The Globe

Southern Africa's skies split as flight bans take effect

The year opened with flights between South Africa and Angola, Mozambique and Zimbabwe banned. No airline may fly between them, and their airlines may not fly to each other. Airlines from South Africa were also told to route around the African states, in a day of shifting rules for the region.

December traffic: Holland and WestJet surge, Atlas Globe shrinks

Pacifica Airlines carried 2.67 million passengers in December, filling 97% of its seats. Avalon Air carried 1.03 million at 98% full, with weekly passengers up 21% on a year before. Analysts read Avalon's figures as revenue about 5% above their expectations. Atlas Globe Airways carried 308,000, with weekly passengers down 59%.

Holland Airlines carried 306,000, up 73%, and WestJet carried 55,200, up 128%. Hamburgerluft filled all but a handful of its 206,000 seats. Jikar Air carried 92,500, up 25%, which analysts read as revenue about 6% ahead of forecast.

Among smaller carriers, Alps Air carried 69,400 passengers and Purpair 66,000. Dongwoo air carried 36,600, which analysts took as revenue 12% below expectations. Super filled only 35% of its seats, QA Browser Staff carried 7,280, and Lakeland Test and Shrek Inc flew full.

United shares slide 8%

United shares closed at $3.67, down 8% on the day. QA Browser Staff fell 2% to $2.86. WestJet closed at a high for the year of C$5.78 ($5.72).

HANOI — Vietnam airlines takes off

Vietnam airlines, founded by Quang, will fly from Hanoi.

PARIS — Jetours adds Frankfurt and London

Jetours will fly Paris–Frankfurt am Main seven times a week from today and Paris–London 14 times a week from 6 January.

LONDON — British Caledonian receives first Trident 2E

British Caledonian took delivery of the world's first Hawker Siddeley Trident 2E.

AUCKLAND — Jikar Air takes the first Concorde

Jikar Air took delivery of the world's first Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde.

AMSTERDAM — Crashable Airlines heads to Tel Aviv and Stockholm

Crashable Airlines will fly Amsterdam–Stockholm seven times a week from 26 January. It will also fly Amsterdam–Tel Aviv once a week from 7 February.

CHICAGO — Atlas Globe Airways swings to a quarterly loss

Atlas Globe Airways reported fourth-quarter revenue of $80.4 million, down 54% on a year before. It made an operating loss of $23.9 million and a net loss of $5.40 million, −$0.35 a share, against the $1.23 a share analysts had expected. For 1975 it earned $27.6 million on revenue of $411 million, down 37%.

GENEVA — Alps Air at a high after beating forecasts

Alps Air shares closed at a high for the year of Fr. 28.58 ($11.05), up 3%. The rise followed fourth-quarter results that beat analysts' expectations by 11%.

LONDON — brit air founded

brit air, founded by twinkieaviation, will fly from London. Outside investors put in $20.7 million.

United reports a profit without passengers

United reported no revenue for the fourth quarter but a profit of $381,000, and a profit of $1.52 million for 1975.

AMSTERDAM — Holland Airlines jumps 7%

Holland Airlines shares rose 7% to ƒ106 ($39.88). The rise followed fourth-quarter results that beat forecasts by 20%.

MOSCOW — Аэрофлот orders 68 aircraft

Аэрофлот ordered 22 Ilyushin Il-86 and 46 Yakovlev Yak-42.

ROME — HIGHLINE posts heavy loss

HIGHLINE reported a fourth-quarter loss of L430 million on revenue of L59.2 million, missing analysts' expectations by a wide margin. Its loss for 1975 was L480 million.

LONDON — brit air adds Glasgow and Paris

brit air will fly London–Glasgow 21 times a week and London–Paris 17 times a week, both from 10 February.

LOS ANGELES — Pacifica earns $367 million in the quarter

Pacifica Airlines reported fourth-quarter revenue of $1.15 billion, up 10%, and a profit of $367 million, $24.5 a share. That was 3% short of forecasts. For 1975 it earned $1.49 billion on revenue of $4.45 billion.

CALGARY — WestJet soars 23%

WestJet shares rose 23% to C$7.50 ($7.53) after its fourth-quarter results beat what analysts expected.

LONDON — x airline in profit with no revenue

x airline reported no revenue for the fourth quarter and a profit of £182,000, and £687,000 for 1975. WestJet rose a further 17% to C$8.80, and Holland Airlines reached a high of ƒ142.

Zimbabwe–Mozambique flights banned

No airline may now fly between Zimbabwe and Mozambique, and their airlines may not fly to each other. Mozambique closed its frontier with the white-minority government in Salisbury that month.

MANCHESTER — JT Atlantic founded

JT Atlantic, founded by Josh, will fly from Manchester. Outside investors put in $20.8 million.

BELGRADE — Beograd Airlines founded

Beograd Airlines, founded by Ivan, will fly from Belgrade.

SOCHI — Российские авиакомпании (Russian Airlines) founded

Российские авиакомпании, founded by Ivan a week after he started Beograd Airlines, will fly from Sochi. Its first route, Sochi–Yekaterinburg, opens seven times a week from 5 April.

LONDON — First DC-10-30 for British Caledonian

British Caledonian took delivery of the world's first McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30.

MUNICH — Deutsche Jet founded

Deutsche Jet, founded by Nile, will fly from Munich.

DUBAI — QuintAir and Air Linate list their shares

QuintAir's shares began trading at Dh 15.11 ($3.83), valuing it at Dh 227 million. In Milan, Air Linate listed at L3,706 ($4.29) a share, valuing it at L55.6 billion.

LAGOS — Wazobian Airways founded

Wazobian Airways, founded by Adrielkicngyu, will fly from Lagos. Outside investors put in $21.0 million.

LONDON — Gordon Airways founded

Gordon Airways, founded by PIAfan, will fly from London and opened a hub there. Outside investors put in $20.5 million.

CORK — Aer lingus lists

Aer lingus shares began trading at IR£1.85 ($3.32), valuing it at IR£23.1 million.

LONDON — Gordon Airways crosses the Atlantic

Gordon Airways will fly London–New York six times a week from 7 June. The route is its first across the Atlantic.

KOCHI — Fly Blue lists

Fly Blue shares began trading at ₹32.34 ($3.57), valuing it at ₹485 million.

JAKARTA — Air Nusantara founded

Air Nusantara, founded by andaru, will fly from Jakarta.

LONDON — brit air takes on New York

brit air will fly London–New York 16 times a week from 13 July. It will compete with Gordon Airways on the route.

TOKYO — FujiLux founded

FujiLux, founded by Aswara, will fly from Tokyo.

Montreal hosts the Summer Olympics

Athletes, officials, media and spectators are travelling to Montreal for the Games.

NICE — Jetours lists below a franc

Jetours shares began trading at F0.13 ($0.03), valuing it at F1.95 million.

JAKARTA — Heinz Airways lists

Heinz Airways shares began trading at Rp 1,964 ($4.73), valuing it at Rp 29.5 billion.

India and Pakistan reopen skies to each other

Flights between India and Pakistan are allowed again, and each country's airspace is open once more to the other's airlines. The two countries agreed that summer to restore air links severed since their 1971 war.

JAKARTA — Air Nusantara founds Asia Wings alliance

Air Nusantara founded the Asia Wings alliance.

STOCKHOLM — Interswede Airlines founded

Interswede Airlines, founded by Alex 222, will fly from Stockholm. Outside investors put in $21.2 million.

SEATTLE — Recon Cascade lists

Recon Cascade shares began trading at $4.10, valuing it at $61.5 million.

BEIJING — China Southern lists

China Southern shares began trading at ¥6.35 ($3.29), valuing it at ¥95.2 million.

ATLANTA — US International Airways lists

US International Airways shares began trading at $4.33, valuing it at $65.0 million.

LAGOS — Wazobian Airways receives first HS 748 Series 2A

Wazobian Airways took delivery of the world's first Hawker Siddeley HS 748 Series 2A.

VIENNA — Lingal founded

Lingal, founded by Paul, will fly from Vienna.

LOS ANGELES — Pacifica orders 20 Boeing 727s and builds at Denver

Pacifica Airlines ordered 20 Boeing 727-200 Advanced. It will fly Denver–New Orleans seven times a week and Denver–Houston 14 times a week from 16 October.

Strikes called at Avalon Air and Sriwijaya Air

Avalon Air ground staff will strike for two days from 8 October. Sriwijaya Air mechanics will strike for five days from the same date.

JAKARTA — Sriwijaya Air lists; Jetours back above $1

Sriwijaya Air shares began trading at Rp 1,925 ($4.64), valuing it at Rp 28.9 billion. Jetours shares have closed at $1 or more for 10 days in a row and meet the market's minimum again.

TANGERANG-JAVA ISLAND — Ciputat Airlines lists

Ciputat Airlines shares began trading at Rp 1,864 ($4.49), valuing it at Rp 28.0 billion.

TOKYO — FujiLux takes first DC-10-10

FujiLux took delivery of the world's first McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10.

LAS VEGAS — Shrek Inc pilots to strike

Shrek Inc pilots will strike for two days from 7 November.

Hajj season begins

Pilgrims are flying to Jeddah and Medina ahead of the Hajj, which culminates at Arafat on 1 December.

PROVIDENCE/WARWICK — Sky East founded

Sky East, founded by iannic214, will fly from Providence/Warwick. Outside investors put in $21.6 million.

VELIKA GORICA — Dignity Airlines founded

Dignity Airlines, founded by UnknownWsHere, will fly from Velika Gorica. Outside investors put in $21.7 million.

VESTMANNAEYJAR — Norlandair lists

Norlandair shares began trading at kr 906 ($4.77), valuing it at kr 13.6 billion.

PRAGUE — Eurosky founded

Eurosky, founded by IlliaBA, will fly from Prague. Outside investors put in $10.7 million.

MANILA — FilipinoConect lists

FilipinoConect shares began trading at ₱33.25 ($4.48), valuing it at ₱499 million.

PRAGUE — Eurosky receives first Twin Otter

Eurosky took delivery of the world's first de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter.

MIAMI — Tropical Air founded

Tropical Air, founded by Andy903g, will fly from Miami. Outside investors put in $21.8 million.

LONDON — British Caledonian to fly to Dallas and Lima

British Caledonian will fly London–Dallas-Fort Worth daily from 10 January 1977, into the home city of Avalon Air. It will also fly London–Lima once a week from 3 January.

BUENOS AIRES — FlyArg founded

FlyArg, founded by Alan, will fly from Buenos Aires.