Herman Brandt at Honolulu in the fall of 1969 to offer scheduled passenger and cargo roundtrips to Molokai. Beech 18 revenue flights commence on October 17. The company is also known, during 1970, as Brandt Air; however, that name is discarded in 1971 and a new one is chosen.
Operations continue as AAH until Brandt renames his company Hawaii Pacific Airlines on January 1, 1975. During these years, only one major incident occurs; on February 22, 1972, a Beech 18 crashes into the Kalohi Channel (three dead).
ALINORD, S. p.A.: Italy (1986-1991). A subsidiary of the Acqua Marcia group, Alinord is formed at Milan in late 1986 to offer support for its parent’s leisure activities. Operations are conducted with a single Yakovlev Yak-40, formerly flown by Avioligure, which is one of the few operated by any western European airline. In mid-1987, the company elects to begin scheduled domestic commuter service, linking its Milan base with Perugia and Rome and Rome with Parma.
Upon receipt of a second Yak 40 and an Avions de Transport Regional ATR42-320, Alinord, S. p.A. launches additional frequencies from Rome to Parma and from Milan to Perugia in early 1988. The Yaks prove unsuccessful in regular operations and Managing Director Dr. Cosimo Pa-paro replaces them with two Fokker F.28-1000s. Additional destinations added during the year include Bergamo, Rome, and Perugia.
Unable to maintain its economic viability following the collapse of sister carrier Unifly, the carrier ceases trading in 1991.
ALIS JOINT STOCK COMPANY: 18/112 Ulitsa Mayakovskaya, Zhukovski, Moscow, 140160, Russia; Phone 7 (095) 5567021; Fax 7 (095) 556-5390 Code LSI; Year Founded 1993. ALIS is established at Moscow in 1993 to offer domestic all-cargo charters. General director O. G. Smirnov assembles a fleet of 2 Antonov An-32s, 1 An-74, and 2 Ilyushin Il-76s with which to begin services.
Passenger charters are added in 1994 with a pair of Tupolev Tu-134As. Flights continue in 1995-2000.
ALISARDA, S. p.A. (LINEE AEREE DELLA SARDEGNA): Italy, (1963-1991). Alisarda, S. p.A. is organized at Corso Umberto on March 24, 1963 to assist in the tourist development of the Costa Smeralda on the northeast coast of Sardinia. The new enterprise is an associate company of the Consorzio Della Costa Smeralda, in which Prince Karim Aga Khan holds majority interest. Lightplane charter and air taxi flights commence in mid-1964. A series of resort hotels are established by Aga Khan along the Sardinian coast during the year and into 1965, which will become the new airline’s major destination.
Scheduled services commence in May 1966 over routes connecting Olbia with Rome and Milan. Over the next nine years, routes are opened to Turin, Pisa, Bologna, Cagliari, Genoa, and Venice. Charter flights are also made during the summer holiday season to Paris, Geneva, Zurich, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, and Nice.
Douglas DC-9-14s are first acquired in 1975. By 1978, President Paolo Riccardi and General Manager Franco Trivi employ 300 workers and possess an all-jet fleet comprising 2 DC-9-30s and 2 DC-9-14s.
In 1979-1982, 2 DC-9-51s join the fleet and services are opened to Verona. Passenger boardings at the 520-employee company reach 600,000 in 1981, rising to 721,000 in 1982.
Two McDonnell Douglas MD-80s are acquired in 1983 for use in summer operations and replace the 2 DC-9-14s; they are leased to the U. S. carrier National Airlines (2) come winter. Enplanements are 72,773 and net gain totals $18,325.
The payroll grows 0.2% in 1984 to 575 as a third DC-9-51 is purchased. Customer bookings accelerate 2.5% to 746,394 as freight shoots up 26.2% to 1.67 million FTKs. Operating income jumps 38.8% to $53.5 million, allowing profits of $6.5 million (operating) and $317,000 (net).
Employment grows another 3.5% in 1985 to 598. Passenger boardings jump 6% to 794,439, but cargo falls 13% to 1.46 million FTKs. Revenues advance 3.3% to $107.4 million and checked costs allow an operating profit of $14.1 million and a $1-million net gain.
The payroll is increased by 8.6% in 1986 to 650 and Managing Director Franco Trivi’s fleet now includes 2 McDonnell Douglas MD-82s and 3 Douglas DC-9-51s.
During the first quarter, one of the former is leased to the American carrier Northeastern International Airways. In December, the third-level commuter operator Avianova, S. p.A. is organized, with Alisarda, S. p.A. and Aero Transort Italiani, S. p.A. (ATI) each owning half.
Customer bookings rise 6.4% to 842,759 and freight revives, up 40.1% to 2.04 million FTKs. Revenues ascend to $75.8 million and costs are held down, granting operating income of $2.98 million.
The workforce is cut 8% in 1987 to 598, but passenger boardings are up by 21.4% to 998,244.
The employee population grows by 25.1% in 1988 and the fleet now includes 3 DC-9-51s, 2 MD-82s, 2 leased MD-82s, and 1 Bell 412 helicopters. One more MD-82 remains on order as the airline takes over management of its base airport at Olbia.
Customer bookings increase by 13% to 1,147,406 while cargo climbs 13.4% to 2.37 million FTKs.
The number of employees is increased by 33.7% in 1989 to 1,000 and the fleet now includes 6 DC-9-51s and 5 MD-82s. The Consorzio Della Costa Smeralda sells 50% ownership in Avianova, S. p.A. to Alitalia, S. p.A. on June 12 and an 18% shareholding plus a seat on the board to the Luxembourg-based corporation, Infint, S. A., in July. Orders are placed for 20 Canadair Regional Jets and orders for 6 MD-82s remain outstanding. Passenger boardings accelerate 7.3% to 1,231,400.
In January 1990, the airline receives government permission to launch scheduled services on the Italian mainland in competition with Alitalia, S. p.A. Consequently, flights are initiated in February from Rome to Milan, Venice, Catania, and Palermo.
Through June, the last month for which figures are available, customer bookings are up 23% to 635,131. Freight is also up 5.9% to 1.46 million FTKs.
Managing Director Franco Trivi accepts the first of 4 British Aerospace BAe 146-200s at the British manufacturer’s Woodfield facility on May 24, 1991. The other 3, ordered at the beginning of May, arrive in Italy during June and July. During the latter month, the first BAe 146300 enters domestic service, flying to Catania and Palermo.
Twice-daily Florence to London (LGW) BAe 146-200 flights commence on September 1. Other new BAe markets inaugurated on this date are Barcelona, Frankfurt, Munich, Paris, and Zurich. To align with a Spanish sister airline, Alisarda, S. p.A. is renamed Meridiana, S. p.A., also in September. Its statistics for the year are reported under the new name.
ALISUD (COMPAGNIAAEREAMERIODIONALE, S. p.A.): Italy, (1963-1964). During the spring of 1963, Alisud is set up at Naples to operate a vehicle-ferry service to Palermo, Sicily. An Aviation Traders, Ltd. ATL-98 Carvair (heavily modified Douglas DC-4 freighter) is leased from British United Air Ferries, Ltd. and daily roundtrips commence on August 15. Operations end in February 1964 as a result of traffic rights problems and the aircraft is returned.
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