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Welcome to 2012’s 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

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Flight International’s 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 Flightglobal’s ACAS database is correct up to early 2012. It includes contact details/ addresses and where relevant the airline’s

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 Flightglobal’s 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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AEroPElicAn Air SErvicES [oT] (PEl) Private Bag 2004, Newcastle Airport, Newcastle, New South Wales, 2318, Australia Tel +61 2 4928 9600 Fax +61 2 4965 1399 Email [email protected] Website www.aeropelican.com.au

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)

AEroPErlAS [Wl] (APP) Panama City, Panama Date operations started June 1970 Date operations ceased 29 February 2012 Regional airline which operated daily from Panama City to 15 domestic destinations as part of the TACA Regional Airlines system. Charter flights were also undertaken. It was formed as Aerolineas Islas de las Perlas and was government-run from 1976 until 1987, when it was sold to private owners. The company decided to cease operations in Panama, citing poor market conditions and the business model of the airline.

AEroPoSTAl [vH] (Alv) Avenida Paseo de Colon, Torre Polar Oeste, Piso 21 Plaza Venezuela, Los Caobos, Caracas, Distrito Federal, 1050, Venezuela Tel +58 212 303 7180 Fax +58 212 355 2367 Website www.aeropostal.com

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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)

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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)

Ukrainian airline Aerosvit operates Airbus A320s as well as Boeing 737s. Parent organisation/shareholders Corporacion Alas de Venezuela (100%) Date operations started 3 July 1929 Description Operates domestic services linking Caracas with Barquisimeto, Maracaibo, Maturin, Porlamar, Puerto Ordaz and Valencia, in addition to a single international service to Port of Spain. History Founded as Linea Aerea Venezolana (LAV) on 1 January 1935, when the Venezuelan government took over the routes and equipment of French company Cie Générale Aéropostale, which had begun operating in Venezuela in July 1929. The Venezuelan government acquired the airline on 31 December 1933, although it continued to be essentially French-managed until 1 January 1935, when as well as being rebranded, the airline was brought under Venezuelan management control. In the 1960s, a new international airline, VIASA, was created to concentrate on international services, while Aeropostal specialised on domestic routes. Operations ceased in August 1994, but the airline was reactivated in January 1997, following its 1996 sale to the private Corporacion Alas de Venezuela. Grupo Makled acquired Aeropostal and its parent Corporacion Alas de Venezuela. The airline was briefly grounded by the Venezuelan government, which finally seized the airline after the owners of Grupo Makled were arrested on drug trafficking charges, on 18 November 2008. The Chavez government announced plans to take over Aeropostal as “social property” in March 2009 and subsequently relaunched domestic services as a state-owned carrier. The first international route, to Port of Spain, was relaunched on 29 January 2010. Executives President ................................ Douglas Vasquez Porellana Fleet (orders) 2 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-50 3 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 Main base Caracas (CCS)

AEro-SErvicE (rSr) 10 Avenue du General de Gaulle, BP 1138, Pointe Noire, Congo Tel +242 556 41 41 Email [email protected] 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

Fleet (orders) 1 x Cessna C402B 1 x Cessna C404 2 x Britten-Norman BN2A Main base Pointe-Noire (PNR)

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AEroSTAr AirlinES (UAr) Ivano Mazepy 34B, Kiev, 03151, Ukraine Tel +380 44 490 92 32 Fax +380 44 490 92 33 Email [email protected] Website www.aerostar.com.ua Date operations started 18 August 1997 Description Provides private and VIP charter flights within the Ukraine and to neighbouring countries in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Executives President ......................................... Shokhraddin Askerov General Director ............................................ Vasily Porva Fleet (orders) 1 x Beechcraft King Air 300 2 x Dassault Aviation Falcon 2 1 x Dassault Aviation Falcon 2 1 x Dassault Aviation Falcon 9 3 x Dornier 328JET-300 Main base Kiev (KBP), Kiev (IEV)

AEroSUcrE coloMBiA [6n] (KrE) Aeropuerto El Dorado, Terminal de Carga N2, Bogota, 151268, Colombia Tel +57 1 414 8224 Fax +57 1 413 9442 Email [email protected] Date operations started 1969 Description Operates domestic and international cargo scheduled flights and passenger charter within Central and South America. Executives President ..................................................... Jorge Solano Chief Financial Officer ................. Marta Patricia Rodriguez Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 727-100 3 x Boeing 727-200 2 x Boeing 737-200 1 x Cessna 500 Main base Bogota (BOG)

AEroSUr [5l] (rSU) Avenida Irala 616, PO Box 3104, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, 3104, Bolivia Tel +591 3 336 4446 Fax +591 3 333 0666 Email [email protected] Website www.aerosur.com Parent organisation/shareholders Privately held (Bolivian investors) (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Aerosur Paraguay (50%) Alliances Aerolineas Argentinas, LAN Airlines, TACA International Airlines, TACA Peru Date operations started 24 August 1992

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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)

Bubenska 113/47, Holesovice, 170 00 Prague, Czech Republic Tel +420 233 374 596 Fax +420 233 371 179 Email [email protected] Website www.silverair.cz Parent organisation/shareholders Management (100%) Date operations started February 1997 Description Operates charter flights within the Czech Republic and throughout Europe for international companies including TNT and DHL, as well as the Czech Postal services and local travel agencies. History Launched operations flying between Prague, Nuremberg and Liege for TNT. Executives President & Technical Manager............................ Jan Maly Head of Flight Operations .............................. Daniel Prusa Fleet (orders) 1 x Let L-410UVP-E Main base Prague PRG Hubs Ostrava OSR

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Singapore Airlines launched Airbus A380 services in 200 Employees total 13,793 Executives Chairman ......................................Stephen Lee Ching Yen Chief Executive Officer ...........................Goh Choon Phong EVP Operations and Services .................... Swee Wah Mak SVP Finance .............................................Chan Hon Chew Fleet (orders) 19 (15) x Airbus A330-300 5 x Airbus A340-500 (20) x Airbus A350-900XWB 16 (3) x Airbus A380-800 3 x Boeing 747-400 35 x Boeing 777-200 27 (8) x Boeing 777-300 (20) x Boeing 787-9 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 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 [email protected] History Traces its origins back to the first scheduled flight Website www.siacargo.com made by Malayan Airways, from Singapore’s Kallang Airport to Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang on 1 May 1947. Following Parent organisation/shareholders Singapore Airlines direct links from the UK and the creation of the Malaya’s independence Group (100%) Federated Malaysia on about 1 November the Clicking Airline China Cargo Airlines Want toStates findofout more an 1963, airline? on subsidiaries/shareholdings the company was rebranded as Malaysia Airways. After (16%) www address in the entry will take you straight through to Singapore’s separation from Malaysia on 9 August 1965, a Alliances Wow, Cargojet Airways, Coyne Airways, Virgin Australia new flag carrier, Malaysia-Singapore Airlines, was Date operations started April 2001 thejoint airline’s 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 company’s 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 operator’s 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 world’s 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 [email protected] 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 world’s 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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A 1time Airline [T6] (RNX) Unit D2, Isando Industrial Park, Gewel Road, Kempton Park, Cape Road, South Africa Tel +27 11 928 8000 Fax +27 11 392 5027 Email [email protected] 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 Africa’s first dedicated independent low-cost carrier on launch of services in February 2004. The company was listed on Johannesburg’s 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)

2nd Arkhangelsk United Aviation Division (OAO) Vaskovo Airport, Arkhangelsk, Arkhangelsk Region, 163036, Russia Tel +7 8182 45 01 65 Fax +7 8182 45 17 94 Email [email protected] Parent organisation/shareholders Russian state (100%) Date operations started 1935 Description Operates passenger and cargo (including mail) services from Arkhangelsk’s Vaskovo Airport, specialising in serving otherwise inaccessible locations in northern Russia. Performs a wide range of air transport and aerial work services in support of the oil, nuclear and space industries, state institutions and research institutes. Also operates internationally, primarily in support of humanitarian and peace-making efforts by NGOs including the Red Cross and the United Nations. History The oldest and leading air cargo company in northwest Russia. Introduced operations in support of peacemaking missions in Africa in 1993. Provided humanitarian relief missions following the Afghanistan earthquake in 1998 and subsequent earthquakes in Pakistan and has also flown humanitarian missions in Angola, Cambodia, DR Congo, Djibouti, Kenya, Liberia, Sierra-Leone, Somalia, Sudan and the former Yugoslavia. Executives General Director�������������������������������������������� Yury Davydov Chief Accountant���������������������������������� Svetlana Troshkova Fleet (orders) 1 x Cessna 550 1 x Learjet Learjet 31 Main base Vaskovo

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Abaete Linhas Aereas (ABJ) Aeroporto Intl de Salvador, Dptdo Luiz Eduardo Magalhaes, Praca Gago Coutinho s/n, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil Tel +55 71 3377 2555 Fax +55 71 3462 9665 Email [email protected] Website www.abaete.com.br Description Operates scheduled passenger services and offers charter flights from its Salvador da Bahia base. Sister company ATA – Aerotáxi Abaeté – also provides air-taxi flights with business and general aviation aircraft. History Founded as Aerotáxi Abaeté, initially offering air-taxi services. Acquired Atlanta Taxi Aéreo in 1985. Introduced scheduled services in 1995. Employees total 8 Executives President........................................................ Jorge Mello Finance Director..................................... Maria De Socorro VP Operations........................................Alvaro Magalhaes Fleet (orders) 1 x Cessna C182P 1 x Cessna C310Q 5 x Cessna C402B 6 x Cessna CE208 1 x Cessna 500 1 x Cessna 550 3 x Embraer EMB-110C 1 x Embraer EMB-110E 2 x Embraer EMB-121 5 x Neiva NE-821 Main base Salvador (SSA)

Abakan Avia (ABG) Druzhba Narodov 57, Abakan, Republic of Khakassia, 665008, Russia Tel +7 3902 282 735 Fax +7 3092 282 748 Email [email protected] Website www.abakanavia.ru Parent organisation/shareholders Sobol Corporation (70%), others (30%) Date operations started 1993 Description Operates trunk cargo services to destinations in Africa, Europe, Indian sub-continent, Middle and Far East, Russia and the CIS with an all-Ilyushin Il-76T jet fleet. Also performs extensive helicopter operations. History Established from a former local Aeroflot unit. Launched domestic cargo flights in 1993 and international flights in 1994. Operated passenger services from mid1998, before reverting to all-cargo operations. The Sobol Corporation acquired a majority shareholding in 1999. Designated an official carrier for the UN in 2003. Executives Director General........................................... Serge Rodkin Deputy General Manager.............................Serge Karyagin Flight Safety Manager...........................Vladimir Beloussov Fleet (orders) 2 x Ilyushin Il-76T 1 x Ilyushin Il-76TD Main base Abakan (ABA) Hubs El Obeid (EBD)

Aban Air [K5] (ABE) 1267 Vali-e-Asr Avenue, Before Vanank Square, Tehran, 15177 36511, Iran Tel +98 21 8877 3126/7 Fax +98 21 8877 8393 Email [email protected] Website www.abanair.com Date operations started May 2005 Description Offers cargo charters from Tehran to destinations including Bangkok, Chennai, Dubai, Lahore and Seoul. Operates using wet-leased aircraft. History Launched cargo charters between Tehran and Dubai in May 2005. Received its air operator’s certificate from the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran in March 2006. Executives Chief Executive Officer.......................................A Mahdavi Fleet (orders) Leased in as required Main base Tehran (IKA)

ABC Air Hungary Hungary Date operations started 2005 Date operations ceased December 2011 History Operated charter cargo services from Budapest with three LET L-410UVP turbprop aircraft. Ceased operations in December 2011.

ABSA – Aerolinhas Brasileiras [M3] (TUS) Aeroporto Internacional de Viracopos (VCP) Rd, Santos Dumont, KM 66, 13051-970 Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil Tel +55 19 2138 4400 Fax +55 19 3725 6301 Email [email protected] Website www.absacargo.com.br Parent organisation/shareholders LAN Airlines (73.3%), Jochmann Participações Ltda (13%), TADEF (13%), others (0.7%) Alliances Florida West International Airways Date operations started 2 June 1995 Description Operates scheduled domestic and international cargo services to destinations throughout Latin America, USA, Europe and Oceania. Charter services are also operated. History Established as Brasil Transair-Transportes Charter Turismo. Launched charter flights in June 1995. In August 2001 ABSA was designated as a Scheduled and Flag Air Carrier by the Brazilian Civil Aviation Department for domestic and international services. In November 2001, LanChile acquired a majority stake. Employees total 345 Executives President............................................ Norberto Jochmann Finance Director............................................ Andres Leiva Chief Operations Officer..........................Dario Matsuguma Fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 767-300 Main base Campinas (VCP)

Abu Dhabi Aviation (AXU) Abu Dhabi International Airport, PO Box 2723, Terminal 2, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Tel +971 2 575 8000 Fax +971 2 575 7775 Email [email protected] Website www.abudhabiaviation.com

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 UAE’s 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)

ABX Air [GB] (ABX) 145 Hunter Drive, Wilmington, Ohio, 45177, USA Tel +1 937 382 5591 Fax +1 937 366 3252 Email [email protected] Website www.abxair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) (100%) Date operations started 17 April 1980 Description Major US carrier operating scheduled, ad hoc charter and ACMI cargo services. These include an overnight express small-package service within mainland USA, Canada and Puerto Rico, operated for primary customer DHL. Also offers airline-related training, including dispatch, flight training and simulator facilities.

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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 international’s 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)

ACE Air Cargo [KO] (AER) 5901 Lockheed Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska, 99502, USA Tel +1 907 334 5100 Email [email protected] Website www.aceaircargo.com Parent organisation/shareholders Western States Investment (100%) Description Provides extensive scheduled cargo flights, passenger and cargo charters, small package service and logistics, serving many small communities in Alaska. Request stops are also available. A new passenger service is now also operated between Anchorage and Dutch Harbor. History Founded as Yutana Airlines and renamed to Alaska Central Express in 1994. Now trades as ACE Air Cargo. Executives President......................................................... Mike Bergt Chief Financial Officer...................................John Seaman Fleet (orders) 4 x Beechcraft 1900C Main base Anchorage (ANC)

ACT Airlines [9T] (RUN) – see myCARGO Adria Airways [JP] (ADR) Zgorniji Brnik 130h, 4120 Brnik, Slovenia Tel +386 1369 1000 Fax +386 1436 9445 Email [email protected] 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.

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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)

Aegean Airlines [A3] (AEE) 31, Viltanioti Street, Kifisia, 145 64 Athens, 16451, Greece Tel +30 210 62 61 700 Fax +30 210 62 61 900 Email [email protected] Website www.aegeanair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Theodore Vassilakis (35.7%), Elnesco Enterprises (9.5%), Siana Enterprises (9.5%), Siana Enterprises (9.5%), Achilleas Konstantakopoulos (6.4%), others holding (38.9%) Alliances Luxair, Olympic Air Date operations started 17 February 1992 Description Operates scheduled services across Greece and international services to destinations in Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Romania, Russia, Spain, Turkey and the UK. Codeshare agreements, primarily with other Star Alliance partners, extend the domestic, and European networks and included flights to Newark and Philadelphia. Charter flights are also undertaken. History Established by Antonis and Nikolaos Simigdalas as Aegean Aviation, a VIP/business air operation specialising in executive and air ambulance services. Became the first independent Greek company to be issued with an air operator’s certificate in February 1992, licensed for worldwide charters with two Learjets. Acquired by the Vassilakis Group in 1994, rebranded as Aegean Airlines and repositioned for the launch of scheduled passenger services from Athens to Crete, Heraklion and Thessaloniki. Launched services with two new Avro RJ100s at the end of May 1999. Acquired Greek domestic carrier Air Greece (founded 1994) in December 1999, incorporating its fleet of two Fokker 100s and three ATR72s. Merged with Greek scheduled and charter carrier Cronus Airlines (founded 1994) in March 2001, after acquiring a majority of the joint holding company. Introduced European services under the Aegean Cronus Airlines brand, serving four German cities, London, Paris and Rome with a fleet of Boeing 737-300s and 400s. After being acquired outright by Aegean, Cronus was fully integrated under the Aegean Airlines brand on 28 October 2001. Launched its IPO and listed on the Athens Stock Exchange in July 2007. Overtook Olympic Air to become Greece’s largest passenger airline in 2008, with a 58% market share. The intended merger with Pantheon Airlines (dba Olympic Air) was blocked by the European Commission in January 2011. Embarked instead on a “widespread co-operation” agreement with Olympic Air from 27 March 2010. Established its first foreign hub at Larnaca in May 2011, with routes serving London, Paris and eight Greek destinations. Executives Founder & Deputy Chairman...................... Nick Simigdalas Chief Executive Officer........................ Theodore Vassilakis Managing Director.............................. Dimitris Georgiannis Technical Director..................................Vasileios Kardasis Chief Flight Operations Manager.........Zissis Pehlevanoudis Fleet (orders) 3 x Airbus A319-100 22 (5) x Airbus A320-200 4 x Airbus A321-200 1 x Learjet Learjet 60 Main base Athens ATH Hubs Larnaca (LCA), Thessaloniki (SKG)

Aeolian Airlines (AOL) 551 Mesogeion Avenue, 15 343 Agia Paraskevi, Attica, Greece Tel +30 210 96 09 740 Fax +30 21 21 023 814 Email [email protected] Website www.aeolianairlines.com

Date operations started 18 October 2011 Description Greek airline offering passenger charter services. History Established by founders of Skywings. Received air operator’s certificate in July 2011. Operated inaugural flight

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

Aer Arann Islands Connemara Regional Airport, Inverin, Co Galway, Ireland Tel +353 91 593 034 Fax +353 91 593 238 Email [email protected] Website www.aerarannislands.ie Parent organisation/shareholders Padraig O’Ceidigh (100%) Date operations started January 2001 Description Serves the Arann Islands from Connemara Regional Airport in Galway. Operates up to 25 flights daily in the summer peak season. History Established as a subsidiary of Aer Arann. Launched operations in 1970 with a service to Inishmore, quickly adding the other islands to the network. Executives Managing Director..................................Padraig O’Ceidigh Finance Director...................................Grainne McDonagh VP Operations......................................... Marie Mulrooney Fleet (orders) 2 x Britten-Norman BN2A 1 x Britten-Norman BN2B Main base Connemara (NNR)

Aer Arann Regional [RE] (REA) 1 Northwood Avenue, Santry, Dublin 9, Co Dublin, Ireland Tel +353 1 844 7700 Fax +353 1 844 7701 Email [email protected] Website www.aerarann.com Parent organisation/shareholders Everdeal (100%) Alliances Aer Lingus, Etihad Airways Date operations started 16 August 1970 Description Operates scheduled and charter passenger services linking over 20 Irish and UK cities, together with flights to the Isle of Man, Jersey and seasonal services to Lorient and La Rochelle in Brittany. Also operates as “Aer Lingus Regional” from Dublin, Cork and Shannon to destinations in the UK and France under a franchise agreement. History Established to provide an island-hopping air service between Galway and the Arann Islands, located off Ireland's west coast. Purchased by Padraig O’Ceidigh in 1994 and transformed to provide a feeder air service for Ireland and the UK. Exclusively served the Arann Islands until the opening of its Dublin base on 2 March 1998. Introduced services to the UK and Jersey in 2002. Added Lorient and Nantes in Brittany to the route network in 2004. Operated jet services for one summer season in 2008, connecting Galway and Waterford to Amsterdam, Bordeaux, Faro and Malaga under a franchise with Nex Aviation. Began flying as an Aer Lingus Regional under a franchise agreement in March 2010. Entered voluntary examinership in August 2010 after accumulating significant losses since 2008. Air operations were unaffected. Successfully emerged from examinership in November 2010. UK trucking and distribution company Eddie Stobart invested £2.5 million in November 2010, in return for a small convertible preference share in the carrier. A five-year operating agreement with Eddie Stobart saw the launch of services from Stobartowned London Southend Airport in March 2011. Adopted the Air Arann Regional brand from May 2011. Suspended all scheduled services from Galway from November 2011. Executives Chairman...............................................Padraig O’Ceidigh Chief Executive Officer................................... Sean Brogan Chief Financial Officer........................................Tom Turley Fleet (orders) 4 x ATR 42-300 2 x ATR 72-200 4 x ATR 72-500 Main base Dublin DUB Hubs Cork (ORK), Isle Of Man (OM)

Aer Lingus [EI] (EIN) Head Office Block, Dublin Airport, Dublin, Ireland Tel +353 1 886 8202 Fax +353 1 886 3832 Email [email protected] Website www.aerlingus.com Parent organisation/shareholders Ryanair (29.82%), government of Ireland (Minister for Finance of Ireland) (25.11%), Denis O’Brien (3.295%), other shareholders holding 3% or less (41.775%)

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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 Ireland’s 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)

Aer Lingus Regional Dublin, Co Dublin, Ireland Parent organisation/shareholders Aer Lingus (100%) Date operations started 28 March 2010 Description Brand of Aer Lingus operated under franchise by Aer Arann, serving destinations in the UK and France from Dublin, Cork and Shannon. Offers direct connectivity from a number of UK regions to Aer Lingus transatlantic services out of Dublin. Hubs Dublin (DUB), Cork (ORK)

Aero Mongolia [M0] (MNG) PO Box 105, Chinggis Khaan Airport, 34 Ulan Bator, Mongolia Tel +976 11 283212 Fax +976 11 379616 Email [email protected] Website www.aeromongolia.mn

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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Aero Vip [EM] (RVP) Aerodromo Municipal de Portimao, Hangar 3 Montes de Alvor, Alvor 8500-059, Portugal Tel +351 282 496 593 Fax +351 282 496 594 Email [email protected] Website www.aerovip.pt Parent organisation/shareholders 7 Air Group (100%) Date operations started 1990 Description Operates domestic scheduled services on the Bragança-Vila Real-Lisbon route, in addition to passenger charter services from its base at Portimão Aerodrome. Executives General Manager.............................................. Pedro Leal Sales Director ..............................................Miguel Jacob Fleet (orders) 2 x Cessna C210L 2 x Dornier 228-200 1 x Piper PA-31-300 Main base Portimao (PRM)

AeroBratsk (BRP) Bratsk Airport, Irkutskaya Oblast, Bratsk, Irkutsk Region, 665711, Russia Tel +7 3953 322 321 Fax +7 3953 322 329 Email [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 carrier’s own private air terminal. It also has its own fixed-base operation. History Established as a fixed-base operator. Has expanded operations to become Chile’s 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)

Aerocaribbean [7L] (CRN) Terminal Aerea Aerocaribbean, Carretera Wajay, Km Final, Havana, Cuba Tel +53 7 649 7341 Email [email protected] Website www.soydelcaribe.com Parent organisation/shareholders Government of Cuba (100%) Alliances Cubana de Aviacion Date operations started 2 December 1982 Description Operates scheduled domestic passenger services linking the capital Havana with the main tourist destinations, together with international flights to the

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)

Aero-Charter Airlines [DW] (UCR) 23 Klimenko Street, Kiev, 03110, Ukraine Tel +380 44 207 0828 Fax +380 44 207 1727 Email [email protected] Website www.acr-air.com Parent organisation/shareholders Privately-owned (100%) Date operations started 1997 Description Ukrainian airline offering business flights, contract and ad hoc cargo charters as well as wet-leasing services. History Introduced regular cargo services between Kiev (Borispol) and Luxembourg in 2000. Began operating regular flights between Kiev Borispol and Leipzig under contract to DHL in 2006. Executives General Director.....................................Aleksandr Bulatov Operations Director....................................... Sergei Galka Finance Director................................................Olga Koval Fleet (orders) 1 x Antonov An-12B 3 x Cessna 525B (1) x Cessna 560 4 x Yakovlev Yak-40 Main base Kiev (KBP)

aerocon [A4] (AEK) Avenida La Barranca, Hangar 48, Aeropuerto el Trompillo, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Tel +591 3 351 1010 Fax +591 3 351 6065 Email [email protected] Website www.aerocon.bo Alliances Amaszonas Date operations started 9 June 2005 Description Privately-owned Bolivian regional airline operating high-frequency domestic services from its operational base in the city of Trinidad. History Established in Santa Cruz and launched operations linking Santa Cruz with the north-eastern cities of Trinidad, Riberalta and Guayaramerín. In May 2006 the airline relocated its operational base to Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport in the city of Trinidad and extended the network westwards to include Cochabamba and La Paz. Executives Chief Executive Officer..................................... Mario Anes General Manager .......................................Jose Luis Anes VP Operations.......................................Roberto Abularach Fleet (orders) 4 x Fairchild Metro 23 2 x Fairchild Metro III Main base Trinidad TDD Hubs Santa Cruz de la Sierra (VVI)

AeroContractors [AJ] (NIG) Murtala Mohammed Airport, P M B 21090, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria Tel +234 1 497 9122 Fax +234 1 497 1973 Email [email protected] Website www.acn.aero Parent organisation/shareholders Mofta West Africa (100%) Date operations started 1959 Description Provides a domestic network linking Lagos, Port Harcourt and Warri, together with international scheduled services linking Nigeria and destinations in Equatorial Guinee, Ghana, and Mali. Also provides air-taxi, charter and third-party aircraft operations, largely in support of Nigeria’s extensive oil and gas industry. History Established as Aerocontractors Company of Nigeria and originally 97% owned by Schreiner Air Transport. The Ibru family acquired a 40% shareholding in 1973 through

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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

Aeroflot Russian Airlines [SU] (AFL) 37 Leningradsky Avenue, Building 9, Moscow, 125167, Russia Tel +7 499 500 6905 Fax +7 499 500 6867 Email [email protected] Website www.aeroflot.ru Parent organisation/shareholders Russian Federation (51.17%), National Settlement Center (19.63%), Employees and others (11.06%), CJSC Depository Clearing Com (8.91%), Aeroflot Finance LLC (7.3%), others (12.99%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Orenair (100%), SAT Airlines (100%), Donavia (100%), Rossiya (75%), Vladivostok Air (52.156%), Yamal Airlines (40%) Alliances SkyTeam, Adria Airways, AeroSvit Airlines, Air India, Air Malta, airBaltic, Belavia Belarussian Airlines, Bulgaria Air, Cubana de Aviacion, Cyprus Airways, Donavia, Estonian Air, Finnair, Iran Air, Jat Airways, LOT Polish Airlines, MIAT, Nordavia, Rossiya, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), Tatarstan Air, Vladivostok Air Date operations started 15 July 1923 Description Largest Russian carrier operating international passenger services to some 100 destinations in 47 countries in Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Domestic services and flights to several CIScountries are also flown. Additional international destinations are served through code sharing agreements with foreign airline partners. The airline is also the country’s largest cargo carrier. History Founded as Dobrolet to provide service between Moscow and Nizhni Novgorod. On 25 February 1932 the Central Administration of Civil Air Fleet was founded and adopted the name Aeroflot. In addition to providing scheduled air transport services, Aeroflot was also responsible for non-transport activities ranging from surveying and polar exploration to crop-spraying and firefighting. It had become the world’s largest airline by the end of the 1930s, employing in excess of 400,000 staff and operating around 4,000 aircraft. Aeroflot became the first carrier in the world to operate sustained regular jet services on 15 September 1956, with the Tupolev Tu-104. In 1992, following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Aeroflot was divided into more than 300 regional airlines and international routes were operated separately as Aeroflot Russian International Airlines (ARIA). Two years later Aeroflot was registered as a joint stock company and the government sold off 49% of its stake to Aeroflot employees. In 2000 the company changed its name to Aeroflot Russian Airlines. On 14 April 2006 Aeroflot Russian Airlines formally became the 10th member to join the SkyTeam alliance. In February 2010 President Putin approved the proposed merger of six smaller airlines then controlled by Rostekhnologii – Kavminvodyavia (KMV), Orenair, Rossiya, Sakhalinskiye Aviatrassy (SAT), Saravia and Vladivostok Air – into Aeroflot. The consolidation was envisaged as a twostage process with the five smaller carriers initially combined into one based on Rossiya, but managed by Aeroflot. This would be followed by a merger between Rossiya and Aeroflot. In March 2011 VTB Capital acquired a 6% shareholding. Aeroflot completed the planned acquisition from Rostekhnologii of 100% of both Orenair

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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)

AeroGal [2K] (GLG) Avenida Amazonas 7797, Aeropuerto Mariscal Sucre, Quito, Ecuador Tel +593 2 396 0600 Fax +593 2 243 0487 Email [email protected] Website www.aerogal.com.ec Parent organisation/shareholders Avianca – TACA (100%) Alliances Avianca, TACA International Airlines Date operations started 1986 Description Operates passenger and cargo flights from Quito and Guayaquil to several domestic destinations, including San Cristobal and Baltra in the Galapagos Archipelago. External routes serve Bogotá and Medellin in Colombia and New York. History Established as Aerolineas Galapagos Ecuador, known as AeroGal. In 2008 Grupo Synergy carrier Vuelos Internos Privados (VIP) took over management control of the airline. The Colombian group, which already owns VIP as well as Avianca and Avianca (Brazil) – formerly Ocean Air – took an option in November 2008 to purchase an 80% shareholding in AeroGal. In October 2009 AeroGal announced its merger with Avianca, and the Salvadoran airline TACA. Under the terms of the merger AeroGal was to continue operations under its own branding but would share assets with the other airlines in the group. A new international route to New York was introduced in December 2009. In November 2010 Avianca-TACA completed the acquisition of nearly 100% of all outstanding shares of AeroGal. Executives Executive President.......................................Julio Gamero Finance Director....................................... Adriana Barnera Operations Manager..................................... Mario Hervas Fleet (orders) 6 x Airbus A319-100 3 x Airbus A320-200 1 x Boeing 767-300 Main base Quito (UIO) Hubs Guayaquil (GYE)

Aerogaviota [KG] (GTV) Avenida 47, No 2814, Reparto Kolhy, Havana, Cuba Tel +53 7 203 0668 Fax +53 7 204 5603 Email [email protected] Website www.aerogaviota.com Parent organisation/shareholders Government of Cuba (100%) Date operations started 1994 Description Local carrier operating scheduled domestic passenger services and charters for the national tourist authority. Also operates international cargo flights. History Formed by the Cuban Army in 1994.

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)

Aerolineas Argentinas [AR] (ARG) Bouchard 547, 9th Floor, 1106 Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina Tel +54 11 4130 2000 Fax +54 11 4130 3582 Email [email protected] Website www.aerolineas.com.ar

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 carrier’s 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 airline’s slow pace of recovery from these setbacks was a factor in the government’s 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%. Aerolineas’s 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. Spain’s 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)

Aerolineas de Antioquia (ANQ) Aeroparque Olaya Herrera, Calle 6 No 65 y 49, Hangar 7, Medellin, Colombia Tel +57 4 444 4232 Fax +57 4 361 4577 Email [email protected] Website www.ada-aero.com

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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)

Aerolineas Sosa [P4] (NSO) Avenida San Isidro, frente al Parque Central, La Ceiba, Honduras Tel +504 443 1399 Fax +504 443 1894 Email [email protected] Website www.aerolineasosahn.com Parent organisation/shareholders Grupo Palma Real (100%) Date operations started 1984 Description Operates scheduled domestic services linking 10 destinations from La Ceiba, as well as charter flights. Executives Chairman..............................................Juan Antonio Sosa Fleet (orders) 1 x BAe Jetstream 31 1 x BAe Jetstream 32 1 x Bombardier CRJ-100 1 x Britten-Norman BN2A 1 x Let L-410UVP 2 x Let L-410UVP-E 1 x Saab 340B Main base La Ceiba (LCE)

AeroLogic [3S] (BOX) Industriestrasse 56, Schkeuditz, 04435 Leipzig, Germany Tel +49 342 0444 30 Fax +49 342 0444 3199 Email [email protected] Website www.aerologic.aero Parent organisation/shareholders DHL Express (50%), Lufthansa Cargo (50%) Date operations started 30 June 2009 Description Joint venture airline operating scheduled express cargo services linking its Leipzig/Halle base with East Midlands and Frankfurt. Asian destinations include Almaty, Bahrain, Delhi, Hong Kong, Seoul, Shanghai, Sharjah, Singapore and Tashkent. Chicago also served from Frankfurt. History AeroLogic was established by Lufthansa Cargo and DHL Express in 2007 under the Newco project name and announced to the public in January 2008. Executives Director of Finance..................................... Matthias Kaup Managing Director – Administration............... Jorg Eberhart Managing Director – Operations...........................Ulf Weber Fleet (orders) 8 x Boeing 777-200 Main base Leipzig/Halle (LEJ)

Aeromar [VW] (TAO) Hangar 1 Zona D, Terminal de Aviacion General, Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de Mexico, 15620 Distrito Federal, Mexico Tel +52 55 5701 7114 Fax +52 55 5756 0282 Email [email protected] Website www.aeromar.com.mx

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)

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Aeromas (MSM) 5120 Av de Las Americas, Parque Miramar, 15000 Canelones, Uruguay Tel +59 82 604 6359 Fax +598 2 604 0011 Email [email protected] 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 Uruguay’s 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 operator’s 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)

Aeromexico [AM] (AMX) Paseo de La Reforma 445-60, Col. Cuauhtemoc, Delegacion Cuauhtemoc, 06500 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Tel +52 55 9132 5000 Fax +52 55 5133 4618 Email [email protected] Website www.aeromexico.com

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 AeroMéxico 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 Aéreos 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 AeroMéxico. 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. AeroMéxico’s 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 Citicorp’s Banamex group effectively became the sole shareholder after acquiring the Mexican government’s 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

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

Aeromexico Connect [5D] (SLI) Carretera Miguel Aleman Km 22.8, 66600 Apodaca, Nuevo Leon, Mexico Tel +52 818 221 1600 Fax +52 818 221 1631 Email [email protected] Website www.amconnect.com

Parent organisation/shareholders Aeromexico (100%) Date operations started 1989 Description Provides feeder services to Aeromexico’s 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 Aéreos 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 company’s 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)

AeroMexico Travel Mexico Date operations started 2 June 2008 Date operations ceased August 2011 History Founded as Aeromexico’s charter subsidiary airline. Launched services in June 2008, initially linking Mexico City and Monterrey with holiday destinations including Cancún, Cozumel, Huatulco, Mazatlán, Mérida 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.

Aeronaves TSM (VTM) Carr. Saltillo – Monterrey KM 13.5, Aeropuerto Internacional, Plan de Guadelupe, 25900 Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico Tel +52 844 4882626 Fax +52 844 8669350 Email [email protected] Website www.aeronavestsm.com

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 [email protected] 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)

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Aeropelican Air Services [OT] (PEL) Private Bag 2004, Newcastle Airport, Newcastle, New South Wales, 2318, Australia Tel +61 2 4928 9600 Fax +61 2 4965 1399 Email [email protected] Website www.aeropelican.com.au

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)

Aeroperlas [WL] (APP) Panama City, Panama Date operations started June 1970 Date operations ceased 29 February 2012 Regional airline which operated daily from Panama City to 15 domestic destinations as part of the TACA Regional Airlines system. Charter flights were also undertaken. It was formed as Aerolineas Islas de las Perlas and was government-run from 1976 until 1987, when it was sold to private owners. The company decided to cease operations in Panama, citing poor market conditions and the business model of the airline.

Aeropostal [VH] (ALV) Avenida Paseo de Colon, Torre Polar Oeste, Piso 21 Plaza Venezuela, Los Caobos, Caracas, Distrito Federal, 1050, Venezuela Tel +58 212 303 7180 Fax +58 212 355 2367 Website www.aeropostal.com

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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)

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Ukrainian airline Aerosvit operates Airbus A320s as well as Boeing 737s Parent organisation/shareholders Corporacion Alas de Venezuela (100%) Date operations started 3 July 1929 Description Operates domestic services linking Caracas with Barquisimeto, Maracaibo, Maturin, Porlamar, Puerto Ordaz and Valencia, in addition to a single international service to Port of Spain. History Founded as Linea Aerea Venezolana (LAV) on 1 January 1935, when the Venezuelan government took over the routes and equipment of French company Cie Générale Aéropostale, which had begun operating in Venezuela in July 1929. The Venezuelan government acquired the airline on 31 December 1933, although it continued to be essentially French-managed until 1 January 1935, when as well as being rebranded, the airline was brought under Venezuelan management control. In the 1960s, a new international airline, VIASA, was created to concentrate on international services, while Aeropostal specialised on domestic routes. Operations ceased in August 1994, but the airline was reactivated in January 1997, following its 1996 sale to the private Corporacion Alas de Venezuela. Grupo Makled acquired Aeropostal and its parent Corporacion Alas de Venezuela. The airline was briefly grounded by the Venezuelan government, which finally seized the airline after the owners of Grupo Makled were arrested on drug trafficking charges, on 18 November 2008. The Chavez government announced plans to take over Aeropostal as “social property” in March 2009 and subsequently relaunched domestic services as a state-owned carrier. The first international route, to Port of Spain, was relaunched on 29 January 2010. Executives President................................. Douglas Vasquez Porellana Fleet (orders) 2 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-50 3 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 Main base Caracas (CCS)

Aero-Service (RSR) 10 Avenue du General de Gaulle, BP 1138, Pointe Noire, Congo Tel +242 556 41 41 Email [email protected] 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

Fleet (orders) 1 x Cessna C402B 1 x Cessna C404 2 x Britten-Norman BN2A Main base Pointe-Noire (PNR)

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Aerostar Airlines (UAR) Ivano Mazepy 34B, Kiev, 03151, Ukraine Tel +380 44 490 92 32 Fax +380 44 490 92 33 Email [email protected] Website www.aerostar.com.ua Date operations started 18 August 1997 Description Provides private and VIP charter flights within the Ukraine and to neighbouring countries in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Executives President.......................................... Shokhraddin Askerov General Director............................................. Vasily Porva Fleet (orders) 1 x Beechcraft King Air 300 2 x Dassault Aviation Falcon 2 1 x Dassault Aviation Falcon 2 1 x Dassault Aviation Falcon 9 3 x Dornier 328JET-300 Main base Kiev (KBP), Kiev (IEV)

Aerosucre Colombia [6N] (KRE) Aeropuerto El Dorado, Terminal de Carga N2, Bogota, 151268, Colombia Tel +57 1 414 8224 Fax +57 1 413 9442 Email [email protected] Date operations started 1969 Description Operates domestic and international cargo scheduled flights and passenger charter within Central and South America. Executives President...................................................... Jorge Solano Chief Financial Officer .................. Marta Patricia Rodriguez Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 727-100 3 x Boeing 727-200 2 x Boeing 737-200 1 x Cessna 500 Main base Bogota (BOG)

AeroSur [5L] (RSU) Avenida Irala 616, PO Box 3104, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, 3104, Bolivia Tel +591 3 336 4446 Fax +591 3 333 0666 Email [email protected] Website www.aerosur.com Parent organisation/shareholders Privately held (Bolivian investors) (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Aerosur Paraguay (50%) Alliances Aerolineas Argentinas, LAN Airlines, TACA International Airlines, TACA Peru Date operations started 24 August 1992

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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 Asunçion, Buenos Aires, Salta, Tucuman, Cusco, Lima, Miami and São 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)

AeroSvit Airlines [VV] (AEW) 58A T. Shevchenko Boulevard, Kiev, 01032, Ukraine Tel +380 44 230 0395 Fax +380 44 288 0046 Email [email protected] Website www.aerosvit.com Parent organisation/shareholders Gilward Investments BV (Netherlands) (37.96%), Genaviainvest (Dnipropetrovsk) (25%), State of Ukraine (managed by the State Property Fund) (22.39%), others (14.65%) Alliances Aeroflot Russian Airlines, airBaltic, Armavia, Belavia Belarussian Airlines, Bulgaria Air, CSA Czech Airlines, Dniproavia, Donavia, Donbassaero, Estonian Air, Georgian Airways, Hainan Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Rossiya, S7 Airlines, Skyways, Thai Airways International, Turkish Airlines (THY), Ukraine International Airlines, WindRose Air Date operations started April 1994 Description Major carrier operating scheduled services from Kiev International, flown directly or through codeshares, to destinations in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkey and the UK. Long-haul flights serve Beijing, Bangkok, Delhi, New York, Shanghai and Toronto. A comprehensive domestic network serves all major cities, and charter flights are also offered. History Commenced flights in a joint venture with Air Ukraine, linking Kiev Borispol with Athens, Larnaca, Odessa, Tel Aviv and Thessaloniki, under the Air Ukraine Israel brand. Began operating its first aircraft, a leased Boeing 737-200, in October 1994, and extended services to Moscow. Rebranded first as AeroSweet and then AeroSvit in 1999. A strategic alliance with Donbassaero, the Ukrainian Aviation Group, launched in January 2001, enabled the two carriers to benefit from serving a common route structure with a single, pooled fleet. Became the world’s first operator of the Antonov An-148 on 2 June 2009, flying a prototype on domestic services from Kiev. The company fell into financial difficulties in early 2009 and was recapitalised by Kievbased PrivatBank, which invested $30 million in late 2009. Executives Chairman.................................................Grigory Gurtovoy Director General..................................... Yevgen Treskunov Chief Financial Officer.............................Ludmyla Surayeva Deputy Director General Operations...Vladimir Gorbanovskiy Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A320-200 2 x Boeing 737-300 5 x Boeing 737-400 7 x Boeing 737-500 (7) x Boeing 737-800 7 x Boeing 767-300 1 x Saab 340A Main base Kiev (KBP)

AeroUnion-Aerotransporte de Carga Union [6R] (TNO) Hangar Aerounion, Zona Federal AICM, Delegacion Venustiano Carranza, 15620 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Tel +52 555 784 2125 Fax +52 555 785 2817 Email [email protected] Website www.aerounion.com.mx

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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)

Aerovias DAP (DAP) Avenida O’Higgins 891, Punta Arenas, Chile Tel +56 61 616 100 Fax +56 61 616 159 Email [email protected] Website www.aeroviasdap.cl Parent organisation/shareholders Pivcevic Family (100%) Date operations started 1979 Description Operates scheduled services from Punta Arenas to Porvenir and Puerto Williams. Charter flights serve various tourist attractions in Patagonia, Chile and Argentina. Summer only flights to Antarctica support local scientific research stations and tourist traffic. Flights are also operated on behalf of ENAP, the state-owned oil company. History Established with a single aircraft by Domingo Andrés Pivcevic in 1979. Regular services to Antarctic started 1987. Executives Chief Executive Officer............................... Andres Pivcevic Chief Operations Officer.............................Nicolas Pivcevic Finance Manager .................................... Patricio Mercado Fleet (orders) 1 x BAe 146-200 1 x Beechcraft King Air 300 2 x Cessna C402C 1 x DHC6-300 Main base Punta Arenas (PUQ)

Aerovis Airlines [V6] (VIZ) 105, Peremogy Avenue, Office 2, Kiev, 03115, Ukraine Tel + 38 044 424 9855 Fax + 38 044 424 9856 Email [email protected] Website www.aerovis.aero Date operations started 2003 Description Operates cargo charters from its Rivne hub to destinations within the Ukraine and to Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South America and worldwide. Transatlantic operations between northern America and Europe/Africa are offered in partnership with Avialeasing/SRX. History Established in Rivne in 2003. Headquarters in Kiev. Executives Director................................................... Alexandr Eletzkiy Fleet (orders) 1 x Antonov An-12 1 x Antonov An-12A 3 x Antonov An-12B Main base Rivne (RWN)

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 [email protected] 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)

Africa Airways [VJ] Cotonou, Benin Established in November 2008, and although approval was obtained for scheduled services in West Africa in April 2008, the airline never got off the ground.

Africa West Cargo [FK] (WTA) BP 10019, Lomé, Togo Tel +228 2268810 Email [email protected] Website www.africawestcargo.com Parent organisation/shareholders Global Investments Lyd (51%), European Cargo Services (ECS) Date operations started 1997 Description Operates scheduled cargo flights liking some ten cities across West Africa. Also offers charter flights and connections to Dubai and Johannesburg. Services to Europe, the UAE, USA and South Africa are operated using wet-leased MD-11(F) and A300-600(F) aircraft. History Dubai-based General Sales Agent Global Investments acquired a controlling interest in July 2011. Executives Chairman.................................................. Claude Sitterlin Director......................................................... Yannick Erbs Fleet (orders) 1 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 Main base Lome LFW Hubs Dubai JXB, Amsterdam AMS, Milano – Linate LIN

Africa World Airlines [AW] (AFW) PMB CT67, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana Tel +233 30 276 4288 Fax +233 30 276 3994 Email [email protected] Website www.flyafricaworld.com Parent organisation/shareholders Chinese investors, SAS Finance Group (Ghana) Description Start-up low-cost airline planning to launch domestic services initially linking Accra’s Kotoka International Airport with Kumasi, Tamale and Takoradi. History Founded as a joint venture between local company SAS Finance Group and Chinese investment and technical partners. Executives Chairman....................................................... Togbe Afede Acting Chief Operations Officer.......................Sean Mendis

African Express Airways [XU] (AXK) PO Box 19202, Nairobi, Kenya Tel +1 254 20 201 4746 Fax +254 20 20 Email [email protected] Website www.africanexpress.co.ke Parent organisation/shareholders Bulhan family (90%), others (10%) Date operations started May 1986 Description Operates domestic and international passenger flights from Nairobi. History Set up in association with African Airlines International as a sister company, until the two companies separated in September 1999. Executives Chief Executive Officer...................... Musa Hassan Bulhan Operations & Technical Manager................. George Kamau Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 727-200 1 x Douglas DC-9-30 1 x Embraer EMB-120RT 2 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 Main base Nairobi (NBO)

Africa’s Connection STP Avenida Marginal 12 de Julho, Chalet 6, Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe Tel +239 222 6983 Email [email protected] Website www.africas-connection.com Description Operates a scheduled service between Sao Tome and Principe islands, and to Douala in Cameroon. Regular charter flights are also flown to the mainland, serving destinations in the Congo, Central African Republic, Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria, Gabon, Equatorial Guines and Ghana. Executives Accountable Manager....................................Jannie Fourie Flight Operations Manager..................................Falko Hub Fleet (orders) 2 x Dornier 228-200 Main base Sao Tome TMS Hubs Principe (PCP)

Afriqiyah Airways [8U] (AAW) PO Box 83428, Ali Khalifa Zaidi Street, Tripoli, Libya Tel +218 21 444 0853 Fax +218 21 444 9128 Website www.afriqiyah.aero

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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)

Agni Air [AG] P.O Box: 23650, Shantinagar, Prayag Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel +977 14489386 Fax +977 14464023 Email [email protected] Website www.agniair.com Date operations started March 2006 Description Regional airline linking Kathmandu and Pokhara with main towns and cities within Nepal. Also undertakes mountain experience flights and charters. History Established as an air-taxi company in 2005. Executives Chairman...................................................Sudhir Basnyat Managing Director.......................................Sudip Basnyat CEO & CFO....................................Ganesh Chandra Baniya Fleet (orders) 2 x BAe Jetstream 41 3 x Dornier 228-200 Main base Kathmandu (KTM) Hubs Pokhara (PKR)

Aigle Azur Transports Aériens [ZI] (AAF) 4, Avenue Marcel Paul, BP 24, 93297 Tremblay en France, France Tel +33 1 4151 0000 Fax +33 1 4151 0010 Email [email protected] Website www.aigle-azur.fr Parent organisation/shareholders Go Fast Transport (100%) Alliances Air Burkina, Air Mali Date operations started 1970 Description Provides scheduled passenger services within France and international services, specialising in Algeria, but also including Madeira, Mali, Morocco, Portugal and Tunisia. Also offers charter, cargo and wet-lease services in France, southern Europe, North Africa and the Mediterranean. History Traces its history back to April 1946, when the company was formed by Sylvain Floirat as one of the first independent carriers in post-war France. The airline was reformed in 1970 as Lucas Aviation and later Lucas Aigle Azur. Executives Chief Executive Officer............................ Arezki Idjerdouine Fleet (orders) 4 x Airbus A319-100 4 x Airbus A320-200 4 x Airbus A321-200 Main base Paris Orly (ORY)

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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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, Flygfältsvägen 67, 22120 Mariehamn, Finland Tel +358 181 7110 Fax +358 182 3730 Email [email protected] 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 Åland 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 Åland began functioning purely as a flight tour operator, with Nextjet operating all Air Åland services. Executives President......................................................Ben Eriksson Fleet (orders) 1 x Saab 340A Main base Mariehamn (MHQ)

Air Algerie [AH] (DAH) 1 Place Maurice Audin, Algiers, Algeria Tel +213 21 74 24 28 Fax +213 21 74 44 25 Email [email protected] Website www.airalgerie.dz Parent organisation/shareholders Algeria government (100%) Alliances Tunisair Description Algeria’s national airline, operating scheduled services to destinations in Europe, the Middle East, North and West Africa and Canada. Domestic services connect all major towns and cities. Extensive charter services and aerial work are also undertaken, including flights in support of agricultural activities and oil exploration. History The company’s origins date back to the 1946 creation by French steamship line CGT of an Algiers-based, non-scheduled airline operation, Compagnie Générale de Transport Aériens (CGTA). Established through CGTA’s May 1953 merger with Compagnie Air Transport (CAT). Initially linked Algiers with Paris and other major French cities. Renamed as Air Algérie following Algeria’s independence in July 1962 and designated as the national carrier the following year. The Algerian government increased its shareholding from 20% to 51% in 1963 and to 83% in 1970. Nationalised in 1972, when the government bought out Air France’s remaining 17% shareholding. Société de Travail Aérien, the company responsible for all of Algeria’s domestic, air-taxi, agricultural and aero-medical air services, became an Air Algérie subsidiary in May 1972 and was eventually absorbed into the parent carrier. The airline continues to control most aspects of civil aviation in Algeria and flies transport aircraft for the air force. Became a joint stock company on 1 December 2004, with a listing on the Stock Exchange. All of the company’s shares were however acquired by organs of the Algerian state. The planned privatisation of 55% of the company is the subject of ongoing discussions. Executives Chief Executive Officer.............................Mohamed Boultif Finance Director...................................... Tabti Boudjemaa Fleet (orders) 5 x Airbus A330-200 12 x ATR 72-500 2 x Beechcraft King Air 100 5 x Boeing 737-600 17 x Boeing 737-800 3 x Boeing 767-300 1 x Lockheed L-100-30 Main base Algiers (ALG)

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Air Alps Aviation [A6] (LPV) PO Box 81, Fuestenweg 180, Innsbruck Airport, 6026 Innsbruck, Austria Tel +43 512 292 729 Fax +43 512 292 729 579 Email [email protected] Website www.airalps.at Parent organisation/shareholders Welcome Air Group (76%), Province of Bolzano-Bolzen (8%), Province of Sudtirol-Trentino (8%), BZS Holding GmbH Company Overview (7%), others (1%) Alliances Alitalia Date operations started 28 March 1999 Description Austrian regional airline, operating scheduled services in Italy between Bozen-Bolzano and Rome Fiumicino, in conjunction with Alitalia. Ad hoc and contract charter services are also offered. History Founded as KLM Alps, a joint venture between Air Engiadina and that airline's president and CEO, Dietmar Leitgeb. Launched services in March 1999 connecting Innsbruck and Salzburg with Amsterdam, with a fleet of two Dornier 328 turboprop aircraft. Rebranded in 2001 as Air Alps, after the Alpen-Air consortium acquired an 86% shareholding, with the remaining shares held by Sudtiroler Transportstrukturen and Beteiligungs-und Finanzierungs. Operated all services as part of Alitalia’s regional network from October 2005, through a combination of domestic codeshare and international wet lease agreements. Resumed independent operations on 30 March 2008. Became a subsidiary of the Welcome Aviation Group, which on 22 December 2009 acquired a 76% shareholding. Concentrated on Italian domestic services, in conjunction with Alitalia, from July 2011, following a restructuring of the Welcome Aviation Group, owner of Welcome Air and Tyrol Air Ambulance. Declared insolvent on 13 January 2012 and suspended operations two days later, after a dispute between shareholders. Acquired outright before the end of January 2012 by the Welcome Aviation Group. Retained its brand identity and operations. Resumed services on 1 February 2012. Executives Chief Executive Officer................................Oliver Ladurner Flight Operations Manager .......................Wolfgang Zellner Fleet (orders) 3 x Dornier 328-100 Main base Rome Fiumicino (FCO) Hubs Innsbruck (INN)

Air Antilles Express [3S] (GUY) c/o Air Guyane Express, Aeroport de Rochambeau, 97351 Matouri, French Guiana Tel +594 594 35 03 00 Fax +594 594 35 03 10 Website www.airantilles.com Parent organisation/shareholders Air Guyane Express (100%) Alliances Air Caraibes Date operations started December 2002 Description Regional airline providing scheduled links between the islands of the French West Indies and regional services to the Dominican Republic and St Lucia, in addition to regional charter flights. History Established by Air Guyane Express founder and president, Christian Marchand as a Point-a-Pitre based subsidiary company to operate services using a single ATR42-500 wet-leased from the parent carrier. Executives President............................................ Christian Marchand Main base Pointe a Pitre (PTP)

Air Arabia [G9] (ABY) Sharjah International Airport, PO Box 132, Cargo Terminal, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Tel +971 6 508 8888 Fax +971 6 558 0008 Email [email protected] Website www.airarabia.com Parent organisation/shareholders Publicly owned (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Air Arabia Maroc (29%) Date operations started 29 October 2003 Description Low cost carrier operating scheduled point-topoint services linking Sharjah with over 65 destinations across 30 countries in the Middle East, North Africa, Asia and Europe. History Established by an Amiri decree issued by the ruler of Sharjah and launched services with flights to Pakistan. In March 2007 Air Arabia floated 55% of the airline’s capital and on 17 July 2007 became the first airline to list its

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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

Air Arabia Egypt [E5] (RBG) King Marriott, PO Box 34, Alexandria, Egypt Tel +20 3454 3000 Fax +20 3455 3113 Email [email protected] Website www.airarabia.com Parent organisation/shareholders Travco Group (50%), Air Arabia (40%), Egyptian private investor (10%) Date operations started 2 June 2010 Description Subsidiary of Air Arabia operating low-cost scheduled services from Alexandria to Khartoum and Kuwait. Plans call for domestic services to Hurghada, Luxor and Sharm el Sheikh and international flights to destinations in France, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia and the UK. History Established as a joint venture between Air Arabia, Egyptian travel and tour operator Travco Group and a private investor, with start-up capital of $50 million. Executives Chief Executive Officer.................................... Ali Hamdani Head of Finance................................................. Ihab Nagi Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Alexandria (AEX)

Air Arabia Jordan Amman, Jordan Email [email protected] Website www.airarabia.com Parent organisation/shareholders Air Arabia (50%), Tantash Group (50%) Description Start-up low-cost carrier planning to operate international scheduled passenger services from Amman to Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Initial equipment expected to be Airbus A320s from Air Arabia. The project has been delayed and no launch date has been announced. History Announced on 8 June 2010 as joint venture between Air Arabia and the Jordanian investment company Tantash Group to create Air Arabia’s third operational low-cost subsidiary. In June 2011 Air Arabia announced that the development of the new subsidiary had been delayed, both by the high cost of fuel and by the political unrest sweeping parts of the Middle East from early 2011. Main base Amman (ODJ)

Air Arabia Maroc [3O] (MAC) Mohamed V Intl Airport, Terminal 2, PO Box 95, Nouaceur, Casablanca, Morocco Tel +212 52 2594 1661 Email [email protected] Website www.airarabia.com Parent organisation/shareholders Air Arabia (29%), Ithmar Bank (Bahrain), Regional Air Lines Date operations started 6 May 2009 Description Joint venture low cost carrier and member of Air Arabia Group operating scheduled services from Casablanca, Fez, Nador, Oujda and Tangier to destinations in Belgium, France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Turkey and the UK. History Established as a joint venture between Sharjah-based Air Arabia, Regional Air Lines of Morocco and Ithmar Bank of Bahrain. Launched services from Casablanca to London Stansted in May 2009.

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Executives Chief Executive Officer........................ Arohit Ramachadran Fleet (orders) 3 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Casablanca (CMN)

Air Armenia [QN] (ARR) 21 Gevorg Kochar Str, 375009 Yerevan, Armenia Tel +374 10 547 999 Fax +374 10 583 508 Email [email protected] Website www.airarmenia.net Date operations started 18 March 2003 Description Operates international passenger services from Yerevan to destinations in the CIS and Europe. Executives President..............................................Vahan Harutiunian Head of Flight Operations....................... Vardges Avetisyan Fleet (orders) 3 x Antonov An-12B 1 x Antonov An-12T 2 x Antonov An-26B 1 x Antonov An-32B 1 x Ilyushin Il-76TD Main base Yerevan (EVN)

Air Astana [KC] (KZR) Air Astana Centre 1, 4A Akhmetov Street, Almaty, 050039, Kazakhstan Tel +7 727 2584 136 Fax +7 727 2598 701 Email [email protected] Website www.airastana.com Parent organisation/shareholders Government of Kazakhstan (51%), BAE Systems (49%) Alliances airBaltic, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, Croatia Airlines, Etihad Airways, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Luxair, Rossiya, S7 Airlines, SWISS Date operations started 15 May 2002 Description Expanding national carrier of Kazakhstan, providing scheduled services to 22 domestic destinations and 27 international destinations in Asia, the CIS, Europe, the near and far East, and Russia. History Established as a joint venture between the government of Kazakhstan and BAE Systems of the UK, launching operations in May 2002, with a service between Almaty and Astana. Became the national carrier following the government’s closure of Air Kazakhstan in February 2004, taking over all the route authorities of the defunct airline. Employees total 3,162 Executives Chairman...........................................Nurzhan Baidauletov President....................................................... Peter Foster VP Maintenance & Engineering............................Geoff Silk Senior VP Planning.................................Alma Aliguzhinova VP Flight Operations.................................. Thomas Nichols Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A319-100 7 (4) x Airbus A320-200 2 (2) x Airbus A321-200 5 x Boeing 757-200 2 (4) x Boeing 767-300 (3) x Boeing 787-8 3 (3) x Embraer 190-100LR 6 x Fokker 50 Main base Almaty (ALA) Hubs Astana (TSE)

Air Atlanta Icelandic [CC] (ABD) Hildasmari 3, Avion House, 201 Kopavogur, Iceland Tel +354 458 4000 Fax +354 458 4001 Email [email protected] Website www.airatlanta.is Parent organisation/shareholders Air Atlanta management (100%) Date operations started 1986 Description ACMI/wet lease specialist offering both passenger and cargo capacity to airlines and tour operators worldwide. The majority of its flying is done under the auspices of the customer airlines, but the company does operate its own charter services from Keflavik for Icelandic tour operators. History Founded by Captain Arngrimur Johannsson and Thora Gudmundsdottir in Iceland. In March 2004 the company acquired a 40.5% stake in the UK charter airline Excel Airways, later increased to 76.9%. Air Atlanta Icelandic and Islandsflug were merged on 1 January 2005 under the newly-formed Avion Group. In October 2006, the Avion Group

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 Ágústsson. 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)

Air Austral [UU] (REU) PO Box 611, 97472 St Denis, Reunion Tel +262 262 931010 Fax +262 262 931050 Email [email protected] Website www.air-austral.com Parent organisation/shareholders Sematra (37.72%), unspecified investors (35.98%), French banks and financial institutions (26.3%) Alliances Air Mauritius, AirCalin, Interair, Virgin Australia Date operations started March 1975 Description Offers scheduled and non-scheduled services from the French Indian Ocean territory of Reunion Island to major French cities and destinations in Australia, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Seychelles, Thailand and South Africa. History Created by Gérald Ethève as Réunion Air Service (RAS). Launched intra-island services between Réunion and Mayotte in 1977. Rebranded as Air Reunion in 1986 and purchased by Sematra in October 1990. Rebranded again in November 1990 as Air Austral. Introduced services to Paris on 28 June 2003. Executives Chairman & CEO......................................... Gerard Etheve Deputy General Director.......Michel Frappier De Montbenoit Finance Director & Deputy General Director...Joseph Brema Fleet (orders) (2) x Airbus A380-800 3 x ATR 72-500 2 x Boeing 737-800 3 (1) x Boeing 777-200 3 x Boeing 777-300 Main base Saint Denis de la Reunion (RUN)

Air Australia (AGC) Australia Date operations started 3 August 2009 Date operations ceased 17 February 2012 Established as part of the Strategic Group by existing air charter specialist Strategic Aviation. Acquired OzJet from administration on 29 June 2009, launching domestic services under OzJet’s air operator’s certificate in August 2009. Launched scheduled services between Perth and Honiara, flying on behalf of Solomon Airlines from 3 August 2009. Ultimately offered scheduled international passenger services to destinations including Bali, Honiara, Honolulu and Phuket. Also operated domestic services connecting Brisbane, Derby, Melbourne, Perth and Port Hedland. Rebranded as Air Australia on 30 October 2011. Launched services in its own right between Brisbane and Melbourne, and from both cities to Honiara, in December 2011. Voluntarily ceased operations on 17 February 2012 and went into administration.

Air Bagan [W9] (JAB) No. 56, Shwe Taung Gyar Street, Bahan Township, Yangon, Myanmar Tel +95 1 514 861 Fax +95 1 515 102 Email [email protected] Website www.airbagan.com Parent organisation/shareholders H Too Trading (100%) Date operations started 15 November 2004 Description Operates scheduled domestic services from the capital Yangon and Mandalay to 15 towns and cities, together with international services to China, Cambodia, Singapore and Thailand.

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History Founded as a joint venture between Myanmar’s 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)

Air Bashkortostan [ZU] (BBT) Airport-56, PO Box 24, Ufa, Bashkortostaya Privolzuskaya Zone, 450056, Russia Tel +7 347 229 5775 Fax +7 347 229 5101 Email [email protected] Website www.air-bashkortostan.ru Parent organisation/shareholders VIM Airlines (100%) Date operations started 10 April 2006 Description Operates domestic and regional services plus international flights to destinations in Eastern Russia, Africa, Asia and Europe. History Created as a joint venture between VIM Airlines and the regional Bashkortostan government initially as a competitor and later as a successor to BAL Bashkirian Airlines. The first flight was between Ufa and Moscow using a Boeing 757-200. Executives Director General........................................ Evgeny Syukrev Chief Accountant .....................................Nurdida Galeeva Fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 757-200 Main base Ufa UFA, Moscow (DME)

Air Botswana [BP] (BOT) Head Office Building, Sir Seretse Khama Airport, PO Box 92, Gaborone, Botswana Tel +267 3957 003 Fax +267 3974 802 Website www.airbotswana.co.bw Parent organisation/shareholders Botswana government (100%) Alliances Kenya Airways Date operations started April 1972 Description National carrier operating scheduled domestic services from Gaborone to Maun, Francistown and Kasane, together with regional services, which link Gabarone with Harare and Johannesburg, as well as Maun with Capetown and Windhoek, connecting with international carriers. Charters are also flown. History Formed to succeed Botswana Airways, which had replaced Botswana National Airways in 1969. It was taken over by the government in April 1988. Partial privatisation, which was originally expected in 2004, has still not been accomplished. Executives Chief Executive Officer................................ Godfrey Khupe Finance Manager ....................................Mphi Tlhomelang Fleet (orders) 3 x ATR 42-500 2 x ATR 72-500 1 x BAe 146-100 1 x Beech 1900D Main base Gaborone (GBE)

Air Brasil Linhas Aereas (BSL) Rua Afonso Braz, 473, 12 Andar Cj 121/122, Vila Nova Conceição, 04511-011 Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil Tel +55 11 3845 0824 Fax +55 11 3845-0874 / 3845-1019 Website www.voeairbrasil.com.br Date operations started 2005 Description Brazilian non-scheduled cargo airline, operating domestic freight and mail services from its São Paulo Guarulhos base to major cities. Other commercial activities include aircraft maintenance and the sale of aircraft and aircraft parts. History Established as part of a Logistics group. Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 727-200 Main base Sao Paulo (GRU)

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Air Bucharest (BUR) Amidonului St 28, Sector 2, 023808 Bucharest, Romania Tel +40 21 242 5530 Fax +40 21 242 5532 Email [email protected] Website www.airbucharest.ro Date operations started 3 July 2010 Description Romanian airline offering charter flights from Bucharest and Iasi to destinations in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, and wet-leasing services. Executives President.....................................................Hasan Yapich Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-300 Main base Bucharest (OTP) Hubs Iasi (IAS)

Air Burkina [2J] (VBW) BP 1459, 29, avenue de la Nation, BP 1459 Ouagadougou, 01, Burkina Faso Tel +226 5049 2323 Fax +226 5031 3165 Email [email protected] Website www.air-burkina.com Parent organisation/shareholders IPS (56%), government of Burkina Faso (10%), others (34%) Alliances Aigle Azur Transports Aériens, Air Ivoire, Air Mali Date operations started 1967 Description National airline of Burkina Faso, operating scheduled regional flights from the capital Ouagadougou to Abidjan, Bamako, Cotonou, Dakar, Lomé and Niamey. A domestic link is also provided between Ouagadougou and the country’s second city of Bobo-Dioulasso. History Formed as Air Volta in 1967 by SODETRAF with assistance from Air Afrique and UTA. Renamed Air Burkina in 1985 so as to align with the country’s new national identity, introduced by the new government of Thomas Sankara. Following the collapse of the multi-national carrier Air Afrique, the state of Burkina privatised Air Burkina on 21 February 2001 transferring 56% of the shares to IPS, a company controlled by the Aga Khan’s Development Network. Executives Chairman.................................................. Mamady Sanoh General Director......................................Sergio Rosa Eng. Flight Operations Director ............................. Blaise Sanon Fleet (orders) 1 x Bombardier CRJ-200 3 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 Main base Ouagadougou (OUA)

Air Busan [BX] (ABL) 6F 853-1 Beomcheon Dong, Busanjin-Gu, Busan, 614-721, South Korea Tel +82 51 410 0821 Fax +82 51 410 0849 Website flyairbusan.com Parent organisation/shareholders City of Busan and others (54%), Asiana Airlines (46%) Alliances Asiana Airlines Date operations started 27 October 2008 Description Low-cost carrier operating domestic services from Busan under a codeshare agreement with parent Asiana Airlines. Also operates charter flights to points in Japan and Taiwan and plans to introduce international scheduled services, to cities in Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines. History Established as Busan International Airlines in a joint venture between Asiana Airlines and the City of Busan. Rebranded as Air Busan prior to launch. Awarded its air operator’s certificate in June 2008. Asiana transferred all services linking Busan with Seoul Gimpo and Jeju to the new carrier. Launched regular services between Busan and Jeju in December 2008. International charter flights to Fukuoka, Osaka, Tokyo and Hong Kong were launched during 2010, followed by Taipei in January 2011 and Cebu in March 2011. Executives Chief Executive Officer................................Kim Soo-cheon Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A321-200 2 x Boeing 737-400 3 x Boeing 737-500 Main base Busan (PUS)

Air Burundi [8Y] (PBU) BP 2460, 40 Avenue du Commerce, Bujumbura, Burundi Tel +257 22 91 55 Fax +257 22 34 52 Email [email protected] Parent organisation/shareholders Burundi government (100%) Date operations started 1975

Description National airline operating a small network of scheduled regional services to neighbouring Rwanda and Tanzania. History Formed as Société de Transports Aériens 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)

Air Cairo (MSC) 20 Al-sayed Zakaria Khalil Street, Cairo International Airport, Sheraton Helipolis, Cairo, Egypt Tel +202 2268 7681 Fax +202 2268 6695 Email [email protected] Website www.aircairo.com.eg

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 Kamel’s 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)

Air Caledonie [TY] (TPC) BP 212, Aerodrome de Magenta, 98845 Noumea, New Caledonia Tel +687 25 2339 Fax +687 25 4869 Email [email protected] Website www.air-caledonie.nc

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Parent organisation/shareholders New Calédonia 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 Nouméa 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 Calédonie 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)

Air Canada [AC] (ACA) Air Canada Centre, PO Box 14000, Station Airport, Dorval, Quebec, H4Y 1H4, Canada Tel +1 514 422 2869 Fax +1 514 422 5909 Website www.aircanada.com Parent organisation/shareholders ACE Aviation Holdings (11%), publicly traded and others (89%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Air Canada Jetz (100%) Alliances Star Alliance, Air Georgian, Air Labrador, Avianca, EVA Air, ExpressJet, Jazz, Jet Airways, Luxair, Middle East Airlines (MEA), SkyWest Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, TACA International Airlines Date operations started 1 September 1937 Description Canada’s flagship air carrier operates an extensive domestic, trans-border and international network

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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 carrier’s 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)

Air Canada Jetz 730 Cote Vertu West, Building 6, Gate 2, Dorval, Quebec, H4Y 1C2, Canada Tel +1 514 205 7312 Fax +1 514 205 7771 Website www.aircanada.ca/jetz Parent organisation/shareholders Air Canada (100%) Date operations started 31 October 2001 Description Provides a premium business service for corporate clients and professional sports teams. History Air Canada launched the charter unit on 31 October 2001. Executives Chief Executive Officer................................Alain Boudreau Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A319-100 4 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Montreal (YUL)

Air Caraibes [TX] (FWI) Parc d'Activites de Providence, Dothemare, 97139 Les Abymes, Guadeloupe Tel +590 590 82 4447 Fax +590 590 82 4749 Email [email protected] Website www.aircaraibes.com Parent organisation/shareholders Groupe Dubreuil (90%), Department de Guadeloupe (10%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Air Caraïbes Atlantique (95%) Alliances Air Antilles Express, Corsairfly Date operations started September 1994 Description Guadeloupe-based airline operating a network in the islands in the West Indies and reaching to Belém in Brazil and to Havana, Cuba, in the north. Daily flights to Paris-Orly are also flown from Martinique and Guadeloupe. History Established through a merger in July 2000 between Air Guadeloupe, Air Martinique, Air Saint Martin and Air Saint Barthelemy which created La Caribiénne des Transports Aériens Air Caraïbes. However, the airline traces its origins back to 1969 and the foundation of Air Guadelupe. Acquired in 2001 by French conglomerate Groupe Dubreuil. Long-haul flights to Paris Orly were introduced in December 2003, flown by subsidiary Air Caraibes Atlantique in full Air Caraibes colours. Executives Chairman...................................................... Marc Rochet Chief Executive Officer.............................. Philippe Lenfant General Director.................................... Serge Tsygalnitzky Fleet (orders) 3 x ATR 72-500 (1) x ATR 72-600 1 x Embraer 190-100LR Main base Pointe a Pitre (PTP) Hubs Fort de France (FDF)

Air Caraïbes Atlantique [TX] (CAJ) 3, Allee du Commandant Mouchotte, Batiment 523, Paray Vieille Poste, France Tel +590 590 824 747 Fax +590 590 824 753 Email [email protected] Website www.aircaraibes.com Parent organisation/shareholders Air Caraibes (95%) Date operations started 12 December 2003 Description Subsidiary of Air Caraibes operating services from Guadeloupe and Martinique to France. Executives Chief Executive Officer.............................. Philippe Lenfant Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A330-200 4 x Airbus A330-300 Main base Pointe a Pitre PTP Hubs Fort de France (FDF)

Parent organisation/shareholders ACC Holding (100%) Date operations started 1986 Description Operates the world’s 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)

Air Cargo Germany [6U] (ACX) Building 1335, 55483 Hahn, Germany Tel +49 6543 508 400 Fax +49 6543 508 409 Email [email protected] Website www.acg.aero Parent organisation/shareholders ACG Air Cargo Germany (51%), City Leasing (Ireland) (49%) Date operations started 27 July 2009 Description Cargo airline operating scheduled services from Frankfurt Hahn Airport to destinations including Bombay, Dubai, Hong Kong, Kabul, Parchim and Shanghai. Charter services are also offered. History Established in Bad Kreuznach by former LTU technical director Michael Bock. Received its air operator’s certificate on 14 July 2009. Operated its first charter service, from Hahn to Tashkent, on 24 July 2009. Executives Chief Executive Officer.................................. Michael Bock Managing Director................................. Thomas Homering Fleet (orders) 4 x Boeing 747-400 Main base Hahn (HHN)

Air Century SA – ACSA Dr Joaquin Balaguer International Airport, Local No.1032, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Tel +1 809 826 4222 Fax +1 809 826 4118 Email [email protected] Website www.aircentury.com Parent organisation/shareholders Chahin Group (100%) Date operations started June 1990 Description Domestic and regional air charter company providing charter and executive flights throughout the Caribbean and to North and South America, together with air ambulance flights and crew transfers. Also provides frequent scheduled flights between Santo Domingo and Punta Cana History Founded by Omar Chahin. Executives President & CEO.......................Omar Antonio Chahin Lama Finance Director...............................................Ovidio Otto Fleet (orders) 1 x BAe Jetstream 31 1 x BAe Jetstream 32 1 x Cessna 550 1x Dassault Falcon 20 1 x Gulfstream II Main base Santo Domingo (JBQ)

Air Cargo Carriers [2Q] (SNC) 4951 South Howell Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53207, USA Tel +1 414 482 1711 Fax +1 414 482 2038 Email [email protected] Website www.aircar.com

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PO Box 52, Chatham Islands, 8030, New Zealand Tel +64 3 305 0209 Fax +64 3 305 0208 Email [email protected] Website www.airchathams.co.nz Date operations started 1986 Description Commuter airline operating scheduled passenger flights from Chatham Island to New Zealand’s North and South Islands, serving Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. The airline also operates Tongan domestic services and a service between Tonga, Fiji and Tuvalu, in addition to ad hoc charters. Executives Chief Executive Officer.................................... Craig Emery

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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)

Air China [CA] (CCA) Capital International Airport, Beijing, 100621, China Tel +86 10 8448 888 Fax +86 10 6146 2888 Email [email protected] Website www.airchina.com.cn Parent organisation/shareholders China National Aviation Holding Company (57.71%), Cathay Pacific (19.27%), HKSCC nominees (17.63%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Air China Cargo (75%), Cathay Pacific (29.99%), Jade Cargo International (51%), Shenzhen Airlines (51%), Shandong Airlines (22.8%) Alliances Air Macau, Alitalia, Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, Dragonair, El Al, EVA Air, Finnair, Luxair, S7 Airlines, Shandong Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Tibet Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways Date operations started 1 July 1988 Description The flag carrier for the People’s Republic, operating international and domestic scheduled passenger and cargo services linking 70 domestic and 36 international destinations in the Far and Middle East, Australia, North America and Europe. History Formerly the Beijing-based international carrier division of the CAAC (Civil Aviation Administration of China), the carrier was re-named in 1988 when the government split CAAC’s operating divisions into separate airlines, each with its own name. On 28 October 2002 Air China consolidated with China National Aviation Company and China Southwest Airlines. Cathay Pacific Airways acquired a minority shareholding in October 2004. On 15 December 2004, Air China was listed on the Hong Kong and London stock exchanges. Air China made a partial IPO on 18 August 2006. On 27 September 2006 Cathay Pacific doubled its shareholding. Became a member of the Star Alliance on 12 December 2007. Employees total 24,459 Executives Chairman............................................... Wang Changshun President.......................................................Cai Jianjiang Chief Financial Manager...................................Chaofan He VP Flight Operations...................................... Zhiyong Song Fleet (orders) 33 x Airbus A319-100 20 (14) x Airbus A320-200 (5) x Airbus A321-100 34 (5) x Airbus A321-200 23 (8) x Airbus A330-200 6 (7) x Airbus A330-300 6 x Airbus A340-300 (10) x Airbus A350-900XWB 22 x Boeing 737-300 19 (3) x Boeing 737-700 80 (38) x Boeing 737-800 9 x Boeing 747-400 9 x Boeing 757-200 3 x Boeing 767-300 10 x Boeing 777-200 5 (14) x Boeing 777-300 (15) x Boeing 787-9 Main base Beijing PEK Hubs Shanghai PVG, Chengdu (CTU)

Air China Cargo [CA] (CAO) No. 29 Tian Zhu Road, Tian Zhu District, Beijing, 101318, China Tel +86 10 6146 5320 Fax +86 10 6146 5359 Website www.airchina.com Parent organisation/shareholders Air China (75%), China National Aviation Company (CNAC) (25%) Date operations started 3 May 2003 Description Operates dedicated freighters on routes from Beijing and Shanghai to five major US cities, as well as to Frankfurt, London and Paris. The airline also manages cargo services flown over a comprehensive route network in the cargo holds of around 60 Air China passenger aircraft.

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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)

Air Class Lineas Aereas [QD] (ASS) Aeropuerto. Internacional de Carrasco, Edificio de Partidas, Portia de Cargas, Oficina 108, 15000 Montevideo, Uruguay Tel +59 82 604 0315 Fax +59 82 604 0315 Email [email protected] Website www.airclass.com.uy Date operations started 1997 Description Operates a passenger and freight schedule between Montevideo and Buenos Aires, together with charter flights to Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Chile. History The airline began operations as an air-taxi service and added scheduled flights between Montevideo and Buenos Aires in 2000. Executives Managing Director .................................Daniel Hernandez VP Operations.......................................... Daniel Gonzalez Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 727-200 4 x Fairchild Metro III Main base Montevideo (MVD) Hubs Buenos Aires (AEP)

Air Contractors [AG] (ABR) No 3 Malahide Road, Swords, Dublin, Co Dublin, Ireland Tel +353 1 812 1900 Fax +353 1 812 1919 Email [email protected] Website www.aircontractors.com Parent organisation/shareholders ASL Aviation Group (100%) Date operations started 1972 Description Provides scheduled freight services within Europe, operating mainly on behalf of postal organisations and express parcel operators. Also operates ad hoc charters throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa. History Formed as Air Bridge Carriers and was rebranded as Hunting Cargo Airlines in September 1992. Became Air Contractors following the airlines joint acquisition by Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) and Safair in June 1998, at which time the airline relocated to Dublin. On 13 November 2007 CMB, acting in partnership with 3P Airfreighters (part of the Petercam Group) agreed to jointly acquire Safair's interest in the Air Contractors Group. The deal was completed before the end of 2007. In December 2007, the French postal service, La Poste, announced the sale of its airline subsidiary, Europe Airpost to Air Contractors. The sale was completed in February 2008. Executives Chairman....................................................... Ludwig Criel Chief Executive Officer......................................Hugh Flynn Chief Financial Officer.......................................Colin Grant Fleet (orders) 5 x ATR 42-300 13 x ATR 72-200 1 x Boeing 737-300 1 x Lockheed L-100-30 Main base Dublin (DUB) Hubs Glasgow (GLA), Malmo-Sturup (MMX), London (STN)

Air Corsica [XK] (CCM) Napoleon Airport, BP 505, 20186 Ajaccio, 20 000, France Tel +33 825 353535 Fax +33 495 290505 Email [email protected] Website www.aircorsica.com Parent organisation/shareholders Collectivité Territoriale Corse (60.37%), Air France (11.95%), Crédit Agricole (7.55%), SNCM (6.68%), Caisse des Dépôts et des Consignations (4.76%), TAT EA (2.52%), CADEC (2.34%), TAT SA (1.68%), CCI de Corse du Sud (1.21%), CCI de HauteCorse (0.84%), others (0.01%)

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 Mediterranée. 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 Cote d’Ivoire Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire Parent organisation/shareholders Government of the Ivory Coast (51%), Air France-KLM Group (35%), Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (17%) Description Start-up new national carrier planning to launch services in April 2012 with two leased Airbus A319s. History Announced in November 2011 as the governmentowned replacement of Air Ivoire, which ceased operations in March 2011. Originally planned to launch services on 1 January 2012. Main base Abidjan (ABJ)

Air Creebec [YN] (CRQ) PO Box 430, 101 7th Street, Val d'Or, Quebec, J9P 4P4, Canada Tel +1 819 825 8355 Fax +1 819 825 0885 Email [email protected] Website www.aircreebec.ca Parent organisation/shareholders Creeco (100%) Date operations started 1 July 1982 Description Provides scheduled and charter services from its base at Val d’Or to Montreal and 16 other destinations in northern Quebec and northern Ontario. Executives President ........................................... Matthew Happyjack General Director......................................... David Bertrand Fleet (orders) 1 x Beech 1900D 2 x Beechcraft King Air 100 8 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 1 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 1 x Embraer EMB-110P 2 x Hawker Siddeley 748-2 Main base Val D’Or (YVO) Hubs Timmins (YTS)

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 operator’s certificate was withdrawn. Its successor LAC – Linea Aerea Cuencana – plans to launch services in 2012.

Air Do [HD] (ADO) Nishi 2-chome 9 Kita 1-jo, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, 060-0001, Japan Tel +81 11 252 5533 Fax +81 11 252 5580 Website www.airdo.jp Parent organisation/shareholders Development Bank of Japan (32.49%), ANA Group (13.61%), Sojitz Corporation (10%), Individual holders (3.93%), others (39.97%) Alliances ANA – All Nippon Airways Date operations started 20 December 1998

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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)

Air Dolomiti [EN] (DLA) Via Paolo Bembo, 37062 Dossobuono di Villafranca, Italy Tel +39 045 8605211 Fax +39 045 8605229 Email [email protected] Website www.airdolomiti.it Alliances Austrian, Lufthansa, Luxair Date operations started January 1991 Description A regional airline in northern Italy linking 11 domestic cities and Vienna with the Lufthansa network via Munich and Frankfurt. History Established by the Leali Group. Began operations with a Trieste-Genoa route. After several years of co-operation, Lufthansa acquired a 26% stake in January 1999. It then increased its stake to 52% in April 2003, and to 100% in July 2003. Executives President & CEO..........................................Michael Kraus VP Finance Controlling & Purchasing.............Andrea Venturi Operations Director.......................................Ivan Bassato Fleet (orders) 11 x ATR 72-500 5 (5) x Embraer 195-200LR Main base Trieste TRS, Verona VRN Hubs Munich (MUC)

Air Europa [UX] (AEA) Centro Empresarial Globalia, Apdo Correos 132, 07620 Llucmajor, Spain Tel +34 971 178 105 Fax +34 971 178 350 Email [email protected] Website www.aireuropa.com

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 ...................................... Joaquín 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)

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Air Express Algeria (HME) Lotissement Krim Belkacem, Dar el Beida, Algiers, Algeria Tel +213 2150 8894 Fax +213 2150 8894 Email [email protected] Website www.airexpress-dz.com Date operations started 2002 Description Operates domestic flights and support for oil exploration. Executives President & Head of Fleet Planning............... Chakib Belleili Director of Flight Operations...................... Annette Dorfling Fleet (orders) 5 x Beech 1900D 4 x Let L-410UVP-E 1 x Let L-420 2 x Pilatus PC-6/B Main base Hassi Messaoud (HME)

Air Finland [OF] (FIF) Rahtikuja 1, 01530 Vantaa, Finland Tel +358 9 251 200 Fax +358 9 251 20 200 Email [email protected] Website www.airfinland.fi Parent organisation/shareholders Berling Capital Oy (55%), others (45%) Date operations started 3 April 2003 Description Operates charter and scheduled flights to various destinations in southern Europe. Also offers ACMI leasing services. History Owned by a private equity company (Berling Capital Oy) and five professionals of aviation, finance and travel marketing. Executives Chairman................................................. Esa Karppinen Chief Executive Officer.................................Mika Helenius Chief Financial Officer.......................................Harri Naivo Fleet (orders) 4 x Boeing 757-200 Main base Helsinki (HEL)

Air France [AF] (AFR) 45 Rue de Paris, 95747 Roissy, France Tel +33 1 41 56 78 00 Fax +33 1 41 56 84 19 Website www.airfrance.com Parent organisation/shareholders Air France-KLM Group (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings CityJet (100%), Transavia France (60%), Air Corsica (11.95%), Air Tahiti (7.48%), Tunisair (5.58%), Cameroon Airlines (3.57%), Air Madagascar (3.17%), Air Mauritius (2.78%), Royal Air Maroc (2.72%), Air Caledonie (2.09%), Brit Air (100%), Regional (100%) Alliances SkyTeam, Aerolineas Argentinas, Air Caledonie, Air Corsica, Air Madagascar, Air Mauritius, Air One, Air Seychelles, Air Tahiti Nui, AirCalin, Airlinair, Alaska Airlines, Austrian, Azerbaijan Airlines, Bangkok Airways, Brit Air, Bulgaria Air, Cargojet Airways, Chautauqua Airlines, CityJet, Comair, Coyne Airways, Finnair, Flybe, GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes, Japan Airlines, Jat Airways, Luxair, Martinair, Middle East Airlines (MEA), Pinnacle Airlines, Qantas, Regional, Rossiya, Royal Air Maroc, Saudi Arabian Airlines, SWISS, TAAG Angola Airlines, Twin Jet, Ukraine International Airlines, VARIG - VRG Linhas Aereas, VLM Airlines, Volare Air Transport Stock Company Date operations started 7 October 1933 Description Principal French carrier which, together with its regional subsidiaries, makes up a group operating scheduled passenger and cargo services within France, and to destinations throughout Europe, Africa, the Middle and Far East, the Americas, Caribbean and Indian Ocean. Together with Air France-KLM Group sister company KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Air France operates a dual network from primary hubs at Paris Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam Schiphol. Airline subsidiaries include two French-based regional carriers, Brit Air and Régional, Dublin-based CityJet and the Paris Orly-based low cost and charter carrier joint-venture, Transavia France. History Airline operations in France date back to the creation, in 1919, of Lignes Aériennes Farman, which later that year flew the first airline service between Paris and London. In August 1930, the airline, now renamed SGTASociété Générale de Transport Aérien, merged with three others (Air Orient, Air Union and CIDNA-Compagnie Internationale de Navigation) to create Société Centrale

pour l'Exploitation. In October 1933, the new company also acquired the assets of state-owned Compagnie Générale Aéropostale. 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 Société 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 state’s 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 Alitalia’s 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)

Air Freight NZ (TFR) Freightways House, Ground Floor, 32 Botha Road, Penrose, Auckland, 1061, New Zealand Tel +64 9 256 8580 Fax +64 9 256 8583 Email [email protected] Website www.fieldair.co.nz Parent organisation/shareholders Freightways Express (100%) Date operations started July 1989 Description Operates scheduled overnight cargo services between Auckland, Christchurch and Palmerston North on behalf of owner Freightways Express. Charter services within New Zealand are also operated.

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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)

Air Georgian [ZX] (GGN) 2450 Derry Road East, Shell Aerocentre, Mississauga, Toronto, Ontario, L5S 1B2, Canada Tel +1 905 676 1106 Fax +1 905 676 1151 Email [email protected] Website www.airgeorgian.ca Alliances Air Canada Date operations started 1994 Description Offers charter passenger and cargo services, in addition to operating Tier III codeshare flights with Air Canada Express on scheduled domestic and transborder services into the USA. History Air Georgian’s parent company was established in Ontario on 5 March 1985 to develop a small private airport and operate a flight school in Barrie. A cargo subsidiary, Georgian Express was established, but sold to Cargojet Airways on 3 October 2007 and rebranded as Cargojet Regional. In May 2008 Air Georgian contracted to operate transborder services for Air Canada from July 2008. In April 2011, all services operated on behalf of Air Canada were to adopt Air Canada Express branding. Executives President................................................. Eric Edmondson VP & CFO.................................................... Scott Monsen VP Flight Operations....................................... Dan Bockner Fleet (orders) 2 x BAe 125-800 16 x Beech 1900D 1 x Cessna 550 2 x Raytheon Aircraft 125-800 2 x Beechcraft Premier Main base Toronto Pearson YYZ Hubs Halifax (YHZ), Mirabel (YMX)

Air Greenland [GL] (GRL) Nuuk Airport, PO Box 1012, 3900 Nuuk, 3900, Greenland Tel +299 34 3434 Fax +299 32 7288 Email [email protected] Website www.airgreenland.com Parent organisation/shareholders Greenland government (37.5%), SAS Group (37.5%), Danish government (25%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Norlandair (25%) Date operations started 1 May 1962 Description Offers concessional fares on air services linking communities in Greenland and flies scheduled services to Copenhagen and Baltimore. Also performs charter, taxi and special flights, such as air ambulance and search and rescue. History Founded by SAS and mining company Kryolitselskabet. In 1962 the Greenland Provincial government and the Danish state became co-owners. Greenlandair began operating its first jet airliner, a Boeing 757-200, in 1998. In 2002 Greenlandair changed its corporate identity to Air Greenland. Executives Chairman...........................................................Julia Pars Chief Executive Officer................................ Michael Binzer Chief Financial Officer................................Mogens Jensen Chief Operations Officer............................. Morten Nielsen Director Flight Operations...................... Wilhelm von Platen Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A330-200 1 x Beechcraft King Air 200 4 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 1 x DHC7-101 1 x DHC7-102 1 x DHC7-103 1 x DHC7-110 Main base Nuuk (GOH)

Air Guyane Express [3S] (GUY) Aeroport de Rochambeau, 97351 Matoury, French Guiana Tel +594 594 35 03 00 Fax +594 594 35 03 10 Website www.airguyane.com

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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)

Air Hong Kong [LD] (AHK) 4F South Tower, Cathay Pacific City, 8 Scenic Road, Hong Kong International Airport, Lantau, Hong Kong Tel +852 2761 8407 Fax +852 2761 8586 Email [email protected] Website www.airhongkong.com.hk

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)

Air Iceland [NY] (FXI) Reykjavikur Flugvelli, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland Tel +354 570 3000 Fax +354 570 3001 Email [email protected] Website www.airiceland.is Parent organisation/shareholders Icelandair Group (100%) Alliances Atlantic Airways (Faroe Islands) Date operations started 1997 Description Operates a network from Reykjavik serving destinations in Iceland and Greenland. Also operates flights to the Faroe Islands (in co-operation with Atlantic Airways). Passenger and freight charters as well as aircraft leasing are also offered. History Originally formed in Akureyri by Tryggvi Helgason as Nordurflug, and was incorporated under the title of Flugfelag Nordurlands on 1 May 1975. A further re-organisation as part of the Icelandair Group resulted in the present name in 1997. Executives Managing Director................................... Arni Gunnarsson Director of Finance.....................................Sigfus Karason Director of Flight Operations.......................Einar Bjornsson Fleet (orders) 1 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 6 x Fokker 50 Main base Reykjavik (KEF) Hubs Akureyri (AEY)

Air India [AI] (AIC) Air-India Building, Narriman Point, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400 021, India Tel +91 22 2626 5555 Fax +91 1123 71 4546 Email [email protected] Website www.airindia.com Parent organisation/shareholders NACIL (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Air Mauritius (2.6%), Air India Express (100%), Air India Regional (100%) Alliances Aeroflot Russian Airlines, Air Mauritius, Air Seychelles, Austrian, British Midland International BMI, Cargojet Airways, Croatia Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Kuwait Airways, Lufthansa, Luxair, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, SriLankan Airlines, Swiss, Turkish Airlines (THY) Date operations started 1932

Description India’s 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)

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Air India Express [IX] (AXB) Air India Building, Nariman Point, Mumbai, 400021, India Tel +91 22 2626 3492 Fax +91 22 2615 7430 Email A.d'[email protected] Website www.airindiaexpress.in Parent organisation/shareholders Air India (100%) Date operations started 29 April 2005 Description Low-cost Air India subsidiary operating flights to nine international destinations within around 4h flying time from 10 Indian cities. History Commenced operations with an inaugural flight between the southern Indian city of Thiruvananthapuram and Abu Dhabi. Merged with Alliance Air on 1 October 2007. Executives Chairman & Managing Director......................Rohit Nandan Fleet (orders) 21 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Mumbai BOM Hubs Delhi (DEL)

Air Inuit [3H] (AIE) 547 Meloche Avenue, Dorval, Quebec, H9P 2W2, Canada Tel +1 514 636 9445 Fax +1 514 636 8916 Email [email protected] Website www.airinuit.com Parent organisation/shareholders Makivik (100%) Date operations started 1978 Description Offers domestic passenger services as well as charter and cargo services, including essential and emergency air services linking 14 communities along the eastern Hudson Bay coast, the southern shore of the Hudson Strait, and the Ungava coasts of Northern Québec. History Established in 1978 by the Makivik Corporation as a wholly-owned airline subsidiary to operate essential air services in the Nunavik region of Northern Québec. In 2001, Air Inuit contracted to operate the utility company HydroQuébec’s corporate shuttle fleet of Dash 8-300s out of Montreal, a contract which was extended to cover the maintenance and operation of two new Dash 8-Q400s in 2003. Introduced jet service with the Boeing 737 in July 2008. Executives President...................................................Peter Horsman Vice President.......................................... Christian Busch Fleet (orders) 3 x Beechcraft King Air 100 2 x Boeing 737-200 6 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 7 x DHC6-300 4 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 6 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 2 x Hawker Siddeley 748-2 Main base Kuujjuaq (YVP)

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Air Italy [I9] (AEY) Corso Sempione, 111, 21013 Gallarate, Italy Tel +39 0331 211 011 Fax +39 0331 211 019 Email [email protected] Website www.airitaly.it Parent organisation/shareholders Meridiana fly (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Air Poland (75%) Alliances Alitalia Date operations started 29 May 2005 Description Provides charter lights for leading tour operators to destinations within Europe, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Kenya and Madagascar. Also operates scheduled domestic flights as part of the Meridiana fly-Air Italy group. History Founded by former co-founder of Air Europe, Captain Giuseppe Gentile. Launched services in May 2004 with a charter from Turin to Budapest. Initially offered international charter flights from Milan, Rome and Verona to Eastern Europe. The Italian investment fund Synergo SGR took a 40% shareholding in September 2006, but the airline became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Meridiana fly on 14 October 2011, and part of the Meridiana fly-Air Italy group. Executives Chief Executive Officer.............................Giuseppe Gentile Commercial Director...............................Alessandro Notari Head of Engineering..................................Christian Batello Flight Operations Director.......................Graziano Guzzinati Fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 737-300 1 x Boeing 737-400 3 x Boeing 737-700 2 x Boeing 767-200 2 x Boeing 767-300 Main base Turin (TRN)

Air Ivoire Cote d’Ivoire 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 Aériens 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 Aérien, 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 d’Ivoire, is expected to commence operations in April 2012.

Air Jamaica [JM] (AJM) Air Jamaica Building, Norman Manley International Airport, Kingston, Jamaica Tel +1 876 922 3460 Fax +1 876 967 3125 Website www.airjamaica.com Parent organisation/shareholders Caribbean Airlines (84%), Jamaican government (16%) Alliances LIAT Date operations started 1 April 1969 Description Jamaican flag carrier and subsidiary of Caribbean Airlines, operating scheduled services from Jamaica to Baltimore, Fort Lauderdale, Nassau, New York, Philadelphia and Toronto. History Established as Jamaica’s national flag carrier. Operations began with daily non-stop flights to New York and Miami. Long-haul services to Europe were launched on 1 April 1974. The airline was partially privatised in 1994, with the government retaining a 25% shareholding. Implemented an extensive modernisation process after privatisation, which included a major route expansion and the purchase of new aircraft. This contributed to subsequent cash flow difficulties and in July 2000 the Jamaican government moved to alleviate the carrier’s financial problems by increasing its shareholding to 45%. Re-nationalised in December 2004, via a new holding company, Air Jamaica Holdings, with the fleet and schedules

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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 Jamaica’s 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)

Air Japan [NQ] (AJX) 1-5-2 Higashi-Shinbasi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-7135, Japan Tel +81 3 6735 5900 Fax +81 3 6735 5902 Email [email protected] Website www.air-japan.co.jp Parent organisation/shareholders ANA Group (100%) Alliances ANA – All Nippon Airways Date operations started 2001 Description Low-cost subsidiary of All Nippon Airways operating scheduled services from Tokyo and Osaka, as well as seasonal charters to destinations in mainland China, Guam, Hawaii, Hong Kong and South Korea, using Boeing 767-300s transferred in as required from and flown by the parent carrier. History ANA & JP Express, a cargo airline operating services linking Osaka and Tokyo to Seoul in South Korea using Boeing 767 freighter aircraft from the ANA fleet, was merged into Air Japan in July 2010. Executives President & CEO.................................. Shunichi Kobayashi Finance Director ................................... Shinichi Shinkawa EVP Operations.......................................Yutaka Hamaoka Main base Tokyo (HND)

Air Kasai BP 541, Aeroport de Ndolo, Kinshasa, Congo (Democratic Republic) Tel +243 816 581 276 Fax +243 817 499 856 Email [email protected] Alliances CAA-Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation Description Swedish-owned company operating a charter service within Africa. History Formerly known as TAC-Transport Aérien Congo and TAZ-Transport Aérien 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)

Air KBZ [K7] (KBZ) 33-49, Corner of Bank Street & Maha Bandoola Garden Street, Kyauktada Township, Yangon, Myanmar Tel +95 (01) 372977~80 Email [email protected] Website www.airkbz.com Parent organisation/shareholders Kanbawza Bank (100%) Date operations started 2 April 2011 Description Privately-owned airline operating domestic scheduled services to 15 destinations and planning to eventually serve international routes. History Established by Kanbawza Bank, part of the Kanbawza Economic Group. Plans to launch services as Air Kanbawza in time for the 2010 peak tourist season were set back due to delays in sourcing a suitable aircraft. Finally launched domestic services, as Air KBZ, in April 2011. Initially operated two routes: Yangon-Mandalay-Heho and Yangon-Myeik. Executives Chief Executive.................................................Oakkar Tun Managing Director.....................................Moe Sann Aung Assistant General Manager..................................Myat Thu Fleet (orders) 2 x ATR 72-500 Main base Yangon (RGN)

Air Kiribati [4A] (AKL) PO Box 274, Bonriki International Airport, Bikenibeu, Tarawa, Kiribati Tel +686 21550 Fax +686 28216 Email [email protected] Website www.kiritours.com Parent organisation/shareholders Government of Kiribati (100%) Date operations started 1 April 1995 Description National airline of the Republic of Kiribati, operating local passenger services within the Kiribati Islands, formerly known as the Gilbert Islands. Also undertakes charters, medical evacuation and search and rescue services to isolated communities. History Established to take over from the previous national airline Air Tungaru. In March 2004 Air Kiribati ended its international operations. Executives Chief Executive Officer........................... Iosabata Namakin Fleet (orders) 1 x CASA 212-200 1 x Harbin Y12 Main base Tarawa (TRW)

Air Koryo [JS] (KOR) Sunnan Airport, Sunnan District, Pyongyang, North Korea Tel +850 02 18 111 999 Email [email protected] Website www.korea-dpr.com/airkoryo.htm Parent organisation/shareholders Government of North Korea (100%) Date operations started 21 September 1955 Description The state airline of the Korean Democratic People’s Republic is responsible for all civilian aviation in the country, including the operation of all airports. Scheduled domestic and international services are flown from Pyongyang. The international route network includes China, Malaysia, Russia and Thailand. Charter flights also link Pyongyang, Paektusan and Samjiyeon with destinations in Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia and Switzerland. Dedicated cargo flights serve destinations including Moscow, Nagoya and Seoul. History Formed in 1954 as Chosonminhang Korean Airways (CAAK) through the nationalisation of SOKAO, the joint SovietNorth Korean airline established in 1950. Adopted the Air Koryo identity in March 1992. Became an affiliate member of the IATA on 21 October 1996. Included on the list of air carriers banned by the European Union between March 2006 and March 2010. On 30 March 2010 two Tupolev Tu-204 aircraft were exempted from the blacklist and the airline became eligible to resume international services to western Europe. Launched weekly services to Kuala Lumpur in April 2011 and Kuwait City in May 2011, although the Kuwait service had been withdrawn by the end of the year. Executives Chief Executive Officer......................................... Choe Gu Fleet (orders) 2 x Antonov An-24B 3 x Antonov An-24RV 1 x Ilyushin Il-18D 1 x Ilyushin Il-18V 4 x Ilyushin Il-62M 3 x Ilyushin Il-76MD 2 x Tupolev Tu-134B 2 x Tupolev Tu-154B 1 x Tupolev Tu-204-100 1 x Tupolev Tu-204-300 Main base Pyongyang (FNJ)

Air Labrador [WJ] (LAL) 85 Dakota Drive, Building S7, Happy Valley, Goose Bay, Newfoundland & Labrador, A0P 1C0, Canada Tel +1 709 896 6730 Fax +1 709 753 7787 Email [email protected] Website www.airlabrador.com Parent organisation/shareholders Philip Earle (100%) Alliances Air Canada Date operations started 1948 Description Operates daily scheduled passenger and freight services as well as charter services, offering the option of landing in remote and off strip destinations using skis, wheels and floats. Since 2 February 2001 Air Labrador has been operating services between the Newfoundland cities of St Johns and Gander as part of a codeshare agreement with Air Canada.

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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)

Air Libya [7Q] (TLR) PO Box 17791, Jamahiria Airport Road, Tripoli, Libya Tel +218 61 442 0580 Fax +218 61 442 0581 Email [email protected] Website www.airlibya.ly Date operations started 1996 Description Operates domestic flights in support of oilfield operations and provides locust control and agricultural spraying services. Frequent flights link Tripoli and Benghazi. History Founded as Air Libya Tibesti. Introduced a single BAE 146-300 into service with an international charter flight on 17 February 2009. Rebranded as Air Libya in 2009. Executives Chairman...........................................Mohamed Abouasaif Chief Executive Officer ...............................Emad Abdullah General Director ................................. Abdallah Hassouna Fleet (orders) (5) x Antonov An-140 1 x BAe 146-300 1 x Boeing 727-200 1 x Boeing 737-200 Main base Tripoli (TIP) Hubs Benghazi (BEN)

Air Link [DR] PO Box 223, Hangar 1, Dubbo Airport, Dubbo, New South Wales, 2830, Australia Tel +61 2 6884 2435 Fax +61 2 6882 2846 Email [email protected] Website www.airlinkairlines.com.au

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)

Air Link International Airways Air Link Building, Domestic Road, 1300 Pasay City, Philippines Email [email protected] Date operations started 1984 Description Undertakes charter services and also operates a flying school with small aircraft. Executives President & General Manager................. Geronimo Amurao Fleet (orders) 2 x Beech Baron 55 1 x Beech Queen Air 65 1 x Beech Travel Air 95 1 x Cessna C210C 1 x Cessna C414 1 x NAMC YS11A Main base Manila (MNL)

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Air Loyaute (VZR) BP 1116, Noumea, 98845 Noumea, New Caledonia Tel +687 25 37 09 Fax +687 25 46 62 Email [email protected] Website www.airloyaute.com Parent organisation/shareholders SODIL Date operations started 1983 Description Operates on-demand passenger and cargo charters, postal and medical evacuation services throughout the French Pacific island chain and to surrounding islands including Vanuatu, Norfolk, Wallis and Futuna. History Established as Aviazur, later becoming Air Avia. Executives Chief Executive Officer .........................Christian Menvielle Operations Manager ............................. Frederic Haegelen Fleet (orders) 3 x DHC6-300 (2) x Viking Air Limited DHC6-400 Main base Noumea (NOU)

Air Macau [NX] (AMU) 398 Alameda Dr. Carlos D’ Assumpcao, Edificio CNAC, 13-18 Andar, Macau Tel +853 396 6888 Fax +853 396 6866 Email [email protected] Website www.airmacau.com.mo

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 CNAC’s 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)

Air Madagascar [MD] (MDG) 31 Avenue de l'Indépendance, Analakely, 101 Antananarivo, Madagascar Tel +261 20 22 222 22 Fax +261 20 22 337 60 Website www.airmadagascar.com Parent organisation/shareholders Malagasy government (90.6%), privately held (4.46%), Air France (3.17%), employees (0.76%), others (1.01%) Alliances Air France, Thai Airways International Date operations started 14 October 1962 Description National carrier operating domestic services and linking the island of Madagascar with neighbouring African and Indian Ocean destinations. Also serves destinations in the Far East and South Africa. Due to EU safety concerns, European services are operated using wet-leased aircraft. History Traces its origins back to the foundation of Madair in 1947. A new company, retaining the Madair brand, was created through a joint venture between Madair, the government of the newly-formed Malagasy Republic and Air France. Launched services between Tananarive and Paris on 20 October 1961, using an aircraft operated by French carrier TAI. Rebranded as Air Madagascar in 1962. Launched international services in its own right in October 1962. Restructured in 2003, after falling into severe financial

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......................... José 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)

Air Malawi [QM] (AML) 4 Robins Road, PO Box 84, Blantyre, Malawi Tel +265 1 820811 Fax +265 1 820042 Email [email protected] Website www.airmalawi.com Parent organisation/shareholders Malawi government (100%) Alliances Precision Air Date operations started 1 September 1967 Description National airline of Malawi operating scheduled regional passenger services linking Blantyre with Johannesburg, Dar es Salaam, Lusaka, and Harare. Domestic flights operate between Blantyre and Lilongwe. History Established as one of three wholly-owned subsidiaries of Central African Airways Corporation (CAA) in 1964. Following the dissolution of CAA in 1967, CAA’s three former subsidiaries remained. In early 1992 co-operative agreements with airlines in neighbouring countries, including Air Tanzania, Air Zimbabwe and Uganda Airlines, led to improved regional services from early 1992. Through these arrangements services to Dubai were introduced in 1996. In August 2008 the finance minister announced the government’s intention to disband Air Malawi and establish a new airline in which it would take a 51% shareholding, while seeking a strategic investor to take the remaining shares. Plans announced by the government in June 2009 to sell a 49% stake in the flag carrier to South African carrier Comair subsequently fell through, leaving Air Malawi to seek a strategic partnership with another carrier. In mid-2010 the airline held talks with Air Zambezi (Tanzania), but no partnership deal had been announced by the end of 2010. Executives Chairman...................................................... Brian Bowler Chief Executive Officer ............................ Patrick Chilambe Financial Director.......................................George Chikuse Fleet (orders) 1 x ATR 42-300 Main base Blantyre (BLZ) Hubs Lilongwe (LLW)

Air Mali [I5] (CMM) Immeuble Tomata, Avenue Cheik Zayed, PO Box 2286, Hamdaleya, Bamako, Mali Tel +223 20 22 24 24 Fax +223 222 71 11 Email [email protected] Website www.air-mali.com Parent organisation/shareholders Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (51%), Agora Mali (21.66%), government of Mali (20%), private Malian investors (7.34%) Alliances Aigle Azur Transports Aériens, Air Burkina Date operations started 16 June 2005 Description Operates regional services within West Africa, linking Mali with Senegal, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Niger, Ghana, Nigeria, Gabon, and Congo. History Established as Compagnie Aérienne du Mali (CAM), part of Group Celestair, by the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED). AKFED took a majority 94% shareholding, while the government of Mali took a minority 2% stake in the carrier. The balance of shares was taken by local investors. CAM launched services with a wet-leased Bombardier Dash 8-100. Jet services to Paris were introduced in March 2006 in conjunction with Group Celestair. Shareholding redistributed and airline rebranded as Air Mali on 15 May 2009.

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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)

Air Malta [KM] (AMC) Head Office, Vjal I-Avjazzjoni, Luqa, LQA 902, Malta Tel +356 22 99 90 00 Fax +356 21 67 32 41 Email [email protected] Website www.airmalta.com Parent organisation/shareholders Maltese government (98%), private companies (2%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Medavia (25%) Alliances Aeroflot Russian Airlines, Austrian, British Midland International, Brussels Airlines, Croatia Airlines, CSA Czech Airlines, Emirates, Etihad Airways, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Luxair, Meridiana fly, S7 Airlines, Swiss, Turkish Airlines, Vladivostok Air Date operations started April 1974 Description National flag carrier serving around 50 destinations in Europe, north Africa and eastern Mediterranean. History Founded by the Maltese government. Began operations with two wet-leased Boeing 720B aircraft. A joint venture with Italian interests created Azzurra Air, a new regional carrier based in Bergamo, in December 1995, but the airline ceased operation in March 2004. Air Malta has diversified through investments within the tourist industry. Executives Chairman.....................................................Sonny Portelli Chief Executive Officer....................................Peter Davies Chief Financial Officer .............................. Nicholas Xuereb Fleet (orders) 5 x Airbus A319-100 6 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Malta MLA Hubs Birmingham (BHM), Bristol (BRS)

Air Manas [M2] (MBB) Manas International Airport, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Alliances Kyrgyzstan Description Operates scheduled and charter services, domestically and internationally. Also operates aircraft on behalf of the president of the Kyrgyz Republic. History Created in late 2006 as the private airline of the president of Kyrgyzstan. Initially operated a single Tupolev Tu-154M donated by Russia. From November 2009, the airline began limited passenger services using an Airbus A320 wet-leased from Donbassaero. Banned from operating in the EU after a ban on all Kyrgyz carriers since December 2003. Regular passenger services between Osh and Moscow Domodedovo launched January 2010. Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-400 Main base Bishkek (FRU)

Air Mandalay [6T] (AMY) 146 Dhammazedi Road, Bahan Township, 11201 Yangon, Myanmar Tel +95 1 501520 Fax +95 1 525937 Email [email protected] Website www.airmandalay.com Parent organisation/shareholders Air Mandalay Holdings (Singapore) (51%), Myanma Airways, Premier Airlines (Malaysia) Date operations started 18 October 1994 Description Regional airline operating domestic schedules, and international charter flights to neighbouring countries. History Established as a joint venture between Air Mandalay Holdings and Myanmar Airways and inaugurated operations with a flight from Yangon to Mandalay. Launched its first international service, to Chiang Mai in Thailand, in August 1995. The route was temporarily suspended in 1999, reinstated shortly thereafter and finally suspended in June 2008. Suspended all domestic services on 22 July 2010 when its only active aircraft required scheduled maintenance. Resumed services in late September 2010 with two ATR72s. Executives Chairman................................................. Thura Win Myint Chief Executive Officer & COO................. Major Selvakumar Finance Manager ........................................... Win Win Yee

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Fleet (orders) 1 x ATR 42-300 2 x ATR 72-200 Main base Yangon (RGN)

Air Marshall Islands [CW] (MRS) PO Box 1319, Majuro, MH 96960, Marshall Islands Tel +692 625 3731 Fax +692 625 3730 Email [email protected] Website www.airmarshallislands.com Parent organisation/shareholders Government of the Marshall Islands (100%) Description Flag carrier of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and designated the official flag carrier of the government of Tuvalu. Operates scheduled inter-island flights which provide regular weekly services to many of the Republic’s atolls and islands. History Formed as the Airline of the Marshall Islands and adopted its present title in 1989. Executives Chairman & CEO.....................................Michael Konelius Chief Financial Officer....................................Victon Balico General Manager..............................................Bill Capelle Fleet (orders) 1 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 Main base Majuro (MAJ)

Air Mauritius [MK] (MAU) PO Box 441, Air Mauritius Centre, 5 President John Kennedy Street, Port Louis, Mauritius Tel +230 207 7070 Fax +230 208 8331 Email [email protected] Website www.airmauritius.com Parent organisation/shareholders Air Mauritius Holding (51%), government of Mauritius (8.37%), Air France (2.78%), Air India (2.6%), others (35.25%) Alliances Air Austral, Air France, Air India, Emirates, Kenya Airways, Malaysia Airlines, South African Airways Date operations started August 1972 Description National carrier, serving over 25 destinations in the Indian Ocean, South and East Africa, India, Australia, the Middle and Far East and western Europe. History Founded as an airline handling agent for BOAC and Air France. Commenced airline operations with assistance from both European carriers. Launched regular services on 13 September 1972, between Port Louis and the sisterisland of Rodrigues, using a leased Piper Navajo. Introduced Twin Otters on all inter-island services from 1979. Wetleased a Boeing 707 from British Airtours to introduce international services in October 1977. Launched its IPO in November 1994, offering 20% of its shares on the stock exchange of Mauritius. Major corporate restructuring programme undertaken in March 2002. Employees total 2,352 Executives Chairman ............................................... Kamal Taposeea Chief Executive Officer...................................Andre Viljoen EVP Flight Operations.........................Pramil Banymandhub Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A319-100 2 x Airbus A330-200 6 x Airbus A340-300 2 x ATR 72-500 Main base Mauritius (MRU)

Air Mediterranee [ML] (BIE) 25, rue du Luxembourg, 31410 Le Fauga, 65290, France Tel +33 5 34 48 20 00 Fax +33 5 34 48 20 20 Email [email protected] Website www.air-mediterranee.fr Date operations started 1997 Description Operates short and medium-haul passenger charters and subcharters. Also offers low-cost flights to destinations in and around the Mediterranean, and operates IT charter flights in conjunction with leading tour operators. ACMI leasing services and cargo flights are also offered. History Established at La Fauga, south of Toulouse. Employees total 410 Executives General Director.........................................Antoine Ferretti Fleet (orders) 3 x Airbus A321-100 3 x Airbus A321-200 1 x Boeing 737-500 Main base Tarbes-Lourdes (LDE)

Air Mekong [P8] (MKG) No 3 Village 7, An Thoi Town, Phu Quoc, Vietnam Tel +84 4 3719 3399 Email [email protected] Website www.airmekong.vn Parent organisation/shareholders Skywest Airlines (30%), others (70%) Date operations started 9 October 2010 Description Operates domestic services from Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi to Buon Me Thuot, Con Dao, Da Lat, Da Nang, Phu Quoc, Pleiku, Qui Nhon and Vinh City. Eventually plans to expand into regional and international services. History Established as a joint venture between local interests and US corporation, SkyWest, parent of Atlantic Southeast Airlines and SkyWest Airlines. Executives Senior Manager........................................Truong Thanh Vu Fleet (orders) 4 x Bombardier CRJ-900 Main base Hanoi (HAN), Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

Air Memphis [M1] (MHS) 6 Ahmed Lofty Street, Elnozha Elgedida, Heliopolis, Cairo, 11769, Egypt Tel +20 2 624 8822 Fax +20 2 624 8893 Email [email protected] Website www.air-memphis.com

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 Egypt’s 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)

Air Mikisew [V8] Fort McMurray, Canada Date operations started 1961 Date operations ceased 2010 Operated scheduled passenger services in the Fort McMurray/Fort Chipewyan region, together with hunting and fishing trips in Canada’s North, and fire fighting. The airline was found to be in violation of the Canada Transportation Act and its licence was revoked on 22 July 2011.

Air Moldova [9U] (MLD) 80/2 Dachia, 2026 Chisinau, Moldova Tel +373 22 52 55 02 Fax +373 22 52 60 09 Email [email protected] Website www.airmoldova.md Parent organisation/shareholders Republic of Moldova (100%) Alliances Austrian, China Airlines, Cirrus Airlines, Lufthansa, Meridiana fly, Rossiya, Tarom Date operations started May 1992 Description Flag carrier of the Republic of Moldova operating scheduled services from Chisinau to almost 20 regional and international destinations in Europe and the Middle East. Charter flights and all-cargo services are also operated. History Traces its origins back to the creation of an Aeroflot division at Chisinau in September 1944. Established as the State airline company after Moldovan independence from the former Soviet Union in 1991. Air Moldova launched international services with Tupolev Tu-134s between Chisinau and Frankfurt in May 1992. Operated as a joint-stock company between June 2000 and August 2002, also becoming a joint venture with a sister carrier, Air Moldova International. Taken back into full state ownership in August 2002. Executives Director General..........................................Iulian Scorpan Head of Operations................................... Adrian Boldesco Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A320-200 1 x Embraer 190-100LR Main base Chisinau (KIV)

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Air Moorea [VT] (TAH) BP 6019, 98702 Faa’a, French Polynesia Tel +689 864 262 Fax +689 864 269 Email [email protected] Website www.airmoorea.pf Parent organisation/shareholders Air Tahiti (100%) Alliances Air Tahiti Date operations started September 1968 Description Part of the Air Tahiti Group, operating charter flights throughout Polynesia. Other services flown in conjunction with Air Tahiti. History Formed by a local businessman in 1968 as Air Tahiti. Operated high-frequency passenger and cargo schedules between Moorea and the neighbouring island of Tahiti, 11 miles away. On 1 November 2010, all scheduled services were discontinued. Executives Chairman..................................................Marcel Galenon Chief Executive Officer............................... Olivier Hamonic Fleet (orders) 2 x DHC6-300 (2) x Viking Air Limited DHC6-400 Main base Papeete (PPT)

PO Box 731, Trans Namib Building, Bahnhofstreet, Windhoek, 9000, Namibia Tel +264 61 299 6000 Fax +264 61 299 6009 Email [email protected] Website www.airnamibia.com.na

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)

Air National (JPS) New Zealand Date operations started 1990 Date operations ceased 10 March 2011 Founded in 1989 as Menzies Aviation in Melbourne and Auckland. Relocated to Auckland International Airport and renamed Air National Corporate in 1992. Operations in support of scheduled regional airline services were introduced in 1993. Launched scheduled services for Ansett New Zealand in 1997. Introduced domestic Part 121 charter services in 2001. Began operating for Air New Zealand Link in January 2006, with services from Auckland to Kaitaia, followed services linking Christchurch to Oamaru and Hokitika, in August 2006. Operations were suspended by the NZCAA due to safety concerns on 28 January 2011. The suspension was extended twice, before, on 10 March 2011, the airline notified the NZCAA that it was voluntarily ceasing operations and requested that its air operator’s certificate be cancelled. The AOC was revoked immediately.

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Air New Zealand’s 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 [email protected] 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)

Air New Zealand [NZ] (ANZ) 185 Fanshawe Street, Private Bag 92007, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand Tel +64 9 366 2400 Fax +64 9 336 2401 Website www.airnewzealand.co.nz Parent organisation/shareholders New Zealand (73.72%), publicly traded (26.28%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Virgin Australia (19.99%), Air Pacific (1.94%), Eagle Airways (100%), Air Nelson (100%), Mount Cook Airline (100%) Alliances Star Alliance, Air Pacific, Air Rarotonga, Air Tahiti Nui, Air Vanuatu, AirCalin, Cargojet Airways, Etihad Airways, Frontier Airlines, Japan Airlines, Luxair, Skywest Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Virgin Australia Date operations started 30 April 1940 Description New Zealand’s flagship carrier, serving over 25 domestic, six Australian and more than a dozen Pacific Island destinations, together with long-haul flights to Honolulu, London, Los Angeles, Osaka, Shanghai, Tokyo and Vancouver. Domestic services link Auckland with four major cities and connect with Air New Zealand link services to more than 20 others, operated by Mount Cook Airlines, Air Nelson and Eagle Airways. History Founded by the governments of New Zealand, Australia and the UK as Tasman Empire Airways Ltd (TEAL). Launched operations in April 1940, with Shorts flying boat services across the Tasman Sea to Australia and the South Pacific Islands. In 1947 the New Zealand government launched New Zealand National Airways Corporation (NZNAC) to begin domestic and regional services to the South Pacific Islands. Became wholly-owned by the New Zealand government in 1961 and was rebranded as Air New Zealand (ANZ) on 1 April 1965. The first jets, Douglas DC850s, were ordered shortly thereafter. New Zealand National Airways Corporation (NZNAC – founded in 1947) and its subsidiary Safe Air were taken over on 1 April 1978. In October 1989, ANZ was privatised with shares listed on the

New Zealand Stock Exchange. ANZ purchased TNT’s 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 ANZ’s 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 New Zealand Link New Zealand Description Brand name for operations provided by whollyowned subsidiaries of Air New Zealand, Air Nelson, Eagle Airways and Mount Cook Airlines. See separate entries.

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 airline’s co-ordinator is Adolfo Membreno. Main base Managua (MGA)

Air Nigeria [VK] (ANP) 9th Floor, Etiebets Place, 21, Mobolaji Bank-Anthony Way, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria Tel +234 1 271000 Website www.myairnigeria.com Parent organisation/shareholders Nigerian Institutional Investors (51%), Nicon Group (49%) Alliances Delta Air Lines, Ethiopian Airlines, Kenya Airways Date operations started 28 June 2005 Description Operates regional services to destinations in west Africa, together with a domestic network which links Lagos with five other cities. History The Nigerian government and Virgin Atlantic signed an agreement on 28 September 2004 to establish a new airline for Nigeria, to be called Virgin Nigeria. International services to London were introduced in June 2005. Virgin Nigeria announced its withdrawal from long-haul international services in January 2009 in the face of greatly increased competition. On 17 September 2009 the airline announced its rebranding as Nigerian Eagle Airlines. The airline rebranded again, becoming Air Nigeria on 2 June 2010, following divestment by Virgin Atlantic, which was replaced as major shareholder by Jimoh Ibrahim’s Nicon Group. Executives Chairman.................................................... Jimoh Ibrahim Chief Executive Officer .............................. Kinfe Kahssaye Executive Director Finance..............................Stephen Ojo Fleet (orders) 8 x Boeing 737-300 2 x Boeing 737-400 2 (8) x Embraer 190-100AR Main base Lagos (LOS)

Air Nippon [EL] (ANK) 5 Shiodome City Center, 2-Chome Higashi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-7137, Japan Tel +81 3 6735 5411 Parent organisation/shareholders ANA Group (100%) Date operations started 10 October 1974 Description Regional subsidiary of ANA All Nippon, operating scheduled services from Tokyo Haneda in support of ANA’s domestic services. Domestic services reach many isolated islands, while regional routes include destinations in China and Taiwan. History Formed as Nihon Kinkyori Airways by Japan Air Lines, All Nippon Airways and TOA Domestic. Rebranded as Air Nippon in 1987. Wholly-owned subsidiary airline Air Nippon Network (also known as A-Net), which operated turboprop feeder services, was rebranded as ANA Wings on 1 October 2010 after absorbing two other ANA subsidiaries. Parent ANA All Nippon agreed on 25 November 2011 to a merger, which would acquire and absorb Air Nippon/ANK on 1 April 2012, after which both subsidiary brands would be discontinued. Executives President................................................Kouichi Uchizono Fleet (orders) 4 x Boeing 737-500 16 x Boeing 737-700 17 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Tokyo HND Hubs Sapporo (CTS)

Air Niugini [PX] (ANG) PO Box 7186, Boroko, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Tel +675 325 9000 Fax +675 327 3482 Email [email protected] Website www.airniugini.com.pg Parent organisation/shareholders Government of Papua New Giunea (100%) Alliances Qantas, Solomon Airlines Date operations started 1 November 1973 Description National airline of Papua New Guinea, operating a network linking Port Moresby and Lae with over 20 domestic destinations. International routes serves cities in Australia, Fiji, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and the Solomons.

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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 Ansett’s 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)

Air North [4N] (ANT) 150 Condor Road, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Y1A 6E6, Canada Tel +1 867 668 2228 Fax +1 867 393 4601 Email [email protected] Website www.flyairnorth.com Parent organisation/shareholders Joseph T Sparling (51%), Vuntut Development Corporation (49%) Alliances Cargojet Airways Date operations started 1977 Description Operates scheduled and charter services throughout the Yukon and Northwest Territories, with extensions to Alberta, British Columbia and Fairbanks, Alaska. History Air North’s operations have grown in step with the needs of passengers travelling to, from and within the Yukon Territory. Executives President..................................................Joseph Sparling Chief Financial Officer..............................Bruce Demchuck Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-200 1 x Boeing 737-400 1 x Boeing 737-500 4 x Hawker Siddeley 748-2 Main base Whitehorse (YXY)

Air Norway [M3] (NFA) Fosen Næringshage, 7130 Brekstad, Orland, Norway Tel +47 9242 2746 Fax +47 7252 2795 Email [email protected] Website www.airnorway.no Description Provides a small network linking Orland with Oslo, and Oslo with Aalborg in Denmark. Flights are operated by North Flying. Executives Managing Director ................................... Snorre Hvitsand Main base Orland (OLA)

Air Nostrum [YW] (ANS) Avda. Comarques del Pais Valencia 2, Zona Servicio, Aeropuerto de Valencia, Quart de Poblet, 46930 Valencia, Spain Tel +34 96 196 0200 Fax +34 96 196 0287 Email [email protected] Website www.airnostrum.es

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 Aéreas 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 Iberia’s 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.

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)

Air Nunavut (BFF) PO Box 1239, Iqaluit, Northwest Territories, X0A 0H0, Canada Tel +1 867 979 4018 Fax +1 867 979 4318 Email [email protected] Date operations started 1989 Description Local and Inuit-owned air carrier in the eastern Arctic providing medevac and charter services throughout Canada’s Arctic, Northern Quebec and Greenland. Scheduled services are also provided in the Baffin region. History Established as a charter air service under the name of Air Baffin. Its scheduled service was inaugurated in May 1992. Executives Chairman President & CEO............................ Jeff Mahoney Chief Financial Officer........................................ Judy Allen Fleet (orders) 3 x Beechcraft King Air 200 2 x Dassault Aviation Falcon 1 1 x Dassault Aviation Falcon 1 Main base Iqaluit (YFB)

Air One [AP] (ADH) Piazza Almerico da Schio, Pal RPU, Fiumicino, 00054 Rome, Italy Website www.flyairone.com Parent organisation/shareholders Alitalia (100%) Alliances Air France, Alitalia Date operations started 14 April 2010 Description Alitalia’s “smart carrier” (low cost brand) operating domestic and international services from hubs at Milan Malpensa, Pisa and Venice, serving 13 domestic and 21 international destinations going as far north as St Petersburg. History Established in Pescara as Aliadriatica, providing air-taxi services as well as operating a flying school. Regional services were soon offered as the company thrived and in 1988 civil engineering concern Gruppo Toto acquired a 99.77% holding through its subsidiary company AP Holding. Scheduled and charter services were introduced in July 1994. In November 1995 Aliadriatica re-branded as Air One. The flying operations of Fortune Aviation were taken over in March 1997. Following the sale of Alitalia to the CAI consortium, Air One was acquired outright by the new CAI-owned Alitalia on 31 December 2008 for €300 million, and was merged on 13 January 2009. On 14 April 2010, Air One was repositioned as Alitalia’s low-cost partner on both domestic and regional routes. On 1 July 2011, services were launched from a new base at Pisa. Executives Chairman.......................................................... Carlo Toto Chief Financial Officer................................Domenico Lellis Chief Operations Officer................................ Nicola Ruccia Director General........................................... Lino Bergonzi Main base Milan MXP, Fiumicino FCO Hubs Pisa (PSA), Venice (VCE)

Air Onix Airlines 9A, Trenoyova Street, Simferopol, 95034, Ukraine Tel +380 652 255 208 Fax +380 652 255 208 Email [email protected] Website www.aironix.ua Parent organisation/shareholders Igor Melnik (80%), Crimea Didactic (10%), Onix Group (10%) Description Start-up airline which is planning to launch scheduled passenger services from Simferopol to Kiev, Lvov, Moscow and St Petersburg, as well as charter flights, from March 2012. History First registered in Simferopol in 2007. Main base Simferopol (SIP)

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Air Pacific [FJ] (FJI) PO Box 9266, Nadi Airport, Suva, Fiji Tel +679 6 720 777 Fax +679 6 720 512 Email [email protected] Website www.airpacific.com Parent organisation/shareholders Fiji government (51%), Qantas (46.3%), Air New Zealand (1.94%), government of Kiribati (0.27%), government of Tonga (0.27%), government of Samoa (0.12%), government of Nauru (0.08%), others (0.02%) Alliances Air New Zealand, Air Vanuatu, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Frontier Airlines, Jetstar, Qantas, S7 Airlines, Solomon Airlines Date operations started July 1951 Description Flag carrier of Fiji, operating domestic flights between Nadi and Suva and international services linking Fiji with other South Pacific islands, including Kiribati, Samoa, the Solomons, Tonga and Vanuatu, as well as three destinations each in Australia and New Zealand. Long-haul flights operated to Honolulu, Los Angeles, Tokyo and Vancouver. History The airline was founded by Australian aviator Harold Gatty as Katafaga Estates and began operations as Fiji Air. The company was subsequently reorganised by BOAC, Qantas and TEAL. The Air Pacific brand was adopted in 1971, with Qantas taking a 10% share, which increased in two steps to over 46% by 1998. Local competitor Sun Airways (founded in 1980 as Sunflower Airlines, now trading as Pacific Sun Airways) was acquired on 1 February 2007. Executives Chairman......................................................... Nalin Patel Chief Executive Officer & MD..........................Dave Pflieger Executive GM Corporate Support & Company Secretary...... Josephine Yee Joy Fleet (orders) (3) x Airbus A330-200 1 x Boeing 737-700 3 x Boeing 737-800 2 x Boeing 747-400 Main base Nadi (NAN)

Air Panama (PST) Aeropuerto Marcos A. Gelabert, Main Office, Albrook, Panama City, Panama Tel +507 316 9000 Fax +507 316 9021 Email [email protected] Website www.flyairpanama.com Parent organisation/shareholders PARSA S.A. (100%) Date operations started 1980 Description Provides comprehensive scheduled passenger service to over 20 domestic destinations, with extensions from David and Bocas del Toro to San Jose, Costa Rica. History Established by Parsa as Turismo Aéreo in 1980. Rebranded as Air Panama in 2005. Executives Chief Executive Officer..................................George Novey Finance Manager......................................... Rafael Endara General Manager........................................ Eduardo Stagg Fleet (orders) 6 x Britten-Norman BN-2A 1 x Cessna C182J 1 x Cessna CE208 2 x DHC6-300 1 x Fokker F-27-400 3 x Fokker F-27-500 2 x Fokker 50 2 x Fokker 70 6 x Britten-Norman BN2A 1 x Britten-Norman BN2B 1 x Piper PA-34-200T 2 x Saab 340B Main base Panama City (PFN)

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)

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Air Rarotonga [GZ] (RAR) PO Box 79, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Tel +682 22888 Fax +682 20979 Email [email protected] Website www.airraro.com Parent organisation/shareholders Tripartite private ownership (100%) Alliances Air New Zealand, Air Tahiti Date operations started July 1978 Description Provides inter-island scheduled flights throughout the Cook Islands, serving Rarotonga, Aitutaki, Atiu, Mitiaro, Mauke, Mangaia, Penrhyn, Manihiki and Pukapuka. On-demand air charter services are also provided to neighbouring Pacific islands including Tahiti, Niue, Tonga and Samoa. Scenic flights over the island of Rarotonga are operated daily and the airline also offers tours to outlying islands. Charter flights are additionally operated. History Privately-owned company which commenced operations with a five-passenger Cessna twin. Launched charter services to Niue in April 1999. Executives Managing Director...........................................Ewan Smith Financial Controller......................................Kerry O'Meara Fleet (orders) 2 x Embraer EMB-110P 1 x Saab 340A Main base Rarotonga (RAR)

Air Saint-Pierre [PJ] (SPM) PO Box 4225, 18 Rue Albert Briand, 97500 St Pierre, St. Pierre and Miquelon Tel +508 41 0000 Fax +508 41 0002 Email [email protected] Website www.airsaintpierre.com

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 Seychelles [HM] (SEY) PO Box 386, International Airport, Mahé, Seychelles Tel +248 4 391 000 Fax +248 4 324 194 Email [email protected] Website www.airseychelles.com Parent organisation/shareholders Seychelles government (100%) Alliances Air France, Air India, Etihad Airways Date operations started September 1978 Description National airline of the Seychelles providing regular scheduled domestic inter-island services, as well as international services to Johannesburg and Mauritius. History Founded as Seychelles Airlines when the government nationalised the existing carriers Air Mahé (established 1972) and Inter Island Airways (established 1976). The airline was rebranded as Air Seychelles in September 1978. Weekly international services to London and Frankfurt were introduced in November 1983, using chartered British Caledonian DC-10 aircraft. Discontinued services to London, Milan and Rome in January 2012, and Paris in March 2012. Executives Executive Chairman.....................Maurice Loustau-Lalanne Chairman....................................................... Garry Albert Chief Executive Officer.....................................Cramer Ball Chief Financial Officer.....................................Shelley Cole Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 767-300 (2) x Boeing 787-8 3 x DHC6-300 1 x Shorts 360-300 1 (1) x Viking Air DHC6-400 Main base Mahe Island (SEZ)

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Air Signature Calle 6, no.66-79, Hangar 53, Mediellin, Antioquia, Colombia Tel +57 4 352 9675 Email [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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)

Air Southwest [SZ] (WOW) UK Alliances Eastern Airways Date operations started 26 October 2003 Date operations ceased 30 September 2011 Established as Mid South Aviation by Sutton Harbour Holdings. Started operations in 2003 by taking over British Airways services from Plymouth and Newquay to London Gatwick. Subsequently developed a low fares network offering flights from Plymouth, Newquay, Bristol, Leeds, Manchester and Aberdeen to UK and Irish destinations including Cork, Dublin, Jersey, and Guernsey. Eastern Airways acquired the airline in September 2010. Ceased flying from Newquay and Plymouth to London Gatwick on 1 February 2011. In July 2011 the airline announced that all Air Southwest-branded flights would cease on 30 September 2011.

Air Sunshine [YI] (RSI) PO Box 22237, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33335, USA Tel +1 954 434 8900 Fax +1 954 359 8229 Email [email protected] Website www.airsunshine.com Date operations started 1982 Description Provides scheduled and charter services from Fort Lauderdale to other points in Florida, and to the Bahamas, Cuba (Guantanamo Bay), Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos Islands and the US Virgin Islands. Executives CFO & General Manager...................................... Moe Adili Fleet (orders) 7 x Cessna C402C 1 x Embraer EMB-110P 1 x Saab 340A Main base Fort Lauderdale (FLL)

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Air Sweden (SNX) Soderbyvagen 1, PO Box 85, Arlandastad, 190 45 Stockholm, Sweden Tel +46 8 5000 96 00 Fax +46 8 411 85 51 Email [email protected] Website www.airsweden.net

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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 operator’s certificate was revoked by the Swedish Civil Aviation Authority due to concerns about the carrier’s 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)

Air Tahiti [VT] (VTA) Tahiti Faa’a Airport, BP 314, 98 713 Papeete, French Polynesia Tel +689 86 4005 Fax +689 86 4009 Email [email protected] Website www.airtahiti.aero

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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 Aérien 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)

Air Tahiti Nui [TN] (THT) Rue Paul Gauguin, Immeuble Dexter, Pont de L’Est, BP 1673, 98713 Papeete, French Polynesia Tel +689 46 03 03 Fax +689 46 0290 Email [email protected] Website www.airtahitinui.com Parent organisation/shareholders French Polynesian government (84.42%), Socredo Bank (4.03%), Air Tahiti (3.56%), SEGC (wholesale/retail) (2.79%), GIE Tahiti Tourisme (1.64%), Wan Holding Participation (0.64%), others (3.14%) Alliances Air France, Air New Zealand, Japan Airlines, Jetstar, Qantas Date operations started 20 November 1998 Description Serves the low and high-end leisure travel markets to French Polynesia, linking the islands with seven destinations in Australia, France, Japan, New Zealand and the USA. History The first international airline based in Papeete Tahiti, formed to develop inbound tourism. Executives Chief Executive Officer................................Etienne Howan VP Operations & Accountable Manager......Francis Dziadula Fleet (orders) 5 x Airbus A340-300 Main base Papeete (PPT)

Air Tanzania [TC] (ATC) PO Box 543, ATC House, Ohio Street, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Tel +255 22 211 8411 Fax +255 22 212 5221 Email [email protected] Website www.airtanzania.com Parent organisation/shareholders Government of Tanzania (51%), China Sonangol International Holdings Ltd (CSIHL) (49%) Alliances Comores Aviation Date operations started 1 June 1977 Description National airline operating domestic services linking Dar es Salaam with Aruba, Kigoma, Kilimanjaro, Mwanza,Tabora and Zanzibar. History Established as Air Tanzania Corporation, the new state carrier, to operate domestic services, which had formerly been operated by the defunct tri-national East African Airways Corporation. Privatised in November 2002, becoming Air Tanzania Company Ltd (ATCL). South African Airways acquired a 49% stake in December 2002, although the Tanzanian government bought this back for a nominal US $1 in September 2006. Failed the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) in November 2007 and was issued with notice to rectify the problems within one year. IATA suspended the airline from operating in early December 2008, as the required improvements had not been made. Temporarily ceased operations after the Tanzania Civil

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Aviation Authority (TCAA) revoked its air operator’s 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 Tanzania’s 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 airline’s 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 Nyang’anyi 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 Tindi [8T] PO Box 1693, Yellowknife, Northern Territories, X1A 2P3, Canada Tel +1 867 669 8200 Fax +1 867 669 8210 Email [email protected] Website www.airtindi.com Parent organisation/shareholders Discovery Air (100%) Date operations started 1 November 1988 Description Operates daily scheduled passenger and cargo flights linking isolated communities with Yellowknife. Also specialises in off-strip flight operations throughout Canada’s Arctic region, utilising aircraft equipped with floats, skis and tundra tyres, offering on-demand and contract charters, scenic floatplane tours and air ambulance flights. History Founded in Yellowknife by the Arychuk family. Launched operations in November 1988 with four float/ ski-equipped Cessna light aircraft and eight employees. Expanded operations following the introduction of the DHC-6 Twin Otter in 1990, providing an increased range of services as the mining and exploration industry in the region steadily expanded. Acquired and absorbed the operations and fleet of Latham Island Airways in 1991. Acquired by the aviation services company Discovery Air in December 2006. Executives President.....................................................Peter Arychuk Chief Financial Officer....................................... Paul Henry Fleet (orders) 1 x Beech 1900D 5 x Beechcraft King Air 200 1 x Beechcraft King Air 300 1 x Canadair CL601 2 x Cessna A185F 3 x Cessna CE208 1 x DHC6-200 5 x DHC6-300 2 x DHC7-102 2 x DHC7-103 2 x Learjet Learjet 35 Main base Yellowknife (YZF)

Air Transat [TS] (TSC) 5959 Chemin Cote Vertu Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, H4S 2E6, Canada Tel +1 514 906 0330 Fax +1 514 906 5133 Email [email protected] Website www.airtransat.com Parent organisation/shareholders Transat (100%) Alliances Cargojet Airways Date operations started November 1987 Description Scheduled and charter carrier operating from major bases in Canada. Primary destinations served during the summer season are points in Europe and the Caribbean. Primary winter destinations are the Caribbean, Mexico, USA and South America. Also operates year-round scheduled flights from Canada to Europe as well as the USA. History In February 2008 Air Transat became the first airline in North America to obtain Operational Safety Audit registration. Employees total 2,516 Executives President..................................................... Allen Graham Chief Executive Officer........................ Jean Marc Eustache Fleet (orders) 11 x Airbus A310-300 8 (2) x Airbus A330-200 4 x Airbus A330-300 Main base Montreal YUL Hubs Quebec (YQB), Halifax (YHZ), Calgary (YYC)

Air Transport International (ATI) (ATN) 2800 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202, USA Tel +1 501 615 3500 Fax +1 501 603 2098 Email [email protected] Website www.airtransport.cc Parent organisation/shareholders Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) (100%) Date operations started 1979 Description Provides worldwide cargo and combi charters for the express-package industry and freight forwarders, as well as for the US Department of Defense and the automotive industry. ATI also wet-leases aircraft on ACMI basis. History Formed as US Airways, later known as Interstate Airlines. The current name was adopted in 1988. On 1 October 1994 ICX International Cargo Express was merged into Air Transport International (ATI), itself purchased by the Brinks Company in February 1998. In December 2007, ATI was acquired by Cargo Holdings International (CHI), an Orlando, Florida-based aviation services group. Executives President................................Cindi C Treadwell-McConnell VP Operations.......................................... Michael Sterling Fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 767-200 12 x Douglas DC-8-70 3 x McDonnell Douglas DC-8-60 Main base Toledo Express (TOL)

Air Transse (TSQ) Hakodate Airport, 511 Takamatsu-cho, Hakodate, 042-0952, Japan Tel +81 1 3836 5222 Fax +81 138 57 5556 Email [email protected] Website airtransse.com Parent organisation/shareholders Hideo Sawada Date operations started 13 March 2005 Description Provides a scheduled service in the northernmost island of Hokkaido. History Formed as Air Shenpix but changed its name to Air Transse in December 2004. Executives Chairman....................................................Hideo Sawada Chief Executive Officer..................................... Rika Emura Main base Hakodate (HKD) Hubs Sapporo (CTS)

Air Tropiques 2 Avenue des Flamboyants, Gombe, Kinshasa, Congo (Democratic Republic) Tel +243 818 949 904 Email [email protected] 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)

Air Turks & Caicos [RU] (IWY) Airport Road, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands Tel +1 649 946 4181 Fax +1 649 946 4040 Email [email protected] Website flyairtc.com Parent organisation/shareholders InterIsland Aviation Company (100%) Date operations started 1993 Description National airline linking Providenciales with other points in the Turks and Caicos Islands, and to neighbouring Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Regular flights are also undertaken to destinations in Florida and the Bahamas. History In 2008 Air Turks and Caicos completed a buyout of rival SkyKing. Executives President................................................. Lyndon Gardiner VP Operations........................................... Harold Williams Fleet (orders) 4 x Embraer EMB-120RT 1 x Britten-Norman BN2A Main base Providenciales PLS

Air Uganda [U7] (UGB) Plot 11/13, Lower Kololo Terrace, PO Box 36591, Kampala, Uganda Tel +256 41 425 8262 Fax +256 41 450 0932 Email [email protected] Website www.air-uganda.com Parent organisation/shareholders Group Celestair (100%) Alliances Brussels Airlines, Rwandair Date operations started November 2007 Description Provides scheduled passenger services from Entebbe to Juba, Kilimanjaro, Kigali, Nairobi, Mombasa and Dar es Salaam. History Established as part of Group Celestair, by the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED). Services were launched using two wet-leased Douglas DC-9-30s. Executives Operations Director.........................Darlington Omamteker Fleet (orders) 2 x Bombardier CRJ-200 2 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 Main base Entebbe (EBB)

Air Urga [3N] (URG) 1A Dobrovolsky Street, Kirovograd, 25005, Ukraine Tel +380 522 351 125 Fax +380 522 353 505 Email [email protected] Website www.urga.com.ua Parent organisation/shareholders State Property Fund of Ukraine (51%), American International Consulting Corporation (43.5%), Lyktos Group of Companies (5.5%) Date operations started August 1993 Description Provides regular international charter passenger and cargo flights from various airports in the Ukraine. Also operates scheduled flights between Krivoj Rog and Istanbul. History Founded as International Joint-Stock Aviation Company URGA by the State Property Fund of Ukraine and the Greek Lyktos Group, initially focusing on international tourist charter flights. Regular passenger flights from Krivoy Rog and Kiev were added in May 1997. Executives Director General.................................. Aleksandr Galinskiy Deputy Director General.......................... Galina Kuzmenko Deputy Economic Director.............................Sergey Purish

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)

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Air Vanuatu [NF] (AVN) PO Box 148, Du Vanuatu House, Rue de Paris, Port Vila, Vanuatu Tel +678 23 848 Fax +678 23250 Email [email protected] Website www.airvanuatu.com Parent organisation/shareholders Government of Vanuatu (100%) Alliances Air New Zealand, Air Pacific, Qantas Date operations started 1987 Description National carrier operating between Port Vila, Australia, New Zealand and points in the South Pacific. History Originally formed as New Hebrides Airways, the carrier changed to Air Vanuatu after independence from Britain and France in 1980. The national airline has been a fully state-owned company since December 1987. Vanair was acquired by Air Vanuatu in September 2004. Executives Chief Executive Officer ..................................Peter Fogarty Fleet (orders) 1 x ATR 72-500 1 x Boeing 737-800 3 x Harbin Y12 2 x Britten-Norman BN2A Main base Port Vila (VLI) Hubs Espiritu Santo (SON), Brisbane (BNE)

Air Via Bulgarian Airways [VL] (VIM) 54 GM Dimitrov Blvd, 1125 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel +359 2 971 3625 Fax +359 2 973 3454 Email [email protected] Website www.air-via.com Parent organisation/shareholders Bulgarian investors (100%) Date operations started 1990 Description Holiday airline operating charter services, primarily for major tour operators in Belgium, Germany and France. History The airline was founded as Varna International Airways by a group of private Bulgarian investors. Executives Director of Flight Operations ......................... Atanas Vitkov Fleet (orders) 5 (2) x Airbus A320-200 Main base Sofia (SOF) Hubs Varna (VAR)

Air Wakaya c/o The Wakaya Club & Spa, Post Office Box 15424, Suva, Fiji Tel +679 3448 128 Fax +679 3448 406 Email [email protected] 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)

Air Wisconsin [ZW] (AWI) West 6390 Challenger Drive, Suite 203, Appleton, Wisconsin, 54914, USA Tel +1 920 739 5123 Fax +1 920 749 4158 Email [email protected] Website www.airwis.com/

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 O’Hare. 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.

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 Zimbabwe [UM] (AZW) Zimbabwe Date operations started 1967 Date operations ceased 3 January 2012 Description The national airline of Zimbabwe operated services in Southern Africa and to Europe. Established as Air Rhodesia, a government owned carrier on 1 September 1967, to take over from the tri-national Central African Airways (CAA, formed 1 January 1946) which ceased operating at the end of that year. Briefly rebranded as Air Zimbabwe Rhodesia in 1978, becoming Air Zimbabwe in April 1980. Launched international services from Harare to London Gatwick in April 1980. International services to Athens, Frankfurt and Larnaca followed. Launched a weekly joint service, operated by Qantas with a Boeing 747SP, to Perth and Sydney in November 1982. Acquired cargo specialist Affretair in 1983, which continued to operate under its own branding. Suspended services between Harare, Cape Town and Durban and in November 2000, announcing plans to co-operate with other African carriers on regional services. Contracted with Lignes Aeriennes Congolaises (LAC) to provide and operate domestic and international services on its behalf in April 2008. Plans to privatise the loss-making carrier were dropped in 2009. In November 2011, a group representing Air Zimbabwe’s employees launched a court action to have the airline wound up and liquidated because they were owed $35 million in unpaid salaries. Air Zimbabwe’s total debt in early 2012 was put at $140 million. Suspended domestic services in December 2011 and international services to London and Johannesburg on 3 January 2012. Placed under court management in late January 2012 and suspended all operations on 8 February 2012. Parent company, Air Zimbabwe Holdings, was disbanded on 12 March 2012 as insolvent, with the government assuming its debts and announcing plans to create a new airline company, Air Zimbabwe Private.

AirAsia [AK] (AXM) LCCT Terminal KLIA, Jalan KLIA S3, Southern Support Zone, Kuala Lumpur International Airport, 64000 Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia Tel +60 3 8777 8002 Fax +60 3 8777 8031 Website www.airasia.com

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 Asia’s 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 carrier’s branding with the CAAV. In August 2011, the Tune Group agreed to acquire 20.5% of Malaysia Airlines, in return for which Malaysia’s 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)

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)

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AirAsia X [D7] (XAX) LCC Terminal, Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport, Airport Main Terminal Building, 64000 Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia Tel +603 8660 4488 Fax +603 8660 4889 Website www.airasia.com Parent organisation/shareholders Aero Ventures (48%), AirAsia (16%), Virgin Group (16%), Manara Consortium (10%), Orix Corporation (10%) Date operations started 5 November 2007 Description Low-cost, no frills long-haul airline operating under a franchise agreement with AirAsia. An expanding route network currently links Kuala Lumpur with cities in Australia, China, France, India, Iran, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, UAE and the UK. Daily point-to-point services to over 45 long-haul destinations throughout Asia, Australasia, China, Europe and India are planned. Long-haul charter services are also offered. History Established as FAX-Fly Asian Express by Tony Fernandes, Kamarudin Meranun (both AirAsia directors) and Raja Mohd Azmi (a former AirAsia CFO). Initially took over the loss-making domestic operations of Malaysia Airlines (MAS). FAX was granted approval to operate as a low-cost, long-haul carrier on 4 January 2007 and initially planned to launch these services as AirAsia X in July 2007 under a franchise agreement with AirAsia. FAX ceased operating most domestic services on 14 June 2007 following a dispute with Malaysia Airlines concerning the maintenance of the company’s Fokker 50s. On 10 August 2007, the Virgin Group confirmed it was taking a 20% stake in the airline. In February 2008 Japanese leasing company Orix Corp and the Bahrain-based Manara Consortium each acquired a 10% shareholding, together worth in excess of ringgit 250 million ($77 million). All domestic services and the turboprop fleet operating them were transferred to MASwings on 1 October 2007. After a delay of four months, long-haul operations under the AirAsia X brand were launched from Kuala Lumpur to Coolangatta on the Australian Gold Coast in November 2007, using the carrier’s first leased Airbus A330-300. In June 2010 it was announced that AirAsia X was considering the launch of an IPO as a stand-alone airline in the second half of 2011, subject to market conditions. Executives Chairman................................................. Tan Rafidah Aziz Chief Executive Officer........................... Azran Osman-Rani Chief Financial Officer..............................Andrew Littledale Head of Flight Operations.......................... Azhanudin Shah Fleet (orders) (3) x Airbus A330-200 9 (17) x Airbus A330-300 2 x Airbus A340-300 (10) x Airbus A350-900XWB Main base Kuala Lumpur (KUL)

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Clark Diosdado Macapagal International Airport, Clark Civil Aviation Complex, Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga, 2023 Angeles City, Philippines Parent organisation/shareholders AirAsia (40%), Antonio Cojuangco (20%), Marianne Hontiveros (20%), Michael Romero (20%) Description Filipino start-up airline planning to launch services in early 2012 from Clark’s Diosdado Macapagal International Airport to domestic destinations including Cebu and Zamboanga and international destinations, including China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand. History Created as a joint venture between Air Asia International and three local entrepreneurs, led by company vice chairman Michael Romero.

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Executives Chief Executive Officer....................... Marianne Hontiveros Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Clark (CRK)

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Riga International Airport, Marupe Municipality, 1053 Riga, Latvia Tel +371 7 207 069 Fax +371 7 207 369 Email [email protected] Website www.airbaltic.com Parent organisation/shareholders Latvian government (99.8%), others (0.2%) Alliances Aeroflot Russian Airlines, AeroSvit Airlines, Air Astana, Alitalia, Armavia, Austrian, Azerbaijan Airlines, Belavia Belarussian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Georgian Airways, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Moldavian Airlines, Rossiya, SAS Cargo, Scandinavian Airlines, Skyways, Transaero Airlines, Uzbekistan Airways Date operations started 1 October 1995 Description Latvia’s national airline, operating services from Riga to destinations throughout Europe, Western Russia, the CIS and Middle East. Additional European services link Liepaja with three cities and Vilnius (Lithuania) with 19 destinations. Direct flights are also flown between Copenhagen and Kaliningrad. Worldwide connections are available through strategic partner SAS. A single domestic route is also served between Riga and Liepaja. History Formed as a joint venture, primarily between the Latvian state (51% stake) and Scandinavian Airlines (29% stake), with investors from Denmark, Sweden and the USA taking the balance of shares. Took over all SAS activities in Latvia during 1998-2000. Reconstituted from a limited liability company to a joint stock company in January 1999. On 30 October 2001, SAS acquired most of the minority shareholdings, while the Latvian state retained its majority interest. Launched operations from a new Lithuanian hub in Vilnius on 1 June 2004, following the accession of the Baltic States into the European Union. Launched its first domestic service linking the capital Riga with the port of Liepaja on 5 September 2005. Government acquired SAS’s 47.2% shareholding through Baltijas Aviacijas Sistemas on 30 January 2009. Announced the creation of a new hub at Oulu, Finland in September 2010. Confirmed its intention to continue network operations serving airports in Europe, the Middle East, and Russia/CIS after the legal protection plan it filed on 21 September 2011 was rejected by the Latvian court. Renationalised in December 2011 after the Latvian government increased its shareholding to 99.8%. Executives Chief Executive Officer..................................Martin Gauss Fleet (orders) 8 x Boeing 737-300 6 x Boeing 737-500 2 x Boeing 757-200 8 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 10 x Fokker 50 Main base Riga RIX Hubs Oulu (OUL), Tallinn (TLL), Vilnius (VNO)

airberlin [AB] (BER) Saatwinkler Damm 42-43, 13627 Berlin, Germany Tel +49 30 3434 1500 Fax +49 304 102 103 Email [email protected] Website www.airberlin.com Parent organisation/shareholders Etihad Airways (29.21%), Pegasus Airlines (16.48%), ESAS Holding (12%), Hans Joachim Knieps (7.51%), TUI Travel (6.85%), Reidun Lundgren (Metolius Foundation) (5.97%), others (38.46%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings LTU International Airways (100%), airberlin Turkey (50%), Niki (49.9%), Belair (49%) Alliances American Airlines, Bangkok Airways, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Etihad Airways, Finnair, Hainan Airlines, Iberia, Japan Airlines, LAN Airlines, LGW, Niki, Pegasus Airlines, Royal Jordanian Airlines, S7 Airlines Date operations started 28 April 1979 Description Germany’s second largest airline operates as a hybrid carrier, serving the both leisure and business travellers. Offers low-cost flights to destinations across Europe, around the Mediterranean Basin, in the Americas, east Africa, southern Africa and the Far East. Also offers non-stop and connecting flights and a successful and fastgrowing frequent flyer programme. Airberlin Turkey is a charter joint venture with Pegasus Airlines. History Formed as a US charter company in Portland, Oregon by former Pan Am pilot Kim Lundgren. Anticipating the end of the privileges afforded to carriers from the former Allied

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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 company’s 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)

airberlin Turkey [AB] (BER) Antalya, Turkey Parent organisation/shareholders airberlin (50%), Pegasus Airlines (50%) Date operations started 1 November 2011 Description New Turkish carrier operating charter services linking 14 German cities with the Antalya. History Established as a joint venture between airberlin and Pegasus Airlines, to take over the charter operations of both carriers between Turkey and Germany. Initial equipment was the first two of a planned fleet of six Boeing 737-800s. Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Antalya AYT

Airblue [ED] (ABQ) 12th Floor, ISE Towers, 55-B Jinnah Avenue, Islamabad, Pakistan Tel +92 21 3460 1126 Fax +92 51 280 0173 Email [email protected] Website www.airblue.com Parent organisation/shareholders Privately-owned (100%) Date operations started 18 June 2004 Description Scheduled carrier operating daily domestic services linking Faisalabad, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar and Quetta, as well as international services to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Muscat, Sharjah and Manchester. History The carrier received its air operator’s certificate in November 2003 and launched domestic services in June 2004 with three leased Airbus A320s. It introduced

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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)

AirBridgeCargo [RU] (ABW) Krylatskaya Street, Building 17 D, Moscow, 121614, Russia Tel + 7 495 786 2613 Fax +7 495 755 6581 Email [email protected] Website www.airbridgecargo.com

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 operator’s 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)

AirCalin [SB] (ACI) PO Box 3736, 8 Rue Frederic Surleau, 98846 Noumea, New Caledonia Tel +687 26 5546 Fax +687 27 2772 Email [email protected] Website www.aircalin.com Parent organisation/shareholders Agence pour la Desserte Aerienne de Nouvelle Caledonie (99%), staff and others (1%) Alliances Air Austral, Air Europa, Air France, Air New Zealand, Jetstar, Korean Air, Qantas Date operations started December 1983 Description New Caledonias international airline providing scheduled services to 10 regional destinations in Australia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Japan, New Zealand, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna. History Began operations with a Boeing 747 between Melbourne and Noumea in association with Qantas. This service later became known as le Caledonian Express. Memorandum of understanding for alliance signed with Qantas on 11 July 1996, leading to the establishment of joint services. Air Caledonie International became Aircalin on 30 September 1996. Employees total 475 Executives Chairman....................................................Charles Lavoix President & CEO.................................Jean-Michel Masson VP Flight Operations...................... Dominique Decarpentrie Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A320-200 2 x Airbus A330-200 2 x DHC6-300 Main base Noumea (NOU)

Airco Aircraft Charters Canada Provided a scheduled service from Edmonton City Centre Airport to Grand Prairie, together with passenger and cargo charter flights to all points in the greater Edmonton area. Established by three Edmonton businessmen in 1987. Suspended operations indefinitely on 24 February 2012.

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Aircruising Australia (AIX) Unit 20/77 Bourke Road, Alexandria, New South Wales, 2015, Australia Tel +61 2 9693 2233 Fax +61 2 9669 6064 Email [email protected] Website www.billpeachjourneys.com.au

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)

Aires [4C] (ARE) – see LAN Colombia AIRFAST Indonesia (AFE) Plaza Kuningan, Menara Utara Suite 305, 3rd Floor, JI. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav C11-14, Jakarta, 12940, Indonesia Tel +62 21 520 0696 Fax +62 21 520 2557 Email [email protected] Website www.airfastindonesia.com

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)

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Airgo Airlines [4A] (AGS) Sofia, Bulgaria Tel +30 694 166 9808 Fax +30 210 968 9112 Email [email protected] Website www.airgo-airlines.com Date operations started 18 September 2008 Description Provides a cargo charter service from Sofia to destinations in the Balkans and southeast Mediterranean. History Founded by former Olympic Aviation CEO Petros Stefanou. Launched in September 2008 with a thrice-weekly flight between Athens and Larnaca. Established a sister company, Airgo Airlines Bulgaria, in Sofia, in September 2008, which operated a single BAe ATP wet-leased from Westair Sweden. Relocated operations from Athens to Sofia in December 2010. Reported to have ceased operations of its own BAe ATP in January 2012. Executives Chief Executive Officer ............................... Rajan Nambiar Main base Sofia SOF

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 Exploraçao Aérea 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)

Airkenya Express [P2] (XAK) PO Box 30357, Wilson Airport, Nairobi, Kenya Tel +254 20 39 25 00 0 Fax +254 20 60 06 56 7 Email [email protected] Website www.airkenya.com Parent organisation/shareholders Kenyan-controlled consortium (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Regional Air Services Date operations started 1987 Description Provides domestic scheduled and charter services with scheduled flights into Tanzania. Airkenya has a sister company based in Arusha, Tanzania that operates scheduled services and charters. History Formed as Airkenya Aviation through a merger between Air Kenya and Sunbird Aviation in November 1987. The company rebranded as Airkenya Express in January 2007. Executives CEO & Head of Flight Operations...................... Dino Bisleti Chief Financial Officer.................................. John Kimondo Operations Manager...................................... Anna Nzomo Fleet (orders) 2 x Cessna CE208 3 x DHC6-300 1 x DHC7-102 1 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 Main base Nairobi (WIL)

Airlift International (Ghana) 321 Aviation House, 2 Aviation Road, Kotoka International Airport, Accra, Ghana Tel +233-21762-886 Fax +233-21-286-311 Email [email protected] Website www.airlift.aero Date operations started 2008 Description Ghanaian-registered cargo airline offering charter flights and ACMI leasing services, operating primarily from Bahrain, Accra and Miami. History The airline was restricted to using a single DC-8 freighter on services to Europe from September 2010, after EU inspections led to the banning of three in-service and two stored Airlift DC-8s, because of safety concerns. In the scheduled review in November 2010 the EU lifted the restrictions from a second DC-8 freighter. Fleet (orders) 1 x McDonnell Douglas DC-8-60 Main base Accra (ACC)

Airlinair [A5] (RLA) Parc d’Affaires Silic, 24 Rue de Villeneuve, BP 40193, 94563 Rungis, France Tel +33 1 4512 1717 Fax +33 1 4512 1718 Email [email protected] Website www.airlinair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Financière Linair (80.5%), Brit Air (19.5%) Alliances Air France Date operations started May 1999 Description Operates domestic scheduled services from Paris Orly, from La Rochelle to Poitiers and Lyon and from Bezier to Bastia. Additional domestic destinations are served in conjunction with Air France and its partners. Also operates regional services to Amsterdam and Eindhoven in conjunction with Chalair and overnight mail services for Europe Airpost. History Established by four principal shareholders. Executives Chairman & CEO...........................................Lionel Guerin Director General...................................... Nugues Jean-Luc Finance Director...................................... Jacques Feuvrier Operations Director ............................... Dominique Lucas Fleet (orders) 4 x ATR 42-300 13 x ATR 42-500 4 x ATR 72-200 3 x ATR 72-500 Main base Paris Orly (ORY)

Airlinair Portugal Largo Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro nº 16, 1200-369 Lisbon, Portugal Tel +351 21 324 50 23 Website airlinairportugal.com

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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

Airlines of Papua New Guinea [CG] (TOK) PO Box 170, Jacksons Airport, Boroko, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Tel +675 325 2011 Fax +675 325 2219 Email [email protected] Website www.apng.com Parent organisation/shareholders Publicly floated (50%), John Wild (47%), Wild family members (3%) Alliances Virgin Australia, Virgin Australia (New Zealand) Date operations started 1987 Description Operates an extensive scheduled domestic network linking airports and airstrips throughout Papua New Guinea and also links the capital, Port Moresby with Cairns and Brisbane (using wet-leased aircraft). Also operates charter flights, primarily in support of mining and other natural resource exploitation in the region. History Established as Milne Bay Air and later MBA Airline. Awarded a major contract to provide aviation support for the Chevron Niugini Kutubu oilfield project in 1987. Thereafter charter flights in support of the natural resource development industry became a major part of the airline’s business. Obtained an regular public transport licence in September 1992. Awarded its sir operator’s certificate in March 1997. Rebranded as Airlines of Papua New Guinea (aka Airlines PNG and APNG) in April 2001. In May 2008 the Cairns-based Wild family sold a 50% stake in the airline through a public float on the Port Moresby stock exchange. John Wild remained the largest shareholder with 47%. Executives Chief Executive Officer................................... Gary Toomey Fleet (orders) 2 x DHC6-200 8 x DHC6-300 10 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 Main base Port Moresby (POM)

Airlink [4Z] (LNK) 4th Floor Domestic Building, Oliver Tambo International Airport, Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa Tel +27 11 451 7367 Fax +27 11 451 7300 Email [email protected] Website www.flyairlink.com Parent organisation/shareholders FBCF Nominees No 1 (32.51%), Coronation Capital (32.5%), SA Airlink Investments (15.15%), B J Webb (9.7%), R A Foster (7.17%), South African Airways (2.95%), others (0.02%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Swaziland Airlink (49%) Alliances South African Airways Date operations started 10 June 1992 Description Regional carrier operating feeder services to 18 destinations in South Africa, and another 10 in Madagascar, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe, in conjunction with South African Airways. All services are flown using Airlink aircraft as SA Connector, using SAA flight codes. History Began operations as Airlink Airline after taking over the defunct Link Airways. The airline changed its name to SA Airlink in 1995. In December 1995 it bought fellow South African carrier Metavia. From November 2001, the airline operated services to Bulawayo and Zimbabwe under a franchise agreement with Zimbabwe Airlink, in which the company took a minority shareholding. This agreement was terminated in May 2004 due to the deteriorating economic situation in Zimbabwe. SA Airlink subsequently served Bulawayo and Harare in its own right. In January 2006 the airline reverted to its former Airlink brand. The year also saw the end of the three-way alliance with SAA and SA Express, although the close partnership with SAA continues. Executives Chief Executive Officer................................. Rodger Foster Fleet (orders) 7 x BAe 146-RJ85 11 x BAe Jetstream 41 9 x Embraer ERJ-135LR Main base Johannesburg JNB Hubs Cape Town (CPT), Durban (DUR)

Airlink Eleventh Street, Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, Mascot, New South Wales, 2020, Australia Tel +61 2 9317 5400 Fax +61 2 9693 2715 Email [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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)

AirNet Express (USC) 7250 Starcheck Drive, Columbus, Ohio, 43217, U nited States Tel +1 614 409 4900 Fax +1 800 926 7283 Email [email protected] Website www.airnet.com Parent organisation/shareholders AirNet Systems (100%) Description Specialises in the timely delivery of documents and small packages. The airline operates more than 500 flights per night to over 80 cities throughout the USA and is a major carrier for more than 300 of the country’s largest banks. History Formerly known as US Check Airlines. Expanded rapidly from 1996, acquiring seven similar but smaller businesses, including Midway Aviation, Express Convenience Center, Pacific Air Charter, Data Air Courier, Float Control and Mercury Business Services. Executives President & CEO.............................................. John Dupuy Chief Financial Officer................................. Fred De-Leeuw Fleet (orders) 41 x Beech Baron 58 6 x Cessna C310R 7 x Cessna CE208 15 x Learjet 35 17 x Piper PA-31-300 Main base Columbus (LCK)

Airnorth [TL] (ANO) 4 Lancaster Road, Darwin Airport, Marrara, Winnellie, Northern Territories, 0821, Australia Tel +61 8 8920 4000 Fax +61 8 8920 4095 Email [email protected] Website www.airnorth.com.au

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 Australia’s 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 ASA’s operations under Airnorth’s air operator’s 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)

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.

Airphil Express [2P] (GAP) R1 Hangar, APC Gate 1, Andrews Avenue, Nichols, 1300 Pasay City, Philippines Tel +63 2 851 7601 Fax +63 2 854 0661 Email [email protected] Website www.airphils.com Parent organisation/shareholders Air Philippines Corporation (70%), U-Land Airlines (30%) Alliances Philippine Airlines Date operations started 1 February 1996 Description Provides domestic scheduled services linking Manila and Cebu with destinations throughout the Philippine archipelago, as well as regional schedules to Hong Kong and Singapore and charter flights. History Awarded a 25-year domestic franchise to serve both primary trunk lines and feeder routes in June 1997. Launched international charter services in July 2004 with a flight between Subic Bay and Guangzhou. Launched operations from a second hub at Cebu in May 2002. Rebranded as Airphil Express on 28 March 2010, after taking over the fleet and operations of Philippine Airlines’ domestic carrier, PAL Express. Launched its irst international scheduled service from Cebu to Singapore at the end of 2010, followed by a second, to Hong Kong, in July 2011. Executives President & CEO................................................. Harry Tan Chief Financial Officer................................Conchita Tabios Chief Operations Officer................................ Cesar Chiong Fleet (orders) 11 x Airbus A320-200 3 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 5 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 Main base Manila (MNL) Hubs Cebu (CEB)

AirQuarius Aviation (AQU) Gate 6, Hanger 10, Lanseria International Airport, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 1748, South Africa Tel +27 11 659 1634 Fax +27 11 701 2869 Email [email protected] Website www.airquarius.com Parent organisation/shareholders Gavin Branson (100%) Date operations started 1999 Description Specialises in air charter operations and aircraft leasing. Contracts are maintained with companies throughout Africa and the Middle East. Executives Managing Director.......................................Gavin Branson Chief Operations Officer...................................Mike Brews General Manager.....................................Michael Goodwin Head of Flight Operations.................................. Paul Botha Fleet (orders) 1 x BAe 146-200 1 x BAe 146-300 2 x Fokker F-28-4000 1 x Fokker 70 Main base Lanseria (HLA) Hubs Cape Town (CPT)

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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 operator’s certificate because of maintenance irregularities.

AirTran Airways [FL] (TRS) 9955 AirTran Boulevard, Orlando, Florida, 32827, USA Tel +1 407 318 5600 Fax +1 407 318 5918 Website www.airtran.com Parent organisation/shareholders Southwest Airlines (100%) Date operations started 26 October 1993 Description Major low-cost carrier serving destinations throughout the eastern USA and the Midwest from its Atlanta base. The world’s largest operator of the Boeing 717 is also a subsidiary of Southwest Airlines, merged onto their air operator’s certificate on 1 March 2012. History AirTran’s immediate predecessor, Valujet Airlines, was founded in 1993 by airline industry veterans. The original AirTran Airways was an Orlando-based Boeing 737 operator founded by AirTran, the holding company of Mesaba Airlines, which operated as a Northwest Airlink carrier from hubs in Minneapolis and Detroit. In 1994 AirTran Holdings purchased Conquest Sun Airlines, a start-up 737 operator, and rebranded the carrier as AirTran Airways. In 1995 AirTran Airways was spun off by Mesaba and formed its own independent holding company named Airways Corporation. On 17 November 1997, ValuJet Inc, the holding company for ValuJet Airlines Inc, acquired Airways Corporation. On 24 September 1997 ValuJet Airlines rebranded as AirTran Airlines. In the summer of 1998, the two airlines merged onto the same FAA certificate and the AirTran Airways name survived. While the hub remained in Atlanta, the headquarters of the new entity was combined in Orlando, Florida, on 28 January 1998. In September 2010 AirTran was acquired by Southwest Airlines. The merger was completed on 27 April 2011 after receiving US Justice Department approval. Operations were merged onto the Southwest air operator’s certificate on 1 March 2012, while continuing to use the AirTran brand. Employees total 8,330 Executives Chairman................................................... Robert Fornaro President........................................................ Bob Jordan EVP Operations & Customer Service............ Klaus Goersch Fleet (orders) 88 x Boeing 717-200 52 x Boeing 737-700 Main base Orlando (MCO) Hubs Atlanta (ATL)

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)

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Airwork (NZ) (PST) PO Box 3271, Auckland, New Zealand Tel +64 9 377 1663 Fax +64 9 377 1664 Email [email protected] Website www.airwork.co.nz Parent organisation/shareholders Direct Capital, HR Jones Description Operates a joint venture airline Air Post, which is 50% owned by Airwork and NZ Post, and also provides a variety of general aviation services from its bases at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch International Airports and Ardmore. Executives General Manager............................................. Richard Pitt Finance Manager...................................... Michelle Ramos Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-200 5 x Boeing 737-300 1 x Boeing 737-400 2 x Fairchild Metro 23 3 x Fairchild Metro III 3 x Fokker F-27-500 1 x Israel Aircraft Industries 1 x Piper PA-31-300 Main base Auckland (AKL) Hubs Blenheim (BHE), Timaru (TIU), Christchurch (CHC)

AIS Airlines Flamingoweg 20, NW Lelystad Airport, 8218 NL Lelystad, Netherlands Tel +31 320 268 799 Fax +31 320 268 876 Email [email protected] 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)

Ak Bars Aero [BG] (BGM) Bugulma Airport, Bugulma, Tatarstan Republic, 423230, Russia Tel +7 855 144 1734 Fax +7 855 944 1504 Email [email protected] Website www.akbarsaero.ru Parent organisation/shareholders Ak Bars (100%) Date operations started 2000 Description Operates scheduled services to Moscow and regional destinations, primarily in southern Russia, western Siberia and the countries of the CIS. Also offers domestic and European charter services. History Originally established as part of Aeroflot’s Bugulma Division and integrated as part of Tatarstan Airlines in 1997. The carrier was restored to independent operations in 2000 as Bugulma Air Enterprise. Became part of Ak Bars Holding Company in 2005. Rebranded as Ak Bars Aero in March 2010. Executives General Director........................................... Peotr Trubaev Head of Flight Operations.................... Nadezhda Sabanina Fleet (orders) 1 x Bombardier CL604 1 x Bombardier CL605 8 x Bombardier CRJ-200 5 x Yakovlev Yak-40 1 x Yakovlev Yak-40D Main base Bugulma (UUA)

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147-148 Somdutt Chamber II, 9 Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi, 110066, India Tel +91 11 467 67741 Fax +91 11 467 67742 Email [email protected] Website www.flyakashganga.com

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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Aklak Air [6L] (AKK) PO Box 1190, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, X0E 0T0, Canada Tel +1 867 777 3777 Fax +1 867 777 3388 Email [email protected] Website www.aklakair.ca Parent organisation/shareholders Inuvialuit Joint Venture Company (100%) Date operations started 1978 Description Operates year-round scheduled services between Inuvik, Holman, Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour and Tuktoyaktuk, as well as seasonal service to Fort McPherson, together with charter flights throughout the western Arctic. History In June 1994 the Inuvialuit Development Corporation and Kenn Borek Air set up a joint venture (Aklak Air), under the terms of which it has access to Kenn Borek Air’s fleet as and when required. Executives President..............................................James Thorbourne Chief Financial Officer................................. Karen Douglas Fleet (orders) 1 x DHC6-300 Main base Inuvik (YEV)

Alada (RAD) Rua Ferraz Bomboco, 4, Cx. P. 12261, Luanda, Angola Tel +244 222 32 09 19 Fax +244 222 32 71 78 Email [email protected] 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

Alajnihah Air Transport [2T] (ANH) Hyandalus, Tripoli, Libya Tel +218 21 477 0971 Fax +218 21 477 9072 Email [email protected] Website www.alajnihah.com Date operations started 9 October 2005 Description Operates charter flights using its own aircraft and wet-leasing aircraft as required. Regular flights are made between Tripoli and Istanbul. The airline’s plans to serve an international network which includes Amsterdam, Birmingham, Frankfurt, Istanbul, Malta, Marseille, and Milan have yet to materialise. History After being founded by the ADM Group in July 2004, the airline launched cargo operations on 9 October 2005 using leased Ilyushin Il-76 equipment. Scheduled passenger services linking Tripoli with Benghazi were added under the Alajnihah Airways brand in January 2007 using a 210-seat Airbus A321-131 wet-leased from Turkish carrier Bestair. Fleet (orders) 1 x Ilyushin Il-76MD Main base Tripoli (TIP)

Alaska Airlines [AS] (ASA) 19300 Pacific Highway South, Seattle, Washington, 98188, USA Tel +1 206 433 3200 Fax +1 206 392 5366 Email [email protected] Website www.alaskaair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Primecap Management Company (7.4%), Blackrock Institutional Trust Company (6.8%), Vanguard Group (5.1%), others (80.7%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Horizon Air (100%) Alliances Air France, Air Pacific, American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, Era Aviation, Frontier Airlines, Horizon Air, Icelandair, Kenmore Air, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Korean Air, LAN Airlines, PenAir, Qantas, SkyWest Airlines, Virgin Australia International Date operations started 1932 Description Major carrier operating scheduled air service throughout the state of Alaska, Lower 48, Hawaii, Mexico and, inconjuction with partner Horizon Air, western Canada. Also operates dedicated cargo services, notably in support of Alaska’s oil and fisheries activities, and the US military. History Traces its roots to McGee Airways, whose inaugural service between Anchorage and Bristol Bay was established in 1932 with a single-engine, three passenger plane. Over the years, mergers and acquisitions produced changes in the name

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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)

Alaska Seaplane Service [J5] 1873 Shell Simmons Dr, Suite 110, Juneau, Alaska, 99801, USA Tel +1 907 789 3331 Fax +1 907 463 4453 Email [email protected] Website www.flyalaskaseaplanes.com

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 operator’s certificate.

Alexandria Airlines (KHH) Piece no. 5-1156 sq., El Academia El Bharia Street, Sheraton Heliopolis, 11361, Egypt Tel +202 2267 9606 Fax +202 2268 5116 Email [email protected] Website www.alexandriaairlines.com

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)

Alfa Air (ALM) 11 Rue Michel-Ange, 20050 Casablanca, Morocco Tel +212 619 900900 Fax +212 522 397714 Email [email protected] Website www.alfaair.ma

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)

Alfly Taxi Aereo Av Nova de Abril 1823, AN 2 Sl 24, Centro, 11510-000 Cubatao, Sao Paulo, Brazil Tel + 55 13 3361 4042 Description Start-up regional airline planning to launch domestic scheduled passenger services in February 2012 . Initial equipment is expected be two Let L-410-UVP turboprop aircraft.

Alidaunia [D4] (LID) Aeroporto “G. Lisa”, 71100 Foggia, Italy Tel +39 0881 617961 Fax +39 0881 619660 Email [email protected] Website www.alidaunia.it Parent organisation/shareholders Roberto Pucillo (55%), Roberto Manzo Rocco (20%), Paulo Giangrossi (15%), Michele Perrieone (5%), others (5%) Description Provides scheduled passenger services between Foggia, Isole Tremiti and Vieste, together with charter, air ambulance/HEMS and aerial work using helicopters. History Issued a licence in 1978 for aerial work and in 1984 received a licence for public transport. Scheduled flights commenced in 1985 with a service from Foggia to Tremiti. In 1992 the company received authorisation to perform NATO classified works, and in 1993 it began transportation of medical teams and human organs in co-operation with Regione Sicilia. Executives General Manager........................................Roberto Pucillo Fleet (orders) 1 x AgustaWestland A109 II 1 x AgustaWestland A109 E Power 2 x AgustaWestland A109S Grand 1 x AgustaWestland AW139 1 x Eurocopter BK117 C1 1 x Robinson R22 1 x Sikorsky S-76A Main base Foggia (FOG)

Alitalia [AZ] (AZA) Piazza Almerico da Schio, 3, 00054 Fiumicino, Italy Tel +39 06 65 62 1 Fax +39 06 6563 5874 Email [email protected] Website www.alitalia.com Parent organisation/shareholders Compagnia Aerea Italiana S.p.A. (75%), Air France-KLM Group (25%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings CAI First (100%), Air One (100%) Alliances SkyTeam, Air Alps Aviation, Air China, Air Corsica, Air Italy, Air One, airBaltic, Bulgaria Air, Cargojet Airways, Carpatair, Cyprus Airways, Darwin Airline, Etihad Airways, Jat Airways, Jet Airways, Luxair, Malaysia Airlines, TAP Portugal, Ukraine International Airlines Date operations started 5 May 1947 Description Italian flag carrier operating from hubs at Rome Fiumicino, Milan, Turin, Venice, Naples and Catania. Domestic flights serve 23 cities, while international flights serve 48 destinations in Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia and Australia. History Founded as Aerolinee Italiane Internazionali, but more commonly known as Alitalia. On 31 October 1957 Alitalia merged with Linee Aeree Italiane (LAI) and took on the name of Alitalia Linee Aeree. In 1969 Alitalia became the first airline in Europe to have an all-jet fleet. In 1997 Alitalia created regional subsidiary Alitalia Express. In July 2001 Alitalia became a member of the SkyTeam alliance. In March 2008 the Alitalia Board accepted a conditional takeover offer from Air France-KLM. The offer was however withdrawn on 21 April 2008, following opposition from Alitalia unions and incoming Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi. On 30 May 2008 the Italian government announced the launch of a fresh initiative to sell a 49.9% stake in the airline. On 20 November 2008

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Alitalia’s 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 Alitalia’s low-cost subsidiary. On 19 January 2009, Air France-KLM was announced as Alitalia’s 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)

Allegiant Air [G4] (AAY) 8360 South Durango Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89113, USA Tel +1 702 851 7300 Fax +1 702 851 7301 Email [email protected] Website www.allegiantair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Allegiant Travel (100%) Date operations started June 1998 Description Provides low-cost scheduled non-stop domestic services linking nearly 70 cities. Operates primarily from secondary and smaller city airports, linking them with eight leisure market hubs: four in Florida, and four in the western USA. Also provides flights as part of vacation packages sold by its Allegiant Vacations affiliate and offers charter flights throughout the USA, Canada, Cuba and Mexico. History Founded as WestJet Express. Became Allegiant Air to avoid brand confusion with similarly named carriers and commenced charter services from its Fresno, California base in June 1998. Launched scheduled services on 15 October 1999 between Fresno and Las Vegas. Established a second hub at Long Beach in 2000, replicating the previous Winair network. Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in December 2000. Relocated to its Las Vegas hub in 2001 and emerged successfully from Chapter 11 in 2002. Allegiant then expanded steadily, opening several new hubs. Executives Chairman & CEO................................... Maurice Gallagher President.......................................................Andrew Levy Chief Financial Officer.................................. Scott Sheldon VP Flight Operations & Operational Command...Greg Baden Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 757-200 47 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 6 x Boeing MD-88 Main base Las Vegas (LAS) Hubs Sanford (SFB), Clearwater (PIE), Grand Rapids (GRR), Bellingham (BLI), Mesa AZA), Fort Lauderdale FLL), Tampa (TPA), Los Angeles (LAX)

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PO Box 1126, Eagle Farm, Brisbane, Queensland, 4009, Australia Tel +61 7 3212 1212 Fax +61 7 3212 1522 Email [email protected] Website www.allianceairlines.com.au

371 Aokea Street, PO Box 30900, Honolulu, 96820, USA Tel +1 808 836 4191 Fax +1 808 836 4190 Email [email protected] Website www.alohaaircargo.com

Parent organisation/shareholders Queensland Airline Holdings (100%) Date operations started April 2002 Description Operates primarily under contract to Australia’s 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 Ansett’s 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)

Allied Air Cargo [4W] (AJK) Nahco Cargo Building, 2nd Floor, Murtala Mohammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria Tel +234 1 6594735 Fax +234 1 470 9221 Email [email protected]. Website www.alliedaircargo.com

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 Air’s 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)

Alnaser Airlines [6N] Al-Karrada, Babel Region, District 929, Lane 21, House No. 46, Baghdad, Iraq Tel +964 790 193 3656 Email [email protected] Website www.alnaserairlines.com Description Privately-owned Iraqi airline operating scheduled passenger services from Baghdad to selected domestic destinations within Iraq as well as international routes including destinations in Sweden, London (Gatwick), and Kuwait. Charter services are also offered. Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-400 Main base Baghdad (BGW)

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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 operator’s 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)

Alpine Air [N6] House No. 49, Ananda Bhairav Marg, Gyaneshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel +977 1 444 4713 Email [email protected] Website www.alpineair.net.np Description Start-up international carrier planning to inaugurate services from Kathmandu to Delhi using an Airbus A319-100 leased from Bahrain Air. Flights to Kuala Lumpur, Guangzhou and Doha are to follow. Additional destinations including Bahrain, Bangkok, Dhaka and Singapore are also planned. History Originally established in 1998 by owner and managing director Surendra Malla. Before it could commence services the airline was one of seven privatelyowned carriers whose air operator’s certificate was revoked as part of a drive by the Nepali DGCA to increase oversight over the country’s commercial aviation sector. Alpine Air was re-established in 2008 with an initial investment of $11 million, and the carrier was awarded a new AOC in 2009. Executives Hairman & Managing Director......................Surendra Malla Chief Executive Officer...................... Hari Bhakta Shrestha Main base Kathmandu (KTM)

Alpine Air Express [5A] (AIP) 1177 Alpine Air Way, Provo, Utah, 84601, USA Tel +1 801 373 1508 Fax +1 801 377 3781 Email [email protected] Website www.alpine-air.com Parent organisation/shareholders Universal Express (80%), publicly held (20%) Description Provides scheduled air cargo flights on more than 15 routes throughout Utah, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Washington, and Hawaii. Also offers ad hoc air cargo services. History Incorporated in 1975 as a fixed-based operator under the name of Alpine Aviation. Commuter passenger services were launched in 1982. In 1986 the company was acquired by its then general manager, Eugene Mallette. Passenger services were discontinued in 1999. The United States Postal Service (USPS) became Alpine’s biggest customer for mail services, while United Parcel Service became the largest for cargo services. The company's shares were publicly traded for the first time on 17 August 2001. In 2004 the airline began inter-island cargo services in Hawaii, under contract to USPS. In October 2004 Universal Express acquired a majority stake and controlling interest for $12 million. Executives Chairman & CEO...................................... Eugene Mallette General Manager.......................................... Bill Distefano Fleet (orders) 8 x Beech 1900C 2 x Beech 99 3 x Beech 99A 1 x Beech 99B 5 x Beech 99C Main base Utah (PVO)

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Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise [6R] (DRU) Mirny Airport, Sakha Republic, Mirny, Sakha Yakutiya, 678174, Russia Tel +7 411 363 5197 Fax +7 411 363 4122 Email [email protected] Website www.mapalrosa.com Parent organisation/shareholders Alrosa Closed JointStock Company (100%) Date operations started 1992 Description The air transport division of Russia’s largest diamond producer. Operating passenger and cargo schedules and charters with a mixed fleet of fixed wing and helicopter aircraft. History Formed as Aeroflot’s Mirny division. Following the creation of the Almazy Rossii Sakha Trade Company as Russia’s largest diamond producer in February 1992, the new company established its own air transport division under the same name. A Moscow-based VIP charter division, Alrosa-Avia, operated between 1995 and 2010. Almazy Rossii Sakha was renamed as Mirny Air Enterprise Alrosa in 2000. Executives Aviation Enterprise Commander...............Oleg N Varnavskiy Head of Flight Operations............................... Andrey Gulov Technical Director ........................................ Yuriy Potzelov Fleet (orders) 1 x Antonov An-24B 3 x Antonov An-24RV 2 x Antonov An-26 2 x Antonov An-38 2 x Ilyushin Il-76TD 8 x PZL An-2 1 x Tupolev Tu-134B 7 x Tupolev Tu-154M Main base Mirny (MJZ)

Alta Flights (ALZ) PO Box 9831, Edmonton International Airport, Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 2T2, Canada Tel +1 780 890 1330 Fax +1 780 890 1331 Email [email protected] Website www.altaflights.com Parent organisation/shareholders Aviation Acquisitions (100%) Date operations started 1986 Description Operates regional passenger and cargo charters throughout Canada and the USA. History Started scheduled services on 19 November 2001, but these were suspended on 1 January 2006. Executives President.................................................David Robertson Director of Flight Operations.......................Bob Lamoureux Fleet (orders) 2 x Beechcraft King Air 300 2 x Fairchild Metro 23 2 x Piper PA-31-300 Main base Edmonton (YEG) Hubs Calgary (YYC)

Alwafeer Air (WFR) Saudi Arabia Date operations started 2009 Date operations ceased September 2011 Saudi Arabian charter carrier which specialised in transporting pilgrims to Mecca and Medina during the Umrah and Hajj. Regular flights to Iraq and Jakarta were also operated. Founded by President and CEO Adnan Dabbagh, a former Executive Vice President of Operations at Saudi Arabian Airlines. On 4 October 2009 the General Authority for Civil Aviation approved Alwafeer’s operating licence. Regular flights to Iraq were started in July 2010. Its air operator’s certificate was suspended in September 2011.

Amakusa Airlines 1-2080-5 Jyokawara, Amakusa-gun, Kumamoto, 863-2114, Japan Tel +81 969 576000 Fax +81 969 576013 Email [email protected] 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.

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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)

Amapola Flyg (APF) PO Box 192, 195 05 Arlandastad, Sweden Tel +46 8 555 556 00 Fax +46 8 555 556 99 Email [email protected] Website www.amapolaflyg.nu Parent organisation/shareholders Salenia (100%) Date operations started 2004 Description Freight carrier operating on behalf of the Swedish Post Office. Ad hoc charters are also available. History Formed and wholly owned by Salenia AB to take over the postal services previously operated by Falcon Air. Executives Chief Executive Officer .................................. Lars Jordahh Chief Operations Officer................................ Peter Korning Director of Flight Operations...................... Thomas Nilsson Fleet (orders) 12 x Fokker 50 Main base Stockholm Arlanda (ARN)

Amaszonas [Z8] (AZN) Avenida Saavedra Nº 1649, Zona de Miraflores, La Paz, Bolivia Tel +591 2 222 0848 Fax +591 2 211 1104 Email [email protected] Website www.amaszonas.com Alliances aerocon Description Domestic carrier providing scheduled passenger and cargo services from La Paz to major towns and cities in central and northern Bolivia. Charters are also undertaken. Executives General Manager......................................... Sergio Urioste VP Operations......................................Friedl Hochhaeuser Fleet (orders) 1 x Fairchild Metro 23 Main base La Paz (LPB)

AMC Airlines (AMV) 5 El Nasr Street, El Nozha El Gedida, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt Tel +20 2 623 0401 Fax +20 2 623 0401 Email [email protected] Website www.amcairlines.net Parent organisation/shareholders Elsayed Saber and family (100%) Date operations started 1992 Description Provides charter services between Europe and the Red Sea tourist destinations of Hurghada and Sharm el Sheikh and the ancient Egyptian tourist attractions, including Aswan and Luxor. Also offers ad hoc domestic and international charters, VIP flights, military transport and offers aircraft for long and short-term wet lease. History The Egyptian government approved the foundation of the Aircraft Maintenance Company (AMC) in Cairo. In 1992, company president Elsayed Saber and his family launched AMC Aviation after obtaining a licence to conduct worldwide passenger charter operations. Rebranded as AMC Airlines on 1 September 1999. Executives Chairman.................................................... Elsayed Saber Managing Director...................................... Medhat Nashit Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Cairo CAI Hubs Hurghada (HRG), Luxor (LXR), Sharm el Sheikh (SSH)

Amerer Air (AMK) Airport Linz, Flughafenstr 22, 4063 Hoersching, Austria Tel +43 7221 64752 Fax +43 7221 64753 Email [email protected] Website www.amererair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Heinz Peter Amerer (50%), Susanne Amerer (50%) Date operations started 1995 Description Dedicated cargo carrier, operating services from Linz and Cologne throughout Europe, the Middle East and north Africa. History Established at Linz by Heinz Peter Amerer. Cargo services were initially operated using a single Fokker F27-500. In 1999 Amerer Air supplemented its activities through the introduction of international long-distance road transportation.

Executives General Director...................................Heinz Peter Amerer Fleet (orders) 1 x Piper PA-32RT-300T Main base Linz (LNZ) Hubs Cagliari (CAG)

American Airlines [AA] (AAL) Executive Office, PO Box 619616, Dallas, Texas, 75261-9616, USA Tel +1 817 963 1234 Fax +1 817 967 4162 Email [email protected] Website www.aa.com Parent organisation/shareholders AMR Corporation (100%) Alliances Oneworld, Air Pacific, Air Tahiti Nui, airberlin, Alaska Airlines, American Eagle (Executive), American Eagle Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Cape Air, Chautauqua Airlines, El Al, Etihad Airways, EVA Air, Frontier Airlines, GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes, Gulf Air, Hainan Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Horizon Air, JAL Express, Jet Airways, JetBlue Airways, Jetstar, Kingfisher Airlines, LAN Argentina, LAN Ecuador, Martinair, Niki, OpenSkies, Pluna Lineas Aereas Uruguayas, Republic Airlines, WestJet Airlines Date operations started 1934 Description Operates an extensive global scheduled network throughout North America, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and Asia. American and its oneworld alliance partners serve nearly 900 destinations in more than 150 countries. American Airlines is one of the world’s largest scheduled air freight carriers, with American Eagle and American Connection as regional affiliates. History Founded under the present name as a direct successor to American Airways, established in 1934, with other predecessor companies going back to 1926. Acquired American Overseas Airways (AOA) in December 1945 and began operating short-lived transatlantic services to Europe. Within five years AOA had been sold as the company concentrate on its home market. Introduced transpacific services to Australia and New Zealand, via Honolulu, in August 1970. Expanded its Caribbean network, firstly with the acquisition of Trans Caribbean Airways in March 1971 and later with acquisition of Pan American’s routes in the region in 1975. Re-organised in May 1982, as the principal subsidiary of holding company, AMR Corporation. Relaunched transatlantic services in May 1982, with the Dallas/Fort Worth to London Gatwick route. Established a network of regional airlines to feed its mainline services under the American Eagle brand in 1972. Acquired AirCal in 1986, integrating its extensive west coast network by July 1987. Expanded Latin American services in 1990 with former Eastern Airlines routes out of Miami. Acquired TWA’s London routes in 1991. Became a founder member of the oneworld global airline alliance on 1 February 1999. Acquired Reno Air in February 1999, integrating its operations by September 1999. Acquired the assets of TWA in April 2001. Began co-operating with its oneworld alliance partners on transatlantic routes from 6 October 2010, after receiving EU and US antitrust immunity. Parent AMR Corp filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on 29 November 2011, while American and American Eagle were granted court approval to continue operating. Employees total 66,525 Executives Executive Chairman ................................. Edward Brennan Chief Executive Officer............................... Thomas Horton Chief Financial Officer .................................Isabella Goren SVP & General Counsel.................................Gary Kennedy

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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PO Box 38082, Airport Station, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00937-0082, USA Tel +1 787 253 6400 Fax +1 787 253 6650 Website www.aa.com Parent organisation/shareholders American Eagle Airlines (100%) Alliances American Airlines Date operations started 1986 Description Operates an extensive inter-island service to cities from San Juan, Puerto Rico, in American Eagle colours. History Formerly Executive Air Charter, the airline joined the American Eagle system on 15 September 1986 and became an AMR Eagle subsidiary on 7 December 1989. Executives Director Finance & Accounting.......................Brenda Torres VP Flight Operations ......................................... Bill Boone Fleet (orders) 18 x ATR 72-200 Hubs San Juan (SJU)

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American Eagle Airlines [MQ] (EGF) 4333 Amon Carter Blvd, MD5494, Fort Worth, Texas, 76155, USA Tel +1 817 967 1577 Fax +1 817 967 3816 Website www.aa.com Parent organisation/shareholders AMR Corporation (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings American Eagle (Executive) (100%) Alliances American Airlines, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines Date operations started 1 November 1984 Description Regional airline affiliate of American Airlines operating over 1,700 flights per day, serving cities across the USA, Canada, the Bahamas and the Caribbean. Considered the world’s largest regional airline system. History Founded by amalgamating Executive Airlines, Flagship Airlines, Simmons Airlines and Wings West Airlines, which began operating under the American Eagle banner. All are now owned by AMR Eagle, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AMR Corporation. American Eagle launched its first jet service in May 1998 from Chicago O’Hare, using Embraer ERJ-145s. Business Express was acquired in March 1999 and was integrated in December 2000. In July 2011, AMR Corporation announced that it would be proceeding with its long-planned divestiture of American Eagle, which was first announced in November 2007. Employees total 9,270 Executives President & CEO...........................................Daniel Garton Chief Financial Officer.............................. John Hutchinson Fleet (orders) 47 x Bombardier CRJ-700 21 x Embraer ERJ-135LR 59 x Embraer ERJ-140LR 118 x Embraer ERJ-145LR Main base Dallas (DFW), San Juan (SJU) Hubs New York (JFK), Boston (BOS), Chicago (ORD), Raleigh/ Durham (RDU), Miami (MIA), Los Angeles (LAX), New York (LGA)

Ameriflight (AMF) 4700 Empire Avenue, Hangar 1, Burbank, California, 91505-1098, USA Tel +1 818 847 0000 Fax +1 818 980 5018 Email [email protected] 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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Japan’s ANA was the first operator of the Boeing 787 Executives President.................................................... Gary Richards VP Airline Operations.....................................Jeffrey Drees Fleet (orders) 22 x Beech 1900C 12 x Beech 99B 44 x Beech 99C 1 x Beechcraft King Air 200 8 x Embraer EMB-120ER 19 x Fairchild Merlin IV 25 x Fairchild Metro III 5 x Learjet Learjet 35 40 x Piper PA-31-300 Main base Portland (PDX) Hubs Ontario (ONT), Salt Lake City (SLC), Oakland (OAK), Burbank (BUR), San Juan (SJU), Phoenix (PHX), Billings (BIL), Dallas (DFW), Cincinnati (CVG), San Juan (UAQ)

Amerijet International [M6] (AJT) 2800 S. Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33316, USA Tel +1 954 320 5300 Fax +1 954 765 3521 Email [email protected] Website www.amerijet.com Parent organisation/shareholders HIG Capital (66%), David Bassett (34%) Alliances Cargojet Airways Date operations started 1974 Description Provides an all-jet cargo service to destinations in Central America, South America and the Caribbean. History Founded by David Bassett and a partner with one leased aircraft, serving passengers and cargo on routes between the USA and Bahamas. Two years later became a freight-only carrier. In 1982 Bassett bought out his partner and created Amerijet International. Operated under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from 22 August 2001 until 31 December 2001, when it completed financial restructuring. Executives Chairman & CEO......................................... David Bassett Chief Financial Officer....................................... John Nash Fleet (orders) 4 x Boeing 727-200 3 x Boeing 767-200 Main base Fort Lauderdale FLL

Ameristar Air Cargo [7Z] (AJI) 4400 Glenn Curtiss Drive, Addison Airport, Addison, Texas, 75001, USA Tel +1 972 248 2478 Fax +1 972 931 6011 Email [email protected] Website www.ameristarjet.com Parent organisation/shareholders Tom Wachendorfer (100%) Date operations started 4 September 2000 Description Provides a cargo service in North and South America using a large fleet of jet aircraft. Also acts as a broker to other cargo carriers. Executive jet flights are undertaken under Ameristar Jet Charter. History Established by and wholly owned by Tom Wachendorfer, owner also of Ameristar Jet Charter.

Executives President..............................................Tom Wachendorfer Finance Director.........................................Fleet Lassetter VP Operations................................................. Stacy Muth Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-200 3 x Douglas DC-9-10 1 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 Main base Dallas DFW Hubs Nashville BNA, El Paso ELP, Detroit DTW

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.

ANA – All Nippon Airways [NH] (ANA) Shiodome City Center, 1-5-2 Higashi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-7133, Japan Tel +81 3 6735 1000 Fax +81 3 6735 1005 Website www.ana.co.jp Parent organisation/shareholders Financial institutions (23.92%), Japanese companies (16.38%), non-Japanese companies (7.22%), individuals and others (52.48%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings ANA – All Nippon Airways (100%), ANA Wings (100%), Air Japan (100%), Air Nippon (100%), AirAsia Japan (67%), Peach (38.67%), ALLEX (36.38%), Solaseed Air (14.99%), Air Do (13.61%), StarFlyer (1%) Alliances Star Alliance, Air Do, Air Japan, Air Macau, Etihad Airways, EVA Air, Eznis Airways, Hawaiian Airlines, IBEX Airlines, Jet Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Oriental Air Bridge, Qatar Airways, Shenzhen Airlines, Solaseed Air, StarFlyer, UPS Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways Date operations started 15 December 1953 Description One of the world’s top ten passenger carriers, operating an extensive scheduled network which serves more than 50 domestic and 27 overseas destinations in Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania. Cargo and charter services are also flown. History Incorporated as Nippon Helicopter and Aeroplane Company. A 1957 merger with Far Eastern Airlines created All Nippon Airways Company (ANA). Early growth was based on the acquisition of domestic competitors, including Fujita Airlines (1963), Nakanihon Air Services (1965) and Nagasaki Airways (1967). Had become Japan’s leading domestic carrier by the end of the 1960s. The launch customer, in 1978, for the short-range, high-capacity Boeing 747SR, an aircraft optimised for the Japanese domestic market. Became a minority shareholder in the 1978 creation of Japan’s first all-cargo airline, NCA Nippon Cargo

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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 Boeing’s 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 Japan’s 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 world’s 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)

ANA Wings [EH] (AKX) Haneda Airport, 3-3-2, Ohota-ku, Tokyo, Japan Tel +81 3 5757 4200 Fax +81 3 5757 4218 Email k,[email protected] Website www.anawings.co.jp Parent organisation/shareholders ANA Group (100%) Date operations started 1 October 2010 Description Operates domestic and regional passenger services for parent company. History Created by parent ANA through the consolidation of three subsidiaries: Air Nippon Network, Air Next and Air Central. Air Nippon Network was the surviving carrier after the consolidation, but was rebranded at the time of the merger, becoming ANA Wings. Executives President.............................................. Akihiko Hasegawa Fleet (orders) 12 x Boeing 737-500 3 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 17 (4) x Bombardier Dash 8 Q40 Main base Tokyo (HND) Hubs Nagoya (NGO), Sapporo (CTS), Osaka (ITM), Fukuoka (FUK)

Anadolu Jet [TK] (THY) Tutorial Island Airport, Management Floor Offices, Anadolu Jet Esenboaya, 34149 Istanbul, Turkey Tel +90 312 398 01 00 Fax +90 312 398 22 14 Email [email protected] Website www.anadolujet.com Parent organisation/shareholders Turkish Airlines (100%) Alliances BoraJet, Turkish Airlines Date operations started 23 April 2008 Description Low-cost brand of Turkish Airlines serving a network of 36 domestic and European destinations from its operational base at Ankara Esenboga Airport and Sabiha Gokcen Airport. Executives General Manager..............................................Temel Kotil Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A320-200 8 x Boeing 737-700 13 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Ankara (ESB)

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Andes Lineas Aereas [OY] (ANS) Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, Av Rafael Obligado S/N, Espigon B, Oficina de Andes LA, 1054 Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina Tel +54 11 4508 6750 Fax +54 11 4508 6750 x18 Email [email protected] Website www.andesonline.com

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)

Angara Airlines [IK] (AGU) 9 Shiryamova Street, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Region, 664009, Russia Tel +7 3952 287 830 Fax +7 395 221 1271 Email [email protected] Website angara.aero Parent organisation/shareholders Irkutsk Aircraft Repair Plant 403 (100%) Date operations started November 2000 Description Operates passenger schedules in the Irkutsk region and others within Siberia. Also offers fixed-wing and helicopter charter flights throughout Russia and provides emergency medical flights, search and rescue and wide-ranging aerial work. History Founded by the Irkutsk Aircraft Repair Plant 403, part or the diversified Eastland Group. Absorbed the helicopter specialist Irkutsk Avia in October 2010. Opened a branch in Chita in the Transbaikal oblast to provide air transportation in the region in October 2010. Executives President & CEO........................................ Anatoly Yurtaev Financial Director........................................ Natalia Popova Fleet (orders) 6 x Antonov An-24RV 4 x Antonov An-26 Main base Irkutsk (IKT) Hubs Chita (HTA), Novosibirsk (OVB)

Anguilla Air Services [Q3] P O Box 559, Wallblake Airport, Anguilla Tel +1 264 498 5922 Fax +1 264 498 5921 Email [email protected] Website www.anguillaairservices.com Date operations started 2005 Description Operates air charter services in the northeastern Caribbean from Anguilla to destinations in the neighbouring Leeward Islands and Netherlands Antilles, including Tortola, St Maarten, St Kitts, Nevis and St Barths. Also operates scheduled services between Anguilla and St Maarten on behalf of Winair. History Established in 2005 by chief pilot, Captain Carl Thomas. In 2007 AAS was contracted by Windward Islands Airways (Winair) to operate its daily scheduled flights between Anguilla and St Maarten. Fleet (orders) 2 x Britten-Norman BN2A Main base Anguilla (AXA)

Antonov Airlines (ADB) 1 Tupolev Street, Office 2, Kiev, 03062, Ukraine Tel +380 44 454 2860 Fax +380 44 454 2852 Email [email protected] Website www.antonov.com Parent organisation/shareholders Antonov (100%) Date operations started 1989 Description The airline arm of the Antonov Design Bureau, primarily operating Antonov-built freighter aircraft to serve the world outsize cargo charter market. The airline also serves as the national cargo operator for the Ukraine and operates scheduled cargo flights for third party carriers, including Ukraine Airlines and Ukraine International Airlines on routes linking Kiev with major cargo hubs, such as Amsterdam, Istanbul and Luxemburg.

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)

Antrak Ghana [O4] (ABV) 50 Senchi Street, Airport Residential Area, Accra, Ghana Tel +233 302 782814 Fax +233 302 782816 Email [email protected] Website www.antrakair.com Date operations started September 2003 Description Provides scheduled domestic services between Accra, Kumasi, Sunyani, Tamale and Takoradi. Regional services are also planned to destinations in west Africa, including Dakar, Freetown and Monrovia. Charter flights are also offered throughout west Africa. History This private Ghanaian company was established in December 2001. Executives President............................................Alhaji Asuma Banda Finance Director ......................................Abigail Asamoan Head of Flight Operations....................................WK Asare Fleet (orders) 2 x ATR 42-300 Main base Accra (ACC)

Ararat International Airline (RRN) 22/6 Building, Nairi Zaryan Street, 000051 Yerevan, Armenia Tel +374 10 257 011 Website www.araratinternationalairline.com Date operations started 2010 Description Armenian passenger charter airline operating out of Zvatnots International Airport. Executives Director...............................................Vardan Chilingaryan Fleet (orders) 1 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 Main base Yerevan (EVN)

Arctic Sunwest Charters 100 Dickins Street, PO Box 1807, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, X1A 2P4, Canada Tel +1 867 873 4464 Fax +1 867 873 9334 Email [email protected] Website www.arcticsunwest.com Description Operates both cargo and passenger charter services to Canada’s Arctic north with wheel, ski and floatequipped aircraft. Scheduled passenger flights between Wekweti and Yellowknife are also operated. History Created from the Aviation Division of RTL-Robinson Enterprises. Executives VP & General Manager................................... Thom Pilgrim Fleet (orders) 1 x Beech 99 1 x Beechcraft King Air 100 1 x Cessna A185F 2 x De Havilland Canada DHC-5 1 x DHC6-100 2 x DHC6-300 2 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 2 x De Havilland Canada Turbo 1 x Piper PA-31-300 Main base Yellowknife (YZF)

Arcus Air (AZE) Luetticher Strasse 12, 53842 Troisdorf, Germany Tel +49 2241 952 516 Fax +49 2241 406 128 Email [email protected] Website www.arcus-air.com Description Provides cargo charters throughout Europe, together with VIP passenger flights and helicopter aerial work services. Executives Managing Director...............................Francisco Muehlens Finance Manager....................... Alejandro Tapia Haarmann Fleet (orders) 4 x Dornier 228-200 2 x Embraer Phenom 100 Main base Mannheim (MHG)

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Ariana Afghan Airlines [FG] (AFG) Metrology Building Kabul Airport, PO Box 76, Kabul, Afghanistan Tel +93752022884 Email [email protected] Website www.flyariana.com Parent organisation/shareholders Afghan government (100%) Description National carrier of Afghanistan linking Kabul with Mazar-e-Sharif, in addition to international services to 15 destinations, primarily within Asia and the Middle East, but also including Frankfurt and Moscow. History Established in January 1955 by an American pilot who relocated several DC-3 aircraft to Afghanistan. As a result of the collapse of the Kabul communist regime in 1992, internal factional fighting destroyed a large proportion of the Ariana infrastructure and aircraft. In October 1996 Pakistan provided a temporary maintenance and operational base at Karachi Airport. Domestic routes were also relaunched at the time from Kabul Airport. In 1999 UN sanctions forced the airline to suspend overseas operations, and in November 2001 it was grounded completely. However the following month the airline started rebuilding its operations and in January 2002 sanctions were lifted. Executives Chief Executive Officer................................... Nasir Hakimi VP Finance ............................................. Abdul Fahim Safi VP Operations.................................... Momin Khan Momin Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A310-300 3 x Boeing 727-200 1 x Boeing 737-200 1 x Boeing 737-400 Main base Kabul (KBL)

Arik Air [W3] (ARA) Arik Air Aviation Centre, Murtala Muhammed Domestic Airport, P.O Box 10468, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria Tel +234 1 279 9999 Fax +234 1 497 5940 Email [email protected] Website www.arikair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Sir lLA Arumemi-Ikhide & Mrs M Arumemi-Ikhide (95%), David Mablaku (5%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Arik Niger Alliances Emirates Date operations started 30 October 2006 Description Nigeria’s leading international carrier, operating long-haul international services to Johannesburg and New York, as well as African regional and domestic services from hubs at Lagos and Abuja. History Founded in Lagos by Sir JIA Arumemi-Johnson’s Ojemai Investment. Flying operations were launched with a domestic service between Lagos and Abuja. The first intercontinental routes to London was opened in December 2008. The first transatlantic service between Lagos and New York (JFK) was operated in November 2009. Discontinued all services to London on 29 October 2011. Executives Chairman................................... Joseph Arumemi-Johnson Group Chief Executive Officer..........Michael Arumemi-Ikhide Managing Director......................................... Chris Nudule Chief Financial Officer...................................Steve Garroro Fleet (orders) 9 x Boeing 737-700 4 (8) x Boeing 737-800 (2) x Boeing 747-8 (7) x Boeing 787-9 4 x Bombardier CRJ-900 2 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 2 x Raytheon Aircraft 125-800 Main base Lagos (LOS) Hubs Abuja (ABV)

Arkas (KRA) Carrera 65 A N013 157, Terminal del Sur, Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia Tel +57 4 361 7039 Fax +57 4 361 1227 Email [email protected] Website www.arkas.com.co Parent organisation/shareholders Undisclosed private investor (60%), former pilots of ACES Airlines (35%), Industrial Aeronáutica (Indaer) (5%) Alliances Tampa Cargo Date operations started November 2007 Description Colombian cargo airline linking Barranquilla with

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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)

ArkeFly [OR] (TFL) PO Box 75607, 1118 ZR Schiphol-Rijk, Netherlands Tel +31 20 892 1400 Fax +31 20 655 7345 Email [email protected] Website www.arkefly.nl Parent organisation/shareholders TUI Travel (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings ArkeFly Curaçao (100%) Date operations started 14 April 2005 Description Dutch arm of TUI providing inclusive tour packages to holiday destinations in the Mediterranean, Middle East, Africa, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Americas and Caribbean. Also offers seat-only sales and cargo services across its entire network. History ArkeFly’s history dates back to the creation of Air Holland in 1981. Following Air Holland’s bankruptcy in March 2004 the company was taken over by Exel Aviation Group (EAG), becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary under the name ATR Leasing. Began operating as HollandExel later in March 2004. Parent Group EAG was declared bankrupt in 2005 and HollandExel was consequently taken over by TUI Netherland in April 2005. Operations were then relaunched under a new brand, ArkeFly, in line with the name of the Dutch TUI subsidiary, and largest Dutch tour operator, Arke. The first services under the new brand were launched in September 2005 with a flight between Amsterdam, Hurghada and Luxor. Executives Chief Executive Officer & COO..........Steven Van der Heijden Finance Manager............................................. Hari Naster Fleet (orders) 5 x Boeing 737-800 5 x Boeing 767-300 Main base Amsterdam (AMS)

Arkia [IZ] (AIZ) PO Box 39301, Dov Airport, 61392 Tel Aviv, Israel Tel +972 3 690 2222 Fax +972 3 690 3496 Website www.arkia.com Parent organisation/shareholders Nakash Group (70%), Employees (30%) Date operations started 1950 Description Operates scheduled domestic and international services as well as charter flights to western Europe and the Mediterranean. Dedicated divisions also offer specialised services, including vacation packages in Israel, security services and commercial aircraft leasing. History Founded by El Al and Israel’s labour federation, Histradut, as Arkia Inland Airlines. Acquired 50% of Kanaf Airlines & Aviation Services and formed Kanaf Arkia Airline & Aviation Services in 1972. In March 1980, Kanaf Arkia acquired the remaining stock of Arkia and merged the two operations. In April 2006, the Nakash Group completed its acquisition of a majority stake in the airline. A new scheduled service between Tel Aviv and Moscow Domodedovo was launched on 4 March 2011. Executives Chairman.........................................................Avi Nakash Chief Executive Officer ....................................Gadi Tapper VP Operations............................................ Ishay Gurfinkel VP Finance....................................................... Yariv Baror VP Flight Operations........................................... Nir Dagan

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)

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Armavia [U8] (RNV) International Airport Zvartnots, 0042, 375042 Yerevan, Armenia Tel + 374 60 374 270 Fax + 374 10 540 810 Website www.armavia.am Parent organisation/shareholders Mika Armenia Trading (100%) Alliances AeroSvit Airlines, airBaltic, Kuban Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Rossiya, RusLine, Ural Airlines, UTair Aviation, VIM Avia Date operations started 2001 Description Privately-owned flag carrier operating international scheduled services to over 35 destinations in more than 20 countries, including Russia and the CIS, India, Iran, Israel, the Middle East and western Europe. Charter flights also flown. History In October 2002 a strategic alliance was formed with Sibir Airlines, which took a major stake. On 1 January 2005 Armavia took over many of the international routes which had previously been operated by the defunct carrier Armenian International Airways. Became entirely Armenianowned on 1 June 2005, when Mika Armenia Trading acquired the S7/Aviafin shareholding. Executives Chairman & President.......................... Mikhail Bagdasarov Director General.........................................Norair Belluyan Finance Director....................................... Ojen Dondonyan Director of Flight Operations........................ Rafael Eritsyan Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A319-100 1 x Airbus A320-200 2 x Boeing 737-500 1 x Bombardier CRJ-100 2 x Bombardier CRJ-200 1 (1) x Sukhoi SSJ 100-95 1 x Yakovlev Yak-42D Main base Yerevan (EVN)

ARP 410 Airlines (URP) 94 Povitroflotsky Avenue, Kiev, 03151, Ukraine Tel +380 442 469 926 Fax +380 442 469 983 Description Provides passenger and cargo services throughout the Ukraine and to destinations in Europe, Southeast Asia and Africa. Executives Genaral Director ........................................ Sergej Podreza Head of Flight Operations......................... Arkadiy Yaroszuk Fleet (orders) 1 x Antonov An-24B 1 x Antonov An-24RV 1 x Antonov An-30 Main base Kiev (KBP)

Aserca Airlines [R7] (OCA) Calle Guaicaipuro, Torre Taeca, PB y Piso 1, El Rosa, Caracas, Carabobo, 2001, Venezuela Tel +58 241 820 8800 Fax +58 241 820 8710 Email [email protected] Website www.asercaairlines.com

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 Curaçao. 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. Aserca’s 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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Asia Majestic Airlines Vongvanij, Complex B Building, 24th floor, Rama 9 Road, Huay Kwang, Bangkok, 10310, Thailand Tel +66 2 645 0335 ext. 19-20 Fax +66 2 645 0375 Email [email protected] Website www.asiamajestic.com Description Start-up airline planning to launch services connecting Bangkok with five destinations in China, Singapore and Japan, to be followed within 12 months by flights to Korea. Planned initial equipment is 12 aircraft, made up of Boeing 737-800s and 777-200s. Main base Bangkok (BKK)

Asia Pacific Airlines (MGE) 156 Diablo Road, Suite 203, Danville, California, 94526, USA Tel +1 925 362 4430 Fax +1 925 362 4432 Email [email protected] Website www.flyapa.com Parent organisation/shareholders Tan Holdings (100%) Date operations started 3 June 1999 Description Operates cargo charter services from Guam and Honolulu throughout the Pacific. History Set up as Aero Micronesia. Executives President....................................................Michael Quinn Fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 727-200 Main base Guam (GUM)

Asia Pacific Airlines Tabubil Airport, Tabubil, Papua New Guinea Tel +675 548 9477 Fax +675 548 9466 Email [email protected] Date operations started 1991 Description Provides local services within Papua New Guinea, together with flights to Cairns in Australia. History Known as Fubilan Air Transport between 1996-2000. Executives General Manager .........................................Richard Shaw Fleet (orders) 2 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 Main base Tabubil (TBG)

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)

Asialink Cargo Airlines [KP] (AKC) Graha Irama Building, Unit 2C, JI. HR. Rasuna Said Blok X-1, Kav. 1-2, Jakarta 12950, Indonesia Tel +62 21 526 1480 Fax +62 21 526 2485 Website asialinkcargo.com Date operations started 1 September 2006 Description Cargo airline offering regional charters centred on Batam Island, from where services radiate to other points in Indonesia and to Malaysia and Singapore. History Formed as a joint venture between Kaltimex Lestari Makmur and AsiaLink Cargo Express. Originally launched services from Singapore’s Changi Airport in 2006, but ceased operations in 2007. Resumed services from Batam in March 2010. In April 2011, Asialink was one of four Indonesian cargo airlines removed from the European Union’s list of banned carriers. Executives Chief Executive Officer...............................Joseph Mathew Finance Manager ..........................................Eko Prasetyo Operations Manager ................................ Irawan Sugondo Fleet (orders) 2 x Fokker F-27-500 Main base Batam (BTH)

Asian Express Airline 9/1 Ahmadi Donish Street, Dushanbe, Tajikistan Tel +992 372 226 5888 Fax +992 372 226 5999 Email [email protected] Website asian-express-airline.com

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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)

Asian Wings (AWM) No.34(A-1), Shwe Taung Gyar Street, Bahan Township, Yangon, Myanmar Tel +95 9 7313 5991 Email [email protected] Website www.asianwingsairways.com Date operations started 27 January 2011 Description Independent airline operating domestic scheduled services, linking its Yangon base with all the major tourist destinations including Bagan, Bhamo, Dawei, Heho, Homalin, Kawthaung, Kyaing Tong, Lashio, Mandalay, Monywa, Myitkyina, Myeik, Tachileik and Thandwe. Regional destinations are planned to be introduced in the near future. History Established on 17 September 2010 as a private airline. Fleet (orders) 2 x ATR 72-500 Main base Yangon (RGN)

Asiana Airlines [OZ] (AAR) Asiana Town, No 47 Osae Dong, PO Box 98, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, 157-713, South Korea Tel +82 2 2669 3847 Fax +82 2 2669 3840 Email [email protected] Website www.flyasiana.com Parent organisation/shareholders Kumho Industrial (32.89%), Kumho Petrochemical, (13.78%), Korea Development Bank (6.84%), others (46.49%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Air Busan (46%) Alliances Star Alliance, Air Astana, Air Busan, Cargojet Airways, China Southern Airlines, Etihad Airways, EVA Air, Frontier Airlines, Luxair, Qantas, Qatar Airways, S7 Airlines, Shandong Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Vladivostok Air Date operations started 23 December 1988 Description Second designated Korean carrier operating to 14 domestic destinations and 85 international destinations in 21 countries in Asia, Australasia, Europe, the Middle East and North America. The airline also has a substantial cargo operation. History Established by the Kumho Asiana Group as part of the South Korean government’s policy to create a second flag carrier, and originally known as Seoul Air International. Asiana’s initial public offering was opened in late 1999 and raised more than $300 million. On 13 July 2000 Asiana operated the first flight to Pyongyang in North Korea since the division of 1945. The South Korean government has approved the raising of the limit set on foreign ownership of the airline from 20% to 50%. Employees total 8,580 Executives Chairman.................................................... Sam-Koo Park President & CEO........................................Yoon Young-doo SVP Finance.............................................. Chang Soo Han SVP Operations ..............................................Ee Dae Kim Fleet (orders) 11 x Airbus A320-200 2 x Airbus A321-100 15 (1) x Airbus A321-200 10 x Airbus A330-300 (10) x Airbus A350-1000XWB (8) x Airbus A350-800XWB (12) x Airbus A350-900XWB (6) x Airbus A380-800 3 x Boeing 737-400 12 x Boeing 747-400 8 x Boeing 767-300 11 (2) x Boeing 777-200 Main base Seoul Incheon (ICN)

ASKY Airlines [KP] (SKK) B.P. 2988, Immeuble Bidc-Cedeao, Lomé, Togo Tel +228 223 0510 Fax +228 223 8900 Email [email protected] Website www.flyasky.com Parent organisation/shareholders Ethiopian Airlines (25%), others (75%) Alliances Ethiopian Airlines

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, N’Djamena, 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)

Aspiring Air [OI] PO Box 68, Wanaka Airport, Lakes District, Wanaka, New Zealand Tel +64 3443 7943 Fax +64 3443 8949 Email [email protected] Website www.aspiringair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Barrie McHaffie (100%) Description Operates a fleet of twin and single-engine aircraft on charter pleasure flights around New Zealand’s Southern Alps and three times daily to Queenstown, connecting with Air New Zealand. Executives Managing Director..................................... Barrie McHaffie Fleet (orders) 2 x Britten-Norman BN2A Main base Wanaka WKA

ASSL 301 Hamilton Hanger, General Aviation Area, Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, 75200, Pakistan Tel +92 21 4598 536 Fax +92 21 4598 325 Email [email protected] 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)

ASTAR Air Cargo [ER] (DHL) 1200 Brickell Avenue, 16th Floor, Miami, Florida, 33131, USA Tel +1 305 982 0500 Fax +1 305 416 9564 Website www.astaraircargo.com Parent organisation/shareholders DHL (49%), others (51%) Date operations started 1969 Description Provides regular scheduled commercial cargo charter services to more than 34 US airports and nine international airports. Also provides air freight services to six domestic and foreign locations for the US Department of Defense. Worldwide charter freight services are offered. History Initially formed as DHL Worldwide Express, taking its name from the initials of its three founders, Dalsey, Hillblom and Lynn. The company’s initial business was based on expediting the movement of bills of lading between Hawaii and San Francisco. The company rebranded as DHL Airways in 1983 and grew rapidly, creating an entirely new industry of international door-to-door express service. Lufthansa and Japan Air Lines each acquired a 5% stake, which both carriers increased to 25% in 1992. The German Post Office acquired a 22.5% stake in 1998, which was increased in stages to 51%, 76% and finally 100% during

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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)

Astra Airlines [A2] (AZI) 12kmThessaloniki Moudania Road, PO Box 608 04, 546 23 Thessaloniki, Greece Tel +30 2310 489390 Fax +30 2310 489393 Email [email protected] Website www.astra-airlines.gr Date operations started 2008 Description Greek airline operating scheduled services from Thessaloniki to Russia’s main cities, and to Nuremberg and Munich in Germany. The carrier additionally provides a domestic connection between Thessaloniki and Chios. It also operates an aircraft for the local football team and provides a charter service. History Originally established as travel agency Interaviator. Executives Chief Executive Officer.............................. Ioannis Zlatanis Fleet (orders) 2 x BAe 146-300 Main base Thessaloniki (SKG)

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.

Astral Aviation (ACP) Mechanised Freight Terminal, Specialised Freight Road, 1st Avenue, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, 00606, Kenya Tel +254 20 827222 Fax +254 20 827243 Email [email protected] Website www.astral-aviation.com

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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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 [email protected] 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)

Atlantic Southeast Airlines [EV] (CAA) USA Alliances Delta Connection, United Express Date operations started 21 June 1979 Date operations ceased 1 January 2012 Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) was a regional airline serving destinations in the USA, Bahamas and Canada, flying primarily as Delta Connection. ASA also served eastern and mid-western US cities, flying as United Express. Subsidiary Expressjet also operated a domestic and regional network, flying as Continental Express and United Express. The Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) brand was dropped in favour of the ExpressJet Airlines brand, following the completion of a merger with the Houston-based carrier of the same name on 1 January 2012. ASA had been founded by three Atlanta entrepreneurs, John Beiser, George Pickett and Robert Priddy, in March 1979, launching services between Atlanta and Columbus, Georgia three months later with a single Twin Otter. After becoming a public company on 21 July 1982, ASA acquired South-Eastern Airlines in April 1983 and became one of the original Delta Connection carriers with the launch of the new feeder system on 1 March 1984. On 22 March 1999 Delta Air Lines acquired the remaining 72% of stock not already held, to make ASA a wholly-owned subsidiary. ASA was acquired from Delta by SkyWest, on 8 September 2005. On 11 February 2010 ASA launched services as United Express, operating CRJ200 regional jets from United’s Washington and Chicago hubs. On 4 August 2010 SkyWest entered into a merger agreement whereby its subsidiary, Atlantic Southeast Airlines, acquired all outstanding common stock of ExpressJet Holdings. The deal was completed on 16 November 2010. ASA and ExpressJet initially continued to serve their own networks on behalf of their partner carriers. On completion of the merger, on 1 January 2012, the Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) brand was dropped and the newly-combined carriers began operating under the ExpressJet brand.

Atlantique Air Assistance (TLB) 27 rue de la Clef des Champs, La Chevrolière, 44118 Nantes, France Tel +33 240 843 737 Fax +33 240 841 909 Email [email protected] Website www.atlantiqueairassistance.com

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)

Atlantis European Airways [TD] (LUR) 29 Sayat-Nova Avenue, Yerevan, 375001, Armenia Tel +374 1 566 696 Fax +374 1 561 776 Email [email protected] Website www.atlantis.am Alliances Austrian, CSA Czech Airlines Description Operates scheduled passenger flights from Yerevan to Prague and Vienna, and other points in Europe and the USA, using connections to the Austrian route network. Main base Yerevan (EVN)

Atlas Air [K0] (GTI) 2000 Westchester Avenue, Purchase, New York, New York, 10577-2543, USA Tel +1 914 701 8000 Fax +1 914 701 8001 Email [email protected] Website www.atlasair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (100%) Date operations started 1993 Description A leading provider of ACMI leasing services to major airlines, and of heavy airlift capability to the US military. Also operates scheduled cargo services and performs CMI passenger and cargo charters. With sister company Polar Air Cargo, Atlas Air operates one of the world’s largest fleet of all-cargo Boeing 747s. History Founded by the late Michael Chowdry to specialise in the long-term contract outsourcing of its Boeing 747 aircraft. Launched its IPO in August 1995, offering four million shares of common stock at $16 per share. Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February 2004, emerging three months later after restructuring. Became the launch customer for the Boeing 747-8F freighter in September 2006. Launched passenger charter services in May 2010, operating a Boeing 747-400 on CMI charters between Houston and Luanda, under a contract to the US-Africa Energy Association. Began operating Boeing’s fleet of four 747-400 Dreamlifters under a CMI contract, delivering major 787 assemblies from July 2010. Executives Chairman..................................................... Eugene Davis President & CEO............................................William Flynn Chief Financial Officer.............................Spencer Schwartz COO & Chief Human Resources Officer Chief Marketing Officer.................................Michael Steen Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 747-200 25 x Boeing 747-400 (6) x Boeing 747-8 2 x Boeing 767-300 Main base New York (JFK) Hubs Miami (MIA), Hong Kong (HKG)

Atlasjet [KK] (KKK) Yesilyurt Mah., Eski Halkali Yolu, No. 5/B Florya, 34153 Istanbul, Turkey Tel +90 212 663 20 00 Fax +90 212 663 2751 Email [email protected] Website www.atlasjet.com Parent organisation/shareholders ETS Group (90%), Tuncay Doganer (10%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Atlasjet Iraq Date operations started 1 June 2001 Description Operates domestic scheduled passenger services and regular charter flights to cities across Europe, Iraq, Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia from Istanbul’s Atatürk International and hubs at Izmir and Antalya. History Established as Atlasjet International Airlines, a subsidiary of Öger Holding. Approved to operate charters to the USA in September 2003. In 2004 Ersoy Turistik

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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 Öger’s 45% stake. Planned to take a controlling shareholding in struggling Cypriot carrier KTHY in June 2010. This evolved into a plan to create KTHY’s 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)

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 [email protected] 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)

ATRAN-Cargo Airlines [V8] (VAS) Airport Domodedovo, Moscow, 142015, Russia Fax +7 095 787 8678 Email [email protected] Website www.atran.ru Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Volga-Dnepr Airlines (100%) Date operations started 1990

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 Brandecker’s Cirrus Group in 2004. The ATON Group’s 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)

Atyrau Aue Joly [IP] (JOL) Atyrau Airport, Atyrau, 060011, Kazakhstan Tel +7 3122 209 303 Fax +7 312 220 9302 Email [email protected] Parent organisation/shareholders LLP Avia-Asia-Service (100%) Date operations started 26 December 1996 Description Provides charters within Kazakhstan and to neighbouring CIS destinations and Europe, using wet-leased aircraft only. Helicopter search and rescue services are also flown for Agip KCO. History Regional carrier Air Atyrau became part of the Air Kazakhstan Group in December 1999 - the Group also comprised the former Kazakhstan Airlines and Pavlodarbased regional operator Irtysh Avia. In November 2000 Air Atyrau and Atyrau airport were transferred to Euro-Asia Air, a subsidiary of the state petroleum company Kaztransoil. Executives General Director....................................... A. A. Kulnazarov Main base Atyrau (GUW)

Aurela (LSK) Rodunes Keles 32, 2187 Vilnius, Lithuania Tel +370 5 216 4433 Fax +370 5 216 4145 Email [email protected] 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)

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Augsburg Airways [IQ] (AUB) Zeppelinstrasse 1, Halbergmoos, 85399 Munich, Germany Tel +49 811 999 990 Fax +49 811 999 999 103 Email [email protected] Website www.augsburgair.de Parent organisation/shareholders Dr Lutz Helmig (100%) Alliances Lufthansa Date operations started 1981 Description German regional airline operating as part of the Lufthansa Regional system, serving 37 destinations within Germany and other European countries. Charter flights are also offered. History Founded by the Haindl Papier company to operate regular charters in conjunction with Interot Internationale Spedition. Launched commercial services connecting Augsburg with Düsseldorf as Interot Airservice in 1981. Authorised to operate regional services connecting Augsburg with Berlin Tempelhof, Cologne, Dusseldorf, and Hamburg in December 1989. Launched international scheduled operations with services to Florence in 1994. Rebranded as

States Airport, La Planque Lane, Forest, GY8 ODT, Guernsey Tel +44 1481 266444 Fax +44 1481 266446 Email [email protected] Website www.aurigny.com Parent organisation/shareholders States of Guernsey (100%) Date operations started 1 March 1968 Description Operates scheduled passenger and freight services between the Channel Islands, Northern France, Southern England and Amsterdam. The airline also carries overnight mail for the UK Post Office between Jersey, London Gatwick and East Midlands and undertakes emergency ambulance charters between the Channel Islands and the UK. History Established by Aurigny Aviation Holdings and in July 1971 became the first operator of the Britten-Norman Trislander and remains the world’s largest operator of the type. Ownership passed to Close Brothers Private Equity in May 2000. Aurigny was acquired by the States of Guernsey on 15 May 2003. As of July 2010 Blue Islands was in talks with Aurigny Airlines over a possible purchase. Executives Chairman....................................................... Jon Moulton Managing Director........................................ Malcolm Hart Commercial Director.................................Malcolm Coupar Financial Director..................................... Peter O’Donovan Flight Operations Manager.................................David Rice Fleet (orders) 1 x ATR 72-200 2 x ATR 72-500 6 x Britten-Norman BN-2A Mk.II 6 x Fairey SA BN-2A Mk.III Main base Guernsey GCI Hubs Jersey (JER), Alderney (ACI)

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Bouchard 547, 4 Piso, 1106 Buenos Aires, Argentina Tel +54 11 4130 3599 Fax +54 11 4130 3595 Email [email protected] Website www.aerolineas.com.ar Parent organisation/shareholders Interinvest (government of Argentina) (100%) Alliances Aerolineas Argentinas Description Argentina’s second largest scheduled domestic airline is a sister company of Aerolineas Argentina’s, serving all major domestic destinations and selected regional destinations in Chile and Paraguay from its two bases in Buenos Aires.

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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)

Australian Air Express [XM] (XME) PO Box 1324L, 2nd Floor, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001, Australia Tel +61 3 8613 1213 Fax +61 3 8633 3141 Email [email protected] Website www.aae.com.au Parent organisation/shareholders Australian Postal Corporation (50%), Qantas Airways (50%) Date operations started 1 August 1992 Description Operates all-freight services within Australia using leased Qantas aircraft. History Formed as a joint venture business partnership between the Australia Post Corporation and Qantas. Executives Chief Executive Officer..................................Wayne Dunne Main base Melbourne (MEL) Hubs Sydney (SYD)

Austrian [OS] (AUA) Office Park 2, PO Box 1, Vienna Airport, 1300 Vienna, Austria Tel +43 5 1766 0 Fax +43 1 6886 526 Email [email protected] Website www.austrian.com Parent organisation/shareholders Lufthansa (95.4%), ÖLH Österreichische Luftverkehrs-Holding (4.6%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Lauda Air (100%), Ukraine International Airlines (58.6%), Tyrolean Airways (100%) Alliances Air Astana, Air Dolomiti, Air France, Air India, Air Malta, Air Moldova, airBaltic, Atlantis European Airways, Azerbaijan Airlines, Belavia Belarussian Airlines, Bulgaria Air, Cirrus Airlines, Condor, Dniproavia, Donavia, Georgian Airways, Germanwings, Iran Air, Jat Airways, Lufthansa Italia, Luxair, Montenegro Airlines, Rossiya, S7 Airlines, Tarom, Transaero Airlines, Tyrolean Airways, Ukraine International Airlines Date operations started 31 March 1958 Description Austrian flag carrier operating scheduled services to more than 130 destinations in 66 countries on five continents and charter flights within Europe, to Asia, the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Cuba. History Formed through a merger of Air Austria and Austrian Airways. Launched domestic services in May 1963. Transatlantic services, in co-operation with Sabena, were inaugurated in April 1969. Became a member of the Star Alliance in March 2000. Acquired Rheintalflug in February 2001. Rebranded its three constituent carriers in September 2003. In November 2007 the Austrian privatisation agency announced that it had chosen Lufthansa for exclusive final negotiations on the sale of the state’s stake in Austrian Airlines. By May 2009 Lufthansa had received declarations of acceptance from Austrian Airline’s freefloat shareholders for the expected equivalent of more than 85% of the Austrian Group. On 1 September 2009 the European Union agreed to Austrian’s acquisition by Lufthansa by means of subsidiary instruments. The acquisition was completed on 4 February 2010. A major restructuring programme, which would include route cutbacks, reducing staff costs and a replacement of the fleet of Boeing 737s with a smaller number of Airbus A320s, was announced in January 2012.

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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)

Avanti Air (ATV) Airport Siegerland, Flughafenstrasse, 57299 Burbach, Germany Tel +49 273 644 430 Fax +49 273 644 4399 Email [email protected] Website www.avantiair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Gerhard Mahler (33.3%), Markus Baumann (33.3%), Stefan Kissinger (33.3%), others (0.1%) Date operations started 1 July 1994 Description Operates ad hoc charter services and ACMI contracts worldwide and provides aircraft and fleet management services. History Founded by former pilots Markus Baumann and Stefan Kissinger as an aircraft management company, the airline entered the charter market in 1996 with two Beech 1900s. Executives Chief Executive Officer..............................Stefan Kissinger Director of Flight Operations....................Markus Baumann Fleet (orders) 3 x ATR 42-300 1 x ATR 72-200 Main base Siegerland SGE

AVE.com (PHW) PO Box 7801, Sharjah Airport SAIF Zone, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Tel +9716 557 2522 Fax +9716 557 2533 Email [email protected] 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)

Avia Jaynar [JN] (SAP) Kostanay Airport, Kostanay, 110007, Kazakhstan Tel +7 7142 27 39 00 Fax +7 7142 27 39 00 Date operations started 2001 Description Operates domestic charter flights. Fleet (orders) 1 x Antonov An-24B 2 x Antonov An-24RV Main base Kostanay (KSN)

Avia Traffic [YK] (AVJ) Panfilova street 26, 720052 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Tel +996 312 544 788 Fax +996 312 311 404 Email [email protected] Website www.aero.kg Parent organisation/shareholders Private Kyrgyz investors (100%)

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)

Aviacon Zitotrans [ZR] (AZS) 56 Belinsky Street, Room 605, Ekaterinburg, 620019, Russia Tel +7 343 379 2455 Fax +7 343 379 2457 Email [email protected] Website www.aviacon.ru Parent organisation/shareholders AVS Group (100%) Date operations started 25 June 1995 Description Operates commercial and humanitarian cargo charters, including transporting outsized loads. Operations are primarily conducted outside Russia, encompassing Africa, Europe, Latin America, the Middle and Far East and Southeast Asia. History The company’s first service was a charter to the United Arab Emirates. Executives Board Chairman........................................ Valery Savelyev General Director..................................... Nikolay Boltenkov Head of Operations................................... Eugeny Rozhkov Financial Director........................................ Andrey Vasiliev Fleet (orders) 6 x Ilyushin Il-76TD Main base Ekaterinburg (SVX)

Aviaenergo [7U] (ERG) 16/23, 1-St Tverskaya-Yamskaya Street, Building 1, Moscow, 125047, Russia Tel +7 495 777 4924 Fax +7 495 737 4924 Email [email protected] Website www.aviaenergo.ru Parent organisation/shareholders Russian State Energy Company (100%) Description Operates charter services within Europe, the CIS and beyond. Executives General Director........................................ Alexey Tiutiunin Main base Moscow (SVO)

Avial (NVI) 35/2 Khoroshevskoe Shosse, Building 1, Moscow, 123007, Russia Tel +7 499 195 8259 Fax +7 499 195 8496 Email [email protected] 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)

Avialeasing [B1] (TWN) Sergeli Airport, 100154 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tel +998 71 120 4956 Fax +998 71 120 4951 Email [email protected] Parent organisation/shareholders SRX Transcontinental (61%), Igor Smirnov (39%)

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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

Avianca [AV] (AVA) Avenida Eldorado No 92-30, Centro Administrativo Avianca, 4879773 Operaciones Cap Jacome, Bogota, 1, Colombia Tel +57 1 413 9202 Fax +57 1 413 8716 Email [email protected] Website www.avianca.com Parent organisation/shareholders Avianca – TACA (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Tampa Cargo (100%), SAM Colombia (94%) Alliances AeroGal, Air Canada, Air France, Avianca (Brazil), Frontier Airlines, Iberia, Lufthansa, SAM Colombia, Satena, TACA International Airlines, Tame, United Airlines Date operations started June 1940 Description Colombia’s privately-owned flag-carrier, operating scheduled domestic services linking Bogotá with most major cities and international schedules to destinations in Latin American, the Caribbean, Europe and the USA. History Traces its history back to 5 December 1919 and the founding of Sociedad Colombo-Alemana de Transportes Aéreos – SCADTA – by a group of Colombian and German expatriate businessmen. Domestic services launched in September 1920. Pan American acquired 84.4% of SCADTA in February 1930. Thereafter SCADTA concentrated on domestic services. A new joint venture between Pan American and Colombian carrier Servicio Aéreo Colombiano (SACO) created the new carrier, Aerovías Nacionales de Colombia – Avianca – on 14 June 1940. The airline became fully Colombian-owned in 1978. Grupo Empresarial Bavaria, a Colombian conglomerate, became the major shareholder in 1994. In March 2002, Avianca and its subsidiaries formed a short-lived operating alliance with rival ACES Colombia, known as Alianza Summa. In March 2003 Avianca filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the USA but continued to operate until its acquisition by the Brazilian conglomerate Grupo Synergy in December 2004. Avianca emerged from bankruptcy protection on 10 December 2004 under the new name Aerovias de Continente Americano, but the Avianca brand was retained. In December 2008 Avianca indirectly acquired Tampa Cargo. In October 2009, Grupo Synergy and Grupo Taca announced a strategic merger aimed at creating Latin America’s leading airline company. The two airlines were to retain their branding and independent operations. On 28 March 2011, parent Avianca-TACA Holding launched an IPO on the Colombian stock exchange. Executives Chairman............................................ German Efromovich Chief Executive Officer..................................Fabio Villegas VP Commercial & Marketing........................ Mauricio Leyva VP Operations............................................ Sergio Jacome Fleet (orders) 10 x Airbus A318-100 10 (2) x Airbus A319-100 25 (14) x Airbus A320-200 8 (2) x Airbus A330-200 (12) x Boeing 787-8 10 x Fokker 50 Main base Bogota (BOG)

Avianca (Brazil) [O6] (ONE) Av. Washington Luis 7059, 04627-006 Sao Paulo, Brazil Tel +55 11 21 76 1000 Fax +55 11 21 76 1012 Website www.avianca.com.br Parent organisation/shareholders Avianca – TACA (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Wayra Peru (49%) Alliances Avianca Date operations started 1998 Description Operates passenger services from Rio de Janeiro to 30 destinations along the eastern length of Brazil. History Started with air-taxi flights and added scheduled services in 2002. Formerly known as Oceanair.

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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)

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 operator’s certificate on 31 July 2009. Launched services with a flight from Moscow Vnukovo to Sochi in August 2009. All operations were transferred to Moscow Sheremetyevo’s Terminal B on 28 March 2010. A second hub was established at St Petersburg’s 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.

Aviast [6I] (VVA) Russia Operated a variety of cargo services throughout Russia and the CIS from Moscow Domodedovo and Yaroslavl, but is believed to be no longer operational.

Aviastar Mandiri [MV] Jl Raya Kalimalang, Puri Sentra Niaga, Blok B/29, Jakarta, 13620, Indonesia Tel +62 21 8626789 Fax +62 21 8626813 Email [email protected] Website www.aviastar.biz Date operations started November 2003 Description Indonesian regional airline operating charter services from its base at Banjarmasin. History Established in June 2000 but did not receive its air operator’s certificate until 20 November 2003. Introduced its first jet equipment into service, a leased BAe 146-300, in December 2007. Executives Owner .......................................................Sugeng Triyono Operations Manager ........................................... Sukrisno Finance Manager .........................................Carolina Dewi Fleet (orders) 3 x BAe 146-200 4 x DHC6-300 Main base Banjarmasin (BDJ)

Aviastar-Tu [4B] (TUP) PO Box 186, Pos Zhukovskiy-5, Moscow Region, Moscow, 140185, Russia Tel +7 495 775 6756 Fax +7 495 775 6756 Email [email protected] Website www.aviastartu.ru Parent organisation/shareholders Ulyanovsk Aviation Industrial Complex Aviastar JSC (100%) Description Offers contract and ad hoc cargo charter flights, plus ACMI leasing services. History A subsidiary of the Aviastar aircraft production complex at Ulyanovsk. Initially operated cargo flights but launched passenger charters to Spain, Italy, Turkey, Egypt and Bulgaria in 2007. In late 2007 a contract was signed to operate three Tu-204Cs on an ACMI basis for Dubai-based start-up cargo airline Liwa Air. After the crash of a company Tupolev Tu-204 passenger aircraft on the approach to Moscow Domodedovo on 21 March 2010, the company’s licence was restricted to cargo charter flights only. Executives DDG of Flight Operations..........................Alexandr Petuhov Fleet (orders) 1 x Antonov An-26B 3 x Tupolev Tu-204C Main base Moscow (DME)

Aviavilsa (LVR) Ustaicio No.1, 2188 Vilnius, Lithuania Tel +370 5 230 2200 Fax +370 5 230 2200 Email [email protected] 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)

Avient Aviation [Z3] (SMJ) Unit 6 & 7, Minton Distribution Park, London Road, Amesbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 7RT, UK Tel +44 1980 676010 Fax +44 1980 626634 Email [email protected] Website www.avient.aero Date operations started 1993 Description Zimbabwe registered, UK-headquartered cargo airline operating weekly scheduled flights between Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Charter services also offered. History Established in Zimbabwe, initially operating wetleased freighter aircraft on African charters and other ad hoc activities. Acquired first aircraft, an Ilyushin Il-76 freighter, in 1999. Established headquarters in the UK in 2001. Launched scheduled services from Paris-Vatry with its first DC-10 freighter in 2004. Relocated European hub to Liege in September 2009 and applied for a Belgian air operator’s certificate in October 2010. Executives Group Chairman...........................................Andrew Smith Chief Executive Officer.................................. Simon Clarke Commercial Director................................ Samantha Smith Fleet (orders) 1 x McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 1 x Boeing MD-11F Main base Liege (LGG) Hubs Harare (HRE)

Avies [U3] (AIA) Sepise 1, 11101 Tallinn, Estonia Tel +372 6301 37 Fax +372 6301 371 Email [email protected] Website www.avies.ee Parent organisation/shareholders Priit Piilmann, Oliver Kruuda and Allan Soll (100%) Alliances Flyglinjen Date operations started 1991 Description Operates scheduled domestic service between Tallinn and Kärdla, and regional services between Tallinn and Tampere in Finland, together with charter and air-taxi services. Also offers wet-lease services to other carriers, including operating on behalf of Airlink in Finland and Flyglinjen in Sweden. History Formed in 1991 as Estonia’s first privately-owned regional air-taxi company. Introduced regular services connecting Tallinn with cities in surrounding countries, including Finland, Russia and Sweden. Executives President & CEO................................................Allan Sholl Chief Accountant ..........................................Maris Makke Fleet (orders) 1 x BAe Jetstream 31 1 x BAe Jetstream 32 1 x Hawker Beechcraft Hawker 7 2 x Learjet Learjet 60 Main base Tallinn (TLL)

Aviogenex (AGX) Narodnih Heroja 43, 11070 Belgrade, Serbia Tel +381 11 660 0445 Fax +381 11 711 2972 Email [email protected] 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)

Avion Express [N9] (NVD) Rodunios kelias 34, 2187 Vilnius, Lithuania Tel +370 5 200 1040 Fax +370 5 200 1050 Email [email protected] Website www.avionexpress.it Parent organisation/shareholders Eyjafjoll SAS (100%) Date operations started 2005 Description Offers ad hoc cargo and passenger charters, ACMI leasing and aircraft management services. History Founded by Per Weithz as UAB Nordic Solutions Air Services (NSA) as the air freight division of Swedish logistics support company Nordic Solutions, operating primarily on regular overnight cargo routes. A joint venture with Avion Aircraft Trading came to an end in July 2007, after which the Icelandic company agreed to acquire a 90% stake in NSA. The carrier was then rebranded as UAB Avion Express in 2008. Acquired by French investment company Eyjafjoll SAS in 2010. The new owner was created by Swiss-based Avion Capital Partners together with strategic industry investors. Created an Italian subsidiary, Avion Express Italia, which operated passenger charters from Milan Malpensa on behalf of Italian tour operators between April and September 2011. Executives Managing Director ....................................Aleksei Lupitski Chief Accountant.....................................Vaidotas Brantas Flight Operations Manager..........................Aloyzas Knipas

Fleet (orders) 3 x Airbus A320-200 3 x Saab 340A Main base Vilnius (VNO)

Aviones Comerciales de Guatemala (AVCOM) Avenida Hincapie 18-05 - Zona 13, Interior Aeropuerto Hangar L1, Aeropuerto La Aurora, Guatemala City, Guatemala Tel +502 2332 6672 Fax +502 2331 9353 Email [email protected]

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 [email protected] 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)

Avior Airlines [9V] (ROI) Aeropuerto José Antonio Anzoátegui, Barcelona, Anzoategui, 6001, Venezuela Tel +58 281 2872080 Fax +58 281 286 6728 Email [email protected] Website www.aviorairlines.com Parent organisation/shareholders Jorge Añez Dager (50%), Rafael Ciarcia Walo (50%) Date operations started 1995

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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 Tomé 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 [email protected] 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)

Axiom Air (EAN) Sky Power Catering Complex, Domestic-International Terminal Link Road, Murtala Mohammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria Tel +234 709 814 1828 Date operations started 2010 Description Nigerian cargo charter airline operating a single Boeing 737-200 on the Skypower air operator’s certificate. History Established by the Nigerian conglomerate Conau. Executives Executive Chairman...........................................Cyril Ajagu Chief Executive Officer ...............................Akinola Olateru GM Flight Operations .............................Ndubisi Ekwempu Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-300 Main base Lagos (LOS)

AZAL Avia Cargo (AHC) Heydar Aliev International Airport, 1044 Baku, Azerbaijan Tel +994 12 497 2889 Fax +994 12 497 1946 Email [email protected] Website www.cacazal.com Parent organisation/shareholders Azerbaijan Airlines (100%) Alliances Silk Way Airlines Description Operates scheduled and charter cargo services within Azerbaijan and to other CIS countries. History Established as a wholly-owned cargo subsidiary of flag carrier Azerbaijan Airlines. Executives Chief Executive Officer................................ Zaur Akhundov Managing Director.................................... Yashar Hasanov Finance Director......................................Avtandil Ismaylov Fleet (orders) 1 x Antonov An-12B Main base Baku (GYD)

Azerbaijan Airlines [J2] (AHY) 11 Azadlig Avenue, AZ 1000 Baku, Azerbaijan Tel +994 12 498 3471 Fax +994 12 598 5237 Email [email protected] Website www.azal.az Parent organisation/shareholders Government owned (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings AZAL Avia Cargo (100%)

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 country’s 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)

Azul [AD] (AZU) Alameda Surubiju 2010, Alphaville Industrial, Barueri, 06455-040 Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil Tel +55 11 8447 1756 Fax +55 11 4134 9801 Website www.voeazul.com.br Parent organisation/shareholders David Neeleman (90%), Texas Pacific Group (10%) Date operations started 15 December 2008 Description Brazilian low-cost carrier operating point-to-point, domestic passenger services from São Paulo ViracoposCampinas International Airport to 45 major cities. History Founded by David Neeleman, the Brazilian-born American who established US low cost carrier JetBlue in 1999. Services were launched in December 2008 on routes linking São Paulo with Salvador de Bahia and Porto Alegre. In January 2010 Texas Pacific Group (TPG) acquired a 10% stake in the airline. Employees total 2,932 Executives President........................................................Pedro Janot Chief Executive Officer..............................David Neeleman Chief Operations Officer................................... Miguel Dau Flight Operations Director................................. Alvaro Neto Fleet (orders) 8 x ATR 72-200 5 (25) x ATR 72-600 10 x Embraer 190-100AR 28 (29) x Embraer 195-200AR Main base Campinas (VCP)

Azza Transport (AZZ) PO Box 11586, Mak Nimir Street – KRT, Khartoum, Sudan Tel +249 183 779 717 Fax +249 183 770 408 Email [email protected] Website www.azzatransport.com Parent organisation/shareholders Omdurmon National Bank, Shaikan Insurances, Sheikan Insurance. Date operations started September 1993 Description Operates a cargo charter service throughout Africa and the Middle East. The carrier is also planning to extend its services to Europe. History From 31 March 2010, all Sudanese airlines were banned from operating in the EU. Executives Managing Director ................................Mustafa Al Dwaehi Commercial Manager . ...........................Osman Al-Hassan Fleet (orders) 3 x Antonov An-12B 1 x Antonov An-32 1 x Ilyushin Il-76TD Main base Khartoum (KRT)

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B B&H Airlines [JA] (BON) Kasindolska 136, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina Tel +387 33 703 855 Fax +387 33 717 095 Email [email protected] 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)

BA CityFlyer [CJ] (CFE) 1st Floor, Pioneer House, Towers Business Park, Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2BA, UK Tel +44 161 447 5400 Fax +44 161 447 5480 Email [email protected] Website www.ba.com Parent organisation/shareholders British Airways (100%) Alliances Iberia Date operations started 25 March 2007 Description British Airways subsidiary operating scheduled services from London City Airport. Domestic services, flown by single-class configured aircraft, link London City with Edinburgh, and Glasgow. International services, flown by twoclass configured aircraft, serve 17 destinations in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Switzerland. History BA’s London City Airport based subsidiary received its air operator’s certificate on 8 February 2007. In December 2008 the airline ordered a mixed fleet of 11 Embraer E-170 and E-190 SR aircraft, which started replacing the Avro RJs in service from the second half of 2009. Executives Managing Director...................................... Peter Simpson General Manager Flight Operations................... Carl Phelan Commercial Manager..................................... Luke Hayhoe

Fleet (orders) 6 x Embraer 170-100LR 7 x Embraer 190-100SR Main base London (LCY)

Baboo [F7] (BBO) Switzerland Date operations started 3 November 2003 Date independent operations ceased April 2011 Privately-owned Swiss regional airline which operated a scheduled European network serving Florence, Istanbul, Kiev, Marseille, Naples, Nice, Rome, St Petersburg, Valencia and Venice. Lugano was also served via a code share with Darwin Airline. Summer flights to Ajaccio, Biarritz, Figari, Ibiza, Marseille, Olbia and St Tropez and charter services were also flown. Founded by Julian Cook to exploit the gap in the market

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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 Baboo’s acquisition by Darwin Airline of Lugano was announced. Both brands and Baboo’s two Q400s were expected to be retained, but the Baboo brand was discontinued from April 2011.

BADR Airlines (BDR) Abdul Moneim Mohamed Street, Arkaweet Block 65, Building 39, Takamul, Khartoum, Sudan Tel +249 91 232 7000 Fax +249 1551 44662 Email [email protected] Website www.badrairlines.com Parent organisation/shareholders Ahame Abu Shaira (50%), Hashim Al Digair (50%) Date operations started 1998 Description Operates charter cargo services, primarily in support of aid activities by NGOs including WFP, UNICEF, MSF, FAO and IRC. Also offers ad hoc and VIP charter flights. History Established as Sarit Airlines by Ahame Abu Sharia and Hasim Al Digair. Temporarily grounded by the Sudanese authorities due to safety concerns on 6 October 2004. Allowed to resume operations the following month. Rebranded as BADR Airlines. From 31 March 2010 all Sudanese airlines were banned from operating in the EU. Executives Chairman........................................ Hashim Yousif Aldigair Finance Manager ............................................ Tagir Alnoor Fleet (orders) 1 x Antonov An-26B 1 x Antonov An-74T 2 x Ilyushin Il-76TD Main base Khartoum (KRT) Hubs Sharjah (SHJ)

Bahamasair [UP] (BHS) Bahamasair House, Coral Harbour Road, PO Box N-4881, Hangar 2, Nassau, 4881, Bahamas Tel +1 242 702 4100 Fax +1 242 702 4180 Website www.bahamasair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Bahamasair Holdings (100%) Alliances US Airways Date operations started 18 June 1973 Description National airline of the Bahamas, providing scheduled services linking Nassau with the islands of the Republic. Regional routes from Nassau also serve Havana, the Turks and Caicos Islands and cities on the Florida coast, from Orlando in the north to Miami in the south. History Founded when the newly independent Commonwealth of the Bahamas acquired the operations of Flamingo Airlines and Out Island Airways in June 1973. Executives Chairman................................................ J Barri Farrington Chief Financial Officer......................................Eloise Rolle Director - Flight Operations & Chief Pilot.....Paulo Cartwright Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-200 5 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 Main base Nassau (NAS)

Bahrain Air [2B] (BAB) Building 151 Road No 44, Arad Block 243, Muharraq, Bahrain Tel +973 1746 3330 Fax +973 1746 3331 Email [email protected] Website bahrainair.net Parent organisation/shareholders Bahraini and Saudi investors (100%) Alliances Sama Date operations started 3 February 2008 Description Privately-owned low-cost carrier operating from Bahrain to 18 destinations in the Middle East, United Arab Emirates and the Indian subcontinent. History Incorporated in Bahrain as a closed Bahraini shareholding company. Managing Director Ibrahim Abdulla Al Hamer was previously CEO of Gulf Air and is a former Civil Aviation Affairs under-secretary. Services to India were launched on 26 May 2008 with a flight to Cochin.

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 [email protected] 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)

Baltia Air Lines (BTL) Terminal 4, Room 262.089, Jamaica, New York, New York, NY 11430, USA Tel +1 718 275 5205 Fax +1 718 275 4731 Email [email protected] Website www.baltia.com Description US start-up airline which is planning to launch non-stop services from New York to St Petersburg, Moscow, Minsk and Kiev, using Boeing 747-200 aircraft. History Originally founded by Igor Dmitrowsky in 1989, with a plan to offer services between New York and the Latvian capital, Riga. The airline was granted US Department of Transport approval for the route, and planned to launch services in 2006 with a single Boeing 747-200. These plans received a setback by the loss of its financial backing, amidst the airline industry downturn and political chaos in the Baltic region.. On 10 March 2009 the airline obtained final DOT approval to launch non-stop scheduled passenger services from New York (JFK) to St Petersburg Pulkovo. The carrier has yet to receive FAA Air carrier Certification. Executives President & CEO........................................Igor Dmitrowsky VP Finance.......................................................Barry Clare VP Operations................................................... Russ Thal Main base New York (JFK)

Bangkok Airways [PG] (BKP) 99 Mu 14, Vibhavadirangsit Road, Chom Phon, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand Tel +66 2265 5678 Fax +66 2 265 5500 Email [email protected] Website www.bangkokair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Dr Prasert PrasarttongOsoth (92.31%), Sahokol Estate Co (4.3%), Other shareholders (2.19%), Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Public Co. (1.2%) Alliances Air France, airberlin, Etihad Airways, EVA Air, Finnair, Kenya Airways, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, S7 Airlines, Thai Airways International Date operations started 1986 Description Operates scheduled domestic services from Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport, and purpose-built airports at Koh Samui, Sukhotai and Trat Domestic schedules serve most major cities and resorts. International routes serve destinations in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Maldives, Myanmar and Singapore. History Formed by the Bangkok United Mechanical Company as Sahakol Air in 1968. Initially operated contract air-taxi services in support of natural resource exploration in the Gulf of Thailand. Became Thailand’s first privately-owned domestic airline on launch of scheduled services in 1986. Re-branded as Bangkok Airways in 1989. Established a wholly-owned Cambodian subsidiary, Cambodian Air, in May 1998 to operate services between Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh and the tourist destination of Siem Reap. Operated these services under the Siem Rep Airways brand, on an ad hoc

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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)

Bar XH Air (BXH) PO Box 161, Medicine Hat, Alberta, T1A 7E8, Canada Tel +1 403 527 3328 Fax +1 403 527 4721 Email [email protected] Website www.barxh.com Date operations started 1974 Description Provides North American charter services with aircraft of up to 37 seats. Also operates air ambulance services primarily in Alberta, southern Saskatchewan and eastern British Columbia. Alberta Citylink is a sister company. History Founded to provide medevac and charter services in western Canada. The airline was previously a full scheduled passenger and cargo airline operating feeder services for Air BC and Air Canada, serving seven airports under the Alberta CityLink name until its contract was cancelled in April 2000. Executives General Manager.........................................Robert Phillips Fleet (orders) 4 x Beechcraft King Air 200 1 x Piper PA-31T Main base Medicine Hat (YXH) Hubs Calgary (YYC)

Barents AirLink [8N] (NKF) Flygstationsvagen 4, 972 54 Luleå, Sweden Tel +46 92 022 7474 Fax +46 92 022 0348 Email [email protected] Website www.barentsairlink.se Date operations started 1978 Description Provides scheduled services in Northern Sweden, linking Luleå with Pajala, as well as charter flights. History Established as Nordkalottflyg in 1978 and rebranded as Barents AirLink on 3 October 2006. Executives Managing Director...................................... Handy Hansen Fleet (orders) 2 x Beechcraft King Air 200 Main base Lulea (LLA)

Baron Aviation Services (BVN) PO Box 518, Rolla National Airport, Vichy, Missouri, MO 65580, USA Tel +1 573 299 4744 Fax +1 573 299 4272 Website www.baron-aviation.com Description Operates small package express cargo services on behalf of Federal Express. Executives President.................................................Charles Schmidt Chief Financial Officer............................ Frank Zimmerman Fleet (orders) 35 x Cessna CE208 Main base Rolla (RLA)

Batavia Air [Y6] (BTV) Jl. Ir. H. Juanda No.15, Jakarta Pusat, Jakarta, 10120, Indonesia Tel +62 21 386 4308 Fax +62 21 386 4486 Email [email protected] Website www.batavia-air.co.id

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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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 [email protected] 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)

Bearskin Airlines [JV] (BLS) PO Box 1447, Sioux Lookout, Ontario, P8T 1C1, Canada Tel +1 807 737 3473 Fax +1 807 737 3093 Email [email protected] Website www.bearskinairlines.com Parent organisation/shareholders Exchange Income Corporation (100%) Date operations started July 1963 Description Operates from Sioux Lookout and Thunder Bay linking destinations in Ontario, Manitoba and Quebec, ranging from remote rural communities to the cities of Montreal, Ottawa and Winnipeg. History Founded on the Bearskin Lake reserve in 1962. Following the collapse of NorOntair in 1993, Bearskin picked up over two thirds of the former carrier’s routes. In January 2011, Bearskin Airlines was acquired by Exchange Income Corporation. Executives President................................................... Harvey Friesen VP Finance.....................................................Rick Baratta VP Operations................................................ Karl Friesen Fleet (orders) 1 x Beechcraft King Air 100 6 x Fairchild Metro 23 10 x Fairchild Metro III 1 x Piper PA-23-200 Main base Sioux Lookout (YXL), Thunder Bay (YQT) Hubs Sudbury (YSB)

BEK Air [Z9] (BEK) 32 Mailin Street, Almaty, 500 39, Kazakhstan Tel +7 727 328 64 05 Email [email protected] Date operations started 1 September 2011 Description Almaty-based airline initially operating six-times daily return services between Almaty and Uralsk using Fokker 100 aircraft operated by Caspiy. Executives President............................................. Vladimir Monakhov Fleet (orders) 1 x Yakovlev Yak-40 Main base Almaty (ALA)

Belair [4T] (BHP) Saegereistrasse 27, 8152 Glattbrugg, Switzerland Tel +41 43 211 8120 Fax +41 43 211 8130 Email [email protected] Website www.flybelair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Hotelplan (51%), airberlin (49%) Date operations started 3 November 2001 Description Operates charter flights to destinations worldwide, to meet the demand from its parent company, Hotelplan, and third parties. History Formed on the demise of the SAirGroup out of its leisure carrier Balair/CTA by one of Belair’s largest customers, Hotelplan. The airline became part of the Air Berlin Group during 2007. Executives Chief Executive Officer.......................Thomas Frischknecht Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A319-100 7 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Zurich (ZRH)

Belavia Belarussian Airlines [B2] (BRU) 14 Nemiga Street, 220004 Minsk, Belarus Tel +375 17 220 2424 Fax +375 17 220 2383 Email [email protected] Website www.belavia.by Parent organisation/shareholders Belarus government (100%) Alliances Aeroflot Russian Airlines, AeroSvit Airlines, airBaltic, Austrian, Azerbaijan Airlines, CSA Czech Airlines, El Al, Estonian Air, Finnair, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Rossiya, S7 Airlines, Transaero Airlines Date operations started 5 March 1996 Description Flag carrier airline of Belarus, offering direct scheduled services to more than 20 destinations, primarily in Europe and the CIS. Minsk is also connected to more than 130 additional destinations in Europe, the Middle East, North America and Southeast Asia through code shares. History Created on the basis of the former Aeroflot Division in the Republic of Belarus. Employees total 1,300 Executives General Director....................................... Anatoly Gusarov Deputy General Director Flight Operations...Vitaly Meleshko Head of Operations................................... Vladimir Bokhon Fleet (orders) 4 x Boeing 737-300 6 x Boeing 737-500 1 x Boeing 737-800 1 x Bombardier CRJ-100 3 x Bombardier CRJ-200 (2) x Embraer 175-200LR 4 x Tupolev Tu-154M 1 x Yakovlev Yak-40 Main base Minsk (MSQ)

Belle Air [XH] (LBY) Skanderbeg Square, Central Plaza, Tirana, Albania Tel +355 4 240186 Fax +355 4 240213 Email [email protected] Website www.belleair.it Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Belle Air Europe Date operations started 1 March 2006 Description Privately-owned low-cost carrier operating from Tirana to a number of Italian cities. Belle Air also serves destinations in Greece and Bosnia Herzegovina. Charter services are also operated. History Founded in May 2005. New international destinations to Bari, Perugia, Firenze, Ancona, Pescara, Parma, Milan Malpensa and Treviso were opened in December of the same year. Plans announced for services to the USA in 2007 have yet to be realised. Executives President............................................................Llir Xhelo Finance Manager.........................................Mirgen Dobiua Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A319-100 2 x Airbus A320-200 1 x ATR 72-500 Main base Tirana (TIR)

Belle Air Europe [L9] (BAL) Piazzale Sandro Sordoni, Falconara Marittima, 60015 Ancona, Italy Tel +39 071 590 2111 Fax +39 071 590 2126 Email [email protected] Website www.belleaireurope.eu Parent organisation/shareholders Belle Air, Italian investors Date operations started 28 September 2010 Description Operates low-cost flights within Italy and regional services linking western Europe with cities in Albania, Croatia, Kosovo and Macedonia. History Founded by Italian investors in conjunction with Albanian parent carrier Belle Air. Launched services in September 2010 with a flight from Ancona to Tirana. Executives General Manager................................................. Ilir Xhelo Operations Manager..................................... Stefano Prola Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A319-100 1 x Airbus A320-200 1 x ATR 72-500 Main base Ancona (AOI) Hubs Bergamo (BGY)

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Bemidji Aviation [CH] (BMJ) 4125 Hangar Drive, Bemidji, Minnesota, 56601, USA Tel +1 218 751 1880 Fax +1 218 759 3552 Email [email protected] Website www.bemidjiaviation.com Parent organisation/shareholders Privately held (100%) Date operations started 1947 Description Operates domestic cargo flights and extensive charter and air-taxi work within continental USA and Canada. History Has provided fire patrol, flight instruction and passenger charter work from 1970. In 1981 Bemidji Airlines began with a scheduled service between Bemidji and the Minneapolis/St Paul International Airport. Since 1991, primary activities have been scheduled cargo services. Executives President........................................................Larry Diffley Fleet (orders) 3 x Beech Baron 58 3 x Beech 99 2 x Beech 99A 6 x Beech 99C 1 x Beechcraft King Air 90 22 x Beech Queen Air 65 3 x Fairchild Metro III Main base Bemidji (BJI) Hubs Minneapolis (MSP)

Benin Golf Air [A8] (BGL) 05 BP 508, 05 Cotonou, Benin Tel +229 21 33 3195 Fax +229 21 33 5945 Email [email protected] Date operations started 2002 Description Operates regional flights on a very occasional basis from Cotonou to 12 destinations in west Africa, including Abdijan, Bangui, Bamako, Brazzaville, Conakry, Dakar, Douala, Kinshasa, Libreville, Lome, Pointe Noire and Malabo. Aircraft are leased in when required. Executives Chief Executive Officer.............................. Latifou Lauriano Main base Cotonou (COO)

Bering Air [8E] (BRG) PO Box 1650, Nome Airport, Nome, Alaska, AK 99762, USA Tel +1 907 443 5422 Fax +1 907 443 5919 Email [email protected] Website www.beringair.com Parent organisation/shareholders James Rowe and Christine Rowe (100%) Date operations started 3 October 1979 Description Operates domestic scheduled services linking 32 cities in western Alaska from hubs in Nome, Kotzebue and Unalakleet. Passenger and cargo charter services are also flown from Kotzebue and Nome within Alaska, the lower 48 states, Canada and Russia. Also provides an air ambulance service and helicopter charters. History Founded by James and Christine Rowe to provide quality passenger and cargo service to the people of western Alaska. Executives President & CEO............................................ James Rowe Co-Owner...................................................Christine Rowe Fleet (orders) 2 x Beech 1900D 2 x Beechcraft King Air 200 2 x CASA 212-200 2 x Cessna C207A 6 x Cessna CE208 6 x Piper PA-31-300 Main base Nome OME Hubs Kotzebue (OTZ), Unalakleet (UNK)

Berjaya Air [J8] (BVT) Sky Park Terminal 3, Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, 47200 Subang, Selangor, 47200, Malaysia Tel +60 3 78468228 Fax +603 7846 5637 Email [email protected] Website www.berjaya-air.com Parent organisation/shareholders Berjaya Group (through Berjaya Land) (99.7%), others (0.3%) Date operations started 1989 Description Operates domestic scheduled services from Kuala Lumpur’s Subang Airport to Redang and Tioman, and regional flights to Singapore and Koh Samui in Thailand.

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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 Air’s 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)

Berkut Air (BEK) 6, Akhmetova Str, Office 26, Almaty, 480079, Kazakhstan Tel +7 3272 572 542 Fax +7 327 257 2684 Email [email protected] Website www.berkutairsvs.almaty.kz Description State air company operating transport and custom-made VIP flights to destinations within the Republic of Kazakhstan. Also offers airport ground handling services. History On 8 April 2009 Berkut Air was one of six Kazakh airlines which were banned from operating in EU airspace because of safety concerns. Executives General Director.....................................Vladimir Monakov Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A320-200 1 x Airbus A330-200 1 x Antonov An-12B 1 x Boeing 757-200 1 x Ilyushin Il-76TD 2 x Yakovlev Yak-40 Main base Almaty (ALA)

Berry Aviation (BYA) 1807 Airport Drive, San Marcos, Texas, 78666, USA Tel +1 512 353 2379 Fax +1 512 353 2625 Email [email protected] Website www.berryair.com Date operations started 1983 Description Operates private charter passenger and cargo flights within the USA and abroad. Regular customers include major casinos, governmental agencies, the Department of Defense, private corporations and sports teams. History Established in Austin, Texas with a single twinengined Piper Seneca. Subsequently relocated to the private municipal airport at San Marcos. Executives President.....................................................Harry Berry III VP Operations.................................................. Stan Finch Finance Director............................................ Danny Smith Fleet (orders) 3 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 1 x Cessna 550 3 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 2 x Dornier 328-100 3 x Fairchild Metro II 6 x Fairchild Metro III Main base San Marcos (HYI)

BH Air (BGH) Diakon Ignati 7 Street, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel +359 2 981 0189 Fax +359 2 981 0187 Email [email protected] 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)

Bhoja Air (BHO) 46-K, Block 6, P.E.C.H.S, 74200 Karachi, 74200, Pakistan Tel +92 111 246 247 Fax + 92 21 34529715 Email [email protected] Website www.bhojaair.com.pk Parent organisation/shareholders Bhoja Group (100%) Date operations started 7 November 1993 Description Provides scheduled domestic passenger services from Karachi to Islamabad, Lahore, Multan and Sukkur. History Founded by the Bhoja Group in the summer of 1993. Launched scheduled domestic passenger services linking Karachi, Lahore and Quetta in November 1993 with a single leased Boeing 737-200. Suspended operations in July 2004. Resumed scheduled passenger services connecting Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore in June 2005 with two wetleased Yak-42D aircraft. Expanded the network to include Faislabad, Multan, Peshawar, and Sukkur in 1996, doubling the leased Yak-42 fleet to four. Launched international services from Karachi, Lahore and Multan to Dubai in January 1998. Fell into financial difficulties and voluntarily suspended operations in July 2001. Relaunched scheduled domestic passenger services a second time in March 2012. Executives Chairman............................................. Farook Omar Bhoja Managing Director.........................Mohammed Arshad Jalil Director Finance.............................................. Arif Majeed Fleet (orders) 5 x Boeing 737-200 Main base Karachi (KHI)

Bighorn Airways (BHR) PO Box 4037, Sheridan, Wyoming, 82801-1237, USA Tel +1 307 672 3421 Fax +1 307 672 8580 Email [email protected] Website www.bighornairways.com Parent organisation/shareholders Robert Eisele and P&G Date operations started 1947 Description Operates a domestic charter passenger and cargo service, including on demand services for UPS. Executives President & CEO..........................................Robert Eiseley Fleet (orders) 4 x CASA 212-200 3 x Cessna C340A 1 x Cessna C414A 1 x Cessna Conquest I 1 x Cessna T210N 3 x Dornier 228-200 Main base Sheridan (SHR)

Biman Bangladesh Airlines [BG] (BBC) Biman Bhaban “Balaka”, Zia International Airport, Kurmitola, Dhaka, 1229, Bangladesh Tel +880 2 891 7400 Fax +880 2 891 7472 Email [email protected] Website www.biman-airlines.com

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)

Bimini Island Air (BMY) USA Date operations started June 1993 Date operations ceased 27 June 2011 Founded as an aircraft brokerage company. Expanded its operations in June 1993 to include corporate and pleasure charter services. Its air operator’s certificate was revoked on 27 June 2011 for operating scheduled flights to the Bahamas, despite being licensed only for charter services.

Binter Canarias [NT] (IBB) Canon del Ambar s/n, Edificio BinterCanarias, Paligono Industrial Salientas, Gran Canaria, 35219, Spain Tel +34 928 218 100 Fax +34 928 579 603 Email [email protected] Website www.binternet.com

Parent organisation/shareholders Ilsamar Tenerife (49.81%), Ferma Canarias Eléctrica (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............ José 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 [email protected] 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 operator’s 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)

Blekingeflyg Ronneby flygstation, Pl 2000, 372 92 Ronneby, Sweden Tel +46(0)457-62 99 99 Email [email protected] 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)

Blue Air [0B] (JOR) 5th Floor, Street 71, Buzesti, 013695 Bucharest, Romania Tel +40 21 208 86 02 Fax +40 21 208 8612 Email [email protected] Website www.blueairweb.com

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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)

Blue Dart Aviation [BZ] (BDA) 88/89 Old International Terminal Building, Meenambakkam Airport, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600027, India Tel +91 44 2256 8200 Fax +91 44 2256 8385 Website www.bluedartaviation.com Parent organisation/shareholders Blue Dart Express (Tushar Jani and Khushroo Dubash) (100%) Date operations started 17 June 1996 Description India’s largest express cargo company operating scheduled services from Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai, Kolkata and Delhi as part of an overnight transport/next day delivery express/cargo service. The company also offers air cargo charters, engineering, software development, aviation consultancy and flight handling services. History Subsidiary of Blue Dart Express, which pioneered domestic freighter services within India in June 1996. Executives Managing Director ...............................Tulsi Mirchandaney Chief Financial Officer............................................V N Iyer Head of Flight Operations................................... V S Ashok

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)

Blue Islands [SI] (BCI) Jersey Airport, St Peter, JE3 7BP, Jersey Tel +44 1534 740900 Fax +44 1534 740943 Email [email protected] Website www.blueislands.com Parent organisation/shareholders The Healthspan Group (100%) Date operations started 14 February 2006 Description Blue Islands is the operating name for AirX, which operates scheduled services linking Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney with Geneva and Zurich, as well as flights between the Channel Islands, Southampton and the Isle of Man. Contract and ad hoc charters also offered. History Established in 2001 by Le Cocq’s Stores as Le Cocq’s Airlink. Initially transported perishable goods from Bournemouth to Alderney. Scheduled passenger services were launched on 1 February 2002. The Rockhopper name was adopted on 29 August 2003. On 14 February 2006, the airline operated the first regional service, between the Isle of Man and Jersey, under the new Blue Islands brand name. International services started with the Paris route, followed by Geneva. The Paris route was subsequently dropped, and services to Zurich were launched. Executives Chairman.....................................................Derek Coates General Manager...............................................Rob Veron Operations Manager..................................... John Stretton

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)

Blue Panorama Airlines [BV] (BPA) Viale delle Arti 123, Fiumicino, 00054 Rome, Italy Tel +39 06 6550 8313 Fax +39 06 6550 8767 Email [email protected] Website www.blue-panorama.com Parent organisation/shareholders Distal & Itr Group (66.6%), Franco Pecci (33.4%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Blu-express (100%) Alliances Cubana de Aviacion Date operations started December 1998 Description Private Italian airline operating scheduled and charter flights to various international destinations. History Established by tour operator Astra Travelling. In January 2012 Alitalia announced that it planned to acquire and merge with both Blue Panorama and Sicily-based carrier Wind Jet. Executives Chairman & CEO............................................Franco Pecci General Director..........................................Giancarlo Veni Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-400 2 x Boeing 757-200 4 x Boeing 767-300 1 x Piaggio P180 (4) x Sukhoi SSJ 100-95 Main base Fiumicino (FCO)

Blue Sky (BLM) UI. David Anakht 9/3, 375037 Yerevan, Armenia Tel +374 102 84788 Fax +374 102 84788 Email [email protected] Date operations started 2005 Description Armenian ACMI leasing specialist operating a fleet of Boeing 747-300 (SCD), 747-400, and Airbus A300 family aircraft, all of which are currently flown for Iranian carrier Mahan Air. Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 747-300 Main base Yerevan (EVN)

Blue Wing Airlines (BWI) Zorg en Hoop Airport, Doekhieweg 3, Paramaribo, Surinam Tel +597 434 393 Fax +597 433 909 Email [email protected] Website www.bluewingairlines.com Date operations started 2004 Description Operates charter and scheduled services from Paramaribo to destinations in the Caribbean region. Executives President................................................ Amichand Jhauw VP Operations............................................Soejijar Verkuijl Fleet (orders) 2 x Cessna CE208 2 x Cessna U206G 2 x DHC6-200 1 x Reims F406 Main base Paramaribo (ORG)

Blue1 [KF] (BLF) PO Box 168, Vantaa, 01531 Helsinki, Finland Tel +358 20 58 56000 Fax +358 20 58 56001 Email [email protected] Website www.blue1.com Parent organisation/shareholders SAS Group (100%) Alliances Star Alliance, Luxair, SAS Cargo Date operations started 1988 Description Regional airline feeding traffic into the SAS system via Stockholm and Copenhagen from cities in Finland. Scheduled routes are also operated to 17 European destinations, including seasonal services to Biarritz, Split and Dubrovnik. History Formed as Air Botnia. The airline was purchased by Scandinavian Airlines in January 1998. In January 2004 the airline was re-branded as Blue1 and joined Star Alliance as the first regional member in November. In 2006 Blue 1 opened up new routes to 11 European destinations. Became a full member of the Star Alliance On 1 January 2010 with the abolition of the regional member classification. Employees total 408 Executives Chairman....................................................Gunnar Reitan President & CEO..................................... Stefan Wentjaervi VP Operations...............................................Jakko Schildt Fleet (orders) 9 x Boeing 717-200 Main base Helsinki (HEL)

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Bluebird Airways [BZ] (BBG) Heraklion International Airport, PO Box BBG, 731 00 Heraklion, Greece Tel +30 281 022 4451 /86 Fax +302810224452 Email [email protected] Website www.bluebirdair.gr Date operations started August 2010 Description Private start-up airline operating scheduled domestic passenger services from Heraklion to destinations including Corfu, Rhodes and Thessaloniki. International routes include Heraklion-Moscow Domodedovo. Charter flights are also operated. History Launched services in August 2010, initially using aircraft wet-leased from Heraklion-based Sky Express, but took delivery of its first aircraft in October 2010. Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-400 Main base Heraklion (HER)

Bluebird Aviation (BBZ) PO Box 52382, Hangar 23, Wilson Airport, Nairobi, 00200, Kenya Tel +254 20 602 338 Fax +254 20 602 337 Email [email protected] Website www.bluebirdaviation.com

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)

Bluebird Cargo [1B] (BBD) Lyngháls 4, 110 Reykjavik, Iceland Tel +354 420 0200 Fax +354 420 0202 Email [email protected] Website www.bluebirdcargo.com Parent organisation/shareholders Íslandsbanki hf. (100%) Date operations started 25 March 2001 Description Operates cargo services to and from Iceland and within Europe on scheduled/contract abd charter basis. History Founded by a group of Icelandic investors with backgrounds in aviation. US authorities granted Bluebird permission to operate transatlantic services in 2004. Acquired by FL Group in August 2005. Acquired by Icelandair Group in 2006. Islandsbanki completed the acquisition of Icelandair Group’s 100% shareholding in February 2011. Executives Managing Director...................................... Skuli Skulason Director of Finance ...............................Baldur Haraldsson Operations Director ................................. Bjarki Sigfusson Fleet (orders) 6 x Boeing 737-300 1 x Boeing 737-400 Main base Reykjavik (KEF) Hubs Milano – Linate (LIN), Cologne/Bonn (CGN)

Blu-express [BV] (BPA) Viale delle Arti, 123 Pal. D, Fiumicino, 00054 Rome, Italy Email [email protected] Website www.blu-express.com Parent organisation/shareholders Blue Panorama Airlines (100%) Date operations started 21 November 2005 Description Low-cost arm of Blue Panorama Airlines, operating from Rome Fiumicino airport to around 20 destinations in Europe, and from Milan to Istanbul. Seasonal services also link the two main airports in Italy with holiday destinations in the Mediterranean. Executives Chairman.......................................................Franco Pecci General Manager ........................................Giancarlo Veni Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-300 2 x Boeing 737-400 Main base Fiumicino (FCO)

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bmi regional [BD] (BMR) Aberdeen Airport East, Wellheads Drive, Dyce, Aberdeen, AB21 7EU, UK Tel +44 1224 401900 Fax +44 1224 770141 Website www.flybmi.com Parent organisation/shareholders British Midland International BMI (100%) Date operations started August 1987 Description Wholly-owned subsidiary of BMI, operating scheduled passenger services from regional airports including Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Manchester and East Midlands to more than a dozen destinations, mainly in the UK, and from UK regional airports to destinations in Europe. Ad hoc charters are also offered. History Originally known as British Midland Commuter, and rebranded in May 2001. On 1 November 2009 parent BMI became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lufthansa, through LHBD Holding, a UK holding company. Executives Accountable Manager...................................... Paul Alcock Business Director...................................... Steven Griffiths Fleet (orders) 4 x Embraer ERJ-135ER 13 x Embraer ERJ-145EP 1 x Embraer ERJ-145EU 1 x Embraer ERJ-145MP Main base Aberdeen (ABZ) Hubs Glasgow (GLA), East Midlands (EMA), Edinburgh (EDI), Leeds/Bradford (LBA)

bmibaby [WW] (BMI) Tiny Town, Beverley Road, East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Derbyshire, DE74 2SA, UK Tel +44 1332 854000 Fax +44 1332 854979 Email [email protected] Website www.bmibaby.com Parent organisation/shareholders British Midland International BMI (100%) Date operations started 20 March 2002 Description Low-cost subsidiary of British Midland, operating domestic scheduled services linking UK destinations and Jersey from hubs at East Midlands, Birmingham and Belfast, as well as international services to European destinations. History Began operations with a flight between East Midlands and Malaga in March 2002. Introduced services from a new hub at Cardiff in November 2002. Opened a third base at Manchester in May 2003 and a fourth, at Durham Tees Valley, in October 2003. Began flying under its own air operator’s certificate on 15 March 2004. Birmingham became the fifth base in January 2005. The base at Durham Tees Valley was closed in October 2006. On 1 November 2009 parent BMI became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lufthansa, through LHBD Holding, a UK holding company. Operations from the hubs at Cardiff and Manchester airports were discontinued at the end of the summer season in October 2011. Operated its inaugural flight from its new base at Belfast City Airport to Geneva on 19 December 2011. Executives Managing Director............................................ Julian Carr Chief Financial Officer.................................Simone Menne Operations Director ....................................Peter Durnford Fleet (orders) 12 x Boeing 737-300 2 x Boeing 737-500 Main base Donington (EMA), Birmingham (BHX) Hubs Belfast (BHD)

BoA-Boliviana de Aviacion [OB] (BOV) Calle Jordán #202, esq. Nataniel Aguirre, Cochabamba, Bolivia Tel +591 414 0873 Fax +591 411 4643 Email [email protected] Website www.boa.gov.bo Parent organisation/shareholders Ministry of Works, Services & Housing (100%) Date operations started 29 March 2009 Description Bolivian flag carrier linking the cities of La Paz, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Sucre, Tarija and Cobija. Also provides an international connection to Buenos Aires. History Established by the Bolivian government to replace the defunct former flag carrier Lloyd Aero Boliviano. Executives General Manager ........................................ Ronald Casso

Fleet (orders) 6 x Boeing 737-300 Main base Cochabamba (CBB) Hubs Santa Cruz de la Sierra (VVI)

BoraJet [BJ] (BRJ) IDRM Blokari A-3, Blok Kat 5, Yesillkoy, 34149 Istanbul, Turkey Tel +90 212 465 2878 Fax +90 212 465 2882 Email [email protected] Website www.borajet.aero Parent organisation/shareholders Privately-owned (100%) Alliances Anadolu Jet Date operations started May 2010 Description Istanbul Ataturk-based airline operating scheduled domestic passenger services. History Established as Bora Jet Exclusive Charter in 2008. Awarded a regional air operations licence and began regular operations in May 2010. Initially linked 11 destinations with a fleet of four ATR72-500s. On 20 December 2010 the airline began operating domestic wet-lease services on behalf of Anadolu Jet using two of its ATR72 aircraft. Executives General Manager............................................. Kadir Peker Fleet (orders) 3 x ATR 72-500 1 x Bombardier Global Express Main base Istanbul IST Hubs Antalya (AYT), Ankara (ANK)

BQB Lineas Aereas (BQB) Rambla Baltasar, Brum 2965 Esq. 12 de Diciembre, Montevideo, Uruguay Tel +598 2 208 84 76 Fax +598 2 208 84 76 Int 1515 Email [email protected] Website www.flybqb.com Parent organisation/shareholders Privately-owned (100%) Date operations started 14 May 2010 Description Uruguayan carrier operating domestic services to 12 regional destinations in Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, from its base at neighbouring Buenos Aires. History Established by the Argentine/Uruguayan Lopez Mena family. The airline’s branding reflects the family’s existing Buquebus Turismo coach and ferry company. Executives Chief Executive Officer..........................Juan Patricio Lopez Fleet (orders) 2 x ATR 72-500 Main base Buenos Aires (AEP)

Brindabella Airlines [FQ] 5 Rayner Road, Canberra Airport, Fyshwick, Australian Capital Territories, Canberra, Victoria, 2609, Australia Tel +61 2 6200 0670 Fax +61 2 6200 0699 Email [email protected] Website www.brindabella-airlinescom.au

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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Brit Air [DB] (BZH) Aeroport, CS 27925, 29679 Morlaix, France Tel +33 2 9863 1022 Fax +33 2 9862 7766 Website www.britair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Air France (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Airlinair (19.5%) Alliances Air France, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Date operations started 1975 Description Regional carrier operating scheduled services within France and to other European countries as an Air France franchise. History Founded to provide a customised air service for business executives from western France. Introduced regular flights to London Gatwick in 1979. Signed a franchising agreement with Air France Europe on 1 December 1995 and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air France in October 2000. Became a launch customer for the Bombardier CRJ 1000 when it placed a firm order for eight on 19 February 2007, with options on a further eight. Executives Chairman & CEO..........................................Marc Lamidey Managing Director....................................Alain Huberdeau General Manager.......................................... Alain Brothier Fleet (orders) 13 x Bombardier CRJ-100 11 (3) x Bombardier CRJ-1000 15 x Bombardier CRJ-700 Main base Morlaix (MXN) Hubs Lyon (LYS), Paris Orly (ORY)

British Airways [BA] (BAW) PO Box 365, Harmondsworth, West Drayton, Middlesex, UB7 0GB, UK Tel +44 20 8738 5050 Fax +44 20 8738 9947 Email [email protected] Website www.ba.com Parent organisation/shareholders International Airlines Group (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Comair (18%), Flybe (15%), Iberia (10%), OpenSkies (100%), BA CityFlyer (100%) Alliances Oneworld, Aer Lingus, airberlin, American Eagle Airlines, Cargojet Airways, Caribbean Airlines, Comair, Flybe, Kingfisher Airlines, Loganair, Meridiana fly, SUN-AIR of Scandinavia, TAAG Angola Airlines, Tampa Cargo, WestJet Airlines Date operations started 25 August 1919 Description UK flag carrier and one of the world’s leading airlines, operating services to around 160 destinations worldwide. 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. Together with Spanish flag carrier Iberia, British Airways makes up the International Airlines Group (IAG), in which it is the senior partner. History Traces its history back to 25 August 1919 and the world’s first daily international scheduled air service between London and Paris. On 31 March 1924 a merger between four airlines created Imperial Airways, which developed its Empire routes to Australia and also deep into Africa. The 1939 nationalisation and amalgamation of Imperial Airways with British Airways (a company created through the 1935 merger of a number of smaller UK air carriers) created British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC). Post-war continental European and domestic flights were flown by a new airline: British European Airways (BEA). In 1972 BOAC and BEA were combined, becoming British Airways (BA) in 1974. Privatised in February 1987. Concluded the takeover of Britain’s second-force airline, British Caledonian, in April 1988. In 1992, BA acquired an initial 49.9% holding in France’s leading independent carrier, TAT European Airlines, which was increased to 100% in 1996. BA later withdraw completely from French domestic operations. BA also acquired 49% of Friedrichshafen-based regional carrier Delta Air Regionalflug in early 1992, renaming the carrier as Deutsche BA in March 1992. In 1993, BA acquired a 25% stake in Australian flag carrier Qantas for £290 million. In January 1993, BA had also formed an alliance with US Airways, purchasing a 24.6% stake in the Charlotte-based carrier for $300 million. Following a court battle BA parted with the US carrier in 1996, after it announced its intention of forming a partnership with American Airlines. BA then divested its interests in US Airways and the codeshare

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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 España in March 2000, as part of the Spanish airline’s 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 Iberia’s 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)

British Gulf International (BGI) Basing PO Box 7759, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Tel +971 6 557 0316 Fax +971 6 557 0589 Email [email protected] Website www.britishgulf.com Parent organisation/shareholders Igor Bakhmutov (100%) Date operations started 2001 Description Cargo airline operating between Sharjah and Dubai and countries in the Arabian Gulf and elsewhere in the Middle East. Regular destinations include Djibouti, Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Kuwait and Qatar. The airline also offers ad hoc charter and ACMI services. History Established in São Tome and Principe in 2000. In 2002 the company’s activities were redirected to also encompass the Middle East. Executives President.................................................. Igor Bakhmutov Finance Director................................. Svetlana Yaropolova General Manager Operations..................... Andrei Khambov Fleet (orders) 1 x Antonov An-12B Main base Sharjah (SHJ) Hubs Dubai (DXB)

British Midland International BMI [BD] (BMA) Donington Hall, Castle Donington, East Midlands, Derby, DE74 2SB, UK Tel +44 1332 854000 Fax +44 1332 854662 Email [email protected] Website www.flybmi.com Parent organisation/shareholders Lufthansa (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings BMI regional (100%), bmibaby (100%) Alliances Star Alliance, Air India, Air Malta, Azerbaijan Airlines, bmibaby, Etihad Airways, Gulf Air, Jet Airways, Jet Airways Konnect, Lufthansa Italia, Luxair, Malaysia Airlines, Oman Air, Qatar Airways, SriLankan Airlines, Transaero Airlines, Ukraine International Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways Date operations started 1953 Description The UK’s second-largest scheduled airline, serving destinations in the UK, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, central Asia and the USA from London Heathrow. History Established in 1938 at the then Derby Airport in Burnaston, as a reserve flying school operating on behalf of the Royal Air Force under the name Air Schools. Became Derby Aviation in 1949 and Derby Airways in 1958. The British Midland Airways name was adopted on 1 October 1964. Acquired by Minster Assets, an investment and banking group, in 1968. Was briefly merged with another Minster-owned carrier, Manston-based Invicta Airways, in February 1969, as part of Air Britain. The merger was shortlived, as in July 1969 Invicta was sold back to its founder, Hugh Kennard, becoming Invicta Air Cargo. In 1978 a management buyout took place. Airlines of Britain Holdings (ABH) was formed in March 1987 as a holding company for British Midland and British Midland Aviation Services. In 1988 SAS acquired 40% of ABH and in 1997, ABH became British Midland. In 1999 Lufthansa acquired 20% of BMI’s equity from Star Alliance partner SAS. British Midland joined the Star Alliance on 1 July 2000 and rebranded BMI British Midland in February 2001 In May 2001 the airline commenced transatlantic services to the USA with a service from Manchester to Washington Dulles. Lufthansa increased its stake in BMI to 30% in November 2002 by acquiring 10% from the BBW Partnership, and acquired full control with effect from 1 November 2009. In 2003, the carrier’s brand was shortened to BMI. Later that month the airline announced a restructuring, giving up unprofitable routes and all long-haul services, reducing the fleet and concentrating in future on European, Central Asian and Middle Eastern services. In December 2010 the airline introduced a modified logo and the adoption of the name British Midland International, although the short form, BMI, was retained. On 28 October 2011, BMI confirmed advanced discussions for the sale of BMI Regional to a UK-based investor group. Employees total 3,984 Executives Chief Executive Officer...................Wolfgang Prock-Schauer Chief Operations Officer.....................................Alex Grant Chief Financial Officer ................................Simone Menne Managing Director ........................................Dominic Paul Fleet (orders) 11 x Airbus A319-100 7 x Airbus A320-200 7 x Airbus A321-200 2 x Airbus A330-200 1 x Beech Baron 58 Main base London Heathrow (LHR) Hubs Manchester (MAN)

Brussels Airlines [SN] (BEL) B. House, Brussels Airport Building 26, Ringbaan, 1831 Diegem, Belgium Tel +32 2 754 1900 Fax +32 2 754 1910 Website www.brusselsairlines.com Parent organisation/shareholders SN Air Holding (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Korongo (38.5%) Alliances Air Astana, Air Dolomiti, Air India, Air Malta, Air Uganda, airBaltic, American Airlines, Cargojet Airways, Cirrus Airlines, Condor, Cyprus Airways, Estonian Air, Etihad Airways, germanwings, Hainan Airlines, Jat Airways, Jet Airways, Lufthansa Italia, Luxair, Malmo Aviation, OLT Express, Royal Air Maroc, Rwandair, S7 Airlines, TAAG Angola Airlines, Ukraine International Airlines Date operations started 25 March 2007

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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 Sabena’s wholly-owned regional subsidiary. After Sabena’s demise in November 2001, DAT took over some of its former owner’s routes, beginning independent operations on 10 November 2001. DAT rebranded as SN Brussels Airlines on 15 February 2002, and developed into Belgium’s largest full-service airline. In October 2004 SN Brussels Airlines absorbed Birdy Airlines (founded 2002), which had been operating SNBA’s 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)

Buddha Air [U4] (BHA) Jawalakhel Lalitpur, GPO Box 2167, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel +977 1 552 1015 Fax +977 1 553 7726 Email [email protected] Website www.buddhaair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Privately held (100%) Date operations started October 1997 Description Operates domestic services and a single international service to the Indian city of Lucknow, flying principally in support of Nepal’s tourism industry. History Started operations with a single new Beech 1900D. Executives Chairman................................................ Surendra Basnet Managing Director..................................... Birenda Basnet Head of Operations .................................. Suvarna Kharel Fleet (orders) 3 x ATR 42-300 2 x ATR 72-500 3 x Beech 1900D Main base Kathmandu (KTM)

Buffalo Airways [J4] (BFL) 1000 Buffalo Drive, Hay River, X0E 0R9, Canada Tel +1 867 873 6112 Fax +1 867 874 3572 Email [email protected] Website www.buffaloairways.com Description Provides scheduled passenger services between Yellowknife and Hay River, as well as cargo and passenger charters, fire fighting, pollution/pest control and aerial tanker and firefighting services with a mixed fleet of mainly piston engine transports and light aircraft. Executives President...................................................... Joe McBryan Director of Flight Operations.......................... Mike Handley

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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)

Bukovyna Airlines [BQ] (BKV) 30 Chkalova Street, Chernovtsy, 58009, Ukraine Tel +380 372 243 211 Fax +380 372 243 214 Email [email protected] Date operations started 1992 Description Provides charter and wet-leasing services. History Established as Chernovtsy Aviation Enterprise. Received its first western-built equipment, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, in September 2008. Executives Chairman....................................................... Robert Lljuk Flight Operations Director .......................... Yuriy Poplavskiy Finance Manager ......................................... Larisa Korbut Fleet (orders) 9 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 3 x Boeing MD-88 Main base Chernovtsy (CWC)

Bulgaria Air [FB] (LZB) Boulevard Bruksel 1, Sofia Airport, 1540 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel +359 2 402 0306 Fax +359 2 937 3254 Email [email protected] Website www.air.bg Parent organisation/shareholders Balkan Aviation Group (BAG) (99.99%), Bulgarian government (0.01%) Alliances Aeroflot Russian Airlines, AeroSvit Airlines, Air France, Alitalia, Austrian, CSA Czech Airlines, Iberia, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, S7 Airlines, Tarom Date operations started 4 December 2002 Description National flag carrier, operating scheduled services linking Sofia with Bourgas and Varna, in addition to international services to 28 destinations in Europe and the Middle East. Also operates charter services to over 80 destinations in Europe, Africa and Asia in conjunction with more than 60 tour operators and travel companies. Also offers wet-leasing services to other carriers. History Balkan Air Tour took over responsibility for flights from the collapsed national carrier Balkan Bulgarian Airlines. In 2003 Balkan Air Tour was rebranded Bulgaria Air. A privatisation process initiated in July 2006 culminated in the Balkan Hemus Group acquiring Bulgaria Air in November 2006. In July 2007 a merger was announced of Bulgaria Air with both Hemus Air and Viaggio Air into what became the Balkan Aviation Group, owned by Chimimport. Viaggio Air was subsequently wound up. Executives Executive Director . .................................... George Yankov Finance Manager..........................................Yonka Kogova

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)

Bulgarian Air Charter [1T] (BUC) Pavel Krasov Str 35, 1138 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel +359 2 978 7676 Fax +359 2 978 4244 Email [email protected] Website www.bulgarianaircharter.com Parent organisation/shareholders Aviation Service Group (100%) Date operations started 14 December 2000 Description Operates charter services for tour operators between points in Europe and the Bulgarian cities of Plovdiv, Sofia and Varna.

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)

Bural [U4] (BUN) Respublika Buryatiya, Airport 10, Ulan-Ude, 670018, Russia Tel +7 3012 22 7137 Fax +7 3012 22 7965 Email [email protected] Parent organisation/shareholders Unspecified investors (90%), government of Russia (10%) Date operations started 1993 Description Operates trunk and regional passenger service. History Formerly known as Buryatia-Buryat Airlines JSC and Ulan Ude Air Enterprise. Executives General Director..........................................Tamara Pavina Chief Accountant......................................Galina Smirnova

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)

Buraq Air [UZ] (BRQ) Mitiga International Airport, PO Box 93149, Tripoli, Libya Tel +218 21 3500821 Fax +218 21 3500949 Email [email protected] Website www.buraqair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Privately held (100%) Date operations started 15 November 2001 Description Operates scheduled services linking Tripoli with Benghazi and four other domestic destinations, as well as international services to three cities in Morocco, Syria and Turkey. Also offers passenger and cargo charter services, and flights for the oil industry in a joint venture with CHC. History Founded as the first private airline in Libya. Executives President................................................ Marwan Bobaida Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-400 1 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Tripoli TIP

Business Air [8B] (BCC) Room G1-022, Level 1, Concourse G, Suvarnabhumi International Airport, 999 Nong Prue, Bangphli, Samutprakan, 10540, Thailand Tel +66 2134 6036 Email [email protected] Website businessaircenter.net

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)

Business Aviation Center (BCV) Povitroflotsky Ave 92, Office 420, Kiev, 03151, Ukraine Tel +380 44 496 3670 Fax +380 44 496 3674 Email [email protected] Website www.airtaxi.ua Parent organisation/shareholders Yuriy Grebionkin (100%) Date operations started 2003 Description Charter/air-taxi services in CIS, Europe, and Asia. History Began as a Let L-410 charter agency. Executives Director General....................................... Yuriy Grebionkin Fleet (orders) 1 x Let L-410UVP-E 1 x Beechcraft Premier Main base Kiev (KBP) Hubs Kiev (IEV)

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C 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)

CAA-Compagnie Africaine d’Aviation Route des Poids Lourds 1, Limete, Kinshasa, Congo (Democratic Republic) Tel +243 99 590 39 00 Email [email protected] Website www.caacongo.com Alliances Air Kasai Date operations started 26 December 1992 Description Operates passenger and cargo flights linking Kinshasa N’djili Airport with over 30 destinations throughout the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The new African international route to Entebbe, Uganda was the first of eight planned for launch in 2011. All airlines in the DRC are banned from operating in the EU due to safety concerns. History Established by GAP Holding company in 1991 to ferry group personnel across the DRC. Introduced commercial operations in December 1992. Executives Chief Executive Officer................................. David Blattner Deputy Director General............................ Basile Malamas Fleet (orders) 3 x Airbus A320-200 1 x Fokker 100 4 x Fokker 50 Main base Kinshasa (FIH)

Cairo Aviation (CCE) 6A, Moustafa Reffat Street, Sheraton, Cairo, Egypt Tel +20 2 2266 6458 Fax +20 2 2266 6461 Email [email protected] Website www.cairoaviation.com Date operations started November 1998 Description Provides charter flights primarily to destinations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Sometimes operates scheduled flights on behalf on national carrier EgyptAir. History Established in 1997 as Air Cairo by Dr Ibrahim Kamel’s Kato Group, in conjunction with a consortium of Egyptian travel agents, to operate inclusive tours within Egypt and to Europe and Africa. In 2003 Egyptair acquired 100% of Air Cairo and the existing Tupolev fleet, and operations were then transferred to a new company, Cairo Aviation, which is now owned by the Kato Group and Egyptair. Executives Chairman.............................................. Hani El Ghamrawy Fleet (orders) 1 x Tupolev Tu-204-120 1 x Tupolev Tu-204-120C Main base Cairo (CAI)

CAL Cargo Air Lines [5C] (ICL) PO Box 271, 1 Hayarden Street, Ben Gurion Airport, 70100 Tel Aviv, Israel Tel +972 3977 9999 Fax +972 3973 1320 Email [email protected] Website www.cal.co.il Parent organisation/shareholders Plants Production and Marketing Board, Group led by Yarom Osen and Ofer Gilboa

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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)

California Pacific Airlines 5670 El Camino Real, Suite D, Carlsbad, California, CA 92011, USA Tel +1 760 710 4404 Email [email protected] Website www.flycpair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Theodore L Vallas (100%) Description Start-up domestic carrier planning to link Carlsbad with six cities in California, Arizona and Nevada. Planned initial equipment is five Embraer 170 regional jets. History Established in 2010 by Ted Vallas, founder and former owner of Air Resorts. Executives Chairman & CEO............................................... Ted Vallas President & COO................................................Bud Sittig Chief Financial Officer................................Steve Lupinacci Main base Carlsbad (CLD)

Calima Aviacion (CMV) Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria, Terminal Interislas, Apdo Correos 93, Sucursal 1, Las Palmas, Islas Canarias, 35230 Telde, Spain Tel +34 928 706 021 Fax +34 928 575 162 Email [email protected] Website www.calima.aero

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)

Calm Air [MO] (CAV) 90 Thompson Drive, Thompson, Manitoba, R8N 1Y8, Canada Tel +1 204 778 6471 Fax +1 204 778 6954 Email [email protected] Website www.calmair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Privately owned (100%) Alliances Canadian North Date operations started 1962 Description Operates passenger services in northern Manitoba and the Kivalliq district of the Nunavut Territories. Charter and freight work is also undertaken. History Founded by Arnold Morberg and his wife as a charter service in northern Saskatchewan. In 1976 Calm Air took over the Transair passenger service in Nunavut. Canadian Airlines acquired a 45% holding in 1987 and began operating as a Canadian partner after this shareholding passed to Canadian Regional Airlines. Following Canadian’s collapse in 1999, Calm Air’s ownership reverted to being entirely privately held. Executives President.................................................Gary Beaurivage Controller.................................................. Greg Pennicook Fleet (orders) 5 x ATR 42-300 2 x ATR 72-200 1 x BAe 748-2 1 x Hawker Siddeley 748-2 6 x Saab 340B Main base Thompson (YTH) Hubs Churchill (YYQ), Winnipeg (YWG)

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Camair [QC] (UYC) Boulevard de la Liberté, PO Box 4852, Douala, Cameroon Tel +237 33 55 50 55 Email [email protected] Website www.camair-co.cm Parent organisation/shareholders Government of the Republic of Cameroon (100%) Date operations started 28 March 2011 Description Government-owned flag carrier operating domestic schedules, regional routes to Ndjaména, Libreville and Lagos and an international service from Douala to Paris, via Yaoundé. History Created by government decree in September 2006, as a precursor to establishing a new flag carrier – two years before the official liquidation of the previous national carrier, Cameroon Airlines. Executives Chief Executive Officer.....................................Alex van Elk Deputy Managing Director.............Emmanuel Mbozo’o Ndo Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-700 1 x Boeing 767-300 Main base Douala (DLA)

Cambodia Angkor Air [K6] (VAV) No 41, 214 Street, Samdech Pan, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Tel +855 23 666 6786 Email [email protected] Website www.cambodiaangkorair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Cambodian government (51%), Vietnam Airlines (49%) Alliances Vietnam Airlines Date operations started 27 July 2009 Description Cambodia’s national flag carrier, operating scheduled regional services linking Siem Reap to Phnom Penh and Ho Chi Min City. All services are operated under a codeshare with Vietnam Airlines. Plans call for domestic services and direct flights to South Korea, China and Japan. History Established through a memorandum of understanding signed by the Cambodian government on 23 November 2007 with two multi-industry Indonesian companies, the Rajawali Group and PT Ancora International. The Cambodian government took a 51% shareholding, while deriving 30% of the proceeds from the joint venture. Vietnam Airlines acquired the 49% shareholding previously held by the Indonesian companies in 2009. Executives Chairman & CEO.....................................Trinh Ngoc Thanh Chief Operation Officer..............................Nguyen Anh Duc Fleet (orders) 2 x ATR 72-500 Main base Phnom Penh (PNH) Hubs Siem Reap (REP)

Canadian North [5T] (ANX) 5201 50th Avenue, Suite 300, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, X1A 3S9, Canada Tel +1 867 669 4000 Fax +1 867 669 4040 Email [email protected] Website www.canadiannorth.com Parent organisation/shareholders NorTerra Inc (100%) Alliances Calm Air, Cargojet Airways, Kivalliq Air Description Operates scheduled passenger services to communities in the Northwest and the territory of Nunavut. Southern gateways include Ottawa and Edmonton. History Established to focus on the air transport needs of northern Canadian communities. Canadian North was purchased from Canadian Airlines in September 1998 by NorTerra, a 100% northern aboriginal-owned holding company. Executives President.......................................................Tracy Medve Fleet (orders) 8 x Boeing 737-200 3 x Boeing 737-300 3 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 Main base Yellowknife (YZF)

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 [email protected] 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)

CanJet Airlines [C6] (CJA) 677 Barnes Road, PO Box 980, Enfield, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia, B2T 1K6, Canada Tel +1 902 873 7800 Fax +1 902 873 6580 Website www.canjet.com Parent organisation/shareholders IMP Group International (100%) Date operations started 5 September 2000 Description Provides full-service contract and ad hoc charter flights throughout North America. History First launched in 2000 as a division of IMP Group Limited, CanJet merged with Canada 3000 in May 2001. With the closure of Canada 3000 in late 2001, CanJet was relaunched in June 2002. On 10 September 2006 CanJet withdrew from scheduled services, which had served 15 destinations in Canada and Florida, citing increased costs and competitive pressures. In February 2010 Canjet and Transat signed a five year deal under which Transat would utilise Canjet’s 737 services to around 20 “sun” destinations. Executives Chairman.................................................Kenneth C Rowe Director Flight Operations.........................Michael Zorychta President & CEO.........................................Kent Woodside Fleet (orders) 9 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Halifax (YHZ)

Cape Air [9K] (KAP) Barnstable Municipal Airport, 660 Barnstable Road, Hyannis, Massachusetts, 02601, USA Tel +1 508 771 6944 Fax +1 508 775 8815 Website www.capeair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Hyannis Air Service (100%) Alliances American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways Date operations started 1989 Description Operates scheduled passenger flights in Cape Cod and the islands, Florida and the Caribbean, including the US Virgin Islands. Flights between Hyannis and Nantucket are flown under the Nantucket Airlines name. Also operates as United Express in Micronesia, linking Guam, Rota and Saipan, and in the Caribbean, Florida and the US Midwest. History Launched operations with a service between Boston and Provincetown. Continental Connection flights between South Florida and the Keys were introduced in 1993. Further Continental Connection operations were launched in the

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)

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)

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Capital Airlines [JD] (CBJ)

Alia Building 4th Floor, Jl. M.I.Ridwan Rais No. 10-18, Gambir, Jakarta, 19110, Indonesia Tel +62 21 3867666 Fax +62 21 3867665 Email [email protected] Website www.cardigair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Investor group led by Boyke Soebroto, PT Cardig International Date operations started January 2009 Description Cargo airline specialising in time-definite, airportto-airport scheduled freight service, connecting major cargo markets in Indonesia and Asia. Also offers inclusive charters and ACMI contracts. History Established in 1998 as a joint venture between UPS and PT Cardig International to provide scheduled domestic and regional cargo services. In July 2008, a group of investors led by company CEO Boyke Soebroto acquired a majority shareholding. PT Cardig International retained a minority shareholding. In April 2011, Cardig Air was one of four Indonesian cargo airlines removed from the European Union’s list of banned carriers. Executives Chief Executive Officer ..............................Boyke Soebroto Chief Finance Officer . ...........Husein Paolo Kartadjoemena Chief Operation Officer .................................... Resdi Triadi Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-300 Main base Jakarta (CGK)

3 Capital Airlines Building, Huo Yun Bei Road, Beijing, 100027, China Tel +86 10 6961 5555 Fax +86 10 6961 5555 Email [email protected] Website www.capitalairlines.com.cn Parent organisation/shareholders HNA Group (70%), Beijing Tourism Group (BTG) (30%) Date operations started 4 May 2010 Description Operates scheduled domestic services across China from bases at Beijing, Guangzhou, Xi’an and Sanya. Limited international routes are also served, initially to Mongolia. The airline is the only corporate and leisure charter flight operator in China. History Originally established as Deer Jet by Hainan Aviation Holding. In October 2006 Deer Air was created as the low-cost carrier arm of Deer Jet, while Deer Jet continued to operate the corporate executive jet fleet. In May 2010 Deer Jet was spilt into two companies. Deer Jet continued to operate charter services, while a new company, Capital Airlines, began operating scheduled passenger flights. Executives Deputy Chairman.............................................Ming Bo Hu Chief Executive Officer............................................ Jun Xu General Control Officer .................................. Zhi Qun Ning Fleet (orders) 25 x Airbus A319-100 10 x Airbus A320-200 2 x Boeing 737-300 1 x Gulfstream G400 4 x Gulfstream G550 1 x Hawker Beechcraft Hawker 4 1 x Hawker Beechcraft Hawker 9 Main base Beijing (PEK) Hubs Guangzhou (CAN), Xi’an (XIY), Sanya (SYX)

Cargo Air (VEA) 1 Brussels Blvd, Sofia Airport, 1540 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel +359 2 8144 550 Fax +359 2 945 9076 Email [email protected] Website www.cargoair.bg Parent organisation/shareholders Petar Cenkov (65%), Ivan Ivanov (35%) Date operations started November 1998 Description Operates ad hoc cargo charter services throughout Europe, the Middle East and CIS. Also operates contact cargo charters for TNT Airways. History Founded as Vega Airlines in Plovdiv on 4 July 1997. The airline was re-established under the new name of Cargo Air on 26 October 2007 and received its new air operator’s certificate on 9 September 2008. It resumed operations with a charter service between Hanover and Kogalniceanu in Romania on 15 September 2008. Introduced contact cargo charters for TNT Airways in Jul 2009. Executives Managing Director............................................Ivan Ivanov Operations Director............................... Konstantin Taskov Finance Manager ......................................Anelia Angelova Commercial Director.......................................Angel Petrov Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-300 Main base Sofia (SOF)

Capital Cargo International Airlines [PT] (CCI) 7100 TPC Drive, Suite 200, Orlando, Florida, 32822, USA Tel +1 407 855 2004 Fax +1 407 855 6620 Email [email protected] Website www.capitalcargo.com Parent organisation/shareholders Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) (100%) Date operations started April 1996 Description Provides on-demand and wet-lease charters.

CARGO airways international (TNF)

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Bonapriso, Lieu dit Asecna III, Douala, Cameroon Tel +237 331 52254 Fax +237 331 52258 Email [email protected] Website www.cargo-airways.com Parent organisation/shareholders Agur Invest, Cargoleasing (Luxembourg), Jean Bidegain, Jean-Christophe Berrouet Date operations started 4 March 2010 Description Cargo airline operating scheduled flights linking Douala with major cities throughout Francophone Africa, using a single, wet-leased Boeing 737-200 freighter. Charter services are also offered. Main base Douala (DLA)

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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 Belém. 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 operator’s 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.

Cargojet Airways [W8] (CJT) 350 Britannia Road East, Units 5 & 6, Mississauga, Toronto, Ontario, L4Z 1X9, Canada Tel +1 905 501 7373 Fax +1 905 501 9494 Email [email protected] Website www.cargojet.com Parent organisation/shareholders Cargojet Income Fund (public) (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Prince Edward Air (100%), Starjet (100%), Winnport Logistics (100%) Alliances Air France, Air India, Air New Zealand, Air North, Air Transat, Alitalia, Amerijet International, Asiana Airlines, British Airways, Brussels Airlines, Canadian North, China Airlines, CSA Czech Airlines, Etihad Crystal Cargo, EVA Air, Japan Airlines, Jet Airways, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Korean Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa Cargo, Pacific Coastal Airlines, Royal Air Maroc, Royal Jordanian Airlines, SAS Cargo, SATA International, Singapore Airlines Cargo, Swiss, Varig Log Date operations started June 2002 Description Operates both Canada-wide and on international cargo networks. Also offers full aircraft charters. Small aircraft are used on Ontario Regional and Eastern Canada Regional networks under the Cargojet Regional banner. History Formerly Canada 3000 Cargo. Ajay Virmani acquired 50% of Canada 3000 Cargo in July 2001 and purchased the other half in February 2002. The name change came into effect on 22 February 2002. In July 2002 it acquired Winnport Logistics. Cargojet Regional was a subsidiary company created following the acquisition of the cargo business of Georgian Express. It began operating on 2 October 2007, but was sold to SkyLink Aviation on 14 July 2010. Executives President & CEO............................................. Ajay Virmani Chief Financial Officer ........................................ John Kim SVP Airways Division......................................Alan Pidgeon Fleet (orders) 8 x Boeing 727-200 1 x Boeing 757-200 2 x Boeing 767-200 Main base Toronto Pearson (YYZ)

Cargolux [CV] (CLX) Luxembourg Airport, L-2990 Luxembourg Tel +352 4211 1 Fax +352 435446 Email [email protected] Website www.cargolux.com Parent organisation/shareholders Luxair (43.3%), Qatar Airways (35%), Banque et Caisse d’Epargne state (10.9%), Societe Nationale de Credit et d’Investissement (10.7%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Cargolux Italia (40%) Alliances Coyne Airways, Silk Way Airlines Date operations started September 1970 Description Major scheduled all-cargo airline, serving a global network. Also provides charter flights and third-party maintenance services.

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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 Lufthansa’s 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 government’s 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)

Cargolux Italia [C8] (ICV) Strada Provinciale Nr. 52 No 3, 21020 Vizzola Ticino, Italy Tel +39 0331 233 811 Fax +39 0331 230 573 Email [email protected] Website cargoluxitalia.com Parent organisation/shareholders Italian shareholders (60%), Cargolux (40%) Date operations started 13 June 2009 Description Subsidiary of Cargolux International operating a scheduled cargo service from Milan Malpensa to Dubai and Hong Kong, returning via Baku. Also connects Milan with Luxembourg. History Established in December 2008 through a strategic alliance with Italian interests. Executives Chief Executive Officer...............................Pierandrea Galli Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 747-400 Main base Milan Malpensa (MXP)

Caribbean Airlines [BW] (BWA) Iere House, Golden Grove Road, Port of Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad & Tobago Tel +1 868 669 3000 Fax +1 868 669 0453 Email [email protected] Website www.caribbean-airlines.com

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 operator’s certificate and route licences, and continued to operate

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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

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Carpatair [V3] (KRP) Timisoara International Airport, 307210 Timisoara, Romania Tel +40 256 306 933 Fax +40 256 306 962 Email [email protected] Website www.carpatair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Romanian shareholders (51%), Swiss and Swedish shareholders (49%) Alliances Alitalia, Moldavian Airlines Date operations started February 1999 Description Regional airline, linking niche east European destinations with cities in Italy, Germany and France. The carrier co-operates closely with Moldavian Airlines on issues of fleet, maintenance and logistics. History Formed at Cluj Napoca as Veg Air in 1998, initially operating a single Yakolev Yak-40 leased from Moldavian Airlines. The current name was adopted in December 1999 after Swiss and Swedish investors took a 49% stake in the company. Executives President & CEO Nicolae Petrov Fleet (orders) 3 x Fokker 100 3 x Fokker 70 7 x Saab 2000 Main base Cluj (CLJ) Hubs Timisoara (TSR)

Caspian Airlines [RV] (CPN) No. 5 Sabounchi Street, Beheshti Avenu, Tehran, 11100, Iran Tel +98 21 8875 1671 Fax +98 21 8875 1692 Email [email protected] Website www.caspian.aero Date operations started September 1993 Description Operates between Tehran and other major cities in Iran, and to Syria, Turkey, the Ukraine, the UAE and Armenia. History Set up as a joint venture between Iranian and Russian interests. Executives President.................................................Asghar Razzaghi VP & Commercial Manager............ Maouchehr Hadjibandeh Fleet (orders) 1 x McDonnell-Douglas DC-9-80 Main base Tehran (THR)

Caspiy Office building 19, Embankment of 4th micro-district, Mangistau Region, Aktau, 130000, Kazakhstan Tel +8 7292 579900 Fax +8 7292 579905 Email [email protected] 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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Castle Aviation (CSJ) Akron Canton Airport, 5430 Lauby Road, Building 39, North Canton, Ohio, 44720-1573, USA Tel +1 330 498 9333 Fax +1 330 498 9322 Email [email protected] Website www.castleair.com Date operations started January 1986 Description US charter cargo operator principally specialising in priority freight from main base at AkronCanton regional airport. History Initially operated in conjunction with Air Medical Transport, which had originally been set up by Michael Grossmann in January 1984. Air Medical Transport ceased operations at the end of 1986, with all business from that point being done under the names of Castle Aviation and Aeromed. Executives President........................................... Michael Grossmann Financial Controller......................................David Oplinger Fleet (orders) 3 x Aero Design & Engineering 4 x Cessna CE208 3 x Piper Aerostar 600 Main base Akron-Canton (CAK)

Cathay Pacific [CX] (CPA) Cathay Pacific City, 7/F, North Tower, Cathay Pacific, 8 Scenic Road, Hong Kong International Airport, Lantau Island, Hong Kong Tel +852 2747 5000 Fax +852 2810 6563 Website www.cathaypacific.com

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 Kong’s 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 airline’s 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)

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Cayman Airways [KX] (CAY) PO Box 10092, 91 Owen Roberts Drive, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands Tel +1 345 949 8200 Fax +1 345 949 7607 Email [email protected] Website www.caymanairways.com

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)

CDS Regional Express Avenida Shell 319, Oficina 701, Miraflores, Lima, Peru Email [email protected] Website www.cdsregional.com Description Start-up airline planning to offer passenger and cargo charters following the delivery of the first of a planned fleet of four Xian Aircraft (XAC) MA60 turboprops. History Received its operating licence for commercial aviation activities in January 2004. Fleet (orders) (4) Xian MA60 Main base Lima (LIM)

Cebu Pacific Air [5J] (CEB) Airline Operations Center, Domestic Road, 1301 Pasay City, Philippines Tel +63 2 851 9463 Fax +63 2 851 7362 Email [email protected] Website www.cebupacificair.com

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 Gokongwei’s 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)

Ceiba Intercontinental [G8] (CEL) Calle Presidente Naser, APDO numero 916, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea Tel +240 3330 98149 Fax +240 3330 98147 Email [email protected] Website www.fly-ceiba.com Date operations started May 2007 Description Provides a domestic passenger network linking Malabo with Bata and Annobon, together with Africa-wide cargo charters serving destinations including Abidjan, Accra, Brazzaville, Cotonou, Douala, Libreville, Pointe Noire and Sao Tome. History Launched passenger services with ATR42 turboprops in 2007. Executives Director General.........................................Mamadou Jaye Director Finance..................................... Bienvenido Ateba Director Operations...................................Derrick Luembe

Fleet (orders) 1 x ATR 42-500 2 x ATR 72-500 Main base Malabo (SSG)

Central Connect Airlines [CQ] (CCG) Ostrava International Airport, Building 407, 742 51 Mosnov, Czech Republic Tel +420 59 747 1401 Fax +420 59 747 1402 Email [email protected] Website www.flycca.cz Parent organisation/shareholders Job Air (100%) Date operations started November 2005 Description Provides scheduled services from Ostrava, including a link to Vienna, where connections are available to other European destinations by Austrian Airlines and Prague and beyond to three additional destinations. History Established as a subsidiary of Ostrava-based aircraft maintenance operation Job Air. Part of the Central Connect Group. Launched daily passenger services between Vienna and Ostrava in November 2005. CCA assumed Job Air’s air operator’s certificate during the first half of 2006. Executives President ..................................................... Peter Lehres Fleet (orders) 3 x Saab 340B Main base Ostrava (OSR)

Central Mountain Air [9M] (GLR) PO Box 998, Smithers, British Columbia, VOJ 2NO, Canada Tel +1 250 847 4780 Fax +1 250 847 3744 Email [email protected] Website www.flycma.com Parent organisation/shareholders 580741 BC (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Northern Thunderbird Air (%) Alliances Jazz Date operations started 1987 Description Offers scheduled and charter services from its base at Smithers to 17 communities in British Columbia and Alberta. CMA also contracts aircraft to Air Canada Express to fly designated Air Canada routes in western Canada. Charter flights are also undertaken. Employees 300 Executives President.................................................Douglas McCrea Chief Financial Officer................................... Leona Pollard Operations Director.....................................David Menzies Fleet (orders) 14 x Beech 1900D 1 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 1 x Dornier 328-100 Main base Smithers YYD Hubs Calgary (YYC), Prince George (YXS), Vancouver (YVR)

Centurion Air Cargo [WE] (CWC) 1800 NW 89th Place, Miami, Florida, 33172, USA Tel +1 786 265 5959 Fax +1 786 265 5957 Email [email protected] Website www.centurioncargo.com Date operations started 2001 Description Offers all-cargo services to Central and South America, serving 13 scheduled destinations. Specialises in carrying seafood, vegetables, flowers and horses to and from Latin America. Also offers worldwide cargo charters.

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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 company’s name and air operator’s 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 Aéreas, 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)

Chang An Airlines [2Z] (CGN) Operating Base, Xianyang International Airport, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 712035, China Tel +86 29 8653 9567 Fax +86 29 8653 9566 Email [email protected] Parent organisation/shareholders Hainan Airlines (87.35%), others (12.65%) Date operations started 1 June 1993 Description Operates scheduled passenger and cargo services within the Shaanxi province of China, and to neighbouring provinces. History Developed under the name Dapeng Airlines. The company was jointly reorganised by Shaanxi Province and the Xian Aircraft Corporation and renamed Air Changan Airlines in 1992. In August 2000 Hainan Airlines announced that it would be jointly forming a new domestic carrier to take over the operations of Changan Airlines. Executives Director General ...................................... Zhong Liang Shi Finance Director .......................................... Jianfei Shang Operations Manager ........................................... Jian Hao Fleet (orders) 4 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Xi’an (XIY) Hubs Yinchuan (INC)

Chanchangi Airlines [5B] (NCH) Nigeria Date operations started February 1997 Date operations ceased 2011 Operated scheduled domestic passenger services linking Abuja, Kaduna, Lagos and Port Harcourt. Authorised to operate scheduled regional services to Abidjan, Accra, Dakar, Douala and Malabo in 2004, but did not launch these services until March 2006. All African regional services were subsequently suspended. All operations were temporarily suspended by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority for 10 days in December 2005, with full services not being resumed until mid January 2006. Chanchangi was briefly grounded again by the NCAA on 5 July 2010, resuming services in August 2010. The NCAA again grounded the carrier on 22 August 2010 when it no longer had the prerequisite minimum of two active aircraft required to operate scheduled air services. Services were again resumed with a flight between Abuja and Lagos on 19 October 2010 and an active fleet of two Boeing 737-300s. All operations are understood to have ceased in summer 2011.

Chautauqua Airlines [RP] (CHQ) 8909 Purdue Road, Suite 300, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46268, USA Tel +1 317 484 6000 Fax +1 317 484 6040 Email [email protected] Website www.rjet.com Parent organisation/shareholders Republic Airways Holdings (100%) Alliances Air France, American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, US Airways Date operations started 1 August 1974 Description Operates scheduled passenger services on more than 670 flights daily to cities in 30 states, the District of Columbia, Canada and the Bahamas through feeder

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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)

Chengdu Airlines [EU] (UEA) 6th Floor Aviation Equipment Building, Shuangliu International Airport, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610202, China Tel +86 28 6683 2359 Fax +86 28 8570 6199 Email [email protected] Website www.chengduair.cc Parent organisation/shareholders Comac(48%), Sichuan Airlines (40.9%), Sichuan Communication Investment Group (11.03%), others (0.07%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Rainbow Cargo Airlines (43%) Date operations started 26 July 2005 Description Provides scheduled passenger services in the southern and eastern parts of China. History Established as United Eagle Airlines by Guangzhoubased IT company E & Net Communications, becoming the first privately-owned airline to be approved by the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China. Launched domestic operations in July 2005, with an inaugural flight from Chengdu to Shenzhen. Sichuan Airlines Group acquired a 20% shareholding in November 2006. Juneyao Airlines also acquired a minority shareholding. Sichuan Airlines acquired a majority shareholding in March 2009 and restructured United Eagle as part of Sichuan Airlines Group, a division of Chengdu Transportation Investment Group. This process increased United Eagle’s equity capital from the original yuan 3 billion to 6.8 billion (US$ 453 million to $4.02 billion). Chinese Aerospace manufacturer Comac acquired just over 35% of United Eagle from Sichuan Airlines in August 2009, reducing the latter’s stake to just over 40%. Rebranded as Chengdu Airlines 22 January 2010. Executives Chairman..................................................... Wenbin Wang Chief Executive Officer................................ Mingguang Sui Finance Manager....................................... Zhang Minghua Fleet (orders) 5 x Airbus A319-100 7 x Airbus A320-200 (30) x Comac ARJ21-700 Main base Chengdu (CTU)

China Airlines [CI] (CAL) No. 1, Hangzhan South Road, Dayuan Township, Taoyuan County, 33758, Taiwan Tel +886 3 399 8888 Fax +886 2 2514 6005 Website www.china-airlines.com Parent organisation/shareholders China Aviation Development Foundation (39.61%), National Development Fund, Executive Yuan (11.37%), others (49.02%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Mandarin Airlines (93.99%), Yangtze River Express (25%) Alliances Air Moldova, Cargojet Airways, EVA Air, Frontier Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, Japan Airlines, Thai Airways International Date operations started 31 October 1962 Description Flag carrier of Taiwan, operating passenger and cargo routes to 98 international destinations in 29 countries in Asia, Oceania, Europe and the US. History Introduced the first domestic schedule in October 1962. The first international services were initiated in December 1966. China Airlines was listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange in 1993. In August 1999 CAL merged its Mandarin Airlines and Formosa Airlines subsidiaries into a single domestic carrier, retaining the Mandarin brand. Became the 15th member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance on 28 September 2011.

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)

China Cargo Airlines [CK] (CKK) 199 Kong Gang 6 Lu, Hong Qiao Airport, Shanghai, 200335, China Tel +86 21 6268 2800 Fax +86 21 6268 6505 Email [email protected] Website www.cc-air.com/cargo Parent organisation/shareholders China Eastern Airlines (51%), China Ocean Shipping Company (17%), EVA Air (16%), Singapore Airlines Cargo (16%) Date operations started October 1998 Description China’s first all-cargo airline, operating dedicated freighters in addition to using the cargo holds on China Eastern Airlines’ passenger services. History Founded as a joint venture between China Eastern Airlines and China Ocean Shipping, initially wet-leasing the former’s MD-11s and other aircraft as required. The operations of Great Wall Airlines were merged on 1 June 2011. Executives Chairman....................................................... Li Yangming President.......................................................... Yimin Zhu Finance Manager............................................. Gan Yiming Fleet (orders) 3 x Airbus A300B4-600 5 x Boeing 747-400 2 x Boeing 757-200 6 x Boeing 777-200 3 x Boeing MD-11F Main base Shanghai (SHA) Hubs Shanghai (PVG)

China Eastern Airlines [MU] (CES) 2550 Hongqiao Road, Hongqiao International Airport, Shanghai, 200335, China Tel +86 21 6268 6268 Fax +86 21 6268 6116 Email [email protected] Website www.ce-air.com Parent organisation/shareholders China Eastern Air Holding Corporation (42.84%), HKSCC Nominees Limited (30.81%), Others (26.35%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Shanghai Airlines (100%), China Eastern Airlines Wuhan (96%), China Eastern Airlines Jiangsu (63%), China Cargo Airlines (51%) Alliances Cathay Pacific, China Yunnan Airlines, Japan Airlines, Mandarin Airlines, Qantas, S7 Airlines, Thai Airways International Date operations started August 1998 Description Major Chinese airline operating international, domestic and regional routes. The airline has a strong presence on routes within Asia, and to Australia, Europe and North America. Domestic services of the group link some 90 towns and cities. History Established on the basis of the CAAC Huadong Administration. During 1997 China Eastern took over loss-making China General Aviation and also became the country’s first airline to offer shares on the international market. Founded China Cargo Airlines in a joint venture with China Ocean Shipping in 1998. In July 2000 the CAAC selected China Eastern as one of three airlines to lead the restructuring of China’s air transport industry. In March 2001 China Eastern Airlines completed its takeover of Air Great Wall. CEA instigated the takeover of Shanghai Airlines in July 2009, through the airline’s absorption into CEA Holding company. The merger, through which Shanghai Airlines became a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Eastern while retaining its brand and independent operations, was completed with a shares swap on 28 January 2010. In February 2010 CEA announced that it was to establish a wholly-owned subsidiary to house the assets and debts of newly-acquired Shanghai Airlines, which would be known as New Shanghai Airlines.

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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)

China Eastern Airlines Jiangsu Nanjing, Jiangsu, China Tel +86 21 6268 6268 Fax +86 21 6268 6116 Parent organisation/shareholders China Eastern Airlines (63%), Jiangsu Provincial Guoxin Asset Management Group Co (24%), others (13%) Date operations started 1993 Description Subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines, providing services from Nanjing using aircraft from the parent company. Main base Nanjing (NKG)

China Eastern Airlines Wuhan (CWU) 435 Jianshe Avenue, Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, China Tel +86 27 63 603 888 Fax +86 21 6268 6116 Parent organisation/shareholders China Eastern Airlines (96%), other (2%), state-owned assets supervision and administration commission (2%) Date operations started 1986 Description Operates domestic scheduled flights from Wuhan along with an international route to Thailand, using aircraft from its parent company. History Founded as Wuhan Airlines during the period of economic reform in China. In September 1997 the airline jointly founded the Xinxing (New Star) Alliance along with five of Chinas provincial airlines. The airline was revamped in August 2002 following its acquisition by China Eastern Airlines and was subsequently renamed China Eastern Airlines Wuhan, operating under the China Eastern name and using aircraft from the parent company as required. Executives Executive......................................................... Ch Yaokun Main base Wuhan (WUH)

China Eastern Yunnan Airlines Kunming, China Parent organisation/shareholders China Eastern Air Holding Corporation (65%), Yunnan Provincial People’s Government (25%), unspecified investors (10%) Date operations started 2 August 2011 Description Start-up airline operating scheduled domestic and regional services from Kunming using a fleet of aircraft which were transferred from China Eastern Airlines. The airline plans to expand its route network connecting Southeast Asia and south Asia. History Following the signing of an agreement between China Eastern Airlines (CEA) and the Yunnan provincial government, in 2009, the airline was established as a joint venture between the two bodies in 2011. Launched services from Kunming on 2 August 2011. Fleet (orders) 11 x Boeing 737-300 24 x Boeing 737-700 2 x Boeing 737-800 5 x Bombardier CRJ-200 Main base Kunming (KMG)

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China Express Airlines [G5] (HXA) Longdongbao International Airport, Guiyang, 550005, China Tel +86 851 5499662 Email [email protected] Website www.chinaexpressair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Hongshang Industry Holding Company (40%), High Hero International (25%), Tampines International (24%), Beijing Longkai Chuangxing Technology Development (11%) Date operations started 25 September 2006 Description Privately-owned passenger carrier based in the eastern city of Guiyang, capital of Guizhou Province, operating domestic services to over 20 destinations. The airline is also known as Huaxia Airlines. History The airline obtained its air operator’s certificate in September 2006 and started operations later that month, using three Bombardier CRJ200 regional jets wet-leased from Shandong Airlines. Executives Chief Executive Officer...................................... Xiaojun Hu Fleet (orders) 5 x Bombardier CRJ-200 Main base Guiyang (KWE)

China Flying Dragon Aviation (CFA) 15 You Xie Da Street, Pingfang District, Harbin, 150066, China Tel +86 451 8650 1308 Fax +86 451 8653 1610 Website www.chinafda.com.cn/ Parent organisation/shareholders Harbin Aviation Industry Group, Ministry of Geological Mineral Resources Date operations started 1981 Description Operates mostly short-haul passenger and cargo charter flights, as well as maritime surveillance, aerial photography and forestry protection services. History Established in 1981 as a joint venture between Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing and the Ministry of Geological Mineral Resources. Executives General Manager ...................................................Ruiyi Li Finance Manager................................................Yan Wang Flight Operations Manager........................... Shouzhi Wang Fleet (orders) 13 x Harbin Y11 14 x Harbin Y12 Main base Harbin (HRB)

China Postal Airlines [8Y] (CYZ) F11-14 Ziyu Building, 55 Zengguang Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100048, China Tel +86 10 6845 8899 Fax +86 10 6831 7098 Email [email protected] Website www.cpairlines.com Parent organisation/shareholders Chinese Postal Bureau (51%), China Southern Airlines Group (49%) Date operations started 1997 Description Specialises in express mail services and cargo transport working primarily for the Chinese Postal Service covering more than 300 Chinese towns and cities. International scheduled and charter services are also flown. History A joint venture between majority shareholder China State Post Bureau and China Southern Airlines, which was originally established to operate domestic postal services. China Postal introduced international scheduled services, initially to South Korea and Japan during 2006. International cargo charter services were added from January 2007. Executives General Manager.................................................Yufeng Li Finance Manager .........................................Xiaoguang Hu VP Operations............................................. Jian Guo Yang Fleet (orders) 10 x Boeing 737-300 6 x Boeing 737-400 2 x Shaanxi Y8 Main base Tianjin (TSN)

China Southern Airlines [CZ] (CSN) 278 Airport Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510406, China Tel +86 20 8613 0810 Fax +86 20 8665 8984 Email [email protected] Website www.cs-air.com/en Parent organisation/shareholders China Southern Airlines Group (100%), comprising China Southern Air Holding Company (41.25%), private PRC Investors

(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 China’s 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)

China United Airlines [KN] (CUA) Yi Hao Yuan Xi Qu, 6 Jing Bei Dong Lu, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100076, China Tel +86 10 6797 8899 Fax +86 10 6797 3399 Email [email protected] Website www.cu-air.com Description Carrier operating a scheduled domestic network of around 50 destinations, in co-operation with local enterprises. History In 2003 China United suspended operations and in 2004 underwent an ownership change, through which Shanghai Airlines bought a controlling stake. Executives Chairman............................................................Zhou Chi President & CEO...............................................Weihui Yao Finance Manager ........................................... Guoqing Shi

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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China Xinhua Airlines [XW] (CXH) 16 Fu Tian Yi Jie, Tian Zhu Town, Shun Yi District, Beijing, Beijing, 101312, China Tel +86 10 6459 1790 Fax +86 10 6774 8999 Website www.chinaxinhuaair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Hainan Airlines (67.59%), others (32.41%) Date operations started 6 June 1993 Description Subsidiary of Hainan Airlines operating scheduled trunk services from Beijing and Tianjin, together with charter flights. History In April 1997 became a partner in the creation of Oriental Falcon Jet Service, with Dassault Falcon Jet and Avion Pacific to operate Falcon 50 charter operations in China. In August 2011, HNA announced the planned acquisition of the remaining 32.41% of China Xinhua Airlines from Grand China Air. Executives Chief Executive Officer.....................................Jinglin Yang Deputy Director Operations........................ Shaoping Wang Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-300 2 x Boeing 737-400 7 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Beijing (PEK) Hubs Tianjin (TSN)

Chongqing Airlines [OQ] (CQN) Chongqing Jiangbei Intl Airport, Shauangfeng Bridge Street, Yubei District, Chongqing, 401120, China Tel +8623 6715 0023 Fax +8623 6715 0024 Website www.flycq.com Parent organisation/shareholders China Southern Airlines Group (60%), Chongqing Development & Investment (40%) Date operations started 8 July 2007 Description Domestic carrier operating premium and business class services between Chongqing and Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Shenzhen. History Established as a joint venture between majority shareholder China Southern Airlines and the Chongqing Development & Investment Company. The carrier was awarded its air operator’s certificate on 28 May 2007. Executives President & CEO................................................De Jun Liu Chief Financial Officer.....................................You Lu Chen General Manager...........................................Wangeng Tan Fleet (orders) 3 x Airbus A319-100 5 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Chongqing (CKG) Hubs Yinchuan (INC)

Chukotavia 6 Portovaya Str, 686720 pos, Ugolnye Kopi, Anadyr Region, Anadyr, 686720, Russia Tel +7 4273 227 569 Fax +7 4273 227 531 Email [email protected] 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)

Ciel Airlines 44 Kresnas Street, 113 63 Athens, Greece Tel +30 210 361 6800 Fax +30 2103 616940 Email [email protected] Website www.cielairlines.com Parent organisation/shareholders Panayiotis Neufelt (99%), other Investors (1%)

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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)

Cielos Airlines [A2] (CIU) Av. Elmer Faucett, Lima, Callao, Peru Tel +511 575 5135 Fax +511 484 0405 Email [email protected] Website www.cielos-airlines.com Parent organisation/shareholders Alfonso Conrado Rey (70%), Francisco Berninson (15%), Manuel Eduardo Francesqui Navarro (15%) Date operations started 1998 Description Engages in scheduled, ad hoc and contract charter cargo transport, both domestically and internationally. History Founded in November 1997. On 31 January 1998 Export Air was merged into the company after Cielos purchased the outstanding stock. Executives Chairman........................................... Francisco Berninzon President........................................................Alfonso Rey Chief Executive Officer................Orestes Romero Gusinsky Fleet (orders) 2 x McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 Main base Lima (LIM)

Cimber Sterling [QI] (CIM) c/o Cimber A/S, Lufthavnsvej 2, 6400 Sonderborg, Denmark Tel +45 70 10 12 18 Fax +45 74 42 65 11 Email [email protected] Website www.cimber.dk Parent organisation/shareholders Mansvell Enterprises (70.8%), Cimber Sterling Group (29.2%) Alliances SAS Cargo, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) Date operations started 14 January 2009 Description Operates low-cost services linking eight Scandinavian cities. Also operates low-cost scheduled services to over 30 destinations in Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Switzerland and the UK. The airline aims to serve both the business and leisure traveller, with flights serving major European cities and holiday destinations across the Mediterranean basin, in the Canary Island and Madeira. Charters and aircraft leasing services are also offered. History Founded by Captain Ingolf Nielsen. SAS purchased 26% in May 1998 and expanded its codeshare agreement. In March 2003 SAS sold the stake back to Cimber Air Holding. Cimber Air merged into Cimber Sterling 22 December 2009. In July 2011, Cyprus-based Mansvell Enterprises acquired 70.8% of the airline for Danish krone (DKr) 165 million ($31.8 million), and was expected to make a mandatory public takeover of the remaining shares. Executives Chairman........................................Vilhelm Hahn-Petersen Chief Executive Officer......................................Jan Palmer President................................................... Jorgen Nielsen Chief Financial Officer...........................Martins Antonovics Chief Operations Officer...................... Steen Neuchs Vedel Fleet (orders) 3 x ATR 42-500 3 x ATR 72-200 2 x ATR 72-500 6 x Boeing 737-700 7 x Bombardier CRJ-100 4 x Bombardier CRJ-200 Main base Copenhagen (CPH) Hubs Aalborg (AAL)

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.

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 [email protected] 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 Garuda’s main board to redefine its low-cost subsidiary’s 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 airline’s 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.

CityJet [WX] (BCY) Swords Business Campus, Balheary Road, Swords, Dublin, Ireland Tel +353 1 8700 100 Fax +353 1 8700 115 Email [email protected] Website www.cityjet.com Parent organisation/shareholders Air France (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings VLM Airlines (100%) Alliances Air France, KLM Date operations started 12 January 1994 Description Part of the Air France-KLM Group, operating franchise routes from hubs at Paris Orly, Dublin and London City to destinations in Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the UK. CityJet also provides an aircraft and crew service for Air France and its network partners at both main Paris airports. History Launched services between London City Airport and Dublin under a franchise licence with Virgin Atlantic Airways. From 4 July 1997 CityJet began operating under its own brand, both on this route, and on the new Paris Charles de Gaulle-London City route, operated on behalf of Air France. The French flag carrier took a 25% equity stake in May 1999, in partnership with Air Foyle Ireland. In February 2000,

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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)

CityLine Hungary [ZM] (CNB) Dozsa Gyorgy u. 86, Vecses, Budapest, 2220, Hungary Tel +36 29 553 252 Fax +36 29 551 320 Email [email protected] Website www.cityhun.hu Date operations started 2003 Description Operates passenger and cargo charters throughout Europe, the near East, North Africa and the CIS countries. History Founded to provide air cargo charters in and around Europe. Operations were launched with two Antonov An-26 turboprops. Entered the passenger charter market in July 2008 with the arrival of a convertible Boeing 737-200C. A new Swiss-based subsidiary was established to offer passenger charters from June 2010, but plans have now been abandoned. Executives Managing Director .......................................Andras Vinnai Finance Director .........................................Natalija Vinnai Flight Operations Manager ........................... Ferenc Josvai Fleet (orders) 2 x Antonov An-26 1 x Fairchild Metro III Main base Budapest (BUD)

Click Airways [4C] (CGK) PO Box 8536, Block E2-04, Saif Zone, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Tel +971 6 572 7389 Fax +9716 532 2038 Description Kyrgyzstan airline operating international charter services out of Sharjah. Executives Chief Pilot ...................................................Yuri Balmazov Fleet (orders) 1 x Antonov An-12B 1 x Ilyushin Il-76TD Main base Sharjah (SHJ)

Coastal Air Transport [DQ] (CXT) PO Box 3985, Chrsitansted, Saint Croix, 00822-3985, US Virgin Islands Tel +1 340 773 6862 Date operations started 1976 Description Operates scheduled and charter flights from St Croix-Alexander Hamilton Airport to destinations in the Caribbean and US Virgin Islands. Fleet (orders) 1 x Cessna C402B 1 x Cessna C404 Main base Saint Croix (STX)

Cobham Aviation Services [NC] (NJS) National Drive, Adelaide Airport, Adelaide, South Australia, 5090, Australia Tel +61 8 8154 7000 Fax +61 8 8154 7019 Email [email protected] Website www.nationaljet.com.au

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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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)

Colgan Air [9L] (CJC) 1769 Paragon Drive, Suite 100, Memphis, Tennessee, 38132, USA Tel +1 703 656 2307 Fax +1 703 331 3116 Website www.colganair.com Alliances Continental Airlines, United Airlines, US Airways Date operations started 1 December 1991 Description Operates daily scheduled air services to more than 50 cities in 15 US states and two in Canada. Operates as United Express and US Airways Express. History Established as Colgan Air in 1991, after parent company Presidential Airlines ceased operations. Commenced Continental Connection service in 1997. Switched to US Airways Express in 1999. Acquired by Pinnacle Airlines in January 2007. Launched Continental Connection service from Newark with new DHC-8-Q400 turboprops in February 2008. Services as a Continental Connection carrier were rebranded as United Express on 30 November 2011. Employees total 1,533 Executives President & General Manager........................George Casey Fleet (orders) 31 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 33 x Saab 340B Main base Memphis MEM Hubs Flushing (LGA), Pittsburgh (PIT), Washington (AD), Boston (BOS)

Comair [MN] (CAW) PO Box 7015, Bonaero Park, Germiston, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 1622, South Africa Tel +27 11 921 0111 Fax +27 11 973 1659 / 3913 Website www.comair.co.za Parent organisation/shareholders Bidcorp Group (25.82%), British Airways (18%), Alan Gray (11.15%), Innercreek Investments (10.14%), Jetcreek Investments (5.77%), Oakbay Investments (4.66%), Oasis (4.59%), others (15.81%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings kulula.com (90%), Imperial Air Cargo (30%) Alliances British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Iberia, KLM Date operations started 14 July 1946 Description Operates as British Airways on franchised services linking Johannesburg with Cape Town, Dar es Salaam, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Nelspruit, Harare, Livingstone, Port Louis (Mauritius), Victoria Falls, Windhoek, and between Cape Town and Durban. Low-cost subsidiary kulula.com operates on routes in South Africa, Mauritius, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. History Founded in July 1946 as Commercial Air Services by four former South African air force colleagues. Launched scheduled air services in 1948, flying a Cessna 195 between Rand Airport and Durban. Scheduled services between Johannesburg and Cape Town were commenced in 1992. The carrier became a British Airways franchise carrier in 1996, operating local and Southern African regional services. British Airways then acquired an 18% shareholding in 2000. The carrier established low-cost subsidiary kulula.com in July 2001, initially connecting Johannesburg and Cape Town. Executives Chairman..........................................Donald (Dave) Novick Director................................................... Pieter van Hoven Financial Director................................ Yasas Sri-Chandana Fleet (orders) 9 x Boeing 737-300 10 x Boeing 737-400 5 (8) x Boeing 737-800 Main base Johannesburg (JNB) Hubs Durban (DUR), Cape Town (CPT)

Comair [OH] (COM) 82 Comair Blvd, Cincinnati International Airport, Erlanger, Kentucky, 41018, USA Tel +1 859 767 2550 Fax +1 859 767 2863 Website www.comair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Delta Air Lines (100%) Alliances Delta Air Lines Date operations started April 1977 Description One of the world’s largest regional airlines, operating Delta Connection flights to more than 70 destinations in the USA, Canada and the Bahamas. History Founded by David Mueller and his father Raymond in Cincinnati and commenced scheduled services with three Piper Navajo aircraft. Under its parent Comair Holdings, it became a public company in July 1981 to support the growth and capital requirements to upgrade its fleet. Comair became a Delta Connection Carrier in 1984 and in July 1986 Delta Air Lines acquired 20% of Comair’s stock, changed to full ownership on 22 October 1999. Employees total 2,446 Executives Chief Executive Officer...................................... Erik Venter Chief Financial Officer........................................Dan Dixon VP Aircraft Operations..................................... Ryan Gumm Fleet (orders) 38 x Bombardier CRJ-100 15 x Bombardier CRJ-700 13 x Bombardier CRJ-900 Main base Cincinnati (CVG)

CommutAir [C5] (UCA) 240 Valley Road, South Burlington, New York, 12901, USA Tel +1 802 951 2500 Fax +1 802 951 2555 Email [email protected] Website www.commutair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Champlain Enterprises (100%) Alliances Continental Airlines Date operations started 1 August 1989 Description Regional carrier serving 25 cities in eight states in the north-eastern USA as a United Express carrier. History Founded by Antony von Elbe, John Sullivan, and Jim Drollette, a trio whose experience included founding and selling Clinton Aero, a Plattsburgh, New York-based commuter airline, and establishing the Brockway Airline Division, as a division of Brockway, Inc. CommutAir had a marketing affiliation with US Airways since August 1989 but transferred to Continental Airlines on 2 December 2000. From June 2007 CommutAir began operating Continental Connection services from a new hub at Cleveland. Services as a Continental Connection carrier were rebranded as United Express on 30 November 2011. Executives President...................................................... Andrew Price VP Finance................................................... Missy Kelsen Fleet (orders) 16 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 5 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 Main base Plattsburgh (PLB Hubs Cleveland (CLE), Flushing (LGA), Philadelphia (PHL), Albany (ALB)

Comores Aviation [O5] (KMZ) Route de la Corniche, PO Box 5274, Moroni, Comoros Tel +269 7733 400 Fax +269 7733 401 Email [email protected] Website www.comoresaviation.com Parent organisation/shareholders J M Heintz (70%), Batouli Heintz (30%) Date operations started 1997 Description Privately-owned carrier operating domestic scheduled flights to around nine destinations within Comaores, Madagascar, and Tanzania. Charters are flown mainly to tourist destinations in Southern and East Africa. History Established by French-based Comoro investors, including the owners of the France Comores Voyages travel agency, together with Air Madagascar. Executives President................................................Jean-Marc Heintz General Director Batoulis Heintz Fleet (orders) 1 x Let L-410UVP Main base Moroni (HAH) Hubs Dzaoudzi (DZA)

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Comoros Island Airline (CIN) Moroni, Comoros Date operations started 6 October 2009 Description Operated Haj flights, but has temporarily ceased operations. Plans are currently under way for a resumption of services, which are expected to include schedules to east Africa and the Gulf. History Established under an initiative between Kuwait and the Comoro Islands government. Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Moroni (HAH)

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7500 Airline Drive, Suite 130, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55450, USA Tel +1 703 631 7100 Fax +1 703 631 1436 Email [email protected] Website www.compassairline.com

Condor [DE] (CFG) Am Grunen Weg 3, Kelsterbach, 65451 Frankfurt, Germany Tel +49 6171 65 00 Fax +49 6107 939 440 Website www.condor.com Parent organisation/shareholders Thomas Cook Group (100%) Date operations started 29 March 1956 Description German holiday airline operating services to destinations in the Mediterranean basin, together with long-haul flights to Asia, Africa, North America and the Caribbean. History The carrier was formed as Deutsche Flugdienst. The slump in charter market led to its take over by Lufthansa in early 1960 and change of name to Condor Flugdienst on 25 October 1961. Amalgamated with Südflug in August 1992. C&N Touristic, the parent company of Condor, was renamed Thomas Cook following C&N’s acquisition of the UK tour group. In March of 2003 the airline was renamed “Thomas Cook – powered by Condor” as part of the group’s rebranding, but this branding decision was reversed in May 2004. On 21 September 2007, Air Berlin announced that it would acquire Condor, subject to approval from the competition authority, but this was abandoned in July 2008. Executives Chairman of the Management Board ......... Ralf Teckentrup Chief Operations Officer .................................. Uwe Balser Fleet (orders) 12 x Airbus A320-200 13 x Boeing 757-300 10 x Boeing 767-300 Main base Frankfurt (FRA) Hubs Munich (MUC), Berlin Schoenefeld (SXF)

Confort Airlines Avenida del Puerto s/n, Bata, Equatorial Guinea Email [email protected] 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)

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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)

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Cuban flag-carrier Cubânâ’s 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 [email protected] Parent organisation/shareholders Private investors and Employees (58%), state of Ukraine (42%) Date operations started 1 June 1994 Description Operates charter flights from the Ukraine’s 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)

Contact Air [C3] (KIS) Airport Business Centre III, 2 Gottlieb-Manz Street, 70794 Filderstadt, Germany Tel +49 711 1 676 50 Fax +49 711 1 676 565 Email [email protected] Website www.contactair.de Parent organisation/shareholders Gunther Eheim (100%) Alliances Lufthansa, Swiss Date operations started 1974 Description Regional airline operating scheduled services throughout Europe, primarily out of Stuttgart on behalf of the Lufthansa Regional system, but also out of Zurich on behalf of Swiss International Air Lines. History Established by Gunther Eheim as a worldwide passenger and executive charter airline, operating a fleet of Falcon 20 and Lear Jet aircraft. Became the first partner airline in the Team Lufthansa regional group in 1996. On 16 October 2003 Contact Air introduced the new Lufthansa Regional brand and began operating as such in early 2004. Executives Owner & President...................................... Gunther Eheim Chief Financial Officer............................ Jurgen Armbruster Managing Director..................................Manfred Gaertner Fleet (orders) 8 x Fokker 100 Main base Stuttgart (STR)

Continental Airlines USA Date operations started 15 July 1934 Date operations ceased 30 November 2011 Was one of the world’s largest airlines, serving 120 international destinations throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, together with 150 domestic points. Continental’s 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 airline’s 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 world’s 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.

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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Continental Micronesia [CS] (CMI) Guam Date operations started 16 May 1968 Date operations ceased 30 November 2011 This carrier offered connections from Guam to Japan, Micronesia, Indonesia, Australia, Hawaii and beyond to continental USA, using aircraft leased from the parent company as and when required. Following the merger of Continental Airlines into United Airlines, all services are now operated by United. The airline was formerly known as Air Micronesia.

Conviasa [V0] (VCV) Avda. Intercomunal, Aeropuerto Int. de Maiquetia, Edificio 6 Seccion 6.3, Zona Estrategica, Caracas, Venezuela Tel +58 212 303 7394 Fax +58 212 507 8873 Email [email protected] Website www.conviasa.aero Parent organisation/shareholders Venezuela government (80%), Regional government of Nueva Esparta (20%) Alliances Cubana de Aviacion Date operations started 10 December 2004 Description State-controlled Venezuelan flag carrier serving domestic destinations and points in the Caribbean and South America, including Bogota, Buenos Aires, Dominica, Havana, Guayaquil, Grenada, St Vincent and Port of Spain. A long-haul service is also flown to Damascus, via Madrid. History The airline was established by presidential decree in March 2004, and launched domestic and international services simultaneously in December 2004. It suspended all services from 17 September 2010 but resumed services, operating a reduced schedule, 1 October 2010. Two new international routes were launched immediately thereafter, serving Damascus via Madrid, and to Buenos Aires. Executives President.................................................... Nicolas Seijas Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A340-200 1 x ATR 42-400 2 x ATR 72-200 4 x Boeing 737-200 2 x Boeing 737-300 4 x Bombardier CRJ-700 Main base Caracas (CCS)

Copa Airlines [CM] (CMP) PO Box 0816-06819, Panama City, 1, Panama Tel +507 304 2672 Fax +507 304 2082 Email [email protected] Website www.copaair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Copa Airlines Holdings (99.8%), others (0.2%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Copa Airlines Colombia (99.9%) Alliances Aeromexico, Air France, Cubana de Aviacion, Dutch Antilles Express, GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes, Kenya Airways, KLM, Silver Airways, Tame, United Airlines Date operations started 5 May 1947 Description Principal Panamanian airline operating passenger flights to destinations in North, Central, South America and the Caribbean. History After it was founded as Compañia Panameña de Aviacion (Copa) in 1946, Pan American Airways took a 33% share the new carrier, with the balance of ownership held by local investors. Copa subsequently became entirely Panamanian-owned after Pan American sold its holding to the Panamanian government in 1971. In 1998 Copa Airlines and Continental Airlines emtered into a strategic alliance and on 19 May 1999 Continental Airlines increased its stake to 51%, but reduced its holding in 2006. Employees total 5,389 Executives Chairman.....................................................Stanley Motta Chief Executive Officer................................ Pedro Heilbron Chief Financial Officer........................................ Victor Vial Fleet (orders) 17 x Boeing 737-700 28 (41) x Boeing 737-800 12 x Embraer 190-100AR Main base Panama City (PTY)

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Copa Airlines Colombia [P5] (RPB) Terminal Aereo Simon Bolivar, Entrada 1, Bogota, Cundinamarca, Bogota, Colombia Tel +57 1 320 9191 Fax +57 1 414 7949 Website www.copaair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Copa Airlines (99.9%), others (0.1%) Date operations started 19 June 1993 Description Colombian airline providing scheduled services from Bogotá to 11 domestic destinations and to Panama City, as well as domestic and international charter services to the USA and Caribbean. International connectivity is also offered using Copa Airlines’ Hub of the Americas, through daily flights from Bogotá and Medellin. History Commenced operations as a full-service, low-cost airline offering scheduled domestic services from Medellin. In March 2006 Aero República was acquired by Copa Holdings, the parent company of Copa Airlines of Panama. In October 2010 the airline announced it was rebranding as Copa Airlines Colombia. Executives VP Operations & VP Maintenance........... Eduardo Lombana Finance Manager .........................................Carlos Guerin VP Commercial..........................................Julian Finisterra Fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 737-700 3 x Embraer 190-100AR 11 x Embraer 190-100LR Main base Bogota (BOG) Hubs Medellin (MDE)

Corendon Airlines [XC] (CAI) Güzeloluk Mahallesi, 1879 Sokak No :148, 07200 Antalya, Turkey Tel +90 242 323 3400 Fax +90 242 324 3240 Email [email protected] Website www.corendon-airlines.com

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)

Corendon Dutch Airlines (CND) Singaporestraat 82, Lijnden, 1175 RA Amsterdam, Netherlands Tel +31 23 751 0606 Fax +31 20 449 9478 Email [email protected] Website www.corendon.nl Parent organisation/shareholders Corendon Airlines (100%) Description Dutch start-up leisure airline planning to operate charter flights to destinations across central and northern Europe, with holiday destinations across Turkey, in the Mediterranean basin, Israel and Kazakhstan. Executives Chief Executive Officer.......................................Atilay Uslu Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Amsterdam (AMS)

Corporate Air (CPT) PO Box 81050, Billings, Montana, 59102, USA Tel +1 406 247 3131 Fax +1 406 247 3154 Email [email protected] Website www.corporateair.net Alliances FedEx Description Provides feeder cargo services for Federal Express in the USA, and in the Philippines and Southeast Asia. In the Philippines, the company performs airbridge and feeder operations between Subic and Davao with stops in Manila and Cebu, also on behalf of Federal Express. Executives Chairman............................................. Michael Overstreet President & CEO.......................................Linda Overstreet

Fleet (orders) 4 x Beech 1900C 36 x Cessna CE208 2 x Shorts SD.330-100 Main base Billings BIL Hubs Subic Bay (SFS)

Corporate Flight Management (VTE) 276 Doug Warpole Road, Smyrna, Tennessee, 37167, USA Tel +1 615 220 1761 Fax +1 615 220 1769 Email [email protected] Website www.flycfm.com Date operations started 1982 Description Carrier providing on-demand air charter for passengers and freight to the southern US States. Offers a full service fixed base operation and is also an FAA-certified repair station. Executives Chief Executive Officer.................................... Allen Howell President................................................... David Angustin Chief Financial Officer .......................................Doug Cate Fleet (orders) 1 x BAe Jetstream 31 3 x BAe Jetstream 32 1 x BAe Jetstream 41 2 x Beechcraft King Air 100 1 x Beechcraft King Air 300 1 x Cessna 525 2 x Cessna 560 2 x Cessna 650 1 x Cessna 680 1 x Dassault Aviation Falcon 1 1 x Embraer Phenom 100 1 x Hawker Beechcraft Hawker 9 1 x Israel Aircraft Industries 2 x Learjet Learjet 35 2 x Learjet Learjet 45 Main base Smyrna (MQY)

Corsairfly [SS] (CRL) 2 avenue Charles Lindbergh, 94636 Rungis, France Tel +33 1 4979 4912 Fax +33 1 4979 4998 Email [email protected] Website www.corsairfly.com Parent organisation/shareholders TUI Travel (100%) Alliances Air Caraibes, Sunwing Airlines Date operations started 17 May 1981 Description Provides international scheduled and charter services to destinations throughout Europe, the French Overseas Territories, Africa, North America, the Antilles, and Asia Pacific. History Founded by the Rossi family. Acquired by tour operator Nouvelles Frontieres in 1990 and rebranded as Corsair. Worldwide traffic rights were obtained in 1991. In 2000, TUI acquired Nouvelles Frontieres. Executives Chairman & CEO.................................. Pascal de Izaguirre Finance Director.................................... Mariline Wiesmayr Operations Director................................... Jean-Pierre Bes Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A330-200 (2) x Airbus A330-300 5 x Boeing 747-400 Main base Paris Orly (ORY)

Coyne Airways [F0] (COY) Roberts House, 103 Hammersmith Road, London, W14 0QH, UK Tel +44 207 605 6860 Fax +44 20 7602 9474 Website www.coyneair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Coyne Aviation (of which Coyne family owns 100%) (100%) Alliances Air France, Cargoitalia, Cargolux, Cathay Pacific, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, Etihad Crystal Cargo, Global Supply Systems, Jade Cargo International, Martinair, Qatar Airways, Saudi Airlines Cargo, Singapore Airlines Cargo, SriLankan Airlines, TNT Airways, United Airlines, UPS Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways Date operations started 1994 Description Operates cargo flights to Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, as well as to non-CIS locations including Africa and Asia, using Antonov and Ilyushin aircraft as required.

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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)

Croatia Airlines [OU] (CTN) Bani 75 b, 10000 Buzin, 10000, Croatia Tel +385 1 616 0014 Fax +385 1 616 01 53 Email [email protected] Website www.croatiaairlines.hr Parent organisation/shareholders Republic of Croatia (94.8%), State Agency for Deposit Insurance and Bank Rehabilitation (2.2%), Croatian Privatisation Fund (1.5%), Private individuals (0.9%), other shareholders (0.6%) Alliances Star Alliance, Air Dolomiti, Cirrus Airlines, Condor, germanwings, Lufthansa Italia, Luxair Date operations started 5 May 1991 Description Flag carrier of the Republic of Croatia linking its capital Zagreb to domestic and western European destinations. History Originally formed as Zagal (Zagreb Airlines), operating a Cessna 402C as part of the UPS network. Following the first democratic elections in Croatia, on 23 July 1990, Zagal was rebranded as Croatia Airlines. Launched domestic servicesfrom Zagreb to Split on 5 May 1991, using a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 wet-leased from Adria Airways. Joined the Star Alliance as a regional member on 18 November 2004, before becoming a full member on 1 January 2010. Employees total 1,117 Executives Chief Executive Officer............................Srecko Simunovic EVP Finance ..................................................Jasmin Bajic SVP Flight Operations .....................................Zlatko Sirac

Fleet (orders) 4 (4) x Airbus A319-100 3 x Airbus A320-200 6 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 Main base Zagreb (ZAG)

Cronos Airlines [C8] (CRA) PO Box 12478, Douala, Equatorial Guinea Tel +237 77 713 458 Email [email protected] Website www.cronosair.com Date operations started 2010 Description Operates scheduled domestic passenger services with daily flights between Malabo and Bata. A regional service is also flown to Cotonou in Benin, and Douala in Cameroon. The company also offers passenger and cargo charter flights. Executives General Manager................................ Zacharie Mampouya Fleet (orders) 1 x BAe 146-200 Main base Malabo (SSG)

Crystal Thai Airlines [YL] (KPS) 222, 19A Fl. Voravit Building, Surawong Road, Sipraya, Bangrak, Bangkok, 10500, Thailand Tel +662 631 7771 Fax +662 631 7772 Email [email protected] Website www.crystalthaiair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Thai Investors (51%), South Korean Investors (49%) Description Start-up, low-cost, full-service airline that was planning to launch scheduled services between Bangkok and Seoul in February 2012. Services from Bangkok to Bhutan, India (Cochin), the Philippines (Clark), Sri Lanka, South Korea (Muan) and United Arab Emirates (Dubai) are also planned, as are services from Phuket to Mumbai and Seoul. History Thai/South Korean joint-venture, established with a registered capital of baht 201 million (US$6.54 million) by Thai businesswoman Manika Sawasdipan. Obtained its business license in April 2010, followed by its air operator’s certificate on 29 September 2010. An inaugural flight between Bangkok and Incheon flown

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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)

CSA Air (IRO) 260 Riverhills Road, Kingsford, Michigan, 9802, USA Tel +1 906 774 3101 Fax +1 906 779 1304 Email [email protected] Website www.csaair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Air T (100%) Description Provides express cargo services in Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, South Dakota and Canada. Executives President & CEO............................................. Walter Clark General Manager......................................... Robert Norton Fleet (orders) 26 x Cessna CE208 Main base Iron Mountain (IMT)

CSA Czech Airlines [OK] (CSA) Building APC Street, Jana Kaspara 1, Airport Ruzyne, 160 08 Prague, Czech Republic Tel +420 2 2056 1993 Fax +420 2 2056 2266 Email [email protected] Website www.csa.cz Parent organisation/shareholders Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic (91.75%), Ceska pojistovna (4.33%), City of Prague (2.94%), City of Bratislava (0.98%) Alliances SkyTeam, AeroSvit Airlines, Air Malta, Atlantis European Airways, Azerbaijan Airlines, Belavia Belarussian Airlines, Bulgaria Air, Cargojet Airways, Donavia, El Al, Etihad Airways, Finnair, Iberia, Luxair, , Rossiya, S7 Airlines, Tatarstan Air, Ural Airlines, Uzbekistan Airways Date operations started 29 October 1923 Description The Czech Republic’s flag carrier, operating scheduled flights from Prague to more than 104 destinations in 52 countries, including most European cities, key transit points in North America and a number of destinations in the Middle East, the Far East and north Africa. CSA also offers travel agencies and other contractual partners year-round charter flights and has an expanding cargo business. History Founded by the Czechoslovak government as CSA Ceskoslovenske Statni Aerolinie to provide domestic air services. International services were launched in 1930 with a route from Prague to Bratislava and Zagreb. Transatlantic services were inaugurated on 3 February 1962 with a flight to Havana. After the break-up of the Czechoslovak Federation the airline adopted its present name in May 1995. CSA became a full member of the SkyTeam alliance on 18 October 2000. Plans to privatise the carrier first announced in April 2008 were abandoned in October 2009, after the Czech Government rejected the Unimex/ Travel Service bid. Employees total 2,022 Executives Chief Executive Officer...............................Miroslav Dvorak Financial Manager ............................................ David Rod Fleet (orders) 9 x Airbus A319-100 8 (7) x Airbus A320-200 2 x Airbus A321-200 7 x ATR 42-500 4 x Boeing 737-500 Main base Prague (PRG) Hubs Bratislava (BTS)

Cubana de Aviacion [CU] (CUB) Ave Van Troi Y Final, Aeropuerto Inter Jose Martin, Terminal 1, 10400 Havana, Cuba Tel +53 7 266 4495 Fax +53 7 233 4056 Email [email protected] Website www.cubana.cu Parent organisation/shareholders Corporacion Cubana de Aviacion (100%) Alliances Aerocaribbean, Aeroflot Russian Airlines, Blue Panorama Airlines, Conviasa, Copa Airlines, TACA Costa Rica, TACA International Airlines

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)

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Cyprus Airways [CY] (CYP) 21 Alkeou Street, Engomi, PO Box 21903, 2404 Nicosia, Cyprus Tel +357 22 365 700 Fax +357 22 663 167 Email [email protected] Website www.cyprusair.com.cy Parent organisation/shareholders Government of Cyprus (69.62%), private shareholders (30.38%) Alliances Aeroflot Russian Airlines, Alitalia, Brussels Airlines, Etihad Airways, Gulf Air, KLM, Middle East Airlines, Olympic Air, Syrianair, Tarom, Virgin Atlantic Airways Date operations started 19 April 1948 Description Flag carrier for Cyprus serving more than 20 scheduled destinations in Europe, the Middle and near East and the Gulf. Additional routes are served through codesharing agreements. History Founded initially as a joint venture by British European Airways, the Cyprus government and private interests. Lost Nicosia base and several aircraft when Turkey invaded Cyprus in July 1974 but restarted limited operations from Larnaca on 8 February 1975. Established Eurocypria Airlines in 1992 to obtain greater share of the charter market, and this subsidiary was sold to the Cypriot government in 2006. Executives Chief Executive Officer........................George Mavrocostas Financial Director . ........................................... Stelios Epi General Manager..................................Christos Kyriakides Head of Operations & Planning ...................Mike Valiandes Fleet (orders) 4 x Airbus A319-100 7 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Larnaca LCA Hubs Paphos (PFO)

Czech Connect Airlines [CQ] (CCG) Czech Republic Date operations started May 2010 Date operations ceased January 2012 Operated regular charter and ad hoc charter services from Ostrava, Bratislava, and Prague. Also offered wet leasing services to other carriers. Established as part of the Central Connect Group. A Slovakian sister company was established in 2010 but closed by the end of the year. At the end of 2010, the airline came under new ownership and decided to concentrate on offering scheduled services to destinations in Russia and the CIS.

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D 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 [email protected] 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 airline’s 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)

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.

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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)

PO Box 80, Kolding Airport, Lufthavnsvej 7A, 6580 Vamdrup, Denmark Tel +45 75 58 3777 Fax +45 75 58 3722 Email [email protected] Website www.dat.dk Parent organisation/shareholders Rungholm Family (60%), privately held (40%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings DOT LT (75%), Vildanden (15%) Date operations started 1989 Description Operates passenger schedules between Billund, Esbjerg and destinations in Norway, including Oslo, Bergen and Stavanger. Also links Pau in southwest France with Marseille and Rome Fiumicino. Passenger and cargo charters and ACMI/wet leasing services are also offered, worldwide. History Founded by Jesper and Kirsten Rungholm as a specialist cargo carrier. Initially transported everything from post, packages and race horses to supplies for the annual Paris-Dakar rally. Passenger charters were added in 1994, followed by scheduled services, between Esbjerg, Aalborg and Stavanger, on 18 November 1996. In 2003, Lars Høeg joined as new managing director, becoming a co-owner in 2007. Passenger jet services, primarily for ad hoc and IT charters, were introduced in October 2009. Scheduled flights linking Pau with Marseille and Rome Fiumicino were introduced in November 2010. Executives President & CEO......................................Jesper Rungholm Managing Director............................................. Lars Høeg Director of Flight Operations......................... Brian Madsen Account Manager....................................Lars Dahl Hansen Fleet (orders) 4 x ATR 42-300 1 x ATR 42-500 2 x ATR 72-200 1 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 2 x McDonnell-Douglas DC-9-80 Main base Kolding-Vamdrup Hubs Floro (FRO), Esbjerg (EBJ), Copenhagen (CPH)

Dalian Airlines [CA] (CCD) Dalian Airport, Liaoning Province, Dalian, Liaoning, China Tel +86 411 8388 6699 Parent organisation/shareholders Air China (80%), Dalian Baoshui Zhengtong (Dalian municipal government) (20%) Date operations started 31 December 2011 Description Start-up airline operating daily flights from the northeastern port city of Dalian to Beijing, Shenzhen and Taiyuan, with onward flights from Taiyuan to Sanya. Services to Japan and South Korea are planned. History First announced in August 2009 as a proposed joint venture between the administration of Dalian Free Trade Zone and HNA Group. After progress on this venture stalled, Air China announced a new joint venture, between Air China, which invested yuan 800 million ($126 million), 80% of the start-up capital and Dalian Baoshui Zhengtong, a unit of the Dalian city government, which invested yuan 200 million ($32 million). Received preliminary CAAC approval to launch on 5 July 2011. Received its public air carrier’s licence from the CAAC on 8 December 2011 and launched services with a flight from Dalian to Shenzhen on 31 December 2011. Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Dalian (DLC)

Dana Air [9J] (DAN) Murtala Mohammed Airport Terminal 2, MMA2, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria Tel +234 1 280 9991 Fax +234 1 2663645 Email [email protected] Website www.flydanaair.com

Parent organisation/shareholders Dana Group (100%) Date operations started 10 November 2008 Description Nigeria’s 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 operator’s 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)

Danube Wings [V5] (VPA) Ivanska cesta 30/B, 820 01 Bratislava, Slovakia Tel + 421 2 2042 0713 Fax +421 2 4363 8539 Email [email protected] Website www.danubewings.eu Parent organisation/shareholders VIP AIR (100%) Date operations started 4 August 2008 Description Regional carrier providing scheduled services from Bratislava, Poprad, and Kosice to destinations in Austria, Croatia, Italy and Switzerland. Seasonal summer flights serve resorts in Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy and Romania. Charter flights and VIP services are also operated. History Established and operated by VIP Wings Executives Managing Director............................................Jan Rostas Fleet (orders) 3 x ATR 72-200 Main base Bratislava BTS Hubs Poprad/Tatry (TAT), Kosice (KSC)

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Darwin Airline [0D] (DWT) Via Alla Campagna 2A, 6904 Lugano, Switzerland Tel +41 91 973 2850 Fax +41 91 973 2859 Email [email protected] Website www.darwinairline.com Alliances Alitalia, Swiss Date operations started 28 July 2004 Description Regional airline connecting Geneva, Lugano, Luxembourf, Nice and several Italian cities. Seasonal services connect cities in Switzerland France, Greece, Italy and Spain and charter services are also flown. Operates the Zurich-Lugano route for Swiss International Air Lines. History Acquired Geneva-based Baboo Airlines on 25 November 2010. Retained Baboo’s fleet of two Q400s, but had phased out the Baboo brand by mid-2011. Executives President.................................................... Sergio Ermotti Chief Executive Officer................................ Maurizio Merlo Chief Financial Officer....................................... Carlo Gatti Fleet (orders) 2 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 6 x Saab 2000 Main base Lugano (LUG)

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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 [email protected] 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 Nairobi’s 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 O’Connor Airlines. Executives President .................................................. Adrian Debruin Fleet (orders) 2 x BAe Jetstream 32 Main base Mount Gambier (MGB)

Deccan 360 (DEC) India Date operations started May 2009 Date operations ceased 30 April 2011 Operated express cargo services based on Nagpur. Established by Air Deccan founder, Captain GR Gopinath.

Delta Air Lines [DL] (DAL) 1030 Delta Boulevard, Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia, 30354, USA Tel +1 404 715 2600 Fax +1 404 715 5494 Website www.delta.com Parent organisation/shareholders Publicly traded (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Comair (100%), Delta Connection (100%), Aeromexico (3.5%), GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes (3%) Alliances SkyTeam, Air Nigeria, Alaska Airlines, American Eagle Airlines, Avianca, Chautauqua Airlines, Comair, Compass Airlines, Coyne Airways, GOL Linhas Aereas InTeligentes, Hawaiian Airlines, Horizon Air, Jet Airways, Kingfisher Airlines, KLM cityhopper, Malaysia Airlines, Olympic Air, Pinnacle Airlines, Republic Airlines, Royal Air Maroc, S7 Airlines, Shuttle America, SkyWest Airlines, Virgin Australia, Virgin Australia International, WestJet Airlines Date operations started 17 June 1929 Description One of the world’s largest airlines, which, together with its Delta Connection partners, serves over 375 destinations in the USA, central and south America, Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe and the Pacific. Delta Connection is an extensive feeder network. Delta Shuttle provides high frequency, non-stop services every working day linking New York, Boston and Washington, DC. History Founded in Macon, Georgia, as Huff-Daland Dusters, the world’s first cropdusting company. The company moved to Monroe, Louisiana, in 1925 and became Delta Air Service in 1928 after field manager CE Woolman and two partners acquired the company. In 1929 Delta expanded into passenger services. In 1953 Delta merged with Chicago and Southern Airlines (founded in 1933) and in 1972 absorbed Northeast Airlines (also founded in 1933), then Western Airlines in April 1987 to form the third-largest US carrier. Delta Air Lines increased its stake in Comair to 100% in November 1991 with the airline operating under the Delta Connection name. On 14 September 2005 the carrier filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, from which it emerged on 30 April 2007. On 29 October 2008 it merged with Northwest Airlines. The Northwest Airlines brand has been discontinued.

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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)

Delta Connection [DQ] (DCP) Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia, 30320, USA Tel +1 404 715 2600 Parent organisation/shareholders Delta Air Lines (100%) Date operations started 1 March 1984 Description Commuter feeder and connection service at Delta Air Lines’ hubs, operated by Chautauqua Airlines, Comair, Compass, ExpressJet Airlines, GoJet Airlines, Pinnacle Airlines, Shuttle America, and SkyWest Airlines.

Denim Air Vermogensweg 3, 3641 SR, Mijdrecht, Netherlands Tel +31 297 230 690 Fax +31 297 230 699 Email [email protected] 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)

Deraya Air Taxi (DRY) Terminal Building 1st Floor, Room 150/HT, Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, Jakarta, 13610, Indonesia Tel +62 21 809 3627 Fax +62 21 809 5770 Email [email protected] Website www.deraya.co.id Parent organisation/shareholders Boedihardjo Group (100%) Date operations started 1967 Description Operates commuter flights, charter services, medical evacuation, aerial photography and a flying school. History Established by shipping company PT Deraya, initially operating both fixed and rotary-wing air charter services. In 1971 Deraya Air and US company Air Services International formed a joint venture company, Derazona Air Service, to take over all helicopter operations. In 1979 Deraya introduced scheduled commuter services in Java, Sumatera and Kalimantan. Executives Chief Executive Officer............................ Atty Boedimilyarti Finance Manager...................................... Rachmat Kurnia Fleet (orders) 2 x BAe ATP 2 x Cessna C402B 1 x Cessna C402C 1 x Cessna U206F 1 x Piper PA-31T 2 x Shorts SD.330-100 2 x Shorts SD.360-300 Main base Jakarta (HLP)

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DETA Air [9D] (DET) Kabinbay Batir 75A, Almaty, 050010, Kazakhstan Tel +7 727 3410501 Fax +7 727 3218889 Email [email protected] Website www.deta.kz Parent organisation/shareholders DETA Tour Operator (100%) Date operations started 16 January 2006 Description Operates cargo and passenger charters from bases at Almaty and Shymkent, primarily to destinations in the Baltics, China, the Far East, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. Also operates regular passenger and cargo services linking Shymkent with Istanbul. History Established as a tour operator. Expanded to include a travel and ticketing agency, and after receiving its air operator’s certificate on 6 July 2004, airline operations. Air services were launched on 1 August 2005. Executives Financial Director..................................Svetlana Rudakova General Director.................................... Yerlan Zhaxybekov Fleet (orders) 1 x Ilyushin Il-62M 2 x McDonnell-Douglas DC-10-40 Main base Almaty (ALA) Hubs Shymkent (CIT)

DHL Aero Expreso [D5] (DAE) PO Box 00241, Zona Postal 0818, Panama City, Panama Tel +507 238 2000 Fax +507 238 2001 Email [email protected] Website www.dhl.com Parent organisation/shareholders Felix Picardi (51%), DHL Express (49%) Date operations started August 1996 Description Operates scheduled cargo services between Panama City and other Central American cities and Miami, on behalf of DHL. Also provides charter flights for third parties. History Commenced operations with charters, but added scheduled services on 7 November 1996. Executives President of the Board of Directors...................Felix Picardi CENAM & Panama General Manager.............. Steve Getzler Finance Manager................................... Norman Beaufond Flight Operations Manager.........................Augusto Villalaz Fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 757-200 Main base Panama City (PTY)

DHL Air [D0] (DHK) EMA Cargo West, East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Derbyshire, DE74 2TR, UK Tel +44 1332 857815 Fax +44 1332 857819 Email [email protected] Website www.dhl.com Parent organisation/shareholders Deutsche Post DHL (100%) Date operations started December 2001 Description Provides services on DHL’s European network from its hub at East Midlands Airport and also offers charter flights to third parties. History Established by Deutsche Post WorldNet to operate scheduled cargo services on its European network. Became a limited company in November 2001. Executives Managing Director & CEO.................................Paul Bishop Finance Manager .........................................Adam Pradela Fleet (orders) 22 x Boeing 757-200 3 x Boeing 767-300 Main base East Midlands (EMA)

DHL de Guatemala [L3] (JOS) Air Ops Dept, 10 Avenida 6-75, Zona 13, Boulevard Juan Pablo II, 01013 Guatemala City, Guatemala Tel +502 2 361 3460 Fax +502 2 361 3440 Email [email protected] Website www.dhl.com.gt Description Provides a scheduled express cargo service in Central America for DHL. History The airline put its first ATR42 freighter into service in mid-2001. Executives President.................................................. Enrique Salazar Finance Manager ......................................Carolina Gomez Operations Manager .................................. Gabriel Andreu Fleet (orders) 1 x ATR 42-300 Main base Guatemala City (GUA)

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DHL Ecuador [7T] (RTM) Aeropuerto Simon Bolivar, Guayaquil, Ecuador Tel +593 4 228 25 10 Fax +593 4 239 6478 Date operations started 1991 Description Operates cargo services for DHL in Ecuador. The airline is also known as Trans Am Aero Express del Ecuador. Executives General Manager.......................................... Luis Grudena VP Operations .......................................... Cosme Jacome Fleet (orders) 1 x ATR 42-300 Main base Guayaquil (GYE)

DHL International [ES] (DHX) Air Freight, Cargo City South, Frankfurt Airport, Germany Tel +49 69 1301 7040 Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Polar Air Cargo (49%) Alliances Polar Air Cargo Description Operates scheduled and non-scheduled cargo services throughout the Middle East on behalf of DHL Express. Fleet (orders) (3) x Boeing 767-300 Main base Frankfurt (FRA)

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 [email protected] Website www.dieximexpresso.com

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)

Direct Aero Services [OB] 40 Bucuresti-Ploiesti Road, Baneasa Airport, 013695 Bucharest, Romania Tel +4021 208 00 00 Fax +4021 232 09 88 Email [email protected] Website www.aeroservices.ro Date operations started October 2009 Description Regional airline division of AeroTaxi operating feeder services from Bucharest Baneasa in conjunction with Blue Air. History Established as AeroTaxi operating light and business aircraft and helicopters on private charter flights from Bucharest Baneasa airport. Domestic passenger services flown by Blue Air using aircraft Direct Aero Services Saab 340s were launched in October 2009. Fleet (orders) 2 x Cessna 510 3 x Saab 340A Main base Bucharest (BBU)

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Direct Air [XP] 1600 Oak Street, Suite B, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 29577, USA Tel +1 843 916 9700 Fax +1 843 448 7920 Website www.visitdirectair.com Alliances Dynamic Airways, Sky King, Vision Airlines, Xtra Airways Date operations started 8 March 2007 Description Low-cost airline franchise operating primarily seasonal domestic services. All flights are operated as non-stop public charters, flown by other carriers, including Falcon Air Express, USA Jet Airlines, Vision Airlines, Skyking and XTRA Airways. Flights serve around 15 destinations in the eastern USA. History Founded as Myrtle Beach Direct Air, aiming at the market niche vacated though the demise of Hooters Air in March 2007. The franchise adopted the shortened Direct Air identity in August 2009. Executives President........................................................Ed Warneck Main base Myrtle Beach (MYR)

Direktflyg [HS] (HSV) Överstevagen 50, 784 63 Borlange, Sweden Tel +46 243 444 700 Fax +46 243 444 799 Email [email protected] Website www.direktflyg.com Parent organisation/shareholders Skyways Holding (100%) Date operations started October 2000 Description Regional airline operating seven routes in Sweden and Norway. A further three routes are flown on behalf of Skyways. Charter services within Scandinavia are also offered. History Formed through a merger of Skyway Holdings egional carriers, Air Express, Highland Air, and Airborne. Rebranded as Direktflyg in April 2002, following the sale of the turboprop operation to Largas Aviation. Executives Chief Executive Officer................... Tezz Tordsdotter Olsson Finance Manager ................................. Mats Ove Eriksson Fleet (orders) 9 x BAe Jetstream 32 Main base Borlange/Falun BLE Hubs Linkoping (LPI), Sundsvall (SDL)

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 Sa’eed 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 Sa’eed Lootah, is the airline’s majority shareholder. Executives Chief Executive Officer.......................... Shabab Attarzadeh Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-200 Main base Djibouti (JIB)

Dniproavia [Z6] (UDN) Airport 42, Dnipropetrovsk, 49042, Ukraine Tel +380 562 39 53 11 Fax +380 562 39 55 65 Email [email protected] Website www.dniproavia.com Parent organisation/shareholders Haltera (94.57%), State Property Fund (Dnipropetrovsk Region) (5.43%) Alliances AeroSvit Airlines, Austrian, S7 Airlines, WindRose Air Date operations started 1933 Description Operates a domestic scheduled network linking Dnipropetrovsk with Kiev and other major cities, as well as international scheduled services to destinations in Armenia, Austria, Georgia, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine. Also operates charter flights from Dnipropetrovsk, Kiev and Odessa to Egyptian and Turkish holiday destinations. History The Dnipropetrovsk Integrated Air Squad was originally part of Aeroflot. On 22 June 1996 the airline became a joint-stock company, which includes Dnepropetrovsk International airport. After the parent company was declared bankrupt in July 2004, the airline

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)

Donavia [D9] (DNV) 272 Sholokov Avenue, Rostov-on-Don, 344009, Russia Tel +7 863 200 1920 Fax +7 863 200 1906 Email [email protected] Website www.aeroflot-don.ru Parent organisation/shareholders Aeroflot Russian Airlines (100%) Alliances Aeroflot Russian Airlines, AeroSvit Airlines, Austrian, CSA Czech Airlines, Ural Airlines, UTair Aviation Date operations started 13 April 2000 Description Russian regional carrier operating a scheduled domestic and international passenger network to destinations in Europe, CIS, Africa and the Middle East. Passenger and cargo charters are also flown, primarily destinations in the Middle East, around the Mediterranean basin and Germany. History Donskie Avialinii was formed in 1925. It merged with Yug Avia in 1992 but was absorbed into Aeroflot in 1993, becoming the JSC Donavia Airlines. In April 2000 the carrier was renamed Aeroflot-Don, after Aeroflot Russian International Airlines acquired a controlling interest. On 25 September 2009 the airline officially reverted to its previous Donavia identity. Executives Director General........................................... Vitaly Golovin Finance Director .................................... Vladimir Hizhnyak Head of Flight Operations...............................Sergej Pavlov Fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 737-400 7 x Boeing 737-500 Main base Rostov (ROV) Hubs Moscow (VKO)

Donbassaero [7D] (UDC) Vzlyotnaya Street 1V, Donetsk, 83021, Ukraine Tel +38 062 388 5103 Fax +38 062 332 0055 Email [email protected] Website www.donbass.aero Alliances AeroSvit Airlines, S7 Airlines, WindRose Air Date operations started 1933 Description The Ukraine’s largest domestic carrier, also providing scheduled international services from Donetsk to destinations in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Greece, Lithuania, Russia, Turkey and the UAE. History Founded as Donetsk State Airline and was rebranded as Donbassaero in 2003. A ten-year strategic alliance with AeroSvit, the “Ukrainian Aviation Group”, came into effect in January 2007. This allowed the two carriers to benefit from serving a common route structure with a single, pooled fleet. Executives General Director.................................Alexander V Grechko Deputy Director General Operations....... Vladimir Poslavskiy GD Flight Department.................................. Eduard Denim General Manager........................................... Oleg Novikov Fleet (orders) 7 x Airbus A320-200 1 x Airbus A321-200 Main base Donetsk (DOK), Kharkov (HRK)

Donghai Airlines [J5] (EPA) 2F Donghai Wanhao Plaza, 11th Avenue, Gao Xin Nan, High Tech Park South, Nan Shan Qu, Shenzhen, China Tel +86 755 2998 2777 Fax +86 755 2998 2488 Website www.donghaiair.cn Parent organisation/shareholders Shenzhen Donggang Trade (51%), Donghai United Group (24%), Yonggang (24%), others (1%)

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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 carrier’s 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)

Dornier Aviation Nigeria (DANA) (DAV) Kaduna Old Airport, PO Box 5662, Kaduna, Nigeria Tel +234 62 310102 - 7 Fax +234 62 317325 Email [email protected] Website www.dananig.com Date operations started 1979 Description Operates Dornier aircraft in Nigeria on a charter basis, as well as running a fixed-base and maintenance operation. Also undertakes agricultural flying, aerial photography, medical evacuation and other aerial work. Executives Chief Executive Officer................................ Michel Dupoux Fleet (orders) 1 x Dornier 228-200 2 x Dornier 328-100 Main base Kaduna (KAD) Hubs Port Harcourt (PHC), Abuja (ABV)

DOT LT [R6] (DNU) Kaunas Airport, Karmelavoa LT, 5446 Kaunas, Lithuania Tel +370 6199 0660 Fax +370 6199 0662 Email [email protected] Website www.dot.lt Parent organisation/shareholders Danish Air Transport (75%), others (25%) Date operations started 2004 Description Operates scheduled services in Norway, linking Oslo with Fragernes and Roros. Also offers ACMI/wet-leasing services with passenger, cargo and combi- configured regional turboprops, as well as contract and ad hoc charter services. History Established in 2003 as Danu Oro Transportas with assistance from majority shareholder Danish Air Transport (DAT). Took over the routes and aircraft of defunct Air Lithuania in late 2005. Launched scheduled passenger services between Palanga and Billund in Denmark in December 2005.Rebranded as DOT LT in April 2006. Scheduled services linking Kaunus and Palanga with Billund were dropped in March 2007. Specialised for a time offering ACMI and charter services within the EU, before reintroducing scheduled domestic passenger services in Norway from April 2009. Executives Deputy Director General....................... Albertas Pocevicius Flight Operation Director..............................Evaldas Petkus Head of Operation & Chief Pilot.......... Rimantas Vainovskis Fleet (orders) 4 x ATR 42-300 1 x ATR 42-500 1 x ATR 72-200 2 x Saab 340A Main base Kaunas (KUN) Hubs Oslo (FBU)

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)

Druk Air [KB] (DRK) Druk-Air Corporation, Royal Bhutan Airlines, Nemeyzampa, Paro, Bhutan Tel +975 8 271856 Fax +975 8 271861 Email [email protected] Website www.drukair.com.bt Parent organisation/shareholders Ministry of Finance, royal government of Bhutan (100%) Date operations started 14 January 1983 Description National airline of Bhutan, operating scheduled services to cities in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Thailand. History Established by a Royal Proclamation on 5 April 1981. Commenced operations in January 1983 with two Dornier 228 turboprop aircraft. Introduced jet service with BAe 146s in 1988. Executives Chairman.................................................Lhatu Wangchuk Chief Executive Officer..................................Tandin Jamso Flight Operations Manager ...................Sangay Wang Chuk Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A319-100 1 x ATR 42-500 Main base Paro (PBH)

Dubrovnik Airline 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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Dutch Antilles Express [9H] (BXL) PO Box 4101, Kralendijk, Willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles Tel +599 9461 2502 Fax +599 9461 2508 Email [email protected] Website www.flydae.com Parent organisation/shareholders Arnold Leonora (100%) Alliances Copa Airlines Date operations started 18 August 2003 Description Regional airline operating high-frequency scheduled flights linking Curacao, with Aruba, Bogota, Bonaire, Caracas, Cartagena, Colombia, Panama, Santo Domingo, St Maarten, and Valencia in Venezuela. History Formerly known as Bonaire Express and Curaçao Express, DAE started operations under its new name on 30 April 2005 with flights between the islands of the Dutch Antilles and Aruba. On 9 December 2005 DAE launched services to its first international destination, Valencia in Venezuela. In December 2010 Arnold Leonora acquired the airline from Niek Sandman. Executives Chief Executive Officer........................... Floris Van Pallandt Managing Director................................... Raymundo Saleh Fleet (orders) 1 x ATR 42-300 2 x Fokker 100 Main base Curacao (CUR)

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Dynamic Airways [D2] 7996 North Point Boulevard, Winston Salem, North Carolina, 27106, USA Tel +1 540 908 9933 Website www.dynamicaviation.com Parent organisation/shareholders Dynamic Aviation Group (100%) Alliances Direct Air Date operations started 2010 Description Charter and ACMI leasing arm of the Dynamic Aviation Group, offering public and private air charter services for collegiate and professional sports teams and other groups. Commercial operations are focused entirely on Boeing 767s. History Traces its origins to the creation of K&K Aircraft by Karl Stoltzfus in 1967. Initially offered aerial spraying services across the USA using converted Beechcraft BE-18s and Douglas DC-3s. Rebranded as Dynamic Aviation. Offered passenger and cargo charters as well as a wide range of aerial applications with a large fleet of converted Beechcraft U21As from 1996. Received FAA certification for commercial services on 28 October 2010. Main base Winston Salem (INT)

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Dragonair House, 11 Tung Fai Road, Hong Kong International Airport, Lantau, Hong Kong Tel +852 3193 3888 Fax +852 3193 3889 Website www.dragonair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Cathay Pacific (100%) Alliances Air China, Cathay Pacific, China Southern Airlines, Jetstar, Jetstar Pacific, Malaysia Airlines, Royal Brunei Airlines, S7 Airlines

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E Eagle Air [H7] (EGU) Adam House, 11 Portal Avenue, PO Box 7392, Kampala, Uganda Tel +256 414 232 185 Fax +256 414 344 501 Email [email protected] 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)

Eagle Airways (WEG) Private Bag 3048, Hamilton, 2020, New Zealand Tel +64 7 857 1000 Fax +64 7 857 1081 Parent organisation/shareholders Air New Zealand (100%) Date operations started 12 September 1973 Description Regional airline providing scheduled services in New Zealand’s North and South Islands as an Air New Zealand Link carrier. History Eagle Airways was founded in 1969 as a flight training school but began operating scheduled services on 12 September 1973. In 1989 Air New Zealand purchased 50% of Eagle Air, and acquired 100% of the company in 1992. Executives General Manager ................................Carrie Hurihanganui Fleet (orders) 18 x Beech 1900D Main base Hamilton (HLZ) Hubs Auckland (AKL), Christchurch (CHC), Wellington (WLG)

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 [email protected] Website www.eaglexpressair.com

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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East Horizon Airlines [EA] (EHN) Wazir Akbar Khan, Street 13, Lane I, Kabul, Afghanistan Tel +93 770 14 22 52 Email [email protected] Website www.flyeasthorizon.com Description Start-up airline which is planning to launch domestic cargo and passenger scheduled and charter services from Kabul and Kandahar. Plans call for an initial fleet of four CASA 212 turboprop freighters. History Established in early 2011 as an entirely Afghanowned enterprise. Announced plans to acquire four CASA 212-100s in April 2011. Executives President......................................... Mohammad Hashemi Main base Kabul (KBL)

Eastar Jet [ZE] (ESR) 2nd Floor, Yangseo Building, 534-9 Banghwa-dong, angseo-gu, Seoul, Gangseo-gu, South Korea Tel +82 2 2665 7378 Fax +82 2 2665 7470 Email [email protected] Website www.eastarjet.com Parent organisation/shareholders Eastar Group, various private investors Date operations started 7 January 2009 Description Provides low-cost scheduled domestic and international passenger services, mainly aimed at the leisure market. Domestic services are flown from Seoul Gimpo airport to destinations including Cheongju, Gunsan and Jeju. International services, flown from Seoul Incheon airport, serve destinations in China, Japan, Malaysia and Thailand. History Established by major shareholder Eastar Group. Plans to launch services in August 2008 were delayed until 7 January 2009 when the first domestic service was flown between Seoul and Jeju. Launched international services on 24 December 2009, with a flight from Seoul Incheon to Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia. Started regular charter services from Cheongju to Mudanjiang in China on 16 August 2011. Executives President...................................................... Hae-Gu Yang Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-600 5 x Boeing 737-700 Main base Seoul (GMP) Hubs Jeju (CJU)

Eastern Airways [T3] (EZE) Schiphol House, Franklin Way, Humberside International Airport, Kirmington, Lincolnshire, DN39 6YH, UK Tel +44 8703 669 669 Fax +44 1652 680899 Website www.easternairways.com Parent organisation/shareholders Bryan Huxford (ultimate controlling party) (50%), Richard Lake (ultimate controlling party) (50%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Air Kilroe (100%) Alliances Air Southwest Date operations started December 1997 Description Operates a high-frequency network of scheduled domestic passenger services across the UK, from Wick in the north to Southampton in the south, with extensions to Belgium and Norway. Charter flights are also provided. History Began operations with a scheduled service between Humberside and Aberdeen. In February 1999 it purchased Manchester-based Air Kilroe. Routes, together with Jetstream 41 aircraft, were transferred from British Airways CitiExpress with effect from 30 March 2003. In September 2010 Eastern Airways purchased Air Southwest from Sutton Harbour Group. Executives Chairman.................................................... Bryan Huxford Chief Executive Officer...................................Richard Lake Chief Financial Officer................................John Derbyshire Chief Operations Officer................................ Chris Holliday Fleet (orders) 15 x BAe Jetstream 41 1 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 2 x Embraer ERJ-135ER 1 x Embraer ERJ-145MP 8 x Saab 2000 Main base Humberside (HUY) Hubs Aberdeen (ABZ), Norwich (NWI)

Eastern Australia Airlines [QF] (EAQ) 203 Coward Street, Sydney, New South Wales, 2020, Australia Tel +61 2 9691 2333 Fax +61 2 9691 3277 Website www.qantas.com.au/flights/qantaslink.html Parent organisation/shareholders Qantas (100%) Date operations started 1949 Description Regional airline serving 16 destinations in New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, Tasmania and Lord Howe Island under the Qantaslink banner. History Founded as Tamworth Air Taxi Service (the name was soon after condensed to Tamair), serving the farming and grazing communities of western and northwestern New South Wales and southwest Queensland. Following expansion and amalgamation with several smaller commuter operators, the current name was adopted in 1987. Australian Airlines purchased 26% of Eastern Australian Airlines from East West in 1988, and the airline became a wholly-owned subsidiary in 1991. In 2002 Southern Australia Airlines was merged into the operations of Eastern Australia Airlines. Executives Chief Executive Officer..............................Narendra Kumar Fleet (orders) 5 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 15 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 5 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 Main base Sydney (SYD) Hubs Melbourne (MEL)

Eastern Express Fujairah, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates Email [email protected] Website www.flyaha.com Parent organisation/shareholders Abu Al Houl, Al Hajjar Air Description Start-up low-cost airline planning become the UAE’s 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)

Eastern SkyJets [EA] (ESJ) Suite 3E107, Dubai Airport Free Zone, Dubai International Airport, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel +971 4 299 7868 Fax +971 4 299 5822 Email [email protected] Website www.easternskyjets.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)

Eastok Avia [E4] (EAA) PO Box 120710, Sharjah International Airport, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Tel +971 6557 9008 Fax +971 6557 9003 Email [email protected] Website www.eastokaviafze.com Date operations started 2006 Description Privately-owned Kyrgyz carrier based in Sharjah Airport Free Zone in the UAE. Primarily provides wet-lease charter services to other carriers in the region. Also operates charter services from bases at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and Sharjah, UAE to regional destinations including Istanbul and Sulaimaniyah. Executives President ................................................Aleksey Yanchuk

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Easy Fly Express [8E] (EFX) House 4, 5th Floor, Road 20, Sector 3, Uttara, Dhaka, 1229, Bangladesh Tel +880 191 134 1454 Fax +880 2 896 2804 Email [email protected] Website www.ez-fly.com Description Provides a scheduled cargo service linking Dhaka, Cox’s Bazar, Jessore and Chittagong. Charters also flown. History Established in 2007 by Crystal Bangladesh Supports, which provides logistics support, import and export, distribution and consultancy services. Employees total 30 Executives Chief Executive Officer & MD.................... Shaukat-ul Islam DMD Operations......................................... Parveen Nahar Fleet (orders) 1 x Hawker Siddeley 748-2 Main base Dhaka (DAC)

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 Bogotá 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)

EasyJet [U2] (EZY) Hangar 89, London Luton International Airport, Bedfordshire, Luton, LU2 9PF, UK Tel +44 1582 525252 Fax +44 1582 443355 Email [email protected] Website www.easyjet.com Parent organisation/shareholders Stelios Haji-Ioannou (26.2%), Polys Haji-Ioannou (11.3%), Standard Life Investments (6%), Schroders (5.5%), Prudential (5.1%), Sanderson Asset Management (3.1%), others (42.8%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings EasyJet Switzerland (49%) Alliances EasyJet Switzerland Date operations started 10 November 1995 Description Europe’s second-largest low-fare airline, operating frequent daily scheduled services for both leisure and business passengers, now serving over 120 key European cities, including 15 in the UK and Ireland, from 19 bases. History Launched services with two leased Boeing 737s operating two routes between Luton, Glasgow and Edinburgh. A 40% stake in TEA Switzerland was acquired in March 1998 and the carrier was renamed EasyJet Switzerland. Floated on the London stock exchange in October 2000. In 2002 the company acquired rival low-cost carrier Go Fly. The FL Group acquired an 11.5% stake in October 2004, which was increased to 16.2% before being sold off in May 2006. Blackrock Investment Management acquired a minority share in the airline in August 2007. EasyJet acquired GB Airways in a deal concluded on 31 January 2008. Employees total 6,887 Executives Chairman..................................................... Michael Rake Chief Executive Officer ............................... Carolyn McCall Chief Financial Officer .................................Chris Kennedy Operations Director.....................................Warwick Brady Fleet (orders) 151 x Airbus A319-100 32 (34) x Airbus A320-200 (1) x Airbus A321-200 Main base Luton (LTN, London Gatwick (LGA Hubs London (STN), Dortmund (DTM), Geneva (GVA), Paris (CDG), Lyon (LYN), Berlin Schönefeld (SXF), Paris Orly (ORY), Amsterdam (AMS), Birmingham (BHX, Liverpool (LPL), Newcastle (NCL), Belfast (BFS), Bristol (BRS), Edinburgh (EDI), East Midlands (EMA), Glasgow (GLA), Manchester (MAN), Milan Malpensa (MXP)

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EasyJet Switzerland [DS] (EZS) Route de l’Aéroport 5, Meyrin, 1215 Geneva, Switzerland Tel +41 22 717 8820 Fax +41 22 788 2700 Website www.easyjet.com Parent organisation/shareholders Swiss private investors (51%), EasyJet (49%) Alliances EasyJet Date operations started 23 March 1989 Description Operates scheduled services as an EasyJet franchise from Geneva and Basel. History Originally known as TEA Basel, the airline was founded as part of the TEA group of airlines, which provided charter flights from various European destinations. In March 1998 EasyJet took a 40% stake in the airline, which commenced franchise services on 1 April 1999. Executives Chairman................................................. Bernard Vischer Managing Director.............................. Jean-Marc Thevenaz Flight Operations Director............................ Philippe Sutter Fleet (orders) 15 x Airbus A319-100 5 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Geneva (GVA) Hubs Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg (BSL)

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 [email protected] 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 Air’s 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)

Edelweiss Air [WK] (EDW) Operations Centre, Postfach, CH-8058 Zurich, Switzerland Tel +41 43 816 50 60 Fax +41 43 816 50 61 Email [email protected] Website www.edelweissair.ch Parent organisation/shareholders SWISS (100%) Alliances Swiss Date operations started 10 February 1996 Description Swiss-owned charter airline operating passenger services to the Mediterranean, Red Sea, Maldives, Kenya, Caribbean and Canary Islands. History Acquired by Swiss International Air Lines in October 2008, becoming a separate operating division. The acquisition was part of the Swiss Group’s broader strategic partnership with former owner Kuoni, Switzerland’s biggest tour operator.

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 [email protected] 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)

EGA – Ecuato Guineana de Aviacion (EGA) Apartado 665, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea Tel +240 094 003 Fax +240 091 489 Description The national carrier of Equatorial Guinea operating passenger and cargo services between Malabo and Bata, and from Malabo to destinations in west Africa. Executives Executive Director................................................... J Lowa Fleet (orders) 1 x Embraer ERJ-145 Main base Malabo (SSG)

EgyptAir [MS] (MSR) EgyptAir Complex Building, Cairo Airport Road, PO Box 11776, Cairo, Egypt Tel +202 2267 4700 Fax +202 2635 3861 Website www.egyptair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Egyptair Holding (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Air Cairo (60%) Alliances Gulf Air, Malaysia Airlines, Olympic Air, Syrianair, Tunisair, Yemenia Date operations started July 1933 Description Egyptian flag carrier operating scheduled services to more than 60 destinations in Europe, Africa, the Middle and Far East, Australia and the USA. A domestic network links eight points, including all major tourist attractions. The cargo network also serves over 10 destinations in nine countries. History Established in association with the Airwork Company under the name of Misr Airwork. During the Second World War the Egyptian government took charge of the airline and its name was changed to Misr Air in 1949. In January 1961 Misr Air joined with Syrian Airways to form United Arab Airlines as a result of new political links between Egypt and Syria, but this accord was short-lived. It retained the name for a short time until it was changed to EgyptAir in October 1971. The airline became the 21st member of the Star Alliance on 10 July 2008 and the first in the Middle East. Executives Chairman.............................................. Hussein Massoud Chief Executive Officer.................................... Alaa Ashour Deputy CEO..............................................Hisham Elnahas VP Commercial........................................... Ashraf Hassan Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A300B4 2 x Airbus A300B4-600 13 x Airbus A320-200 4 x Airbus A321-200 7 x Airbus A330-200 4 (1) x Airbus A330-300 3 x Airbus A340-200 4 x Boeing 737-500 18 (2) x Boeing 737-800 4 x Boeing 777-200 6 x Boeing 777-300 Main base Cairo (CAI)

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EgyptAir Express [MS] (MSE) EgyptAir Complex Building, Cairo Airport Road, PO Box 11776, Cairo, Egypt Tel +202 2697 3404 Fax +202 2696 4804 Email [email protected] Website www.egyptair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Egyptair Holding (100%) Date operations started 1 June 2007 Description Regional division of EgyptAir providing services to 12 points within Egypt and to the Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Hungary, Italy and Malta. History EgyptAir revealed plans to launch a regional jet division, EgyptAir Express, in April 2006 with an order for six Embraer E-170 aircraft, and options on a further six. Executives Chairman.......................................................... Hilmy Rizk GM Operations.................................................. Atef Ghith GM Finance............................................. Mohamed Yousif Fleet (orders) 12 x Embraer 170-100LR Main base Cairo (CAI) Hubs Sharm el Sheikh (SSH), Alexandria (ALY)

El Al [LY] (ELY) 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 [email protected] 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 D’Or 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 D’Or. 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 company’s 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)

Emirates [EK] (UAE) Emirates Group Headquarters, PO Box 686, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel +971 4286 4066 Fax +971 4295 0758 Email [email protected] Website www.emirates.com Parent organisation/shareholders Emirates Group (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Emirates SkyCargo (100%) Alliances Air Malta, Air Mauritius, Arik Air, Coyne Airways, Frontier Airlines, Japan Airlines, Jet Airways, JetBlue Airways, Kingfisher Airlines, Korean Air, Oman Air, Philippine Airlines, Royal Air Maroc, S7 Airlines, South African Airways, Thai Airways International, TNT Airways, United Airlines, Virgin America, Virgin Australia International, WestJet Airlines Date operations started 25 October 1985

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Description Dubai’s 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)

Empire Airlines [EM] (CFS) 11559 North Atlas Road, Hayden, Idaho, 83835, USA Tel +1 208 292 3850 Fax +1 208 292 3851 Email [email protected] Website www.empireairlines.com Date operations started May 1977 Description Operates scheduled and charter cargo flights in the USA and Canada, flying primarily for FedEx. History Established as Clearwater Flying Service in Orofino, Idaho, offering a range of services including ad hoc charters, fire patrol, air ambulance, air pollution monitoring and flight instruction. The company began contract flying for organisations including the US Forestry Service (1983) and the Grenada Department of Defence (1984). Commuter services out of Boise, Idaho, were launched on 3 January 1984. During 1988 FedEx contracted Empire to fly and maintain Caravan 208s out of Portland, Spokane, and Seattle. Executives President & CEO....................................Timothy Komberec Director Operations...................................... Randy Lanfell Chief Financial Officer....................................Scott Marikis Fleet (orders) 11 x ATR 42-300 7 x ATR 72-200 33 x Cessna CE208 Main base Coer d’Aline (COE) Hubs Spokane (GEG)

Enerjet 1440 Aviation Park NE, Calgary, Alberta, T2E 7E2, Canada Tel +1 403 648 2800 Fax +1 403 648 2840 Email [email protected] 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.

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 operator’s 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)

Enter Air (ENT) 17 ul. Stycznia 45 B, 02-146 Warsaw, Poland Tel +48 22 3 320 880 Fax +48 22 3 225 757 Email [email protected] Website www.enterair.pl Date operations started 25 April 2010 Description Operates charter flights, primarily in conjunction with Polish tour operators, to holiday destinations in the Mediterranean. Ad hoc charters throughout Europe and to Africa and Asia are also offered. History Established by Polish investors in November 2009. Executives President.............................................Grzegorz Polaniecki Fleet (orders) 6 x Boeing 737-400 2 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Warsaw (WAW)

Equaflight Service [5E] (EKA) BP 4247, Pointe Noire, Congo Tel +242 6 945 7004 Website www.equaflight.com Description Operates scheduled services from Pointe Noire to Luanda, Brazzaville, Port-Gentil and Libreville, with an extension planned from Libreville to Douala. Passenger and cargo charter services are also flown out of Pointe Noire. History Established by French companies Occitania to operate passenger and cargo charter services, primarily for Total Oil. Fleet (orders) 1 x ATR 42-300 1 x ATR 42-320 1 x Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia 1 x Embraer EMB-135 Main base Pointe Noire (PNR)

Era Aviation [7H] (ERH) 6160 Carl Brady Drive, Anchorage, Alaska, 99502, USA Tel +1 907 248 4422 Fax +1 907 266 8350 Website www.flyera.com Parent organisation/shareholders HoTH (100%) Alliances Alaska Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Hageland Aviation Services Date operations started 1948 Description A division of Era Alaska, operating a network of services from Anchorage as part of the Alaska Airlines Commuter service and from Bethel as part of the Alaska Airlines Village Service. Contract and on-demand charters are also offered, as are medevac services. History Founded as Economy Helicopters by Carl Brady. Relocated to Alaska after being awarded a federal government contract to map Alaska. As the operator of the first commercial helicopter in the state, the company quickly diversified, flying in support of Alaskan oil and geophysical survey activities, and becoming one of the pioneers of offshore helicopter support services. The need for larger helicopters led to a 1958 merger with Rotor Aids, Inc. The merged company combined the initials of its founders, becoming ERA Helicopters. Alaskan fixed wing air charter operations were introduced in 1978, after the acquisition of Jet Alaska. Scheduled passenger services began in May 1983. ERA Helicopters rebranded in 1988, as Era Aviation, reflecting the now much diversified nature of the business. In February 2009 Frontier Alaska, the holding company of HoTH, acquired 100% of Era Aviation, which became a sister airline of Frontier Flying Service and Hageland Aviation, all operating within Frontier Alaska’s air group. Executives President ................................................Bob Hajdukovich Financial Controller..................................... David Richards Operations Director........................................... Jeff Sharp

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Fleet (orders) 3 x Beech 1900D 5 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 Main base Anchorage (ANC)

Eritrean Airlines [B8] (ERT) PO Box 222, Asmara, Eritrea Tel +291 1 126 681 Fax +291 1 124 406 Website www.flyeritrea.com/index.htm Parent organisation/shareholders Government of Eritrea (100%) Date operations started April 2003 Description National carrier operating charter flights from Asmara, primarily for the Hajj pilgrimage. History Originally established as a ground-handling company, Eritrean Airlines began offering passenger operations in April 2003. Scheduled passenger flights were discontinued in 2008. Executives Chief Executive Officer............................Shakil Kashirwala Flight Operations Manager ...........................Gebre Berhan Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 767-200 Main base Asmara (ASM)

Esen Air (ESD) 134/4 Chui Ave, Kyrgyz Republic, 720001 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Tel +996 312 628 406 Fax +996 312 628 408 Email [email protected] Date operations started 10 October 2006 Description Domestic carrier operating between Bishkek and Karakol, and international charter flights to Russia and other Central Asian republics. Aircraft are operated by Avia Traffic. History Esen Air was established in April 2006 and obtained its air operator’s certificate to commence unscheduled domestic and international passenger flights. Executives Executive Director....................................Aibek Aidarbekov Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-200 Main base Osh (OSS)

Estafeta Carga Aerea [E7] (ESF) Centro de Intercambio “Estafeta”, Aeropuerto Internacional, Ponciano Arriaga, San Luis Potosi, 78428 Mexico, Mexico Tel +52 444 834 8000 Fax +52 444 834 8002 Email [email protected] Website www.estafeta.com

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)

ESTELAR Latinoamerica (ETR) Av Francisco de Miranda, Centro Plaza, Torre B, Piso 10, Officina A, Caracas, Venezuela Tel +58 212 961 6979 Fax +58 212 283 5064 Email [email protected] Website www.estelarlatinoamerica.com.ve

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)

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Estonian Air [OV] (ELL) 13 Lennujaama Street, 11101 Tallinn, Estonia Tel +372 640 1101 Fax +372 601 6092 Email [email protected] Website www.estonian-air.com Parent organisation/shareholders Estonian government (90%), SAS Group (10%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Estonian Air Regional (100%) Alliances Aeroflot Russian Airlines, AeroSvit Airlines, Belavia Belarussian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, KLM, Rossiya, Scandinavian Airlines Date operations started 1 December 1991 Description National carrier of Estonia, operating scheduled and charter passenger services to some 20 destinations throughout Europe. Charter services are also operated to over 50 destinations in Europe, the Middle East and north Africa, most of which are located in and around the Mediterranean basin. History Founded as a government-owned joint-stock company, with shares also taken by state-owned investment bank Cresco. Inherited the remaining fleet of its predecessor, the Estonian division of Aeroflot. Partially privatised in 1996, with Maersk Air taking a 49% stake. SAS Group acquired Maersk Air’s shareholding in September 2003. In the spring of 2007 a subsidiary company, Estonian Air Regional, was established to take over domestic and short-haul flights to neighbouring regions. In June 2010 a deal was reached with SAS whereby the Estonian government increased its shareholding to 90%. Under the terms of the agreement, the SAS stake was reduced to 10%, which Estonia has the option to buy back. SAS has the option to dispose of its stake after June 2014. Employees total 261 Executives Chairman........................................................Endrus Ljus Chief Executive Officer.....................................Tero Taskila Chief Financial Officer ...................................Wade Stokes Chief Operations Officer .................................... Jyri Ketola Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-500 3 x Bombardier CRJ-900 1 x Embraer 170-100LR 2 x Saab 340A Main base Tallinn (TLL)

Estonian Air Regional [OV] (ELL) Lennujaama tee 13, 11101 Tallinn, Estonia Tel +372 6401 101 Fax +372 6016 092 Email [email protected] Website www.estonian-air.ee Parent organisation/shareholders Estonian Air (100%) Alliances Rossiya Date operations started September 2007 Description Wholly-owned subsidiary of Estonian Air operating flights linking Tallinn with destinations including Kuressaare, Helsinki, Minsk, Stockholm and Vilnius. Also links Pärnu and Kuressaare with Stockholm. Services are operated with Saab 340A turboprops leased from and operated by Swedish carrier Golden Air. Main base Tallinn (TLL)

Ethiopian Airlines [ET] (ETH) Bole International Airport, PO Box 1755, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tel +251 116 615 110 Fax +251 116 611 474 Email [email protected] Website www.ethiopianairlines.com

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 Moçambique, 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.

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)

Etihad Airways [EY] (ETD) New Airport Road, PO Box 35566, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Tel +971 2511 0000 Fax +971 2508 8565 Email [email protected] Website www.etihadairways.com Parent organisation/shareholders Government of Abu Dhabi (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Air Seychelles (40%), airberlin (29.21%) Alliances Aer Arann Regional, Air Astana, Air Malta, Air New Zealand, Air Seychelles, airberlin, Alitalia, American Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines, Bangkok Airways, British Midland International BMI, Brussels Airlines, CSA Czech Airlines, Cyprus Airways, Flybe, Hainan Airlines, Jet Airways, Jetstar, Kuwait Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Middle East Airlines, Olympic Air, Philippine Airlines, Royal Air Maroc, S7 Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, TAP Portugal, Turkish Airlines, Ukraine International Airlines, Vietnam Airlines, Virgin Australia, Virgin Australia (New Zealand), Virgin Australia International, Yemenia Date operations started 5 November 2003 Description The national carrier of Abu Dhabi is one of the world’s fastest-growing international airlines, operating scheduled services within the Middle East and to destinations in Africa, Australia, Europe, the Far East, Indian subcontinent and North America. The airline’s cargo services are marketed as Etihad Crystal Cargo. History Created and wholly-owned by the government of Abu Dhabi. Originally operated an all wide-bodied fleet, primarily on medium and long-haul services. Abu Dhabi announced, on 13 September 2005, its withdrawal from Gulf Air so as to concentrate on developing Etihad Airways. Introduced short and medium-haul routes, for the first time utilising single-aisle aircraft from September 2007. Employees total 9,038 Executives Chairman............................................... Hamed Bin Zayed Chief Executive Officer..................................James Hogan Chief Operations Officer................................... Richard Hill Chief Financial Officer...................................James Rigney VP Flight Operations............................. Christoph Schoppel Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A319-100 14 (19) x Airbus A320-200 18 (2) x Airbus A330-200 6 x Airbus A330-300 4 x Airbus A340-500 7 x Airbus A340-600 (19) x Airbus A350-1000XWB (10) x Airbus A380-800 1 (2) x Boeing 777-200 10 (8) x Boeing 777-300 (41) x Boeing 787-9 Main base Abu Dhabi (AUH)

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Euro-Asia Air [5B] (KZE) Aimanova 6, 2nd Floor, Astana, 010000, Kazakhstan Tel +7 7172 793 078 Fax +7 7172 793 078 Email [email protected] Website www.euroasiaair.kz Parent organisation/shareholders KazMunayGas (100%) Date operations started May 1997 Description Operates passenger services to Russia and within the Asian republics. History The company’s origins date back to the creation of Atyrau Airways in 1996. The carrier became part of the Air Kazakhstan Group in 1999. In November 2000, the airline and its Atyrau Airport base were merged into the single entity, JSC Euro-Asia Air, and ownership was transferred to the state oil company, Kaztransoil. The current owner is KazMunayGas, created in 2002 by the merger of the state oil and gas companies. Executives President........................................Askar Dzhanzharkenov VP Finance........................................Saltanat Kushkalieva Fleet (orders) 1 x Bombardier CRJ-700 1 x Tupolev Tu-134A 1 x Yakovlev Yak-40 Main base Atyrau (GUW)

euroAtlantic airways [YU] (MMZ) Rua das Sesmarias 3, Quinta da Beloura, 2710-444 Sintra, Portugal Tel +351 21 924 7300 Fax +351 21 924 7390 Email [email protected] Website www.euroatlantic.pt

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 operator’s 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)

EuroLOT [K2] (ELO) 17 Stycznia 39, 00-906 Warsaw, Poland Tel +48 22 606 6467 Fax +48 22 606 6159 Email [email protected] Website www.eurolot.com.pl Parent organisation/shareholders The Polish state (62.1%), LOT Polish Airlines (37.9%) Date operations started 1 July 1997 Description Regional airline providing scheduled services to a number of domestic and regional central European destinations, operating primarily on an ACMI basis for LOT Polish Airlines. Ad hoc charter flights are also operated for other contractors. EuroLOT also leases out Embraer ERJ-175s; two to the Polish government and one to LOT. History Commenced regular air services under in its own air operator’s certificate, tasked with reconstructing the network of domestic and regional flights while also reducing operational costs. In 2000 the company became a whollyowned subsidiary of the national carrier. All ATR aircraft operations by LOT were then transferred to EuroLOT, which provides services on an ACMI basis. The Polish state subsequently acquired a majority shareholding. The carrier’s first jet equipment, three Embraer ERJ-175s, were acquired in 2009, and operated on a dry-lease basis by LOT. In June 2010 two of these ERJ-175s were chartered to operate for the Polish government.

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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)

Europe Airpost [5O] (FPO) 22 Avenue Des Nations, BP 49015 (Villepinte), 95911 Roissy CDG , France Tel +33 1 48 17 75 75 Fax +33 1 48 17 75 65 Website www.europeairpost.fr Parent organisation/shareholders ASL Aviation Group (100%) Date operations started 2000 Description Operates mail and cargo flights for the French Post Office during the night, and daytime scheduled and charter services. History Originally formed by the French postal service La Poste. Formerly known as Société d’Exploitation Aéropostale. Adopted current name in 2000 when it commenced services in its own right. Groupe La Poste announced the sale of the airline to Imperial Holdings of South Africa on 2 February 2007, although this was subsequently cancelled. In February 2008, the sale was completed of the airline to Air Contractors of Dublin, which is partially owned by Imperial Holdings. Executives Chief Executive Officer................... Jean-Francois Dominiak Fleet (orders) 16 x Boeing 737-300 2 x Boeing 737-700 Main base Paris (CDG)

European Air Transport Leipzig [QY] (BCS) August-Euler-Strasse 1, Schkeuditz, Germany Tel +49 341 4499 1020 Fax +49 341 4499 1219 Email [email protected] Website www.dhl.com Parent organisation/shareholders Deutsche Post DHL (100%) Date operations started March 2010 Description Cargo airline created as part of the DHL Aviation group. Operates in support of DHL’s activities from its hub in Leipzig. History Founded as European Air Transport (EAT) by four pilots, who diversified their business in 1972 by setting up a flying school. VIP, air ambulance and express cargo charters were added to the services offered by the airline. In 1986 EAT was acquired by DHL to transport urgent shipments across Europe. In March 2010 EAT’s operations were transferred from Belgium to the European Air Transport Leipzig base. The airline was awarded it air operator’s certificate on 31 March 2010 by the German civil aviation authority. Executives Chief Executive Officer....................................Markus Otto Director of Flight Operations.........................Wolfgang Oehl Finance Manager ........................................Michael Rahm Fleet (orders) 11 x Boeing 757-200 Main base Leipzig/Halle (LEJ)

Eurowings [EW] (EWG) Grossenbaumerweg 6, 40472 Dusseldorf, Germany Tel +49 231 92 45 0 Fax +49 231 9245 6000 Email [email protected] Website www.eurowings.com Parent organisation/shareholders Lufthansa (99.91%) Alliances Lufthansa Date operations started 1 January 1994 Description Regional airline, part of Lufthansa Regional, operating scheduled domestic and regional flights on behalf of Lufthansa. History Formed by the merger of NFD Luftverkehrs of Nuremberg (founded 1975) and RFG Regionalflug of Dortmund (founded 1976) on 1 January 1994. The proposed merger of Eurowings and Germanwings into Lufthansa has been vetoed by the German competition authority. In 2009 Eurowings sold its stake in Germanwings to Lufthansa. Previously based at Dortmund Airport, the carrier is now headquartered at Düsseldorf.

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)

EVA Air [BR] (EVA) EVA Air Building, 376 Hsin-nan Rd, Luchu, Section 1, Taoyuan, Hsien, Taiwan Tel +886 3 351 5151 Fax +886 3 351 0005 Email [email protected] Website www.evaair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Evergreen Marine Corp (19%), foreign investors (16%), Chang family (13%), Evergreen International (11%), others (41%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings China Cargo Airlines (16%), UNI Air (15.67%), Air Macau (0.025%) Alliances Air Canada, Air China, American Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines, Bangkok Airways, Cargojet Airways, China Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Qantas, UNI Air, US Airways Date operations started 1 July 1991 Description Major Taiwanese carrier operating passenger flights to more than 40 international destinations in Asia, Europe, Australia, the Middle East and the USA. Dedicated cargo flights also serve the major markets across the world. History Founded by YF Chang as the first Taiwanese private international airline. Has expanded rapidly since 1991. Launched European air freighter operations in October 1996, with services between Taipei and Amsterdam. Domestic passenger services were transferred to UNI Air July 1998. EVA Air took a minority shareholding in Chinese start-up cargo airline Shanghai Airlines Cargo International in June 2006. Employees total 5,121 Executives Chairman........................................................James Jeng President ..................................................Kuo-Wei Chang EVP Finance .....................................................David Tsai Fleet (orders) 11 x Airbus A330-200 3 x Airbus A330-300 16 x Boeing 747-400 15 x Boeing 777-300 8 x Boeing MD-11F 3 x Boeing MD-90-30 Main base Taipei (TPE)

EVAS Air Charters [8K] (EVS) PO Box 355, 70 C L Dobbin Drive, Gander, Newfoundland & Labrador, A1V 1W7, Canada Tel +1 888 651 3827 Fax +1 709 651 3827 Email [email protected] Website www.evasair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Canadian Aerospace (100%) Date operations started 1994 Description Provides corporate and group passenger and cargo charters and offers a range of aerial services including air ambulance, photography, sightseeing, surveillance and surveying. Also operates services in Newfoundland and Labrador on behalf of Jazz Air/Air Canada Express. Executives Chief Executive Officer...................................Patrick White Chief Operations Officer.............................. Florence White Charter Manager.........................................Thomas White Fleet (orders) 5 x Beech 1900D 1 x Piper PA-44-100 Main base Gander (YQX)

Evergreen International Airlines (EIA) 3850 Three Mile Lane, McMinnville, Oregon, 97128, USA Tel +1 503 472 0011 Fax +1 503 434 4210 Email [email protected] Website www.evergreenaviation.com

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 company’s air operator’s 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)

Everts Air Alaska [3K] 5525 Airport Industrial Road, Fairbanks, Alaska, 99709, USA Tel +1 907 450 2383 Fax +1 907 450 2363 Email [email protected] Website www.evertsair.com Description Specialises in the transport of bulk fuel and cargo throughout Alaska and Canada. Executives General Manager..........................................Robert Everts Operations Director........................................... Ken Leary Fleet (orders) 1 x Cessna CE208 1 x Curtiss C-46D 1 x Curtiss C-46R 1 x Douglas DC-6 3 x Douglas DC-6A 2 x Douglas DC-6B 2 x Embraer EMB-120FC 1 x Embraer EMB-120QC 1 x Embraer EMB-120RT 1 x McDonnell-Douglas DC-9-30 1 x Pilatus PC-12 3 x Piper PA-32R-300 Main base Fairbanks (FAI)

Exact Air Inc [6O] (ASJ) St-Honore Airport, 850 chemin Volair, St-Honore, Quebec, G0V 1L0, Canada Tel +1 418 673 3522 Fax +1 418 673 6156 Email [email protected] Website www.exactair.ca Parent organisation/shareholders Gestion Jean Fournier (100%) Date operations started May 1968 Description Provides scheduled passenger and cargo operations linking half a dozen destinations within Quebec. The airline also operates ad hoc charter flights, supplies aviation fuel, ground services and maintains and repairs aircraft and operates a flying school. History Founded by Jean Fournier and Réal Poulin as a flying school. The acquisition of other related companies led to the launch into passenger and cargo transport services. Air Satellite merged into Exact Air in October 2007. Executives President General.........................................Edith Fournier Fleet (orders) 1 x Cessna C310R 1 x Cessna C335 Main base St-Honore (YRC) Hubs Baie Comeau (YBC)

Expoair [Y0] (EXV) 6 Joseph lLne, Colombo 04, Sri Lanka Tel +94 1 1255 5156 Fax +94 1 1255 5169 Email [email protected] Website www.expoavi.com

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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)

Express Freighters Australia (EFR) 203 Coward Street, Mascot, Sydney, New South Wales, 2020, Australia Tel +61 2 9691 3636 Fax +61 2 9691 3339 Parent organisation/shareholders Qantas (100%) Date operations started October 2006 Description Operates Qantas-owned dedicated freighter aircraft on behalf of Australian Air Express and Qantas Freight. History Qantas subsidiary established to wet-lease Qantasowned Boeing 737 converted freighters to Australian air Express. In February 2011 the company took delivery of a Boeing 767-300F for use on Trans-Tasman services as Qantas Freight. Fleet (orders) 4 x Boeing 737-300 1 x Boeing 767-300 Main base Sydney (SYD)

Expressair [XN] (XAR) Boutique Office Park, Kemayoran, Jln. Benyamin Sueb Blok A No. A11, Jakarta, 10210, Indonesia Tel +62 21 658 65656 Fax +62 21 658 67353 Website www.expressair.biz Parent organisation/shareholders Tommy Linbunan (100%) Date operations started 26 June 2003 Description Operates a scheduled domestic network linking around 20 destinations in Indonesia, including Ambon, Jakarta, Jayapura and Ternate from its operating base at Ujung Pandang. History Founded as Xpressair. Became Indonesia’s first privately-owned, scheduled airline when it launched daily services between Jakarta and Jayapura, operating two leased Boring 737-200s. Rebranded as Expressair in 2006. Executives Finance Director ........................................................Echi President .............................................. Tommy Limbunan Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-200 2 x Boeing 737-300 2 x Boeing 737-500 6 x Dornier 328-100 1 x Dornier 328JET-300 Main base Ujung Pandang (UPG)

ExpressJet [XE] (BTA) 100 Hartsfield Center Parkway, Suite 700, Atlanta, Georgia, 30354, USA Tel +1 404 856 1000 Fax +1 404 856 1405 Email [email protected] Website www.expressjet.com Parent organisation/shareholders SkyWest (100%) Alliances Aer Lingus, Air Canada, United Airlines Date operations started April 1987 Description The world’s largest regional airline, providing scheduled services from seven hubs on feeder networks in the USA, Canada, Latin America and Caribbean, flying primarily as United Express and Delta Connection. History The current ExpressJet Airlines came into being on 1 January 2012, on the completion of the merger between two subsidiaries of SkyWest: Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) and ExpressJet. The merger followed Atlanta-based ASA’s acquisition of Houston-based ExpressJet in November 2010 and the decision to use the ExpressJet Airlines brand for the newly-merged carrier. ExpressJet’s origins date back to the founding of Vercoa Air Service as a fixed-based

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 United’s 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)

Eznis Airways [O7] (EZA) 4F 8 Zovkhis Building, Seoul Street, 210628 Ulan Bator, Mongolia Tel +976 11 313689 Fax +976 11 314258 Email [email protected] Website www.eznisairways.com Parent organisation/shareholders Newcom Group (100%) Alliances All Nippon Airways Date operations started 6 December 2006 Description Leading domestic carrier providing scheduled and charter services from the capital Ulan Bator to destinations across Mongolia. International schedules link Ulan Bator with Hailar, China and Ulan Ude, Russia. Charter flights are offered, both domestically and to destinations in China, Kazakhstan and Russia. History Began operations with a service to Choibalsan. Began first cross-border route to Hailar in China’s Inner Mongolia region in August 2009. Launched services to Ulan Ude in June 2010. Executives Chief Executive Officer........................................L Tsoodol Operations Manager .........................................Deltermaa Finance Director ...................................... Bat-Ider Chinbat Fleet (orders) 2 x BAe 146-RJ85 4 x Saab 340B Main base Ulan Bator (ULN)

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F Falcon Air [FC] (FAO) 2601 NW 105th Avenue, Doral, Miami, Florida, 33172, USA Tel +1 305 592 5672 Fax +1 305 592 8608 Email [email protected] 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)

Falcon Express Cargo Airlines [FC] (FCX) PO Box 93722, Dubai International Airport, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel +971 4 282 6886 Fax +971 4 282 3125 Email [email protected] Description Operates express parcel services throughout the Gulf, mainly on behalf of FedEx. Executives President & CEO.......................................... Vicken Karjian Chief Financial Officer..................................... Amer Dajani General Manager Operations......................Saad Al Assaad Fleet (orders) 4 x Beech 1900C 1 x Beech 1900D 2 x Fokker F-27-500 Main base Dubai (DXB)

Falkland Island Government Air Service (FIGAS) Port Stanley Airport, Port Stanley, Falkland Islands Tel +500 27219 Fax +500 27309 Email [email protected] Website www.falklandislands.com Date operations started 24 December 1948 Description Provides non-scheduled passenger services to locations throughout the archipelago, lying in the South Atlantic off the coast of Argentina, and operates a limited scheduled service during the summer months. Also undertakes aerial surveillance of the 200-mile economic exclusion zone surrounding the island. History Formed initially to provide a medical and mail service to outlying farming communities. Executives General Manager........................................... Shaun Minto Chief Pilot..................................................... Derek Clarke Fleet (orders) 5 x Britten-Norman BN2B Main base Port Stanley (PSY)

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Farnair Hungary (FAH) Ulloi Street 200, PO Box 173, Budapest, 1191, Hungary Tel +36 1 296 86 24 Fax +36 1 296 87 27 Email [email protected] Website www.farnair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Farnair Switzerland (100%) Date operations started 1990 Description Operates scheduled express cargo transport, ad hoc charters and relief missions. History Founded as NAWA Air Transport, the first privatelyowned airline in Hungary. In 1993 it was acquired by Farner Air Transport and was renamed Farner Air Transport Hungary. It became Farnair Hungary in 1997. Executives Managing Director & Technical Director......... Laszlo Molnár Finance Manager........................................... Diana Plunar Flight Operations Manager...............................Istven Salla Fleet (orders) 1 x Beech 1900C Main base Budapest (BUD)

Farnair Switzerland (FAT) Baslerstrasse 101, Postfach 612, 4030 Allschwil, Switzerland Tel +41 61 5603 333 Fax +41 61 5603 330 Email [email protected] Website www.farnair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Privately held (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Farnair Hungary (100%) Date operations started 1984 Description Operates regular express parcel services from Switzerland to the main hubs in Europe. Also specialises in operations for humanitarian organisations, the oil industry and other types of special operations, including troop transport for the Swiss armed forces. History Founded as Farner Air Transport, an air-taxi and express cargo airline. Formerly known as Farnair Europe. Employees total 150 Executives Chief Executive Officer.......................................Guy Girard Finance Manger.....................................Daniele Cereghetti Head of Flight Operations................................Luca Bianda Fleet (orders) 3 x ATR 42-300 11 x ATR 72-200 Main base Basle (BSL)

Fars Air Qeshm [QE] (QFZ) PO Box 1391953541, Bahonar Boulevard, Qeshm Island, Iran Tel +98 21 872 4871 Fax +98 21 872 4874 Email [email protected] Website www.farsairco.com Date operations started 6 July 2006 Description Operates scheduled services linking its Qeshm Island base with Teheran and around a dozen domestic destinations. An international route serves Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, with plans for an expansion of services to destinations in India, Oman, Pakistan and Yemen. History Privately-owned airline which launched services with Yakolev Yak-42D aircraft. Introduced a wet-leased McDonnell Douglas MD83, flown by Bukovyna Airlines, in 2008. Executives Chairman..................................................Abdullah Naderi Managing Director ....................................... Ahmad Sanei Operations Manager................................. Bahram Ardalan Fleet (orders) 1 x Yakovlev Yak-42 1 x Yakovlev Yak-42D Main base Qheshm Island (GSM)

Faso Airways [F3] (FSW) 01 BP 5853, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Tel +226 50 33 42 42 Fax +226 33 42 43 Date operations started 2000 Description Operates charter flights to Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Fleet (orders) 1 x Ilyushin Il-76TD 1 x Let L-410 UVP Main base Ouagadougou (OUA)

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)

FedEx [FX] (FDX) 3610 Hacks Cross Roads, Memphis, Tennessee, 38120, USA Tel +1 901 369 3600 Fax +1 901 818 7570 Email [email protected] Website www.fedex.com Parent organisation/shareholders Publicly held (100%) Alliances Corporate Air Date operations started 17 April 1973 Description Premier global provider of transportation, e-commerce and supply chain management services. It is one of the world’s largest express transportation companys, delivering packages and freight to 220 countries each day. History Founded by FedEx Corp Chairman Frederick W Smith, the company began operations with the launch of 14 small aircraft from Memphis International Airport. Rapid growth followed air cargo deregulation in 1977, which allowed Federal Express to use large aircraft. Following several international acquisitions, overseas operations began in 1984 with service to Europe and Asia. In 1995 FedEx acquired air routes from Evergreen International with authority to serve China. In 2000 the airline was renamed FedEx Express. Round the world flights, in both easterly and westerly directions, were launched in 2005. FedEx also announced the development of a new Asia Pacific hub in Guangzhou, China, that same year. In October 2010, FedEx opened a new European hub at Cologne Bonn Airport. Executives President & CEO............................................. Frank Smith Managing Director.......................................... Mark Yerger Chief Financial Officer...................................Tracy Schmidt SVP Air Operations....................................... James Parker Fleet (orders) 29 x Airbus A300B4-600 42 x Airbus A300F4-600 29 x Airbus A310-200 16 x Airbus A310-300 51 x Boeing 727-200 46 x Boeing 757-200 (27) x Boeing 767-300 17 (15) x Boeing 777-200 1 x Bombardier BD-700 3 x Canadair CL601 5 x Cessna CE208 7 x Learjet Learjet 45 56 x McDonnell-Douglas DC-10-1 17 x McDonnell-Douglas DC-10-3 2 x Boeing MD-11ERF 62 x Boeing MD-11F Main base Memphis MEM Hubs Cologne/Bonn (CGN), Anchorage (ANC), Fort Worth (AFW), Indianapolis (IND), Newark (EWR), Oakland (OAK), Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG), Subic Bay (SFS)

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Hangar 14, OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, 1622, South Africa Tel +27 11 395 9000 Fax +27 11 395 9010 Email [email protected] Website www.fedair.com

Behind Nile Commercial Bank, Juba, South Sudan Tel +249 91 286 5397 Fax +249 183740365 Email [email protected] Website www.feederairlines.com

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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)

Felix Airways [FO] (FXX) Al-Hasaba Street, Airport Road, PO Box 8104, Sana’a, Yemen Tel +967 1 565 656 Fax +967 1 252 992 Email [email protected] Website www.felixairways.com

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 Sana’a 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 Sana’a (SAH)

Filair (FIL) Avenue Tabora 1686, Barumbu, Kinshasa, Congo (Democratic Republic) Tel +243 9999 46 002 Email [email protected] Date operations started 3 September 1989 Description Offers regional cargo and passenger lights from Kinshasa’s second airport at N’Dolo 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)

Finnair [AY] (FIN) Tietotie 11A, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, 01053 Vantaa, Finland Tel +358 9 818 81 Fax +358 9 818 4401 Email [email protected] Website www.finnair.com Parent organisation/shareholders State of Finland: Office of Counsil of State (55.8%), Skagen Global Verdipapirfonds (5.3%), Local Government Pensions Institution (3.9%), shareholders holding less than 3.9% (35%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Flybe Nordic (40%), Norwegian (4.77%) Alliances oneworld, Aeroflot Russian Airlines, Air China, Air France, airberlin, Bangkok Airways, Belavia Belarussian Airlines, CSA Czech Airlines, Flybe Nordic, Icelandair, Kingfisher Airlines, Malmo Aviation, Meridiana fly, Rossiya, Sun-Air of Scandinavia, Ukraine International Airlines, Ural Airlines Date operations started 20 March 1924

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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 country’s 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)

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 [email protected] 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 operator’s 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)

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First Air [7F] (FAB) 20 Cope Drive, Kanata, Ontario, K2M 2V8, Canada Tel +1 613 254 6200 Fax +1 613 254 6423 Email [email protected] Website www.firstair.ca Parent organisation/shareholders Makivik Development (100%) Date operations started 1946 Description Division of Bradley Air Services operating schedules from Ottawa, Montreal, Winnipeg and Edmonton to 24 communities in Nunavut, Nunavik and the Northwest Territories. First Air also charters its fleet worldwide through brokers, freight forwarders and alliances with various other carriers. History The company was originally founded as Bradley Air Services in 1946. Purchased Ptarmigan Airways in 1995. In 1997 Northwest Territorial Airways was acquired and merged into First Air. Executives Chief Executive Officer..................................... Kris Dolinki VP Flight Operations....................................... Mark Gallant Fleet (orders) 9 x ATR 42-300 1 x ATR 72-200 1 x Boeing 727-200 6 x Boeing 737-200 1 x Boeing 767-200 2 x Lockheed L-100-30 Main base Ottawa (YOW) Hubs Yellowknife (YZF), Iqaluit (YFB)

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First Nation Airways (SS) Ltd., FirstNation Plaza, 66b Opebi Road, P.M.B 21766, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria Tel +234 1 2702 7001 Fax +234 1 2707 936 Email [email protected] Website flyfirstnation.com

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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)

Flair Airlines [F8] (FLE) 5655 Airport Way, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 1S1, Canada Tel +1 250 491 5513 Fax +1 250 765 8397 Email [email protected] Website www.flairair.ca Date operations started 19 August 2005 Description A privately-owned carrier providing passenger and cargo services within Canada and the USA. ACMI wet-lease services are also provided. History Established to supply contract and ad hoc charter services with large commercial aircraft by Jim Rogers, a co-founder of Kelowna Flightcraft. Briefly operated all cargo services between Cuba and Canada on behalf of Cuban flag carrier Cubana between January and April 2006, before refocusing its business on passenger charters and wet-leasing services. Executives President ........................................................Jim Rogers Director of Business Development................Chris Lapointe Fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 737-400 1 x Cessna C340 Main base Kelowna (YLW)

Flightline (FTL) Calle Industria 105, Entresuelo 1, 08025 Barcelona, Spain Tel +34 934 359 940 Email [email protected] 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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FLN Frisia Luftverkehr Westerlooger Strohweg 5, Flugplatz Norden-Norddeich, 26501 Norden, Germany Tel +49 4931 93320 Fax +49 4931 9332 1523 Email [email protected] Website www.fln-norddeich.de Date operations started 1969 Description Operates scheduled flights from Norden to the Friesian islands of Juist and Norderney, together with sightseeing trips. Executives Chief Executive Officer.......................................Uwe Thies General Manager........................................Armin Ortmann Fleet (orders) 4 x Britten-Norman BN2B Main base Norderney (NOE)

Florida West International Airways [RF] (FWL) PO Box 025752, Miami, Florida, 33102-5752, USA Tel +1 305 492 2000 Fax +1 305 492 2001 Email [email protected] Website www.fwia.com Parent organisation/shareholders Mansour Rasnavad and others (75%), LAN Airlines (25%) Alliances ABSA – Aerolinhas Brasileiras, MAS Air Date operations started 12 March 1996 Description Operates scheduled and charter services worldwide, with its primary markets in Latin America, Caribbean and the USA. History Initially known as Florida West Airlines. Following entry into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in October 1994, its assets, as well as its subsidiaries, were sold to Florida West International Airways in August 1995. Operations resumed on 12 March 1996. In December 2000 LanChile acquired 25% of the airline. President and CEO Mansour Rasnavad became the largest single shareholder in May 2002. Executives President & CEO...................................Mansour Rasnavad Chief Financial Officer.................................... Martin Gitlitz Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 767-300 Main base Miami (MIA)

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

Fly Guam Guam International Airport, Admiral Sherman Boulevard, Building 17-80, Tiyan, Guam Tel +1 671 588 2359 Fax +1 671 477 0203 Email [email protected] 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)

Fly Hellas [VQ] (VKH) Greece Date operations started February 2010 Date operations ceased November 2011 Operated scheduled services from Athens to Manchester and the Iraqi cities of Baghdad, Erbil and Sulaimaniyah, together with charter flights linking Greece with destinations throughout Northern Europe, the Mediterranean, north

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Africa and the Middle East. Originally created as the Viking Group’s 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.

Fly Jamaica (FJM) 17 Kings Way, Kingston, 10, Jamaica Tel +876-564-1288 Email [email protected] Website fly-jamaica.com Description Start-up airline which is planning to launch international scheduled passenger services from Kingston to Georgetown, New York and Toronto in early 2012. Services are initially planned to be operated by Air Guyana. Main base Kingston (KIN)

Fly540 [F5] (FTZ) ABC Place, Westlands, PO Box 10293, Nairobi, 00100, Kenya Tel +254 20 4453252 / 3/ 4 / 5 / 6 Fax +254 20 445 3257 Email [email protected] Website www.fly540.com Parent organisation/shareholders Kenyan investors (51%), Lonrho Africa (49%) Date operations started 24 November 2006 Description Original, Kenyan arm of the pan-African low-cost airline group, operating scheduled services from Nairobi to destinations throughout Kenya and African regional routes to destinations in Burundi, South Sudan and Uganda. Passenger and cargo charter flights are also offered. History Lonrho Africa, a subsidiary of UK-based investment and mining conglomerate, Lonrho PLC, established Fly540 in Kenya, taking a 49% shareholding and control of the airline’s board, in October 2006. Launched domestic services linking Nairobi and Mombasa in November 2006, and regional services to Uganda, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Southern Sudan in January 2008. Fly540 Group is developing operations based around African operational hubs in Kenya, Angola, Tanzania and Ghana. Executives Chairman.................................................... David Lengias Chief Executive Officer...................................... Don Smith Chief Operations Officer...................................Neil Steffen Head of Flight Operations................................. Nixon Ooko Fleet (orders) (8) x ATR 72-500 2 x Beech 1900C 2 x Bombardier CRJ-100 1 x Cessna CE208 3 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 Main base Nairobi (NBO)

Fly540 Angola [5H] (FFV) Rua da Samba, No. 56 Bairro Azul, Luanda, Angola Tel +244 222 351 540 Fax +244 222 355 000 Email [email protected] Website www.fly540.com Parent organisation/shareholders Lonrho Africa (60%), Angolan investors (49%) Date operations started December 2010 Description Angolan arm of the growing pan-African regional low-cost airline group. Operates domestic scheduled services, initially linking its Cabinda hub, which is located in the heart of the country’s oil industry, with Luanda and Soyo. Charter flights are also offered. History Established by Lonrho Africa in conjunction with Angolan investors, as part of a plan to establish a pan-African airline network. Fly540 launched services Kenya in November 2006. Fly540 Angola launched charter services in December 2010, commencing scheduled services as an ICAO- registered airline on 31 January 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 Ghana (FOX) 222 Ahiakle Avenue, 2nd Floor, Abelenkpe, PMB CT Cantonments, Accra, Ghana Email [email protected] Website www.fly540ghana.com Parent organisation/shareholders Lonrho Africa (60%), Ghanaian investors (40%) Date operations started December 2011 Description Start-up Ghanaian arm of the growing pan-African regional low-cost airline, operating scheduled services from Accra. History Lonrho Africa, a subsidiary of UK based investment and mining conglomerate, Lonrho, established Fly540 in Ghana in 2011, taking a 60% shareholding. The airline took delivery of its first aircraft, an ATR72-500, on 14 September 2011. Fleet (orders) 1 x ATR 72-500 Main base Accra (ACC)

Fly540 Tanzania 767/39 Somora Avenue, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Tel +255 22 212 5912/3 Email [email protected] 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 operator’s 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)

Flybe [BE] (BEE) Jack Walker House, Exeter International Airport, Devon, EX5 2HL, UK Tel +44 1392 366669 Fax +44 1392 366151 Website www.flybe.com Parent organisation/shareholders Rosedale (JW) Investments (49.6%), British Airways (15%), Quantum Partners (3%), employee share scheme, Jim French (CEO) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Flybe Nordic (60%) Alliances Air France, British Airways, Etihad Airways, Loganair Date operations started 1 November 1979 Description One of Europe’s largest low-cost regional carriers, serving around 75 destinations, including over 30 in mainland Europe and more than 35 in the UK. The network received a substantial boost with the inauguration of franchise services with Loganair. Flybe also has a thriving charter business serving European destinations at weekends. History Came into being as Jersey European Airways (JEA), taking over the operations of Jersey-based Intra Airways. Acquired by Walkersteel Group in November 1983. The two companies continued to operate independently until their amalgamation under the Jersey European brand in 1985, operating from a new base at Exeter. Rebranded again as British European on 1 June 2000. In response to the downturn in air travel in the aftermath of 9/11 in 2001, the airline adopted a new business model combining low fares, online ticket sales, full service and optional extras including passenger lounges, flexible tickets and a frequent flyer programme.

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Flybe Nordic [FC] (FCM) PO Box 800, Seinajoki Airport, 60101 Seinäjoki, Finland Tel +358 9 4243 2000 Fax +358 9 4243 2200 Email [email protected] Website www.flybe.fi Parent organisation/shareholders Flybe (60%), Finnair (40%) Alliances Finnair Date operations started 1997 Description Privately-owned Finnish airline operating domestic routes and from Helsinki to destinations in Denmark, Norway, Poland and Sweden. History Co-operation with Finnair began in 1998 when Finncomm started to provide Swedish carrier Golden Air with staff, flight planning, operations control and marketing functions in Finland. In June 2007 Finncomm extended its co-operation with Finnair by adding Finnair’s flight codes to its domestic routes from Helsinki to eight destinations and to Tallinn, in Estonia. On 1 July 2011, Flybe and Finnair announced that a new joint-venture, Flybe Nordic, intended to acquire Finncomm. Flybe took a 60% stake in the joint venture airline while Finnair took the remaining 40%. Under the plan, Finncomm would operate under Flybe’s day-to-day management and brand. The joint acquisition received regulatory approval and the transaction was completed in August 2011. Announced in late 2011 that it would be launching services between Stockholm and Copenhagen on 21 January 2012. Executives Chairman................................................ Jaakko Keskinen Chief Executive Officer............................ Mikko Sundstrom Finance Manager............................................Pirjo Savijoki Flight Operations Manager.......................... Nilo Syrjaniemi Fleet (orders) 3 x ATR 42-500 11 (1) x ATR 72-500 2 x Embraer 170-100LR Main base Seinajoki (SJY) Hubs Helsinki (HEL)

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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 Flybe’s 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 airline’s 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 Flybe’s 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 Dubai’s 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 operator’s 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, FlyDubai’s 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

FlyGeorgia Tbilisi, Georgia Email [email protected] 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)

Flyglinjen [U3] Narvagen 45, Jonkoping, Sweden Tel +46 771 333 000 Email [email protected] 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 Jönköping, Visby and Stockholm-Bromma. All services are operated by the Norwegian carrier Helitrans AS.

History Launched services linking Jönköping with StockholmBromma. A second route was planned from Jönköping 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 Jönköping and Stockholm-Bromma in August 2010. Executives Chief Executive Officer...............................Henrik Lindberg President......................................................Bengt Lundin Main base Jonkoping (JKG)

Flying America 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 [email protected] Website www.flyingamerica.com.ar

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)

Freebird Airlines [FH] (FHY) Yesilkoy Caddesi 9-A, Block 3-4, Florya, 34153 Istanbul, Turkey Tel +90 212 663 7777 Fax +90 212 663 2353 Email [email protected] Website www.freebirdairlines.com

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 Gözen 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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Freedom Air [FP] (FRE) PO Box 1578, Hagatna, 96932, Guam Tel +1 671 472 8010 Fax +1 671 472 8080 Website www.freedomairguam.com Parent organisation/shareholders Aviation Services (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Fly Guam Date operations started 1976 Description Operates scheduled passenger services from Guam to Tinian, Rota and Saipan, together with passenger and cargo charter flights in and around the Marianas. History Founded as Bicentennial Aviation Services and adopted the Freedom Air name in 1976. Executives General Manager.........................................Joaquin Flores Fleet (orders) 1 x Cessna C207A 1 x Piper PA-23-200 1 x Piper PA-31-300 5 x Piper PA-32 1 x Shorts SD.330-200 2 x Shorts SD.360-300 Main base Guam (GUM)

Freight Runners Express (FRG) 1901 East Layton Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53207, USA Tel +1 414 744 5525 Fax +1 414 744 4850 Email [email protected] Website www.freightrunners.com Date operations started 1985 Description Provides cargo charters all over the USA and Canada from its Milwaukee base. A passenger division, Air Charter Express, operates air-taxi charter flights throughout the USA. History Founded by company president Chip Zens. Launched overnight freight services with a single Cessna 207. Executives President.......................................................... Chip Zens General Manager.......................................... Robert Sevier Director Operations...................................Matthew Reuter Fleet (orders) 1 x Beech 1900C 4 x Beech 99 4 x Beech 99A 2 x Beech 99B 1 x Beechcraft King Air 200 2 x Cessna C207 1 x Cessna C402B Main base Milwaukee (MKE)

FreshLine [TE] (TBA)

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)

St. Toeniser Strasse 42, 47918 Toenisvorst, Germany Tel +49 2156 80988 Fax +49 2156 80052 Email [email protected] Website www.freshline.aero Parent organisation/shareholders Private (100%) Description Start-up low-coast all cargo airline planning to fly perishable goods from Africa and the Middle East to Frankfurt Hahn and Keflavik. Executives MD Admin Finance & Marketing.................. Michael Hoevel MD Operations & Technical..................... Thomas Stuenkel Main base Hahn (HHN)

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Frontier Center One, 7001 Tower Road, Denver, Colorado, 80249-7312, USA Tel +1 720 374 4200 Fax +1 720 374 4375 Email [email protected] Website www.frontierairlines.com

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 Milwaukee’s 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

Frontier Flying Service (FTA) 5245 Airport Industrial Road, Fairbanks, Alaska, 99709, USA Tel +1 907 450 7250 Fax +1 907 450 0774 Email [email protected] Website www.eraalaska.com Parent organisation/shareholders HoTH, (100%) Date operations started 1959 Description Operates an extensive network of year-round scheduled commuter services and charters from its main base at Fairbanks under the Era Alaska name. Also has a full service FBO. History Established by a retired USAF officer in 1959, Frontier Flying Service was acquired by Bob Hajdukovich in 1974. By March 2008 the airline was operating scheduled services from nine hubs across rural Alaska. Merged with Anchorage-based Hageland Aviation on 1 March 2008, becoming a division of Era Alaska, the holding company of HoTH, in which the owners of the merged carriers both held shares. Executives Chief Executive Officer......................... Robert Hajdukovich President................................................. Jim Hajdukovich Finance Manager..........................................Steve Warnke Fleet (orders) 8 x Beech 1900C 2 x Cessna C207A 9 x Piper PA-31-300 Main base Fairbanks (FAI) Hubs Bethel BET, Anchorage (ANC), Barrow (BRW)

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Nagoya Airport, Toyoyama-Cho, Nichi-Kasugai 480-0202, Japan Tel +81 568 39 0025 Fax +81 568 39 0084 Email [email protected] Website www.fujidreamairlines.com Alliances Japan Airlines Date operations started 23 July 2009 Description Japanese low-cost carrier operating scheduled domestic services from the new Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport to Komatsu, Kumamoto, Fukuoka, Kagoshima, Matsumoto, Nagoya and Sapporo. Other services are planned to operate between Toyama, Niigata, Sendai and Tokyo. International services to destinations in China, Korea and Taiwan are to follow. History Established by the Suzuyo Group. In August 2008 FDA concluded an agreement with Mandarin Airlines whereby the Taiwanese carrier will provide assistance in the fields of operations, marketing, and maintenance. Executives President ..................................................... Yohei Suzuki Fleet (orders) 3 x Embraer 170-100LR 3 x Embraer 175-200LR Main base Shizuoka (FSZ) Hubs Nagoya (NKM)

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G 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 operator’s certificates were revoked following a safety audit by the Gabonese civil aviation authority.

Garuda Indonesia [GA] (GIA) Management Building, 3rd Floor, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Cengkareng, Jakarta, 19120, Indonesia Tel +62 21 559 15671 Fax +62 21 381 1486 Email [email protected] Website www.garuda-indonesia.com

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 Indonesia’s 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 Indonesia’s low-cost domestic subsidiary. History Incorporated jointly by the Indonesian government and KLM, taking over the operations of the Dutch flag carrier’s 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 Garuda’s 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

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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)

Gatari Air Service (GHS) Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport, 2nd Floor, Terminal Building, Jakarta, 13610, Indonesia Tel +62 21 809 3428 Fax +62 21 809 2900 Email [email protected] Website www.gatariair.com Date operations started 4 April 1983 Description Operates a private charter and executive service, princinpally in support of the oil and gas industry in Indonesia. Executives President ............................................ Ahmad Syarifuddin Operations Manager ................................................. Didit Fleet (orders) 2 x ATR 42-500 Main base Jakarta (HLP)

Gazpromavia [4G] (GZP) District Podolskiy, Ostafyevo Airport, Moscow, 142131, Russia Tel +7 495 719 1832 Fax +7 495 719 1185 Email [email protected] Website www.gazpromavia.ru Parent organisation/shareholders Gazprom Russia (100%) Date operations started 16 April 1996 Description Operates passenger and cargo charters, principally in support of the oil and gas industry in Russia. The airline also conducts scheduled domestic flights from Moscow and international charter passenger and cargo flights. Specialist helicopter services are also undertaken. Executives Director General Andrey Ovcharenko DGD of Finance Galina Pushkina Fleet (orders) 1 x Antonov An-74 3 x Boeing 737-700 1 x Dassault Aviation Falcon 7 6 x Dassault Aviation Falcon 9 (10) x Sukhoi SSJ 100-95 4 x Tupolev Tu-154M 2 x Yakovlev Yak-40 3 x Yakovlev Yak-40K 8 x Yakovlev Yak-42D Main base Moscow (VKO)

GCS Cargo Sharjah Airport International Free Zone, 122406, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Email [email protected] 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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Georgian Airways [A9] (TGZ) 12 Rustaveli Avenue, 0108 Tbilisi, Georgia Tel +995 32 999 730 Fax +995 32 999 660 Email [email protected] Website www.airzena.com Alliances AeroSvit Airlines, airBaltic, Austrian, KLM, S7 Airlines, WindRose Air Date operations started 1994 Description Privately-owned carrier linking the Black Sea republic of Georgia with destinations in Russia and CIS, the Mediterranean basin, the Middle East and western Europe. History Established as Airzena, initially offering business and charter flights. Introduced scheduled services in 1997. Merged with Air Georgia in November 1999, to become Airzena Georgian Airlines. Rebranded as Georgian Airways on 1 October 2004, although still widely known as Airzena. Executives President............................................. Tamaz G Gaiashvili Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-500 1 x Bombardier CRJ-100 4 x Bombardier CRJ-200 2 x PZL An-2 Main base Tbilisi (TBS)

Georgian International Airlines [4L] (GNN) 269 Agmashenebeli Street, Kobuleti, Office 1, Tbilisi, Georgia Tel +995 55 111046 Fax +995 32 437878 Email [email protected] Date operations started 2004 Description Operates scheduled regional services from Batumi, capital of the Adzhariya autonomous republic, within Georgia and from Kutaisi and Tbilisi to Russian destinations, as well as Kiev and Kharkov in the Ukraine and Minsk in Belarus. Also offers passenger, VIP and cargo charters. History Formally known as Avia24 and part of the Euroline Group of companies, awarded its air operator’s certificate on 22 October 2004. Euroline became Georgian International on 6 February 2010. Executives General Director.................................... Michael Karashvili Chief Accountant.................................. Diana Kopaleishvili Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-500 Main base Tbilisi (TBS) Hubs Batumi (BUS)

German Sky Airlines (GHY) Lierenfeld Strasse 45, 40231 Dusseldorf, Germany Tel +49 211 699 3180 Fax +49 211 699 318 899 Email [email protected] Website www.germanskyairlines.com Parent organisation/shareholders Kayi Group (100%) Date operations started 13 November 2010 Description Airline linking German, Dutch, Austrian and Swiss cities to Antalya and other Turkish holiday destinations, working closely with Turkish sister company Sky Airlines, and other carriers and tour operators. History Established as a tour operator by independent Düsseldorf-based tourism group Kayi Group. Began offering seats on its own aircraft to tour operators for the start of the 2010 summer season. Launched services with a flight from Cologne to Antalya on 13 November 2010. Executives Chief Executive Officer..................................... Isa Gorgulu Chief Operating Officer.............................Haklan Katlandur Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Düsseldorf (DUS)

Germania [ST] (GMI) Riedemannweg 58, Haus 4, 13627 Berlin, Germany Tel +49 30 522 808 700 Fax +49 30 522 808 701 Email [email protected] Website www.germania.aero Parent organisation/shareholders Members of the Bischoff family (100%) Date operations started September 1978 Description Focuses primarily on dry and wet-leasing of aircraft to other operators, including airberlin and Tuifly. Also operates a holiday charter programme from Berlin, Dusseldorf and Stuttgart to destinations in the Mediterranean and north Africa.

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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 Bischoff’s 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)

germanwings [4U] (GWI) Germanwings Str 2, 51147 Cologne, Germany Tel +49 2203 1027 310 Fax +49 2203 1027 300 Website www.germanwings.com Parent organisation/shareholders Lufthansa (100%) Date operations started 27 October 2002 Description Major low-fare airline serving over 70 European destinations. History Established as the low-cost carrier subsidiary of Eurowings. Launched services in October 2002 from Cologne/Bonn, Berlin Schönefeld, Dresden, Leipzig and Munich to 35 European destinations. Talks on a potential three-way merger with Condor and TUIfly in July 2008 were replaced in August 2008 by talks on a possible merger with Condor. In December 2008 German flag carrier Lufthansa agreed to buy Germanwings from Eurowings. The deal was completed on 1 January 2009. Executives Managing Director.........................................Axel Schmidt Chief Executive Officer....................... Thomas Winkelmann Fleet (orders) 32 (6) x Airbus A319-100 Main base Cologne/Bonn (CGN) Hubs Stuttgart (STR), Dortmund (DTM), Hannover (HAJ), Hamburg (HAM), Schönefeld (SXF)

Gestair Cargo (RGN) 11-2B, Alcobendas, 28011 Madrid, Spain Tel +34 902 100 466 Fax +34 91 625 9980 Email [email protected] Website www.gestair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Gestair Group (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Gestair Airlines (99%) Date operations started November 1998 Description Cargo airline operating regular routes from Madrid to Tenerife, Las Palmas and Frankfurt, as well as providing non-scheduled cargo services to destinations on five continents. History Part of the Commercial Aviation Unit of Gestair Group, which specialises in private, commercial and training aviation. Created by Regional Airlines of France and the Spanish business airline Gestair as Regional Lineas Aereas. Operated passenger schedules from Madrid until suspending services in January 1998. Re-emerged as Cygnus Air, initially operating all cargo flights with two DC-8- 62F. The airline was sebranded as Gestair Cargo on 1 April 2007. Executives President................................................. Jesus Macarron Operations Manager................................. David Marta-nez Financial Manager.................................Arancha Gonza¡lez Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 757-200 2 x Boeing 767-300 Main base Madrid (MAD)

Global Air (DMJ) Jose T Cuellar No. 20, Colonia Obrera, Delegacion Cuauhtemac, 06800 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Tel +52 55 5588 7484 Fax +52 55 5561 0003 Email [email protected] Website www.globalair.aero Date operations started 17 May 2003 Description Operates charter flights for tour operators and offers ACMI leasing services to other carriers, operating primarily in Latin America, Caribbean and throughout Africa. History The Meigas Group created Meigas Aviation Services in Guadalajara in 1999. The company initially specialised in offering executive jet brokerage and charters. ACMI leasing

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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 operator’s 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

Global Jet Airlines [7G] (GBG) 5 East Building B, Dubai Airport Free Zone, PO Box 54944, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel +971 4 406 1470 Email [email protected] Date operations started 3 February 2009 Description Operates passenger charter services out of Dubai. Executives General Manager...................................... Moayad Hassan Director of Flight Operations ............... Salim Aboud Jassim Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-300 1 x Boeing 737-400 Main base Dubai DXB

Global Supply Systems [XH] (GSS) Room 13, Stansted House, Stansted Airport, Stansted, Essex, CM24 1AE, UK Tel +44 1279 682 908 Fax +44 1279 682 910 Email [email protected] Website www.gssair.co.uk Parent organisation/shareholders GSS Employee Benefit Trust (51%), Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (49%) Alliances Coyne Airways Date operations started 29 June 2002 Description Provides dedicated Boeing 747-400F freighters to airlines on a long-term ACMI basis. History Established as a British all-cargo carrier. The first customer was British Airways, on whose behalf GSS operate scheduled cargo services to destinations which include Hong Kong, India, Southern Africa and Germany. Employees total 142 Executives Chief Executive Officer.......................................Rod Lynch Financial Director...........................................David Pippen Flight Operations Director ........................ Steve Monaghan Fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 747-8 Main base London STN

Globus [GH] (GLP) PO Box 633104, Ob-4, Moscow, 115054, Russia Tel +7 495 777 9999 Fax +7 495 540 4780 Email [email protected] Website www.s7.ru/globus Parent organisation/shareholders East Line Group (100%) Date operations started 18 March 2008 Description Russian charter airline specialising in international flights to popular tourist destinations, as well as flights within Russia. History Established as the wholly-owned charter arm of S7 Airlines in January 2007, and awarded its own air operator’s certificate on 7 March 2008. On 15 November 2010, Globus became a full member of the Oneworld global airline alliance, along with its operational affiliate S7 Airlines. Fleet (orders) 4 x Boeing 737-400 6 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Novosibirsk OVB

GMG Airlines [Z5] (GMG) Plot 1&3, Road 21, Nikunja 2, Dhaka, 1229, Bangladesh Tel +880 2 8920961-5, 8920975-0 Fax +880 2 8964533, 8955500 Email [email protected] Website www.gmgairlines.com Parent organisation/shareholders GMG Group (100%) Date operations started 6 April 1998 Description Bangladesh’s first and largest private airline. Domestic services link major cities from the capital, Dhaka, while regional routes serve destinations in India, Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates. History Started with domestic operations and launched international flights on 8 September 2004 with a service from Chittagong to Kolkata.

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)

Go! [YV] (ASH) 300 Rodgers Blvd. #23, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96819, USA Tel +1 808 351 7387 Fax +1 808 351 7989 Website www.iflygo.com Parent organisation/shareholders Transpac Express Date operations started 9 June 2006 Description Hawaiian inter-island carrier operating highfrequency services between Hilo, Honolulu, Kahalui, Kona and Lihue with CRJ regional jets. Inter-Island turborop services also operated under the Go!Mokulele brand by Mokulele Airlines using Cessna 208B Grand Caravans. History Established as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Mesa Air Group. In October 2009 Go! parent Mesa Air Group entered into an agreement with Mokulele parent Republic Airways Holdings whereby the jet operations of the two carriers would be combined in a new joint venture, in which Mesa took a 75% stake, while Mokulele’s owners took the remaining 25%. The joint venture subsequently adopted new Go!Mokulele branding. On 3 November 2011 Mesa Air Group announced the sale of Mokulele Flight Services, its inter-island turboprop service to Transpac Aviation, now operating as Mokulele Airlines. Executives Chief Executive Officer ......................... Jonathan Ornsgein Chief Marketing Officer.........................................Joe Bock Fleet (orders) 1 x Bombardier CRJ-100 2 x Bombardier CRJ-200 Main base Honolulu (HNL)

GoAir [G8] (GOW) Paper Box House, Off Mahakali Caves Road, Andheri(E), Mumbai, 400093, India Tel +91 22 6741 0000 Fax +91 22 5541 0001 Email [email protected] Website www.goair.in Parent organisation/shareholders Wadia Group (100%) Date operations started 4 November 2005 Description Privately-owned budget airline operating domestic passenger services to around 18 major cities in the Indian sub-continent. History Established by the Wadia Group conglomerate, which has a wide range of commercial interests in India. Domestic passenger services were launched with an inaugural service from Mumbai to Ahmedabad. Executives Chief Executive Officer.............................. Georgio De Roni Managing Director............................................. Jeh Wadia VP Flight Operations .......................................... D Gandhi Fleet (orders) 11 (9) x Airbus A320-200 (72) x Airbus A320neo Main base Mumbai (BOM)

GoJet Airlines [G7] (GJS) 11495 Navaid Road, Suite 303, Bridgetown, Missouri, 63044, USA Tel +1 314 222 4777 Fax +1 314 222 4793 Email [email protected] Website www.gojetairlines.com Parent organisation/shareholders Trans States Holdings (100%) Alliances Aer Lingus, United Airlines Date operations started 4 October 2005 Description US airline headquartered in Missouri, providing commuter feeder services for United Airlines to around 30 cities in 18 states. History The carrier was established as a subsidiary of Trans States Holdings and secured US FAA certification on 20 September 2005. Employees total 560

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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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Golden Air [DC] (GAO) Trollhattan Vaanersborg Airport, 461 93 Trollhattan, Sweden Tel +46 520 48 4444 Fax +46 520 48 4446 Email [email protected] Website www.goldenair.se Parent organisation/shareholders Braathens Aviation (75%), Erik Thun AB Group (25%) Alliances Malmo Aviation Date operations started 15 August 1993 Description Operates regional scheduled passenger services in Finland, Norway and Sweden, together with ad hoc charter flights. History The carrier was originally registered on 16 September 1976 and operated air-taxi and charter flights. It underwent several changes over subsequent years until it was restructured under present ownership on 15 August 1993. Executives Chief Executive Officer..............................Anders Kallsson Fleet (orders) 5 x ATR 72-500 11 x Saab 2000 1 x Saab 340A 2 x Saab 340B Main base Visby (VBY), Trollhattan (THN) Hubs Angelholm/Helsingborg (AGH), Bromma (BMA)

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Praca Comandante Linneu Gomes, s/n - Portaria 3, Jardim Aeroporto, 04626-020 Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil Tel +55 11 5098 2000 Fax +55 11 3169 6245 Email [email protected] Website www.voegol.com.br Parent organisation/shareholders Aeropar Participacoes (77%), Venture (17.6%), American International Group (through BSSF Air Holdings) (5.4%), Delta Air Lines (3%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Webjet Linhas Aereas (100%) Alliances Air France, American Airlines, Copa Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Iberia, KLM, NOAR Linhas Aéreas, Passaredo Linhas Aereas, Qatar Airways, S7 Airlines. Date operations started 15 January 2001 Description Major Brazilian low-fare airline operating an extensive domestic schedule from São Paulo linking some 60 major points in the country. Regional services are also flown to Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Paraguay and Peru. History Established as a subsidiary of Brazil’s GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes (GLAI). On 24 June 2004 GOL launched simultaneous IPOs on the New York and São Paulo Stock Exchanges. It also took a controlling stake in VRG Linhas Aereas, also known as “new Varig”, which was acquired by GOL’s major shareholder, Grupo Aurea from VarigLog and Volo in March 2007. GOL and VARIG continued to operate separately, each with its own fleet and management. On 30 July 2008 parent company GLAI announced that it had applied to ANAC to restructure GOL Transportes Aéreos and VRG Linhas Aéreas into a single airline company. Following ANAC approval, Varig operations were fully integrated with those of its parent carrier within GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes in October 2009. Agreed to acquire Webjet Linhas Aereas on 8 July 2011. The deal received governmental approval on 21 September 2011 and Webjet’s operations were to be integrated into GOL’s. Employees total 18,776 Executives President & CEO..............Constantino de Oliveira Junior Jnr Chief Financial Officer .............................Leonardo Pereira Operations Director ...............Luiz Sergio Fernandes Junior Fleet (orders) 34 x Boeing 737-700 69 (94) x Boeing 737-800 Main base Sao Paulo (CGH) Hubs Rio de Janeiro (SDU), Curitiba (CWB), Fortaleza (FOR), Recife (REC), Porto Alegre (POA), Salvador (SSA), Brasilia (BSB), Rio de Janeiro (GIG)

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This Airbus A330--200 is part of Indonesian flag-carrier Garuda’s fleet Goma Air Thirbum Marg, Gyaneshwor, PO Box 890, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel +977 1 443 6372 Fax +977 1 441 6547 Email [email protected] 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 operator’s 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)

Gotlandsflyg Box 247, 423 23 Torslanda, Sweden Tel +0498 22 22 22 Email [email protected] 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)

Grand Canyon Airlines (CVU) Grand Canyon Airlines Terminal, PO Box 3038, Grand Canyon, Arizona, 86023, USA Tel +1 928 638 2463 Fax +1 928 638 9461 Website www.grandcanyonairlines.com Parent organisation/shareholders Elling B Halvorson Date operations started 1927 Description Operates sightseeing tours over the Grand Canyon, Lake Mead, Lake Powell, Rainbow Bridge, Monument Valley and other major tourist attractions in the southwest USA. History Founded as Scenic Airlines by J Parker Van Zandt. The first sightseeing flight, using a Ford Trimotor, took off on 3 October 1927. Executives President.............................................. Elling B Halverson Assistant General Manager....................... Howard Jackson Director Flight Operations......................... Craig Sanderson Fleet (orders) 1 x Cessna CE208 15 x DHC6-300 Main base Grand Canyon (GCN)

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10th Floor, Tianjin Binhai, International Airport Building, Tianjin, 300300, China Tel +86 22 2490 3800 Fax +86 22 2490 3810 Email [email protected] 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 operator’s 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)

Grant Aviation [GV] (GUN) PO Box 92200, Anchorage, Alaska, 99509-2200, USA Tel +1 907 248 7025 Fax +1 907 248 7076 Website www.flygrant.com Date operations started 1971 Description Regional carrier operating scheduled passenger and cargo services linking around half a dozen Alaskan communities with Anchorage, using a mixed fleet of light transport aircraft. Charter and cargo services are also available. History Established in 1971 as Delta Air Services in Emmonak, Alaska. Rebranded as Grant Aviation in 1993. Executives President...............................................Bruce McGlassen Operations Director.................................Mark Richardson VP Finance...................................................... Jeff Taggert Fleet (orders) 1 x Beechcraft King Air 200 3 x Cessna C207 11 x Cessna C207A 1 x Cessna CE208 1 x Cessna T207A 7 x Piper PA-31-300 Main base Anchorage (ANC)

Great Lakes Airlines [ZK] (GLA) 1022 Airport Parkway, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 82001, USA Tel +1 307 432 7000 Fax +1 307 432 7001 Email [email protected] Website www.flygreatlakes.com

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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)

Great Wall Airlines [IJ] (GWL) China Date operations started 1 June 2006 Date operations ceased 1 June 2011 Joint venture cargo airline which operated services linking the carrier’s Shanghai-Pudong hub and Tianjin with Amsterdam, Chennai, Chicago, Manchester, Mumbai, Seattle and Seoul, but all services were merged into China Cargo Airlines. Established in October 2005 and received its air operator’s certificate on 25 May 2006. The airline briefly suspended operations on 18 August 2006 after its parent company, China Great Wall Industry, had sanctions imposed on it by the US Treasury Department for allegedly supplying missile technology to Iran. Operations resumed in December 2006.

Groznyavia [ZG] (GOZ) Airport-26, Grozny, 364026, Russia Tel +7 871 222 4789 Fax +7 871 222 4789 Email [email protected] Website www.groznyavia.ru Parent organisation/shareholders Government of the Chechen Republic (100%) Date operations started December 2007 Description Operates scheduled passenger services linking Grozny with Moscow and Rostov-on-Don. The only international route serves Kiev (from October 2009). History On 20 August 2007 the government of the Chechen Republic announced that it would create a new airline, with the primary objective of providing passenger services linking the capital Grozny with Moscow.

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)

Gryphon Airlines [6P] (VOS) PO Box 7497 Salmiya 22085, Al-Othman Center, 8th Floor Office 82, Hawally, Kuwait City, Kuwait Tel +965 226 75551 Fax +965 2265 0008 Email [email protected] Website flygryphon.com Date operations started 2007 Description Kuwait City based, principally American-owned and operated indirect air carrier offering regular charter flights linking Kuwait City with Baghdad and Kandahar, and Dubai with Kandahar in support of the US government and its contractors. Ad hoc charters throughout the Middle East and South Asia are also offered. Executives President .........................................................Earl Gibbs Fleet (orders) 1 x Douglas DC-9-32 3 x McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Main base Kuwait (KWI)

Gulf Air [GF] (GFA) PO Box 138, Building 138, Road 2403, Manama, Bahrain Tel +973 17 322 200 Fax +973 17 335 568 Email [email protected] Website www.gulfair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Government of Bahrain (100%) Alliances American Airlines, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, British Midland International BMI, Cyprus Airways, Egyptair, Ethiopian Airlines, Jet Airways, KLM, Malaysia Airlines, Philippine Airlines, Royal Jordanian Airlines, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Thai Airways International, Yemenia Date operations started 5 July 1950 Description The national carrier of the Gulf Kingdom of Bahrain, operating scheduled international flights from Bahrain to destinations in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle and Far East and the USA. Codeshares add another 20 destinations in the USA, UK, Europe and Far East. History The history of Gulf Air may be traced back to the establishment of the Gulf Aviation Company in March 1950, when the airline was formed as a partnership between a British aviator, F Bosworth and local investors. BOAC became the major shareholder when acquiring 22% of the shares. In 1973 the governments of Bahrain, Qatar, the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the Sultanate of Oman purchased BOAC’s shares and the carrier was rebranded as Gulf Air. The Foundation Treaty of 1 January 1974 gave each government a 25% shareholding and Gulf Air became the national carrier for the four Gulf states. In May 2002 Qatar completed its previouslyannounced intention of withdrawing from Gulf Air, so as to concentrate on developing Qatar Airways, and on 28 April 2006 Abu Dhabi also withdrew from Gulf Air, as did Oman in May 2007. Gulf Traveller, an all-economy subsidiary, commenced operations from Abu Dhabi to 17 destinations in June 2003, but this subsidiary was disbanded following Abu Dhabi’s withdrawal from Gulf Air, announced in September 2005. Gulf Air temporarily suspended flights to Iran and Lebanon during the height of the 2011 Bahraini uprising. Executives Chairman........................................................Talal Al-Zain Chief Executive Officer .............................. Samer Al-Majali Chief Operations Officer .............................Nasser Alsalmi Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A319-100 14 (2) x Airbus A320-200 10 x Airbus A330-200 (20) x Airbus A330-300 4 x Airbus A340-300 (16) x Boeing 787-8 2 x Embraer 170-100LR 2 x Embraer 190-100AR Main base Bahrain (BAH)

GTRA Airways Militant Avenue, Ndolo National Airport, Kinshasa, Congo (Democratic Republic) Tel +243-990-398-517 Email [email protected] 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)

Guinea Ecuatorial Airlines (GEA) Calle Rey Malabo s/n, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea Tel +240 2222 57127 Date operations started 1996 Description Operates a domestic and regional charter service in West Africa. The airline is on the list of carriers banned from flying to the European Union. Executives Chief Executive Officer............................ Teodorín Nguema Chief Pilot..................................................... Antonio Nico Fleet (orders) 1 x Dassault Aviation Falcon 5 1 x Let L-410UVP-E Main base Malabo (SSG)

Guizhou Airlines (CGH) Longdongbao Airport Road, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550012, China Tel +86 851 5362032 Fax +86 851 5362500 Email [email protected] Website www.csair.com

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Guna Airlines PO Box 11630, Minbhawan, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel +977-1-448-8300 Fax +977-1-446-5083 Email [email protected] 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)

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H 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)

Hainan Airlines [HU] (CHH) New Hainan Airlines Building, 7 Guoxing Da Dao, Haikou, Hainan Province, 570203, China Tel +86 898 6673 9801 Fax +86 898 6679 5305 Email [email protected] Website www.hnair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Grand China Air Holding Company (41.6%), Hainan Meilan Airport Company (10.46%), Hainan Provincial Development Holding Company (7.21%), Changjiang Leasing (6.27%), others (34.46%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Chang An Airlines (87.35%), China Xinhua Airlines (67.59%), Yangtze River Express (2%), Tianjin Airlines (0.83%) Alliances AeroSvit Airlines, airberlin, American Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Capital Airlines, China Airlines, Etihad Airways, EVA Air, Frontier Airlines, Grand China Air, Hong Kong Airlines, Hong Kong Express Airways, Korean Air, Lucky Air, Rossiya, S7 Airlines, Tianjin Airlines, UNI Air, Westair Date operations started 2 May 1993 Description China’s largest privately-owned airline operating a scheduled domestic and international network of routes from its Haikou hub and nine locations on the mainland. The international network serves destinations in around a dozen countries and charter flights from Haikou also serve Busan, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul and Singapore. History Became China’s first joint-stock air transport enterprise in January 1993. Executive jet operations with a Learjet 55 added in April 1995. In 1998 Hainan Airlines became the first Chinese carrier to buy shares in an airport with a 25% stake in Haikou Meilan International Airport. In June 2000 began its first flights outside of mainland China, between Sanya and Macau. In November 2007 HNA group formed the Grand China Airlines Holding Company. This should allow all of HNA’s airlines to consolidate under the Grand China Air title, but this has not yet been implemented.

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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 Xi’an XIY, Ningbo (NGB)

Halcyonair Cabo Verde Airways [7Z] (HCN) PO Box 142, Concourse Hall, 1st floor, Amilcar Cabral International Airport, Sal, Espargos, Cape Verde Islands Tel + 238 241 29 48 Fax + 238 241 23 62 Email [email protected] Website www.halcyonair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Jorge Spencer Lima, Morabitur, Soltrópico Date operations started 1 March 2007 Description Domestic service linking Praia with Boavista, Maio, Sal, São Felipe, Fogo, Santiago, São Nicolau and São Vicente. Charter services also available. History Established as Halcyonair Cabo Verde Airways by Paulo Mirpuri and José Simões Coelho. In May 2006 former TACV airlines owner Jorge Spencer Lima became a shareholder and president of directors. The replacement of the original shareholders was completed when local tour operators Morabitur and Soltrópico acquired the remaining shares that year. Received its air operator’s certificate in February 2007 and launched services the following month. Executives President ........................................... Jorge Spencer Lima Accounts Manager........................................Lino Salomao Fleet (orders) 1 x ATR 42-300 Main base Sal Island (SID)

Hamburg Airways (HAY) Hindenburgstrasse 171, 22297 Hamburg, Germany Tel +49 40 500 501 0 Fax +49 40 500 501 11 Email [email protected] Website www.hamburgairways.com Parent organisation/shareholders Privately owned (100%) Date operations started 30 March 2011 Description Start-up airline operating charter services between Germany and destinations in Europe, north Africa and Asia. Operates primarily on behalf of leading tour operators. History Founded a month after its predecessor, Hamburg International Airways, ceased operations. Executives Joint Managing Director.................................Sergej Fieger Joint Managing Director................... Christoph von Saldern Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A319-100 1 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Hamburg (HAM)

Happy Air (HPY) 106/2 Moo.1 Airport Road, Tumbon Sakoo Aumper Talang, Phuket, 83110, Thailand Tel +66 81 978 3457 Email [email protected] Website www.happyairway.com Date operations started 26 October 2009 Description Thai regional airline operating scheduled domestic services between Phuket and Hat Yai and regional services linking Phuket and Hat Yai with the Malaysian island of Langkawi. Planning services to Medan and Indonesia, and charter flights within the Andaman region. Executives Chief Executive Officer ............................Sanohh Sontipua Fleet (orders) 1 x Saab 340B Main base Phuket (HKT)

Harbour Air Seaplanes [H3] (HES) 4760 Inglis Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia, V7B 1W4, Canada Tel +1 604 274 1277 Email [email protected] Website www.harbour-air.com Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings AirSea Lines Date operations started 1981 Description Scheduled and charter passenger services from Vancouver Harbour to nine destinations in British Columbia. History Founded as Windoak Air Service to provide seaplane charter services for the forestry industry in British Columbia. It subsequently added charter flights to resorts, and some scheduled services, which it increased in 1993. Executives President & General Manager.....................Greg McDougall Fleet (orders) 1 x Cessna A185F 8 x De Havilland Canada Beaver 2 x De Havilland Canada Otter 14 x De Havilland Canada Turbi Main base Vancouver (YVR)

Hawaiian Airlines [HA] (HAL) 3375 Koapaka Street, Suite G-350, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96819, USA Tel +1 808 835 3700 Fax +1 808 835 3690 Website www.hawaiianairlines.com Parent organisation/shareholders Hawaiian Holdings (100%) Alliances American Airlines, American Eagle Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Island Air, JetBlue Airways, Korean Air, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Virgin Australia, Virgin Australia International Date operations started 11 November 1929 Description Hawaii’s oldest airline, serving the islands of Maui, Kauai, Lanai, Molokai and Hawaii from its Honolulu hub. Hawaiian also offers non-stop service between Hawaii and mainland US cities and international routes to American Samoa, Australia, Japan, Korea, Philippines and Tahiti. History Founded by Inter-Island Steam Navigation as InterIsland Airways. The present title was adopted on 1 October 1941. On 21 March 2003 Hawaiian Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with operations still continuing. The carrier emerged from bankruptcy in June 2005. Employees total 4,023 Executives President & CEO........................................ Mark Dunkerley EVP & Chief Financial Officer ........................ Scott Topping Managing Director Treasury............................ Russell Ryan Fleet (orders) 5 (16) x Airbus A330-200 (6) x Airbus A350-800XWB 16 x Boeing 717-200 15 x Boeing 767-300 Main base Honolulu (HNL)

Hawkair Aviation Services [BH] (BHA) 4345 Bristol Road, Terrace, British Columbia, V8G 0E9, Canada Tel +1 250 635 4295 Fax +1 250 635 7852 Email [email protected] Website www.hawkair.ca Date operations started 1994 Description Scheduled and charter passenger services in British Columbia and Alberta. Scheduled routes serve Prince Rupert, Terrace-Kitimat and Smithers from Vancouver. Executives Chief Executive Officer...................................Rod Hayward Fleet (orders) 2 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 1 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 Main base Terrace (YXT) Hubs Fort St John (YXJ), Dawson Creek (YDQ), Vancouver (YVR), Prince Rupert (YPR)

hdair.com (RPX) Elmdon Building, Birmingham Airport, Birmingham, UK Tel +44 121 7829227 Fax +44 1235 844155 Email [email protected] 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)

HeavyLift Cargo Airlines [HN] (HVL) PO Box Q596, Queen Victoria Building, Sydney, New South Wales, 1230, Australia Tel +61 2 9232 4660 Fax +61 2 9232 4668 Email contact@ heavyliftcargo.com Website www.heavyliftcargo.com Date operations started 2004 Description Sydney-based scheduled and charter cargo airline operating out of Brisbane and Cairns. Scheduled flights operate between Australia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, while worldwide cargo charters are also offered, including carriage of outsized cargo and heavy freight. History After launching services in Australia under a foreign air operator’s certificate in 2004, HeavyLift acquired an Australian AOC after buying 97.4% of OzJet Airlines in May 2008. Ozjjet ceased passenger services in May 2009, by which time HeavyLift had added cargo operations to its AOC. Executives General Manager..........................................Rodney Crane Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-400SF Main base Brisbane (BNE)

HeavyLift International Airlines Room 210, Cargo Terminal 1, Sharjah International Airport, Sharjah, Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates Tel +971 6 558 1600 Fax +971 6 558 1661 Email [email protected] Website www.hl-cargo.com Parent organisation/shareholders Aviation Leasing Group (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Kam Cargo (50%) Date operations started 2005 Description Provided cargo charter and ACMI leasing services in the United Arab Emirates and to points in the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Dormant since its two Boeing 737-300(F) aircraft left the fleet in March 2011. History Established by Farhad Azima as part of the Aviation Leasing Group. Awarded its air operator’s certificate in January 2005. In May 2010 a new joint venture cargo airline Kam Cargo was created with Afghan carrier Kam Air. Executives CEO & Chairman.......................................... Farhad Azima Chief Financial Officer ......................................Ray Adams General Manager..........................................Afsaneh Zada Main base Ras al Khaimah (RKT)

Hebei Airlines [NS] (HBH) Shijiazhuang Zhengding Intl Airport, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China Parent organisation/shareholders Sichuan Airlines (97%), Shenyang branch of Zhongrui Investment, (3%) Alliances Sichuan Airlines Date operations started 29 June 2010 Description Operates domestic services from Shijiazhuang to Chengdu, Guilin, Hohhot, Qinhuangdao and Shanghai. History Relaunched airline formed from its predecessor, Northeast Airlines/Dongbei Air, following its takeover in June 2010 by Sichuan Airlines. Executives Vice Chairman............................................... Luo Zhanling Fleet (orders) 4 x Boeing 737-700 (10) x Comac ARJ21-700 2 x Embraer 190-100LR 5 x Embraer ERJ-145LR 1 x Gulfstream G400 Main base Shijiazhuang (SJW)

Helitrans (HTA) Trondheim Lufthavn-Vaernes, Norway Tel +47-7480-4090 Fax +47-7482-7625 Email [email protected] 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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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)

Helitt Lineas Aereas [H9] (HTH) Calle de Pepita Barrientos 7, 29004 Malaga, Spain Tel +34 952 243116 Fax +34 952 067595 Email [email protected] Website www.helitt.com Parent organisation/shareholders Helitt Aeronauticak (10%) Date operations started 21 November 2011 Description Start-up airline connecting Malaga, Barcelona, Madrid and San Sebastian with north African city of Melilla. History Established in 2009. Its other aeronautical interests include airport services, flight training and helicopter. Executives General Director.........................................Miquel Pascual President........................................................Abel Pizarro Finance Director........................................Adrian Zamudio Fleet (orders) 3 x ATR 72-200 Main base Malaga (AGP)

Hellenic Imperial Airways [HT] (IMP) 22 Vouliagmenis Avenue, Hellinikon, 167 77 Athens, Greece Tel +30 210 961 3183 Fax +30 210 961 3171 Email [email protected] Website www.hellenicairways.com/ Parent organisation/shareholders Air Universal (100%) Date operations started 2007 Description Scheduled passenger services from Athens to Birmingham, Casablanca and Jeddah, as well as passenger/ cargo charters worldwide. Also offers ACMI wet-lease services. History Established after parent company, Air Universal of Jordan, was banned from EU operation on 22 March 2006. Executives Chief Executive Officer................................ Talal Abu Reyel Finance Manager ................................... Anna Simeonidou Fleet (orders) 4 x Boeing 747-200 Main base Athens (ATH)

Hello [HW] (FHE) PO Box 238, Basel Airport, 4030 Basel, Switzerland Tel +41 61 325 3600 Fax +41 61 325 3599 Email [email protected] Website www.hello.ch Parent organisation/shareholders Moritz Suter (100%) Date operations started August 2004 Description Charter service operating flights to holiday destinations in the Mediterranean and North Africa. Also provides a wet-lease service for other carriers. History Originally intended to be a regional scheduled carrier, but relaunched in March 2004 as a charter airline. Executives Chairman....................................................... Moritz Suter Chief Executive Officer................................Robert Somers Fleet (orders) 4 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Basle (BSL) Hubs Zurich (ZRH)

Helvetic Airways [2L] (OAW) PO Box 250, Zurich Airport, 8058 Zurich, Switzerland Tel +41 44 270 8500 Fax +41 44 270 8501 Email [email protected] Website www.helvetic.com Parent organisation/shareholders Patinex AG Alliances Swiss Date operations started 15 February 2002 Description Operates scheduled services linking Zurich with Bari, Berne, Brindisi, Bristol, Cardiff, Inverness, Lamezia Terme, Ohrid, Palma de Mallorca and Rostock. Half the fleet operates scheduled services on long-term wet-lease to Swiss International Air Lines. The other half operates its own schedules, as well as charters and ACMI leasing services. History Founded as Odette Airways in the summer of 2001. Restructured as Helvetic Airways in September 2003. Investment firm Patinex became the airline’s majority shareholder in 2006. Signed a four-year wet-lease agreement

with Swiss to operate a single Fokker 100 on the Swiss carrier’s 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)

Hemus Air [DU] (HMS) 1 Brussels Blvd, Sofia Airport, 1540 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel +359 2 400 1188 Fax +359 2 945 9147 Email [email protected] Website www.airbg.bg Parent organisation/shareholders Balkan Hemus (100%) Date operations started 1987 Description Operates scheduled domestic and international services from Sofia and Varna. Charter, cargo and air ambulance services are also offered. History Branched off from Balkan Bulgarian Airlines in 1986, initially providing ambulance services, flight calibration and aerial photography. In 1991 it became a separate legal entity from Balkan and took the name Hemus Air. Executives Executive Director.........................................Yonka Kogova Executive Director....................................... George Yankov Fleet (orders) 1 x BAe 146-200 2 x BAe 146-300 1 x BAe 146-RJ70 Main base Sofia (SOF) Hubs Varna (VAR)

Henan Airlines [VD] (KPA) No 6 Ying Bin Da Dao, Xinzheng International Airport, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, 451162, China Tel +86 37168511820 Email [email protected] Website www.kunpeng-air.com Parent organisation/shareholders Shenzhen Airlines (95%), Ping Shan and Shan Yue (5%) Date operations started 28 September 2007 Description Regional carrier linking Zhengzhou to more than 30 destinations in China. Charter flights also offered. History Created as Kunpeng Airlines in December 2006 through a joint venture agreement between Shenzhen Airlines and Mesa Air Group, as a feeder airline company in China. Shenzhen Airlines took a majority shareholding while Mesa held the balance. Received its air operator’s certificate and launched services from Xi’an in September 2007. Operated domestic passenger and cargo flights from Zhengzhou to more than 30 destinations throughout China as well as charters. Relocated to Zhengzhou in August 2008. Shenzhen Airlines became the sole shareholder in April 2009. Rebranded as Henan Airlines on 1 February 2010. Suspended operations on 25 August 2010 after a fatal crash. Expected to revert to its Kunpeng Airlines identity if it resumes services as a subsidiary of Shenzhen Airlines. Executives General Manager .................................................. Cao Bo Chief Operations Officer .......................................Han Zhu Finance Manager................................................ Zeran Xia Fleet (orders) (50) x Comac ARJ21-700 Main base Zhengzhou (CGO) Hubs Shenzhen (SZX), Nanning (NNG)

Heritage Air 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)

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Hesa Airlines (SPN) No.93 Soheil blind alley Bahar Azadi Av, Chahar Baghe Bala St., Isfahan, 81739 89131, Iran Tel +98 311 627 9245 Fax +98 311 627 1623 Website www.pgair.ir Parent organisation/shareholders HESA (100%) Date operations started January 2011 Description Operates domestic services between Tehran, Hamadan, Isfahan, Kish, Qeshm, Tabas and Yazd. History Established in 2010 by Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries Company, known locally as HESA. Main base Esfahan (IFN)

Hevilift [QT] (RAW) PO Box 114, Edge Hill, Queensland, 4870, Australia Tel +61 7 4040 1420 Fax +61 7 4040 1491 Email [email protected] Website www.heviliftgroup Parent organisation/shareholders Hevilift Group (100%) Date operations started 1994 Description Aviation group operating fixed wing aircraft and helicopter services transporting oil, gas and mining personnel and equipment in the Asia-Pacific region. Seismic surveys, medical evacuation, VIP transport, ship-to-shore transfers and aerial construction work also undertaken. History Established as Regional Aviation Group. Operated scheduled services in Papua New Guinea as Regional Air. Executives Chief Executive Officer.................................Colin Seymour Managing Director ............................................ Paul Booij Fleet (orders) 2 x ATR 42-320 1 x De Havilland Canada DHC-6-200 Main base Madang (MAG), Port Moresby – Jacksons (POM)

Hewa Bora Airways (ALX) Congo (Democratic Republic) Date operations started 1994 Date operations ceased July 2011 Previously known as Congo Airlines, Zaire Airlines and Zaire Express. Authorised to serve European routes until April 2008, but included on the banned list issued by the EU on 30 March 2010. Following a third accident in three years on 21 June 2011, the DR Congo’s Ministry of Transport suspended Hewa Bora’s air operator’s certificate.

Hex-Air [UD] (HER) Aeroport Le Puy-en-Velay, Loudes, Haute-Loire, F-43320 Loudes, France Tel +33 4 7108 6228 Fax +33 471 080 410 Email [email protected] Website www.hexair.com Parent organisation/shareholders SARL B&L-R (100%) Description French regional airline operating a scheduled service from Le Puy to Paris-Orly, and between Rodez, Castres and Lyon. Also offers charters to corporate clients. History Established as a sister company to Chambery-based Pan European Air Service. Executives President.............................................Alexandre Rouchon Fleet (orders) 2 x Beech 1900D Main base Le Puy (LPY) Hubs Castres (DCM)

Hi Fly [5K] (HFY) Rua do Borja, 6, 1350-047 Lisbon, Portugal Tel +351 21 004 6705 Fax +35 121 004 6701 Email [email protected] Website www.hifly.aero Parent organisation/shareholders Mirpuri Investments (100%) Date operations started 2006 Description Airline specialising in worldwide wet-leasing. History Previously operated as Air Luxor, rebranding in November 2005. The carrier gave up scheduled routes in May 2006 to concentrate on wet-leasing activities. Executives Chairman......................................................Paulo Mirpuri Finance Manager........................................ Sergio Bagorro Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A310-300 2 x Airbus A330-200 2 x Airbus A340-300 2 x Airbus A340-500 (1) x Cessna 525B Main base Lisbon (LIS)

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HM Airways 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)

Hoga Kusten Flyg Ornskoldsvik Airport, 890 35 Husum, Sweden Tel +46 660 292 280 Fax +46 660 293 313 Email [email protected] Website www.hogakustenflyg.se Date operations started 2008 Description Scheduled passenger services from Stockholm to the Örnsköldsvik region. Services flown by Golden Air. Executives Joint Co-owner.............................................Peter Forsberg Joint Co-owner..........................................Markus Naslund Main base Ornskoldsvik (OER)

Hokkaido Air System (NTH) Okadama Airport, Okadama-Cho, Higashi-Ku, Sapporo City, 007-0880, Japan Tel +81 11 769 0510 Fax +81 11 785 4656 Website www.hac-air.co.jp Parent organisation/shareholders Japan Airlines Group (51%), Hokkaido regional government (49%) Date operations started March 1998 Description Operates scheduled domestic flights in Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido. Executives President .......................................... Kimitoshi Nishimura Operations Manager ................................ Toshiyuki Senou Fleet (orders) 3 x Saab 340B Main base Okadama (OKD)

HOLIDAYS Czech Airlines (HCC) Airport Ruzyne, Prague 6, 160 08 Prague, Czech Republic Tel +420 220 119 850 Website www.holidayscsa.com Parent organisation/shareholders Czech Airlines Date operations started September 2010 Description Subsidiary of Czech Airlines operating holiday charter flights to destinations in Austria, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Israel, Tunisia and Turkey, on behalf of Blue Style Travel and other domestic and foreign tour operators. History Took Czech Airlines charter business from 1 June 2010. Received air operator’s certificate 31 August 2010. Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A320-200 2 x Boeing 737-400 Main base Prague (PRG)

Hong Kong Airlines [HX] (CRK) L2 CNAC House, 12 Tung Gai Road, HK International Airport, Lantrau, Hong Kong, China Tel +852 2559 1966 Fax +852 2151 1838 Email [email protected] Website www.hkairlines.com Parent organisation/shareholders Hong Kong Airlines Holding (39.15%), HNA Group (27.7%), Hainan Airlines Investment Holdings (19.02%), Hong Kong Airlines Consultant Services (11.86%), Grand China Air (2.27%) Alliances Hainan Airlines, Hong Kong Express Airways, Tianjin Airlines Date operations started 5 July 2003 Description Operates scheduled regional flights from Hong Kong, together with business charter flights. History Founded as CR Airways and rebranded as Hong Kong Airlines on 30 September 2006. Executives Chairman & Founder...............................Robert Yip Kwong President...................................................Yang Jian Hong Chief Executive Officer................................... Kalid Razack Chief Financial Officer......................................Kelly Cheng Chief Operations Officer............................ Chow Shoonyne

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Hong Kong Express Airways [UO] (HKE) 7/F One Citygate, 20 Tat Tung Road, Tung Chung, Hong Kong Tel +852 31511800 Fax +852 31511838 Email [email protected] Website www.hongkongairlines.com Parent organisation/shareholders HNA Group (45%), Stanley Ho (25.3%), Mung Kin Keung (15%), China Energy Development (14.7%) Alliances Hainan Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines, Tianjin Airlines Date operations started 6 September 2005 Description Provides scheduled services between Hong Kong and five cities within China, and international services to the Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand. Charters also flown. History Originally established in 1996 by Helicopters Hong Kong, as Heli Hong Kong. The current name was adopted in 2004. The HNA Group (owner of Hainan Airlines) acquired a 45% share in August 2006. Executives President ..................................................Yang Jian Hong Chief Executive Officer .................................. Kalid Razack Fleet (orders) 5 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Hong Kong (HKG)

Horizon Air [QX] (QXE) 19521 International Boulevard, Seattle, Washington, 98188, USA Tel +1 206 241 6757 Fax +1 206 392 0201 Email [email protected] Website www.horizonair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Alaska Air Group (100%) Alliances Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Icelandair, Korean Air, Qantas, Virgin Australia International Date operations started 1 September 1981 Description Large regional airline serving more than 45 cities in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alberta. History Soon after its foundation the airline extended its network through the acquisition of Air Oregon in 1982 and Transwestern Airlines in 1983. Became a public company in 1984 and was purchased by Alaska Air Group, parent of Alaska Airlines, in 1986. Horizon Air operated as a Frontier JetExpress carrier until the end of 2007. From February 2011 Horizon Air’s brand logo was retired in favour of the Alaska Airlines Eskimo, while retaining the Horizon name. Employees total 3,045 Executives President................................................... Glenn Johnson Chief Executive Officer.................................... William Ayer VP Finance ...................................................Mark Eliasen Fleet (orders) 48 (2) x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 Main base Seattle (SEA) Hubs Portland (PDX), Spokane (GEG)

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 I Fly [H5] (FLY) 56/40 Sebastopol Avenue, Moscow, Moscow Region, 117342, Russia Tel +7 495 642 8780 Fax +7 495 938 9377 Email [email protected] 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 operator’s certificate in early November 2009. Executives General Manager......................................... Pyotr Morozov Fleet (orders) 4 x Boeing 757-200 Main base Moscow (VKO)

IBA International Business Air (IBZ) Radhusgatan 2, 37436 Karlshamn, Sweden Tel +46 454 19595 Fax +46 454 19596 Email [email protected] Website www.iba.nu Date operations started 1983 Description Provides on demand passenger charter and cargo flights in Europe, Africa and Asia. History Started as an air-taxi operator with PA-31 aircraft in 1983. Expanded operations to provide charter, cargo and scheduled services, although schedules were terminated in 2001. Executives President...................................................Jan-Eric Olsson

Fleet (orders) 1 x Embrer EMB-120ER Brasilia 2 x Fairchild Metro III Main base Stockholm Bromma (BMA) Hubs Stockholm Arlanda (ARN)

IBC Airways [II] (CSQ) 8401 Northwest 17th Street, Miami, Florida, 33126, USA Tel +1 954 848 2310 Fax +1 305 639 6478 Email [email protected] Website www.ibcairways.com Parent organisation/shareholders International Bonded Couriers Inc (100%) Description Courier company operating scheduled flights to Central America and the Caribbean. History IBC developed out of Joseph Costigan’s air freight forwarding business, Air Progress, formed in 1971. Executives President & CEO.......................................Joseph Costigan Chief Financial Officer.................................Robert Basista VP Operations...........................................William Womick Fleet (orders) 1 x Fairchild Merlin IV 1 x Fairchild Metro II 5 x Fairchild Metro III 1 x Learjet Learjet 55 9 x Saab 340A 3 x Saab 340B Main base Miami (MIA)

Iberia [IB] (IBE) Calle Velázquez 130, 28006 Madrid, Spain Tel +34 91 587 8787 Fax +34 91 587 7043 Email [email protected] Website www.iberia.com

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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, Compañía Aérea 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 (Compañía Española de Trifico Aéreo) and UAE (Unión Aérea Española) created a new national carrier, CLASSA (Concessionaria Líneas Aéreas Subvencionadas S.A). CLASSA held Spain’s sole air services concession. The Spanish government subsequently acquired 51% of CLASSA while Luft Hansa took up the remaining 49%. Rebranded as LAPE (Líneas Aéreas Postales Españolas) in April 1932. After the Civil War, in April 1939, Iberia was the trading name of a new privately-owned airline, CMA (Compañia 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 airline’s 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 Aéreas de España. 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 Spain’s 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 company’s 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)

Iberia Express [I2] (IBS) Calle Velázquez 130, 28006 Madrid, Spain Fax +34 91 587 7469 Email [email protected] Website www.iberiaexpress.com Parent organisation/shareholders International Airlines Group (100%) Description Start-up low-cost subsidiary of IAG planning to launch services on 25 March 2012, taking over selected short and medium-haul routes from Spanish flag carrier Iberia, as well as an initial fleet of four Airbus A320s with which to operate them. Plans call for Iberia Express to be operating 13 aircraft by the end of 2012 and 40 aircraft by 2015. All services will be operated as codeshares with Iberia. Executives Chief Executive Officer....................................Luis Gallego Main base Madrid (MAD)

Ibertrans Aerea (IBT) Centro de Carga Aerea, Calle Cinco Norte, Norte Parcela 1. 4. B. 4, Aeropuerto de Madrid Barajas, 28042 Madrid, Spain Tel +34 91 748 0810 Fax +34 91 329 4703 Email [email protected] Website www.ibertrans.net Description Passenger and cargo airline, operating charters and wet-leases for other airlines. Executives Chief Executive Officer...............................Miguel Alemany Fleet (orders) 1 x Embraer EMB-120RT Brasilia Main base Madrid (MAD)

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 [email protected] 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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ICARO Air [X8] (ICD) Pallor 124 y Avenida Amazonas, Quito, Ecuador Tel +5932 2439 868 Fax +5932 2439 867 Email [email protected] Website www.icaro.aero Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Icaro Express Alliances LAN Ecuador Date operations started 1971 Description Operates domestic passenger and cargo schedules linking Quito with Manta and Coca. Services to the Galapagos are also offered, operated by LAN Ecuador under a codeshare. History Established as a flight training school in Quito in 1971. Introduced international charter services in July 2004 with services to Cali in Colombia. Charter flights to Lima, Peru followed in September 2004. By mid-2011, Icaro had reduced its operations by more than 75% and was operating only a single aircraft from Quito to just two destinations. Filed for liquidation in June 2011. Executives President & CEO............................................ Guido Saltos Main base Quito (UIO)

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Icelandair [FI] (ICE) Reykjavik Airport, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland Tel +354 5050 300 Fax +354 5050 350 Email [email protected] Website www.icelandair.net Parent organisation/shareholders Icelandair Group (100%) Alliances Air Iceland, Alaska Airlines, Finnair, Frontier Airlines, Horizon Air, JetBlue Airways, OLT Express, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) Date operations started 20 July 1973 Description Privately-owned flag carrier of Iceland, serving around 18 destinations in Europe and eight across the Atlantic in North America from its hub at Keflavik International Airport. History Formed through the merger of Flugfélag Islands (the original Icelandair, founded in 1937 and operating domestic and European flights) and Loftleidir Icelandic Airlines (founded in 1944 and operating low-cost transatlantic services). After the merger it was a holding company for the two airlines, but assumed all operating responsibilities in October 1979. In 1997 the airline established a subsidiary, Air Iceland, to operate domestic and selected short-haul routes. In January 2002 FlugleidirIcelandair Group became a holding company with 11 subsidiaries, of which Icelandair was the largest. In March 2005 the Flugleidir Group changed its name to FL Group.

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Iceland Express [5W] (AEU) Efstalandi 26 Grimsbaer, 108 Reykjavik, Iceland Tel +354 5 500 600 Fax +354 5 500 601 Email [email protected] Website www.icelandexpress.com Parent organisation/shareholders Fengur (Icelandic investment company) (100%) Date operations started 27 February 2003 Description Low-cost airline based in the Icleandic capital Reykjavik, linking Iceland with European destinations during both the summer holiday peak season and in winter. Operates daily services to Copenhagen and London. Uses wet-leased aircraft. History Launched services in February 2003 using Boeing 737s wet-leased from UK carrier Astraeus. Jet X and Hello subsequently operated for the airline before Astraeus resumed flying all services at the start of the 2008 winter schedule. Launched transatlantic services to Newark and Winnipeg in June 2010. Continued operations using aircraft wet-leased form Holidays Airlines of the Czech Republic after sister company Astraeus suddenly ceased operations on 21 November 2011. After serving 18 airports in Europe and five airports in North America in 2011, the airline’s published scheduled for 2012 appeared to drop all summer transatlantic services. The carrier was reportedly planning to introduce services to Belfast in 2012. Executives Chairman............................................... Palmi Haraldsson Managing Director.................................. Matthias Imsland Finance Manager............................ Sigridur Lara Arnadottir Operations Director.............................Gudbergur Olafsson Main base Reykjavik (KEF)

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Icelandair Cargo [FI] (ICE) Brautarholt 10 - 14, 105 Reykjavik, Iceland Tel +354 5050 400 Fax +354 5050 630 Email [email protected] Website www.icelandaircargo.is Parent organisation/shareholders Icelandair Group (100%) Date operations started 1 January 2000 Description Cargo division of the Icelandair Group, operating international freight services more than 30 destinations globally. Cargo services are also provided for TNT, DHL and Fedex. Executives Managing Director............................ Gunnar Sigurfinnsson Finance Director........................................Helgi Bjornsson Director Operations.......................Ingunn Gudnnundsdottir Fleet (orders) 5 x Boeing 757-200PF Main base Reykjavik (KEF) Hubs Liege (LGG), Reykjavik (KEF)

IFL Group (TSU) Oakland County International Airport, 6860 South Service Drive, Waterford, Michigan, 48327, USA Tel +1 954 359 7766 Fax +1 248-666 9614 Website www.iflgroup.com Date operations started 1983 Description Operates ad hoc cargo services in the Americas, as well as contract charters. Executives Owner............................................................... Alan Ross Chief Executive Officer ...................................Mike Church VP Operations .............................................. Chris Church Fleet (orders) 1 x Beechcraft King Air 200 1 x Boeing 727-100 2 x Boeing 727-200 10 x Convair 580 1 x Convair C131H 8 x Dassault Aviation Falcon 2 Main base Oakland County (PTK)

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IMD Airways (IMD) Calle Morse 14, Getafe, 28906 Madrid, Spain Tel +34 91 695 2094 Fax +34 91 684 2208 Email [email protected] Website www.imdairways.com Date operations started 2009 Description Madrid-based airline offering worldwide ad hoc and VIP charters, ACMI and wet-leasing services. History Originally established as Aerofan Lineas Aereas by the successful flying school of the same name, the company announced its rebranding as IMD Airways in February 2009. Fleet (orders) 2 x McDonnell-Douglas DC-9-80 Main base Madrid (MAD)

Imperial Air Cargo PO Box 10402, Edenglen, Johannesburg, 1613, South Africa Tel +27 11 974 9485 Fax +27 11 974 9488 Email [email protected] Website www.impair.co.za Parent organisation/shareholders Imperial Holdings Group (70%), Comair (30%) Date operations started 1 August 2006 Description Joint-venture airline serving the domestic and regional cargo charter market. Regular flights serve Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth. Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 727-200 2 x Boeing 737-200 Main base Johannesburg (JNB)

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 [email protected] 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)

IndiGo [6E] (IGO) Level 3, Tower C, Global Business Park, Gurgaon, Haryana, 122001, India Tel +91 124 435 2500 Fax +91 12 4406 8536 Email [email protected] Website book.goindigo.in

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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 India’s 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)

Indonesia Air Transport – IAT (IDA) JL Baru Skatek Apron Selatan, Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport, Jakarta, 13610, Indonesia Tel +62 21 8087 0666 Fax +62 21 8087 0667 Email [email protected] Website www.indonesia-air.com Parent organisation/shareholders Global Transport Services (99.9%), PT Usaha Gedung Bimantara (0.01%) Alliances CHC Airways, Pelita Air Service Date operations started 1968 Description Provides a wide variety of aviation services to the oil, gas and mining industries within Indonesia and southeast Asia, both on and offshore. History Commenced operations initially for the state oil company Pertamina and its foreign oil production sharing contractors. Executives President .................................................Syafril Nasution Finance Director .............................................Arsal Ismail Operations Director ................................ Toto Soebandoro Fleet (orders) 2 x ATR 42-300 1 x ATR 42-500 1 x Beech 1900D 1 x Dassault Aviation Falcon 2 3 x Fokker 50 Main base Jakarta (HLP)

Indonesia AirAsia [QZ] (AWQ) Office Management Building, 2nd Floor Terminal 1 A Departu, Soekarno Hatta International A, Cengkareng, Jakarta, 19110, Indonesia Tel +62 21 559 4555 Fax +62 21 5594466 Email [email protected] Website www.airasia.com

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 Malaysia’s 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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Fleet (orders) 17 x Airbus A320-200 2 x Boeing 737-300 Main base Jakarta (CGK) Hubs Bandung (BDO), Medan (MES), Surabaya (SUB)

InselAir [7I] (INC) Maduro Plaza Building, Dokweg No 19, Willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles Tel +599 9 737 0444 Fax +599 9733 1522 Email [email protected] Website www.fly-inselair.com Alliances KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Salsa d’Haiti, US Airways Date operations started 6 October 2006 Description Privately-owned carrier operating scheduled services linking a dozen destinations in Aruba, Bonaire, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, St Maarten, Suriname, the United Sates (Miami) and Venezuela. History The airline aunched services to Aruba in October 2006 with a single 19-seat Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante. Jet services were introduced when the first of two McDonnell Douglas MD80s entered service in January 2007. Executives Chief Executive Officer..................................Albert Kluyver Fleet (orders) 3 x Embraer EMB-110P 4 x McDonnell-Douglas MD-80 Main base Curacao (CUR)

Inter Island Airways (IWY) Pago Pago International Airport, Airport Road, Hangar 2, PO Box 4929, Pago Pago, 96799, American Samoa Tel +1 684 699 5700 Fax +1 684 699 7600 Website www.interislandair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Privately held (100%) Date operations started 1993 Description South Pacific airline operating scheduled services from Pago Pago to the islands of Ofu and Tau, and to Apia and Faleolo in Western Samoa. Charter flights are undertaken to Tonga and other Pacific island states. Executives President...................................................... Alex Sene Jr. Fleet (orders) 1 x Britten-Norman BN-2B 1 x Dornier 228-200 1 x Dornier 328-100 Main base Pago Pago (PPG)

Interair [D6] (ILN) Private Bag 8, O.R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 1627, South Africa Tel +27 11 616 0636 Fax +27 11 616 0930 Email [email protected] Website www.interair.co.za Parent organisation/shareholders D Tokoph, J Attala, M Attala, P Attala, V Nathan Alliances Air Austral Date operations started 1993 Description Operates regular scheduled passenger services from Johannesburg to regional destinations, primarily in French-speaking Africa, the Indian Ocean islands and Zambia. Also links half a dozen west African cities from a hub in Cotonou. History Formed by Aeronautical Investments as Inter Air Lines at Lanseria in 1979. Operated domestic services from launch in 1994. The carrier switched to regional services in April 1995. In 1997 the airline was partially acquired by David P.Topokh and ceased operations, remerging as Jet Air Charter. Resumed operations doing business as Interair South Africa in 1999. Executives Chairman & CEO...........................................David Tokoph Flight Operations Manager ............................... Tony Chica Fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 737-200 1 x Boeing 767-200 Main base Johannesburg (JNB) Hubs Cotonou (COO)

Interisland Airlines (ISN) Domestic Road, Beside old Domestic Terminal, Pasay City, Philippines Tel +63 2 8528010 Fax +63 2 852 7793 Email [email protected] Website www.interislandairlines.com

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)

Interjet [4O] (AIJ) Ignacio Longares No 102, Lopez 12 Mexico City 2, Col Paque Industrial, Fliccionamiento 1, Toluca, 50200 Estado de Mexico, Mexico Tel +52 722 2765300 Fax +52 722 2765314 Email [email protected] Website www.interjet.com.mx

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)

InterSky [3L] (ISK) Bahnhofstrasse 10, 6900 Bregenz, Austria Tel +43 5574 488 00 Fax +43 5574 488 0073 Email [email protected] Website www.intersky.biz Parent organisation/shareholders Renate Moser (50%), Rolf Seewald (35%), family members (15%) Date operations started 25 March 2002 Description Operates scheduled low-fare services out of Friedrichshafen. The airline also operates charter flights to Corsica, Elba and Mallorca in summer and to the Swiss mountains from the UK during winter. Executives Chief Executive Officer...............................Claus Bernatzik VP Finance...............................................Klaus Bernatzeg Director of Operations.............................Andreas Velbinger Fleet (orders) 3 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 Main base Friedrichshafen FDH

Iran Air [IR] (IRA) Mehrabad Airport, Tehran, 13185, Iran +98 21 4662 4255 Fax +98 21 4662 8224 Email [email protected] Website www.iranair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Government of Iran (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Iran Airtours (100%) Alliances Aeroflot Russian Airlines, Austrian Date operations started April 1962 Description National flag carrier operating services to scheduled and charter destinations. The international network links Tehran with over 60 destinations in the Middle and Far East, Europe and North America, while the domestic route system takes in 30 of the major towns and cities in Iran. The cargo fleet operates regular flights to Europe and the Middle East, covering international and domestic destinations. History Iran Air’s origins date back to the creation of Iranian Airways in May 1944. Launched services in May 1945 and one year later operated its first scheduled passenger flight from Tehran to Mashad. Services to Baghdad, Beirut and Cairo soon followed and over the next 17 years the airline developed a major domestic and an international network that was largely confined to the

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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 government’s 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 Air’s 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)

Iran Airtours [B9] (IRB) 191 Motahari Avenue, Dr Moffateh Road, Tehran, 15879, Iran Tel +98 21 8875 6062 Fax +98 21 8875 5884 Email [email protected] Website www.iranairtours.com Parent organisation/shareholders Iran Air (100%) Date operations started 1990 Description Operates scheduled flights within Iran and the Middle East. Charters are also flown reaching as far as Northern Europe. History Began with scheduled flights operated for its domestic tours division. Executives Chairman............................................. A Pourmohammadi Managing Director & Finance Director......S. Mehdi Sadeghi Fleet (orders) 2 x McDonnell-Douglas DC-9-80 Main base Mashhad MHD

Iran Aseman Airlines [EP] (IRC) Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran, 13145-1476, Iran Tel +98 21 66035 310 Fax +98 21 66023 710 Email [email protected] Website www.iaa.ir Parent organisation/shareholders Iran Civil Pension Fund Investment (100%) Date operations started 1980 Description Provides scheduled domestic and regional flights to the Gulf area from its main base at Mehrabad international Aairport, serving more than 40 destinations. Charters and air-taxi flights are also undertaken. History Established in 1980 by merger of four aviation companies: Air Taxi, Air Service, Pars Air and Hoor Aseman. The oldest of these, Air Taxi, dated back to 1958, while Aseman was the first aviation company in the Middle East to provide air ambulance services. Executives President & Managing Director..................... Ali Abedzadeh Deputy Director ...............Seed Mohammad Sadaat Akhavi Senior Deputy Managing Director......................Iraj Ronaghi

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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)

Iranian Naft Airlines (IRG) 125 V. Dastgerdi Street, Dr. Shariati Avenue, PO Box 1863, Tehran, 19118, Iran Tel +98 21 4464 1598 Fax +98 21 2227 1554 Website www.iatc-ir.com Parent organisation/shareholders National Iranian Oil (100%) Date operations started 1992 Description Provides cargo, passenger and charter within Iran and to neighbouring regions. History Founded by the state-owned National Iranian Oil as Iranian Air Transport Company. Renamed Iranian Naft Airlines in 2004. Executives Chairman....................................................... Ahmad Jami General Manager.................................... Aslan Kazempour Managing Director Operation......................Aliakbar Sawebi Fleet (orders) 4 x Fokker 100 4 x Fokker 50 Main base Ahwaz (AWZ), Tehran (THR)

Iraqi Airways [IA] (IAW0 Baghdad International Airport, Baghdad, Iraq Tel + 964 1 537 2002 Website www.iraqiairways.com Parent organisation/shareholders Iraqi government (100%) Date operations started 29 January 1946 Description The Iraqi flag carrier, operating a small network of scheduled international flights from Baghdad to London, Cairo, Amman, Damascus, Istanbul, Tehran and Dubai. History Established by Iraq’s State Railways company, the airline first launched services between Baghdad nd Basra. Introduced international services on 14 June 1946. The UN suspended Iraqi Airways’ cross-border flights following the imposition of sanctions in 1991 after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990. Attempted to restart internal flights in May 1991 after receiving UN permission to operate helicopters on limited domestic services. Fixed wing flights started in January 1992 from Baghdad to Basra, using but were suspended shortly after following a new UN ruling. Recommenced operations on 18 September 2005, initially flying between Amman and Baghdad. Services to London resumed in May 2010, using a wet-leased Boeing 737-400 with an intermediary stop in Stockholm. However, services were immediately suspended and on 27 May 2010 the airline announced that its closure was as a result of Kuwait’s continued efforts to seek $1.2 billion in compensation from the Iraqi carrier. Recent negotiations appear to have found a solution to this long-standing problem and operations have resumed. Executives General Director.........................................Saad Al-Khafaji Assistant Director General Financial............. Saad Al-Qudsi Assistant Director General Operations.Kamel Al-Mashbadani Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-700 (30) x Boeing 737-800 1 x Boeing 747-400 1 x Boeing 767-300 (10) x Boeing 787-8 6 (4) x Bombardier CRJ-900 Main base Baghdad (BGW)

IRS Airlines (LVB) 1st Floor IGA House, No 1 IBB Way, Wuss Zone 4, Abuja, Nigeria Tel +234 9 523 6071 Website www.irs-airlines.com Parent organisation/shareholders Alhaji Ishyaku Rabiu (100%) Date operations started March 2002 Description Operates scheduled passenger services linking seven domestic destinations. Also operates ad hoc regional charters and dedicated charter services during the Hajj.

History Privately-owned airline established by chairman Alhaji Ishyaku Rabiu. Its air operator’s 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)

Island Air [WP] (PRI) 99 Kapalulu Place, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96819-1843, USA Tel +1 808 840 2400 Fax +1 808 840 2399 Email [email protected] Website www.islandair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Gavarnie Holding (100%) Alliances Hawaiian Airlines, United Airlines Date operations started May 2004 Description Offers scheduled flights throughout the state of Hawaii. History Incorporated as Princeville Airways. Acquired by the Aloha Airgroup in May 1987 and rebranded Aloha Island Air. Registered under the trade name Island Air in June 1992. In December 2003 a purchase agreement was signed between Gavarnie Holding and Aloha Air Group. On 11 May 2004 the acquisition was completed and Aloha Island Air officially became Hawaii Island Air, but continues trading as Island Air. Executives Chairman.....................................................Charles Willis Chief Executive Officer.............................Lesley Kaneshiro Fleet (orders) 4 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 Main base Honolulu (HNL) Hubs Kahului (OGG)

Island Air Service [2O] 1420 Airport Way, Kodiak, Alaska, 99615, USA Tel +1 907 487 4596 Fax +1 907 4874693 Email [email protected] Website www.kodiakislandair.com Description Small, privately-owned airline operating a scheduled service to the villages on Kodiak Island in Alaska, including Old Harbor, Akhiok, Homer, Ouzinkie, Port Lions, Larsen Bay and Karluk. Bear-viewing flights are also offered. Executives Chief Executive Officer.............................. Robert Stanford Fleet (orders) 1 x Beech Queen Air 65 1 x Cessna U206G 3 x Britten-Norman BN2A 2 x Piper PA-32 Main base Kodiak (KDK)

Island Airlines [IS] (ISA) 480 Barnstable Road, Hangar One, Hyannis, Massachusetts, 02601, USA Tel +1 508 771 7774 Fax +1 508 827 4658 Email [email protected] Website www.islandair.net Date operations started 1999 Description Nantucket Island’s community airline, providing a high-frequency passenger schedule between Hyannis and Nantucket. Freight flights between the two points are also provided by its Cape and Islands Air Freight division. Executives President ...................................................Trond Osthaug Fleet (orders) 1 x Beech H18 1 x Beechcraft King Air 200 5 x Cessna C402C 1 x Piper PA-31-300 Main base Nantucket (ACK)

Island Aviation (SOY) A Soriano Hangar, Andrews Avenue, Pasay City, 1301 Metro Manila, Philippines Tel +63 2 831 4207 Fax +63 2 852 0948 Email [email protected] Website www.islandaviationph.com

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)

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 [email protected] 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

Islena Airlines [WC] (ISV) Avenida Circunvalacion No Entrada, Principal Orquidea Blanca, Edif Taragon, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Tel +504 552 9951 Fax +504 552 9964 Email [email protected] Website www.flyislena.com Parent organisation/shareholders TACA International Airlines (20%), others (80%) Alliances TACA International Airlines Date operations started 31 March 1981 Description Operates scheduled and charter passenger flights to within Honduras and to Guatemala under the TACA Regional system in TACA Regional colours. History Founded by Arturo Alvarado Wood, initially flying between La Ceiba and Roatan.

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)

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)

Isles Of Scilly Skybus (IOS) Lands End Aerodrome, St Just, Penzance, Cornwall, TR19 7RL, UK Tel +44 1736 787 017 Fax +44 1736 788 366 Email [email protected] Website www.skybus.co.uk Parent organisation/shareholders Isles of Scilly Steamship Company (100%) Date operations started August 1984 Description Operates domestic services to St Mary’s from Exeter, Land’s End and Newquay. Seasonal summer services additionally link the islands with Bristol and Southampton, and Newquay with St Brieuc in Brittany. The carrier also offers charter flights to the UK, Ireland and France. History Established by the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company, which operates shipping services to the Isles of Scilly. Isles of Scilly Skybus started by offering passenger and freight charters between Land’s End and the Scilly Isles in August 1984. The carrier launched scheduled services in 1987. Executives Chairman...............................................................AJ May Chief Executive Officer....................................Jeff Marston Fleet (orders) 1 x Britten-Norman BN2A 2 x Britten-Norman BN-2B 3 x DHC6-300 Main base Land’s End (LEQ) Hubs Newquay (NQY)

ItAli Airlines (ACL) Italy Date operations started October 2003 Date operations ceased 11 March 2011 Established by owner Giuseppe Spadaccini in 1984 as Air Colombia. Launched services from Pescara to Milan and Rome in April 2004. Rebranded as Trasporti Aerei Italiani in 2003 and again as ItAli Airlines in 2004. Subsidiary MustFly launched executive charter flights from Rome Ciampino and Milan Linate, using Cessna Citations in the summer of 2009. Itali Airlines’ air operator’s certificate was suspended on 11 March 2011.

Izair (IZM) Adnan Menderes, Havalimani Girsi, Gaziemir, 35410 Izmir, Turkey Tel +90 232 298 3500 Fax +90 232 274 6235 Email [email protected] 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 Turkey’s 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)

Israir [6H] (ISR) 23 Ben Yehuda Street, PO Box 26444, 63806 Tel Aviv, Israel Tel +972 3 7955 803 Fax +972 3 7955 810 Email [email protected] Website www.israir.co.il Parent organisation/shareholders IDB Group (100%) Date operations started 1989 Description Offers domestic schedules and air-taxi flights from Tel Aviv Dov Hoz, as well as international charters from Dov Hoz and Ben Gurion International airports to European and African destinations. Also offers VIP and cargo flights.

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Izhevsk Airport, Izhevsk, Republic of Udmurtia, 426015, Russia Tel +7 3412 630 675 Fax +7 3412 780 543 Email [email protected] 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 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)

Jade Cargo International [JI] (JAE) Shenzen Airlines Flight Operation Building, Bao’an International Airport, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518218, China Tel +86 755 2991 0302 Fax +86 755 2991 0306 Email [email protected] Website www.jadecargo.com Parent organisation/shareholders Shenzhen Airlines (51%), Lufthansa Cargo (25%), DEG-Deutsche Investitions Entwicklungsgesellschaft (24%) Date operations started 5 August 2006 Description A joint venture airline operating a network of regular scheduled services from Shenzhen to destinations including Amsterdam, Anchorage, Barcelona, Bombay, Brescia, Calcuttta, Chengdu, Chicago, Delhi, Dubai, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Lahore, Luxemburg, Madras, Seoul, Shanghai, Tianjin, Vienna and Yantai. History Founded in October 2004 by Shenzhen Airlines, Lufthansa Cargo and a German development finance bank. On 31 December 2011, the company announced a temporary suspension of services as a result of weak demand for cargo services. A letter of intent was signed between the shareholders and the UniTop Group on 29 February 2012, which should lead to a resumption of services. Executives Chief Executive Officer.......................................Kay Kratky Fleet (orders) 6 x Boeing 747-400 Main base Shenzhen (SZX)

JAL Express [JC] (JEX) 2-2-5 Ousaka Building, Iketa Kuko Airport, Osaka Prefecture, Osaka, 563-0034, Japan Tel +81 3 5756 8622 Fax +81 3 5756 8630 Email [email protected] Website www.jal.co.jp/jex Parent organisation/shareholders Japan Airlines (100%) Alliances American Airlines Date operations started 1 July 1998 Description Operates low-cost domestic services linking Osaka with Kobe, Kumamoto, Nagasaki, Nagoya, Oita, Sapporo and Sendai. History Established in April 1997 by Japan Airlines. Launched services with flights from Osaka to Miyazaki and Kagoshima in July 1998.

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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)

Japan Air Commuter [3X] (JAC) Kagoshima Airport Building, 787-4 Fumoto, Mizobe-cho, Kirishima-Shi, Kagoshima, 899-6495, Japan Tel +81 995 58 2151 Fax +81 995 58 3904 Email [email protected] Website www.jac.co.jp Parent organisation/shareholders Japan Airlines (60%), 12 Municipalities of Amami Islands in Kagoshima (40%) Date operations started December 1983 Description Provides feeder services in support of Japan Airlines. History Established in July 1983 by Japan Air System and local municipalities in Kagoshima Prefecture. Launched international routes with Tokyo-Seoul in 1990. Executives Chairman................................................. Hiroyasu Muraki President................................................... Arata Yasujima VP Operations ................................. Katsushige Takemura Fleet (orders) 11 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 11 x Saab 340B Main base Kagoshima (KOJ) Hubs Fukuoka (FUK), Osaka (ITM), Amami O Shima (ASJ)

Japan Airlines [JL] (JAL) 4-11 Higashi Shinagawa, 2 - Chrome, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo, 140-8605, Japan Tel +81 3 5460 3109 Fax +81 3 5460 3108 Email [email protected] Website www.jal.co.jp Parent organisation/shareholders Japan Airlines (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Japan Air Commuter (60%), Jetstar Japan (42%) Alliances Aeromexico, Air France, Air New Zealand, Air Tahiti Nui, airberlin, Cargojet Airways, China Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Dragonair, Emirates, Fuji Dream Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Jetstar, Kenya Airways, KLM, Korean Air, LAN Argentina, LAN Ecuador, LAN Peru, Thai Airways International, Vietnam Airlines, WestJet Airlines Date operations started October 1951 Description Japan’s major international carrier, connecting some 70 destinations in countries throughout Europe, the Middle and Far East, Australasia and the Americas. A comprehensive domestic network serves 30 cities. History Formed as a private company. Launched services in October 1951 with a flight from Tokyo to Osaka. Reorganised on 1 October 1953 with capital equally divided between the Japanese government and private investors. Became privately-owned once more in November 1987. Agreed to merge with Japan Air System (JAS) on 12 November 2001. JAS became Japan Airlines Domestic, while Japan Airlines re-branded as Japan Airlines International in April 2004. The two divisions merged under the Japan Airlines International (JAL) brand on 1 October 2006. Absorbed Japan Asia Airways on 1 April 2008. Filed for bankruptcy protection on 19 January 2010, continuing to operate as normal. Delisted from the Tokyo stock exchange on 19 February 2010. Withdrew services by dedicated cargo aircraft in November 2010, after which JALCARGO utilised only the cargo holds on the airline’s passenger flights. Emerged from bankruptcy protection on 29 March 2011 and announced change of its trade name to Japan Airlines on 1 April 2011. Executives President....................................................Masaru Onishi Executive Officer Flight Operations................ Toshinori Shin VP Finance .................................................Norikazu Saito Fleet (orders) 13 (5) x Boeing 737-800 49 x Boeing 767-300 26 x Boeing 777-200 20 x Boeing 777-300 (25) x Boeing 787-8 (20) x Boeing 787-9 12 x Boeing MD-90-30 Main base Tokyo Narita (NRT), Tokyo (HND)

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Japan TransOcean Air [NU] (JTA) 3-24 Yamashita-Cho, Naha-shi, Okinawa, 900 0027, Japan Tel +81 98 857 2112 Fax +81 98 857 9396 Email [email protected] Website www.jal.co.jp/jta Parent organisation/shareholders Japan Airlines (70.1%), other s(17%), Okinawa Prefecture (12.9%) Date operations started 1 July 1967 Description Operates domestic services from Naha on the island of Okinawa. Also offers charter flights. History Part of the Japan Airlines Group, formed as Southwest Airlines. Rebranded as Japan TransOcean Air in July 1993. Employees total 810 Executives President .................................................... Manabu Sato Fleet (orders) 8 x Boeing 737-400 Main base Okinawa (OKA)

Jat Airways [JU] (JAT) 16 Bulevar Umetnosti, Jat Poslovni Centar, 11070 Belgrade, Serbia Tel +381 11 313 1094 Fax +381 11 213 7756 Email [email protected] Website www.jat.com Parent organisation/shareholders Serbian government (100%) Alliances Adria Airways, Aeroflot Russian Airlines, Air France, Alitalia, Austrian, B&H Airlines, Croatia Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Luxair, Swiss, Tarom Date operations started April 1947 Description Operates scheduled domestic, regional and international services to destinations in Europe, north Africa and the Middle East. Also offers charter and wet-leasing services. History Founded as JAT- Jugoslovenski Aerotransport and renamed on 8 August 2003. In June 2008 the Serbian government launched a failed attempt to privatise the carrier, with the intention of offering a 51% stake in the airline. A second privatisation was planned during 2011. Executives Chief Executive Officer......................... Vladimir Ognjenovic Chief Financial Officer................................Meri Stevanovic Fleet (orders) (8) x Airbus A319-100 4 x ATR 72-200 8 x Boeing 737-300 Main base Belgrade (BEG)

Jazeera Airways [J9] (JZR) PO Box 29288, Safat, Kuwait Tel +965 2433 3304 Fax +965 2433 9432 Email [email protected] Website www.jazeeraairways.com Parent organisation/shareholders Publicly held (70%), Boodai Group (30%) Date operations started 31 October 2005 Description Low-fare airline operating scheduled services linking some of the most popular business and leisure destinations in Bahrain, Dubai, Egypt, India, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey. History Kuwait’s first private low-fare airline founded in June 2004. Operations from its second hub at Dubai were terminated in mid-2009. Restructured its route network from December 2009, cancelling four routes and postponing the launch of a fifth. Acquired Sahaab Aircraft Leasing in February 2010. Employees total 420 Executives Chairman.................................................. Marwan Boodai Chief Executive Officer................................. Stefan Pichler Chief Financial Officer............................... Donald Hubbard Chief Operations Officer ........................ Reinhard Kossack Fleet (orders) 7 (3) x Airbus A320-200 Main base Kuwait KWI

Jazz [QK] (JZA) 310 Goudey Drive, Halifax International Airport, Enfield, Nova Scotia, B2T 1E4, Canada Tel +1 902 873 5000 Fax +1 902 873 4606 Email [email protected] Website www.flyjazz.ca

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Parent organisation/shareholders Chorus Aviation (100%) Alliances Central Mountain Air Date operations started 2001 Description One of the world’s 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 Fund’s 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 Aviation’s 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)

Jeju Air [7C] (JJA) 312-1 Yon-Dong, Cheju City, South Korea Tel +82 64 710 3060 Fax +82 64 710 3069 Email [email protected] Website www.jejuair.net Parent organisation/shareholders Aekyung Group (75%), Jeju-do Municipal Office (25%) Date operations started 5 June 2006 Description Domestic airline operating scheduled services between Cheju and Pusan, Yangyang and Seoul. History Established by the Aekyung Group and the Jeju provincial government. Launched domestic services in June 2006. Launched international charters with a flight between Jeju and Hiroshima in 2008. Became an all-jet operator in June 2010. Executives Chief Executive Officer................................. Kim Jong Chul Fleet (orders) 8 (5) x Boeing 737-800 Main base Jeju (CJU) Hubs Seoul (GMP)

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 [email protected] 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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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 Airways Konnect [9W] (JAI) SM Centre 5th Floor, Marol Naka, Andheri Kurla Road, Andheri East, Mumbai, 400059, India Tel +91 22 4019 1000 Fax +91 22 2920 1313 Website www.jetkonnect.co.in Parent organisation/shareholders Jet Airways (100%) Date operations started 8 May 2009 Description Economy brand of Jet Airways, linking three major bubs and four focus cities primarily with “tier 2” cities across India. History Introduced the Konnect Select premium economy product on selected flights in April 2010. Executives Chairman..................................................... Naresh Goyal Chief Executive Officer..............................Nikos Kardassis Chief Operations Officer................................... Hameed Ali SVP Finance ................................................. N Shivkumar Fleet (orders) 3 x ATR 72-500 2 x Boeing 737-700 4 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Mumbai (BOM) Hubs Chennai (MAA), Bengaluru (BLR, Delhi (DEL)

Jet Express Gabon [G2] (VXG) BP 9900, Libreville, Gabon Parent organisation/shareholders Salles Philippe (98%), others (2%) Description Operates a domestic schedule linking the major towns in Gabon with extensions to neighbouring countries in west Africa. History Established in 1994. Formed Avirex Guinée Equatoriale in early 2006, although this carrier was included on the EU banned list issued in March 2006. In 2007 the airline was renamed as Jet Express. Executives President & CEO......................................... Philippe Salles Fleet (orders) 1 x Cessna C207 1 x Cessna C402B 1 x Cessna C404 1 x Hawker Siddeley 125-3 1 x Piper PA-31-300 Main base Libreville (LBV)

Jet Time (JTG) Skojtevej 27 - 31, 2770 Kastrup, Denmark Tel +45 3246 7300 Fax +45 3246 7301 Email [email protected] Website www.jet-time.dk Date operations started 14 August 2006 Description Danish charter airline focusing on providing contracted flights, mainly for inclusive tour operators. Also offers ad hoc passenger and cargo charters and wet-leasing services. History Founded by a group of Danish investors. Launched operations using a wet-leased Boeing 737-300. Executives Chairman.......................................................Lars Thusan President & CEO................................................Klaus Ren Chief Financial Officer...................................Peter Lemche Fleet (orders) 7 x Boeing 737-300 3 x Boeing 737-700 Main base Copenhagen (CPH)

Jet2 [LS] (EXS) Low Fair Finder House, Leeds Bradford International Airport, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS19 7TU, UK Tel +44 113 238 7444 Fax +44 113 238 7455 Email [email protected] Website www.jet2.com Parent organisation/shareholders Dart Group PLC (100%) Date operations started 1978 Description Operates scheduled low-cost services from eight UK hubs to some 50 leisure destinations in Europe, Egypt, Israel, Madeira and the Canaries. Also offers charter and contract cargo flights. History Established as Express Air Services, flying flowers between the Channel Isles and the UK mainland with Handley Page Heralds. Began operations in February 2003 as a low-cost passenger airline. In January 2006 sister cargo carrier Channel Express was rebranded in order to increase the exposure of the Jet2.com brand. East Midlands Airport became the seventh hub in May 2010 and Glasgow the eighth hub from March 2011. Employees total 1,478 Executives Chief Executive Officer................................. Philip Meeson Operations Director .....................................Ashley Cowen Fleet (orders) 23 x Boeing 737-300 3 x Boeing 737-800 12 x Boeing 757-200 Main base Leeds/Bradford (LBA), Bournemouth (BOH) Hubs Newcastle (NCL), Belfast (BFS), Blackpool (BLK), Edinburgh (EDI), Manchester (MAN), Leeds/Bradford (LBA)

Jet4you [8J] (JFU) 4 Lotissement La Colline 2, Sidi Maarouf, 20190 Casablanca, Morocco Tel +212 665 555 444 Fax +212 522 584 228 Email [email protected] Website www.jet4you.com Parent organisation/shareholders TUI Travel (100%) Date operations started 26 February 2006 Description Low-cost airline linking Moroccan cities, including Agadir, Casablanca, Fez, Marrakech and Rabat, with European cities – mainly in France but also including Barcelona, Geneva and Charleroi. History Shareholders jointly formed a Moroccan company Société d’Investissement Aerienne which was the investment vehicle behind the airline. In June 2008 TUI Travel acquired the remaining Moroccan-owned shares, taking its shareholding to 100%. In July 2010 Royal Air Maroc signed an MoU with TUI through which it intended to acquire two-thirds of the capital of Jet4you. Executives Chief Executive Officer.................................... Karim Baina Fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Marrakech (RAK) Hubs Paris Orly (ORY), Agadir (AGA), Casablanca (CMN)

Jetairfly [TB] (JAF) Airport Building 45, Rintweg, Zaventem, 1930 Brussels, Belgium Tel +32 2712 9720 Fax +32 2712 9729 Email [email protected] Website www.jetairfly.com Parent organisation/shareholders TUI Travel (100%) Date operations started 1 April 2004

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Description Belgian charter airline operating for its parent from Brussels, Ostend, Liège 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)

JetBlue Airways [B6] (JBU) 118-29 Queens Blvd, Forest Hills, New York, 11375, USA Tel +1 718 286 7900 Fax +1 718 709 3621 Email [email protected] Website www.jetblue.com Parent organisation/shareholders Institutions and individuals holding (38.18%), Lufthansa (19%), Fidelity Management and Research (17.21%), Donald Smith (11.55%), Primecap Management (7.37%), Morgan Stanley (6.667%) Alliances Aer Lingus, American Airlines, Cape Air, El Al, Emirates, Hawaiian Airlines, Icelandair, Japan Airlines, Jet Airways, Korean Air, LAN Airlines, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, South African Airways, TAM Linhas Aéreas, Virgin Atlantic Airways Date operations started 11 February 2000 Description Low-fare, low-cost passenger airline operating out of New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport, offering services to over 60 cities in the USA, the Caribbean and Latin America. History Founded as New Air by David Neeleman. Awarded an initial 75 take-off/landing slots at New York JFK. Adopted the JetBlue brand before launching operations on two routes, to Fort Lauderdale and Buffalo. The first transcontinental service, to Ontario, California was launched in July 2000. Announced its IPO in April 2002. Services from a second hub at Boston’s Logan International Airport were launched on 7 January 2004. The first international service, from JFK to Santiago in the Dominican Republic was launched on 10 June 2004. In January 2008 Lufthansa became the largest shareholder on the acquisition of a 19% stake. Employees total 11,472 Executives President ...................................................... Dave Barger Chief Financial Officer....................................Mark Powers Chief Operations Officer................................Rob Maruster Fleet (orders) 120 (21) x Airbus A320-200 (40) x Airbus A320neo (30) x Airbus A321-200 51 (33) x Embraer 190-100AR Main base New York (JFK) Hubs Long Beach (LGB), Oakland (OAK), Fort Lauderdale (FLL), Washington (DCA), Boston (BOS), Washington (IAD)

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)

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JetGo Australia New South Wales, Australia Email [email protected] 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 Münster-Osnabrück, Poznan, Wroclaw and Zurich using the air operator’s 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 operator’s certificate and Saab 340 aircraft of Wroclaw-based charter airline, SkyTaxi.

JetLink Express [J0] (JLX) Freight Complex, 1st Floor, Embakasi, Kenya Tel +254 20 827531 Fax +254 20 827535 Email [email protected] Website www.jetlink.co.ke Date operations started 2004 Description Scheduled domestic services to Mombasa, Kisumu, Eldoraet, Wajir and Nairobi, and international services to destinations including Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, Mogadishu in Somalia, and Juba in South Sudan. Passenger charter and cargo flights also available. History In early 2009, the network was extended to Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. Executives Managing Director ...........................................Elly Aluvale Fleet (orders) 7 x Bombardier CRJ-100 1 x Fokker F-28-4000 Main base Nairobi (NBO)

JetLite [S2] (JLL) SM Centre 5th Floor, Marol Naka, Andheri Kurla Road, Andheri East, Mumbai, 400059, India Tel +91 22 2920 1270 Fax +91 22 2920 8729 Email [email protected] Website www.jetlite.com Parent organisation/shareholders Jet Airways (100%) Alliances Jet Airways Date operations started 3 December 1993 Description Jet Airways subsidiary operating all-economy class schedules to India’s major metropolitan centres, in addition to an international route to Kathmandu. History Commenced operations as Sahara Airlines and rebranded as Air Sahara in October 2000. Launched international operations in December 2003. Jet Airways acquired the airline in April 2007, leading to a rebranding as JetLite on 1 June 2007. International routes initially served Colombo and Kathmandu, although the Colombo route was later dropped. Executives Chairman..................................................... Naresh Goyal Managing Director....................................... Saroj K. Datta VP Flight Operations .....................................Patrik Rastov Fleet (orders) 9 x Boeing 737-700 8 x Boeing 737-800 2 x Boeing 737-900 Main base Delhi (DEL) Hubs Mumbai (BOM), Kolkata (CCU), Chennai (MAA), Hyderabad (HYD)

Jet-Ops PO Box 261891, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel +971 4 204 5192 Fax +971 4 204 5194 Email [email protected] Website www.jet-ops.com

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)

Jetstar [JQ] (JST) PO Box 4713, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001, Australia Tel +61 3 8628 3400 Fax +61 3 8628 3422 Email [email protected] Website www.jetstar.com Parent organisation/shareholders Qantas (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Jetstar Japan (42%) Alliances Air France-KLM Group, Air Pacific, Air Tahiti Nui, AirAsia, AirCalin, American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Dragonair, Etihad Airways, Japan Airlines, Jet Airways, LAN Airlines, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian Airlines Date operations started 25 May 2004 Description Low-cost subsidiary of Qantas operating domestic and international services across the Tasman to New Zealand, and to Cambodia, Hawaii, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Services within New Zealand link Auckland, Christchurch, Queenstown and Wellington. History Established by Qantas Airways in 2003 as a low-cost domestic subsidiary. Qantas purchased Impulse Airlines and relaunched the carrier under the Jetstar brand. On 10 June 2009 Jetstar launched domestic services within New Zealand, taking over from Qantas. Employees total 3,098 Executives Group Chief Executive Officer.....................Bruce Buchanan Chief Executive Officer....................................... David Hall Chief Operating Officer...................................Mark Dal Pra Fleet (orders) 45 (70) x Airbus A320-200 (78) x Airbus A320neo 6 x Airbus A321-200 11 x Airbus A330-200 (15) x Boeing 787-9 Main base Melbourne (MEL)

Jetstar Asia [3K] (JSA) Level 3, Southwest Finger #034-30, Singapore Changi Airport, Terminal 1, Singapore, 819642, Singapore Tel +65 6318 0888 Fax +65 6546 0571 Website www.jetstarasia.com Parent organisation/shareholders Qantas (49%), Tony Chew (22%), Temasek Holdings (Singapore Sovereign Wealth Fund) (19%), FF Wong (10%) Alliances Myanmar Airways International, Qantas Date operations started 13 December 2004 Description Provides low-cost regional services from Singapore to destinations in Australia, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. History In April 2009, Jetstar Asia’s new holding company became Newstar Investment, which was majority owned by Choo Teck Wong’s Westbrook Investments. Qantas Group took the minority shareholding. Executives Chairman...................................................... Dennis Choo Chief Executive Officer.........................................Paul Daff Chief Operating Officer................................. Yuen Sang Ho Fleet (orders) 16 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Singapore (SIN)

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.

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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

Jetstar Pacific [BL] (PIC) 112 Hong Ha Street, Ward 2, Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Tel +84 8 845 0092 Fax +84 8 845 0085 Email [email protected] Website www.jetstar.com/vn Parent organisation/shareholders Vietnam Airlines (70%), Qantas (30%) Alliances Cathay Pacific, Dragonair Date operations started April 1991 Description Provides low-cost scheduled domestic passenger services connecting hubs at Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi with cities across Vietnam, including Da Nang, Hai Phong, Hue, Nha Trang and Vinh. Ad hoc charter flights are also offered. History Established in 1990, becoming the first airline to be formed in Vietnam following law changes allowing foreign investment in the country’s airlines. Already Vietnam’s second-largest carrier, Pacific Airlines relaunched itself as a low-cost carrier on 13 February 2007. On 31 July 2007, Qantas Group acquired an 18% stake. Rebranded as Jetstar Pacific on 23 May 2008, dropping former international services to Taipei and Kaohsiung. Executives Chief Executive Officer ....................................Le Song Lai Deputy Managing Director..................................Vu Duy Du Deputy Managing Director..................... Nguyen Khac Hung Fleet (orders) 3 x Airbus A320-200 5 x Boeing 737-400 Main base Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) Hubs Hanoi (HAN)

Jett8 Airlines [JX] (JEC) 20 Changi North Crescent, Unit 03-00, Singapore, 499613, Singapore Tel +65 6546 8871 Fax +65 6546 8221 Email [email protected] Website www.jett8airlines.com Parent organisation/shareholders Galeleo Holdings (72.3%), Mid City Holdings (16.55%), NYK Shipping (11.2%) Date operations started 23 June 2007 Description Cargo airline operating from Singapore to Hong Kong, Dubai, Shanghai, Amsterdam and Manchester. Services linking Singapore with the USA and other points in Europe are planned to be added at a later date. History Established as Jett8 Cargo Airlines in March 2005 by former Singapore Airlines pilot Louis Tan, with assistance from Nippon Cargo Airlines. Received its air operator’s certificate on 8 June 2007. Discontinued scheduled cargo services in August 2008 to concentrate on charter work. Effective 25 September 2009 the airline rebranded, dropping “Cargo” from its name, so as to reflect its intended future introduction of passenger services. The airline ceased operations in December 2010, but the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) renewed its licence in August 2011. Executives Chairman & CEO................................................ Louis Tan SVP Flight Operations......................................... Peter Leo Finance Director ...............................................Grace Cxu Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 747-200F Main base Singapore (SIN)

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)

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Jin Air [LJ] (JNA) 653-25 Deungchon-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, South Korea Tel +82 2 3660 6000 Fax +82 2 3660 5999 Email [email protected] Website www.jinair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Korean Air (100%) Date operations started 17 July 2008 Description Korean Air subsidiary operating low-cost domestic services from Seoul (Gimpo and Incheon) and Pusan to Jeju Island. International services to Bangkok, Guam and Macau were launched in October 2009, followed by Clark, Osaka and Taichung. History Established as Air Korea, rebranded before launch as Jin Air. Executives President & CEO.............................................Jae Kun Kim General Manager.......................................Choe Jae Kyung General Manager........................................ Chung Hun Sik Fleet (orders) 6 x Boeing 737-800 1 x Cessna CE208 Main base Seoul (GMP) Hubs Seoul Incheon (ICN)

Jordan Aviation [R5] (JAV) Om-Othaina 6th Circle, PO Box 922358, Amman, 11192, Jordan Tel +962 6 5501760 Fax +962 6 552 5732 Email [email protected] Website www.jordanaviation.jo Parent organisation/shareholders Captain Mohammed Khashman, Hazem Alrasekh, Swicorp Date operations started October 2000 Description Operates a mix of scheduled and worldwide charter flights from Amman and Aqaba, primarily to cities in the Middle East, North Africa and Europe. Daily domestic flights link Aqaba and Amman. Also provides wet-leasing services to other carriers seeking additional capacity. History Launched services from Amman as Jordan’s first privately-owned charter airline. Scheduled operations from Aqaba to destinations in the Gulf and North Africa were added in June 2006. Executives President & CEO...................... Mohammed Z Al-Khashman Accountable Manager & COO........................Mike Hawkins Chief Financial Officer ......................Bassam Adel Mohsen Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A310-200 1 x Airbus A310-300 1 x Airbus A320-200 6 x Boeing 737-300 2 x Boeing 737-400 3 x Boeing 767-200 1 x Gulfstream III Main base Amman ADJ Hubs Aqaba AQJ

Jordan International Air Cargo (JIAC) [J4] (JCI) PO Box 340 956, Amman, 11134, Jordan Tel +962 6 556 1652 Fax +962 6 461 8397 Email [email protected] Website www.jiac.com.jo Date operations started April 2005 Description Provides on demand cargo services throughout the Middle East and Asia. History Privately-owned airline established in 2004, after a feasibility study conducted by JIAC was approved by the Jordanian Civil Aviation Authority. Executives Chief Executive Officer.............................Khalid Jamoukha Director of Operations.............................Ghazi Rawashdeh Financial Manager................................... Ehab Abualshaur Fleet (orders) 1 x Ilyushin Il-76MD 2 x Ilyushin Il-76MF Main base Amman ODJ

Joy Air [JR] 18 & 19 Floor, Block A, Wangzuo Modern Building, 35 Tang Yan Road, Gaoxin Qu, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710082, China Tel +86 4008 680 000 Fax +86 2988 655 990 Email [email protected] Website www.joy-air.com Parent organisation/shareholders AVIC I (95%), China Eastern Air Holding (5%) Date operations started 15 August 2009

Description Chinese regional operating services from Xi’an to 10 regional destinations in northwest China. Services connect with China Eastern’s 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 Eastern’s 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 Xi’an (XIY)

Juba Air Cargo (JUC) Al-Mek Nimir Steet, Junction with Al-Sharif Al-Hindi Street, PO Box 13322, Khartoum, Sudan Tel +249 183 789 035 Fax +249 183 771 549 Email [email protected] Website jubacargo.net Date operations started 1996 Description Operates cargo flights between Khartoum and Juba, Waw and Malakal. History Established by Bahaa Amin Akaska. Initially operated wet-leased cargo aircraft as and when required. In 2010 the airline became part of the JAMA Group, whose other member airlines included Attico, Airwest and Marsland. From 31 March 2010, all Sudanese airlines were banned from operating in the EU. Executives Director General................................... Baha Amin Akasha Fleet (orders) 2 x Antonov An-12 Main base Khartoum (KRT)

Jubba Airways [6J] (JUB) The 30th Street, PO Box 6200, Mogadishu, Somalia Tel + 252 1 217000 Fax + 252 5 933155 Email [email protected] Website www.jubba-airways.com Parent organisation/shareholders Blue Bells Travels (100%) Date operations started 28 May 1998 Description Operates low-cost scheduled passenger services linking Mogadishu with Somali cities including Bosaso and Galkayo, and regional destinations including Djibouti, Dubai, Hargeisa and Jeddah. Also operates passenger and cargo charter flights. History Founded in April 1998 by a group of Calgary-based entrepreneurs, in partnership with local Somali interests, to establish an air service between Mogadishu and Dubai. Executives Managing Director................................Abdullahi Warsame Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-200 1 x Boeing 737-400 Main base Dubai (DXB) Hubs Sharjah (SHJ)

Juneyao Airlines [HO] (DKH) 80 Hongxiang Road San Lu, Hongqiao International Airport, Shanghai, 200335, China Tel +86 21 2238 8888 Fax +86 21 2235 6222 Email [email protected] Website www.juneyaoairlines.com

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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K 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 Nigeria’s 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)

Kalitta Air [K4] (CKS) 818 Willow Run Airport, Ypsilanti, Michigan, 48198-0000, USA Tel +1 734 484 0088 Fax +1 734 484 3640 Email [email protected] Website www.kalittaair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Conrad Kalitta (100%) Date operations started November 2000 Description Operates a scheduled all-cargo route network from three USA hubs to destinations in Europe, the Middle East and Hong Kong. Aircraft are also operated for major international airlines through ACMI leases. The company also offers commercial freight charters worldwide and provides Boeing 747 freighter lift to the US Department of Defense. History Established by owner Conrad Kalitta, previous owner of American International Airways, which merged with Kitty Hawk in 1997. When Kitty Hawk ceased operations in April 2000, Kalitta acquired the company and it resumed operations as Kalitta Air in November 2000. Executives President & CEO.......................................... Conrad Kalitta Chief Financial Officer.................................. Greg Strzynski Chief Operations Officer.............................. Pete Sanderlin Fleet (orders) 15 x Boeing 747-200 7 x Boeing 747-400 Main base New York (JFK) Hubs Newark (EWR), Chicago (ORD)

Kalitta Charters 843 Willow Run Airport, Ypsilanti, Michigan, 48198, USA Tel +1 734 544 3400 Fax +1 734 544 3421 Email [email protected] 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)

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Kallat Elsaker Air (KES) Al Dahraben Al Ualid, Waleed Avenue, Tripoli, Libya Tel + 218 21 333 63 09 Fax + 218 21 3331273 Website www.k-saker.com Date operations started 2000 Description Operates regular services between Tripoli and Sebha and offers passenger and cargo charters and wet-leasing services. History Established as a division of the K-Saker shipping and railway company. Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 747-200 Main base Tripoli (TIP)

KalStar Aviation (KLS) Blok SR 1 No. 14, Bumi Serpong Damai, Serpong, 15322, Indonesia Tel +62 21 531 5345 Email [email protected] Website www.kalstaronline.com Parent organisation/shareholders KalStar Tour & Travel (100%) Date operations started December 2003 Description Indonesian regional airline which operates domestic scheduled passenger services to 24 destinations using wet-leased aircraft. Also operates domestic and international IT charters on behalf of an in-house tour operator and carries cargo for sister company, Star Cargo. Services are operated by other carriers, including Pelita Air Services. History Established as a travel agency KalStar Tour & Travel. Launched domestic services using ATR42 aircraft operated by Trigana Air Service until July 2008. The airline introduced jet service in the summer of 2005 using a Fokker F28 operated by Pelita Air Service. Commenced operations under its own air operator’s certificate in November 2008. Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-300 1 x Boeing 737-500 Main base Pontianak (PNK) Hubs Berau (BEJ)

Kam Air [RQ] (KMF) 1st Floor Kabul Business Centre, Char Rahi Haji Yaqub, Shah-e-naw Suburb, Kabul, Afghanistan Tel +93 20 2200 447 Fax +93 70 0222 204 Email [email protected] Website www.flykamair.com

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)

Karthago Airlines (KAJ) Tunisia Date operations started 22 March 2002 Date operations ceased 20 January 2011 Established by the Karthago Group, which also owned KoralBlue Airlines. In August 2008 Nouvelair Tunisie acquired the Karthago Groups shares in November 2008. The two airlines, however, continue to operate under their respective brands. Flights served primarily the Tunisian holiday centres of Djerba and Monastir.

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Katekavia (KTK) Vodopyanova Street, Severnyi District, Krasnoyarsk Region, 660125, Russia Tel +7 391 230 2670 Fax +7 391 230 2671 Email [email protected] Date operations started 1995 Description Regional carrier serving domestic destinations in Eastern Siberia and Yakutia from Sharypovo’s 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 Vody’s international airport. Warned by Rosaviatsia about its financial and economic status and given one month to rectify matters on 28 August 2011. Rosaviatsia revoked KMV’s operating certificate on 1 October 2011.

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 operator’s certificate from Venezuela’s Instituto Nacional de Aeronautica Civil on 6 November 2008. Fleet (orders) 2 x BAe Jetstream 32 Main base Maracaibo (MAR)

KayaAirlines (TWM) 112, Marien N’gouabi Avenue, Caixa Postal 1599, Maputo, Mozambique Tel +258 2146 5108 Fax +258 2146 5068 Email [email protected] 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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Kazan Air Enterprise (KKA) 49-A, Patrisa Lumumby Street, Kazan, 420061, Russia Tel +7 8432 725 022 Fax +7 8432 724 280 Email [email protected] Website www.kazanavia.com Date operations started 1994 Description Operates scheduled services from Kazan to Ekaterinburg and Ufa. Also undertakes air-taxi services and aerial work with a mixed fleet of LET L-410s and helicopters. History Formerly known as Kazan 2nd Aviation Enterprise. Executives General Director...............................Magomed Zakarzhaev Chief Accountant............................. Ludmila Ogorodnikova Flight Operations Director............................. Oleg Zakharov Fleet (orders) 3 x Let L-410UVP-E 3 x PZL An-2 Main base Kazan (KZN)

KD AIR [XC] (KDC) 3539 Veldham Road, Port Alberni, British Columbia, V9Y 8S5, Canada Tel +1 250 752 5884 Fax +1 250 752 5750 Email [email protected] Website www.kdair.com Date operations started 1991 Description Operates scheduled services from Qualicum Beach to Vancouver and Gillies Bay. Charters are also flown. Fleet (orders) 2 x Piper PA-31-300 Main base Vancouver (YVR) Hubs Qualicum (XQU)

Kelowna Flightcraft [KW] (KFA) 5655 Airport Way, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 1S1, Canada Tel +1 250 491 5500 Fax +1 250 765 1489 Email [email protected] Website www.flightcraft.ca Parent organisation/shareholders Barry Lapointe Holding (100%) Date operations started June 1974 Description Canada’s largest dedicated cargo carrier, operating cargo charters throughout north America as the exclusive carrier for Purolator Courier, and heavy lift provider for Canada Post. Also provides passenger cargo charters, group charters and special flights such as forest fire patrols. History Parent company founded in 1970 by Barry Lapointe and Jim Rogers, and the charter subsidiary in 1974. Reorganised as part of Kelowna Flightcraft Group in 2000. Executives President....................................................Barry Lapointe Chief Financial Officer................................. Meryle Corbett Fleet (orders) 1 x Beech Aircraft Corporation 12 x Boeing 727-200 4 x Convair 580 1 x Israel Aircraft Industries 2 x McDonnell-Douglas DC-10-30 1 x Beechcraft Premier Main base Kelowna (YLW) Hubs Mount Hope (YHM)

Kenmore Air [M5] (KEN) 6321 NE 175th St, PO Box 82064, Kenmore, Washington, 98028-0064, USA Tel +1 425 486 1257 Fax +1 425 485 4774 Website www.kenmoreair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Munro/Banks family (100%) Alliances Alaska Airlines Date operations started March 1946 Description Has two scheduled airline operations in the Seattle area. Kenmore Air Seaplanes provides scheduled seaplane services from two water-based air terminals. Kenmore Air Express operates land-based IFR scheduled passenger/cargo flights into and out of Boeing Field in Seattle. Also offers “flightseeing” trips and charter flights throughout the Pacific northwest. History Founded by Robert Munro and two partners. Began operations from a harbour on North Lake, Washington state, with a single Aeronca seaplane. Munro later ran the company alone for 60 years. Kenmore Air Express started land based day/night IFR schedules in 2003 to various locations in the Pacific northwest.

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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)

Kenn Borek Air [4K] (KBA) 290 McTavish Road NE, Calgary, Alberta, T2E 7G5, Canada Tel +1 403 291 3300 Fax +1 403 250 6908 Email [email protected] Website www.borekair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Borek Construction (100%) Date operations started 1970 Description Provides regional passenger and cargo services from seven bases in the Canadian north and west in conjunction with partners Aklak Air and Unaalik Aviation. Also works with Maldivian Air Taxi and offers contract and leasing services in the Arctic, Antarctic and the rest of the world. History Started operations in 1970 supporting oil exploration in the Arctic. Aircraft and ACMI leases have supplied aircraft to operators in Canada, Cuba, Panama and the Maldives. Executives Chairperson................................................ Rosella Borek President ..................................................... John Harmer Fleet (orders) 2 x Beech 99B 3 x Beechcraft King Air 100 4 x Beechcraft King Air 200 1 x Beechcraft King Air 90 1 x DHC6-100 18 x DHC6-300 6 x Douglas DC-3/C-47 (Turbo) 1 x Embraer EMB-110P Main base Calgary (YYC)

Kenya Airways [KQ] (KQA) Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, PO Box 19002-00501, Airport Road, Embakasi, Nairobi, Kenya Tel +254 20 642 2000 Fax +254 20 823 488 Website www.kenya-airways.com Parent organisation/shareholders Individual Kenyan shareholders (32.5%), Air France-KLM Group (26%), government of Kenya (22%), Kenyan Institutional Investors (15.7%), Foreign Institutional Investors (4.36%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Precision Air (49%) Alliances Air Botswana, Air Mauritius, Air Nigeria, AirCalin, Airlinair, Jet Airways, Kingfisher Airlines, Linhas Aereas de Moçambique LAM, Precision Air, Qantas, TAAG Angola Airlines, Twin Jet Date operations started 4 February 1977 Description Flag carrier of the Republic of Kenya, operating a scheduled network of services throughout Africa and to Europe and the Indian subcontinent. History Created following the 1977 demise of East African Airways Corporation, and government-owned until its April 1996 privatisation, which saw 34% of its shares sold to the public and 26% acquired by strategic partner KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Established domestic subsidiary, Flamingo Airlines, in 2000. Acquired 49% of Tanzanian carrier Precision Air in 2003. In April 2004 reintroduced Kenya Airways Cargo. Re-absorbed Flamingo Airlines in July 2004. Employees total 4,355 Executives Chairman................................................Evanson Mwaniki Chief Executive Officer...................................Titus Naikuni Group Finance Director.....................Alex Wainana Mbugua Director of Flight Operations...........................James Ouma Fleet (orders) 6 x Boeing 737-300 4 x Boeing 737-700 5 x Boeing 737-800 5 x Boeing 767-300 4 x Boeing 777-200 (9) x Boeing 787-8 5 x Embraer 170-100LR 3 (12) x Embraer 190-100AR Main base Nairobi (NBO)

Key Lime Air (LYM) 13252 East Control Tower Rd, Englewood, Colorado, 80112, USA Tel +1 303 768 9626 Fax +1 303 768 8144 Email [email protected] Website www.keylimeair.com Date operations started 1997 Description Denver based charter, training and aircraft rental company. Frequent charter destinations include all major cities in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Wyoming. Executives President...............................................Clifford Honeycutt Fleet (orders) 1 x Cessna C404 1 x Dornier 328JET-300 1 x Embraer EMB-120ER 2 x Fairchild Metro 23 5 x Fairchild Metro II 13 x Fairchild Metro III 7 x Piper PA-31-300 Main base Denver (DEN)

Khors Aircompany [X9] (KHO) 34 Lesi Ukrainki Avenue, Kiev, 01133, Ukraine Tel +380 44 494 3286 Fax +380 44 494 3286 Email [email protected] Website www.khors.com.ua Date operations started 1990 Description Operates domestic schedules linking Kiev, Kharkov, Lviv and Simferopol. Also offers charter services within the CIS, Europe and the Middle East and offers ACMI leasing and MD-80 maintenance services. History Established as a cargo carrier operating entirely in the CIS. Launched passenger services in 1992. Has operated charters worldwide, except to the Americas, since 1993. Executives General Director..................................... Larisa Paschenko Chief Financial Officer .................. Ekaterina Ladvinovskaja Flight Operations Director........................ Vasiliy Pustovalov Fleet (orders) 4 x Airbus A320-200 1 x Learjet Learjet 60 13 x McDonnell-Douglas DC-9-80 Main base Kiev (KBP)

Kingfisher Airlines [IT] (KFR) Kingfisher House, Domestic Airport, W E Highway, Ville Parle (East), Mumbai, 400057, India Tel +91 22 2626 2330 Fax +91 22 5502 0625 Email [email protected] Website www.flykingfisher.com Parent organisation/shareholders United Breweries (Holding) (30.57%), institutions (10.97%), Vijay Mallya (5.69%), UB Overseas (5.1%), Kingfisher Finvest India (2.69%), public and others (22.76%) Alliances Air France, American Airlines, British Airways, S7 Airlines Date operations started 9 May 2005 Description Operates an extensive domestic network, targeting the business traveller in particular. History Kingfisher Airlines merged with Deccan on 7 July 2008, with Deccan becoming the company’s low-cost domestic brand Kingfisher Red from October 2008. Although international services were launched on 3 September 2008 plans for long-haul international services were put on hold in November 2008 due to poor market conditions. Plans announced in October 2008 for close co-operation with Jet Airways were also stalled by the Indian antitrust authorities. Executives Chairman & Managing Director.........................Vijay Mallya Chief Executive Officer.............................. Sanjay Aggarwal Chief Financial Officer.................................A Raghunathan EVP Operations & Engineering......................... Hitesh Patel Fleet (orders) 1 (1) x Airbus A319-100 15 (65) x Airbus A320-200 3 x Airbus A321-200 4 (15) x Airbus A330-200 (5) x Airbus A350-800XWB (5) x Airbus A380-800 2 x ATR 42-500 17 x ATR 72-500 (38) x ATR 72-600 Main base Delhi (DEL), Mumbai (BOM) Hubs Ahmedabad (AMD)

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Kingfisher Red [DN] (DKN) Kingfisher House, Off Western Express Highway, Ville Parle (East), Ville Parle (East), Mumbai, 400057, India Tel +91 22 2626 2200 Fax +91 22 5503 1096 Email [email protected] Website www.flykingfisher.com Parent organisation/shareholders Deccan Charters (100%) Date operations started 27 August 2003 Description Low-cost arm of Kingfisher Airlines operating domestic services to more than 60 destinations all over India, using aircraft from the parent company. History Established at Bangalore as helicopter operator Deccan Aviation. Air Deccan division established to operate larger fixed wing aircraft, beginning operations in August 2003. The carrier opened its initial public offering in May 2006. During 2007 Kingfisher parent United Breweries acquired a 46% shareholding in Deccan Aviation. Air Deccan then began rebranding as Simplifly Deccan in September 2007, effectively becoming Kingfisher Airlines’ low-cost subsidiary brand, later titled Kingfisher Red. Executives Executive Chairman......................................... G Gopinath Executive Vice Chairman..................................Vijay Mallya Officiating CEO & Chief Financial Officer....Ramki Sundaram Deputy COO..................................................... Nick White Main base Bengaluru (BLR Hubs Ahmedabad (AMD), Hyderabad (HYD), Mumbai (BOM), Kolkata (CCU), Delhi (DEL), Chennai (MAA), Thiruvananthapuram (TRV)

Kirov Air Enterprise (KTA) Kirov Airport, Kirov, 610009, Russia Tel +7 8332 551 434 Fax +7 8332 551 434 Email [email protected] Website www.kirovavia.ru Description Domestic scheduled and charter passenger and cargo operations within Russia and the CIS, international charter cargo operations and regional passenger operations. History Formed from the Aeroflot Kirov Division. Executives General Director...............................Aleksandr Andreychuk Fleet (orders) 1 x Antonov An-26B 2 x PZL An-2 Main base Kirov (KVX)

Kish Air [Y9] (IRK) PO Box 19395/4639, Ekbapan Main Street, Opposite Side of Stadium, Kish Air Building, Tehran, 13938, Iran Tel +98 21 4464 9948 Fax +98 21 4466 5221 Email [email protected] Website www.kishairline.com Parent organisation/shareholders Kish Free Zone Organisation (79%), Kish Investment & Development (11%), Kish Development & Servicing (10%) Date operations started 1990 Description Operates international routes to Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and Istanbul, together with a domestic network linking 15 major points in Iran. History Established by the Kish Free Zone Organisation. Shares in the airline were subsequently acquired by other local organisations. Executives Chairman & Chief Executive Officer ............... Saeed Bahari Chief Financial Officer................... Mahdi Molamohammadi Chief Operation Officer....................................Majid Ansari Fleet (orders) 5 x Fokker 50 4 x McDonnell-Douglas DC-9-80 Main base Tehran (THR)

Kivalliq Air [FK] No.15-20 Hangar Line Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3J 3Y8, Canada Tel +1 204 888 0100 Fax +1 204 888 3300 Email [email protected] Website www.kivalliqair.com Alliances Canadian North Date operations started December 1998 Description Operates a scheduled passenger service connecting eight communities in Nunavut Territory with Churchill and Winnipeg, Manitoba. History Kivalliq Air is a division of Keewatin Air, created in December 1998 to offer a reliable passenger air service connecting passengers between the Kivalliq region and Manitoba.

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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)

KLM cityhopper [WA] (KLC) PO Box 7700, Building 102, Schiphol Airport, 1117 ZL Schiphol, Netherlands Tel +31 20 649 9123 Fax +31 20 648 8391 Website www.klmcityhopper.nl Parent organisation/shareholders KLM (100%) Alliances Delta Air Lines, KLM Date operations started 1991 Description Regional subsidiary of KLM, linking the Netherlands with a number of European cities. History Formed through the merger of NLM CityHopper and Netherlines. As part of parent KLM’s restructuring plans its regional subsidiaries merged in November 2002 under the KLM cityhopper name. Executives Chief Executive Officer................................... Boet Kreiken Chief Operating Officer ..........................Melvin Khenderink Finance Manager .............................................Dirk Neelis Fleet (orders) 17 (5) x Embraer 190-100LR 5 x Fokker 100 27 x Fokker 70 Main base Amsterdam (AMS)

KLM [KL] (KLM) Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij nv, PO Box 7700, 1117 ZL Schiphol Airport, Netherlands Tel +31 20 649 4545 Fax +31 20 648 8092 Email [email protected] Website www.klm.com Parent organisation/shareholders Air France-KLM Group (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Martinair (100%), Transavia Airlines (100%), KLM cityhopper (100%) Alliances SkyTeam, Aer Lingus, Air Astana, airBaltic, AirCalin, Airlinair, Alaska Airlines, Avianca, Bangkok Airways, Belavia Belarussian Airlines, Brit Air, Bulgaria Air, Cargojet Airways, CityJet, Comair, Copa Airlines, Cyprus Airways, Estonian Air, Garuda Indonesia, Georgian Airways, GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes, Gulf Air, InselAir, Jat Airways, Jet Airways, Kingfisher Airlines, KLM cityhopper, Malaysia Airlines, Martinair, Olympic Air, PrivatAir, Qantas, Regional, Rossiya, Sichuan Airlines, TAAG Angola Airlines, Twin Jet, Ukraine International Airlines, Volare Airlines, WestJet Airlines Date operations started 17 May 1920 Description Dutch flag carrier, one of two operating carriers in the Air France-KLM Group, which operates scheduled passenger and cargo services to nearly 100 destinations in Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia and Australasia. History Began operations between Amsterdam and London. It is the oldest airline in the world still operating under its original name. Began establishing a global airline system through an alliance with Northwest Airlines in July 1989. During 1996, KLM acquired a 26% stake in Kenya Airways, and also acquired full ownership in 1997 of Air UK, renamed KLM UK, since merged into KLM cityhopper. 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. This was completed in May 2004 creating the Air France-KLM Group. In January 2009 Air France-KLM became Alitalia’s strategic partner, taking a 25% equity stake. In May 2009 Air France-KLM and Delta implemented a 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 and North America and Tahiti. Employees total 31,787 Executives President & CEO......................................... Peter Hartman Chief Financial Officer.................................. Erik Swelheim EVP Operations.............................................Ype De Haan

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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)

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K-Mile Air [8K] (KMI) Room 307-309, 3rd Floor, B-FZ Building, Suvarnabhumi Airport, No. 999, Moo 7, Racha Thewa, Bang Phli, Samutprakan, 10540, Thailand Tel +66 2134 2600 Fax +66 2134 2601 Email [email protected] Website www.k-mile.com

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 operator’s 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)

Kokshetau Airlines [0K] (KRT) PO Box 432, Kokshetau Airport, Kokshetau, 020004, Kazakhstan Tel +7 3162 25 3466 Fax +7 3162 25 3103 Email [email protected] Date operations started 2002 Description Scheduled domestic service and charter flights. Executives President ....................................................... Iljaf Vinollin Finance Manager .............................Toligen Shaimerdenov Head of Flight Division..................................Igor Romanov Fleet (orders) 2 x Yakovlev Yak-40 Main base Kokshetau (KOV)

Kolavia (Kogalym Avia) [7K] (KGL) 43 Aeroflotskaya Street, Tyumenskaya Oblast, Posyelok Taezhniy, Surgut, Tyumen Region, 628422, Russia Tel +7 3462 770 487 Fax +7 3462 770 488 Email [email protected] Website www.kolavia.ru Date operations started May 1993 Description Serves communities in the oil-rich Tyumen area of western Siberia from its base in Kogalym. Executives General Director........................................ Nikolai Zolnikov Chief Accountant..........................Aleksandra Lipovetskaya Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A320-200 1 x Airbus A321-200 2 x Bombardier CRJ-200 Main base Kogalym (KGP), Surgut (SGC) Hubs Moscow (DME)

KoralBlue Airlines [K7] (KBR) Egypt Date operations started 27 March 2007 Date operations ceased 2011 Provided charter flights to the Egyptian resorts from various departure points across Europe from bases at Sharm el Sheikh and Hurghada. Also offered wet-leasing services. Established by Tunisian carrier Karthago Airlines and its owner Belhassen Trabelski, together with Egyptian conglomerate Orascom and regional airline Sun Air.

Korean Air [KE] (KAL) Korean Air Operations Center, 1370, Gonghang-Dong, Gangseo - gu, Seoul, 157-712, South Korea Tel +82 22 656 7274 Fax +82 22 656 7289 Website www.koreanair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Yang-Ho Cho and family (10.8%), Hanjin (9.9%), National Pension Fund (8.1%), Treasury Stock (6.2%), others (65%)

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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)

Kuban Airlines [GW] (KIL) 355 Bershanskoy Street, Krasnodar, 350912, Russia Tel +7 861 219 1146 Fax +7 861 219 1029 Email [email protected] Website www.alk.ru Parent organisation/shareholders companies of the Bas El Group (91.04%), minor shareholders (8.96%) Alliances Armavia Date operations started 1932 Description Operates from Krasnodar on domestic schedules. Also provides international charters to Frankfurt. History Established as a division of Aeroflot. Privatised in 1992. In August 2011 Bas EL Group announced plans to combine the assets of Kuban Airlines and SkyExpress. Expected to begin taking first deliveries of 12 Sukhoi Superjet 100-95B aircraft in 2012. Executives General Manager ........................ Alexander Stognushenko Fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 737-300 2 x Yakovlev Yak-42 5 x Yakovlev Yak-42D Main base Krasnodar (KRR)

kulula.com [MN] (CAW) Cnr. 1 Marignane Drive & Atlas Road, Bonaero Park, Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa Tel +27 11 921 0111 Fax +27 11 388 1241 Email [email protected] Website www.kulula.com Parent organisation/shareholders Comair (90%) Date operations started August 2001 Description Low-cost brand of Comair, operating on domestic routes linking Johannesburg with Cape Town, Durban, George, Nelspruit, Port Elizabeth and destinations in Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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History Established as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Comair. South Africa’s 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)

Kunming Airlines [KY] (KNA) 3F and 4F, Block B Shidai Chuangfu, No 3 Jing Kai Road, Kunming, Yunnan, 650217, China Tel +86 871 7338 716 Fax +86 871 7338 616 Email [email protected] Parent organisation/shareholders Shenzhen Airlines (80%), Wang Qingmin (20%) Date operations started 15 February 2009 Description Domestic airline linking Kunming to Changsha, Lijiang, Diqing, Mans, Dali, Jinan, Nanning, Zhengzhou, Shenyang, Xishuangbanna and Harbin. The network will be expanded to other cities in China and the ASEAN countries. History Co-founded by Yunnan Zhongheng Innovation Investment and private investors. Sichuan Airlines acquired the Yunnan Zhongheng shareholding in 2006, but later sold its stake to Shenzhen Airlines. In 2008 Shenzhen increased its stake to 80%. Received its operating license in January 2009. Operated its inaugural service on 10 February 2009, launching regular services five days later. Executives Chairman.................................................... Wang Qingmin Finance Manager ........................................ Xiao Yu Zheng General Manager .............................................Yu En Xuan Operations Manager ....................................... Hong Tao Li Fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 737-700 Main base Kunming KMG

Kuwait Airways [KU] (KAC) Kuwait International Airport, P.O.Box 394, Safat, 13004 Kuwait City, Kuwait Tel +965 2 434 5555 Fax +965 2 473 3248 Website www.kuwait-airways.com Parent organisation/shareholders Kuwaiti government (100%) Alliances Air India, Ethiopian Airlines, Etihad Airways, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Yemenia Date operations started 16 March 1954 Description National carrier operating international scheduled services throughout the Middle East, and to Europe, the Far East and North America. History Formed in February 1953 by two Kuwaiti businessmen. Following the invasion of Kuwait on 2 August 1990, the Iraqi army destroyed all KAC premises and 15 of its aircraft. The airline was relaunched after the liberation of Kuwait on 26 February 1991. In January 2010 the Kuwaiti cabinet decided to privatise the airline, although no timetable for the process was announced. Executives Chairman & CEO....................................... Hamad Al-Falah Finance Director.................................. Mohammad Al-Hilal Operations Director............................. Jassim Mohammad Fleet (orders) 5 x Airbus A300B4-600 1 x Airbus A300C4-600 4 x Airbus A310-300 1 x Airbus A319-100 4 x Airbus A320-200 4 x Airbus A340-300 1 x Boeing 747-400 2 x Boeing 777-200 3 x Gulfstream V Main base Kuwait KWI

Kyrgyz Airways [KR] (EAA) 95 Abdymomunova Street, Ave Manas, 720000 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Tel +996 312 323 075 Fax +996 312 661 770 Email [email protected] Website www.airways.kg Description Scheduled passenger services from Bishkek and Osh to Irkutsk, Istanbul, Krasnoyarsk, Moscow, Novosibirsk, St Petersburg and Ürümqi. Charter flights also operated.

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)

Kyrgyz Pegasus Airlines (KRA) Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Parent organisation/shareholders Kyrgyz Air (51%), Pegasus Airlines (49%) Description Start-up airline planning to launch services out of Bishkek on one domestic and six international routes, including Almaty, Dubai, Moscow and Seoul. Initial equipment will be two Boeing 737-800s and one 737-500, all wet-leased from Pegasus Airlines. History Created as a joint venture between majority shareholder Kyrgyz Air and Turkish carrier Pegasus Airlines in October 2009. The carrier was expected to launch services during 2011, initially operating aircraft wet-leased from its Turkish co-owner, but operations have yet to be started. Main base Bishkek (FRU)

Kyrgyzstan [QH] (LYN) 12-A Manasa Street, 720017 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Tel +996 312 313 026 Fax +996 312 312 742 Email [email protected] Website www.air.kg Alliances Air Manas, Ural Air Date operations started 2001 Description Scheduled carrier operating passenger services from the capital Bishkek and Osh to other points within Kyrgyzstan, to several destinations in Russia, and to Dubai, China, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Charters are also flown. History Founded in April 2001 as Altyn Air and was rebranded as Kyrgyzstan on 28 July 2006. Executives President....................................... Egemberdi Myrzabekov Chief Accountant.................................... Juma Omurkanov Head of Operations ......................... Aleksandr Viktorovich Fleet (orders) 1 x Beechcraft King Air 300 1 x Boeing 737-500 3 x Tupolev Tu-154M Main base Bishkek (FRU)

Kyrgyzstan Airlines [R8] (KGA) Manas Avenue 12a, 720017 Bishkek, 720026, Kyrgyzstan Tel +996 312 313 003 Fax +996 312 312 742 Email [email protected] Website www.air.kg Parent organisation/shareholders Government (81%), Private shareholders (11%), Social Foundation (8%) Alliances S7 Airlines Date operations started 1992 Description National carrier operating international schedules to points in Russia, Afghanistan, China, Dubai, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Domestic schedules link Bishkek with Batken, Jalabad and Osh. Charter flights, extensive aerial work and emergency services are also operated. History Established in December 1992 from the former Aeroflot Frunze division. In October 1997, Kyrgyzstan and Aeroflot signed a co-operation agreement covering new scheduled services, aircraft maintenance, marketing and ticketing. In October 2000 Kyrgyzstan surrendered management control to UK investment house Eastlink Lanker in an attempt to make the carrier profitable. In May 2009 the airline signed a joint venture agreement with Turkish Airlines concerning the possible creation of a new flag carrier for Kyrgyzstan. Joint-venture plans fell dormant during 2010, however in early 2011 another Turkish carrier, Atlas Jet, announced that it had applied to the Kyrgyz authorities for permissions to launch flights between Turkey and Kyrgyzstan, and from Kyrgyzstan to Europe, in co-operation with Kyrgyzstan Airlines. No further progress reported. Executives President.............................................Tulenbek Arpachiev Main base Bishkek (FRU) Hubs Osh (OSS)

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L La Costena Welos Nacionales, Aeropuerto Interna, Cional km 10.5, Managua, Nicaragua Tel +505 2 263 2142 Fax +505 263 1281 Email [email protected] 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)

LAC – Linea Aérea Cuencana Loja, Ecuador Email [email protected] Website www.lacecuador.com Parent organisation/shareholders Luis Estudillo (47.5%), Victor Estudillo (47.5%), Carlos Torres (5%) Description Start-up airline initially planning to launch domestic services from Loja in early 2012. History Successor to Air Cuenca, established with assistance from Conviasa LAC. Applied for air operator’s certificate on 19 July 2011. Executives President................................................ Marcos Cisneros Chief Financial Officer............................. Santiago Serrano Main base Loja (LOH)

LADE – Lineas Aéreas del Estado [5U] (LDE) Peru 714, San Telmos, Buenos Aires, Argentina Tel +54 11 5129 9000 Email [email protected] Website www.lade.com.ar Date operations started 4 September 1940 Description State-owned airline operating public service flights, using transport aircraft operated by the commercial unit of the Argentine air force. Provides domestic scheduled passenger and cargo air services, primarily in Patagonia and the south of the country, from its main base in Comodoro Rivadavia. History Initially known as LASO – Líneas Aéreas del Sudoeste. Operated its first flight from Palomar to Esquel in September 1940. Consolidated with another air forceoperated airline, LANE – Líneas Aéreas del Noreste (founded in September 1940) on 23 October 1944 to become LADE – Lineas Aereas del Estado. Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 757-200 7 x DHC6-200 4 x Fokker F-27-400 1 x Fokker F-27-600 4 x Fokker F-28-1000 1 x Fokker F-28-4000 4 x Learjet Learjet 35 1 x Learjet Learjet 60 1 x Lockheed C-130B 2 x Lockheed C-130H 4 x Saab 340B Main base Buenos Aires (AEP) Hubs Comodoro Rivadavia (CRD)

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LAMIA – Linea Aerea Merida Internacional de Aviacion Aeropuerto Internacional Alberto Carnevali, Avenida Urdaneta, Mérida, Venezuela Email [email protected] Website lamia.com.ve Parent organisation/shareholders Mérida state government (50%), private Venezuelan and Chinese investors (50%) Description Start-up airline planning to launch domestic services from Mérida and later El Vigia. Initial equipment will be a single BAe RJ85. Services to regional destinations are planned. Plans for a launch in 2010 were set back after an air operator’s certificate was refused by the Venezuelan authorities. After resolving the issues which resulted in the rejection, the airline re-applied for an air operator’s certificate in 2011 but has yet to receive authority to fly. Main base Mérida (MRD) Hubs El Vigia (VIG)

LAN Airlines [LA] (LAN) Americo Vespucio 901, Comuna de Renca, 8660360 Santiago, Chile Tel +56 2 565 2525 Fax +56 2 565 3890 Email [email protected] Website www.lan.com Parent organisation/shareholders Cueto Group (34%), Chilean pension funds (13%), Eblen Group (9%), Bethia (Solari family) (8%), ADRs (5%), others (30%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings LAN Express (99.99%), LAN Cargo (99.89%), LAN Colombia (98.942%), LAN Argentina (90%), ABSA – Aerolinhas Brasileiras (73.3%), LAN Ecuador (71.91%), LAN Peru (70%), MAS Air (69.51%), Lan Dominicana (49%), Florida West International Airways (25%) Alliances oneworld, Aeromexico, AeroSur, Alaska Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Jetstar, Korean Air, LAN Express, LAN Peru, TAM Linhas Aéreas, TAM Mercosur Date operations started 5 March 1929 Description Major South American airline, part of the consolidated entity that also includes several affiliates in neighbouring countries, as well as LAN Cargo and its affiliates. The LAN Alliance serves destinations in the Americas, Caribbean, Europe and Oceania. History Originally known as Línea Aeropostal Santiago-Arica, it became LanChile in 1932. Privatised in September 1989. Acquired control of the country’s second airline, Ladeco, on 11 August 1995. In October 1998 LanChile merged Fast Air with Ladeco. As of March 2004 LanChile and its subsidiaries LanPeru, LanEcuador and LanDominicana became unified under the single LAN brand. On 17 June 2004 LanChile rebranded as LAN Airlines. LAN Argentina became LAN Airlines’ latest affiliate in March 2005, launching operations from Buenos Aires on 8 June 2005. LAN Airlines increased its shareholding in LAN Argentina to 70% in February 2007. On 13 August 2010 LAN and TAM Linhas Aereas of Brazil unveiled plans to merge through the creation of a new parent company, LATAM Airlines Group. In November 2010 LAN Airlines acquired Colombian carrier Aires. Employees total 18,967 Executives Chief Executive Officer.........................Enrique Cueto Plaza President & COO..........................................Ignacio Cueto Chief Financial Officer.....................Alejandro De La Fuente Fleet (orders) 10 x Airbus A318-100 15 (7) x Airbus A319-100 21 (52) x Airbus A320-200 (20) x Airbus A320neo (10) x Airbus A321-200 5 x Airbus A340-300 26 (13) x Boeing 767-300 (22) x Boeing 787-8 (10) x Boeing 787-9 Main base Santiago (SCL) Hubs Lima (LIM)

LAN Argentina [4M] (DSM) Av Rafael de Obligado, 1221 y Jeronimo Salguero, Complejo Costa Salguero, Buenos Aires, Argentina Tel +54 11 4808 1442 Email [email protected] Parent organisation/shareholders LAN Airlines (90%), Argentine investors (10%) Alliances American Airlines, TAM Linhas Aéreas Date operations started 8 June 2005

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)

LAN Cargo [UC] (LCO) Terminal de Carga Aerea, Arturo Merino Benitez Airport, Pudahuel, 8660360 Santiago, Chile Tel +56 600 300 5000 Fax +56 2 565 3979 Email [email protected] Website www.lancargo.com Parent organisation/shareholders LAN Airlines (99.89%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Linea Aerea Carguera Colombia (90%) Date operations started 1929 Description Operates dedicated freighters, working in conjunction with fellow LAN Group cargo specialists ABSA and MAS Air, on services linking major cities in Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay plus Frankfurt with Miami, and Santiago de Chile with Los Angeles. History Based on the original cargo divisions of LanChile, Ladeco and Fast Air. Re-absorbed into LanChile Airlines on 24 April 2002. On 17 June 2004, LanChile’s cargo operation was rebranded as LAN Cargo in line with other LAN Group airlines. On 13 August 2010 parent LAN Airlines agreed to merge with TAM Linhas Aereas of Brazil in 2011, through the creation of a new parent company, LATAM Airlines Group. The carriers were expected to retain their brands. Executives Chief Executive Officer .................................Cristian Ureta Chief Financial Officer..................... Alexandro De la Fuente Fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 767-300 2 (2) x Boeing 777-200 Main base Santiago (SCL)

LAN Colombia [4C] (ARE) Avenida Eldorado, Entrada 1 – Hangar Aires A.A. 44120, Bogota, Colombia Tel +571 294 0330 Fax +571 413 9610 Email [email protected] Website www.aires.aero Parent organisation/shareholders LAN Airlines (98.942%), others (1.058%) Date operations started 23 February 1981 Description Colmbia’s second-largest domestic passenger carrier also serves regional routes in the Caribbean, including Aruba, Curaçao Fort Lauderdale and Panama City. History Founded in the provincial city of Ibague in October 1980 as Aerovias de Integracion Regional, better known as AIRES Colombia. Launched services linking Ibague with Bogota in February 1981, using two Embraer Bandeirante turboprops. Launched international services in 1998 to destinations including Aruba, Curacao and Panama using de Havilland Dash 8s. Introduced jet service with Boeing 737700s on domestic trunk routes in February 2009, and on new international routes, to Fort Lauderdale and New York in March 2009. In November 2010 Chilean carrier LAN Airlines agreed to acquire over 98%. The purchase would result the integration of Aires as an affiliate of LAN and part of the newly-formed LATAM Airlines Group, with TAM Linhas Aereas of Brazil. Officially rebranded as LAN Colombia and relaunched on 5 December 2011. Executives Finance Manager.........................................Camilo Vargas Fleet (orders) 3 x Airbus A320-200 9 x Boeing 737-700 10 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 4 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 10 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 Main base Bogota (BOG) Hubs Barranquilla (BAQ), Neiva (NVA), Medellin (EOH), Ibague (IBE)

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LAN Ecuador [XL] (LNE) Empresarial Las Camaras, Avenida Francisco de Orellana, s/n y Victor Hugo Sicouret, Primer Piso, Guayaquil, Ecuador Tel +593 4 259 8501 Fax +593 4 259 8505 Website www.lan.com Parent organisation/shareholders LAN Airlines (71.91%), others (28.09%) Alliances American Airlines, Iberia, ICARO Air, TAME Date operations started 28 April 2003 Description Subsidiary of LAN Airlines, operating regional and international services linking Quito and Guayaquil with Argentina, Chile, Peru, Spain and the USA, using aircraft from LAN Airlines. Also operates a domestic service linking Guayaquil, Quito, Cuenca and the Galapagos Islands. History Intended to launch services in December 2002, but the US Department of Transport did not recognise LAN Ecuador as Ecuadorean because it was owned by Chilean carrier LanChile. Ecuadorean company Translloyd acquired 55% of the equity. In March 2004 LanChile and subsidiaries LanPeru, LanEcuador and LanDominicana became collectively known as LAN. Launched domestic services linking Guayaquil and Quito in April 2009. On 13 August 2010 parent LAN Airlines unveiled plans to merge with TAM Linhas Aereas of Brazil in 2011, through the creation of a new single parent company, LATAM Airlines Group. The two carriers would retain their separate brands. Executives President.............................................. Jose Awad Mehed Chief Financial Officer.................Alejandrodela Fuente Goic Operations Director .................................. Enrique Hirmas Fleet (orders) 5 x Airbus A320-200 3 x Boeing 767-300 Main base Quito (UIO) Hubs Guayaquil (GYE)

LAN Peru [LP] (LPE) Avenida Jose Pardo 513, Miraflores, Lima, Peru Tel +51 1 213 8300 Fax +51 1 213 8301 Website www.lan.com Parent organisation/shareholders LAN Airlines (70%), Emilio Rodriguez Larrain (30%) Alliances Aeromexico, Cathay Pacific, Iberia, LAN Airlines, TAM Linhas Aéreas Date operations started 2 July 1999 Description Peru’s largest domestic scheduled carrier. International schedules are also operated to the USA, Mexico, Brazil and Spain in affiliation with LAN Airlines. Charter flights are also offered. History Began operations with domestic services from Lima to Cuzco and Arequipa. An international service to Miami was added on 15 November 1999. From March 2004, LanChile and its affiliated carriers, LanPeru, LanEcuador and LanDominicana, became collectively known under the LAN Airlines brand. On 13 August 2010 parent LAN Airlines unveiled plans to merge with TAM Linhas Aereas of Brazil in 2011, through the creation of a new single parent company, LATAM Airlines Group. The two carriers and their affiliates would retain their separate brands. while operating under the merged parent company. Executives Chairperson.................................................Lorena Sousa President.................................................Emilio Rodriguez Chief Executive Officer....................................Jose Vilches Operations Manager ................................Tuillermo Pallete Fleet (orders) 10 x Airbus A319-100 Main base Lima (LIM)

LANHSA – Linea Aerea Nacional de Honduras Aeropuerto Internacional Ceiba Goloson, Ilopango, Honduras Tel +1 504 442 1283 Website www.lanhsa.com Description Provides scheduled passenger services from La Ceiba to Roatan, Gunaja, Utila, San Pedro Sula, Tegucigalapa, and Puerto Lempira. Charter flights are also undertaken to Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and the Caribbean. Fleet (orders) 1 x Beech 99 3 x Cessna 402C Main base La Ceiba (LCE)

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Lao Airlines [QV] (LAO) 2 Pangkham Road, Ban Xiengnhun, Chanthabury District, BP 6441 Vientiane, Laos Tel +856 21 212 057 Fax +856 21 212 056 Email [email protected] Website www.laoairlines.com Parent organisation/shareholders Government of Laos (100%) Alliances Thai Airways International, Vietnam Airlines Date operations started September 1976 Description National airline of the Peoples Republic of Laos, operating domestic and international flights to destinations in Cambodia, China, Thailand and Vietnam. History Formed in early 1976 as the Civil Aviation Company to take over from Royal Air Lao and Lao Air Lines. The airline was rebranded as Lao Aviation in 1979. The Laos government subsequently took over full control of the airline, which it rebranded as Lao Airlines on 26 March 2003. Executives President & CEO............................ Somphone Douangdala Chief Financial Officer............. Leuangsamay Leuangvanxay Chief Operations Officer............... Somsamay Visounnarath Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A320-200 1 x Antonov An-26 4 x ATR 72-500 4 x AVIC XAC MA60 1 x DHC6-300 Main base Vientiane (VTE)

Lao Central Airlines (LKA) Ban Khounta, Sikhottabong District, Vientiane, Laos Parent organsiation/shareholders Phongsavanh Group (100%) Date operations started 30 December 2011 Description Start-up airline planning to launch scheduled services between Vientiane and Bangkok in early 2012. A charter flight was made from Vientiane to Luang Prabang, but scheduled services have yet to start. Services to neighbouring countries such as Cambodia, China, Malaysia and Singapore are expected to follow. History Established with the assets of defunct carrier Lao Capricorn Air. Initially known as Phongsavanh Airlines. Rebranded in July 2011 as Lao Central Airlines. Executives Chief Executive Officer............. Savanhphone Phongsavanh Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-400 Main base Vientiane (VTE)

LASER [QL] (LER) Avenida Francisco de Miranda, Torre Bazar Bolivar, Piso 8, El Marques, Caracas, 1051, Venezuela Tel +58 212 202 0100 Fax +58 212 202 0151 Email [email protected] Website www.laser.com.ve Date operations started 11 March 1994 Description Operates scheduled services linking Caracas, El Vigia, Porlamar and Valencia. Domestic passenger and cargo charters are also flown. History Launched commercial operations from Porlamar to Maiquetía on 11 March 1994. Came close to bankruptcy in 1999 and was taken over by Inocencio Alvarez. Services were suspended for three years, but resumed in 2002. Executives President................................................Inocencio Alvarez Fleet (orders) 4 x Douglas DC-9-30 4 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 Main base Caracas (CCS)

Lauda Air [OS] (AUA) PO Box 56, Office Park 2, Vienna Airport, 1300 Vienna, Austria Tel +435 176 673 800 Email [email protected] Website www.laudaair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Austrian (100%) Date operations started 24 May 1979 Description Scheduled flights and charters connecting Austria with holiday destinations in Europe, the Caribbean and Southeast Asia, using aircraft from the Austrian fleet. History Formed by former Formula 1 world motor racing champion Niki Lauda, initially operating charter and air-taxi services. Scheduled operations were licensed in 1987 and in 1990 the airline obtained licences for international flights.

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)

LC Peru [W4] (LCB) Av. Pablo Carriquiry 857, San Isidro, Lima 14, Lima, Peru Tel +51 1 204 1300 Email [email protected] Website www.lcperu.pe Parent organisation/shareholders Austrian (100%) Date operations started 1993 Description Regional airline operating scheduled services linking Lima to seven destinations across the country. Passenger and cargo charters are also flown. History Established as a freight forwarder. Launched cargo charters in 1998 and scheduled airline services in 2001 as LC Busre. Re-introduced private charter flights for cargo and, for the first time, passengers in 2005. The Peruvian Ministry of Transport and Communications suspended the airline’s air operator’s certificate on 15 November 2010, but operations have restarted under the new name. Executives General Manager...................................... Carlos Carmona Chief Financial Officer.................................Manuel Barriga Fleet (orders) 4 x Dash 8-200 2 x Fairchild Metro III Main base Lima (LIM)

LeadAir Golan House, PO Box 100, Airport City, Lod, 75150 Tel Aviv, Israel Tel +972 3 767 0000 Fax +972 3 767 0009 Email [email protected] 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 operator’s certificate in June 2010. Initially linked with flag carrier El Al Israel Airlines, as the suggested successor to its former subsidiary, Sun D’or 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 D’or International. Executives President.............................................. Michael Weinstein Main base Tel Aviv-Yafo (TLV)

LFH Luftverkehr Friesland Harle Harle Airport, 26409 Wittmund Carolinensiel, Germany Tel +49 44 64 94 810 Fax +49 44 64 94 81 81 Email [email protected] Website www.inselflieger.de Parent organisation/shareholders Privately held (100%) Date operations started 1 October 1983 Description Operates scheduled passenger and cargo flights, serving the German islands in the North Sea from coastal airports of Harle, Wilhelmshaven, Bremen and Fehmarn. Executives President & Chief Pilot....................Jan-Lueppen Brunzema Fleet (orders) 3 x Britten-Norman BN-2A Main base Harle Hubs Wilhelmshaven (WVN), Wangerooge (AGE)

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LGW Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter [HE] (LGW) Flugplatz 11, 44319 Dortmund, Germany Tel +49 231 921 3186 Fax +49 231 212 798 Email [email protected] Website www.lgw.de Parent organisation/shareholders Bernd Walter Alliances airberlin Date operations started 1980 Description Operates scheduled domestic flights from Dortmund and seasonal services to the North Sea islands, operating Bombardier Q400 aircraft leased from and operated in the colours of airberlin. History Founded by captain and company owner Bernd Walter. From 1 November 2007 all LGW scheduled flights were marketed by airberlin. Executives President & Accountable Manager.................. Bernd Walter Fleet (orders) 10 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 2 x Dornier 228-200 Main base Dortmund (DTM)

LIAT [LI] (LIA) PO Box 819, V C Bird International Airport, Coolidge, St Johns, Antigua & Barbuda Tel +1 268 480 5603 Fax +1 268 480 5625 Email [email protected] Website www.liatairline.com

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)

Libyan Airlines [LN] (LAA) PO Box 2555, Omar Mukhtar Street, Tripoli, Libya Tel +218 21 361 4802 Fax +218 21 361 4802 Email [email protected] Website www.ln.aero Parent organisation/shareholders Libyiah Afriqiyah Aviation Holding Company (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Libyan Arab Air Cargo (100%) Alliances Afriqiyah Airways Date operations started August 1965 Description Libyan flag carrier operating scheduled passenger and cargo services domestically and to destinations in Europe. Following the lifting of EU sanctions against both carriers, the previously planned merger with Afriqiyah Airways to create a new national carrier was expected to proceed. History Originally formed as Kingdom of Libya Airlines, and later traded as Libyan Arab Airlines and Jamahiriya Libyan Arab Airlines. All international operations ceased in 1992 as a result of UN trade sanctions imposed after Libya’s refusal to hand over government agents allegedly involved in the bombing of a Pan Am Boeing 747 over Lockerbie in 1988. The embargo was lifted in April 1999, and international operations were gradually restored. In 2001 Air Jamahiriya was merged into Libyan Arab Airlines. Rebranded as Libyan Airlines in early 2006. In 2001, Air Jamahiriya was merged into Libyan Arab Airlines. Plans to privatise the carrier in 2005 never materialised. Rebranded as Libyan Airlines in early 2006. On 31 October 2007 a new holding company, Libyiah Afriqiyah Aviation Holding Company (LAAHC), was created by the government to be the main stakeholder in the Libyan aviation sector. LAAHC is the parent company not only

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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 Tripoli’s 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)

Libyan Arab Air Cargo PO Box 84697, Tripoli, Libya Tel +218 21 350 2966 Fax +218 21 350 2967 Email [email protected] Parent organisation/shareholders Libyan Airlines (100%) Description Division of Libyan Airlines providing all-cargo services. History Resumed services after the no-fly ban was lifted in 2011. It is not known how much of the fleet remains active. Executives President.................................................Mahmud Ghasia Fleet (orders) 2 x Antonov An-124 8 x Antonov An-26 1 x Antonov An-26B 4 x Antonov An-32P 1 x Ilyushin Il-62M 1 x Ilyushin Il-76M 2 x Ilyushin Il-76T 11 x Ilyushin Il-76TD 1 x Ilyushin Il-78 1 x Lockheed L-100-20 Main base Tripoli (TIP)

Linea Aerea Carguera Colombia Ka 8a No 15-49 Piso 5, Bogota, Colombia Tel +57 1 281 0707 Parent organisation/shareholders LAN Cargo (90%), Alberto Davilla (10%) Date operations started 2009 Description Colombian cargo subsidiary of LAN Cargo which operates scheduled and charter flights from Bogotá. Executives Chairman...............................................Diego Pardo Tovar Executive Vice President..............................Alberto Davilla Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 767-300 Main base Bogota (BOG)

Linea Turistica Aerotuy (TUY) Edif. Gran Sabana, Boulevard Sabana Grande, Piso 5, Caracas, Distrito Federal, 1050, Venezuela Tel +58 212 762 3009 Fax +58 212 761 1892 mail [email protected] Website www.tuy.com Parent organisation/shareholders Peter Bottome (97%), Juan Carlos Márquez (3%) Date operations started 1982 Description Full service safari company with its own lodges, camps, guides, aircraft, and sailing vessels. LTA is a provider of air travel to remote destinations in Venezuela, including tourist attractions. Executives General Manager..........................................Juan Marquez Financial Manager.......................................... Lui Valencia Fleet (orders) 1 x ATR 42-300 1 x Cessna CE208 1 x Cessna 525 2 x Cessna 560 1 x DHC7-102 Main base Caracas (CCS)

Lineas Aereas Suramericanas (LAU) Avenida Calle 26 No 103 - 22, Entrada 2 Interior 7, Aeropuerto Internacional El Dorado, Distrito Federal, Bogota, Colombia Tel +57 1 413 8084 Fax +57 1 413 9608 Email [email protected] Website www.lascargo.com

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 Aéreas Suramericanas in 1986. Began international operations between Bogotá 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)

Linhas Aereas de Moçambique LAM [TM] (LAM) Alameda do Aeroporto, CP 2060, Maputo, Mozambique Tel +258 21 465 143 Fax +258 21 465 134 Email [email protected] Website www.lam.co.mz Parent organisation/shareholders Government of Mozambique (80%), employees (20%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Mocambique Expresso (100%) Alliances Ethiopian Airlines, Kenya Airways, South African Airways, TAP Portugal Date operations started 22 December 1937 Description National flag carrier operating scheduled services in southern Africa and to Lisbon in Europe. History Formed as Direccao de Exploração dos Transportes Aéreos (DETA). In 1980 DETA was restructured and renamed LAM. The company was converted on 23 December 1998 from a state enterprise to a public limited company, with 80% shareholding by the government of Mozambique and 20% by the employees. Executives Director General ................................. Vacarias Chichango Executive Director.................................Jeremias J Tchamo Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-200 1 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 2 (1) x Embraer 190-100AR Main base Maputo (MPM)

Links Air (LNQ) Diamond Air Charter, Hanger 9, Humberside International Airport, Kirmington, North Yorkshire, DN31 1NX, UK Tel +44 (0) 1652 688062 Fax +44 (0) 1652 688444 Email [email protected]

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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)

Lion Air [JT] (LNI) 7 Gajah Mada, Lion Air Tower, Jakarta Barat, Jakarta, 10130, Indonesia Tel +62 21 632 6038 Fax +62 21 634 8741 Email [email protected] Website www.lionair.co.id Parent organisation/shareholders Rusdi Kirana and family (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Wings Air (100%), Space Jet Alliances Wings Air Date operations started 30 June 2000 Description Indonesia’s largest airline by passenger volume is a privately-owned low-cost carrier serving an extensive domestic network from Jakarta, together with international services to destinations in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Vietnam.

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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 Air’s 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)

Loganair [LC] (LOG) St Andrews Drive, Glasgow Airport, Paisley, Renfrewshire, PA3 2TG, UK Tel +44 141 848 7594 Fax +44 141 887 6020 Website www.loganair.co.uk Parent organisation/shareholders Scott Grier (majority shareholder), Stephen Bond Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Suckling Airways (100%) Alliances British Airways, Flybe Date operations started 1962 Description Operates scheduled services to 18 UK destinations under a franchise with Flybe. Scheduled interisland flights are also provided in the Orkney and Shetland islands, as well as charters, golf packages and short breaks. History Established by the Logan Construction in 1962 and became a subsidiary of the Airlines of Britain Group in 1987. Began operating as a British Airways franchisee from 11 July 1994. Became an independent company on 1 March 1997 after a management buyout. British Airways franchise ceased on 25 October 2008, replaced by current franchise for Flybe. Executives Chairman.................................................. Scott Grier OBE Chief Executive Officer................................ David Harrison Chief Operating Officer.............................Jonathan Hinkles Director of Flight Operations.......................... Bob McLellan Fleet (orders) 2 x Britten-Norman BN-2B 2 x DHC6-300 2 x Saab 340A 14 x Saab 340B Main base Glasgow (GLA) Hubs Dundee (DND), Edinburgh (EDI)

Logistic Air 564 Wedge Lane, Suite 203, Fernley, Nevada, USA Tel +1 925 465 0400 Fax +1 925 476 1461 Email [email protected] 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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LOT Charters [C0] (CLW) ul. 17 Stycznia 39, 00-609 Warsaw, Poland Tel +48 22 606 6565 Fax +48 22 846 0909 Email [email protected] Website www.lot.com/web/lotcharters Parent organisation/shareholders LOT Polish Airlines Date operations started 1 June 2009 Description Subsidiary of LOT Polish Airlines operating charter services to holiday destinations across the Mediterranean, primarily on behalf of Polish tour operators. Ad hoc charters and ACMI leasing services also offered. History Created to take over services previously operated by LOT Polish Airlines’ defunct Centralwings subsidiary. Executives Chief Executive Officer ...................................Marcin Tirog Finance Manager ...................................... Zbigniew Mazur Fleet (orders) 5 x Boeing 737-400 Main base Warsaw WAW

LOT Polish Airlines [LO] (LOT) ul. 17 Stycznia 39, 00-906 Warsaw, 00-906, Poland Tel +48 22 606 6565 Fax +48 22 846 6409 Email [email protected] Website www.lot.com Parent organisation/shareholders Polish State Treasury (67.97%), Towarzystwo Finansowe Silesia investment group (25.1%), employees (6.93%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings EuroLOT (37.9%), LOT Charters Alliances Star Alliance, Aeroflot Russian Airlines, AeroSvit Airlines, Air Astana, Air Dolomiti, Air India, Armavia, Belavia Belarussian Airlines, Bulgaria Air, Cargojet Airways, Cirrus Airlines, Condor, germanwings, Jat Airways, Lufthansa Italia, Luxair, Rossiya, S7 Airlines, Tarom Date operations started March 1929 Description Poland’s national air carrier, providing scheduled passenger and cargo services. Domestic schedules link Warsaw and Krakow with selected cities. International routes serve destinations throughout Europe the Middle East and the USA. Selected domestic and regional services are operated by the EuroLOT joint venture airline. History Formed as Polskie Linie Lotnicze-LOT, a state-owned, self-governing corporation. Took over domestic routes previously operated by Aerolot and Aero, and launched services to Europe. The launch, in 1963, of a service to Cairo marked the start of operations outside Europe. The first scheduled service to New York launched in 1973. Became a joint stock company in December 1992. In December 1996, LOT took a minority shareholding in a joint venture with the Polish state that created domestic and regional airline subsidiary, EuroLOT. Partial privatisation was initiated in late 1999, with SAirGroup becoming the largest shareholder with a 37.6% stake. Centralwings, created as a low-cost carrier subsidiary in December 2004, ceased operations in May 2009. In June 2009, the Polish government increased its stake in the airline to over 93% after acquiring SAirGroup’s stake from the liquidator, although it later passed a 25.1% stake on to a trustee in preparation for LOT’s planned Initial public offering. Employees total 2,305 Executives Chief Executive Officer....................................Marcin Pirog Chief Operations Officer..........................Tomasz Balcerzak Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-400 2 x Boeing 737-500 5 x Boeing 767-300 (8) x Boeing 787-8 10 x Embraer 170-100SL 14 x Embraer 175-200LR 4 x Embraer 195-200LR Main base Warsaw (WAW) Hubs Krakow (KRK)

LTU International Airways [LT] (LTU) Germany Date operations started 2 March 1956 Date operations ceased 1 April 2011 History Founded as Lufttransport Union, the present name being adopted in 1956. Air Berlin agreed to acquire LTU on 27 March 2007, completed the purchase in August 2007. LTU has been integrated within the Air Berlin Group as the operator of all intercontinental leisure services.

Lucky Air [8L] (LKE) 296 Lucky Air Building, Chuicheng Road, Kunming, Yunnan, 650200, China Tel +86 871 8098538 Fax +86 871 8098598 Email [email protected] Website www.luckyair.net Parent organisation/shareholders Shanxi Airlines (51%), HNA Group (48.9%), Yunnan Shilin Tourism Aviation (0.1%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings West Air (35%) Date operations started 26 February 2006 Description Provides a scheduled service from Dali and Kunming to a growing network of cities across China. History Established by Hainan Airlines, China’s fourth largest airline group, and initially known as Shilin Airlines. Executives Chief Executive Officer............................................. Bo Hu Chief Financial Officer....................................Gaoxiang Mu Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A319-100 8 x Boeing 737-700 2 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Dali City (DLU)

Lufthansa [LH] (DLH) Lufthansa Aviation Centre, 60546 Frankfurt, Germany Tel +49 69 696 0 Fax +49 69 696 4601 Email [email protected] Website www.lufthansa.com Parent organisation/shareholders Institutional shareholders (58.92%), private shareholders (36%), BlackRock (5.08%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Lufthansa CityLine (100%), germanwings (100%), Lufthansa (100%), Lufthansa Cargo (100%), Austrian (100%), Swiss (100%), Eurowings (99.91%), Aeropostal (70%), SunExpress (50%), JetBlue Airways (19%), Luxair (13%), British Midland International BMI (100%) Alliances Star Alliance, Air Astana, Air Dolomiti, Air India, Air Malta, Air Moldova, Augsburg Airways, Avianca, Azerbaijan Airlines, Cirrus Airlines, Condor Berlin, Contact Air, Eurowings, germanwings, Jat Airways, Jet Airways, JetBlue Airways, Lufthansa CityLine, Lufthansa Italia, Luxair, PrivatAir, Qatar Airways, S7 Airlines, TAAG Angola Airlines, TACA International Airlines Date operations started 1926 Description German flag carrier serving nearly 200 destinations in around 100 countries in Europe, North and South America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific regions. Together with its partners Lufthansa serves more than 410 destinations worldwide. History Founded in Berlin on 6 January 1926 as a consolidated German airline, going on to become one of the world’s leading airlines, pioneering routes to the Far East and across the north and south Atlantic. A reduced route network was maintained during the Second World War until 1945, when the company went into liquidation. On 6 January 1953 Luftag was founded in Cologne and later renamed Lufthansa. This new German airline began operations on 1 April 1955, primarily with propeller aircraft, moving into jets in 1960. In 1997 Lufthansa, Air Canada, SAS, Thai International and United Airlines formed a global network known as the Star Alliance. Later that year Lufthansa became a fully privatised airline. Lufthansa reached an agreement in March with the Swiss authorities for the takeover of Swiss International Air Lines, which was completed in March 2008. In December 2007 Lufthansa agreed to acquire 19% of the shares in JetBlue. Announced in October 2008 that it was increasing its shareholding in British Midland to 80%, through acquiring Sir Michael Bishop’s 50%, plus one share stake. Has since acquired the remaining 20% from SAS. Completed the acquisition of Germanwings from Eurowings on 1 January 2009. On 22 June 2009 the EU approved Lufthansas bid to acquire 45% of the holding company which owned Brussels Airlines, with the option to acquire the remaining shares in 2011. On 1 September 2009, the EU formally agreed to Lufthansa’s takeover of Austrian Airlines. Employees total 57,157 Executives Chairman of the Supervisory Board................ Jurgen Weber Chief Operating Officer.................................Carsten Spohr Chief Financial Officer ............................ Stephan Gemkow EVP Fleet Management................................ Nico Buchholz

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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)

Lufthansa Cargo [LH] (GEC) Lufthansa Cargo Center, Gate 25, Building 451, 60546 Frankfurt/Main, Germany Tel +49 69 6960 Fax +49 69 6969 1185 Email [email protected] Website www.lufthansa-cargo.com Parent organisation/shareholders Institutional shareholders (58.92%), private shareholders (36%), BlackRock (5.08%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings AeroLogic (50%), Jade Cargo International (25%) Alliances Cargojet Airways, Silk Way Airlines Date operations started 1995 Description International air freight and logistics business which operates services worldwide using its own fleet and belly cargo capacity from its parent passenger airline. History In July 1994 the freight division of Lufthansa was made a limited stock company, making Lufthansa the first airline in the world to split cargo and passenger operations. Employees total 4,469 Executives Chairman & CEO.................................. Karl Ulrich Garnadt Finance Manager........................................... Peter Gerber Board Member Operations....................... Karl-Heinz Köpfle Fleet (orders) (5) x Boeing 777-200 18 x Boeing MD-11F Main base Munich (MUC), Frankfurt (FRA) Hubs Leipzig/Halle (LEJ)

Lufthansa CityLine [CL] (CLH) 247 Wald Street, 51147 Cologne, Germany Tel +49 2203 596 100 Fax +49 2203 596 413 Website www.lufthansacityline.com Parent organisation/shareholders Lufthansa (100%) Alliances Lufthansa Description Europe’s largest regional airline responsible for Lufthansa’s thinner inter-European non-stop services. History Formed as Ostfriesische Lufttaxi (OLT), became OLT Ostfriesische Luftransport in 1970, and was re-organised as DLT on 1 October 1974. In March 1992 became a whollyowned subsidiary of Lufthansa, as Lufthansa CityLine. Employees total 2,311 Executives Joint Managing Director.................................Klaus Froese Joint Managing Director..........................Christian Tillmans Finance Director......................................Michael Schubek Fleet (orders) 6 x BAe 146-RJ85 20 x Bombardier CRJ-700 12 x Bombardier CRJ-900 9 x Embraer 190-100AR 11 x Embraer 195-200LR Main base Cologne/Bonn (CGN) Hubs Munich (MUC)

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 Alitalia’s post re-organisation cutbacks in Northern Italy. Launched services using Lufthansa’s air operator’s

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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 operator’s 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.

Lufttransport [L5] (LTR) Airport Road 96, PO Box 6242, 9292 Tromso, Norway Tel +47 77 60 83 00 Fax +47 77 60 83 83 Email [email protected] Website www.lufttransport.no Parent organisation/shareholders Luftransport Holding AS (100%) Description Provides a charter service with fixed wing aircraft and helicopters. Activities include providing air ambulance services under contract to both the Norwegian and Swedish governments, coastal surveillance for the Norwegian Coast Guard and the transportation of ships pilots by helicopter. Scheduled passenger and freight air services are operated in Svalbard and charter flights are also flown. Executives President....................................................... Sting Naesh Finance Director .......................................Mona Didriksen VP Operations .................................................Arne Evang Fleet (orders) 11 x Beechcraft King Air 200 2 x Dornier 228-200 2 x RUAG 228-200 Main base Tromso (TOS)

Luxair [LG] (LGL) Aeroport de Luxembourg, 2987 Luxembourg, Luxembourg Tel +352 2456 1 Fax +352 2456 4039 Email [email protected] Website www.luxair.lu Parent organisation/shareholders Luxembourg state (23.1%), Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de L’Etat (13.4%), Luxair Group and others (13.2%), Dexia/B.I.L. (13.1%), Lufthansa (13%), Banque Generale de Luxembourg (12.1%), Panalpina World Transport (12.1%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Cargolux (43.3%) Alliances Air France, Alitalia, Austrian, Condor Berlin, CSA Czech Airlines, germanwings, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Italia Date operations started 4 April 1962 Description National airline of Luxembourg operating a scheduled network covering destinations within Europe, North Africa, the Mediterranean Basin and Middle East. Charter and summer seasonal services are also flown. History Founded from the re-organisation of Luxembourg Airlines in 1961. Luxair officially created the following year. Executives Chairman.................................................. Marc Hoffmann President & CEO............................................... Adrien Ney EVP Finance..............................................Laurent Jossart Head of Flight Operations..............................Daniel Colling Fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 737-700 1 (2) x Boeing 737-800 5 (4) x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 1 x Embraer ERJ-135LR 6 x Embraer ERJ-145LU Main base Luxembourg (LUX)

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 [email protected] 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.

Executives Finance Director............................................ Jose Moreira President............................................. Pedro Bethencourt Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 767-300 Main base Lisbon (LIS)

Lvov Airlines [5V] (UKW) Ukraine Date operations started 1992 Date operations ceased 18 October 2011 Operated domestic passenger and cargo charter flights. Formed by Air Ukraine in 1992 from the former Lvov division of the Aeroflot Ukraine Directorate. Gave up all scheduled services in 2009 but continued to operate charter flights using a single Yak-42. Liquidated on 18 November 2011.

Lydd Air (LYD) Lydd Airport, Lydd, Romney Marsh, Kent, TH29 9QL, UK Tel +44 1797 322207 Fax +44 1797 322 208 Email [email protected] Website www.lyddair.co.uk Parent organisation/shareholders Atlantic Bridge Aviation (100%) Date operations started June 1997 Description Operates year-round regularly scheduled weekend flights from Lydd Airport to Le Touquet in France. Also offers sightseeing flights. Ad hoc charter flights throughout Europe are offered through sister company World Executive Airways. History Jonathan Gordon acquired Lydd Airport in June 1996 and a year later started Sky Trek Airlines as a wholly-owned subsidiary of his aviation consultancy, Atlantic Bridge Aviation. It was relaunched as Lyddair in April 2002. Executives Managing Director............................... Jonathan M Gordon Finance Manager.....................................Nicholas Bowdon Fleet (orders) 1 x Beech Baron 58 1 x Beechcraft King Air 200 3 x Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain Main base Lydd (LYX)

Lynden Air Cargo [L8] (LYC) 6441 South Airpark Place, Anchorage, Alaska, 99502, USA Tel +1 907 243 6150 Fax +1 907 245 0642 Email [email protected] Website www.lac.lynden.com Parent organisation/shareholders Lynden (100%) Date operations started 31 August 1995 Description Operates scheduled services from Anchorage as well as on-demand charter, international and domestic flights including services for the US military. History Began operation of Lockheed L382 Hercules in 1997. Executives President................................................... Judy McKenzie Fleet (orders) 4 x Lockheed L-100-30 Main base Anchorage (ANC)

Lynx Aviation [L3] 1765 W 121st Avenue, Suite 200, Westminster, Colorado, USA Tel +1 720 374 4200 Fax +1 720 374 4375 Email [email protected] Website www.frontierairlines.com Alliances Frontier Airlines Date operations started 7 December 2007 Description Operates turboprop feeder services as Frontier Express, the regional subsidiary of Frontier Airlines, serving destinations in Colorado. History Lynx Aviation was established under a separate management structure and with new aircrews. Lynx received US Department of Transport certification on 22 May 2007. On 22 June 2009 Republic Airways Holdings announced that it had purchased 100% of Frontier Airlines Holdings. On 19 August 2010, Frontier announced that Lynx would continue to operate between Denver and Aspen, Colorado Springs and in Colorado, using three Bombardier Q400 aircraft. These operations were initially expected to terminate in April 2011. However, in January 2011 Frontier announced that the existing Q400 operation would continue indefinitely, albeit with a reduced fleet of four aircraft, now operated by Republic Airlines as Frontier Express. Fleet (orders) 4 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 Main base Denver (DEN)

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M 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 [email protected] Website www.magnicharters.com.mx

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 Mexico’s 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)

Mahan Air [W5] (IRM) Mahan Tower, Azadeghan St, Karaj Highway, Tehran, Iran Tel +98 21 44070 507 Fax +98 21 44070 404 Email [email protected] Website www.mahan.aero Parent organisation/shareholders Mol-Al-Movahedin (96%), others (4%) Date operations started May 1993 Description Operates scheduled domestic flights from Tehran and Mashhad. Also operates international services to destinations in the Middle and Far East, Europe, India, and Russia, together with cargo and passenger charters. Pilgrims are also flown on services from Kerman to Syria. History Launched domestic services in May 1993. International services, initially linking Tehran with Damascus, followed in 1994. All-cargo operations began in 1997. Banned from UK and German airspace July 2007; removed from blacklists in 2008 and resumed services to Dusseldorf. Executives Managing Director...................................Hamid Arabnejad VP Operations........................................ Mehdi Maghfoodi Fleet (orders) 3 x Airbus A300B2 3 x Airbus A300B4 13 x Airbus A300B4-600 7 x Airbus A310-300 2 x BAe 146-300 Main base Tehran (THR) Hubs Mashhad (MHD)

Mais Linhas Aéreas Rua Portugal 24, 5o andar, Comercio, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil Tel +55 21 2283 6131 Email [email protected] Website www.voemais.com.br Description Start-up regional carrier planning to launch domestic services from Salvador, using two Fokker 100s. History Established in the coastal city of Salvador in Brazil’s northeast region. Received ANAC authorisation to operate regular passenger, cargo and mail services for a period of 12 months on 18 June 2010. However, by November 2011,

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a date for launch of services was yet to be announced and the carrier’s two fully-painted Fokker 100s had been in storage at Rio’s Galeao International airport since March 2011. Executives Director..................................................... Rogerio Oliveira Fleet (orders) 2 x Fokker 100 Main base Salvador (SSA)

Malaysia Airlines [MH] (MAS) 3rd Floor, Admin Building 1, MAS Complex A, Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, 47200 Subang, 50250, Malaysia Tel +603 7840 3702 Fax +603 7846 3932 Email [email protected] Website www.malaysiaairlines.com Parent organisation/shareholders Penerbangan Malaysia Berhad (52.29%), Khazanah Nasional Berhad (17.08%), Employees Provident Fund Board (11.02%), others (19.61%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings MASkargo (100%), Firefly (100%), MASWings (100%) Alliances Air France, Air Mauritius, Alitalia, All Nippon Airways, Bangkok Airways, British Midland International, Cathay Pacific, China Southern Airlines, Dragonair, Egyptair, Etihad Airways, Firefly, Garuda Indonesia, Gulf Air, Jet Airways, Kenya Airways, KLM, Korean Air, Myanmar Airways International, Oman Air, Philippine Airlines, Qatar Airways, Royal Brunei Airlines, Royal Jordanian Airlines, S7 Airlines, SilkAir, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, SriLankan Airlines, Swiss, Thai Airways International, Turkish Airlines, Uzbekistan Airways, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Virgin Australia, Virgin Australia International Date operations started 1 May 1947 Description National carrier of Malaysia, operating scheduled services to more than 100 destinations in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, South Africa and the USA. An extensive domestic network and charter services are also operated. Its MASkargo division operates freighters on both scheduled and charter services and also markets belly-hold capacity on passenger services. History Founded as Malayan Airways and renamed Malaysian Airways in November 1963 following the creation of the federation of Malaysia. On the separation of Singapore from the federation on 9 August 1965, the governments of Malaysia and Singapore took over majority control from BOAC and other shareholders, and the airline was renamed Malaysia-Singapore Airlines (MSA). On 3 April 1971 a split in MSA led to the incorporation of Malaysian Airlines System Berhad. The new airline began operations on 1 October 1972 as the national carrier of Malaysia. On 15 October 1987 the name was changed to Malaysia Airlines. A new domestic subsidiary, Firefly, was established in March 2007. Employees total 20,000 Executives Chairman.....................................Tan Sri Md Nor Md Yusof Chief Executive - Long Haul.......................... Ahmad Jauhari Deputy Group Chief . ........................ Mohammed Rashdan Director of Operations........... Mohamed Azharuddin Osman Fleet (orders) 6 (1) x Airbus A330-200 15 (9) x Airbus A330-300 (6) x Airbus A380-800 34 x Boeing 737-400 24 (37) x Boeing 737-800 11 x Boeing 747-400 17 x Boeing 777-200 Main base Kuala Lumpur (KUL) Hubs Penang (PEN), Kota Kinabalu (BKI), Kuching (KCH)

Maldivian [Q2] 25 Ameer Ahmed Magu, Male, 20-06, Maldives Tel +960 333 5566 Fax +960 331 4806 Email [email protected] 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 Male’s 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

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, Malé International Airport, Malé, 2023, Maldives Tel +960 331 5201 Fax +960 331 5203 Email [email protected] Website www.maldivianairtaxi.com/

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)

Malev [MA] (MAH) Hungary Date operations started 15 October 1946 Date operations ceased 3 February 2012 Principal Hungarian airline, which operated a network of flights serving 50 destinations in more than 30 countries in Europe, the Middle East and north Africa. Founded as Maszovlet and became Malev in 1954. Became a public limited company in June 1992. Russian airline consortium, AirBridge, acquired a 99.9% stake in February 2007. Hungarian investors took a 51% stake in AirBridge, while the Russian bank Vnesheconombank (VEB) took the remaining 49%. On 26 February 2010 the Hungarian government agreed to acquire 95% of Malev, via the state holding company MNV, while AirBridge retained a 5% shareholding. VEB interest was transformed from that of a stakeholder in the airline to that of a major creditor. In January 2012 the EU ruled that Malev must repay the equivalent of up to $350 million in state aid which it had received during 2007-2010. Suspended operations on 3 February 2012.

Malift Air (MLC) 188 Avenue Basoko, PO Box 11253, Kinshasa, Congo (Democratic Republic) Tel +243 88 46 428 Website www.malila.cd/engindex.htm Date operations started 1995 Description Operates cargo and passenger services from Kinshasa to various domestic destinations. History Formerly known as Malila Airlift. Executives General Director.......................................Veronique Malila VP Operations............................................Lumeka Ndeke Commercial Director...........................................Ali Safdar Fleet (orders) 1 x Britten-Norman BN2A Main base Kinshasa (NLO)

Malmo Aviation [TF] (SCW) PO Box 37, SE-201 20 Malmo, Sweden Tel +46 40 660 2900 Fax +46 40 660 2849 Email [email protected] Website www.malmoaviation.se Parent organisation/shareholders Braathens Aviation (100%) Alliances Brussels Airlines, Finnair, Golden Air Date operations started 1991 Description Regional carrier operating scheduled services linking Stockholm Bromma airport with Gothenburg, Malmo and Umea. Also links Bromma and Gothenburg with Brussels under a codeshare operated by Brussels Airlines. Ad hoc and contract charter services are also offered to destinations throughout Europe. History Established in 1981 as an air-taxi company also offering flying training and air freight operations. Introduced international passenger services to Hamburg and London Gatwick in 1991.

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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)

Mandarin Airlines [AE] (MDA) 14th Floor, 134 Minsheng East Road, Section 3, Taipei, 10596, Taiwan Tel +886 2 2717 1188 Fax +886 2 2717 0647 Email [email protected] Website wwwmandarin-airlines.com

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 Kuo’s 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. Mandarin’s 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)

Mango [JE] (MNO) Mezzanine Level, Domestic Departure Terminal, O R Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, 1627, South Africa Tel +27 11 978 1773 Fax +27 865 22 7546 Email [email protected] Website www.flymango.com Parent organisation/shareholders South African Airways (100%) Alliances South African Airways Date operations started 15 November 2006 Description South African Airway’ domestic budget brand serving Bloemfontain, Capetown, Durban and Johannesburg. History South African Airways’ low-cost subsidiary Mango was created in October 2006. Services were launched with the first of four Boeing 737-800s transferred from the parent carrier. In December 2010 Mango took over all South African Airways routes between Durban and Cape Town. Executives President............................................. Nico Bezuidenhout Chief Financial Officer............................ Mariette Eversohn Head of Operations & Maintenance...................Nick Nicval Fleet (orders) 5 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Johannesburg (JNB)

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 operator’s certificate was extended to cover passenger charter services in 1999. Executives President............................................................Suhariho Fleet (orders) 2 x BAe 146-100 Main base Jakarta (HLP)

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Manx2 [NM] Isle of Man Ronaldsway Airport, Ballasalla, IM9 2AY, Isle of Man Tel +44 1624 822111 Fax +44 1624 822112 Email [email protected] 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 operator’s 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)

Marsland [M7] (MSL) Khartoum 2, PO Box 1331, Khartoum, Sudan Tel +249 183 581 703/704 Fax +249 183 581 700 Email [email protected] Website www.marsland-avi.com Date operations started 2001 Description Privately-owned domestic carrier connecting the capital Khartoum to points across Sudan. A service is also operated to Nairobi, as are domestic and other regional flights. History Founded 2001, but ceased operations later that year. Re-established in 2003 as part of the JAMA Group with other Sudanese carriers including Airwest, Attico and Juba Airways. Executives General Manager.................................... El Rashid Ortashi Finance Director ..........................................Hadia Osman Operations Manager......................................Hatim Eltahir Fleet (orders) 1 x Antonov An-26 1 x Yakovlev Yak-42D Main base Khartoum (KRT)

Martinair [MP] (MPH) PO Box 7507, Schiphol Airport, 1118 ZG Amsterdam, Netherlands Tel +31 20 601 1222 Fax +31 20 601 1303 Email [email protected] Website www.martinair.com Parent organisation/shareholders KLM (100%) Alliances American Airlines, Coyne Airways Date operations started 1958 Description Specialised full-freighter cargo carrier serving a global network. In addition to perishables like flowers, vegetables and fruit, the company carries all kinds of cargo, including live animals, motor cars and automotive parts. History Founded as Martins Air Charter. Became Martinair in 1971. KLM acquired a 28.8% shareholding in 1964, which increased to 50% by 1995. The other 50% was held by the Royal Nedlloyd shipping group. KLM bought the Nedlloyd shares at the end of 2008. Announced restructure as a pure cargo airline in October 2010. Completed its withdrawal from the passenger market on 31 October 2011. Employees total 1,250 Executives Managing Director......................................... Diederik Pen Fleet (orders) 6 x Boeing 747-400 3 x Boeing MD-11CF 3 x Boeing MD-11F Main base Amsterdam (AMS) Hubs Hong Kong (HKG), Sharjah (SHJ), Miami (MIA)

Martinaire (MRA) 4553 Glenn Curtiss Drive, Addison, Texas, 75001, USA Tel +1 972 349 5700 Fax +1 972 349 5750 Email [email protected] 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

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)

MAS Air [M7] (MAA) Almacén 22, Aduana Interior del A.I.C.M., Mexico City Airport, 15520 Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico Tel +52 55 5786 9555 Fax +52 55 5786 9543 Email [email protected] Website www.masair.com Parent organisation/shareholders LAN Airlines (69.51%), Promotora Area Latinoamerica (30.49%) Alliances Florida West International Airways Date operations started April 1992 Description Scheduled cargo services linking Mexico with cities in the USA, Central and South America, and worldwide international connections. Charters are also offered. History In December 2000 LanChile acquired 25% of the airline, which it has since increased. Executives Director General & CEO..................................... Luis Sierra Financial Director................................ Alejandro Fernandez Fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 767-300 Main base Mexico City (MEX) Hubs Los Angeles (LAX)

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 [email protected] 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)

MAT Airways [6F] (MKD) Macedonia Date operations started 14 August 2010 Date operations ceased 20 June 2011 Established as a joint venture between leading Serbian tour operator Kon Tiki Travel, the Belgrade-based Metropolitan Investment Group and Skopje-based Gomeks Financing. The first flight, from Belgrade to Ohrid, took place on 14 August 2010. Regular charter services out of Skopje and Belgrade were launched later that month, using a single Boeing 737-500, operated on its behalf by Aviogenex. In April 2011, it was reported that SkyWings Group, owner of the other Macedonian airline, SkyWings, was acquiring 50% of MAT Airways and that the two carriers were to be merged. All services were suspended on 20 June 2011 after the airline fell into financial difficulties.

Mauritania Airlines International [L6] (MTW) 14 rue Mamadou Konate, BP 4746, Nouakchott, Mauritania Parent organisation/shareholders Mauritanian government Description National flag carrier for Mauritania operating scheduled passenger services from Nouakchott to Bamako, Brazzaville, Casablanca, and Dakar. It also links the capital with Nouadhibou and Selibaby.

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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 [email protected] 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)

Maximus Air Cargo (MXU) PO Box 35367, Plot 87, West 47, 25th Street, Sheikh Rashid Bin Al Maktoum Road, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Tel +971 2 447 4900 Fax +971 2 447 4901 Email [email protected] Website www.maximusaircargo.ae

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)

Maya Island Air [MY] (MYD) PO Box 458, Municipal Airport, Belize City, Belize Tel +501 223 1362 Fax +501 223 0576 Email [email protected] Website www.mayaairways.com Parent organisation/shareholders Maya Island Air (100%) Date operations started 1962 Description Offers regular scheduled services to 11 destinations within Belize and to Flores in Guatemala. History Formed to succeed the government-owned British Honduras Airways, a BWIA subsidiary which had ceased operations in 1961. In December 1997 Maya Airways and Island Air merged, to form Maya Island Air. Executives Chief Executive Officer .............................. Guillin Zabaneh Chief Finance Officer.......................................... Lewis Lue Fleet (orders) 1 x Cessna C182S 1 x Cessna C207A 8 x Cessna CE208 1 x Gippsland Aeronautics GA8 3 x Britten-Norman BN2A Main base Belize City (TZA)

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Mayair [7M] (MYI) Av. de los Colegios #37 por Av. Bonfil, Calle de acceso (L28), Sm 309 Mz 16 Lt 37, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico Tel +52 998 881 9413 Website www.mayair.com.mx Parent organisation/shareholders Lomas Travel Group Date operations started 1994 Description Connects southeastern Mexico with flights to Cancun, Cozumel, Merida, Veracruz and Villahermosa. History Established as Charter Flight Company. Launched regional feeder services in January 2008 and the CancunCozumel Air Shuttle in February 2009. Fleet (orders) 1 x Shorts 360-100 Main base Cancun (CUN)

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.

Med Airways [7Y] (MED) General Aviation Terminal, PO Box 13-5051, Rafik Hariri International Airport, Beirut, Lebanon Tel +961 1 629 210 Fax +961 1 629 219 Email [email protected] Website www.medairways.com Date operations started 2000 Description Passenger, VIP and cargo charters, air-taxi and air ambulance services. Planning a scheduled network to include Erbil, Baghdad, Sulaymania, Basra, Khartoum and Stockholm. History Founded as Flying Carpet. Rebranded Med Airways in 2009. Executives Chief Executive Officer .................................Bissat Mazen Operations Manager ................................. Sammir Sallom Finance Manager.............................................. Nadia Assi Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-200 1 x Bombardier CRJ-200 1 x Piper PA-32R-300 1 x Piper PA-34-200T Main base Beirut (BEY)

Medallion Air (MDP) 77 Nicolae Caramfil Street, District 1, Bucharest, Romania Tel +40 21 232 1102 Fax +40 31 817 3866 Email [email protected] Website www.medallionair.ro Parent organisation/shareholders Romanian private investors (100%) Date operations started 7 June 2009 Description Charter airline and ACMI leasing specialist operating services to Europe, Africa and the Middle East. History Issued with its air operator’s certificate on 15 May 2009 at the culmination of a six month certification process. Executives Accountable Manager........................... Bogdan Dimitrescu Deputy General Manager......................Gheorge Dimitrescu Fleet (orders) 3 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 Main base Bucharest (BBU), Bucharest (OTP)

Medavia [N5] (MDM) PO Box 48, Luqa, Tal Karvija, Malta Tel +356 2249 0000 Fax +356 2249 0145 Email [email protected] Website www.medavia.com.mt Parent organisation/shareholders Libyan Arab Maltese Holding (51%), Air Malta (25%), Libyan Arab Foreign Investment (24%) Date operations started September 1979 Description Provides ad hoc charters and long-term leases with a principal market base in north Africa, supporting the oil industry and the VIP charter segment. History Founded in 1978 as part of the LAFI group. Executives Managing Director.................................Abdulrazagh Zmirli Fleet (orders) 2 x Beech 1900D 1 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 1 x CASA 212-100 2 x CASA 212-200 1 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 1 x Dornier 328-100 Main base Malta (MLA) Hubs Tripoli (TIP)

Meelad Air (MEL) 66 Varis Koropiu Avenue, Vari, Athens, Greece Tel +30 211 7308074 Fax +30 211 7308077 Email [email protected] Website www.meeladair.com Date operations started June 2008 Description Private carrier specialising in short and long-term aircraft leasing, charter and aviation support services. History Established in Jordan, but applied in May 2009 to the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority for an air operator’s certificate, which it received on 8 March 2011. Executives President ..................................................... Saib Al-Tikriti Chief Executive Officer..................................... Joe Abbaya Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A310-300 2 x McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Main base Athens (ATH)

Mega Maldives Airlines [5M] (MEG) Room 5B H. Sakeena Manzil, Medhuziyarah Magu, Male, Maldives Tel +66 2 559 0120 Fax +66 2 949 0990 Email [email protected] Website megamaldivesair.com.com

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 operator’s 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)

Meridian Airways (MAG) Kotoka International Airport, Old Cargo Village, 1 Gemini Airlines Building, P.O Box AN7238, Accra, Ghana Tel +23 32 177 1921 Fax +23 32 176 1931 Email [email protected] Website www.meridianairways.com

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)

Meridiana fly [IG] (ISS) Centro Direzionale, Costa Smeralda Airport, 07026 Olbia, Italy Tel +39 0789 52 600 Fax +39 0789 52 861 Website www.meridiana.it Parent organisation/shareholders Meridiana (78.91%), other shareholders (21.09%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Air Italy (100%) Alliances Air Malta, Air Moldova, British Airways, Finnair, Iberia, Olympic Air, Royal Jordanian Airlines, S7 Airlines, Wind Jet Date operations started 1964 Description Operates an extensive domestic network linking major cites throughout Italy, Sardinia and Sicily. International routes serve destinations in Europe, north Africa and the Middle East and inter-continental destinations in Africa and Asia, as well as New York. Charter services also operated worldwide, many in conjunction with external tour operators. History Formed as Alisarda by the Aga Khan on 29 March 1963 to assist in the development of tourism on the northeast coast of Sardinia. Scheduled services began in 1964 from Olbia Airport. The name Meridiana was adopted on 3 May 1991. Acquired a 29.95% stake in Eurofly, which

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was later increased. Eurofly merged into Meridiana on 28 February 2010, creating Iraly’s 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)

Merpati [MZ] (MNA) Jalan Angkasa Blok B-15, Kav 2-3, Jakarta, 10720, Indonesia Tel +62 21 654 0678 Fax +62 21 654 0617 Email [email protected] Website www.merpati.co.id Parent organisation/shareholders Indonesian government (93.2%), Garuda Indonesia (6.8%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter (100%) Alliances Yemenia Date operations started 11 September 1962 Description Major domestic airline operating scheduled services to more than 25 destinations. Also operates scheduled international services to East Timor and Malaysia. History Formed in September 1962 by the Indonesian government as the second state airline, to take over the internal network developed since November 1958 by the Indonesian air force. Launched services from Jakarta with a fleet of two Douglas DC-3s and four DHC-3 Otters on 11 September 1962. Took over Garuda’s routes in Western Guinea in January 1964, which had been flown by KLM subsidiary De Kroonduif between 1955 and 1962. Rebranded as Merpati Nusantara Airlines in 1969, becoming known as MNA. Taken over by Garuda in October 1978, continuing to operate under its own name. Integrated into the Garuda Indonesia Group in September 1989. Granted government approval to separate from the group in 1993, breaking away from its parent carrier in April 1997. Executives Chief Executive Officer.....................Sardjono Tjitrokusumo Finance & Administration Director.......................Farid Luthi Fleet (orders) 9 x AVIC XAC MA60 1 x Boeing 737-200 3 x Boeing 737-300 2 x Boeing 737-400 1 x Boeing 737-500 6 x DHC6-300 1 x Fokker 100 2 x IPTN 212-200 (10) x IPTN 212-400 Main base Jakarta (CGK)

Mesa Airlines [YV] (ASH) 410 North 44th Street, Suite 700, Phoenix, Arizona, 85008, USA Tel +1 602 685 4000 Fax +1 602 685 4350 Website www.mesa-air.com Parent organisation/shareholders Publicly held (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Air Midwest (100%), Freedom Airlines (100%), Go!Mokulele (%) Alliances Aer Lingus, Go!Mokulele, United Airlines, US Airways Date operations started 12 October 1980 Description Large regional carrier operating as US Airways Express and United Express under contractual agreements with US Airways and United Airlines, respectively. Also operates independently as go! Mokulele, linking Honolulu to the neighbouring islands of Hilo, Kahului, Kona and Lihue. History Founded in 1979 by a group of investors led by aviation mechanic Larry Risley. Initially operated air-taxi services as Mesa Air Shuttle. Flight operations on a single route between Farmington and Albuquerque were launched Mesa Airlines in August 1982, using a nine-seat Navajo Chieftain. Mesa acquired the assets of several carriers during the 1990s, most of which were already operating as

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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 Xi’an 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)

Mesaba Airlines [XJ] (MES) Date operations started 1944 Date operations ceased 4 January 2012 Founded by Gordy Newstrom and sold to Halverson family in 1970. Started scheduled services to rural Minnesota communities on 4 February 1973. Began codeshare with Northwest Airlines on 1 December 1984 and became a Northwest Airlink partner in 1986. Acquired by Northwest Airlines on 24 April 2007. Became a Delta Connection operator in December 2009, following the merger of Northwest Airlines into Delta Air Lines. On 1 July 2010 Delta Air Lines announced the sale of Mesaba to Pinnacle Airlines. On completion of the sale, Mesaba became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pinnacle and continued Delta Connection operations under new long-term, extendable service agreements. Also operated as a US Airways Express carrier. Mesaba was meged into Pinnacle Airlines in January 2012.

META Linhas Aereas (MSQ) Aeroporto International Boa Vista, Praca Santos Dumont 100, Sector Hangar, Boa Vista, 69305-340 Roraima, Brazil Tel +55 95 2121 7780 Fax +55 95 3224 7300 Email [email protected] Website www.voemeta.com Parent organisation/shareholders Andréa Chee-A-Tow Mesquita, Francisco Assuncao Mesquita Description Operates domestic passenger services from Boa Vista to Belem, Macapa, Manaus, Obidos, Oriximina and Santarem. Employees total 70 Executives Chief Executive Officer.............................Andrea Mesquita Fleet (orders) 1 x Cessna U206F 1 x Cessna U206G 1 x Embraer EMB-110P 2 x Embraer EMB-120RT 2 x Embraer EMB-720 Main base Boa Vista (BVB)

Miami Air International [LL] (BSK) 5000 NW 36 Street, Suite 307, PO Box 660880, Miami, Florida, 33266-0880, USA Tel +1 305 876 3600 Fax +1 305 871 4222 Email [email protected] Website www.miamiair.com Parent organisation/shareholders TSI Holdings (100%) Date operations started October 1991 Description Operates worldwide passenger charters for diverse groups, including cruise operators, Florida-based professional sports teams and the US military.

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 airline’s 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)

MIAT-Mongolian Airlines [OM] (MGL) MIAT Building, Buyant-Ukhaa 45, Khan-Uul District, 210134 Ulan Bator, Mongolia Tel +976 11 379 935 Fax +976 11 379 919 Email [email protected] Website www.miat.com Parent organisation/shareholders State-owned (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Mongolian Airlines Alliances Aeroflot Russian Airlines, Korean Air Date operations started 7 July 1956 Description National flag carrier of Mongolia, operating a comprehensive domestic route network and international scheduled services to Beijing, Seoul, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo, Irkutsk, Moscow and Berlin. History Formed as MIAT Mongolian Civil Air Transportation Corporation, with assistance from Aeroflot. Introduced scheduled domestic services linking Ulan Bator with 17 regions. Launched international services between Ulan Bator and Irkutsk in 1959. Refocused its business on international services to the west following the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1992. Restructured on 12 August 1993. Made cutbacks in domestic services in 1998 as a result of the Asian economic downturn. Suspended all remaining domestic services in 2008, pending the introduction of new turboprop equipment. Domestic subsidiary Mongolian Airlines planned to launch such services in late 2011. Executives President & CEO...................................Orkhon Tseynoieob VP Flight Operations ................................ Tamir Gangargal General Manager..............................................Bat-Erdene Fleet (orders) 2 (3) x Boeing 737-800 2 (1) x Boeing 767-300 5 x PZL An-2 Main base Ulan Bator (ULN)

Mid Airlines [7Y] (NYL) Alamarat Street 27, Block No. 10, Building No.30, PO Box 147, Khartoum, Sudan Tel +249 183 576 700 Fax +249 183 576 662 Email [email protected] Website www.midairlines.com Date operations started May 2003 Description Operates domestic passenger and cargo services from Khartoum. Executives Chairman.............................................................A Hamdi Managing Director.................................. Authman Alkobati Fleet (orders) 2 x Fokker 50 Main base Khartoum (KRT)

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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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Middle East Airlines [ME] (MEA) Rafiq Hariri International Airport Blvd., PO Box 11-206, Beirut, 1107 2801, Lebanon Tel +961 1 628 888 Fax +961 1 629 260 Email [email protected] Website www.mea.com.lb Parent organisation/shareholders Lebanese Central Bank (99.37%), others (0.63%) Alliances Air Canada, Air France, Cyprus Airways, Etihad Airways, Kenya Airways, KLM, Qatar Airways, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Tarom, Tunisair, Yemenia Date operations started 1 January 1946 Description Lebanese flag carrier operating scheduled international services to the Middle East, Europe and Africa. History Began operations between Beirut and Nicosia. Pan Am acquired a stake in September 1949, replaced in 1955 by BOAC, which took a 49% stake. The association with BOAC was terminated on 16 August 1961. On 7 June 1963 MEA merged with Air Liban, giving Air France a 30% share, since relinquished. In the same year it also took over Lebanese International Airways. Plans for an initial public offering by the end of 2010 were postponed due to unfavourable market conditions. Executives Chairman...............................................Mohamad El Hout Head of Flight Operations................................ George Azar Fleet (orders) 7 x Airbus A320-200 4 x Airbus A321-200 4 x Airbus A330-200 1 x BAe 125-700 Main base Beirut (BEY)

Midex Airlines [MG] (MIX) PO Box 9636, Dubai Airport, Terminal 2 Block A, West Wing Room-813, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Tel +9714 214 6808 Fax +9714 214 6809 Email [email protected] Website www.midexairlines.com

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)

Midwest Airlines (MWA) 9 Stella Complex, Muhamad Naguib Square, Al-Rehab, New Cairo, Egypt Tel +20 2 2314 5350 Fax +20 2 2314 5351 Email [email protected] Website www.mwestairlines.com Parent organisation/shareholders Lakah family (79%), public stock (21%) Date operations started June 1999 Description Provides passenger and cargo charter services throughout the Middle East and further afield. Executives Chairman............................................... Abdelkader Freed General Manager................................... Magdeddin Refaat Fleet (orders) 2 (1) x Boeing 737-800 Main base Cairo (CAI)

Mihin Lanka [MJ] (MLR) 4-109, Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka Tel +94 11 269 9305 Fax +94 11 269 7527 Email [email protected] Website www.mihinlanka.com Parent organisation/shareholders Sri Lankan government (100%) Alliances SriLankan Airlines Date operations started 24 April 2007 Description Low-cost carrier linking Colombo with destinations in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, the Maldives and United Arab Emirates.

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History Created by the Sri Lankan government. The carrier was awarded its air operator’s 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 [email protected] 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)

Mint Airways (MNT) Calle Los Arfe 66, 28027 Madrid, Spain Tel +34 91 204 0808 Fax +34 91 377 0738 Email [email protected] Website www.mint-airways.com Parent organisation/shareholders Grupo Inter-Flights (100%) Date operations started June 2009 Description Spanish ACMI leasing specialist. Also operates passenger charters and and dry-leasing services as well as flights from Madrid to Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, and Amman. History Established by charter broker Grupo Inter-Flights. Executives President........................................ Jose Alfonso Martinez Chief Financial Officer................................Alfonso Moreno VP Operations...............................Jose Gastan Colombran Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 757-200 Main base Madrid (MAD)

Mistral Air (MSA) Viale Lincoln 3, 00144 Rome, Italy Tel +39 067 90451 Fax +39 067 934 0571 Email [email protected] Website www.mistralair.it Parent organisation/shareholders Gruppo Poste Italiane (100%) Date operations started 1984 Description Operates scheduled, overnight domestic mail and express courier flights. Also operates daytime and weekend passenger charters, both on an ad hoc basis and on behalf of the Vatican. History Established in 1981. Operated freighters on behalf of partner TNT, which later acquired the airline outright. Gruppo Poste Italiane acquired a 75% shareholding in 2002, acquiring the remaining shares in 2006. Passenger services, carrying pilgrims for the Vatican, launched August 2007. Executives President .................................................Francesco Pizzo Chief Operating Officer.................................Mark Camilleri Managing Director..................................... Riccardo Sciolti Fleet (orders) 1 x ATR 42-300 3 x Boeing 737-300 2 x Boeing 737-400 Main base Ciampino (CIA) Hubs Bologna (BLQ)

MNG Airlines [MB] (MNB) Ataturk Airport, B Gate, Yesilkoy, 34149 Istanbul, Turkey Tel +90 212 468 0500 Fax +90 212 465 4598 Email [email protected] Website www.mngairlines.com Parent organisation/shareholders MNG Holding (80%), Yavuz Cizmeci (20%)

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)

Mocambique Expresso (MXE) PO Box 1449, Maputo, Mozambique Tel +258 21 466 008 Fax +258 21 465 562 Parent organisation/shareholders Linhas Aereas de Moçambique LAM (100%) Date operations started 1995 Description Regional scheduled and charter flights. History Established by LAM Mozambique Airlines. Became Moçambique EXpresso in 1995 as an autonomous airline. Executives Chief Executive Officer.................................Antonio Neves Commercial Director ................................Abdul Sacur Ada Fleet (orders) 2 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 1 x Embraer EMB-120RT Main base Maputo (MPM)

Mokulele Airlines [YV] (ASH) 1100 Alakea Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813-2833, USA Tel +1 808 426 7070 Fax +1 808 836 5747 Email [email protected] Website www.mokuleleairlines.com

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 Lihu’e 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)

Moldavian Airlines [2M] (MDV) IM Moldavian airlines SA, Aeroportul Chisinau, 2026 Chisinau, Moldova Tel +373 22 500 882 Fax +373 22 525 064 Email [email protected] Website www.mdv.md Parent organisation/shareholders Ion Caliman, MoldovaAgroindbank, Alfred Wiederkehr, Georg Wiederkehr, Ingvar Kamprad, Lombard Odier & Cie, Michael Pieper, Moritz Suter, Nicolae Petrov, Robert R Briner Alliances airBaltic, Carpatair Date operations started 19 August 1994 Description Scheduled international services to Budapest and Timisoara, and charter flights throughout Europe.

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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)

Monarch Airlines [ZB] (MON) Prospect House, Prospect Way, London Luton Airport, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 9NU, UK Tel +44 871 2250250 Fax +44 1582 411000 Website www.monarch.co.uk Parent organisation/shareholders Monarch Holdings Date operations started 5 April 1968 Description One of the UK’s largest charter carriers operating routes to Europe, USA, the Caribbean, India and Africa serving mainly leisure destinations. Also operates lowcost scheduled services to destinations in Spain, Gibraltar, Portugal, the Canary Islands and Cyprus from Birmingham, London Gatwick, London Luton and Manchester airports. History Founded to provide capacity to UK tour operators. Scheduled services added on 5 July 1986. In June 2010 the airline began restructuring to create a single organisation. Employees total 1,924 Executives Chairman & CEO.........................................Iain Rawlinson Managing Director.........................................Kevin George MD FlyMonarch.com......................................... Liz Savage Director Flight Operations................................. Nils Christy Finance Director........................................... Simon Tucker Fleet (orders) 4 x Airbus A300B4-600 5 x Airbus A320-200 16 x Airbus A321-200 2 x Airbus A330-200 3 x Boeing 757-200 Main base Luton (LTN) Hubs Manchester (MAN)

Montenegro Airlines [YM] (MGX) Beogradska 10, Podgorica, Montenegro Tel +382 20 405 501 Fax +382 20 405 548 Email [email protected] Website www.montenegroairlines.cg.yu Parent organisation/shareholders Montenegro government (100%) Alliances Adria Airways, Austrian, S7 Airlines Date operations started 7 May 1997 Description Flag carrier providing scheduled flights to Budapest, Frankfurt, Ljubljana, Paris, Rome, Skopje, Vienna and Zurich, and charter flights to Europe and the Middle East. History Established by the government of Montenegro. In December 2007 it approved a plan to privatise the airline. Executives President & CEO...........................................Zoran Djurisic Deputy Chief Executive Officer....................Vladimir Delevic Fleet (orders) 3 x Embraer 195-200LR 5 x Fokker 100 Main base Podgorica (TGD)

Morningstar Air Express (MAL) Building 16, 29 Airport Road, Edmonton, Alberta, T5G 0W6, Canada Tel +1 780 453 3022 Fax +1 780 453 6057 Email [email protected] Website www.maei.ca Parent organisation/shareholders Donald Wheaton (50%), Kim Ward (50%) Description Operates a contract all-cargo service from Montreal to Winnipeg for FedEx, as well as all-cargo charters. History Formed as Brooker Wheaton Aviation by Don Wheaton and Bev Brooker. Rebranded Morningstar Air Express in 1992. Executives President & Director.................................Donald Wheaton General Manager.............................................Bill McGoey Fleet (orders) 1 x ATR 42-300 5 x Boeing 757-200 7 x Cessna CE208 Main base Edmonton (YXD)

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Moskovia Airlines [3R] (GAI) LII im.M.M. Gromova, Zhukovsky-2, Moscow, 140182, Russia Tel +7 495 921 1642 Fax +7 921 211 642 Email [email protected] Website www.moskovia.aero Parent organisation/shareholders Rosoboronexport State Company (51%), Flight Research Institute (49%) Date operations started 1992 Description Scheduled passenger flights from Moscow to Azerbaijan, Montenegro, Turkey and Uzbekistan. Also operates ad hoc and contract charter flights. Dedicated cargo charters are flown from Moscow Bykovo. History Founded as the commercial division of the Moscow Zhukovsky-based Gromov Flight Research Institute. Conducted commercial work under the Volare Air Transport Company name from 1992. Rebranded as Gromov Air in 1995. Rosoboronexport acquired a majority shareholding in 2007. Rebranded again as Moskovia Airlines in 2006. Became an open joint stock company on 25 January 2008. Executives General Director..................................... Mikhail Alekseyev First Deputy General Director.......................... Igor Fedosov Fleet (orders) 3 x Antonov An-12B 2 x Boeing 737-700 1 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Moskow Zhukovsky Hubs Moscow (DME), Moscow Bykovo

Motor Sich Airlines [M9] (MSI) 98 Kopyankina Street, Zaporozhye, 69068, Ukraine Tel +380 61 720 4443 Fax +380 61 720 5009 Email [email protected] Website www.m9.com.ua Parent organisation/shareholders Motor Sich Joint Stock Company (100%) Alliances Utair Ukraine Date operations started November 2006 Description Airline division of the Zaporozhye-based aeroengine factory, operating schedules that connect Zaporozhye with Kiev, Simferopol and Moscow. Domestic and international passenger and cargo charter services also offered, including regular flights to Turkey, India and the UAE. History Originally the in-house air transport arm of the Motor Sich aero-engine factory. Issued with an air operator’s certificate for commercial airline operations in November 2006. Banned from operating in the EU in April 2009, but cleared to resume services in the EU in December 2009. Executives President.........................................Vyacheslov Boguslaev Airline Director...........................................Genadiy Maslov Fleet (orders) 2 x Antonov An-12B 1 x Antonov An-140 2 x Antonov An-24RV 1 x Antonov An-74 2 x Yakovlev Yak-40 Main base Zaporozhye OZH

Mount Cook Airline [NM] (NZM) PO Box 14020, Christchurch Airport, Christchurch, 8630, New Zealand Tel +64 3 358 1200 Fax +64 3 358 1201 Website www.airnewzealand.co.nz Parent organisation/shareholders Air New Zealand (100%) Date operations started 1920 Description Air New Zealand subsidiary, providing scheduled services the major cities and tourist resorts. Scheduled services operated under the Air New Zealand Link banner. History Began operations as New Zealand Aero Transport Company at Timaru. The airline subsequently operated under various names until the start of scheduled services on 6 November 1961, when the present title was adopted. Executives Chief Executive Officer ........................... Sarah Williamson Finance & Administration Manager............. Scott Campbell Flight Operations Manager.......................... Kelvin Sissons Fleet (orders) 11 x ATR 72-500 Main base Christchurch (CHC)

Mountain Air Cargo (MTN) PO Box 488, Denver, North Carolina, 28037, USA Tel +1 828 464 8741 Fax +1 828 465 5281 Email [email protected] Website www.airt.net

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)

MRK Airlines [6V] (MRW) 66-A, Volynska, Kiev, 03186, Ukraine Tel +380-445-285-236 Fax +380-445-212-282 Email [email protected] Description Charter airline operating non scheduled services for other airlines, as well as private customers. History Formerly traded as Mars RK Fleet (orders) 1 x Saab 340A Main base Kiev Borispol International (KBP)

Myanma Airways [UB] (UBA) 104 Kanna Road, Yangon, Myanmar Tel +951 246 452 Fax +951 371 120 Email [email protected] Website www.mot.gov.mm/ma Parent organisation/shareholders Government of Myanmar (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Myanmar Airways International (89%), Air Mandalay (%) Date operations started 15 July 1993 Description National airline operating scheduled domestic services to 29 towns and cities. History Founded by the government as Union of Burma Airways Board. International flights added in 1950. The name was changed to Burma Airways in 1972, and in April 1989 to Myanma Airways. International services transferred to Myanmar Airways International, set up in 1993 in a joint venture with Singapore-based Highsonic Enterprises. Executives Chief Executive Officer...............................Maung Htun Tin Finance Manager.............................................. Kaing Thet Head of Flight Operations..................................... Han Soe Fleet (orders) 1 x ATR 42-300 2 x ATR 72-200 2 x ATR 72-500 3 x AVIC XAC MA60 (2) x Comac ARJ21-700 3 x Fokker F-28-4000 Main base Yangon (RGN) Hubs Mandalay (MDL)

Myanmar Airways International [8M] (MMA) 08-02 Sakura Tower, 339 Bogyoke Aung San Road, Yangon, Myanmar Tel +95 1 255 260 Fax +95 1 255 305 Email [email protected] Website www.maiair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Royal Myanmar Transport (80%), Ministry of Transport (20%) Alliances Jetstar Asia, Malaysia Airlines, Thai Airways International Date operations started 15 August 1993 Description Operates scheduled regional services linking Yangon with Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. History Initially established in a joint venture with Singaporebased Highsonic Enterprises. Thus ended in 1998 and the company reverted to being wholly-owned by the Myanmar government. In January 2001 a new joint venture was formed between Myanmar Airways, Region Air Myanmar and Zan. Executives Managing Director............................................... Aung Gyi Senior Finance Manager...................................Kyaw Wynn Fleet (orders) 4 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Yangon (RGN)

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N Nakina Air Service [T2] PO Box 126, Nakina, Ontario, P0T 2H0, Canada Tel +1 807 329 5341 Fax +1 807 329 5876 Email [email protected] 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)

nas air [XY] (KNE) Tahlia Street, PO Box 305161, Riyadh, 11361, Saudi Arabia Tel +966 1 217 1800 Fax +966 1 217 1830 Email [email protected] Website www.flynas.com Parent organisation/shareholders National Air Services (100%) Date operations started 25 February 2007 Description Saudi Arabia’s first low-cost carrier, offering ticketless, single-class services on an extensive domestic network, and a growing regional network including Amman, Alexandria, Beirut, Dubai, Islamabad, Istanbul, Khartoum, Kuwait, Lahore, Sharjah, Sharm el Sheikh and Sana’a. History Established in 2006 as part of the NAS Group of Companies. The initial route network served five cities from Riyadh. Commenced flights on 21 public service obligation routes in October 2007. International services were launched on 23 July 2008 from Jeddah and Riyadh. Executives Chief Executive Officer................................. Edward Winter Chief Operations Officer ................................... Jason Holt Director of Flight Operations ....................Mansoor Al-Harbi Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A319-100 8 (20) x Airbus A320-200 6 (7) x Embraer 190-100LR Main base Riyadh (RUH)

Nasair [UE] PO Box 11915, Asmara, Eritrea Tel +2911 200 700 Fax +291 1 117 622 Email [email protected] 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, N’Djamena 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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National Airlines [5M] (MUA) 835 Willow Run Airport, Ypsilanti, Michigan, 48198-0899, USA Tel +1 734 484 4800 Fax +1 734 484 4875 Email [email protected] Website www.nationalairlines.aero

Parent organisation/shareholders National Air Cargo Group (100%) Date operations started December 1986 Description Operates international cargo flights linking Detroit’s 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)

National Airways (NAC) [YJ] (NTN) PO Box 293, Lanseria, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 1748, South Africa Tel +27 11 267 5000 Fax +27 11 267 5054 Email [email protected] Website www.nac.co.za Parent organisation/shareholders Imperial (62%), management (38%) Date operations started 25 May 1946 Description South African general aviation company offering a wide range of products and services for both fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters. Operations include maintenance, pilot training, aircraft and spares sales, and aviation management. NAC Charter is the flight operations and charter division. History In July 1999 Safair purchased NAC. At the same time, Streamline Aviation merged into NAC to form NAC Charter. Executives Chairman................................................... Ralph Boettger Chief Executive Officer.................................Martin Banner Chief Financial Officer.....................................Hennie Smit Operations Director..................................... Attie Niemann Fleet (orders) 2 x Beech Baron 58 2 x Beech 1900C 2 x Beech 1900D 1 x Beechjet 400 3 x Beechcraft King Air 200 2 x Beechcraft King Air 300 1 x Beechcraft King Air 90 1 x Cessna S550 1 x Embraer EMB-120ER 5 x Embraer EMB-120RT 1 x Hawker Beechcraft Hawker 4 2 x Hawker Beechcraft Hawker 9 3 x Hawker Beechcraft King Air 8 x Pacific Aerospace PAC 750X 1 x Partenavia AP68TP-100 1 x Pilatus PC-12 1 x Raytheon Aircraft 125-800 1 x Beechcraft Premier 1 x Socata TBM850 Main base Lanseria (HLA) Hubs Gaborone (GBE), Durban (DUR), Cape Town (CPT)

Nationale Regionale Transport (NRT) BP821, International Airport of Libreville, Libreville, Gabon Tel +241 06 66 90 90 Fax +241 73 25 07

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

Nature Air [5C] (NRR) Hangar 27, Tobías Bolanos Airport, San Jose, Costa Rica Tel +506 2299 6000 Fax +506 2220 0413 Email [email protected] Website www.natureair.com Parent organisation/shareholders NatureAir Holding (100%) Date operations started 1991 Description Operates an extensive scheduled route network throughout Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua, as well as regional charter flights for tour operators and sightseeing tours. History Founded in 1990 as Travel Air by two Alaska aviators, operating tourist flights between selected destinations. ut up for sale in 2000 and acquired by CEO Alex Khasjavi and family, owners of the California-based eco resort consulting company Naturegate. Subsequently rebranded as Nature Air, becoming part of the Nature Group family. Became the world’s first airline to compensate for 100% of its carbon emissions from flight operations in 2004 under a scheme certified by the Costa Rican government. Executives Chief Operations Officer ............................Roberto Kopper General Manager.............................................Carlo Sosto Fleet (orders) 1 x Beechcraft King Air 90 2 x Cessna CE208 3 x DHC6-300 Main base San Jose (SYQ) Hubs Liberia (LIR)

Naturelink Charters (NRK) South Africa Provided fixed wing and helicopter charter services for corporate, leisure and tourist sectors from Wonderboom Airport. Also operated worldwide contract flying for various oil companies and international corporations. It was acquired by National Airways in 2010 and its operations were gradually merged into the Lanseria-based company. The Naturelink name finally disappeared in mid-2011.

NAYSA [ZN] (NAY) Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria, Parcela 9 del Zima, Apartado 50, 35230 Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain Tel +34 928 218 100 Fax +34 928 579 603 Email [email protected] Website www.naysa.es Parent organisation/shareholders Canarias de Aviacion (75%), Serair (25%) Date operations started 7 May 1969 Description Operates scheduled and charter flights from Gran Canaria to Tenerife, El Hierro, Las Palma and La Gomera. Services are flown under the Binter Canarias brand. Air-taxi, air ambulance and crew transfer flights are also operated. Cargo operations between the islands are also carried out. History Formed at Cordoba as NAYSA – Navegación y Servicios Aéreos, and added the word Canarios to the title when starting operations in the Canary Islands in 1973. Relocated to Las Palmas, under new proprietors in 1977. Executives President ......................................Pedro Augustin Castillo Operations Director ...........................Jose Antonio Carrillo General Manager .........................................Jose Santana Fleet (orders) 3 x ATR 72-200 8 x ATR 72-500 Main base Las Palmas LPA

Nayzak Air Transport (NZA) PO Box 90132, Aljala Road, Metiegha Airport, Tripoli, Libya Tel +218 21 351 0192 Fax +218 21 483 9997 Email [email protected] Website www.nayzak.ly Date operations started 6 June 2006 Description Operates scheduled domestic passenger services linking Tripoli with Benghazi and Sebha. International routes from Benghazi serve Athens, Madrid,

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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)

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Nepal Airlines [RA] (RNA) NAC Building, Kantipath, Kathmandu, 711000, Nepal Tel +977 1 4224497 Fax +977 1 4225348 Email [email protected] Website www.nepalairlines.com.np Parent organisation/shareholders Government of Nepal (100%) Description National carrier of Nepal, operating scheduled passenger services linking Kathmandu with 37 domestic points, and with international destinations in Asia and the Middle East. History Formed by the government of Nepal as Royal Nepal Airlines to take over all domestic routes and the international routes between India and Nepal. The present title was adopted in 2006. Executives Managing Director ...................................... Manrup Shahi Operations Director...........................................GP Dhakal Fleet (orders) (3) x AVIC XAC MA60 2 x Boeing 757-200 4 x DHC6-300 Main base Kathmandu (KTM)

Neptune Air [N7] (NEP) 47-1 Jalan Airport City 1, Airport City Business Centre, Kota Warisan, Selangor Darul Ehsanl, 43900 Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia Tel +60 3 8706 8889 / 1989 Fax +60 3 8706 0889 Email [email protected] Website www.neptuneair.com

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 operator’s certificate in May 2009. Executives General Manager............................................ Salleh Abod Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-200QC Main base Kuala Lumpur (KUL)

Nesma Airlines (NMA) 5 El Madina Street, El-Nozha, El-Gadida, Cairo, Egypt Tel +202 2621 7591 Fax +202 2624 6919 Email [email protected] Website www.nesmaairlines.com

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Via Della Chiesa N-68, Somma Lombardo – VA, 21019 Varese, Italy Tel +39 0331 232 890 Fax +39 0331 230 320 Email [email protected] Website www.neosair.it Parent organisation/shareholders Alpitour (controlled by IFIL/Agelli Group) (99.99%), Welcome Travel Group (0.01%) Date operations started 8 March 2002 Description Milan-based airline operating leisure flights in southern Europe, Russia, Africa, Middle East, Far East, Central and South America. History Born as a joint venture between Alpitour parent firm Finanziaria di Partecipazioni, which is controlled by the Agnelli Group and the German tour operator TUI. Since January 2004 Neos has been controlled by Alpitour. Executives Chairman..................................................... Lupo Rattazzi Managing Director......................................Carlo Stradiotti Fleet (orders) 6 x Boeing 737-800 2 x Boeing 767-300 Main base Milan Malpensa (MXP) Hubs Verona (VRN), Bologna (BLQ)

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One of Nusantara Air Charter’s two BAe 146s Date operations started 18 July 2010 Description Operates charter and scheduled services linking cities in Europe and Egypt with destinations in the Middle East. Transporting pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the Hajj and Umrah is expected to form a major part of the airline’s business. History Established in Egypt by the Saudi Arabia-based Nesma family of companies. Executives General Manager .....................................Ashraf Lamloum Finance Manager ................................Osama El-Ghandour Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Cairo (CAI)

Network Aviation PO Box 136, Belmont, Perth, Western Australia, 6984, Australia Tel +61 8 9277 8977 Fax +61 8 9277 8966 Email [email protected] Website www.networkaviation.com.au

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 Australia’s 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

New Central Airservice (CUK) 3177 Hondo-cho, Ryugasaki, Ibaraki, 301-0806, Japan Tel +81 297 621 271 Fax +81 297 621 275 Website www.central-air.co.jp Parent organisation/shareholders Kawada Industries (100%) Date operations started 1999

Description Operates scheduled and charter services between Tokyo’s suburban Chofu Airport and the Izu Islands of Oshima, Nijima and Kozushima. History Established as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kawada Industries. Executives Chairman...................................................... Michiya Mori Chief Executive Officer...........................Hiroshi Nagahama Fleet (orders) 4 x Dornier 228-200 4 x RUAG 228-200 Main base Chofu City

New England Airlines [EJ] (NEA) 56 Airport Road, Westerly, Rhode Island, 02891-3427, USA Tel +1 401 596 2460 Fax +1 401 596 7366 Email [email protected] Website users.ids.net/flybi/nea Date operations started 1970 Description Regional airline operating high-frequency daily scheduled services between Westerly State Airport on Rhode Island and New Shoreham Airport on Block Island. Charter flights throughout the USA are also offered. Executives President......................................................Bill Bendokis Fleet (orders) 2 x Britten-Norman BN-2A 2 x Britten-Norman BN2A 3 x Piper PA-32 Main base Westerly (WST)

New Mexico Airlines [LW] (NMI) PO Box 791537, Albuquerque International Sunport, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87119, USA Website www.pacificwings.com/nma Date operations started 1 July 2007 Description Commuter airline linking Albuquerque with several destinations in New Mexico, including Alamogordo, Albuquerque, Carlsbad, Clovis, Hobbs and Roswell. Charters are also flown. History Created by Pacific Wings of Hawaii to operate under an Essential Air Service contract between Hobbs and Carlsbad, New Mexico. Fleet (orders) 2 x Cessna CE208 Main base Albuquerque (ABQ)

Nextjet [2N] (NJT) Frosundaviks Alle 15, Solna, 169 70 Stockholm, Sweden Tel +46 8 639 8538 Fax +46 8 639 8329 Email [email protected] Website www.nextjet.se Description Provides an extensive domestic service from Stockholm’s Arlanda and Bromma airports to destinations concentrated mainly in northern Sweden,

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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)

NHT Linhas Aereas (NHG) Bairro Navegantes, Rua Dona Teodora 503 sala 2, Bairro Humaita, 90240-300 Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Tel +55 51 3374 9732 Fax +55 51 3374 9795 Website www.voenht.com.br Parent organisation/shareholders Grupo JMT (100%) Alliances TAM Linhas Aéreas Date operations started August 2006 Description Provides a domestic schedule linking Porto Alegre and Curitiba with several destinations in the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Parana, Santa Catarina and Sao Paulo. Also provides feeder services to TAM Linhas Aereas. Charter services are available. History Established by Grupo JMT in August 2006. Employees total 106 Executives Finance Director....................................Alexsandro Ribeiro President.........................................Pedro Antonio Teixeira Fleet (orders) 6 x Let L-410UVP-E Main base Porto Alegre (POA) Hubs Curitiba (CWB)

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Nippon Cargo Airlines [KZ] (NCA) NCA Line Maintenance Hangar, Narita International Airport, Chiba, 282-0021, Japan Tel +81 4 76 303 946 Fax +81 4 76 303 796 Email [email protected] Website www.nca.aero Parent organisation/shareholders NYK Line (83.78%), Nippon Express (2.73%), Yamato Group (2.61%), Suzuyo (2.53%), others (8.53%) Date operations started 1985 Description Provides scheduled cargo services to destinations within Asia and to Europe and the USA. History Established as Japan’s first all-cargo airline. Plans for a possible merger with Japan Airlines International were abandoned in March 2010. Employees total 713 Executives Chairman..................................................... Koji Miyahara President................................................ Tetsufumi Otsuki VP Operations ............................................. Takashi Naka Senior Managing Director........................Yasutaka Tsuruno VP Flight Operations.................................Minoru Nagakura Fleet (orders) 8 x Boeing 747-400 (14) x Boeing 747-8 Main base Tokyo Narita (NRT)

Nile Air [NP] (NIA)

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NOAR Linhas Aéreas (NRA)

Block 8, 8/Block 1140 Abdel Hamid Badawy St, 1140 Abdel Hamid Badawy Street, Sheraton Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt Tel +20 2 2696 8057 Fax +20 2 2414 2705 Email [email protected] Website www.nileair.com

Brazil Date operations started 14 June 2010 Date operations ceased 18 July 2011 Brazilian airline which served domestic routes in northeastern Brazil from its Recife base. Began operating as a feeder airline for GOL from October 2010. NOAR’s air operator’s certificate was suspended indefinitely on 18 July 2011 following a fatal crash involving one of its LET-L-410 aircraft and on 13 July 2011, and the subsequent discovery of irregularities with the airline’s aircraft and maintenance documentation.

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 operator’s 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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Building 511, Room 3056, Frankfurt Airport, 60549 Frankfurt, Germany Tel +49 6969 71790 Fax +49 6 9690 22101 Email [email protected] Website www.nightexpress.de Date operations started June 1984 Description Provides nightly cargo flights between Frankfurt and Coventry with airport-to-airport and door-to-door services. Also undertakes ad hoc cargo charter flights throughout Europe, as well as contract flights between Eindhoven and Coventry and Coventry to Liège. Executives Managing Director...................................... Yvonne E Boag Fleet (orders) 1 x Beech 99 2 x Shorts SD.360-300 Main base Frankfurt FRA Hubs Coventry CVT

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)

Office Park 1, Top B03, 1300 Vienna, Austria Tel +43 1 701 260 Fax +43 1 701 2647 0 Email [email protected] Website www.flyniki.com Parent organisation/shareholders NL Luftfahrt (50.1%), airberlin (49.9%) Alliances airberlin, American Airlines, S7 Airlines Date operations started 28 November 2003 Description Operates services to leisure destinations in Europe and Egypt from Vienna, Salzburg and Friedrichshafen on behalf of tour operator Neckermann Reisen. History Emerged from the former Aero Lloyd Austria operation following its acquisition by ex-Grand Prix driver and Lauda Air founder Niki Lauda. Originally known as flyNiki, the airline rebranded simply as Niki. It was acquired by airberlin with a 24% shareholding in January 2004, representing the start of the co-operation between the two carriers that marked the first European low-cost airliner alliance. Through this arrangement Niki became part of the Air Berlin Group. In May 2010 Air Berlin indirectly increased its shareholding in Niki to 49.9% and was reportedly considering steps to take control of the remaining shares. Employees total 621 Executives President......................................................... Niki Lauda Chief Executive Officer..................................... Otmar Lenz Managing Director.................................... Christian Lesjak Head of Flight Operations................................Peter Esther Fleet (orders) 10 (5) x Airbus A320-200 4 x Airbus A321-200 7 x Embraer 190-100LR Main base Vienna (VIE)

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183 Rajanakarn Building, 17th floor, South Sathorn Road, Yannawa, Sathorn, Bangkok, 10120, Thailand Tel +662 627 2000 Email [email protected] Website www.nokair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Thai Airways International (49%), Patee Sarasin & other Nok Air managers (30%), Siam Commercial Bank (11%), other minor shareholders (5%) Alliances nok mini, Thai Airways International Date operations started 23 July 2004 Description Thailand’s leading domestic airline is a low-cost carrier linking Bangkok’s Don Muang airport with around 25 destinations throughout the country. Connections through Chang Mai are offered via a codeshare agreement with SGA Airlines, operating under the Nok mini brand. History Established as Sky Asia by Thai Airways International as the largest shareholder and rebranded as Nok Airlines on 16 January 2006. A restructuring in October 2011 saw Thai Airways International increase its shareholding to 49%, while Nok Air’s senior management team increased their collective shareholding to 30%. Announced plans to launch its first international route, to Vientiane from 14 March 2012. Executives Chief Executive Officer ................................ Patee Sarasin Chief Financial Officer...............................Vitai Ratanakorn Chief Operations Officer.................................Piya Yodmani Fleet (orders) 2 x ATR 72-200 10 x Boeing 737-400 3 (2) x Boeing 737-800 1 x Saab 340B Main base Bangkok (DMK)

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Nok mini [5E] (SGN) 19/18-19 Royal City Avenue (Block A), Rama 9 Road, Bangkapi, Bangkok, 10310, Thailand Tel +66 2 641 4190 Website www.nokmini.com Parent organsiation/shareholders Siam General Aviation (100%) Alliances Nok Air Date operations started 2002 Description Thai commuter airline providing feeder services from Chiang Mai to Nan and Udon Thani. The company also offers passenger charter flights for island resorts within Thailand. History Formed as SGA Airlines and and began scheduled services in November 2004 between Bangkok and Hua Hin. Announced co-branded services with partner NOK Air on 25 March 2007. All flights now operate as Nok mini. Executives President............................................... Jain Charnnarong Chief Operation Officer.................... Sittiporn Thongprasom Fleet (orders) 1 x Cessna CE208 3 x Saab 340B Main base Chiang Mai (CNX)

Nolinor Aviation (NRL) 11600 Louis-Bisson, Mirabel, Montreal, Quebec, J7N 1G9, Canada Tel +1 514 476 0018 Fax +1 514 476 0199 Email [email protected] Website www.nolinor.com Date operations started 1997 Description Provides passenger charter and cargo services within Canada and cargo charters to the USA. History Began its operations mainly to service hunting and fishing outfitters within the Schefferville region. Executives Managing Director............................ Jacques Prud’homme Fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 737-200 5 x Convair 580 Main base Mirabel (YMX)

Nordavia – Regional Airlines [5N] (AUL) Arkhangelsk Talagi Airport, Arkhangelsk, 163053, Russia Tel +7 8182 218 800 Fax +7 8182 218 855 Email [email protected] Website www.nordavia.ru Parent organisation/shareholders Norilsk Nickel (100%) Alliances Aeroflot Russian Airlines Date operations started October 2004 Description Operates primarily scheduled domestic and regional services from its Arkhangelsk base and hubs at Moscow and Murmansk. Charter flights are also offered. History Formed in 1963 as Arkhangelsk United Aviation Squadron and became AVL Arkhangelskie in 1995. On 11 August 2004 Aeroflot Russian Airlines acquired 51% of Arkhangelsk Airlines and renamed the airline Aeroflot-Nord, becoming Aeroflot’s second regional airline. Rebranded as Nordavia on 1 December 2009. In March 20110, Aeroflot completed the sale of its 51% shareholding to Norilsk Nickel. Executives General Director..........................................Oleg Usmanov Director of Flight Operations.....................Vladimir Simonov Fleet (orders) 4 x Antonov An-24RV 1 x Boeing 737-300 13 x Boeing 737-500 Main base Arkhangelsk (ARH) Hubs Murmansk (MMK), Moscow (SVO)

NordStar [X6] (TYA) 7 Sevastopolskaya Street, Norilsk, 125130, Russia Tel +7 495 783 00 44 Fax +7 3919 460 201 Email [email protected] Website www.taimyravia.ru Parent organisation/shareholders Taimyr Air Date operations started 17 June 2009 Description Operates domestic scheduled services linking Moscow Domodedovo with Norilsk, Adler/Sochi, Krasnoyarsk and St Petersburg. International charter flights are also operated from Moscow. History Established as the Moscow division of established Siberian carrier Taimyr Airlines. Taimyr was founded in 2002 as a joint venture between Norilsk Nickel and the

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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)

Nordwind Airlines [N4] (NWS) 8 Beregovaya Street, Building 1, Moscow, 125367, Russia Tel +7 917 566 5113 Email [email protected] Website www.nordwindairlines.ru Date operations started 2008 Description Russian leisure airline operating international charter services from Moscow Sheremetyevo to Egypt, Europe, the Far East, India, Tunisia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. Wet-leasing services are also offered to other carriers. History Established by Pegas-Turistik, one of Russia’s largest tour operators. Executives Director General....................................... Andrei Lengarov Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A321-200 8 x Boeing 757-200 5 x Boeing 767-300 Main base Moscow (SVO)

Norfolk Air [ON] PO Box 209, Norfolk Island, South Pacific, 2899, Australia Tel +61 6723 24272 Fax +61 6723 24276 Website www.norfolkair.com Date operations started 1 November 2006 Description Established as a government business enterprise providing scheduled links from Norfolk Island to Brisbane, Melbourne, Newcastle and Sydney. All services are provided by Our Airline. History Established by the government of the Australian Commonwealth Territory of Norfolk Island. Originally operated services using aircraft wet-leased from both Qantas and Ozjet. Announced on 26 February 2012 that it would cease operations on 26 March 2012, after the government decided to withdraw from the airline business and stopped Norfolk Air’s funding. Executives Chief Executive Officer................................... Jeff Murdoch Main base Norfolk Island (NLK)

Norse Air (NRX) Norse Air Charter, PO Box 781326, RSA Sandton, Johannesburg, 2146, South Africa Tel +27 11 6660800 Fax +27 11 6660820 Email [email protected] Parent organisation/shareholders Lonrho Africa (43%), others (57%) Description Provides a charter service for passengers and freight throughout Africa. Also offers ACMI leasing. Executives Chief Executive Officer......................................David Avnit Managing Director............................................Nadja Avnit Fleet (orders) 1 x Beechcraft King Air 200 1 x Gulfstream III Main base Lanseria (HLA)

North American Airlines [NA] (NAO) JFK International Airport, Building 141, Federal Circle, Jamaica, New York, 11430, USA Tel +1 718 656 2650 Fax +1 718 995 3372 Email [email protected] Website www.flynaa.com Parent organisation/shareholders Global Aviation Holdings (100%) Date operations started 20 January 1990 Description Carrier providing domestic and international charter flights, also offering wet lease services to other carriers.

History Established by Dan McKinnon, primarily to provide a feeder service to El Al’s 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)

North Cariboo Air (NCB) PO Box 6789, Fort St John, British Columbia, V1J 4J2, Canada Tel +1 250 787 0311 Fax +1 250 787 6086 Email [email protected] Website www.flynca.com Parent organisation/shareholders Dan Wuthrich, Peter Scheiwiller Date operations started 15 May 1957 Description Provides general charter services and support flights for oil and geological exploration companies from its based at Fort St John airport and several hubs. Executives President......................................................... Randy Gee VP Flight Operations ...................................Richard Milton Fleet (orders) 1 x Beech Baron 58 4 x Beech 1900D 5 x Beechcraft King Air 100 5 x Beechcraft King Air 200 2 x Beechcraft King Air 90 4 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 1 x Cessna 550 1 x Cessna U206F 3 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 4 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 1 x Piper PA-31-300 Main base Calgary (YYC) Hubs Edmonton (YEG), Fort St John (YXJ), Fort Liard (YJF)

North Wright Airways [HW] (NWL) Bag Service 2200, Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, X0E 0V0, Canada Tel +1 867 587 2288 Fax +1 867 587 2962 Email [email protected] Website www.north-wrightairways.com

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 [email protected] Website www.northeastshuttles.com

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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)

Northern Air Cargo [D1] (NAC) Old International Airport Road, Anchorage, Alaska, 99502, USA Tel +1 907 243 3331 Fax +1 907 249 5190 Email [email protected] Website www.northernaircargo.com

Parent organisation/shareholders Saltchuk Resources (100%) Date operations started 1956 Description Alaska’s 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)

Northern Thunderbird Air (NTA) 3900 Grumman Road, Prince George, British Columbia, V2N 4M6, Canada Tel +1 250 963 9611 Fax +1 250 963 8422 Email [email protected] Website www.ntair.ca Parent organisation/shareholders Central Mountain Air Date operations started 1971 Description Provides a charter service throughout Canada, together with scheduled weekday flights from Prince George to Tsay Keh and Fortware, and from Smithers to Dease Lake and Bobquinn. History Established through the 1971 amalgamation of two airlines based in northern British Columbia: Northern Mountain, which began operations in 1959, and Thunderbird, which started in the early 1960s. Executives General Manager............................................... Bill Hesse Fleet (orders) 3 x Beech 1900C 1 x Beech 1900D 2 x Beechcraft King Air 100 1 x Beechcraft King Air 300 1 x Cessna CE208 1 x Dornier 328-100 Main base Prince George (YXS) Hubs Smithers (YYD), Vancouver (YVR), Calgary (YYC)

Northwestern Air [J3] (PLR) PO Box 23, Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, X0E 0P0, Canada Tel +1 867 872 2216 Fax +1 867 872 2214 Email [email protected] Website www.nwal.ca Parent organisation/shareholders Harrold family (100%) Date operations started 1968 Description Provides passenger services from its main base at Fort Smith airport, including scheduled flights serving Fort McMurray, Cold Lake, Calgary, Red Deer, Edmonton and Yellowknife. History Started as a leasing company but commenced flying operations in 1968, expanding to scheduled passenger services in 1984. Executives President...................................................... Terry Harrold

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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)

Norwegian [DY] (NAX) Oksenoyveien 10A, PO Box 115, 1330 Fornebu, Norway Tel +47 67 59 30 00 Fax +47 67 59 30 01 Email [email protected] Website www.norwegian.no Parent organisation/shareholders HBK Invest (27.48%), Awilco Invest (6.47%), Finnair (4.77%), others (61.28%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings norwegian.se (100%) Date operations started January 1993 Description Norwegian is Scandinavia’s second-largest airline, operating a high-frequency, low-cost flight schedule over almost 240 routes to more than 90 destinations in Scandinavia, across Europe and to north Africa and the Middle East. History Formed as Busy Bee Airservice in 1967. It then operated between 1972 and 1980 as Air Executive Norway and reformed as Norwegian Air Shuttle. From the establishment of the new company in 1993 and up to the spring of 2003, the company operated flights on behalf of Braathens in Norway. The 737 low-cost operation started in September 2002. A new hub was opened at Helsinki Vantaa in October 2010. One month after launching services from Gothenburg’s Landvetter Airport, it became Norwegian’s latest hub in March 2011. Executives Chairman..........................................................Bjorn Kise Chief Executive Officer.......................................Bjorn Kjos Chief Financial Officer.................................... Frode E Foss Chief Operations Officer................................Asgeir Nyseth Fleet (orders) (100) x Boeing 737 MAX 14 x Boeing 737-300 49 (79) x Boeing 737-800 (5) x Boeing 787-8 Main base Oslo (OSL), Trondheim (TRD) Hubs Gothenburg (GOT), Copenhagen (CPH, Stavanger (SVG), Warsaw (WAW), Bergen (BGO), Helsinki (HEL)

Nouvelair Tunisie [BJ] (LBT) Zone Touristique, Dkhila, BP 66, 5065 Monastir, Tunisia Tel +216 73 52 06 00 Fax +216 73 52 06 66 Email [email protected] Website www.nouvelair.com.tn Parent organisation/shareholders Aziz Milad (through Tunisian Travel Services Group (60%), others (40%) Date operations started 21 March 1990 Description Operates tourist charters from European cites to Tunisia’s holiday resorts. History Founded as an a affiliate of French operator Air Liberté, known as Air Liberté Tunisie. The Tunisian Travel Service Group became the majority shareholder in 1995. Tunisian interests acquired the stake held by Air Liberté in early 1996 and the airline was renamed as Nouvelair Tunisie in March 1996. Acquired the Karthago Group’s majority interest in Karthago Airlines as part of a merger, announced in October 2008. Nouvelair subsequently took over the control and management of both Karthago Airlines and Egyptian subsidiary Koral Blue. The Karthago merger was completed in November 2009 and the carrier had been fully integrated into Nouvelair by January 2011. Executives Chairman............................................. Belhassen Trabelsi Chief Executive Officer ............................... Aziz Millad Aziz General Director........................................... Chokri Zarrad Fleet (orders) 10 x Airbus A320-200 2 x Airbus A321-200 1 x Bombardier CL604 Main base Monastir (MIR) Hubs Djerba (DJE), Tunis (TUN)

Nouvelle Air Affaires Gabon (NVS) Aeroport International Leon Mba, Libreville, Gabon Tel +241 73 20 10 Fax +241 73 01 92 Email [email protected] Website www.sn2ag.com

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)

Nova Airways [O9] (NOV) The Nile Avenue, Kuwaiti Building, Ground Floor, Khartoum, Sudan Tel +249 183 775 965 Fax +249 183 744 742 Email [email protected] Website www.novaairways.com

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)

Novair [N9] (NVR) PO Box 45439, 104 31 Stockholm, Sweden Tel +46 8 673 8600 Fax +46 8 673 8639 Email [email protected] Website www.novair.net Parent organisation/shareholders Kuoni Travel Holding (100%) Date operations started November 1997 Description Operates charter flights from Stockholm to the Mediterranean and the Canary Islands, and also provides long-haul services to Thailand, India, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Mexico and Cuba. History Novair commenced operations with flights from Stockholm to the Canary Islands and Phuket in Thailand, on behalf of its parent company Apollo Resor, in 1997. On 1 January 2001 Swiss-based Kuoni Travel Holding increased its stake in Novair’s parent company, Apollo Resor, from 45% to 100%. Executives Managing Director.......................................... Anders Fred Finance Manager...................................... Marie Edjarsson Flight Operations Manager............................... Per Nilsson Fleet (orders) 3 x Airbus A321-200 Main base Stockholm Arlanda (ARN)

Nusantara Air Charter (SJK) Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, 2nd Floor A54/PK, Jakarta, 13610, Indonesia Tel +62 21 80870707 Date operations started 2005 Description Indonesian cargo and passenger charter airline. Also operates regular cargo flights between Jayapura on the Island of Papua and Waimens. History Launched executive passenger charter services with a single Fokker F28-4000 in 2005. Introducing A BAE Systems 146-100 (QT) freighter into services in June 2009 for cargo charter work. Fleet (orders) 2 x BAe 146-200 1 x Canadair CL601 Main base Jakarta (HLP)

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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 [email protected] 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 China’s first privately-owned airline, and received its air operator’s certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) on 27 February 2005. In March 2010 the Da Tian W Group acquired the Juneyao Group’s 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)

OLT Express [OL] (OLT) Postfach 20 30, Gorch-Fock-Strasse 103, 26700 Emden, Germany Tel +49 492 1 899 2 0 Fax +49 492 1 899 222 Email [email protected] Website www.oltexpress.de www.flieofd.de

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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465 Pulawska Street, 02-844 Warsaw, Poland Tel +48 22 644 9868 Fax +48 22 644 5289 Email [email protected] Website www.oltexpress.com Parent organisation/shareholders Amber Gold (100%) Date operations started 29 April 2011 Description Operates a domestic service linking Waesaw with Gdansk, Krakow, Katowice, Rzeszow, Lodz, Wroclaw, Poznan and Szczecin. Fleet (orders) 3 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Warsaw (WAW)

OLT Jet Air [O2] ul. Slowackiego 206, 80-298 Gdansk, Poland Tel +48 22 868 4581 Email [email protected] Website www.oltjetair.com Alliances OLT Express Date operations started 2005 Description Operates scheduled services linking Kraków and Gdansk with Bremen, Hamburg, Nuremburg and Rotterdam. Also offers charter flights and wet-leasing services. History Established as aviation brokerage and aviation charter flight provider. Operated scheduled domestic services on behalf of LOT Polish Airlines, using BAe Jetstream 32 turboprops from late 2005 until late 2007. Concentrated from 2008 on flying own-brand scheduled and charter flights. Executives President & CEO.....................................Krysztof Wicherek Operations Manager .......................... Mlotkovski Zbigniew Fleet (orders) 3 x Fokker 100 3 x Saab 2000 1 x Saab 340 Main base Bydgoszcz (BZG)

Olympic Air [OA] (NOA) 1st km Varis Koropiou, Ifaistou Street, 194 00 Koropi, Greece Tel +30 21 0363 0123 Fax +30 21 0355 0632 Website www.olympicair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Marfin Investment Group (100%) Alliances Aegean Airlines, Cyprus Airways, Delta Air Lines, Egyptair, Etihad Airways, KLM, Meridiana fly Date operations started 29 September 2009 Description Privately-owned successor to Greek stateowned flag carrier Olympic Airways which took over from its predecessor at midnight on 29 September 2009. The initial route network serves 10 European and 20 domestic destinations, in addition to Greek public service obligation flights. History On 6 March 2009 the Greek government announced the sale of flight operations, ground handling operations and the technical base of the Olympic Airlines Group to

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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)

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Oman Air [WY] (OMA) P.O Box 58, Seeb International Airport, 111 Muscat, Oman Tel +968 24 519 327 Fax +968 24 510 924 Email [email protected] Website www.omanair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Oman government (98.825%), others (1.8%) Alliances British Midland International, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Gulf Air, Malaysia Airlines, S7 Airlines Date operations started May 1993 Description National Carrier of the Sultanate of Oman. Operates scheduled regional and international services throughout the Gulf, Middle East, Indian sub-continent and Europe, and to selected points in the Far East, Africa and Indian Ocean. Domestic schedules between Muscat and Salalah and passenger and cargo charters are also operated. History Formed as the result of a merger of the former Gulf Air Light Aircraft division and Oman International Services, as Oman Aviation Services. Long-haul services, initially from Muscat to London Gatwick and Bangkok were launched in November 2007. On 21 April 2008 parent company Oman Aviation Services changed its corporate name, becoming Oman Air. During 2009 the airline initiated a change its focus and business model from that of a regional carrier, with the objective of becoming a truly world-class international airline. Executives Chairman...............................Ahmed bin Abdul Nabi Macki Chief Executive Officer..................................Wayne Pearce Chief Financial Officer....................................Japeen Shah Fleet (orders) 4 x Airbus A330-200 3 x Airbus A330-300 2 x ATR 42-500 2 x Boeing 737-700 13 (6) x Boeing 737-800 (6) x Boeing 787-8 2 (2) x Embraer 175-200LR Main base Muscat (MCT)

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Omni Air International [OY] (OAE) PO Box 582527, 3303 N Sheridan Road, Hangar 19, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74158-2527, USA Tel +1 918 836 5393 Fax +1 918 834 4850 Email [email protected] Website www.omniairintl.com Parent organisation/shareholders Privately-owned Date operations started March 1993 Description Operates international and domestic passenger charters. It also offers wet-leasing. History Founded in 1983, as Continental Air Transport, as a US Part 135 operator. In 1993, the carrier expanded and became a US Part 121 Supplemental Air Carrier. Omni began passenger operations in December 1997, after receiving Department of Transport authority in November 1997. Executives President & CEO......................................... Jeffrey Crippen Senior Director Finance..............................Alandra Baggett Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 757-200 2 x Boeing 767-200 5 x Boeing 767-300 2 x Boeing 777-200 Main base Oklahoma City (OKC)

OneJetOne (OJN) OneJetOne Airways Kenya Limited, P.O. Box 47969, Mombasa Road, Approaching JKIA, Nairobi, 00100, Kenya Tel +254 729 407100 Email [email protected] 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)

Onur Air [8Q] (OHY) Senlik Mahallesi No 2 Gatal Sok, N. 3 Senlikkoy-Florya, 34153 Istanbul, 34810, Turkey Tel +90 212 663 2300 Fax +90 212 663 2319 Email [email protected] Website www.onurair.com.tr Parent organisation/shareholders Privately-owned (100%) Date operations started May 1992 Description Turkish charter carrier flying to points in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. In addition to its own fleet, other aircraft are often leased in to provide additional capacity during the peak summer months. Also provides scheduled domestic services since deregulation of the local market. History Commenced operations with two leased Airbus A320s. Launched low-fare domestic services in 2003. Executives Chairman & CEO..............................Hamit Cankut Bagana VP Operations...........................................Ercan Peksapici Fleet (orders) 6 x Airbus A300B4-600 10 x Airbus A320-200 2 x Airbus A321-100 7 x Airbus A321-200 4 x Airbus A330-300 Main base Istanbul (IST)

OpenSkies [EC] (BOS) Bat 519, 5, allée du Commandant Mouchotte, Paray Vieille Poste, 91781 Wissous, France Tel +33 1 7422 4200 Fax +33 1 7422 4220 Email [email protected] Website www.flyopenskies.com Parent organisation/shareholders British Airways (100%) Alliances American Airlines Date operations started 19 June 2008 Description Paris-based British Airways subsidiary operating all-business class services linking Paris Orly with Newark. Services offer two levels of accommodation, with lie-flat beds and reclining seats.

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History Developed as Project Lauren to take advantage of the new EU-US open skies agreement. Following the takeover of L’Avion and the merger with OpenSkies in August 2008, the airline began operating under Elysair’s air operator’s 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)

Orbest Orizonia Airlines [TY] (IWD) St. Rita Levi S / N, Edificio Orizonia Corporacion, Parc Bit, Baleares, 07121 Palma de Mallorca, 07012, Spain Tel +34 971 076 600 Fax +34 971 713 184 Email [email protected] Website www.orbest.com Parent organisation/shareholders Grupo Orizonia (100%) Alliances Air Europa, Iberia Date operations started 12 April 1998 Description Operates charter flights from the Balearic and Canary Islands to European destinations, north Africa, and South America, as well as scheduled flights on domestic routes. History Founded by GI (Grupo Iberostar), one of Spain’s largest tourist enterprises. On 1 May 2011 the airline rebranded, taking the name of its Portuguese subsidiary carrier, Orbest, the airline brand of the Orizonia Corporacion. Executives Director General......................................Emeterio Lorente Fleet (orders) 5 x Airbus A320-200 2 x Airbus A330-300 Main base Palma de Mallorca (PMI) Hubs Lisbon (LIS)

Orenair [R2] (ORB) Orenburg Airport, Orenburg District, Orenburg, Orenburgskaya Region, 460049, Russia Tel +7 3532 311 555 Fax +7 3532 419 878 Email [email protected] Website www.oal.ru Parent organisation/shareholders Aeroflot (100%) Alliances S7 Airlines Date operations started 1992 Description Operates domestic and international schedules to Dushanbe, Dusseldorf, Hannover and Khudzhand. Also operates extensive domestic and international charters and carries out aerial work. History Formed from the Aeroflot Orenburg Division, the airline was renamed Orenburg Airlines in 1992. The business was converted into a joint stock company in January 2011. Orenair was one of six airlines selected in February 2011 to be integrated into Aeroflot. Aeroflot completed the planned acquisition from Rostekhnologii of 100% of Orenair in November 2011. Executives General Director.........................................Boris Portnikov First Deputy General Director.......................Sergey Lazarev Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-400 3 x Boeing 737-500 14 x Boeing 737-800 1 x Boeing 777-200 35 x PZL An-2 2 x PZL An-2T 1 x Tupolev Tu-154M 1 x Tupolev Tu-204-100 Main base Orenburg (REN) Hubs Orsk (OSW)

Orient Thai Airlines [OX] (OEA) 18 Rachadapisek Road, Klongtoey, Bangkok, 10110, Thailand Tel +66 2 229 4260 Fax +66 2 229 4278 Email [email protected] Website www.orient-thai.com Parent organisation/shareholders Private (Thai) (100%) Description Operates charter services and scheduled flights in Southeast Asia.

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)

Oriental Air Bridge [O3] (NGK) 598-2 Mishima-cho, Omura-shi, Nagasaki, Omura, 856-0816, Japan Tel +81 957 53 7111 Fax +81 957 53 6592 Email [email protected] Website www.orc-air.co.jp Alliances All Nippon Airways Description Provides a charter service throughout southern Japan, together with a service between Nagasaki and Fukuoka. History Renamed Oriental Air Bridge from Nagasaki Airways in March 2001. Executives Chief Executive Officer........................ Kunihisa Yamaguchi Fleet (orders) 2 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 Main base Nagasaki (NGS) Hubs Fukuoka (FUK)

Our Airline [ON] (RON) Nauru Air Corporation, Level 3, 99 Creek Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Tel +61 7 3229 6455 Fax +61 7 3229 6344 Email [email protected] Website www.ourairline.com.au

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)

Overland Airways [OJ] (OLA) 17 Simbiat Abiola Road, Off Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria Tel +234 1 270 7550 Fax +234 1 270 7548 Email [email protected] Website www.overland.aero Parent organsiation/shareholders Landover Co Date operations started 24 November 2003 Description Operates domestic flights from Lagos and Ibadan to Abuja, Ilorin, Minna and Asaba. Charter flights and holiday tours are also provided. History Incorporated on 17 September 1998 as a charter and scheduled local airline. Executives Chief Executive Officer................................... Edward Boyo Chief Operating Officer.................................. Aanu Benson Fleet (orders) 3 x ATR 42-300 2 x Beech 1900D Main base Lagos (LOS) Hubs Ibadan (IBA)

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P 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 [email protected] 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)

Pacific Air Express (PAQ) 97 Buchanan Road, Banyo, Brisbane, Queensland, 4014, Australia Tel +617 3267 0055 Fax +617 3267 1269 Website www.pacificairexpress.com.au Date operations started 1993 Description Operates regular cargo charters between Brisbane, the Solomon Islands and Nauru. Also offers ad hoc regional cargo charters. All services are operated using aircraft chartered in as required. History Established by Australian Gary Clifford and a business partner from the Solomon Islands. The airline was originally based in the Solomon Islands capital of Honiara but relocated to Brisbane because of the civil war that erupted in the Solomon Islands in 1999. Executives Chief Executive Officer....................................Gary Clifford Financial Director............................................. David Craik Main base Brisbane BNE Hubs Honiara HIR

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 [email protected] 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

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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 [email protected] 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

Pacific Sun Airlines (PAS) CAAFI Compound, PO Box 9270, Nadi International Airport, Nadi, Fiji Tel +679 6723 555 Email [email protected] Website www.pacificsun.com.fj Date operations started 1 February 2007 Description Regional airline serving a domestic network in Fiji, with extensions to Nukualofa, Tonga and Port Vila, Vanuatu. History Fiji Airlines, trading as Pacific Sun, was incorporated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air Pacific. Local competitor Sun Air, which was founded in 1980 as Sunflower Airlines, launched services in July 1981. Sunflower rebranded as Sun Air in December 1998 but was acquired by Air Pacific on 1 February 2007 and was subsequently integrated into Pacific Sun. Fleet (orders) 2 x ATR 42-500 2 x DHC6-300 Main base Nadi NAN Hubs Suva SUV

Pacific Wings [LW] (NMI) 1 Kahului Airport Rd., Commuter Terminal, Kahului, Hawaii, 96732, USA Tel +1 808 873 0877 Fax +1 808 873 7920 Email [email protected] Website www.pacificwings.com Parent organisation/shareholders Air Nevada Airlines (Myron Caplan) (50%), Frank Ford (50%) Date operations started July 1974 Description Provides scheduled departures and VIP charter air services throughout the states of Hawaii, New Mexico and Texas as Pacific Wings Airlines, PW Express and New Mexico Airlines. History Incorporated originally as an on-demand charter operator under the name of Air Nevada, and started scheduled services in 1978. After Eagle Canyon Airlines acquired its network of tour operators, Air Nevada ceased operations in January 1998, changed its operating name to Pacific Wings and continued its scheduled services within the state of Hawaii. Executives Chairman & CEO........................................ Franklin Ford Jr President............................................... Gregory Kahlstorf Fleet (orders) 3 x Cessna CE208 Main base Albuquerque (ABQ), Kahului (OGG) Hubs Honolulu (HNL), Hoolehua (MKK)

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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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)

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Pakistan International Airlines [PK] (PIA) PIA Head Office, Old Airport, Terminal 1, Karachi, 75200, Pakistan Tel +92 3 21 457 2011 Fax +92 3 21 457 2225 Email [email protected] Website www.piac.aero Parent organisation/shareholders Government of Pakistan (82.85%), PIA Employees Empowerment Trust (9%), individual shareholders (3.06%), others (5.09%) Alliances China Southern Airlines, Thai Airways International, Turkish Airlines Date operations started 10 May 1954 Description Pakistani flag carrier operating scheduled services to some 50 destinations throughout Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North America. An extensive domestic network links 24 destinations in Pakistan. History Commenced with flights between West and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), followed by the first international route from Karachi to London on 1 February 1955. Employees total 21,500 Executives Chairman..................................................Ahmed Mukhtar Deputy Managing Director.............................. Salim Sayani Managing Director ................................Nadeem Yousafzai Chief Financial Officer...................................Nayyar Hayyat Fleet (orders) 9 x Airbus A310-300 7 x ATR 42-500 5 x Boeing 737-300 5 x Boeing 747-300 6 x Boeing 777-200 3 (5) x Boeing 777-300 Main base Karachi (KHI) Hubs Lahore (LHE), Islamabad (ISB)

PAL Airlines [5P] (PCP) San Sebastian 2839, Of. 611, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile Tel +56 2 651 0600 Fax +56 2 2481 4107 Email [email protected] Website www.aerolineaprincipal.cl Parent organisation/shareholders Chilean private investors (100%) Date operations started January 2007 Description Offers ad hoc and contract charters to groups, sports teams and tour operators throughout Latin America. History Established by a group of Chilean businessmen as Aerolinea Principal. In 2006 Futura International Airways was engaged to reorganise the company, but services were suspended following the September 2008 closure of Futura. Resumed services in December 2008 and became Principal Airlines in January 2009. Adopted the PAL Airlines branding in 2010. Executives General Manager........................................Kenneth Welch Finance Director............................... Carlos Musiet Talguia Fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 737-200 2 x Boeing 737-300 Main base Santiago (SCL)

Palm Aviation (PAY) PO Box 293711, Sharjah International Airport Free Zone, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel +971 4 299 3100 Fax +971 4 299 3200 Email [email protected] Website palm-aviation.com Date operations started 2008 Description Multi-discipline airline operation providing charter flights, aircraft management and ground-handling services. Executives Chairman ...............................................Khalid Al Mutawa Chief Executive Officer.............................. Samer Dabbagh Operations Director ......................................... David Ovey Fleet (orders) 2 x BAe 146-300 Main base Dubai (DXB)

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Pamir Air International Afghanistan Date operations started 1995 Date operations ceased 19 March 2011 Established as the first private airline to receive an air operator’s certificate from the Ministry of Civil Aviation of the Islamic government of Afghanistan. Operated its first international flight on 21 May 2007 between Kabul and Dubai.

Pan Air [PV] (PNR) Avenida Central, Parcela 1.5 B5, Centro de Carga Aerea, Aeropuerto Madrid-Barajas, 28042 Madrid, Spain Tel +34 91 312 0422 Fax +34 91 312 0440 Email [email protected] Parent organisation/shareholders TNT Express Spain (100%) Date operations started December 1988 Description Operates on the TNT Express European Network. Executives General Manager................................... Elena McCormack Fleet (orders) 6 x BAe 146-200 2 x BAe 146-300 Main base Madrid (MAD) Hubs Barcelona (BCN), Sevilla (SVQ), Valencia (VLC), Zaragoza (ZAZ)

Pan Am World Airways Dominicana [7Q] (PWD) Gustavo Mejia Ricart #93, Plaza Piantini, 2 Do. Piso, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Tel +1 809 563 4691 Fax +1 809 563 4693 Email [email protected] Website www.pawad.com.do Description Operates scheduled domestic services linking Santo Domingo with Punta Cana and regional services to destinations in Haiti and Puerto Rico. Also offers domestic charters. History Established by Pan Am owner Guilford to operate scheduled flights between the Dominican Republic and Haiti, Puerto Rico, and Curacao. Acquired by Servair in 2005. On 10 May 2007 PAWA Dominicana was awarded its new air operator’s certificate. Executives President................................. Juan Carlos Hernandez Snr General Manager................................................ Paul Cruz Fleet (orders) 2 x BAe Jetstream 31 2 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 Main base Santo Domingo (SDQ)

Pan Europeenne Air Service (PEA) Aeroport Chambery Aix Les Bains, 73420 Le Viviers du Lac, France Tel +33 4 79544268 Fax +33 4 79544645 Email [email protected] Website www.paneuropeenne.com

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)

Passaredo Linhas Aereas [P3] (PAZ) Av. Thomaz Alberto Whatelly, s/n Lote 16, Aeroporto Leite Lopes, 14015-160 Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil Tel +55 16 3931 7100 Fax +55 16 3931 7100 Email [email protected] Website www.voepassaredo.com.br

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 Aéreas 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)

Pantanal Linhas Aereas [GP] (PTN) c/o TAM Linhas Aereas, Ave Jurandir 856 - Lote 4 (Jardim Ceci), Jardim Aeroporto Congonhas, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, CEP 04578-000, Brazil Tel +55 11 5582 8811 Fax +55 11 5071 1080 Email [email protected] Website www.tam.com.br

Parent organisation/shareholders TAM Linhas Aéreas (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)

Payam Air [2F] (IRP) No 3 Toopchi Street, Shariati Avenue, Tehran, 15589, Iran Tel +98 21 8846 8018 Fax +98 21 8846 4900 Website www.payamaviation.ir Parent organisation/shareholders Iran Telecommunications (50%), Islamic Republic of Iran Post (50%) Description Operates cargo services for the Iranian postal and telecommunications authorities, together with commercial services. History Established as IPTAS. Executives General Manager......................................Ahmmad Sanaei Deputy Managing Director Admin & Finance....................... .................................................... Mohamad Reza Sanjabi DMD Operations Technical & Commercial.....M Abbas Nejad Fleet (orders) 5 x Embraer EMB-110P Main base Tehran (THR)

Papillon Airways [HI] South Rim Operations, Grand Canyon National Park Airport, PO Box 455, North Highway 64, Tusayan Grand Canyon, Arizona, 86023, USA Date operations started 1965 Description Operates over 40 sightseeing excursions to the Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, Monument Valley and Page/Lake Powell. A fleet of nearly 50 helicopters, operated under the Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters brand, is augmented by a smaller fleet of De Havilland Canada Twin Otter Vistaliners which are also available for charter services from bases at Boulder City, Grand Canyon and Phoenix/Scottsdale.

Peach [MM] (APJ) Tajiri-cho, Sennangun, Osaka, Japan Tel +81 50 3776 6750 Website www.flypeach.com Parent organisation/shareholders All Nippon Airways (38.67%), First Investment Group (33.3%), Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (28%) Date operations started 1 march 2012 Description Start-up airline operating services from Osaka to Fukuoka and Sapporo. International services, initially to Seoul Incheon, are expected before the end of 2012. Additional domestic and international services to China, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand are planned. History Joint venture between All Nippon Airways and First Eastern Investment Group of Hong Kong to create Japan’s first dedicated low-cost carrier. Initially called A&F Aviation, on 24 May 2011 it was rebranded as Peach Aviation. Executives Chief Executive Officer................................. Shinichi Inoue Fleet (orders) 3 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Osaka (KIX)

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Pearl Aviation Level 3, 19 The Mall, PO Box 338, Darwin, 0801, Australia Tel +61 8 8982 5400 Fax +61 8 8982 5506 Email [email protected] 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)

Pegasus Airlines [PC] (PGT) Basin Express Yolu No. 2, Halkali 34303, 34303 Istanbul, 34800, Turkey Tel +90 212 697 7777 Fax +90 212 693 24 44 Email [email protected] Website www.flypgs.com Parent organisation/shareholders ESAS Holding (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Kyrgyz Pegasus Airlines (49%), airberlin (16.48%) Alliances airberlin, Izair Date operations started May 1990 Description Provides holiday charter flights to the Turkish resorts from European countries, with an emphasis on Germany, in addition to providing scheduled flights linking 17 destinations within Turkey. Also offers on demand charters and ACMI leases. History Established as a joint venture between Aer Lingus, Silkar Yatirim and Net Holding. Launched charter services in May 1990. Enternasyonal Turizm Yatirim acquired 85% of the company in 1994, while Silkar retained its 15% stake. Acquired outright by ESAS Holding in January 2005. Relaunched as Turkey’s first full low-cost airline, operating domestic schedules on 1 November 2005. Izmir-based start-up carrier Izair began operating both domestic schedules and charter flights for Pegasus on 26 June 2006. Signed a strategic partnership with Izair on 30 March 2007, taking a 20% shareholding in the carrier. ESAS subsequently increased its stake in Izair to over 72%. Commercial co-operation with Air Berlin began on 30 September 2009. Applied for a listing on the Istanbul stock exchange in February 2011 Executives Chairman & CEO..............................................Ali Sabanci Chief Financial Officer..................................... Serhan Ulga General Manager......................................... Sertac Haybat Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-400 34 (11) x Boeing 737-800 Main base Antalya (AYT)

Pel-Air Aviation (QWA) 81-83 Baxter Road, Mascot, Sydney, New South Wales, 2020, Australia Tel +61 2 9667 7700 Fax +61 2 9667 7701 Email [email protected] Website www.pelair.com.au Parent organisation/shareholders Rex Group (100%) Date operations started 1984 Description Australia’s largest operator of express freight aircraft, offering overnight contract and ad hoc charters through its wholly-owned subsidiary Pel-Air Express. Also provides defence and government-related aviation support operations, medivac services, special mission activities for international aid organisations and executive charter flights throughout Australasia. Air Link Airlines is a sister charter operator within the Rex Group. History Pel-Air Aviation and its wholly-owned subsidiary Pel-Air Express launched services to provide the Australian express freight industry with air services on behalf of all the major freight forwarders. Executives Chief Operating Officer.....................................Eugene Lee Finance Director ............................................ Meehir Mak VP Operations & Chief Pilot............................. Tim Turnball

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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)

Pelita Air Service (PAS) Jalan Abdul Muis 52-56A, Jakarta, 10160, Indonesia Tel +62 21 231 2030 Fax +62 21 231 2063 Email [email protected] Website www.pelita-air.com Parent organisation/shareholders Pertamina (90%), Patra Jara (10%) Alliances Indonesia Air Transport – IAT Date operations started 24 January 1970 Description Provides flight operation, executive transport, charters, oil and gas support operations, plus general aviation services. The airline operates on behalf of the state oil company Pertamina. History Established to support Pertaminas operations. Pelita has been run as a stand-alone subsidiary since 1981. Executives President & CEO . ................................. Andjar Wibawanun EVP Production..............................................Darwin Pelavi EVP Finance...................................... Benny Respati Budhi Fleet (orders) 1 x BAe 146-RJ85 4 x DHC7-103 1 x DHC7-110 1 x Fokker F-28-4000 2 x Fokker 100 5 x IPTN 212-200 1 x Piper PA-31T Main base Pondok Cabe (PCB)

PenAir [KS] (PEN) 6100 Boeing Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska, 99502, USA Tel +1 907 243 2485 Fax +1 907 243 6848 Email [email protected] Website www.penair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Orin Seybert (51%), Danny Seybert (15%), Others (34%) Alliances Alaska Airlines Date operations started 1956 Description Alaskan commuter airline, operating extensive scheduled passenger and cargo services to over 85 southwestern communities, together with charter and medevac flights. History Concentrated on charter services until scheduled services were added in 1973, between King Salmon and the Pribilof Island communities, St Paul and St. George. During 1985 Peninsula Airways acquired all the assets of Air Transport Services located at Kodiak. In November 1991 Alaska Airlines chose Peninsula Airways to become a codeshare partner. Executives CEO & Chairman............................................Orin Seybert President....................................................Danny Seybert Chief Operating Officer.............................Scott Bloomquist VP Finance............................................ Michael Cerkovnik Fleet (orders) 2 x Cessna CE208 1 x Fairchild Metro III 3 x Grumman G-21A 2 x Saab 340A 9 x Saab 340B Main base Anchorage ANC Hubs Dillingham (DLG), King Salmon (AKN), Cold Bay (CDB), Dutch Harbor (DUT)

People’s Vienna Line [PE] (PEV) c/o Airport Altenrhein AG, Flughafenstr 11, 9423 Altenrhein, Switzerland Tel +41 71 858 51 65 Fax +41 71 858 51 44 Email [email protected] Website www.peoples.ch Parent organisation/shareholders Altenrhein Luftfahrt (100%) Date operations started 27 March 2011 Description Swiss-based, start-up airline operating thrice daily scheduled services between Altenrhein and Vienna.

History Created by Altenrhein Luftfahrt, a subsidiary of St Gallen-Altenrhein Airport. Fleet (orders) 1 x Embraer 170-100LR Main base Altenrhein (ACH)

Perimeter Airlines [4B] (PAG) 626 Ferry Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3H 0T7, Canada Tel +1 204 786 7031 Fax +1 204 783 5598 Email [email protected] Website www.perimeter.ca Parent organisation/shareholders Perimeter Aviation (100%) Date operations started 1960 Description Operates scheduled passenger services from Winnipeg to 12 destinations, and also provides advanced instrument flight training, freight and medevac flights. Executives President...................................................... Mark Wehrle VP Finance ................................................ Denis Levallee Fleet (orders) 1 x Beech 99 1 x Beech 99A 1 x Beech Aircraft Corporation 3 x Beech Travel Air 95 3 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 1 x Fairchild Merlin III 1 x Fairchild Merlin IV 15 x Fairchild Metro II 7 x Fairchild Metro III Main base Winnipeg (YWG)

Perla Airlines Hotel Puerta del Sol, Ground Floor, Calle Los Pinos, Porlamar, Venezuela Tel +58 295 264 7697 Fax +58 295 264 0061 Email [email protected] Website www.perlaairlines.com

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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)

Peruvian Airlines [P9] (PVN) Av Jose Pardo, 495 Miraflores, Lima, Peru Tel +51 1 715 6183 Email [email protected] Website www.peruvianairlines.pe Parent organisation/shareholders Grupo Kanagwa (100%) Date operations started 29 October 2009 Description Operates domestic services linking Lima with Arequipa, Cuzco, Iquitos, Lima, Piura, and Tacna. Chiclayo and Trujillo are also to be added to the network. History Established by Cesar Cataño’s Grupo Kanagawa. Executives Chairman.........................................Juan Morante Bardelli General Manager...................................Mario Juan Chigne VP Finance................................Fernando Romana Zegarra VP Operations ..........................Roberto Rodriguez Galloso Fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 737-200 2 x Boeing 737-300 Main base Lima (LIM)

Pet Airways (SUB) 777 E Atlantic Ave, Suite C2-264, Delray Beach, Florida, 33483, USA Tel +1 888 738 2479 Email [email protected] Website www.petairways.com Parent organisation/shareholders American Antiquities (100%) Alliances Suburban Air Freight Date operations started 14 July 2009 Description US pet transportation specialist providing coast-to-coast service linking Los Angeles, Phoenix, Denver, Omaha, Chicago, Baltimore, New York, Atlanta and Fort Lauderdale. History Launched services as the first airline offering pet-only transportation in the main cabin (rather than the cargo hold) between several major US cities. Acquired by American Antiquities in August 2010. The airline used specially modified Beech 1900 aircraft supplied

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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)

Petra Airlines (PTR) Hangar 5, Amman Queen Alia International Airport, Zizya, Amman, Jordan Tel +962 567 6212 Fax +962 567 6242 Email [email protected] Website www.petraairline.com Parent organisation/shareholders Riad Zuhair Khashman (51%), Rum Investment for Air Transportation (20%), Rum Group Transportation & Investment (19%), Ghassan Muhsen Wathaffi (10%) Description Provides charter flights and long-term wet-leasing services. The airline also plans to launch scheduled services as a low-cost carrier at a later date. History Established in 2005 by Rum Group. Awarded its air operator’s certificate on 25 November 2010. Executives Chairman..................................................Riad Khashman Operations Director .................................... Jamil Amoush Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Amman (AMM)

Petroleum Air Services (VPS) 5 Drive El Batrawy St., Nasser City, PO Box 2711, Cairo, Egypt Tel +20 2 403 2180 Fax +20 2 402 4449 Email [email protected] Website www.pas.com.eg Parent organisation/shareholders Egyptian General Petroleum (75%), Air Logistics International (25%) Date operations started 1982 Description Provides oil industry support operations within and outside Egypt, and also has extensive helicopter operations. Executives General Manager........................................... Gamil Mourd Assistant Chairman – Finance........................Alaa Elayouty Operations Manager...................................... Akram Fawzy Fleet (orders) 1 x Bombardier CRJ-900 5 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 5 x DHC7-102 Main base Cairo (CAI)

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatski Airline (PTK) St Zvyozdnaya 1, Yelizovo Airport, Yelizovo Town, Kamchatka, 684010, Russia Tel +7 4153 199 552 Fax +7 4152 411 631 Email [email protected] Parent organisation/shareholders Federal government of Russia (100%) Date operations started 1948 Description Provides domestic feeder passenger services. History Formerly Aeroflot Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Division. Executives Director General................................... Alexey Tverdokhleb Finance Director.............................................Igor Diussov Fleet (orders) 1 x Antonov An-26 1 x Antonov An-26B 5 x Let L-410UVP-E 1 x Yakovlev Yak-40 2 x Yakovlev Yak-40K Main base Petropavlovsk (PKC)

PGA – Portugalia Airlines [TP] (PGA) Aeroporto de Lisboa, Rua C. Edificio 70, 1749-078 Lisbon, Portugal Tel +351 21 842 55 00 Fax +351 21 842 56 25 Email [email protected] Website www.portugalia-airlines.pt Parent organisation/shareholders TAP Portugal (100%) Date operations started 7 July 1990 Description Regional airline brand of TAP Portugal operating scheduled international and domestic flights from Lisbon and Porto, together with charters to Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK.

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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)

PGA Express [OC] (OAV) c/o Omni Aviacao & Tecnologia Lda, Aerodromo Municipal Cascais, Hangar 1, 2785-612 Sao Domingos de Rana, Portugal Tel +351 219 457 560 Fax +351 214 458 686 Email [email protected]

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 operator’s 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

Philippine Airlines [PR] (PAL) PNB Financial Center, Pres. Diosdado Macapagal, CCP Complex, Pasay City, Philippines Tel +632 777 4800 Email [email protected] Website www.philippineairlines.com Parent organisation/shareholders Trust Mark Holdings Corporation (97.731%), Others (2.269%) Alliances Airphil Express, Cathay Pacific, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Garuda Indonesia, Gulf Air, Malaysia Airlines, Qatar Airways, Vietnam Airlines Date operations started 15 March 1941 Description National carrier, operating scheduled services to domestic and international destinations throughout Asia, Australia and the Middle East. History Established in February 1941 by a group of businessmen led by Andres Soriano as Philippine Air Lines (PAL). Operations commenced in March 1941 with a service from Manila to Baguio. Post-war services resumed in February 1946. Became the first Asian airline to fly to China in June 1979. Launched services to the USA with the Manila-Los Angeles route in December 1980. In 1992, PR Holdings, a consortium of local banking investors, acquired a controlling stake in PAL. The Philippine government retained the balance of shares. Plans for a Philippine peso (Ps) 2.5 billion ($95.4 million) rescue plan, introduced in May 1995 following huge financial losses, were thwarted by a dispute over share ownership. In December 1995 Chairman Lucio Tan raised his stake in the airline to 51% and assumed full control. Forced into temporarily suspend operations in September 1998, after failing to persuade its largest union to suspend its collective bargaining agreement in return for a 20% equity stake. Resumed domestic services with a much reduced fleet on 7 October 1998, despite debts approaching the value of its total assets, at $2.1 billion. International services followed three weeks later. In May 1999, the SEC approved a rehabilitation plan for a $200 million cash infusion for the airline, after which three new investors took

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 EU’s 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 airline’s 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)

Phuket Air [9R] (VAP) 1168/71 25th A Floor, Lumpini Tower Building, Rama IV Road, Thungmahamek, Sathorn, Bangkok, 10120, Thailand Tel +66 2 679 8999 Fax +66 2 285 6408/9 Email [email protected] Website www.phuketairlines.com

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)

Piedmont Airlines (PDT) 5443 Airport Terminal Road, Salisbury, Maryland, 21804, USA Tel +1 410 742 2996 Fax +1 410 742 4069 Website www.piedmont-airlines.com Parent organisation/shareholders US Airways Group (100%) Description Regional airline operating as part of the US Airways Express network, serving 43 destinations in the eastern USA, Canada and the Bahamas. History Formed in 1931 as Henson Aviation, a fixed base operation, by Richard A Henson. Scheduled services commenced in 1962 under the Hagerstown Commuter banner, later changed to Henson Airlines. Following the signing of a codeshare agreement with Allegheny Airlines (now US Airways), the airline operated as Allegheny Commuter. Henson was purchased by Piedmont Aviation in 1983, and began operating as Henson-The Piedmont Regional Airline. Both were purchased by the USAir Group in 1987, with Piedmont absorbed two years later and Henson’s aircraft repainted in USAir Express livery. Henson was renamed Piedmont Airlines in 1993 and, following USAir’s name change to US Airways in 1997, Piedmont followed by commencing operation under the US Airways Express banner. Employees total 5,325

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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)

Pineapple Air (PNP) The Nassau International Airport, PO Box SS-5603, Nassau, Bahamas Tel +1 242 377 0142 Fax +1 242 377 1758 Email [email protected] Website www.pineappleair.com Date operations started 2003 Description Operates inter-island scheduled flights within the Bahamas linking Nassau with Acklin, Crooked Island, Governor’s Harbour, North Eleuthera, Deadman’s Cay, Rock Sound, Stella Maris, and Hawks Nest. History Established in 1999 by K Michael Carey, initially offering charter flights with a single Beech C99 airliner. Executives Owner.........................................................Kenneth Carey Fleet (orders) 3 x Beech 1900C 1 x Beech 1900D Main base Nassau (NAS)

Pinnacle Airlines [9E] (FLG) 1689 Nonconnah Boulevard, Suite 111, Memphis, Tennessee, 38132-2111, USA Tel +1 901 348 4100 Fax +1 901 348 4178 Website www.flypinnacle.com Parent organisation/shareholders Pinnacle Airlines Corporation (100%) Alliances Air France, Delta Air Lines Date operations started June 1985 Description Major regional carrier operating extensive jet services in the US and Canada as Delta Connection. History Founded as Express Airlines 1 to operate feeder services into Memphis under a codeshare agreement with Republic Airlines. Became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Northwest Airlines in 1997. Rebranded as Pinnacle Airlines in 2002. Acquired Colgan Airlines, operating as Continental Connection, United Express and US Airways Express, in January 2007. Began flying as Delta Connection in December 2007. In January 2008 Pinnacle became an independent carrier after repurchasing the shares held by Northwest Airlines. Pinnacle is contracted to operate as Delta Connection through 2017. Employees total 7,619 Executives Chairman.................................................Donald Breeding President & CEO............................................ Sean Menke Chief Operations Officer............................... John Spanjers SVP Operations................................................. Bob Muhs Fleet (orders) 55 x Bombardier CRJ-200 86 x Bombardier CRJ-440 57 x Bombardier CRJ-900 Main base Memphis MEM Hubs Atlanta ATL, Minneapolis (MSP), Detroit (DTW), Indianapolis (IND)

History Formed in Montevideo by a group of Uruguayan and British investors led by brothers Alberto and Jorge Márquez 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 service’s 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 Varig’s bankruptcy, that carrier’s 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 Varig’s 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

Plus Ultra Lineas Aereas Calle Capitan Haya 16, Floor 10B, 28020 Madrid, Spain Email [email protected] Website www.airplusultra.com Description Start-up carrier planning to launch transatlantic charter and scheduled services between Spain and South America from the second half of 2012. Executives President.....................................................Julio Martinez Main base Madrid (MAD)

Polar Air Cargo [PO] (PAC) 2000 Westchester Avenue, Purchase, New York, 10577, USA Tel +1 914 701 8000 Fax +1 914 701 8001 Email [email protected] Website www.polaraircargo.com Parent organisation/shareholders Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (51%), DHL International (49%) Alliances DHL International Date operations started April 1993 Description Provides scheduled all-cargo services to Asia, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the Americas. Charters are also flown. Atlas Air is a sister company, both owned by Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings.

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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 Polar’s 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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Polar Airlines (RKA) 20 Zhukovskogo, R of Sakha-Yakutia, Yakutsk, Sakha Yakutiya, 677014, Russia Tel +7 4112 443 128 Fax +7 4112 443 314 Email [email protected] Website www.polarair.ru Parent organisation/shareholders Regional government (100%) Date operations started 1998 Description Operates passenger and cargo services. History Formed from Batagai, Kolyma-Indigirka, Chokordakh and Tiksi divisions of Aeroflot. Executives General Director........................................ Andrei Koryakin Finance Director........................................ Vladimir Chinfju Fleet (orders) 1 x Antonov An-24B 1 x Antonov An-24RV 1 x Antonov An-26 2 x Antonov An-26B 4 x Let L-410UVP-E 20 x PZL An-2 Main base Yakutsk (YKS)

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123 Prospect Truda, Voronezh, Central Regions Zone ATD, 394019, Russia Tel +7 4732 392 847 Fax +7 0732 392 849 Email [email protected] Website www.polet.ru Parent organisation/shareholders Anatoly S Karpov (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings VoronezhAvia (24%) Date operations started 1988 Description Operates a worldwide cargo and domestic passenger charter service from Voronezh, as well as regional passenger and cargo services from Sokol. History Established as an aircraft leasing partnership. Launched services with a single Antonov An-30 turboprop, primarily carrying freight and personnel to gas deposit sites in northern Russia. Other activities included serving the agricultural, air ambulance and aerial photography markets. The airline entered the outsize air cargo market in 1995 with the acquisition of its first Antonov An-124. Regular domestic passenger services, flown initially with Yak-40

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Miraflores 1445, Aeropuerto Int’l de Carrasco, 11500 Montevideo, Uruguay Tel +5982 6042244 Fax +5982 6042260 Email [email protected] Website www.flypluna.com Parent organisation/shareholders LARAH (including Leadgate) (50.25%), government of Uruguay (25%), Chorus Aviation (24.75%) Alliances American Airlines, Iberia, TAM Linhas Aéreas, TAM Mercosur Date operations started 20 November 1936 Description National airline of Uruguay, operating scheduled services from Montevideo and Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and across the South Atlantic to Madrid, via a codeshare with Iberia. Also connects Buenos Aires with Punto del Este and offers passenger and cargo charters.

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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)

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Canada’s Provincial Airlines flies two Saab 340s and An-24 aircraft, were introduced in August 2003, starting with a route between Voronezh and Moscow. In 2006, regional services from Voronezh and Moscow Domedodovo were introduced using Saab 2000 turboprops. Executives CEO & General Director............................... Anatoly Karpov Finance Director........................................... Victor Gostev Fleet (orders) 4 (5) x Antonov An-124 2 (18) x Antonov An-148 2 x Antonov An-30 1 x BAe 125-1000 1 x BAe 125-800 3 x Ilyushin Il-96-400 5 x Saab 2000 5 x Saab 340B Main base Voronezh (VOZ) Hubs Moscow (DME), Ulyanovsk (ULY)

Polynesian Airlines [PH] (PAO) Apia Travel Centre 2nd Floor, NPF Building PO Box 599, Beach Road, Apia, Samoa Tel +685 21261 Fax +685 24950 Email [email protected] Website www.polynesianairlines.com

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 Australia’s 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)

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

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Parent organisation/shareholders Porter Aviation Holdings (100%) Date operations started 23 October 2006 Description Regional airline operating high-frequency scheduled domestic services from Toronto City Centre Airport, together with services to US cities including New York, Boston, Chicago and Myrtle Beach. History Established as a subsidiary of REGCO Holdings by Robert J Deluce in 2002. The Porter Airlines brand was adopted in 2006. Executives Chairman......................................................Donald Carty President & CEO........................................Robert J Deluce Chief Financial Officer .................................... John Leader Chief Operations Officer..........................James A Morrison Fleet (orders) 26 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 Main base Toronto (YTZ)

Post Ekspres Prima Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, Terminal Building, Ground Floor, Room 30, Jakarta, 13610, Indonesia Tel +62 21 800 7106 Fax +62 21 800 2060 Email [email protected] Date operations started 1992 Description Operates passenger services. Executives Operations Manager ...........................................Toni Hadi Fleet (orders) 1 x Cessna CE208 1 x Gulfstream G550 Main base Jakarta (HLP)

Precisionair [PW] (PRF) Quality Plaza Building, Nyerere Road, PO Box 70770, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Tel +255 22 286 0701 Fax +255 22 286 0725 Email [email protected] Website www.precisionairtz.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

Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport, Terminal Building Ground Floor, Jakarta, 13610, Indonesia Tel +62 21 809 1255 Fax +62 21 809 8668 Email [email protected] 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)

Primera Air Scandinavia [PF] (PRI) AP Mollers Alle 11, Dragor, Denmark Tel +354 527 6000 Email [email protected] Website www.primeraair.com Date operations started May 2009 Description Danish subsidiary of Primera Air of Iceland, operating inclusive tour flights on behalf of owner, Primera Travel Group out of Copenhagen and other Scandinavian cities, in addition to ad hoc passenger charters. Also offers wet leasing services. History Parent carrier Primera Air was established as JetX by the Icelandic investors who had previously supported MD Airlines, including the Primera Travel Group, which took a 60% shareholding. In March 2008 Jet X was acquired outright by Primera Travel Group. Executives President & CEO..................................... Jon Karl Olafsson Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-700 5 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Copenhagen (CPH) Hubs Billund (BLL)

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 [email protected] 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 operator’s 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

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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 [email protected] 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)

Private Wings [8W] (PWF) Flughafen Schoenefeld, 12529 Berlin, Germany Tel +49 30 6091 8200 Fax +49 30 6091 8201 Email [email protected] Website www.private-wings.de Date operations started 1991 Description Operates corporate and business charters, together with air ambulance and express freight flights. Executives Executive Director..................................... Andreas Wagner VP Flight Operations...........................................Peter Gatz Fleet (orders) 1 x Beech 1900D 6 x Dornier 328-100 2 x Dornier 328JET-300 Main base Berlin Schönefeld (SXF)

Privilege Style (PVG) Cami Son Fangos 100, Complejo Mirall, Edificio A, 3o Local 7, 07007 Palma de Mallorca, Spain Tel +34 971 40 89 00 Fax +34 971 40 88 04 Email [email protected] Website www.emptyleg.com/esp/inicio/privilege.htm

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 Madrid’s 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)

Proflight Zambia [P0] (PFZ) PO Box 30536, Site 15b Private Hangars, Lusaka International Airport, 01010 Lusaka, Zambia Tel +260 211 271032 / 271035 Fax + 260 211 271 139 Email [email protected] Website www.proflight-zambia.com

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.

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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)

Promech Air [Z3] 1515 Tongass Avenue, Ketchikan, Alaska, 99901-6011, USA Tel +1 907 225 3845 Fax +1 907 247 3875 Website www.promechair.com Parent organisation/shareholders PM Holding (100%) Date operations started 1977 Description Provides regular year-round flights in southeast Alaska serving Metlakatla, Thorne Bay, Hollis, Craig, Meyers Chuck, Klawock and Kasaan. Also provides sightseeing and bear tours, and general charters. Fleet (orders) 4 x DHC-2 Beaver I 6 x DHC-3 Otter Main base Ketchikan (KTN)

Pronto Airways (WEW) 2605 Airport Drive, Suite 2, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7L 7M4, Canada Tel +1 306 934 4270 Fax +1 306 931 4421 Email [email protected] Website www.prontoairways.com

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)

Provincial Airlines [PB] (SPR) PO Box 29030, Hangar 4, St John’s International Airport, RCAF Road, St Johns, Newfoundland & Labrador, A1A 5B5, Canada Tel +1 709 576 1800 Fax +1 709 576 0768 Email [email protected] Website www.provincialairlines.com

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 company’s 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 John’s (YYT)

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PSA Airlines (JIA) 3400 Terminal Drive, Vandalia, Ohio, 45377, USA Tel +1 937 454 1116 Fax +1 937 454 5828 Email [email protected] Website www.psaairlines.net Parent organisation/shareholders US Airways Group (100%) Description Provides scheduled passenger services as a US Airways Express carrier. History The company was formed as Vee Neal Airlines (named after its owner Vee Neal Frey) and began operating from Latrobe, Pennsylvania. In December 1983 the airline changed its name to Jetstream International Airlines to reflect the fact it had taken delivery of two Jetstream aircraft. On 26 September 1985 it affiliated itself with Piedmont Airlines and on 1 August 1986 Jetstream became a wholly-owned subsidiary. Following US Ai’s acquisition of Piedmont in November 1987, Jetstream began operating as Allegheny Commuter out of the USAir hub in Philadelphia. On 1 July 1988 Jetstream became a wholly-owned subsidiary of USAir and began operating in the colours of USAir Express, later US Airways Express. The present name was adopted in November 1995. Executives President & CEO...............................................Keith Houk Finance Manager........................................... Bobby Jones VP Operations..........................................Mark Zweidinger Fleet (orders) 35 x Bombardier CRJ-200 14 x Bombardier CRJ-700 Main base Dayton (DAY)

Pullmantur Air (PLM) Calle Mahonia 2, 28043 Madrid, Spain Tel +34 90 209 5512 Fax +34 91 418 8769 Email [email protected] Website www.pullmanturair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Royal Caribbean Cruises (100%) Date operations started June 2003 Description Long-haul charter operator, serving Caribbean and European destinations, primarily feeding passengers to the cruise ships operated by parent company Royal Caribbean Cruises. Executives Chairman.................................................... Gonzalo Chico Managing Director...................................... Enrique Bretos Flight Operations Director..........................Salvador Escriva Fleet (orders) 4 x Boeing 747-400 Main base Madrid (MAD)

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Travessa Mauriti, 2123 – Anexo D, Bairro do Marco, 66087-680 Belem, Para, Brazil Tel +55 91 3039 3900 Fax +55 91 3039 3900 Email [email protected] Website www.pumaair.com.br

Parent organisation/shareholders Grupo Puma (100%) Date operations started January 2002 Description Brazilian operator providing scheduled services from its base in Belém 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 Coruña and Gran Canaria. Flights were operated by other carriers, including Air Nostrum and Privilege Style.

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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)

Qantas Centre, 203 Coward Street, Sydney, New South Wales, 2020, Australia Tel +61 2 9691 5041 Fax +61 2 9693 2715 Website www.qantas.com.au Parent organisation/shareholders Qantas Date operations started 2002 Description Regional airline system operated by three wholly-owned subsidiaries of Qantas – Airlink, Eastern Australia Airlines and Sunstate Airlines – providing more than 1,900 weekly flights to some 50 metropolitan and regional destinations across Australia.

Qatar Airways [QR] (QTR)

Qantas flies 11 Airbus A380s with eight on order

Qatar Airways Towers, PO Box 22550, Doha, Qatar Tel +974 4449 6000 Fax +974 4462 1533 Email [email protected] Website www.qatarairways.com Parent organisation/shareholders Government of Qatar (50%), privately held (50%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Cargolux (35%) Alliances All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, British Midland International, Brussels Airlines, Coyne Airways, Croatia Airlines, GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes, JetBlue Airways, Jetstar, Kingfisher Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Malaysia Airlines, Middle East Airlines, Philippine Airlines, Precisionair, S7 Airlines, Swiss, United Airlines, US Airways, Virgin America Date operations started 20 January 1994 Description National flag carrier operating a hub-and-spoke scheduled network based at the capital Doha, serving more than 100 international destinations in the Middle and Far East, Africa, Europe, the Indian subcontinent and North America. History Qatar was one of four Gulf states, with Bahrain, Oman and the United Arab Emirates, which jointly established Gulf Aviation on 24 March 1950. The company operated mainly regional scheduled services within and between the founding Gulf states. The carrier was rebranded as Gulf Air on 1 April 1974. In 1993 the Emir of Qatar introduced an initiative to create the country’s own national airline. This resulted in the creation of Qatar Airways in November 1993, owned by members of the Qatari royal family. Launched services to London in January 1994. Relaunched in April 1997 by a new management team headed by the CEO Akbar Al Baker. Became the first airline to open a commercial passenger terminal dedicated exclusively to its First and Business Class passengers at Doha International Airport in November 2006. Signed a memorandum of agreement to become the launch customer for the Airbus A350XWB on 30 May 2007. Announced plans in December 2010 to launch its initial public offering in early 2012, although this was subsequently postponed until 2014. Agreed to acquire a 35% shareholding in Cargolux, from the Luxembourg government in June 2011. The acquisition received governmental approval on September 2011. Employees total 13,136 Executives Chief Executive Officer.................................Akbar Al Baker EVP Finance.................................................Joshua Koshy Fleet (orders) 3 x Airbus A300B4-600 2 x Airbus A319-100 (6) x Airbus A319neo 27 (6) x Airbus A320-200 (30) x Airbus A320neo 12 x Airbus A321-200 (14) x Airbus A321neo 16 x Airbus A330-200 13 x Airbus A330-300 4 x Airbus A340-600 (20) x Airbus A350-1000XWB (20) x Airbus A350-800XWB (40) x Airbus A350-900XWB (10) x Airbus A380-800 12 (5) x Boeing 777-200 16 (9) x Boeing 777-300 (30) x Boeing 787-8 1 x Bombardier CL605 Main base Doha (DOH)

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Qantas [QF] (QFA)

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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 airline’s specialised international air freight division.

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R RAF-AVIA (MTL) 6 Zellu, Riga, 1002, Latvia Tel +371 6732 4661 Fax +371 6732 4671 Email [email protected] 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)

RAK Airways [RT] (RKM) CFEM Building, 4th Floor Jazirat Al Hamra, RAK Free Zone, P.O. Box 31457, Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates Tel +971 7 207 5000 Fax +971 7 244 7387 Email [email protected] Website www.rakairways.com Parent organisation/shareholders H H Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Hewa Bora Airways (50%) Date operations started 29 November 2007 Description Relaunched flag carrier of the UAE’s most northern Emirate, offering low-fare services that link Ras alKhaimah with Cairo, Chittagong, Dhaka, Doha, Jeddah, Kuwait, Khartoum, Kozhikode, Lahore and Peshawar. Charter and ACMI services are also offered. History Established through an Emiri decree as the national carrier for Ras-al-Khaimah. Suspended scheduled services in December 2008, instead offering other wet-leasing services to other carriers. Suspended all services for a time during 2009. Unconfirmed reports indicated that a 50% shareholding in Hewa Bora Airways was acquired in 2009, followed by a controlling interest in Eastern Skyjets in 2010. Relaunched as a low-cost carrier on 10 October 2010, initially linking Ras al-Khaimah with Jeddah and Kozhikode. Introduced low-cost scheduled services to Cairo, Chittagong and Dhaka in December 2010. Executives Chief Executive Officer & CFO......................Omar Jahameh Chief Operations Officer............... Abdul Vaheed Juvandoon Managing Director....................................Khater Massaad Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A320-200 1 x Boeing 737-400 Main base Ras al Khaimah (RKT)

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 [email protected] Website rayyanair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Captain Fateh Sher Bhatti (100%)

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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)

Red Wings Airlines [WZ] (RWZ) Leninskiy District, Rumianceva Village, Building 1/9, Moscow, 142784, Russia Tel +7 495 229 2530 Fax +7 495 229 2540 Email [email protected] Website www.flyredwings.com Parent organisation/shareholders National Reserve Corporation (100%) Date operations started 2000 Description Operates low-cost scheduled and charter passenger services from its Moscow Vnukovo base and other major Russian cities. Charters, primarily operated in conjunction with Russian tour operators, serve holiday destinations in Croatia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Spain and Turkey. History Established as a subsidiary of the VARZ-400 aircraft factory. Launched cargo operations in 2000. Rebranded as Airlines 400 in 2001. Acquired by the National Reserve Corporation in February 2007 and suspended operations. Resumed services in May 2007, now also offering low-cost scheduled as well as chartered passenger services. Banned from flying in the EU by the Russian government on 25 June 2007 due to safety concerns. Rebranded as Red Wings Airlines shortly thereafter. Executives Owner................................................ Aleksander Lebedev General Manager...........................................Leonid Itskov Chief Accountant................................. Zavarujev Olegovich DGD of Flight Operations............................Andrey Korasjov Fleet (orders) 8 (2) x Tupolev Tu-204-100 Main base Moscow (VKO)

REDjet [RD] Gate 4, Perimeter Road, Grantley Adams International Airport, Christchurch, Barbados Fax +1 246 418 0792 Email [email protected] 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 operator’s 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)

Regent Airways [RX] (RAH) Regent Airways, HG Aviation Limited, Level 7 Slaam Tower Plot 15, Dhaka-Mymensingh Road Sector 3, Uttara Model Town, Dhaka, 1230, Bangladesh Tel +880 2895 3003 Email [email protected] Website www.flyregent.com

Parent organisation/shareholders Habib Group (100%) Date operations started 10 November 2010 Description Bangladeshi airline operating domestic services from Dhaka to Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Jessore and Sylhet.

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)

Regional [VM] (RAE) Aéroport Nantes-Atlantique, 44345 Bouguenais, France Tel +33 2 4013 5300 Fax +33 2 4013 5308 Email [email protected] Website www.regional.com Parent organisation/shareholders Air France (100%) Alliances Air France, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Description Nantes-based regional carrier, serving around 17 French and 28 other European cities in 11 countries. History Régional was born from a merger of three Air Frances subsidiaries, Régional Airlines, Flandre Air and Protéus, in 2001. Became the first European airline to operate the Embraer E-190. Executives President & CEO.....................................Jean-Yves Grosse Deputy Chief Executive & General Director...... Pierre Bosse SVP Finance...................................................Bruno Bovar Fleet (orders) 12 x Embraer 170-100LR 10 x Embraer 190-100LR 4 x Embraer ERJ-135ER 7 x Embraer ERJ-145EP 6 x Embraer ERJ-145EU 13 x Embraer ERJ-145MP Main base Nantes (NTE) Hubs Lyon (LYS), Bordeaux (BOD), Clermont-Ferrand (CFE)

Regional 1 Airlines (TSH) 2055 Pegasus Road N.E., Calgary, Alberta, T2E 8C3, Canada Tel +1 403 291 2464 Fax +1 403 291 5304 Email [email protected] Website www.regional1.ca Date operations started August 2003 Description Calgary-based airline offering worldwide charter services. History Created as a division of Avmax Group to operate scheduled regional services in Western Canada and charter services in North America and the Caribbean. Canadian scheduled services were discontinued in September 2005. Executives President & CEO..............................................John Binder Fleet (orders) 1 x Beechcraft King Air 300 2 x Bombardier CRJ-200 3 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 3 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 1 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 Main base Calgary (YYC)

Regional Air (RGB) Box F-41203, Grand Bahama International Airport, Freeport, Bahamas Tel +1 242 352 7121 Fax +1 242 352 7976 Email [email protected] Website www.goregionalair.com Date operations started 2001 Description Bahamian regional airline operating daily scheduled flights between Freeport’s Grand Bahama International Airport and Marsh Harbour, Treasure Cay, Walkers Cay, North Eleuthera, Chub Cay, Andros and Bimini, as well as on demand charter flights to any location in the Caribbean. History Established by Steve Mitchell. Fleet (orders) 1 x Beechcraft 1900 1 x Cessna 402 Main base Freeport (FPO)

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Regional Air Services (REG) PO Box 14755, Arusha, Tanzania Tel +255 27 250 2541 Fax +255 27 254 4164 Email [email protected] Website www.regional.co.tz

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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)

Regional Cargo [3R] (RCQ) Aeropuerto Internacional de Querétaro, Bodega 9 y 10 Carretera Estatal 200, Querétaro –Tequisquiapan No 22000 Colon, 76295 Queretaro, Queretaro de Arteaga, Mexico Tel +55 442 314 2036 Fax +55 442 314 2135 Email [email protected] Website www.regionalcargo.com.mx

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)

Republic Airlines [YX] (RPA) 8909 Purdue Road, Suite 300, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Tel +1 317 484 6000 Fax +1 317 484 4577 Email [email protected] Website www.republicairlines.com Parent organisation/shareholders Republic Airways Holdings (100%) Alliances American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, US Airways Date operations started 4 September 2005 Description Regional carrier offering extensive scheduled passenger services in the USA under the US Airways Express and Frontier Airlines brands. Employees total 1,931 Executives President & CEO.......................................... Bryan Bedford Fleet (orders) (40) x Bombardier CS300 4 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 24 x Embraer 170-100LR 38 x Embraer 175-200LR 17 (4) x Embraer 190-100AR Main base Indianapolis (IND) Hubs Chicago (ORD, Washington (IAD, Charlotte (CLT), Washington (DCA), Denver (DEN), Cincinnati (CVG, Philadelphia (PHL, Atlanta (ATL, Cleveland (CLE), New York (LGA)

Rex – Regional Express [ZL] (RXA) PO Box 807, Mascot, New South Wales, 1460, Australia Tel +61 2 9023 3555 Fax +61 2 9023 3599 Email [email protected] Website www.rex.com.au Parent organisation/shareholders Regional Express Holdings (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Pel-Air Aviation (100%), Air Link (100%) Alliances Virgin Australia Date operations started 6 August 2002 Description Operates scheduled regional services linking over 24 destinations in five Australian states Two charter subsidiaries operating from Sydney are Air Link Airlines and Pel-Air. History Created through the merger of established regional carriers Hazelton Airlines and Kendell Airlines by a consortium of Singaporean investors, who acquired both airlines from the administrators after they had been directly impacted by the collapse of Ansett in September 2001.

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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)

Rhoades Aviation (RDS) 4770 Ray Boll Boulevard, Columbus, Indiana, 47203, USA Tel +1 812 372 1819 Fax +1 812 378 2708 Email [email protected] Website www.rhoadesaviation.com Description Provides support to various relief agencies and international organisations. History Formerly known as Rhoades International. Executives President.................................................... Jack Rhoades Chief Financial Officer...................................... Cathy Ward General Manager.....................................Albert Robertson Fleet (orders) 1 x Cessna C310R 1 x Cessna C402B Main base Columbus LCK

Riau Airlines (RIU) Indonesia Date operations started December 2002 Date operations ceased 6 April 2011 Established by the government of Riau Province and its sub-provinces/regency governments. Operated flights linking airports in the Riau province of Sumatra and the islands of Batam and Bali from its hub in the provincial capital of Pekanbaru. International services linked Pekanbaru and regional cities with destinations in neighbouring Singapore and Malaysia. In 2005 small minority shareholdings were taken by 18 additional regional or city governments from across the island of Sumatra. Temporarily grounded in July 2008 after losing two senior staff. Resumed operations on 8 August 2008. Suspended operations in August 2010, affter falling into financial difficulties. Resumed services after receiving rupiah (Rp) 15 billion ($1.65 million) from majority shareholder, the Riau provincial government. Domestic services linking Pekanbaru with Tanjung, Pinang and Natuna, and a regional route to Malacca in Malaysia were relaunched in December 2010. Reported in January 2011 to be seeking to recapitalise with new investors, so as to expand the fleet, in order to meet new government regulations. These efforts were unsuccessful and Riau ceased operation again on 6 April 2011.

RICO Linhas Aereas [C7] (RLE) Av. Santos Dumont 1916, Aeroporto Intl Eduardo Gomes, Terminal II, Bairro Taruma, 69041-000 Manaus, Brazil Tel +55 92 3652 1164 / 1696 Fax +55 92 3652 1244 Email [email protected] Website www.voerico.com.br Date operations started 1971 Description Operated extensive scheduled passenger and cargo services in the Amazon region of northern Brazil from its base at Manaus. All regular flights were suspended effective 1 June 2010, pending an overhaul of the route network, although RICO continues to offer charter services. History Established as Táxi Aéreo Rondônia and was merged with another carrier created by the founder, Rondônia Indústria e Comércio, in 1979 to create RicoTáxi Aéreo. On 1 November 1996 the airline was authorised to operate schedule services in northern Brazil as Rico Linhas Aéreas, although RicoTáxi Aéreo continued to offer air-taxi and charter services to destinations throughout the Amazon region. Executives President....................................................Atila Yurtsever Finance & Administration Director...............Metin Yurtsever VP Operations.................................................Eron Franco Fleet (orders) 2 x Cessna CE208 1 x Embraer EMB-110P 1 x Embraer EMB-120RT Main base Manaus (MAO) Hubs Belem (BEL), Boa Vista Island (BVC), Altamira (ATM)

RIO Linhas Aéreas [RL] (RIO) Afonso Pena International Airport, RIO Airlines Hangar, 83010-620 Sao Jose dos Pinhais, Parana, Brazil Tel +55 41 3282 0881 Fax +55 41 3381 1505 Email [email protected] Website www.voerio.com Parent organisation/shareholders Jetsul Group (100%) Date operations started July 2009 Description Brazil’s largest dedicated cargo airline, operating domestic and international cargo flights, primarily within south and Central America and to Miami. ACMI leasing services are also offered. History Created by the Jetsul Group, whose first cargo carrier, Jetsul Linhas Aéreas, ceased operations in 2003 and was restructured as an air-taxi company. Employees total 170 Executives President..............................................Leonardo Cordeiro Fleet (orders) 6 x Boeing 727-200 2 x Boeing 767-200 Main base Curitiba (CWB)

Rivne Universal Avia (UNR) OJSC Rivne Universal Avia, Aviatoriv 1, Rivne, 33004, Ukraine Tel +380 36 229 9200 Fax +380 36 262 0532 Email [email protected] Date operations started 2002 Description Operates unscheduled passenger and cargo services from its Rivne base. Customers include integrators such as UPS. Also conducts aerial work including parachute drops. Executives Head of Board................................... Batsovskyi Rostyslav General Manager..........................................Pavel Duplyka Fleet (orders) 1 x Let L-410 UVP Main base Rivne (RWN)

Robin Hood Aviation [RH] Austria Date operations started 29 May 2007 Date operations ceased 24 August 2011 Founded in 2005 by Dr Helmut Rieder, Dr Raimund Pammer and Georg Pammer and received its air operator’s certificate on 11 April 2007. Went into receivership after financial troubles in March 2010, but continued operations. It filed for insolvency on 23 August 2011 and ceased operations the following day. The company provided scheduled services from Graz and Klagenfurt to Zurich.

Roblex Aviation (ROX) World Cargo Bldg. Entrance “ B”, Muniz AFB Carolina, PR 00960 Bayamon, Puerto Rico Tel +1 787 791 7630 Fax +1 787 791 7647 Email [email protected] Website www.roblex.com Date operations started 1997 Description Provides cargo services throughout the Caribbean, including package delivery for customers such as FedEx, DHL and the US Postal Service. Executives President..............................................Roberto Rodriguez VP Operations..................................................Luis Torres Finance Director............................................ Maria Castro Fleet (orders) 3 x Shorts SD.360-300 Main base San Juan SIG Hubs Aguadilla BQN

Rossiya Airlines [FV] (SDM) 18/4 Pilotov Street, St. Petersburg, 196210, Russia Tel +7 812 704 3324 Fax +7 346 255 5751 Email [email protected] Website www.rossiya-airlines.com Parent organisation/shareholders Aeroflot (75%), government of St Petersburg (25%) Alliances Aeroflot, AeroSvit Airlines, Air Astana, Air France, Air Moldova, airBaltic, Armavia, Austrian, Belavia Belarussian Airlines, CSA Czech Airlines, Estonian Air, Estonian Air Regional, Finnair, Hainan Airlines, Iberia, KLM, Korean Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines, SCAT, Swiss, Vladivostok Air Date operations started August 1994

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Description Russia’s 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 Pulkovo’s ranking as Russia’s 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)

Royal Air Maroc [AT] (RAM) Aeroport de Casablanca-Anfa, Casablanca, Morocco Tel +212 5 2291 2000 Fax +212 5 2291 2095 Email [email protected] Website www.royalairmaroc.com Parent organisation/shareholders Moroccan government (95.39%), Air France (2.72%), Iberia (0.98%), Others (0.98%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Royal Air Maroc Express (100%) Alliances Air France, Air Mauritanie, Atlas Blue, Brussels Airlines, Cargojet Airways, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Iberia, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Turkish Airlines (THY) Date operations started 28 June 1957 Description Morocco’s flag carrier, operating scheduled international flights to destinations within the Middle East, Africa, Europe and North America. Also operates a domestic network and charter flights and offers Hadj flights. History Established as Compagnie Cherifienne de Transports Aériens (CGTA). Majority owned by the Moroccan government from 28 June 1957, following independence, and re-named Royal Air Maroc (RAM). Partial privatisation is planned. Established Air Sénégal International (ASI) on 3 November 2000 through a joint venture with the government of Sénégal, but this airline has since ceased operations. Executives Chairman & CEO........................................ Driss Benhima VP Finance.................................................... Hassan Amri VP Flight Operations.........................Mohamed Ghammarte Fleet (orders) 4 x Airbus A321-200 2 x Beechcraft King Air 200 1 x Boeing 737-300 4 x Boeing 737-400 6 x Boeing 737-500 6 x Boeing 737-700 26 (9) x Boeing 737-800 1 x Boeing 747-400 4 x Boeing 767-300 (4) x Boeing 787-8 Main base Casablanca CMN

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Royal Air Maroc Express (RXP) Aeroport de Casablanca-Anfa, Casablanca, Morocco Tel +212 5 2291 2000 Fax +212 5 2291 2095 Email [email protected] Website www.royalairmaroc.com Parent organisation/shareholders Royal Air Maroc (100%) Date operations started 1 November 2009 Description Division of Royal Air Maroc operating domestic and regional flights. History Announced in March 2008. Executives Chairman & CEO........................................ Driss Benhima Fleet (orders) (2) x ATR 42-600 2 x ATR 72-200 2 (2) x ATR 72-600 Main base Casablanca (CMN)

Royal Brunei Airlines [BI] (RBA) RBA Plaza Jalan Sultan, PO Box 737, Bandar Seri Begawan, BS8811, Brunei Tel +673 2 240 500 Fax +673 2 244 737 Email [email protected] Website www.bruneiair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Government of Brunei Darussalam (100%) Alliances Dragonair, Garuda Indonesia, Malaysia Airlines, Thai Airways International Date operations started 14 May 1975 Description National carrier, operating scheduled flights to destinations in Australia, Europe, the Middle and Far East. History Operated its first scheduled flight linking Bandar Seri Begawan with Singapore. Executives Chairman.............................Paduka Awang Haji Bin Abdula Deputy Chairman & CEO.......................... Dermot Mannion Chief Operating Officer................. Khalidkhan Hj Asmakhan Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A319-100 2 x Airbus A320-200 6 x Boeing 777-200 Main base Bandar Seri Begawan (BWN)

Royal Falcon Airlines [RL] (RFJ) PO Box 340956, Amman, 11134, Jordan Tel +962 6 5561652 Fax +962 6 5563181 Email [email protected] Website www.royalfalcon.com.jo Date operations started August 2007 Description Operates scheduled services to destinations in Azerbaijan, Iraq and the UAE. Also offers ad hoc and regular passenger, VIP and cargo charters and wet-leasing services. History Set up as Jordan’s second air carrier. Jordan International Air Cargo is a sister company. Executives Chief Executive Officer................................Ziad Hanandeh Head of Operations ........................................ Ihab Kdomi Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A320-200 1 x Boeing 737-400 1 x Boeing 767-300 Main base Amman (ADJ)

Royal Jet (ROJ) PO Box 60666, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Tel +971 2 575 7000 Fax +971 2 575 5222 Email [email protected] Website www.royaljetgroup.com Parent organisation/shareholders Abu Dhabi Aviation (50%), Amiri Flight (50%) Date operations started 4 May 2003 Description Charter airline concentrating on the luxury transport market between the Gulf and Europe. Executives Chairman..................... HE Hamdan bin Hvbavak Al Nahyan President & CEO.......................................... Shane O’Hare Chief Financial Officer.................................... Richard Roth VP Operations .................................Mohammed Mazrouel Fleet (orders) 6 x Boeing 737-700 (1) x Bombardier BD-100 1 x Bombardier CL604 1 x Embraer 190 Lineage 2 x Gulfstream G300 1 x Gulfstream IVSP 1 x Learjet Learjet 60 Main base Abu Dhabi (AUH) Hubs Dubai (DXB), Jeddah (JED)

Royal Jordanian Airlines [RJ] (RJA) Building 37 Mohammad Ali Janah Street, Abdoun, near the 5th Circle, Amman, 11118, Jordan Tel +962 6 520 2000 Fax +962 6 520 2093 Email [email protected] Website www.rj.com Parent organisation/shareholders Government of Jordan (26%), Mint Trading Middle East (19%), Jordanian Social Security Corporation (10%), Others (45%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Royal Wings Airlines (100%) Alliances airberlin, Cargojet Airways, Gulf Air, Jetstar, Malaysia Airlines, Meridiana fly, Syrianair, Tarom, US Airways Date operations started 15 December 1963 Description Flag carrier operating scheduled international services to 54 destinations in the Middle and Far East, North Africa, Europe and North America. History Founded as Alia, taking over from Jordan Airways, with capital from private shareholders, who were later bought out by the Jordanian government. Became a member of the oneworld global airline alliance on 1 April 2007. On 19 November 2007 the airline launched its initial public offering. 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. Employees total 4,700 Executives President & CEO.......................................Hussein Dabbas Chief Information Officer.......................Ahmad Abu Ragreb Head of Finance............................................... Ziad Jarrar Fleet (orders) 4 x Airbus A310-300 4 x Airbus A319-100 5 (2) x Airbus A320-200 4 (2) x Airbus A321-200 3 x Airbus A330-200 4 x Airbus A340-200 (11) x Boeing 787-8 3 x Embraer 175-200LR 5 x Embraer 195-200AR 1 x Gulfstream G400 Main base Amman (AMM)

Royal Star Aviation Delta Hangar, General Aviation Area, Domestic Airport, Pasay City, 1301 Manila, Philippines Tel +63 2 853 9683 Fax +63 2 853 9682 Email [email protected] Description Passenger charter service and executive flights. Fleet (orders) 1 x BAe Jetstream 32 1 x BAe Jetstream 41 1 x Dornier 328JET-300 Main base Manila (MNL)

Royal Wings Airlines (RWZ) 7 Circal - Royal Jordanian City Terminal, 2nd Floor, PO Box 341018, Amman, 11134, Jordan Tel +962 6 580 3333 Fax +962 6 580 3344 Email [email protected] Website www.royalwings.com.jo

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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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RPX Airlines [RH] (RPH) JL Ciputat Raya No 99, Pondok Pinang, Jakarta, 12310, Indonesia Tel +62 21 759 11 800 Fax +62 21 7590 9084 Email [email protected] Website www.rpxholding.com Parent organisation/shareholders Republic Express Group (100%) Date operations started 17 October 2001 Description Offers cargo transportation on routes to Indonesia and international destinations via Singapore. History In April 2011, RPX Airlines was one of four Indonesian cargo airlines removed from the EU’s list of banned carriers. Executives Owner.......................................................Harshe Joesoef President .................................................. Heru Wirasakti Finance Manager........................................ Endah Maryuni Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-200 Main base Jakarta (CGK)

RusLine [7R] (WLG) 8/3 Leningradskoje shosse, Podezd 17a, Moscow, 125171, Russia Tel +7 499 150 4217 Fax +7 499 150 9291 Email [email protected] Website www.rusline.aero Parent organisation/shareholders Nikolay Ulanov Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Alliances Armavia, Saravia, Ural Air Date operations started 2006 Description Operates scheduled flights from Moscow Domodedovo, Volgograd and Ekaterinburg to destinations across Russia. International schedules serve Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Cyprus, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Slovenia, Ukraine and the United Aran Emirates. Domestic and international passenger and cargo charters also offered, particularly from Krasnodar. History Founded June 1997, initially specialising in group and cargo charters and medical flights. Acquired a controlling interest in RusLine in October 2009. On 1 April 2010 acquired the routes, five Canadair CRJ-200s and brand of bankrupt carrier Air Volga. Expanded domestic operations February 2011 through a codeshare with Ural Airlines. Executives General Director..........................................Viktor Davydov Chief Accountant................................. Yulia Shcherbakova Head of Flight Operations.......................... Andrej Kalmykov Fleet (orders) 6 x Bombardier CRJ-100 9 x Bombardier CRJ-200 2 x Embraer EMB-120ER Main base Moscow (DME) Hubs Ekaterinburg (SVX), Volgograd (VOG)

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 [email protected] 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)

RVL Aviation [7M] (AAG) RVL House, Hangar 6, Coventry Airport West, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV8 3AZ, UK Tel +44 2476 210210 Fax +44 2476 210212 Email [email protected] Website www.rvl-group.com Date operations started April 2007 Description Ad hoc and contract passenger, cargo and ACMI services. History Acquired aircraft and operations from Air Atlantique. Executives Group MD & CEO........................................... Colin Dennis Flight Operations Director............................. Richard Baker Finance Manager............................................. Diane Beck

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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)

Rwandair [WB] (RWD) PO Box 7275, Kigali International Airport, Kigali, Rwanda Tel +252 503 687 Fax +252 503 686 Email [email protected] Website www.rwandair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Government of Rwanda (77%), Silverback Cargo Freighters (23%) Alliances Air Uganda, Brussels Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Precision Air Date operations started 27 April 2003 Description National carrier operating flights to eight destinations in southern and east Africa. Executives Chairman....................................................... Girma Wake Chief Executive Officer.................................. John Mirenge Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-500 2 x Boeing 737-800 2 x Bombardier CRJ-200 Main base Kigali (KGL)

Ryan Air [7S] (RYA) 5701 Silverado Way, Unit L, Anchorage, Alaska, 99518, USA Tel +1 907 562 2227 Fax +1 907 563 8177 Email [email protected] Website www.ryanalaska.com Date operations started 1950 Description Provides scheduled cargo and mail delivery to over 70 destinations in the Alaskan bush. Executives President.......................................................Wilfred Ryan Chief Financial Officer......................................Heather Orr Operations Director ........................................Mike Brown Fleet (orders) 4 x CASA 212-200 13 x Cessna C207A 1 x Cessna C402C 1 x Shorts SC7-3A Skyvan Main base Anchorage (ANC) Hubs Aniak (ANI), Bethel (BET), Kotzebue (OTZ), Nome (OME), and Unalakleet (UNK).

Ryan International Airlines [RD] (RYN) 4949 Harrison Avenue, Suite 204, Rockford, 61108-0000, USA Tel +1 877 265 5420 Fax +1 815 398 0192 Website www.flyryan.com Parent organisation/shareholders Ronald D Ryan (100%) Date operations started 3 March 1973 Description Worldwide commercial air charter cargo and passenger services. Also provides lift to the US military. History Previously known as Ryan Aviation, the airline was repurchased by Ronald Ryan in 1989. In the same year, it began flying for the US Postal Service. Passenger services commenced in 1983. In 1992 Ryan started a South Pacific operation, flying fresh fish and general goods into Guam, Saipan and the surrounding islands. Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on 6 March 2012, but planned to continue flying while restructuring. Executives Chief Executive Officer..................................Mike McCabe Chief Financial Officer...................................... Mike Logan Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A330-300 4 x Boeing 767-300 8 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 Main base Wichita (ICT)

Ryanair [FR] (RYR) Corporate Head Office, Dublin Airport, Dublin, Co Dublin, Ireland Tel +353 1 812 1212 Fax +353 1 812 1213 Email [email protected] Website www.ryanair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Capital Research and Management (16.3%), BlackRock (5.6%), Michael O’Leary (3.7%), others (74.4%)

Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Aer Lingus (29.82%) Date operations started July 1985 Description One of Europe’s 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 Europe’s 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 O’Leary 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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)

Ryukyu Air Commuter (RAC) 3-24 Yamashita, Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Naha, 900 - 0027, Japan Tel +81 98 858 9664 Fax +81 9 8858 4357 Website rac.churashima.net Parent organisation/shareholders Japan Airlines Group (69.8%), Okinawa Prefecture (5.1%), others (25.1%), Date operations started 17 February 1985 Description Operates domestic passenger services from the island of Okinawa to the Ryukyu and Amami islands. Employees total 93 Executives President ........................................................ Kouki Higa Finance Manager ......................................... Tadashi Iraha Operations Manager..................................... Shigeo Ogura Fleet (orders) 4 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 1 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 Main base Okinawa (OKA)

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S S7 Airlines [S7] (SBI) 8 Building 2, Novaya Square, Moscow, 109012, Russia Tel +7 495 540 4770 Fax +7 495 540 4780 Email [email protected] 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)

SA Express [YB] (EXY) PO Box 101, Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, 1627, South Africa Tel +27 11 978 5577 Fax +27 11 978 5578 Email [email protected] Website www.flysax.com Parent organisation/shareholders Department of Public Enterprises (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Congo Express (49%) Alliances South African Airways Date operations started 24 April 1994

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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)

SAA Cargo [SA] (SAA) Private Bag X013, OR Tambo International Airport, Kempton Park, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 1620, South Africa Tel +27 11 978 3333 Fax +27 11 978 3830 Email [email protected] Website www.flysaa.com Parent organisation/shareholders South African Airways (100%) Description Cargo division of South African Airways (SAA) focusing on freight movement worldwide, using both dedicated freighter aircraft and the holds of South African Airways passenger aircraft. History Began dedicated cargo services using two converted passenger Boeing 737-200s in June 2000. Executives Chairman of SAA...........................................Jakes Gerwel General Manager ....................................... Tleli Makhetha Chief Financial Officer....................................... Gary Hoyle VP of SAA Cargo......................................... Patrick Dlamini Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-200 2 x Boeing 737-300 Main base Johannesburg (JNB)

Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter (SMC) Indonesia Date operations started 1969 Date operations ceased 15 March 2011 Began operating in a joint venture partnership with a Malaysian company, under the name MAC (Malaysia Air Charter). In 1972 it split from MAC and became known as PT SMAC (Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter). Operated scheduled passenger flights within the Sumatra area, and domestic and regional charter passenger and cargo flights. The airline also provided pleasure and medical evacuation flights.

SAEREO (SRO) 121 Indanza, Av Amazonas, Sector Aeropuerto, Mariscal Sucre, Quito, Ecuador Tel +593 2 2263606 Fax +593 2 225 9052 Email [email protected] 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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Safair [FA] (SFR) Northern Perimeter Road, Bonaero Park, PO Box 938, Kempton Park, Gauteng, 1620, South Africa Tel +27 11 928 0000 Fax +27 11 928 1315 Email [email protected] Website www.safair.co.za Parent organisation/shareholders ASL Aviation Group (100%) Date operations started 18 March 1970 Description Specialises in value-added aircraft leasing and chartering as well as sale and leaseback transactions, contract and leasing services, flight crew leasing and training, aircraft maintenance and modifications, aviation safety and medical training, material sales and operations support for navigation planning, flight planning and flight watch. History Founded by Safmarine and mainly served the local and regional air cargo market until the early 1990s. However in 1991 Safair diversified into aircraft maintenance and moved the overnight courier business, before concentrating on the leasing and chartering business. During 1998 Safair purchased a 49% stake in Air Contractors, based in Ireland and was itself acquired by Imperial Holdings in December 1998. In July 1999 Safair acquired control of National Airways Corporation and Streamline Aviation, and in 2004 acquired 60% of Naturelink. In November 2010, ASL Aviation Group acquired Safair. Executives Chairman................................................... Ralph Boettger Chief Executive Officer .................................. Dave Andrew Chief Operations officer...........................Wimpie Davidson Finance Director........................................ Elmar Conradie Fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 737-300 6 x Lockheed L-100-30 Main base Johannesburg (JNB)

Safari Plus PO Box 1555, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Tel +255 786 044 445 Email [email protected] 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)

Safi Airways [4Q] (SFW) Quai Markaz, Shar-e-Naw, Near Kabul City Centre, Kabul, Afghanistan Tel +93 20 22 22 222 Fax +93 20 220 2058 Email [email protected] Website www.safiairways.aero Parent organisation/shareholders Safi Group (100%) Alliances Sama Date operations started 17 November 2007 Description Privately-owned Afghan airline operating scheduled services from its Dubai base which link Kabul with Abu Dhabi, Delhi, Dubai, Kuwait and Sharjah. Also offers executive, commercial, ambulance and cargo charters and has an FBO and ground handling operation at Kabul International Airport. History Launched services in November 2007 with flights between Kabul and Sharjah. Following the addition of all Afghan airlines to the EU’s blacklist on 23 November 2010, Safi Airways initially planned to maintain services to Frankfurt using wet-leased aircraft, however the services was suspended on 10 January 2011. A new service to Delhi was launched on 16 June 2011. Executives Chairman................................................. Werner Borchert Executive Director.............................................Hamid Safi Chief Financial Officer...................................... John Roijen Chief Operations Officer........................... Michael McTighe Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A320-200 1 x Boeing 767-200 Main base Kabul (KBL)

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Safiran Air Lines (SFN) 44, Esfandiar Boulevard, Vali-e- Asr Avenue, Tehran, 19686, Iran Tel +98 21 8878 8016 Fax +98 21 8878 8017 Email [email protected] Website www.safiranair.com Parent organisation/shareholders M A Habibian and family (30%), MB Nahvi and family (30%), M J Nahvi and family (25%), other shareholders (15%) Alliances Air Sofia Date operations started 1990 Description Specialises in international cargo flights on a charter basis. The airline also offers outsized cargo and handling services, wet-leasing larger aircraft as required. Executives Chairman.............................................. Mohammad Nahvi Managing Director............................ Mohammad Habibian Fleet (orders) 1 x HESA IrAn-140 Main base Tehran (THR)

Saga Airlines [H3] (SGX) Florya Caddesi No:88, Kat 3-4, Florya, 34153 Istanbul, Turkey Tel +90 212 444 7242 Fax +90 212 573 0323 Email [email protected] Website www.sagaairlines.com Parent organisation/shareholders Abdulkadir Kolot and family (100%) Date operations started June 2004 Description Charter airline which also offers wet-leasing services. Domestic services from Trabzon are planned. History Founded by Abdulkadir Kolot and his family as a sister company to Saga Tours and Istanbul Petrol Executives Chairman................................................. Abdulkadir Kolot General Manager.......................................Ali Birhan Temel Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A310-300 Main base Istanbul (IST) Hubs Trabzon (TZX)

Saha Airlines (IRZ) Carriage Old Road, PO Box 13865-164, Tehran, 13873, Iran Tel +98 21 6669 6200 Fax +98 21 6669 8016 Email [email protected] Parent organisation/shareholders Iranian air force (100%) Description Operates domestic passenger services and cargo charters worldwide, except to the USA and Israel. Executives President & OAC Manager............................... D J Hassani Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A300B4-600 2 x Boeing 707-300 Main base Tehran (THR)

Sahelian International Air Lines Senegal Description A multinational start-up carrier seeking to raise FCFA 500 million ($960,000) so that it can begin operating African regional services. Main base Dakar (DKR)

Salmon Air [S6] (MBI) 29 Hamner Drive, Salmon, Idaho, 83467, USA Tel +1 208 756 6211 Fax +1 208 756 6219 Website www.salmonair.com Date operations started 1968 Description Provides scheduled services linking Boise, Salmon, Stanley, McCall and many other destinations in Idaho’s backcountry. Also provides charters and operates a flying school. Fleet (orders) 1 x Britten-Norman BN-2A 1 x Cessna T210M 1 x Cessna T210R 1 x Cessna TU206G 1 x Cessna U206G 5 x Piper PA-31-300 1 x Piper PA-34-200T Main base Boise (BOI)

Salsa d’Haiti [SO] (SLC) Toussaint Louverture International Airport, Port au Prince, Haiti Tel +1 509 2813 1222 Email [email protected] Website www.flysalsa.com

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Alliances InselAir Date operations started 2008 Description Haiti’s 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)

SANSA [RZ] (LRS) Edificio TACA La Uruca, San Jose, Costa Rica Tel +506 2290 4100 Fax +506 2290 3538 Email [email protected] Website www.flysansa.com Parent organisation/shareholders TACA Costa Rica (100%) Alliances TACA International Airlines Date operations started 1980 Description Domestic airline operating scheduled passenger services to 15 destinations as part of the TACA Regional airline system. Also offers ad hoc regional charters in Costa Rica, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Aircraft carry SANSA Regional titles. History On 26 November 2008 TACA Regional unveiled its SANSA Regional image for its Costa Rica-based operations. Executives President & CEO..................................................Luis Diaz Fleet (orders) 11 x Cessna CE208 Main base San Jose (SJC)

SANTACO Express 159 Struben Street, Forum Building, Pretoria, Gauteng, 0001, South Africa Tel +27 12 321 1043 Fax +27 12 321 7299 Email [email protected] 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 Johannesburg’s 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)

Saravia [6W] (SOV) 25 Zhukovskogo Street, Saratov Airport, Saratov, 410010, Russia Tel +7 8452 64 9074 Fax +7 8452 64 2552 Email [email protected] Website www.saravia.ru Parent organisation/shareholders Aeroflot (51%) Alliances RusLine Date operations started 1931 Description Charter and scheduled domestic flights, and international charters from Saratov to Europe and the CIS. History The airline was formed from the Aeroflot Saratov Division. Aeroflot completed the planned acquisition from Rostekhnologii of 51% of Saravia in November 2011. Executives General Director................................... Aleksander I Bokov Fleet (orders) 1 x Yakovlev Yak-42 7 x Yakovlev Yak-42D 1 x Yakovlev Yak-42ML Main base Saratov (RTW)

SAS Cargo [SK] (SAS) PO Box 151, Petersdalvej 1, 2770 Kasterup, Denmark Tel +45 3232 3888 Fax +45 3232 3985 Email [email protected] Website www.sascargo.com Parent organisation/shareholders Scandinavian Airlines (100%) Alliances Wow, airBaltic, Blue1, Cargojet Airways, Cimber Sterling, Wideroe Date operations started June 2001 Description Independent cargo unit using cargo capacity of parent company Scandinavian Airlines. Executives Chairman.................................................Benny Zakrisson President ................................................ Leif Rasmussen Main base Copenhagen (CPH)

SAT Airlines [HZ] (SHU) 50a Gorkogo Street, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin, Russia Tel +7 4242 73 9000 Fax +7 4242 73 9191 Email [email protected] Website www.satairlines.ru

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)

SATA Air Açores [SP] (SAT) Avenida Infante Don Henrique 55-4, 9504-528 Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal Tel +351 296 209 720 Fax +351 296 672 090 Email [email protected] Website www.sata.pt Parent organisation/shareholders Azorean Regional government (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings SATA International (100%) Date operations started 15 June 1947 Description Operates scheduled passenger, cargo and mail flights in the Azores archipelago serving Corvo, Craciosa, Faial, Flores, Funchal, Pico, Santa Maria, Sao Jorge, Sao Miguel and Terceira. It also provides its own maintenance and handling services, and manages four regional airports. History Established by five private shareholders as Sociedade Açoreana de Estudos Aereos Limitada in 1941. Rebranded as Servicios Açoreano de Transportes Aereos SATA in February 1947. It was transformed into a stateowned company in 1980. Executives President & CEO......................................Antonio Menezes Director of Flight Operations..............Emanuel Vasconcelos Finance Director....................................... Nuno Rodrigues Fleet (orders) 2 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 4 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 Main base Ponta Delgada (PDL)

SATA International [S4] (RZO) Avenida Infante D Henrique,55-4, 9504-528 Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal Tel +351 296 209 750 Fax +351 296 672 090 Email [email protected] Website www.sata.pt Parent organisation/shareholders SATA Air Açores (100%) Alliances Cargojet Airways, TAP Portugal Date operations started 8 April 1998 Description Operates scheduled flights to Madeira and the Portuguese mainland, as well as international services to major cities in Western Europe, Canada and America. Also operates charter flights. History Traces its history back to the foundation of OceanAir in December 1990. In February 1998 the name was changed to SATA International and the capital stock increased. Following its bid by public tender, SATA International was awarded scheduled routes from Ponta Delgada to Lisbon, Funchal and Oporto. Executives President & CEO......................................Antonio Menezes Fleet (orders) 4 x Airbus A310-300 4 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Ponta Delgada (PDL)

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Satena [9R] (NSE) Avenida El Dorado Suite 103-08, Entrada 1, Interior 11, Apartado Aereo, 11163 Bogota, , Colombia Tel +57 1 423 8530 Fax +57 1 413 8178 Email [email protected] Website www.satena.com Parent organisation/shareholders Colombian air force (100%) Alliances Avianca Date operations started April 1962 Description Operates scheduled passenger and mail services from its Bogota base to the Amazon regions, the Pacific and Atlantic coasts, as well as the main cities and towns in Colombia. History Incorporated in 1962 by presidential decree under the Ministry of National Defence. Established as a special element of the Colombian air force to aid development of the Amazon and Orinoco regions of Colombia, also performing search and rescue and medical evacuation missions. Executives Finance Director......................................... Rodolfo Cortez President................................... Carlos Eduardo Rodriguez Fleet (orders) 3 x ATR 42-500 6 x Dornier 328-100 2 x Embraer 170-100LR 1 x Embraer ERJ-145LR Main base Bogota BOG Hubs Medellin MDE, Cali CLO

Saudi Airlines Cargo [SV] (SVA) P.O. Box 620, CC 713, LOC 130, Jeddah, 21231, Saudi Arabia Tel +966 (2) 686-4534 Fax +966 (2) 686-1521 Email [email protected] Website www.saudiairlines.com

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)

Saudi Arabian Airlines [SV] (SVA) PO Box 620, CC 181, Jeddah, 21231, Saudi Arabia Tel +966 2 686 0000 Fax +966 2 686 2006 Email [email protected] Website www.saudiairlines.com Parent organisation/shareholders Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (100%) Alliances Air France, Ethiopian Airlines, Gulf Air, Kuwait Airways, Middle East Airlines (MEA), Royal Air Maroc, South African Airways, SriLankan Airlines, Syrianair, Tunisair, Yemenia Date operations started 14 March 1947 Description National airline operating domestic and international scheduled flights to more than 70 destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe and the US. Also operates domestic and international charter flights. History Began operations with a Jeddah-Dhahran service. The first international route to Damascus was opened on 10 June 1946. Rebranded as Saudia on 1 April 1972 but on 16 July 1996 the Saudia name was dropped in favour of reverting to the Saudi Arabian Airlines identity. Although government plans for a partial (30%) privatisation of the airline during 2006 were delayed, the first stage was completed in March 2009 when the company’s cargo division was privatised. Executives Chairman.......................................... Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Director General...................................Khalid A Al-Molhem

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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)

Sayakhat Air Company [W7] (SAH) 21 Panfilova Street, Almaty, 050016, Kazakhstan Tel +7 3272 706 260 Fax +7 3272 790 327 Email [email protected] Website www.sayakhat.kz Parent organisation/shareholders Private shareholders, V V Kuropatenko Date operations started 1991 Description Operates cargo and passenger charter flights. History Established by Vladimir Kouropatenko, and was then the first private airline company in Kazakstan. Executives President & Founder......................... Vladimir Kuropatenko Chief Accountant.................................. Svetlana Zordgolts Flight Operations Director......................Aleksander Uleisko Fleet (orders) 1 x Ilyushin Il-76TD 1 x Tupolev Tu-154M Main base Almaty (ALA)

SBA Airlines [S3] (BBR) Calle 3B, Edificio Tokay Piso 3, La Urbina, Caracas, Distrito Federal, 1073, Venezuela Tel +58 212 204 4400 Fax +58 212 204 4442 Email [email protected] Website www.sbairlines.com

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

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) [SK] (SAS) Kabinvaegen 5, Arlanda, 19587 Stockholm, Sweden Tel +46 8 797 0000 Fax +46 8 797 1515 Website www.scandinavian.net Parent organisation/shareholders Private Investors (50%), Swedish government (21.4%), Danish government (14.3%), Norwegian government (14.3%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Wideroe (100%), Blue1 (100%), SAS Cargo (100%), Scandinavian Airlines Sverige (100%), Air Greenland (37.5%), Spanair (10.9%), Estonian Air (10%), Scandinavian Airlines International (%), SAS Norge (100%), Scandinavian Airlines Danmark (100%) Alliances Star Alliance, Aeroflot Russian Airlines, airBaltic, Atlantic Airways (Faroe Islands), Cimber Sterling, City Airline, Estonian Air, Icelandair, Luxair, OLT Express, Rossiya, S7 Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Skyways, Wideroe

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 operator’s 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 company’s 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 operator’s 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)

SCAT [DV] (VSV) Shymkent International Airport, Shymkent, 160003, Kazakhstan Tel +7 7252 24 11 12 Fax 7 Email [email protected] Website www.scat.kz Parent organisation/shareholders Vladimir Denissov (53%), Vladimir Sytnik (47%) Alliances Rossiya, Ural Air Date operations started 1997 Description Operates to all the major cities in Kazakhstan and to neighbouring countries of the CIS and Mongolia. Executives President................................................ Vladimir Denisov Chief Accountant................................... Svetlana Philipova Fleet (orders) 1 x Antonov An-12B 11 x Antonov An-24B 9 x Antonov An-24RV 1 x Boeing 737-300 1 x Boeing 757-200 2 x Bombardier CRJ-200 20 x PZL An-2 2 x Yakovlev Yak-42D Main base Shymkent (CIT) Hubs Almaty (ALA), Atyrau (GUW), Astana (TSE, Aktau (SCO)

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Scenic Airlines [YR] (YRR) 1265 Airport Road, Boulde, Nevada, 89005, USA Tel +1 702 638 3300 Fax +1 702 638 3295 Email [email protected] Website www.scenic.com Parent organisation/shareholders Grand Canyon Airlines (100%) Date operations started 1967 Description Operates daily scheduled services from Las Vegas and sightseeing flights over the Grand Canyon and other local attractions. History Began sightseeing flights over the Grand Canyon as long ago as 1927. Acquired by Skywest 1993 and by Eagle Canyon Airlines in 1998. Introduced scheduled services in 2001. Acquired by Grand Canyon Airlines in 2007 but operations continue under the Scenic Airlines brand. Executives President...............................................Brenda Halvorson Fleet (orders) 1 x DHC-6-300 Twin Otter Main base North Las Vegas (VGT)

Scoot 4 Airline Road, Changi Airport, Singapore, 819825, Singapore Tel +65 6506 8823 Email [email protected] 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 Queensland’s 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 [email protected] 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)

Seaborne Airlines [BB] (SBS) 10 Watergut, Christiansted, Saint Croix, 00820, US Virgin Islands Tel +1 340 773 5991 Fax +1 340 773 6674 Email [email protected] Website www.seaborneairlines.com

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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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)

SEAIR [DG] (SRQ) Hangar 7224, Diosdado Macapagal International Airport, Clark Special Economic Zone (CSEZ), Pampanga, 2009 Clarkfield, 2009, Philippines Tel +63 45 599 2384 Fax +63 45 599 2383 Email [email protected] Website www.flyseair.com

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 carrier’s 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)

SeaPort Airlines [K5] (SQH) 7505 NE Airport Way, Portland, Oregon, 97218, USA Tel +1 503 970 4978 Email [email protected] Website www.seaportair.com Parent organisation/shareholders SeaPort Air Group (100%) Date operations started July 2009 Description Operates daily scheduled flights linking Portland with Boeing Field, Seattle, Astoria, Newport and Pendleton in the Pacific Northwest. Mid-South services from Memphis connect Hot Springs, Harrison, Jonesboro and Eldorado. History Established as a subsidiary of Wings of Alaska Airlines. In July 2009 SeaPort Airlines was awarded a federal air service contract to serve four Arkansas communities from a hub in Memphis, Tennessee. Executives President.................................................... Rob McKinney Fleet (orders) 5 x Pilatus PC-12 Main base Seattle (BFI) Hubs Memphis (MEM)

SEARCA Colombia (SRC) Aeropuerto Olaya Herrera, Carrera 67, No 421 Hangar 40, Aeropuerto Olaya Herrera, Medellin, Colombia Tel +57 4 285 8979 Fax +57 1 413 8580 Email [email protected] Website www.searca.com.co

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)

Seawings (OPS) P O Box 262160, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel +971 4 811 6666 Fax +971 4 881 4558 Email [email protected] 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)

Semeyavia [E8] (SMK) Semipalatinsk Airport, Semipalatinsk, 071419, Kazakhstan Tel +7 722 244 3917 Fax +7 722 244 3917 Email [email protected] Website www.semeyairport.kz Parent organisation/shareholders Yertis SocioEntrepreneurial Corporation Date operations started 1997 Description Domestic airline operating scheduled services lining its Semipalatinsk base with Almaty, Ust-Kamenogorsk and Urdzhar. History Created in 1997 following the entry, in August 1996, of then flag carrier Kazakhstan Airways (aka NAAK Kazakhstan Aue Joly) into bankruptcy proceedings. Kazakhstan Airways was re-registered as the public joint stock company Semeyavia and the new enterprise made responsible for both airline and airport operations at Semipalatinsk Airport in eastern Kazakhstan. Launched domestic scheduled services later that year, operating two Yakolev Yak-40s. Plans announced in 2008 for regular air services to Urumqi in China starting in 2009 have yet to be realised. In 2009 the regional Yertis SocioEntrepreneurial Corporation agreed to fund the acquisition of two ERJ-145 regional jets, as replacements for the retiring Yak 40 fleet. Fleet (orders) 1 x Embraer ERJ-145EU 2 x Yakovlev Yak-40 Main base Semipalatinsk (PLX)

Senegal Airlines [DN] (SGG) Aeroport Leopold Sedar Senghor, PO Box 38265, Dakar, Senegal Tel +221 33 820 4152 Email [email protected] Website www.senegalairlines.aero Parent organisation/shareholders Groupement National des Privés du Sénégal. (64%), government of Senegal (34%) Date operations started 25 January 2011 Description Senegalese flag carrier linking Dakar with west African destinations including Abidjan, Bamako, Banjul, Conakry, Nouakchott and Ouagadougou. The airline plans to concentrate on international and regional services, using an as yet unnamed subsidiary to operate domestic services. European and Asian routes are planned from 2013. History Created as a division of Groupe Air Senegal holding company with initial capital of FCFA 17 billion ($34 million). The airline is a successor to the defunct Air Senegal International joint venture with Royal Air Maroc,

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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)

Servant Air [8D] 1619 Airport Way, Kodiak, Alaska, 99615-0003, USA Tel +1 907 487 4444 Fax +1 907 487 4405 Email [email protected] Website www.servantair.com Description Alaskan commuter airline operating services from Kodiak State Airport to outlying communities on Kodiak Island and locations throughout southwest Alaska. History Founded by Howard Holman and Terry Cratty as Paklook Air. Executives Chief Executive Officer ................................. Wes Osowski Fleet (orders) 1 x Cessna A185F 2 x Cessna C207 1 x Piper PA-32R-300 Main base Anchorage (ANC)

Servicios Aereos Panamericanos (SARPA) Carrera 67A 3-26, Aeropuerto Olaya Herrera, Hangar 43-44, Medellin, Colombia Tel +57 1 361 3695 Fax +57 4 361 3696 Email [email protected] Website www.sarpa.com.co Description Operates fixed and rotary-wing charter services out of Medellin-Enrique Olaya Herrera airport in support of the oil exploration industry in Colombia, as well as offering ad hoc passenger and VIP charters and air ambulance services. History Established in Puerto Asis Putumayo as SARPA – Servicios Aéreos Puerto Asis. Executives General Manager............................................ Jose Ardelai Fleet (orders) 4 x BAe Jetstream 32 1 x BAe Jetstream 32EP Main base Medellin (EOH)

Servicios Aereos Profesionales [5S] (PSV) Ave. Luperon, Aeropuerto Internacional, D. Joaquin Balager, La Isabela, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Tel +1 809 826 4117 Fax +1 809 372 8817 Email [email protected] Website www.sapair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Oscar Patin (100%) Description Provides scheduled and charter services in the Caribbean from its Santo Domingo base, together with executive jet services. Executives President............................................... Jose Miguel Patin Operations Manager.......................................Nelson Pollo Fleet (orders) 1 x BAe Jetstream 31 2 x BAe Jetstream 32 1 x Beechcraft King Air 90 1 x Cessna CE208 1 x DHC6-100 1 x Embraer EMB-120RT 1 x Hawker Siddeley 125-600 1 x Learjet Learjet 25 1 x Learjet Learjet 35 1 x Learjet Learjet 55 1 x Let L-410UVP 1 x Let L-410UVP-E 1 x Shorts SD.360-100 Main base Santo Domingo (SDQ)

SETE Linhas Aereas Aeroporto Santa Genoveva s/n, Hangar II CEP-74672-450, 74672-450 Goiania, Goias, Brazil Tel +55 62 522 7034 Fax +55 62 522 7017 Email [email protected] Website www.voesete.com.br Date operations started 1976

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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 Aéreas 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)

Severstal Aircompany [D2] (SSF) PO Botovo, Cherepovets Airport, Cherepovets, Volgograd Region, 162639, Russia Tel +7 8202 511 502 Fax +7 8202 511 908 Email [email protected] Website www.severstal-avia.ru Date operations started 21 May 2002 Description Regional airline operating scheduled domestic services linking Cherepovets with Moscow, Petrozavodsk, St Petersburg and Helsinki Charter flights are also offered throughout Russia, the CIS and Europe. History Established by the Severstal Steel Joint Stock Company and now part of the Severstal Group. Executives Managing Director.................................. Nikolay Ivanovsky Chief Accountant.................................... Yelena Travnikova Deputy of Flight Operations..................... Sergej Staroverov Fleet (orders) 1 x Bombardier BD-100 1 x Bombardier CL604 3 x Bombardier CRJ-200 3 x Yakovlev Yak-40 2 x Yakovlev Yak-40K Main base Cherepovets (CEE)

SF Airlines (Shunfeng Airlines) [O3] (CSS) 2nd Floor Room 211, No1 Huo Zhan, Baoan International Airport, Shenzhen, China Tel +86 400 811 1111 Fax +86 21 5463 4567 Website www.sf-express.com Parent organisation/shareholders SF Express (100%) Date operations started 24 December 2009 Description Chinese cargo and mail airline operating scheduled services from its Shenzhen base in support of parent company SF Express. History Created as a subsidiary of SF Express, one of China’s largest cargo and logistics companies. Launched overnight cargo and mail services in December 2009 with a six-times weekly routing of Shenzhen-Hangzhou-Shenzhen. Executives President ..........................................................Wei Wang Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-300 5 x Boeing 757-200 Main base Shenzhen (SZX)

SGA Airlines [5E] (SGN) – see Nok mini Shaheen Air International [NL] (SAI) Terminal-1 Road, Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, 75200, Pakistan Tel +92 219 924 2951 Fax +92 219 924 2965 Email [email protected] 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,

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)

Shandong Airlines [SC] (CDG) Shandong Airline Building, No. 5746, Er Huan East Road, Lidia District, Jinan, 250014, China Tel +86 531 8569 8666 Fax +86 531 8569 8668 Email [email protected] Website www.shandongair.com.cn

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 China’s 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........................................ Qing’en 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)

Shanghai Airlines [FM] (CSH) No. 212, Jiangning Road, Shanghai, Shanghai, 200041, China Tel +86 21 6255 8888 Fax +86 21 6255 8989 Email [email protected] Website www.shanghai-air.com

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)

Shanghai Airlines Cargo International [F4] (SHQ) International Company Limited, 20F Tower B Dawning Centre, No. 500 Honbaoshi Road, Changning District, Shanghai, 201103, China Tel +86 21 62691018 Fax +86 21 62697323 Email [email protected] Website ecargo.shanghai-air.com

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 operator’s 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)

Sharp Airlines [SH] Hamilton Airport, Hensley Park Road, Hamilton, Victoria, 3300, Australia Tel +61 3 5574 8216 Fax +61 3 5574 8258 Email [email protected] Website www.sharpaviation.com.au

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)

Shenzhen Airlines [ZH] (CSZ) Shenhen Baoan International, Shenzhen, 518128, China Tel +86 755 2777 1999 Fax +86 755 2777 7242 Email [email protected] Website www.shenzhenair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Air China (51%), Shenzhen municipal government (Total Logistics) (49%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Henan Airlines (95%), Kunming Airlines (80%) Alliances Air China, All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines, Shandong Airlines, TransAsia Airways, UNI Air Date operations started 17 September 1993

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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 Investment’s 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)

Shuttle America [S5] (TCF) 8909 Purdue Road, Suite 300, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46268, USA Tel +1 317 484 6000 Fax +1 317 484 4537 Email [email protected] Website www.shuttleamerica.com Parent organisation/shareholders Republic Airways Holdings (100%) Alliances Aer Lingus, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines Date operations started 12 November 1998 Description Regional carrier operating scheduled passenger flights in the northeast of the USA as US Airways Express and Delta Connection, and in Hawaii on behalf of Mokulele Airlines. History Founded by chief executive David Hackett, a former financial planner for Continental Airlines and Savoy Capital. In September 2001 Wexford Management took over the carrier, and arranged for it to join the US Airways Express system. In 2005 the carrier was purchased by Republic Airways Holdings. Employees total 1,259 Executives Chairman President & CEO........................... Bryan Bedford Chief Financial Officer.......................................Hal Cooper Fleet (orders) 50 x Embraer 170-100LR 16 x Embraer 175-200LR Main base Indianapolis (IND)

Sichuan Airlines [3U] (CSC) Sichuan Hangkong Building, Cheng Du Shuang Liu International Airport, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610202, China Tel +86 28 8539 3001 Fax +86 28 8539 3888 Website www.scal.com.cn Parent organisation/shareholders Sichuan Airlines Group (40%), China Southern Airlines (39%), Shandong Airlines (10%), Shanghai Airlines (10%), Gingko Restaurant (1%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Hebei Airlines (97%), Chengdu Airlines (40.9%), Northeast Airlines (33.5%) Alliances Hebei Airlines, KLM Date operations started 14 July 1988 Description Chengdu-based regional airline providing scheduled domestic services to more than 20 destinations within China. History In September 1997 the airline jointly founded the Xinxing (New Star) Aviation Alliance along with five of Chinas provincial airlines. Reorganised in August 2002 when the Sichuan Airlines Group, which is owned by the provincial government, became the major shareholder. Executives General Manager................................................Haiying Li Chief Financial Officer.....................................Xu Shenghui

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)

Sierra Pacific Airlines (SPA) 7700 North Business Park Drive, Tucson, Arizona, 85743, USA Tel +1 520 744 1144 Fax +1 520 744 0138 Email [email protected] Parent organisation/shareholders Sierra Pacific Group (100%) Description Operates passenger charters and subcharters for other carriers, as well as the US Forestry Service and US Marshalls Service. History Founded as Mountainwest Aviation. Executives President................................................Garfield Thorsrud General Manager........................................ Mark Thorsrud Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-200 Main base Tucson (TUS)

Silk Road Cargo Business (URS) G44 Loyiha Street, 100161 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tel +998 71 150 5031/ 5032 Fax +998 71 150 3282 Email [email protected] Website www.silkroadcargo.uz Description Start-up cargo airline planning to operate scheduled domestic cargo services and charter flights from Tashkent. History Awarded its air operator’s certificate on 11 July 2011. Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A300B4-600 1 x Ilyushin Il-76TD Main base Tashkent (TAS)

Silk Way Airlines [ZP] (AZQ) Heydar Aliyev International Airport, AZ 1044 Baku, Azerbaijan Tel +994 12 437 4775 Fax +994 12 493 3859 Email [email protected] Website www.silkway-airlines.com Parent organisation/shareholders Eurasian Cargo Group (100%) Alliances AZAL Avia Cargo, Azerbaijan Airlines, Cargolux, Lufthansa Cargo Date operations started 9 October 2001 Description Provides scheduled and charter cargo services to destinations in Europe, the CIS, Dubai, Afghanistan, Iraq and China. Specialises in supporting the oil and gas industries, humanitarian relief, and air transportation of outsize cargo and construction equipment. Executives Director.........................................Shamsaddin Mirsalayev Fleet (orders) 3 x Antonov An-12B 2 x Boeing 747-400 9 x Ilyushin Il-76TD Main base Baku (GYD)

SilkAir [MI] (SLK) 05D Airline House, 25 Airlines Road, Singapore, 819830, Singapore Tel +65 6542 8111 Fax +65 6490 0514 Website www.silkair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Singapore Airlines Group (100%) Alliances Garuda Indonesia, Malaysia Airlines, S7 Airlines, Singapore Airlines Date operations started 21 February 1989 Description Regional airline operating scheduled passenger services from Singapore to 26 destinations in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, India, Thailand and Vietnam. Charter flights are also undertaken. History Originally established in 1975 as parent company Singapore Airlines wholly-owned tour and charter subsidiary, under the Tradewinds brand. Small turboprops were used initially for short-haul services to holiday destinations including Pattaya, Phuket, Hatyai, Kuantan and Tioman. On 1 April 1992, Tradewinds was re-branded as SilkAir to highlight its evolution into a carrier serving both business and leisure passengers.

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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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Singapore Airlines [SQ] (SIA) Airline House, 25 Airline Road, Singapore, 819829, Singapore Tel +65 6541 5880 Fax +65 6545 6083 Email [email protected] Website www.singaporeair.com

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 Singapore’s Kallang Airport to Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang on 1 May 1947. Following Malaya’s 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 Singapore’s 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 world’s 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 world’s 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.

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Bubenska 113/47, Holesovice, 170 00 Prague, Czech Republic Tel +420 233 374 596 Fax +420 233 371 179 Email [email protected] Website www.silverair.cz Parent organisation/shareholders Management (100%) Date operations started February 1997 Description Operates charter flights within the Czech Republic and throughout Europe for international companies including TNT and DHL, as well as the Czech Postal services and local travel agencies. History Launched operations flying between Prague, Nuremberg and Liege for TNT. Executives President & Technical Manager............................. Jan Maly Head of Flight Operations............................... Daniel Prusa Fleet (orders) 1 x Let L-410UVP-E Main base Prague PRG Hubs Ostrava OSR

Singapore Airlines launched Airbus A380 services in 2007 Employees total 13,793 Executives Chairman.......................................Stephen Lee Ching Yen Chief Executive Officer............................Goh Choon Phong EVP Operations and Services..................... Swee Wah Mak SVP Finance..............................................Chan Hon Chew Fleet (orders) 19 (15) x Airbus A330-300 5 x Airbus A340-500 (20) x Airbus A350-900XWB 16 (3) x Airbus A380-800 3 x Boeing 747-400 35 x Boeing 777-200 27 (8) x Boeing 777-300 (20) x Boeing 787-9 Main base Singapore (SIN)

Singapore Airlines Cargo [SQ] (SQC) 08E, Airline House, 25 Airline Road, Singapore Tel +65 6541 6600 Fax +65 6546 3798 Email [email protected] Website www.siacargo.com Parent organisation/shareholders Singapore Airlines Group (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings China Cargo Airlines (16%) Alliances Wow, Cargojet Airways, Coyne Airways, Virgin Australia Date operations started April 2001 Description Stand-alone cargo operation to complement the parent company’s passenger services. History SIA Cargo was established in October 2000, and received its air operator’s certificate in April 2001. Employees total 954 Executives Chairman...............................................Cheng Eng Huang President & CEO............................................. Tan Kai Ping VP Flight Operations .............................................C C Loh Fleet (orders) 13 x Boeing 747-400 Main base Singapore SIN

Sita Air GPO Box 9002, Sinamangal Ward No: 9, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel +977 1 448 7110 Fax +977 1 449 0546 Email [email protected] 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.

History Gained its air operator’s certificate in 2000 but was unable to operate until 2003 because of political unrest in Nepal. Executives Chairman...........................................................Priti Rana Managing Director.................................. Phizo Nath Nepali Finance Director................................................Surit Bista Director of Operations................................. Yub Raj Chettri Fleet (orders) 2 x Dornier 228-200 Main base Kathmandu (KTM) Hubs Pokhara (PKR)

Skippers Aviation [JW] PO Box 1306, Subiaco, Western Australia, 6904, Australia Tel +61 8 9478 3989 Fax +61 8 9478 3184 Email [email protected] Website www.skippers.com.au Parent organisation/shareholders Privately owned (100%) Date operations started 1990 Description Charter company specialising in mining crew changes, executive charters and general flying for the mining industry in Western Australia, as well as search and rescue and medevac operations. A small scheduled network in western Australia is also operated. Executives Chief Executive Officer ................................Stan Quinlivan Fleet (orders) 6 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 5 x Cessna Conquest II 4 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 6 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 4 x Embraer EMB-120ER 2 x Embraer EMB-120RT 5 x Fairchild Metro 23 Main base Perth (PER)

Sky Airline [H2] (SKU) Casa Matriz, Santa Elena 1761, Santiago, Chile Tel +56 2 353 3100 Fax +56 2 353 3138 Email [email protected] Website www.skyairline.cl Parent organisation/shareholders Jürgen Paulmann (94.04%), others (5.96%) Alliances TACA International Airlines Date operations started June 2002 Description Privately-owned Chilean carrier serving a network of 12 domestic destinations and destinations in Peru from its main base at Santiagos Arturo Merino Benitez Airport. Domestic and regional charters to destinations in Argentina, Brazil and Peru are also flown. History Formed by former staff of the defunct carrier Nacional. Introduced scheduled international services to destinations in Peru on 6 December 2007.

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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)

Sky Airlines [ZY] (SHY) Kayi Plaza, Güzeloba mah, Ay - 1, Sok No.1, Lara, 07230 Antalya, Turkey Tel +90 242 310 85 00 Fax +90 242 310 88 03 Email [email protected] Website www.skyairlines.net Parent organisation/shareholders Kayi Group (100%) Date operations started 12 April 2001 Description Charter airline operating services for in-house and external tour operators, flying primarily between Turkey, Europe and the Middle East. History Created by Antalya-based Kayi Group. Operated domestic scheduled services from November 2010, linking Antalya with Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Diyarbakir and Northern Cyprus. Ceased domestic services so as to concentrate on charter flights on 3 August 2011. Executives Chairman..................................................... Talha Gorgulu EVP & General Manager.................................Tahir Gorgulu Finance Manager...................................... Cevdet Bahcelik Fleet (orders) 3 x Airbus A320-200 1 x Airbus A321-200 4 x Boeing 737-400 3 x Boeing 737-800 2 (1) x Boeing 737-900 Main base Antalya (AYT)

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 [email protected] 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)

Sky Bahamas [Q7] (SBM) PO Box AP-59215, Blake Road Centre No 7, Blake Road, New Providence, Nassau, Bahamas Tel +1 242 377 3062 Fax +1 242 327 6042 Email [email protected] Website www.skybahamas.net Date operations started 1988 Description Nassau-based regional airline operating scheduled flights from Nassau to several Out Islands and to Cap Haitien, Haiti. Charter flights are also provided throughout the Caribbean. History Founded as Sky Unlimited in 1988, originally operating a single Beech 1900D. The company introduced Sky Bahamas branding in May 2006. Executives President...................................................... Randy Butler Chief Financial Officer............................... Darius Ferguson Fleet (orders) 1 x Saab 340B 3 x Saab 340A 1 x Cessna CE208 1 x Beech 1900D Main base Nassau (NAS)

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Sky Express [GQ] (SEH) Heraklion International Airport, Nikos Kazantzakis, Heraklion, 716 01 Crete, Greece Tel +30 2810 223 500 Fax +30 2810 223 805 Email [email protected] Website www.skyexpress.gr Parent organisation/shareholders Captain Militiadis Tsagarakis (48%), George Mavrantonakis (48%), Tasos Alefantos (4%) Date operations started July 2005 Description Regional airline operating scheduled domestic services throughout the Greek Islands from its Heraklion base. A regional route to Tirana, Albania is also operated, as are domestic and regional charter services. History Launched domestic regional services in 2008. For the 2009 summer season, international charter flights were operated using two McDonnell Douglas MD-83s operated in conjunction with Meelad Air of Jordan. Executives Chairman & CEO................................Militiadis Tsagarakis Head of Flight Operations ...................... John Karamichalis Fleet (orders) 1 x BAe Jetstream 32 4 x BAe Jetstream 41 Main base Heraklion (HER)

Sky King [F3] (SGB) 3600 Power Inn Road, Sacramento, California, 95826, USA Tel +1 916 454 2400 Fax +1 916 454 9151 Email [email protected] Website www.flyskyking.net Parent organisation/shareholders Gregg and Janet Lukenbill Alliances Direct Air Date operations started 1990 Description Provides charter services to professional sports teams, and long-term public charters. History Started by providing charter services to the Sacramento Kings, and has expanded to cover other major sports leagues and, since 1998, public charters. Executives President.................................................. Gregg Lukenbill VP Operations.............................................. Steve Badger Fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 737-200 2 x Boeing 737-300 6 x Boeing 737-400 Main base Sacramento (SMF)

Sky Lease Cargo [WI] (TDX) 234A Burgess Rd, Greensboro, North Carolina, 27409, USA Tel +1 336 665 7149 Email info@ skyleasecargo.com Website www.skyleasecargo.com Date operations started 1973 Description Provides ACMI leasing services to other operators. History Established as Wrangler Aviation in 1969, operating Lockheed Constellations, under FAA Part 91. Became a Part 121 carrier in 1978. In 1981, passenger services were discontinued so as to concentrate on all-cargo operations with a single Canadair CL-44. Rebranded as Tradewinds in November 1991. Received DOT approval to operate domestic and international passenger charters with no more than five aircraft in December 1997. Passenger charters to Boston and Montego Bay began on 15 February 1998 but ceased the following year as the airline again reverted to cargo operations only. Filed for bankruptcy protection on 25 July 2008. Ceased only scheduled service to Puerto Rico in May 2009. Acquired in September 2009 by Miami-based Sky Lease One. Operations continued, now focused on providing widebody cargo aircraft for South American carriers on an ACMI basis. Rebranded at the end of 2010. Employees total 248 Executives President....................................................Wade Johnson Chief Financial Officer ................................ Stephen Smith Chief Operating Officer..................................Dan Stenman Fleet 6 x McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Main base Piedmont Triad International (GSO)

Sky Wings Airlines [ND] (GSW) Vouliagmenis 58, Voula, 166 73 Athens, Greece Tel +30 210 9602100 Fax +30 210 9602151 Email [email protected] Website www.skywings.gr Parent organisation/shareholders Sunny Smile (Greece) (51%), Khors Aircompany (Ukraine) (49%)

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 [email protected] 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)

Skybridge AirOps (KYB) Skybridge AirOps S.r.l., Via IV Novembre, 71, Ciampino, 00043 Rome, Italy Tel +39 06 9321637 Fax +39 06 79813925 Email [email protected] Website www.skybridgeairops.com

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)

SkyExpress [GW] (KIL) Tsentralnaya ul., 2, Vnukovo Airport, Moscow, 119027, Russia Tel +7 495 684 9360 Fax +7 495 648 9361 Email [email protected] Website www.skyexpress.ru Parent organisation/shareholders Boris Abramovich (25%), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (20%), Altima Partners, Sloane Robinson Date operations started 29 January 2007 Description Russian charter and scheduled carrier operating from Moscow-Vnukovo. Domestic and international charter flights are also operated from various Russian cities. History Established by Kras Air owners, Boris and Alexander Abramovich. Obtained an air operator’s certificate for domestic scheduled services on 4 December 2006. Launched international charters in 2008. In August 2011, Kuban Airlines owner BasEL Group announced plans to restructure its aviation business by combining the assets of Kuban Airlines and SkyExpress. In October 2011 the repositioning of SkyExpress was confirmed, whereby it would give up its low-cost business model and operate in future under the air operator’s certificate of Kuban Airlines. On 26 October 2011 SkyExpress was relaunched as a charter airline. Regular flights were also operated, from 30 October 2011, under Kuban’s air operator’s certificate. Rosaviatsia duly revoked SkyExpress’ air operator’s certificate at the end of October 2011. Parent BasEl was expected to continue operations under the better known SkyExpress brand, alongside its existing Kuban Airlines brand. Executives Finance Director ............................................ Alexei Zudin

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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 [email protected] 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)

Skylan Airways (SKA) Norman Manley International Airport, General Aviation Centre, Kingston, Jamaica Tel +1 954 376 6303 Fax +1 876 932 7134 Email [email protected] Website skylanjamaica.com Date operations started 10 August 2009 Description Operates domestic charter services from the General Aviation Centre at Kingston’s Norman Manley International Airport and the New Domestic Terminal at Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport. History Founded as a Juelle Group company by owner Dwayne Brown. Launched with a single Jetstream 32 in August 2009. Fleet (orders) 1 x BAe Jetstream 32 Main base Kingston (KIN) Hubs Montego Bay (MBJ)

Skymark Airlines [BC] (SKY) 1-5-5, Haneda Airport, Ota-Ku, Tokyo, 144-0041, Japan Tel +81 3 5708 8208 Fax +81 3 5708 8201 Email [email protected] Website www.skymark.co.jp Parent organisation/shareholders Shinichi Nishikubo (52%), HIS, (14.4%), others (33.6%) Date operations started 19 September 1998 Description Provides scheduled passenger services over domestic trunk routes linking Tokyo Haneda with Fukuoka, Asahikawa, Kobe, Chitose and Okinawa. History Established by one of Japan’s largest travel agencies, HIS Travel. Withdrew from the charter market in July 2005. Employees total 1,661 Executives Chairman........................................................Takashi Jde President & CEO....................................Shinichi Nishikubo Fleet (orders) (6) x Airbus A380-800 25 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Tokyo (HND)

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 [email protected] 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 Wroclaw’s Strachowice airport. Launched commercial services July 2004. Received its air operator’s certificate on 26 April 2010. Began operating scheduled services under its own air operator’s certificate from Münster-Osnabrück airport on behalf of German virtual airline Jetisfaction on 5 September 2011. Fleet (orders) 2 x Saab 340A Main base Wroclaw (WRO)

Skytrans [Q6] (SKP) PO Box 7110, Cairns, Queensland, 4870, Australia Tel +61 7 4040 6700 Fax +61 7 4040 6799 Email [email protected] Website www.skytrans.com.au Parent organisation/shareholders The Wild Family Group of Companies (100%) Date operations started October 1990

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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)

Skyway Enterprises (SKZ) 3031 West Patrick Street, Kissimmee, Florida, 34741, USA Tel +1 407 932 0600 Fax +1 407 932 0607 Email [email protected] Website www.skywayent.com Date operations started 1983 Description Provides on-demand charter flights across the USA, together with contract flights for such companies as Airborne Express, DHL, FedEx and UPS. History Formed in Michigan as a Cessna dealership, adding cargo charters in 1983. Moved base to Kissimmee in 1989. Executives President............................................ Thomas Loumankin Fleet (orders) 1 x Douglas DC-9-10 1 x Learjet Learjet 24 6 x Shorts SD360-200 Main base Kissimmee (ISM)

Skyways [JZ] (SKX) Jonkoping Airport, 555 93 Jonkoping, Sweden Tel +46 8 595 135 00 Fax +46 8 555 43598 Website www.skyways.se Parent organisation/shareholders Mansvell Enterprises (100%) Alliances AeroSvit Airlines, airBaltic, Scandinavian Airlines Description Operates domestic schedules in central and southern Sweden, and international routes to Denmark, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden. Charter flights are also operated, primarily within northern Europe. History Formerly known as Avia. Acquired Salair in July 1991 and rebranded as Skyways. Acquired Highland Air in March 1997 and Flying Enterprise in 2000. Created Skyways Regional in October 2000, through the merger of its three subsidiaries, Airborne, Air Express and Highland Air. Forged a partnership with SAS, which acquired a 25% stake, in April 1998. Skyways Express was divided into two separate companies in January 2009, with Avia Express continuing as the airline company, while Skyways was launched as a marketing company, selling and marketing the brand Skyways. Consolidated the operation, sales and marketing of the airline under the company name Avia Express on 1 December 2010, but continued to operate under the Skyways brand. International routes, initially to Copenhagen and Ropros were introduced in December 2010. Acquired by Mansvell Enterprises on 20 December 2010. Increased its route network by 50% from 28 March 2011, adding one domestic destination and five in Northern Europe. Acquired Gothenburg-based City Airline on 28 April 2011 and absorbed the carrier into its enlarged operation and branding on 30 November 2011. Executives Chief Executive Officer ........................ Lars-Ake Bertilsson Finance Manager ......................................... Thomas Frisk Flight Operations Director...........................Jon Melkersson Fleet (orders) 2 x Embraer ERJ-135ER 3 x Embraer ERJ-145EU 2 x Embraer ERJ-145LR 1 x Embraer ERJ-145MP 11 x Fokker 50 Main base Stockholm Arlanda (ARN)

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Skywest Airlines [XR] (OZW) Domestic Terminal, PO Box 176, Cloverdale, Perth, Western Australia, 6105, Australia Tel +61 8 9478 9999 Fax +61 8 9478 9928 Email [email protected] Website www.skywest.com.au Parent organisation/shareholders Skywest (Singapore) (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Air Mekong (30%) Alliances Air New Zealand, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, Virgin Australia Date operations started 1963 Description Western Australia’s largest regional airline, providing scheduled services throughout the state and to Darwin. Also operates a single international service to Bali, connecting services, and regional contract-based and ad hoc charter flights for governmental and corporate clients. History The result of several mergers between aviation operators across Australia, Skywest has its origins in the launch of Carnarvon Air Taxis in 1963. Launched international services to Bali from Karratha, WA, in May 2004. Acquired by TNT in 1990 and merged with Lloyd Aviation as part of Ansett Australia. Acquired by Airline Investments following the collapse of Ansett in 2002. Acquired in August 2006 by Singapore-based investment group CaptiveVision Capital. The new owner rebranded, first as Advent Air, and later as Skywest. Awarded an exclusive five-year contract by the state government in January 2011 to operate turboprop aircraft on marginal routes within the region. Announced a 10-year alliance with the then-Virgin Blue, in January 2011, under which it would operate new Virgin Australia branded ATR72s on a regional network, starting in October 2011. Employees total 385 Executives Chief Executive Officer.................................... Jason Bitter Chief Financial Officer.................................. Brian O’Dwyer Director of Operations.....................................Terry Cooper Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A320-200 4 x ATR 72-500 (9) x ATR 72-600 9 x Fokker 100 8 x Fokker 50 Main base Perth (PER)

SkyWest Airlines [OO] (SKW) 444 South River Road, St George, Utah, 84790, USA Tel +1 435 634 3000 Fax +1 435 634 3305 Email [email protected] Website www.skywest.com Parent organisation/shareholders SkyWest (100%) Alliances Aer Lingus, Air Canada, AirTran Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, United Express, Virgin Australia Date operations started 19 June 1972 Description Largest independently-owned regional carrier in the USA. Operates as United Express, Delta Connection, US Airways Express and in partnership with Alaska Airlines, serving over 155 cities in 39 States, Washington DC, and six Canadian provinces. History Established by Ralph Atkin in March 1972 to fly passengers in Utah. Sun Aire of California was acquired in 1984. A marketing agreement with Western Airlines was still in force in 1987, when Delta acquired Western. SkyWest subsequently started flying as Delta Connection out of Salt Lake City. In 1997 SkyWest signed an agreement to operate as United Express out of hubs in Los Angeles, Portland, San Francisco and Seattle/Tacoma. In September 2005 parent company SkyWest completed the purchase of Atlanta-based Atlantic Southeast Airlines. In November 2010 parent SkyWest purchased, through its subsidiary, Atlantic Southeast Airlines, ExpressJet Holdings. SkyWest also acquired a 30% stake in Vietnamese start-up airline Air Mekong in 2010. SkyWest Airlines was contracted to supply Air Mekong’s flight crews. Began operating Alaska Airlines services from Portland and Seattle, which had previously been flown by Horizon Air, in May 2011. Following its acquisition by Southwest Airlines, the codeshare agreement operated with AirTran was terminated in September 2011. Began operating for US Airways Express from its Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport hub in December 2011. Employees total 19,378

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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)

Skywings Asia Airlines [ZA] (SWM) 254 IOC Building (4F-2), Monivong Boulevard, Sangkat Boeung Rang, Khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Tel +855 23 217 130 Fax +855 23 217 150 Email [email protected] Website www.skywingsair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Sky Wings Airlines Date operations started June 2011 Description Cambodian start-up domestic and international charter carrier, operating regular charter flights between Phnom Penh and Siem Rep, Hanoi and Seoul. History Established by the Greek carrier Sky Wings Airlines. Launched services with a single McDonnell Douglas MD-83 transferred from its Greek parent in June 2011. Fleet (orders) 1 x McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Main base Phnom Penh (PNH)

SkyWork Airlines [SX] (SRK) Flughafen Bern-Belp, Aemmennmattstrasse 43, 3123 Bern, Switzerland Tel +41 31 810 1818 Fax +41 31 810 1801 Email [email protected] Website www.skywork-airlines.ch Parent organisation/shareholders Skywork Group (100%) Date operations started 1983 Description Operates seasonal scheduled services linking Berne-Belp Airport with cities in Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK. Charter services are also operated, both ad hoc and on behalf of Swiss tour companies to holiday destinations in and around the Mediterranean. Business jet charter flights are also offered. History Founded as part of the Skywork Group, primarily as an advanced flight training school. Launched private jet charter services in 1989. Launched charter flights from Berne to holiday destinations in the Mediterranean and Balkans in 2004. The airline launched seasonal scheduled services in December 2009 with the BerneRotterdam route. Executives Chief Executive Officer................................. Tomislav Lang President........................................................... Alex Gribi Fleet (orders) 3 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 3 x Dornier 328-100 Main base Berne (BRN)

Slovakian Airlines (SVL) M R Stefanik Airport, Bratislava, Slovakia Website www.slovakianairlines.com Parent organisation/shareholders Arnold Medzihradského, Mikhail Bagdasarova Description Start-up airline which is planning to launch scheduled services from Bratislava, once it has received the necessary licenses. History Privately-owned airline created by entrepreneurs Arnold Medzihradského and Mikhail Bagdasarova. Executives Chief Executive Officer............................. Miroslav Kaliciak Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-500 Main base Bratislava (BTS)

Small Planet Airlines (Estonia) (ELC) Lennujaama str. 2, 11101 Tallinn, Estonia Tel +372 605 8974 Fax +372 605 8970 Email [email protected] Website www.smallplanet.aero Parent organisation/shareholders Brova Air (95.5%), others (4.5%) Date operations started 21 April 2009

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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 Group’s 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)

Small Planet Airlines (Italy) (LLI) Via Della Scafa 158, Fiumicino, 00-054 Rome, Italy Tel +390 6650 2751 Fax +390 6650 275 333 Email [email protected] Website www.smallplanet.aero Parent organisation/shareholders Avia Solutions Group Date operations started 31 July 2010 Description Italian arm of the Lithuanian-based charter and wet leasing specialist of the same name. Initially utilising a single Boeing 737-300 operated on its behalf from Milan by the parent carrier. Main base Rome Fiumicino (FCO)

Small Planet Airlines (Lithuania) (LLC) A. Gustaicio St. 4, 2512 Vilnius, Lithuania Tel +370 5 252 5660 Fax +370 5 252 5661 Email [email protected] Website www.smallplanet.aero Parent organisation/shareholders Avia Solutions Group (100%) Date operations started October 2008 Description Provides charter flights for Lithuanian and foreign travel agencies to resorts in Spain, Turkey, Portugal, Egypt, Greece, Italy and the United Arab Emirates. Employees total 166 Executives Chief Executive Officer............................ Vytautas Kaikaris Fleet (orders) 7 x Boeing 737-300 4 x Boeing 737-500 1 x Boeing 757-200 Main base Vilnius (VNO)

Small Planet Airlines (Poland) (LLP) 7 Stycznia Str. 45B, 02-146 Warsaw, Poland Tel +48 22 427 9090 Fax +48 22 427 9093 Email [email protected] Website www.smallplanet.aero Parent organisation/shareholders Avia Solutions Group (95.5%), others (0.5%) Date operations started April 2010 Description Polish charter airline operating non scheduled services for Polish tour operators to popular holiday destinations including Turkey and Egypt. History Established in December 2009 to continue the expansion of flyLAL into the Polish Charter Market. FlyLAL and its subsidiaries adopted the brand name Small Planet Airlines on 22 July 2010. Executives Chaiman................................................ Vytautas Kaikaris Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Warsaw (WAW)

SmartLynx [6Y] (LTC) Mazrudas, Marupes Pagasts, Rigas Rajons, Riga, 1053, Latvia Tel +371 67 207 392 Fax +371 67 207 750 Email [email protected] Website www.ylcharter.com Parent organisation/shareholders Management (100%) Date operations started 1993 Description Provides ad hoc passenger charter flights to points within Europe, as well as countries in Africa and Asia. The airline also operates business and VIP charters. History Founded as LatCharter to operate charter flights from Riga, and began operations with a single leased 76-80 seat Tupolev Tu-134B. In 2006 LatCharter agreed to co-operate with charter and ACMI specialist Loftleidir Icelandic, leading to the acquisition of a majority 55% shareholding by the Icelandic company in July 2006, with a commitment to acquire the remaining shares in the future. On 7 February

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)

SmartLynx Italia [6Y] (ART) Italy Email [email protected] Website www.smartlynxitalia.com Date operations started 22 May 2009 Description Italian charter and wet-lease specialist, initially operating a single Airbus A320 transferred from its Latvian parent company. Charter services are operated from Milan to the Balearic Islands, Spain, Crete and Rhodes, as well as intra-Italian holiday flights to Alghero, Crotone and Brindisi. Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Milan Malpensa (MXP)

SmartWings [QS] (TVS) K Letisti 1068/30, Prague Airport, 160 08 Prague, Czech Republic Tel +420 255 700 827 Fax +420 220 111 833 Email [email protected] Website www.smartwings.net Parent organisation/shareholders Travel Service Airlines (100%) Date operations started May 2004 Description Czech low-cost carrier serving 24 European destinations, as well as Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. History Emerged as a brand from Travel Service Airlines. Executives Managing Director ........................................Radek Muller Finance Manager ............................................Ivana Ziloza Head of Operations ..........................................Jan Belina Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-500 Main base Prague (PRG)

SNAS Aviation (RSE) PO Box 5741, Manama, Bahrain Tel +973 1734 9222 Fax +973 17 33 4508 Email [email protected] Website www.dhl.com Parent organisation/shareholders HRH Prince Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (100%) Alliances DHL International Aviation ME Date operations started 1979 Description Scheduled and non-scheduled cargo services throughout the Middle East on behalf of DHL Express. History Began operating scheduled services between Bahrain and Riyadh in 1979. Executives Chairman................................................... John Chisholm General Manager..................................................Bill Todd Managing Director & Accountable Manager.....Steve Wilks J Director of Flight Operations............................. Grant Jolley Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 727-200 2 x Boeing 757-200 1 x Fairchild Merlin IV Main base Bahrain (BAH)

Sol America (ESC) Avenida Libertador, Multicentro Empresarial del Este, Núcleo C, Piso 5, Oficina 54., Gran Caracas, Caracas, Distrito Federal, Venezuela Tel +58 (0212) 267 2424 Email [email protected] Date operations started 1980 Description Operates flights from Caracas to the holiday resort of Los Roques. Other destinations include Las Piedras, Aruba, Curaçao and Valencia. History Founded as an air-taxi company. Introduced jet services in April 2009 between Caracas and Maracaibo. Executives Chief Executive Officer ...........................Manuel Rodriguez VP Operations ..............................................Rafael Millan Fleet (orders) 1 x Let L-410UVP Main base Caracas (CCS) Hubs Las Piedras (LSP)

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Sol Lineas Aereas [8R] (OLS) Entre Rios, Rosario, 2000 Sante Fe, Buenos Aires, Argentina Tel +54 341 424 9998 Email info@sp;.com.ar Website www.sol-lineasaereas.com.ar Parent organisation/shareholders Grupo Transatlantica (100%) Date operations started August 2006 Description Regional carrier operating several times daily serving Rosario, Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Rafaela, Santa Fe, Mar del Plata, Mendoza and Villa Mercedes in Argentina, and Montevideo and Punta del Este in neighbouring Uruguay. Executives Director General......................................Gustavo Cebreiro President ...................................................Horacio Angeli VP Operations..............................................Horacio Darre Fleet (orders) 5 x Saab 340A 1 x Saab 340B Main base Rosario (ROS)

Sol Linhas Aereas (SBA) Aeroporto Municipal de Cascavel, BR 277 - Km 601, 85804-810 Cascavel, Parana, Brazil Tel +55 45 2104 4242 Website www.voesol.com.br Parent organisation/shareholders Santa Fe Provincial government, Transatlantica Group Date operations started 12 October 2009 Description Brazilian airline operating services linking its Cascavel base with Curitiba, Foz do Iguaçu and Maringá. History Founded by an investors’ group led by Marcos Solano Vale. Launched scheduled services with a flight from Cascavel to Curitiba in October 2009. Executives President............................................. Marco Solano Vale Fleet (orders) 1 x Let L-410 UVP-E Main base Cascavel (CAC)

Solar Air (SRB) 222 Room 3251, Moo 10 Vibhavadi, Rangsit Road, Don Muang Airport, Bangkok, 10210, Thailand Tel +66 82 1035656 Fax +662 535 2450 Email [email protected] Website www.solarair.co.th Date operations started 2010 Description Operates domestic low-cost scheduled flights to locations in central and northern Thailand. Also offers charter flights and an air express parcel delivery service. Executives Chief Executive Officer .....................Prachuab Chai Yasarn Fleet (orders) 1 x Dornier 228-200 1 x Saab 340A Main base Bangkok (DMK)

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 operator’s certificate of defunct carrier Vyborg Airlines. Main base Moscow (VKO)

Solaseed Air [LQ] (SNJ) Miyazaki Kuko Building 2F, Oaza Akae, Miyazaki City, 880-0912, Japan Tel +81 985 89 0086 Fax +81 985 69 1011 Email [email protected] Website www.skynetasia.co.jp Parent organisation/shareholders Miyakoh (41.9%), ANA Group (14.99%), Mera Electric l Industries (11.7%), Miyazaki prefecture support fund (3.3%), Skynet employees shareholding co-operation (2.2%), Sojitz (1.8%), others (24.2%) Alliances All Nippon Airways Date operations started July 2002 Description Japanese low-cost carrier operating services to key cities in Japan and across Asia. History Established as Pan Asia Airlines. Launched operations in July 2002 as Skynet Asia Airways. Rebranded as Solaseed Air on 1 July 2011.

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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)

Solenta Aviation (SET) Block 5, Stratford Office Park, Cnr Cedar Avenue & Valley Road, Broadacres, Johannesburg, South Africa Tel +27 11 4650197 Fax +27 11 465 0217 Email [email protected] Website www.solenta.com Parent organisation/shareholders Solenta Invetment Holdings (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Federal Air (50%) Date operations started 17 November 2000 Description Wet-lease specialist operating a mixed fleet for other carriers, including DHL and the United Nations. Executives Managing Director ............................................Paul Hurst Operations Director ................................. Johann Minnaar Finance Director Leon van de Moortele Fleet (orders) 4 x ATR 42-300 1 x ATR 42-500 1 x ATR 72-200 1 x Beech 1900C 9 x Beech 1900D 1 x Beechcraft King Air 200 5 x Cessna CE208 2 x Embraer ERJ-145LR Main base Johannesburg (JNB)

Solinair (SOP) Secovlje 19, 6333 Secovlje, 6333, Slovenia Tel +386 5 672 25 45 Fax +386 5 672 25 44 Email [email protected] 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)

Solomon Airlines [IE] (SOL) PO Box 23, Honiara, Solomon Islands Tel +677 20 031 Email [email protected] Website www.flysolomons.com Parent organisation/shareholders Solomon Islands government (100%) Alliances Air Australia, Air Niugini, Air Pacific Date operations started 1968 Description The Solomon Islands’ national carrier, serving the South Pacific island chain and international routes to Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu. History Founded by Laurie Crowley as Megapode Airways in 1966. In June 1968, Papua New Guinea based carrier Macair acquired the company and rebranded it as Solomon Island Airways or Solair. The government of the Solomons acquired a 49% shareholding in 1976 and the airline was fully nationalised in 1987. Executives Chairman................................................... Michael Maina Chief Executive Officer.................................. Ron Sumsum Finance Manager......................................Richard Holstein General Manager...............................................Gus Kraus Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A320-200 1 x Britten-Norman BN-2A 2 x DHC6-300 1 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 1 x Britten-Norman BN2A Main base Honiara (HIR)

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Somon Air [4J] (SMR) 40 Titova Street, 734012 Dushanbe, Tajikistan Tel +992 44 640 40 40/ 50 Fax +992 44 640 12 34 Email [email protected] Website www.somonair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Somon Capital Bank (100%) Alliances Tajik Air Date operations started 5 February 2008 Description Operates international services linking Dushanbe and Khujand with several Russian cities, Almaty, Dubai, Frankfurt, Istanbul and Urumqi. A domestic route connects the capital, Dushanbe, with the second city, Khujand. Charters are also offered, including an annual programme for the Hajj pilgrimage. History Established by Tajikistani and US interests through bank Somon Capital, as the first private airline in Tajikistan. Received an air operator’s certificate in October 2006. Executives General Director..................................... Alisher Rustamov Financial Director......................................Jamshed Saidov Fleet (orders) 2 x Boeing 737-300 2 x Boeing 737-800 2 x Boeing 737-900 Main base Dushanbe (DYU) Hubs Khudzhand (LBD)

SonAir (SOR) Aeroporto International 4 Fevereiro, Luanda, Angola Tel +244 226 633631 Fax +244 222 321 572 Email [email protected] 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)

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 [email protected] Date operations started 2006 Description Operates a regular weekday service between Abidjan and San Pédro and offers domestic and regional passenger, cargo and VIP charters and medevac flights. History Established by local hotel interests. Executives Director Générale........................... Melhem Elie Sabbague Fleet (orders) 1 x Beech 1900D 1 x Let L-410UVP Main base San Pedro (SPR)

South African Airways [SA] (SAA) Private Bag X13, Johannesburg International Airport, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 1627, South Africa Tel +27 11 978 1908 Fax +27 11 978 5103 Email [email protected] Website www.flysaa.com Parent organisation/shareholders Department of Public Enterprises (95%), SAA Employee Share Trust (5%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Airlink (2.95%), SAA Cargo (100%), Mango (100%)

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Alliances Air India, Air Mauritius, Airlink, El Al, Emirates, JetBlue Airways, Linhas Aereas de Moçambique 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)

South Airlines [YG] (OTL) Airport Tzentralnyi, Odessa, 65054, Ukraine Tel +380 482 37 17 16 Fax +380 482 37 17 16 Email [email protected] Website www.otlavia.com Date operations started 12 April 1999 Description Operates international scheduled passenger services from Odessa to destinations in Europe and the Middle East. Executives General Director.............................................. Yuriy Molod Chief Accountant............................................. Nely Lekhiv Fleet (orders) 1 x Antonov An-24RV 2 x Embraer Phenom 100 1 x Let L-410UVP 3 x Saab 340B 1 x Yakovlev Yak-40 1 x Yakovlev Yak-42D Main base Odesa (ODS) Hubs Kiev (KBP)

Southern Air [9S] (SOO) 117 Glover Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut, 06850, USA Tel +1 203 847 6000 Fax +1 203 847 9612 Email [email protected] Website www.southernair.com Parent organisation/shareholders James K Neff and family, Oak Hill Capital Partners Date operations started November 1999 Description Specialist US carrier wet-leasing cargo aircraft to international air cargo carriers and freight forwarders. History Established using the assets of Southern Air Transport, which ceased in September 1998. Executives President................................................... Thomas Gillies Chief Executive Officer ...............................Daniel McHugh Chief Financial Officer....................................James Walsh Chief Operating Officer.................................. David Soaper Fleet (orders) 9 x Boeing 747-200 2 x Boeing 747-400 3 (2) x Boeing 777-200 Main base Windsor Locks (BDL) Hubs Columbus (LCK)

Southern Air Charter [PL] PO Box N9812, Nassau, Bahamas Tel +1 242 377 2014 Fax +1 242 377 1066 Email [email protected] Website southernaircharter.com

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Description Operates a domestic service from Nassau to Arthur’s 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)

Southern Star [4P] Plot Number 675, Airport Road Tong Ping, Juba, South Sudan Tel +249 922 477 246 Email [email protected] Website flysouthernstar.com Parent organisation/shareholders State of South Sudan (100%) Date operations started 20 August 2011 Description National carrier for the newly-established independent state of South Sudan. Operates domestic services linking Juba with Aweil, Malakal, Rumbek and Wau. Plans to launch international services in early 2012. History Launched domestic services from Juba using a single wet-leased Bombardier DHC-8. Executives Chairman and Managing Director......................Ahmad Issa Main base Juba (JUB)

Southwest Airlines [WN] (SWA) 2702 Love Field Drive, PO Box 36611, Dallas, Texas, 75235-1611, USA Tel +1 214 792 4000 Fax +1 214 792 4011 Email [email protected] Website www.southwest.com Parent organisation/shareholders Publicly traded (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings AirTran Airways (100%) Alliances Volaris Date operations started 18 June 1971 Description One of the largest and most consistently profitable airlines in the world is also an archetypal low-cost carrier. Southwest operates and extensive network of lowfare, high-frequency, point-to-point passenger services across the USA. AirTran Airways is a wholly-owned subsidiary. History Formed initially with three aircraft serving the Texan cities of Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. It has since picked up a number of awards for its innovative approach, and serves as a benchmark for low-cost, low-fare operations, admired and copied in the US, Europe, Asia and the Far East. Announced the acquisition of AirTran Airways in September 2010, which was completed on 2 May 2011, after receiving DoJ approval. The two carriers initially continued to operate independently, until AirTran merged onto the Southwest air operator’s certificate on 1 March 2012. Announced a $178 million net profit for 2011, the carrier’s 39th successive annual profit. Employees total 34,901 Executives President & CEO................................................ Gary Kelly Chief Financial Officer.................................... Laura Wright Chief Operations Officer....................... Michael van de Ven Fleet (orders) (150) x Boeing 737 MAX 162 x Boeing 737-300 25 x Boeing 737-500 372 (126) x Boeing 737-700 (73) x Boeing 737-800 Main base Dallas (DAL)

Space Jet 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)

Spanair [JK] (JKK) Spain Date operations started March 1988 Date operations ceased 27 January 2012

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 Aeronàutiques 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.

Spirit Airlines [NK] (NKS) 2800 Executive Way, Miramar, Florida, 33025, USA Tel +1 954 447 7965 Fax +1 954 447 7979 Website www.spiritair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Oaktree Capital Management (39%), Gilder Gagnon & Howe (8.9%), Par Capital Management (5.1%), others (46.1%) Date operations started June 1990 Description Operates low-fare scheduled domestic and international services to 18 destinations in the USA, Bahamas and Latin America. History Began as Detroit-based tour operator offering charter air service under the name Charter One. Scheduled services were launched in 1990, and the airline’s name was changed to Spirit Airlines in 1992. In February 2004 Oak Tree Capital Management acquired a controlling stake in Spirit Airlines. Employees total 2,351 Executives Chief Executive Officer..................................Ben Baldanza Chief Financial Officer................................ Edward Christie Chief Operations Officer................................ Tony Lefebvre Fleet (orders) 26 x Airbus A319-100 11 (59) x Airbus A320-200 (45) x Airbus A320neo 2 x Airbus A321-200 Main base Fort Lauderdale (FLL), Detroit (DTW)

Spirit of Manila [SM] (MNP) Roxas Sea Front Garden, Roxas Boulevard corner Ortigas Street, Pasay City, 1300 Philippines Tel +63 2 544 4188 Fax +63 2 556 7377 Email [email protected] Website www.spiritofmanilaairlines.com

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)

Spring Airlines [9S] (CQH) 4F, 3rd Building, 2550 Hongqiao Road, Shanghai, 020035, China Tel +86 21 6269 2116 Fax +86 21 6269 2505 Email [email protected] Website www.china-sss.com Parent organisation/shareholders Spring International Travel Service (Shanghai) (100%) Date operations started 18 July 2005 Description Regional low-cost carrier operating scheduled services from Shanghai, primarily to secondary cities across China. International charter services link Shanghai with destinations in Japan. Seasonal charters are also flown.

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History Established as a subsidiary of one of China’s 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)

Sprint Air (SRN) 22 Ruchliwa Street, 02-182 Warsaw, Poland Tel +48 22 212 5555 Fax +48 22 212 5501 Email [email protected] Website www.sprintair.eu Parent organisation/shareholders Adam Moczulski, Grove Holding, Iiski Capital, Jan Szczepkowski Date operations started 15 April 2004 Description Operates cargo flights to destinations in Poland and neighbouring countries. Also operates cargo flights for FedEx, TNT, UPS and the Polish Postal service and provides ACMI leasing services. History Founded as Air Polonia Cargo and rebranded as Sky Express in September 2004. The present name was adopted in January 2008. Executives Chairman................................................... Anna Baltaziuk Operations Manager ...........................Roland Tchorzewski Fleet (orders) 1 x Let L-410UVP-E 13 x Saab 340A Main base Warsaw (WAW)

SriLankan Airlines [UL] (ALK) Airline Centre, Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake, Sri Lanka Tel +94 1 9733 5555 Fax +94 1 9733 5122 Email [email protected] Website www.srilankan.aero Parent organisation/shareholders Government of Sri Lanka (94.64%), Employees (5.32%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings SriLankan Air-taxi (100%) Alliances Air Canada, Air India, British Midland International, Coyne Airways, Etihad Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Mihin Lanka, Saudi Arabian Airlines, South African Airways Date operations started 1 September 1979 Description National carrier serving 50 destinations 28 countries throughout Asia, the Middle East and Europe, in addition to international charter services. History Originally known as Air Lanka, the airline was formed to succeed Air Ceylon, with initial management assistance provided by Singapore Airlines for a period of two years ending in 1981. The airline was wholly-owned by the Sri Lankan government until Emirates Airline acquired a minority shareholding in March 1998. Emirates also became responsible for the management of Air Lanka under a 10-year contract which ended in March 2008. In July 1999 Air Lanka rebranded as SriLankan. Employees total 4,998 Executives Chairman.................................. Nishanta Wickremasinghe Chief Executive Officer ....................... Kapila Chandrasena Chief Financial Officer .....................Yasantha Dissanayaka Fleet (orders) 7 x Airbus A320-200 6 x Airbus A330-200 6 x Airbus A340-300 Main base Colombo (CMB)

Sriwijaya Air [SJ] (SJY) JL. Pangeran Jayakarta No. 68, Block C 15-16, Jakarta Pusat, 10730, Indonesia Tel +62 21 639 6006 Fax +62 21 647 0072 Website www.www.sriwijayaair.co.id. Parent organisation/shareholders PT Babelino (80%), Musi Banyuasin District Administration, Prodexim Sumsel

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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)

St Barth Commuter [PV] (SBU) Aerogare Gustav III, BP 527, 97097 St. Barthelemy Tel +590 590 27 54 54 Fax +590 590 27 54 58 Email [email protected] Website www.stbarthcommuter.com Parent organisation/shareholders Bruno Magras (100%) Date operations started April 1995 Description Operates inter-island services in the French West Indies. Executives President.................................................... Bruno Magras Fleet (orders) 2 x Cessna CE208 3 x Britten-Norman BN2B Main base Saint Barthelemy (SBH)

Star Air [DQ] (SRR) Copenhagen Airport South, Building 243, DK-2791 Dragoer, Denmark Tel +45 32 31 4343 Fax +45 32 31 4390 Email [email protected] Website www.starair.com Parent organisation/shareholders A.P. Moller-Maersk Group (100%) Date operations started 1987 Executives President................................................ Soren Graversen VP Finance................................................Finn Neesgaard VP Operations............................................. Gert Petersen Fleet (orders) 11 x Boeing 767-200 Main base Cologne/Bonn (CGN)

Star Air PO Box 2360, Rivonia, 2128, South Africa Tel +27 11 973 3389 Fax +27 11 973 5502 Email [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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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Star Airways [FS] (ACL) Sheshi Karl Topia Pall 127, Kulla 3 Kati 2, Zogu i Zi, Tirana, Albania Tel +355 42403949 Fax +355 42403948 Email [email protected] Website www.starairways.it Parent organisation/shareholders Albanian Investors, Italian investors Date operations started 7 June 2010 Description Low-cost airline linking Tirana with several Italian cities using the aircraft and air operator’s certificate of ItAli Airlines. History Established in Tirana by Italian investors. ItAli Airlines was contracted to operate on Star Airways’ behalf from June 2010, launching services to Milan Malpensa and Pisa. In July 2010 the Albanian Civil Aviation Authority suspended Star Airways’ air operator’s certificate. Services continued between Albania and Italy only, using the aircraft and air operator’s certificate of ItAli Airlines. Executives General Manager ...........................................Stavri Vesho Main base Tirana (TIR)

Star Aviation BP 864, Route de In Amenas, Hassi Messaoud, Algeria Tel +213 29 73 0122 Fax +213 29 73 0415 Email [email protected] 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 Equatorial Airlines Avenida De Independecia, Malabo-Bioco Norte, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea Tel +240 093 126 Fax +240 099 046 Website www.starequatorialairlines.com Date operations started 2007 Description Links the two administrative capitals of Bata and Malabo, together with regional flights to several capital cities in central and west Africa, including Libreville, Douala, Lagos, Lome and Cotonou. More are planned to be added in the near future. History Founded in June 2006 Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-200 Main base Malabo (SSG)

Star Peru [2I] (SRU) Av Comandante Espinar, No 331 Miraflores, Lima, Peru Tel +51 1 213 8813 Fax +51 1 705 9001 Email [email protected] Website www.starperu.com Date operations started May 1998 Description Peruvian airline operating an extensive domestic service to 10 destinations, together with charter flights throughout South America. History Founded by Valentin Kasyanov, changing its name following the introduction of scheduled services. Executives President.............................................. Valentin Kasyanov Fleet (orders) 2 x BAe 146-100 4 x BAe 146-200 2 x BAe 146-300 Main base Lima (LIM)

Starbow [S9] (IKM) H/N 832/1 First Street Osu, Accra, Ghana Tel +233 302770581 Email [email protected] Website www.flystarbow.com Parent organisation/shareholders Ghanaian investors Date operations started 26 September 2011 Description Start-up airline initially serving routes centred on Accra and the regional city of Kumasi, and linking them to other destinations such as Tamale and Takoradi. Regional services to neighbouring countries are planned.

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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)

StarFlyer [7G] (SFJ) 6 Kuko Kitamachi, Kokura Minami-ku, Kitakyushu - City, 800-0306, Japan Tel +81 93 555 4500 Fax +81 93 555 4505 Email [email protected] Website www.starflyer.jp Parent organisation/shareholders ANA Group (1%), Daiwa Securities, Doll Capital Management, Kyushu Electric Power, Nippon Steel, Nissan Motor, TOTO, Yasukawa Electric Alliances All Nippon Airways Date operations started 16 March 2006 Description Operates 24 hour, low-fare, full-service scheduled services linking Tokyo Haneda with Osaka Kansai, Fukuoka, and its Kitakyushu home base, providing businessfocused and leisure customers with high levels of comfort. History All Nippon Airways took a 1% stake in December 2007. Executives President ..............................................Shinichi Yonehara Fleet (orders) 6 (5) x Airbus A320-200 Main base Kitakyushu (KKJ) Hubs Tokyo (HND)

Starlink Aviation [Q4] 9025 Ryan Avenue, Dorval, Montreal, H9P 1A2, Canada Tel +1 514 631 7500 Fax +1 514 631 7501 Email [email protected] Website starlinkaviation.com Date operations started 2005 Description Operates scheduled services linking Montreal with Bagotville and Alma under the GoAir Citylink brand. Also offers charter and air-taxi services in Canada and the USA. Executives President....................................................... Glenn Lynch Finance Manager............................................Kelly Willson Fleet (orders) 1 x BAe 125-700 4 x BAe Jetstream 31 1 x Beechcraft King Air 90 1 x Cessna 525 2 x Dassault Aviation Falcon 2 2 x Hawker Beechcraft Hawker 8 3 x Learjet Learjet 60 Main base Montreal (YUL)

Stars Away Aviation (STX) Private Bag X-18-300, Rondebosch 7701, Capetown, Western Cape, South Africa Tel +27 21 934 1144 Fax +27 21 934 1162 Email [email protected] Date operations started 2005 Description Operates overnight cargo services linking Capetown, Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and George under contract to South African Airways. Also offers ad hoc cargo charters. Passenger charters are flown out of Capetown. History Established by Stars Away Investments 30. Executives President ................................................Brian Mclaughlin Fleet (orders) 2 x Douglas DC-8-60 2 x McDonnell Douglas DC-8-60 1 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 Main base Cape Town (CPT)

STELlar Airways [S1] 98225, Avenue Kabasele (ex-Flambeau), Rez de Chausée, Gombe, Kinshasa, Congo (Democratic Republic) Tel +243 81 71 028 27 Email [email protected] Website stellarairways.com Date operations started November 2011 Description New airline operating services linking Kinshasa with Goma, Kananga, Kisangani, Lubumbashi and Mbuji-Mayi. Executives Director General......................................... Mathur Dipesh Director General ............................. Manoj Kumar Muttreja Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Kinshasa (FIH)

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STP Airways [8F] (STP) Bairro do Aeroporto, Edificio SP, Airways Andar Fraccao, Agua Grande, Sao Tome and Principe Tel +351 21 843 7040 Email [email protected] Website www.stpairways.st Parent organisation/shareholders euroAtlantic airways (37%), government of Republic of Sao Tomé and Príncipe (35%), Banco Comercial do Equador (Angola) (14%), GIAS (14%) Date operations started 1 October 2006 Description National airline providing an international link between Sao Tome and Principe and Lisbon. History Established by the government of Republic of Tomé and Príncipe as the new flag carrier to replace Air São Tomé. Originally a joint venture with TAAG Angola Airlines, which took a 65% shareholding. Launched services linking Agua Grande with Luanda and Lisbon in February 2007, using aircraft operated by TAAG. STP suspended operations in July 2007 following the ban on all Angolan airlines, implemented by the EU in July 2007. In June 2008, TAAG’s shareholding was taken up by three new investors, one of which was Euro Atlantic Airways, which operated all STP services from STP’s relaunch of services in September 2008. Main base Sao Tome (TMS)

Strategic Airlines (STU) Luxembourg Date operations started August 2009 Date operations ceased 17 February 2012 Description Provides charter and ACMI leasing services from its base at Luxembourg Findel Airport. History Established as the European airline division of the Australian-based Strategic Aviation Group to provide air charter and ACMI leasing services. Suspended operations on 15 September 2010 after the DGAC declined to renew the carrier’s air operator’s certificate. Resumed operations in October 2010 under a new air operator’s certificate valid for charter services issued by Luxembourg’s Direction de L’Aviation Civile. Rebranded as Air Australia on 30 October 2011. Voluntarily ceased operations on 17 February 2012 and went immediately into administration.

Suburban Air Freight (SUB) 4010 Amelia Earhart Plaza, Omaha, 68110, USA Tel +1 402 344 4100 Fax +1 402 344 415 Email [email protected] Website www.subair.com Alliances Pet Airways Date operations started 1984 Description Regional cargo specialist providing cargo transportation for four freight forwarders and the US Postal Service. Also offers ad hoc and contract cargo charters throughout the USA and Canada and operates on an ACMI basis for Florida-based Pet Airways. Executives President .............................................. James Armstrong Operations Director ........................................Mark Meyer Fleet (orders) 6 x Aero Design & Engineering 4 x Beech 1900C 3 x Beech 99 1 x Beech 99A 3 x Cessna CE208 Main base Omaha (OMA)

Suckling Airways [CB] (SAY) Cambridge Airport, Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8RT, UK Tel +441223 293 777 Fax +441223 293 731 Website www.sucklingairways.com Parent organisation/shareholders Loganair (100%) Date operations started 1986 Description Regional airline operating franchised domestic passenger services for Air France/CityJet, Loganair/Flybe, Aer Arann and Svenska Direktflyg. Also provides ACMI leasing services, contract and ad hoc charter services with its fleet of Dornier 328 turboprop aircraft. History Initially operated charter and air taxi services with a single Dornier 228 from Ipswich, primarily in support of the shipping and marine traffic between Felixstowe Port

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 Loganair’s Flybe franchise agreement. Executives Managing Director.................................. David Harrison Operations Director ................................ David Knight Fleet (orders) 6 x Dornier 328-100 Main base Cambridge Airport (CBG)

Sudan Airways [SD] (SUD) PO Box 253, Obied Khatim Street No.161, Riadh, Khartoum, South Sudan Tel +249 183 770 149 Fax +249 183 243 717 Email [email protected] Website www.sudanair.com Parent organisation/shareholders AREF Investment Group (49%), Sudanese government (30%), Faiha Holding (21%) Date operations started April 1947 Description Sudanese flag carrier operating scheduled domestic services, as well as international scheduled flights to destinations in Africa, Europe and the Middle East. History Began domestic operations as a subsidiary of the Sudan Railways System. International flights were added in 1954. From 31 March 2010, all Sudanese airlines were banned from operating in the EU. Executives Managing Director............................ Al Obaid Fadl Almoula Finance Manager............................Elooaha Jabbuabuharia Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A300B4-600 1 x Beechcraft King Air 200 1 x Beechcraft King Air 90 3 x Fokker 50 Main base Khartoum KRT

Sun Air [S6] (SNR) PO Box 10217, Al Amarat Street 17, Al Amarat, Sudan Tel +249 183 744 036 Fax +249 183 744 035 Email [email protected] Website www.sunairgroup.com Date operations started June 2008 Description Privately-owned airline operating scheduled domestic services linking Khartoum with Elfashir, Elginanh, Juba, Malakal, Nyala and Port Sudan. International services are flown to Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Addis Ababa, Damascus, Entebbe, Kuwait and Sharjah. Charter flights are also offered. Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-200 Main base Khartoum KRT

Sun Country Airlines [SY] (SCX) 1300 Mendota Heights Road, Mendota Heights, Minnesota, 55120, USA Tel +1 651 681 3900 Fax +1 651 681 3970 Website www.suncountry.com Parent organisation/shareholders Petters Group Worldwide (80%), private investors (20%) Alliances Frontier Airlines Date operations started 20 January 1983 Description Operates scheduled low-cost services from Minneapolis/St Paul to more than 15 destinations, together with charter flights to points in North America and the Caribbean, in addition to seasonal transatlantic services to London Stansted. Also provides aircraft on a wet-lease basis to other carriers. History Sun Country was formed by a small group of former Braniff employees in 1982. It concentrated on charter flights until 1 June 1999, when it commenced

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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)

Sun D’Or International Airlines (ERO) Last known address, PO Box 161, Ben Gurion International Airport, 70100 Tel Aviv, 70100, Israel Tel +972 3 977 1131 Email [email protected] Website www.sundor.co.il Parent organisation/shareholders El Al Date operations started October 1977 Date operations ceased 1 April 2011 Description Wholly-owned charter subsidiary of El Al. History Established as El Al Charter Services in October 1977. Renamed Sun D’Or Airlines in 1981. On 20 March 2011, the Israeli Civil Aviation Authority announced the withdrawal of Sun D’Or’s operating Licence. The airline consequently ceased operations on 1 April 2011, but is planning to relaunch European charter services in the spring of 2012. Executives President....................................................Bezalel Karvat Head of Flight Operations................................Itzhak Golan

SUN-AIR of Scandinavia [EZ] (SUS) Cumulusvej 10, PO Box 40, 7190 Billund, Denmark Tel +45 76 50 01 00 Fax +45 75 33 86 18 Email [email protected] Website www.sunair.dk Parent organisation/shareholders Niels Sundberg (100%) Alliances British Airways, Finnair Date operations started 1978 Description Regional scheduled airline providing a franchise service in British Airways colours. Also offers charter flights, air-taxi services, specialist aerial work and aircraft brokerage. History Initially operated solely as an air-taxi and charter service, but developed into a regional airline in 1987. It became a BA franchisee on 1 August 1996, operating as British Airways. Executives Chairman............................................. Christen Storgaard Chief Executive Officer................................Niels Sundberg Fleet (orders) 1 x BAe Jetstream 31 1 x BAe Jetstream 32 1 x Dornier 328-100 6 x Dornier 328JET-300 1 x Raytheon Aircraft 125-800 Main base Billund (BLL) Hubs Aarhus (AAR), Aalborg (AAL)

Sundance Air Venezuela (SUV) Edf Cavendes, Piso 13, Of 1303C, Av Francisco de Miranda, Los Palos Grandes, Caracas, 1062A, Venezuela Parent organisation/shareholders Moises Ruben Cohen Cohen (50%), Donald Gordon Forbes Pettigrew (25%), Rodolfo Manotas Munarriz (25%) Description Provides a cargo service within Venezuela from its Caracas base, together with a scheduled service to Puerto Rico. Executives General Director................Donald Gordon Forbes Pettigrew Finance Director.....................Moises Ruben Cohen Cohen Operations Director................... Rodolfo Manotas Munarriz Fleet (orders) 3 x Let L-410UVP 1 x Let L-410UVP-E Main base Caracas (CCS)

SunExpress [XQ] (SXS) Aspendos Bulvari, Mehmetcik Mah, Aspendos Is Merkezi No. 63/1-2, PO Box 28, Antalya, Turkey Tel +90 242 310 2626 Fax +90 242 310 2650 Email [email protected] Website www.sunexpress.com.tr

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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)

SunExpress Germany [XG] (SXD) Am Grunen Weg 1-3, Kelsterbach, 65451 Frankfurt, Germany Tel +49 69 696 28247 Fax +49 69 696 28249 Email [email protected] Website www.sunexpress.com

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)

Sunny Airways [2S] (SUW) 1213/326 Soi Ladphrao, 94(Panjamit), Phlabphla, Wangthonglang, Bangkok, 10310, Thailand Tel +66 2 530 8105 Fax +66 2 934 6041 Email [email protected] Website www.sunnyair.net Description Thai start-up airline planning to launch services between Bangkok and Frankfurt, via Sharjah. Executives Chief Executive Officer........................... Preecha Kongkate General Manager.................................Sakuntala Hattasan Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 767-200ERM Main base Bangkok (BKK)

Sunstate Airlines (SSQ) Lobby 3, Level 2, 153 Campbell Street, Bowen Hills, Brisbane, Queensland, 4006, Australia Tel +61 7 3308 9269 Fax +61 7 3308 9022 Email [email protected] Parent organisation/shareholders Qantas (100%) Alliances Qantas Date operations started 7 December 1981 Description Regional airline operating as QantasLink along the Queensland coast and into the Hunter Valley in New South Wales. The Sunstate network services most major centres, including Queensland’s premier coastal resort properties. History Incorporated initially as a division of Whitaker. Noosa Air, another Whitaker company, was integrated with Sunstate Airlines with effect from 1 July 1983. Executives General Manager............................................ Paul Lidbury Fleet (orders) 25 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 Main base Brisbane (BNE) Hubs Cairns (CNS)

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)

Surinam Airways [PY] (SLM) Mr Jagernath Lachmon Straat 136, PO Box 2029, Paramaribo, Surinam Tel +597 465 700 Fax +597 491 213 Email [email protected]. Website www.slm.firm.sr Parent organisation/shareholders Surinam government (100%) Date operations started 30 August 1962 Description National carrier of Surinam, operating regional and international scheduled passenger flights from Paramaribo, serving Amsterdam, Cayenne, Curação, Aruba, Belém, Macapa, Miami and Port of Spain. History Established with the aim of linking Surinam’s various towns, especially on the coastal plains where most of the population is located. The initial service between the capital Paramaribo and Moengo was soon expanded to other destinations, before the official creation of Surinamese Luchtvaart Maatschappij on 30 August 1962. The airline became the national carrier upon Surinam’s independence from the Netherlands on 25 November 1975. Executives President................................................... Henk Jessurun Finance Manger......................................... Delano Gefferie Head of Flight Operations.................................. Eric Goede Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A340-300 2 x Boeing 737-300 Main base Paramaribo (PBM)

Susi Air BNI 46 Building, 32nd Floor, Jl. Sudirman Kav. 1, Jakarta, 10220, Indonesia Tel +62 811 2113080 Fax +62 21 3155 107 Email [email protected] 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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27 Fasken Drive, Etobicoke, Ontario, M9W 1K6, Canada Tel +1 416 620 4955 Fax +1 416 907 3404 Email [email protected] Website www.flysunwing.com

Sverigeflyg Service AB, Färjeleden 7, 621 58 Visby, Sweden Email [email protected] Website www.sverigeflyg.se

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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 Stockholm’s 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 Flysmåland in 2007 and Östersundsflyg in 2009. Main base Stockholm Bromma (BMA)

SVG Air (SVG) PO Box 39, E T Joshua Airport, Aronsvale, Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines Tel +1 784 457 5124 Fax +1 784 457 5077 Email [email protected] Website www.svgair.com Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings St Vincent Grenada Air (75%) Date operations started September 1990 Description The national airline of Grenada, serving the eastern Caribbean with both scheduled and charter services. History Launched sevices as Grenadadines Air with a single leased BN-2 Islander. Formed an alliance with SVG Air based at St Vincent and became St Vincent & The Grenadadines Air, trading as SVG Air. Executives Chief Executive Officer................................Martin Barnard Managing Director............................................Paul Gravel Finance Director ...............................................Ken Young Fleet (orders) 3 x Aero Design & Engineering 1 x Britten-Norman BN-2B 1 x Cessna C402C 1 x Cessna 525B 1 x Cessna 550 4 x DHC6-300 2 x Britten-Norman BN2A 3 x Rockwell Commander 500 Main base Saint Vincent (SVD), Grenada (GND) Hubs Bridgetown (BGI), Vieux-Fort (UVF)

Swaziland Airlink [SA] (SZL) c/o SA Airlink, PO Box 7529, Bonaero Park, Gauteng, 1622, South Africa Tel +27 11 961 1700 Fax +27 11 395 1440 Email [email protected] Website www.flyswaziland.com Parent organisation/shareholders Swaziland government (51%), Airlink (49%) Date operations started July 1999 Description National carrier operating scheduled services from Manzini to Johannesburg, using aircraft from its associate South African Airlink. History Established as a joint venture between the government of Swaziland and SA Airlink to take over operations from Royal Swazi National Airways Corporation as the national carrier of Swaziland. Executives Chairlady Non Executive.................Lindiwe Khumalo-Matse Fleet (orders) 5 x Embraer ERJ-135LR Main base Manzini (MTS)

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 [email protected] 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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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)

SwiftAir Hellas (MDF) Eleftherios Venizelos Airport, PO Box 80102, Building 97, 190 19 Athens, Greece Tel +30 210 353 6293 Fax +30 210 353 7845 Email [email protected] Parent organisation/shareholders Swiftair (100%) Date operations started June 2003 Description Cargo airline, primarily serving the Greek domestic market. History Originally Mediterranean Air Freight, changing its name to SwiftAir Hellas in June 2007. Executives General Manager............................................Milt Sintakis Flight Operations Manager ......................Efstathios Marco Fleet (orders) 3 x Fairchild Metro III Main base Athens (ATH)

SWISS [LX] (SWR) PO Box, Zurich Airport, 4002 Zurich, Switzerland Tel +41 61 582 0000 Fax +41 61 582 3333 Email [email protected] Website www.swiss.com Parent organisation/shareholders Lufthansa (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Swiss European Air Lines (100%), Edelweiss Air (100%) Alliances Air Dolomiti, Air France, Air India, Air Malta, Cargojet Airways, Cirrus Airlines, Condor, Contact Air, Darwin Airline, Edelweiss Air, El Al, germanwings, Helvetic Airways, Luxair, OLT Express, PrivatAir, Rossiya, S7 Airlines, Ukraine International Airlines Date operations started 14 February 1975 Description Switzerland’s national airline operating services to 90 destinations in 42 countries in Europe, Africa, the Americas and the Middle and Far East from its Zurich hub and from Basle and Geneva. History Swiss (full name Swiss International Air Lines) was developed from the former domestic and regional carrier Crossair (established 1975). The new airline started scheduled worldwide operations on 31 March 2002. In March 2005 Swiss shareholders agreed to a takeover by Lufthansa and the airline’s services were then integrated within the network flown by Lufthansa Group carriers. Swiss became a member of the Star Alliance in 2006. Employees total 7,640 Executives Chairman .....................................................Bruno Gehrig Chief Executive Officer............................ Harry Hohmeister Chief Financial Officer....................................Marcel Klaus Chief Operations Officer.......................... Rainer Hiltebrand Fleet (orders) 7 x Airbus A319-100 23 (2) x Airbus A320-200 6 x Airbus A321-100 1 (2) x Airbus A321-200 12 (3) x Airbus A330-300 15 x Airbus A340-300 (30) x Bombardier CS100 Main base Zurich (ZRH) Hubs Basle-Mulhouse-Freiburg (BSL), Geneva (GVA)

Swiss European Air Lines [LX] (SWU) Zurich Airport, 8058 Zurich, Switzerland Tel +41 44 564 00 00 Fax +41 44 564 42 85 Email [email protected] Website www.swiss.com Parent organisation/shareholders Swiss (100%) Date operations started 1 November 2005 Description A wholly-owned subsidiary of Swiss International, operating regional services within Europe entirely on behalf of its parent carrier.

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)

SYLT AIR [7E] (AWU) Flughafen Westerland, 25980 Westerland, Germany Tel +49 4651 7877 Fax +49 4651 929707 Email [email protected] Website www.syltair.de Parent organisation/shareholders Privately held (100%) Date operations started 1963 Description Operates scheduled services from the North Frisian island of Sylt to the German mainland. Also provides charter, training and para jumping flights. History Founded as Friesenflug, rebranded as Sylt Air in 2001. Executives Chief Executive Officer..................................... Peter Siemi Fleet (orders) 1 x Cessna C207 1 x Cessna C404 1 x Cessna C414 1 x Cessna C421C 1 x Cessna 501 1 x Partenavia P68B Main base Westerland (GWT)

Syphax Airlines (SFA) SFax, Tunisia Tel +216 74 287 700 Email [email protected] Parent organisation/shareholders Majority owned by Mohamed Frikha Description Start-up airline planning to launch scheduled passenger services from SFax Thyna International airport on 19 March 2012. Initial plans call for up to eight flights per day to destinations including Benghazi, Casablanca, Istanbul, Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Paris, Rome and Tripoli. History Established as a limited company by majority shareholder Mohamed Frikha, with launch capital of Tunisian Dinars (TD) 10 million ($7.14 million). Executives Founder.................................................. Mohamed Frikha Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A319-100 Main base SFax (SFA)

Syrianair [RB] (SYR) PO Box 417, Youssef Al-Azmeh Square, Damascus, Syria Tel +963 11 2233 174 Fax +963 11 23498132 Email [email protected] Website www.syriaair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Syrian government (100%) Alliances Cyprus Airways, Egyptair, Royal Jordanian Airlines, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Tarom, Tunisair, Turkish Airlines Date operations started 1961 Description National airline operating scheduled international services to more than 30 destinations in Asia, the Middle East, Europe and north Africa. Domestic services are also flown. History Successor to privately-owned Syrian Airways, which had been merged with Misrair of Egypt to form United Arab Airlines (UAA) in December 1958. The Syrian government withdrew from UAA in 1961 and quickly established Syrian Arab Airlines as the new flag carrier. Rebranded as Syrianair in November 1975. From the early 1980s, US led sanctions affected Syrianair’s fleet renewal plans. Although six new Airbus A320s were acquired in 1998/1999, further western aircraft were embargoed. In September 2011, Syrianair was again looking to Russia for fleet renewal. Executives Chief Executive Officer...............................Ghida Abdullatif Finance Director..................................... Ghassan Habash Flight Operations Director ...................... Ayman Abo-Altoyor Fleet (orders) 6 x Airbus A320-200 2 x ATR 72-500 1 x Dassault Aviation Falcon 9 3 x Ilyushin Il-76T 4 x Tupolev Tu-134B 5 x Yakovlev Yak-40 1 x Yakovlev Yak-40K Main base Damascus (DAM)

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T 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 [email protected] 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 operator’s certificate on 25 August 2005. Services temporarily suspended on 19 December 2005. Resumed operations on 15 February 2006, but its air operator’s 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 T’way 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)

TAAG Angola Airlines [DT] (DTA) PO Box 79, Rua da Missao 123, Luanda, CP 3010, Angola Tel +244 226 421 000 Fax +244 222 390 396 Email [email protected] Website www.taag.aero Parent organisation/shareholders Angolan government (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Angola Air Charter (51%) Alliances Air France, Air Namibia, British Airways, Brussels Airlines, Kenya Airways, Lufthansa Date operations started 17 July 1940 Description National flag carrier serving destinations within Angola and across southern Africa, as well as intercontinental services to Beijing, Dubai, Lisbon and Rio de Janeiro. History Formed as Direcção de Exploraçao do Transportes Aéreos, a division of the Administration of Railways, Harbours and Air Transport. Re-designated TAAG-Angola Airlines following independence on 1 October 1973. On 28 June 2007 the European Union placed TAAG on the list of carriers banned from operating in EU airspace due to safety concerns following a recent spate of incidents in the country. On 1 August 2009 TAAG re-introduced services to Lisbon using Boeing 777s under a partial lifting of the EU ban on all Angolan Airlines. On 31 March 2010 TAAG received authorisation from the European Commission to fly throughout Europe. Executives President..................................................Pimentel Araujo Finance Manager.................................Narendra De’Sousa Flight Operations Director............................... Jose Chagas Fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 737-200 5 x Boeing 737-700 3 x Boeing 777-200 2 x Boeing 777-300 Main base Luanda (LAD)

TACA Costa Rica [LR] (LRC) PO Box 1531-1000, Uruca, 1000 San Jose, Costa Rica Tel +506 231 6064 Fax +506 242 1270 Website centralamerica.com/cr/lacsa/lacsa.htm

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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 Rica’s 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 Aéreas 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)

TACA International Airlines [TA] (TAI) Av. El Espino Entre boulevard sur, Calle El Almendro, Urbanizacion Madre Selva, Antigua Cuzcatlan, La Libertad, El Salvador Tel +503 2267 8888 Fax +503 2298 3834 Email [email protected] Website www.taca.com

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)

TACA Peru [T0] (TPU) Av Pardo 831, Piso 4, Miraflores, Lima, Peru Tel +51 1 213 6081 Fax +51 1 445 1787 Parent organisation/shareholders Daniel Ratti (51%), TACA International Airlines (49%) Alliances AeroSur Date operations started July 1999 Description Operates domestic services from Lima to major Peruvian cities and some 10 Latin American destinations using aircraft leased from Taca International. History Founded as TransAm by Daniel Ratti and Ernesto Mahle. TACA was persuaded to invest in the airline, which is now operating as TACA Peru. International operations started in July 2000.

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)

TACV – Cabo Verde Airlines [VR] (TCV) PO Box 1, Avenida Amilcar Cabral, Praia Santiago, Cape Verde Islands Tel +238 260 8200 Fax +238 261 8323 Email [email protected] Website www.flytacv.cv Parent organisation/shareholders Cabo Verde government (100%) Alliances TAP Portugal Date operations started 16 March 1958 Description National flag carrier operating an inter-island service, together with flights to Europe, north America, Brazil and the west African mainland, from its main base at Sal airport and hub at Praia on Santiago Island. History The airline was designated the national carrier of the Cape Verde Republic in July 1975 following independence. The carrier was made a public company in 1983. Executives Managing Director.......................................Antonio Neves VP Operations .............................................Aogusto Lima Fleet (orders) 1 x ATR 42-500 2 x ATR 72-500 2 x Boeing 757-200 Main base Sal Island (SID) Hubs Praia (RAI)

Tailwind Airlines [TI] (TWI) IDTM A2, Blok No 395, Yesilkoy, 34830 Istanbul, Turkey Tel +90 212 465 3737 Fax +90 212 465 5950 Email [email protected] Website www.tailwind.com.tr Parent organisation/shareholders Kadri Muhiddin, Mehmet Demir Uz, Safi Ergin Date operations started 12 May 2009 Description Turkish charter and wet-leasing airline offering both tourist charters between Europe and Turkey for tour operators and ad hoc private charter flights. History Established and originally planned to launch services in 2006. The carrier’s first aircraft was delivered in January 2009. Executives Chief Executive Officer................................Kadri Muhiddin General Manager................................................ Safi Ergin Fleet (orders) 5 x Boeing 737-400 Main base Istanbul (SAW)

Tajik Air [7J] (TJK) Titov Str. 32/1, Dushanbe Airport, 734012 Dushanbe, Tajikistan Tel +992 37 221 3283 Fax +992 372 218 685 Email [email protected] Website www.tajikair.tj Parent organisation/shareholders Government of Tajikistan (100%) Alliances Somon Air Date operations started 3 September 1924 Description State-owned carrier operating international, regional and domestic scheduled and charter flights. History Established as Stalinabad Aero-Centre. In March 1937 the TajikTerritorial Civil Air Fleet Administration was created, becoming the basis for the Aeroflot Tajikistan Directorate. Following independence from the former Soviet Union in December 1991, the government established the State Unitary Aviation Enterprise Tajikistan Airlines. On 1 March 1992 the national airline began operating under the Tajik Air brand. Executives General Director........................................Muazffar Isakov DDG Finance............................................Urutilo Kurbanov Flight Operations Director.......................Rashik Dadabayev Fleet (orders) 1 x Antonov An-24RV 1 x Boeing 737-300 1 x Boeing 757-200 2 x PZL AN-28 2 x Tupolev Tu-154M Main base Khudzhand (LBD), Dushanbe (DYU)

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TAM – Transporte Aereo Militar Avenida Montes Suite 738, Edifico Fuerza Aerea Boliviana, La Paz, Bolivia Tel +591 2 268 1101 Fax +591 2 268 1102 Email [email protected] Parent organisation/shareholders Bolivian state (100%) Date operations started 1989 Description Civil wing of the Bolivian air force, operating passenger services to remote communities primarily in Nando and Beni, in north and northeastern Bolivia. History Founded in 1944 as el Escuadrón de Transporte Aéreo of the Fuerza Aérea Boliviana. Launched operations in 1945 with Douglas C-47s. Adopted the TAM-Transporte Aéreo Militar identity in 1953. Introduced non-profit scheduled passenger and cargo airline operations in 1989. Executives President ....................................................Esteban Leon Fleet (orders) 1 (2) x AVIC XAC MA60 4 x BAe 146-200 2 x Boeing 727-200 1 x Convair 580 Main base La Paz (LPB) Hubs Santa Cruz de la Sierra (VVI)

TAM Linhas Aéreas [JJ] (TAM) Av Jurandir, 856 - Lote 4 - (Jardim Ceci), 04072-000 Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil Tel +55 11 5582 8811 Fax +55 11 5071 1080 Email [email protected] Website www.tam.com.br Parent organisation/shareholders Minority shareholders (50.23%), TAM – Empreendimentos e Participações (46.25%), Bank Garantia Funds (22%), Armaro Aviation (3.52%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Pantanal Linhas Aereas (100%), TAM Mercosur (94.98%) Alliances JetBlue Airways, LAN Airlines, LAN Argentina, LAN Peru, Luxair, NHT Linhas Aereas, Pluna Lineas Aereas Uruguayas, TAM Mercosur, TRIP Linhas Aereas Date operations started July 1976 Description Largest Brazilian carrier operating scheduled services to around 50 domestic destinations. International routes serve Argentina, Chile, the USA and European cities. History Established as Brasil Central Linhas Aerea Regionais SA. Acquired by TAM Taxi Aereo Marilia in 1976. Rebranded as TAM Transportes Aereos Meridionais in December 1996. Merged with TAM – Transportes Aereos Regionais in 2000, becoming TAM Linhas Aéreas. On 19 January 2011 TAM and LAN Airlines agreed to combine their holdings under a single parent entity. The new group, to be known as LATAM Airlines Group, would include LAN Airlines and its affiliates in Peru, Argentina and Ecuador; LAN Cargo and its affiliates; TAM S.A, TAM Mercosur, and all other holdings of LAN and TAM. Employees total 28,193 Executives Chief Executive Officer...................Libano Miranda Barroso Executive President........................Marco Antonio Bologna Fleet (orders) 29 (11) x Airbus A319-100 86 (34) x Airbus A320-200 (22) x Airbus A320neo 9 (14) x Airbus A321-200 20 x Airbus A330-200 (27) x Airbus A350-900XWB 3 x Boeing 767-300 4 (8) x Boeing 777-300 2 x Cessna CE208 Main base Sao Paulo (GRU)

TAM Mercosur [PZ] (LAP) Terminal ARPA, Aeropuerto Silvio Petirossi, Asuncion, Paraguay Tel +595 21 296 378/80 Fax +595 21 64 54 03 Website www.tam.com.br Parent organisation/shareholders TAM Linhas Aéreas (94.98%), Paraguayan government (5.02%) Alliances Aerolineas Argentinas, LAN Airlines, Pluna Lineas Aereas Uruguayas, TAM Linhas Aéreas Date operations started 14 May 1994 Description Operates scheduled daily services from Asuncion to Ciudad del Este and Pedro J Caballero as well as international services to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay using aircraft from the parent company.

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History The carrier was established as LAPSA Air Paraguay in 1962. Merged with ARPA-Trans America Línea Aérea in September 1996, at which time TAM Linhas Aéreas 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)

TAME [EQ] (TAE) Edificio TAME, Av. Amazonas 24-260y Av Colon, PO Box 17-07-8736, Quito, Ecuador Tel +593 2 396 6360 Fax +593 2 396 6361 Website www.tame.com.ec Parent organisation/shareholders Ecuadorean air force (100%) Alliances Copa Airlines, LAN Ecuador Date operations started 1962 Description Commercial branch of the Ecuadorian air force, operating scheduled domestic flights, as well as international services to destinations in South America and the Caribbean. History Founded by the Ecuadorean air force as Transportes Aéreos Militares Ecuadorianos (TAME), later Transportes Aéreos Mercantiles Ecuadorianos, and was converted into a separate branch by constitutional decree in the summer of 1990. It is now largely run by civilian personnel, although high-ranking air force officials still retain key management positions. Executives General Manager......................................... Rafael Ponton Finance Manager..................................... David Chedauwir Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A319-100 3 x Airbus A320-200 3 x ATR 42-500 2 x Embraer 170-100LR 2 x Embraer 190-100AR Main base Quito (UIO)

Tampa Cargo [QT] (TPA) Av El Dorado, Suite 116-87, Terminal de Carga Intl, Bodega 1, Bogota, Colombia Tel +57 1 439 7900 Fax +57 1 439 7998 Email [email protected] Website www.tampacargo.com

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)

Tandem-Aero [TQ] (TDM) Bd Negruzzi 10, 2001 Chisinau, Moldova Tel +373 22 274 139 Fax +373 22 273 034 Email [email protected] Description Provides passenger charters in Europe and the CIS. Executives General Director........................................... Eugen CosteI Deputy Director of Operations................... Dumitru Craijdan Finance Director ....................................... Tatiana Bondari Fleet (orders) 1 x Embraer EMB-120RT 1 x Ilyushin Il-18D Main base Chisinau (KIV)

TAP Portugal [TP] (TAP) Aeroporto de Lisboa, Edificio 25 8 Andar, 1704-801 Lisbon, Portugal Tel +351 21 841 5000 Fax +351 21 841 5095 Email [email protected] Website www.flytap.com Parent organisation/shareholders Portuguese government (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings PGA – Portugalia Airlines (100%) Alliances Star Alliance, Alitalia, Etihad Airways, Linhas Aereas de Moçambique LAM, Luxair, S7 Airlines, SATA International, TACV – Cabo Verde Airlines, Ukraine International Airlines Date operations started 19 September 1946 Description National airline, serving destinations in 30 countries in Europe, Africa and North and South America. Europe’s leading provider of services to Brazil. Regional subsidiary PGA operates scheduled international and domestic flights from Lisbon and Porto and charter flights. History Established as Transportes Aéreos Portugueses (TAP). Launched international services between Lisbon and Madrid in September 1946, adding domestic services in 1947. Nationalised in 1975 and became a public limited company (sociedade anonima) in 1991. Rebranded from TAP Air Portugal to TAP Portugal in February 2005 and joined the Star Alliance the following month. TAP Portugal acquired over 99% of PGA Portugalia in November 2006, although PGA Portugalia continues to operate under its own identity. Employees total 6,980 Executives Chairman........................................ Manuel Pinto Barbosa Chief Executive Officer................................Fernando Pinto Fleet (orders) 19 x Airbus A319-100 17 x Airbus A320-200 3 x Airbus A321-200 12 x Airbus A330-200 4 x Airbus A340-300 (12) x Airbus A350-900XWB Main base Lisbon (LIS)

TAPSA Aviacion [V8] (TPS) Juana Azurduy 2261, CABA, 1429 Buenos Aires, Argentina Tel +54 11 4576 4030 Fax +54 11 4576 4034 Email [email protected] Website www.tapsa.com.ar Description Provides support to the oil and gas industries. Executives President..................................................Claudio Seleme VP Operations ........................... Rodrigo Lapez de Murillas VP Finance ....................................................Jorge Franck Fleet (orders) 1 x DHC6-300 Main base Buenos Aires (AEP)

Tara Air [TA] PO Box 20011, Tilganaga Ring Road, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel +977 1 488788 Fax + 977 1 4465115 Email [email protected] Website www.taraair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Yeti Airlines (100%) Date operations started September 2009 Description Scheduled and charter flights thoughout Nepal. Offers tourist flights to the country’s mountainous regions, and flights for skydivers and aerial photographers. History Created when Yeti Airlines spun-off all short take off and landing operations into a new subsidiary carrierspecialising in mountain tourist charter flights. Executives Chief Executive Officer......................... Vijay Shrestha MBA Operations Director ................................... Pemba Sherpa Finance Manager ....................................... Umesh Paneru Fleet (orders) 3 x DHC6-300 1 x Dornier 228-200 1 x Pilatus PC-6/B Main base Kathmandu (KTM)

TAROM [RO] (ROT) Calea Bucurestilor No 224F, Otopeni, Romania Tel +40 21 201 3405 Fax +40 21 201 4761 Email [email protected] Website www.tarom.ro Parent organisation/shareholders Romanian state (transport ministry) (96.9%), Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (1.6%), ROMATSA (Romanian Air Traffic) (1.4%), Muntenia private financial investment Fund (0.1%)

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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)

Tasman Cargo Airlines [HJ] (YMN) 1 Keith Smith Avenue, Kingford Smith Airport, Sydney, New South Wales, NSW 1460, Australia Tel +61 2 9693 6999 Fax +61 2 9693 6990 Email [email protected] Website www.tasmancargo.com Date operations started 1996 Description Provides scheduled international cargo services on behalf of DHL as well as ad hoc domestic and international cargo charters. A scheduled cargo service is also operated to Auckland. History Established to operate scheduled international cargo services on behalf of DHL Express Freight from its Sydney Kingsford Smith base. Executives General Manager........................................... Ross Howley Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 757-200F Main base Sydney (SYD)

Tassili Airlines [SF] (DTH) Route de Sidi Moussa, PO Box 319, Dar El Beida, 16000 Algiers, Algeria Tel +213 21 75 27 27 Fax +213 21 75 27 27 Email [email protected] Website www.tassiliairlines.dz

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 R’mel (HRM) Hubs Hassi Messaoud (HME)

Tatarstan Air [U9] (TAK) Kazan Airport, Kazan, Tatarstan Republic, 420017, Russia Tel +7 843 267 8829 Fax +7 843 267 8808 Email [email protected] Website www.tatarstan.aero Parent organisation/shareholders Tatarstan regional government (100%) Alliances Aeroflot, Czech Airlines Date operations started 1999 Description Operates scheduled services linking major domestic destinations. Scheduled international routes serve countries within the CIS, including Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan but also include flights to Antalya and Istanbul in Turkey. Worldwide charter flights also offered.

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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)

Taxi Aereo Itaituba Aeroporto International de Belem, Hangar 7, Vale de Caes, 66115-970 Belem, Para, Brazil Tel +55 91 3257 3788 Fax +55 91 3257 3477 Email [email protected] Date operations started 1975 Description Provides an air-taxi and charter service in the Amazonian region of Brazil. Executives President ................................................ Franciso Ribeiro Fleet (orders) 1 x Cessna T210L 1 x Embraer EMB-110C 1 x Embraer EMB-110E Main base Belem (BEL)

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 [email protected] 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)

Thai AirAsia [FD] (AIQ) 99 1st Floor OSC Building, Kingkeaw Road, Rachatawa, Bangplee, Samutprakan, 10540, Thailand Tel +662 315 9800 Fax +662 315 9801 Email [email protected] Website www.airasia.com Parent organisation/shareholders Asia Aviation (50%), AirAsia (49%), Tassapon Bijleveld (CEO) (1%) Date operations started 3 February 2004 Description Bangkok-based arm of the AirAsia group of lowcost airlines, operating flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport and hubs at Chiang Mai and Phuket to destinations across Thailand. International routes serve cities in Cambodia, China (including both Hong Kong and Macau), India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and Vietnam. History Established as a partnership between AirAsia Berhad (49% stake) and Thailand’s Shin Corporation (50% stake). Executives Chief Executive Officer...........................Tassapon Bijleveld Chief Financial Officer................................. Pornanan Gerd Director of Flight Operations.................Tanapat Ngamplang Fleet (orders) 24 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Bangkok (BKK) Hubs Chiang Mai (CNX), Phuket (HKT)

Thai Airways International [TG] (THA) 89 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand Tel +66 2 545 1000 Fax +66 2 545 3832 Email [email protected] Website www.thaiair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Thai Ministry of Finance (51.3%), Vayupak Fund 1 by Krung Thai Asset Management (8.16%), Vayupak Fund 1 by MFC Asset Management (8.16%), Thai NVDR, (4.22%), Government Savings Bank (2.42%), The Bank of New York Mellon (1.35%), others 1.35% (24.39%)

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 Thailand’s 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%). SAS’s 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 [email protected] 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 carrier’s brand name would be Thai Smile. Main base Bangkok (BKK)

Thai Tiger Airways Thailand Failed start-up low-cost carrier project, first announced in August 2010 with the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Thai Airways International and Tiger Airways. After experiencing major delays, Thai Airways International announced on 19 September 2011 that it had scrapped its plans for a joint-venture with Tiger Airways.

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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)

Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium [FQ] (TCW) Tramstraat 65, 9052 Zwijnaarde-Gand Ghent, Belgium Tel +32 9 241 16 11 Fax +32 9 241 16 12 Email [email protected] Website www.thomascook.com Parent organisation/shareholders Thomas Cook Group Date operations started 13 March 2002 Description Belgian division of Thomas Cook, operating holiday charter flights from Belgium to the Mediterranean. History Established by Thomas Cook to serve the Belgian charter market. Operations commenced on the 13 March 2002, and low-cost seat-only sales were launched in January 2004. Executives Chief Executive Officer.............................. Ulrik Vercruysse Finance Director........................................... Hans Schsaa General Manager............................................ Lode Ketele Fleet (orders) 5 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Brussels (BRU)

Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia [DK] (VKG) Copenhagen Airport South, Hangar 276, 2791 Dragoer, Denmark Tel +45 32 47 72 00 Fax +45 32 45 12 20 Email [email protected] Website www.thomascookairlines.dk

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 Germany’s 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)

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Thomson Airways [BY] (TOM) Wigmore House, Wigmore Place, Wigmore Lane, Luton, LU2 9TN, UK Tel +44 1582 644340 Fax +44 1582 645455 Website flights.thomson.co.uk Parent organisation/shareholders TUI Travel (100%) Date operations started 31 March 2004 Description One of the world’s foremost leisure airlines providing extensive low-fare flights within Europe and tour charter services to more than 80 destinations throughout Europe, and taking in resort areas in the Americas, Africa, the Indian Ocean and Australia. History Formed on 1 December 1961 and began operations with Lockheed Constellations under the name of Euravia (London). The name Britannia Airways was adopted on 16 August 1964, when the airline started re-equipping with Bristol Britannia aircraft. On 26 April 1965 Britannia and its then-owner Universal Sky Tours became part of the Thomson Organisation. In August 1988 Thomson acquired Horizon Travel and its East Midlands-based airline, Orion Airways, which was integrated into Britannia later that year. The Scandinavian holiday operation Fritidsresor was acquired by Thomson in 1998, with Britannia acquiring the group’s holiday airline, Blue Scandinavia, first known as Britannia Airways AB and now trading as TUIfly Nordic. Thomson became a wholly-owned Preussag (TUI Group) subsidiary on the 18 August 2000. In March 2004, low-cost services were launched under the Thomsonfly brand. TUI merged with First Choice to create TUI Travel in September 2007, and from 1 May 2008, Thomsonfly and First Choice Airways began operating under a single air operator’s certificate. The two carriers were combined as Thomson Airways on 1 May 2009. Employees total 4,097 Executives Managing Director ....................................... Chris Browne Director of Flight Operations .......................... John Murphy Finance Director .........................................Colin McKinlay Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A320-200 2 x Airbus A321-200 1 x Boeing 737-300 19 x Boeing 737-800 22 x Boeing 757-200 10 x Boeing 767-300 (8) x Boeing 787-8 Main base Manchester (MAN) Hubs Bristol (BRS), East Midlands (EMA), Glasgow (GLA), Luton (LTN)

Tianjin Airlines [GS] (GCR) Airport Building, Tianjin Binhai International Airport, Tianjin, Beijing, 300300, China Tel +86 22 2490 3700 Fax +86 22 2490 3751 Email [email protected] Website www.tianjin-air.com Parent organisation/shareholders HNA Group (83.15%), Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone Investment (15.38%), Hainan Airlines (0.83%) Alliances Hong Kong Airlines, Hong Kong Express Airways Date operations started May 2007 Description Regional airline operating scheduled services out of Tianjin Binhai International Airport, serving more than 50 destinations across China. History Established in June 2006 as Grand China Express Air, a joint venture between majority shareholder the HNA Group and minority shareholder Hainan Airlines (also an HNA Group company). Received its air operator’s certificate from the CAAC in April 2007. Rebranded on 8 June 2009, operating its first flight under the new Tianjin Airlines identity on 10 June 2009. Executives President.................................................................Xin Di Finance Manager ................................................ Liang Du Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A320-200 43 x Embraer 190-100LR 25 x Harbin ERJ-145LI Main base Tianjin (TSN)

Tiara Air [3P] (TNM) Sabana Blanco 70 E, Suite 11, Oranjestad, Aruba Tel +297 588 4272 Fax +297 588 5002 Email [email protected] Website www.tiara-air.com

Parent organisation/shareholders Alejandro Muyale (100%) Date operations started April 2007 Description Operates regional services linking Aruba with Bonaire, Curaçao 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)

Tibet Airlines [TV] 3rd Floor, Block No 7, Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, Chengdu, 610202, China Tel +86 28 5820 7888 Fax +86 28 5820 7888 Email [email protected] Website www.tibetairlines.com.cn

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)

Tiger Airways [TR] (TGW) Change Airport Post Office, PO Box 82, Singapore, 918143, Singapore Tel +65 6822 2300 Fax +65 6424 6355 Email [email protected] Website www.tigerairways.com

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 airline’s 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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Tiger Airways Australia [TT] (TGW) Building 166, 1-5 Grants Road, Melbourne Airport, Melbourne, Victoria, 3043, Australia Tel +61 3 9330 3188 Fax +61 3 9330 3288 Email [email protected] Website www.tigerairways.com

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 operator’s certificate on 22 November 2007. Temporarily grounded by CASA, with immediate effect late on 1 July 2011, because of safety concerns. The carrier’s air operator’s 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 Gestão de participações Sociais e Consultoria, which took, together with partners, a 50% stake in the new company.

Titan Airways [ZT] (AWC) Enterprise House, Stansted Airport, Stansted, Essex, CM24 1QW, UK Tel +44 1279 680616 Fax +44 1279 680110 Email [email protected] Website www.titan-airways.co.uk

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)

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TMA Cargo [TL] (TMA) Beirut International Airport, PO Box 30, Beirut, 1001, Lebanon Tel +961 1 629 210 Fax +961 1 629 219 Website www.tma.com.lb Parent organisation/shareholders Lebanese Air Investment Holding (99.9%), privately held (0.1%) Date operations started 1953 Description Operates an international cargo service to Europe, the Middle and Far East, using wet-leased aircraft as required. History Founded in 1953 by Mounir Abu Haidar as an allcargo operator and developed a large international network. Inaugurated a round-the-world cargo service in 1971. Operations were suspended in 1985 as a result of the civil war. The company was revitalised under new management in 2008, acquiring its first new aircraft the following year. Executives Chairman.....................................................Bissat Mazen Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A300F4-600 Main base Beirut (BEY)

TMK Air Commuter Congo (Democratic Republic) Date operations ceased 31 August 2011 Operated domestic commuter services to towns in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Entebbe in Uganda. Passenger charters were also available. Since ceasing airline operations, the company is concentrating on trucking.

TNT Airways [3V] (TAY) Rue de l’Aeroport 101, Liege Airport, 4460 Grace-Hollogne, Belgium Tel +32 4 239 3000 Fax +32 4 239 3999 Email [email protected] Website www.tnt-airways.com Parent organisation/shareholders TNT (Netherlands) (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings TNT Airways (UK) (100%) Alliances Coyne Airways, Emirates Date operations started February 2000 Description Operates daily services for TNT Express to more than 70 European destinations. Traffic rights also held to 12 intercontinental destinations. Offers passenger charters. History Established in Europe in May 1987 as TNT Aviation Services. Became part of the TNT Post Group NV in 1998. Relocated operations from the UK to Liège-Bierset Airport in March 1998, before adopting the present name. Passenger charters were launched on 3 April 2004. Parent company TNT NV announced plans to split into two independent companies in 2011: one a mail company and the other, including TNT Airways, an express delivery company. Executives Managing Director & CEO............................... Niky Terzakis General Manager ......................................Ross McKinnon Fleet (orders) 4 x BAe 146-200 6 x BAe 146-300 6 x Boeing 737-300 7 x Boeing 737-400 4 x Boeing 747-400 2 x Boeing 777-200 1 x Learjet Learjet 55 Main base Liege (LGG)

Toll Aviation (JCC) 75-79 Pandanus Avenue, Brisbane Airport, Brisbane, Queensland, 4007, Australia Tel +61 7 3860 4477 Fax +61 7 3860 4470 Email [email protected] Website www.tollaviation.com

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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Tomskavia (TSK) Aeroport, Tomsk, West Siberian Zone ATD, 634539, Russia Tel +7 3822 310 555 Fax +7 3822 310 500 Email [email protected] 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 Pal’ko 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)

TonleSap Airlines [K9] (TSP) 6R. Street 208, Sangkat Boueng Raing, Khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Tel +885 23 216 747 Email [email protected] Website www.tonlesapairlines.com Date operations started 21 January 2011 Description Cambodian airline operating scheduled passenger services from Siem Reap to Taipei, Kaohsiung, Hanoi, Ningbo, Shanghai, Seoul and Daegu. Domestic routes will link Phnom Penh with Siem Reap and Sihanoukville. History Developed with assistance from UK wet-leasing specialist Astraeus. Became one of the first airlines to be awarded a Cambodian air operator’s certificate following the country’s removal from the ICAO blacklist in July 2010. Executives Chief Executive Officer................................ Teo Yong-Hwee Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-400 Main base Siem Reap (REP)

Top Fly (TLY) Spain Date operations started 1993 Date operations ceased 5 June 2011 Initially established as a flight training school at Sabadell in 1991. Launched commercial air transport operations in 1993. Provided scheduled services from the Canary islands to Morocco and Mauritania, charters and air-taxi services.

Tor Air (OAI) Sweden Date operations started December 2008 Date operations ceased 19 December 2011 Established by private Swedish investors and received its air operator’s certificate from the Swedish Civil Aviation Authority on 1 December 2008. Swedish transport regulator Transport Styrelsen withdrew Tor Air’s operating licence on 19 December 2011 becase of concerns about its financial position. Provided wet-lease and charter operations, including sub-services for other airlines.

Total Linhas Aereas (TTL) Avenida Cristiano Machado 1733, Cidade Nova, 31170-800 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil Tel +55 31 3343 8600 Fax +55 31 3343 8607 Email [email protected] Website www.total.com.br Parent organisation/shareholders Grupo Empresarial Rota Description Operates passenger charter and air-taxi services, as well as night mail flights on behalf of the Brazilian Post Office and regular flights for Petrobras. History Established on 2 May 1988 and formerly known as Total Taxi Aéreo. Its scheduled services were taken over by TRIP Linhas Aereas in May 2008, following the merger with Total, which continues to maintain its own identity. Employees total 270 Executives President...................................................Alfredo Meister Finance Director.......................................... Ademir Knopp VP Operations...........................................Iran Domingues Fleet (orders) 3 x ATR 42-500 5 x Boeing 727-200 Main base Belo Horizonte (PLU)

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Toumai Air Tchad [9D] (THE) PO Box 112, N’Djamena, Chad Tel +235 252 4107 Fax +235 252 4106 Email [email protected] Website www.toumaiair.com Date operations started 2004 Description Flag carrier linking the capital N’Djamena to other cities in west Africa, including Abidjan, Bamako, Bangui, Brazzaville, Cotonou, Dakar, Douala and Lomé. Domestic links also serve Abéché, Am Timan, Faya, Moundou and Sarh. History Established in April 2004 as a joint venture under the control of the government. Executives Chief Executive Officer................... Zakaria Idriss Deby Itno Fleet (orders) 1 x Fokker F-28-4000 Main base N’Djamena (NDJ)

Trade Air [8P] (TDR) Vladimira Nazora 6, 10410 Velika Gorica (Pleso), Croatia Tel +385 1 626 5053 Fax +385 1 626 5124 Email [email protected] Website www.trade-air.com Parent organisation/shareholders Michael Cvijin (100%) Date operations started 22 May 1995 Description Croatian ACMI leasing and ad hoc charter specialist offering passenger charter, inclusive tour and freight services from its base at Zagreb Airport. History Originally operated feeder services for DHL but began operating its own ad hoc passenger charters and freight services in April 1999. Flights for tour operators and ACMI services for regional airlines made under the SunAdria brand. Executives President......................................................Mihajlo Cvijin CEO & Director Flight Operations..................... Marko Cvijin Fleet (orders) 2 x Fokker 100 Main base Zagreb (ZAG)

Trai Thien Air Cargo (TTG) 253 Khuong Viet Street, Phu Trung Ward, Tan Phu District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Tel +84 8 3975 3070 Fax +84 8 3975 3067 Email [email protected] Website www.traithienaircargo.com

Description Vietnam’s 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)

Tramon Air (TMX) PO Box 1031, Lonehill, 2062, South Africa Parent organisation/shareholders D Coetzer (100%) Date operations started 1998 Description Privately-owned airline operating charter passenger and cargo services to domestic and international destinations. Executives Chairman................................................... Daniel Coetzer Chief Executive Officer....................................... Jeff Swain Head of Flight Operations............................... Chris Calnan Fleet (orders) 1 x Grumman Gulfstream I Main base Lanseria (HLA)

Trans Air Congo [Q8] (TSG) Avenue du General de Gaulle, BP 4450, Pointe Noire, Congo Tel +242 626 2614 Fax +242 626 2615 Email [email protected] Website www.flytransaircongo.com Parent organisation/shareholders El Hage family (100%) Description Provides passenger services in the Congo and to other African countries. Also provides cargo operations. History Founded by the El Hage family in 1994 with a single LET L-410 aircraft. Primarily flew between Pointe Noire and Brazzaville. Co-operated with Trans Air Benin from 2000 to operate the route between Pointe Noire and Cotonou. Expanded regional network with services to Douala (2004), Johannesburg (2008, codeshare with Gabon Airlines) and Libreville (March 2011). Launched domestic services within Senegal, on the Dakar-Kolda route, from February 2012.

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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)

Trans Attico [ML] (ETC) PO Box 7953, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Tel +971 6 557 2144 Fax +971 6 557 0806 Email [email protected] Description Sudan-based cargo operator providing charter flights in Africa and the Middle East. Executives Chief Executive Officer..................... Imad Eldin A A Osman Finance Manager .........................................Magdi Osman Fleet (orders) 1 x Ilyushin Il-76TD Main base Khartoum (KRT) Hubs Sharjah (SHJ)

Trans Capital Air Hangar 1, Toronto City Centre Airport, Toronto, Ontario, M5V IAI, Canada Tel +1 416 203 2323 Fax +1 416 203 1120 Email [email protected] Website www.transcapitalair.com Description Provides passenger and cargo charters. Executives President............................................. Antuan Pappalardo Director Flight Operations ........................ David Madronich Fleet (orders) 1 x DHC7-101 3 x DHC7-102 1 x DHC7-103 Main base Toronto (YTZ)

Trans Guyana Airways (TGA) (TGY) Ogle International Airport, East Coast, Demerara, Guyana Tel +592 222 2525 Fax +592 222 5462 Email [email protected] Website www.transguyana.net Parent organsiation/shareholders Correia Mining (100%) Date operations started 1956 Description Domestic carrier flying a scheduled network from Ogle to Lethem, Kamarang, and Chi Chi, together with a scheduled to Paramaribo in neighbouring Suriname. Regular charter flights also serve Mabaruma, Port Kaituma, Olive Creek, Kurupung, Bartica, and Matthews Ridge. History Founded by Manoel Correia. In 1997 Trans Guyana Airways merged with Kayman Sankar Aviation. Executives Chief Executive Officer............................Michael Correia Jr Director of Operations............................Gerrard Gonsalves Fleet (orders) 2 x Britten-Norman BN-2A 5 x Cessna CE208 Main base Ogle (OGL)

Trans Maldivian Airways (TMW) P.O. Box 2079, Male International Airport, Male, Maldives Tel +960 334 8400 Fax +960 334 4809 Email [email protected] Website www.tma.com.mv Parent organisation/shareholders Hummingbird Island Airlines (100%) Date operations started 1989 Description Operates primarily transferring tourists from Malé to resorts on six Maldivian atolls. Domestic services also flown, together with ad hoc charters and medevac. History Founded as Hummingbird Island Airways, the airline commenced operations with a fleet of helicopters. The first seaplanes were introduced in 1997 and by 1999 TMA operated a fleet comprising entirely of seaplanes. Executives Chairman.................................................... Hussain Afeef Managing Director............................Edward James Alsford Chief Financial Officer.................................... Ranjit Kumar Fleet (orders) 21 x DHC6-300 3 (2) x Viking Air DHC-6-400 Main base Male (MLE)

Trans States Airlines [9N] (LOF) 11495 Navaid Road, Suite 340, St Louis, Missouri, 63044, USA Tel +1 314 222 4300 Fax +1 314 222 4314 Email [email protected] Website transstates.net

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)

Transaero Airlines [UN] (TSO) Building 1, 47 Bolshaya Polyanka Street, Moscow, 119180, Russia Tel +7 495 937 8478 Fax +7 495 937 8471 Email [email protected] Website www.transaero.ru Parent organisation/shareholders Depositary Clearing (31.79%), Alexander Pleshakov (25.42%), Transaero Finance (14.79%), Olga Pleshakova (8.09%), Roinco Enterprises (Cyprus) (7.02%), Lev Khasis (6.48%), others (6.41%) Alliances airBaltic, Austrian, Belavia Belarussian Airlines, British Midland International BMI, Singapore Airlines Date operations started 5 November 1991 Description Russia’s second-largest passenger airline and largest leisure carrier, operating scheduled services throughout Russia and to Europe, the Americas, the Middle and Far East and India. Worldwide charter flights also flown. History Incorporated as a private joint stock company and the first non-Aeroflot company approved for scheduled passenger services in Russia. Certification and first charter operations took place in 1991 followed by scheduled services in 1993. The first carrier in Russia to start operating Boeings, in May 1993, operating an all-Boeing fleet for a time before delivery of Tupolev Tu-214s in May 2007. Employees total 7,042 Executives Chairman.............................................Alexandr Pleshakov Director General.......................................Olga Pleshakova Financial Director . ................................ Yevgeny Temyakov VP Flight Operations................................... Georgiy Barinov Fleet (orders) (8) x Airbus A320neo 4 x Boeing 737-300 5 x Boeing 737-400 12 x Boeing 737-500 6 x Boeing 737-800 4 x Boeing 747-300 15 x Boeing 747-400 2 x Boeing 767-200 10 x Boeing 767-300 9 x Boeing 777-200 3 x Boeing 777-300 2 (7) x Tupolev Tu-214 Main base Moscow (DME) Hubs Saint Petersburg (LED)

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 [email protected] 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 São Tomé. 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 [email protected] 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)

TransAsia Airways [GE] (TNA) 9th Floor, 139 Zheng Zhou Road, Taipei, 103, Taiwan Tel +886 2 2557 5767 Fax +886 2 2557 0643 Email [email protected] Website www.tna.com.tw Parent organisation/shareholders Goldsun Development (47.27%), China Development Industrial Bank (19.95%), Far Eastern Air Transport (FAT) (5.97%), others (26.81%) Alliances Shenzhen Airlines, Xiamen Airlines Date operations started 21 May 1951 Description Domestic and regional services to South Korea and Macau. Regional charter flights also undertaken. History Taiwan’s first private airline company, founded as Foshing Airlines in 1951. Executives Chairman.........................................................Vincent Lin President ........................................................... Jia Chen Finance Manager ......................................... Peiling Cheng Fleet (orders) 3 x Airbus A320-200 5 x Airbus A321-100 (6) x Airbus A321-200 (6) x Airbus A321neo (2) x Airbus A330-300 9 x ATR 72-500 Main base Taipei (TPE)

Transavia Airlines [HV] (TRA) Piet Guilonardweg 15, TransPort Building, 1118 NL Schiphol, Netherlands Tel +31 20 604 6555 Fax +31 20 648 0378 Email [email protected] Website www.transavia.com Parent organisation/shareholders KLM (100%) Date operations started 17 November 1966 Description Low-cost operator providing a scheduled service to 26 leisure destinations from hubs at Amsterdam, Eindhoven and Rotterdam, and charter services flown to more than 60 Mediterranean destinations. History Formed as Transavia Limburg, later known as Transavia Holland. In 1986 the name was changed to Transavia Airlines. It was the first airline to take advantage of the world’s first open skies agreement, signed between the UK and Dutch governments. Started operating between Amsterdam and London Gatwick, its first scheduled service, on 26 October that year. During 1991 the airline’s major shareholder, Nedlloyd, sold its 80% holding to Dutch national carrier KLM. In 1998 it was the first carrier to operate domestic services in Greece, after a change in Greek aviation law. In June 2003 KLM acquired the remaining 20% of Transavia. In January 2005, the brands of Transavia and Basiq Air merged. On 2 January 2006 the company rebranded as transavia.com Executives Managing Director......................................... Bram Graber Chief Financial Officer ...................................Rob Melchiot Fleet (orders) 10 x Boeing 737-700 15 (2) x Boeing 737-800 Main base Amsterdam (AMS) Hubs Eindhoven (EIN), Rotterdam (RTM)

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Transavia France [TO] (TVF) Zone Orlytech, 18 Avenue Louis Bleriot, vie Sur , 91551 Paray Vieille, France Tel +33 1 5630 7000 Fax +33 1 5630 7005 Website www.transavia.com Parent organisation/shareholders Air France (60%), Transavia Airlines (40%) Alliances Air Europa Date operations started 12 May 2007 Description Provides scheduled and non scheduled low-cost flights from Paris Orly airport. History Created as a new player on the French leisure market by Air France and Transavia NL. Its air operator’s certificate was granted in May 2007 for a first flight to Porto from Orly. Executives Chairman & CEO...........................................Lionel Guerin Fleet (orders) 8 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Paris Orly (ORY)

Transaviaexport Airline [AL] (TXC) 44 Zakharova Street, 220034 Minsk, Belarus Tel +375 17 299 5866 Fax +375 17 285 3652 Email [email protected] Website www.transaviaexport.com Date operations started 1993 Description Operates cargo charter flights throughout the CIS, Middle East and other parts of the world. Executives Director....................................................... Oleg Kudrickiy Fleet (orders) 7 x Ilyushin Il-76TD Main base Minsk (MHP) Hubs Minsk (MSQ)

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 [email protected] 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)

TransGlobal Airways [T7] 3303A Tektite West Tower, Philippine Stock Exchange Center, Exchange Road, Ortigas Center, 1600 Pasig City, Philippines Tel +63 2689 1229 Fax +63 2687 2000 Email [email protected] Website :www.tgairways.com

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 operator’s 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 carrier’s 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)

Transmile Air Services [TH] (TSE) Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Transmile Centre 1st Floor, Block E Terminal Cargo Complex, 47200 Subang, Selangor, Malaysia Tel +60 3 7884 9770 Fax +60 3 7884 9899 Email [email protected] Website www.transmile.com

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 carrier’s 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)

Transportes Aereos Guatemaltecos (TGU) Avenida Hincapie y 18 Calle, Zona 13, Hangar 15, Aeropuerto La Aurora, 01013 Guatemala City, Guatemala Tel +502 2380 9400 Fax +502 2334 7205 Email [email protected] Website www.tag.com.gt Date operations started 1972 Description Regular flights between Guatemala City, Flores and Copan, and charter flights throughout Central America. Also offers medevac, firefighting, spraying and aircraft rental. Executives President ................................................Jonathan Layton VP Operations .....................................Jorge Mario Arriaga Finance Director .......................................Marcela Toriello Fleet (orders) 1 x BAe Jetstream 31 5 x Embraer EMB-110P 1 x Piper PA-31-300 1 x Saab 340A Main base Guatemala City (GUA)

Transwest Air [9T] (ABS) PO Box 100, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, S6V 5R4, Canada Tel +1 306 764 1404 Fax +1 306 763 1313 Email [email protected] Website www.transwestair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Privately held (100%) Date operations started 11 September 2000 Description Operates the largest scheduled service network in Saskatchewan, linking 10 destinations plus one in Alberta, in addition to float plane operations in northern Manitoba and charter services. History Formed by the September 2000 merger of Air Sask (founded 1960) with Athabaska Airways (founded 1955). Executives Managing Partner...............................................Jim Glass Managing Partner...................................... Pat Campling Jr Finance Director.................................... Mona Tschebnicki Operations Director...................................... Debbie Glass Fleet (orders) 1 x Beech Baron 55 1 x Beech 1900D 2 x Beechcraft King Air 100 2 x Beechcraft King Air 200 3 x Cessna A185F 2 x Cessna C310R 5 x De Havilland Canada Beaver 2 x DHC6-100 2 x DHC6-200 2 x De Havilland Canada Turbin 1 x De Havilland Canada Turbo 8 x Piper PA-31-300 1 x Saab 340A 2 x Saab 340B Main base Prince Albert (YPA) Hubs Saskatoon (YXE), La Ronge (YVC)

Transwisata Prima Aviation (TWT) Perkantoran Artha Gading Niaga, Block A No. 3, Lt. 2, Jakarta, 14240, Indonesia Tel +62 21 4587 8608 Fax +62 21 4587 8609 Email [email protected] Website www.transwisata.com

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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 operator’s 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)

Travel Air Suite 19, Nanulon Street, Madang Plaza, Madang, Central Province, Papua New Guinea Tel +675 123 456 7890 Email [email protected] 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 operator’s certificate in November 2011 and launched services in December 2011. Fleet (orders) 4 x Fokker 50 Main base Madang (MAG)

Travel Service Airlines [QS] (TVS) Prague - Ruzyne Airport, K Letisti 1068/30, 16008 Prague, Czech Republic Tel +420 220 115 069 Fax +420 220 114 472 Email [email protected] Website www.travelservice.aero Parent organisation/shareholders Unimex Group (J Semane and R Vik) (50%), Icelandair Group (30%), Canaria Travel (Unimex subsidiary) (20%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Travel Service Slovakia (100%), SmartWings (100%), Travel Service Hungary Date operations started 1997 Description Offers charter flights mainly to the Mediterranean, also long-haul charter flights, ad hoc flights and scheduled services to exotic destinations. History Formed as a commercial division of the Czech Government Flying Service operating on behalf of Czech tour operators. In May 2004 launched low-cost brand SmartWings, operating to major European destinations. Executives President......................................................... Roman Vik Executive Director..........................................Michal Tomis Operations Director..........................................Petr Cenek Fleet (orders) 9 x Boeing 737-800 (1) x Boeing 787-8 2 x Cessna 680 Main base Prague (PRG) Hubs Las Palmas (LPA), Budapest (BUD)

Travel Service Hungary [7O] (TVL) Wesselényi u. 16/a, Budapest, 1077, Hungary Tel +36 (1) 461 0490 Fax +36 (1) 461 0494 Email [email protected] Website www.travelservice.hu Parent organisation/shareholders Travel Service Airlines Date operations started 2001 Description Subsidiary of eastern Europe’s largest charter airline. Operates ad hoc and inclusive tour charters on behalf of domestic and foreign tour operators. Summer destinations in the include the Mediterranean, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, and the UAE. In the winter, charters focus on the Canaries and Egypt, but also include Kenya, Tanzania, Goa, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, Latin America, and the Far East. Executives President..................................................... Attila Farskas Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Budapest (BUD)

Travel Service Slovakia (TVQ) MR Stefanik Airport, 823 11 Bratislava, Slovakia Tel +421 233 03 5002 Website www.travelservice.aero Parent organisation/shareholders Travel Service Airlines (100%)

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Date operations started April 2010 Description Bratislava-based subsidiary of eastern Europe’s 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 [email protected] 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 latter’s demise in November 2011. Main base Bergamo (BGY)

Trigana Air Service (TGN) Komplex Puri Centra Niaga, Jalan Wiraloka, Blok D68-70, Jakarta, 13620, Indonesia Tel +62 21 860 4867 Fax +62 21 860 4866 Email [email protected] Website www.trigana-air.com Date operations started 1991 Description Domestic scheduled passenger services to 20 destinations, and charter fights throughout Indonesia. Also provides medevac, aerial photography and tourist flights. History Operated domestic scheduled passenger services for Kal Star Aviation from 2005. This ceased July 2008. Executives Commissioner...................................Triputra Yusni Prawiro President Director............................. Rubijanto Adisarwono Operations Director ................................Beni Sumaryanto Fleet (orders) 8 x ATR 42-300 3 x ATR 72-200 5 x Boeing 737-200 2 x Boeing 737-300 1 x De Havilland Canada Caribo 3 x DHC6-300 Main base Jakarta (HLP)

TRIP Linhas Aereas [8R] (TIB) Av Cambacicas 1200, Parque Imperador, 13097-104 Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil Tel +55 19 2139 3100 Fax +55 19 2139 3101 Email [email protected] Website www.airtrip.com.br

Parent organisation/shareholders SkyWest (20%), Aguia Branca Group (Chieppe family), Caprioli Group Alliances Pantanal Linhas Aereas, TAM Linhas Aéreas 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 Total’s 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)

Tristar Air (TSY) 1 Sheraton Helipolis, Block 1227, Helipolis, Cairo, Egypt Tel +20 2 2267 5058 Fax +20 2 2267 1873 Email [email protected] Website www.tristarair.com

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)

Tropic Air [PM] (TOS) PO Box 20, Ambergris Caye, San Pedro, Belize Tel +501 226 2012 Fax +501 226 2338 Email [email protected] Website www.tropicair.com Date operations started November 1979 Description Largest airline in Belize operating over 180 daily scheduled flights linking all major domestic destinations. History Began as a charter operator with a Cessna 172. Executives Chief Executive Officer................................Steven Schulte President & Chief of Operations................... John Greif III III Fleet (orders) 1 x Cessna C207A 8 x Cessna CE208 2 x Gippsland Aeronautics GA8 Main base San Pedro (SPR) Hubs Belize City (TZA), Belize City (BZE)

TUIfly [HF] (HLX) Flughafenstrasse 10, 30855 Langenhagen, Germany Tel +49 511 9727 0 Fax +49 511 9727 341 Email [email protected] Website www.tuifly.com Parent organisation/shareholders TUI Travel (100%) Date operations started 30 March 1973 Description Third-largest German airline operating scheduled and charter passenger flights, primarily on a route network of around 80 destinations in 17 European countries. History Formed as the air charter subsidiary of the HapagLloyd shipping group. On 28 April 2005 re-branded as Hapagfly. In August 2006 parent company TUI AG announced it would merge its constituent airlines throughout Europe under the TUIfly brand. By mid-April 2007 Hapagfly and Hapag-Lloyd Express were operating under the new brand. In March 2009 TUIfly and Air Berlin made a cross-ownership agreement whereby each carrier acquired a minority stake in the other. As part of this, TUIfly agreed to wet-lease 17 aircraft to Air Berlin for ten years. Executives Chief Executive Officer............................. Friedrich Keppler Finance Manager & Director.........................Christoph Todt Fleet (orders) 10 x Boeing 737-700 25 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Hannover (HAJ) Hubs Cologne/Bonn (CGN), Frankfurt FRA, Stuttgart (STR), Munich (MUC), Berlin (TXL)

TUIfly Nordic [6B] (BLX) Head Office, Soder Malarstrand 27, 117 85 Stockholm, Sweden Tel +46 8 720 7200 Fax +46 8 720 8801 Email [email protected] Website www.tuiflynordic.se Parent organisation/shareholders TUI Travel (100%) Description Operates holiday charter flights from Norwegian, Finnish and Swedish airports to destinations in the Canaries, Egypt, the Mediterranean and Thailand. History Originally the charter operation of Transwede Airways. During 1996 the charter part of the airline was taken over by Swedish tour operator Fritidsresor. When Britannia Airways took control in 1998 the airline was renamed Britannia AB, and later rebranded as Britannia Nordic. In 2000 Preussag (later TUI Group) acquired the Thomson Group. In 2006 the airline changed its name to TUIfly Nordic. Executives Managing Director....................................Alexander Huber Fleet (orders) 6 x Boeing 737-800 2 x Boeing 767-300 Main base Stockholm Arlanda ARN Hubs Bergen (BGO), Oslo (OSL), Helsinki (HEL), Malmo-Sturup (MMX), Gothenburg (GOT)

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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 [email protected] 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)

Tunisair [TU] (TAR) Tunisair Building, 7 November 1987 Street, P.O. Box 2035, Carthage, 2035 Tunis, Tunisia Tel +216 7083 7000 Fax +216 7083 6900 Website www.tunisair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Tunisian government (74.42%), private investors (20%), Air France (5.58%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Tunisair Express (83.37%), Mauritania Airways (51%) Alliances Air Algerie, Egyptair, Middle East Airlines (MEA), Saudi Arabian Airlines, Syrianair Date operations started 21 October 1948 Description Tunisian flag carrier operating an extensive European network, together with flights to west Africa and the Middle East, serving over 40 destinations in 30 countries. History Founded as Société Tunisienne de l’Air, also known, from 7 December 1948, as Tunis Air, by the Tunisian government, Air France and private interests. Services launched in October 1948, with Air France operating services on Tunis Air’s behalf between Athens and Tunis. Launched services in its own right in April 1949. The government acquired a majority shareholding in 1955. Introduced jet services in September 1961 with Sud Caravelles. Rebranded as Tunisair in 1990. In June 1995, the state sold 20% of the carrier. In November 2007, Tunisair created a new jointventure subsidiary, Mauritania Airways, in which it took a 51% stake. The remaining 49% was held by the government. Mauritania Airways ceased operation in December 2010. Executives Director General................................. Cheikhrouhou Ridha President & CEO.........................................Hamadi Thamri Fleet (orders) 3 x Airbus A300B4-600 4 x Airbus A319-100 14 (8) x Airbus A320-200 (3) x Airbus A330-200 (3) x Airbus A350-800XWB 4 x Boeing 737-500 7 x Boeing 737-600 Main base Tunis (TUN)

Tunisavia (TAJ) Boulevard Leader Yasser Arafet, 2035 Tunis Carthage, Tunisia Tel +216 71 280 555 Fax +216 71 281 333 Email [email protected] 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)

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Turan Air [3T] (URN) Heydar Aliyev Airport, Domestic Terminal, 1044 Baku, Azerbaijan Tel +994 12 437 40 94 Fax +994 12 498 9434 Email [email protected] Website www.turan-air.com Parent organisation/shareholders Privately-owned (100%) Alliances Azerbaijan Airlines Date operations started 1995 Description Provides an international schedule from Baku to Ekaterinburg, Kazan and Surgut in Russia, and from Lankaran to Surgut, together with charter flights. History Established as an Azerbaijani-British joint venture. Executives Director....................................................Khanlar Karimov Flight Operations Director.........................Dakrus Novruzon Fleet (orders) 3 x Tupolev Tu-154M Main base Baku (GYD)

Turkish Airlines (THY) [TK] (THY) Turkish Airlines Gen Management, Building Ataturk Airport, Yesilkoy, 34830 Istanbul, Turkey Tel +90 212 463 63 63 Fax +90 212 465 21 21 Email [email protected] Website www.thy.com Parent organisation/shareholders Private shareholders (50.88%), Government Privatization Board (OIB) (49.12%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings SunExpress (50%), B&H Airlines (49%), Anadolu Jet (100%) Alliances AeroSvit Airlines, Air India, Air Malta, B&H Airlines, Etihad Airways, Garuda Indonesia, Jet Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Pakistan International Airlines, Royal Air Maroc, SunExpress, Syrianair, UTair Aviation Date operations started August 1933 Description The national carrier of Turkey, operating a network of scheduled services linking nearly 40 domestic destinations with over 125 international destinations in Europe, North and South America, Russia, Central Asia, the Middle and Far East. History Formed when state-owned company DHY was replaced with a mixed corporation, Turk Hava Yllari, on February 1956. Nationalised 1990. A partial initial public offering resulted in the sale of 24.8% of the shares in May 2006. A further public offering increased this to just over 50%. THY joined the Star Alliance on 31 March 2008. Employees total 14,206 Executives Chairman...................................................... Hamdi Topcu Chief Executive Officer......................................Temel Kotil Chief Financial Officer.....................................Kilic Coskun EVP Flight Operations..........................................Asaf Bora Fleet (orders) 3 x Airbus A310-300 10 x Airbus A319-100 25 x Airbus A320-200 27 (16) x Airbus A321-200 9 (3) x Airbus A330-200 7 (3) x Airbus A330-300 8 x Airbus A340-300 1 x Beech Aircraft Corporation 3 x Boeing 737-400 6 x Boeing 737-700 41 (18) x Boeing 737-800 2 (13) x Boeing 737-900 12 x Boeing 777-300 2 x Cessna 560 2 x Gulfstream G550 Main base Istanbul (IST) Hubs Ankara (ESB)

Turkmenistan Airlines [T5] (TUA) Chary Narymov Street 3A, 744000 Ashkabad, Turkmenistan Tel +993 12 351 052 Fax +993 12 354 402 Email [email protected] Website www.turkmenistanairlines.com

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 Turkmenistan’s three air operating companies, Akhal, Khazar and Lebap, were reorganised and now come under the Turkmenistan Airlines umbrella.

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)

Turks Air Cargo [6T] 5820 Miami Lakes Drive, Miami Lakes, Florida, 33014, USA Tel +1 305 593 8847 Fax +1 305 871 1622 Email [email protected] Website www.turksaircargo.com Date operations started 1972 Description Operates a daily scheduled cargo flight linking Opa Locka (Miami) with Nassau in the Bahama, using a wet-leased Convair 580(F) freighter. Charter flights are also operated throughout the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Bahamas. History Founded in 1972 by Robert Caravan, who sold the company to Carlos Gomez in 1998. Daily services to four destinations in the Turks and Caicos were introduced in March 2007, since discontinued. Executives President & CEO............................................... Marc Wolff Chief Operating Officer................................. Carlos Gomez Main base Opa-Locka (OPF) Hubs Nassau (NAS)

Twin Jet [T7] (TJT) 1070 rue du Lieutenant Parayre, BP 30370, 13799 Aix en Provence, France Tel +33 4 42 90 12 14 Fax +33 4 42 24 33 28 Email [email protected] Website www.twinjet.net Date operations started October 2001 Description Domestic airline operating from Metz-Nancy and Mulhouse to Marseille and Toulouse, and from Paris to Périgueux. History Established as a business air charter company. Offered commercial air charter services with Beech 1900 turboprops from October 2001. Launched scheduled services in May 2002. Executives President & Director General........................Olivier Manaut Operations Director...................................... Marc Ghiazza Fleet (orders) 10 x Beech 1900D Main base Marseille MRS Hubs Cherbourg (CER), Metz/Nancy (ETZ)

Tyrolean Airways [VO] (TYR) Furstenweg 176, Postfach 98, 6026 Innsbruck, Austria Tel +43 5 1766 3000 Fax +43 512 2866 46 Email [email protected] Website www.tyrolean.at Parent organisation/shareholders Austrian (100%) Alliances Austrian Date operations started 1 April 1980 Description Major regional carrier, operating to six destinations within Austria and around 80 European destinations. History Founded as Aircraft Innsbruck and adopted the Tyrolean Airways identity on the start of scheduled services in April 1980. Tyrolean was acquired by Austrian Airlines in March 1998. In September 2003 the company became a feeder operation for the Austrian Airlines network under the brand name Austrian Arrows. Executives Managing Director.........................................Christian Fitz Finance Manager.......................................... Thomas Greil Fleet (orders) 14 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 15 x Fokker 100 9 x Fokker 70 Main base Innsbruck (INN) Hubs Vienna (VIE)

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U 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 [email protected] 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)

Ukraine Air Alliance (UKL) 4-a Bereznyakivska Street, PO Box 136, Kiev, 02152, Ukraine Tel +380 44 223 0203 Fax +380 44 223 0208 Email [email protected] Website www.aouaa.com Date operations started 1993 Description Offers ACMI leasing services to other carriers, and cargo charters in Asia, Africa and Europe. History Registered as one of the first private air-enterprises in the Ukraine. Executives President.......................................... Andrey Marinichenko Flight Director.........................................Sergey Filippovich Main base Kiev (KBP) Hubs Nikolaev (NLV)

Ukraine Air Enterprise (UKN) Ul. Volozhsaya 62, Kiev, 253152, Ukraine Date operations started 1996 Description Operates wet-lease flights on behalf of a number of local organisations including the Ukrainian government. Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A319-100 2 x Tupolev Tu-134A Main base Kiev (KBP)

Ukraine International Airlines [PS] (AUI) 201-203 Kharkivskie Road, Kiev, 02121, Ukraine Tel +380 44 581 5656 Fax +380 44 230 8866 Email [email protected] Website www.flyuia.com Parent organisation/shareholders Austrian (58.6%), UIA Holding (affiliated to EBRD) (25.84%), Capital Investment Project (15.55%) Alliances Adria Airways, AeroSvit Airlines, Air France, Alitalia, Austrian, British Midland International BMI, Brussels Airlines, Etihad Airways, Finnair, Iberia, KLM, S7 Airlines, Swiss, TAP Portugal Date operations started 25 November 1992 Description Provides scheduled domestic and international passenger and cargo services to most capital cities in western Europe and the Gulf. History One of the first joint ventures with foreign capital in Ukraine, established by the Ukrainian Association of Civil Aviation and Irish leasing company Guinness Peat Aviation.

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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)

Ukrainian Cargo Airways [6Z] (UKS) 24 Melnikova Street, Building 3, Kiev, 04050, Ukraine Tel +380 44 205 5665 Fax +380 44 205 5691 Email [email protected] Website www.avia-uca.com.ua Parent organisation/shareholders State Property Fund of Ukraine (100%) Date operations started January 1998 Description State-owned company offering charter passenger and cargo services with ex-air force aircraft. Also overhauls, leases and sells aircraft, engines and aviation equipment. History Commenced operations using transport aircraft which had been decommissioned by the Ukrainian air force. Since 1998 UCA has flown in support of UN programmes in Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Executives President.......................................................Vitaliy Popov Chief Accountant....................................Lyudmila Leonova VP Flight Operations................................. Alexandr Sorogin Main base Zaporozhye (OZH) Hubs Kiev (KBP)

ULS Airlines Cargo [GO] (KZU) Cobancesme Mevkii, 29 Ekim Cad No 16, Yenibosna, 34197 Istanbul, Turkey Tel +90 212 496 0200 Fax +90 212 496 0203 Email [email protected] Website www.kuzuairlines.com Parent organisation/shareholders Kuzu Family (100%) Date operations started June 2004 Description Carrier operating ACMI and charter cargo services between Istanbul, the Middle East and Europe, and within China. History In October 2004 the airline re-branded and was renamed from Baron Hava Kargo to Kuzu Airlines Cargo. It became ULS Airlines Cargo on 3 July 2009. Executives MD & Commercial Manager..................Mehemet Bayramic Flight Operations Manager ............................... Nuri Pocan Fleet (orders) 3 x Airbus A300B4 3 x Airbus A310-300 Main base Istanbul (IST)

UM Air [UF] (UKM) 7 Shulyavskaya Street, Kiev, 03055, Ukraine Tel +380 44 496 8338 Fax +380 44 494 1916 Email [email protected] Website www.umairlines.com Parent organisation/shareholders Rodrigue Merhej Date operations started April 2000 Description Operates a small domestic network andflights to CIS countries and the Middle East. History Founded as an open-end joint stock company and received an air operator’s certificate on 15 September 1999. Executives President.............................................. Rodrigue Merhezh General Director...................................... Sergey Polischuk Fleet (orders) 2 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 2 x Boeing MD-88 Main base Kiev (KBP)

UNI Air [B7] (UIA) 8th Floor, No 117, Chang An East Road, Sec. 2, Taipei, 104, Taiwan Tel +886 2 2513 5555 Fax +886 2 2513 1300 Email [email protected] Website www.uniair.com.tw

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)

United Airlines [UA] (UAL) World Headquarters, PO Box 66100, Chicago, Illinois, 60666, USA Tel +1 847 700 4000 Fax +1 847 700 2214 Email [email protected] Website www.ual.com Parent organisation/shareholders United Continental Holdings (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings United Express (100%) Alliances Star Alliance, Aer Lingus, Colgan Air, Copa Airlines, Coyne Airways, ExpressJet, Frontier Airlines, Go!Mokulele, GoJet Airlines, Great Lakes Airlines, Island Air, Jet Airways, Mesa Air Group, Mesa Airlines, Qatar Airways, S7 Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Shuttle America, SkyWest Airlines, TACA International Airlines, Trans States Airlines, Vladivostok Air Date operations started July 1931 Description One of the world’s largest airlines. With its United Express feeder carriers, serves an huge global network throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. History Launched operations delivering mail within the USA. Formed as the management company of four pioneer airlines: Boeing Air Transport, Pacific Air Transport, National Air Transport and Varney Airlines. Became a founder member of the Star Alliance in May 1997. Parent holding company UAL filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in December 2002. Established a new low-cost division in February 2004 under the Ted brand. UAL exited bankruptcy protection in February 2006 and listed on the NASDAQ the following day. Announced the closure of the Ted brand on 4 June 2008. On 3 May 2010 an all-stock merger of equals between United and Continental Airlines created the world’s largest airline, serving 370 destinations worldwide. The merged carrier retained the United Airlines brand, but adopted the logo and colours of Continental Airlines. Both carriers became whollyowned subsidiaries of United Continental Holdings. On 30 November 2011, United and Continental received FAA approval for a single operating certificate. The company planned to migrate from two separate websites to a single passenger service system (PSS) in the first quarter of 2012. Employees total 46,262 Executives President & CEO..............................................Jeff Smisek Chief Financial Officer.......................................Zane Rowe Chief Operations Officer .............................Pete McDonald Fleet (orders) 55 (23) x Airbus A319-100 97 (19) x Airbus A320-200 (25) x Airbus A350-900XWB 26 x Boeing 737-500 36 x Boeing 737-700 130 x Boeing 737-800 48 x Boeing 737-900 24 x Boeing 747-400 134 x Boeing 757-200 21 x Boeing 757-300 8 x Boeing 767-200 35 x Boeing 767-300 16 x Boeing 767-400 74 x Boeing 777-200 (25) x Boeing 787-8

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Uttara Tower, Level 5, 1 Jasimudin Avenue, Sector 3, Uttara Model Town, Dhaka, 1230, Bangladesh Tel +880 2 893 2338 Fax +880 2 895 5959 Email [email protected] Website www.uabdl.com Parent organisation/shareholders Captain Tasbirul A Choudhury and others Date operations started 10 July 2007 Description Regional airline linking major cities in Bangladesh, also operating services to Bangkok, Dubai, Jeddah, Kathmandu, Kolkata, Kuala Lumpur, Muscat and London Gatwick. History Founded by Captain Tasbirul Ahmed Choudhury in conjunction with a number of Bangladeshi expatriates. Executives Managing Director.....................Tasbirul Ahmed Choudhury Operations Director....................................Liquat Ali Khan Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A310-300 2 x ATR 72-200 3 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 Main base Dhaka (DAC)

PO Box 29606, Safat, 13157 Kuwait City, Kuwait Tel +965 2476 4893 Fax +965 2476 9773 Email [email protected] Website www.united-aviation.com Parent organisation/shareholders Kuwait Projects (Holding) (100%) Date operations started May 2003 Description Operates business charter flights to and from Europe, Asia, and the Gulf. Executives Chairman .............................................. Hamad Al Haroun General Manager.............................................Salah Houti Fleet (orders) 2 x Embraer ERJ-135 Legacy Main base Kuwait (KWI)

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.

UPS Airlines [5X] (UPS) 1400 North Hurstbourne Parkway, Louisville, Kentucky, 40223, USA Tel +1 502 329 3000 Fax +1 502 329 6550 Website www.ups.com Parent organisation/shareholders Publicly held (66%), employee owned (34%) Alliances All Nippon Airways, Coyne Airways Date operations started 1 February 1988 Description A world leader in global supply chain management, providing worldwide package-delivery services on scheduled and charter services to over 400 domestic and 435 international destinations in 185 countries. History Recommenced air operations in 1981 with its own aircraft operated by others. Increasingly operated its own services from 1987, finally launching its own airline operation in February 1988. Became the first airline to operate the Boeing 767-300F freighter in October 1995. Operated passenger services between 1997 and 2001. Agreed to buy the assets of Challenge Air Cargo (excluding the carrier’s name and air operator’s certificate) in June 1999. Launched its initial public offering in 2001, a year which also saw a change in company name from United Parcel Service of America to United Parcel Service, and the discontinuation of passenger services. In 2003, the company adopted the acronym UPS as its formal name.

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United Airlines’ merger with Continental in 2010 created the world’s 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)

Ural Airlines [U6] (SVR) Pereulok Utrennij, 1­G, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Ekaterinburg, 620910, Russia Tel +7 343 264 0919 Fax +7 343 226 8249 Email [email protected] Website www.uralairlines.ru Parent organisation/shareholders Sergei Skuratov (74.95%), Ural Transport Bank (14.67%), other investors (10.38%) Alliances Armavia, Czech Airlines, Donavia, Finnair, Tulpar, VIM-Avia Date operations started 28 December 1993 Description Airline operating scheduled passenger and cargo services from Ekaterinburg and other major cities to destinations throughout Russia and the CIS. The carrier’s expanding international network also serves destinations across Europe and the Middle and Far East. Charter flights, many operated in conjunction with tour operators, are primarily undertaken to popular holiday destinations around the Mediterranean basin, Middle and Far East. History Sverdlovsk State Air Enterprises started operations in 1943, later becoming part of Aeroflot. Following the break-up of Aeroflot, Ural Airlines became a joint stock company which was incorporated under the laws of the Russian Federation in December 1993 after its separation from Yekaterinburg (Koltsovo) airport. Ural took over all routes previously operated by Aviaprad on 11 February 2008. Executives Chairman...................................................Valeriy Zavodov General Director........................................Sergei Skuratov Fleet (orders) 14 (7) x Airbus A320-200 9 x Airbus A321-200 Main base Ekaterinburg (SVX) Hubs Moscow (DME), Saint Petersburg (LED)

US Airways [US] (AWE) 111 West Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, Arizona, 85281, USA Tel +1 480 693 0800 Fax +1 480 693 2300 Website www.usairways.com Parent organisation/shareholders US Airways Group (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings US Airways Express (100%), US Airways Shuttle (100%) Alliances Star Alliance, Air Wisconsin, Bahamasair, Chautauqua Airlines, Colgan Air, EVA Air, Frontier Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, InselAir, Jet Airways, Luxair, Mesa Airlines, Qatar Airways, Republic Airlines, Royal Jordanian Airlines, TACA International Airlines, Trans States Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways Date operations started 12 May 1939 Description Fifth-largest US airline serving more than 190 communities in the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Central and South America. History Established as All American Aviation, flying airmail pickup and delivery routes in Pennsylvania and the Ohio Valley. Rebranded as All American Airways and started passenger service in 1949. In 1953 the name was changed to Allegheny Airlines, which then absorbed Lake Central Airlines (1968) and Mohawk Airlines (1972). Became known as USAir in 1979, merging with Piedmont Airlines in 1989 and Pacific Southwest Airlines in 1988. US Airways name adopted 27 February 1997. On 11 August 2002 US Airways filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, emerging on 31 March 2003. On 12 September 2004 the airline again declared itself bankrupt. On 27 September 2005 US Airways and America West Airlines announced the completion of their merger, with the US Airways Group retaining ownership of America West Airlines through America West Holdings. Employees total 30,900 Executives Chairman & CEO............................................ Doug Parker President......................................................... Scott Kirby EVP & Chief Financial Officer............................. Derek Kerr SVP Flight Operations....................................Edward Bular Fleet (orders) 93 (2) x Airbus A319-100 72 (20) x Airbus A320-200 63 (36) x Airbus A321-200 7 (8) x Airbus A330-200 9 x Airbus A330-300 (18) x Airbus A350-800XWB (4) x Airbus A350-900XWB 7 x Boeing 737-300 39 x Boeing 737-400 24 x Boeing 757-200 10 x Boeing 767-200 15 x Embraer 190-100AR Hubs Charlotte (CLT), Philadelphia (PHL), Phoenix (PHX)

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2345 Crystal Drive, Arlington, Virginia, 22227, USA Tel +1 703 872 7000 Fax +1 703 872 7064 Website www.usairways.com Parent organisation/shareholders US Airways (100%) Description A network of nine regional airlines operating under a codeshare and service agreement with US Airways. The airlines are Air Wisconsin, Chautauqua Airlines, Colgan Air, Mesa Airlines, Piedmont Airlines, PSA Airlines, Republic Airways, SkyWest Airlines and Trans States Airlines.

USA 3000 Airlines [U5] (GWY) USA Date operations started 28 December 2001 Date operations ceased 30 January 2012 Operated domestic and international charter flights from more than 20 US cities to holiday destinations in Florida, the Caribbean, and Mexico, working closely with parent tour operator Apple Vacations. Also offered scheduled services under FAR Part 121. Founded as Brendan Air by Apple Leisure Group founder John Mullen. Launched charter services, entirely on behalf of travel agents, in December 2001. Introduced scheduled services from “gateway cities” in the northeast and midwest to destinations in Florida, the Caribbean and Mexico. Discontinued all but seasonal services from Baltimore, Detroit, Milwaukee and Pittsburgh during 2009. Parent Apple Vacations opted in May 2011 not to renew the leases of USA 3000’s aircraft in favour of using other established carriers. The airline consequently ceased operations at the end of January 2012.

USA Jet Airlines [UJ] (JUS) 2068 East Street, Belleville, Michigan, 48111-1278, USA Tel +1 734 547 7200 Fax +1 734 480 0202 Email [email protected] Website www.activeaero.com Parent organisation/shareholders Brian M Hermelin, David B Hermelin, Martin R Goldman Date operations started December 1994 Description Operates on-demand cargo charters, scheduled cargo flights and offers wet lease and interline services. Seasonal public charter flights are also flown, linking cities in the eastern USA as part of the Direct Air network. Executives Chairman & CEO........................................ Brian Hermelin President & COO....................................Christopher Healy Chief Financial Officer......................................Andrew Kirk Fleet (orders) 3 x Dassault Aviation Falcon 2 4 x Douglas DC-9-10 6 x Douglas DC-9-30 1 x Learjet Learjet 25 1 x Learjet Learjet 35 6 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 2 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 Main base Detroit (YIP)

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Aeroport, Surgut, 628422, Russia Tel +7 3462 770 910 Fax +7 3462 280 116 Email [email protected] Website www.utair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Publicly traded (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings UTair-Ukraine, UTair-Express (100%) Alliances Armavia, Azerbaijan Airlines, Donavia, Turkish Airlines, UTair-Express, UTair-Ukraine Date operations started 1991 Description One of Russia’s largest airlines, based in Western Siberia. Operates scheduled passenger and cargo services linking more than 60 destinations across Russia, as wellas Armenia, Azerbaijan, Germany and Kyrgyzstan. UTair Aviation is also has world’s largest helicopter fleet, with more than 330 operated in support of oil and gas production in Siberia and for the UN around the world. History Formed as the Tyumen Aeroflot Directorate in 1967 to meet the demands of the fast-growing oil and gas industry development in Siberia. Following the break-up of the Aeroflot organisation of which it was a part, in 1991 the company transformed itself into Tyumenaviatrans Aviation, adopting its present title in October 2002. In January 2011, UTair agreed to acquire Moskva Airlines. Executives General Director.................................... Andrey Martirosov First Deputy General Director.................... Andrey Ilmenskiy Flight Director..........................................Vladimir Dyomkin Fleet (orders) 1 x Antonov An-74TK 9 x ATR 42-300 3 x ATR 72-200 15 (5) x ATR 72-500 6 x Boeing 737-400 26 x Boeing 737-500 9 (33) x Boeing 737-800 (7) x Boeing 737-900 4 x Boeing 757-200 1 x Bombardier BD-100 12 x Bombardier CRJ-100 3 x Bombardier CRJ-200 1 x Gulfstream G550 1 x Gulfstream IVSP 26 x PZL An-2 (24) x Sukhoi SSJ 100-95 5 x Tupolev Tu-134A 14 x Tupolev Tu-154M 1 x Yakovlev Yak-40 3 x Yakovlev Yak-40K 1 x Yakovlev Yak-42 2 x Yakovlev Yak-42D Main base Surgut (SGC), Khanty-Mansiysk (HMA), Tyumen (TJM) Hubs Moscow (VKO)

70 Pervomaiskaya Street, Respublika Komi, Syktyvkar, 167000, Russia Tel +7 8212 250 600 Fax +7 8212 250 152 Email [email protected] Website www.utair.ua Parent organisation/shareholders UTair Aviation (100%) Alliances UTair Aviation Date operations started November 1996 Description Operates scheduled passenger flights from Syktyvkar to domestic destinations as well as domestic and international passenger and cargo charter flights. History Founded as Komiinteravia in 1996 as a subsidiary of Komiaviatrans. Launched services with two Tupolev Tu-134AKs transferred from the parent company in November 1996. After a reorganisation by the Komi regional directorate in September 1998, Komiinteravia took over all heavy fixed-wing aircraft operated by its parent company in September 1998. Komiinteravia became UTairExpress on19 December 2006, after being acquired by UTair Aviation. Executives General Director....................................... Anatoliy Karayev Chief Accountant....................................Marina Potischiuk Fleet (orders) 6 x Antonov An-24B 17 x Antonov An-24RV 2 x Antonov An-26 2 x Let L-410UVP-E 6 x Tupolev Tu-134A 1 x Tupolev Tu-134B Main base Syktyvkar (SCW)

UTair-Ukraine [QU] (UTN) 6 Sosyury Street, Floor 3, Lugansk, 02090, Ukraine Tel +38 044 281 09 08 Fax +38 044 281 09 28 Website www.utair.ua Parent organisation/shareholders UTair Aviation Alliances Motor Sich Airlines, UTair Aviation Date operations started 11 December 2009 Description Ukrainian subsidiary of UTair Aviation, operating services from Lugansk to Kharkov and Nikolaev and from Kiev to Moscow Vnukovo and Nikolaev. Charter flights are also operated to Antalya, Hurghada and Sharm el Sheikh, in co-operation with tour operator Anex Tour. History Received its operating certificate in October 2009. Executives General Manager................................... Andrey Martirosov Fleet (orders) 5 x ATR 42-300 1 x Boeing 737-400 Main base Lugansk (VSG)

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41A Timur Street, 100060 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tel +998 711 404 623 Fax +998 712 367 500 Email [email protected] Website www.uzairways.com Parent organisation/shareholders Government of Uzbekistan (100%) Alliances airBaltic, Czech Airlines, Indian Airlines, Korean Air, Malaysia Airlines, S7 Airlines, WindRose Air Description Uzbek national carrier serving Europe, Russia, CIS and the Far East as well as the USA. A domestic route network is also flown. Additional activities include agricultural aviation and border patrol. History Established by the government of the newlyindependent country, taking over the fleet and some of the routes of the former Aeroflot Tashkent Directorate. Expanded services to western Europe, the Indian sub-continent and Middle and Far East. Its first western-built equipment, two Airbus A310s, entered service in summer 1993. Executives Director General.............................................. Valeriy Tyan First Deputy General Director.............Egambergen Palvanov Fleet (orders) (2) x Boeing 787-8 5 x Ilyushin Il-114 4 x Ilyushin Il-76TD 2 x Airbus A300B4-600 3 x Airbus A310-300 9 x Airbus A320-200 3 x BAe 146-RJ85 6 x Boeing 757-200 7 (2) x Boeing 767-300 Main base Tashkent (TAS)

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V V Australia [VA] (VAU) – see Virgin Australia Vanair [X4] (ZHI) PMB 9069, Port Vila, Vanuatu Tel +678 22643 Fax +678 23250 Email [email protected] 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)

Varig Log [LC] (VLO) Ponta do Galeao, nr. 330, Ilha do Governador, Terminal de Cargas, CEP-04022-020 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Tel +55 11 3529 5335 Fax +55 11 5091 2375 Email [email protected] Website www.variglog.com.br Parent organisation/shareholders Volo (100%) Alliances Cargojet Airways Date operations started 25 August 2000 Description Provides cargo services throughout the Americas. History Established on 25 August 2000 when Varig Cargo rebranded as Varig Logística, better known as Varig Log, and became an independent, dedicated air freight transport and logisticcs company within the Varig Group. On 25 January of 2006, Volo do Brasil, a consortium made up of Brazilian entrepreneurs Marco Antonio Audi, Marcos Haftel and Luis Eduardo Gallo with New York-based investment fund Matlin Patterson Global Advisors, acquired a 95% shareholding. In March 2009 the company filed for bankruptcy protection. The company’s recovery plan was approved on 23 September 2010. Employees total 606 Executives President ............................................Chan Lup Wai ohira VP Operations............................Jorge Marcio Gomes Silva Fleet (orders) 3 x Cessna CE208 Main base Rio de Janeiro (GIG)

Vasco – Vietnam Air Service [0V] (VFC) B114- Bach Dang Street, Tan Son Nhat Airport Ward 2, Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Tel +84 8 38422790 Fax +84 8 38445224 Email [email protected] Website www.vasco.com.vn Parent organisation/shareholders Vietnam Airlines (100%) Alliances Vietnam Airlines Date operations started 30 June 1997 Description Subsidiary of Vietnam Airlines operating scheduled and charter passenger and cargo services. Its domestic schedule links Ho Chi Minh City with Tuy Hoa, Chu Lai, Ca Mau, Can Tho and Con Dao. History Founded by the Vietnam Civil Aviation Administration as an aviation services company. Transformed into an air carrier with its own air operator’s certificate on 30 June 1997, operating as part of Vietnam Airlines.

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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 [email protected] Website www.vector-aviation.com

Description Start-up airline planning to launch cargo operations, initially with a leased Tupolev Tu-204C freighter. Main base Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

Vee Neal Aviation Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, 148 Aviation Lane, Suite 109, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, PA 15650, USA Tel +1 724 539 4533 Fax +1 724 539 5501 Email [email protected] Website www.veeneal.com Description Provides a corporate charter service, together with aircraft sales, management and maintenance. Executives President............................................ Benjamin McKinney Fleet (orders) 3 x BAe Jetstream 31 Main base Latrobe (LBE)

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 [email protected] 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 Aérea 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)

Vensecar International [V4] (VEC) Edf Extebandes, Piso 4, Ave Tamanaco, Urb El Rosal, Caracas, Venezuela Tel +58 212 951 1123 Fax +58 212 951 3394 Parent organisation/shareholders Jose Henrique D’Apollo (though Invesiones 3340 CA) (51%), DHL International (49%) Description Operates scheduled cargo services from Caracas as part of the DHL network. Executives President & General Manager.......Reinaldo Marquez Mejias Finance Director............................. Enrique Layana Roman Fleet (orders) 1 x ATR 42-300 3 x Boeing 727-200 Main base Caracas (CCS)

Vertir Airlines (VRZ) Airport Zvartnots, Yerevan, Azerbaijan Date operations started 29 August 2010 Description Yerevan-based charter airline which functions primarily as a provider, on wet-lease, of Airbus and Boeing aircraft to Iran Air. History Took delivery of three second-hand Airbus A320s in June 2009, which were subsequently wet-leased to Iran Air. Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A300-600 1 x Airbus A310-300 1 x Boeing 747-200 Main base Yerevan (EVN)

Veteran Airlines (VPB) 182A Moskovskaya Street, Djankoy, 96108, Ukraine Tel +380 6564 33112 Fax +380 6564 33112 Email [email protected]

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

Victory Air Transport 350 South West, 34th Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33315-3604, USA Tel +1 954 3590444 Fax +1 954 359 0411 Email [email protected] Parent organisation/shareholders DDL Pilot Services (100%) Description Operates VIP charter operations, principally for sports teams. History The US Department of Transport approved the carrier’s application on 23 July 2003. Executives President..............................................David Linnenmeier Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-700 1 x Bombardier CL604 1 x Gulfstream IV 1 x Gulfstream IVSP Main base Fort Lauderdale (FLL)

Vieques Air Link [V4] (VES) PO Box 1567, Vieques, Puerto Rico 00765 Tel +1 787 741 8211 Fax +1 787 741 0545 Email [email protected] Website www.vieques-island.com/val Description Operates scheduled services in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. History Founded by Osvaldo Gonzalez in October 1965, it was registered as a corporation on 5 April 1967. In 1989 Hurricane Hugo destroyed the airline’s entire fleet. Executives President...............................................Osvaldo Gonzalez Operations Manager...................................Rafael Mellado Fleet (orders) 5 x Britten-Norman BN-2A 3 x Britten-Norman BN-2B 3 x Cessna CE208 2 x Fairey SA BN-2A Mk.III Main baseVieques (VQS)

VietJet Air [VJ] (VJC) 2nd Floor, HDBank Building, 32 Tran Hung Dao Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, Vietnam Tel +84 4 3728 1828 Fax +84 4 3728 1838 Email [email protected] Website vietjetair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Sovico Holdings, Vietnamese Investors Date operations started 25 December 2011 Description Start-up low-cost carrier operating domestic services between Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang. International services to destinations including China, Japan, Korea, Singapore and Thailand are planned. History Established with registered capital of Vietnamese Dong (D) 600 billion ($37.5 million), with state-owned Sovico Holdings as its majority shareholder. Bringing the project to fruition took several years, during which plans for an early launch of services were deferred several times. In February 2010 Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia announced the acquisition of a 30% shareholdng. However, after plans to rebrand the carrier as VietJet AirAsia were rejected by the Vietnamese authorities, AirAsia announced the withdrawal of its investment in October 2011. Became Vietnam’s first privately-owned airline licensed for international services, under an air operator’s certificate issued on 12 June 2011. Launched commercial services with a flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi. Executives Chairman & DG........................................Nguyen Duc Tam Chief Financial Officer...................................Lucky Cheong Fleet (orders) 3 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Hanoi (HAN)

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Vietnam Airlines [VN] (HVN) 200 Nguyen Son Street, Longbien District, Hanoi, Vietnam Tel +844 827 3211 Fax +84 4 827 2291 Website www.vietnamairlines.com Parent organisation/shareholders Vietnamese government (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Jetstar Pacific (70%), Cambodia Angkor Air (49%), Vasco – Vietnam Air Service (100%), Vietnam Airlines Express (100%) Alliances Cambodia Angkor Air, Cathay Pacific, Etihad Airways, Garuda Indonesia, Japan Airlines, Lao Airlines, Philippine Airlines, Qantas, S7 Airlines, Vasco – Vietnam Air Service Date operations started 1956 Description National flag carrier operating scheduled flights to 18 domestic and 38 international destinations in Indochina, Asia, Australasia, Europe and North America. History Founded as Hang Khong Vietnam and operated by the General Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam. Its first international route was to Beijing, followed by Vientiane in 1976. In April 1989 Vietnam Airlines was established as a state enterprise and formed into Vietnam Airlines Corporation in 1996, bringing together several service companies with the airline at its core. Executives Chairman................................................. Nguyen Sy Hung President & CEO...................................... Pham Ngoc Minh Fleet (orders) 10 x Airbus A320-200 30 (28) x Airbus A321-200 11 x Airbus A330-200 (10) x Airbus A350-900XWB 14 x ATR 72-500 10 x Boeing 777-200 (8) x Boeing 787-8 (8) x Boeing 787-9 2 x Fokker 70 Main base Hanoi (HAN), Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

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 [email protected] 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 Pal’ko Main base Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

VIM-Avia [NN] (MOV) 23, Novokhohlovskaya, Building 1, Moscow, 109052, Russia Tel +7 495 783 0088 Fax +7 495 783 0087 Email [email protected] Website www.vim-avia.ru Parent organisation/shareholders Center-Capital (75%) Alliances Armavia, Ural Airlines Date operations started December 2002 Description Operates scheduled services from its base at Moscow Domodedovo and hubs at Ufa and Bratsk to destinations across Russia and the CIS, including Siberia, east Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Also operates worldwide passenger and cargo charters which include serving holiday destinations, providing humanitarian relief for the UN and services for pilgrims during the Hajj and Umrah. Also offers wet-leasing services to other airlines. Air Bashkortostan is a sister carrier majority owned by Center-Capital. History Established by Viktor Ivanovich Merkulov. Initially operated passenger and cargo flights, mainly to Asian destinations including China, Thailand and Vietnam with Il62M and An-12 aircraft. Russian lessor Center-Capital, which supplied most of the Boeing 757 fleet, acquired a 75% shareholding in June 2004, as part of a plan to acquire and merge three carriers, the others being Chita-Avia and Aerobratsk. The merger under the Vim-Avia brand was completed by the end of the year. Received approval in 2004

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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)

Vincent Aviation [BF] (VIN) 8 Lancaster Road, Winnellie, Darwin, Northern Territories, 0821, Australia Tel +61 8 8980 4080 Fax +61 8 8928 1399 Email [email protected] Website www.vincentair.com.au

Date operations started 2004 Description Provides a service in Australia’s 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)

Virgin America [VX] (VRD) 555 Airport Boulevard, Burlingame, California, 94010, USA Tel +1 650 762 7000 Fax +1 650 548 2506 Email [email protected] Website www.virginamerica.com Parent organisation/shareholders VAI Partners (75%), Virgin Group (25%) Alliances El Al, Emirates, Qatar Airways, South African Airways, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Virgin Australia, Virgin Australia International Date operations started 8 August 2007 Description US low-cost, full service carrier serving an expanding network of major cities from hubs in San Francisco and Los Angeles International. History Established by the Virgin Group under the project name Virgin USA. In June 2004 San Francisco International Airport was selected as the base of operations. Became Virgin America on 16 June 2004. Plans for a mid-2005 launch were frustrated by difficulties in attracting US investors. On 8 December 2005, US consortium VAI Partners took a majority shareholding and the airline immediately applied for Department of Transportation (DoT) certification. Objections lodged with the DoT by leading US legacy carriers and labour unions caused further delays. After initially rejecting the carrier’s application because of concerns over its foreign ownership and control, it was

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 carrier’s 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)

Virgin Atlantic Airways [VS] (VIR) The Office, Manor Royal, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 9NU, UK Tel +44 1293 616161 Fax +44 1293 561 721 Website www.virginatlantic.com Parent organisation/shareholders Virgin Group (51%), Singapore Airlines Group (49%) Alliances Air China, Air Jamaica, Air New Zealand, All Nippon Airways, British Midland International, Cyprus Airways, Gulf Air, Hawaiian Airlines, Jet Airways, JetBlue Airways, Scandinavian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, US Airways, Virgin America, Virgin Australia, Virgin Australia International Date operations started 22 June 1984 Description The UK’s second-largest long-haul airline, operating scheduled services from London Heathrow, London Gatwick and Manchester airports. Routes serve nine American cities, seven Caribbean islands, five African cities, and five in Asia and Sydney, Australia. History Commenced services from London Gatwick to New York Newark, soon adding other US destinations. In July 1991 operations from London Heathrow were inaugurated. On 31 March 2000 49% of Virgin Atlantic was acquired by Singapore Airlines. Employees total 8,236 Executives Founder & President.................................Richard Branson Chief Executive Officer.................................Steve Ridgway Chief Financial Officer.........................................Tim Livett Chief Operations Officer............................... Steve Griffiths Fleet (orders) 2 (5) x Airbus A330-300 4 x Airbus A340-300 18 x Airbus A340-600 (6) x Airbus A380-800 12 x Boeing 747-400 (15) x Boeing 787-9 Main base London Heathrow (LHR) Hubs London Gatwick (LGW)

Virgin Australia (VOZ) 56 Edmondstone Road, Bowen Hill, Brisbane, Queensland, 4006, Australia Tel +61 7 3295 3000 Fax +61 7 3839 4024 Email [email protected] Website www.virginblue.com.au

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 Australia’s 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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Virgin Australia (New Zealand) [DJ] (PBN) PO Box 14-212, Building 1, 12 Orchid Road, Christchurch International Airport, Christchurch, New Zealand Tel +64 3 357 3000 Fax +64 3 358 0737 Website www.virginaustralia.com Parent organisation/shareholders Virgin Australia Holdings (100%) Alliances Airlines of Papua New Guinea, Virgin Australia International Date operations started 29 January 2004 Description Low-fare airline operating trans-Tasman services which link principal cities in New Zealand and Australia. Also connects Australia, and New Zealand with destinations in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. History Established as Virgin Blue’s international arm. Launched operations between Christchurch and Brisbane in January 2004. Introduced New Zealand domestic services linking Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington in November 2007. Ceased New Zealand domestic services in October 2010, so as to expand trans-Tasman and routes to Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. Rebranded as Virgin Australia on 7 December 2011. Executives Chief Executive Officer.........................................Mark Pitt Aircraft Operations Manager......................... Steve Ackland Fleet (orders) 9 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Christchurch (CHC) Hubs Auckland (AK)L

Virgin Australia International [VA] (VAU) PO Box 1034, Spring Hill, Brisbane, Queensland, 4004, Australia Parent organisation/shareholders Virgin Australia Holdings (100%) Alliances Alaska Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Frontier Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Horizon Air, Virgin America, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Virgin Australia, Virgin Australia (New Zealand) Date operations started 27 February 2009 Description Virgin Australia’s long-haul international carrier operates from Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney to Los Angeles, and from Sydney to Abu Dhabi, which the company is planning to use as the gateway to Europe and the Middle East. History Awarded in air operator’s certificate on 19 February 2009. Rebranded as Virgin Australia on 7 December 2011, retaining responsibility for the group’s long-haul international services. Executives Chief Executive Officer ..................................John Borghtti Group Executive Operation........................Shawn Donohue Fleet (orders) 5 x Boeing 777-300 Main base Sydney (SYD) Hubs Melbourne (MLB), Brisbane (BNE)

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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 [email protected] Website www.visionairlines.com

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)

VivaAerobus [VB] (VIV) Monterrey International Airport, Terminal C, Carretera Miguel Aleman, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico Tel +52 81 82 150 511 Fax +52 81 82 150 161 Email [email protected] Website www.vivaaerobus.com

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.

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)

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)

Vladivostok Air [XF] (VLK) 41 Portovaya Street, Primorskiy Krai, Artem, Primorski Region, 692756, Russia Tel +7 4232 307 333 Fax +7 423 230 7343 Email [email protected] Website www.vladavia.ru Parent organisation/shareholders Aeroflot (52.156%), Vladivostok Air employees (47.844%) Alliances Aeroflot, Air Malta, Asiana Airlines, Rossiya, United Airlines, Yakutia Airlines Date operations started September 1932 Description Operates scheduled domestic flights, together with international flights to China, Japan and South Korea. VIP flights and helicopter services are also provided. History Traces its history back to 1932 and the formation of Vladivostok Aviation Services. In 2003 the carrier merged with regional Khakasia Airlines, incorporating its fleet and route network. Aeroflot acquired a majority stake in Vladivostok Air from Rostekhnologi in November 2011. Executives General Director......................................... Vladimir Saibel DDG Engineering & Aviation..........................Igor Matsenko DDG Flight Operations...............................Victor Kryuchkov Fleet (orders) 7 x Airbus A320-200 3 x Airbus A330-300 6 x Tupolev Tu-204-300 2 x Yakovlev Yak-40 Main base Vladivostok (VVO)

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VLM Airlines [VG] (VLM) Luchthavengebouw, PO Box 50, 2100 Antwerp, Belgium Tel +32 3 285 6868 Fax +32 3 281 8221 Email [email protected] Website www.cityjet.com Parent organisation/shareholders CityJet (100%) Alliances Air France Date operations started 15 May 1993 Description Air France-KLM subsidiary, operating a CityJetbranded scheduled route network based at London City Airport. Operates under its own air operator’s certificate as part of the larger CityJet network serving destinations in Belgium, Germany, Holland, Jersey and Luxembourg. History Founded in Antwerp by Freddy Van Gaever to operate scheduled and charter services linking regional airports within the main economic centres of western Europe. Launched a scheduled service in May 1993 between Antwerp and London City Airport with an initial fleet of two leased Fokker 50 turboprops. Dutch entrepreneur Jaap Rosen Jacobson acquired the carrier in 1996. Jet service was introduced as 10 daily services between London City Airport and Rotterdam from 16 April 2007, using a single BAe 146-300. On 24 December 2007 the Air France-KLM Group agreed terms to acquire the carrier via its Irish subsidiary CityJet. The move received UK Office of Fair Trading approval on 24 October 2008, subject to the transfer of a number of peak time slots at London City Airport to an identified new entrant, which became Eastern Airways. VLM continued to be the largest user of London City Airport, although some routes, including London City to Manchester and the Isle of Man were subsequently dropped. From 1 January 2010 VLM began operating under the CityJet brand, while continuing to fly under its own air operator’s certificate. Executives Chief Executive Officer.........................Christine Ourmieres Executive Director of Finance.......................Tony Machielse Fleet (orders) 14 x Fokker 50 Main base Antwerp (ANR) Hubs London (LCY)

Volaris [Y4] (VOI) Prolongacion Paseo de la Reforma, No 490 1er Piso, Colonia Santa Fe, Mexico City, Mexico Tel +52 55 5261 6400 Fax +52 55 5261 6400 Email [email protected] Website www.volaris.com.mx

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)

Volga-Dnepr Airlines [VI] (VDA) 14 Karbysheva Street, Ulyanovsk, 432072, Russia Tel +7 8422 590 059 Fax +7 8422 590 142 Email sales@ volga-dnepr.com Website www.vda.ru Parent organisation/shareholders ATRAN – Cargo Airlines (100%), Airline management (80%), State Property Fund of the Ukraine (15%), Antonov (3%), others (2%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings AirBridgeCargo (100%) Date operations started October 1991 Description Specialises in outsize cargo operations using the world’s largest fleet of Antonov An-124-100 Russlan aircraft, as well as the Ilyushin Il-76 (Stage IV).

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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

Vologda Air Enterprise (VGV) Vologda Airport, Pos. Dorozhnyi, Vologda, North West Zone, 160015, Russia Tel +7 8172 790 708 Fax +7 8172 720 686 Email [email protected] Website www.avia.vologda.ru Date operations started 1943 Description Operates scheduled passenger and cargo schedules within the Vologda region of northwest Russia, and links Vologda with Moscow, as well as domestic and international charter flights. Also operates helicopters on a range of aerial work, including air ambulance, search and rescue, and forestry and pipeline patrols. History Formerly the Aeroflot Vologda division. With the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, the company was renamed Vologda Air Enterprise. Executives Director General.............................................. Yuri Pallady Chief Accountant...................................Svetlana Dan’kova Deputy Director Flight Operations...............Dmitriy Plyushch Fleet (orders) 5 x Yakovlev Yak-40 1 x Yakovlev Yak-40K Main base Vologda (VGD)

Volotea Travessera de Gracia, 4o, 08006 Barcelona, Spain Tel +34 93 1171 1777 Fax +34 93 222 0711 Email [email protected] 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)

Vostok Airlines (VTK) Domestic (MVL) Airport, Khabarovsk, 680031, Russia Tel +7 4212 418 076 Fax +7 4212 418 078 Email [email protected] Website www.vostokairlines.com Parent organisation/shareholders Russian Federal Property Fund (51%), Khabarovsk Krai government (38%), other shareholders (11%) Date operations started 1945 Description Operates scheduled and charter passenger services in addition to a wide spectrum of aerial work. This work includes freight services, air ambulance, air patrol, fire fighting, oil rig support, helicopter logging and external operations. History Formed as an aviation group and incorporated as an open joint stock company in 1993.

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)

Voyageur Airways (VAL) 1500 Airport Road, North Bay, Ontario, P1B 8G2, Canada Tel +1 705 476 1750 Fax +1 705 476 6773 Email [email protected] Website www.voyageurairways.com Date operations started 1968 Description Operates passenger charter flights and air ambulance services in Canada and the USA. Additionally provides ACMI and dry leasing services. History On 13 December 2004 the airline received authority to operate a scheduled transborder service to the USA. Executives President.......................................................Max Shapiro Director Flight Operations .................................. Ole Fisker Fleet (orders) 2 x Beechcraft King Air 100 3 x Beechcraft King Air 200 2 x Bombardier CRJ-100 5 x Bombardier CRJ-200 6 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 4 x DHC7-102 6 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 Main base North Bay (YYB)

Vueling Airlines [VY] (VLG) Parque de Negocios Mas Blau, Pla de L’Estany, 5 El Prat de Llobregat, 08820 Barcelona, Spain Tel +34 93 378 7878 Fax +34 93 378 7879 Email [email protected] Website www.vueling.com Parent organisation/shareholders Iberia (46%), foreign institutions (23%), minority shareholders (18%), Spanish institutions (13%) Alliances Iberia Date operations started 1 July 2004 Description Major low-cost airline providing scheduled services to 50 cities within Spain and the Balearics, and across Europe and North Africa. History An initial public offering on 1 December 2006 raised €100 million. In May 2009, the carrier merged with clickair, retaining the Vueling brand. Spanish flag carrier Iberia acquired just under 46% of Vueling, and in February 2011, Vueling announced that, from late April 2011, it would take over a number of Iberia’s routes from Madrid Barajas. Set up new hubs at Amsterdam and Toulouse in April 2011. Employees total 1,318 Executives Chairman....................................................... Josep Pique Chief Executive Officer.........................................Alex Cruz Chief Financial Officer...................................... Sonia Jerez Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A319-100 46 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Barcelona (BCN) Hubs Madrid (MAD), Amsterdam (AMS), Paris Orly (ORY), Malaga (AGP), Bilbao (BIO), Seville (SVQ), Toulouse (TLS), Valencia (VLC)

Vuelos Internos Privados (VIP) [V6] (VUE) Av Amazonas, No 49 - 161 y Juan Holguin, Quito, Ecuador Tel +593 23 960 600 Fax +593 2 330 1158 Email [email protected] Website www.aerogal.com.ec Parent organisation/shareholders Grupo Synergy (100%) Date operations started 2001 Description Provides a scheduled service between Quito, Coca and Lago Agrio, and links Quito to Cuenca and Manta in a codeshare with Aerogal. Executive flights also undertaken. History Launched commercial flights in 2001. Acquired by the Brazilian financial group Grupo Synergy in 2003. VIP took over the management of Ecuadorian carrier AeroGal in 2008. Is in the process of merging with Aerogal. Executives President......................................................Julio Gamero Main base Quito (UIO)

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W 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

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)

Wasaya Airways [WT] (WSG) 300 Anemki PI Suite B, R.R. #4, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7J 1H9, Canada Tel +1 807 473 1200 Fax +1 807 577 0432 Email [email protected] Website www.wasaya.com Parent organisation/shareholders Wasaya Group (100%) Date operations started April 1986 Description Operates scheduled passenger services and an extensive airfreight network in Northern Ontario, the Northwest Territories and Manitoba. History Founded as a charter carrier called Kelner Airways, adding scheduled passenger services in October 1997. Executives President & CEO...............................................Tom Morris VP Finance..................................................Maureen Sitch VP Operations ............................................ George Simon Fleet (orders) 4 x BAe 748-2 6 x Beech 1900D 1 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 5 x Cessna CE208 4 x Hawker Siddeley 748-2 7 x Pilatus PC-12 Main base Thunder Bay (YQT) Hubs Sioux Lookout (YXL), Pickle Lake (YPL), Red Lake (YRL)

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 operator’s certificate on 7 July 2008. After suffering losses for some time, the airline ceased operations in March 2011

WDL Aviation (WDL) Postfach 98 02 67, 51130 Cologne, Germany Tel +49 2203 9670 Fax +49 2203 967105 Email [email protected] Website www.wdl-aviation.de

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Parent organisation/shareholders Westdeutsche Luftwerburg Theodor Wüllenkemper (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 [email protected] 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 Webjet’s operations were expected to be integrated into GOL’s. Employees total 1,683 Fleet (orders) 24 x Boeing 737-300 2 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Rio de Janeiro (GIG)

Welcome Air [2W] (WLC) Furstenweg 180, 6026 Innsbruck, Austria Tel +43 512 29 52 96 300 Fax +43 512 28 88 88 333 Email [email protected] Website www.welcomeair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Welcome Aviation Group (100%) Date operations started 22 May 2000 Description Provides a scheduled regional network, together with charter and air ambulance flights. Scheduled network includes Innsbruck, Graz, Hanover, Gothenburg, Stavanger, Nice, Olbia and Niederrhein-Weeze. History Traces its history to the foundation in 1963 of Aircraft Innsbruck, to operate executive charters. The company introduced air ambulance flights flown by its new Tyrol Air Ambulance subsidiary, in July 1976. The first scheduled airline service under the Welcome Air brand was flown from Innsbruck to Graz in May 2000. In December 2009 the Welcome Aviation Group acquired a 76% shareholding in Air Alps Aviation. The group’s three brands are continuing to operate under their respective identities. Executives Managing Director......................................Oliver Ladorner Chief Financial Officer...............................Carolin Porcham Fleet (orders) 2 x Dornier 328-100 Main base Innsbruck (INN)

West Air (PCM) 5005 East Andersen Avenue, Fresno, California, 93727, USA Tel +1 559 454 7843 Fax +1 559 454 7840 Email [email protected] Website www.westair.net Parent organisation/shareholders FGO Inc Description Provides small package feeder services for FedEx and other courier companies. Executives President......................................................... Beth Wood Chief Financial Officer..........................................Eric Merz Operations Director......................................... Tom Jordan Fleet (orders) 31 x Cessna CE208 Main base Fresno FAT Hubs Oakland (OAK), Sacramento (SMF), Ontario (ONT), Las Vegas (LAS), San Diego (SAN)

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West Air [PN] (CHB) CQA Office, Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, Chongqing, 401120, China Tel +86 755 8313 6061 Email [email protected] Website www.chinawestair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Jianying Investment (35%), Lucky Air (35%), Shenzhen Guorui Investment (10%), Sichuan Three Star General Aviation, (10%), Xinjiang Siweida Technology (10%) Date operations started 14 July 2007 Description Low-cost carrier operating scheduled services from its base in the south-western city of Chongqing to destinations including Fuzhou, Haikou, Tianjin, Sanya and Xian. History The carrier eceived its air operator’s certificate on 18 June 2007. Executives Senior Executive............................................ Yun Feng Ma Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A319-100 5 x Airbus A320-200 3 x Boeing 737-300 Main base Chongqing (CKG)

West Air Luxembourg [NI] (WLX) 2 Rue Pletzer, 8080 Bertrange, Luxembourg Tel +352 263 4231 Fax +352 263 40051 Email [email protected] Website www.westair.lu Parent organisation/shareholders West Air Sweden (100%) Date operations started 2003 Description Operates scheduled and ad hoc freight charter services for integrators, post and express parcels, and feeder operations. History Subsidiary of West Air Sweden created in the heart of Europe to operate as an air feeder for express mail companies including DHL, Fedex, TNT and UPS. A merger announced in October 2008, with parent West Air Sweden and Atlantic Airlines to form West Atlantic, created Europe’s largest all-cargo regional carrier. All three companies continued to operate under their original identities and air operator’s certificates for a time, but the latter two are now fully integrated under the West Atlantic brand.

West Atlantic [PT] (SWN) Box 5433, 402 29 Gothenburg, Sweden Tel +46 31 703 0450 Fax +46 31 703 0455 Email [email protected] Website www.westatlantic.eu Hangar 5, Coventry Airport, Coventry CV8 3AZ Tel +44 24 7688 2630 Fax +44 24 7630 7703

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 airline’s 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 Europe’s 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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Canada’s 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 [email protected] 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)

Westair Cargo Airlines (WSC) 07 BP 737, Abidjan, 07, Cote d’Ivoire Tel +225 2134 7737 Fax +225 2134 7737 Email [email protected] Date operations started 2003 Description Provides cargo charters in west Africa. Executives President................................................. Pascal Sahuque Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-200 1 x Fairchild Merlin IV Main base Abidjan (ABJ)

WestJet Airlines [WS] (WJA) 21 Aerial Place North East, Calgary, Alberta, T2E 8X7, Canada Tel +1 403 444 2600 Fax +1 403 444 2261 Website www.westjet.com Parent organisation/shareholders Publicly traded Alliances American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, Japan Airlines, KLM Date operations started 29 February 1996 Description Low-fare carrier operating scheduled services and charter flights to destinations over 70 destinations across Canada, in the USA, Mexico and the Caribbean. History Founded in 1996 by a team of Calgary-based entrepreneurs led by Clive Beddoe. Launched low-cost services from Calgary in February 1996, serving Edmonton, Kelowna, Vancouver and Winnipeg with three Boeing 737200s. Listed on the Toronto stock exchange in July 1999. Took advantage in March 2000 of new opportunities in eastern Canada, brought about by the acquisition of Canadian Airlines by Air Canada, launching services to Hamilton, Moncton and Ottawa. Introduced transborder services to the USA in 2004, with routes to the western states, Florida, New York and Hawaii. Authorised to operate international services from Toronto and Montreal to Barbados in March 2008. Put plans for a potential new Calgary and Toronto-based regional subsidiary, flying up to 40 turboprop aircraft in new markets too small for the existing Boeing 737 fleet, to an employee vote in January 2012.

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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)

White Airways [WI] (WHT) Rua Henrique Callado No 4, Piso 2, Edificio Orange Leião, 2740-303 Porto Salvo, Portugal Tel +351 21 945 75 60 Fax +351 21 945 75 69 Email [email protected] Website www.flywhite.com Parent organisation/shareholders Omni Aviacao e Technologia (100%) Date operations started June 2000 Description Operates charter flights from Lisbon, primarily to destinations in the Caribbean and Latin America. White also offers charters to European and African destinations and ad hoc flights on either an ACMI or full charter basis to a wide variety of brokers, airlines and tour operators. History Established as Yes Linhas Aéreas Charter as a partnership between TAP (75.5%) and the Viagens Abreu travel group (24.5). From 2005 White concentrated on longhaul charter services. TAP Portugal became the sole shareholder after acquiring Viagens Abreu’s stake in 2006. On 28 September 2006 OMNI-Aviação e Tecnologia acquired the airline and its then sole Airbus A310. Executives Chief Executive Officer......................................Luis Ovidio Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A310-300 3 x Airbus A319-100 1 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Lisbon (LIS)

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 [email protected] 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)

Langstranda 6, PO Box 247, 8001 Bodo, Norway Tel +47 75 513500 Fax +47 75 513608 Website www.wideroe.no Parent organisation/shareholders SAS Group (100%) Alliances SAS Cargo, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) Date operations started 19 February 1934 Description Operates a scheduled domestic network, providing regular air services linking major cities with communities along Norway’s extensive coastline. Around 40% of domestic services are operated on a public service obligation basis, in conjunction with the Norwegian government. Regional services to cities in Denmark, Sweden and the UK are also operated, as are seasonal and charter flights. History Founded by Viggo Widerøe together with four friends, and provided air-taxi, ambulance, flight training and aerial photography until after the Second World War, when it commenced scheduled seaplane services. Growing public demand for higher frequency flights and greater punctuality from the airline resulted in the Norwegian government deciding to replace the seaplane services by establishing a number of short take off and landing ports. Widerøe was reorganised in 1970 to play a more leading role in the development of scheduled air services in the rural districts, and development into a pure scheduled airline was completed by an injection of new capital. In late November 1997 SAS, the Scandinavian flag carrier, purchased 29% of Widerøe’s shares, since increased to 100%. Employees total 1,196 Executives President.................................................Lars Kobberstad Chief Financial Officer ...................................John Arntsen Chief Operations Officer.............................Stein Terje Dahl Fleet (orders) 6 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 8 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 20 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 6 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 Main base Sandefjord (TRF), Bodo (BOO)

Wiggins Airways (WIG) 1 Garside Way, Manchester, New Hampshire, 03103, USA Tel +1 603 629 9191 Fax +1 603 665 9644 Email [email protected] Website www.wiggins-air.com Parent organisation/shareholders ESOP (98%) Description Operates scheduled cargo services within the USA. Some aircraft are also operated on behalf of FedEx. The airline is also a fixed base operator and is an authorised Bell Helicopter maintenance facility. Executives President & COO....................................James Thomforde Chief Financial Officer..................................... Allen Pattee Fleet (orders) 2 x Beech 99 3 x Beech 99A 4 x Beech 99B 2 x Beech 99C 1 x Beechcraft King Air 100 30 x Cessna CE208 3 x Embraer EMB-110P Main base Manchester (MHT)

Wimbi Dira Airways [9C] (WDA) 31 Avenue Des Forces Armées Congolaises, Commune de la Gombe, PO Box 8832, Kinshasa, Congo (Democratic Republic) Tel +243 817 000 065 Fax +243 813 016 634 Email [email protected] Website www.wda.cd

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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Winair [WM] (WIA) Airport Road 69, Princess Juliana Airport, Simpson Bay, St Maarten Tel +599 545 2568 Fax +599 545 4229 Email [email protected] Website www.fly-winair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Netherlands Antilles government (100%) Date operations started 5 August 1962 Description Operates both scheduled and charter services from Princess Juliana Airport in St Maarten to nine destinations in the northeast of the Caribbean. The airline operates more than 30 flights per day. History Founded initially as Windward Island Airways. Executives Managing Director......................................... Edwin Hodge Fleet (orders) 3 x DHC6-300 Main base Saint Maarten (SXM)

Wind Jet [IV] (JET) Baglio della Sementa SP 69/II, 95121 Passo Martino, Italy Tel +39 095 723 2063 Email [email protected] Website www.volawindjet.it Parent organisation/shareholders Finaria Group (100%) Alliances Meridiana Fly, XL Airways France Date operations started 17 June 2003 Description Operates scheduled low-cost domestic services from Catania, Palermo, Forli and Rimini, together with international flights to cities in the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Spain and the Ukraine. History Established by the Finaria Group. Launched services connecting Catania and Palermo to Rome, Milan and Forli. Services to Russia were introduced in 2006. In January 2012 Alitalia announced that it planned to acquire and merge with both Windjet and Rome-based Blue Panorama Airlines, subject to shareholder and legal approvals. Employees total 500 Executives President..............................................Antonino Pulvirenti Accountable Manager............................Stefano Rantuccio Flight Operations Post Holder............................ Ilario Tolini Fleet (orders) 5 x Airbus A319-100 7 x Airbus A320-200 Main base Catania (CTA) Hubs Rimini (RMI), Forli (FRL), Palermo (PMO)

Windrose Airlines [7W] (WRC) Office 4, 50/38 Voloshskaya Street, Kiev, 04070, Ukraine Tel +380 44 492 9787 Fax +380 44 492 9789 Email [email protected] Website www.windrose.aero Alliances AeroSvit Airlines, Dniproavia, Donbassaero, Georgian Airways, Ural Air, Uzbekistan Airways Date operations started 2007 Description Ukrainian charter airline operating primarily in the CIS, Europe and the Middle East. ACMI leasing services are also offered. History Established in Kiev as an air charter broker on 28 October 2003. The company was granted airline status by the Ukrainian authorities in 2007. Executives Chief Executive Officer............................... Sekgei Yanovoy Fleet (orders) 2 x Airbus A321-200 1 x Antonov An-24RV 2 x Embraer 195-200AR 2 x McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Main base Kiev (KBP)

Wings Air [IW] (WON) JL Gajah Mada No.7, Lion Air Tower, Jakarta, 10130, Indonesia Tel +62 21 632 6038 Fax +62 21 634 8741 Email [email protected] Website www.lionair.co.id Parent organisation/shareholders Lion Air (100%) Date operations started 10 June 2003 Description Serves an extensive domestic passenger network from Jakarta and regional destinations in Malaysia. History Wholly-owned domestic and regional subsidiary of Lion Airlines. Executives President Director.......................................... Rusdi Kirana

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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)

Wings of Alaska [K5] (WAK) 8421 Livingston Way, Juneau, Alaska, 99801-8098, USA Tel +1 907 789 9863 Fax +1 907 789 3130 Email [email protected] Website www.wingsofalaska.com Parent organisation/shareholders SeaPort Air Group (100%) Date operations started 1982 Description Alaskan carrier providing scheduled passenger, freight and charter services throughout northern southeast Alaska with daily flights between Juneau and Skagway, Haines, Hoonah and Gustavus. SeaPort Airlines is a division operating scheduled services out of Portland and planning to introduce federal air service flights out of Memphis. History Founded in 1982 by company president Robert Jacobsen and the late Drew Haag, who became CEO. Executives President................................................ Robert Jacobsen Fleet (orders) 3 x Cessna C207A 2 x Cessna CE208 Main base Juneau (JNU)

Wings of Lebanon [L4] (WLB) PO Box 113 - 5494, El-Hage Building, Leon Street, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon Tel +961 174 9180 Fax +961 174 9181 Email [email protected] Website www.wingsoflebanon.com.lb

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)

WIZZ Air [W6] (WZZ) Building 221, BUD International Airport, Budapest, 1185, Hungary Tel +36 1 777 9300 Fax +36 1 777 9444 Email [email protected] Website www.wizzair.com Parent organisation/shareholders European institutions and private investors Indigo Partners Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Wizz Air Ukraine (100%) Date operations started 19 May 2004 Description The largest low-cost airline in central and eastern Europe, operating scheduled services from hubs in Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia to points in the Mediterranean, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Macedonia, Netherlands, Scandinavia, Turkey and the UK. History Founded in Katowice, Poland in 2003 by former Malév CEO Jozsef Varadi as a privately-owned low-cost carrier. In December 2005 a subsidiary company, Wizz Air Bulgaria, was established in Sofia with a single A320 transferred from the parent company, but this has since closed. A second subsidiary carrier, Wizz Air Ukraine, was established at Kiev Borispol in July 2008. Wroclaw became the 12th Wizz Air base in July 2010. In March 2011,Tirgu Mures was announced as Whizz Air’s fourth hub in Romania. Employees total 1,500 Executives Chief Executive Officer...................................Jozsef Varadi Chief Financial Officer......................................Mike Powell Chief Operations Officer .................................Chris Collins Fleet (orders) 33 (100) x Airbus A320-200 Main base Budapest (BUD), Katowice (KTW) Hubs Gdansk (GDN), Prague (PRG), Poznan (POZ), Belgrade (BEG), Cluj (CLJ), Sofia (SOF), Kiev (KBP), Warsaw (WAW), Bucharest (BBU), Wroclaw WRO, Vilnius VNO, Timisoara (TSR), Tirgu Mures (TGM)

WIZZ Air Ukraine [WU] (WAU) 3A Maksyma Grishka Street, Kiev, 02140, Ukraine Tel +380 44206 4888 Fax +380 44577 3781 Email [email protected] Website www.wizzair.com

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)

World Airways (WOA) 101 World Drive, Peachtree City, Georgia, 30269, USA Tel +1 800 632 8000 Fax +1 770 632 8048 Email [email protected] Website www.worldairways.com Parent organisation/shareholders Global Aviation Holdings (100%) Date operations started May 1948 Description Provides worldwide passenger and cargo air transport for major international airlines, the US air force, international tour operators, cruise lines, major freight forwarders and express delivery air carriers. World Airways also provides customised wet-lease and full service charter services. History Ed Daly acquired and ran the airline from 1950 until his death in January 1984. Scheduled low-fare transcontinental services were operated between April 1979 and September 1986. World Air Holdings was founded as the parent company in January 2005, and acquired North American Airlines in April 2005. The company was subsequently acquired by Global Aero Logistics, owner of ATA Airlines, in July 2007. Parent Global Aviation Holdings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February 2011 and announced plans for a comprehensive restructuring. Employees total 1,379 Executives Chairman................................................Ronald Fogleman President..............................................Charles McDonald Chief Financial Officer.......................... William Garrett CPA VP Flight Operations...........................................Bill Yeager Fleet (orders) 3 x Boeing 747-400 6 x Boeing MD-11F 2 x Boeing MD-11P Main base Atlanta (ATL) Hubs Kingston (KIN), New York (JFK)

WOW Air [X9] Grosbeak, Eastland 26, 108 Reykjavik, Iceland Tel +354 590 3000 Email [email protected] Website www.wowair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Baldur Baldursson, Matthías Imsland, Skúli Mogensen (Titan Investments) Description Icelandic start-up low-cost carrier planning to launch scheduled services from Reykjavik to 12 destinations in Denmark, France, Germany, Poland, Spain, Switzerland and the UK on 1 June 2012. Executives Chairman................................................. Skuli Mogensen Chief Executive Officer...........................Baldur Baldursson Main base Reykjavik (KEF)

Wright Air Service [8V] (WRF) PO Box 60142, Fairbanks International Airport, Fairbanks, Alaska, 99706, USA Tel +1 907 474 0502 Fax +1 907 474 0375 Email [email protected] Website www.wrightair.net Description Provides scheduled passenger and cargo services to several Alaskan communites, together with charter flights. Also operates a scheduled freight network serving half a dozen destinations in the state. Executives President....................................................Robert Bursiel Fleet (orders) 1 x Beech Bonanza 36 1 x Cessna C207 1 x Cessna C207A 5 x Cessna CE208 1 x Cessna U206G 3 x Piper PA-31-300 Main base Fairbanks (FAI)

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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 [email protected] 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)

XL Airways France [SE] (XLF) Batiment Mars, Continental Square II, 3, place de Berlin – BP 13760, Tremblay en France, 95727 Roissy CDG, France Tel +33 1 7003 1688 Fax +33 1 7003 1670 Email [email protected] Website www.xlairways.fr

XL Airways Germany [G1] (GXL) Circom Business Park, Building 1, 3rd Floor, Hessenring 13, 64546 Moerfelden-Walldorf, Germany Tel +49 6105 9789 0 Fax +49 6105 9789 499 Email [email protected] Website www.xlairways.de Parent organisation/shareholders BeachSide Capital (100%) Date operations started 4 May 2006 Description Holiday charter airline operating services on behalf of Rewe Touristik Group, Öger Tours and other tour operators to major resort areas in Europe and the Mediterranean. Ad hoc charter flight are also undertaken. History Established by the Avion Group as Star Europe after the acquisition of the assets of collapsed charter carrier Aero Flight. Rebranded on 6 December 2006 after a management buyout. Employees total 160 Executives Chief Executive Officer.....................................Bertolt Flick Chief Financial Officer............................Franz-Josef Deurer Fleet (orders) 1 x Boeing 737-800 Main base Frankfurt (FRA)

Xtra Airways [XP] (CXP) 800 West Idaho, Suite 304, Boise, Nevada, 83702, USA Tel +1 208 336 6668 Fax +1 208 345 3646 Email [email protected] Website www.extraairways.com Parent organisation/shareholders TEMEnterprises (81%), Eimskipafelag Islands (19%) Alliances Direct Air

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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 carrier’s 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.......... T’resa Alzugaray Director of Operations . ........................ Joshua Weinshank Fleet (orders) 5 x Boeing 737-400 Main base Elko (EKO) Hubs Punta Gorda (PND)

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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)

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Y 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.

Yakutia Airlines [R3] (SYL) 9 Bykovskogo Street, Yakutsk, 677014, Russia Tel +7 4112 443 060 Fax +7 4112 443 060 Email [email protected] Website www.yakutia.aero Parent organisation/shareholders Russian state (100%) Alliances S7 Airlines, Vladivostok Air Date operations started 1993 Description Operates passenger and cargo schedules within Russia and the CIS, as well as domestic and international charters to destinations in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. History Founded as Sakhaavia, the former Aeroflot Yakutsk Division and also previously known as Yakutaviatrans. It also operated cargo charters to Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, until it filed for bankruptcy in early 1999. It re-emerged in 2000 under the control of the regional government. It merged with Yakutavia in 2002, rebranding as Yakutia Airlines. Executives General Director .......................... Ivan Aleksejevich Prostit First Deputy Director.........................................Pavel Udod Finance Director................................... Valeriy Yevdokimov Fleet (orders) 3 (5) x Antonov An-140 10 x Antonov An-24RV 1 x Antonov An-26 3 x Boeing 737-700 2 x Boeing 737-800 6 x Boeing 757-200 (2) x Sukhoi SSJ 100-95 5 (1) x Tupolev Tu-154M Main base Yakutsk (YKS) Hubs Omsk (OMS)

Yamal Airlines [YC] (LLM) 27 Aviatsionnaya Street, Tyumenskaya Oblast, Salekhard, 629004, Russia Tel +7 34922 4 3910 Fax +7 34922 4 0671 Email [email protected] Website www.yamal-airlines.ru Parent organisation/shareholders Aeroflot (40%), others (60%) Date operations started 10 July 1997 Description Operates regional passenger services with fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, primarily within Siberia from three hubs in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District and the Tyumen region. Services also extend to Prague and Yerevan. Seasonal charter flights serve holiday destinations in the Mediterranean basin and Middle East, including Greece, Italy, North Africa, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. History The carrier was founded in the spring of 1997 at the instigation of regional governor V Neelovu. It received its operating licence from the Russian authorities in June 1997.

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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)

Yangtze River Express [Y8] (YZR) 7th Floor, No.76 Pujian Road, You You International Plaza, Pudong New District, Shanghai, 200127, China Tel +86 21 5039 5612 Fax +86 21 5039 8055 Email [email protected] Website www.yzr.com.cn Parent organisation/shareholders Grand China Air Holding (49%), China Airlines (25%), Yang Ming Marine Transport (12%), China Container Express Lines (6%), Wan Hain Line (6%), Hainan Airlines (2%) Date operations started 22 January 2003 Description Provides cargo charter services, both within China and internationally to other Asian countries, out of Shanghai. Long-haul schedules serve the USA and Luxembourg. Also carries express cargo within China for DHL and UPS. History Established by majority shareholder, the Hainan Airlines Group. In January 2006 China Airlines purchased a 25% shareholding, while three other Taiwanese companies acquired the remaining shares. In November 2006 the carrier received US Department of Transport permission to operate a Shanghai-Anchorage-Los Angeles cargo service. European services were introduced with flights to Luxembourg in August 2007. Executives Chairman......................................................Weidong Shu President ...........................................................He Qiang Chief Executive Officer............................... Yung-hsiang Liu Chief Financial Officer......................................Peng Zhong Fleet (orders) (5) x Airbus A330-200 10 x Boeing 737-300 4 x Boeing 747-400 Main base Shanghai (SHA)

Yemenia [IY] (IYE) Al Hassaba Street, Airport Road, Sana’a, North Yemen Tel +967 1 232 380 Fax +967 1 252 093 Website www.yemenia.com Parent organisation/shareholders Government of Republic of Yemen (51%), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (49%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Felix Airways (25%) Alliances Daallo Airlines, Egyptair, Etihad Airways, Felix Airways, Gulf Air, Kuwait Airways, Merpati, Middle East Airlines, Saudi Arabian Airlines Date operations started 1962 Description National flag carrier of Yemen, operating scheduled domestic services, as well as international services to some 40 destinations in Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Asia and the USA. History Traces its origins to the 1949 creation of Yemen Airlines by Ahmad bin Yahya, then King of Yemen. Became the national flag carrier on 4 August 1962, following the creation of the Yemen Arab Republic. Joined with the national carrier of Egypt in United Arab Airlines between 1967 and 1972. Re-organised and rebranded as Yemen Airways in September 1972, following nationalisation. Rebranded again as Yemenia on 1 July 1978, following the joint establishment, in early 1977, of a new airline by the governments of the Yemen Arab Republic, now the Republic of Yemen, and Saudi Arabia. Acquired Democratic Yemen Airlines, aka Alyemda, on 11 February 1996. Established a new domestic subsidiary, Felix Airways, in January 2008, to take over domestic air services. The subject of safety measures imposed by the European Union in 2008. Forced to suspend all European services in July 2009. Resumed European services in December 2009, subject to ongoing

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 Sana’a (SAH) Hubs Aden (ADE)

Yeti Airlines [0Y] (NYT) Tilganga, PO Box 20011, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel +977 1 4465888 Fax +977 1 4464977 Email [email protected] Website www.yetiairlines.com Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Tara Air (100%), flyyeti.com Date operations started 1998 Description Provides scheduled flights between Kathmandu and Bhadrapur, Biratnagar, Bhairahawa, Janakpur, Dhangadi, Pokhara, Nepalgunj, Bharatpur and Tumlingtar. Also operates the Everest Express sightseeing tour of the world’s highest mountain. History The airline received its air operator’s certificate on 17 August 1998. Yeti Airlines is the parent company of Tara Air, and together the two airlines form the largest domestic flight operator in Nepal. Executives Chairman....................................... Lhakpa Sonam Sherpa Managing Director...............................Ang Tshiring Sherpa Fleet (orders) 7 x BAe Jetstream 41 1 x Pilatus PC-6/B Main base Kathmandu (KTM)

Ying’an Airlines Pu’er, Yunnan, China Parent organisation/shareholders Ying’an 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 Ying’an 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)

Yuzmashavia [2N] (UMK) 1 Kryvorozskaya Street, Dniepropetrovsk, 49000, Ukraine Tel +380 562 342225 Fax +380 562 341 809 Email [email protected] Website www.yuzmashair.com.ua Date operations started 1993 Description Operates VIP passenger and cargo charter flights. History Established as the flying division of the Southern Engineering Plant in Dniepropetrovsk. Executives Director General.................................. Mikhail Kharchenko Chief Accountant................................Valentina Savenkova Commander of Flight Department.........Sergej Chernyavskiy Fleet (orders) 2 x Ilyushin Il-76TD 1 x Yakovlev Yak-40K Main base Dnipropetrovsk (DNK), Gostomel (GML)

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Z No 16, Sazman, Ab2 Alley Jenah Exp Way, Tehran, Iran Tel +98 21 4405 9302 Fax +98 21 4408 1852 Email [email protected] 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)

Zambezi Airlines (ZMA) Zambia Alliances Proflight Zambia Date operations started 15 July 2008 Date operations ceased 29 October 2011 Privately-owned regional airline established in 2006 by chairman Dr Maurice Jangulo. Initially operated domestic services linking Lusaka with Livingstone, Solwezi and the copper belt towns of Kitwe and Ndola. From 1 July 2009 Zambezi concentrated on operating only international regional services. The airline was reported to have been grounded indefinitely by the Ministry of Transport on 29 October 2011.

ZanAir [B4] (TAN) PO Box 2113, Zanzibar, Tanzania Tel +255 24 223 3678 Fax +255 24 223 3670 Email [email protected] Website www.zanair.com Parent organisation/shareholders Carl G Salisbury (49%), Bao Jane Salisbury (46%), Lancelot Coutinho (5%) Date operations started 1992 Description Provides scheduled fights from the island of Zanzibar to Selous, Pemba, Dar es Salaam and Arusha, serving the tourist and business communities. Also offers medevac and aerial photography services. Executives Managing Director........................................Carl Salisbury Operations Manager .....................Mpandachallo Abdalhah Fleet (orders) 1 x Cessna CE208 2 x Let L-410UVP-E Main base Zanzibar (ZNZ)

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Manilla-based Zest Air operates four AVIC MA60s Fleet (orders) 1 x Airbus A319-100 8 x Airbus A320-200 4 x AVIC XAC MA60 Main base Manila MNL Hubs Davao (DVO), Cebu (CEB)

Zimex Aviation [C4] (IMX) Cherstrasse 4, 8152 Glattburg, Switzerland Tel +41 44 815 53 20 Fax +41 44 815 5321 Email [email protected] Website www.zimex.com Date operations started 1969 Description Provides aircraft leases worldwide to the oil and mining industries, and to humanitarian organisations and non-governmental organisations. The aircraft supplied are used primarily in support of crew changes, special material transport, general supplies and fresh food deliveries, as well as medevac and search and rescue missions. Executives Operations Director & General Manager.............Hugo Kopp Head of Finance............................................ Markus Frick Fleet (orders) 1 x Beech 1900D 10 x DHC6-300 5 x Pilatus PC-6/B Main base Zurich (ZRH) Hubs Hassi Messaoud (HME)

Zest Air [Z2] (EZD) Zest Air Building, Domestic Road, Andrews Avenue, Manila Domestic Airport, 1300 Pasay City, 1300, Philippines Tel +63 2 851 1796 Fax +63 2 854 0994 Email [email protected] Website www.zestair.com.ph Parent organisation/shareholders AMY Group (99.07%) Date operations started April 1996 Description Operates scheduled domestic flights from regional airports throughout the Philippines, providing feeder services for other carriers operating trunk routes from Manila, Cebu and Davao. Also operates an international route to Seoul Inchon in South Korea. History Established as Asian Spirit. Alfredo Yao’s AMY Group acquired more than 99% of Asian Spirit on 26 March 2008. Rebranded as Zest Air on 26 September 2008. Executives Chairman............................................... Antonio Turalba Jr President & CEO.............................................. Alfredo Yao EVP and Chief Operating Officer..................... Eliseo Tabora Chief Financial Officer....................................Albert Toribio

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