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GUYANA AIRWAYS CORPORATION ANh UAL REPORT 1 972 herewith Corporation for the year 1972.

Submitted is the Annual Report of Guyana Airways 2.

Activities in the various departments were as follows:- OPERATION:> 3.

During this year Flight Operations Officers to perfonn flieht despatching functions do part time duties as flight clerks.

The department organised of the Corporation's to take control and Operations Assistants Communications network.

was also re­ were appointed to 4.


The pilots' establishment of the last expatriate was reduced by three in 1 972 - pilot were terminated, one Guyanese and one Cadet Pilot was dismissed after having failed period.

Despite this, there was still a surplus the services Captain resigned a second probatioma.ry of co-pilots.

5.The Corporation continued to operate ten aircraft, comprismg five aircraft 1 G21A, although to reduce the excessive types, viz.
4 OCJs, 2 DHChs, 2 DHC6s, 1 Cessna 31(X} and ome OC3 -8R-GCF -was sold in August in an attempt aircraft capacity within the Corporation .

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Both Parts I and II of Volume I of the Operations Manuo.l during -the year, and a 00 3 Flight Manual was also were completed published.

During the year many procedures Consider the Operations Department saving in operation able efforts were directed costs were achieved.

at improVing which proved successful were standardised.
the functioning and appreciable of GROUND SERVICES 7.

During 1972, a new Gr01md Services Manager was appointed who had been acting in this position within the Ground Services department Handling Unit, the Ramp and Kingston all transferred arid the entire department Services Organised procedures of the performance training introduced, to the jurisdiction Unit, Cargo Unit (City & Airport) of that department.

divided was effected for some time.


Some re-organisation -the Technical Bond and the Claims section were of the Ground Services Manager into three sections, and Ramp Services viz.

Passenger Unit.

programmes were set up and new systems and_ · r· all of which resulted in significant improvement Conference but activity 8.

The first six months of the year showed a big decline in operations domestic The Non-Aligned Following an Agreement Ogle airport was developed the Corporation's from mid-summer.
to the increase in traffic expanded.

Bookers, from that Station during mid 1972, by the Twin Otter and Cessna aircraft.

Lack of adequate &round support equipment unloading well with the demands made upon it.

Ground Support Equipment in 1973 which will permit more efficient and Carifesta at Timehri, Ramp and Ogle and between the Corporation and regular ope ations commenced expeditious mampered but despite this, the Department and operations reached ioading/ coped handling operations.
contributed operations is expected increased somewhat substantially.

2 ENGINEERING 9.

There were four significant points of development in this department during the year, viz.- (a)Ogle operations (b)Construction (c)Fleet rationalisation ( d)Increasod production of a new hangar and decreased II down° times.

10, Uith the commencement of operations out of Ogle, the facilities department constructed ce personnel with appropriate Engineering of the Twin Otters c..nd Cessna 310 could be carried out t here.
Maintenan together the Airworthiness Authority for activities obviated the necessity for frequent resulted in a great financial saving to the Corporation.

were posted from Timehri to this new base tion was then h.ecogni to carry out certain on Twin Otter Aircraft facilities.

ferry flights to Timehri and so G.li..Co at this Station.

This operation so that line maintenance given maintenance 11.Officials of the Canadian International Acency Development Timehri9 completed ;, G .A .C.
and Ministry of Works & the bnsic plan for the hangar, which started in October.

with the Chief Engineer Engineer, of the Timehri together Communications construction hangar, when completed, Engineering and equipment facility and will also assist greatly in raising the standards of maintenance, staff morale, effective This entire - Timehri staff -now spread in various buildings around This with three major types of aircraft.

in all weather conditions management and some element of cost reduction.
will be capable of accommodating the will permit continuity of maintenance together 12.The fleet, comprised as it is of so many difJerent ing of spares, types9 has always proved a maintenance to programm coverage.
equipment decision was taken during the year to phase out the Grumman and Dc3 fleet over a period and ns an ini ti.al step 1 one DC 3 was sold during August9 while preparation of the Grumman for so.le during 1973, commenced� 2nd engineering problem, A aircraft especially with regard 13.New techniques in maintenance were introduced year, resulting in hir;her �fr'oduction, increased availability for service and to sor.1e extent:; cost reduction Manpower requirements, without any increase in staff.
was also skilfully to meet growing in certain areas o production manipulated of fleet during the COMi' ;ERCIAL 14.1972 was a satisfactory oales.

The percentage of its international over 1971 was 36% for BWIA.

and 42% f·or BOAC.

In actuo.l fact, over one million more business was increase and Cc.rifesta.

in some measure to the Non-aligned which were held during Aue;ust sold in 1972 than in 1971, the being attributed and September.
dollars year for this department in respect increase in sales for 1972 Conference 15.The domestic r..ircraft operations business was extremely poor h curtailed mining and other activities, in the first half of 1972 due mainly to bad weather in the Interior wh�1_c falling off of Brazilian being lost.

Though business helped by the Non-aligned domestic sales fell �>225,335 Package tours c..t attractive met with souie limited picked up someirha .

:.md Carifesta traffic, below a budgeted rates W,.


;re introduced figure of $1,006,497.

to many points and traffic via Lethem and much of the GDF business half, t in the second the Corporation's no road project success.

operations, .. 3 16.

Linden and Rosehall the latter showing steady improvement.

and further be intensified assistance sales offices did moderately well, will be provided.

The Linden efforts need to locally 17.

Training level was very successfully eight of the nine reservations fully.
of reservation introduced s personnel at the lower for the first time with staff completing the course success­ by this department 18.

More agressive selling is necessary an attempt to capture a grea�er share of the international market.

Improvem further training field, personnel has been done in the cargo further in travel ent in cus·tdmer With service is also necessary.

of the many new staff and greater efforts from the could show better results next year.
Very little nt and by this departme training in this field should produce better results.

sales functions FINANCE & ACCOUNTS - earned during 1972 amounted to $3,803,525:-, or 10.l� -this, in spite of of the Carifta freighter which produced by 166,863:- revenue increased $214,228:­ o� 2.B� over 1971 of $348,920:- 19.

The total revenue an increase the non-operation revenue in 1971.

Domestic over 1971.
Domestic over 1971.

This, however, was $107,653:- variety the year, anticipated substantial Carifta drop in Brazilian Operations, of reasons, etc.

viz: bad weather in the first six months of road project operations not materialising, traffic (via Lethem), withdrawal of below budget du�o a 20.

The International a surplus on actual operation diture gain of $314,349:- in a loss variance this being the delay in obtaining aircraft lease -operations cargo operations (Miami Service) produced of $60,465:-.
There was an expen­ as per budget of $147,285:-, loss $461,634:- the reason for resulting and a revenue the Permit and in finalising commence until October.

did not actually the for 1972 amounted to $4,154,334:- 21.

Expenditure or 6.4� less than 1971.

Expenditure by 1227,897 expenditure as compared on Other Sales & Services went up by $24,396:- or 8.6% while on the International for the period, October with Carifta service in 1971 -1290,193:-.
or 6.5� over 1971. on Domestic increased Operation -December, amounted to 1218,731:­ Expenditure i.e.

$284,434:- reduced by 18,914:-or l.S�.

Overheads Operation (Miami) 22.

The overall $350,809:- deficit after providing for 1971. with $984.163:- as compared Tax was for Property 23.

Flying reduced year.

Despite above were achieved control over expenditure.
this reduction, by 2,683 hours or 31.3% against the previous however, the improvements reflected mainly due to efficient planning and greater for very long periods 's liquidity debts totalled 24.

Debts outstanding of the Corporation bugbear ember, 1972, outstanding of this, and because prompt remittances have to be maintained, Accounts the sum of $448,424 withdraw 31.12.72 the Corporation due as Commission position.
$904,662 to Principals At the 31st Dec­ and as a result ' Current was unable to & Handling continued to be the Fees at 25.

Rep ayment of the Chase Manhattan commenced in December 1972, and it is expected loan by May 1973.

Bank loan of $500,000 to liquidate this - 4 26.There was a considera Finance&.

Accounts Department resignations and recruitment resulting production in a serious of Accounts and Statements accumulation ble turnover of staff in the during the year.
There were 12 and replacements of work, and as a result the on due dates was seriously were unduly delayed : ... , affected.

GENERAL 27.Despite a fairly successful commencement an Agreementtto private commercial operators served airstrips, from GAC, introduction hon.gar construction.

the set backs in the first six months, year for the Corporation.
It witnessed of the Miami cargo service, the final formulation 1972 was the of stated in the permits enforce the conditions of into GAC which precluded operations substantial diverted out of Ogle and connnencement of revenue of operations and which operations control 28.Effective on e�enditure of �:,1.77 ,984 "':.
6.67.%.--oc by all departments loi'f' 1q'lJ.dcot __ �ticul�yly produced qavin3s vi ta.l when revenue, Improved to reducing a loss runninE; at �75,482 at the end of June to only $182,210 operations, in many departments on domestic was evident at the end of tJ.1e year.

efficiency fell 15 • 10% oolOlf �c.g�t.

and t his contributed 29.There was a significant which were carried out lareely improvement in the planning of the on the basis of economic operations considerations.
less than was necessary substantially eliminated.

Service to the community, at the same time, was no to meet traffic requirements was but wastage 30.

The plans to restructure success.

With improved much spare capacity limited planning, being made by the Corporation as reducing the aircraft types.
the Corporation's fleet met with some and better efficiency maintenance has been thrown up and efforts to dispose of the excess capacity as well were 31 • There were 25 fewer staff at the end of 1972 as against 1971, from 423 to 398 in 1972, in spite of increased reducing the figures international handling activities.

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Operational statistics for the year are attached.


000000000000000 GUYANA AIRWAYS CORPOliATION 1972 HOUIB FLCl-JN Sche�uled & Special :00-3 Caribou Twin Otter Cessna Grumman 1,510 1,281 1,595 234 - 4,620 Total _..., ____ Charters 483 562 184 241 96 1,5b6 1,993 1,843 1,779 475 96 b, 186 Hilen�e Flcwn IC-3 Caribou Twin Otter Cessna Grumman 218,950 185,745 223,300 38,610 -.
- 666,605 70,035 81,490 25,760 39,765 122000 229,050 288,985 267,235 249,060 78,375 ...____1 ?.,, 000 895,655 25,148 Carried Hiles Flown 3,772,200 Passengers Passenger Seat Nil�s Available 14,716,065 Passenger Load Factor 25.6% 7,859 1,178,850 4,743,760 33,007 4,951,050 19,459,825 24.8% 25.4% Total.
Hei_gpt Carried (a)Passenger (b)Excess Bflfggage (c)Cargo (d)Mail & Baggage 4,149,420 1,296,735 5,446,155 62,920 7..,283,906 442159 3,458,280 62,920 1 o, 742,186 4h1159· 11,540,405 49 755,015 16,295,420 Available Ton Hiles Ton Miles Flown 903,651 Height Load Factor 60.5% 1,493,771 72.7% 523,186 380,169 2,016,957 1,283,820 63.6% 1