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1946
1946 - 0527.PDF
MARCH I4TH, I94O FLIGHT 209 CIVIL AVIATION NEWS * ORDER FOR WAYFARERS A NUMBER of Bristol Wayfarer aircraft have been orderedfrom the Bristol Aeroplane Co. by Channel Islands Air- ways. They are to be operated from Croydon and Southamp-ton to Jersey and Guernsey, and it is hoped that some of them may be in service for the summer holiday season. Deliveriesare expected to begin in May. TUDOR II TRIAL THE Avro Tudor II took the air for the first time last Sun-day, when it made its first test flight from Woodford airfield, near Manchester. The pilot was Mr. S. A. ("Bill")Thorn, chief test pilot to Messrs. A. V. Roe and Co. Seventy-nine of these aircraft have been ordered for useby the Ministry of Civil Aviation. This figure was given in • the House of Commons on January 24th, by Mr. Ivor Thomas,the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry. SIR WILLIAM HILDRED HONOURED S IR WILLIAM HILDRED, the Director-General of CivilAviation, has beejfi appointed a Grand Officer in the Order' of Oranje Nassau by H.M. the Queen of the Netherlands, inrecognition of support and services rendered to K.L.M. Royal Dutch Airlines during the war. Trie award was announcedby the Netherlands Minister in London, Baron Bentinck van Schoonheten, at a luncheon in London on March 4th to cele-brate the reopening of the K.L.M. London-Amsterdam service. CONSTELLATION DELIVERIES DELIVERY of the first of B.O.A.C.'s five Lockheed Con-stellations can be expected next month, and the other four in May, according to a statement made in Washingtonlast week-end by Mr. Peter Masefield, the British Civil Air Attache. He said that B.O.A.C. would obtain delivery of theirConstellations before many other customers who were waiting for them, and that a regular service between London and NewYork should be possible by mid-July, using these machines. NORTHERN CHARTER T^IJE Lancashire Aircraft Corporation, whose first charter•*• flight was run from Squire's Gate a short while ago, was engaged, during the war, in the repair of Beaufighters. Thecompany, as already "announced in Flight of January 31st and March 7th, has now turned its attention to charter and air taxiwork, using three D.H. Rapides. In addition, it is hoped soon to obtain three Percival Proctors. For the moment, the oper-ating bases are Stanley Park—with the prospect of a move shortly to Squire's Gate—and Samlesbury, Preston. EUROPEAN NETWORK B.O.A.C. have now introduced additional European servicesas an extension to the existing network. The new services are to Oslo, to Copenhagen, and to Athens. The Athensservice visits Marseilles and makes a-night-stop at Rome en route in each direction. Six teen-sea ter Dakotas are being used,half the seats being taken up by non-priority passengers. ' The European Division of B.O.A.C. will be moving intotheir new Headquarters at Northolt within the next week or two and will be able to contiol their services "on the spot."The following list shows the European scheduled services and the latest details of fares and frequencies:— Destination Paris Amsterdam .. Brussels Stockholm MadridGibraltar Lisbon Copenhagen OsloMarseilles Rome Athens No. of Priority Seats < 1 8 8 9 8 S 8 8 8 8 8 No. of Commercial Seats 87 8 8 8 8 5 8 8 8 8 8 Frequency in each direction 2 daily > 1 , (2 2 6 we 2 1 5 4 3 ekly 1 1 weekly j Single Fare £ s. ^ 7 10 8 10 6 0 30 0 28 542 0 36 0 22 10 21 015 0 27 0 43 10 RESTRICTIONS REMOVED TTHE wartime system of passenger-briefing lias, at last,-*- ceased, and passengers travelling by B.O.A.C. aircraft are now to be given all the flight information which they requireat the travel agency at which they book their passage. In tin- past it has been customary for B.O.A.C. passengers to travelto London some days in advance of their air journey for a brief- ing at Terminal House, an arrangement necessitated by theneed for security and the frequent changes of regulations in wartime. The new system provides a welcome relief from theserestrictions. Another relief from restriction is that B.O.A.C. aircraftflying on the European services are now bearing civil mark- ings, and are being operated by crews wearing b.O.A.C. uni-forms. The same aircraft are, however, in use. REDUCED FARESA REDUCTION in fares across the North Atlantic has beenagreed in New York by representatives of France, the Netherlands, the Scandinavian countries, the U.K., and theU.S.A., who are attending the North Atlantic conference of the International Air Transport Association. The reductions,which represent a successful beginning of international regula- tion of fares and air service frequencies, are as follows: — Old Rate New RateNew York to:— £ s. £ s. London 93 15 90 oShannon 83 10 79 15 Amsterdam 99 T;5 98 10Copenhagen 116 5 ' 109 o Oslo 117 10 113 15Stockholm 123 15 113 r5 Lisbon .... 97 10 93 15 LANCASTRIAN RECORDT HE fastest Britain to New Zealand trip was made lastweek by a R.A.F Transport Command Lancastrian, which took off from Northolt on March 6th and landed at OhakeaAirport, 100 miles north of Wellington, 62 hr 5 min later. The actual flying time was 55 hr 15 min. The flight was a specialtraining flight and the aircraft carried two complete crews, one crew flying the aircraft while the other crew rested. The Lancastrian flew from Northolt to Shaibah, at the headof the Persian Gulf, non-stop in 13 hr 35 min, a distance of 2,990 miles by the direct R.A.F. route. After a stop of1 hr 57 min, it took oil on the next stage from Shaibah to Negombo, Ceylon (2,580 miles) taking 11 hr 57 min. Afteranother short step it flew on to the Cocos Islands (1,770 miles), refuelled, and then carried on to Guildford, near Perth(1,835 miles). Up to that point it had completed the journey from Britain to Australia in 41 hr 45 min.The aircraft .carried three copies of the previous week's issue of Flight, which were delivered, one to the High Commis-sioner, one to the " New Zealand Herald," and one to the New Zealand Press Association. PACIFIC AFFAIRSM ANY rumours have arisen as a result of the conference inWellington, New Zealand, at which Lord Winster and Viscount Knollys were present, and at which South Pacificairline operations were discussed. On his return from the con- ference, Mr. Arthur Drakeford, the Australian Minister for Airand Civil Aviation, said that a Pacific air service was likely to begin this year as soon as various details, including reciprocallanding rights, had been settled. ' From various message? received, it ?eems that there is tobe a South Pacific Air Transport Council which will study all . aspects of South Pacific 10ut.es and operations. The councilwill include reresentatives of Australia, New Zealand and the U.K. and will have a permanent secretariat in Australia.Apparently, the conference recommended the establishment of a corporation, to be called "British Commonwealth PacificAir Lines." This corporation will operate a joint British,- Australian and New Zealand airline between Sydney and Van-couver, and Auckland and Vancouver, in parallel with a Trans-Canada Air Line's Service. The route is expected to beSydney, Fiji, Canton Island, Honolulu, San Francisco, Van- couver. Australian National Airways will run a service be-tween Australia and Vancouver in the meantime. Lord Winster is making calls at Surabaya, Rangoon, Singa-pore, Calcutta and Cario on his way home, and it is unlikely that any official statement will be issued before he reachesEngland
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