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1946
1946 - 1304.PDF
2O FLIGHT JULY 4TH, 194O CIVIL AVIATION promised a service which had a degree of regularity contraryto the provisions of the Act. Further, the fact that the names of the two companies con-cerned included either the word "airlines" or "airways" was considered by the C.A.B. to be indicative of the fact that thecompanies provided a regularly operated transport service. It is noteworthy that the C.A.B. considers that the term"non-scheduled service" has a far more restrictive meaning than the mere absence of a publicised timetable. The Boarddeclares that the irregularity of service necessary to secure exemption from full economic regulation is that which neitherdirectly nor indirectly leads the public to believe that, between given points, a reasonably certain number of flights per dayor per week, 01 flights at approximately certain times or cer- tain days, may be anticipated with a reasonable degree ofassurance . AIRPORT CAR HIRE QEVERAL car hire companies have been offered non-exclu-»J sive rights by the Ministry of Civil Aviation to operate at both, the London Airport and at Northolt. The rights willcover an experimental period only as, at present, no proper office accommodation or surfaced car parks can be made avail-able at either airport. In the case of London Airport, the experimental period will be three months., and at Northolt six.At the end of those periods it is hoped that this airport car hire service may be put out to tender. MODERNIZING MET? 'PHE wet weather on V-Day had its repercussions-»• in the House of Commons on June 19, when Air Comdre. Harvey asked the Under Secretary ofState for Air if he would take steps to see that the Meteorological Service was improved so as to avoidmisleading the public. The Under Secretary of State said that the Meteorological Service wasalready organized on a national basis, and that it was to be far larger than it was before the war,but could only be built up gradually owing to the release of war-time meteorologists and to the time taken to train scientists to fill these posts. Mr. VV. Shepherd sug- gested that the paraphernalia of this expensive and apparently unreliable service should be abandoned and that a few aged farmers with well-developed corns should be employed in its place. GOING DOWN? T AST month, the United States Civil Aeronautics BoardJ-^ announced that, lor the first month of 1946, reports filed by the twenty domestic air carriers of America indicated a netloss from operations of 1,295,490 dollars as compared with the net profit of 2,479,820 dollars for the same period last year.A detailed comparison of the figures shows that in spite of this loss in revenue, the revenue miles flown increased by akcr4L6| million, and the revenue from passenger operations wenf up «JO per cent. However, there was a disproportionate in-crease in operating expenses which, for January, 1946, amounted to almost a dollar for every revenue mile flown. For the year ending January 31, 1946, the net operatingrevenue for all domestic air lines was only 30,210,576 dollars as compared with 37,120,519 for the previous year. THE CONSTELLATIONS' CREWS A PROVISIONAL list of the pilots who will be flying theB.O.A.C. Constellations between London and New York after July 1st includes the names of twelve who have flownthe Atlantic more than a hundred times and, in some cases, more than a hundred and fifty times. Led by Capt. O. P. Jones, one of the very senior B.O.A.C.captains, the Atlantic team probably includes more concen-- trated flying experience than that available on any other in-ternational route. Capt. A. C. Loraine, for instance, took interiorellati&ns is ese ' photographs' Flight " photo- out is followein>the in the TRANSATLANTIC CABINarrangement of B.O.A.C.'s clearly demonstrated inof BANGOR II taken by grapher. The standard All the seats are fully adjustsbjeand^upper picture, the inner seats are reclining position. Armrests are fitted withconcealed ash-trays and each pair of seats has its call-button and reading light switches.(Above) The galley in the foreground, and behind it, the crews' rest compartment leadinginto the control cabin. (Right) The steward's position is immediately abaft the cabin entrance,with light and heat controls, and call-board.
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