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Zeppelin
Zeppelin a large German dirigible airship of the early 20th century, long and cylindrical in shape and with a rigid framework, named for its inventor, the German aviation pioneer Ferdinand Zeppelin (1838–1917).Zeppelins were used during the First World War for reconnaissance and bombing,... Read more |
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CHC Helicopter Corp
CHC Helicopter Corporation 4740 Agar Drive Richmond, British Columbia V7B 1A3 Canada Telephone: (604) 276-7500 Web site: http://www.chc.ca Public Company Incorporated: 1975 as Sealand Helicopters Ltd. Employees: 3,400 Sales: CAD 733.65 million ($535.2 million) (2004) Stock... Read more |
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airline industry
airline industry the business of transporting paying passengers and freight by air along regularly scheduled routes, typically by airplanes but also by helicopter. Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin set up the first commercial airline in 1912, using a form of the dirigible to transport more than 34,000... Read more |
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Atlas Air Inc
Atlas Air, Inc. 2000 Westchester AvenuePurchase, New YorkU.S.A.Telephone: (914) 701-8000Fax: (914) 701-8001Web site: http://www.atlasair.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1992Employees: 1,255Sales: $790.5 (2000)Stock Exchanges: New YorkTicker Symbol: CGONAIC: 481112 Scheduled Freight Air... Read more |
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Mesa Airlines Inc
Mesa Airlines, Inc. 2325 East 30th St.Farmington, New Mexico 87041U.S.A.(505) 327-0271Fax: (505) 326-4487 Public CompanyIncorporated: 1983 as Mesa Air Shuttle, Inc.Employees: 2,800Sales: $353.6 millionStock Exchanges: NASDAQ ChicagoSICs: 4512 Air Transportation, Scheduled; 4522 AirTransportation,... Read more |
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Southwest Airlines Co
Southwest Airlines Co. 2702 Love Field Dr.Dallas, Texas 75235U.S.A.Telephone: (214) 792-4000Toll Free: (800) I-FLY-SWAFax: (214) 792-5015Web site: http://www.southwest.com Public Company Incorporated: 1967 as Air Southwest Co.Employees: 31,011Sales: $6.53 billion (2004)Stock Exchanges: New... Read more |
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Mesa Air Group Inc
Mesa Air Group, Inc. 410 N. 44th Street, Suite 700Phoenix, Arizona 85008-7608U.S.A.Telephone: (602) 685-4000Toll Free: (800) 637-2247Fax: (602) 685-4350Web site: http://www.mesa-air.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1983 as Mesa Air Shuttle, Inc.Employees: 5,000Sales: $1.14 billion (2005)Stock... Read more |
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Amtran Inc
Amtran, Inc. 7337 West Washington StreetIndianapolis, Indiana 02861U.S.A.Telephone: (317) 247-4000Toll Free: (800) I-FLY-ATA; (800) 435-9282Fax: (317) 243-4162Web site: http://www.ata.com Public Company Incorporated: 1973 as AmbassadairEmployees: 7,000Sales: $1.12 billion (1999)Stock Exchanges:... Read more |
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Donald Wills Douglas
Donald Douglas Born April 6, 1892 Brooklyn, New York Died February 1, 1981 Santa Monica, California Aircraft engineer, industrial executive Donald Douglas is one of the most famous aircraft builders in the history of aviation. Although he never personally obtained a pilot's... Read more |
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Zeppelin flies again in brave new German world of air transport.
...flights with a new-generation...of two mighty German industrial groups...parts group and Zeppelin GMBH, an international...should the mode of transport become commercially viable again - and when rivals...1980s, ZF and ... |