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1946
1946 - 0422.PDF
22O FLIGHT FEBRUARY 28TH, 1946 CIVIL AVIATION Approved Air Routes Services Proposed at Bermuda for the U.K. and U.S.A. TIE full terms of the Bermuda Agreements betweenthis country and America have now been madeknown. Amongst the more detailed information dis- closed is a complete list of the proposed routes over whichthe two countries may operate. This forms part of an annex to the bilateral agreement. As explained in lastweek's issue of Flight, some of these routes are already in operation, and others may not begin to operate for somewhile yet. However, their extent may be judged from the accompanying table, which sets out all seven of theroutes to be served by U.K. airlines. The annex to the agreement explains that, for the pur-pose of operating air services on these routes, the U.K. airline operator designated may be accorded the use ofany airport, whicn is for international air services, at each of the places specified. The airline will also have the use ofthe airport's ancillary facilities, full rights of transit, of stops for non-traffic purposes, and of commercial entry anddeparture for international traffic in passengers, cargo and mail. Naturally ail this is subject to compliance with theremainder of the annex and the agreements, which, it will be remembered, cover such points as the regulation ofrates, the change-over from large to smaller aircraft at key points, the right to carry "fifth freedom" traffic, and thegeneral principles agreed between the two delegations. Choice of Routes Aircraft can leave any of the departure points listed inthe accompanying table, tor any of the destinations shown in the third column of the table. On the way to thatdestination, the aircraft can make calls at any one or more of the intermediate stops mentioned in the second column.In addition, if it is desired, the aircraft can continue beyond its destination in U.S. territory to any of the points shownin the fourth column of the table. Changes of the route taken by one country's aircraft in the other country's terri-tory will be made only after consultation and agreement between both countries. Compared with the seven air routes proposed for theU.K., thirteen are shown for the United States. The same conditions apply to both countries, hut the U.S. routeslisted are on a more world-wide scale than ours. This is to be expected, for whereas our routes to Europe, to Africaand to the East do not touch American territory, American routes to these places obviously do touch British territoryfrom time to time. Thus, the U.S. Route 1 leaves from a number of alternative starting points in America for Londonor Prestwick, and thence, for a variety of points in Europe ; Route 2 is similar, but continues on across Turkey, Iraqand Iran, to India ; Routes 3 and 4 run to Lydda in Pales- tine, continuing on through Iraq and the Persian Gulf toIndia and the Fai East: and so on. Other routes cross the ROUTES TO BE SERVED BY U.K. AIRLINES (In both directions : stops for non-traffic purposes omitted) Departure point Route No. 1 London... Route No. 2 London, Prest- wick Route No. J London, Prest- wick Route No. 4 Bermuda Route No. 5 Trinidad,BritishGuiana, Jamaica, British ^ Honduras Route No. i Nassau, Cat Cay Route No. 7 Singapore, Hongkong Intermediate points Shannon, Iceland, Azores, Bermuda, Gander, Mon- treal Shannon, Iceland, Azores, Bermuda, Gander, Montreal • Tobago. Barbados,Grenada, St. Vin- cent, St. Lucia, Antigua, St. Kitts, St. Thomas, San Juan, Ciudad, Trujillo, Port au Prince, Jamaica, Cuba, Nassau, Bermuda Manila, Guam, Wake, Midway, Honolulu Destination in U.S. territory "New York New York, Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore,Boston New York Baltimore, Washington, New York Miami Miami, Palm Beach San Francisco Points beyond this destination San Francisco, Honolulu, Mid- tway, Wake, f Guam, Manila, Hongkong,Singapore. (a) New Orleans and Mexico City. (b) Cuba, Jamaica, Panama, points in Colombia and Ecuador, Lima, Santiago. Montreal. Atlantic to West Africa, North Africa and to South Africa,and also cross the Pacific to China, Burma, Singapore and India. In addition, there are the more local U.S. servicesto the West Indies and South America. All have stopping points in British territory. So far as both countries are concerned, many of the pro-posed routes are far from settled in detail, and so provision is made for the aeronautical authority of one country togive notice to the other country of the final pattern of ser-4 vices on certain of the routes which are listed in the ami ex .-'J PACIFIC AFFAIRS PAIS American Airways have arranged to reopen theirSan Franc isco-New Zealand service. In addition, the com- pany has intentions oi opening a 30-hour trans-Pacific servicebetween Sydney and San Francisco, running once a week to begin with, but later increasing to three services per week,using Lockheed Constellations. Apparently, however, no definite arrangement is possible until the Australian and U.S.Government0 reach an agreement on reciprocal landing rights. It is also reported that the Australian Government stronglyfavours the inauguration of three trans-Pacific flying boat services, two 01 them to be British, and wants to see thesePacific links set up before the Pan American rout* comes into operation. The resumption of the Australia to Britain flying-boat service is also favoured. No doubt, these matters will all be discussed in Australia,between Mr. Arthur Drakeford, the Australian Air Minister, and Viscount Knollys, chairman of B.O.A.C. The latter leftEngland last week, on a visit to Australia, and will also be calling at Singapore, Hongkong and Rangoon during his tour.Meantime, Lord "Winster, the Minister of Civil Aviation, left England on February 21st, for New Zealand, at the in-vitation of the New Zealand Government, in order to attend a civil aviation conference there. He was accompanied bythe Deputy Director-General of Civil Aviation and by repre- sentatives of the Dominions Office and of the Ministry ofSupply and Aircraft Production. Questions affecting the operation of air services in the South Pacific area will bediscussed. Lord Winster will be joined, in Wellington, by Viscount Knollys. An Australian delegation led by Mr.Drakeford will attend the conference, and it is understood that the High Commissioner for Canada in New Zealand willalso be present.
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