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FEBRUARY 29, 1940 199 CIVIL AVIATION NEWS Rome to Buenos AiresT HE Italian airline from Rome to Rio de Janeiro is to be extended down the east coast of South America to Buenos Aires. It is frequently not realised just how large these two cities are. Rio has approximately 2,000,000 people and Buenos Aires 2,500,000. South America is a big potential market for the aviation industry. K.LM. and D.D.L to PoolK .L.M. and D.D.L., the Dutch and Danish Air Lines, have now completed arrangements to operate certain services between London, Amsterdam and Copenhagen in conjunction. The two companies are to operate 16 services a week between these cities. K.L.M. will continue to use 21-seater Douglas DC3 airliners on these routes, whilst the Danish Air Lines will operate 26-seater Focke Wulf Condors. Both companies' aircraft are painted orange, and the nationality of the planes is painted prominently in black on the fuselage. Insurance Rates Lower by AirT HE War Risks Insurance Office have announced insurance rates for transport by air between tiie United Kingdom and air ports in Africa and South Africa. For ordinary cargo the rate is 15s. per jfioo; for bank notes, coupons and precious stones by registered post, and specie and gold and silver bullion, us. 3d.; and for bonds and securities by registered post, 7s. 6d. The rate by ship for ordinary cargo is much higher, being 40s. The bank notes and bullion class ha? a reduction of 75 per cent., while bonds, coupons and securities go for 50 per cent, reduction. Resumption of Atlantic Service F is expected that the North Atlantic service will be resumednot later than the first week in June. By this time the harbour at Botwood, Newfoundland, will be free of ice. Theresumption of the service connecting Great Britain, Eire, New- foundland, Canada and the United States will be welcomedby many, some for the reason that it is an indication that the Government appreciates to some extent the importance of CivilAviation, and others for the simple fact that it allows them to communicate quickly with Canada. The Canadian soldiersnow over here will doubtless be great users of the air mail facilities. The flying boats Caribou and Cabot and others will be used. This class of boat looks externally the same as the Empire flying boat, known as the Canopus class (loaded weight 40,5001b., Pegasus engines). But they are strengthened to take a loaded weight of 48,0001b. in normal take-off, and 53,ooolb. after refuelling in the air. They also differ from the Canopus class in having Bristol Perseus sleeve-valve engines. The three boats built for the Tasman route (Aotearoa, Australia and Awarua) have the same characteris- tics as the Cabot class except that they are not equipped for refuelling in the air. Air Mail for Malta THE Postmaster General announces that the latest time ofposting for the direct air mail service to Malta, for which the air postage rate is is. 3d. per half ounce (postcards yd.), is now 6 p.m. on Sundays at the Head Post Office, London, E.C.i, and correspondingly earlier elsewhere. Service to Lisbon ? SIR Kingsley Wood, when asked in the House of Commonswhether he would consider setting up a service to Lisbon to connect with the Pan American Transatlantic terminating there, replied, " I am hopeful that the facilities for flight over the countries concerned in the operation of this service will shortly be accorded and that it will then be possible to in- augurate this service." Death of a Young VeteranB RITISH commercial aviation has learned with the deepest regret of the death of Captain Frederick Dismore, the veteran Imperial Airways' pilot, at the early age of 47. Dismore's aeronautical career began in 1913, when he obtained Royal Aero Club Certificate No. 580. He served in the R.F.C. and R.A.F. during the last war, and was one of the first pilots to go into commercial flying afterwards. During the following years he piled up the astounding total of some ij million flying miles and about 12,000 flying hours. Some months ago he was given a ground job, and on the outbreak of war he took over N.A.C. duties with the pooled but not yet officially amalga- mated Airways Corporation. Of Frederick Dismore it can truthfully be said that he not only flew to live, but he lived for flying. His job had his entire interest. We have the consolation that the end came quite painlessly, and he passed away in his sleep. To his wife and daughter we extend our heartfelt sympathy. WINTER IN SWEDEN: Passengers disemplaning from A. B. Aerotransport's new D.C.3 " Gladan " (the kite). The machine operates the Stockholm-Amsterdam route, and among its first passengers were twelve members of the French Red Cross, en route for Finland.
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