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1946
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168 FLIGHT AUGUST 15TH, 1946 CIVIL AVIATI New Official Appointments: I.N.A. Viking Christened: London Airport Progressing NEW APPOINTMENTS IN THE CORPORATIONS QEVERAL new appointments have beenO made to the Boards of the new Cor- porations which will introduce experienceof a wide nature. The most interesting appointment is that of Mr. WhitneyStraight as Deputy-Chairman of the B.E.A. Corporation. Mr. Straight was a leadingpersonality in civil aviation before the war, Hiid that, together with his experience in ^the K.A.F., should equip him well for his new task. CENTREPIECE The other appointments combine experi-ence in pre-war-airline operation, Air Trans- port Auxiliary, trade unions, and the commercial world—allvery necessary in these large undertakings which, it is the Minister's desire, will eventually be self-supporting.The board of British European Airways Corporation now consists of Sir Harold Hartley (chairman), Mr. WhitneyStraight (deputy chairman), Mr. Gerard d'Erlanger, Mr. I. J. Hayward and Wing Cdr. A. H. Measures. That of BritishSouth American Airways Corporation consists of Mr. John Booth (chairman), Mr J. Stephenson (deputy chairman), AirVice-Marshal D. C. T. Bennett, Sir Edwin N. Plowden and Mr. Gerald MacTier Sheppard. ^REORGANIZATION IN THE MINISTRY THE organization of the Ministry of Civil Aviation has beenpartially re-cast, involving the creation of several new posts. Lord Wmster is to have Air Chief Marshal Sir FrederickBowhill to advise him on all aspects of civil aviation, and he will be known as the Chief Aeronautical Advisor. Sir FrederickBowhill will be remembered as the first Commander-in-Chief of R.A.F. Transport .Command, and subsequently as the Britishrepresentative to P.I.t.A.O. The Accidents Branch is to go over from the Air Ministry to the Ministry of Civil Aviationand will cover the requirements of the Admiralty, the Air Ministry, the War Office and the Ministry of Supply. Thespeed of investigating accidents is to be increased, and it is tut Minister's intention that the findings shall be made avail-able to the public with as little delay as possible. Mr. Peter Masefield, the first Civil Air Attache in Wash-ington, has been made the head of a long-range planning division in the Ministry to co-ordinate all plans for the considera-tion of the Minister. \ Chief Information Officer is lo be appointed, who will apparently be the opposite number to theChief Public Relations Officer, Sir Philip Joubert, in the Air Ministry. In order to co-ordinate the^work of the Common-wealth Air Transport Council, the Civil Aviation Navigation Ground Organization and the Commonwealth and EmpireRadio for Civil Aviation Organization, an International Con- ference Secretariat has been formed. It is expected that thisSecretariat will eventually become a Commonwealth body sup- ported by the United Kingdom and the other Governmentsconcerned. GAINING PUBLIC CONFIDENCE THE Chairman of B.O.A.C, Lord Knollys, at a Press con-ference on August Cth, speaking on the subject Df the recent Constellation crisis and the subsequent modifications,made a point which the travelling public and the critics of aviation would do well to remember. The decision, he said,far from being an indication of the unreliability of aircraft, was a .demonstration of the thoroughness of the organization whoseduty it was to watch the public's interests, and to ensure safety in commercial flying. He expressed his satisfaction tha-t the services under the con-trol of B.O.A.C. were gradually Jaut very effectively becoming " commercialised." Although the process was slow, the reduc- : A B.O.A.C. York is seen framed by Aerovan, M.28, and Way-farer at Heathrow. tions in passenger fares, freight rates, and the increased bag-gage allowances., with increased frequencies of the services, were making flying easier and more attractive to the public. Without any direct reference to the recent House of Lords'proposal for creating a Scottish Corporation, the Chairman might have partially satisfied the Scots' desire for greaterrecognition. He repeated the previously made promise that, when the Constellation trans-Atlantic frequency had reachedfour a week,-one aircraft would call at Prestwick in both direc- tions, and that when the frequency was one every day, twoaircraft would call there. Much of B.O.A.C.'s snecess and the progress made during thelast year was due, he said, to the high standard of efficiency and morale of the staff, especially in some of the very remote bases.Machinery was in existence for discussing problems relating to all categories of employees of the Corporation. Referring to the gap which existed, owing to wartime agree-ments, between the end of the war and the advent of the first British transport aircraft for trans-Atlantic service, LordKnollys expressed his confidence in the British aircraft that will be available in several years' time and which will carry-on theAtlantic service in the future. The gap which exists would be filled by Constellations and, of course, the Tudor I, which heregarded as a test-bed for British aircraft. There is much to be learnt about flying aircraft across the Atlantic on an eco-nomic basis, and, in Lord Knollys' opinion, the Tudor I might be regarded as Britain's first experimental aircraft for thisroute. J THE CHARTER ASSOCIATION TN Flight of July nth we gave some preliminary informationJ- about the new British Air Charter Association. This has been formed to provide a. central organization for general co-operation and for the protection of the interest^ of the different charter companies. The Association has now obtained a tem-porary address at 32, Savile Row, London, W.i, and the Secretary is Mr. H. R. Gillman, who, until the end of lastyear, was'Secretary of the S.B.A.C. FIRST OF SIX N Thursday of last week, with due ceremonial, the first of the six Hercules-engined Vickers Vikings ordered by *;••Indian National Airways was named Jumna and officially sen''* on its way to New Delhi. The christening was accurately andhappily performed by Lady Runganadhan, the wife of the High Commissioner for India, After luncheon—remarkably well organized and staged, inmarquees on the very grass of the soon-to-be-defunct Heston, by Airwork, who are I.N.A.'s European agents—Mr. A. F. T.Cambridge, speaking for I.N.A., gave a brief history of the company and explained why and when the Vikings wereordered. These Vikings, which are of the new long-fuselage type and28 inches greater in overall length, are 24-seaters with a some- what unusual seating layout. 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