Ansett Worldwide WHQ Now in the U.S. !

 
Old May 21, 03, 12:49 pm
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Ansett Worldwide WHQ Now in the U.S. !

Ansett Worldwide, a top-tier aircraft leasing business, has moved its world headquarters to Bellevue. Charles Graham, chief executive for Ansett Worldwide, marked his first day on the job in his new Bellevue office earlier this week. He had been located in Sydney, Australia...

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/busine...880_air21.html
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Old May 21, 03, 4:42 pm
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Ansett Leasing was a separate business and had a different ownership compared to Ansett Airlines (r.i.p) for several years.
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Old May 25, 03, 7:13 am
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WHAT an unfortunate name to be trading as these days! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif
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Wasn't this the same company, AWOPS, that operated flights for QF after the demise on Ansett?
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Old May 29, 03, 10:52 pm
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For a long time it traded under the acronym AWAS.
Was rather ironic that in the Indonesian/Malay languages awas means 'danger' or 'be careful'.
Signs bearing that word are erected alongside dangerous sections of the highway!
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Old Jun 4, 03, 5:14 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Koala:

For a long time it traded under the acronym AWAS.
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Maybe if they re-start they might then be known as ITWAS. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

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