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1937
1937 - 0156.PDF
58 FLIGHT. JANUARY 21, 1937. Commercial Aviation twelve years ago on the London-Paris route. Pilots are offered tips varying from one shilling to five pounds and grateful passengers send them presents varying from a brace of grouse to a gold pencil. Just before or just after the International at Twicken ham I saw the indefatigable " Joe" Chamberlain, of Preparations at Karachi IN addition to the aerodrome improvements at Karachi, plans and estimates for the construction of a flying-boat landing base and the necessary buildings have been completed, and the final touches will be given shortly in the course of dis cussions between the Port Trust and an official from Delhi. It is anticipated that the first flying-boats will land at the Keamari seaplane base in October. Windfalls at Weston DURING the first six months of Weston Airport's existence no fewer than 18,738 fare-paying passengers passed through—which makes one of the busiest provincial centres in this country. Even in the winter months the traffic is satisfactory, and during the Christmas holidays most of the Weston Airways' Services were triplicated and run on a half-hourly schedule instead of five times daity as usual in the winter. Galway's Aerodrome A CONJOINT air committee has been formed in Galway, Irish Free State, with a view to establishing an aero drome which will fulfil the conditions required by the Minister for Industry and Commerce and by the Army Air Corps. Some time ago the Minister refused to license the existing aerodrome, which was not considered suitable for commercial flying. A scheme has now been approved by the committee for the laying-out of a full-size aerodrome, which, in its initial stages, will cost about £6,000. India and the Empire Mails AT the annual sitting of the Associated Chambers of Com merce in Calcutta, Mr. L. A. Halsall, of the Bombay Chamber, moved a resolution concerning the Empire air mail - scheme. This resolution urged the early acceptance of the proposals and the necessity of making arrangements to ensure that the benefits of the Empire air mail scheme be extended to centres in India not on the through trunk route. Mr. Halsall de clared that the value which the public placed upon these ser vices was reflected in the growing use of the air mail. Australia-New Guinea TENDERS have been called in Australia for a subsidised air service between Australia and New Guinea. The contract will be for a period of five years for a weekly service in each direction between Sydney, New South Wales and Salamaua, New Guinea, or, alternatively, between Sydney and Rabaul, following the route Sydney, Brisbane, Rockhampton, Towns- vilk-, Cairns, Cooktown, Thursday Island, Wau and Salamaua. The machine to be used must be multi-engined with a cruising speed of at least 140 m.p.h. and a range of 500 miles against a 30 m.p.h. head-wind. It must be capable of main taining level flight at 5,000 ft. with one engine cut out. There must be accommodation for six passengers and for a mini mum load capacity of 1,400 lb. Tenders close in Melbourne on March 31, New Zealand Resumation AFTER an interval of nearly six months the services of East Coast Airways have now been resumed. The licence foi Gisborne aerodrome was withdrawn by the Director of Air Services owing to the unsatisfactory condition ol the ground and the necessary improvements have now been completed. Sqn. Ldr. T. W. White and F/O. R. Kirkup will continue a? pilots. Meanwhile in little more than nine months during which Union Airways' service between Palmerston North and Dune- din has been operating over 5,000 passengers have been carried and 98.4 per cent, of scheduled trips have been completed. The purchase of three Lockheed Electras, for Union Airways' projected Wellington-Auckland service, has been sanctioned by the Minister of Transport. Surrey Flying Services, with some twenty-eight or thirty apparently mesmerised Rugger fans. It seems that they were the Plymouth contingent and amongst them were two ex-internationals, Messrs. Sparkes and Hanley. Needless to say, almost the whole party made a joy flight with Capt. Hancock under "Joe's" eagle eye. A. VIATOR. South African Expansion AN indication of the rapid expansion of air travel in South Africa is contained in the annual report of the general manager of the South African Railways and Harbours and Airways. He reveals that 10,137 passengers were conveyed by the South African Airways during the year 1935-36—an increase of 7,063, or 229.77 Per cent, over the corresponding period of the previous year. The Government, incidentally, has doubled its order with the Junkers company for ten-seater Ju.86 machines with Rolls- Royce Kestrels. Six of these machines will be delivered early this year. They will have a cruising speed of 216 m.p.h. at rated altitude. When they arrive the total number of Jun kers machines in use by South African Airways will be fifteen. Faster to Hanoi AIR FRANCE have now replaced the Fokker F.VIIs on the Hanoi link of their Far Eastern service with Potez 62s fitted with two Hispano 12 Xis. There are four of them on service at present. They will in turn be replaced by De- woitme 338s, fourteen of which are under construction at Toulouse. The Potez 62s are 60 m.p.h. faster than the Fokkers, and the Dewoitines will be far larger than the Potez 62s, carry ing ten passengers in sleeping chairs. Night flying will not be tried with the Potez, but may be introduced when the Dewoitines have been fully tested and have got into their stride. The eight-day schedule will be kept for the present, although the considerably reduced flying time for each stage of the journey is expected to bring about a considerable speed ing up of the time-tables in the near future. A six-day schedule, or less, is envisaged. Jersey Traffic A DETAILED analysis of traffic on Jersey Airways' routes shows that 31,229 fare-paying passengers were carried in 1936. Of those, 9,382 travelled on the Heston route, 21,150 passengers travelled between Southampton and Jersey, 315 on the summer service between Plymouth and Jersey and 382 between Jersey and Alderney. " . ' When the Plymouth and Alderney figures are deducted, a fair comparison can be made with those of the previous year, and the figures show an increase of 23.99 per cent. It is interesting to notice that 7,347 passengers were carried in the month of August alone. During the seven months between March 1 and September 30, 100 per cent, of the scheduled flights were completed. During the remaining five months 37 out of 983 scheduled flights were cancelled or interrupted on the Heston route, and 18 out of 996 on the Southampton route. The Air Registration Board REFERENCES have been made in Flight to the Air Registra tion Board, which has been brought into existence through the recommendation of the Gorell Committee. The Board is divided into four groups representing (1) Operators, (2) Constructors, (3) Insurers of aircraft, and (4) Independent parties not eligible for inclusion in any of the above groups but having some interest in aviation. The following is a list of those nominated to serve on behalf of various interests : Group I: E. L. Gandar-Dower (Aberdeen Airport), L. T. H. Greig (Jersey Airways, Ltd.), G. E. Woods Humph' TV (Imperial Airways, Ltd.), H. E. Perrin (Royal Aero Club). Group II: G. H. Handasyde (British Marine Aircraft, Ltd.), H. N. St. V Norman (Airwork, Ltd.), F. Handley Page (Handley Page, Ltd.), C. C. Walker (De Havilland Aircraft Co.). Group III : E. R. H. Hill (Lloyd's Aviation Insurance Assn.), A. G. Lamplugh (British Aviation Insurance Co., Ltd.), L. Murray Stewart (Aviation and General Insurance Co., Ltd.), A. J. Whittall (Lloyd's). Group IV : Major R. H. Thornton (Alfred Holt and Co.). G. F. Johnson (Accident Offices Association).
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