| 词条 | Continental Air Services, Inc |
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| airline=Continental Air Services | image= | caption= | IATA= | ICAO= | callsign= | founded=April 1965 | commenced=September 1965 | ceased= | bases=Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Vientiane Airport, Laos, Seletar Airport Singapore, Don Mueang International Airport and Tan Son Nhut Airport, South Vietnam | subsidiaries = | fleet_size=See Fleet below | destinations= | parent=Continental Airlines | headquarters=Los Angeles, California , United States }}Continental Air Services, Inc, better known as CASI, was a subsidiary airline of Continental Airlines set up to provide operations and airlift support in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. CASI was formed as the South-East Asia Division of Continental in April 1965 with operations starting in September 1965 using approximately 22, mainly STOL, aircraft. Contintental paid over a million US dollars for BirdAir (Bird and Sons) and its 350 employees and 22 aircraft. CASI aircraft in Laos were registered as Air Continental. As of 1998 Continental Airlines still operated in the Pacific Islands.[1] OrganizationCASI, as a Nevada Corporation, was officially located at One East First Street, Reno, Nevada but its headquarters was located at 7300 World Way West, Los Angeles, California. CASI maintained Overseas Offices in Bangkok Thailand, Vientiane (Laos), & Saigon (South Vietnam).[2] CASI's Southeast Asia headquarters was in Vientiane, Laos, with operations bases at Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Vientiane, Laos, Singapore, Bangkok, Udorn, Thailand and Saigon, Vietnam. CASI's original purpose was to operate aircraft and ground facilities to support projects involving construction, oil exploration and engineering companies as well as contracts with USAID and other government agencies.[3] Since CASI was operating under US government contracts CASI had a liaison with the US government, Pierre Salinger, who was designated as Vice-Present of the operation. Because CASI operated in the southeast Asia region to assist the US government at the conclusion of the war Continental Airlines (CAL) was granted a contract with the Micronesian Trust Territory to set up and operate an airline (Air Micronesia) in the Micronesian islands for a designated period (6 years). After the 6 years CAL was to turn over the operation to the Trust Territory authorities but that never happen for a number of reasons. Today, CAL, now United Airlines, continues to operate in that region with a base in Guam. UniformsInitially CASI uniforms were locally made khaki uniforms which were manufactured in different parts of Laos, Thailand or Vietnam. Some shirts are 2-pocket, others are 4-pocket safari-type jackets. Later CASI uniforms consisted of white shirts and black trousers. Most CASI pilots were issued the baseball cap. A few of the early CASI pilots were issued the "bus driver" hat. Wings were both US-made and Laotian-made and were worn in Vietnam but not in Laos.[4][5] FleetCASI/Bird Air were known to operate the following aircraft:[6]
Total fleet: 37 to 45 aircraft by 1976 CASI occasionally leased its assets to others such as:
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References1. ^P.6 Wings of Air America, A Photo History by Terry Love 2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/AirAmerica/Best/Bird&CASI.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-12-29 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100621191441/http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/AirAmerica/Best/Bird%26CASI.htm |archivedate=2010-06-21 |df= }} 3. ^Martin Best, The CIA's Airlines: Logistic Air Support of the War in Laos 1954 to 1975, Martin Best - Air-America.Org. 2002. 4. ^http://www.air-america.net/casi4.htm 5. ^"I was with CASI from 12/1968 to 12/1970. My home was in Vientiane, Laos for that period of time. The company uniform, while I was there, was military style khakis with military style black "jump" boots. We were issued baseball caps with a CASI logo and our wings were embroidered fabric that I believe were the same as Continental Airlines flight crew wings. I still have both my First Officer and my Captains wings." - Howard (Duke) Morton 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/AirAmerica/Best/Bird&CASI.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-12-29 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100621191441/http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/AirAmerica/Best/Bird%26CASI.htm |archivedate=2010-06-21 |df= }} Further reading
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