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1947
1947 - 0686.PDF
4<x> FLIGHT MAY IST, 1947 CIVIL AVIATION NEWS weather. Aerodrome Commandants are considering the scheme and will submit their proposals to the Ministry. CROYDON TRAFFIC OFFICE THE British Charter Association are opening to-day an officeat Croydon for the purpose of handling traffic for charter companies of all nationalities, not based at Croydon, and forany club or private owners who might wish to avail themselves of the facilities offered. The functions of the office will include clearance and docu-mentation for aircraft, passengers and crews leaving and enter- ing the country through Customs, immigration and otherofficial controls. It is intended also that "the office may be used as a rendezvous for passengers passing through Croydonand to give assistance in providing ground transport for pas- sengers, or servicing, refuelling, and arranging technical in-spections of aircraft. A scale of charges has been drawn up for the normal inward and outward clearance of passengers,baggage and aircraft through the usual controls, and the prepa- ration of all the necessary documents. Other charges such asthe cost of surface transport will naturally have to be paid for separately. Any cargo or baggage that requires forwardingwill be passed on to suitable agents. The office, in Room 55, is on the telephone at Croydoa 7744. BELGIAN AIR BOOKING CENTRE REGENT STREET is rapidly becoming the Cockspur Streetof civil air transport, the latest newcomer being Sabena, the Belgian air line, at No. 205. A 6mall but pleasantlydecorated booking office has been erected on the ground floor, and the company have taken offices on other floors in thesame building for administrative purposes. The fifth floor has been offered to the Skal Club for use as a social centre. Theclub is an international organization fpr those in the travel business, and has establishments in most capitals throughoutthe world. There was a large gathering at the opening of the bookingoffice on April 22nd, amongst whom were the Belgian Ambas- sador and Viscountess Obert de Theusies, Lord and LadyNathan, the chairmen and managing directors of the British Corporations and their wives; the United Kingdom representa-tives of most of the foreign airlines were also present. Mr. Paul Stouffs, the Sabena representative for the U.K. andIreland, has been over here since September, 1944. After enforced inaction during the German occupation the GENEVA VISTA : The airport at Geneva, with the town in the back-ground, seen from the North. Buildings under construction can be seen just under the B.E.A.C. Viking's wing.tip and adjacent to them thepartly finished apron. first task of Sabena was to re-establish connections withBelgium and the Congo. American aircraft were purchased and there are now four weekly nights from Bussels to Leopold-ville, and one each week to Johannesburg. In addition to connections between Brussels and most of the Europeancapitals there is a service twice a week to Cairo and once to New York. A.R.B. AND DE-ICING INSTALLATIONS ~M"EARLY three years ago the Air Registration Board pro--*-^l duced operational requirements for certain de-icing installations. The requirements were based upon the bestinformation at the disposal of the Board at that time. Recent experience with the Viking and subsequent experiments withother aircraft have shown, however, that although existing methods are moderately efficient they cannot be relied upon insevere icing conditions. It is generally accepted that the thermal system is the most efficient, but as such a systemcannot be fitted retrospectively the Board is anxious to reyidp, the requirements for the other methods, which will naturallyremain in operation for some time to come. A Notice to Airmen has consequently been issued warningoperators of all aircraft other than the Viking, which is now considered efficiently protected, of the limited measure of pro-tection afforded with fluid systems embodying porous over- shoes or porous metal elements, and with systems employingpulsating overshoes. Discretion is necessary when flying in icing conditions, in view of the inadequacy of these systems.After further tests the A.R.B. will probably require the flow of de-icing fluid to be increased on fluid systems, but aircraftfitted with the straightforward pulsating overshoe system present a greater problem. COLONIAL CIVIL AIR SERVICE HPHE Colonial Civil Aviation Conference concluded its clis-•*• cussions on April 23rd. A valuable opportunity has been provided for discussion between representatives of the UnitedKingdom and the Colonial Governments /of the development of Empire air communications. Plans for the operation by the British Corporations of trunkservices to arid through the Colonial areas were discussed, and the integration of those services with the local and regionalair services, with particular reference to the development of feeder traffic and the avoidance of uneconomic competition.With special emphasis on safety and the avoidance of unecon- omic competition, the policy to be adopted for the regulationof charter and private flying was also examined. The confer- ence recommended the appointment of a committee whichshould meet as soon as possible to consider what further legis- lative position, if any, was necessary to control theoperation in the Colonies of both scheduled and non-scheduled air services and to draft model regu-lations for the guidance of Colonial Governments. A colonial civil aviation service on the samegeneral lines as other unified colonial services was considered to be necessary for the maintenance ofthe ground organization on the routes, and the establishment of an advisory board was suggestedto simplify the recruiting and training of personnel to the uniform high standards required for safety,regularity and economy of air services. It was also agreed to recommend that a colonial meteorologicalservice should be organized on a regional basis, having an advisory board in London to give advice*on the facilities which would be required in e;i;«ii regional area, and also on the recruiting and train-ing of staff. It was appreciated that in some areas the services would be organized and controlled bythe Air Ministry. Agreement was reached on certain principleswhich might be followed in the sharing between the U.K. and the Colonial Governments of thecost of necessary ground facilities. There was also discussion of the charges to be made for landingsat colonial airports and of the general subject of the economics of airport administration. The dele-gates later visited London Airport, R.A.E. at Farnborough, and saw displays of several types ofBritish aircraft, radio and radar equipment. M.C.A. APPOINTMENT IN CAIRO A IR COMMODORE MANN recently returned to•f*- the United Kingdom to take charge of all overseas developments in the, Telecommunication?Directorate of the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Mr. G. D. Deuchars has been appointed the U.K. civi!aviation telecommunications representative in
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