Difference between revisions of "Air Willink"
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The Airline was founded in 1959 by James T Neilson, who operated a fleet of 32 aircraft beginning in 1959. It operated independently until 1975 under the name "Neilson Airways", and at this time operation of the company became strained, and profits began to fall, and Neilson was forced to sell the company to the government. To ensure his ability to dictate his role, he was guaranteed that he would stay the lines chairman, and that he would pick his replacement. Under this criteria, the airline reopened routes in 1976, renamed Air Willink. | The Airline was founded in 1959 by James T Neilson, who operated a fleet of 32 aircraft beginning in 1959. It operated independently until 1975 under the name "Neilson Airways", and at this time operation of the company became strained, and profits began to fall, and Neilson was forced to sell the company to the government. To ensure his ability to dictate his role, he was guaranteed that he would stay the lines chairman, and that he would pick his replacement. Under this criteria, the airline reopened routes in 1976, renamed Air Willink. | ||
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| + | Recently, AeroPacitalia teamed with Air Willink in a new code-sharing agreement. The agreement also allowed the two carriers to link their reservation network systems and provide seamless passenger services with faster check-in, which means that passengers only need to check-in once at the starting point of their travel at either airline without the hassle of booking fees that other CSAs stipulate. | ||
Revision as of 20:09, 29 July 2006
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| Established | 1959 |
| Headquartered | Lebanon,Willink |
| Assets | $63,250,000,000 (7/2006) |
| Company value | $987,925,865,200 (7/2006) |
| Employees | 200,400 (7/2006) |
| Fleet size | 16,000 |
| Destinations | 6,400 |
| Frequent Flyer Programme | Gold Card |
| Flight code | AW |
| CEO | Mr. Franklin S Barnes |
| CFO | Mr. Joeseph M Fedor |
| Board Chairman | Mr. Stephen Huges Neilson |
| Slogan | Quality comes first |
| Quality of Service | World: Rank T-9th |
Air Willink is the state-owned and largest airline company in the nation, and is based at Lebanon International Airport. It is the nation's flag carrier, and flies it's logo on the tail's of it's aircraft.
History
The Airline was founded in 1959 by James T Neilson, who operated a fleet of 32 aircraft beginning in 1959. It operated independently until 1975 under the name "Neilson Airways", and at this time operation of the company became strained, and profits began to fall, and Neilson was forced to sell the company to the government. To ensure his ability to dictate his role, he was guaranteed that he would stay the lines chairman, and that he would pick his replacement. Under this criteria, the airline reopened routes in 1976, renamed Air Willink.
Recently, AeroPacitalia teamed with Air Willink in a new code-sharing agreement. The agreement also allowed the two carriers to link their reservation network systems and provide seamless passenger services with faster check-in, which means that passengers only need to check-in once at the starting point of their travel at either airline without the hassle of booking fees that other CSAs stipulate.
