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346 FLIGHT MARCH 29TH, 1945 THE CAPETOWN CONFERENCE world, not only from north to south, but also from east to west. He stressed that the conference decisions were only recommendations which would have to be approved by the respective governments. Later, Portugal "and Belgium would also be approached with a view to the co-operation of the Congo, Mozambique and Angola. He also stressed that there had not been the slightest disagreement among the delegates. The conference has also decided to establish a Southern African Air Transport Council which will operate in con- junction with the larger commonwealth Air Transport Council recently formed in London. Each territory repre- sented at the Capetown Conference should be represented by a member on the Southern African Council, Northern and Southern Rhodesia, Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda and Zanzibar should each count as single units in this respect. There will be a complete partnership, short of amalgama- tion between the B.O.A.C. and the Union Airways. Members of the councils' secretariat would meet alter- natively in the Union, Rhodesia and East Africa. The Minister of Transport announced that foreign aircraft will have to land at Johannesburg only. Arrangements are being made with the U.S. and there is a chance that South African aircraft may be able to go to New York at some later date. A weekly service is under consideration. CIVIL AVIATION NEWS COURIER TRAFFIC AN agreement has been reached between the Swedish andAmerican Governments on mutual courier air traffic between the two countries pending the opening of regular com- mercial air traffic. NEW YORK PLANSr HE recognition ot New York as a starting point for air services to the Far East is urged by the Port ot New York Authority. Post-war services starting from New York, it is claimed, should use the direct route via Winnipeg, Edmonton, Alaska to Tokyo, from where they would branch off to Hong-Kong and Manila UP IN ARMS '"PEMPERS are running high in the States, where a contro- -1- versy is raging on what should be the future policy of overseas air routes operations. Some domestic operators are trying to break the monopoly at present enjoyed by Pan-American World Airways by asking for licences to operate overseas services. Pan-American retaliated by applying to the C.A.B. for per- mission to operate non-stop services over eight internal trunk routes. No attempt is made to hide that this would present existing operators with serious competition. Pan-American propose to cut flying time by half by using huge 204-passenger clippers, with fares substantially reduced. The trip from New York to Miami, for instance, would take only 3 hours. - From Nevada comes the voice of Senator McCarran urging the establishment of a single airline to operate all overseas routes. The " biggest of all," this company should be based on the participation of all domestic operators, have a 50 million dollars capital and an unlimited backing of the State Depart- ment, says the Senator. MEETINGS MEETINGS have taken place recently between Sir HaroldHartley, vice-president of the L.M.S., Mr. John Elliott, of the Southern Railway; and independent airline operators, in connection with the Government's proposed civil aviation plans. The meetings followed upon a suggestion by Lord Swinton, Minister for Civil Aviation, after he met the independent com- panies. • Although nothing has been revealed of what took place at these meetings, it is known that not all independent operators participated. "So far only the more powerful of the indepen- dent operators have been approached, hoping that they will give away and so weaken our case," said the Hon. Mrs. Victor Bruce, of Air Dispatch. And somewhat dramatically she com- mented: "It is tantamount to going around with a cheque book and a hammer. I shall fight for our rights and indepen- dence to the end." AIR CAR FERRY NO longer will air passengers to the Isle of Wight have toleave their cars behind in their garages. A post-war scheme outlined by Mr. L. M. J. Balfour, managing director of Portsmouth Aviation, provides for an air car ferry between Portsmouth and Ryde, operated with Bristol freighters. Charges are not likely to be higher than those on the steamer ferry. As recorded in Flight, March 22nd, Portsmouth Aviatipa, Ltd., have formed a company in partnership with Railway companies for the development of Isle of Wight services. The company is to be known as the Isle of Wight Airways, and will operate services to th& island from Portsmouth, Southampton, Bournemouth, Shoreham, and from a point in the Bognor- / Littlehampton-Chichester area. / m± COSTA RICA SIGNS HPHE U.S. State Department announced that Don Francisco -«- de P. Gutierrez, Ambassador of Costa Rica, on March 10th signed the following agreements concluded at the International Civil Aviation Conference in Chicago on December 7th, 1944: Interim Agreement on International Civil • Aviation; Conven- tion on I.C.A., International Air Services Transit Agreement (two freedoms) ; International Air Transport Agreement (five freedoms). j Including the signature of the Costa Rican Ambassador, 42 countries have signed the Interim Agreement, 40 countries the Convention, 34 countries the Transit Agreement^and 22 countries the Transport Agreement. EIRE'S EXPENDITURE DURING the coming year the Eire GQV«ntttiJh"t proposes toincrease considerably the arpowHt spent oafthe DiifoKn "*' port. According to the PjaMfc Service EsMimtejust been issued in DubHn, the followina»wjfct|feff\iave been^ made for constructional worMf inclujLdtt«fintenance andfurnishing of buHILings, at Ij^»jd^cajW|Png 1045-46. Last year's " ••-*•» • ** . •<**.*** m Shannon Airport Shanijbff Airport (Rineanna); is a tokafrvote of £"io for " other ergency bases." ,000, against £1,500 in 1944-45, is ko be voted n to owners 01..loads' acquired ijr connection Dublin (Foynes), £"320,000 airports a: A sum df for compe&g; with Aer Rianta—the national air transport company—is to receive £"19,000 by way of a subsidy, compared with £32,500- last year. The same company will also receive £"13,100 (/JO,800 in 1944-45) for the management of the Dublin Airport on behalf of the Department of Industry and Commerce. THE SHARE OF SHIPPING A FEW more hints on the future participation of shipping inair transport were given by Lord Swinton in Capetown. Supplementing, as it were, the plan outlined in the White Paper, he said that shipping air lines would form subsidiary companies to look after the flying side of their activities. The directors of these companies would have to be approved by the British Minister of Civil Aviation. Referring to air services between South Africa and the United Kingdom, the Minister said that the Union Castle and some other lines might join the B.O.A.C. as junior partners, should they so desire. On the Atlantic, Far Eastern, and other routes shipping lines could likewise join in air transport operations on the same basis, but their share in such services he foresaw as not more than 25 per cent. This is not meant to be a fixed proportion, and may vary on the different routes. Only liner companies maintaining regular sea services would be allowed to participate in the air services. Tramp ship owners would not be eligible.
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