. Xavier Olivares Finance Manager .................................... Teresa Sisternes Operations Manager .................................. Jose Penades Fleet (orders) 6 x Fairchild Metro III Main base Valencia (VLC)
Employees total 1,116 Executives Chairman .................................................Bey Soo Khiang Chief Executive Officer ..................................... Marvin Tan Finance Manager ............................................. Ley Pheng VP & Chief Pilot .................................... Siew Loong Leong Fleet (orders) 6 x Airbus A319-100 13 (5) x Airbus A320-200 Main base Singapore (SIN)
AEroPAciFico (TFo)
Ignacio Zaragoza No. 343-3 Nte, Colonia Centro, 81200, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico Tel +52 668 817 1727 Fax +52 668 817 1728 Website www.aeropacifico.com Date operations started 2001 Description Provides a regular service and inclusive holiday packages in the Baja California del Sur peninsula linking Los Mochis to five other destinations. Executives President ....................................................... Jaime Lugo Fleet (orders) 1 x BAe Jetstream 31 1 x Let L-410UVP-E Main base Los Mochis (LMM)
Parent organisation/shareholders Business Air Holdings Group (100%) Alliances Brindabella Airlines, Qantas Date operations started 1 July 1971 Description Commuter airline operating direct flights within New South Wales connecting Newcastle, Mudgee, Narrabri, Snowy Mountains and Sydney. Also offers regular scheduled services from Narrabri to Brisbane, cargo and charter services. History Founded by Keith Hilder in 1968. Launched commercial operations three years later from its own airfield at Belmont, NSW. Sold to Masling Airlines in 1980. Sold again in 1981 to BODAS, a company jointly owned by TNT and News Limited. Began an association with Ansett Australia which led to the company eventually becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of the airline. Placed into voluntary administration in September 2001, following the collapse of the Ansett Group. Sold by the administrators to International Air Parts in April 2002. Entered into a commercial agreement with Regional Express Airlines (Rex) in June 2003. Parent Business Air Holdings acquired a majority shareholding in Brindabella Airlines in September 2011, with both carriers initially retaining their individual branding. Executives General Manager ...................................... Ian Vanderdeek Fleet (orders) 4 x BAe Jetstream 32 Main base Newcastle (NTL) Hubs Sydney (SYD)
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Airline House, 25 Airline Road, Singapore, 819829, Singapore Tel +65 6541 5880 Fax +65 6545 6083 Email public_affairs@singaporeair.com.sg Website www.singaporeair.com
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10 Avenue du General de Gaulle, BP 1138, Pointe Noire, Congo Tel +242 556 41 41 Email info@aero-service.net Parent organisation/shareholders TAG Light Aviation Department (100%) Date operations started 1967 Description Provides commuter and charter operations within the Congo and to neighbouring countries. Also has a strong cargo business. History Founded as the air freight transport department of a frozen food company, it later became an independent airline. Executives President & Director General .........................G Griesbaum Finance Director ..................................Dominic Decouville
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Parent organisation/shareholders Singapore Airlines Group (100%) Alliances Star Alliance, Air India, Frontier Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, Kuwait Airways, Luxair, Malaysia Airlines, S7 Airlines, SilkAir, Skywest Airlines, Transaero Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Virgin Australia Date operations started 1 October 1972 Description Singaporean flag carrier operating an extensive network of scheduled services linking destinations SingAPorE AirlinES CArgo [SQ] (SQC) throughout the Asia-Pacific region, Africa, Europe, Middle East and North America. Asian regional services are 08E, Airline House, 25 Airline Road, Singapore Tel +65 6541 6600 Fax +65 6546 3798 operated by subsidiary carrier Silk Air. Email shirleen_lee@singaporeair.com History Traces its origins back to the first scheduled flight Website www.siacargo.com made by Malayan Airways, from Singapores Kallang Airport to Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang on 1 May 1947. Following Parent organisation/shareholders Singapore Airlines direct links Malayas independence from the UK and the creation of the Group (100%) Federated States of Malaysia on about an 1963, the Clicking on subsidiaries/shareholdings China Cargo Airlines Airline the Want to find out more 1 November airline? company was rebranded as Malaysia Airways. After (16%) www address in the entry on 9 take 1965, a Singapores separation from Malaysia will August you straight through to Alliances Wow, Cargojet Airways, Coyne Airways, Virgin Australia new joint flag carrier, Malaysia-Singapore Airlines, was Date operations started April 2001 the airlines website established on 1 January 1967. Services to Europe were Description Stand-alone cargo operation to complement the introduced in June 1971, with the Singapore-London route, parent companys passenger services. flown via Bombay, Bahrain and Rome. The January 1972 History SIA Cargo was established in October 2000, and dissolution of Malaysia-Singapore Airlines into two separate received its air operators certificate in April 2001. carriers created Malaysian Airlines System (MAS) and Employees total 954 Singapore Airlines (SIA), effective 1 October 1972. Executives Launched a wholly-owned charter subsidiary, Tradewinds, Chairman ..............................................Cheng Eng Huang in 1975 which later added scheduled services to regional President & CEO ............................................ Tan Kai Ping business markets and was rebranded as Silk Air in 1992. VP Flight Operations .............................................C C Loh SIA gained transpacific access to the USA in 1978. Acquired Fleet (orders) 13 x Boeing 747-400 a 49% share of Virgin Atlantic Airways on 31 March 2000. Main base Singapore SIN Launched a new subsidiary low-cost carrier, Tiger Airways, SitA Air which launched services in September 2004. Introduced the worlds longest non-stop commercial flight, between GPO Box 9002, Sinamangal Ward No: 9, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel +977 1 448 7110 Fax +977 1 449 0546 Singapore and Los Angeles, with the Airbus A340-500 Email sita_air@wlink.com.np in February 2004. This was surpassed in June 2004 with the new non-stop service from Singapore to New York Parent organisation/shareholders Priti Rana (100%) (Newark). Operated the worlds first Airbus A380 scheduled Date operations started 6 February 2003 service on 25 October 2007, between Singapore and Description Nepalese carrier operating domestic flights Sydney. Operated its first all-business class service, with an from its base in Kathmandu to Lukla, Tumlingtar, Airbus A340-500, between Singapore and New York-Newark Biratnagar, Janakpur, Pokhara, Jomsom, Chaurjhari, International 15 May 2008. Announced a new low-cost Dang, Nepalgunj and Dhangadi. Regular cargo and carrier subsidiary, Scoot, on 25 May 2011, with plans to harter flights in the eastern half of the country are launch services by mid-2012. operated from Nepalganj.
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Unit D2, Isando Industrial Park, Gewel Road, Kempton Park, Cape Road, South Africa Tel +27 11 928 8000 Fax +27 11 392 5027 Email info@1time.co.za Website www.1time.aero Parent organisation/shareholders 1time Holdings (100%) Date operations started 25 February 2004 Description Operates low-cost charters and scheduled services linking Johannesburg with Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, East London, George, Port Elizabeth and Zanzibar in Tanzania. History Founded by former CEO Glenn Orsmond, who was Finance Director of Aeronexus, an aviation company offering aircraft management, crewing and aircraft maintenance services. Aeronexus, itself owned by Afrisource Holdings, took a 50% shareholding, while MKJH Trust took a 30% stake and Mogwele Investments the remaining 20%. Although Kulula.com had been launched earlier, in 2001, it was as a subsidiary of Comair, so 1time became South Africas first dedicated independent low-cost carrier on launch of services in February 2004. The company was listed on Johannesburgs Altex Stock Exchange on 14 August 2007. executives Chairman ........................................................ Sipo Twala Chief Executive Officer ............................... Blacky Komani Operations Manager .................................... James Budge Financial Director......................................... Mike Snyman Fleet (orders) 11 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 main base Johannesburg JNB Hubs Cape Town (CPT), East London (ELS)
Parent organisation/shareholders Abu Dhabi Nationals (70%), Abu Dhabi Investment Council (30%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Maximus Air Cargo (95%), Royal Jet (50%) Date operations started March 1976 Description Serves oil-fields and economic facilities in the UAE and other Arab states. Also provides other services, including, fire fighting, crop dusting, aerial photography, seismic survey, search and rescue and medical evacuation. History Formed as a joint venture between majority shareholder, the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and a single foreign investor, with start-up capital of AED 2 million. Initially operated two helicopters. Became a national joint-stock company with a capital of AED 60 million on 20 November 1982. The Abu Dhabi government retained a 30% shareholding. Launched fixed-wing operations in 1991. A third-party maintenance facility was opened in 1994. Maximus Air Cargo, the UAEs largest dedicated cargo airline, became a sister company in November 2008, when the Abu Dhabi Aviation Group acquired a majority shareholding. Another sister company, Royal Jet, was established as a joint-venture with the Amiri Flight in 2003, to offer global VIP and executive flight services. executives Chairman ............................. Thanoon Bin Zahid Al-Nahyan Vice Chairman ..................................... Hamdan Al-Nahyan Chief Financial Officer ................................. Ashraf Fahmy General Manager ............... Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Mazroul Operations Director........................................... Jack Lunn Fleet (orders) 2 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 4 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 1 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 main base Abu Dhabi International (AUH)
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History Formed in 1979 when Airborne Freight Corporation of Seattle acquired Midwest Air Charter. Became Airborne Express on 1 May 1980, one of four wholly-owned subsidiaries created by Airborne Freight Corporation. Initially operated from the former Clinton County air force Base in Wilmington, Ohio. Separated from Airborne Express in August 2003, prior to the latter's acquisition by DHL. On 31 December 2007 parent company ABX Holdings acquired Cargo Holdings International, parent of FAR Part 121 cargo carriers Air Transport International (ATI) and Capital Cargo International Airlines (CCI). ABX holdings rebranded as Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) in May 2008, to reflect a range of services which included ad hoc charter, ACMI freight, aircraft maintenance, ground handling, fuel management, specialised transportation management and air charter brokerage. Contracted on 31 March 2010 to continue to provide lift for DHL internationals operation in the USA, supplying and operating 13 Boeing 767-200 freighters for a period of five years. Executives President ........................................................... Joe Hete Chief Financial Officer & EVP Administration .... Quint Turner Fleet (orders) 28 x Boeing 767-200 1 x Boeing 767-300 Main base Wilmington (ILM)
Executives Chief Executive Officer ..........................Klemen Bostjancic Finance Manager ..................................... Silvestra Stopar Flight Operations Director .............................Igor Korenjak Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A319-100 1 x Airbus A320-200 6 x Bombardier CRJ-200 4 (1) x Bombardier CRJ-900 Main base Ljubljana (LJU)
18 October 2011, before launching charter services from Athens on 2 January 2012. Fleet (orders) 1 x McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Main base Athens ATH
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Zgorniji Brnik 130h, 4120 Brnik, Slovenia Tel +386 1369 1000 Fax +386 1436 9445 Email info@adria.si Website www.adria-airways.com Parent organisation/shareholders PDP d.d. , (State Restructuring Agency) (87%), NLB, d.d. (7%), Infond Investment Company (2%), others (4%) Alliances Star Alliance, Aeroflot Russian Airlines, Jat Airways, Luxair, Montenegro Airlines, Ukraine International Airlines Date operations started 1961 Description National airline of Slovenia, operating international scheduled services throughout Europe and charter services to European and Middle Eastern destinations from Ljubljana. History Established as a charter company under the name of Adria Aviopromet (Adria Airways). Adopted the Inex-Adria Airways brand in 1968 after aligning with Belgrade-based trading group Interexport. Introduced scheduled services in November 1983. Reverted to its original Adria Airways branding in May 1986. Completed a partial privatisation process in March 1996, whereby three private companies acquired a combined 8% of the airline. Became a regional member of the Star Alliance in December 2004, upgrading to full membership on the abolition of the regional classification on 1 January 2010. Introduced scheduled services between the Bosnian city of Banja Luka and its Ljubljana base in July 2010. Implemented a financial and commercial restructuring in September 2011, after receiving financial assistance from several state agencies in 2010.
Date operations started 18 October 2011 Description Greek airline offering passenger charter services. History Established by founders of Skywings. Received air operators certificate in July 2011. Operated inaugural flight
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Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Aer Lingus Regional (100%) Alliances Aer Arann Regional, British Airways, ExpressJet, GoJet Airlines, JetBlue Airways, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Mesa Airlines, Qantas, Shuttle America, SkyWest Airlines, Trans States Airlines, United Airlines Date operations started 27 May 1936 Description Irelands national carrier provides economy class service on domestic and European routes and a two class service on long haul services to US cities, including Boston, Chicago, New York and Orlando. History Founded by the Irish government as Aerlinte Eirann to provide air services to and from Ireland. The first flight, from Dublin to Bristol, took place in May 1936. Joined the oneworld alliance in 1999. Remodelled in 2001, following the losses sustained in the aftermath of 9/11, introducing low-cost services on all European flights. Long-haul services continued to offer two-class travel. Dubai became the first Middle Eastern destination in March 2006. Launched its IPO on the Irish and London Stock Exchanges in October 2006, raising 400 million and, selling 50.2% of the shares. The Irish government retained a minority shareholding. Left the oneworld alliance in April 2007, as its low-cost operations were no longer consistent with the requirements for membership. Introduced in 2007, the AerLingus.com website became its primary distribution channel, generating over 80% of total passenger revenue by 2010. A ticketbooking alliance with JetBlue was introduced in early 2008, aimed at opening up new destinations in the North American market. Both airlines passengers were able to travel on a single ticket on connecting flights between Ireland and 50+ destinations in the USA, Mexico and the Caribbean. Services from the first hub outside Ireland, at London Gatwick, were launched in April 2009. Employees total 3,516 Executives Chairman ................................................ Colm Barrington Chief Executive Officer ...........................Christoph Mueller Chief Commercial Officer ........................ Steven Kavanagh Chief Financial Officer .........................Andrew Macfarlane Chief Operating Officer ................................ Fergus Wilson Fleet (orders) 33 x Airbus A320-200 3 x Airbus A321-200 3 x Airbus A330-200 4 x Airbus A330-300 (9) x Airbus A350-900XWB Main base Dublin (DUB) Hubs Cork (ORK,) Belfast (BHD), Shannon (SNN), London Gatwick (LGW)
Bahamas, Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. Charter flights are also offered, primarily within the Caribbean and South America. History Set up by the Cuban government to provide domestic flights in Cuba and regional charters to supplement national carrier Cubana. Executives President ....................................................... Jose Musa VP Operations .........................................Armando Olivero VP Commercial ............................................... Oscar Villar Fleet (orders) 3 x ATR 42-300 4 x ATR 72-200 3 x Embraer EMB-110P 1 x Ilyushin Il-18D 7 x Yakovlev Yak-40 Main base Havana (HAV)
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Bratsk Airport, Irkutskaya Oblast, Bratsk, Irkutsk Region, 665711, Russia Tel +7 3953 322 321 Fax +7 3953 322 329 Email brtbv@bratsk.net.ru Website www.aerobratsk.narod.ru Parent organisation/shareholders Rosimushchestvo (51%), Center-Capital (49%) Date operations started 1967 Description Operates a domestic passenger service between Bratsk and Irkutsk, together with regional charter flights and speciality services. History Formerly the Aeroflot Bratsk Division, then Bratsk Air Enterprise. Privatised in 1991 under the Bratsk Avia brand with 51% retained by the Federal Agency for State Property Management (Rosimushchestvo). The airline filed for bankruptcy in 2000, before being reincorporated as the joint stock company AeroBratsk. In June 2004, Vim-Avia owner Center-Capital acquired a 49% shareholding. Executives General Director ......................................Sergei Sumbaev Chief Accountant ...............................Lidija Chembartseva Flight Unit Commander............................. Oleg Bezrodnikh Fleet (orders) 2 x Yakovlev Yak-40 Main base Bratsk (BTK)
AErocArDAL (cDA)
Aeropuerto Intl. Arturo Merino Benitez, Av. Diego Barros Ortiz 2065, Pudahuel, 9020000 Santiago, Chile Tel +56 2 377 7400 Fax +56 2 377 7406 Email aerocard@aerocardal.com Website www.aerocardal.com Date operations started 1991 Description Offers international and domestic passenger and executive charters, including aero medical critical care transport. Services are operated from the carriers own private air terminal. It also has its own fixed-base operation. History Established as a fixed-base operator. Has expanded operations to become Chiles leading privately-owned corporate aviation company. Executives General Manager ......................................... Ricardo Real VP Operations .......................................Ricardo Espinoza Finance Manager .................................. Cristhian Vivanco Fleet (orders) 1 x Cessna C421C 1 x Dornier 228-100 2 x Dornier 228-200 2 x Dornier 328-100 1 x Piper PA-31-300 1 x Piper PA-31T1 Main base Santiago (SCL)
Parent organisation/shareholders Aero Mongolia (100%) Date operations started 25 May 2003 Description Privately-owned airline operating scheduled services linking Ulan Bator with six domestic destinations, in addition to international services to Hohhot and Tianjin in China. Aero Mongolia also offers charter services. History Established by MIAT Mongolian Airlines to feed international services at Ulan Bator. Executives Chief Executive Officer ................................. Munkheaatar Operations Manager ............................................ Ariunzul Fleet (orders) 3 x Fokker 50 Main base Ulan Bator (ULN)
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its Mofta West Africa company, increasing its shareholding to 60% in 1976. Rebranded as AeroContractors in 2002, operating under the brand name aero. CHC Helicopter of Canada acquired Schreiner Airways and with it its remaining minority stake in 2004, but severed its partnership with Aero in June 2010 and ceded its 40% equity stake to the Ibru family. In July 2010 a new loan restructuring agreement with Oceanic Bank enabled Aero to negotiate a new technical support agreement with CHC Helicopter. Executives Chairperson ....................................................Cecilia Ibru Managing Director ......................................... Akin George Chief Financial Officer .....................................Omoke Enyi Fleet (orders) 1 x BAe 125-800 2 x Boeing 737-400 6 x Boeing 737-500 1 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 Main base Lagos LOS Hubs Port Harcourt PHC, Malabo SSG, Abuja ABV, Calabar CBQ, Benin City BNI
and SAT Avia, as well as majority shareholdings in Rossiya, Saravia and Vladivostok Airlines. Aeroflot disposed of its briefly-held majority shareholding in Saravia to private investors on 29 December 2012. Employees total 20,000 Executives President ..................................................... Viktor Ivanov General Director ....................................... Vitaly Savelyev Deputy Director Finance & Planning .. Mikhail Poluboyarinov Technical Director .............................Viacheslav Prochorov Chief of Fleet Planning & Airline Procurement Igor Yatzenko Fleet (orders) 15 x Airbus A319-100 43 (5) x Airbus A320-200 19 (7) x Airbus A321-200 5 x Airbus A330-200 10 (7) x Airbus A330-300 (18) x Airbus A350-800XWB (4) x Airbus A350-900XWB (15) x Boeing 737-700 (25) x Boeing 737-800 (10) x Boeing 737-900 9 x Boeing 767-300 (16) x Boeing 777-300 (22) x Boeing 787-8 6 (6) x Ilyushin Il-96-300 (15) x Irkut MS-21-200 (35) x Irkut MS-21-300 3 x Boeing MD-11F 5 (24) x Sukhoi SSJ 100-95 Main base Moscow SVO Hubs Saint Petersburg (LED), Vladivostok (VVO)
Executives President & CEO ...............................Victor Manuel Aguilar Operations Manager ..................................... Elio Valverde Fleet (orders) 15 x Antonov An-26 3 x ATR 42-500 1 x Yakovlev Yak-40 Main base Havana (HAV)
Parent organisation/shareholders Interinvest SA (100%) Alliances AeroSur, Air France, Austral, TAM Mercosur Date operations started 7 December 1950 Description Argentine flag carrier serving destinations throughout Argentina and South America and points in North America, Australasia and Europe. History Established by the Argentine Ministry of Transport through the nationalisation and unification of four existing carriers: Zonda, Aeroposta, Alfa and FAMA. Aerolineas launched services on 7 December 1950, after inheriting a diverse fleet and orders comprising more than 70 aircraft, many of which never saw Aerolineas service. A DC-6 flight to New York on 21 March 1950 marked the launch of international services. As all of Aerolineas predecessors except FAMA had operated domestically in their own defined areas, the unified carriers route network required little rationalisation and was fully integrated by 7 November 1955. The Falklands/Malvinas conflict of 1982 led to the suspension of several international services and the airlines slow pace of recovery from these setbacks was a factor in the governments decision, in December 1989, to privatise its flag carrier. Spanish flag carrier Iberia acted to strengthen its South American network by acquiring a 30% stake in November 1990, subsequently increased 83.5%. Aerolineass continuing poor financial performance led Iberia to reduce its holding to 20%, which was transferred to Spanish state holding company SEPI. After Aerolineas was reorganised as a subsidiary of holding company Interinvest, American Airlines acquired a 10% stake in Interinvest, which gave it an 8.5% stake in Aerolineas in July 1999. American subsequently divested. The SEPI/Iberia holding in Interinvest was then reduced to 10%. Aerolineas filed for protection from creditors in 2001 and parts of the business were sold off. Spains Grupo Marsans acquired 92.1% in 2001 and committed to inject $50 million in fresh capital with the intention of resuming long-haul services. On 6 November 2001, transatlantic services to Madrid were duly restored. Agreement reached with Grupo Marsans, after a long-standing dispute, finally allowed the Argentine government to re-nationalise Aerolineas and sister company Austral as subsidiaries of Interinvest, after receiving Argentine Congress approval in December 2008. The Argentine state acquired the stock portfolio of Aerolineas and sister company Austral through a law passed on 5 February 2009. Executives Chairman ................................................. Horacio Fargosi President & Director General .....................Mariano Recald Financial Director ........................................... Axel Kiciloff Commercial Director .......................... Juan Pablo Lafosse VP Operations ...............................................Rodolfo Riva Fleet (orders) 4 x Airbus A340-200 7 x Airbus A340-300 6 x Boeing 737-500 16 x Boeing 737-700 2 x Boeing 737-800 1 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 2 x Boeing MD-88 Main base Buenos Aires (EZE) Hubs Buenos Aires (AEP), Cordoba (COR)
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Date operations started 1987 Description Provides a scheduled domestic network radiating from Medellin to 19 destinations. History Founded to provide executive charters, but transformed itself into a scheduled regional airline in 1998. Executives President ...................................................... Jorge Trujillo Fleet (orders) 5 x BAe Jetstream 32 3 x DHC6-300 1 x Dornier Do28D Main base Medellin (EOH)
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5120 Av de Las Americas, Parque Miramar, 15000 Canelones, Uruguay Tel +59 82 604 6359 Fax +598 2 604 0011 Email aeromas@aeromas.com Website www.aeromas.com Parent organisation/shareholders Southern Cross Date operations started 1983 Description Operates domestic services in Uruguay as well as international charter flights to destinations in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay for several large corporations and government agencies. Also offers training and air ambulance flights. History Started as a banner-towing business and evolved into public transportation in 1988, becoming Uruguays largest air-taxi company. Became MaxAir, operating as Aeromas, in 1997 after entering into a partnership with Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based Southern Cross Aviation. Received its air operators certificate in 2000. Executives Chief Executive Officer ............................... Daniel Dalmas Fleet (orders) 1 x Cessna CE208 1 x Embraer EMB-110P 1 x Piper PA-23-200 Main base Montevideo (MVD)
Fleet (orders) 30 (10) x Boeing 737-700 12 x Boeing 737-800 6 x Boeing 767-200 2 x Boeing 767-300 4 x Boeing 777-200 (5) x Boeing 787-8 Main base Mexico City MEX Hubs Monterrey (MTY), Guadalajara GDL, Hermosillo HMO
Parent organisation/shareholders Grupo Aeromar (publicly listed) (100%) Alliances Continental Airlines Date operations started 7 November 1987 Description Commuter carrier operating scheduled services to 23 domestic destinations directly and codeshares with Continental Airlines (United) on its domestic routes. The company also operates a single cross-border service to San Antonio, Texas and offers charter flights and parcel transportation services. History Established as Transportes Aeromar in Toluca in 1987. Executives President & CEO ....................................... Ami Lindenberg Chief Operations Officer .............................. Manuel Reyes VP Operations ........................................... Ricardo Reyes Fleet (orders) 4 x ATR 42-300 10 x ATR 42-500 2 x Bombardier CRJ-200 Main base Mexico City (MEX)
Parent organisation/shareholders Grupo Financiero Banamex (83.5%), Publicly Held (13%), Delta Air Lines (3.5%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Aeromexico Connect (100%) Alliances SkyTeam, Copa Airlines, El Al, LAN Airlines, LAN Peru Date operations started 15 September 1934 Description Provides scheduled services to 40 domestic destinations, 17 US cities, two Canadian cities and 10 others in nine other countries worldwide, including Buenos Aires, Paris and Tokyo. History Founded with assistance from Pan American by Antonio Diaz Lombardo as Aeronaves de Mexico. The inaugural flight from Mexico City to Acapulco took place in September 1934. Nationalised by the Mexican government in 1959. A government plan in 1970 to rationalise domestic airlines and create an integrated air transport system, with eight smaller carriers all under Aeronaves de Mexico control was never fully realised and later dropped. Rebranded as AeroMxico in February 1972. Entered bankruptcy and was liquidated in 1988, ceasing all operations. The federal government consequently took over the operation of major domestic services, under the name Transportes Areos Federales, in April 1988. Reformed in September 1988 as a new company, Aerovias de Mexico, majority-owned by Bancomer Bank and continuing to do business as AeroMxico. Pilots union ASPA held a minority stake. Acquired domestic carrier Aerolitoral in December 1990, which became a subsidiary, before being merged and integrated into its parent in January 1995. Restructured in August 1995. AeroMxicos ownership and its stakes in Mexicana and Aeroperu were transferred to the Cintra holding company in May 1996. Following the sale of Mexicana in January 2006, Cintra became Consorcio AeroMexico, in which the Mexican government owned a majority stake. In October 2007 a group led by Citicorps Banamex group effectively became the sole shareholder after acquiring the Mexican governments 62% shareholding and all other available shares. Reintroduced a dedicated brand, Aeromexico Connect, for feeder services within Mexico and the US in November 2007. Launched a new charter subsidiary, Aeromexico Travel, in April 2008, Restructured again in 2010, following losses in 2008 and 2009. Completed a successful IPO on 14 April 2011. Closed charter subsidiary Aeromexico Travel in August 2011. Executives Chief Executive Officer ...............................Andres Conesa Chief Financial Officer ................................. Ricardo Baker
Parent organisation/shareholders Aeromexico (100%) Date operations started 1989 Description Provides feeder services to Aeromexicos hub airports operating to destinations throughout Mexico and southern USA. History Formed as Aerolitoral in 1989. This was initially the operating name for two companies: Monterrey-based Servicios Areos Litoral, and Aerovias de Poniente, operating from hubs in Guadalajara and Chihuahua. Aerolitoral became a subsidiary of Aeromexico on 1 December 1990. In January 1995, the two companies were merged and integrated at the Monterrey headquarters. Rebranded as Aeromexico Connect on 22 November 2007, to coincide with the delivery of the companys first Embraer E-190. Executives Chairman .............................................. Jose Luis Barraza General Director ........................................Andres Conesa Fleet (orders) 12 (6) x Embraer 190-100LR 5 x Embraer ERJ-145ER 32 x Embraer ERJ-145LR 2 x Embraer ERJ-145MP Main base Mexico City MEX, Monterrey MTY Hubs Chihuahua (CUU)
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Mexico Date operations started 2 June 2008 Date operations ceased August 2011 History Founded as Aeromexicos charter subsidiary airline. Launched services in June 2008, initially linking Mexico City and Monterrey with holiday destinations including Cancn, Cozumel, Huatulco, Mazatln, Mrida and Puerto Vallarta using two MD-83 and one MD-87 aircraft. Subsequently operated charters linking these resorts with cities in the US and Canada. Parent Aeromexico retired the brand in August 2011, after opting to concentrate on scheduled operations.
Date operations started 1994 Description Provides a multitude of aerial services including passenger and cargo transport and aerial ambulance flights. Also has an FBO. Executives General Manager ........................................... Luis Padilla VP Operations ............................................ Ajax Cisneros Fleet (orders) 3 x Convair 640 1 x Fairchild Merlin IV 5 x Fairchild Metro II 12 x Fairchild Metro III 2 x Learjet Learjet 24 3 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 Main base Saltillo SLW
AEronoVA (oVA)
Calle de los Arcos 10, Manises, Valencia, Spain Tel +34 96 152 1136 Fax +34 96 166 5403 Email info@aeronova.com Website www.aeronova-cargo.com
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Parent organisation/shareholders Grupo Suner (majority owner) Date operations started 1996 Description Operates passenger and cargo charters throughout Europe and North Africa, together with aerial ambulance flights and pilot training. Executives President ................................................. Xavier Olivares Finance Manager .................................... Teresa Sisternes Operations Manager .................................. Jose Penades Fleet (orders) 6 x Fairchild Metro III Main base Valencia (VLC)
AEroPAciFico (TFo)
Ignacio Zaragoza No. 343-3 Nte, Colonia Centro, 81200, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico Tel +52 668 817 1727 Fax +52 668 817 1728 Website www.aeropacifico.com Date operations started 2001 Description Provides a regular service and inclusive holiday packages in the Baja California del Sur peninsula linking Los Mochis to five other destinations. Executives President ....................................................... Jaime Lugo Fleet (orders) 1 x BAe Jetstream 31 1 x Let L-410UVP-E Main base Los Mochis (LMM)
Parent organisation/shareholders Business Air Holdings Group (100%) Alliances Brindabella Airlines, Qantas Date operations started 1 July 1971 Description Commuter airline operating direct flights within New South Wales connecting Newcastle, Mudgee, Narrabri, Snowy Mountains and Sydney. Also offers regular scheduled services from Narrabri to Brisbane, cargo and charter services. History Founded by Keith Hilder in 1968. Launched commercial operations three years later from its own airfield at Belmont, NSW. Sold to Masling Airlines in 1980. Sold again in 1981 to BODAS, a company jointly owned by TNT and News Limited. Began an association with Ansett Australia which led to the company eventually becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of the airline. Placed into voluntary administration in September 2001, following the collapse of the Ansett Group. Sold by the administrators to International Air Parts in April 2002. Entered into a commercial agreement with Regional Express Airlines (Rex) in June 2003. Parent Business Air Holdings acquired a majority shareholding in Brindabella Airlines in September 2011, with both carriers initially retaining their individual branding. Executives General Manager ...................................... Ian Vanderdeek Fleet (orders) 4 x BAe Jetstream 32 Main base Newcastle (NTL) Hubs Sydney (SYD)
AEro-SErvicE (rSr)
10 Avenue du General de Gaulle, BP 1138, Pointe Noire, Congo Tel +242 556 41 41 Email info@aero-service.net Parent organisation/shareholders TAG Light Aviation Department (100%) Date operations started 1967 Description Provides commuter and charter operations within the Congo and to neighbouring countries. Also has a strong cargo business. History Founded as the air freight transport department of a frozen food company, it later became an independent airline. Executives President & Director General .........................G Griesbaum Finance Director ..................................Dominic Decouville
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Description Major Bolivian airline operating a domestic schedule from Santa Cruz linking seven cities, in addition to international scheduled services to Asunion, Buenos Aires, Salta, Tucuman, Cusco, Lima, Miami and So Paulo, and across the Atlantic to Madrid. Charters are also flown. History Formed by merger of existing companies after deregulation of domestic air transport in Bolivia. First airline to introduce first and business class on domestic flights. Executives President ............................................ Sergio Sanzetenea Chief Financial Officer ................................... Oscar Olmos Operations Manager .................................. Carlos Moyano Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 727-200 1 x Boeing 737-200 5 x Boeing 737-300 1 x Boeing 747-400 1 x Boeing 767-200 Main base Santa Cruz de la Sierra (VVI) Hubs La Paz (LPB)
Date operations started July 2001 Description Operates cargo flights between Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Chicago and Los Angeles. History In November 2000 AeroUnion applied to the US Department of Transportation for the right to transport cargo between the US and Mexico. Services to Los Angeles were launched on 21 January 2006. Executives President & CEO .............................................Luis Ramos VP Operations ..................................... Carlos Alexandres Fleet (orders) 4 x Airbus A300B4 Main base Mexico City (MEX) Hubs Los Angeles (LAX)
AEroviStA (AAP)
PO Box 72017, Jumerah Lake Towers, LIWA Heights, Office 3001, 3002, 3004, Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel +971 4 4473 662 Fax +971 4473 661 Email info@aerovista.ae Website www.aerovista.aero Parent organisation/shareholders Aerovista Group (100%) Date operations started 1999 Description Operates passenger and cargo services in the Gulf area. Also offers sub-charters and ACMI leasing services in the Middle East, North Africa, Asia, Far East, Eastern Europe and CIS countries and operates from Sharjah under the Aerovista Gulf Express brand. Executives General Manager .................................Jumber Yakobadze Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-200 2 x Boeing 737-300 2 x Boeing 737-500 Main base Dubai (DXB)
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Parent organisation/shareholders Libyan transitional government (100%) Alliances Libyan Airlines Date operations started 1 December 2001 Description Operates scheduled services linking African destinations with major European capitals, as well as Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) and Dubai (UAE). Plans call for a merger with Libyan Airlines, under a new name. History Founded as a state flag carrier with the aim of improving air services from western Africa to Europe. Became part of the state-owned Libyiah Afriqiyah Aviation Holding Company (LAAHC) in May 2008. Forced to suspend operations in March 2011 by UN sanctions; these were lifted on 25 September 2011. The planned merger with Libyan Airlines was then expected to proceed. Executives Chairman ...................................................Sabri Abdallah Chief Executive Officer .................................Rammah Ettir Finance Director ................................ Abdulhakim Alhimali Fleet (orders) 3 x Airbus A319-100 4 (2) x Airbus A320-200 (3) x Airbus A321-200 (6) x Airbus A350-800XWB Main base Tripoli (TIP) Hubs Benghazi (BEN)
History Established as a subsidiary of Valleysoft Technologias de Informacao, part of the Grupo Ducard conglomerate. Express air mail services introduced in 2007. Announced the planned expansion of domestic routes and the introduction of international services with jet aircraft in March 2011. Fleet (orders) 1 x Cessna 750 2 x Embraer EMB-120ER 4 x Embraer EMB-120RT 1 x Embraer ERJ-135LR Main base Luanda (LAD)
Air AlAnD
Mariehamn Airport, Flygfltsvgen 67, 22120 Mariehamn, Finland Tel +358 181 7110 Fax +358 182 3730 Email info@airaland.fi Website www.airaland.com Date operations started 29 October 2005 Description Brand of a Finnish airline turned tour operator providing air services linking Mariehamn with Helsinki and Stockholm Arlanda, using aircraft flown by Nextjet. History Established as Flyg & Far land Ab in January 2005. Launched passenger services on 29 October 2005, linking Aland with Helsinki using Saab 340 aircraft leased from Alandia Air AB and operated by Avion Express. On 13 March 2006, services between Mariehamn and Stockholm Arlanda were introduced. On 2 August 2010 Air land began functioning purely as a flight tour operator, with Nextjet operating all Air land services. Executives President .....................................................Ben Eriksson Fleet (orders) 1 x Saab 340A Main base Mariehamn (MHQ)
Air 26 (DCD)
Aeroporto Quatro de Fevereiro, Luanda, Angola Tel +224 222 329 152 Fax +224 222 397 045 Website air-26.com Parent organisation/shareholders Grupo Ducard (100%) Date operations started September 2006 Description Operates domestic services linking regional centres from its Luanda base. Also offers international services within Africa, executive/ VIP charters, cargo and express 24-hour delivery air mail services within Angola.
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shares on the Dubai financial market. In November 2007 Air Arabia assumed managerial control of Casablanca-based Regional Air Lines, which was reorganised, becoming Air Arabia Maroc which launched services from Casablanca in May 2009. Kathmandu briefly became Air Arabia's second hub in January 2008 through a joint venture with Yeti Airlines to create flyyeti.com, but services were terminated within six months. Launched a third joint venture in September 2009, which created Air Arabia Egypt. The new subsidiary launched services from Alexandria in June 2010. Announced a fourth joint venture in June 2010, with the Tantash Group, to create Air Arabia Jordan. Development of the new subsidiary was delayed, and in late 2011 the launch date for the new Amman-based carrier was still being awaited. Executives Chairman .......................Abdullah Bin Mohammed Al-Thani Group Chief Executive Officer....................Adel Abdullah Ali Group Chief Financial Officer ........................ Paul Suckling Group Director of Operations ..................Mohamed Ahmed Fleet (orders) 25 (35) x Airbus A320-200 Main base Sharjah SHJ Hubs Casablanca CMN
Executives Chief Executive Officer ....................... Arohit Ramachadran Fleet (orders) 3 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Casablanca (CMN)
changed its name to HF Eimskipafelag Islands, and at the same time sold UK Leisure Group Excel and 51% of Avion Aircraft Trading. On 26 October 2007, Air Atlanta was divided into two: an aircraft operating company, Air Atlanta, and an aircraft leasing company, Northern Lights Leasing (NLL). The entire Air Atlanta fleet was acquired by NLL and leased back to the airline side of the business. Although Eimskip retained a 49% shareholding in NLL., its entire shareholding in the airline was sold through a management buy-out led by CEO Hilmarsson and VP Finance gstsson. Executives Chief Executive Officer ........................Hannes Hilmarsson VP Finance ....................................... Geir Valur Agustsson Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A300B4-600 4 x Boeing 747-200 1 x Boeing 747-300 8 x Boeing 747-400 Main base Reykjavik (KEF)
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History Founded as a joint venture between Myanmars Ministry of Transport and the H Too Family International Trading Company. International services from Yangon to Bangkok were launched in May 2007. Executives Chairman ...............................................................Tay Za Managing Director .................................... Htoo Thet Htwe General Manager ...............................................Aung San Head of Flight Operations ................................Aung Mysnt Fleet (orders) 2 x ATR 42-300 1 x ATR 72-200 1 x ATR 72-500 2 x Fokker 100 Main base Yangon RGN Hubs Mandalay (MDL)
Description National airline operating a small network of scheduled regional services to neighbouring Rwanda and Tanzania. History Formed as Socit de Transports Ariens du Burundi and adopted the present name in June 1975. Ceased operations when its single aircraft exceeded its flight time and had to be grounded. It is undergoing a restructuring programme, which could result in its restoration as the national carrier, or in privatisation. Executives Managing Director .............................. Melchior Nahimana Fleet (orders) (2) Xian MA60 Main base Bujumbura (BJM)
Parent organisation/shareholders Egyptair (60%), Bank Misr (20%), National Bank of Egypt (20%) Date operations started 1997 Description Operates inclusive tour flights to Egypt from Europe, Africa and Asia. History Originally established by Dr Ibrahim Kamels Kato Group, in conjunction with a consortium of Egyptian travel agents, to operate inclusive tours within Egypt and to Europe and Africa. In 2002 Egyptair wound up the operations of an existing charter subsidiary, Shorouk Air, which was owned jointly with Kuwaiti interests. In 2003 Egyptair acquired 100% of Air Cairo and the existing Tupolev fleet and operations were transferred to a new company, Cairo Aviation. Air Cairo was then repositioned as a new Egyptair subsidiary, offering both domestic and international charter services. Executives Chairman ................................................. Ehab Al-Tahtawi Operations Director...................................... Yasser Rifaat Fleet (orders) 4 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Cairo (CAI)
Parent organisation/shareholders New Caldonia government (50.28%), Island Provinces (43.31%), Various Private (4.32%), Air France (2.09%) Alliances Air France Date operations started 25 September 1955 Description Operates domestic flights linking Nouma with nine New Caledonian destinations in the Loyalty Islands, the Isle of Pines, North Province and Tontouta. History Started operations as Transpac before changing its name to Air Caldonie in 1968. The new Caledonian territorial government became the majority shareholder during a major re-financing operations in 1969. Executives President & Chairman .......................... Nidoish Naisseline Fleet (orders) 1 x ATR 42-500 2 x ATR 72-500 Main base Noumea (GEA)
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which, together with its Air Canada Express regional brand, provides direct services to destinations on five continents from primary hubs in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary. An additional dozen destinations are served through commercial agreements with unaffiliated regional airlines. Air Canada Jetz is a charter subsidiary providing premium services. History Founded by Canadian National Railways as Trans Canada Air Lines (TCA) and rebranded as Air Canada in 1964. Fully privatised in 1989. Air Canada was a founder member of the Star Alliance partnership in 1997. In 2000 it acquired Canadian Airlines International, amalgamating the two route networks. Filed for bankruptcy protection in April 2003, emerging successfully in September 2004 as a subsidiary of parent company ACE Aviation Holdings. Completed its IPO in April 2006, with shares traded on the Toronto stock exchange. Air Canada Express, the carriers new regional brand, launched services on 1 May 2011, and officially replaced Jazz Air as the brand applied to all regional services on 1 June 2011. Employees total 23,200 Executives Chairman .............................................. David Richardson President & CEO .......................................Calin Rovinescu Chief Financial Officer ...........................Michael Rousseau Chief Operations Officer ................................Duncan Dee Fleet (orders) 37 x Airbus A319-100 37 x Airbus A320-200 10 x Airbus A321-200 8 x Airbus A330-300 31 x Boeing 767-300 6 x Boeing 777-200 12 x Boeing 777-300 (37) x Boeing 787-8 15 x Embraer 175-200LR 45 x Embraer 190-100AR Main base Montreal (YUL) Hubs Toronto (YYZ), Vancouver (YVR), Calgary (YYC)
Parent organisation/shareholders ACC Holding (100%) date operations started 1986 description Operates the worlds largest civilian fleet of Shorts 330 and 360 aircraft on several scheduled cargo routes throughout the USA. Also offers charter cargo flights from the USA to Canada, the Caribbean and Mexico. History Founded in 1986 by Jim Germek. Part of ACC Holding, Inc. which specialises in scheduled air cargo operations, aircraft integration, maintenance, overhaul and parts sales. Acquired Bangor, Maine-based General Aviation charter operator Telford Group (founded 1982) in August 2009. Executives President ..................................................James Germek Finance Director .............................................Mary Weins Operations Director....................................... Steve Altnau Fleet (orders) 5 x Shorts SD.330-200 4 x Shorts SD.360-100 9 x Shorts SD.360-200 1 x Shorts SD.360-300 Main base Milwaukee (MKE)
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Fleet (orders) 1 x Beech Queen Air 65 1 x Cessna U206G 3 x Convair 580 1 x Britten-Norman BN2A Main base Chatham Island CHT Hubs Wellington (WLG)
History Formerly the cargo department of Air China. Became Air China Cargo on 3 May 2003, as a joint venture between majority shareholder Air China, CITIC Pacific and Beijing Capital International Airport. Air China increased its share holding to 76% in January 2007 by acquiring the former CITIC Pacific stake in the airline from Gold Leaf Enterprise Holdings. In April 2009 it acquired the remaining 24% of the carrier from Beijing Capital International Airport. Executives President & CEO ...................................................Jun Yao VP Operations .................................................. Peng Zou VP Finance ....................................................... Jian Yang Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 747-200 11 x Boeing 747-400 (4) x Tupolev Tu-204-120C Main base Beijing (PEK)
Alliances Air France, Alitalia, Kenya Airways, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Date operations started June 1990 Description Operates public service routes linking four Corsican airports with Marseille, Nice and Paris-Orly. Additional domestic and regional schedules are flown, together with seasonal services linking Figari with Montpellier and Rome. Charter flights are also offered. History Established as Compagnie Corse Mediterrane. Initially linked Ajaccio, Bastia, and Calvi with Nice, and from 1991, Marseille. A partnership with Air France has developed since the carrier's creation and the network has been gradually expanded. The first international service, to Rome, was introduced in 1991. Rebranded as CCM Airlines in November 2000. Adopted the new trademark of Air Corsica on 14 October 2010. Executives Chairman ......................................Pierre-Philippe Ceccaldi President .............................................Philippe Dandrieux Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A319-100 2 x Airbus A320-200 7 x ATR 72-500 Main base Ajaccio AJA Hubs Bastia (BIA), Figari (FSC), Calvi (CLY)
Air CuEnCA
Ecuador Date operations started 4 June 2010 Ceased operations 21 June 2011 Provided scheduled and charter services from its base at Cuenca to Quito and Guayaquil, but ceased operations on 21 June 2011 when its air operators certificate was withdrawn. Its successor LAC Linea Aerea Cuencana plans to launch services in 2012.
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Description Connects Tokyo Haneda with the cities of the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. Offers several daily low-fare services on the high-density trunk route to Sapporo's New Chitose airport, also serving Asahikawa and Hakodate. History Established to take advantage of the impending deregulation of the Japanese domestic market by a group of investors led by Teruo Hamada, a successful Hokkaido poultry farmer. Launched services between Tokyo and Sapporo in December 2008, using a single Boeing 767-200. Restructured in June 2002 after falling into financial difficulties in the aftermath of 9/11. Received new equity capital through the Development Bank of Japan, by means of an investment fund in which ANA All Nippon Airways was a key investor. This led to the start of commercial co-operation with ANA. Following the closure of the investment fund in September 2008, the Development Bank of Japan and ANA became direct investors in Air Do, leading to ongoing commercial co-operation between the two carriers. Executives Executive Managing Director....................... Taiji Maruyama President .....................................................Sadao Saito Fleet (orders) 7 x Boeing 737-500 3 x Boeing 767-300 Main base Tokyo (HND)
parent organisation/shareholders Globalia (100%) Alliances Orbest, Transavia France Date operations started 1 November 1993 Description Operates an extensive scheduled network throughout Spain, as well as to destinations in Asia, North and South America, Caribbean, Europe and North Africa. Air Europa also serves the inclusive-tour market between northern and western Europe and popular holiday resorts. History Originally part of the Airlines of Europe Group. It signed a franchise agreement with Iberia in January 1998, but this has since been dissolved. The airline launched daily services between Madrid and New York, flown by Airbus A330-200s, in July 2009. Employees total 2,915 Executives Chief Executive Officer .......................... Juan Jose Hidalgo Director General ..................................Maria Jose Hidalgo Finance Director ..................................... Joaqun Solares Operations Manager ..................................... Andres Bello Fleet (orders) 9 x Airbus A330-200 18 (22) x Boeing 737-800 (8) x Boeing 787-8 11 x Embraer 195-200LR Main base Palma de Mallorca (PMI)
pour l'Exploitation. In October 1933, the new company also acquired the assets of state-owned Compagnie Gnrale Aropostale. The French government took a 25% stake in the airline, which served an extensive route network across Europe and to the French colonies in northern Africa and the Far East. Operations continued in support of the war effort, and were transferred to North Africa in 1942, centred on Algiers, Dakar and Damascus. After the war, the French air transport industry was nationalised, resulting in the Socit Nationale Air France, established on 1 January 1946. An act of parliament created Compagnie Nationale Air France on 16 June 1948, in which the French states shareholding was reduced to 70%. On 12 January 1990, all government-owned airlines, Air France, Air Inter, Air Charter and UTA, were merged into the Air France Group. A new group holding company, Groupe Air France SA, was set up by decree on 25 July 1994, taking majority shareholdings in both Air France and Air Inter. In 1997, Air France Europe (the former Air Inter) was fully absorbed into Air France. Partially privatised on 10 February 1999, and listed the Paris stock exchange. The French government retained a controlling interest, although this was subsequently reduced to just under 56%.The group took a 25% equity stake in CityJet in May 1999, making the Irish regional carrier a wholly-owned subsidiary in February 2000. Became a founder member of SkyTeam alliance together with Delta Air Lines, Aeromexico and Korean Air in June 2000. On 30 September 2003, Air France and KLM announced a merger through a share exchange, and an agreement for KLM to join the SkyTeam alliance. The completion of the merger, on 5 May 2004, created the Air France-KLM Group. Both airlines brands were retained, while their passengers now benefited from co-ordinated schedules throughout the entire combined route network. In December 2004, the French state reduced its equity in Air France-KLM to under 20%. An initially successful offer by Air France-KLM to takeover Alitalia, in March 2008, was withdrawn on 21 April 2008. Following Alitalias merger with Air One and acquisition by Compagnia Aerea Italiana (CAI) in December 2008, Air France-KLM was announced as Alitalia's strategic partner on 12 January 2009. Air France-KLM took a 25% equity stake in the new Alitalia, at a cost of 323 million ($431 million). In May 2009, Air France-KLM and Delta implemented global joint venture agreement through which the carriers would jointly operate transatlantic routes, sharing revenues and costs. The agreement also covered all flights between Amsterdam and India, North America and Tahiti. Subsidiary VLM began operating under the CityJet brand in January 2010. Employees total 60,686 Executives Chairman & CEO.................................Alexandre de Juniac Chief Financial Officer ................................ Frederic Gagey Chief Operating Officer ....................................Alain Bassil Fleet (orders) 18 x Airbus A318-100 44 x Airbus A319-100 58 (5) x Airbus A320-200 5 x Airbus A321-100 20 x Airbus A321-200 15 x Airbus A330-200 15 x Airbus A340-300 6 (6) x Airbus A380-800 12 x Boeing 747-400 27 x Boeing 777-200 34 (8) x Boeing 777-300 Main base Paris (ORY), Paris Charles-de-Gaulle (CDG) Hubs Lyon (LYS), Amsterdam (AMS)
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History Began scheduled domestic freight services with two Convair 580 freighter aircraft in July 1989. A single stretched Convair 5800 freighter conversion was leased from Kelowna Flightcraft in October 2004. Executives Chief Executive Officer ................................ Mark Lasenby Fleet (orders) 5 x Convair 580 Main base Auckland (AKL) Hubs Palmerston North (PMR), Christchurch (CHC)
Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Air Antilles Express (100%) Date operations started June 2002 Description Operates scheduled flights between French Guiana and the neighbouring countries. Also operates flights on behalf of subsidiary airline Air Antilles Express. Executives President ........................................... Christian Marchand Operations Director.................................Fabrice Waechter Finance & Administration Director ...............Jean-Joel Elgea Fleet (orders) 3 x ATR 42-500 1 x DHC6-300 3 x Let L-410UVP-E Main base Cayenne (CAY)
Description Indias flag carrier operating a network of passenger and cargo services worldwide, together with an extensive domestic network. History Established as Tata Airlines. The inaugural flight from Karachi to Mumbai was by a light Puss Moth carrying the postal mail of Imperial Airways. Tata Airlines became a public limited company on 29 July 1946 and was renamed Air India. Replaced by Air India International on 8 March 1948, which commenced international flights to London on 8 June that same year. It was nationalised on 1 August 1953, transferring all domestic services to Indian Airlines. The International was dropped from the name in 1962. In 1994 Air India was registered as Air-India Ltd. On 23 August 2007, the Indian government confirmed its approval for the merger with Indian Airlines. The official first flight of the new Air India took place on 1 August 2007, between Mumbai and New York. Executives Chairman & Managing Director .....................Rohit Nandan Executive Director Operations ..........................A S Soman Finance Director .................................... S Chandrashekar Fleet (orders) 24 x Airbus A319-100 29 x Airbus A320-200 20 x Airbus A321-200 2 x Airbus A330-200 5 x Boeing 747-400 8 x Boeing 777-200 12 (3) x Boeing 777-300 (27) x Boeing 787-8 Main base Mumbai (BOM) Hubs Delhi (DEL)
Parent organisation/shareholders Cathay Pacific (60%), DHL International Aviation (40%) Date operations started February 1988 Description Dedicated freighter airline created as a partnership between Cathay Pacific and DHL Express to develop the express freight network in Asia. While DHL Express parcels make up most of the cargo, general freight is also carried. History Began charter operations in 1988 and added scheduled services in 1989. In October 2002. Cathay Pacific entered into a business partnership with DHL. Air Hong Kong was the launch customer for the Airbus A300-600F general freighter. Executives Chief Operations Officer ........................... Anna Thompson Chief Financial Officer ...................................... Japhet Wai Fleet (orders) 8 x Airbus A300F4-600 3 x Boeing 747-400 Main base Hong Kong (HKG)
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subsequently being cut back. A possible sale to Floridabased Spirit Airlines in the summer of 2009 proved unsuccessful. Negotiations later that year with Caribbean Airlines proved more successful, culminating in Air Jamaica becoming a subsidiary of the Trinidad & Tobago-based carrier, effective 28 April 2010. The Jamaican government took a 16% stake in Caribbean Airlines, while its holding company, Air Jamaica Holdings, employer of all Air Jamaicas staff, was closed. Executives Chairman .................................................Shirley Williams General Manager ..................................... William Rodgers Fleet (orders) 6 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Kingston (KIN) Hubs Montego Bay (MBJ)
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Cote dIvoire Alliances Air Burkina Date operations started August 1964 Date operations ceased August 2011 Established to take over services previously operated by French carrier TAI-Transports Ariens Intercontinentaux. Launched services on three domestic routes. Later introduced African regional services. Nationalised in 1976. Suspended operations in September 1999 and was liquidated in December 2000. Relaunched services in March 2002 as Nouvelle Air Ivoire, dba Air Ivoire, following a major investment by All Africa Airways. Partially privatised in August 2008, when CFI Arien, a division of Groupe Atlantic, acquired a controlling interest. Fell into financial difficulties in early 2011 and was reduced to operating only domestic services with a single Boeing 737. Ceased operations in late March 2011 and reported liquidated in August 2011. A new national carrier, Air Cote dIvoire, is expected to commence operations in April 2012.
Air KAsAi
BP 541, Aeroport de Ndolo, Kinshasa, Congo (Democratic Republic) Tel +243 816 581 276 Fax +243 817 499 856 Email airkasai@micronet.cd Alliances CAA-Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation Description Swedish-owned company operating a charter service within Africa. History Formerly known as TAC-Transport Arien Congo and TAZ-Transport Arien Zairois. Executives General Manager ..................................... Basile Malamas Fleet (orders) 3 x Antonov An-26 1 x Hawker Siddeley Andover C.1 1 x Britten-Norman BN2A 1 x Let L-410UVP-E Main base Kinshasa (NLO)
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History Established as Newfoundland Airways, operating out of Gander with float-equipped aircraft. Started with charter work, but mail and freight deliveries were also offered to Newfoundland and Labrador. In 1983 Provincial Investments, owned by Roger Pike, purchased the airline and its associate company, Labrador Aviation Services. Executives Chairman ........................................................Philip Earle Chief Financial Officer .................................... Jason Wight Fleet (orders) 1 x Beech 1900D 1 x Beechcraft King Air 100 6 x DHC6-300 Main base Goose Bay (YYR) Hubs St Johns (YYT), Sept-Iles (YZV)
difficulties during 2000-2002. Temporarily suspended services to Europe in April 2011 after both Boeing 767s used on routes to Paris and Marseille were banned by the European Commission due to safety concerns. European services resumed using wet-leased equipment. Executives Chief Executive Officer ........................Hugues Ratsiferana Chief Operations Officer .......................Zaonihery Rasolofo SVP Finance ....................................... Tantely Andrianome SVP Operations & Chief Pilot ........................ Jos Rabenja Fleet (orders) 1 x ATR 42-300 1 x ATR 42-500 2 x ATR 72-500 2 x Boeing 737-300 1 x Boeing 767-300 3 x DHC6-300 1 x Piper PA-31-300 Main base Antananarivo (TNR)
Parent organisation/shareholders Rex Regional Express (100%) Date operations started 1971 Description Regional charter subsidiary of the Rex Group operating regular flights linking eight New South Wales towns with Dubbo and Sydney. Pel-Air is a sister charter carrier also owned by Rex. History Established as an aircraft charter operation, the company was acquired by David and Barbara Miller in 1989. Regular regional airline services commenced in 1991. On 30 November 2005 Regional Express Holdings acquired all the shares in Air Link, which continues operating independently. Executives Chief Executive Officer ....................................David Miller VP Finance ......................................................... Irwin Tan Fleet (orders) 1 x Beech 1900D 3 x Cessna C310R 4 x Piper PA-31-300 1 x Piper PA-39-100 Main base Dubbo (DBO)
Parent organisation/shareholders China National Aviation Company (CNAC) (80.8%), STDM (14%), Macau government (5%), EVA Air (0.025%), others (0.0175%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Macau Asia Express (51%) Alliances Air China, ANA All Nippon Airways, Korean Air, Thai Airways International Date operations started 9 November 1995 Description Carrier of Macau providing connections to 12 Chinese mainland destinations, together with international services to Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand. History The unique one-plane service across the Taiwan Straits between Macau, Beijing, Shanghai and Taipei began in December 1995. Pure freighter service was launched in October 2002, between Taipei and Shenzhen via Macau. In 2008 the introduction of direct scheduled flights between Mainland China and Taiwan had an adverse effect on Air Macau, by removing the need for all such flights to route through either Hong Kong or Macau. In July 2009 the airline received approval for a funds injection of up to $65 million from its shareholders, in an effort to maintain operations. In December 2009 a further cash injection of $20 million raised CNACs stake in the carrier to around 80%. Executives Chief Executive Officer ............................... Zhao Xiaohang VP Finance .......................................................Xu Yu Lan VP Commercial ............................................Yang Jianhua Fleet (orders) 5 x Airbus A319-100 2 x Airbus A320-200 4 x Airbus A321-100 3 x Airbus A321-200 Main base Macau (MFM)
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Executives Chief Executive Officer ....................... Abderahman Berthe Flight Operations Director .................................Yaya Toure Fleet (orders) 1 x Bombardier CRJ-200 4 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 Main base Bamako (BKO)
Fleet (orders) 1 x ATR 42-300 2 x ATR 72-200 Main base Yangon (RGN)
Parent organisation/shareholders Privately-owned (100%) Date operations started March 1996 Description Operates charter services, domestically and worldwide. Flights on behalf of tour operators connect Egypts resorts with cities in several European countries. Subcharters, private and VIP flights are also operated. Executives Chairman .......................................................Hamdy Eisa General Director ........................................Ezz Eldin Saied Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A320-200 1 x Douglas DC-9-30 2 x Fokker 50 1 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 Main base Cairo (CAI) Hubs Aswan (ASW)
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Air New Zealands fleet includes five Boeing 777-300s Air NelSoN (rlK)
Private Bag 32, Nelson, 7030, New Zealand Tel +64 3 547 8700 Fax +64 3 547 8788 Email info@airnz.co.nz Website www.airnelson.co.nz Parent organisation/shareholders Air New Zealand (100%) Date operations started 1979 Description Regional carrier operating services on provincial routes under the Air New Zealand Link brand. History Founded by Robert Inglis and Nicki Smith, the carrier was sold to Air New Zealand. executives Managing Director ...........................................Grant Kerr Finance Manager ............................................Barry Goble Fleet (orders) 23 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 Main base Nelson NSN Hubs Auckland (AKL), New Plymouth (NPL), Nelson (NSN), Tauranga (TRG)
Parent organisation/shareholders Government of Namibia (100%) Alliances TAAG Angola Airlines Date operations started 1948 Description National airline of Namibia operating scheduled domestic, regional and international passenger and freight services from its Windhoek hub. Long-haul flights serve Frankfurt, while regional routes serve seven destinations in Angola, Botswana, Ghana, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Domestic services link Windhoek with five destinations. History Established as South West Air Transport, the carrier was renamed South West Airways in 1959. South West merged with Namib Air in 1978, retaining the Namib Air title. The airline was appointed national carrier in 1987, and following independence from South Africa changed its name again, this time to Air Namibia, in October 1991. In April 2009 Air Namibia announced major cutbacks in the face of the global economic slowdown. These included the withdrawal of the service to London in June 2009 and a scaling down of domestic services. executives Managing Director .....................................Theo Namasas Finance Manager .................................. Michael Ngapurue GM Technical & Operations .....................Jonas Sheelongo Fleet (orders) 2 (2) x Airbus A319-100 2 x Airbus A340-300 2 x Beech 1900D 2 x Boeing 737-500 3 x Embraer ERJ-135ER Main base Windhoek WDH Hubs Windhoek (ERS)
New Zealand Stock Exchange. ANZ purchased TNTs 50% holding in Ansett Australia in 1996, acquiring the remaining 50% in 2000 In May 1999, Brierley Investments increased its ANZ shareholding to 47%. In April 2000, Singapore Airlines purchased a 16.7% stake in ANZ from Brierley, bringing its stake in the carrier to 25%. In June 2000, Ansett Australia became a wholly-owned subsidiary of ANZ. During 2001, and following the heavy losses and subsequent collapse of its Ansett subsidiary, combined with ANZs poor financial performance, the New Zealand government announced a New Zealand dollar (NZ$) 885 million ($707 million) rescue package, taking an 83% shareholding in ANZ. After the recapitalisation, Singapore Airlines stake had been diluted to 6.3%, and was disposed of in October 2004. Alliance talks during 2002-2004 and the planned Tasman Networks Agreement with Qantas were finally abandoned after the competition authorities in both countries refused to allow it. After being announced in May 2010, a new initiative to form a Tasman alliance, this time with Virgin Blue, was more successful, gaining ministerial approval in December 2010. In January 2011 ANZ announced the purchase of between 10 and 14.99% of Virgin Blue, although the carrier stated it had no interest in taking over the Australian carrier. employees total 10,861 executives Chairman ...................................................... John Palmer Chief Executive Officer ........................................ Rob Fyfe Chief Financial Officer ............................ Robert McDonald GM Operations & Chief Pilot .........................David Morgan Fleet (orders) 16 (10) x Airbus A320-200 (7) x ATR 72-600 13 x Boeing 737-300 3 x Boeing 747-400 5 x Boeing 767-300 8 x Boeing 777-200 5 x Boeing 777-300 (8) x Boeing 787-9 Main base Auckland (AKL) Hubs Los Angeles (LAX)
Air NicArAguA
Managua, Nicaragua Description Start-up airline planning to launch international scheduled passenger services from Managua to Caracas, Havana and Mexico City. History Established in February 2011 to operate international scheduled passenger services from Managua to Caracas, Havana and Mexico City as the new national carrier. An extension of services to Europe was also planned through
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an agreement with Blue Panorama Airlines of Italy. Originally intended to launch services with Boeing 737-200 aircraft in July and then October 2011, but operations had not started by March 2012. The airlines co-ordinator is Adolfo Membreno. Main base Managua (MGA)
History Established as the national airline with the government holding 60% of the shares, while the balance was held by Australian carriers Ansett, Qantas and TAA. The government bought out Qantas and TAA in 1976, and Ansett in 1980. International services were launched in February 1976. The acquisition of Ansetts shares in 1980 made the airline wholly government-owned. executives Chairman ........................................................ Jim Tjoeng Chief Executive Officer ..................... Wasantha Kumarasiri General Manager Finance ..........................Phillip Williams Fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 767-300 (2) x Boeing 787-8 3 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 3 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 3 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 1 x Dassault Aviation Falcon 9 2 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 3 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 6 x Fokker 100 Main base Port Moresby (POM) Hubs Lae (LAE)
executives President ................................................. Javier Seratosa Chief Executive Officer ............................Carlos Bertomeu Fleet (orders) 5 x ATR 72-500 (10) x ATR 72-600 10 (25) x Bombardier CRJ-1000 32 x Bombardier CRJ-200 11 x Bombardier CRJ-900 Main base Valencia (VLC) Hubs Barcelona (BCN)
Parent organisation/shareholders Nefinsa SA (76.8%), Caja Duero (22.2%), others (1%) Alliances Iberia Date operations started December 1994 Description Operates as an Iberia regional partner providing a network of domestic and international routes to over 50 destinations. The airline also provides charter flights. History Founded as Lineas Areas del Mediterraneo/Air Nostrum at Valencia. In May 1997 Air Nostrum signed an agreement with Iberia to become an Iberia franchise. Air Nostrum acquired Iberia subsidiary Binter Mediterraneo and absorbed its operations. Following Iberias merger with Aviaco in 1999, additional domestic and international routes were taken over by Air Nostrum. Air Nostrum acquired Dutch carrier Denim Air in 1999 but disposed of its interest in the company in 2002.
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Air SignATurE
Calle 6, no.66-79, Hangar 53, Mediellin, Antioquia, Colombia Tel +57 4 352 9675 Email gerencia@airsignature.com Website www.airsignature.com Description Proposed executive and charter operator. Main base Medellin (EOH)
Air SouTH
PO Box 31, Adelaide Airport, Adelaide, South Australia 5950, Australia Tel +61 8 8234 3244 Fax +61 8 8234 4033 Email adelaide@airsouth.com.au Website www.airsouth.com.au Date operations started 1993 Description Provides a charter service for passengers and freight throughout Australia, together with aerial work and flight training. Executives Managing Director .......................................... Dale Elliott fleet 1 x Beechcraft 1900 1 x Beechcraft Super King Air 200 1 x Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante Main base Adelaide (ADL)
Parent organisation/shareholders Briand family (100%) Date operations started 1964 Description Operates scheduled services linking the St Pierre and Miquelon Islands off the Newfoundland coast with mainland Canada. History Established as a limited company on 6 March 1964 by the Briand family. Executives President ..................................................... Remy Briand General Manager .....................................Loic Detcheverry Operations Director..................................Georges Bartlett fleet (orders) 1 x ATR 42-500 1 x Reims F406 Main base Saint Pierre (FSP)
Air PoST
Auckland Airport, PO Box 201064, Auckland, New Zealand Tel +64 9 256 7514 Fax +64 9 275 6791 Parent organisation/shareholders Airwork New Zealand (50%), New Zealand Post (50%) Date operations started 1990 Description Provides night postal services for New Zealand Post in a joint venture agreement with Airwork New Zealand, as well as operating ad hoc charter services. Executives Chief Executive Officer .......................... Andrew McMaster fleet (orders) Uses Airwork aircraft Main base Auckland (AKL)
Date operations started 4 February 2010 Description Charter and wet-lease specialist operating from Stockholm Arlanda. History Established as a successor to Nordic Airways, which was forced to suspend operations in October 2009 after its air operators certificate was revoked by the Swedish Civil Aviation Authority due to concerns about the carriers financial position. The new carrier was awarded an operating licence on 11 December 2009. fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Stockholm-Arlanda (ARN)
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Parent organisation/shareholders Private shareholders (33.5%), Territory of French Polynesia (13.7%), Socredo Bank (13.4%), employees (8.4%), Agence Francaise de Developpement (8%), Groupe MoanaNui (7.8%), Groupe Martin (7.6%), Air France (7.48%), others (0.12%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Air Tahiti Nui (3.56%), Air Moorea (100%), Air Archipels (100%) Alliances Air Moorea, Air Rarotonga Date operations started 1953 Description Regional airline operating scheduled services to over 40 islands within French Polynesia. History Began operations as Reseau Arien Interinsulaire (RAI), when the government of French Polynesia took over the operations of small private carrier Air Tahiti, dating from 1950. In 1958 RAI was taken over by the French airline TAI (later UTA). The name Air Polynesie was adopted in 1970, with the further change of identity to Air Tahiti implemented in January 1987. Employees total 973 Executives Chairman .......................................... Christian Vernaudon Chief Executive Officer ..............................Marcel Galenon Financial Director......................................Moana Caradec Fleet (orders) 3 x ATR 42-500 (3) x ATR 42-600 (2) x ATR 72-200 7 x ATR 72-500 Main base Papeete (PPT)
Aviation Authority (TCAA) revoked its air operators certificate on 8 December 2008. IATA then officially banned Air Tanzania from airline operations. It was later announced that Air Tanzania had also failed to meet new International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards. Despite the IATA and ICAO actions, the TCAA is reported to re-issued the airline with its AOC before the end of 2008, and operations resumed shortly thereafter. In late 2009 the acquisition by China Sonangol International Holdings Ltd (CSIHL) of 49% of the airline, first announced in August 2008, was finally completed. Air Tanzanias AOC was again suspended by the TCAA on 1 March 2010, after its only jet aircraft, a Boeing 737-200, suffered an undercarriage collapse. The TCAA again subsequently allowed the airline to resume limited domestic services. Services were once again suspended on 18 March 2011 when the airlines one remaining DHC-8 went for heavy maintenance. The carrier resumed domestic services with a single DHC-8-300 on 1 November 2011, after receiving an injection of funds from the government. Executives Chairman ........................................ Mustapha Nyanganyi Chief Executive Officer ............................... David Matakka Acting Chief Financial Officer ..................Eliasaph Matthew Fleet (orders) 1 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 Main base Dar es Salaam (DAR)
Air TArAbA
Jalingo, Nigeria Website www.airtaraba.com Parent organisation/shareholders Government of Taraba State (100%) Description Start-up airline planning to operate domestic services in 2012 with Embraer ERJ-145 and Boeing 737 aircraft from the newly expanded airport at Jalingo. Initial domestic destinations will be Abuja, Jalinga, Lagos and Yola, with a cross-border route to Douala in Cameroon. Charter flights will also be provided. History Established by the Governor of Taraba State, Danfulani Suntai, as a state-funded carrier. Main base Taraba
Air TroPiQuEs
2 Avenue des Flamboyants, Gombe, Kinshasa, Congo (Democratic Republic) Tel +243 818 949 904 Email airtropiques.operation@vodanet.cd Parent organisation/shareholders Erik Jacobs (90%), Alison Jacobs (2%), Aude Jacobs (2%), Audrey Jacobs (2%), Dylan Jacobs (2%), Mimo Khoury (2%)
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Date operations started February 2001 Description Operates domestic and regional charter flights. Executives Managing Director .......................................... Erik Jacobs Head of Fleet Planning ............................... Igor Liashenko Fleet (orders) 1 x Beech 1900C 1 x Beechcraft King Air 200 1 x Cessna C402B 1 x Let L-410UVP 1 x Let L-410UVP-E 1 x Piper PA-34-200T Main base Kinshasa (NLO)
Executives President & CEO ......................................... James Rankin EVP & Chief Financial Officer ................ Christine Deister R VP Flight Operations..................................... Robert Frisch Fleet (orders) 71 x Bombardier CRJ-200 Main base Appleton (ATW)
Air WAkAYA
c/o The Wakaya Club & Spa, Post Office Box 15424, Suva, Fiji Tel +679 3448 128 Fax +679 3448 406 Email info@wakaya.com.fj Website www.wakaya.com Date operations started 1989 Description Operates ad hoc passenger connections between Suva Nausori International Airport and the exclusive private holiday resort on Wakaya Island. Operates Islander and Grand Caravan aircraft during daylight hours only. History Established in 1989 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Wakaya Club. Fleet (orders) 1 x Britten-Norman BN-2B 1 x Cessna CE208 Main base Suva (SUV)
Fleet (orders) 2 x Antonov An-24B 8 x Antonov An-24RV 1 x Antonov An-26 9 x Antonov An-26B Main base Krivoy Rog (KWG)
Parent organisation/shareholders Six individuals (100%) Alliances US Airways Date operations started 23 August 1965 Description The largest independent regional airline in the USA, performing flying services for US Airways Express, serving 70 cities throughout North America. History Began operations with flights between Appleton and Chicago OHare. In 1985 Air Wisconsin absorbed regional carrier Mississippi Valley Airlines and in 1990 acquired Denver-based Aspen Airways. The company was itself acquired by United Airlines in 1991 but was sold on to CJT Holdings in 1993. In February 1998 Air Wisconsin acquired the assets of Mountain Air Express, so as to expand operations in the Western US. In April 2006 the airline operated its last flight for United Express, later signing a feeder deal with US Airways.
Parent organisation/shareholders Tune Air (26.28%), employees provident fund board (7.92%), Wellington Management Company (5.52%), Genesis Smaller Companies (5.43%), Institutions and others (54.85%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Thai AirAsia (49%), Indonesia AirAsia (49%), AirAsia Philippines (40%), AirAsia Japan (33%), AirAsia X (16%) Alliances Jetstar Date operations started 18 November 1996 Description The original Malaysian arm of the multinational low-cost airline group, operating scheduled services to destinations throughout Malaysia and international services to destinations in Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Long-haul destinations served through a franchise agreement with AirAsiaX. Overseas joint venture airlines include Indonesia AirAsia, Thai AirAsia, AirAsia Philippines and a potential subsidiary in Vietnam. History Established in Malaysia by DRB Hicom as a national airline to provide a complementary regional airline service alongside other carriers. Launched operations as a full service carrier in November 1996. The loss-making carrier was acquired for a token sum in December 2001 by a local music personality and three partners, including CEO Tony Fernandes and former Ryanair manager Conor McCarthy. Remodelled as Asias first low-cost carrier and rebranded as Tune Air Sdn Berhad, doing business as AirAsia. Expanded its route network in February 2004 by adding international flights to Thailand and Singapore through its Thai AirAsia
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division, a joint venture with the Shin Corporation. Launched its IPO in November 2004. Launched a new Jakarta-based subsidiary, Indonesia AirAsia, in December 2004, followed by a new long-haul subsidiary, AirAsia X, in 2007 to provide high-frequency and point-to-point services with widebodied aircraft. In February 2008 Bahrain-based Manara and Japanese leasing company Orix each took a 10% stake in AirAsia X. Acquired a 30% stake in nascent Hanoi-based start-up carrier VietJet in February 2010, but announced the withdrawal of this investment in October 2011 after failing to agree on the carriers branding with the CAAV. In August 2011, the Tune Group agreed to acquire 20.5% of Malaysia Airlines, in return for which Malaysias sovereign wealth fund, Khazanah Nasional, took a 10% holding in AirAsia. Employees total 4,702 Executives Chief Executive Officer .............................. Tony Fernandes Chief Operations Officer ................................... Bo Lingam Group Financial Controller ......................Andrew Lilttledale Fleet (orders) 57 (77) x Airbus A320-200 (200) x Airbus A320neo Main base Kuala Lumpur (KUL) Hubs Penang (PEN), Kuching (KCH), Kota Kinabalu (BKI)
Executives Chief Executive Officer ...................... Marianne Hontiveros Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Clark (CRK)
AirAsiA JApAn
Narita Airport, Tokyo, Japan Website www.airasia.com parent organisation/shareholders ANA Group (67%), AirAsia (33%) Description Start-up low-cost carrier planning to serve the Japanese market and northeast Asian countries, including China, South Korea and Taiwan, from August 2012. From 2013 long-haul routes are expected to serve destinations including Australia, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand. History Announced on 22 July 2011, as the new joint venture low-cost carrier being created by ANA Group and AirAsia Group. Executives Chief Executive Officer ............................Kazuyuki Iwakata Main base Tokyo Narita (NRT)
Ton Jochems
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powers in 1992, Lundgren formed a partnership with former LTU manager Joachim Hunold, who established Air Berlin as a German carrier on 16 April 1991, bringing in new German investors. Introduced a route network that served not only major German cities, but also many regional airports. Introduced seat-only services in 1998, thereby reducing the companys reliance on tour operators. The highly successful Mallorca Shuttle seat-only service from 12 German cities led to seat-only services being made available on all routes. Reorganised under the holding company Air Berlin PLC through the IPO issued on 11 May 2006, becoming the second German airline to list on the SDAX stock exchange. Acquired the remaining shares of Dba on 17 August 2006. Announced the acquisition of a 49% stake in Swiss carrier Belair in March 2001, together with a 100% stake in long-haul carrier LTU. Introduced an extensive domestic network following the integration of former Dba routes from 1 April 2007. Dba continued to operate three Boeing 737-300s as a division of airberlin, until its official closure on 30 November 2008. Implemented a cross-ownership agreement with TUIfly on 1 October 2009, with each airline acquiring a minority stake in the other. Also agreed to wet lease 17 aircraft from TUIfly for 10 years to operate 100 former TUIfly city routes between 45 cities. In March 2009, the acquisition of a minority stake by Turkish carrier Pegasus Airlines parent company, ESAS, was agreed. Commercial co-operation with Pegasus began on 30 September 2009. Indirectly increased its shareholding in Austrian carrier Niki to 49.9% in February 2010. Announced its intention to join the oneworld global airline alliance in July 2010. Announced a major restructuring in August 2011 which included dropping routes, particularly from German regional airports, and reducing its fleet by the end of 2011. Created airberlin Turkey in a joint venture with Pegasus in August 2011, followed by a codeshare agreement with the Turkish carrier in September 2011. Employees total 8,900 Executives Chairman .........................................Hans-Joachim Korber Chief Executive Officer ...........................Hartmut Mehdorn Chief Financial Officer ..................................Ulf Huttmeyer Chief Operating Officer .......................Helmut Himmelreich Fleet (orders) 8 x Airbus A319-100 27 x Airbus A320-200 11 x Airbus A321-200 12 x Airbus A330-200 2 x Airbus A330-300 11 (7) x Boeing 737-700 34 (39) x Boeing 737-800 (18) x Boeing 787-8 Main base Berlin (TXL) Hubs Nuremberg (NUE)
e-ticketing, wireless check-in and self check-in kiosk facilities to Pakistan. AirBlue launched the first-ever long-haul flights by a privately-owned Pakistani airline on 1 June 2007 with services to Manchester, via Ankara. Executives Chief Executive Officer ..............Tariq Mehmood Chaudhary Chief Operations Officer ..................Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Fleet (orders) 4 x Airbus A319-100 1 (13) x Airbus A320-200 Main base Karachi (KHI)
Date operations started 1983 Description Provides air cruises/sightseeing trips as well as charter flights around Australia and New Zealand. History Founded by Nancy Knudsen and Bill Peach and formerly known as Charter Cruise Air. Aircruising Australia is the trade name of Bill Peach Journeys. Executives Managing Director ...................................Tracey Patterson Main base Sydney (SYD)
Parent organisation/shareholders Volga-Dnepr Airlines (100%) Date operations started 1 April 2004 Description Operates scheduled air cargo services from Europe (Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Maastricht, Milan) via Moscow and Krasnoyarsk to Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong and Tokyo. Also provides charter flights on ad hoc basis. History Established by charter freight specialist Volga-Dnepr Group as its scheduled freight arm. ABC operated its inaugural scheduled flight between Asia and Europe in May 2004. In November 2006 ABC received its own air operators certificate. Employees total 689 Executives Executive President ...............................Tatyana Arslanova Chief Financial Officer ........................... Andrey Kolesnikov Operations Director ................................... Evgeny Borisov Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 747-200 1 x Boeing 747-300 8 x Boeing 747-400 1 (4) x Boeing 747-8 (2) x Ilyushin Il-96-400 Main base Moscow (DME)
Parent organisation/shareholders Frank Reuneker (53%), Other shareholders (47%) Date operations started 1971 Description Specialises in contract operations, aviation management services, charter passenger and cargo services to the oil, mining and construction industries in Indonesia and other countries in the region. A variety of aerial work activities such as aerial mapping, survey flights, heli-logging and medical evacuation are also undertaken. History Established to provide helicopters and fixed wing aircraft to the oil exploration industry in Indonesia. Initially an Australian-Indonesian joint venture, but evolved into a fully Indonesian-owned and operated company in 1982. Executives President ................................................. Irma Reuneker Finance Manager ......................................Taufik Rachman Operations Manager ................................ Sopian Suhada Fleet (orders) 1 x BAe 146-100 1 x Beech Queen Air 65 1 x Boeing 737-200 3 x DHC6-300 1 x Embraer ERJ-135 Legacy 1 x IPTN 212-200 3 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 (4) x Viking Air Limited DHC6 Main base Jakarta (CGK) Hubs Balikpapan (BPN)
airjET (MbC)
Rua Kassenda 13, Luanda, Angola Tel +244 222 356 883 Date operations started 2003 Description Provides a charter service throughout Angola and neighbouring countries in southern Africa. History Established as Airjet Exploraao Area de Carga in 2003, operating a single Yakolev Yak-40.
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Fleet (orders) 1 x Dassault Aviation Falcon 2 2 x Embraer EMB-120ER 2 x Embraer EMB-120RT Main base Luanda (LAD)
Description Lisbon-based airline operating as an ACMI leasing specialist offering ATR turboprops. History Founded in 2008 by the French regional carrier Airlinair, in association with Portuguese investors. Fleet (orders) 1 x ATR 42-300 Main base Lisbon LIS
Airlink
Eleventh Street, Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, Mascot, New South Wales, 2020, Australia Tel +61 2 9317 5400 Fax +61 2 9693 2715 Email jlim@qantas.co.au Website www.qantas.com parent organisation/shareholders Qantas (100%) Date operations started 1991 Description Part of the Qantaslink Group of subsiduary airlines operating services to various cities and regional points throughout Australia. Flights are provided by National Jet Systems in Qantaslink colours. Main base Sydney (SYD)
AirMArk AviAtion
No.10, Changi South Street, 3 #02-01 Tang Logistics Centre, Singapore, 486147, Singapore Tel +65 6482 4864 Fax +65 6542 0629 Email enquiries@airmark.com.sg Website www.airmark.com.sg Description Airmark Aviation is comprised of 12 member companies that provide scheduled and charter cargo services within the Asia Pacific region. History Airmark Aviation was created as part of the Airmark Transportation group which was established in 1973. executives Chief Executive Officer ................ Mohammed Yunos Ishak Fleet (orders) 1 x Antonov An-12B Main base Singapore (SIN)
AirlinAir portuGAl
Largo Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro n 16, 1200-369 Lisbon, Portugal Tel +351 21 324 50 23 Website airlinairportugal.com
parent organisation/shareholders Skyport Group (incl. Roger Leach) (55%), QTEC (including Michael Bridge) (31%), Sabeline (inc John Gamble) (14%) Alliances Qantas Date operations started July 1978 Description Northern Australias regional airline operating scheduled services to destinations in the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia, with extensions to Dili in East Timor and Kupang in Indonesia. Contract charter services are also flown in support of oil exploration and mining companies, as well as the Australian armed forces and government bodies. Ad hoc charters are also offered, to destinations as far away as Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. History Initially operated charter flights only, introducing scheduled services in 1981. Formerly known as Air North International. In October 2003 Airnorth acquired Airlines of South Australia (ASA), intending to bring ASAs operations under Airnorths air operators certificate. In March 2004, the assets of Emu Airways of South Australia were acquired.
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The airline introduced a new global brand, RegionalLink, on 1 March 2004 with the aim of providing a raft of centralised services, including reservations, marketing, yield management and leveraged purchasing to operators with strong local identities. Both ASA and Emu Airways were disposed of in 2005. Executives Chairman .....................................................Barry Coulter Chief Executive Officer ...........................Simone Saunders GM Finance.......................................................Jack Kelly General Manager Operations .........................Evan Bartlett Fleet (orders) 3 (1) x Embraer 170-100LR 4 x Embraer EMB-120ER 3 x Fairchild Metro 23 Main base Darwin (DRW) Hubs Kununurra (KNX) Maningrida (MNG)
AirstArs
Russia Date operations started 2000 Date operations ceased 21 October 2011 Established as Aerostarz in 1997. Rebranded as Airstars in 2000 and launched cargo-only services within Russia and Europe with Ilyushin Il-76TD freighters. Later introduced regular services to destinations in China. Introduced passenger services in 2003 and VIP passenger charters in 2008. Ceased operations in October 2011, after Rosaviatsia revoked its air operators certificate because of maintenance irregularities.
AirNow (BEN)
USA Date operations ceased 24 February 2011 History Founded as Business Air. Operated scheduled and charter cargo services, including services for major integrators. Ceased operations on 24 February 2011 after UPS withdrew many of its freight contracts.
Ais AirliNEs
Flamingoweg 20, NW Lelystad Airport, 8218 NL Lelystad, Netherlands Tel +31 320 268 799 Fax +31 320 268 876 Email info@aisairlines.nl Website www.aisairlines.nl parent organisation/shareholders A van der Meer (100%) Description Provides passenger charter and wet-leasing services from its base at Lelystad Airport. A flight school is also operated. Executives Chief Executive Officer ...............................A Van der Meer Fleet (orders) 2 x BAe Jetstream 32 Main base Lelystad (LEY)
AirwEst (AwZ)
El-emarat, Street 17, PO Box 10217, 0000 Khartoum, Sudan Tel +249 18 374 4036 Fax +249 18 374 4035 Website www.sunairgroup.com parent organisation/shareholders Capt Saif Omer (90%), Housam Saif (10%) Date operations started October 1992 Description Provides domestic passenger services and international cargo charters. History In 2010 the airline became part of the JAMA Group, whose other member airlines include Attico, Juba Air Cargo and Marsland. From 31 March 2010, all Sudanese airlines were banned from operating in the EU. Executives President ......................................................... Saif Omer Operations Manager ..................................... Yosif Ibrahim Fleet (orders) 1 x Antonov An-26 Main base Khartoum (KRT) Hubs Sharjah (SHJ)
Description Start-up carrier planning to provide a regional service based on Amausi International Airport in Lucknow. Plans call for the introduction of scheduled services within two years of launch. Initial equipment is expected to be two Embraer 145s. Executives Managing Director .......................................Pankaj Verma Main base Lucknow (LKO)
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of the airline and saw business expand throughout Alaska and the Lower 48. The name Alaska Airlines was adopted in 1944. Sister carrier, Horizon Air, was founded in 1981 to serve communities using routes vacated by larger airlines after the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978. In 1985 Alaska Air Group was formed as a holding company for Alaska Airlines. Employees total 8,651 Executives Chairman & CEO............................................ William Ayer President .................................................. Bradley Tilden Chief Financial Officer ...........................Brandon Pedersen Chief Operating Officer ................................ Ben Minicucci Fleet (orders) 30 x Boeing 737-400 17 x Boeing 737-700 60 (4) x Boeing 737-800 12 (19) x Boeing 737-900 Main base Anchorage ANC Hubs Los Angeles (LAX), Portland (PDX)
Description Moroccan charter passenger airline operating services in North Africa and Europe. Medical evacuation and sightseeing trips are also provided. Executives President ................................................. Chakib Lahrichi Fleet (orders) 1 x BAe Jetstream 32 1 x Dassault Aviation Falcon 1 Main base Casablanca (CMN)
AlADA (rAD)
Rua Ferraz Bomboco, 4, Cx. P. 12261, Luanda, Angola Tel +244 222 32 09 19 Fax +244 222 32 71 78 Email alada@snet.co.ao Description Provides passenger and cargo charter services throughout Angola and other parts of Africa. Executives Chief Executive Officer ...............................Adelino Ribeiro Fleet (orders) 1 x Ilyushin Il-18D Main base Luanda LAD
Parent organisation/shareholders Mike Stedman (50%), Kent Craford (50%) Date operations started 1997 Description Operates a scheduled service around Alaska based in Juneau and serving Angon, Tenakee Springs, Pelican and Elfin Cove. Also operates charter flights and adventure tours. History Founded by Craig and Aral Loken, former owners of Loken Aviation. On 31 March 2011, the Lokens sold their interest in the company to Mike Stedman and Kent Craford. Executives Chief Executive Officer ....................................Craig Loken Director of Operations .................................Mike Stedman Fleet (orders) 3 x DHC-2 Beaver I Main base Juneau (JNU)
AlbAniAn AirlinEs
Albania Date operations started 20 June 1995 Date operations ceased 10 November 2011 Description Formed as a joint venture between the Albanian state-owned Albtransport in Tirana, and Tyrolean Airways. Initially operated as the national airline of Albania, with scheduled services to Frankfurt, Rome, Vienna and Zurich. Suspended operations in August 1994 when Tyrolean withdrew. Relaunched on 1 October 1995 after being acquired by the Kharafi Group. Operated routes to several Italian cities and Istanbul, as well as seasonal flights to Dubai, Sharm el Sheikh and Jeddah. Evsen Group acquired a 93% shareholding in August 2009. Contracted Air Slovakia in December 2009 to operate all services on a wet-lease basis for a period of 12 months. Ceased operating on 10 November 2011 when the Albanian Civil Aviation Authority revoked its air operators certificate.
Date operations started 2007 Description Provides charter services and aircraft leasing services in the Middle East. Executives Chairman ...................................................... Hassan Aziz Chief Executive Officer ...................................Ihab Munem Head of Finance ............................................ Ashraf Sami Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-500 Main base Alexandria (AEX)
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Alitalias administrator agreed to sell the airline to an investor consortium, Compagnia Aerea Italiana (CAI), led by Piaggio chairman Roberto Colaninno and made up of 16 private companies, each of which took a 6.25% share in the carrier. The transfer of assets took place on 30 November 2008. Operations under CAI ownership, which were originally due to start on 1 December 2008, were delayed until 12 January 2009. Plans also called for Air One to become a separate but subsidiary carrier, and the two airlines began operating a new joint timetable on 13 January 2009. Air One was subsequently positioned as Alitalias low-cost subsidiary. On 19 January 2009, Air France-KLM was announced as Alitalias strategic partner, taking a 25% equity stake with an investment of 323 million. In February 2011 Alitalia and Meridianafly confirmed they were in talks over a possible merger. The carrier then announced in January 2012 that it was planning to acquire and merge with Blue Panorama Airlines and Wind Jet, subject to all necessary shareholder and legal approvals. Executives President .............................................Roberto Colaninno Chief Executive Officer ................................. Rocco Sabelli Chief Financial Officer ................................... Paolo Amato Fleet (orders) 17 (5) x Airbus A319-100 58 (26) x Airbus A320-200 23 x Airbus A321-100 8 (2) x Airbus A330-200 (12) x Airbus A350-800XWB 4 x Boeing 767-300 10 x Boeing 777-200 1 x Cessna 550 1 x Dassault Aviation Falcon 2 2 x Dassault Aviation Falcon 2 (13) x Embraer 175-200LR (2) x Embraer 190-100LR 18 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 1 x Partenavia AP68TP-100 Main base Fiumicino (FCO) Hubs Milan (MXP), Turin (TRN), Venice (VCE), Naples (NAP), Catania (CTA)
Parent organisation/shareholders Queensland Airline Holdings (100%) Date operations started April 2002 Description Operates primarily under contract to Australias mining and resources industries and the federal government, providing fly-in, fly-out charters from its Brisbane base as well as Adelaide, Cairns, Perth and Townsville. Also operates in the western Pacific and Southeast Asia and offers ad hoc charter operations and aircraft leasing to international airlines. History Traces its history back the foundation of Flight West Airlines on 25 May 1987, by Sir Dennis Buchanan MBE. Operations began using three leased Beechcraft King Airs to link Western Queensland with Brisbane and Townsville. Went into voluntary liquidation on 19 June 2001 although on 26 June 2001 a rescue plan was in place and the airline resumed operations, operating aircraft wet-leased from Ansett. Flight West suspended passenger flights on 14 September 2001 following Ansetts demise. In November 2001 regular passenger flights from Brisbane to Gladstone resumed, although the airline went into voluntary administration once again in December 2001. Acquired by Queensland Airline Holdings, a newly-formed aviation services company based in Brisbane, on 5 April 2002 and rebranded as Alliance Airlines. Services were then relaunched from its Brisbane base to Rockhampton, Norfolk Island, Gladstone and Townsville. Executives Managing Director ..................................... Scott McMillan Chief Financial Officer .......................................Jeff Childs GM Network & Operations ............................ Craig Duncan Flight Operations Manager ............................... Phil James Fleet (orders) 15 x Fokker 100 5 x Fokker 50 2 x Fokker 70 Main base Sydney (SYD), Brisbane (BNE) Hubs Melbourne (MEL), Townsville (TSV)
Parent organisation/shareholders Saltchuk Resources (100%) Date operations started 2 May 2008 Description Cargo airline which took over the former Aloha Airlines Cargo network. History Established by Seattle-based Saltchuk Resources, which acquired Aloha Airlines Cargo on 1 May 2008. The company is known as Aeko Kula, doing business as Aloha Air Cargo. The sale was finalised on 15 May 2008 when the company was awarded its own air operators certificate. Executives President ....................................................... Lee Steele VP Operations ...............................................Patrick Rosa Head of Operations ....................................... Rollie Smith Fleet (orders) 4 x Boeing 737-200 2 x Saab 340A Main base Honolulu (HNL)
Date operations started 1998 Description Operates scheduled cargo services from Lagos, primarily to African destinations including Accra, Entebbe, Freetown, Malabo and Monrovia. Also operates regular international services linking Lagos, Nairobi and Ostend and offers cargo charters. Executive jet charter services are flown by Allied Airs executive division. History Founded by CEO Val Tongo. From 1 October 2008 a full-time wet-lease contract with World Airways allowed Allied Air to introduce regular MD-11F cargo services between Lagos, Nairobi and Ostend. In 2009, this contract was extended to the end of 2011. Executives Chief Executive Officer ....................................... Val Tongo Director Flight Operations ......................... Anthony Oghide Fleet (orders) 4 x Boeing 727-200 Main base Lagos (LOS)
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Executives Chief Executive Officer ............................... Toru Okushima VP Operations .......................................... Hiroshi Nagata Fleet (orders) 1 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 Main base Kumamoto (KMJ)
Executives General Director ..................................Heinz Peter Amerer Fleet (orders) 1 x Piper PA-32RT-300T Main base Linz (LNZ) Hubs Cagliari (CAG)
AMAkUsA AirlinEs
1-2080-5 Jyokawara, Amakusa-gun, Kumamoto, 863-2114, Japan Tel +81 969 576000 Fax +81 969 576013 Email k-ueda@amx.co.jp Website www.amx.co.jp parent organisation/shareholders Municipal governments (80%), Japan Airlines Domestic (2%), others (18%) Date operations started 23 March 2000 Description Provides a regional service from the Amakusa Islands to Fukuoka and Kumamoto.
Fleet (orders) 171 (135) x Boeing 737-800 116 x Boeing 757-200 15 x Boeing 767-200 58 x Boeing 767-300 47 (6) x Boeing 777-200 (7) x Boeing 777-300 196 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 Main base Dallas (DFW) Hubs Miami (MIA), Los Angeles (LAX), Chicago (ORD), New York (JFK)
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AmsterDAm Airlines
Netherlands Date operations ceased 31 October 2011 Dutch airline which specialised in tour operator charter flights, business-to-business all-premium operations, military charter and wet-lease work. It was established in April 2006 by former Denim Airlines CEO Matthijs Boertie and Denim Air founder Hamid Kerboua. All operations were suspended on 31 October 2011 and the airline went bankrupt on 22 November 2011.
AmeriFligHt (AmF)
4700 Empire Avenue, Hangar 1, Burbank, California, 91505-1098, USA Tel +1 818 847 0000 Fax +1 818 980 5018 Email info@ameriflight.com Website www.ameriflight.com Parent organisation/shareholders ATI Systems International (ATIS) (100%) Alliances Transcarga Date operations started 1968 Description Cargo carrier operating scheduled and contract cargo flights to destinations in 30 US states, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and South America. Ameriflight serves major financial institutions, freight forwarders, laboratories, and overnight couriers in the western US, and provides feeder service for overnight express carriers nationwide. History Commenced operations as California Air Charter, and was merged in 1971 with United Couriers, a whollyowned subsidiary of ATI Systems International. In April 1993 the fixed wing division of Wings Express of Van Nuys was purchased, and the outstanding shares of Sports Air Travel were purchased in mid-1997.
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Airlines. Launched scheduled international services with a flight between Tokyo and Guam in March 1986. A revised ANA All Nippon Airways branding was introduced in 2002. Became the launch customer for Boeings 787 Dreamliner in 2004. In July 2005, ANA divested its interest in NCA Nippon Cargo Airlines. ANA & JP Express was a joint venture subsidiary, which introduced cargo services to China and other Asian destinations on 15 May 2007. On 27 March 2008, ANA became the launch customer for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, with an order for 15 MRJ90s and options on 10 more. Merged three consolidated subsidiaries: Air Nippon Network, Air Next and Air Central, on 1 October 2010. Surviving carrier Air Nippon Network was rebranded as ANA Wings. Overtook JAL to become Japans biggest airline by passengers carried in June 2010. After receiving US and Japanese antitrust approval in October 2010, ANA implemented its transpacific joint venture with United and Continental in the first half of 2011. Became the worlds first operator of the Boeing 787 on 26 October 2011, with the launch of services between Tokyo and Hong Kong. Agreed in November 2011 to acquire consolidated subsidiary Air Nippon through a short-form merger scheduled for 1 April 2012. The Air Nippon/ANK brand would then be discontinued. Executives Chairman ........................................................Yoji Ohashi President & CEO ...........................................Shinichiro Ito SEVP Legal Affairs & Public Relations........ Koshichiro Kubo Fleet (orders) 24 x Airbus A320-200 2 x Boeing 737-700 (10) x Boeing 737-800 8 x Boeing 747-400 64 (1) x Boeing 767-300 23 (5) x Boeing 777-200 26 x Boeing 777-300 5 (35) x Boeing 787-8 (15) x Boeing 787-9 (15) x Mitsubishi MRJ90 Main base Tokyo Narita (NRT) Hubs Osaka (KIX), Osaka (ITM), Komaki (NKM)
Date operations started 20 June 2006 Description Regional airline linking Salta and Puerto Madryn to the capital Buenos Aires. Additionally provides charter flights to Argentinean and Brazilian tourist destinations on behalf of local tour operators. Cargo services are also offered. History The carrier began by offering services between Salta and Buenos Aires. Executives President ................................................Hector Bonasert Fleet (orders) 5 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 Main base Salta (SLA) Hubs Buenos Aires (AEP)
History Entered a marketing agreement in 1989 with Air Foyle, since discontinued, to market Antonov An-124 cargo charters world-wide. This led to the design bureau obtaining its own operating certificate. Executives General Director of Air Transport ................Volodymyr Inkov Executive Director ............................. Konstantin Lushakov Fleet (orders) 7 x Antonov An-124 1 x Antonov An-225 Main base Gostomel (GML)
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Bogota, Cali and Medellin as well as with regional destinations including Quibdo, Bahia Solano, Puerto Carreno and Rio Negro. Cargo charter services are also available. history Established in 2004 by former ACES Airlines employees to provide improved domestic cargo operations. executives General Manager ...................................Ricardo Restrepo Chief Financial Officer .................................. Chrisley Frota Operations Director......................................... Juan Galvis fleet (orders) 2 x ATR 42-300F Main base Medellin (MDE)
ArkAs (krA)
Carrera 65 A N013 157, Terminal del Sur, Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia Tel +57 4 361 7039 Fax +57 4 361 1227 Email llema@arkas.com.co Website www.arkas.com.co Parent organisation/shareholders Undisclosed private investor (60%), former pilots of ACES Airlines (35%), Industrial Aeronutica (Indaer) (5%) Alliances Tampa Cargo Date operations started November 2007 Description Colombian cargo airline linking Barranquilla with
fleet (orders) 5 x ATR 72-500 2 x Boeing 757-300 (2) x Boeing 787-9 1 x Bombardier BD-100 1 x Bombardier BD-700 1 x Embraer 195-200LR 1 x Gulfstream IVSP Main base Tel Aviv Yafo (TLV) hubs Tel Aviv (SDV)
Parent organisation/shareholders Migdalia Garcia (95%), Simeon Garcia (5%) Date operations started 1991 Description Operates domestic scheduled services linking nine domestic destinations in addition to regional scheduled services to Aruba and Curaao. Charters are also flown to points in the Caribbean, Central America and the USA. history Started operations with small aircraft for private transportation purposes. In 1992 it entered the scheduled domestic market with a leased DC-9-30 aircraft. Asercas operations were centred around Valencia, but it managed to develop Caracas as a hub after 1994. Between 1998 and 2000 Aserca had a controlling interest in Air Aruba. Aserca acquired Santa Barbara Airlines in the summer of 2008. The two carriers initially retained their separate identities while working to amalgamate their networks. executives President .................................................. Simeon Garcia Managing Director .......................................... Dina Flores General Director ............................................ Orlan Viloria fleet (orders) 7 x Douglas DC-9-30 3 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 Main base Valencia (VLN) hubs Caracas (CCS)
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Parent organisation/shareholders Kont Bank Investment (100%) Description Start-up airline planning to launch domestic and international flights from Dushanbe in 2012. History Established as Asian Express Aviacompany. Acquired by Kont Bank Investment in 2011 and rebranded as Asian Express Airline. Main base Dushanbe (DYU)
Date operations started 15 January 2010 Description African regional airline linking the west African capitals of Abidjan, Accra, Bamako, Bangui, Banjul, Brazzaville, Conakry, Cotonou, Douala, Freetown, Kinshasa, Lagos, Libreville, Lome, Monrovia, NDjamena, Niamey, Ouagadougou and Yaounde. Services are also planned to Addis Ababa, Harare, Johannesburg, Khartoum, Nairobi and Windhoek. History On 15 September 2005,the Regional Airline Promotion Company, known as SPCAR, was created to conduct feasibility studies and find a technical and financial partner, as well as private investors. On 29 November 2007, the shareholders determined that SPCAR had accomplished its mission, and decided to proceed with the creation of the airline carrying the brand ASKY (Africa Sky). Ethiopian Airlines became a technical and strategic partner, signing a five-year management contract. executives Chairman ................................................. Gervais Djondo Chief Executive Officer ...................................Busera Awel fleet (orders) 1 (3) x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 Main base Lome (LFW)
Assl
301 Hamilton Hanger, General Aviation Area, Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, 75200, Pakistan Tel +92 21 4598 536 Fax +92 21 4598 325 Email Assl@cyber.net.pk Date operations started 1975 Description Pakistani charter carrier operating primarily in support of the oil and gas industry, as well as providing medical evacuation and passenger charter flights. History Founded as Agricultural Aviation in 1972. Became Aircraft Sales and Services Ltd (ASSL) in 1975. fleet (orders) 1 x Beech 1900C 1 x Beech 1900D 1 x Fokker F-27-500 1 x Piper PA-34-200T 1 x Reims F406 Main base Karachi (KHI)
AsiA WinGs
65 Kenesary Str, Astana, Kazakhstan Tel +7 7172 519243 Fax +7 7172 519228 Date operations started 2010 Description Operates domestic flights to cities within Kazakhstan from Karaganda, and from Almaty to Petropavlovsk in Russia, via Kokshetau. Flights are operated by BH Air on its behalf with an Airbus 320-200, and by Hemus Air with two ATR 42-300. Main base Karaganda (KGF) Hubs Almaty (ALA)
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2001/2002. In 2003 a US-based investment group headed by John Dasburg completed a management buyout of the cargo carrier using financing provided by Boeing Capital and the carrier was rebranded as ASTAR Air Cargo on 30 June 2003. DHL acquired a minority share in August 2007 (which gave them 24.9% voting rights). ASTAR later made an unsuccessful bid for ABX Air, which also operates for DHL. Executives Chairman President & CEO...........................John Dasburg Chief Financial Officer .................................Stephen Dodd Chief Operations Officer ..............................Gary Hammes Fleet (orders) 7 x Douglas DC-8-70 Main base Wilmington (ILM) Hubs Newark (EWR), Los Angeles (LAX), Miami (MIA)
AtlAntiC AirlinEs (nPt) noW oPErAtEs As WEst AtlAntiC AtlAntiC AirWAys (FAroE islAnDs) [rC] (Fli)
Vagar Airport, Faroe Islands, FO-380 Soervagur, Faroe Islands Tel +298 34 10 60 Fax +298 34 10 01 Email tyrlan@atlantic.fo Website www.atlantic.fo Parent organisation/shareholders Government of the Faroe Islands (66%), others (34%) Alliances Air Iceland Date operations started 28 March 1988 Description National airline of the Faroe Islands, operating domestic helicopter services, offshore services, scheduled international passenger flights to Billund, Copenhagen and Reykjavik and seasonal services to destinations including Aberdeen, London, Oslo, Stavanger and between London and Shetland. Charter services are also flown. History Atlantic Airways was founded in 1987, with Cimber Air as a shareholder. However, the Faroese government took full ownership in 1989. In spring 1994, the helicopter company operating on the Faroe Islands, SL Helicopters, was incorporated into Atlantic Airways. Executives Chairman .......................................... Christian Andreasen President & CEO ..............................................Magni Arge Chief Financial Officer ............................. Marius Davidsen Fleet (orders) (1) x Airbus A319-100 1 x BAe 146-200 1 x BAe 146-RJ100 2 x BAe 146-RJ85 Main base Faroe Islands (FAE) Hubs Stavanger (SVG)
Description Operates corporate, passenger and cargo charters, medevac flights and offers ACMI leasing services throughout western and eastern Europe and north Africa, from bases at Nantes-Atlantique Airport and Paris Le Bourget. Executives President ..................................................Andre Besseau Fleet (orders) 2 x ATR 42-300 1 x Beech 1900C 1 x Beech 1900D 1 x Beechcraft King Air 90 Main base Nantes (NTE) Hubs Le Bourget (LBG)
AstrAEus (AEu)
UK Date operations started 6 April 2002 Date operations ceased 21 November 2011 Founded by staff of the former British World Airlines and t he Aberdeen Asset Management investment group. Icelandic investment company Northern Travel Holdings (NTH) acquired a 51% shareholding in October 2006. The remaining 49% was divided between Astraeus directors and AAM. Continued to operate its existing route structure from London Gatwick and Manchester, while also assisting other NTH companies. Became wholly-owned by NTH in November 2007. Introduced scheduled services, under the Flystar brand, to destinations including Accra, Aktau, Freetown, Malabo, Sal and Uralsk but all were discontinued in the summer of 2008. The airline concentrated on providing wet-leasing services only from October 2008 and after NTH-owned sister carrier Iceland Express became a major customer from 2008, Astreus assigned five aircraft to operating all its services from the summer season of 2010.
Date operations started January 2001 Description Operates scheduled cargo flights from Nairobi to Dar es Salaam, Entebbe, Juba, Kigali, Mwanza and Zanzibar. Also offers charter flights throughout eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean. History Established as a pure charter cargo service. The airline was designated as a scheduled cargo carrier in November 2006 and introduced scheduled services on African regional routes. Executives Chief Executive Officer ...........................Sanjeev S Gadhia Financial Director......................................... Aman Bhasin Fleet (orders) 1 x Antonov An-72 1 x Cessna CE208 1 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 Main base Nairobi (NBO)
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Servisleri (ETS Group), a conglomerate of travel companies with tourism offices across Turkey, acquired a 45% shareholding, which was increased to 90% on 1 February 2006 after acquiring gers 45% stake. Planned to take a controlling shareholding in struggling Cypriot carrier KTHY in June 2010. This evolved into a plan to create KTHYs successor and take a 51% stake in the new carrier. Began operating KTHY services from 23 June 2010, expecting to do so until the launch of services by its new Cypriot subsidiary. Executives Chairman ...................................................... Murat Ersoy Chief Executive Officer ................................ Orhan Coskun Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A319-100 2 x Airbus A321-100 8 x Airbus A321-200 2 x Airbus A330-200 3 x Boeing 757-200 Main base Istanbul (IST) Hubs Antalya (AYT), Izmir (ADB)
Description Moscow-based cargo airline operating regular cargo flights from Moscow (Domodedovo) to Leipzig and Luxemburg as well as charters to Europe, Russia and the CIS. History Former Aeroflot agency which became independent and began international operations in 1990. Aviatrans became a private public limited liability company in 1993. The ATRAN-Aviatrans Cargo Airline brand was adopted in January 1997. Executives President & CEO ....................................... Roman Krishtal VP Operations ..................................... Gennady Smorodin Fleet (orders) 1 x Antonov An-12B 2 x Antonov An-12T Main base Moscow (DME)
Augsburg Airways on 1 January 1996 and began operating as a franchise member of Team Lufthansa for the winter season of 1996/97. Restructured from June 2002, thereafter operating primarily from Munich on behalf of Lufthansa. Became one of five airline partners operating as part of the Lufthansa Regional programme in 2003, dropping most of its own services from Augsburg. Continued to operate independently after being acquired by Gerd Brandeckers Cirrus Group in 2004. The ATON Groups Dr Lutz Helmig acquired the airline outright in 2008. Executives Managing Director ................................ Bernadette Rampl Chief Financial Officer ...................................Baerbel Greif VP Flight Operations.....................................Frank Joosten Fleet (orders) 9 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 2 x Embraer 190-100LR 5 x Embraer 195-200LR Main base Munich (MUC)
AurElA (lsK)
Rodunes Keles 32, 2187 Vilnius, Lithuania Tel +370 5 216 4433 Fax +370 5 216 4145 Email aurela@aurela.lt Website www.aurela.lt Date operations started May 1996 Description Provides passenger charter services throughout Europe on behalf of major travel agents in the Baltic States. History Founded as a joint-stock air company and started operations with a 90-seat Tupolev Tu-134A. Executives Chief Executive Officer ........................Valdis Barakauskas Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-300 Main base Vilnius (VNO)
AtlAsjEt IrAq
Baghdad, Iraq Parent organisation/shareholders Atlasjet Description Start-up airline planning to launch domestic scheduled passenger services within Iraq in 2012. History Turkish carrier Atlasjet announced plans in late 2011 to acquire an airline company in Iraq which would become the basis of a new subsidiary company, Atlasjet Iraq. Main base Baghdad (BGW)
AtMA (AMA)
Atyrau Airport, Atyrau, 465017, Kazakhstan Tel + 7 7122 970251 Fax +7 7122 209270 Email atma@atyrauairport.com Website www.atyrauairport.com Parent organisation/shareholders Atyrau Regional Administration (50%), Magdenli Yer Hizmetleri (50%) Date operations started 1994 Description Offers domestic and international cargo charter flights from its Atyrau base, where it is the only carrier licensed to operate cargo services. Executives General Director ...............................................Erol Oktug Fleet (orders) 3 x Antonov An-12B 1 x Antonov An-12T 1 x Ilyushin Il-76T Main base Atyrau (GUW)
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History Formed by the merger of Austral Compania Argentina de Transportes Aereos and Aerotransportes Litoral Argentino. Austral was acquired by Cielos del Sur, a holding company, in 1987. Following the privatisation of Aerolineas Argentinas in 1990, Cielos del Sur and Iberia both took holdings, both since divested. In 2001 Spanish-based Grupo Marsans acquired a majority holding. After a long-standing dispute with Grupo Marsans, an agreement was finally reached which allowed the Argentine government to renationalise Austral and parent carrier Aerolineas Argentinas in July 2008, although the process was not approved by the Argentine Congress until December 2008. Executives President .................................................Mariano Recald Finance Director ...........................................Pablo Ceriani Fleet (orders) 20 x Embraer 190-100AR 6 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 1 x Boeing MD-88 Main base Buenos Aires (AEP) Hubs Buenos Aires (EZE)
Employees total 5,934 Executives Chairman & CEO.......................................... Jaan Albrecht Chief Operating Officer .................................Peter Malanik Corporate Finance Officer ..........................Heinz Lachinger Fleet (orders) 7 x Airbus A319-100 9 x Airbus A320-200 3 x Airbus A321-100 3 x Airbus A321-200 2 x Boeing 737-600 2 x Boeing 737-700 7 x Boeing 737-800 6 x Boeing 767-300 4 x Boeing 777-200 Main base Vienna (VIE)
Alliances Ural Air Date operations started 2003 Description Regional carrier providing domestic schedules between Bishkek, Osh and Isfana, and linking the capital Bishkek with Dushanbe (Tajikistan), Tashkent (Uzbekistan) and Russian cities including Kazan, Moscow, Novosibirsk and Ekaterinburg. History Originally planned to only operate domestic charter flights. Later expanded to offer scheduled services, both domestically and to neighbouring countries within the CIS. In common with all Kyrgyz carriers, the airline has been banned from operating in the European Union since 27 December 2003. Jet service was introduced in 2010 with the BAe 146-200. This enabled the extension of the route network to new destinations, including Kazan and Ekaterinburg. Executives General Director ...........................................Karim Damin Fleet (orders) 2 x BAe 146-200 1 x Boeing 737-300 Main base Bishkek (FRU)
AvE.cOM (pHW)
PO Box 7801, Sharjah Airport SAIF Zone, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Tel +9716 557 2522 Fax +9716 557 2533 Email secretary@avecomfze.ae parent organisation/shareholders Alexei Yantchouk (100%) Date operations started 1996 Description Operates charter passenger and cargo flights as well as aircraft leasing. History Established by Kyrgyzstan-based Phoenix Aviation, through its holding company AVE FZE, which was registered and based at Sharjah airport free zone in 1996. The company launched operations as a cargo and passenger aircraft leasing and charter company, while also operating a scheduled passenger service and cargo flights from Sharjah and Dubai. Phoenix Aviation rebranded as AVE.com in October 2005. Executives Chief Executive Officer ................................Said Al Rumhy Head of Operations...................................Vladimir Chukyo Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-200 3 x Boeing 737-300 1 x Raytheon Aircraft 125-800 Main base Sharjah (SHJ)
AviAl (nvi)
35/2 Khoroshevskoe Shosse, Building 1, Moscow, 123007, Russia Tel +7 499 195 8259 Fax +7 499 195 8496 Email avialnv@mail.ru Website www.avialnv.ru Description Provides charter flights from its Moscow Domodedovo base throughout Russia, the CIS and the Middle East. History Established from Avial Aircompany, which was founded on 21 March 1991 and began operations on 24 December 1992. Executives General Director ...................................... Victor Golovskoi Chief Accountant ..................................Evgenia Gagarkina Fleet (orders) 4 x Antonov An-12B Main base Moscow (DME)
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Date operations started 1992 Description Operates cargo services linking cities in Asia with east and western Europe. Avialeasing has also international licences to operate in the USA, Canada, from its base in Miami, and is an authorised carrier for the United Nations. History Founded as the first private airline in Uzbekistan. Executives General Director ............................Farhad Musahodzhayev Finance Director ...................................Batye Dzhabbarov Fleet (orders) 2 x Antonov An-12B Main base Tashkent TAS
Employees total 1,867 Executives President ................................................ Jose Efromovich Chief Executive Officer ...............................Santiago Diago VP Operations .......................................Norberto Ranieiro Finance Manager .................................. Frederico Pedreira Fleet (orders) 5 x Airbus A318-100 3 x Airbus A319-100 4 x Airbus A320-200 14 x Fokker 100 Main base Rio de Janeiro (SDU)
AviAvilsA (lvr)
Ustaicio No.1, 2188 Vilnius, Lithuania Tel +370 5 230 2200 Fax +370 5 230 2200 Email info@aviavilsa.lt Website www.aviavilsa.it Date operations started 1999 Description Operates contract and ad hoc cargo charter services throughout Europe, Asia and Africa. History Launched cargo flights between Vilnius and Leipzig on behalf of DHL in 1999. Also operates worldwide on behalf of the United Nations. Introduced the ATR42(F) Large Cargo Door freighter conversion into service on 16 July 2008. Executives General Director ..............................Vaidotas Vegiliavichus Chief Accountant ...................................Inge Vecherkevich Director of Flight Operations ......................Oleg Matvijenko Fleet (orders) 1 x Antonov An-26 1 x Antonov An-26B 1 x ATR 42-300 Main base Vilnius (VNO)
AviAnOvA[AO] (AWA)
Russia Date operations started 27 August 2009 Date operations ceased 9 October 2011 First registered in 2006 under the ownership of the Russian registered company Luch as a joint venture between the Russian-based A1 Group, the investment arm of the Alfa Group (51%), Texas Pacific Group with David Bolderman (35%) and Indigo Partners (14%). Awarded its air operators certificate on 31 July 2009. Launched services with a flight from Moscow Vnukovo to Sochi in August 2009. All operations were transferred to Moscow Sheremetyevos Terminal B on 28 March 2010. A second hub was established at St Petersburgs Pulkovo airport in May 2010. Launched international services on 15 June 2011 with a new route to Simferopol in the Ukraine. Following a long dispute between the shareholders, Avianova stopped selling tickets on 3 October 2011 and operated its last flight on 9 October 2011.
AviOgEnEx (Agx)
Narodnih Heroja 43, 11070 Belgrade, Serbia Tel +381 11 660 0445 Fax +381 11 711 2972 Email info@aviogenex.com Website www.aviogenex.com Parent organisation/shareholders Genex Holding Corporation (100%) Date operations started May 1968
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Description Provides international and domestic ad hoc and wet-lease aircraft charters. Executives Chairman ...............................................Milorad Savicevic Managing Director ....................................Nikola Rajkovic Flight Operations Manager ......................Branislav Lazovic Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-200 Main base Belgrade (BEG)
Description Operates scheduled domestic passenger and cargo services linking its Caracas hub with its Barcelona base, Barinas, Barquisimeto, Coro, Maracaibo, Merida, Porlamar, Puerto Ordaz, San Tom and Valencia, International destinations include Aruba, Curacao and Miami. Charter flights are also operated. History Launched services with one Cessna 337 Skymaster, operating charter flights, serving tour operators and providing corporate shuttle services for oil companies to Margarita Island and Canaima in eastern Venezuela. Launched passenger services in early 1995, following the arrival of two Dornier Do28s. The fleet had grown to nine aircraft by January 1997. Expanded operations following the introduction of jet service with Boeing 737-200s in 2003. Executives President ....................................................... Jorge Anez VP Operations .............................................. Luis Mendes Fleet (orders) 1 x Beechcraft King Air 90 8 x Boeing 737-200 Main base Barcelona (BLA)
AviostArt AirlinEs
13 Tzvetna Gradina Street, 1421 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel +359 2 963 53 90 Fax +359 2 963 53 50 Email aviostart@abv.bg Website www.aviostart-bg.com Date operations started 1999 Description Charter airline offering fixed wing passenger, VIP and cargo charters. Other activities include business aviation and humanitarian relief work, flown using a mixed fleet of business aircraft and helicopters. History Privately-owned airline established in 1999. Operated two Antonov An-24 turboprops until these were transferred to Macedonian subsidiary carrier Airlift Service in 2008. Executives President ............................................... Veselin Stoyanov Flight Operations Director .......................Tihomir Kaloherov Finance Manager .................................... Rumen Atanasov Main base Sofia (SOF)
Alliances Air France, airBaltic, Austrian, Belavia Belarussian Airlines, British Midland, Czech Airlines, Lufthansa, S7 Airlines, Silk Way Airlines, Turan Air, UTair Aviation Date operations started 7 April 1992 Description State-owned airline operating scheduled passenger and cargo services from Baku to the CIS, Europe, China and the Middle East. Also operates within Azerbaijan. The airline is planning to introduce new services to Europe, Southeast Asia and the USA from 2014. History Traces its history back to the establishment of the Aeroflot Azerbaijan directorate in Baku in 1923. This was the basis from which the government of the newly independent Republic of Azerbaijan created a new national airline. The countrys airline concern was made up of three parts, with Azerbaijan Airlines (aka AZAL Avia) as the national flag carrier. An all-cargo subsidiary, AZAL Cargo, was established in 1996. Executives Director General ..................................... Jahangir Askerov First Deputy Director General..........................Sabir Ilyasov Fleet (orders) 4 x Airbus A319-100 7 x Airbus A320-200 (1) x Antonov An-140 2 x ATR 42-500 4 x ATR 72-500 4 x Boeing 757-200 2 (3) x Boeing 767-300 (2) x Boeing 787-8 1 x Tupolev Tu-154M Main base Baku (GYD)
Fleet (orders) 3 x Airbus A320-200 3 x Saab 340A Main base Vilnius (VNO)
Description Provides a domestic charter service. Associated with TACA International Airlines. Executives President ................................................Robert Hamptad VP Operations .....................................Alejandro Piscaino Fleet (orders) 1 x Cessna C337E 3 x Rockwell Commander 500 Main base Guatemala City (GUA)
AvioquintAnA (Aqt)
Terminal 1 ASUR FBO, Aeropuerto Internacional Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico Tel +52 998 734 1975 Fax +52 998 886 0553 Email operaciones@avioquintana.com Website www.avioquintana.com
Date operations started 1997 Description Operates charter passenger services within Mexico and the Caribbean. Its only aircraft, an Embraer Brasilia, is presently stored and the company may have ceased operations. Executives President ...............................................Mario Hermosillo Main base Cancun (CUN)
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B&H Airlines [JA] (BOn)
Kasindolska 136, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina Tel +387 33 703 855 Fax +387 33 717 095 Email bkasumagic@bhairlines.ba Website www.bhairlines.ba Parent organisation/shareholders Government of BosniaHerzegovina (51%), Turkish Airlines (49%) Alliances Jat Airways, Turkish Airlines (THY) Date operations started May 1994 Description Flag carrier for Bosnia and Herzegovina, operating scheduled services from Sarajevo to Banja Luka, Copenhagen, Istanbul and Zurich. Charter flights are also offered. History Formed as Air Bosna but suspended operations in 2003. On 23 June 2005 the airline re-emerged as BH Airlines. On 17 December 2008 Turkish Airlines agreed to acquire 49% of the airline from the Bosnian government. executives General Director ............................................... Amir Jazic Flight Operations Director .............................. Amir Baralic Chief Financial Officer ................................ Mustafa Aydin Fleet (orders) (2) x Airbus A319-100 2 x ATR 72-200 Main base Sarajevo (SJJ)
created by Swiss Air Lines withdrawal from the GenevaLugano route from November 2003. In October 2006 obtained fresh financing to expand its fleet. The new investors included M1 Travel, a subsidiary of the Lebanon-based M1 Group (which became the largest shareholder with a 30% stake) and Investcom, a Dubai-based telecommunications company. The airline announced its rebranding as Baboo on 13 May 2008. On 25 November 2010 Baboos acquisition by Darwin Airline of Lugano was announced. Both brands and Baboos two Q400s were expected to be retained, but the Baboo brand was discontinued from April 2011.
executives Chairman ...................... Mohammed Bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa Chief Executive Officer ............................... Richard Nuttall Finance Manager ......................................... Rizwam Khan Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A319-100 3 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Bahrain (BAH)
BAires Fly
Sarmiento S/N, Aeroparque Jorge Newberry, Hangar 4, 1425 Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina Tel +54 11 4776 2800 Fax +54 11 4776 2800 Email info@bairesfly.com Website www.bairesfly.com Description Operates passenger and cargo charter services throughout Argentina, together with executive flights, aerial ambulance and the transport of banking cheques. executives CEO & Owner................................................. Luis Grande VP Operations .......................................... Gustavo Barros Finance Director ............................................. Gaston Paz Fleet (orders) 1 x Fairchild Metro II 4 x Fairchild Metro III 3 x Learjet Learjet 35 3 x Learjet Learjet 60 Main base Buenos Aires (AEP)
Fleet (orders) 6 x Embraer 170-100LR 7 x Embraer 190-100SR Main base London (LCY)
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basis, from November 2000. Awarded a temporary licence to continue Cambodian operations after Siem Reap Airways suspension of operations in December 2008. Employees total 1,708 Executives Chief Executive Officer ...............Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth President & EVP Operations ... Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth EVP Finance .............................. Thavatvong Thanasumitra Fleet (orders) 7 x Airbus A319-100 3 x Airbus A320-200 6 x ATR 72-500 Main base Bangkok (BKK)
Fleet (orders) 7 x Airbus A320-200 1 x Airbus A321-200 2 x Airbus A330-200 15 x Boeing 737-300 11 x Boeing 737-400 1 x Boeing 737-500 Main base Jakarta (CGK)
BB airwaYs
Kathmandu, Nepal Email info@bbairways.com Website bbairways.com Parent organisation/shareholders TBI Group (Japan) Description Nepalese start-up carrier planning to launch international scheduled services between Kathmandu and Bangkok, Doha, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, New Delhi, Singapore and Tokyo in September 2012. History Established with investment from Japanese firm TBI Group. Obtained operating licence in January 2012. Main base Kathmandu (KTM)
Parent organisation/shareholders PT Metro-Batavia (100%) Date operations started 5 January 2002 Description Operates a domestic scheduled network linking Jakarta with around 30 destinations, in addition to international services to Guangzhou and Kuching. History Originally known as Metro Batavia, the airline started operating using Fokker F27s wet-leased from Sempati, but launched its own scheduled service in January 2002 between Jakarta and Pontianak. Executives Chief Executive Officer ............................Yudiawan Tansari Finance Director ...................................Bambang Wibowo Operations Director .........................................Nur Effendi
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History Formerly known as Pacific Air Charter. In June 2011, Indonesian carrier Lion Air announced its intention to acquire 49% of Berjaya Air, as part of a plan to transform Berjaya Air into Lion Airs Malaysian low-cost carrier subsidiary. executives General Manager ..................................................BH Tan Head of Flight Operations & Chief Pilot ...............Idi Haidzar Fleet (orders) 2 (2) x ATR 72-500 1 x Bombardier BD-100 1 x Bombardier BD-700 3 x DHC7-110 main base Subang (SZB)
BH Air (BGH)
Diakon Ignati 7 Street, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel +359 2 981 0189 Fax +359 2 981 0187 Email office@bhairlines.com Website www.bhairlines.com/en.htm date operations started January 2002 description Charter arm of Balkan Holidays International, which primarily serves the Bulgarian market through holiday charters to the UK, Germany, Denmark, Israel and Switzerland. Ad hoc charters and ACMI leases also offered. History Formed as a joint venture between Balkan Holidays Bulgaria and Hemus Air. Services were launched with four 157-passenger Tupolev Tu-154Ms. executives Managing Director .........................................Ianko Ivanov Finance Director ...........................................Diana Koleva Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A319-100 4 x Airbus A320-200 1 x Gulfstream G550 1 x Israel Aircraft Industries Galaxy main base Varna (VAR) Hubs Sofia (SOF), Burgas (BOJ), Plovdiv (PDV)
Parent organisation/shareholders Bangladesh government (100%) Alliances Gulf Air date operations started February 1972 description Bangladesh flag carrier operating services linking Dhaka with major domestic destinations, as well as international services to cities in south Asia, the Middle and Far East, and services to London, Manchester and Rome. History Incorporated shortly after the country obtained its independence from Pakistan. Flights commenced with a Douglas DC-3 transferred from the air force. The Bangladesh government has been seeking a strategic airline partner since 2000 and announced plans to offer 40% of Biman to foreign airlines, with the intention that the buyer will assume management control of the carrier. There have not yet been any takers. Faced with a shortage of aircraft, Biman has been cutting back on services in recent years. In August 2006 the airline was transformed from a public sector corporation into a public limited company, albeit one which remained 100% state owned. The airline relaunched under a new image and logo in February 2010, and introduced Boeing 777 services to London Heathrow and Dubai using a wet-leased aircraft. executives Managing Director ......................Mohammed Zakiul Islam Director of Flight Operations ..............Naseeruddin Ahmed
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Fleet (orders) 3 x Airbus A310-300 2 (2) x Boeing 737-800 2 (2) x Boeing 777-300 (4) x Boeing 787-8 2 x Fokker F-28-4000 2 x McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 Main base Dhaka (DAC) Hubs Dubai (DXB), Chittagong (CGP)
Parent organisation/shareholders Privately-owned (100%) date operations started 13 December 2004 description Operates low-cost services to Italy, Spain, Germany, France, Belgium, Cyprus, Great Britain, Ireland and Portugal from four Romanian airports: Arad, Bacau, Bucharest and Cluj Napoca. History Commenced operations with leased Boeing 737300s. Introduced the first route outside Romania, linking Brussels and London in October 2008. Domestic feeder services were added in October 2009, operating Saab 340 turboprops supplied by Direct Aero Services. executives General Manager ....................................... Sherif Ussama Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-300 6 x Boeing 737-400 1 x Boeing 737-500 (2) x Boeing 737-800 (3) x Boeing 737-900 Main base Bucharest BBU Hubs Bacau (BCM)
Parent organisation/shareholders Ilsamar Tenerife (49.81%), Ferma Canarias Elctrica (10.44%), Agencia Maritma Afroamericana (10.11%), Flapa (10%), others (19.64%) date operations started 26 March 1989 description Domestic service linking all eight Canary Island airports from Gran Canaria, as well as international services to El Aioun, Funchal, Madeira, Marrakech, Milan and Paris. History Formed as a subsidiary of Iberia to operate services in the Canary Islands. In late 1999 SEPI (the Spanish state holding company of Iberia) implemented the privatisation of Binter Canarias, selling Binter Canarias to a consortium of Canary Island-based investors. executives President ......................... Pedro Agustin Castillo Machado Director of Operations ........... Jos Antonio Carrillo Romero Fleet (orders) 5 x ATR 72-500 Main base Las Palmas (LPA) Hubs La Laguna-Tenerife Norte (TFN)
BioniC aviation
Postnet Suite 121, Private Bag X1, Northcliff, Johannesburg, 1748, South Africa Tel +27 82 656 5450 Email bota@bionicaviation.com Website www.bionicaviation.com description Operates passenger charters and offers ACMI leasing services to other carriers. Services to Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo operated in conjunction with Congolese carrier International Trans Air Business. History Established as an MRO and aircraft parts company which also provided occasional charter services using wetleased aircraft. The company acquired its own air operators certificate in 2007 and began offering charters in its own right using a single Boeing 737-200C. executives Director of Aviation ......................................... Vasile Bota Fleet (orders) 1 x ATR 42-300 Main base Lanseria (HLA)
Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-200 4 x Boeing 757-200 Hubs Kolkata (CCU), Delhi (DEL), Mumbai (BOM), Hyderabad (HYD), Bengaluru (BLR), Ahmedabad (AMD)
BlekingeFlYg
Ronneby flygstation, Pl 2000, 372 92 Ronneby, Sweden Tel +46(0)457-62 99 99 Email info@blekingeflyg.se Website www.blekingeflyg.se date operations started 2007 description Operates low cost services linking Ronneby and Visby with Stockholm - Bromma airport and Gdansk in Poland using Saab 340 turboprops wet-leased from Avitrans Nordic. History Blekingeflyg Introduced an international route between Ronneby and Gdansk in August 2007. Main base Ronneby (RNB)
Fleet (orders) 1 x ATR 42-300 1 x ATR 42-500 2 x BAe Jetstream 31 3 x BAe Jetstream 32 Main base Jersey (JER) Hubs Guernsey (GCI)
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Fleet (orders) 6 x Boeing 737-300 Main base Cochabamba (CBB) Hubs Santa Cruz de la Sierra (VVI)
date operations started 1999 description Provides regional passenger and cargo charter services as well as medical evacuation and relief flights. The company serves 15 destinations from its Nairobi base. executives President ........................................Hussein Ahmed Farah Operations Manager ........................................Noor Adan Fleet (orders) 1 x Beech 1900D 1 x Beechcraft King Air 200 1 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 5 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 4 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 4 x Fokker 50 Main base Nairobi (WIL)
Parent organisation/shareholders Business Air Holdings Group (100%) Alliances Aeropelican Air Services, Qantas date operations started 1994 description Operates daily direct flights between Albury, Armidale, Brisbane, Canberra, Cobar, Coffs Harbour, Newcastle, Sydney and Tamworth as a Qantas affiliate airline, Charter services and aerial tours are also offered. History Established by Jeff Boyd and Lara Corry-Boyd. Began business as an executive aircraft charter/hire service, with an affiliated aircraft maintenance business. Expanded by opening a flight training school in 2000. Changed its core business activity to become a regional airline in 2003. A new scheduled service, introduced in conjunction with local community, mining and medical services interests, began linking Cobar, NSW with Sydney from 24 September 2010. Acquired by Business Air Holdings Group in September 2011 and merged with its other carrier, Aeropelican. Both carriers initially retain their separate branding. executives Chief Executive Officer ................................... Jeffrey Boyd Managing Director ....................................Lara Corry-Boyd Operations Manager ...................................... Brett James Fleet (orders) 2 x BAe Jetstream 41 1 x Beech Aircraft Corporation 1 x Cessna R182 4 x Fairchild Metro III Main base Canberra (CBR) Hubs Sydney (SYD), Brisbane (BNE)
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between the two carriers expired in March 1997. BA became a founder member, along with American Airlines, Canadian Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways and Qantas Airways, of a new global airline alliance, oneworld, which came into being on 1 February 1999. BA acquired a 9% stake in Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espaa in March 2000, as part of the Spanish airlines privatisation programme. BA was engaged in merger talks with KLM from June 2000, but withdrew in September 2000, after failing to reach agreement with the Dutch carrier. In November 2000, BA announced much-improved second quarter financial results and put its low-cost carrier subsidiary, Go Fly Aviation, up for sale. On 8 September 2004, BA announced the sale of its 18.5% stake in Qantas, which raised 425 million. On 5 March 2007 BA completed the sale of its UK regional subsidiary carrier BA Connect to Flybe, acquiring a 15% stake in Flybe. The BA Connect brand was then adopted by franchise partner GB Airways on all of its services for BA flown from Manchester, East Midlands and Bristol from 25 March 2007. A new subsidiary, BA CityFlyer launched services from London City Airport on 25 March 2007. In June 2007 BA announced it would operate business class services across the Atlantic to US destinations using dedicated aircraft by the summer of 2008 under the name OpenSkies, which was merged with French premium carrier L-Avion, acquired by BA on 2 July 2008. In October 2008 BA the end of its franchise agreements with both GB Airways and Loganair. In November 2009, after months of talks, British Airways and Iberia agreed to merge. The merger was expected to create a carrier with 419 aircraft, serving 205 destinations and was completed on 21 January 2011, when British Airways and Iberias shares were cancelled and the merged companies began trading as the International Consolidated Airlines Group. In July 2010 oneworld alliance members American Airlines, British Airways, Finnair, Iberia and Royal Jordanian Airlines had received final antitrust immunity approval from the European Union and US Department of Transportation, clearing the way for co-operation between the carriers on transatlantic routes, from 6 October 2010. Employees total 36,178 Executives Chairman .............................................. Martin Broughton Chief Executive Officer ................................ Keith Williams Chief Financial Officer ....................................... Nick Swift Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A318-100 33 x Airbus A319-100 41 x Airbus A320-200 11 x Airbus A321-200 (12) x Airbus A380-800 19 x Boeing 737-400 52 x Boeing 747-400 21 x Boeing 767-300 46 x Boeing 777-200 5 x Boeing 777-300 (8) x Boeing 787-8 (16) x Boeing 787-9 Main base London Heahtrow (LHR), London Gatwick (LGW)
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Description Belgian flag carrier, operating an European and African network serving more than 70 destinations. Longhaul routes serve east, central and west Africa. Code share agreements with around 20 carriers extend the network to north America, the Indian subcontinent and Middle and Far East. Additional services include chartering, maintenance and training of cockpit and cabin crews. History Traces it origins back to the foundation, in Antwerp in 1966, of Delta Air Transport (DAT) as a privately-owned airline. After initially flying unscheduled holiday flights, DAT also began to fly scheduled services for Sabena and KLM. DAT later became Sabenas wholly-owned regional subsidiary. After Sabenas demise in November 2001, DAT took over some of its former owners routes, beginning independent operations on 10 November 2001. DAT rebranded as SN Brussels Airlines on 15 February 2002, and developed into Belgiums largest full-service airline. In October 2004 SN Brussels Airlines absorbed Birdy Airlines (founded 2002), which had been operating SNBAs long-haul African services. SN Brussels merged with Virgin Express on 12 April 2005 under a newly-created holding company, SN Air Holding. In November 1997, the company sold a 49% interest in a global initial public offering. Brussels Airlines came into being in November 2006 on completion of the merger, commencing operations in March 2007. Lufthansa acquired 45% of the airline in September 2008, with a view to acquiring the carrier outright from 2011, subject to European Commission regulatory approval, which was received on 22 June 2009. The German carrier has an option to acquire the remaining shares for no more than 250 million. Brussels Airlines became the 26th member of the Star Alliance on 9 December 2009. Executives Chairman .............................................. Etienne Davignon Joint Chief Executive Officer........................Bernard Gustin Joint Chief Executive Officer......................Michel Meyfroidt Chief Financial Officer .........................Jan De Raeymaeker Fleet (orders) 11 x Airbus A319-100 2 x Airbus A320-200 2 x Airbus A330-200 5 x Airbus A330-300 1 x BAe 146-200 12 x BAe 146-RJ100 7 x BAe 146-RJ85 3 x Boeing 737-300 4 x Boeing 737-400 1 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 Main base Brussels (BRU)
Fleet (orders) 2 x Beech Baron 55 2 x Beechcraft King Air 90 3 x Beech Travel Air 95 7 x Canadair CL-215 1 x Cessna A185E 1 x Curtiss C-46A 1 x Curtiss C-46D 1 x Curtiss C-46F 8 x Douglas DC-3/C-47 (Piston) 5 x Douglas DC-4/C-54 2 x Lockheed L-188A 1 x Noorduyn Norseman V Main base Hay River (YHY)
History Privately-owned carrier established in June 2000 to carry passengers, cargo and mail on charter flights. Executives Chief Executive Officer ................................Filip Mustakov Operations Director.......................................Ivan Minchev Chief Accountant ................................... Emilia Mladenova Fleet (orders) 6 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 Main base Sofia SOF Hubs Plovdiv (PDV), Burgas (BOJ), Varna (VAR)
Fleet (orders) 2 x Antonov An-24RT 3 x Antonov An-24RV 1 x Antonov An-24T 1 x PZL An-2 Main base Ulan-Ude (UUD)
Fleet (orders) 3 x Airbus A319-100 3 x Airbus A320-200 1 x BAe 146-300 1 x Boeing 737-300 (4) x Embraer 190-100LR Main base Sofia (SOF) Hubs Burgas (BOJ), Varna (VAR)
Date operations started 24 December 2009 Description Thai charter airline, operating regular services between Bangkok and Seoul. Executives Chairman ................................................ Pong Maneesilp President .........................................Chotisak Asapaviriya Chief Executive Officer ................................. Anucha Tivari Chief Operations Officer ................... Trakoolchai A'Khanha Fleet (orders) 4 x Boeing 767-300 Hubs Bangkok (BKK)
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C & M AirwAys (rwG)
7335 Boeing Drive, El Paso, Texas, 79925, USA Tel +1 915 779 3097 Fax +1 915 779 0479 Description Texas-based cargo operator providing a charter service within the USA and to Canada, mostly under contract. Executives President ............................................ Bradley Cryderman Fleet (orders) 1 x Convair 640 1 x McDonnell-Douglas DC-9-10 Main base El Paso (ELP)
Date operations started 2 November 1976 Description Operates a cargo schedule linking Tel Aviv with Liege, Luxembourg and New York. Other destinations include Amsterdam, Abuja, Budapest and Cologne. CAL exports perishables and industrial materials, while imports include machinery, motor cars, industrial equipment, livestock and hazardous materials. ACMI leasing services are also offered. History CAL (short for Cavei Avir Lemitanim) Cargo Airlines was established as a co-operative in which El Al initially took a 49% share. Scheduled services introduced December 1999. Executives Chairman ...................................................... E Ben David President ...................................................... Isaac Tobaly Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 747-200 Main base Tel Aviv-Yafo TLV Hubs Liege LGG, Amsterdam (AMS)
parent organisation/shareholders Calima Aviation Group (100%) Date operations started October 2009 Description Las Palmas-based airline offering charter and ACMI leasing services. History Created by the aviation group of the same name. Executives President & CEO ......................................... Javier Cabrera Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-400 1 x Boeing 737-800 2 x Dornier Do28 Main base Las Palmas (LPA)
CAnAryFLy (CAU)
Gran Canaria Airport, Hangar L, P O Box No 84, Gran Canaria, Spain Tel +34 928 579 968 Fax +34 928 574 861 Email info@canaryfly.es Website www.canaryfly.es Date operations started 2008 Description Operates scheduled and charter passenger flights from the Canary Islands to west African destinations,including Agadir, Laayoune, Nouadhibou, Nouakchott and Villa Cineros.
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History Founded as Canaria Aeronautica. Launched services in 2008, operating cargo and air ambulance services between the Canaries and west Africa. Fleet (orders) 1 x ATR 42-300 1 x Fairchild Merlin IV 2 x Fairchild Metro III Main base Las Palmas (LPA)
Caribbean in 1998, Micronesia in 2004, and the Midwest (Indianapolis) in December 2007. Services as a Continental Connection carrier were rebranded as United Express on 30 November 2011. executives Owner ............................................................ Daniel Wolf President .......................................................Dave Bushy Fleet (orders) 2 x ATR 42-300 57 x Cessna C402C Main base Hyannis (HYA)
History Founded by Peter Fox, Capital Cargo obtained its operating certificate on 24 April 1996. executives Chief Executive Officer ......................... Dennis Manibusan Chief Financial Officer .................................Allen McAnally VP Operations ............................................... John Vestal Fleet (orders) 9 x Boeing 727-200 2 x Boeing 757-200 Main base Orlando (MCO)
CargoBis
Av Dr. Sebastiao Henrique da Cunha Pontes, 4760, 1 And., Pq. Industrial, 12237-823 Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Tel +55 12 3933 2886 Email contact@cargobis.com
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Parent organisation/shareholders Grupo Arbeit (100%) Description New cargo airline initially planning to operate domestic schedules linking Manaus, Brasilia, Porto Alegre, Salvador, Recife, Fortaleza and Belm. History Created by Grupo Arbeit to offer an integrated logistics solution to Brazilian companies. Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 757-200F Main base Sao Jose dos Campos (SJK)
Cargoitalia
Italy Date operations started April 2006 Date operations ceased 21 December 2011 Founded by majority shareholder Air Logistic Holding together with Tristar. Launched services from Milan to Chennai and Delhi in April 2006 with a single leased DC-10-30F. Authorised for scheduled and charter services from Milan to four US cities in September 2006. Ceased operations in August 2008 and passed its air operators certificate on to start-up cargo carrier Alis Aerolinee Italiane, whose shareholders were Alis Holding (66.7%) and Intesa San Paolo Bank (33.3%). Purchased Cargoitalia in April 2009, resuming operations in July 2009. Scheduled and charter cargo services subsequently served destinations in the Far East and USA. Voluntarily ceased operations on 21 December 2011, announcing that it was to be liquidated.
History Founded by Luxair, Loftleidir Icelandic, the Salen Shipping Group and private Luxembourg interests. Luxair increased its stake to 24.5% in 1987, while Lufthansa acquired a 24.5% shareholding. Lionair was established jointly with Luxair in 1988 to operate passenger charters using two Boeing 747s, but ceased operations in 1990. Became a scheduled cargo carrier in 1990. Became the first operator of the Boeing 747-400F in 1993. SAir Logistics acquired Lufthansas shareholding in 1997, while Luxair further increased its stake to 34.9%. Became the launch customer for the Boeing 747-8 Freighter in 2005. Took a 33.4% share in Luxembourg-based Freighter Leasing in January 2007. HSH Nordbank was one of three financial institutions that each took 22.2% stakes in the new lessor, which was to acquire former Cargolux Boeing 747-400 freighters as they left the fleet. Created Cargolux Italia through a joint venture with Italian interests in December 2008. Under a restructuring announced in December 2009, SAirlines sold its 33.7% stake in Cargolux to three existing shareholders: Luxair, BCEE, SNCI and new shareholder, the state of Luxembourg. The acquisition in June 2011, of the Luxembourg governments 35% shareholding by Qatar Airways, was granted approval in September 2011. employees total 1,477 executives Chairman ...................................................Albert Wildgen Chief Executive Officer .................................Frank Reimen Chief Financial Officer ................................Richard Forson Fleet (orders) 12 x Boeing 747-400 2 (11) x Boeing 747-8 Main base Luxembourg (LUX)
profitable routes as a subsidiary of Caribbean Airlines. The Jamaican government took a 16% stake in Caribbean Airlines, and the carrier acquired all routes operated by Air Jamaica on 26 May 2011. The carrier then announced plans, in February 2012, to introduce long-haul international services to London Gatwick from June 2012, which are expected to be offered with two soon-to-be acquired Boeing 767-300ERMs. executives Chairman .................................................Devant Maharaj Chief Executive Officer .................................Robert Corbie Chief Financial Officer ..................................K Andre Mills Flight Operations Officer & Chief Pilot ..... Thomas Lawrence Fleet (orders) 2 (7) x ATR 72-600 11 x Boeing 737-800 5 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 Main base Port Of Spain (POS) Hubs Montego Bay (MBJ), Kingston (KIN)
Parent organisation/shareholders Government of Trinidad and Tobago (84%), Government of Jamaica (16%) airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Air Jamaica (84%), Tobago Express (100%) alliances British Airways Date operations started 1 January 2007 Description National flag carrier of Trinidad and Tobago operating a Caribbean network with northward extensions to Miami, New York and Toronto, and southwards to Caracas in Venezuela. History Created in January 2007 by the government of Trinidad and Tobago to replace the loss-making national carrier BWIA West Indies Airways. Began offering connections to London in March 2007 through a codeshare on British Airways flights between Port of Spain and London Gatwick. Took an initial 49% stake in Tobago Express through its BWIA holding company on 1 January 2007. Acquired all outstanding TBX shares on 1 October 2007, taking over its routes and fleet with immediate effect. Acquired Air Jamaica from the Jamaican government in April 2010. Air Jamaica initially retained its air operators certificate and route licences, and continued to operate
CasPiy
Office building 19, Embankment of 4th micro-district, Mangistau Region, Aktau, 130000, Kazakhstan Tel +8 7292 579900 Fax +8 7292 579905 Email info@caspiy.kz Date operations started 2011 Description Start-up airline planning to operate services from Aktau and within the Mangistau Oblast. Also operates services for other Kazakh carriers, including Investavia and BEK Air. History Established by the socially responsible corporation Caspiy National Company to promote air transport links to and from Aktau and in the Mangistau region. executives Chairman ........................................Nurgaliyev Kairtaevich Fleet (orders) 2 x Fokker 100 Main base Aktau (SCO)
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Parent organisation/shareholders Cayman Islands government (100%) Date operations started July 1968 Description National airline of the Cayman Islands, operating primarily as a scheduled passenger carrier providing services between the Cayman Islands, USA, Cuba and Jamaica, and domestic services to Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. Cargo services are available on all routes, and a limited charter service is also offered. History Formed to replace Cayman Brac Airways and became wholly government-owned in December 1977. executives Chairman ...................................................Roy McTaggert Chief Executive Officer .............................. Fabian Whorms VP Flight Operations ......................................Adrian Miller Fleet (orders) 4 x Boeing 737-300 2 x DHC6-300 Main base Grand Cayman Island (GCM)
Fleet (orders) 1 x ATR 42-500 2 x ATR 72-500 Main base Malabo (SSG)
Parent organisation/shareholders Swire Group (43.97%), Air China (29.99%), public shareholders (23.11%), CITIC Pacific (2.99%) airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Dragonair (100%), Air Hong Kong (60%) alliances oneworld, Aer Lingus, Air Pacific, Alaska Airlines, Comair, Coyne Airways, Dragonair, Jet Airways, Jetstar, Jetstar Pacific, LAN Peru, Malaysia Airlines, Philippine Airlines, Vietnam Airlines, WestJet Airlines Date operations started 24 September 1946 Description Major international airline based and registered in Hong Kong, which offers scheduled cargo and passenger services throughout Asia and destinations in North America, Europe, Australasia, the Middle East and Africa. The airline is a founding member of the oneworld global airline alliance, the combined members of which, in mid-2011, served nearly 900 destinations in more than 150 countries, with some 9,500 daily departures. History Founded by American Roy Farrell and Australian Sydney de Kantzow, who each put up Hong Kong dollar (HK$) 1 ($0.1) to register the airline. In 1948 one of Hong Kongs major trading companies, Butterfield & Swire (which became the Swire Group) bought a 45% share of Cathay Pacific, with Australian National Airways taking 35% and Farrell and de Kantzow splitting the remaining 20% between them. The new company began operations on 1 July 1948 and was registered as Cathay Pacific Airways on 18 October. In January 1990, Cathay Pacific and parent company Swire Pacific acquired a significant shareholding in Dragonair and this was converted into full share ownership on 28 September 2006. In September 1998, Cathay Pacific became a founder member of the oneworld alliance. A new around-the-world cargo service, flown by the airlines fleet of Boeing 747-400Fs, was introduced on 9 July 2010. employees total 21,592 executives Chairman ............................................... Christopher Pratt Chief Executive Officer ....................................John Slosar Finance Director ......................................... Martin Murray Chief Operating Officer ........................................ Ivan Chu Director of Flight Operations .......................... Richard Hall Fleet (orders) 34 (18) x Airbus A330-300 11 x Airbus A340-300 (30) x Airbus A350-900XWB 39 x Boeing 747-400 5 (5) x Boeing 747-8 5 (8) x Boeing 777-200 37 (25) x Boeing 777-300 Main base Hong Kong (HKG)
Parent organisation/shareholders CP Air Holdings (65.57%), PCD Nominee Corporation (Non Filipino) (25.89%), PCD Nominee Corporation (Filipino) (7.42%), others (1.14%) Date operations started 8 March 1996 Description Low-cost carrier operating domestic and international services from its Manila base and three hubs. Regional destinations are served in Brunei, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. History Founded as Cebu Air. Acquired by Lance Y Gokongweis JG Summit Holdings in 1995. Launched domestic services under the Cebu Pacific Air brand in March 1996, following deregulation of the Philippine domestic market. Temporarily grounded by the Philippine authorities in February 1998, resuming services in late March 1998 following government re-certification of its fleet. Launched international services in November 2001, with the Manila-Hong Kong route. Received Philippine Pesos (Ps) 23.3 billion ($542 million) from the sale of just over 30% of the company to domestic and international investors through an IPO launched on 25 October 2010. Bought back just over 4% of the shares in March 2011. Announced plans in January 2011 for long-haul flights to destinations in Australia, Europe, India, the Middle East, Oceania and the USA from 2013/14, subject to all regulatory approvals and a Philippines safety audit upgrading by US and EU regulators. employees total 2,475 executives Chairman Emeritus .................................. John Gokongwei President & CEO .................................... Lance Gokongwei Chief Financial Officer ...............................Jaime Cabangis Fleet (orders) 10 x Airbus A319-100 20 (24) x Airbus A320-200 (30) x Airbus A321neo 8 x ATR 72-500 Main base Manila MNL Hubs Davao (DVO), Cebu (CEB), Clark (CRK)
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History Formed as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Challenge Air Transport, but this connection was severed in 1986. In June 1999 United Parcel Service agreed to buy the assets of Challenge Air Cargo, excluding the companys name and air operators certificate. Centurion Air Cargo was then formed in July 1999, taking over the operating certificate of Challenge Air Cargo. Following acquisition n 2001 by Alliance Management Center, owner of sister cargo carriers Cielos del Peru and Master Top Linhas Areas, Centurion Air Cargo was transformed into a supplemental air carrier. The airline merged with Miamibased South Winds Cargo on 7 August 2006 to become a fully integrated scheduled airline. Executives Chairman ...................................................... Peter Ullrich Chief Financial Officer ......................... Marcus Montesano Chief Operating Officer .................................... John Millon Fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing MD-11F Main base Miami (MIA)
services under the US Airways Express, American Connection, Continental Express, United Express and Delta Connection banners. History Acquired by Wexford Management in January 1998. The carrier was reorganised as a subsidiary of Republic Airways Holding, which completed its initial public offering in May 2004. Executives Chairman President & CEO.......................... Bryan Bedford Chief Operations Officer ................................ Wayne Heller Fleet (orders) 15 x Embraer ERJ-140LR 55 x Embraer ERJ-145LR Main base Indianapolis IND Hubs Newark EWR, New York (LGA), Orlando (MCO), Pittsburgh (PIT), Dallas (DFW)
Employees total 10,492 Executives Chairman Chia-Juch Chang President Huang-Hsiang Sun SVP Finance Roger Han SVP Flight Operations Yu-Chung Hsiung Fleet (orders) 22 (2) x Airbus A330-300 6 x Airbus A340-300 (14) x Airbus A350-900XWB 10 x Boeing 737-800 31 x Boeing 747-400 Main base Taipei (TPE) Hubs Kaohsiung (KHH)
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Employees total 44,153 Executives Vice Chairman ................................................... Xulun Ma Chief Financial Officer ..................................Yongliang Wu VP Sales & Marketing ..............................Jianzhong Zhang Fleet (orders) 7 x Airbus A300B4-600 15 (15) x Airbus A319-100 115 (33) x Airbus A320-200 22 (23) x Airbus A321-200 9 (12) x Airbus A330-200 15 x Airbus A330-300 4 x Airbus A340-300 5 x Airbus A340-600 5 x Boeing 737-300 20 (3) x Boeing 737-700 17 (5) x Boeing 737-800 (15) x Boeing 787-8 1 x Bombardier BD-100 1 x Bombardier BD-700 1 x Gulfstream G550 10 x Harbin ERJ-145LI 1 x Raytheon Aircraft 125-800 Main base Shanghai (SHA) Hubs Shanghai (PVG)
(A shareholders) (31.09%), private Hong Kong and non-PRC investors (H shareholders) (17.41%), Nan Lung (China Southern Air Holding Company H shareholding) (10.25%) airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Guangxi Airlines (95%), Sichuan Airlines (39%) alliances Air France-KLM, Asiana Airlines, Dragonair, Garuda Indonesia, Japan Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Mandarin Airlines, Pakistan International Airlines, S7 Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Xiamen Airlines Date operations started 1989 Description Largest Chinese carrier operating international and regional services, with Guangzhou and Beijing as its major hubs and Urumqi and Shenyang as regional hubs, served by a network which covers all of Asia and offers convenient connections worldwide. Direct services are flown from Guangzhou to the major cities in North America, Europe, Australia, South East Asian areas, Japan and South Korea. History Established on 1 February 1991 from the CAAC Guangzhou Regional Administration. China Southern Airlines initial public stock offering (IPO) on the New York and Hong Kong stock exchanges in June 1997 generated more than US$700 million. In July 2000 the CAAC selected China Southern as one of three airlines to lead the restructuring of Chinas air transport industry. Absorbed the domestic operations of China Northern and its subsidiaries Beiya Airlines, China Northern Swan and Xinjiang Airlines from January 2003. This process was completed in November 2004 by the acquisition of the holding company that owned China Northern and Xinjiang. The airline joined the SkyTeam global airline alliance on 15 November 2007. Employees total 65,085 Executives Chairman & General Manager..........................Si Xianming Chief Financial Officer .........................................Jie Bo Xu Head of Flight Operations ..................................... Qian Liu Sales & Marketing Manager ........................ Zhi Qiang Guo Fleet (orders) 41 x Airbus A319-100 79 (26) x Airbus A320-200 57 (20) x Airbus A321-200 13 (3) x Airbus A330-200 8 (6) x Airbus A330-300 3 (2) x Airbus A380-800 25 x Boeing 737-300 31 (3) x Boeing 737-700 52 (44) x Boeing 737-800 2 x Boeing 747-400 15 x Boeing 757-200 16 (6) x Boeing 777-200 (10) x Boeing 787-8 8 (12) x Embraer 190-100LR 6 x Harbin ERJ-145LI Main base Guangzhou (CAN), Beijing (PEK) Hubs Guiyang (KWE), Guilin (KWL), Shenyang (SHE), Shantou (SWA), Zhuhai ZUH, Urumqi URC, Wuhan (WUH), Zhengzhou (CGO), Changchun (CGQ), Changsha (CSX), Dalian (DLC), Haikou (HAK), Hangzhou (HGH), Xiamen (XMN), Shenzhen (SZX)
Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A319-100 2 x Boeing 737-700 8 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Beijing Nanyuan (NAY)
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Description Greek start-up carrier planning to launch long-haul services from Athens to the USA, Far East and Australia, using leased widebody aircraft. No start date has been given. history The airline is being established by Greek businessman Panayiotis Neufelt. executives Chairman & CEO Panayiotis Neufelt Main base Athens (ATH)
Became a Team Lufthansa carrier in February 2000. Became part of the new Cirrus Airline Group in 2004. The ATON Group acquired a 51% equity share in the Cirrus Group in May 2007. Operated scheduled flights on behalf of Lufthansa and Swiss International Air Lines linking German cities with Chisinau, Salzburg and Zurich. Also offered charter flights. Suspended operations on 20 January 2012, subsequently filing or insolvency.
Citilink [ga]
SBU Citilink, Management Building 3rd Floor, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Cengkareng, Jakarta, 19120, Indonesia Tel +62 21659 9049 Fax +62 21 625 8151 Email customer.service@citilink.co.id Website www.citilink.co.id
Parent organisation/shareholders Garuda Indonesia (100%) Date operations started 16 July 2001 Description Low-cost division of Garuda Indonesia, set up to provide shuttle services between Indonesian cities. history Created as a strategic business unit of Indonesian flag carrier Garuda Indonesia. Launched services with a flight from Surabaya to Tarakan via Balikpapan, operated by a Fokker F28. Temporarily suspended operations from January 2008, to allow parent Garudas main board to redefine its low-cost subsidiarys strategic orientation. Resumed operations in September 2008 under a new management structure. executives President & CEO ....................Emirsyah Satar Fleet (orders) 3 (19) x Airbus A320-200 (10) x Airbus A320neo 5 x Boeing 737-300 1 x Boeing 737-400 Main base Jakarta CGK hubs Surabaya (SUB)
City airline
Sweden Date operations started 10 September 2001 Date operations ceased 30 November 2011 Founded in 1997 to transport tourists to Salzburg on tours organised by the airlines co-owners, Salzburgerhoff Hotels and a group of Swedish tour operators. Began operating as City Airline following its acquisition by Lars Magnusson, and launched regional services out of Gothenburg in September 2001. A management buyout, completed in April 2010, saw the airline bought by managing director Jimmie Bergqvist and three senior colleagues from founder Lars Magnusson. Operated direct international services from Gothenburg to around 19 European destinations in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. Also operated domestic schedules, some on a seasonal basis. Charter and wet-lease services were also offered within Europe. Acquired by Stockholm-based airline Skyways on 28 April 2011, and absorbed into an enlarged operation under the Skyways brand on 30 November 2011.
Chukotavia
6 Portovaya Str, 686720 pos, Ugolnye Kopi, Anadyr Region, Anadyr, 686720, Russia Tel +7 4273 227 569 Fax +7 4273 227 531 Email chavia@anadyr.ru Parent organisation/shareholders Anadyr Air Enterprise, Keperveyem Air Enterprise, Mys Shmidta Air Enterprise, Pevek Air Enterprise Date operations started 1996 Description Operates a variety of passenger, cargo and utility services. history Formed by the merger of Anadyr and Chaunski Air Enterprises. executives General Director ................................................ Jurij Leus Chief Accountant ........................................ Irina Cibukova Flight Division Commander .......................Oleg Lomonosov Fleet (orders) 1 x Antonov An-24RV 3 x Antonov An-26B 2 x Antonov An-3T 2 x PZL An-2 Main base Anadyr (DYR)
Cirrus airlines
Germany Date operations started 1995 Date operations ceased 20 January 2012 Founded by Gerd Brandecker as an international VIP air charter company operating worldwide. Licensed for scheduled air services in March 1998, with executive charters taken over by sister company DC Aviation.
Ciel airlines
44 Kresnas Street, 113 63 Athens, Greece Tel +30 210 361 6800 Fax +30 2103 616940 Email admin@cielairlines.com Website www.cielairlines.com Parent organisation/shareholders Panayiotis Neufelt (99%), other Investors (1%)
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CityJet became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air France. In April 2007 the carrier expanded its operations from London City, adding Belfast, Geneva, Madrid, Nice and Zurich to its network. On 24 December 2007, Air FranceKLM agreed to acquire VLM Airlines through CityJet. This acquisition was given final approval on 24 October 2008. Executives Chairman .....................................................Patrick Byrne Chief Executive Officer ........................Christine Ourmieres Chief Operating Officer ............................... Michael Maher Deputy CEO & Chief Financial Officer...........Michael Collins Fleet (orders) 21 x BAe 146-RJ85 Main base Dublin (DUB) Hubs Paris Orly (ORY), London City (LCY)
Fleet (orders) 4 x BAe 146-100 2 x BAe 146-200 5 x BAe 146-300 3 x BAe 146-RJ100 11 x Boeing 717-200 1 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 Main base Adelaide (ADL) Hubs Launceston (LST), Brisbane (BNE), Perth (PER), Darwin (DRW), Cairns (CNS)
parent organisation/shareholders FR Aviation (100%) Date operations started 1 July 1990 Description Provides aviation services such as wetleasing, scheduled airline operations, charter and resource industry air services for major corporate and government organisations. History Formerly known as National Jet Systems and rebranded as Cobham Aviation Services on 1 March 2009. Executives Chief Executive Officer .................................Peter Nottage Chief Financial Officer ................................. Matthew Lang Operations Manager ..............................Ashley McDonald
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parent organisation/shareholders Trans States Holdings (100%) alliances Delta Air Lines date operations started 2 May 2007 description Regional airline operating primarily out of the former Northwest Airlines hubs at the Minneapolis/ St Paul, Detroit and Memphis to 35 US domestic, Canadian and Mexican destinations. History Incorporated as Northwest Airlines Cargo, prior to being renamed on 16 March 2006. Obtained US Department of Transport approval for passenger services in March 2007. The airline was sold to Trans States Holding in July 2010. executives Finance Controller............................................ David Rust President ....................................................Tim Campbell Fleet (orders) 5 x Embraer 170-100LR 36 x Embraer 175-200AR main base Washington (IAD) Hubs Detroit (DTW), Minneapolis (MSP), Memphis (MEM)
Cuban flag-carrier Cubns mostly CIS-built fleet includes Tupolev Tu-204s Constanta aIrlInes (UZa)
Blokvikna 4, Zaporozhye Airport, Zaporozhye, 69013, Ukraine Tel +380 617 214 323 Fax +380 617 214 323 Email talanov@optima.com.ua parent organisation/shareholders Private investors and Employees (58%), state of Ukraine (42%) date operations started 1 June 1994 description Operates charter flights from the Ukraines main airports to points in Europe, Russia and the CIS. History Formerly known as Zaporozhye Aviation Enterprise. executives Director General ........................................ Andrey Kuchin Fleet (orders) 3 x Yakovlev Yak-40 main base Zaporozhye (OZH)
ContInental aIrlInes
USA date operations started 15 July 1934 date operations ceased 30 November 2011 Was one of the worlds largest airlines, serving 120 international destinations throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, together with 150 domestic points. Continentals history began in July 1934, with the launch of air services by the southwest division of Varney Speed Lines, which linked El Paso with six cities in California, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. The carrier became Varney Air Transport on 17 December 1934. In 1936, Robert F Six acquired 40% of the company. The Continental Airlines identity was adopted
on 1 July 1937. Relocated its headquarters and operations to Denver in 1938. In the years leading up to the Second World War, Continental continued to expand its network, primarily in the western USA. In the post-war era Continental continued to grow and modernise. The 1954 acquisition of Pioneer Airlines gave the combined carrier a network of 46 cities across six states. Relocated operations from Denver to Los Angeles in 1962. Launched international services to the far East in 1964, with the airlines entry into the transpacific market. Texas Air, parent of Texas International Airlines, acquired a controlling interest in Continental and merged the two carriers under the Continental Airlines brand in October 1982. Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September 1983, emerging and returning to normal operations in 1986. Acquired and absorbed People Express in and New York Air during 1987. Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for a second time in 1987, re-emerging in May 1993. From 1996, Continental entered a new era of profitable operations, which laid the foundation for international route expansion, starting in 2000. Granted limited antitrust immunity by the US Department of Transport on 10 July 2009, enabling it to join the Star Alliance. Duly ceased to be a member of SkyTeam on 24 October 2009, becoming a Star Alliance member on 27 October 2009. The all-stock merger of equals between Continental and United Airlines, announced on 3 May 2010 created the worlds largest airline, serving 370 destinations worldwide. The merged carrier retained the United Airlines brand identity, but adopted the logo and colours of Continental Airlines. The merger was approved by the European Union in July 2010 and by both carriers shareholders in September 2010. The merger deal was closed on 1 October 2010, when both airlines became wholly-owned subsidiaries of United Continental Holdings. Continental and United continued to operate separately for the duration of the integration process, which was expected to take 12-18 months. United, Continental and ANA All Nippon Airways implemented a transpacific joint venture in the first half of 2011 after receiving US and Japanese antitrust approval in October 2010. On 30 November 2011, United and Continental received FAA approval for a single operating certificate. Although Continental Airlines effectively ceased to exist as a separate carrier on this date, plans called for the retention of a fully functional Continental Airlines website until the introduction of a new single passenger service system during the first quarter of 2012.
ConFort aIrlInes
Avenida del Puerto s/n, Bata, Equatorial Guinea Email confortairlines@confortairlines.com Website www.confortairlines.com date operations started March 2011 description Start-up airline operating services from its Bata base, initially using a wet-leased ATR72. main base Bata (BSG)
ContInental ConneCtIon
USA date operations started 6 April 1997 A regional connection service that was operated on behalf of Continental Airlines by Colgan Air, Cape Air, Commutair and Gulfstream International (see individual listings), all now operating as United Express following the absorption of Continental Airlines into United Airlines.
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Fleet (orders) 4 x Beech 1900C 36 x Cessna CE208 2 x Shorts SD.330-100 Main base Billings BIL Hubs Subic Bay (SFS)
airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Corendon Dutch Airlines (100%) Date operations started 12 April 2005 Description Operates passenger and cargo charter services from its Istanbul base. History Established in 2004 by the partnership of Atilay Uslu and Yildiray Karaer. executives Chief Executive Officer .................................Yildray Karaer Finance Manager ........................................... Serap Oyalh Flight Operations Manager ...........................Erhan Bayram Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-300 2 x Boeing 737-400 5 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Antalya (AYT)
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History Started as a charter broker, specialising in the CIS market. In 1997 it started to operate scheduled services to the Caspian and in July 2002 it inaugurated a freighter service between Seoul and Yuzno Sakhalinsk. Employees total 26 Executives Chief Executive Officer ....................................Larry Coyne Finance Manager ..................................Julian Hargreaves Main base London STN Hubs Dubai (DXB), Chalons-en-Champagne (XCR)
with a wet-leased A320 was reported in February 2011, but plans for launch of services were subsequently set back to February 2012, following the expected delivery of its first Boeing 767-300 in early 2012. Executives Chief Executive Officer ........................ Manika Savasdipan Vice President .........................................Pittipol Vannarot Main base Bangkok (BKK)
Date operations started 30 October 1930 Description Cuban flag carrier operating scheduled domestic flights and international services from Havana to destinations in the Caribbean, north America, south America and Europe. History Founded as Compania Cubana de Aviacion Curtiss. Taken over in 1932 by Pan American Airways, and renamed as Compania Nacional Cubana de Aviacion. Through a further name change in 1944, the airline became Compania Cubana de Avacion. Cuban investors acquired a majority shareholding in 1945, with Pan American retaining a 42% stake. Commenced overseas flights, with daily services to Miami, in 1946. Transatlantic services to Madrid were launched in June 1948. Services from Havana to New York commenced in 1956. Nationalised following the socialist revolution in 1959. In 1961, Cubana inaugurated flights to Prague, thus forming the first air link between Latin America and then socialist Europe. In 2005 Cubana and Iberia formed a joint venture MRO operation for western-built airliners. Executives Chief Executive Officer ........................ Manuel Lopez Bello Finance Manager ........................................Alicia Sanchez Director General ...................................... Heriberto Priego Fleet (orders) (3) x Antonov An-148 6 x Antonov An-24RV 3 x Antonov An-26 1 x ATR 42-500 3 (2) x Ilyushin Il-96-300 2 x Tupolev Tu-204-120 2 x Tupolev Tu-204-120C Main base Havana (HAV)
Fleet (orders) 4 (4) x Airbus A319-100 3 x Airbus A320-200 6 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 Main base Zagreb (ZAG)
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Daallo airlines [D3] (Dao)
Office # J21, Dubai Airport Free Zone, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel +971 4 299 4485 Fax +971 4 299 4486 Email daallo@emirates.net.ae Website www.daallo.com Parent organisation/shareholders Mohammed Asusitha (50%), Mohammed Yassin (50%) alliances Yemenia Date operations started 20 March 1991 Description National airline of Djibouti. Operates scheduled services to points in the Horn of Africa and the Middle East, with extensions to France and the UK. History Private airline founded in the Republic of Djibouti, operating Cessna Caravans. Launched long-haul international flights linking Djibouti with Paris in July 2001 and London in October 2002 using wet-leased aircraft. On 13 November 2007 it was announced that the airline would be rebranded as the flag carrier for Djibouti following its planned purchase by a new holding company created by the airlines founders with IWA Holdings and the government of Djibouti. executives Chief Executive Officer ................Mohamed Ibrahim Yassin Regional Manager.....................................Yousuf Abdillahi Fleet (orders) 1 x Antonov An-24RV Main base Djibouti (JIB)
executives Chief Executive Officer .......................................Mark Kuo Finance Manager ........................................... Gitsun Lien Flight Operation Director..................................Taosung Liu Fleet (orders) 4 x Dornier 228-200 Main base Taipei (TSA) Hubs Kaohsiung (KHH), Taitung (TTT)
Daily air
2F,340-9 Tun-hua North Road, Songshan District, Taipei, Taiwan Tel +886 2 2712 3995 Fax +886 2 2545 2979 Website www.dailyair.com.tw Date operations started 8 June 2005 Description Provides scheduled passenger services to offshore islands from eastern and western Taiwan, together with helicopter contract services and charters. History Started operations as a Eurocopter/Kawasaki BK117 helicopter operator. Scheduled fixed wing services with Dornier 228s were added on 8 June 2005.
Parent organisation/shareholders Dana Group (100%) Date operations started 10 November 2008 Description Nigerias first low-cost carrier operating frequent flights between Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Port Harcourt and Uyo. Also offers VIP charter services using business jets. History Received its air operators certificate on 5 November 2008 and launched domestic services five days later. executives Chairman .........................................Ramesh Hathiramani Chief Executive Officer .......................... Jacky Hathiramani Fleet (orders) (1) x Bombardier CL605 (2) x Embraer Phenom 100 (1) x Embraer Phenom 300 1 x Learjet Learjet 45 4 x McDonnell-Douglas DC-9-80 1 x Piper PA-23-200 Main base Lagos (LOS)
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D-ConneCtion
3rd Floor Kellico Complex, Mombasa Road, PO Box 42627-00100, Nairobi, Kenya Tel +254-20-828-290 Fax +254-20-2500-195 Email Info@D-Connection.co.ke Website www.d-connection.co.ke Date operations started 1 May 2004 Description Operates scheduled services linking Nairobi and Lokichogio in Kenya with Juba, Rumbek, Yei and Malakal in southern Sudan. Passenger and cargo charters are also offered throughout east Africa and in the Horn of Africa. History Established as Delta Connection to connect Nairobis Wilson Airport with Juba and other points in southern Sudan. Rebranded as D-Connection in 2009 following a court ruling on a trademark infringement case brought by the major US carrier of the same name. Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-200 Main base Nairobi (WIL)
De Bruin Air
23 Penola Road, PO Box 52, Mount Gambier, South Australia, 5290, Australia Tel +61 8 8725 5332 Fax +61 8 8723 4066 Website www.debruinair.com.au Date operations started March 2009 Description Provides a charter service based on Mount Gambier. History Established in 2008 when local businessman Adrian de Bruin bought the assets of the failed OConnor Airlines. executives President ................................................. Adrian Debruin Fleet (orders) 2 x BAe Jetstream 32 Main base Mount Gambier (MGB)
employees total 80,000 executives Chairman of the Board ....................................Daniel Carp President ................................................. Edward Bastian Chief Executive Officer ...........................Richard Anderson Chief Financial Officer .................................Paul Jacobson EVP Operations .......................................... Steve Gorman Fleet (orders) 57 (5) x Airbus A319-100 69 (2) x Airbus A320-200 11 x Airbus A330-200 21 x Airbus A330-300 10 x Boeing 737-700 70 x Boeing 737-800 (100) x Boeing 737-900 15 x Boeing 747-400 154 x Boeing 757-200 16 x Boeing 757-300 72 x Boeing 767-300 21 x Boeing 767-400 18 x Boeing 777-200 (18) x Boeing 787-8 24 x McDonnell-Douglas DC-9-50 117 x Boeing MD-88 32 x Boeing MD-90-30 Main base Atlanta ATL Hubs Jamaica (JFK), Memphis (MEM), Cincinnati (CVG), Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle (CDG), Salt Lake City (SLC), Amsterdam (AMS), Detroit (DTW), Minneapolis (MSP), Tokyo Narita (NRT)
DeniM Air
Vermogensweg 3, 3641 SR, Mijdrecht, Netherlands Tel +31 297 230 690 Fax +31 297 230 699 Email info@denimair.nl Website www.denimair.nl Date operations started 2000 Description ACMI leasing specialist created after the failure of Denim Air. Offers wet-leasing services and ad hoc charters. Fleet (orders) 1 x Fokker 100 3 x Fokker 50 Main base Amsterdam (AMS)
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continued as part of the Joint-Stock Company, under the slightly modified Dniproavia title. The airline was privatised in August 2009 with the acquisition of 94.6% by Dnipropetrovsk-based company Haltera. Executives Director General .......................................Aleksey Kushch First Deputy Director General..................Sergei Tkachenko Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-300 1 x Boeing 737-400 2 x Boeing 737-500 (10) x Embraer 190-100 3 x Embraer ERJ-145EP 3 x Embraer ERJ-145EU 8 x Embraer ERJ-145LR 1 x Yakovlev Yak-40 Main base Dnipropetrovsk (DNK)
DIaIr (DIS)
Mila Radunovica S-3, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro Parent organisation/shareholders Dragan Ivancevic (100%) Date operations started 2000 Description Operates international charter flights from Podgorica and Tivat to neighbouring countries. History Originally named Pelican Blue Line. Executives Chief Executive Officer ............................ Dragan Ivancevic Fleet (orders) 1 x Cessna C421B 1 x Cessna 500 1 x Piper PA-44-100 Main base Podgorica (TGD) Hubs Tivat (TIV)
DIEXIM EXPrESSo
Rua 21 de Janeiro R/c, Aeroporto 4 de Fevereiro, Luanda, Angola Tel +244 923 546 861 Fax +244 222 329 529 Email contacto@dieximexpresso.com Website www.dieximexpresso.com
DjIBouTI aIr
Corniche, Boulevard George Pompidou, PO Box 2522, Djibouti Tel +253 34 4848 Fax +253 34 4747 Website djibouti-air.com Parent organisation/shareholders Ibrahim Saeed Lootah, Djibouti government Date operations started 3 March 2011 Description Start-up national flag carrier for Djibouti operating scheduled services between Djibouti and Dubai. History Established as a joint-venture between the Djibouti government and the Dubai-based Lootah Group, whose chairman, Ibrahim Saeed Lootah, is the airlines majority shareholder. Executives Chief Executive Officer ......................... Shabab Attarzadeh Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-200 Main base Djibouti (JIB)
Parent organisation/shareholders Grupo Bartolomeu Dias (100%) Date operations started 2003 Description Privately-owned Angolan airline providing scheduled domestic services linking the major towns and cities with Luanda, together with VIP flights and charter services within Angola and to neighbouring Namibia. History Established as part of the Grupo Bartolomeu Dias (Grupo BD) an Angolan conglomerate with interests including travel and tourism, import and export, trucking and mineral exploration. Executives Chief Executive Officer ....................Bartolomeu Domingos Fleet (orders) 3 x Embraer EMB-120RT 1 x Embraer ERJ-145MP 1 x Learjet Learjet 45 Main base Luanda (LAD)
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Date operations started September 2006 Description Operates domestic cargo services from its base in Shenzhen to Beijing, Kunming, Qingdao, Shanghai Pudong, Shanghai Hongqiao, Shenzhen and Wuhan. International cargo and passenger services are planned. History Originally Jetwin Cargo Airline when established by Hong Kong-based Orient Holdings Group (65%) and the East Pacific Group (35%) in 2002. Rebranded as East Pacific Airlines in 2004, but rebranded again as Donghai Airlines in July 2006 as part of a reorganisation which saw Shenzhen Donggang Trade become the majority owner. The carriers inaugural service was flown between Shenzhen and Shanghai. Executives Chairman ................................................ Chu Biao Huang Chief Executive Officer ...................................... Guoxin Su Finance Manager ............................................Guo Yin He Fleet (orders) 7 x Boeing 737-300 5 x Bombardier BD-100 2 x Bombardier CL605 Main base Shenzhen (SZX)
Date operations started July 1985 Description Hong Kong-based international airline operating a passenger service and freighter network that covers destinations across the Asia-Pacific region, including 21 in mainland China. Scheduled freighter services are also flown between Hong Kong, mainland China, Japan and Taiwan. History Established on the initiative of KP Chao, but Cathay Pacific and Swire Pacific acquired a 35% holding from the Chao family in January 1990, while CITIC obtained a 38% share. A further redistribution of shares took place in April 1996, when CNAC purchased 35.86% of Dragonair, becoming the largest shareholder. The stake was further increased when CNAC listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 17 December 1997. On 28 September 2006 Dragonair became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cathay Pacific. Dragonair became an affiliate member of the oneworld global airline alliance on 1 November 2007. Executives Chief Executive Officer ................................. Patrick Yeung General Manager Operations ................... Peter Sanderson Fleet (orders) 13 x Airbus A320-200 6 x Airbus A321-200 15 x Airbus A330-300 Main base Hong Kong (HKG)
Europe and Croatian holiday destinations. Also offered ACMI leasing services. Fell into financial difficulties from 2009 onwards. Atlantska Plovidba transferred its interest in the company to Singer in early 2011 and operations were substantially scaled back. Ceased operations on 23 October 2011 with the grounding of its last remaining aircraft.
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Croatia Date operations started April 2005 Date operations ceased 23 October 2011 Founded in December 2004 by minority shareholder Captain Zeno Singer, backed by Croatian shipping company Atlantska Plovidba, which took a major shareholding. Primarily operated tourist charter flights between western
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Adam House, 11 Portal Avenue, PO Box 7392, Kampala, Uganda Tel +256 414 232 185 Fax +256 414 344 501 Email admin@flyeagleuganda.com Website www.flyeagleuganda.com
Parent organisation/shareholders Captain Tony Rubombora (62.5%), Captain Charles Muthama (37.5%) Date operations started November 1994 Description Operates a scheduled domestic service from Entebbe to Arua, Murchison Falls, and to Yei in South Sudan. Charter flights cover Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Malawi, Zambia, Congo Brazzaville, Djibouti, Sudan and Ethiopia. Executives Managing Director ...................................Tony Rubombora VP Operations ......................................... Nassan Nataka Head of Finance ......................... Hannington Ssemwanga Fleet (orders) 1 x Beech 1900C 3 x Let L-410UVP-E 1 x Piper PA-34-200T Main base Entebbe (EBB)
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Fujairah, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates Email info@flyaha.com Website www.flyaha.com Parent organisation/shareholders Abu Al Houl, Al Hajjar Air Description Start-up low-cost airline planning become the UAEs first domestic scheduled carrier when it launches services, initially between Fujairah and Abu Dhabi, in the first quarter of 2012. History Founded as a joint venture between Al Hajjar Air and Abu Al Houl. Executives Chief Executive Officer ....................................Alex De Vos Main base Fujairah (FJR)
EaglEs airlinEs [E3] (Egs) sEE PriMa aEro TraPorTi iTaliani EaglExPrEss (Eax)
40-A, 1st Floor, Jalan PJU 1/43, Aman Suria Damansara, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Darul Ehsan, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malaysia Tel +603 7887 2882 Email enquiry@eaglexpressair.com Website www.eaglexpressair.com
Date operations started 2004 Description Regional operator offering corporate charters, leisure flights and medevac services, as well as regular charters operated to hostile regions including Afghanistan and Iraq. History Established offering a business jet charter service. Eastern SkyJets was awarded an Air Operator Certificate in December 2005. Executives Chief Executive Officer ......................................Tariq Khan Head of Flight Operations ....................... Hamayoun Ashraf Fleet (orders) 1 x BAe Jetstream 41 1 x Boeing 737-400 Main base Dubai (DXB)
Parent organisation/shareholders Captain Shin Man Soo (40%), Captain Azlan Zainal Abidin (20%), Dato Wan Ismail bin Abdul Rahman (20%), Tan Sri Dato Seri Ase Bin Haji Che Mat (20%) Description Start-up ACMI leasing specialist which was planning to launch services in February 2012, initially offering cargo services to other airlines with the first of three Boeing 747-400F cargo aircraft. History Established and funded by investors from Malaysia, South Korea and the Middle East. Planning to offer wetleasing services using three Boeing 747-400 aircraft acquired from Penerbangan Malaysia Berhad. Main base Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
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Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-300 3 x Boeing 737-200 Main base Bishkek (FRU) Hubs Sharjah (SHJ)
Executives Chief Executive Officer .....................................Karl Kistler Head of Finance .......................................... Ruedi Voegeli Fleet (orders) 3 x Airbus A320-200 1 x Airbus A330-200 1 x Airbus A330-300 Main base Zurich (ZRH)
EFly (lEF)
Commercial Department, 55 Mensija Road, San Gwann, Malta Tel +356 20107350 Email info@efly.it Website www.efly.it Date operations started 6 September 2009 Description Maltese charter and wet-lease services airline. History Originally planned to commence operations on 20 April 2009. The airline finally launched charter services in September 2009. Scheduled services between Malta and Catania were added on 19 September 2009 but have since been discontinued. Executives Chief Executive Officer ............................... Antonio Mattei Main base 1 x BAe 146-300 Malta (MLA)
EasyFly (EFy)
Avenida El Dorado 103-08, Entrada 1 Interior 14, Aeropuerto Internacional, Bogota, Colombia Tel +57 1 414 8095 Fax +57 1 414 8111 Website easyfly.com.co Date operations started October 2007 Description Low-cost airline linking Bogot and Medellin with 14 destinations from Monteiro in the north to Neiva in the south. History Established by president and chief executive Dr Alfonso Avila Valendia. Executives President & CEO ....................... Alfonso Avila Fleet (orders) 10 x BAe Jetstream 41 Main base Bogota (BOG) Hubs Medellin (EOH), Bucaramanga (BGA)
Easysky (Eky)
La Ceiba, Honduras Tel +504 2445 0537 Website www.easysky.hn Date operations started September 2011 Description Honduran start-up airline operating domestic services from its La Ceiba base to the island of Roatan. EasyFly also plans to serve both of the other airports in Honduras, connecting the capital, Tegucigalpa with Roatan and San Pedro Sula from December 2011. International services to other Central American countries are planned from 2012. Weekly services linking Fort Lauderdale with both Roatan and San Pedro Sula are planned in conjunction with an unnamed US carrier. Initial equipment is a single Boeing 737-200. History Established with British investment after acquiring Central American Airways. Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-200 Main base La Ceiba (LCE) Hubs Tegucigalpa (TGU)
ECair [lC]
1604, Avenue des Trois Martyrs, Quartier Batignolles, Brazzaville, Congo Tel +242 0686 97730 Email info@flyecair.com Website www.flyecair.com Date operations started 24 September 2011 Description ECAir is the trading name of Equatorial Congo Airlines, the new start-up national carrier for the Republic of Congo. The airline operates three daily return services between its Brazzaville and Point-Noire. Additional domestic and international routes are planned. History Established with assistance from Lufthansa Consulting and in conjunction with Swiss carrier Privatair, which provide, operate and maintain EC Airs initial aircraft, thereby avoiding the ban applied by the EU to all airlines in the Republic of Congo. Executives Chief Executive Officer ...................Fatima Beyima-Moussa Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-300 Main base Brazzaville (BZV)
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El-Al Head Office, Ben-Gurion Airport, PO Box 41, 70100 Tel Aviv, Israel Tel +972 3 971 6111 Fax +972 3 972 1442 Email corporate@elal.co.il Website www.elal.co.il parent organisation/shareholders Knafaim Holdings (39.3%), Public (35.8%), Ginsburg Group (8.7%), Delek Group (7.4%), Employee Trust Holdings (6.1%), others (2.7%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Sun DOr International Airlines (100%) Alliances Air China, American Airlines, Belavia Belarussian Airlines, CSA Czech Airlines, Iberia, JetBlue Airways, S7 Airlines, Swiss, Thai Airways International, Virgin America Date operations started August 1949 Description Israeli flag carrier operating scheduled passenger services to destinations throughout the world, as well as charter flights through subsidiary Sun DOr. The company also has a thriving cargo business and continues in a range of national activities including flying humanitarian aid and medical missions. History Established in 1948 as the national flag carrier of Israel, and was state-controlled until June 2003 when the companys shares were listed on the Tel Aviv stock exchange. The process was completed in January 2005 with the transfer of company control to Knafaim-Arkia Holdings. The state owns a golden share to ensure its vital interests, including the ability to maintain national air transportation in times of emergency. Employees total 3,814 Executives Chairman ..................................................Amikam Cohen Chief Executive Officer .............................. Elyiezer Shkedy CEO North and Central America ...........................Offer Gat Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-700 12 x Boeing 737-800 (4) x Boeing 737-900 1 x Boeing 747-200 7 x Boeing 747-400 2 x Boeing 757-200 3 x Boeing 767-200 6 x Boeing 767-300 6 x Boeing 777-200 Main base Tel Aviv-Yafo (TLV)
Description Dubais flag carrier, opearating a continuously expanding global network serving countries throughout Africa, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, the Americas, the Pacific Rim, and the Indian sub-continent. Emirates SkyCargo is a freight subsidiary, serving destinations worldwide, also responsible for selling cargo space on Emirates passenger services. History Incorporated by an Emiri Decree issued in 26 June 1985 as the international airline of the United Arab Emirates. Launched services in October 1985 with flights to Bombay, Delhi and Karachi. Launched European services with flights to Frankfurt and London Gatwick on 1 July 1987. Far Eastern services, initially to Bangkok, Manila and Singapore, began in June 1990. Acquired a 24.9% stake in Air Lanka (renamed Sri Lankan) in April 1998, at the same time as contracting to manage the airline for 10 years. Became the launch customer for the Airbus A380 in July 2000, with an order for five passenger and two freighter variants of the A380-800. Introduced services to North America in 2004. Became the first carrier to serve six continents non-stop from a single hub, when the airline introduced South American services in October 2007. The management contract with Sri Lankan was completed in March 2008, without renewal. Employees total 30,258 Executives Chairman & CEO..................Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum Executive Vice Chairman ........................Maurice Flanagan President .......................................................... Tim Clark EVP Engineering & Operations ......................Adel Al-Redha Fleet (orders) 26 x Airbus A330-200 8 x Airbus A340-300 10 x Airbus A340-500 (20) x Airbus A350-1000XWB (50) x Airbus A350-900XWB 21 (69) x Airbus A380-800 (10) x Boeing 747-8 22 (10) x Boeing 777-200 78 (85) x Boeing 777-300 Main base Dubai (DXB)
History Established as New Air and Tours by a small team led by former WestJet founders Tim Morgan and Bill Lamberton. Rebranded as enerjet on 20 October 2008. Awarded its air operators certificate on 28 November 2008, also receiving regulatory approvals to commence domestic and international charter flights. Launched services with a flight from Fort McMurray, in northern Alberta to St Johns, Newfoundland. Executives President & CEO ...................................... Thomas Morgan Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-700 Main base Calgary (YYC)
EnErjEt
1440 Aviation Park NE, Calgary, Alberta, T2E 7E2, Canada Tel +1 403 648 2800 Fax +1 403 648 2840 Email info@enerjet.ca Website www.enerjet.ca Date operations started 30 November 2008 Description Canadian charter airline, providing workforce transportation charter flights in support of the oil, gas, mining and construction industries; domestic and international passenger charters flights; and charters on behalf of leading tour operators.
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Fleet (orders) 3 x Beech 1900D 5 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 Main base Anchorage (ANC)
History Founded by Emperor Haile Selassie I on 26 December 1945 and set up and managed by Trans World Airlines. Operations started with five war-surplus Douglas C-47s donated by the US government. In July 1953 the Ethiopian government negotiated a new agreement with TWA to eventually change the personnel entirely to Ethiopians. Ethiopian Airlines started its long-haul flights to Frankfurt in 1958. The first jet service was inaugurated on January 15 1963, from Bole to Nairobi. In 1965 the status of the airline was changed from corporation to a share company, and the title Ethiopian Air Lines became Ethiopian Airlines. Employees total 5,555 Executives Chairman ................................................. Seyoum Mesfin Chief Executive Officer .................... Tewolde Gebremariam Chief Financial Officer ..............................Kassim Geressu Fleet (orders) (12) x Airbus A350-900XWB 8 x Boeing 737-700 6 (9) x Boeing 737-800 9 x Boeing 757-200 11 x Boeing 767-300 5 (6) x Boeing 777-200 (10) x Boeing 787-8 7 (2) x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 2 x Boeing MD-11F Main base Addis Ababa (ADD)
Parent organisation/shareholders Estafeta Group (100%) Date operations started February 2002 Description Operates domestic cargo scheduled and charter services in Mexico and to the USA. Has interline agreements providing connecting services to the rest of the Americas, Europe and Asia. History The carrier was founded in February 2000. Added international services in January 2002. Executives General Manager .................................... Ernesto Moreno Operations Manager ........................ Daniel Mario Belarde Fleet (orders) 4 x Boeing 737-300 2 x Bombardier CRJ-200 Main base San Luis Potosi (SLP)
Date operations started March 2009 Description Venezuelan airline operating charter services from Caracas Simon Bolivar de Maiquetia International Airport, primarily to Latin American holiday destinations, including Aruba, Cancun. Cartagena, Guadeloupe, Manaus, Martinique, Porlamar, Port of Spain, Punta Cana and Santo Domingo. Executives President ...............................................Eduardo Rosales Fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 737-200 Main base Caracas (CCS)
Parent organisation/shareholders Government of Ethiopia (100%) airline subsidiaries/shareholdings ASKY Airlines (25%) alliances Air India, Air Nigeria, ASKY Airlines, Gulf Air, Kuwait Airways, Linhas Aereas de Moambique, Rwandair, Saudi Arabian Airlines Date operations started 8 April 1946 Description National carrier of Ethiopia, operating scheduled international passenger and freight services around 60 destinations in Europe, Africa, the Middle and Far East and since 1998 across the North Atlantic to Washington DC and New York. An extensive domestic network serves 28 points. Ethiopian also undertakes passenger and cargo charter flights.
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Executives President ...............................................Dbrowki Mariusz Finance Director ............................................Rafal Oldziej Flight Operations Manager .......................... Jan Czyzewski Fleet (orders) 4 x ATR 42-500 9 x ATR 72-200 Main base Warsaw (WAW)
Executives Chairman of Supervisory Board .................. Albrecht Knauf Joint Chief Executive Officer...................... Thomas Lindner Joint Chief Executive Officer.......................Jochen Wallisch Chief Financial Officer .....................................Adolf Rosell Fleet (orders) 23 x Bombardier CRJ-900 Main base Dusseldorf DUS Hubs Frankfurt (FRA)
Parent organisation/shareholders Quanlux (Luxembourg) (45%), Dr Tomaz Julio Teixeira A G Metello (25%), Anglotel (Luxembourg) (20%), Danielle Chadrin Metello (10%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings STP Airways (37%) Date operations started May 1997 Description Provides worldwide charter flights, mainly concentrating on destinations in the USA, Canada, Mexico and Australia. Also specialises in ACMI and other wet-lease operations. History Began services as Air Madeira (the trading name of Air Zarco) in 1997, using a TriStar 500 for transatlantic charter flights. Obtained its own air operators certificate in 1999 and rebranded as euroAtlantic Airways Transportes Aereos on 17 May 2000. Added cargo aircraft to its ACMI leasing fleet in late 2009. Became the first foreign airline authorised by the US Dept. of Transportation (DOT) to perform long-term wet lease operations in the USA in October 2010. Executives President & CEO .........................................Tomaz Metello Fleet (orders) 4 x Boeing 767-300 1 x Boeing 777-200 Main base Lisbon (LIS)
Parent organisation/shareholders Evergreen International Aviation (Delford Smith) (100%) Date operations started 1960
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Description Contract freight airline, offering long and short term charters as well as scheduled flights, together with wet-lease services for other airlines worldwide. It also flies for the US military and the US Postal Service and undertakes ad hoc charter flights. History Traces its history back to 1924 and the foundation of Johnson Flying Service. The companys air operators certificate was acquired by Evergreen Helicopters in 1960. The airline was rebranded as Evergreen International Airlines on 28 November 1975. The holding company, Evergreen International Aviation, was formed in 1979, becoming the parent company to the airline and the helicopter company, as well as six other subsidiaries in the aviation and agricultural sectors. In August 2007, the airline took over operational control of the Boeing 747-400 Dreamlifter fleet from Boeing. It operated the fleet until July 2010, when Atlas Air was awarded the contract for Dreamlifter operation. Executives Founder Owner & CEO ..................................Delford Smith Chairman .............................................. Timothy Wahlberg VP Finance ..................................................... Ryan Smith VP Operations ......................................... Raymond Wright Fleet (orders) 9 x Boeing 747-200 1 x Boeing 747-400 Main base Columbus (LCK), Columbus (CSG) Hubs Hong Kong (HKG)
Parent organisation/shareholders Expo Lanka Group (100%) Date operations started 3 June 2002 Description Operates a domestic schedule between Colombo and Jaffna, as well as charter services to the Middle East. Executives Managing Director ......................................Shafik Kassim Deputy Chief Executive Officer .................... Azad Thowfeek Chief Operating Officer ........................Sam Samarasinghe Finance Manager ......................................... Almaz Ansary Fleet (orders) 1 x Antonov An-12B 1 x Cessna Grand Caravan 1 x Fokker F-27-500 1 x Ilyushin Il-18 1 x McDonnell-Douglas DC-8-60 Main base Colombo Bandaranaike International (CMB)
operator in July 1956. Vercoa operated scheduled services for Lake Central Airlines from early 1968 before rebranding as Britt Airlines in February 1975. Britt was acquired by People Express in December 1985, which in turn was acquired by Texas Air, owner of Continental Airlines. The Britt Airways brand lived on as a Continental Express carrier until being merged in 1996 with three other subsidiary carriers under the ExpressJet brand. Services from Continental hubs in Cleveland, Houston and Newark were launched in April 1987, and ExpressJet began operating from six Californian hubs under its own branding. In 2007/8 ExpressJet operated for JetBlue and as Delta Connection, under shortterm capacity purchase agreements. All ExpressJet branded services were discontinued in September 2008. ExpressJet launched services as United Express in May 2010, as part of a multi-year agreement. ExpressJet also operated weekday charters as Branson AirExpress, connecting Branson, Missouri and Houston with cities in the Midwest and south between May and October 2010. Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) was founded by three former Southern Airways senior executives led by George Pickett on 5 March 1979, launching intra-state services between Atlanta and Columbus in June 1979. ASA acquired Southeastern Airlines in April 1983 and became one of the original Delta Connection carriers in May 1984. In March 1999 Delta Air Lines acquired the remaining the 72% of stock not already held, to make ASA a wholly-owned subsidiary. SkyWest acquired ASA in September 2005. In February 2010 ASA launched services as United Express from Uniteds Washington and Chicago hubs. In August 2010 SkyWest agreed to purchase, through its ASA subsidiary, all outstanding common stock of ExpressJet Holdings. The deal was completed on 16 November 2010. Earlier plans to adopt the new brand name SureJet for the merged carrier were dropped in October 2011. On completion of the merger, on 1 January 2012, the Atlantic Southeast Airlines brand was dropped and all operations were thereafter conducted under the ExpressJet brand, serving more than 180 airports in the US, Bahamas, Canada and Mexico, flying in the colours of United Express and Delta Connection. Employees total 7,319 Executives Chairman of the Board ..................... George R Bravante Jr. President & COO ......................................... Bradford Holt Fleet (orders) 110 x Bombardier CRJ-200 43 x Bombardier CRJ-700 10 x Bombardier CRJ-900 23 x Embraer ERJ-145ER 115 x Embraer ERJ-145LR 104 x Embraer ERJ-145XR Main base Atlanta (ATL) Hubs Cleveland (CLE), Houston (IAH), Newark (EWR), Detroit (DTW), Atlanta (ATL), Washington (IAD), Chicago (ORD)
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Falcon air [Fc] (Fao)
2601 NW 105th Avenue, Doral, Miami, Florida, 33172, USA Tel +1 305 592 5672 Fax +1 305 592 8608 Email raranha@flyfalconair.com Website www.flyfalconair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Icon International Holdings (100%) Date operations started March 1996 Description Offers charter and ACMI leasing services from its base in Miami. History Founded by Emilio Dirube. Certified as a US domestic carrier in 1998. Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on 10 May 2006, continuing to fly a single McDonnell Douglas MD-83 until operations were suspended in early 2007. Acquired by Felix Ramiz in June 2007 and resumed operations. Plans to re-launch as a low-cost carrier under the Ufly Airways brand were dropped in favour of resuming ACMI and charter flights under the original Falcon Air Express identity. Operated seasonal public domestic charter flights as part of the Direct Air network. By early 2011 the company was marketing itself as Falcon Air. Executives President & CEO .......................................... Emilio Dirube Chief Operations Officer ............................ James Sprinkle Fleet (orders) 3 x McDonnell-Douglas MD-80 Main base Miami (MIA)
Parent organisation/shareholders Solenta Aviation (50%), others (50%) Description Provides a daily premier air shuttle from Johannesburg and Nelspruit to a number of private game resorts, together with charter flights throughout Africa serving the business community and tourist industries. Also operates scheduled services linking Johannesburg and Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport with Vilanculos in Mozambique under the Pelican Air brand. History Formerly known as Comair Charters (Natal). Executives Chief Executive Officer ..................................... Troy Reiser Finance Director ........................................... Jaco Van Zyl Head of Operations .............................Michael Oberholzer Fleet (orders) 2 x ATR 42-300 3 x Beech 1900D 1 x Beechcraft King Air 200 2 x Cessna CE208 1 x Cessna S550 1 x Gippsland Aeronautics GA8 2 x Pilatus PC-12 Main base Durban (VIR) Hubs Cape Town (CPT), Nelspruit (MQP)
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Date operations started 2 January 2007 Description Operates regular domestic services in South Sudan linking Juba with Malakal, Rumbek and Wau, with cross-border flights to Khartoum in Sudan and Entebbe in Uganda. History From 31 March 2010, all Sudanese airlines were banned from operating in the EU. Executives Managing Director ............................ David Martin Hassan Operations Director.............................. Nichola Ali Khamis Fleet (orders) 2 x Fokker 50 1 x Let L-410UVP-E Main base Juba (JUB)
Parent organisation/shareholders Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) (45%), Yemenia (25%), Al-TayyarTravel & Tourisme Group (20%), National Travel and Tourism Bureau (10%) Alliances Yemenia Date operations started 18 October 2008 Description Regional airline serving all major towns and cities within Yemen, with extensions to Saudi Arabia, Djibouti, Oman and Egypt. Felix replaces flag carrier Yemenia in operating all domestic services. History On 16 January 2008 Yemenia Airways and the Jeddah-based Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) announced that Felix Airways, also known as Al-Saeeda Airways, had been established with launch capital of $80 million. Yemen Airways was to manage the new carrier for an initial period of three years. Services were launched in October 2008 with a service between Sanaa and Aden. Executives Chief Executive Officer ....................Mohammed Al-Arrasha Chief Operating Officer ............................................ Habib Fleet (orders) (6) x Avic XAC MA60 2 x Bombardier CRJ-200 2 (6) x Bombardier CRJ-700 Main base Sanaa (SAH)
FilAir (Fil)
Avenue Tabora 1686, Barumbu, Kinshasa, Congo (Democratic Republic) Tel +243 9999 46 002 Email filairaviat@ic.cd Date operations started 3 September 1989 Description Offers regional cargo and passenger lights from Kinshasas second airport at NDolo to destinations including Boma, Idiofa, Kikwit, Matadi and Muanda. Executives Managing Director ...................................Mimie Mulowayi General Manager .................................. Danny Philemotte Fleet (orders) 1 x Antonov An-24RV 1 x Antonov An-26B 1 x Let L-410UVP-E Main base Kinshasa (NLO)
Description National carrier of Finland, focused on routes between Europe and Asia, via Helsinki. Intercontinental destinations include New York but are primarily in Asia, including Bangkok, Beijing, Delhi, Hong Kong, Nagoya, Osaka, Seoul, Shanghai and Tokyo. Over 30 European and 15 domestic destinations are also served. Leisure flights operated with a dedicated charter fleet to over 60 holiday resorts in the Mediterranean, Canaries, Caribbean and Southeast Asia, on behalf of in-house tour operators. History Founded in the winter of 1923 as Aero OY, the company began operations the following spring across the Gulf of Finland to Tallinn using a single Junkers F-13 seaplane. Landplanes took over all services from December 1936, following the construction of the countrys first airports. In 1946, the Finnish government acquired a majority holding, re-establishing European services in November 1947. The Finnair brand was adopted in 1953, but was not made official until 25 June 1968. Transatlantic service to New York inaugurated in May 1969. Acquired a controlling interest in Helsinki-based domestic and charter airline, KarAir (founded 1957) in 1962. In 1979 a domestic subsidiary, Finnaviation, was established under Finnair majority control. Both subsidiaries later became wholly-owned and were integrated into the mainline operation in 1997. Established Aero Airlines in 2002, as a wholly-owned Estonian regional subsidiary, to operate routes in Finland and the Baltic States, but ceased operations in 2008. Swedish no-frills airline FlyNordic (founded 2001) acquired in 2003. On 30 June 2007 Finnair sold FlyNordic to Norwegian Air Shuttle, for just over 5% of the Norwegian carrier. In July 2010 oneworld alliance members American Airlines, British Airways, Finnair, Iberia and Royal Jordanian Airlines were cleared to co-operate on transatlantic routes from 6 October 2010, after receiving approval from the EU and US Department of Transport. Employees total 7,578 Executives Chairman of the Board of Directors ...........Christoffer Taxell President & CEO ..................................... Mika Vehvilainen Chief Financial Officer ..................................... Erno Hilden SVP Operations ................................................... Ville Iho Fleet (orders) 11 x Airbus A319-100 12 x Airbus A320-200 6 (5) x Airbus A321-200 8 x Airbus A330-300 7 x Airbus A340-300 (11) x Airbus A350-900XWB 4 x Boeing 757-200 4 x Embraer 170-100LR 12 (1) x Embraer 190-100LR Main base Helsinki (HEL)
Parent organisation/shareholders Privately held (100%) Description Nigerian airline operating a domestic service linking Lagos with Abuja and Port Harcourt. African regional and long-haul services are planned. History Created by former owners and management of Bellview Airlines. Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Lagos (LOS)
FinCOMM AirlinEs [FC] (wBA) sEE FlyBE nOrDiC FirEFly [Fy] (FFy)
FlyFirefly Sdn Bhd, 3rd Floor, Admin Building 1, MAS Complex A, Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, 47200 Subang, Selangor, Malaysia Tel +6 03 7840 4241 Fax +6 03 7846 6461 Email info@fireflyz.com.my Website www.fireflyz.com.my
Parent organisation/shareholders Malaysia Airlines (100%) Alliances Malaysia Airlines Date operations started 3 April 2007 Description A subsidiary of national carrier Malaysia Airlines, flying point-to-point services linking domestic destinations and points in southern Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore. History Originally known as Kelas Services. Received its air operators certificate on 14 March 2007. Effectively took over the rural routes in East Malaysia previously operated by Malaysia Airlines but transferred to FlyAsian Xpress in 2006. Jet service was introduced in January 2011 with Boeing 737-800s transferred from Malaysia Airlines. Executives Managing Director .........................................Ignatius Ong Chief Operations Officer .............................. Ng Fook Meng Finance Manager ..........................Andriaty Abdul Rahman Fleet (orders) 12 (3) x ATR 72-500 Main base Subang (SZB) Hubs Kota Kinabalu (BKI), Kuala Lumpur (KUL), Penang (PEN), Johor Bahru (JHB)
FligHtlinE (Ftl)
Calle Industria 105, Entresuelo 1, 08025 Barcelona, Spain Tel +34 934 359 940 Email info@flightlinebarcelona.com Website www.flightlinebcn.com Date operations started 1994 Description Operates passenger and cargo charters within Spain, in Europe and North Africa and offers ACMI leasing services. Executives President ......................................................Jorge Casas Fleet (orders) 2 x Fairchild Merlin IV 1 x Fairchild Metro II Main base Barcelona (BCN)
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Africa and the Middle East. Originally created as the Viking Groups second airline, after Stockholm-based Viking Airlines AB, to operate shuttle services between Athens and Cyprus using two Fokker 50s. When services were launched they instead concentrated on providing international charter and scheduled jet services. Scheduled services were launched in February 2010. Operations continued despite the demise of Swedish sister carrier, Viking Airlines AB, in October 2010. Viking Hellas became Fly Hellas in February 2011. Operations ceased in November due to financial difficulties and efforts to restart operations came to nothing. The airline went into administration in December 2011.
Fleet (orders) 1 x ATR 42-300 1 x ATR 72-200 1 x ATR 72-500 Main base Cabinda CAB hubs Luanda (LAD)
FLy540 taNZaNia
767/39 Somora Avenue, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Tel +255 22 212 5912/3 Email info@fly540.com Website www.fly540.com Parent organisation/shareholders Lonrho Africa (90%), Tanzanian investors (10%) Date operations started 2010 Description Tanzanian arm of the growing pan-African regional low-cost airline operating domestic services linking its Dar es Salaam base with Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Manyara, Mtara, Mwanza, Serengeti and Zanzibar, as well as regional services to Kenya. history Established by Lonrho Africa in conjunction with Tanzanian investors, as part of a plan to establish a pan-African airline network. Operational hubs were developed in Kenya, Angola and Ghana, all under the Fly540 brand. Services were launched in Kenya in November 2006. Fly540 received its Tanzanian air operators certificate in 2010 and within 12 months of operations had become the second largest carrier in the country, behind Precision Air. Fleet (orders) 1 x Bombardier CRJ-100 1 x Cessna CE208 Main base Dar Es Salaam (DAR)
FLy aruba
c/o Arevenca, Arevenca Building Suite 200, LG Smith Boulevard 60, Oranjestad, Aruba Tel +297 582 6717 Fax +297 582 7496 Website www.flyaruba.net Parent organisation/shareholders Arevenca (100%) Description Start-up airline planning to launch services from Aruba to destinations in Latin America and the Caribbean, followed by routes to the USA and Europe. history Created and owned by Arevenca, a multinational petrochemical company first established in Venezuela in 1994, which is now headquartered in Aruba. Main base Aruba AUA
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Guam International Airport, Admiral Sherman Boulevard, Building 17-80, Tiyan, Guam Tel +1 671 588 2359 Fax +1 671 477 0203 Email guamreservations@flyguam.com Website flyguam.com Parent organisation/shareholders Freedom Air, World Aviation Date operations started 4 March 2011 Description Start-up airline operating scheduled passenger services, initially linking Guam with Hong Kong, Palau and Saipan. history Founded as a joint venture between local carrier Freedom Air and Hong Kong-based investment firm, World Aviation. Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-400 Main base Guam (GUM)
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The new strategy was accompanied on 18 July 2002 by further rebranding as Flybe. Agreed to acquire BA Connect from British Airways in November 2006, completing the process on 5 March 2007, adding the entire BA Connect network, excluding routes out of London City Airport and the Manchester-New York service (which had been operated on behalf of BA). British Airways indirectly took a 15% stake in Flybe as part of the deal, although this was seen as a temporary measure, pending Flybes planned IPO. In June 2007, Flybe was the first airline in the world to introduce an ecolabel for its aircraft, which was designed to inform passengers of the environmental impact of individual flights together with a scheme allowing passengers to offset their carbon emissions. Glasgow-based Loganair became the airlines first franchise partner on 26 October 2008. Floated on the London stock exchange in December 2010, raising 66 million ($106 million). On 1 July 2011, Flybe and Finnair announced a new joint venture, Flybe Nordic, intended to acquire privately-owned Finnish regional carrier FinnComm Airlines for 25 million ($36.2 million). Once acquired, FinnComm would operate under Flybes day-to-day management and brand. On 25 July 2011 Flybe announced the introduction of a new structure which divided the company into three units: Flybe UK, Flybe Europe and Flybe Aviation Support. The Finncomm joint acquisition was completed in August 2011 and the first Flybe Europe service took off on 30 October 2011. Employees total 2,962 Executives Chief Executive Officer ..................................... Jim French Chief Financial Officer .............................. Andrew Knuckey Managing Director Flybe Europe.......................Mike Rutter Managing Director Flybe UK.........................Andrew Strong Fleet (orders) 49 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 4 (31) x Embraer 175-200LR 14 x Embraer 195-200LR Main base Exeter (EXT) Hubs Jersey (JER), Isle Of Man (IOM), Newcastle (NCL), Glasgow (GLA), Guernsey (GCI), Edinburgh (EDI), Belfast (BHD), Manchester (MAN), Southampton (SOU)
Flydubai was set up by the Dubai government as a low-cost regional carrier in 2009 FlydubAi [FZ] (Fdb)
c/o Emirates Group Headquarters, PO Box 686, EKE Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel +971 4295 1111 Fax +971 4295 0758 Website www.flydubai.com Parent organisation/shareholders Dubai Aviation (100%) date operations started 1 June 2009 description Dubais first low-cost carrier linking the city with the Middle East, north and east Africa, eastern Europe and Indian sub-continent. History The government of Dubai announced the formation of a new low-cost airline in March 2008, as a subsidiary of flag carrier Emirates, which supported FlyDubai in its establishing phase. Received its air operators certificate on 25 May 2009 and launched services to Beirut a few days later. Services to Amman, Damascus and Alexandria followed in the next few days. By the end of 2010, FlyDubais network already served 30 destinations and was continuing to expand. Executives Chairman ............................Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum Chief Executive Officer ............................. Ghaith Al Ghaith Chief Financial Officer ............................... Mukesh Sodani Chief Operating Officer .................................. Kenneth Gile Fleet (orders) 23 (32) x Boeing 737-800 Main base Dubai DXB
History Launched services linking Jnkping with StockholmBromma. A second route was planned from Jnkping to Copenhagen in conjunction with Nextjet, but this had not been launched when operations were suspended in May 2010 by the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud. Relaunched services between Jnkping and Stockholm-Bromma in August 2010. Executives Chief Executive Officer ..............................Henrik Lindberg President .....................................................Bengt Lundin Main base Jonkoping (JKG)
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Aeropuerto Internacional San Fernando, Ruta 202 y Balcarce, Hangar Air Delta, San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina Tel +54 11 5648 8626 / 8627 Fax +54 11 4714 5433 Email info@flyingamerica.com.ar Website www.flyingamerica.com.ar
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Tbilisi, Georgia Email info@fly-georgia.com Website fly-georgia.com description Start-up airline which is planning to launch international scheduled passenger services from Tbilisi to Delhi, Dubai, Dusseldorf, London and Rome in the summer of 2012. Initial equipment is expected to be two Airbus A319s. Main base Tbilisi (TBS)
description Operates private passenger, VIP and cargo charters, including medevac services throughout Argentina and South America. History Contracted by former airline LAER in December 2009 to operate all services it previously flew between Buenos Aires, Concordia and Cordoba. Fleet (orders) 2 x Fairchild Metro III 1 x Learjet Learjet 35 Main base San Fernando (FDO)
FlyGliNjEN [u3]
Narvagen 45, Jonkoping, Sweden Tel +46 771 333 000 Email kundtjanst@flyglinjen.se Website www.flyglinjen.se Parent organisation/shareholders Henrik Lindberg, Thomas Johansson and three other investors Alliances Avies date operations started 8 February 2010 description Swedish private airline operating domestic scheduled services between Jnkping, Visby and Stockholm-Bromma. All services are operated by the Norwegian carrier Helitrans AS.
Parent organisation/shareholders Gozen Air Services (100%) date operations started 5 April 2001 description Offers worldwide charter flights and provides charter flights in Europe to and from Turkish holiday resorts. History Established by the Gzen Group in June 2000. Executives Chairman .....................................................Mekin Gozen Flight Operations Director ..............................Utkan Oursel Managing Director .....................................Izzet Tukenmez Financial Director..................................... Selim Tukenmez Fleet (orders) 4 x Airbus A320-200 2 x Airbus A321-200 Main base Istanbul/Ataturk (IST) Hubs Antalya (AYT), Dalaman (DLM)
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executives President & CEO Republic Holdings ........... Bryan Bedford President, CEO & COO ...................................David Siegel Chief Operating Officer ............................ John Bendoraitis SVP Finance .............................................Robert Ashcroft Fleet (orders) 3 x Airbus A318-100 41 x Airbus A319-100 (20) x Airbus A319neo 15 x Airbus A320-200 (60) x Airbus A320neo main base Denver DEN Hubs Milwaukee (MKE), Kansas City (MCI)
Frontier exPress
Frontier Center One, 7001 Tower Road, Denver, Colorado, 80249-7312, USA Website www.frontierairlines.com description Frontier Express is a brand operated by Chautauqua Airlines (using Embraer 135, Embraer 145 regional jets) and Republic Airlines (using Bombardier Q400 turboprops) from its hub at Milwaukees General Mitchell International Airport. History Services under the Frontier Express brand were launched in the spring of 2011. Frontier Express services were formerly operated for Midwest Connect. Hubs Milwaukee (MKE)
Parent organisation/shareholders Republic Airways Holdings (100%) Alliances Air New Zealand, Air Pacific, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Asiana Airlines, Avianca, Cape Air, China Airlines, Emirates, Era Aviation, EVA Air, Great Lakes Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Iberia, Icelandair, Korean Air, Lynx Aviation, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, Sun Country Airlines, United Airlines, US Airways, Virgin Australia International date operations started 5 July 1994 description Major low-cost carrier serving more than 80 destinations in the USA, Mexico and Costa Rica from its hubs at Denver, Kansas City and Milwaukee. History Established at the new Denver International Airport to serve gaps in the market created by the downsizing of Continental Airlines operations from the hub. On 10 April 2008 Frontier and its subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for reorganisation under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code as a precaution. All services continued to be flown. Frontier emerged from bankruptcy protection on 1 October 2009 as a whollyowned subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings, whose other subsidiaries are Chautauqua Airlines, Lynx Aviation, Midwest Airlines, Republic Airlines and Shuttle America. In 2010, parent company Republic Airways Holdings announced that Midwest Airlines and Lynx Aviation would be consolidated into Frontier Airlines. employees total 4,309
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Gabon airlines [GY] (GbK)
Gabon Date operations started 11 April 2007 Date operations ceased July 2011 Privately-owned successor to the former state-owned flag carrier, Air Gabon, which had been liquidated in March 2006. Launched scheduled domestic passenger services connecting Libreville with Port Gentil in April 2007. Regional services to Point Noire and international services to Paris, Marseille and Johannesburg quickly followed. Launched cargo services between Libreville and Paris-Vatry in 2007. Suspended all services in February 2011 due to a lack of available aircraft. Relaunched services from Libreville to Port Gentil and Pointe Noire on 14 March 2011, using a leased ATR 42. Long-haul services to Paris resumed on 21 March 2011, using a wet-leased Airbus A340. Forced to suspend operations in July 2011 when it became one of six Gabonese carriers whose air operators certificates were revoked following a safety audit by the Gabonese civil aviation authority.
four Indonesian Airlines which had its EU ban lifted with effect on 15 July 2009. International services to Europe were relaunched on 1 June 2010 with a service from Jakarta to Amsterdam via Dubai. Launched its initial public offering on 11 February 2011, hoping to generate rupiah (Rp) 4.751 trillion ($556 million) in return for 27.98% of the company. employees total 5,745 executives Chairman .................................................... SH Abdulgani President & CEO ........................................Emirsyah Satar Chief Financial Officer ....................... Elisa Lombantorwan EVP Operations .................................................Ari Sapari Fleet (orders) (6) x Airbus A320-200 8 (3) x Airbus A330-200 6 (7) x Airbus A330-300 5 x Boeing 737-300 1 x Boeing 737-400 5 x Boeing 737-500 52 (13) x Boeing 737-800 3 x Boeing 747-400 (10) x Boeing 777-300 (6) x Bombardier CRJ-1000 Main base Jakarta (CGK) Hubs Surabaya (SUB), Denpasar Bali (DPS), Medan (MES)
Parent organisation/shareholders Indonesian government (69.14%), public/listed (27.98%), PT (Persero) Angkasa Pura (2.88%) airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Citilink (100%), Merpati (6.8%) alliances China Airlines, China Southern Airlines, KLM, Korean Air, Malaysia Airlines, Philippine Airlines, Royal Brunei Airlines, SilkAir, Singapore Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Vietnam Airlines Date operations started 31 March 1950 Description Indonesias flag carrier, which operates scheduled domestic services from hubs at Jakarta, Bali, Medan and Surabaya. International services are flown to destinations in the Middle East, Far East, Australasia and Europe. Citilink is Garuda Indonesias low-cost domestic subsidiary. History Incorporated jointly by the Indonesian government and KLM, taking over the operations of the Dutch flag carriers post-war Inter-Island Division of KLM and the pre-war KNILM. Nationalised on 12 July 1954. Operated its first international service to Singapore later that year. Acquired nationalised domestic carrier Merpati Nusantara in October 1978. Merpati continued to operate largely independently and under its own identity and subsequently took over many of Garudas domestic services. Adopted the name Garuda Indonesia in 1985 as part of a major corporate turnaround. Established low-cost domestic subsidiary Citilink on 15 July 2001 to operate point-to-point services between half a dozen destinations. The entire Garuda Group was restructured by a new management team from 2005. Suspended all European services from 28 June 2007 after the European Union added all Indonesian airlines to the list of carriers banned from flying in EU airspace due to safety concerns. The EU ban was renewed on 28 November 2007. Garuda was one of
Gcs carGo
Sharjah Airport International Free Zone, 122406, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Email info@gcscargo.net Description Start-up cargo airline planning to operate worldwide cargo charter services from its base in the Sharjah Airport International Free Zone. History Privately-owned carrier which was established by former managers of the Kyrgyz-based cargo carrier Sun Light Airlines. Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A300F4 Main base Sharjah (SHJ)
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History Originally founded as SAT and renamed Germania in June 1986. Airberlin chief Joachim Hunold was tasked by Germania owner Hinrich Bischoff to take interim charge of the company shortly before Bischoffs death on 11 November 2005. The Germania brand was retained for charter and wet-leasing services, the former initially offered as Germania Express, before reverting to Germania Fluggesellschaft. Executives Chief Executive Officer ............................... Andreas Wobig Fleet (orders) 4 (3) x Airbus A319-100 8 x Boeing 737-700 Main base Berlin (TXL) Hubs Cologne/Bonn (CGN)
services were subsequently introduced under the brand name Aerolineas Damojh. Introduced domestic and international passenger and cargo charters, flown from Mexico City under a new air operators certificate, in May 2003, operating as Global Air. Executives General Manager ...................... Manuel Rodriguez Campo Operations Manager ...........................Raul Martinez Paez Finance Manager .......................................Robert Alvarez Fleet (orders) 4 x Boeing 737-200 Main base Mexico City (ME)X
Executives Chairman ............................................... Shayam Rahman Chief Executive Officer .................................Sanjiv Kapoor Managing Director .....................................Shahab Sattar Finance Director ....................................Mizanur Siddique Fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 767-300 1 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 1 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 2 x McDonnell-Douglas DC-9-80 Main base Dhaka (DAC)
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Executives President ........................................................Rick Leach Chief Financial Officer ................................ Gerry Wigmore Chief Operations Officer .................................... Dan Reed Fleet (orders) 29 x Bombardier CRJ-700 Main base Saint Louis STL Hubs Chicago (ORD), Denver (DEN), Washington (IAD)
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This Airbus A330--200 is part of Indonesian flag-carrier Garudas fleet GOMa air
Thirbum Marg, Gyaneshwor, PO Box 890, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel +977 1 443 6372 Fax +977 1 441 6547 Email md@gomaair.com Website gomaair.com Date operations started February 2011 Description Regional airline initially linking its Surkhet base with remote communities in western Nepal, including Mugu, Bajang, Bajura, Dolpa, Jumla, Humla, Rukum, Chaurjahari, and Nepalgunj. History Received its air operators certificate in October 2010. Licensed to operate cargo charters and scheduled passenger services. Executives Chairman ............................................. Upendra Bhattarai Managing Director ......................................... Manoj Karki Operations Director................................ Ang Dorje Sherpa Fleet (orders) 1 x Cessna CE208 Main base Surkhet (SKH) Hubs Nepalgunj (KEP)
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GranD CHina air sEE Hainan airLinEs [HU] (CHH) GranDsTar CarGO [GD] (GsC)
10th Floor, Tianjin Binhai, International Airport Building, Tianjin, 300300, China Tel +86 22 2490 3800 Fax +86 22 2490 3810 Email cs@grandstarcargo.com Parent organisation/shareholders Sinotrans Air (51%), Korean Air (25%), Hana Capital (13%), Shinhan Capital (11%) Date operations started 27 June 2008 Description Provides non-stop scheduled cargo flights from Tianjin to Asia, Europe and North America. History Established as a joint venture in which Chinese logistics company Sinotrans Air took a majority shareholding. The company obtained its air operators certificate on 14 December 2007, and its ACC (Air Carrier Certificate) on 12 June 2008. Services were launched with a three times weekly Boeing 747-400F service routing from Tianjin to Frankfurt and back, via Shanghai. Executives Chief Executive Officer ......................................Yiping Lee Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 747-400 Main base Tianjin (TSN)
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Box 247, 423 23 Torslanda, Sweden Tel +0498 22 22 22 Email info@gotlandsflyg.se Website www.gotlandsflyg.se Parent organisation/shareholders FastAir Invest (100%) Date operations started 28 May 2004 Description Provides low-fare flights between Visby andStockholm-Bromma. Flights are operated on its behalf by Golden Air and Avitrans Nordic. Charter flights are also undertaken. Main base Visby (VBY)
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Parent organisation/shareholders Raytheon Aircraft Company (37.6%),D G Voss (29.1%), others (33.3%) Alliances Frontier Airlines, United Airlines Date operations started 5 April 1977 Description Regional airline headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming , and operating domestic schedules and charter flights to and from Denver, Las Vegas, Billings, Millwaukee, Ontario, Phoenix and Albuquerque. History Established as Spirit Lake Airways. Initiated scheduled services in October 1981. Operated as a United Express carrier from April 1992. Ceased exclusive United Express operations in 2001, enabling services under codeshare agreements with both United Airlines and Frontier Airlines. Received a two-year essential air services contract for services from St Louis in March 2007 which had previously been operated by RegionsAir. Executives Chairman ....................................................Douglas Voss Chief Executive Officer ............................... Charles Howell Chief Financial Officer ........................... Michael Matthews Fleet (orders) 28 x Beech 1900D 4 x Embraer EMB-120ER 2 x Embraer EMB-120RT Main base Cheyenne (CYS) Hubs Denver (DEN)
Executives President .......................................................Alik Zulgaev Fleet (orders) 2 x Yakovlev Yak-42 2 x Yakovlev Yak-42D Main base Grozny (GRV)
Parent organisation/shareholders China Southern Airlines Group (60%), Guizhou Xianfei Industrial (40%) Description Small provinciail subsidiary of China Southern Airlines, operating scheduled domestic passenger and cargo flights. History Established in 1991 by the Guizhou Province. Executives Chairman ...........................................................Jie Bo Xu Finance Manager ......................................... Renxin Zhang General Manager ..........................................Huanan Feng Fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 737-700 5 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Beihai (BHY)
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Militant Avenue, Ndolo National Airport, Kinshasa, Congo (Democratic Republic) Tel +243-990-398-517 Email contacti@gtra-congo.cd Website www.gtra-congo.cd Description Congolese cargo operation providing regional cargo services in support of existing company operations. Specialises in the transport of food stuffs and pharmaceutical equipment. Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-200 Main base Kinshasa (NLO)
GunA AirlinEs
PO Box 11630, Minbhawan, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel +977-1-448-8300 Fax +977-1-446-5083 Email info@gunaairlines.com Website www.gunaairlines.com Date operations started 2010 Description Regional airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal. Provides scheduled passenger flights to six regional destinations around Nepal. History Established as part of the Guna Group. Fleet (orders) 2 x Beech 1900C 1 x Beech 1900D Main base Kathmandu (KTM)
Bahrain-based Gulf Air has a fleet of Airbus, Boeing and Embraer airliners
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Hageland aviation ServiceS [H6] (Hag)
4700 Old International Airport Road, Suite 202A, Anchorage, Alaska, 99502, USA Tel +1 907 245 0119 Fax +1 907 245 5745 Website www.hageland.com Parent organisation/shareholders HoTH (100%) alliances Era Aviation date operations started 1981 description Regional airline operating passenger and cargo services within Alaska, as well as charters from its base at Anchorage and hub at Barrow. A division of Era Alaska. History Founded by Mike Hageland with one Cessna 180. Merged with Fairbanks-based Frontier Flying Service on 1 March 2009, becoming part of Era Alaska. executives President ..................................................... James Tweto Treasurer................................................... Mike Hageland Director of Operations .............................. Patrick Thurston Fleet (orders) 1 x Beech 1900C 3 x Cessna C207 14 x Cessna C207A 18 x Cessna CE208 1 x Cessna T207A 1 x Piper PA-31-300 4 x Reims F406 Main base Anchorage (ANC) Hubs Barrow (BWF)
employees total 10,969 executives Chairman ........................................................ Ming Chen Chief Executive Officer ............................................. Tie Li Managing Director ......................................Xiangdong Tan Chief Financial Officer .......................................Xu Zhoujin Fleet (orders) 1 (2) x Airbus A319-100 3 (11) x Airbus A320-200 6 x Airbus A330-200 4 x Airbus A330-300 3 x Airbus A340-600 5 x Boeing 737-400 2 x Boeing 737-700 66 (8) x Boeing 737-800 3 x Boeing 767-300 (10) x Boeing 787-8 (7) x Embraer 190-100LR Main base Haikou (HAK) Hubs Xian XIY, Ningbo (NGB)
Hdair.coM (rPX)
Elmdon Building, Birmingham Airport, Birmingham, UK Tel +44 121 7829227 Fax +44 1235 844155 Email mail@hdair.com Website www.hdair.com Parent organisation/shareholders 2morrow Group (100%) date operations started 1992 description Operates contract services for Royal Mail and other express courier companies. The airline also provides ad hoc freight charters and ACMI leases throughout Europe.
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Executives Chairman .............................................Chris Howe-Davies Chief Executive Officer ........................James Howe-Davies Fleet (orders) 1 x Shorts SD360-200 Main base Inverness (INV), Luton (LTN), Coventry (CVT), Aberdeen (ABZ)
History Established in 1990 as a pure helicopter company. Added fixed wing operations, including charters and special missions, in January 2004. Contracted to operate scheduled services in Sweden on behalf of Flyglinjen from 2010. Fleet (orders) 3 x BAe Jetstream 32 1 x Cessna C185A 1 x Cessna 525B 1 x Fairchild Merlin III Main base Trondheim (TRD)
with Swiss to operate a single Fokker 100 on the Swiss carriers European network. Introduced charter services to Mediterranean and north African holiday destinations for summer of 2011 and planned to do so again in 2012. Executives Chief Executive Officer .................................... Bruno Jans Chief Financial Officer .............................. Tobias Pogorevc Fleet (orders) 6 x Fokker 100 Main base Zurich (ZRH) Hubs Berne (BRN)
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Malacca International Airport, 75350 Batu Berendam, Melaka, Malaysia Tel +606 3191 680 Fax +606 3191 689 Date operations started 12 December 2010 Description Malaysian start-up airline operating regular charter flights from its Malacca base. Also expecting to link Malacca and Kuala Terenggangu in Malaysia with Bandung in Indonesia. Plans call for charter services to more Indonesian destinations, as well as to Hong Kong and points in Thailand. History Launched services with a flight between the newlydesignated Malacca International Airport at Batu Berendam and Dili, East Timor. Main base Malacca (MKZ)
HELitrans (Hta)
Trondheim Lufthavn-Vaernes, Norway Tel +47-7480-4090 Fax +47-7482-7625 Email Heli@helitrans.no Website www.helitrans.no Date operations started 2004 Description Helicopter and fixed wing operation based in Norway. Operates scheduled and charter passenger and cargo flights, as well as special mission flights.
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Aeropuerto 4 Feveriro, Luanda, Angola Parent organisation/shareholders Cabinda Gulf Oil (100%) Date operations started 2005 Description Provides charter services throughout Angola, primarily serving the oil industry. History Established as Heli Malongo to operate helicopter services out of Luanda. The company introduced its first fixed wing aircraft, a Bombardier Dash 8 Q300, into service in September 2005. fleet (orders) 1 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 6 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 Main base Luanda (LAD)
fleet (orders) 1 (29) x Airbus A320-200 11 (1) x Airbus A330-200 (8) x Airbus A330-300 (15) x Airbus A350-900XWB (10) x Airbus A380-800 2 x Boeing 737-300 3 x Boeing 737-800 (6) x Boeing 777-200 Main base Hong Kong (HKG)
HornBill sKyWays
North Pan Hangar, Kuching International Airport, PO Box 1387, 93728 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia Tel +60 82 455737 Fax +60 82 455710 Website www.hornbillskyways.com Description Provides a variety of aerial services in rural Malaysia, ranging from passenger and cargo charters and VIP transport to aerial lifting and survey work, using both fixed wing aircraft and helicopters. History Established in May 1977. executives Chairman ......................................................Y. Aidanwing Flight Operations Manager ........................ Hassan Suman fleet (orders) 1 x Bombardier CL605 1 x Cessna 750 2 x Hawker Beechcraft King Air Main base Kuching (KCH)
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I Fly [H5] (Fly)
56/40 Sebastopol Avenue, Moscow, Moscow Region, 117342, Russia Tel +7 495 642 8780 Fax +7 495 938 9377 Email info@iflyltd.ru Website www.iflyltd.ru Parent organisation/shareholders Tez Tour (100%) Date operations started December 2009 Description Russian charter airline operating from Moscow Vnukovo to destinations in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Greece, the Maldives, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Turkey. History Established by tour operator Tez Tour. Received its air operators certificate in early November 2009. Executives General Manager ........................................ Pyotr Morozov Fleet (orders) 4 x Boeing 757-200 Main base Moscow (VKO)
Fleet (orders) 1 x Embrer EMB-120ER Brasilia 2 x Fairchild Metro III Main base Stockholm Bromma (BMA) Hubs Stockholm Arlanda (ARN)
Parent organisation/shareholders International Airlines Group (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Vueling Airlines (46%), British Airways (4.98%), Royal Air Maroc (0.98%) Alliances oneworld, Air Nostrum, airberlin, Avianca, BA CityFlyer, Binter Canarias, Bulgaria Air, Comair, Czech Airlines, El Al, Frontier Airlines, GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes, LAN Ecuador, LAN Peru, Meridiana fly, Orbest, Pluna Lineas Aereas Uruguayas, Regional Cargo, Rossiya, Royal Air Maroc, TACA International Airlines, Ukraine International Airlines, Vueling Airlines Date operations started 14 December 1927 Description Spanish flag carrier and the leading carrier in the Europe-South America market. Together with Iberia Group franchise partners Air Nostrum and Iberia Regional, the company operates an extensive scheduled network serving more than 105 destinations in 43 countries. A further 90 destinations are served through codeshare agreements. History Established as Iberia, Compaa Area de Transportes by Basque businessman Horacio Echevarrieta, with assistance from Deutsche Luft Hansa, which took a 24% stake. Launched government-sponsored regular postal services between Madrid and Barcelona in December 1927. In March 1929, a three-way merger with CETA (Compaa Espaola de Trifico Areo) and UAE (Unin Area Espaola) created a new national carrier, CLASSA (Concessionaria Lneas Areas Subvencionadas S.A). CLASSA held Spains sole air services concession. The Spanish government subsequently acquired 51% of CLASSA while Luft Hansa took up the remaining 49%. Rebranded as LAPE (Lneas Areas Postales Espaolas) in April 1932. After the Civil War, in April 1939, Iberia was the trading name of a new privately-owned airline, CMA (Compaia Mercantil Anonima), created to replace LAPE. The first international service was inaugurated between Madrid and Lisbon in 1939. As hostilities drew to a close, the national airlines parlous state lead the Spanish government to take a 51% shareholding in 1944, granting the carrier exclusive rights to operate Spanish air services and renaming it as Iberia Lineas Areas de Espaa. Iberia was nationalised in September 1944. Post-war international expansion from 1946 encompassed new short and long-haul routes, including Madrid-Buenos Aires, which was the first air service between Europe and South America, flown with Douglas DC-4s. Following deregulation of the Spanish domestic market in 1994, Iberia acquired a minority stake in Spains second largest carrier, Aviaco. In May 1997, Valencia-based Air Nostrum became an Iberia franchise partner, operating as Iberia Regional. In 1998, Aviaco became a wholly-owned subsidiary and was fully integrated into Iberia during 1999. The airline was partially privatised and joined the oneworld alliance in September 1999. As part of the privatisation process, British Airways (9%) and American Airlines parent, AMR Corp (1%) acquired shareholdings. The companys IPO was launched in 2001. Low-cost subsidiary, Clickair, was launched in October 2006 but merged with low-cost competitor Vueling in July 2009. Iberia held 45.9% of the merged airline which retained the Vueling name. On 8 April 2010 Iberia and British Airways formally agreed to merge. The merger would create a new holding company, International Airlines Group, under which both carriers will retain their operations and brands. The merger was approved by the EC in July 2010. Also in July 2010, oneworld alliance members American Airlines, British Airways, Finnair, Iberia and Royal Jordanian Airlines received final antitrust immunity approval from the European Union and US Department of Transportation, clearing the way for co-operation between the carriers on transatlantic routes, from 6 October 2010. On 29 November 2010 the shareholders of both Iberia and British Airways voted in favour of the merger, which was completed on 24 January 2011, when shares in Iberia and British Airways were cancelled and the merged carriers began trading as the International Airlines Group. In April 2011 Iberia and British Airways announced that their respective cargo operations were to be combined into a single business division, although both would retain their existing brands. Parent IAG announced the purchase of BMI British Midland International from the Lufthansa Group for 172.5
million ($271 million) on 22 December 2011. IAG announced plans for the creation of a new low-cost subsidiary, Iberia Express in October 2011 which initially planned to launch domestic services in March 2012. Employees total 20,103 Executives Chief Executive Officer ...................Rafael Sanchez Lozano Chief Financial Officer .............................Jose Maria Fariza SVP Flight Operations ...............................Ricardo Genova Fleet (orders) 19 (2) x Airbus A319-100 29 (17) x Airbus A320-200 19 x Airbus A321-200 (8) x Airbus A330-300 18 x Airbus A340-300 17 x Airbus A340-600 Main base Madrid (MAD) Hubs Barcelona (BCN)
IBErworlD AIrlInEs [ty] (IwD) sEE orBEst orIZonIA AIrlInEs [ty] (IwD) IBEx AIrlInEs [Fw] (IBx)
1-2-3 Shinsuna, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 136-8640, Japan Tel +81 3 5653 5561 Fax +81 3 5653 5652 Email goiken@ibexairt.co.jp Website www.ibexair.co.jp Parent organisation/shareholders Japan Digital Laboratory (47.9%), Kazuo Maezawa [Japan Digital Laboratory] (14.6%), Art Vivant Co (9.5%), Southern International (7.1%), others (20.8%) Alliances All Nippon Airways Date operations started 7 August 2000 Description Provides domestic services from Osakato Akita, Sendai and Shonai as an All Nippon Airways (ANA) connection carrier. IBEX also codeshares with ANA between Osaka and Fukushima and on several domestic services out of Tokyo Narita. History Commenced domestic passenger operations between Sendai and Osaka Kansai under the name of Fair. Reached co-operative agreement with ANA under which ANA provides assistance in flight operations, flight crew provision, maintenance and engineering services and in other areas. In October 2004 the airline changed its name to IBEX Airlines. Executives Chairman ........................................................ Takao Asai President & COO ...................................... Hiroyuki Hattori Fleet (orders) 2 x Bombardier CRJ-100 2 x Bombardier CRJ-200 3 (1) x Bombardier CRJ-700 Main base Sendai (SDJ)
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IMpERIAlJET (JTI)
Markazia Building, 7th floor - South Block, Riad El Solh Square, Soildere, Downtown, Beirut, Lebanon Tel +961 1999 677 Fax +961 1751 1358 Email ops@imperial-jet.com Website www.imperial-jet.com Date operations started 2005 Description Privately-owned Lebanese carrier offering private and VIP charters, aircraft management, ground handling, sales and flight service solutions. History Imperial jet was established in 2004 as part of Imperial Holdings in Beirut. Executives Chief Executive Officer ................................Abed El-Jaouni Chief Financial Officer .................................... Elias Nader Operations Manager ...........................Houssam Hazzoury Fleet (orders) 1 x Gulfstream III 1 x Learjet Learjet 60 Main base Beirut (BEY)
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Parent organisation/shareholders InterGlobe Enterprises Date operations started 4 August 2006 Description Indian low-cost airline operating services primarily in the domestic market, in addition to international routes connecting Delhi and Mumbai with Bangkok, Dubai and Singapore, Delhi with Kathmandu, and Mumbai with Muscat. History Established in February 2006 by Indian IT firm InterGlobe Enterprises with an investment from Bruce Ashby, a former US Airways EVP Services were launched . with a flight from Delhi to Imphal via Guwahati. Launched international services with a flight from Delhi to Dubai on 1 September 2011. Rated as Indias only profitable airline in October 2011. Executives President .....................................................Aditya Ghosh Chief Executive Officer ................................. Peter Pappas Chief Financial Officer .................... Riyaz Peermohammed Head of Flight Operations ...........................Saleem Zaheer Fleet (orders) 51 (72) x Airbus A320-200 (150) x Airbus A320neo (2) x Airbus A321-200 Main base Delhi (DEL)
Fleet (orders) 17 x Airbus A320-200 2 x Boeing 737-300 Main base Jakarta (CGK) Hubs Bandung (BDO), Medan (MES), Surabaya (SUB)
Parent organisation/shareholders Consuelo N Helgen, Gloria P Belen, Luc F Helgen, Lydia F Dizon, Marcelo P Pervera Date operations started December 2004 Description Operates passenger and cargo charter flights within the Philippines and Asia. History The airline began operating as Interisland Air Services, an air-taxi company in 1986. In 2004 it acquired two 36-seater Yak-40 aircraft and changed its name to Interisland Airlines. Executives Chairman ..................................................... Luc F Helgen President ............................................Consuelo N Helgen Chief Financial Officer ..................................... Lydia Dizon Fleet (orders) 1 x Antonov An-26 1 x Dornier Do28D Main base Manila (MNL)
Parent organisation/shareholders ABC Airlines Group (100%) Date operations started 1 December 2005 Description Low-fare carrier providing scheduled connections between 24 Mexican business and leisure destinations from hubs in Mexico City and Toluca. History Established by Mexican conglomerate the Aleman Group, also known as ABC Aerolineas. Executives Chief Executive Officer ..............................Jose Luis Garza Fleet (orders) 33 (8) x Airbus A320-200 1 x Dassault Aviation Falcon 2 (15) x Sukhoi SSJ 100-95 Main base Toluca (TLC) Hubs Mexico City (MEX)
Parent organisation/shareholders AirAsia (49%), Sendjaja Widjaja (21%), Harris Family (Pin Harris) (20%) Date operations started 22 June 2000 Description Low-cost carrier joint venture between Indonesian interests and Malaysias AirAsia, operating scheduled services linking domestic destinations from Jakarta, as well as regional services to Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and Thailand. History Founded as Awair International by Abdurrahman Wahid, former chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama Muslim organisation. Wahid took a 40% stake in Awair in 1999 but relinquished his shareholding after being elected president of Indonesia in October of that year. The airline suspended operations in March 2002 but resumed services within Indonesia as an associate of AirAsia early in December 2004. The airline changed its name to Indonesia AirAsia on 1 December 2005 in keeping with its parent brand. Executives President ................................................Sendjaja Widjaja Chief Executive Officer .......................................Dharmadi Director of Finance ..................................... Titus Iskandar Director of Flight Operation .................................Poedjiono
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Middle East, apart from a route to Paris. Acquired Eagle Airways, a domestic competitor, in 1949. Another privately-owned carrier, Persian Air Services (PAS) was established in 1954, initially operating freight services to Europe. After PAS fell into financial difficulties in 1964, the Iranian government requested Iranian Airways to intervene. On 10 February 1961 a proposal to establish a single national airline was ratified by the governments board of ministers and on 24 February 1961, Iranian Airways and PAS were merged. One year later the airline was nationalised to form Iran National Airlines Corporation. International services expanded with the introduction of jets during the 1960s. Rebranded as Iran Air in 1973 and by the late 1970s, the airline was operating to over 100 destinations throughout the Middle East, western Europe, Russia and the USA. Following the revolution of 1979, the international network was reduced to less than 30 destinations, while the domestic network was relatively unaffected. Conflict with Iraq during the 1980s further reduced Iran Airs international operations. Plans for privatisation of 49% of Iran Air, starting in 2005 were delayed until September 2011, by which time the company hoped to launch an intial public offering which would raise $1.6 billion in return for 50% plus one share. Executives Chairman & MD .......................................Farhad Pavaresh Deputy Manager Finance.......................................Kasraei Deputy MD of Commercial .........Mohammad Khoshnevisan Fleet (orders) 4 x Airbus A300B2 5 x Airbus A300B4 4 x Airbus A300B4-600 1 x Airbus A310-200 2 x Airbus A310-300 5 x Airbus A320-200 1 x Boeing 727-200 1 x Boeing 737-200 1 x Boeing 747-100 4 x Boeing 747-200 4 x Boeing 747-SP 13 x Fokker 100 Main base Tehran (THR)
Fleet (orders) 1 x ATR 72-200 2 x ATR 72-500 3 x Boeing 727-200 8 x Dassault Aviation Falcon 2 4 x Dornier 228-200 18 x Fokker 100 Main base Tehran THR Hubs Shiraz (SYZ), Mashhad (MHD), Dubai (DXB)
History Privately-owned airline established by chairman Alhaji Ishyaku Rabiu. Its air operators certificate has been suspended several times for safety irregularities. Refinanced in 2007. Executives Chairman ...........................................Alhaji Ishyaku Rabiu Fleet (orders) 1 x Fokker F-28-4000 4 x Fokker 100 Main base Abuja (ABV)
Date operations started 1985 Description Operates charter and air-taxi flights serving more than 20 holiday and resort destinations in Luzon and Palawan.
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History Formed as an off-shoot of the A Soriano Group of companies, a management and investment company, for which it has been conducting corporate flying for 26 years. Executives Chief Executive Officer ...........................Ernest Cuyegkeng General Manager ...................................... Genever Malvar VP Operations .........................................Sammy Navarra Fleet (orders) 3 x Dornier 228-200 Main base Manila (MNL)
Executives President .................................................Armondo Funes VP Operations ...........................................Ruben Tercero VP Finance & Financial Director ............... Armando Espinal Fleet (orders) 6 x ATR 42-300 1 x Beechcraft King Air 90 Main base La Ceiba (LCE)
Island avIatIon sErvIcEs [Q2] rEbrandEd as MaldIvIan [Q2] Islas aIrways [IF] (Isw)
Avda. Punta de Anega 36, Edificio Traysesa 1a Planta, Santa Maria del Mar, 38111 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain Tel +34 822 020 400 Fax +34 822 020 401 Email islas@islasairways.com Website www.islasairways.com Parent organisation/shareholders Miguel Concepcion (50%), Naviera Armas (50%) date operations started February 2003 description Operates scheduled inter-islands flights from Tenerife Norte linking the Canary Islands of La Palma, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote. History Founded by Francisco Gonzalez Yanez and Isidoro Sanchez. In 2006, Miguel Concepcion acquired a majority shareholding. Naviera Armas acquired a 50% shareholding in May 2007. Executives President ............................................ Miguel Concepcion Finance Manager ........................................... Raul Sapico Fleet (orders) 3 x ATR 72-200 3 x ATR 72-500 Main base Tenerife Norte TFN
History Founded as Emek Wings. Became Israir Airlines in 1996. Launched international charter flights in 1999. Operated regular charters to New York between 2004 and 2008. The airline has focused on developing its European network since 2009, with charter and scheduled flights to destinations including London, Paris, Berlin, Moscow and Miami. Executives Chief Executive Officer ............................... David Kaminitz Fleet (orders) 2 (1) x Airbus A320-200 1 x ATR 42-300 2 x ATR 72-500 Main base Tel Aviv (SDV) Hubs Tel Aviv (TLV)
IzaIr (IzM)
Adnan Menderes, Havalimani Girsi, Gaziemir, 35410 Izmir, Turkey Tel +90 232 298 3500 Fax +90 232 274 6235 Email occ@izair.com.tr Website www.izair.com.tr Parent organisation/shareholders ESAS Holding (61%), local individual business interests (39%) alliances Pegasus Airlines date operations started 14 June 2006 description Turkish domestic carrier operating scheduled services to major cities out of Turkeys third largest city, Izmir. Domestic schedules and charter services are also operated for strategic partner Pegasus Airlines, which markets all Izair flights. History Established as Izmir Hava Yollari in 2005 by a group of Izmir-based businessmen. Launched services in June 2006 with a flight from Izmir to Antalya using the first of three leased Airbus A319s. Began operating all three Airbus A319s on behalf of Pegasus Airlines on 26 June 2006, with two aircraft devoted to scheduled services and the third to charter work. Pegasus took a 20% shareholding in Izair on 30 March 2007 as part of a strategic partnership with that carrier. Pegasus owner ESAS Holding subsequently increased its stake to 61%, with the remaining Izair shares held by a diversified group of nearly 120 local business people. Executives President of Executive Board .................... Ekrem Demirtas General Manager ...........................................Gurol Yuksel Fleet (orders) 3 x Airbus A319-100 2 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Izmir (ADB)
IzHavIa (Iza)
Izhevsk Airport, Izhevsk, Republic of Udmurtia, 426015, Russia Tel +7 3412 630 675 Fax +7 3412 780 543 Email manager@izhavia.udm.ru Website www.izhavia.udm.ru date operations started 1992 description National airline of the Urdmurtia republic of Russia operating domestic charter and scheduled passenger services. History Formed from the Aeroflot Izhevsk Division and was originally known as Izhevsk Air Enterprise. Executives General Director .................................... Mikhail Hatomkin Chief Accountant .................................Ludmilla Terekhova Fleet (orders) 3 x Antonov An-24RV 1 x Antonov An-26 2 x Tupolev Tu-134A 4 x Yakovlev Yak-42D Main base Izhevsk (IJK)
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J-Air [XM] (JLG)
2-2-5, Kuko, Ikeda City, 480-0202, Japan Tel +816 4865 3691 Fax +816 4865 3691 Website www.jair.co.jp Parent organisation/shareholders Japan Airlines (100%) Date operations started 1 November 1996 Description Regional commuter airline which operates than 60 daily domestic scheduled flights over 15 routes, on feeder services for Japan Airlines International. History Established in 1991 based at Hiroshima West Airport, but the airline did not launch services until 2001. In February 2005 the base station was relocated to Nagoya Airport. Executives President ......................................... Tsuyoshi Yamamara Finance Manager ..................................Hiroaki Takahashi Fleet (orders) 9 x Bombardier CRJ-200 10 x Embraer 170-100LR Main base Nagoya (NKM)
Executives Chairman of the Board ..............................Juntaro Shimizu President ................................................Yoshito Shimizu VP Finance .............................................. Hiroyuki Uehava Fleet (orders) 8 x Boeing 737-400 28 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Osaka (ITM)
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Parent organisation/shareholders Chorus Aviation (100%) Alliances Central Mountain Air Date operations started 2001 Description One of the worlds largest regional airlines, flying under the Air Canada Express brand and serving over 80 destinations in Canada and the USA, providing connections to the worldwide networks of Air Canada and the Star Alliance. Ad hoc and contract charter flights also operated, including a winter programme for Thomas Cook Canada. History Formed from the consolidation of the Air Canada Connector carriers Air BC, Air Nova and Air Ontario, shortly after the takeover of Canadian Airlines by Air Canada in 2000. ACE also held 100% of Jazz Air parent, Jazz Air Income Fund. Jazz Air then operated virtually all the air services flown under the Air Canada Jazz brand under a capacity purchase agreement. ACE sold off all interests in Jazz in 2006. Jazz Air Income Funds inital public offering, launched on 2 February 2006, offered 25 million shares at C$10 per share to give gross proceeds of C$250 million. The Fund gained a 33.33% non-voting equity interest in Pluna. Began flying holidaymakers to destinations in the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America on 5 November 2010 under a two-year partnership deal with Thomas Cook Canada. These services were flown, using a fleet of Boeing 757s transferred from Thomas Cook Airlines UK-based fleet. This deal was subsequently extended to 2015 and to cover up to 15 Thomas Cook 757 aircraft. Due to imminent changes in local tax law, Jazz Air Income Fund completed a corporate conversion in December 2010 to become Jazz Aviations holding company owner, under the name Chorus Aviation. Began operating all services for Air Canada under its new Air Canada Express brand, applied to all former Jazz Air branded regional services from 1 June 2011. Employees total 4,694 Executives President & CEO ........................................Joseph Randell Chief Financial Officer ................................Rick Flynn MBA Chief Operations Officer .............................Jolene Mahody Fleet (orders) 6 x Boeing 757-200 22 x Bombardier CRJ-100 26 x Bombardier CRJ-200 16 x Bombardier CRJ-700 10 (5) x Bombardier Dash 8 Q40 36 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 28 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 Main base Calgary (YYC) Hubs Montreal Mirabel (YMX), Vancouver (YVR), Toronto (YYZ)
Alliances Air Canada, Air France, Alitalia, American Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Austrian, Brussels Airlines, Cargojet Airways, Dragonair, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Gulf Air, JetBlue Airways, JetLite, Jetstar, Kenya Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas, South African Airways, Swiss, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways Date operations started 5 May 1993 Description Major privately-owned carrier operating daily flights to destinations throughout India, and internationally to Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the UK and USA. History Started operations as an air-taxi operator, but a change in Indian law in January 1994 cleared Jet Airways to apply for scheduled airline status, which was granted on 4 January 1995. Became the first privately-owned Indian airline to launch international scheduled services in March 2004, with a flight between Chennai and Colombo. Launched its initial public offering in February 2005. Acquired rival Air Sahara in April 2007, which was renamed as JetLite. Launched low-cost brand, Jet Airways Konnect, in May 2009. Employees total 11,927 Executives Chairman .................................................... Naresh Goyal Chief Executive Officer .............................Nikos Kardassis Chief Operations Officer .................................. Hameed Ali SVP Finance .............................................. Carl Saldanha Fleet (orders) 12 (5) x Airbus A330-200 17 x ATR 72-500 (5) x ATR 72-600 9 x Boeing 737-700 42 (45) x Boeing 737-800 2 x Boeing 737-900 5 x Boeing 777-300 (10) x Boeing 787-8 Main base Mumbai (BOM) Hubs Bengaluru (BLR), Chennai (MAA), Kolkata (CCU), Delhi (DEL)
JEt Air [O2] (JEA) rEbrAnDED As OLt JEtAir [O2] (JEA) JEt AirwAys [9w] (JAi)
SM Centre 5th Floor, Marol Naka, Andheri-Kurla Road, Andheri (East), Mumbai, 400 059, India Tel +91 22 4019 1000 Fax +91 22 2920 5878 Email sdatta@jetairways.com Website www.jetairways.com Parent organisation/shareholders Tailwinds (79.9%), institutional investors (15.74%), others (4.26%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings JetLite (100%), Jet Airways Konnect (100%)
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Description Belgian charter airline operating for its parent from Brussels, Ostend, Lige and Charleroi to resorts in the Mediterranean, Caribbean, Canary Islands and Cape Verde, serving over 80 summer and 40 winter season destinations. History TUI Airlines Belgium was created in November 2003 by pan European tour operator TUI after the demise of Sobelair. Became Jetairfly on 28 November 2005. Executives Chief Executive Officer ............................Gunther Hoffman Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-400 1 x Boeing 737-500 4 x Boeing 737-700 7 x Boeing 737-800 2 x Boeing 767-300 Main base Brussels (BRU)
JEtGo AustrAliA
New South Wales, Australia Email info@jetsgoaustralia.com.au Website www.jetgoaustralia.com.au Description Start-up airline planning to launch domestic Fly In-Fly Out passenger charter services on behalf of corporate customers from Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Sydney from March 2012.
JEtisFACtion
Germany Date operations started 2010 Date operations ceased October 2011 German regional airline which operated seasonal scheduled services linking Mnster-Osnabrck, Poznan, Wroclaw and Zurich using the air operators certificate and aircraft provided by third party carriers. Charter flights were also offered. Established by the aircraft brokerage and consulting company of the same name. Dutch company Orange Aircraft Leasing provided and operated a single Beech 1900D, initially on scheduled services linking Bremen City Airport with Berlin Tegal and Cologne from the summer of 2010. Also briefly linked Munster-Osnabruck Airport with Poznan and Zurich in September 2010. Relaunched services on 10 September 2011, linking Munster Osnabruck, Poznan, Wroclaw and Zurich using the air operators certificate and Saab 340 aircraft of Wroclaw-based charter airline, SkyTaxi.
Parent organisation/shareholders Air Charter Management (Arabia) (100%) Date operations started 2007 Description Provides non-scheduled seaplane operations within the UAE on behalf of Seawings LLC, and also offers its aircraft for wet-leases. History Founded in 2005 by Stuart Wheeler. Executives General Manager .......................................Stuart Wheeler Fleet (orders) 3 x Cessna 208 Caravan Main base Dubai (DXB)
JEtConnECt (QnZ)
PO Box 73 156, Auckland International Airport, Auckland, 1730, New Zealand Tel +64 9 256 7626 Website www.jetconnect.co.nz Parent organisation/shareholders Qantas (100%) Date operations started October 2002 Description Operates trans-Tasman services between New Zealand and Australia for parent company Qantas. History Established in July 2002 as an Auckland, New Zealandbased Qantas subsidiary. Launched trans-Tasman services between New Zealand and Australia under the Qantas brand in October 2002. New Zealand domestic services were also operated until 1 June 2009, when these services were taken over by another Qantas subsidiary, Jetstar. Executives Chief Executive Officer ....................................Geoff Dixon Finance Director ............................................Peter Gregg General Manager Operations .......................David Edwards Fleet (orders) 8 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Auckland (AKL)
JEtstAr JAPAn
Tokyo, Japan Parent organisation/shareholders Japan Airlines (42%), Jetstar (42%), Mitsubishi Corporation (16%) Description Start-up low-cost carrier planning to launch services from Tokyo (Narita) and Osaka (Kansai), with other destinations under consideration including Sapporo, Fukuoka, and Okinawa. Jetstar Japan also plans to offer short-haul international services to key Asian cities.
JEt-oPs
PO Box 261891, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel +971 4 204 5192 Fax +971 4 204 5194 Email sales@jet-ops.com Website www.jet-ops.com
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History Established as a joint venture between Japan Airlines, Jetstar Airways and Mitsubishi Corporation. Executives Chairman ................................................ Shinji Fukukawa Group Chief Executive Officer....................Bruce Buchanan Chief Executive Officer ................................. Miyuki Suzuki
Description Chinese regional operating services from Xian to 10 regional destinations in northwest China. Services connect with China Easterns trunk route network. History Established as Happy Air, a joint venture between China Eastern Airlines and AVIC I. In June 2009 the CAAC approved China Easterns reduction of its shareholding from the planned 40% to 5%. AVIC I consequently increased its shareholding to 95%. Executives Chairman ........................................................... Yu Yi Gui General Manager .......................................Youchang Yang fleet (orders) 6 x Xian MA60 Main base Xian (XIY)
JEtXtra
5th Floor, The Corn Exchange, Fenwick Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L2 7QL, UK Tel +44 (0)872 563 7472 Website www.jetxtra.com Parent organisation/shareholders Daniel Reilly (100%) Description Start-up leisure airline planning to launch international passenger charter services from its Humberside base to Malaga and Palma in June 2012. All services to be flown by AlbaStar Airlines. History Established and owned by Daniel Reilly, working in partnerships tour operator CTT Group. Main base Humberside (HUY)
Parent organisation/shareholders Juneyao Group (100%) Date operations started 18 September 2006 Description Fast growing, privately-owned Chinese carrier operating over 30 routes between major Chinese cities from its base at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport. History Approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of China in June 2005. Launched international services to Hong Kong on 17 December 2010. Due to an incident involving one of its flight crews, the airline was sanctioned by the CAAC in August 2011 and ordered to cut back its operations by 10%, as well as restrict its growth pans for an unspecified period. Executives Chairman .....................................................Junjing Wang President ..........................................................Lijia Dong VP Operations .............................................. Guanping Jin fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A319-100 22 (6) x Airbus A320-200 Main base Shanghai (SHA)
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Kabo air [N9] (QNK)
6733 Ashton Road, PO Box 1850, Kano, Nigeria Tel +234 80 37712228 Fax +234 70 29695250 Website www.kaboair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Kabo Holdings (100%) Date operations started April 1981 Description Operates scheduled services between Kano, Cairo, Dubai and Jeddah, as well as passenger and group charter services, including flights for the Hajj and Umrah. Planning to introduce domestic schedules between Lagos, Kano and Abuja, and also add new international flights. History Became Nigerias first privately-owned airline on its creation in February 1980. Executives Managing Director & CEO ......................Saidu Mohammed Executive Director Finance ................................Sabiu Yola Fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 747-200 Main base Kano (KAN)
KatEKavia (KtK)
Vodopyanova Street, Severnyi District, Krasnoyarsk Region, 660125, Russia Tel +7 391 230 2670 Fax +7 391 230 2671 Email mail@katekavia.ru Date operations started 1995 Description Regional carrier serving domestic destinations in Eastern Siberia and Yakutia from Sharypovos airport in Krasnoyarsk Krai. Executives General Director ...................................Menshekov Viktor Deputy Director of Aviation .................... Sergey Savchenko Fleet (orders) 12 x Antonov An-24RV 2 x Tupolev Tu-134A Main base Sharypovo
KavMiNvoDyavia
Russia Date operations ceased 28 September 2011 Founded as the Mineralnye Vody Aviation Group. Initially operated scheduled services throughout Russia and the CIS, gradually adding international services. Reorganised into the Mineralnye Vody Civil Aviation Enterprise in 1988. Reorganised again in August 1995 into the State United Venture Kavminvodyavia, commonly known as KMV. Launched services to the west in 1999 with regular schedules to Munich. Ultimately operated scheduled services from Mineralnye Vody to 48 destinations across Russia and the CIS and 25 countries in Europe, Asia and Africa. An extensive charter programme included year-round flights to destinations around the Mediterranean and the UAE, as well as seasonal charters to both summer sun and winter ski resorts. Plans announced in August 2008 called for the incorporation of KMV into a new Russian domestic carrier, based on Atlant-Soyuz and augmented by the stateowned stakes in a number of other carriers. New plans announced in February 2010 called for KMV and five other Rostekhnologii-owned airlines to be integrated into flag carrier Aeroflot-Russian Airlines, after first being combined within Rossiya. Reorganised again at the end of January 2011, and separated into two companies, one responsible for airline operations and the other for running Mineralnye Vodys international airport. Warned by Rosaviatsia about its financial and economic status and given one month to rectify matters on 28 August 2011. Rosaviatsia revoked KMVs operating certificate on 1 October 2011.
Kalitta CHartErS
843 Willow Run Airport, Ypsilanti, Michigan, 48198, USA Tel +1 734 544 3400 Fax +1 734 544 3421 Email customer.service@kalittacharters.com Website www.kalittacharters.com Date operations started 2001 Description Charter, air ambulance and air cargo services from bases in Michigan and Tennessee, across the USA, Canada and Mexico, in Alaska, Hawaii and the Central Pacific. Executives President ................................................. Douglas Kalitta Charter Operations Manager .....................Andrea Pattison Fleet (orders) 1 x Beechcraft King Air 200 9 x Dassault Aviation Falcon 2 8 x Learjet Learjet 25 5 x Learjet Learjet 35 2 x Learjet Learjet 36 Main base Detroit (YIP)
Parent organisation/shareholders Private investors (100%) airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Kam Cargo (50%) Date operations started November 2003 Description Operates scheduled passenger services linking Kabul with seven domestic destinations and international services from Kabul to destinations in the Gulf Region, Europe, and the Indian subcontinent History Become the first private airline in Afghanistan. Services were launched to link Kabul with Dubai. Kam Cargo, a planned cargo airline created in May 2010 as a joint-venture with UAE-based HeavyLift International has not launched services and the project may have been abandoned. Executives President ................................................ Zimaray Kamgar Chief Executive Officer ................................... Abdul Raqib Head of Flight Operations ............................Temor Shahab Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A320-200 1 x Antonov An-24RV 1 x Antonov An-26 1 x Boeing 767-200 3 x McDonnell-Douglas DC-9-80 Main base Kabul (KBL)
KavoK airliNES
Avenida 3E entre Calles 78 y 79, Centro Comercial Kalakawa, Planta Baja. Local Numero. 3, Maracaibo, Venezuela Tel +58 261 792 3701 Fax +58 261 792 4115 Website www.kavok-airlines.com Date operations started November 2008 Description Provides domestic and regional charter services from Maracaibo. History Established in June 2005, but unable to launch services until it received its air operators certificate from Venezuelas Instituto Nacional de Aeronautica Civil on 6 November 2008. Fleet (orders) 2 x BAe Jetstream 32 Main base Maracaibo (MAR)
KayaairliNES (tWM)
112, Marien Ngouabi Avenue, Caixa Postal 1599, Maputo, Mozambique Tel +258 2146 5108 Fax +258 2146 5068 Email info@kayaairlines.com Website www.kayaairlines.com Date operations started 1990 Description PrivaTely-owned airline offering scheduled flights within Mozambique and to neighbouring Swaziland from bases at Maputo and Beira. Charter flights are also offered. History Established as Sabin Air by Carlos Goncalves to operate on demand charters. Rebranded as Transairways in 2002. Rebranded again as KayaAirlines in September 2009 Executives General Manager .......................................Jose Cachopas Fleet (orders) 2 x Embraer EMB-120RT 1 x Let L-410UVP 1 x Let L-410UVP-E Main base Maputo (MPM)
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Executives President ..................................................... Gregg Munro Chief Financial Officer .....................................Todd Banks VP Flight Operations........................................ Tim Brooks Fleet (orders) 4 x Cessna CE208 15 x De Havilland Canada Beave 6 x De Havilland Canada Turbin 2 x De Havilland Canada Turbo 2 x Piper PA-31-300 Main base Seattle (BFI), Seattle (KEH) Hubs Seattle (LKE)
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executives President & CEO ........................................Wayne McLeod Chief Financial Officer ............................... Denis Levallee Operations Manager .............................. Trevor Gavinchuk fleet (orders) 2 x Beech 1900C 8 x Beechcraft King Air 200 2 x Learjet Learjet 35 1 x Pilatus PC-12 Main base Winnipeg (YWG) hubs Rankin Inlet (YRT)
fleet (orders) 11 x Airbus A330-200 1 (1) x Airbus A330-300 18 x Boeing 737-700 23 x Boeing 737-800 5 x Boeing 737-900 22 x Boeing 747-400 15 x Boeing 777-200 5 (1) x Boeing 777-300 10 x Boeing MD-11P Main base Amsterdam (AMS)
date operations started May 2006 description Overnight cargo flights throughout Southeast Asia. history Established as a freight forwarding company by private Thai investors. In January 2006 Transmile Air Services acquired a 49% shareholding in the company. K-Mile Air received its own air operators certificate in late 2006. executives Chief Executive Officer ..........................Ratchanee Tubjitra Accounting Manager ............................. Nonglak Khumkan Flight Operations Manager ....................Prakarn Busayasiri fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 727-200 Main base Bangkok (BKK)
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Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Jin Air (100%), Grandstar Cargo (25%) Alliances SkyTeam, Air Macau, AirCalin, Alaska Airlines, Cargojet Airways, Emirates, Frontier Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, Hainan Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Horizon Air, Japan Airlines, JetBlue Airways, LAN Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, MIAT-Mongolian Airlines, Rossiya, S7 Airlines, Uzbekistan Airways, Xiamen Airlines Date operations started March 1969 Description Privately-owned flag carrier serving 101 cities in 37 countries, together with a domestic network linking 14 cities. Also has a strong cargo business. History Established when the Korean government took over Korean National Airlines (founded in 1948). The Hanjin Group took control of the carrier on 1 March 1969. Longhaul freight operations were introduced on 26 April 1971, followed by a passenger service to Los Angeles on 19 April 1972. In June 2000 Korean Air was a founder member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance. In September 2006 Korean Air took a 25% stake in a joint venture to establish a new cargo airline in Tianjin, China, called Grand Star Cargo. Employees total 17,395 Executives Chairman & CEO........................................... Yang Ho Cho President & COO ..................................... Chang Hoon Chi GM & Head of Finance ...............................Moon Kwon Oh EVP Operations ..........................................Yong Buck Lee Fleet (orders) 7 x Airbus A300B4-600 7 (7) x Airbus A330-200 16 (1) x Airbus A330-300 5 (5) x Airbus A380-800 1 x Boeing 737-700 19 (2) x Boeing 737-800 18 (4) x Boeing 737-900 40 x Boeing 747-400 1 (11) x Boeing 747-8 19 (4) x Boeing 777-200 13 (5) x Boeing 777-300 (10) x Boeing 787-9 1 x Bombardier BD-700 (10) x Bombardier CS300 2 x Cessna 525 1 x Gulfstream IV Main base Seoul (GMP) Hubs Jeju (CJU), Busan (PUS)
History Established as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Comair. South Africas first low-cost carrier. Services launched in August 2001, initially between Johannesburg and Cape Town. Executives Joint Chief Executive Officer...........................Gidon Novick Joint Chief Executive Officer.............................. Erik Venter Financial Director............................... Yasas Sri-Chandana Main base Johannesburg (JNB) Hubs George (GRJ), East London (ELS), Cape Town (CPT), Lanseria (HLA)
History Created in 2007 as a subsidiary of Sharjah-based leasing company Eastok Avia, operating its first scheduled service between Bishkek and Osh in September 2009. Launched international scheduled services in December 2009 on the Bishkek-Moscow route. Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A320-200 1 x Boeing 737-300 Main base Bishkek (FRU) Hubs Osh (OSS)
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La Costena
Welos Nacionales, Aeropuerto Interna, Cional km 10.5, Managua, Nicaragua Tel +505 2 263 2142 Fax +505 263 1281 Email info@lacostena.com.ni Website lacostena.com.ni alliances TACA International Airlines Date operations started November 1999 Description Provides a passenger service between Managua and destinations within Nicaragua as part of the TACA Regional system. Charter and courier flights are also undertaken. executives President .................................................. Julio Caballero Fleet (orders) 1 x ATR 42-300 4 x Cessna CE208 Main base Managua (MGA)
Description Argentine affiliate of the Chilean LAN group, operating domestic services from Buenos Aires to Cordoba and Mendoza. History Established by the LAN airline alliance. On 13 August 2010 parent LAN Airlines agreed to merge with TAM Linhas Aereas of Brazil in 2011, through the creation of a new single parent company, LATAM Airlines Group. The carriers and their subsidiaries were expected to retain their brands. executives Chief Executive Officer ................................. Enrique Plaza Chief Operations Officer ............................. Luis Berguecio Fleet (orders) 12 x Airbus A320-200 2 x Boeing 767-300 Main base Buenos Aires (AEP)
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Lauda Air became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Austrian Airlines in December 2000. Austrian Airlines increased its shareholding in Lauda Air in three stages, achieving 100% in June 2002. In 2004 the flight operations divisions of Lauda Air and Austrian Airlines were merged. Executives Managing Director .........................Doris Koepf-Szankovich Chief Financial Officer ...............................Heinz Lachinger Main base Vienna (VIE)
LAyoNAir
Calle Buenos Aires 3, 35002 Las Palmas, Spain Tel +34 928 432158 Fax +34 928 384820 Website www.layonair.com Parent organisation/shareholders date operations started 6 April 2011 description Cargo airline operating services linking the Canary Islands with destinations in Europe and west Africa, primarily carrying perishable goods. Services within the Canary Islands and charter services operated. History Reportedly of Mauritanian origin, established in the Canary Islands in April 2010. Fleet 1 x 737-400(F) Main base Las Palmas (LPA)
LEAdAir
Golan House, PO Box 100, Airport City, Lod, 75150 Tel Aviv, Israel Tel +972 3 767 0000 Fax +972 3 767 0009 Email info@leadair.co.il Website www.leadair.co.il description Start-up charter airline, planning to launch services in November 2011, but yet to start operations. History Founded in 2009 and received its air operators certificate in June 2010. Initially linked with flag carrier El Al Israel Airlines, as the suggested successor to its former subsidiary, Sun Dor International, which was closed down on 1 April 2011. In August 2011 the airline denied that it planned to operate as the de facto successor Sun Dor International. Executives President ............................................. Michael Weinstein Main base Tel Aviv-Yafo (TLV)
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to Libyan Airlines, but also to Afriqiyah Airways, United Aviation Company, Libyan Company for Catering Services and Libyan Handling & Aircraft Maintenance Services. The airline was, like all Libyan carriers, grounded on 19 March 2011 when NATO forces began enforcing the no-fly zone over the country which was established by UN resolution two days earlier. Resumed commercial services following the lifting of all sanctions, on 17 October 2011, with a flight from Tripolis Mitiga military airport to Cairo. executives Vice Chairman ..........................................Ibrahim A.Layas Chief Executive Officer ......................... Mohammad Ibsem Chief Operations Officer ................. Abedelhamed Bassioni Finance Director .......................................Younif Smaeda fleet (orders) 3 (3) x Airbus A320-200 (4) x Airbus A330-200 (4) x Airbus A350-800XWB 2 x ATR 42-500 4 x Bombardier CRJ-900 3 x Cessna C402C Main base Tripoli (TIP)
Parent organisation/shareholders Alvaro Cote (50%), Luis Enrigue Prieto (50%) Date operations started 1972 Description Provides domestic cargo charters and international services to North and South America, Mexico, Miami and the Caribbean. history Started operations as Aeronorte, changing its name to Lineas Areas Suramericanas in 1986. Began international operations between Bogot and Panama in 1987. executives President ...................................... Alvaro Cote Hernandez Finance Director ......................................... Gladys Rincon VP Operations ...................................Fernando Hinestroza fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 727-100 5 x Boeing 727-200 Main base Bogota (BOG)
Parent organisation/shareholders 11 Caribbean governments (73.4%), BWIA West Indies Airways (11.3%), privately held (10%), employees (5.3%) alliances Air Jamaica Date operations started 20 September 1974 Description Provides high-frequency inter-island schedules serving destinations throughout the Eastern Caribbean. history Established as the successor tp Leeward Islands Air Transport Services (founded on 20 September 1956). LIAT and Caribbean Star Airlines announced their intention to merge in January 2007, and Caribbean Star was purchased outright on 24 October 2007. LIAT Introduced scheduled cargo services on 5 October 2010. executives Chief Executive Officer .............................Brian Challenger Chief Financial Officer ............................ Julie Reifer-Jones Director of Flight Operations ....................George Arthurton fleet (orders) 3 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 15 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 Main base Antigua (ANU) hubs Saint Maarten (SXM), Bridgetown (BGI)
Parent organisation/shareholders privately-owned Date operations started 2009 Description Airline division of Diamond Air Charter offering wet-leasing services and executive air charter services. fleet (orders) 2 x BAe Jetstream 31 Main base Humberside (HUY)
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History Began scheduled passenger services between Jakarta and Pontianak using a leased Boeing 737-200. Became the launch customer for the Boeing 737-900ER on 18 July 2005. In June 2011, announced plans to acquire 49% of Berjaya Air, as part of a plan to turn the Malaysian airline into Lion Airs Malaysian low-cost carrier subsidiary. Employees total 10,000 Executives President ..................................................... Rusdi Kirana Fleet (orders) (201) x Boeing 737 MAX 2 x Boeing 737-300 7 x Boeing 737-400 (12) x Boeing 737-800 59 (136) x Boeing 737-900 2 x Boeing 747-400 3 x Boeing MD-90-30 Main base Jakarta (CGK)
Lionair
PADC Hanger 5, West Maintenance Area, Manila Domestic Airport, Metro Manila, 1300 Pasay City, Philippines Tel +63 2 8525019 Website www.lionairinc.com Description Provides a variety of aviation services including air charter, management, sales, repair and distribution of parts. Executives President & Owner .........................................Archibald Po General Manager ............................................Renato Sia Finance Manager .............................................Lisa Ferfas Fleet (orders) 1 x BAe 125-700 1 x BAe 146-200 1 x Beechcraft King Air 200 1 x Cessna 500 1 x Israel Aircraft Industries 1 x Let L-410UVP Main base Manila (MNL)
LogistiC air
564 Wedge Lane, Suite 203, Fernley, Nevada, USA Tel +1 925 465 0400 Fax +1 925 476 1461 Email info@logisticair.com Website www.logisticair.com Date operations started 2001 Description Short and long-term aircraft leasing, charter and aviation support services. No active fleet at present. Executives President ..................................................... Vandi Cooyar Head of Operations....................................... Kevin Cooyar Main base Reno (RNO)
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Fleet (orders) 26 (4) x Airbus A319-100 46 (27) x Airbus A320-200 (25) x Airbus A320neo 18 x Airbus A321-100 39 (5) x Airbus A321-200 (5) x Airbus A321neo 15 (4) x Airbus A330-300 26 x Airbus A340-300 24 x Airbus A340-600 8 (9) x Airbus A380-800 33 x Boeing 737-300 22 x Boeing 737-500 29 x Boeing 747-400 (20) x Boeing 747-8 (8) x Embraer 195-200LR Main base Frankfurt (FRA) Hubs Duesseldorf (DUS), Zurich (ZRH), Vienna (VIE), Munich (MUC)
certificate, A319 aircraft and aircrews. Domestic services, initially to Bari, Naples and Rome were launched in April 2009, although those to Rome were dropped in February 2010. Received its Italian air operators certificate on 11 January 2011. Lufthansa announced the closure of the company on 23 May 2011. The Lufthansa Italia brand was dropped on 29 October 2011 and the A319 fleet reintegrated with that of the parent carrier. Lufthansa and Air Dolomiti took over many former Lufthansa Italia routes.
Executives Finance Director ........................................... Jose Moreira President ............................................ Pedro Bethencourt Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 767-300 Main base Lisbon (LIS)
LuZair (LuZ)
Avenida D Nuno Alvares, Pereira No 33, 2765-261 Estoril, Portugal Tel +351 21 465 87 10 Fax +351 21 467 67 87 Email info@luzair.com Website www.luzair.com Date operations started 1997 Description Charter airline and ACMI leasing specialist. History Founded to provide ACMI solutions for the passenger and cargo aircraft charter market. In 2000, LUZair developed mainly into an airline consulting and brokerage business. In January 2004 LUZair expanded operations to include worldwide passenger charters with a pair of Lockheed TriStar 500 passenger aircraft. The airline temporarily suspended operations in 2008 when both TriStars were parked for maintenance. In September 2009 the airline resumed services, initially operating a single Boeing 767-300EREM.
LuFtHansa itaLia
Italy alliances British Midland International BMI, Brussels Airlines, Spanair, Swiss Date operations started 2 February 2009 Date operations ceased 29 October 2011 History Established in Milan to exploit opportunities created by Alitalias post re-organisation cutbacks in Northern Italy. Launched services using Lufthansas air operators
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Magnicharters [UJ] (gMt)
Donato Guerra No.9, Col Juarez Centro, Delegacion Cuatemoc, 06600, Mexico City, Mexico Tel +52 55 5141 1351 Fax +52 55 5141 1350 Email administracion@magnitour.com Website www.magnicharters.com.mx
a date for launch of services was yet to be announced and the carriers two fully-painted Fokker 100s had been in storage at Rios Galeao International airport since March 2011. executives Director.................................................... Rogerio Oliveira Fleet (orders) 2 x Fokker 100 Main base Salvador (SSA)
Fleet (orders) 2 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 2 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 2 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 1 x Dornier 228-200 Main base Male (MLE)
MaLDivian air-taxi
PO Box 2023, Mal International Airport, Mal, 2023, Maldives Tel +960 331 5201 Fax +960 331 5203 Email info@maldivianairtaxi.com Website www.maldivianairtaxi.com/
Parent organisation/shareholders Augusto Adolfo Bojorquez Maza (25%), Gabriel Antonio Bojorquez Maza (25%), Jose David Bojorquez Maza (25%), Luis Fernando Bojorquez Maza (25%) Date operations started January 1995 Description Passenger flights to Mexicos tourist destinations of Acapulco, Cancun, Huatulca, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Mazatlan, Merida and Puerto Vallarta. Also offers charter flights to North and South America and the Caribbean. history Established as Grupo Aereo Monterrey and launched charter operations as Magnicharters. executives Engineering Manager ........................... Alejandro Martinez Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-200 6 x Boeing 737-300 Main base Mexico City (MEX) hubs Monterrey (MTY)
Parent organisation/shareholders Lars Erik Nielsen (100%) Date operations started 4 November 1993 Description Serves holiday resorts in the Maldives. In addition to regular flights, private charters, scenic flights, island hopping and picnic excursions are also offered. history Established in 1993 by a group of Danish investors. executives Chairman ..................................................... Lars Nielsen Fleet (orders) 1 x De Havilland Canada DHC6-100 1 x De Havilland Canada DHC6-200 19 x De Havilland Canada DHC6-300 (2) x Viking Air Limited DHC6-400 Main base Male (MLE)
MaLDivian [Q2]
25 Ameer Ahmed Magu, Male, 20-06, Maldives Tel +960 333 5566 Fax +960 331 4806 Email info@island.com.mv Website www.island.com.mv Parent organisation/shareholders Government of Maldives (100%) Date operations started 2000 Description Inter-island carrier serving several Maldivian resorts from Males Hulule International Airport, including Gan, Hanimaadhoo, Kadhdhoo and Kaadedhdhoo. history The airline was started by the Maldives government after Air Maldives was grounded. executives Managing Director ........................Bandhu Ibrahim Saleem Director Finance & Accounts............................ Abdul Haris Director of Flight Operations ...................Mohamed Ameen
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Executives Chairman of the Board ..................................Per Braathen Chief Executive Officer .................................. Knut Solberg President ................................................... Bengt Roswall VP Finance ......................................................Even Thon Fleet (orders) 9 x BAe 146-RJ100 1 x BAe 146-RJ70 2 x BAe 146-RJ85 (5) x Bombardier CS100 (5) x Bombardier CS300 Main base Malmo-Sturup (MMX) Hubs Bromma (BMA)
Manx2 [nM]
Isle of Man Ronaldsway Airport, Ballasalla, IM9 2AY, Isle of Man Tel +44 1624 822111 Fax +44 1624 822112 Email info@manx2.com Website www.manx2.com Parent organisation/shareholders James Filleul (47.5%), Noel Hayes (47.5%), Jan Wozniak (5%) date operations started 15 July 2006 description Operates regular flights from the Isle of Man to Belfast City, Blackpool, Gloucester (M5), Leeds/Bradford and Newcastle, from Belfast City to Galway, and from Anglesey to Cardiff. Uses aircraft provided by and operated under the air operators certificates of a number of European carriers. History Established in 2006, taking over several routes previously operated by the defunct Emerald Airways. Executives Chairman ....................................................... Noel Hayes Managing Director ...........................................David Buck Fleet (orders) 2 x Dornier 228-200 Main base Isle Of Man (IOM) Hubs Gloucester/Cheltenham (GLO)
and Mid-Atlantic Freight joined their cargo operations and formed Martinaire Partners. In October 2005, Martinaire expanded further with a partnership with Union Flights. Executives President & CEO .............................................Mitch Acker Chief Pilot ...................................................... Mike Bates General Manager & Operations Director .....Alan Rusinowitz Fleet (orders) 3 x Beech 1900C 1 x Cessna C210M 33 x Cessna CE208 4 x Fairchild Metro III Main base Dallas (ADS)
Parent organisation/shareholders China Airlines (93.99%), others (6.01%) alliances China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Xiamen Airlines date operations started 16 October 1991 description Provides short-haul international services to destinations in Hong Kong, Japan, Myanmar, the Philippines, South Korea and Vietnam. Also offers domestic scheduled services linking eight destinations and charter flights. History Originally two-thirds owned by China Airlines, with the other third held by Kuos Development Corp. Became whollyowned by China Airlines on 31 October 1992. On 8 August 1999, Mandarin was the surviving brand following its merger with Formosa Airlines. Mandarins fleet and most of its international flights were transferred to China Airlines. Executives Chairman ......................................................Huayu Wang President .................................................... Hann-Yeh Ho Operations Director ...................................... Zhi Bin Deng Finance Manager ................................. Shaw-Hong Cheng Fleet (orders) 8 x Embraer 190-100AR Main base Taipei (TPE)
MasWings (MWg)
MASWings Sdn. Bhd., 1st Floor, Lot 239, Beautiful Jade Centre, 98000 Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia Tel +60 3 7863 2537 Fax +60 3 7847 3171 Email info@maswings.com.my Website www.maswings.com.my Parent organisation/shareholders Malaysia Airlines (100%) date operations started 1 October 2007 description Domestic subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines connecting destinations in the east Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak, and the Federal Territory of Labuan. History MASWings took over the routes and aircraft previously flown by FlyAsianXpress on 1 October 2007. Executives Managing Director .....................Mohd Nawawi Haji Awang GM Operations ............................................ Nasip Roslan Fleet (orders) 10 x ATR 72-500 4 x DHC6-300 Main base Miri (MYY) Hubs Kuching (KCH), Kota Kinabalu (BKI)
Manunggal air
Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, Terminal Building, 1st Floor Room 67-68, Jakarta, 13610, Indonesia Tel +62 21 801 7374 Fax +62 21 801 7375 Website www.manunggal-air.com date operations started 23 December 1996 description Operates charter passenger and cargo services within the Indonesian archipelago and neighbouring regions. History Launched as a pure cargo carrier in December 1996. Its air operators certificate was extended to cover passenger charter services in 1999. Executives President ...........................................................Suhariho Fleet (orders) 2 x BAe 146-100 Main base Jakarta (HLP)
MartinairE (Mra)
4553 Glenn Curtiss Drive, Addison, Texas, 75001, USA Tel +1 972 349 5700 Fax +1 972 349 5750 Email general-info@martinaire.com Website www.martinaire.com Parent organisation/shareholders The Acker Group (100%) description Provides airborne feeder operations throughout the USA for overnight package delivery services including UPS, DHL and Airborne Express. Also offers charter flights. History Martinaire acquired the cargo operations of CCAir on 2 January 1990. It was itself bought by investors lead by The Acker Group in December 1993. In April 2004, Martinaire
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History Established in 2009 but development was not initiated until November 2010, when plans were announced under which the existing national carrier, Mauritania Airways, would be replaced by a new majority government-owned carrier. All Mauritanian carriers were banned from operating in the European Union in November 2010. Executives Director................................................. Hassena Ould Ely Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-500 1 x Boeing 737-700 Main base Nouakchott (NKC)
Maxair (NGL)
16 Ashton Road, Kano, Nigeria Tel +234 803 700 1495 Email info@maxairltd.com Website www.maxairltd.com Parent organisation/shareholders Alhaji Mangal Date operations started 2006 Description Hajj and Umra pilgrimage charter flights between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia. Also provides leasing services. History Established by primary shareholder Alhaji Dahiru Barau Mangal as Mangal Airlines. First awarded state government contracts to transport pilgrims to and from the Hajj in 2006. Rebranded as MaxAir in late 2008. Executives General Manager ..............................Raymond Omodiagbe Fleet (orders) 4 x Boeing 747-300 1 x Boeing 747-400 1 x Embraer ERJ-135 Legacy 1 x Learjet Learjet 45 Main base Kano (KAN)
MD air (MTM)
Date operations started September 2010 Date operations ceased 7 April 2011 Offered air-taxi, air charter and air freight operations between UK, Ireland and Europe from its Turweston Aerodrome base.
Parent organisation/shareholders MG Holdings Date operations started 21 January 2011 Description The international airline of the Maldives linking Male and Gan with Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing. Charter flights are also undertaken. History Founded in March 2010 and received its air operators certificate on 23 December 2010. Executives Chairman of MG Holdings...................... George Weinmann Director Flight Operations & COO .................Steve Monson Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 767-300 Main base Male (MLE) Hubs Gan (GAN)
Parent organisation/shareholders Abu Dhabi Aviation (95%), others (5%) Date operations started June 2005 Description Outsize and general cargo charter services worldwide. Also offers aircraft leasing and logistics services. History Established as Experts Air Cargo by the UAE Ministry of Defence. Acquired by Fathi Buhazza April 2005. Rebranded 6 September 2006 as Maximus Air Cargo. In November 2008 Abu Dhabi Aviation acquired a 95% stake in the airline. Employees total 194 Executives President & CEO ..........................................Fathi Buhazza VP Finance .............................................Mohamed Parkar Flight Operations Manager ...................................Bussam Fleet (orders) 4 x Airbus A300B4-600 1 x Antonov An-124 2 x Ilyushin Il-76TD 1 x Lockheed L-100-30 Main base Abu Dhabi (AZI)
Date operations started August 2001 Description Cargo airline offering global cargo charters. History Established as Cargo Plus Aviation of Ghana but operated out of Dubai. Subsequently rebranded as Air Cargo Plus. Rebranded again as Air Charter Express in 2007. Operations were centred on Ostend Airport in Belgium. Rebranded again in September 2009 as Meridian Airways. Grounded by Belgian authorities on 27 July 2010 because of safety concerns and added to the list of carriers banned from operating in the EU in September 2010. Executives President .........................................Enoch Anane-Cadary Fleet (orders) 3 x McDonnell Douglas DC-8-60 Main base Accra (ACC)
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was later increased. Eurofly merged into Meridiana on 28 February 2010, creating Iralys second largest airline, Meridiana fly. In spring 2011 the company confirmed it was engaged in talks about a potential partnership with Alitalia. Completed the acquisition of Air Italy on 14 October 2011. Employees total 1,517 Executives Chief Executive Officer ............................Giuseppe Gentile Chief Financial Officer ......................... Maurizio Cancellieri Chief Operating Officer .............................. Andrea Zanetto Fleet (orders) 3 x Airbus A319-100 12 x Airbus A320-200 3 x Airbus A330-200 5 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 Main base Olbia (OLB) Hubs Verona (VRN), Florence (FLR), Cagliari (CAG)
franchisees for major carriers. These included Aspen Airways (United Express) in 1990, Air Midwest (US Airways Express) in 1991, West Air (United Express) in 1993 and Crown Airways (United Express) in 1994. In 1992 a parent company, Mesa Holdings, was created to manage Mesa Airlines and its acquisitions. New subsidiary carriers were also created to serve new markets, including Florida Gulf Airlines (US Airways Express) in Tampa in 1993 and Desert Sun Airlines (America West Express) in Phoenix in 1995. The holding company was renamed Mesa Air Group in 1995. In December 2006, Mesa entered into a joint venture with Shenzen Airlines to create a regional airline in China, Kunpeng Airlines, which launched services from Xian in September 2007. In April 2009 parent company Mesa Air Group sold its shareholding in Kunpeng Airlines to Shenzhen Airlines. On 5 January 2009 the Mesa Air Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection so as undergo financial restructuring. All its operations continued as normal, including Mesa Airlines codeshares with United Airlines, US Airways and Delta Air Lines. Emerged from Chapter 11 on 1 March 2011. Employees total 2,059 Executives Chairman ............................................. Jonathan Ornstein President & CFO ........................................... Michael Lotz Fleet (orders) 1 x Beech 1900D 7 x Bombardier CRJ-200 20 x Bombardier CRJ-700 38 x Bombardier CRJ-900 5 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 5 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 Main base Phoenix (PHX)
History Launched services with two Boeing 727-200s, operating primarily from the New York City area to the Caribbean for cruise ship lines. Sports teams and the military are also served. A cargo division was formed in September 2000, but this was dropped in July 2002 following the airlines acquisition by TSI Holdings. Executives President & COO ..........................................Ross Fischer VP Operations .............................................. Kurt Kamrad Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-400 7 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Miami (MIA) Hubs Atlanta (ATL), Chicago (ORD), Dallas (DFW), Jamaica (JFK), Washington (IAD)
Date operations started 1 February 1990 Description Charter company primarily operating overnight feeder freight services from its Piedmont Triad International Airport base. History Established as a separate sister company of Atlantic Aero, with common management. Executives Chief Executive Officer ................................... Don Godwin Fleet (orders) 4 x Cessna CE208 Main base Greensboro/High Point (GSO)
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History Created by the Sri Lankan government. The carrier was awarded its air operators certificate on 5 March 2007. Suspended operations from April to December 2008, resuming on 1 January 2009 using a wet-leased aircraft. executives Chief Executive Officer ....................... Kapila Chandrasena Finance Manager .......................................Sajiva Sawairs SVP Operations ............................................Errol Cramer Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A320-200 1 x Airbus A321-200 1 x Fokker F-27-500 Main base Colombo (CMB)
Miniliner (Mnl)
Via Aeroporto 13, Orio al Serio Airport, 24050 Bergamo, Italy Tel +39 035 018 0900 Fax +39 035 318 224 Email vilmer.faccini@miniliner-cargo.eu Website www.miniliner.com date operations started 1982 description Operates scheduled and ad hoc cargo flights. History Founded as a system of rapid air transport for parcels and other services. In September 1988, commenced operations for couriers including UPS, Fedex and SDA. executives Managing Director ............................ Giuseppe Berlusconi Accountable Manager ..............................Giuseppe Racca Fleet (orders) 7 x Fokker F-27-500 Main base Bergamo (BGY)
airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Solinair (100%) date operations started 30 November 1997 description Scheduled and charter cargo services within the Middle East and to the Far East, USA and Europe. History Transatlantic operations launched in September 1998, followed by scheduled services to the USA on 8 November. Acquired Slovenian cargo carrier Solinair in August 2008. executives Managing Director ................................... Sedat Ozkazanc Fleet (orders) (4) x Airbus A330-200 1 x Boeing 737-400 2 x Airbus A300B4 2 x Airbus A300C4-600 1 x Airbus A300F4 Main base Istanbul (IST) Hubs Antalya (AYT), Brussels (BRU)
date operations started 30 March 2008 description Provides scheduled cargo services, linking Al Ain in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi with Beirut, Dhaka, Colombo, Chennai, Karachi, Istanbul and Paris Orly. History Established as a freight forwarder in Beirut in 1980; certificated for freight and passenger services in 2007. executives President ............................................... Issam Khairallah Accounts Manager ........................................Jeena Antony Chief Operations Officer ..........................Georges Ibrahim Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A300B4 3 x Boeing 747-200 Main base Al Ain (AAN) Hubs Paris Orly (ORY)
Parent organisation/shareholders Transpac Aviation (100%) date operations started 2006 description Operates low-cost Hawaiian inter-island scheduled turboprop services connecting Hilo, Honolulu, Kahalui, Kona and Lihue. Operates as Go!Mokulele under a codeshare agreement with Mesa Air Group. Inter-island cargo services and scenic volcano air tours are also offered. History Founded 1994 as Mokulele Flight Services. Introduced charter services in April 1998 and scheduled inter-island flights in May 2003. Acquired by Boyer Industries in October 2005 and rebranded as Mokulele Airlines. Began operating as Go!Express on 17 April 2007. Introduced cargo services in 2008. In November 2008 Shuttle America introduced Embraer E-170 jet services between Honolulu, Kona and Lihue under the Mokulele Airlines brand. In October 2009 parent Republic Airways Holdings and Go! parent Mesa Air Group combined jet operations as go!Mokulele. Transpac Aviation acquired Mokulele Flight Services in 2011. Mesa continued to operate its jet service as go!Mokulele, while Transpac, operating as Mokulele Flight Services, continued to operate turboprop services under the go!Mokulele brand. In January 2012 Mokulele Flight Services announced plans to operate wet-leased Boeing 767s to the USA and London. Fleet (orders) 2 x CRJ200 1 x CRJ100 4 x C208B Main base Honolulu (HNL)
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History First private airline of the Republic of Moldova, it became a joint Swiss-Moldovan company in November 1999 forming a partnership with Romania-based Carpatair. Executives President & CEO ......................................... Nicolae Petrov Vice President ............................................... Ion Caliman Fleet (orders) 1 x Fokker 100 1 x Saab 2000 Main base Chisinau (KIV)
Parent organisation/shareholders Air T (100%) Date operations started 1974 Description Contract carrier for Federal Express, operating over 60 freighters from 30 airports in the USA and Canada. History Established and wholly owned by Air T. Executives Chairman & CEO............................................ Walter Clark President ......................................................Bill Simpson Chief Financial Officer .......................................John Parry Fleet (orders) 8 x ATR 42-300 7 x ATR 72-200 1 x Beechcraft King Air 90 40 x Cessna CE208 2 x Shorts SD330-200 Main base Kinston (ISO)
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NakiNa air Service [T2]
PO Box 126, Nakina, Ontario, P0T 2H0, Canada Tel +1 807 329 5341 Fax +1 807 329 5876 Email nakinaop@astrocom-on.com Description Operates scheduled passenger and cargo services linking remote communities in northwestern Ontario with Thunder Bay and three hubs, including its Nakina base. Services are operated by float and/or skiequipped aircraft, as and when required. The company also flies in support of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and offers charter and aircraft leasing services. History Established by co-owner Don Bourdignon in 1973. executives President ................................................ Don Bourdignon Finance & Maintenance Manager.............Millie Bourdignon Fleet (orders) 1 x Cessna A185F 4 x Cessna CE208 1 x DHC6-200 2 x De Havilland Canada Turbin 2 x Pilatus PC-12 Main base Nakina (YQN)
Parent organisation/shareholders National Air Cargo Group (100%) Date operations started December 1986 Description Operates international cargo flights linking Detroits Willow Run Airport with Sharjah, via Hahn, as well as worldwide on-demand cargo charters, primarily for the automotive industry. Other operations include passenger charters in the USA and Canada, as well as Civil Reserve Air Fleet flights to Bagram air force base and Kandahar in Afghanistan, and scheduled corporate shuttle services for Chrysler Group. History Established as Murray Air, operating Part 125 cargo services with modified Mitsubishi MU-2 turboprops. Acquired by New York-based global freight forwarder National Air Cargo Group in November 2006. Rebranded as National Airlines in early 2008. In February 2011 the airline was authorised to operate worldwide passenger charters with a Boeing 757-200 aircraft. executives President .................................................. Steve Harrison Chief Executive Officer ...............................Preston Murray Fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 747-400 1 x Boeing 757-200 2 x Douglas DC-8-70 1 x McDonnell Douglas DC-8-60 Main base Detroit (YIP)
Date operations operations started 2002 Description Operates domestic and regional passenger services within Gabon. History Established as National Airways Gabon. Rebranded as Nationale Regionale Transport in 2009. Fleet (orders) 1 x BAe 146-200 Main base Libreville LBV
NaSair [Ue]
PO Box 11915, Asmara, Eritrea Tel +2911 200 700 Fax +291 1 117 622 Email admin@flynasair.com Website nasairgroup.com Date operations started 2006 Description Provides a domestic schedule linking the capital Asmara with Assab and Massawa, together with flights to Jeddah, Khartoum, NDjamena and Nairobi. ACMI leasing services are also offered. employees total 120 executives Chief Executive Officer ..........................Nasreddin Ibrahim Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-200 Main base Asmara (ASM) Hubs Sharjah (SHJ)
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Malta and Sarajevo. The airline also offers passenger and cargo charters throughout Africa, Europe and the Middle East. All services are flown using aircraft wet-leased from other carriers. History Launched weekly charter services between Tripoli and Jeddah in June 2006 using wet-leased Boeing 747-200 and DC-10 aircraft. International scheduled services were launched in November 2006. Main base Tripoli (TIP) Hubs Benghazi (BEN)
Network aviatioN
PO Box 136, Belmont, Perth, Western Australia, 6984, Australia Tel +61 8 9277 8977 Fax +61 8 9277 8966 Email ops@networkaviation.com.au Website www.networkaviation.com.au
Date operations started May 2009 Description Malaysian cargo and passenger airline offering charter and scheduled flights, as well as wet and dry-leasing services throughout Southeast Asia and to Australia. History Founded as a regional freight forwarding company, operating between Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. Awarded an air operators certificate in May 2009. executives General Manager ........................................... Salleh Abod Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-200QC Main base Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
Parent organisation/shareholders Qantas (100%) Date operations started 1998 Description Operates corporate and passenger charter flights, as well as routine and emergency freight transport operations, throughout Australia. Charter flights in support of the mining sector, particularly in western Australia, are a key activity. Aircraft management services are also offered. History Established in Perth by former Skippers Aviation executive Lindsay Evans. Over the next 10 years Network Aviation grew to become western Australias third-largest regional airline. In December 2010 Qantas agreed to acquire the company and, later that month, Qantas announced the planned acquisition of 10 Fokker 100s for operation by its new subsidiary. Network Aviation became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Qantas Group in February 2011. executives Managing Director ...................................... Lindsay Evans Chief Financial Officer ..............................Lynton McRostie Fleet (orders) 2 x Embraer EMB-120ER 5 x Embraer EMB-120RT 5 x Fokker 100 Main base Perth PER
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with an international extension from Orebro to Copenhagen, via Linkoping. Passenger, cargo and executive charter flights and wet-leasing services are also offered. History Founded as Nex Time Jet. Executives Chief Executive Officer ............................Magnus Ivarsson Fleet (orders) 4 x BAe ATP 5 x Saab 340A 4 x Saab 340B Main base Stockholm Arlanda (ARN) Hubs Stockholm Bromma (BMA)
Executives Chief Executive Officer .......................... Abdullah Al Haidar Operations Director ..........................Mohamad Al-Dosouki General Manager ...................................... Majed Al-Masri Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A320-200 (9) x Airbus A321-200 Main base Cairo (CAI)
Parent organisation/shareholders Al Tayyar Travel Group (100%) Date operations started August 2010 Description Privately-owned Egyptian airline initially licensed to operate scheduled services linking Cairo with destinations in Saudi Arabia Charter flights and ACMI leasing services are also offered. History Founded by Dr Nasser A Al-Tayyer, head of Saudi Arabian travel services firm Al-Tayyar Travel Group. The airline was awarded its air operators certificate on 1 November 2009 and launched services in August 2010, initially operating on behalf of Libyan Airlines with two leased Airbus A320s.
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Krasnoyarsk Regional Authority and primarily operates a large helicopter fleet throughout Siberia. Norilsk Nickel acquired majority control of Taimyr in December 2002. In August 2010 NordStar signed a co-operation agreement with KrasAvia for the creation of a new carrier, which was expected to launch in 2011, from Krasnoyarsk. Executives President ................................................... SE Barbashin General Director ...............................................Kirill Buryy Fleet (orders) 5 x ATR 42-500 (5) x ATR 42-600 9 x Boeing 737-800 main base Moscow (DME)
History Established by Dan McKinnon, primarily to provide a feeder service to El Als gateways in North America and to provide services for Club Med. El Al held a 24.9% shareholding until July 2003. Acquired by World Air Holdings in April 2005. Scheduled services to west Africa and Guyana were withdrawn in May 2008. Executives Chief Operations Officer .......................... Jeff Wehrenberg Chief Financial Officer ......................... William Garrett CPA Senior Director Flight Operations ................... David Currier Fleet (orders) 4 x Boeing 757-200 5 x Boeing 767-300 main base New York (JFK)
Description Operates scheduled flights for passengers and freight, serving several communities in the Northwest Territories. Charter flights are also offered for freight, sightseeing, fishing or hunting trips. History Formerly known as Nahanni Air Services and North Wright Air. Executives President ................................................... Warren Wright Vice President ............................................Carolyn Wright Fleet (orders) 1 x Beech 1900D 1 x Beech 99 1 x Beech 99A 2 x Cessna C207 2 x Cessna C207A 2 x Cessna CE208 1 x Cessna U206C 1 x Cessna U206G 1 x DHC6-100 1 x DHC6-300 1 x Britten-Norman BN2A 2 x Pilatus PC-6/B main base Norman Wells (YVQ)
NortHEASt SHUttlES
4th Lane Sukanto Nagar, Jessore Road, Kolkata, 700113, India Tel +91 33 2567 6277 Fax +91 33 2567 6276 Email Info@Northeastshuttles.com Website www.northeastshuttles.com
Description Provides tourist charters, cargo flights and medical evacuation services in the northeast region of India. Frequent destinations served from its Kolkata base
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include Ranchi, Gaya, Agartala, Delhi, Guwahati, Silchar, Imphal, Aizwal, Asansol, Jamshedpur, Rourkela, Patna and Varasani. Executives Managing Director ........................................ Shoba Mani Fleet (orders) 1 x Dornier 228-200 Main base Kolkata (CCU)
Fleet (orders) 3 x BAe Jetstream 31 3 x BAe Jetstream 32 1 x Beech 99 1 x Cessna A185F 1 x Cessna C210L Main base Fort Smith (YSM) hubs Edmonton (YXD), Grande Prairie (YQU), Kelowna (YLW), Yellowknife (YZF)
Parent organisation/shareholders Saltchuk Resources (100%) Date operations started 1956 Description Alaskas first scheduled all-cargo airline, offering services to destinations within Alaska, Canada and the USA from its Anchorage base and hub at Fairbanks International airport. history Established as charter freight service at Anchorage in 1956 by Bobby Sholton and Morrie Carlson. Ownership later passed entirely to the Sholton family. In February 2006 the airline and its subsidiaries were acquired by Seattlebased Saltchuk Resources. Executives President & CEO .............................................. David Karp Chief Executive Officer ................................ William Fowler Chief Financial Officer ..................................Philip Okeson VP Flight Operations....................................Timo Saarinen Fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 737-200 1 x Boeing 737-300 1 x Douglas DC-6 4 x Douglas DC-6A Main base Anchorage (ANC) hubs Fairbanks (FAI)
Date operations started 1975 Description Offers corporate and freight charter transportation. history Founded by Raymond Bellangeras as Air Affaires Gabon. The company went into liquidation in 1996 but re-emerged and completed a merger later that year with Gabon Air Transport (founded 1978), becoming Nouvelle Air Affaires Gabon in the process. In common with other airlines of Gabon, the airline is included in the list of air carriers banned by the EU. Employees total 108 Executives General Director ......................... Hermine Bongo Ondimba Fleet (orders) 1 x Beech 1900D 1 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 1 x Canadair CL601 1 x Cessna CE208 1 x Fokker 100 1 x Raytheon Aircraft 125-800 Main base Libreville (LBV)
Date operations started 2000 Description Operates a domestic service from Khartoum to El Fasher, Juba, Nyala and Port Sudan. International services are planned. history Established as a Travel Agency in 1925. Expanded into the aviation business in 2001. Executives CEO & Managing Director ................................Widaa Nour Finance Director ........................................ Mubarak Elyas Operations Director ....................................Suliman Al-Haj Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-200 2 x Bombardier CRJ-200 Main base Khartoum (KRT)
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Okay airways [Bk] (Oka)
No 16 Tianzhu Zhong Road, Section A, Tianzhu Konggang, Shun Yi District, Beijing, 101312, China Tel +86 10 5923 7777 Fax +86 10 5923 7590 Email ok@okair.net Website www.okair.net Parent organisation/shareholders Da Tian W Group (63%), others (37%) Date operations started 11 March 2005 Description Operates domestic passenger and charter services in addition to cargo charters from its hub at Tianjin Binhai International Airport. History Established as Chinas first privately-owned airline, and received its air operators certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) on 27 February 2005. In March 2010 the Da Tian W Group acquired the Juneyao Groups 63% shareholding. Executives Chairman ................................................ Shusheng Wang Chief Executive Officer .................................... Weining Liu Fleet (orders) 4 x AVIC XAC MA60 1 x Boeing 737-300 9 (12) x Boeing 737-800 Main base Tianjin (TSN)
Marfin Investment Group. These assets constituted a 100% shareholding in Olympic Airlines. Olympic Air and Aegean Airways formally notified the European Commission of their intended merger on 24 June 2010. In February 2011 the merger was rejected by the EC on the grounds it would give the combined carrier a 95% share of the Greek domestic market. Executives President & CEO ............................. Dionysis Malamatinas Fleet (orders) 3 x Airbus A319-100 5 x Airbus A320-200 1 x ATR 42-300 10 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 4 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 Main base Athens (ATH)
Parent organisation/shareholders Amber Gold (100%) alliances Brussels Airlines, Icelandair, Jet Air, Scandinavian Airlines, Swiss Date operations started 1958 Description Operates regional scheduled flights, linking Bremen with Brussels, Copenhagen, Danzig, Toulouse and Zurich. Danzig is also served from Hamburg. Holiday flights serve Usedom on the Baltic from Bremen, Basle, Munich, and Vienna. Also offers charter flights and operates corporate shuttle services between Airbus production facilities in France and Germany. Seasonal flights also serve German resorts on the North Sea coast under the OFD brand. History Founded as OLT Ostfriesische Lufttansport in Emden, initially specialising in taxi flights to the islands in the North Sea. Activities were expanded to charter flights within Europe and, since 1991, on domestic regional routes from Bremen. Introduced corporate shuttle services between Airbus production facilities in France, Germany and the UK in 2008, operated with Fokker 100s. Launched a jet service from Bremen to Brussels, Copenhagen, Danzig, Toulouse and Zurich, and from Hamburg to Danzig under a new OLT Express branding in December 2011. Executives Chairman .................................................Bernhard Brons Managing Director .......................................Joachim Klein VP Flight Operations............................. Peter Nierenberger Fleet (orders) 2 x Britten-Norman BN-2B 1 x Cessna CE208 2 x Fokker 100 1 x Gippsland Aeronautics GA8 3 x Saab 2000 1 x Saab 340A Main base Bremen (BRE)
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History Developed as Project Lauren to take advantage of the new EU-US open skies agreement. Following the takeover of LAvion and the merger with OpenSkies in August 2008, the airline began operating under Elysairs air operators certificate in August 2009. Elysair adopted the OpenSkies brand at the end of August 2009. Launched services from Paris Orly to Washington Dulles International Airport on 3 May 2010, but in September 2011 announced their suspension, from 29 October 2011. executives Managing Director .......................................Patrick Malval Executive Vice President ............................... Marc Rochet Fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 757-200 main base Paris Orly (ORY)
History The carrier was formerly known as Cambodian International Airlines. executives Chairman & CEO........................... Udom Tantiprasongchai Chief Operations Officer ............................ Cho Ting Tsang Chief Financial Officer ..................... Nida Tantiprasongchai Managing Director ...............................Kajit Habanananda Fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 737-300 3 x Boeing 747-300 2 x Boeing 747-400 2 x Boeing 767-300 5 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 main base Bangkok (DMK)
OneJetOne (OJn)
OneJetOne Airways Kenya Limited, P.O. Box 47969, Mombasa Road, Approaching JKIA, Nairobi, 00100, Kenya Tel +254 729 407100 Email info@onejetone.com Website www.onejetone.com Description Nairobi-based low-cost start-up airline planning to launch services on domestic and African regional routes as well as services to Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The fleet is expected to be made up of Airbus A330 and A320 aircraft. History The company is led by Arjun Ruzaik, who previously tried to establish a Sri Lankan start-up airline, AirSouthAsia. Onejetone is still awaiting government approval. executives Chief Executive Officer ...................................Arjun Ruzaik Operations Director............................................Kim Patel main base Nairobi (NBO)
Parent organisation/shareholders Government of Nauru (Nauru Air) (100%) Alliances Qantas Date operations started 14 February 1970 Description The national airline of Nauru, operating scheduled international services to other Pacific islands and Australia. The airline also provides services on a charter basis. History The airline started operations as Air Nauru with an experimental service between Nauru and Brisbane, and later added regular schedules. The airline was corporatised in 1996 as the Nauru Air Corporation. In 1998 it came under the regulatory control of the Civil Aviation Authority of Australia (CASA) and is a select foreign carrier holding an Australian Air Operators Certificate. The airline was rebranded as Our Airline (Our standing for Oceanic United Republics) and relaunched on 14 October 2000. executives Chairman & Operations Manager .................... Kevin Power Chief Executive Officer .................................Karam Chand Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-300 main base Nauru Island (INU)
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P.C. Air [9S] (PCA)
184/233 Forum Tower34 Floor, Ratchadaphisek Road, Hauykwang, Bangkok, 10320, Thailand Tel +66 2 645 2398/ 2399 Fax +66 2 645 2397 Email Info@pcair.com Website www.pcairline.com Parent organisation/shareholders Chatrawiwat Klumkomol, Piyo Chantraporn Date operations started 15 December 2011 Description Start-up airline, initially flying charters but planning regular flights connecting Bangkok with Incheon, Osaka and Tokyo Narita, and later, with cities in China. Fleet (orders) 1 x A310-200 Main base Bangkok (BKK)
Main base Vancouver (YVR) Hubs Victoria (YYJ), Powell River (YPW), Port Hardy (YZT), Bella Bella (ZEL), Williams Lake (YWL), Cranbrook (YXC), Campbell River (YBL), Bella Coola (QBC)
PACiFiC rOyAlE
Jakarta, Indonesia Email djfj@kddfsjka.com Website www.pacificroyale.com Parent organisation/shareholders Goenarni Gunawan (51%), Tarun Trikha (49%) Description Start-up carrier planning to launch domestic services from Jakarta in late March 2012, initially serving Surabaya and Batam. Plans call for operations from additional hubs at Batam, Medan and Surabaya, before expanding its domestic network to satellite cities and also starting international services, to the Indian cities of Chennai and Mumbai. History Two Indonesian investors, one of whom was businesswoman, Gunarni Gunawan have taken a majority shareholding, while Indian investors took the remaining shares. Main base Jakarta HLP
Fleet (orders) 2 x Beech H18 1 x Cessna C210L 1 x Cessna C421C 1 x Cessna U206E 2 x Cessna U206F 6 x Britten-Norman BN2A Main base Manila (MNL)
PACiFiC BluE AirlinES [DJ] (PBn) SEE Virgin AuStrAliA (VOZ) PACiFiC COAStAl AirlinES [8P] (PCO)
Suite 204, 4440 Cowley Crescent, Richmond, British Columbia, V7B 1B8, Canada Tel +1 604 273 8666 Fax +1 604 273 6864 Email reception@pacificcoastal.com Website www.pacificcoastal.com
Parent organisation/shareholders The Smith Family (100%) Alliances Cargojet Airways Date operations started 1975 Description Offers scheduled, charter and cargo services to 18 destinations in British Columbia, mostly logging communities and fishing lodges. History Founded by Daryl Smith as a result of the merger between Powell Air and the Port Hardy division of AirBC. On 1 April 1998 Pacific Coastal acquired the assets of Wilderness Airlines, which served the central coast of British Columbia. Executives Chief Executive Officer ....................................Daryl Smith President ...................................................Quentin Smith Fleet (orders) 6 x Beech 1900C 1 x Beechcraft King Air 200 4 x De Havilland Canada Beaver 4 x Grumman G-21A 5 x Saab 340A 1 x Shorts 360-100
PACiFiCAir (PFr)
3110 Domestic Airport, Pasay City, Metro Manila 1300, Manila, Philippines Tel +63 2 832 2731 Fax +63 2 833 7430 Website www.pacificair.com.ph Description Operates passenger flights, together with charters, air-taxi services and agricultural work, from its base in Manila. Executives Managing Director ...................................... Felipe Nanalig
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Date operations started 1977 Description Operates regional and international air-taxi services from its base at Chambery-Aix les Bains. executives General Manager .................................... Bernard Guichon Fleet (orders) 1 x Embraer ERJ-135LR 1 x Embraer ERJ-145LR 1 x Embraer Phenom 300 2 x Piaggio P180 main base Chambery (CMF) Hubs Lyon (LYN)
History Established as Grand Canyon Helicopters by Elling Halvorson. Fleet (orders) 16 x DHC-6-300 Vistaliner main base Grand Canyon (GCN)
Parent organisation/shareholders TAM Linhas Areas (100%) alliances TRIP Linhas Aereas Date operations started 12 April 1993 Description Regional airline serving the south and central west markets in Brazil serving 10 destinations. History Established following the 1992 partial deregulation. Became the first Brazilian airline to introduce the ATR 42 in December 1993. It won government authority in February 1995 to transport Petrobras employees and cargo through the Amazon region. After falling into financial difficulties, the airline applied, in January 2009, for bankruptcy protection so as to continue operations while seeking to settle its debts. In March 2009 Pantanal was purchased by TAM Linhas Aereas, becoming its wholly-owned regional subsidiary, after clearance from ANAC in December 2009. employees total 326 executives President ..................................................Libano Barroso VP Finance ..................................................Ricardo Froes Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A319-100 1 x Airbus A320-200 main base Sao Paulo Congonhas (CGH)
Parent organisation/shareholders Grupo Passaredo (100%) alliances GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes Date operations started 1995 Description Operates regional routes in Brazil serving destinations in nine states. Also offers charter flights. History Founded by the Passaredo bus transportation company as Passaredo Transportes Aereos. In April 2002 it was forced to suspend its airline operations, but these were restarted in 2004. The airline adopted revised Passaredo Linhas Areas branding in 2008. employees total 326 executives President & VP Operations ............................... Luiz Felicio Finance Director ....................................Osvaldo Mundoca Fleet (orders) (4) x ATR 72-600 7 x Embraer ERJ-145LR 7 x Embraer ERJ-145MP 1 x Embraer Phenom 100 main base Ribeirao Preto (RAO)
Pearl aViation
Level 3, 19 The Mall, PO Box 338, Darwin, 0801, Australia Tel +61 8 8982 5400 Fax +61 8 8982 5506 Email admin@pearlav.com.au Website www.pearlav.com.au Parent organisation/shareholders Paspaley Pearls Group (100%) Date operations started 1964 Description Provides specialist aviation services in Australia, including air ambulance, mining site commutes, search and rescue, offshore oil support and contract charter services.
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The company has long-term contracts with many of the larger Australian resource companies. History Formerly known as Skywest Aviation, the airline acquired East-West Airlines in 1984, and was itself acquired by Ansett Airlines in 1987. In 1996 the company was purchased by Paspaley Pearling and in 2003 was awarded the Northern Territory Aerial Medical Service contract. Executives Chief Executive Officer ................................ Michael Bitzer Chief Financial Officer .................................. Ian Cleveland Fleet (orders) 5 x Beechcraft King Air 200 1 x Beechcraft King Air 300 4 x Fairchild Metro 23 1 x Grumman G-73 2 x Grumman G-73AT Main base Darwin (DRW) Hubs Katherine (KTR), Adelaide (ADL), Alice Springs (ASP), Broome (BME), Brisbane (BNE), Perth (PER)
Fleet (orders) 4 x Beechcraft King Air 200 8 x Israel Aircraft Industries 2 x Learjet Learjet 35 2 x Learjet Learjet 36 3 x Saab 340A 1 x Saab 340B Main base Brisbane (BNE) Hubs Darwin (DRW), Nowra (NOA)
History Created by Altenrhein Luftfahrt, a subsidiary of St Gallen-Altenrhein Airport. Fleet (orders) 1 x Embraer 170-100LR Main base Altenrhein (ACH)
PErla airlinEs
Hotel Puerta del Sol, Ground Floor, Calle Los Pinos, Porlamar, Venezuela Tel +58 295 264 7697 Fax +58 295 264 0061 Email administacion@perlaairlines.com Website www.perlaairlines.com
Date operations started 2010 Description Venezuelan airline operating international charter services from the resort city of Porlamar on the Isla de Margarita. Executives President ............................................. Antonio Rodriguez Fleet (orders) 1 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 Main base Porlamar (PMV)
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and operated by Suburban Air Freight, but Suburban stopped flying for Pet Airways in September 2011. Airline reported in financial difficulties in February 2012. Executives President & CFO ........................................ Andrew Warner Chief Executive Officer .................................... Dan Wiesel Main base Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
History Launched scheduled domestic and international charter flights in July 1990, at a time when Portuguese legislation allowed only TAP to operate scheduled international flights. Authorised to launch scheduled international services, from Lisbon and Porto in June 1992. Acquired by TAP Portugal on 6 November 2006, continuing to operate under its existing branding. Employees total 547 Executives President & CEO ............................Luiz Filipe Placido Lapa Fleet (orders) 8 x Embraer ERJ-145EP 6 x Fokker 100 Main base Lisbon (LIS) Hubs Porto (OPO)
Date operations started 17 June 2001 Description Operates passenger services from Lisbon to Spanish cities, including Bilbao, La Coruna, Malaga, Pamplona and Seville. Services are operated by the regional subsidiary of Omni Aviacao & Tecnologia under the PGA Express brand through a franchise agreement with PGA Portugalia. History Founded in 1988, evolving over two decades into a Cascais-based international group of 18 companies. Omni Aviacao & Tecnologia operates under five air operators certificates within Portugal and abroad, in Brazil, Cape Verde and France. Services operated under the PGA Express brand were launched in June 2001, following the arrival of the first of two Beech 1900D aircraft. Executives Chief Executive Officer ........................... Joaquim Cardoso President .......................................................Jose Costa VP Operations ............................................Carlos Saraiva Fleet (orders) 2 x Beechcraft 1900D Main base Cascais
a combined stake of just over 35%. Following the new investments, Lucio Tan held 53.7% stake in the airline, the Philippine government 4.3%, and PAL employees 2.7%. The airline finally completed its emergence from receivership in October 2007. Created a new low fare brand, PAL Express, which launched services on 22 inter-island routes from hubs at Manila and Cebu in May 2008. Prevented from re-launching flights to Europe in the near future by the March 2010 addition of all Filipino carriers to the EUs list of airlines banned from operating in its airspace. Divested its PAL Express subsidiary in March 2010, which was merged into start-up carrier Airphil Express. Union unrest over an outsourcing programme led to a sudden strike by the airlines ground crews union on 27 September 2011 which caused the suspension of all flights. In early 2012 majority shareholder Lucio Tan sold his stake to the conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC). Executives Chairman & CEO............................................. Lucio C Tan President & COO ....................................... Jaime Bautista Chief Financial Officer .......................... Jose Gabriel Olives SVP Operations ..................................... Julio F Hernandez Fleet (orders) 4 x Airbus A319-100 13 x Airbus A320-200 8 x Airbus A330-300 4 x Airbus A340-300 5 x Boeing 747-400 2 (4) x Boeing 777-300 1 x Israel Aircraft Industries Main base Manila (MNL)
Parent organisation/shareholders Ms Angkana Abhivantanaporn (100%) Date operations started 19 December 2001 Description Provides a charter and leasing service including ACMI. History Phuket Air was established as Andaman Club by Holiday Airlines. Rebranded as Phuket Air and started operations with two Boeing 737-200s on daily services linking Bangkok with Phuket and Rangoon. Scheduled services have since been withdrawn. Executives President .................................Angkana Abhivantanaporn COO & Director of Maintenance .................. Aram Khetkam Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 747-300 Main base Bangkok (DMK) Hubs Phuket (HKT)
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Executives President & CEO ........................................... Steve Farrow VP Finance .........................................Timothy McMasters VP Flight Operations................................Michael Scrobola Fleet (orders) 33 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 11 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 Main base Salisbury-Ocean City (SBY Hubs Philadelphia (PHL), Charlotte (CLT), Washington (IAD), Pittsburgh (PIT)
History Formed in Montevideo by a group of Uruguayan and British investors led by brothers Alberto and Jorge Mrquez Vaeza in September 1935. Post-war services were launched in September 1945, by which time the Uruguayan government had acquired over 83% of the stock. Control of the airline was transferred to the Uruguayan air force in 1974, and the services transport arm (Tamu) then took over all domestic flights, leaving Pluna to operate exclusively on international services. The government retook control in July 2005 when, following Varigs bankruptcy, that carriers holding was reduced to 28%. On 9 September 2006, the government formally recovered full shareholder control over Pluna after acquiring a shareholding of 90%, while Varigs share was further reduced to between 4 and 7%. A mix of private investors and Pluna employees held the balance of the stock. On 1 July 2007 Leadgate took control of 75% of Pluna, (acquiring 45% directly and a further 30% through its Uruguayan instrument, Sociedad Aeronautica Oriental (SAO). The Uruguayan government retained a 23% shareholding, while the brothers Carlos and Santiago Mesa held the balance of the shares. In April 2010 Jazz Air of Canada indirectly acquired 33.33% of Pluna from Leadgate. Executives President & CEO ..................................... Matias Campiani Chief Financial Officer ............................Sebastian Hirsch General Manager ............................................Jorge Lepra Fleet (orders) 13 x Bombardier CRJ-900 Main base Montevideo MVD
History Polar was formed in 1993 to fill a strong market need for additional scheduled cargo service in the global airfreight industry. In November 2001 Polar was acquired by Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, parent company of cargo carrier Atlas Air. German freight forwarder DHL acquired a 49% ownership interest in Polars scheduled-service business on 28 June 2007. Executives President & CEO ...........................................William Flynn Chief Financial Officer ............................Olivier Alexandroff Chief Operations Officer ........................... Thomas Murphy Fleet (orders) 7 x Boeing 747-400 Main base New York (JFK)
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Fleet (orders) 2 x ATR 42-300 2 x ATR 42-500 (4) x ATR 42-600 5 x ATR 72-500 (1) x ATR 72-600 2 x Boeing 737-300 Main base Arusha (ARK) Hubs Mwanza (MWZ), Dar es Salaam (DAR)
PrEMiair
Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport, Terminal Building Ground Floor, Jakarta, 13610, Indonesia Tel +62 21 809 1255 Fax +62 21 809 8668 Email ikhsan@flypremiair.com Website www.flypremiair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Rajawali (100%) Date operations started 1992 Description Provides a VIP charter service and aircraft management in Indonesia and internationally. History Established in 1989 as a corporate aircraft operator, but obtained a licence for non-scheduled air services in 2006. Executives Chief Executive Officer ......................................Ari Singgih General Manager Finance .........................Nina Danisworo General Manager Operations ......... Tony Dwi Hastanto Hadi Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-700 1 x Cessna CE208 1 x Embraer 190 Lineage 1 x Embraer EMB-120ER 3 x Embraer ERJ-135 Legacy 1 x Fokker 100 Main base Jakarta (HLP)
Stephen Peck
Parent organisation/shareholders Government of Western Samoa (100%) Date operations started August 1959 Description National carrier of Western Samoa operating domestic services, together with flights to other Pacific destinations, and to Australia and New Zealand. History Founded by Australian airline captain Sir Reginald Barnewall and Samoan businessman Eugene Paul. The then-government of Western Samoa acquired a controlling interest in the airline in 1971. With the establishment of Polynesian Blue, a joint venture airline between the government of Samoa and Australias low-cost airline Virgin Blue in October 2005, Polynesian Airlines operation was downscaled and refocused on short-haul operations. Executives Chairman .......................................... Tuilaepa Malielegaoi Chief Executive Officer ............................... Taua Fata Tielu Finance Manager ...................................... Daisy Roebeck Fleet (orders) 2 x DHC6-300 Main base Apia (APW)
PriVatair (Pti)
Chemin des Papillons 18, PO Box 572, 1215 Geneva, Switzerland Tel +41 22 92 96 700 Fax +41 22 92 96 701 Email info@privatair.com Website www.privatair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Latsis Group (100%) airline subsidiaries/shareholdings PrivatAir (Germany) (100%) alliances KLM, Lufthansa, Swiss Date operations started 1977 Description PrivatAir operates private VIP charters, but also operates a fleet of Airbus 319LR and Boeing 737BBJs on business-only services that include transatlantic operations for Lufthansa, Swiss International and KLM. History Established in Geneva in 1977 as Petrolair with a small fleet of business jets owned by the Latsis Group. Received its Swiss air operators certificate in June 1995, rebranding as PrivatAir SA. In June 2002, scheduled business-class only services launched on an ACMI basis for Lufthansa on North Atlantic routes, using Boeing BBJs. Executives President & CEO .......................................... Greg Thomas Chief Financial Officer ..................................... Bart Slager Chief Operations Officer ................................. Dave Parkyn SVP Scheduled Services .............................. Paul De Salis
PolynEsian BluE airlinEs (PBl) sEE Virgin saMoa [DJ] (PBn) PortEr airlinEs [PD] (PoE)
Toronto City Centre Airport, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 1A1, Canada Tel +1 416 203 8100 Fax +1 416 203 8150 Website www.flyporter.com
Parent organisation/shareholders Michael Ngaleku Shirima (51%), Kenya Airways (49%) alliances Air Malawi, Kenya Airways, Qatar Airways, Rwandair Date operations started 1994 Description Operates scheduled air services for tourists between Arusha and Zanzibar and for other passengers to airports across Tanzania, and to neighbouring Kenya. History Began operations as an air-taxi company with light aircraft, but expanded to serve the growing tourist market. Scheduled services started in November 1999 in collaboration with Air Tanzania. Executives Chairman ................................................ Michael Shirima Chief Executive Officer .............................. Alphonse Kioko Chief Financial Officer ................................ Charles Ogolla Operations Director & Chief Pilot................... Samuel Kyejo
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Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-300 2 x Boeing 737-700 4 x Boeing 737-800 1 x Boeing 757-200 (2) x Boeing 787-8 1 x Bombardier BD-700 (5) x Bombardier CS100 1 x Dassault Aviation Falcon 9 Main base Geneva (GVA)
Privatair (PtG)
Airport Gardens, PrivatAir Gmbh, Peter-Mueller-Strasse 24/26, Airport City, 40468 Dusseldorf, Germany Tel +49 211 4216 8090 Fax +49 211 4216 8099 Email info@privatair.com Website www.privatair.com Parent organisation/shareholders PrivatAir (100%) Date operations started May 2003 Description German arm of business aviation group PrivatAir, operating VIP charters and business-only flights. Employees total 425 Executives President & CEO .......................................... Greg Thomas Chief Financial Officer & Accuountable Manager Bart Slager Chief Operating Officer ................................... Dave Parkyn SVP Scheduled Services .............................. Paul De Salis Fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Dusseldorf (DUS)
Executives Managing Director .............................................Tony Irwin Financial Controller ...................................... Rene Chiliers Operations Director........................................ Mark Barret Fleet (orders) 1 x BAe Jetstream 31 3 x BAe Jetstream 32 2 x BAe Jetstream 41 2 x Beech Baron 55 2 x Cessna CE208 2 x Britten-Norman BN2A Main base Lusaka (LUN)
Parent organisation/shareholders Meadow Lake Tribal Council/Prince Albert Grand Council (51%), Westwind Ventures (employees) and three individuals (49%) Description Air-taxi, passenger and executive charter flights as well as a full range of aviation support services. History Founded by Westwind Aviation and two First Nations. Executives President & CEO ............................................. Dennis Goll General Manager .................................. Dennis Baranieski VP Operations .......................................... Wayne McIntyre VP Finance ................................................Rick Philipenko Fleet (orders) 4 x Beech 1900C Main base Saskatoon (YXE) Hubs Regina (YQR)
Parent organisation/shareholders Empty Leg Broker Aereo (100%) Date operations started 2003 Description Operates passenger and group charter services through Europe for Spanish companies, sports teams and tour operators, from its base at Madrids Barajas Airport. History Established and owned by Spanish air broker Empty Leg. Executives Chairman & President ............................ Jose Manuel Diaz Financial Director.......................................... Jose Garrido VP Operations .............................................. Pedro Ubeda Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 757-200 Main base Madrid (MAD) Hubs Palma de Mallorca (PMI)
alliances Zambezi Airlines Date operations started 1991 Description Operates scheduled domestic flights from Lusaka, offering connections with Zambezi Airlines international services. Also offers charter flights. History Initially operated domestic and regional charters. Launched scheduled services between Lusaka and Mfuwe in 1997. In November 2004 the airline rebranded as Proflight Commuter Services. Flights were also operated under the CopperAir rebranded name.
Parent organisation/shareholders Provincial Aerospace (100%) Date operations started 1980 Description Diversified company offering air cargo and charter services, maritime surveillance and environmental monitoring services. Scheduled services within Newfoundland offered through the companys Interprovincial division. History Established as a flight training and charter operator. Scheduled airline operations commenced in 1980. In 1988 it acquired Eastern Flying Service, was founded in 1956 and which operated an extensive air courier network throughout Atlantic Canada. Executives Chairman ..........................................Thomas Collingwood President & CEO ......................................... Gus Ollerhead Chief Financial Officer ..................................... Bill Madore Chief Operations Officer ..................................Brian Chafe Fleet (orders) 7 x Beechcraft King Air 200 3 x Beechcraft King Air 300 2 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 1 x Cessna S550 1 x De Havilland Canada Beaver 5 x DHC6-300 5 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 1 x Fairchild Metro III 2 x Saab 340A Main base Saint Johns (YYT)
Parent organisation/shareholders Grupo Puma (100%) Date operations started January 2002 Description Brazilian operator providing scheduled services from its base in Belm to Altamira, Itaituba and Monte Dourado, and passenger charter flights in the Amazon region. History Started as a charter and air-taxi operator, but later added scheduled flights. Employees total 181 Executives Chief Executive Officer ................................Geraldo Junior Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-300 1 x Cessna CE208 1 x Embraer EMB-120ER Main base Belem (BEL)
PyrEnair
Spain Date operations started 14 April 2007 Date operations ceased 2011 Regional carrier which provided connections from Huesca-Pirineos Airport near the Pyrenees mountains to Madrid, La Corua and Gran Canaria. Flights were operated by other carriers, including Air Nostrum and Privilege Style.
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Qantas [QF] (QFa)
Qantas Centre, 203 Coward Street, Mascot, New South Wales, 2020, Australia Tel +61 2 9691 3636 Fax +61 2 9691 3339 Website www.qantas.com.au Parent organisation/shareholders JP Morgan Nominees Australia (22.7%), HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) (18.91%), National Nominees (18.26%), Citicorp Nominees (11.17%), others (28.96%) airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Network Aviation (100%), JetConnect (100%), Sunstate Airlines (100%), Eastern Australia Airlines (100%), Express Freighters Australia (100%), Airlink (100%), Jetstar Asia (49%), Air Pacific (46.3%), Jetstar Pacific (30%), QantasLink, Jetstar (100%) alliances oneworld, Aero Tropics Air Services, Air France, Air Niugini, Air North, Air Pacific, Air Tahiti Nui, Air Vanuatu, AirCalin, Airnorth, Alaska Airlines, Alitalia, Asiana Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Cobham Aviation Services, Dragonair, El Al, EVA Air, Frontier Airlines, Go!Mokulele, Horizon Air, Jet Airways, Jetstar, Jetstar Asia, Kenya Airways, Our Airline, QantasLink, Skywest Airlines, South African Airways, Sunstate Airlines, Vietnam Airlines Date operations started 2 November 1922 Description Principal Australian airline serving more than 40 major cities in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, the Americas and southern Africa. A founding member of the oneworld global airline alliance, the combined members of which, in mid-2011, served nearly 900 destinations in more than 150 countries, with some 9,500 daily departures. An extensive domestic network serves more than 25 destinations, supported by feeder services provided by three carriers under the QantasLink brand. A further four cities are served in New Zealand. Qantas Freight is the airlines specialised international air freight division.
History Founded by Wilmot Fysh and Paul McGinness, two former Australian Flying Corps officers, who together with local grazier Fergus McMaster registered the company as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services in Brisbane on 16 November 1920. Launched scheduled airmail and passenger services in Queensland in November 1922. Became Qantas Empire Airways through a joint venture with Imperial Airways (later BOAC) on 18 January 1934. Changed its name to Qantas Airways in 1967. Began operating domestic services in October 1993. British Airways acquired a 25% shareholding in 1993, which was subsequently reduced in three stages to 18.3%, before being divested in September 2004 for 425 million ($748 million). Qantas was fully privatised on 31 July 1995. Became a founder member of the oneworld global airline alliance in 1999. Launched the Qantas New Zealand brand In September 2000, operated as a franchise by the carrier formerly known as Ansett NZ. Acquired low-cost domestic carrier Impulse Airlines (established 1982) in 2001 and merged the carrier into its QantasLink operation. Took a 4.2% stake in Air New Zealand in 2002, although this subsequently failed to gain regulatory approval. Established a new low-cost subsidiary, Jetstar, in 2003, launching domestic services on 25 May 2004, later expanding into regional and international operations. Acquired an initial 18% shareholding in Vietnamese carrier Pacific Airlines in April 2007 and contracted to increase its stake in the future to 30% .Disposed of its shares in Air New Zealand in June 2007. A proposed merger with British Airways, announced 2 December 2008, was abandoned after the carriers failed to reach agreement on key terms. Acquired Network Aviation in December 2010, making the carrier a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Qantas Group. Suspended all operations on 29 October 2011 in response to strike action by labour unions. Resumed services on 31 October 2011. Expected to be operating its full schedule by 2 November 2011. Employees total 32,629 Executives Chairman .....................................................Leigh Clifford Chief Executive Officer ......................................Alan Joyce Chief Financial Officer .................................. Gareth Evans Group Executive Operations .......................... Lyell Strambi Fleet (orders) 8 x Airbus A330-200 10 x Airbus A330-300 11 (8) x Airbus A380-800 13 x Boeing 737-400 50 (11) x Boeing 737-800 24 x Boeing 747-400 23 x Boeing 767-300 (15) x Boeing 787-8 (20) x Boeing 787-9 (3) x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 Main base Sydney (SYD)
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RAF-AVIA (MTL)
6 Zellu, Riga, 1002, Latvia Tel +371 6732 4661 Fax +371 6732 4671 Email operations@raf-avia.com Website www.raf-avia.com Parent organisation/shareholders RAF-AVIA Group (100%) Date operations started 1991 Description Provides cargo services for TNT, DHL and other organisations, as well transport for the military and UN. History The first private airline in Latvia, initially set up to supply the RAF Minibus production plant in Latvia. However, with business declining and demand for commercial charter flights increasing, RAF-AVIA began to switch to the commercial charter flight business in 1994. In 1996 it became a privately-owned joint stock holding company. Executives Chairman & President ..................................... Juris Rusko Chief Accountant ................................Svetlana Kochubeia Fleet (orders) 4 x Antonov An-26 2 x Antonov An-26B 2 x Saab 340A Main base Riga (RIX) Hubs Ostrava (OSR), East Midlands (EMA)
Date operations started December 2009 Description Pakistani carrier operating worldwide cargo and passenger charter services. A scheduled route has also been opened between Islamabad and Kashgar in China. History Privately-owned carrier established by owner and CEO, Captain Fateh Sher Bhatti. Employees total 100 Executives Chief Executive Officer ........................... Fateh Sher Bhatti Managing Director ...........................................Arifa Bhatti Director of Finance ...................................Abdul Chaudhry Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 747-200 1 x Ilyushin Il-76TD Main base Karachi (KHI) Hubs Sharjah (SHJ), Islamabad (ISB)
Services to the Middle and Far East are planned from 2012, following the acquisition of jet aircraft. History Established by the Habib Group as the airline brand of HG Aviation. Executives President ................................................... Akhtar Ahmed Managing Director ..................................... Mashruf Habib Fleet (orders) 2 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 Main base Dhaka (DAC)
REDjET [RD]
Gate 4, Perimeter Road, Grantley Adams International Airport, Christchurch, Barbados Fax +1 246 418 0792 Email info@flyredjet.com Website flyredjet.com Parent organisation/shareholders Airone Ventures (100%) Date operations started 8 May 2011 Description Low-fare airline operating schedules services that link Barbados with Antigua, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad. History Established by Irish investors who formed Airone Ventures in Jamaica as a subsidiary of St Lucia-based Airone Holdings. Unsuccessfully applied for an air operators certificate in Jamaica in January 2008. Relocated to Barbados, establishing an airline there as Project Horizon, which became REDjet. Launched between Barbados and Guyana in May 2011. Executives Founder ...................................................... Robbie Burns Chief Executive Director .....................................Ian Burns Chief Financial Officer ...................................Dermot Ryan Fleet (orders) 2 x McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Main base Bridgetown (BGI)
RAyyAn AIR
Office No 1, Street No 18, Fizaia Colony, Islamabad Highway, Rawalpindi, 44000, Pakistan Tel +92 333 777 9933 Fax +92 514 444 839 Email rayyan@dsl.net.pk Website rayyanair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Captain Fateh Sher Bhatti (100%)
REgIonAL AIR LInEs [Fn] (RgL) REBRAnDED As AIR ARABIA MARoc REgIonAL AIR sERVIcEs (REg)
PO Box 14755, Arusha, Tanzania Tel +255 27 250 2541 Fax +255 27 254 4164 Email info@regional.co.tz Website www.regional.co.tz
Parent organisation/shareholders Habib Group (100%) Date operations started 10 November 2010 Description Bangladeshi airline operating domestic services from Dhaka to Chittagong, Coxs Bazar, Jessore and Sylhet.
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Parent organisation/shareholders AirKenya Express, Airkenya Express Date operations started July 1997 Description Tanzanian division of Airkenya operating a domestic schedule from Arusha to 12 destinations, together with charter flights throughout East and Southern Africa. Executives General Manager ................................. Hamza Mwapachu Operations Manager .................................... Pam Stephen Fleet (orders) 2 x Cessna CE208 1 x DHC6-300 Main base Arusha (ARK)
Executives Chairman ...................................................... Lim Kim Hai Chief Operating Officer ................................... Garry Filmer Finance Officer ............................................. Mak MeeHar Fleet (orders) 1 x Saab 340A 45 x Saab 340B Main base Sydney (SYD) Hubs Melbourne Essendon (MEB), Adelaide (ADL)
Parent organisation/shareholders Regionalcargo Holdings (100%) alliances Iberia Date operations started July 2006 Description Offers regular cargo flights under the Regional Cargo brand linking Queretaro to a dozen other points within Mexico. Ad hoc charters are also flown. History John M Anza Rodriguez, Ernesto Gonzalez and Juan Ignacio Diaz Steta established Regionalcargo Holdings in Monterey in 2006. Fleet (orders) 1 x ATR 42-300F 1 X Boeing 737-200C Main base Queretaro (QRO)
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Description Russias third largest airline, providing extensive scheduled domestic and international passenger and cargo services from Moscow and St Petersburg, and also provides operates VIP flights on behalf of the Russian government, including operation of the presidential aircraft. History Established by presidential decree as the Russia Special Civil Aviation Department, primarily to operate VIP flights on behalf of the Russian government. Also operated scheduled passenger flights between Moscow and Liepaja, Latvia. In September 2004 the government instructed stateowned carriers Rossiya and Pulkovo to merge, becoming a single commercial enterprise under the Rossiya brand. The merger was completed in October 2006 and Rossiya took over Pulkovos ranking as Russias third largest airline by passenger numbers. Took over internal flights from St Petersburg previously operated by Kras Air in August 2008. Plans announced in August 2008 envisaged Rostekhnologii drawing together the state-owned assets of several airlines, including Rossiya, to create a new domestic carrier, RosAvia, based around existing airline Atlant-Soyuz. New plans in February 2010 required the corporatisation of Rossiya and the other Rostekhnologii controlled airlines (KMVKavminvodyavia, Orenair, Saravia, SAT Airlines and Vladivostok Air) and their merger into flag carrier Aeroflot. Aeroflot completed the planned acquisition from Rostekhnologii of 75% minus one share of Rossiya in November 2011. Executives General Director ...........................................Sergei Belov Deputy Director General ............................Michael Minaev Fleet (orders) 9 x Airbus A319-100 6 x Airbus A320-200 6 (2) x Antonov An-148 5 x Boeing 737-500 4 x Boeing 767-300 2 x Dassault Aviation Falcon 7 6 x Ilyushin Il-62M 1 x Ilyushin Il-96-300 2 x Tupolev Tu-134A 2 x Tupolev Tu-204-300 (2) x Tupolev Tu-214 Main base Moscow (VKO), Saint Petersburg (LED)
Parent organisation/shareholders Royal Jordanian Airlines (100%) Date operations started 10 February 1996 Description Offers business jet services and flights to Tel Aviv, Gaza, Aqaba, Sharm el Sheikh and Haifa under the Royal Jordanian banner. Charter flights to Red Sea resorts in Egypt, and to Larnaca, Antalya and Rhodes also undertaken. History Established to help develop local and international tourism with support from His Royal Highness Prince Faisal Bin Al-Hussein. On 7 April 1996 Royal Wings commenced services to Tel Aviv, strengthening the peace treaty signed between Jordan and Israel in 1994. Royal Wings merged in June 1996 with Arab Wings. Executives Chairman ......................................................Walid Asfour Managing Director .................................... Amer Fakhoury Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Amman (AMM) Hubs Aqaba
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Fleet (orders) 1 x Britten-Norman BN-2S 2 x Cessna 402 5 x Cessna 404 Titan 2 x Partenavia P68 3 x Reims-Cessna F406 Main base Coventry (CVT)
Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Aer Lingus (29.82%) Date operations started July 1985 Description One of Europes largest low-fares airlines, serving more than 160 destinations in 28 countries from primary bases at Dublin and London Stansted. History Services to Dublin from London Luton launched in May 1986. Relaunched under new management in 1991 as Europes first low-fare airline. European services launched in 1997. Established its first European mini-hub at Charleroi in early 2001. Acquired London Stansted-based low-fare operator buzz from KLM in early 2003. employees total 8,069 executives Chairman ..............................................David Bonderman Chief Executive Officer ............................. Michael OLeary Chief Financial Officer ..................................Howard Millar Chief Operations Officer ............................ Michael Cawley Fleet (orders) 291 (18) x Boeing 737-800 Main base Dublin (DUB, London STN Hubs Liverpool (LPL), Trapani (TPS), Leeds/Bradford (LBA), Pescara (PSR), Birmingham (BHX, Manchester (MAN), Edinburgh (EDI), Donington (EMA), Bristol (BRS), Madrid (MAD), Alghero (AHO), Faro (FAO), Malta (MLA), Cork (ORK), Barcelona (BCN), Brindisi (BDS), Alicante (ALC), Bournemouth (BOH), Bremen (BRE), Bari (BRI), Bologna (BLQ), Bergamo (BGY), Cagliari (CAG), Ciampino (CIA), Gosselies (CRL), Nykoping (NYO), Lautzenhaufen (HHN), Porto (OPO), Prestwick (PIK), Pisa (PSA), Reus/Tarragona (REU), Shannon (SNN), Malaga (AGP), Lanzarote (ACE), Billund (BLL), Budapest (BUD), Girona (GRO), Las Palmas (LPA), Kaunas (KUN), Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden (FKB), Valencia (VLC), Sevilla (SVQ), Tenerife (TFS), Oslo (RYG), Weeze (NRN)
RyAzAnAViAtRAns (Ryz)
Turlatovo Airport, Turlatovo, Ryazan, 390511, Russia Tel +7 4912 24 31 41 Fax +7 4912 24 31 41 Email r_avia@mail.ru Description Provides scheduled and charter regional feeder flights together with aerial work. History Formerly part of the Central Districts Airlines and Aeroflot Ryazan Division. executives General Director ...................................... Timur Haliamov Chief Accountant ...............................Tatyana Timofeevna Fleet (orders) 1 x PZL An-2 Main base Ryazan (RZN)
RyJet (RyJ)
Aeropuerto Intern de Malaga, Terminal 2 Of. 109 Salidas, 29004 Malaga, Spain Tel +34 952 105 838 Fax +34 952 177 423 Email clientes@ryjet.com Website www.ryjet.com Date operations started 1999 Description Provides a scheduled service between Malaga and Melilla, and passenger and cargo charter flights. executives President ............................................Jose Maria Moreno Marketing Director ...................................Soledad Peralta Fleet (orders) 2 x Piper PA-34-200T 1 x Saab 340A Main base Malaga (AGP)
RutAcA (Ruc)
Aeropuerto Tomas de Heres, Av. Jesus Soto, Ed Bolivar, Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela Tel +58 285 632 4465 Fax +58 285 632 8426 Email rutaca01@cantv.net Website www.rutaca.com.ve Date operations started 1974 Description Large Venezuelan charter company. executives President .........................................Rosemarie De Mares Fleet (orders) 6 x Boeing 737-200 1 x Cessna U206D 2 x Cessna U206F 6 x Cessna U206G 4 x PZL An-2 Main base Ciudad Bolivar (CBL)
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S7 AirlineS [S7] (SBi)
8 Building 2, Novaya Square, Moscow, 109012, Russia Tel +7 495 540 4770 Fax +7 495 540 4780 Email s7@s7.ru Website www.s7.ru Parent organisation/shareholders ZAO S7 Group (CJSC S7 Group) (64.5%), government of Russia (25%), unspecified investors (10.5%) Alliances AeroSvit Airlines, Air Astana, Air China, Air Malta, Air Pacific, airberlin, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, Azerbaijan Airlines, Bangkok Airways, Belavia Belarussian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Bulgaria Air, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, CSA Czech Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Dniproavia, Donbassaero, Dragonair, El Al, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Georgian Airways, GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes, Hainan Airlines, Kingfisher Airlines, Korean Air, Kyrgyzstan Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Malaysia Airlines, Meridiana fly, Montenegro Airlines, Niki, Oman Air, Orenair, Qatar Airways, Scandinavian Airlines, SilkAir, Singapore Airlines, Swiss, TAP Portugal, Thai Airways International, Ukraine International Airlines, United Airlines, Uzbekistan Airways, Vietnam Airlines, Yakutia Airlines Date operations started May 1992 Description Major Russian airline operating scheduled passenger and cargo flights from its main base at Moscow Domodedovo, and five regional hubs to more than 100 destinations within Russia and the CIS, as well as international services to China, Germany, Israel, South Korea, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. History Evolved from the Tolmachevo State Aviation Enterprise, which was established in May 1992 in the city of Ob, near Novosibirsk, and was reorganised into Siberia Airlines. Sibir acquired Vnukovo Airlines during 2001. The airline rebranded as S7 Airlines on 15 March 2005. After introducing codeshare agreements on various routes with Vladivostok Air in the spring of 2007, the two airlines announced large-scale co-operation in January 2008. S7 became a member of the oneworld global airline alliance in November 2010. executives Chairman ...............................................Vladimir Obedkov Chief Executive Officer ................................ Vladislav Filev Group Deputy Chief Executive ....................... Anton Eremin Deputy Director General Operations ..Alexander Vindermout Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A310-300 20 x Airbus A319-100 11 (26) x Airbus A320-200 (8) x Boeing 737-800 2 x Boeing 767-300 (4) x Tupolev Tu-204-100 Main base Novosibirsk (OVB), Moscow (DME), Irkutsk (IKT) Hubs Khabarovsk (KHV), Chelyabinsk (CEK), Perm (PEE), Moscow (VKO)
Description Domestic and regional carrier, operating secondary routes under the South African Airways brand. The route network serves more than 10 domestic destinations, in addition to regional destinations in Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe. Charter flights are also undertaken. History Established jointly with a Canadian group and South African Airways as South African Express Airways to take over unprofitable jet routes from SAA and replace them with modern turboprops, and then Canadair regional jets. The airline announced its rebranding as SA Express on 2 December 2009. SA Express took a minority shareholding in Kinshasa-based start-up Congo Express, which was established in December 2009. executives Chairman .................................................. Stavros Nicolai Chief Executive Officer ............................... Inati Ntshanga Fleet (orders) 13 x Bombardier CRJ-200 5 x Bombardier CRJ-700 9 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 2 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 Main base Johannesburg (JNB) Hubs Cape Town (CPT)
SAFAri PluS
PO Box 1555, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Tel +255 786 044 445 Email info@safariplustz.co.tz Website www.safariplustz.co.tz Date operations started 2010 Description Tanzanian airline offering a domestic schedule from Dar es Salaam to Arusha, Zanzibar and the world-famous Serengeti via the Seronera airstrip. Charters are also offered. executives General Manager ............................................Glenn Scott Fleet (orders) 2 x Beechcraft 1900D Main base Dar es Salaam (DAR)
SAereo (Sro)
121 Indanza, Av Amazonas, Sector Aeropuerto, Mariscal Sucre, Quito, Ecuador Tel +593 2 2263606 Fax +593 2 225 9052 Email gerencia@saereo.com Website www.saereo.com Date operations started 1995 Description Regional airline operating scheduled services between Quito, Guayaquil, Macas and Machala. Passenger, cargo and VIP charter services are also offered. History Introduced regular charter flights between Quito and Portoviejo and Tena with a Beech 1900D in 1996. Introduced scheduled domestic services in 2004, initially flying primarily on behalf of TAME. executives General Manager ........................................Jorge Cabezas Operations Manager ............................. Guilhermo Rodas Fleet (orders) 1 x Beech 1900D 1 x Embraer EMB-120ER 1 x Embraer EMB-120RT 1 x Gulfstream Turbocommander Main base Quito (UIO)
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alliances InselAir Date operations started 2008 Description Haitis only airline, offering a frequent scheduled between the capital Port-au-Prince and Cap Haitian. fleet (orders) 1 x BAe Jetstream 31 Main base Port-au-Prince (PAP)
SantaCo eXPreSS
159 Struben Street, Forum Building, Pretoria, Gauteng, 0001, South Africa Tel +27 12 321 1043 Fax +27 12 321 7299 Email info@santaco.co.za Website www.santaco.co.za Parent organisation/shareholders South African National Taxi Alliance (100%) Description Start-up low-cost carrier planning to launch domestic commuter services, initially linking Johannesburgs Lanseria airport with Bisho and Cape Town, using aircraft supplied and operated by Airquarius Aviation. History Established by the South African National Taxi Alliance. Main base Lanseria (HLA)
Parent organisation/shareholders Aeroflot (100%) Date operations started 20 April 1992 Description Provides scheduled regional flights between Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and Okha, Kuril Islands, Khabarovsk and Vladivostok, with international services from YuzhnoSakhalinsk to South Korea and Japan. Other services include charter flights, rescue operations, fire fighting and aerial patrol. History The Federal State Unitary Aviation Enterprise Sakhalinskie Aviatrassy SAT Airlines was established in the reorganisation of Sakhalin United Detachment. In September 2005, SAT Airlines was reorganised into a joint stock company. In February 2010 it was announced that SAT would be one of six Rostekhnologii-owned airlines that would now be integrated into flag carrier Aeroflot. Aeroflot completed the planned acquisition from Rostekhnologii of 100% of SAT in November 2011. executives General Director ........................... Konstantin Sukhorebrik Chief Accountant ..........................................Irina Tolstykh Managing Director ............................................ Vasily Ilyin fleet (orders) 2 x Antonov An-12B 7 x Antonov An-24RV 2 x Boeing 737-200 1 x Boeing 737-500 2 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 3 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 Main base Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (UUS)
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Fleet (orders) 34 (1) x Airbus A320-200 9 (6) x Airbus A321-200 8 (4) x Airbus A330-300 4 x Boeing 747-300 4 x Boeing 747-400 1 x Boeing 747-SP 23 x Boeing 777-200 3 (17) x Boeing 777-300 (8) x Boeing 787-9 15 x Embraer 170-100LR 4 x Boeing MD-90-30 Main base Jeddah (JED) Hubs Dhahran (DHA)
Parent organisation/shareholders Privately-owned (100%) alliances Coyne Airways Date operations started March 2009 Description Privately-owned cargo subsidiary of Saudi Arabian Airlines, operating from Damman, Jeddah and Riyadh to destinations in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Indian Subcontinent and the USA. In addition to its own fleet of dedicated freighter aircraft, Saudia Airlines Cargo continues to utilise the cargo holds of Saudi Arabian Airlines fleet of passenger aircraft. History Created as an independent entity in March 2009 through the privatisation of Saudi Arabian Airlines cargo division. Rebranded on creation as Saudi Airlines Cargo Company. Fleet (orders) 4 x Boeing MD-11F Main base Jeddah (JED), Dammam (DMM), Riyadh (RUH)
Parent organisation/shareholders Aserca Airlines (100%) Date operations started 1 March 1996 Description Operates scheduled domestic and regional routes from its hub at Caracas to destinations including Barranquilla, Curacao, Guayaquil, Lima, Miami, Quito and Santiago de Compostela History Established at Maracaibo in November 2005. After wet leasing since its inception, the airline introduced a pair of dry-leased Boeing 757-200s on its Miami route in February 2007. On 31 December 2008 the airline rebranded as SBA Santa Barbara Airlines following its acquisition by Aserca Airlines. The two carriers initially retained their separate identities while working to amalgamate their networks. As part of this process SBA announced that it was giving up its long-haul European routes to Funchal, Madrid and Tenerife so as to concentrate on regional services. executives President .....................................................Jorge Alvarez Fleet (orders) 5 x ATR 42-300 3 x Boeing 757-200 2 x Cessna CE208 3 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 Main base Caracas CCS
Date operations started 17 September 1946 Description Multinational flag carrier for Norway, Denmark and Sweden, operating in four divisions. SAS International operates to intercontinental destinations in the USA, Middle East and Asia, while SAS companies in Denmark, Norway and Sweden each serve European destinations from their respective bases at Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm. SAS operations are made on a single air operators certificate. History Founded as the flag carrier for Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Ownership of the airline was divided between SAS Denmark A/S (28.6%), SAS Norge ASA (28.6%) and SAS Sweden AB (42.8%), all owned 50% by private investors and 50% by their respective governments. SAS gradually acquired control of the domestic markets in all three countries. In May 1997 SAS formed the global Star Alliance network with Air Canada, Lufthansa, Thai Airways and United Airlines. The ownership structure of SAS was changed in June 2001, with a holding company (SAS AB) being created in which the governments of Sweden, Norway and Denmark hold 21.4%, 14.3% and 14.3% respectively, and the remaining 50% publicly traded on the stock exchange. On 31 January 2009, 12 months after cancelling the plan to dispose of Spanair, SAS sold a majority shareholding in the carrier to Barcelona-based venture capital company, Iniciatives Empresarials, for a nominal 1 (US$ 1.30). SAS retained a minority shareholding in Spanair. Shareholdings in two more carriers were divested in 2009, with the airBaltic holding going to the Latvian companys management on 30 January and the 20% stake in bmi sold to Lufthansa on 30 September. On 1 October 2009, SAS Norge operations were amalgamated under the same single air operators certificate as those of other SAS operations. In June 2010, SAS agreed to sell all but 10% of its shares in Estonian Air to the Estonian government. SAS retained the option to dispose of its stake after four years, while Estonia retained the option to buy SAS out. employees total 12,651 executives Chairman ...................................................Egil Myklebust President & CEO ...................................Rickard Gustafson Chief Financial Officer ................................Goran Jansson Fleet (orders) 4 x Airbus A319-100 (30) x Airbus A320neo 8 x Airbus A321-200 4 x Airbus A330-300 7 x Airbus A340-300 3 x Boeing 737-400 7 x Boeing 737-500 28 x Boeing 737-600 19 x Boeing 737-700 20 (5) x Boeing 737-800 12 x Bombardier CRJ-900 26 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 Main base Copenhagen (CPH) Hubs Oslo (OSL), Stockholm Arlanda (ARN)
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executives President & CEO ........................................ Omer ErSelcuk Chief Financial Officer ..................................Kirk Vogler III Chief Operations Officer ...............................David Ziemer Fleet (orders) 4 x DHC6-300 Main base Saint Croix (STX)
Date operations started 1992 Description Provides passenger services from Medellin to destinations throughout South America. executives President .................................................. Jorge Campillo Fleet (orders) 2 x Beech 1900C 15 x Beech 1900D 3 x Beechjet 400 2 x Beechcraft King Air 200 2 x Let L-410UVP 6 x Let L-410UVP-E Main base Medellin (EOH)
Scoot
4 Airline Road, Changi Airport, Singapore, 819825, Singapore Tel +65 6506 8823 Email info@flyscoot.com Website www.flyscoot.com Parent organisation/shareholders Singapore Airlines Group (100%) Description Start-up low-cost carrier planning to launch medium-haul services in April 2012 to Sydney, followed in June 2012 by service to Queenslands Gold Coast. Additional destinations in Asia and Australia and long-haul services to Africa, Europe, India and the Middle East are also planned. History Announced on 25 May 2011 as Singapore Airlines entry into the growing medium and long-haul low-cost travel market. executives Chief Executive Officer ............................ Campbell Wilson Main base Singapore (SIN)
ScorPion Air
73 Persenk Street, 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel +359 2 969 4411 Fax +359 2 969 4422 Email office@scorpionair.bg Website www.scorpionair.bg Description General aviation company operating international charter flights with fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters and aerial work. executives Chief Executive Officer .................................... Hrista Jelev Executive Manager ...................................Milko Zaprianov Fleet (orders) 3 x Antonov An-26 Main base Sofia (SOF)
SeAA
Lubango, Angola Date operations started December 2009 Description Operates domestic scheduled services linking its Lubango base with the capital, Luanda, as well as to Cabinda, Ondjiva and Saurimo, in conjunction with Air 26. executives Owner .................................................... Silvestre Kapose Fleet (orders) 1 x Embraer ERJ-145EP 1 x Embraer ERJ-145LR 1 x Learjet Learjet 45 Main base Lubango (SDD)
Parent organisation/shareholders Local investors (60%), Tiger Airways (32.5%), Iren Dornier and Nikos Gitsis (7.5%) Date operations started August 1995 Description Operates international services between Clark and Singapore, in conjunction with Tiger Airways. Also operates leisure-based domestic scheduled services, including holiday packages, in addition to seasonal routes, domestic and regional charters. History Established by Iren Dornier, Nikos Gitsis and Tomas Lopez. Based initially at the former US air force base at Clark Field (aka Diosdado Macapagal International Airport) close to Angeles City. Initially offered aircraft leasing and chartering services as well as unscheduled domestic flights. Registered in May 1995 to serve the Clark-ManilaSubic route and other tourist destinations throughout the Luzon and Visayas regions. Authorised to operate international charter services in 2003. By the end of 2005, additional operating bases had been established at Manila, Cebu and Puerto Princesa. Plans announced in October 2006 to become the first overseas partner for Singaporean low-cost carrier Tiger Airways were delayed and later dropped in 2008 due to opposition from local carriers and the recession. Successfully relaunched plans to become Tiger Airways Filipino subsidiary in December 2010, launching services on the Clark-Singapore route on 16 December 2010, using aircraft operated by the Singapore based LCC. In February 2011, Tiger Airways acquired 32.5% of SEAir from co-founders Iren Dornier and Nick Gitsis, who retained a combined 7.5%% stake. After the acquisition, the majority of the carriers shares remained in the hands of local investors. executives Chairman .......................................................Iren Dornier President .................................................Avelino Zapanta Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A319-100 1 x Boeing 737-200 3 x Dornier 328-100 1 x Dornier Do24A 1 x Let L-410UVP-E Main base Clark (CRK), Cebu (CEB), Manila (MNL) Hubs Zamboanga (ZAM), Caticlan (MPH), Puerto Princesa (PPS)
SeAwinGS (oPS)
P O Box 262160, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel +971 4 811 6666 Fax +971 4 881 4558 Email reservations@seawings.ae Website seawings.ae Parent organisation/shareholders Sheikh Saeed Mohammed Hasher Al Maktoum Date operations started August 2007 Description Provides sightseeing flights, aerial tours and offers ad hoc charters within the United Arab Emirates using seven-seat Cessna 208 Caravan amphibian aircraft operated by Dubai based Jet-Ops FZE. Operates from a coastal operating base at the Jebel Ali Golf Resort on the outskirts of Dubai. History Founded by Stuart Wheeler. Majority owned by Sheikh Saeed Mohammed Hasher Al Maktoum. In May 2009 the airline announced that it was expanding its operations to a second base in the Emirate of Fujairah. Main base Dubai (DXB) Hubs Fujairah (FJR)
Parent organisation/shareholders David E Ziemer, Maurice Kurg, Omer ErSelcuk, Richard A Jensen Description Operates domestic flights within the Virgin Islands, and to San Juan, Puerto Rico. History Launched flying tour operations in the Virgin Islands in 1992 and launched year-round scheduled passenger services in 1995. Became a Part 121 Air Carrier in 1997. The company came under new ownership in 2000.
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which ceased operations in April 2009. In November 2009, the Emirates Group signed a long-term assistance agreement with Senegal Airlines to provide commercial support, technical expertise, training and aviation-related goods and services. Executives Chief Executive Officer .................................Modou Khaya President ................................................. Edgardo Badiali Fleet (orders) 3 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Dakar (DKR)
Description Operates domestic passenger services linking its base at Goiana with Brasilia and other central destinations. In northern Brazil, Belem is linked with around 10 destinations through a hub in Maraba. Cargo services are also provided under the SETE Express brand. History Established as an air-taxi company under the name of SETE Taxi Aereo. Licensed to operate passenger services from Goiania to destinations in Central and Northern Brazil in December 2006, which were launched under the SETE Linhas Areas brand. Employees total 134 Executives President ........................................................ Luis Villela Fleet (orders) 4 x Cessna CE208 1 x Embraer EMB-120ER 1 x Embraer EMB-120RT Main base Goiania (GYN) Hubs Maraba (MAB)
and international schedules, with a route between Peshawar and Dubai in February 1995. In October 1994 the airline was designated the second national carrier of Pakistan. Acquired by the Canada-based Tawa Group in June 2004. Executives Chairman & CEO............................... Ehsan Khalid Sehbai Managing Director ...................................Khalid M Sehbai DMD Finance .................................... Khalid Bashir Anjum Director Flight Operations .............................. Balban Sabir Fleet (orders) 10 x Boeing 737-200 1 x Boeing 737-400 Main base Karachi (KHI) Hubs Islamabad (ISB)
Parent organisation/shareholders Shandong Aviation Group (42%), Air China (22.8%), others (35.2%) airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Sichuan Airlines (10%) alliances Air China, Asiana Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, UNI Air Date operations started 26 December 1994 Description Provincial carrier operating mainly domestic trunk routes from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to provincial capitals and commercial centres. Secondary schedules link Qingdao and Yantai with major cities, including Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Shenzhen. Regional routes primarily serve cities in South Korea and Taiwan, as well as Kuala Lumpur, Osaka and Singapore. History Established March 1994 as a subsidiary of Shandong Airlines Group. In September 1997 the airline jointly founded the Xinxiang Aviation Alliance with five of Chinas other provincial airlines. Since February 2004, operations have been controlled by indirect majority shareholder Air China. International schedules (under codeshares with Air China) were launched in May 2004 with services to Singapore, via Shenzhen. Employees total 4,800 Executives Chairman & CEO......................................... Ma Chongxian Vice General Manager....................................... Qingen Li Chief Accountant ...............................................Feng Xiao Chief Flight Operations Manager .................Qingshe Zhang Fleet (orders) 8 x Boeing 737-300 3 x Boeing 737-700 39 (6) x Boeing 737-800 5 x Bombardier CRJ-200 2 x Bombardier CRJ-700 Main base Jinan (TNA) Hubs Xiamen (XMN), Beijing (PEK), Chongqing (CKG), Qingdao (TAO), Yantai (YNT)
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Terminal-1 Road, Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, 75200, Pakistan Tel +92 219 924 2951 Fax +92 219 924 2965 Email dcp@shaheenair.com Website www.shaheenair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Directors, KAL Aviation, Shaheen Air Cargo, Shaheen Foundation (Pakistan air force) Date operations started 10 December 1993 Description Provides scheduled services between the main cities of Pakistan and to Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Doha, Kuwait, Mashad, Muscat, Sharjah and Dammam in the Middle East. History Established as a public limited company in 1984, after being created as a joint venture between the Shaheen Foundation and the Pakistan air force. Launched commercial services on the Karachi-Islamabad route in December 1993,
Parent organisation/shareholders China Eastern Airlines (100%) airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Shanghai Airlines Cargo International (55%), Sichuan Airlines (10%) alliances Air Canada, Air China, Egyptair, Mandarin Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), United Airlines Date operations started 1985 Description Major Chinese carrier operating scheduled services on domestic trunk routes and international routes centred on South-East Asia and Russia, in addition to extensive cargo routes to Europe, operated since July 2006 in conjunction with Shanghai Airlines Cargo International. History Founded by the Shanghai Municipal Government as the first independently-run local airline in China. Initially limited to domestic flights, the airline finally won government approval in September 1997 to launch international services. In October 2002 the company began to issue shares on the Shanghai stockmMarket. The carrier launched domestic freighter services in May 2004. Shanghai Airlines
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became a member of the Star Alliance on 12 December 2007. On 30 November 2009 the China Securities Regulatory Commission gave its approval for the merger with China Eastern Airlines. The merger, through which Shanghai Airlines became a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Eastern while retaining its brand and independent operations, was completed in January 2010. Executives Chairman .......................................................... Xulun Ma President ........................................................Fan Hongxi Finance Officer ...................................................... Qiu Yi Fleet (orders) 7 x Boeing 737-700 37 x Boeing 737-800 10 x Boeing 757-200 7 x Boeing 767-300 (9) x Boeing 787-8 2 x Bombardier CRJ-200 Main base Shanghai (PVG), Shanghai (SHA)
Parent organisation/shareholders Shanghai Airlines (55%), Evergreen Group (20%) Date operations started 2 July 2006 Description Operates dedicated freighter services from Shanghai and four other Chinese hubs to various destinations in Germany, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, the USA and Vietnam. history Established as a joint venture between Shanghai Airlines, the Evergreen Group of Taiwan, and its airline operation EVA Air. The new airline received its air operators certificate at the end of June 2006. Executives General Manager ............................................ Bian Zuhua Finance Manager ............................................. Lin Xiaojun Head of Operations........................................ Sun Jiaming Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 757-200F 3 x McDonnell Douglas MD-11F Main base Shanghai (SHA)
Description Provincial airline primarily serving domestic trunk routes from its base at Shenzhen and from hubs in Guangzhou, Nanning, Wuxi, Shenyang, Zhengzhou, Yunnan, Shandong and Jiangsu, which are operated by branch companies and extend the network to the east, south and northeast of China. history Established by the CAAC and the Shenzhen government, with financial participation by Air China, Overseas Chinese City Economic Development Corporation, Bank of China and Shenzhen South Tongfa Industrial Corporation. In March 2010, Air China acquired a 51% shareholding, while existing shareholders Shenzhen municipal government and Shenzhen Huirun Investment increased their shareholdings to 25 % and 24% respectively. In May 2011, Shenzhen International Total Logistics, a subsidiary of government-controlled Shenzhen International Holdings, acquired Huirun Investments 24%shareholding, effectively increasing the stake held by Shenzhen municipal government to 49%. Executives Chairman ......................................................Jianjiang Cai President ........................................................ Feng Gang Fleet (orders) 5 x Airbus A319-100 48 (17) x Airbus A320-200 10 x Boeing 737-700 43 (6) x Boeing 737-800 5 x Boeing 737-900 Main base Shenzhen (SZX) hubs Harbin (HRB)
Fleet (orders) 15 (6) x Airbus A319-100 28 (8) x Airbus A320-200 2 x Airbus A321-100 14 (10) x Airbus A321-200 3 x Airbus A330-200 Main base Chengdu (CTU)
Description Regional airline operating scheduled services in Victoria connecting Hamilton with Melbourne, and Avalon and Portland, with an extension to Adelaide in South Australia, where flights serve Mildura, Port Augusta, Flinders Island and Hamilton. Charter services and flight training are also undertaken. history Regional airline which began operations in Victoria in 1990 and in South Australia in April 2008. Executives Managing Director .....................................Malcolm Sharp Fleet (orders) 1 x Cessna C182R 4 x Fairchild Metro 23 2 x Fairchild Metro III 1 x Piper PA-31-300 1 x Piper PA-34-200T Main base Hamilton (HLZ) hubs Adelaide (ADL), Melbourne Essendon (MEB)
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Employees total 1,116 Executives Chairman .................................................Bey Soo Khiang Chief Executive Officer ..................................... Marvin Tan Finance Manager ............................................. Ley Pheng VP & Chief Pilot .................................... Siew Loong Leong Fleet (orders) 6 x Airbus A319-100 13 (5) x Airbus A320-200 Main base Singapore (SIN)
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Parent organisation/shareholders Singapore Airlines Group (100%) Alliances Star Alliance, Air India, Frontier Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, Kuwait Airways, Luxair, Malaysia Airlines, S7 Airlines, SilkAir, Skywest Airlines, Transaero Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Virgin Australia Date operations started 1 October 1972 Description Singaporean flag carrier operating an extensive network of scheduled services linking destinations throughout the Asia-Pacific region, Africa, Europe, Middle East and North America. Asian regional services are operated by subsidiary carrier Silk Air. History Traces its origins back to the first scheduled flight made by Malayan Airways, from Singapores Kallang Airport to Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang on 1 May 1947. Following Malayas independence from the UK and the creation of the Federated States of Malaysia on 1 November 1963, the company was rebranded as Malaysia Airways. After Singapores separation from Malaysia on 9 August 1965, a new joint flag carrier, Malaysia-Singapore Airlines, was established on 1 January 1967. Services to Europe were introduced in June 1971, with the Singapore-London route, flown via Bombay, Bahrain and Rome. The January 1972 dissolution of Malaysia-Singapore Airlines into two separate carriers created Malaysian Airlines System (MAS) and Singapore Airlines (SIA), effective 1 October 1972. Launched a wholly-owned charter subsidiary, Tradewinds, in 1975 which later added scheduled services to regional business markets and was rebranded as Silk Air in 1992. SIA gained transpacific access to the USA in 1978. Acquired a 49% share of Virgin Atlantic Airways on 31 March 2000. Launched a new subsidiary low-cost carrier, Tiger Airways, which launched services in September 2004. Introduced the worlds longest non-stop commercial flight, between Singapore and Los Angeles, with the Airbus A340-500 in February 2004. This was surpassed in June 2004 with the new non-stop service from Singapore to New York (Newark). Operated the worlds first Airbus A380 scheduled service on 25 October 2007, between Singapore and Sydney. Operated its first all-business class service, with an Airbus A340-500, between Singapore and New York-Newark International 15 May 2008. Announced a new low-cost carrier subsidiary, Scoot, on 25 May 2011, with plans to launch services by mid-2012.
SitA Air
GPO Box 9002, Sinamangal Ward No: 9, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel +977 1 448 7110 Fax +977 1 449 0546 Email sita_air@wlink.com.np Parent organisation/shareholders Priti Rana (100%) Date operations started 6 February 2003 Description Nepalese carrier operating domestic flights from its base in Kathmandu to Lukla, Tumlingtar, Biratnagar, Janakpur, Pokhara, Jomsom, Chaurjhari, Dang, Nepalgunj and Dhangadi. Regular cargo and harter flights in the eastern half of the country are operated from Nepalganj.
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Executives Chief Executive Officer ............................Jurgen Paulmann Head of Finance ........................................... Carlos Urzua Head of Flight Operations ............................ Felix Gonzalez Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A319-100 5 x Airbus A320-200 12 x Boeing 737-200 Main base Santiago (SCL)
Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Skywings Asia Airlines Date operations started February 2006 Description Athens-based charter airline serving the tourist market and offering ACMI leasing services. History Established as a joint venture between Greek investors and Ukrainian charter carrier Khors Aircompany in 2004. Initially operated for tour operator Seguro Holidays. Established a Cambodian subsidiary, Skywings Asia Airlines, in early 2011. Launched services between Athens and the Ukrainian cities of Kiev and Lvov in the summer of 2011. Executives Accountable Manager ........................... Nikolaos Lefantzis Finance Manager ............................................. Maya Gkizi Flight Operations Manager ........................ Moisis Mousas Fleet (orders) 4 x BAe 146-RJ100 2 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 Main base Athens (ATH)
SkyAir [C3]
House 48, Second Floor, Road 11, Block C, Banani, Dhaka, 1230, Bangladesh Tel +880 988 2897 Fax +880 2986 1750 Email info@skyair.asia Website www.skycapitalairlines.com Parent organisation/shareholders Sky Group (100%) Date operations started November 2009 Description Provides scheduled and charter cargo services worldwide. Frequent destinations are Karachi, Doha, Muscat, Kuwait, Baghram, Navoi, Milan and Frankfurt. History Established as Sky Capital Airlines but trades as Skyair. Main base Dhaka (DAC)
Sky AviAtion
Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, Terminal Building, 2nf Floor, Room A-03, Jakarta, 13610, Indonesia Tel +62 21 8087 8854 Fax +62 21 8087 8743 Email sales@sky-aviation.co.id Website www.sky-aviation.co.id Date operations started 29 December 2010 Description Operates a scheduled regional network in Sumatra. Contract and ad hoc charter services, flown primarily in support of oil and gas companies, are also offered. History Established as an air charter service with two Cirrus light aircraft. Following a management change in 2010, Sky applied for scheduled airline status. Later that year, a Cessna Grand Caravan was acquired in order to launch scheduled flights between Surabaya, Banyuwangi and Denpasar. Executives Chief Executive Officer ............................. Krisman Tarigan Fleet (orders) 1 x Cessna CE208 3 x Fokker 50 (12) x Sukhoi SSJ 100-95 Main base Jakarta (HLP) Hubs Mataram (AMI)
Date operations started July 2005 Description Provides a scheduled shuttle service between Rome Ciampino and Foggia and ad hoc and executive charter operations. History Evolved from Skybridge, a sister company, and obtained its operating certificate at the end of July 2005. Executives Operations Manager ............................Giuseppe Sabatino Fleet (orders) 2 x Embraer EMB-120ER 1 x Hawker Beechcraft Hawker 9 Main base Rome Ciampino (CIA)
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Fleet (orders) 3 x Airbus A319-100 2 x Boeing 737-300 2 x Boeing 737-500 Main base Moscow (VKO)
Skyhaul (hau)
PO Box 12504, Hatfield, Pretoria, Gauteng, 0228, South Africa Tel +27 82 8512106 Email johan.oliver@skyhaul.co.za Website www.skygroupholdings.co.za Parent organisation/shareholders Skygroup Holdings (100%) Date operations started 2004 Description Provides cargo charters within southern Africa. Executives Director of Aviation ........................................ Glenn Taylor Fleet (orders) 1 x Convair 580 Main base Johannesburg (JNB)
Description Operates scheduled regional services linking Cairns with Townsville and six destinations in rural north Queensland. Also offers charter services throughout Australia and the South Pacific and provides Dash 8 services as part of seasonal tours from Aircruising Australia. history Established as a light aircraft operator in Cairns in May 1980. Launched operations as a domestic charter airline in October 1990. Scheduled services introduced 1993. Merged with AirSwift Aviation in November 2000. In December 2006 was acquired by the Wild Family Group, owners of Queensland Regional Airlines and aviation management company Corporate Air Services. All three companies were merged under the Skytrans brand in September 2007. Executives Chief Executive Officer ..................................Muralee Siva Managing Director .......................................... Simon Wild General Manager Operations ...................... Gregory Bloom Fleet (orders) 10 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 2 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 Main base Cairns (CNS)
SkyTaxi (iGa)
Box 1, 36 Skarzynskiego Street, Wroclaw Strachowice Airport, 54-520 Wroclaw, Poland Tel +48 71 349 0440 Fax +48 71 358 1212 Email sales@skytaxi.aero Website skytaxi.aero Date operations started July 2004 Description Charter and wet-lease specialist operating from its base at Wroclaw. history Established in 2000 as an on-demand air charter company in Opole, operating a single light twin. Relocated operations in the autumn of 2000 to Wroclaws Strachowice airport. Launched commercial services July 2004. Received its air operators certificate on 26 April 2010. Began operating scheduled services under its own air operators certificate from Mnster-Osnabrck airport on behalf of German virtual airline Jetisfaction on 5 September 2011. Fleet (orders) 2 x Saab 340A Main base Wroclaw (WRO)
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Executives Chairman & CEO...............................................Jerry Atkin President & COO ........................................ Russell Childs Fleet (orders) 4 x Bombardier CRJ-100 152 x Bombardier CRJ-200 95 x Bombardier CRJ-700 21 x Bombardier CRJ-900 41 x Embraer EMB-120ER 3 x Embraer EMB-120RT Main base Portland (PDX) Hubs Chicago (ORD), Denver (DEN), Minneapolis (MSP), Phoenix (PHX), Salt Lake City (SLC), San Francisco (SFO), Los Angeles (LAX)
Description Operates regular and ad hoc worldwide charters, focused on Turkey, Tunisia, Egypt and Spain, and offers ACMI leasing services to other air companies and charter brokers. History Established by the Avia Solutions Group consortium. FlyLAL and its subsidiaries adopted the brand name Small Planet Airlines on 22 July 2010. In December 2011 Brova Air acquired the Avia Solutions Groups stake in the airline, which is expected to be rebranded as North Wind Airlines. Executives Deputy General Manager...................................Tiit Soorm Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-300 Main base Tallinn (TLL)
2012 a management buy out was announced whereby the senior management of the airline acquired 100% of the equity of SmartLynx from the Icelandair Group. Executives Managing Director .............................Omar Benediktsson VP Finance .....................................................Alvis Sepge Fleet (orders) 6 x Airbus A320-200 2 x Boeing 767-300 Main base Riga (RIX)
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executives Chief Executive Officer ...........................Hiroshi Takahashi VP Operation .............................................. Yukihiko Ueda Fleet (orders) 10 x Boeing 737-400 2 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Miyazaki (KMI)
Sonair (Sor)
Aeroporto International 4 Fevereiro, Luanda, Angola Tel +244 226 633631 Fax +244 222 321 572 Email filomeno.merlath@sonangol.co.ao Website www.sonairsarl.com Parent organisation/shareholders Sonangol State Corporation (100%) Date operations started 16 February 1998 Description Passenger and cargo services as well as air-taxi and helicopter flights in support of the oil industry. An express shuttle service is also operated to Houston from Luanda and Malabo. history Formed as the air transportation arm of the national oil company, Sonangol, the airline was reconstituted as a commercial carrier under the SonAir brand on 16 February 1998. The Houston Express, a three-times weekly service between Luanda and Houston flown using an MD-11 wet-leased from World Airways, was introduced in November 2000. Servis Air, a domestic subsidiary, was briefly relaunched in May 2010, but suspended services two months later. Atlas Air took over the Houston Express services in May 2010. executives President .................................................... Joao Andrade Flight Operations Manager .............................Aarao Costa Fleet (orders) 11 x Beech 1900D 2 x Boeing 737-700 9 x DHC6-300 Main base Luanda (LAD)
Solinair (SoP)
Secovlje 19, 6333 Secovlje, 6333, Slovenia Tel +386 5 672 25 45 Fax +386 5 672 25 44 Email info@solinair.si Website www.solinair.si Parent organisation/shareholders MNG Airlines (100%) Date operations started 1991 Description International passenger and cargo charters with fixed-wing aircraft and light helicopters. Also operates for DHL and runs a flight training school. history Founded as a flight training school. Acquired by Turkish cargo carrier MNG Airlines in August 2008. executives Chief Executive Officer .......................... Stanislav Potocnik Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A300B4 1 x Boeing 737-400 1 x Piper PA-34-200 1 x Saab 340A Main base Secovlje (POW) hubs Ljubljana (LJU)
SolariS airlineS
Moscow, Russia Website www.solarisair.com Description Start-up charter airline planning to operate services within Russia from Moscow Vnukovo and selected Turkish resorts. history Created in conjunction with Turkish tour operator OTI Holding, using the air operators certificate of defunct carrier Vyborg Airlines. Main base Moscow (VKO)
SoPhia airlineS
San Pedro Airport, BP 179, San Pedro, Cote d Ivoire Tel +225 21 58 80 99 43 Fax +225 21 58 80 98 42 Email resasal@yahoo.fr Date operations started 2006 Description Operates a regular weekday service between Abidjan and San Pdro and offers domestic and regional passenger, cargo and VIP charters and medevac flights. history Established by local hotel interests. executives Director Gnrale .......................... Melhem Elie Sabbague Fleet (orders) 1 x Beech 1900D 1 x Let L-410UVP Main base San Pedro (SPR)
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Alliances Air India, Air Mauritius, Airlink, El Al, Emirates, JetBlue Airways, Linhas Aereas de Moambique LAM, Luxair, Malaysia Airlines, Mango, Qantas, SA Express, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Swaziland Airlink, Virgin America, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Zimbabwe Airlink Date operations started 1 February 1934 Description National flag carrier, serving more than 30 international points and all major South African cities. History Established following the acquisition of the assets and liabilities of a private airline, Union Airways, and commenced chartered and scheduled flights between Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg. The first Springbok service between South Africa and the UK was opened on 10 November 1945. Australia was reached on 25 November 1957, and a service across the Atlantic to New York followed on 23 February 1969. On 1 April 1990 South African Airways became a division of state-owned company Transnet, in preparation for privatisation. This was partially implemented in June 1999, when a 20% stake was sold to the SAirGroup. The stake was bought back when the SAirGroup collapsed. Executives Chairman ...................................................Cheryl Carolus Chief Executive Officer ..................................Siza Mzimela Chief Financial Officer ............................... George Mellett Fleet (orders) 11 x Airbus A319-100 2 (20) x Airbus A320-200 6 x Airbus A330-200 2 x Airbus A340-200 8 x Airbus A340-300 9 x Airbus A340-600 14 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Johannesburg (JNB)
Description Operates a domestic service from Nassau to Arthurs Town on Cat Island, together charter flights within the Bahamas and across to the US mainland. Executives Accountable Manager .............................Bethsheba Gibbs Fleet (orders) 2 x Beech 1900C 1 x Beechcraft King Air 100 1 x Piper PA-23-200 Main base Nassau (NAS)
Established as a joint venture between SAS and Teinver in December 1986. Launched charter operations in late March 1988 using a McDonnell Douglas MD-83. Expanded the network and eventually flew tourists from over 100 European airports to Spanish resorts. Introduced long-haul flights to the USA, Mexico and Dominican Republic in 1991 with Boeing 767-300s. Launched scheduled domestic flights in February 1994. Introduced intercontinental scheduled flights in November 1997 with services between Madrid and Washington Dulles. Became a member of the SAS Group in March 2002. Parent company Scandinavian Airlines announced plans to sell off non-core businesses, including Spanair, in June 2007. The disposal was later cancelled, before being revived in early 2009. On 31 January 2009 Barcelona-based venture capital company Iniciatives Empresarials Aeronutiques acquired an 89.1% shareholding for a nominal 1 Euro. SAS retained the balance of shares and remained an industrial partner. Ceased operations on 27 January 2012 after talks of a capital injection from Qatar Airways fell through.
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Jakarta, Indonesia Parent organisation/shareholders Lion Air Description Start-up full-service airline planning to launch domestic two-class services in late 2012 or early 2013 with an initial fleet of six Boeing 737-900ERs, transferred from parent company, low-cost carriers Lion Air. A doubling of the fleet by 2014 and international services are planned. Main base Jakarta (CGK)
Description Operates low-fare scheduled passenger services from Clark Diosdado Macapagal International Airport to Bangkok, Karachi, Bahrain, Macau and Taipei. Services are planned to Doha, Kuwait, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Osaka, Kaohsiung and Hong Kong. Executives President & CEO ....................................... Basilio P Reyes Managing Director ..................................Jaime M Matibag Chief Operating Officer .........................Juanito G Ramos Jr Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-300 2 x McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Main base Clark (CRK)
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History Established as a subsidiary of one of Chinas leading tourism companies by Wang Zhenghua. In July 2009 the airline received CAAC authorisation to introduce services linking mainland China with Hong Kong, Macau and neighbouring countries, including Japan, Russia and South Korea. Regular charter services to the first of up o 20 planned Japanese destinations were launched in March 2011. Employees total 2,190 Executives Chairman ............................................... Zheng Hua Wang Chief Executive Officer .................................. Xiuzhi Zhang Finance Manager .................................................Ke Chen Head of Flight Operations .....................................Jun Pan Fleet (orders) 30 (5) x Airbus A320-200 Main base Shanghai (SHA) Hubs Shanghai (PVG)
Date operations started November 2003 Description Operates a domestic scheduled network serving over 38 destinations, in addition to international routes to Penang and Singapore. History Founded by Chandra and Hendry Lie, Johannes Bunjamin and Dan Andy Halim as a joint venture between Prodexim Sumsel and PT Babelindo. Began fleet modernisation in July 2007, starting to replace its all-Boeing 737-200 fleet with newer Boeing 737-300s. Executives President ...................................................... Chandra Lie Finance Director ........................................Gabriella Sonia Operations Director ..............................Bambang Haryono Fleet (orders) 13 x Boeing 737-200 12 x Boeing 737-300 7 x Boeing 737-400 Main base Jakarta (CGK)
StAr AViAtion
BP 864, Route de In Amenas, Hassi Messaoud, Algeria Tel +213 29 73 0122 Fax +213 29 73 0415 Email travel@zimex.com Website www.star-aviation.net Date operations started 2001 Description Provides special air services and medevac to the oil industry in the Algerian desert, in association with Swiss operator Zimex. Executives Chief Executive Officer .....................................Hugo Kopp Fleet (orders) 2 x Beech 1900D 2 x DHC6-300 1 x Pilatus PC-6/B Main base Hassi Messaoud (HME)
StAr Air
PO Box 2360, Rivonia, 2128, South Africa Tel +27 11 973 3389 Fax +27 11 973 5502 Email yvonne@starair.co.za Website www.starair.co.za Date operations started 1996 Description Provides a wet and dry-leasing service to other airlines, as well as crew solutions and support and maintenance services. Executives Chief Executive Officer .................................. Peter Annear Finance Director .................................... Yvonne Anderson Fleet (orders) 5 x Boeing 737-200 Main base Johannesburg (JNB)
StAr AirLinES
Florya Cad, Florya plaza, No.88, Florya, Bakirkoy, 34153 Istanbul, Turkey Tel +90 212 663 0022 Ext.116 Tel : +90.212.6630022 Fax +90 212 574 0050 Email commercial@staraircargo.com Website www.staraircargo.com.
parent organisation/shareholders Ehab Habib (51%), Saudi Investors (49%) Date operations started 30 September 2008 Description Provides a charter and ACMI service. Star Airlines is the trading name of MacStar International Air Cargo & Transport Co. Executives Accountable Manager .............................Bapuha Ali Karas Managing Director .................................. Batuhan Karatas Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 747-200F Main base Istanbul (IST)
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History Formed by Ghanaian investors. Executives Joint Chief Executive Officer.......................... Brock Friesen Joint Chief Executive Officer.......................... Simon Saoud Chief Financial Officer ................. Humphrey Hessel-Appiah Fleet (orders) 2 x BAe 146-300 Main base Accra (ACC)
and Europoort, Rotterdam. Launched Ipswich-Amsterdam scheduled services on 26 April 1986, followed by an Ipswich-Manchester service. Relocated to new base at Cambridge in 1987. Introduced a ManchesterAmsterdam service in 1993. Launched a SouthamptonAmsterdam service in January 1998. Rebranded as ScotAirways in October 1999 after Stagecoach founder Brian Souter acquired 90% of the company. Introduced jet service in 2005 with an 80 seat BAe 146. Bought back by founders, the Sucklings, in September 2006. Launched operations from London City Airport on behalf of CityJet in February 2007. Discontinued own scheduled operations on 2 September 2007, repositioning as an ACMI leasing and charter specialist. Acquired by Loganair on 8 July 2011 and reverted to former Sucking Airways identity. Began operating Flybe scheduled services from Norwich in March 2012 under parent Loganairs Flybe franchise agreement. Executives Managing Director.................................. David Harrison Operations Director ................................ David Knight Fleet (orders) 6 x Dornier 328-100 Main base Cambridge Airport (CBG)
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scheduled operations from Minneapolis/St Paul. On 31 October 2006 it was announced Sun Country had been acquired by Minneapolis/St Paul-based investors Petters Group and Whitebox Advisors. Executives Chairman ...........................................................Bob Daly President & CEO .........................................Stanley Gadek Fleet (orders) 4 x Boeing 737-700 10 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Minneapolis (MSP)
Parent organisation/shareholders Lufthansa (50%), Turkish Airlines (50%) alliances Turkish Airlines Date operations started 4 April 1990 Description Scheduled and charter carrier serving the Turkish tourist market from hubs at Antalya and Izmir. Scheduled services link 11 destinations across Turkey with more than 20 German cities plus Basle, London-Stansted, Vienna and Zurich. Also operates a service from Ercan in North Cyprus. History Founded as a joint venture between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa. Initially serving Turkish tourism with charter flights, SunExpress launched services from Frankfurt to Antalya in April 1990. Domestic operations from Izmir were launched in 2006. Executives Chairman of the Board ...........................Candan Karlitekin Managing Director .....................................Paul Schwaiger Director of Operations .................................. Oliver Glaser Fleet (orders) 22 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Antalya (AYT) Hubs Izmir (ADB), Istanbul (IST)
Parent organisation/shareholders Sunwing Vacations Group (100%) alliances Corsairfly Date operations started 17 November 2005 Description Operates scheduled domestic services linking destinations across Canada, together with inclusive tour flights to over 25 destinations in Florida, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Mexico and Panama. Charter flights are also flown. History In September 2009 the Sunwing Travel Group announced a merger with Signature Vacations, the Canadian subsidiary of TUI Travel. Executives President ................................................... Mark Williams Chief Financial Officer ....................................... Paul Chan Fleet (orders) 18 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Toronto (YYZ) Hubs Mirabel (YMX)
Parent organisation/shareholders SunExpress (100%) Date operations started 7 June 2011 Description Start-up airline operating services between German cities and eight Turkish destinations. History Established as the German subsidiary of Turkish carrier SunExpress. Executives General Manager .......................................Paul Schwaiger Deputy Managing Director ................................... Haci Say Fleet (orders) 6 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Frankfurt (FRA)
SuSI aIr
BNI 46 Building, 32nd Floor, Jl. Sudirman Kav. 1, Jakarta, 10220, Indonesia Tel +62 811 2113080 Fax +62 21 3155 107 Email info@susiair.com Website w.susiair.com Parent organisation/shareholders PT ASI Pudjiastuti (100%) Date operations started 2004 Description Provides a variety of aerial services including an extensive network of scheduled flights based on Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Papua, and subsidised services out of Samarinda. Charter flights are also offered and the company runs a flying school based at its headquarters in Pangandaran, west Java. History Founded in late 2004 by Susi Pudjiastuti and Christian von Strombeck to service the local fishing communities in Western Indonesia. Operated supply flights to areas hit by the Tsunami from 26 December 2004. Added scheduled flights in 2005. Executives President & CEO ....................................... Susi Pudjiastuti Director of Operations ..................Christian Von Strombeck Fleet (orders) 29 (12) x Cessna CE208 3 x Piaggio P180 7 x Pilatus PC-6/B Main base Medan (MES) Hubs Balikpapan (BPN), Jayapura (DJJ)
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Date operations started 2001 Description Grouping of seven Swedish airlines operating seven long-term domestic routes and a number of international routes from Stockholm Bromma Airport. All services are operated on an ACMI basis by Golden Air. History Traces its history back to the 2001 creation of Gotlandsflyg by Michael Juniwik and Pigge Werkelin, with the objective of competing with a monopoly supplier of domestic air services between Gotland and Stockholms downtown airport at Bromma. The success of this project lead to the creation of a group of local airlines which linked towns throughout Sweden with Bromma, including Kullaflyg in 2003, Sundsvallsflyg in 2005, Blekingeflyg in 2006, Kalmarflyg and Flysmland in 2007 and stersundsflyg in 2009. Main base Stockholm Bromma (BMA)
Fleet (orders) 6 x ATR 42-300 9 x ATR 72-200 3 x ATR 72-500 1 x Boeing 727-200 6 x Boeing 737-300 1 x Embraer EMB-120ER 1 x Embraer EMB-120FC 8 x Embraer EMB-120RT 1 x Fairchild Metro II 4 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 Main base Madrid (MAD)
Executives Chairman ........................................... Manfred Brennwald Managing Director .............................. Andreas Thurnheer Flight Operations Manager ................................Rolf Brand Fleet (orders) 20 x BAe 146-RJ100 Main base Basle-Mulhouse-Freiburg (BSL)
SwiFtAir (Swt)
Ingeniero Torres Quevedo 14, Pol.Ind. Fin de Semana, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km 13,100, 28022 Madrid, Spain Tel +34 91 748 0760 Fax +34 91 748 0779 Email swiftair@swiftair.com Website www.swiftair.com Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings SwiftAir Hellas (100%) Description Operates scheduled and charter, cargo and passenger flights covering Spain, most of Europe, and sections of Africa and the Middle East. Executives Chief Executive Officer ............................Salvador Moreno Chief Financial Officer .................................Frank de Witte VP Operations ......................................Julian Bustamante
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T Way air [TW] (TWB)
18th Floor, Tomato Tower, Yeoksam-dong, Gangham-gu 706-1, Seoul, 135-987, South Korea Tel +82 2 6250 5964 Fax +82 2 6250 5998 Email hyeree3@gmail.com Website www.twayair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Shinbo Investment (95%) Date operations started 16 September 2010 Description Relaunched Korean low-cost carrier operating scheduled passenger services between Seoul and Jeju Island. History Hansung Airlines received its air operators certificate on 25 August 2005. Services temporarily suspended on 19 December 2005. Resumed operations on 15 February 2006, but its air operators certificate was withdrawn on 17 October 2008. Plans to relaunch within two months with new investment were not realised. Finally relaunched under the new majority ownership of Shinbo Investment in August 2010 and rebranded as Tway Air. Executives Chief Executive Officer .............................Lee Seung Hoon Chief Executive Officer ..............................Yoon Duk-young Fleet (orders) 4 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Cheongju (CJJ)
Parent organisation/shareholders Individual shareholders (86.98%), TACA International Airlines (10%), ASA LACSA (employees saving association) (3.02%) airline subsidiaries/shareholdings SANSA (100%) alliances Cubana de Aviacion Date operations started 1 June 1946 Description Costa Ricas national carrier, operating scheduled services to central, north and South America. All international services are now operated under the TACA Costa Rica name, using TACA-registered aircraft. History Founded as LACSA Lineas Areas Costarricenses in a joint venture between Pan American World Airways, the Costa Rican government and Costa Rican private interests, and designated the national carrier in 1949. Transferred the domestic network to subsidiary SANSA in September 1959. Executives Chairman .......................................................Alonso Lara Financial Director........................................... Indra Rivera Main base San Jose (SJO)
Executives President .......................................................Daniel Ratti Fleet (orders) 3 x Airbus A319-100 1 x Airbus A320-200 1 x Embraer 190-100AR Main base Lima (LIM)
airline subsidiaries/shareholdings TACA Peru (49%), Islena Airlines (20%), TACA Costa Rica (10%) alliances AeroGal, AeroSur, Air Canada, Austrian, Avianca, Brussels Airlines, Croatia Airlines, Cubana de Aviacion, Iberia, Islena Airlines, La Costena, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Luxair, SANSA, Sky Airline, Swiss, United Airlines, US Airways Date operations started 1931 Description El Salvador and Honduras flag carrier, operating to 40 cities in the Americas, including all of Central America, and daily flights to major US cities and Toronto in Canada. Many Central American destinations are served by associated airlines under the TACA Regional banner. History Founded in 1931 by a New Zealander, Lowell Yerex, in Honduras, and was re-organised as TACA El Salvador in 1939. On 29 March 1960 the airline came under Salvadorean ownership adopting the present title. On 7 October 2009 Grupo Taca and Grupo Synergy (owner of Avianca and its subsidiaries) announced a strategic merger to create Latin Americas leading airline group. Under the terms of the merger, each shareholder contributes its respective controlling ownership participations in the operations of Grupo Synergy and Grupo TACA to a newly formed holding company. The airlines involved will retain their separate branding and independent operations. The merger is subject to regulatory and other antitrust approvals. On 28 March 2011, parent Avianca-TACA Holding launched an initial public offering on the Colombian stock exchange. Executives Chairman ...................................................Roberto Kriete Finance Director ............................................Ana Gotuzzo Fleet (orders) 8 (7) x Airbus A319-100 17 (8) x Airbus A320-200 5 (1) x Airbus A321-200 11 x Embraer 190-100AR Main base San Salvador (ZSA) Hubs San Salvador (SAL), Lima (LIM), San Jose (SJO)
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History The carrier was established as LAPSA Air Paraguay in 1962. Merged with ARPA-Trans America Lnea Area in September 1996, at which time TAM Linhas Areas of Brazil acquired an 80% shareholding and rebranded the airline as TAM Mercosur. executives President ................................................... Miguel Candia Finance Director .................................... Oscar Johannsen Main base Asuncion (ASU)
parent organisation/shareholders Avianca (100%) Alliances Arkas, British Airways Date operations started 11 March 1973 Description Specialised all-cargo carrier transporting perishables and general cargo between Latin America and the USA, which operates approximately 70 flights per week. History Martinair of Holland acquired a 58% shareholding in 1996. On 8 April 2008 Martinair and the other minority shareholders agreed to sell Tampa Cargo to Avianca Colombia, which was completed the following December. Tampa now has access to cargo capacity available on international flights flown by Avianca. executives Chief Executive Officer ....................................Victor Mejia Deputy Manager ..........................................Alois Tschugg Fleet (orders) (4) x Airbus A330-200 4 x Boeing 767-200 1 x Boeing 767-300 Main base Medellin (MDE)
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Alliances Air Moldova, Austrian, Bulgaria Air, Cyprus Airways, Jat Airways, LOT Polish Airlines, Middle East Airlines, Royal Jordanian Airlines, Syrianair Date operations started September 1954 Description National flag carrier operating domestic scheduled services linking 12 destinations, in addition to international services to 35 European and the Middle Eastern destinations. Charter services also flown. History Tarom (Transporturile Aeriene Romane) was founded on 18 September 1954. By 1960 it was operating to most European countries, and in 1966 operated its first flight across the Atlantic. Executives Chief Executive Officer ............................. Gabriela Bordea VP Flight Operations...............................Emil Dobrovolschi VP Finance & Accounting ...........................Maresi Caravan Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A310-300 4 x Airbus A318-100 7 x ATR 42-500 2 x ATR 72-500 4 x Boeing 737-300 4 x Boeing 737-700 1 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Bucharest (OTP)
History A section of the former Aeroflot Aerovolga division. In 1997 the airline was renamed to Tatarstan/Kazan Air Enterprise, and in 1999 to Tatarstan Air. On 17 January 2006 the airline became a wholly-owned subsidiary of NurAvia Holding, in turn 74.99% owned by Nur-1 Management and 24.99% owned by the government of Tatarstan. Executives General Director ...................................... Valeriy Shnyakin Fleet Director............................................. Valeriy Portnov Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A319-100 2 x Boeing 737-300 1 x Boeing 737-400 2 x Boeing 737-500 (4) x Bombardier CRJ-900 1 x Tupolev Tu-154M Main base Kazan (KZN) Hubs Nizhnekamsk (NBC), Moscow (DME)
TEAM (TiM)
Avenida Ayrton Senna, 2541, Rua D2, Hangar 5, Barra da Tijuca, 22775-000 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Tel +55 21 2432 7191 Fax +55 21 2432 7166 Email sac@voeteam.com.br Website www.voeteam.com.br Date operations started 2001 Description VIP carrier operating in the southeast of Brazil. Employees total 60 Executives President ...................................................Bianca Stabile Fleet (orders) 3 x Let L-410UVP-E Main base Rio de Janeiro (SDU)
Parent organisation/shareholders Sonatrach (100%) Date operations started 8 April 1999 Description Provides transport to and from oil fields in Algeria. History Established as a joint venture between flag carrier Air Algerie and Sonatrach, the state-owned oil company. Sonatrach bought out Air Algerie in 2005. Executives Chief Executive Officer ...................................Faycal Khelil General Director .......................................... Rachid Nouar Fleet (orders) 3 x Beech 1900D 4 x Boeing 737-800 4 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 4 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 4 x Cessna CE208 3 x Pilatus PC-6/B Main base Algiers ALG, Hassi Rmel (HRM) Hubs Hassi Messaoud (HME)
Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Nok Air (49%), Thai Smile (100%), Euarng Luang (100%) Alliances Star Alliance, AeroSvit Airlines, Air Macau, Air Madagascar, Bangkok Airways, China Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, El Al, Emirates, Gulf Air, Japan Airlines, Lao Airlines, Luxair, Malaysia Airlines, Myanmar Airways International, Nok Air, Pakistan International Airlines, Royal Brunei Airlines, S7 Airlines Date operations started 1 May 1960 Description Thailands flag carrier, serving destinations in Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America. A comprehensive domestic network is also operated. History Established on 24 August 1959 to operate international services, as a joint venture between domestic carrier Thai Airways Company (70%) and SAS (30%). SASs holding and influence was gradually reduced and the carrier became wholly government owned on 1 April 1977, with the purchase of the remaining 15% stake held by SAS. Thai Airways International and Thai Airways merged on 1 April 1988, obtaining sole authority for international and domestic scheduled services. Became a founder member, with Air Canada, Lufthansa and United Airlines, of the Star Alliance in May 1997. Launched an initial public offering in 2003 which reduced state ownership to 70%. Established domestic subsidiary Sky Asia in February 2004 as the major shareholder, together with several minor institutional shareholders. The subsidiary was later rebranded as Nok Air. Agreed in September 2011, subject to board approval, to increase its shareholding in Nok Air to 49%, by acquiring the 10% stake held by Krung Thai Bank. Employees total 25,884 Executives Chairman .............................................Ampon Kittiampon President & CEO ............................... Piyasvasti Amranand EVP Operations ............................... Asdavut Watanangura EVP Finance .................................Wasukarn Visansawatd Fleet (orders) 11 x Airbus A300B4-600 (5) x Airbus A320-200 22 (4) x Airbus A330-300 4 x Airbus A340-500 6 x Airbus A340-600 (10) x Airbus A350-900XWB (6) x Airbus A380-800 5 x Boeing 737-400 17 x Boeing 747-400 14 x Boeing 777-200 10 (14) x Boeing 777-300 (6) x Boeing 787-8 (2) x Boeing 787-9 Main base Bangkok (BKK)
THAi sMilE
c/o Thai International Airways, 89 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand Tel +66 2 545 1000 Email public.info@thaiairways.com Website www.thaiair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Thai Airways International (100%) Description Low-cost carrier planning to launch services as a subsidiary of Thai Airways International in July 2012. History On 19 August 2011 Thai Airways International announced that the new carriers brand name would be Thai Smile. Main base Bangkok (BKK)
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Parent organisation/shareholders Thomas Cook Group Date operations started 27 March 2001 Description Second-largest UK leisure airline, serving 80 major holiday resorts in Europe and the Mediterranean and long-haul destinations in the Americas and Caribbean. Flights originate from 21 UK airports. History Created as JMC Airlines through the merger of Flying Colours Airlines and Caledonian Airways, following the integration of the Carlson Leisure group with Thomas Cook, which brought both airlines under common ownership in October 1998. In June 2007 Thomas Cook merged with MyTravel. Since 1st April 2008 Thomas Cook Airlines and MyTravel Airways have operated as one airline under the Thomas Cook brand. Employees total 3,964 Executives Managing Director ...................................... Frank Pullman Director Flight Operations ...........................Steve Solomon Fleet (orders) 6 x Airbus A320-200 4 (6) x Airbus A321-200 3 x Airbus A330-200 11 x Boeing 757-200 2 x Boeing 757-300 3 x Boeing 767-300 Main base Manchester (MAN) Hubs London (STN), Newcastle (NCL), East Midlands (EMA), Glasgow (GLA)
Parent organisation/shareholders Alejandro Muyale (100%) Date operations started April 2007 Description Operates regional services linking Aruba with Bonaire, Curaao and the Venezuelan city of Las Piedras. Also offers inclusive packages in conjunction with resorts in Aruba and Curacao. History Established by Alejandro Muyale. Executives Owner and President...............................Alejandro Muyale Director of Finance ..................................... Mark Hoveling Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-300 1 x Learjet Learjet 35 1 x Shorts SD.360-100 Main base Aruba (AUA)
Parent organisation/shareholders Tibet Sanli Investment (39%), Air China (31%), Tibet Autonomous Region Investment (20%), Tibet Ruiyi Investment (10%) alliances Air China Date operations started 26 July 2011 Description Tibetan start-up airline operating domestic passenger and cargo services, initially linking Lhasa with Chengdu, Chongqing, Shanghai and Shiquanhe. Services are operated under codeshares with Air China. History Established by three Tibetan Investment companies as an Air China subsidiary, the airline was incorporated on 17 June 2010. Launched services with an A319 operating services from Chengdu to Lhasa and Shiquanhe and Chongqing to Lhasa. In July 2011 Air China acquired a 31% stake in the airline from Tibet Autonomous Region Investment Company. Executives General Manager ............................................ Yanping Liu Fleet (orders) 3 (5) x Airbus A319-100 Main base Lhasa (LXA)
Parent organisation/shareholders Thomas Cook Group (100%) Date operations started 1 January 1994 Description Scandinavian charter airline, operating inclusive tour flights to holiday resorts in Europe, the Mediterranean basin and long-haul destinations. History Founded through the merger of Conair of Denmark and Scanair of Sweden. On 12 February 2007 it was announced that parent company MyTravel Group had agreed to merge with Germanys Thomas Cook, in a deal that was completed by June 2007. MyTravel Airways was rebranded as Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia on 1 April 2008. Employees total 921 Executives Chairman ..................................................Sam Weihagen Finance Director ......................................Carsten Schioler Managing Director ................................Torben Ostergaard Flight Operations Director .......................... Bent Erlandsen Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A320-200 6 (12) x Airbus A321-200 1 x Airbus A330-200 3 x Airbus A330-300 Main base Copenhagen (CPH)
Parent organisation/shareholders Tiger Aviation (100%) airline subsidiaries/shareholdings SEAir (32.5%) Date operations started 15 September 2004 Description Joint-venture low-cost carrier in which Singapore Airlines holds the largest stake. Operates scheduled services to over a dozen cities in Australia, China, Indonesia, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Subsidiary carriers operate in Australia and the Philippines. History Tiger Airways initially planned for its first overseasbased operation, to be launched in conjunction with Philippine carrier SEAir, in February 2007. These plans were delayed and Melbourne-based Tiger Airways Australia became the first overseas subsidiary, established in March 2007. On 13 January 2010, the airline launched its initial public offering, and trading of the airlines shares on the Singapore stock exchange began 22 January 2010. The company successfully launched a Filipino subsidiary at the second attempt, when SEAir began services on the Clark-Singapore route on 16 December 2010, using aircraft subleased from Tiger Airways. Acquired 32.5% of SEAir in February 2011. Agreed to acquire 33% of grounded Indonesian carrier Mandala in May 2011, and planned to relaunch the airline in early 2012 as a low-cost carrier. Announced the completion of this acquisition in January 2012. Executives Chairman ......................................................... Gerard Ee Chief Executive Officer ................................Chin Yau Seng Chief Financial Officer ................................... Chin Sak Hin Chief Operations Officer ................................. Steve Burns Fleet (orders) 21 (36) x Airbus A320-200 Main base Singapore (SIN)
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ToMskAViA (Tsk)
Aeroport, Tomsk, West Siberian Zone ATD, 634539, Russia Tel +7 3822 310 555 Fax +7 3822 310 500 Email info@tomskavia.ru Website www.tomskavia.ru Date operations started 1992 Description Operates domestic passenger and cargo schedules and charters. History Formed from the Aeroflot Tomsk Division, and merged with Kolpashevo Air Enterprise in 1999. executives Director ................................................. Nikolay Petrovich First Deputy Director ...................................Anatoliy Palko Deputy Director of Finance ...........................Olga Berezina Fleet (orders) 6 x Antonov An-24RV 1 x Antonov An-26 1 x Antonov An-26B Main base Tomsk (TOF) Hubs Novosibirsk (OVB), Nizhnevartovsk (NJC)
Parent organisation/shareholders Tiger Aviation (100%) Date operations started 23 November 2007 Description Australian subsidiary of Singapore-based international low fare airline, operating domestic services from Melbourne to Brisbane and Sydney. History Tiger Airways was established in Darwin in the Australian Northern Territory on 16 March 2007, and established its base at Melbourne. It received its air operators certificate on 22 November 2007. Temporarily grounded by CASA, with immediate effect late on 1 July 2011, because of safety concerns. The carriers air operators certificate was reinstated from 12 August 2011, although CASA imposed new conditions which the airline will need to meet in order to retain it. executives Chief Executive Officer ................................. Andrew David Head of Operations ....................................Warren Gravell Fleet (orders) 10 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Melbourne (MEL)
Tiko Air
BP 3877, Antananarivo, Madagascar Tel +261 202 245 804 Fax +261 202 246 880 Email rijoha2@yahoo.fr Description Operates charter services within Madagascar. executives Managing Director ............................ Manase Andriamiasy Flight Operations Manager ............... Joharilala Ramoulson Fleet (orders) 1 x ATR 42-300 Main base Antananarivo (TNR)
TiMor-lesTe Airlines
Rua Presidente Nicolau Lobato, PO Box 470, Dili, East Timor Email info@trytla.com Website www.timorlesteairlines.net Parent organisation/shareholders MVTL (50%) Description Start-up airline planning to launch international scheduled passenger services from Dili to major southeast Asian and most Australian capitals. History Founded with assistance from Euro Atlantic Airlines by MVTL Sociedade de Gesto de participaes Sociais e Consultoria, which took, together with partners, a 50% stake in the new company.
Parent organisation/shareholders Gene H Willson (63%), 3i (37%) Date operations started 1 February 1988 Description Operates contract and ad hoc passenger and freight charters throughout Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Short notice wet-lease charters for scheduled airlines are a speciality, as are VIP flights. History The airline was established in January 1988 and began operations with a single Cessna Titan. The company underwent a management buyout in February 1992. In July 2009 Titan Airways acquired Snowjet and Satellite Travel, which had previously chartered Titan aircraft for seasonal charter flights to Alpine ski resorts, flown on behalf of tour operators. executives Managing Director ........................................Gene Willson VP Finance .......................................................Rob Platts Fleet (orders) 2 x BAe 146-200 1 x BAe 146-RJ100 4 x Boeing 737-300 1 x Boeing 757-200 1 x Boeing 767-300 1 x Cessna 525A Main base London (STN)
Parent organisation/shareholders Lomondi (100%) Description Operates charter flights, focusing on priority airfreight, corporate VIP and mining charters. History Formed as a cargo charter company as Jetcraft Aviation, becoming Toll Aviation on 1 September 2008. executives General Manager ...................................... Murray Collings Fleet (orders) 2 x ATR 42-300 1 x Fairchild Merlin IV 2 x Fairchild Metro 23 6 x Fairchild Metro III Main base Brisbane (BNE) Hubs Mackay (MKY), Adelaide (ADL), Bankstown Airport (BWU)
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Executives President ..................................................Ahmad El Hage Fleet (orders) 4 x Boeing 737-200 1 x Boeing 737-300 main base Pointe-Noire (PNR)
Parent organisation/shareholders Trans States Holdings (100%) alliances Aer Lingus, United Airlines, US Airways date operations started 11 April 1983 description Fifth-largest regional airline providing feeder services to over 60 destinations for American Airlines, United Airlines and US Airways. history Began US Airways Express flights in California in December 1993. Implemented the first triple codesharing agreement in the USA with Northwest Airlines, US Airways and Alaska Airlines in 1994. Executives Chairman & CEO........................................ Hulas Kanodia President & COO .............................................Rick Leach Chief Financial Officer ................................ Gerry Wigmore VP Flight Operations.......................................... Dan Reed Fleet (orders) 7 x Embraer ERJ-145EP 16 x Embraer ERJ-145LR main base Saint Louis (STL) hubs Washington (IAD), Chicago (ORD)
description Vietnams first dedicated cargo airline operating domestic services between Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Da Nang, and international services to Bangkok, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Phnom Penh, Singapore and Taipei are planned. history Established on 11 June 2008 by the Ho Chi Minh Planning and Investment Authority. Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-300F main base Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) hubs Hanoi (HAN)
TransaFrik (TFk)
PO Box 7124, Room 1204, Flat No. 12, El Wadi Tower, Hamad Bin Abdullah Road, Luanda, Angola Tel +244 222 353 714 Email enquiries@transafrik.com Website www.transafrik.com Parent organisation/shareholders Erich Koch, Joao Rodrigues, Renato Hermino date operations started December 1984 description Operates cargo services mainly in Africa, specialising in humanitarian flights for the United Nations and ad hoc charter. Aircraft are also available for long-term or ACMI lease. history Operations were established originally in So Tom. Relocated to Luanda, Angola in 1993 after obtaining a long-term contract to transport fuel supplies.
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Executives GM Operations & Maintenance.............. Fernando De Brito Operations Director.....................................Peter Gardiner GM Finance & ADM.................................... Flaviano Banta Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 727-100 1 x Lockheed L-100-20 4 x Lockheed L-100-30 Main base Luanda (LAD) Hubs Entebbe (EBB), Kinshasa (FIH), Nairobi (NBO), Loki (LKG)
Transair Cargo
14eme Rue Limited, Kinshasa, Congo (Democratic Republic) Tel +243 81 0344512 Email mario_zanos@hotmail.com Website www.transair-cargo.com Date operations started 2004 Description Operates domestic cargo flights and charters. History Established in 1992 as Transair Cargo, and reformed as Trans Air Cargo Service in 2004. Executives Director of Operations ...................................Mario Zanos Fleet (orders) 3 x Douglas DC-8-60 3 x McDonnell Douglas DC-8-60 Main base Kinshasa (FIH)
Parent organisation/shareholders Transmile Group Berhad (100%) Date operations started 28 November 1993 Description Scheduled and ad hoc charter cargo services, with aircraft leased on a long-term wet and dry-lease basis. History Started providing courier transportation between peninsular Malaysia and east Malaysia for POS Malaysia Berhad. Designated national cargo carrier by the Malaysian transport ministry in 1996. The carriers holding company, Transmile Group Berhad, was incorporated on 13 January 1996. Partnered with CEN Worldwide in May 1998 to launch its first scheduled international cargo operation to China. Executives Chief Executive Officer .................................... Tai Shiu Liu Chief Financial Officer .................................Wai Peng Kam Chief Operations Officer .............................. Robert Hyslop Fleet (orders) 7 x Boeing 727-200 3 x Boeing 737-200 Main base Kuala Lumpur Subang (SZB) Hubs Penang (PEN), Kuching (KCH), Kota Kinabalu (BKI)
TransCarga (Tiw)
Avenida Rio Caura, Torre Humboldt Oficina 513, Prados del Este, Caracas, Venezuela Tel +58 212 977 5878 Fax +58 212 975 2789 Email tiwccs@transcarga.net Website www.transcarga.net Parent organisation/shareholders Julio Marquez Biaggi (48.5%), Luis Felipe Ayala Villanueva (48.5%), others (3%) alliances Ameriflight Date operations started November 2001 Description Domestic charter cargo services, and flights for DHL, FedEx, UPS and Brinks in Venezuela and the Caribbean. Executives President ..........................................Julio Marquez Biaggi Fleet (orders) 5 x Cessna C402B 2 x Embraer EMB-120RT Main base Caracas (CCS)
Date operations started September 2006 Description Cargo carrier providing regular flights out of Clark Field to Taipei and Xiamen. The airline is also authorised to serve other destinations in China. History A former freight forwarder, diversified into air cargo services in September 2006. Extended its air operators certificate to include international ACMI passenger services and briefly flew between Diosdado Macapagal International and Fujairah on behalf of Kang Pacific Airlines. Reverted to cargo-only operations until the carriers only aircraft was returned to the lessor in December 2010. Cargo services continued thereafter using wet-leased aircraft. Executives Chief Executive Officer ........................................Tony Kim General Manager ....................................................Ahsan Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 727-100 Main base Clark (CRK)
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Parent organisation/shareholders Local businessmen (100%) Date operations started November 2002 Description Regional carrier focusing on charter business. History Obtained its air operators certificate for international services in 2003. Executives President ................................................Maxwell Armand Operations Manager ......................................Irfan Sando Finance Manager ................................................. Martua Fleet (orders) 2 x Fokker F-28-4000 1 x Fokker 100 1 x Beechcraft Premier Main base Jakarta (HLP) Hubs Balikpapan (BPN)
Date operations started April 2010 Description Bratislava-based subsidiary of eastern Europes largest charter airline. Operates ad hoc and inclusive passenger charters for domestic and foreign tour operators. Summer destinations include the Mediterranean and the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, and the UAE. Winter, charters focus on the Canaries and Egypt, but include Kenya, Goa, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, Latin America, and the Far East. Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Bratislava (BTS)
TrawEl Fly
Via Civerchio 3, 20142 Milan, Italy Tel +39 0239 192 530 Fax +39 0269 001 164 Email booking@trawelfly.com Website www.trawelfly.com Date operations started 30 May 2009 Description Italian airline operating both scheduled and charter flights linking Bergamo Orio al Serio airports with six Italian cities and Heraklion and Rhodes in Greece. History Operated in partnership with UK wet-leasing specialist Astraeus until the latters demise in November 2011. Main base Bergamo (BGY)
Parent organisation/shareholders Sobhy Abd El Messeh (98%), Fortunee Botros Messeh (1%), Sabry Botros Messeh (1%) Date operations started September 1998 Description Scheduled cargo services linking Cairo with Amsterdam and Tripoli, the latter on behalf of Libyan Airlines. Executives President ............................................. Alaa El Din Rahmy Finance Manager ..........................................Magdy Fouda Operations Manager .....................................Magdy Louka Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A300B4 Main base Cairo (CAI)
TravEl air
Suite 19, Nanulon Street, Madang Plaza, Madang, Central Province, Papua New Guinea Tel +675 123 456 7890 Email reservationsta@travelairpng.com Website travelairpng.com Date operations started 1 December 2011 Description Start-up airline operating low-cost domestic passenger services from Port Moresby and Madang. Also plans to operate cargo services from Lae. History Established in July 2010 by Sarakolok West Transport group. Received its Part 121 air operators certificate in November 2011 and launched services in December 2011. Fleet (orders) 4 x Fokker 50 Main base Madang (MAG)
Parent organisation/shareholders SkyWest (20%), Aguia Branca Group (Chieppe family), Caprioli Group alliances Pantanal Linhas Aereas, TAM Linhas Areas Date operations started November 1998 Description Major regional carrier linking more than 90 destinations primarily throughout Brazil. History Part of the Grupo Caprioli concern. In May 2008, Total Linhas Aereas was merged into TRIP which took over Totals , domestic schedules. Employees total 2,513 Executives Chief Executive Officer .........................Jose Mario Caprioli Finance Director .....................................Marcello Iannalfo VP Operations ............................Fernando Paes de Barros Fleet (orders) 11 x ATR 42-300 9 x ATR 42-500 1 x ATR 72-200 13 x ATR 72-500 3 (12) x ATR 72-600 9 x Embraer 175-200LR 10 (5) x Embraer 190-100LR Main base Campinas (VCP) Hubs Curitiba (CWB), Natal (NAT), Recife (REC)
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Tulpar (Tul)
PO Box 147, 15/3 Prospekt Pobedy, Kazan, Tatarstan Republic, 420138, Russia Tel +7 843 229 6434 Fax +7 843 229 6444 Email office@tulpar.ru Website www.tulpar.ru alliances Ural Airlines Date operations started 1992 Description Offers passenger and VIP charter flights from Kazan and Orenburg. Also provides aircraft on wet-lease within Russia and abroad, particularly Cuba. History Established as Atlas Aviakompania. Introduced international VIP charters in 1994. Expanded passenger operations throughout Russia and the CIS in 1996. Rebranded as Tulpar. Merged with Karat Air Company in 2004, with both carriers retaining their own identities. Executives General Director ........................................Sergey Trifonov Fleet (orders) 1 x Yakovlev Yak-42 8 x Yakovlev Yak-42D 1 x Yakovlev Yak-40K 3 x Yakovlev Yak-40 1 x Bombardier BD-700 2 x Bombardier BD-100 Main base Kazan (KZN) Hubs Orenburg (REN)
Executives Chief Executive Officer ............................... Merdan Ayazov Chief Operations Officer ............................. Kovus Charyev Fleet (orders) 1 x BAe 125-1000 4 x Boeing 717-200 3 x Boeing 737-300 4 x Boeing 737-700 2 (2) x Boeing 737-800 4 x Boeing 757-200 1 x Boeing 767-300 1 (2) x Boeing 777-200 2 x Bombardier CL605 3 x Ilyushin Il-76TD Main base Ashgabat (ASB)
Tunisavia (TaJ)
Boulevard Leader Yasser Arafet, 2035 Tunis Carthage, Tunisia Tel +216 71 280 555 Fax +216 71 281 333 Email siege@tunisavia.com.tn Website www.tunisavia.com.tn Date operations started 27 April 1974 Description Provides fixed-wing and helicopter charters for VIPs and the oil and gas industry. History Established as operating both scheduled and charter flights, but ceased scheduled flights in May 1992. Executives Chief Executive Officer .......................Mohamed Aziz Milad Director General ........................................ Mohsen Nasra Fleet (orders) 2 x DHC6-300 Main base Tunis (TUN)
parent organisation/shareholders Government of Turkmenistan (100%) Date operations started 1992 Description Flag carrier of Turkmenistan, operating scheduled flights from Ashkhabad to the CIS, Asia and Europe. History At the end of 1998 Turkmenistans three air operating companies, Akhal, Khazar and Lebap, were reorganised and now come under the Turkmenistan Airlines umbrella.
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Uganda air Cargo (UCC)
2nd Floor Main Passenger Terminal Building, Entebbe International Airport, Entebbe, Uganda Tel +256 77 2467 197 Fax +256 31 263 239 Email ugacargo@utlonline.co.ug date operations started 7 June 1994 description Commercial cargo charter airline operating in east Africa and southern Africa. History The airline resumed operations during 2007 after being dormant for some years while its only aircraft was under repair. Executives Chairman ................................................... Ganyana Miiro General Manager .......................................... Fred Kyankya Director of Operations ..................... Godfrey Obbo-Oketcho Fleet (orders) 2 x Harbin Y12 1 x Lockheed L-100-30 Main base Entebbe (EBB)
In 1996 Austrian Airlines and Swissair became shareholders, joined through an affiliate in 2000 by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). In March 2011 the government divested its majority interest, with Austrian Airlines increasing its stake to 58.6%. Executives President ................................................ Yuri Miroshnikov Fleet (orders) 3 x Antonov An-148 5 x Boeing 737-300 5 x Boeing 737-400 6 x Boeing 737-500 4 (4) x Boeing 737-800 Main base Kiev (KBP)
parent organisation/shareholders Evergreen Development (17.01%), EVA Air (15.67%), others (65.07%) alliances EVA Air, Hainan Airlines, Shandong Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Xiamen Airlines date operations started 1989 description Operates scheduled and charter flights both within Taiwan and to regional destinations in China (Hong Kong), Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. History Known as Makung International Airlines until May 1996. Merged with UNI Airways, Taiwan Airlines and Great China Airlines under UNI Airways name on 1 July 1998. Executives Chairman .............................................................Tony Su President .......................................................Derek Chen SVP Operations ................................................ Jacob Lee Fleet (orders) (10) x ATR 72-600 8 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 8 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 8 x Boeing MD-90-30 Main base Taipei (TSA), Kaohsiung (KHH) Hubs Taipei (TPE)
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Main base Chicago (ORD) Hubs Guam (GUM), Washington (IAD), Denver (DEN), Tokyo Narita (NRT), Houston (IAH), Cleveland (CLE), Los Angeles (LAX), San Francisco (SFO), Newark (EWR)
Rex Features
United Airlines merger with Continental in 2010 created the worlds largest airline
executives Chairman & CEO............................................. Scott Davis Airline President .......................................... Mitch Nichols Chief Financial Officer ..................................... Kurt Kuehn Chief Operating Officer ................................... David Abney Fleet (orders) 53 x Airbus A300F4-600 13 x Boeing 747-400 75 x Boeing 757-200 46 (13) x Boeing 767-300 38 x Boeing MD-11F Main base Louisville (SDF) Hubs Ontario (ONT), Louisville (SDF), Miami (MIA), Shanghai (PVG), Rockford (RFD), Cologne/Bonn (CGN), Philadelphia (PHL), Dallas (DFW), Columbia (CAE), Hong Kong (HKG), Shenzhen (SZX), Mount Hope (YHM)
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United exPress
C/o United Airlines, Customer Relations-WHQPW, PO Box 66100, Chicago, Illinois, 60666, USA Tel +1 847 700 6796 Fax +1 847 700 2214 Parent organisation/shareholders United Airlines (100%) date operations started 1986 description United Express service is operated by the following regional airlines: Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA), Chautauqua Airlines, Colgan Air, Expressjet, Go Jet, Shuttle America, SkyWest Airlines and Trans States Airlines.
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V AustrAliA [VA] (VAu) see Virgin AustrAliA VAnAir [X4] (ZHi)
PMB 9069, Port Vila, Vanuatu Tel +678 22643 Fax +678 23250 Email sales@airvanuatu.com.vu Parent organisation/shareholders Vanuatu government (100%) Date operations started 29 November 1989 Description Operates scheduled and domestic charter flights between some 25 destinations in the islands of Vanuatu. History Formerly known as Air Melanesiae. Vanair was acquired by the Vanuatu government in September 2004. executives Chief Executive & General Manager ..............Mark Roberts Fleet (orders) 1 x DHC6-300 Main base Port Vila (VLI)
executives General Director ...................................... Bui Ngoc Hoang General Manager ..................................................Vu Dinh Fleet (orders) 1 x ATR 72-212A 1 x Beechcraft King Air 200 2 x PZL An-2 Main base Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)
VeCtor AViAtion
A8 Truong Son Street, Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Tel +84 8 848 7203 Fax +84 8 293 9428 Email info@vector-aviation.com.vn Website www.vector-aviation.com
Parent organisation/shareholders Private shareholders (90%), Ukrainian Interbrigada (10%) Date operations started 19 September 1992 Description Operates worldwide cargo charters from various cities in the Ukraine, and leases aircraft on long-term contracts. executives Director General .......................................Valeriy Jernovoy Chief Accountant ................................ Aleksandra Ivanova Flight Operations Director ............................Mikhail Vlasov Fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 747-200 2 x Ilyushin Il-76TD
Description Start-up airline planning to launch cargo operations, initially with a leased Tupolev Tu-204C freighter. Main base Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)
VeneZolAnA (Vne)
Aeropuerto Internacional la Chinita, Zona de Carga, Local D03, Maracaibo, Distrito Federal, 1161, Venezuela Tel +58 212 208 8400 Fax +58 212 208 8420 Email ravsavig@cantv.net Website ravsa.com.ve Date operations started 2001 Description Provides a scheduled service from Maracaibo linking seven domestic destinations from its Caracas base. History Formerly known as LABSA Linea Area Bolivariana SA, the airline rebranded in 2006. executives President ...............................................William Machado General Director ...........................................Ismael Rojas Fleet (orders) 2 x BAe Jetstream 31 6 x Boeing 737-200 1 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 Main base Caracas (CCS)
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from the United Nations Organisation to operate humanitarian flights on it behalf. Absorbed cargo specialist Russian Sky Airlines in 2005. A 2005 joint venture with the regional Bashkortostan government led to the creation of Air Bashkortostan in June 2006, as a competitor and eventual successor to Ufa-based BAL Bashkirian Airlines. A transition to scheduled operations began in 2009. executives Director General ..................................Aleksandr Kochnev President ........................................... Rashid Mursekayev Chief Accountant ........................................ Antonina Zhur Fleet (orders) 8 x Boeing 757-200 main base Moscow (DME)
conditionally approved by the DoT on 20 March 2007. On 18 May 2007, the DoT finally granted Virgin America the authority to launch operations as a US carrier. In January 2010 the DoT confirmed the carriers financial fitness and US citizenship status. On 12 July 2010 Toronto became its first international destination, served from both Los Angeles and San Francisco. employees total 1,770 executives President & CEO ............................................. David Cush Chief Financial Officer ...................................... Peter Hunt SVP Flight Operations .................................Bob Weatherly Fleet (orders) 10 x Airbus A319-100 39 (29) x Airbus A320-200 (30) x Airbus A320neo main base San Francisco (SFO)
Date operations started 2004 Description Provides a service in Australias north, linking Cairns, Darwin and Groote Eylandt. History Founded in Wellington, New Zealand by Peter Vincent in 1990. Flying operations commenced in 1992. Vincent Aviation (Australia) was established in 2004. executives Chief Executive Officer ................................. Peter Vincent Chief Operating Officer ................................Gavin Robbins Operations Manager .........................................Tony Farry Fleet (orders) 2 x Beech 1900C 3 x Beech 1900D main base Darwin (DRW)
Vincent aViatiOn
PO Box 21-022, 95-109 Tirangi Road, Wellington International Airport, Wellington., 6030, New Zealand Tel +64 4 920 9638 Website www.vincentaviation.co.nz Date operations started 1992 Description Provides air transport services under contract to a wide range of commercial and non-commercial customers. Also offers passenger and cargo charters throughout Australasia and the southern Pacific region. History Founded by Peter Vincent in 1990. executives Chief Executive Officer ................................. Peter Vincent VP Flight Operation ................................. Steve Kingsbury Fleet (orders) 1 x BAe 146-200 1 x BAe Jetstream 31 3 x BAe Jetstream 32 1 x Cessna T182T 2 x Saab 340B main base Wellington (WLG)
Vietstar airlines
28 Phan Thuc Duyen Street, 4 Ward, Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Tel +84 8 62936876 Fax +84 8 62936877 Email contactus@vietstarairlines.vn Website www.vietstarairlines.vn
Parent organisation/shareholders Vietstar (67%), A41 Aircraft Repairing (25%), Tin Thanh Express (8%) Description Start-up airline planning to launch domestic and international tourist and private flights in 2012. Aerial work services, including leisure, emergency and rescue flights and geological surveys will also be offered. executives Director........................................... Vladimir Shcherbakov First Deputy Director ...................................Anatoliy Palko main base Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)
Parent organisation/shareholders Virgin Group (25.94%), Air New Zealand (19.99%), others (54.07%) airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Virgin Australia (New Zealand) (100%), Virgin Samoa (49%) alliances Air Austral, Air New Zealand, Airlines of Papua New Guinea, Delta Air Lines, Etihad Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Rex, Singapore Airlines, Singapore Airlines Cargo, Skywest Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Virgin Australia (New Zealand), Virgin Australia International, Virgin Samoa Date operations started 31 August 2000 Description Operates low-cost scheduled domestic routes between Australias capital and regional cities, and internationally between Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. History Launched services in August 2000,with a flight between Brisbane and Sydney. Expanded its services from March 2002, taking advantage of the of the demise of Ansett Australia. Profitable within the first seven months
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of operations, the airline listed on the Australian stock exchange in 2003. Launched its New Zealand based subsidiary, Pacific Blue, in 2004. Joined with the Samoan government in 2005 to launch Polynesian Blue Airlines. Rebranded as Virgin Australia on 4 May 2011. In June 2011, Virgin Australia and Delta Airlines received antitrust immunity from the US Department of Transport for their Transpacific joint venture. In October 2011 Virgin Australia and Singapore Airlines received the final required approval, clearing the way for their proposed alliance on services in Australia and Asia. Merged with and absorbed long-haul sister carrier V Australia on 7 December 2011. Executives Chief Executive Officer ................................John Borghetti Chief Financial Officer ..............................Sankar Narayan Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A330-200 1 x ATR 72-500 12 x Boeing 737-700 48 (51) x Boeing 737-800 18 x Embraer 190-100AR Main base Melbourne (MEL), Brisbane (BNE) Hubs Sydney (SYD), Perth (PER), Darwin (DRW), Adelaide (ADL), Canberra (CBR), Hobart (HBA)
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Vietjet is a Vietnamese start-up flying Airbus A320s Vision AirlinEs [V2] (rBY)
2634 Airport Drive, Suite 106, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89032, USA Tel +1 702 647 7700 Fax +1 702 646 6871 Email customerservice@visionairlines.com Website www.visionairlines.com
Executives Chief Executive Officer ...................... Juan Carolos Zuazua Chief Operating Officer ............................Victor Hernandez Fleet (orders) 17 x Boeing 737-300 Main base Monterrey MTY Hubs Mexico City (MEX), Guadalajara (GDL)
Alliances Direct Air date operations started 1994 description Operates low-cost scheduled passenger services, also offering ad hoc and contract charters and tour operations, at home and abroad. Also operates scenic tour flights from Las Vegas for sister company Vision Holidays. History Founded by William and Steve Acor to operate air tours over the Grand Canyon with a single light aircraft. Launched scheduled domestic services on 13 December 2010. Introduced low-cost scheduled services from a new hub at Northwest Florida Regional airport in Destin/Fort Walton Beach, Florida on 1 March 2011, initially offering only point-to-point services to destinations primarily in the south and east of the USA. Expanded air tour operations to several National Parks on 1 June 2011, also introducing charter services for a range of customers. From this date, passengers became able to connect with Vision Airlines services to other cities at its Florida hub. Launched services from five US airports to Freeport on Grand Bahama Island in November 2011. Executives Chief Executive Officer ................................... Steven Acor Chief Financial Officer ...............................Gary Acquavella Chief Operations Officer .................................David Meers VP Flight Operations.....................................Aaron Godwin Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-300 2 x Boeing 737-400 4 x Boeing 767-200 5 x Dornier 228-200 4 x Dornier 328-100 1 x Dornier 328JET-300 Main base Las Vegas (LAS) Hubs Grand Canyon (GCN), Valparaiso (VPS)
ViVAColoMBiA
Calle 77 # 11-19, Piso 5, Bogota, Colombia Tel +57 13133712 Website www.lanuevaaerolinea.com Parent organisation/shareholders Grupo Bolivar, Grupo FAST, IAMSA Inversionistas en Autotransportes Mexicanos, Irelandia Investments (Declan Ryan) description Colombian start-up low-cost carrier planning to launch services in 2012, connecting Medelllin with 32 domestic destinations across Colombia, including Barranquilla, Bogota, Bucaramanga, Cali, Cartagena, Medellin and Santa Marta. Initial equipment is expected to be three Airbus A320 family or Boeing 737 family aircraft. The airline was originally identified simply as La Nueva Aerolinea, and planned to base itself in Bogota. History Established by former Avianca chief executive Juan Emilio Posada and three partners. Executives Chairman ............................................Frederick Jacobsen President ........................................... Juan Emilio Posada Main base Bogota (BOG)
Parent organisation/shareholders IAMSA (51%), RyanMex (Tony Ryan and Maurice Mason) (49%) date operations started 11 January 2007 description Low-cost airline operating services from Monterrey, Guadalajara and Mexico City to destinations across Mexico and in the USA. History Established by Ryanair founder Tony Ryan and Kite Investments founder Maurice Mason. Launched crossborder services to Austin, Texas on 1 May 2008.
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History Became the first privately-owned cargo airline in Russia. Was also the first carrier in Russia which was not part of Aeroflot to begin operations specialising in outsize cargo. In April 2000 the privately-owned Russian defence industry investor Kaskol acquired a 16% stake in the company. Scheduled cargo operations were launched in 2004 with AirBridge Cargo. executives President .................................................. Aleksey Isaikin General Director .................................... Vyacheslev Sirota EVP Operations ...........................................Valery Gabriel Finance Director ...........................................Sergei Pedan Fleet (orders) 10 (5) x Antonov An-124 (8) x Antonov An-148 4 x Ilyushin Il-76TD 1 x Yakovlev Yak-40 Main base Ulyanovsk ULY Hubs Khabarovsk KHV, Krasnoyarsk KJA, Leipzig/Halle LEJ, Saint Petersburg LED, Moscow DME
executives Director General ......................................Alexander Tkach Deputy Director General ......................... Vladimir Terentiev Flight Operations Director .......................Vladimir Starostin Fleet (orders) 2 x Antonov An-38 5 x PZL AN-28 Main base Khabarovsk (KHV)
VoLoteA
Travessera de Gracia, 4o, 08006 Barcelona, Spain Tel +34 93 1171 1777 Fax +34 93 222 0711 Email info@volotea.com Website www.volotea.com Parent organisation/shareholders CCMP Capital Partners (49%), Carlos Munoz and Lazaro Ros (26%), FESpyme Fondo de Capital Riesgo and Sinaer Inversiones (25%) Description Venice-based, Spanish-owned start-up low-cost airline planning to launch domestic and international services on 10 routes between under-served Italian, French and Spanish cities in April 2012. Initial equipment is the first of three Boeing 717s. History Established by Barcelona-based Alaeo, a company founded by former Vueling co-founder Carlos Munoz and staffed by former Quantum Air employees. executives Co-Founder & CEO .......................................Carlos Munoz Co-Founder.......................................................Lazao Ros Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 717 Main base Venice (VCE)
Parent organisation/shareholders Indigo Partners and Others (50%), Discovery Americas (25%), Grupo Taca (Roberto and Maria Kriete) (25%) Alliances Southwest Airlines Date operations started 13 March 2006 Description Mexican low-cost airline operating over 30 domestic routes between more than 20 cities from its operating base at Toluca. Also operates scheduled services to Los Angeles. Domestic and international charter flights are also offered. History Previously known as Vuela. The first international scheduled route, linking Toluca and Guadalajara with Los Angeles, was launched in July 2009. executives Chairman .......................... Gilberto Perezalonso Cifuentes Chief Commercial Officer ................... Holger Blankenstein Chief Executive Officer .........................Enrique Beltranena Chief Operations Officer ..........................Roberto Navarro Fleet (orders) 24 x Airbus A319-100 10 (28) x Airbus A320-200 (30) x Airbus A320neo Main base Toluca (TLC)
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WarbeloWs air [4W] (WaV)
3758 University Avenue South, Fairbanks, Alaska, 99709, USA Tel +1 907 474 0518 Fax +1 907 474 3821 Website www.warbelows.com Description Commuter airline serving interior and Arctic villages in Alaska from its main base at Fairbanks. Also provides cargo and mail transport, sightseeing tours, medevac flights and flight training. History Established by the Warbelow family in 1959. executives President .....................................................Art Warbelow Accounts Manager ......................................Kerry Gillespie
Parent organisation/shareholders Westdeutsche Luftwerburg Theodor Wllenkemper (100%) Date operations started 1956 Description Operates scheduled and charter passenger and cargo services within Europe. History Established to operate a range of general aviation aircraft on passenger, cargo and banner-towing duties. executives Chief Executive Officer ................................Albrecht Barth Fleet (orders) 3 x BAe 146-200 1 x BAe 146-300 2 x Fokker F-27-600 2 x Learjet Learjet 55 Main base Cologne/Bonn (CGN)
WebjeT (Web)
Avenida 20 de Janeiro, Aeroporto Internacional, Ilha do Governador, 27941-900 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Tel +55 21 3572 7677 Fax +55 21 3572 2500 Email presidencia@webjet.com.br Website www.webjet.com.br alliances GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes Date operations started 12 July 2005 Description Brazilian low-cost carrier linking Rio with major Brazilian cities, primarily in eastern Brazil, including Brasilia, Porto Alegre and Sao Paulo. History In January 2006 Webjet was sold by its founder Roger Ottoni to an investment fund set up by Aguia transport group and several Brazilian and international private investors. On 8 July 2011 GOL entered into memorandum of understanding to acquire Webjet. The deal received Brazilian governmental approval on 21 September 2011 and Webjets operations were expected to be integrated into GOLs. employees total 1,683 Fleet (orders) 24 x Boeing 737-300 2 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Rio de Janeiro (GIG)
Fleet (orders) 1 x Cessna C207A 1 x Cessna CE208 2 x Cessna U206G 10 x Piper PA-31-300 1 x Piper PA-31T2 Main base Fairbanks (FAI)
WaTaniya airWays
Kuwait Date operations started 24 January 2009 Date operations ceased 16 March 2011 Premium-service airline that operated scheduled regional passenger services to Dubai, Beirut, Bahrain and Cairo. Established in late 2005, originally known as Kuwait National Airways. The airline launched its initial public offering in January 2006, selling 70% of its shares. It was awarded its air operators certificate on 7 July 2008. After suffering losses for some time, the airline ceased operations in March 2011
Parent organisation/shareholders Privately held (100%) airline subsidiaries/shareholdings West Air Luxembourg (100%) Description Operates scheduled and ad hoc freight charter services for integrators, post and express parcels, and feeder operations. History Founded as LBF-Eda Varken, operating air-taxi flights. The airlines name was changed to Abal Air AB in 1982 and to West Air Sweden in 1992. West Air Sweden converted to a cargo airline in May 1997 after discontinuing its scheduled passenger services. The merger in October 2008, with Atlantic Airlines and West Air Luxembourg to form West Atlantic, created Europes largest all-cargo regional carrier. employees 450 executives Chairman ................................................. Goran Berglund Chief Executive Officer ........................... Gustaf Thureborn Operations Manager ................................. Bjorn Landelius Fleet (orders) 36 x BAe ATP 1 x Boeing 737-300 3 x Bombardier CRJ-200 1 x De Havilland Dove 8 2 x De Havilland Dragon Rapide 3 x Douglas DC-3/C-47 (Piston) 1 x Douglas DC-6 1 x Lockheed L-188A 1 x Lockheed L-188C 1 x Scottish Aviation Twin Pio Main base Gothenburg (GOT), Lidkoping (LDK), Malmo-Sturup (MMX) Hubs Lulea (LLA), Copenhagen (CPH), Stockholm Arlanda (ARN), Paris Charles-de-Gaulle (CDG), Coventry (CVT)
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Canadas Wasaya Airways flies six Beech 1900Ds West Coast air [8o]
Suite 2310, 1177 West Hastings, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 2K3, Canada Tel +1 604 606 6800 Fax +1 604 606 6820 Email info@westcoastair.com Website www.westcoastair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Rick Baxter (100%) Date operations started 25 January 1996 Description Provides scheduled and charter floatplane services in British Columbia. executives President ....................................................... Rick Baxter Fleet (orders) 8 x De Havilland Canada Beaver 5 x DHC6-100 Main base Vancouver (CXH)
employees total 6,877 executives President & CEO ........................................Gregg Saretsky Chief Financial Officer .................................. Vito Culmone EVP Operations ......................................Cameron Kenyon Fleet (orders) 13 x Boeing 737-600 69 (35) x Boeing 737-700 16 (1) x Boeing 737-800 Main base Calgary (YYC)
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WHiteJets
Av. das Americas, 3500, 3o Andar - sala 305, Hong Kong 1000, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Tel +55 21 3261 6000 Fax +55 21 3261 6046 Email atendimento@whitejets.com.br Website whitejets.com.br Parent organisation/shareholders Omni Aviacao e Technologia, Vip Club Tur (Brazil) Date operations started 12 June 2010 Description Charter specialist operating exclusively for Brazilian tour operators to Mexico and the Caribbean. History A joint venture between Brazilian tour operator Vip Club Tur and Omni Aviation Group, owner of White Airways. executives President ..................................................Rui de Almeida General Manager ....................................Roberto Coimbra Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A310-300 1 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Rio de Janeiro (GIG)
Parent organisation/shareholders Tim Roman (25%) Date operations started 13 August 2003 Description Offers domestic passenger services connecting Kinshasa with major cities and towns. Domestic and international cargo charters are also offered from five regional hubs. executives General Director .........................................David Mavinga Financial Director....................................... Krishna Kumar Operations Director.................................Peter Van Eycken Fleet (orders) 1 x Antonov An-24 Main base Kinshasa (FIH)
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Fleet (orders) 16 (4) x ATR 72-500 (40) x ATR 72-600 4 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 Main base Jakarta (CGK)
Parent organisation/shareholders Wizz Air (100%) Date operations started 10 July 2008 Description Kiev-based division of Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air, operating domestic services to Lvov and Simferopol as well as international services to destinations in Germany, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the UK. Executives Chief Executive Officer .................................. Jyzsef Varadi Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Kiev (IEV)
Date operations started 2006 Description Operates passenger charter flights including regular services linking Beirut with Baghdad. Executives Chief Executive Officer ..................................Yousef Al Haj Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-300 Main base Beirut (BEY)
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Xiamen airlines [mF] (CXa)
22 Dailiao Road, Xiamen, Fujian, 361006, China Tel +86 592 5739 888 Fax +86 592 5739 777 Email info@xiamenair.com.cn Website www.xiamenair.com.cn Parent organisation/shareholders China Southern Airlines Group (51%), Xiamen C&D (34%), Hebei Aviation Investment Group (15%) alliances China Southern Airlines, Korean Air, Mandarin Airlines, TransAsia Airways, UNI Air Date operations started 1992 Description Operates domestic trunk services linking the city of Xiamen with Beijing, the provincial capitals and tourist destinations. Also serves Hong Kong and Macau, and offers international schedules to Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and South Korea, as well as Cross Straits charters to Taiwan. History Established in a joint venture with Fujian Province and Xiamen, making the airline the first regional airline of China. China Southern Airlines took a 60% stake in Xiamen Airlines in 1992. Xiamen C&D acquired an initial 20% stake in 2000, increasing this stake to 40% in 2006. executives Chief Executive Officer ...............................Shang Lun Che Chief Financial Officer .................................Huozao Huang Fleet (orders) 15 x Boeing 737-700 55 (29) x Boeing 737-800 6 x Boeing 757-200 main base Xiamen (XMN) Hubs Jinjiang (JJN), Nanchang (KHN), Hangzhou (HGH), Fuzhou (FOC)
Parent organisation/shareholders Straumur Investment Bank (100%) alliances Wind Jet Date operations started 22 December 1995 Description Holiday airline providing services to Greece, Egypt, Italy, Spain and Morocco, together with long-haul flights to Senegal, Kenya, Bahamas, Dominican Republic, USA, Thailand and the Maldives. Also offers cargo charters. History Initially named Star Europe, the carrier changed its name in 1997 to Star Airlines. Acquired by tour firm Look Voyages in 1996, but became independent in February 2003. Acquired by the Avion Group In February 2006, changing its name to XL Airways France on 6 December 2006 following a management buyout. employees total 514 executives Chairman & CEO....................................... Laurent Magnin EVP Financial .......................................... Patrice Devouge Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A320-200 2 x Airbus A330-200 3 x Boeing 737-800 main base Paris (CDG)
Date operations started 1989 Description Operates domestic scheduled and charter services from Elko, Nevada. History Founded as Casino Express. In 2005 the airline was sold to TEM Acquisition, a holding company which includes some of the carriers management as principal members. In July 2005 Avion Group, the parent of Excel Aviation USA, also acquired a 19% stake in the airline. In January 2006 Casino Express was rebranded as Xtra Airways. executives Chief Executive Officer ...................................... Lisa Dunn Director of Finance & Administration ......... Tresa Alzugaray Director of Operations ......................... Joshua Weinshank Fleet (orders) 5 x Boeing 737-400 main base Elko (EKO) Hubs Punta Gorda (PND)
Niels Quist
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Yak Service (akY)
Russia Date operations started 25 November 1993 Date operations ceased 21 September 2011. Operated executive passenger charters. The airline was banned from operating within Europe in 2009, and had its licence withdrawn by Rosaviatsiya, following the crash of one of its Yakovlev Yak-42Ds at Yaroslavl on 7 September 2011.
executives Director General ............................................ Vasily Kryuk Deputy General Director Finance................. Irina Lebedeva Director of Flight Operations .............................Yuriy Kryuk Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A320-200 2 x Antonov An-24RV 1 x Antonov An-26 1 x Antonov An-26B 2 x Boeing 737-400 6 x Boeing 737-500 7 x Bombardier CRJ-200 1 x Tupolev Tu-134A Main base Salekhard (SLY) Hubs Moscow (DME), Nadym (NYM), Tyumen (TJM)
EU safety inspections. On 20 January 2010 the UK government suspended all flights from Yemen to the UK due to security concerns. A Yemeni-Saudi plan to restructure Yemenia was announced in January 2011, but has not yet been implemented. During 2011 Yemenia withdrew from all European services, with the exception of Frankfurt, although Paris services were restored. Yemenia Joint Venture is an internal division, operating DHC-6 and DHC-8 aircraft and helicopters in support of oil companies within Yemen. executives Chairman ...........................................Abdulkhalek Al Kadi Managing Director ................................Abdulaziz Al Hazmi DMD Finance ..................................... Waleed Ali Al Harazi DMD Operations .........................................Khaled Anwar Fleet (orders) 3 x Airbus A310-300 2 (8) x Airbus A320-200 2 x Airbus A330-200 (10) x Airbus A350-800XWB 1 x Boeing 727-200 2 x DHC6-300 3 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 1 x Lockheed C-130H Main base Sanaa (SAH) Hubs Aden (ADE)
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Puer, Yunnan, China Parent organisation/shareholders Yingan Transport Service (56.5%), Li Guiying (43.5%) Description New carrier operating domestic services within Yunnan Province and to destinations in neighbouring provinces. History Established in 2008 by Yingan Transport Service Company, which took a majority shareholding. CAAC authorisation to launch airline services was received in October 2010. Fleet (orders) 1 x Harbin Y-12 1 x Xian MA60 Main base Simao (SYM)
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Zagros airlines [ZV] (iZg)
No 16, Sazman, Ab2 Alley Jenah Exp Way, Tehran, Iran Tel +98 21 4405 9302 Fax +98 21 4408 1852 Email info@zagrosairlines.com Website www.zagrosairlines.com Description Start-up airline planning international services. executives General Manager ................................. Abdolreza Mousavi Fleet (orders) 2 x McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Main base Tehran (THR)
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