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  Olympic Airlines
Olympic then purchased its first Boeing 720-051B jet aircraft, predecessors to the Boeing 707, as well as the first Boeing 747-200 OA was also interested in the new supersonic aircraft BAC-Aerospatiale Concorde, and on January 5th, 1973, a Concorde landed at Athens International Airport for a demonstration.
Olympic Airways is an example of the corruption and politically motivated management that persists in many Greek state enterprises.
Olympic Tourist was created as a subsidiary of OA, which issues tickets not only for OA, but for other airlines as well.
www.mlahanas.de /Greece/Info/OlympicAirlines.html   (1208 words)

  
 Olympic Aviation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Olympic Aviation was a subsidiary of Olympic Airways, the Greek national flag carrier.
Olympic Aviation was created on August 2nd, 1971, when Olympic Airways was still owned by Aristotle Onassis, by his son Alexander.
Olympic Aviation's main purpose was to link all the Greek islands to the mainland, so it mainly operated a fleet of small turboprop aircraft, which could land in every airport of Greece.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Olympic_Aviation   (300 words)

  
 Olympic Airlines - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Olympic then purchased its first Boeing 720-051B jet aircraft, predecessors to the Boeing 707, as well as the first Boeing 747-200 OA was also interested in the new supersonic aircraft BAC-Aerospatiale Concorde, and on January 5th, 1973, a Concorde landed at Athens International Airport for a demonstration.
Olympic Airways is an example of the corruption and politically motivated management that persists in many Greek state enterprises.
Olympic, purchased new Boeing 737-400 aircraft in 1993, as well as the advanced version of the A300, the A300-600R.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Olympic_Airways   (1071 words)

  
 Encyclopedia topic: Olympic Aviation   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Olympic Aviation was a subsidiary of Olympic Airways (additional info and facts about Olympic Airways), the Greek (A native or inhabitant of Greece) national airline (additional info and facts about national airline).
Founded on August 1971, Olympic Aviation operated light aircrafts such as Boeing (additional info and facts about Boeing) 717, Bombardier (The member of a bomber crew responsible for using the bombsight and releasing the bombs on the target) Dash-8 and Dornier (additional info and facts about Dornier) 228-201.
On December 12, 2003 all of Olympic Aviation's assets including the entire fleet were integrated into Olympic Airlines (additional info and facts about Olympic Airlines).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/O/Ol/Olympic_Aviation.htm   (194 words)

  
 EXPO21XX - Olympic Airways
Olympic's services have been designed in such a way as to ensure safety and a privileged service experience to all our customers.
Olympic Aviation S.A. is one of the top companies in international regional air transport.
Olympic Fuel Company S.A., the latest subsidiary company of Olympic Airways, was established to provide all airlines with top quality fuel.
www.expo21xx.com /popup/4755.htm   (431 words)

  
 DIMIJET Online - OLYMPIC AVIATION
Olympic then decided to base a fleet of Boeing 717s in Thessaloniki and operate them exclusively on services originating at that airport.
Under a fleet renewal plan, Olympic Aviation's Dornier 228s were retired at the end of July 2003.
Nevertheless, OLYMPIC was awarded a prize from Boeing in November 2003 to honor the good results obtained from the 717s' operations with the Greek carrier.
dimijet.free.fr /olympic_aviation.htm   (556 words)

  
 Olympic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Olympic Airlines, state run airline for Greece and successor to Olympic Airways
Olympic Aviation, subsidiary of Greek flag-carrier Olympic Airways
Olympic Peninsula (United States), the large arm of land in western Washington state that lies across Puget Sound from Seattle
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Olympic   (151 words)

  
 Encyclopedia article: Olympic Airlines   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Olympic Airlines (Ολυμπιακές Αερογραμμές - O.A.) is the state-run flag carrier (additional info and facts about flag carrier) of Greece (A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil).
According to the files of the Greek Presidency Onassis requested $60mn financial aid from the government, while Olympic was sold to the state for $68mn.
Olympic Catering had been sold a few months earlier.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/o/ol/olympic_airlines.htm   (712 words)

  
 Olympic Airways
Olympic Airways is the national airline of Greece.
Olympic Airways is a prime example of the corruption and politically motivated management that persists in many greek state enterprises, whereas there are bright spots of excellence, Olympic was making heavy losses and running at one point flights to Tokyo, which were heavily loss making.
The Greek government which has recently restructured the Olympic Airways Group of Companies (again), renaming the parent company Olympic Airlines and is negotiating the sale of the 51% of the company.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/o/ol/olympic_airways.html   (354 words)

  
 Olympic Aviation takes delivery of two Boeing 717-200 through Bavaria international Leasing Co.(Brief Article) - ...
Olympic Aviation takes delivery of two Boeing 717-200 through Bavaria international Leasing Co.(Brief Article) - Airline Industry Information
Olympic Aviation takes delivery of two Boeing 717-200 through Bavaria international Leasing Co.(Brief Article)
Olympic Aviation, a Greek carrier, has accepted delivery of two Boeing 717-200...
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1G1-58514448.html   (106 words)

  
 Olympic Airlines - Phantis
In 1965, Olympic placed its first orders for the new Boeing 707-320 jet aircraft.Olympic was the 84th buyer of the B707,thus all Boeing aircraft delivered since then to Olympic have the code "84" e.g.
Olympic then purchased its first Boeing 720-051B jet aircraft, a derivative of the Boeing 707, as well as the first Boeing 747-200 OA was also interested in the new supersonic aircraft BAC-Aerospatiale Concorde, and on January 5th, 1973, a Concorde landed at Athens International Airport for a demonstration.
In 1999, Olympic purchased four new Airbus A340-313X aircraft, to replace the ageing B747-200.
wiki.phantis.com /index.php/Olympic_Airlines   (1584 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Olympic Aviation   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an agency of the United Nations, develops the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth.
olympic airlines is now Greece's national carrier looking for privatization the soonest.
SEATTLE, May 7, 1999 - Olympic Aviation has selected the Boeing 717-200 to expand its current fleet of aircraft and has signed a contract with Bavaria International Aircraft Leasing Company for two 717-200s.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Olympic-Aviation   (283 words)

  
 Olympic Airlines: Higher, Faster, Stronger?
Olympic was formed by Aristotle Onassis on 6 April 1957 after he took over the Greek national airline T.A.E. (Technical and Aeronautical Exploitations Co. Ltd.).
Olympic was the first airline to have scheduled flights to five continents.
Olympic Airways is another example of the corruption and politically motivated management that persists in many national enterprises.
suite101.com /article.cfm/airline_liveries/110585   (434 words)

  
 Smart Travel Update: Olympic Update   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Olympic Airlines on December 12th 2003, at 00:01 Athens time commences operations incorporating the total flight operation activities of the Olympic Airways Group (Olympic Airways, Olympic Aviation and Macedonian Airlines).
Olympic Airlines operates the schedule and routes presently operated by Olympic Airways and its subsidiaries, using a fleet of A340-300, A300-605R, B737-400, B737-300, ATR72, ATR42 and Bombardier DASH8 aircraft.
Olympic Airways inaugurated a scheduled daily flight operation from Athens to Sydney as a result of a persistent striving effort to reunite the Greek Community of Australia with their motherland.
www.travelogic.com.au /newsletter/Olympic_update.htm   (260 words)

  
 Financial Mirror
The future of Olympic Airlines is in doubt followinf a European Commission declaration on September 14 that a number of measures taken by the Greek State which gave an unfair advantage to Olympic Airways and Olympic Airlines, the new company which has taken over its flight operations, were illegal.
In effect, what appears to have happened in December 2003 is that all flight operations that were previously carried out within the Olympic Airways Group by Olympic Airways, Olympic Aviation and Olympic Macedonian were concentrated in a new entity renamed Olympic Airlines.
Olympic Airlines leases aircraft either from Olympic Airways or directly from the Greek State and pays significantly less than the head-lease payments, the resultant losses being borne by the State or by Olympic Airways at the State’s behest.
www.financialmirror.com /more_news.php?id=1970   (783 words)

  
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The famous six Olympic rings are painted in their traditional colours on the dark blue tail fin, which is an extension of the narrow pencil line carried above the windows.
The same dark blue window line is wrapped around the fuselage and underscored by a dark blue pencil line.
Expanded 'OLYMPIC' lettering, also in dark blue, is carried on the forward half of the upper white fuselage behind a national blue and white pendant.
members.lycos.co.uk /aircraftencyclo/AirlineEncyclopediaO.html   (175 words)

  
 Olympic Flight Museum: Dedicated to the preservation and flying of vintage planes and helicopters.
The Olympic Flight Museum is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and flying of vintage aircraft.
The Olympic Flight Museum was established in 1998 at the Olympia Regional Airport in Olympia, Washington.
The Olympic Flight Museum does not discriminate against an employee or client on the grounds of race, creed, color, national origion, age, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, or the presence of any disability.
www.olympicflightmuseum.com   (147 words)

  
 Olympic Aviation - - Athens - Greece - - ATI, Air Transport Intelligence - ATI — Air Transport Intelligence from Reed ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Olympic Airways will tonight carry out the last flight in its present guise as Greece formally inaugurates its new flight operations division.
Olympic Aviation has leased four Bombardier Q200s to replace the six Dornier 228 turboprops it withdrew at the end of last month, a move which the company says doubles capacity on its island services.
Greek carrier Olympic Airways has withdrawn its fleet of Dornier 228 turboprops, currently operated by regional subsidiary Olympic Aviation, replacing the aircraft with newer Bombardier Dash 8s.
www.rati.com /ALLANDING_10182.htm   (341 words)

  
 Company News On Call
LONG BEACH, Calif., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The first two 717-200 airliners for Bavaria International Aircraft Leasing Company were presented to Olympic Aviation in a ceremony at the Boeing (NYSE: BA) Long Beach Division last night.
Olympic, based in Athens, Greece, has leased two 717s from Bavaria and will be the first operator of the twin-engine jetliners in Europe.
Petros Stefanou, chief executive officer of Olympic Aviation, said the airline plans to expand its route network regionally, using the 717s from Thessaloniki to Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels, Munich, Paris, Stuttgart, and Larnaca, Cyprus.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=105&STORY=/www/story/01-07-2000/0001109886   (407 words)

  
 Olympic Loop of the Great Washington State Birding Trail
Lead by the efforts of Audubon Washington, the Olympic Loop of the Great Washington State Birding Trail begins from the quiet Nisqually River delta in south Puget Sound, leads west to wild Pacific breakers, follows rivers through moss-draped forests, and touches the tip of the contiguous U.S. at Cape Flattery.
Wildlife and Recreation staff on the Olympic National Forest were instrumental in securing funding to provide assistance in site review and the creation of the map and spend time with Audubon volunteers in making recommendations for bird sites.
Other partners in four Washington counties include the Olympic National Park, four national wildlife refuges, state and local parks, as well as the natural and cultural history of six Native American tribes: Jamestown S’Klallam, Makah, Quileute, Quinault, Skokomish, and Squaxin.
www.fs.fed.us /r6/olympic/recreation-nu/olgwsbt.shtml   (367 words)

  
 Olympic Airways decision to discontinue the Athens - Australia route: Three Questions [Archive] - Key Publishing Ltd ...
Given that Olympic Airways was a fully nationalised airline, and given the airline was governed by strong trade unions, suggests that flight and cabin crews used to get higher wages hence increasing further both operating costs and unit costs.
In 1999, the aviation industry was at the highest peak of its economic prosperity, therefore aircraft value at the time were higher than what they were in 2002-2003 when the aviation industry was in recession.
As the management of Olympic Airways were not in a position to improve the efficiency of the route as the strong trade unions were always “at the corner watching” they were “forced” to discontinue the route.
forum.keypublishing.co.uk /archive/index.php?t-22637.html   (2375 words)

  
 OLYMPIC AVIATION   (Site not responding. Last check: )
En 2003 Olympic Airways, Olympic Aviation et Macedonian Airlines fusionnèrent pour former Olympic Airlines.
Began operations in 1967 as light avaition division of Olympic Airways and continued until Olympic Aviation was founded as a seperate company.
In 2003, the operations of Olympic Aviation have been integrated, together with Olympic Airways and Macedonian Airlines into the new national flag carrier Olympic Airlines.
www.al-airliners.be /k-o/olav/olav.htm   (96 words)

  
 ekathimerini.com | Olympic Airways slims into Airlines
After several failed efforts to revive Olympic Airways over the past decade, the government yesterday presented legislation creating a smaller, slimmer airline that would be freed of Olympic’s crippling debt, would have half its labor costs and would still carry the six-ring emblem.
Olympic had accumulated debts of 512 million euros in 2002.
Olympic Airlines will take over Olympic Airways’ flight operations, along with those of OA subsidiaries Olympic Aviation and Macedonian Airlines.
www.ekathimerini.com /4dcgi/news/content.asp?aid=33507   (620 words)

  
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Five leased Dash-8-100 planes are operated by Olympic Airlines to serve the dense route network to the Greek islands.
The four new flagship A340-300s have replaced Olympic Airways’ Boeing 747-200Bs, and are operated on all intercontinental routes to North America, South Africa, and Australia.
At the beginning of 2000, Olympic Aviation became one of the first carriers to operate Boeing 717s, with two in service flying to destinations beyond the Greek borders for the very first time.
members.shaw.ca /mather/o.htm   (290 words)

  
 Olympic National Forest - Welcome!
The Olympic National Forest is part of an emerald paradise.
The Forest is located on the Olympic Peninsula in the northwest corner of Washington State (the Evergreen State).
The Olympic Peninsula is a unique geographic province consisting of five major landscape settings: temperate rain forest, rugged mountain terrain, large lowland lakes, cascading rivers, and saltwater beaches.
www.fs.fed.us /r6/olympic   (527 words)

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