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1947
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JULY 3IST, I947 Civil Aviation News FLIGHT flights over the Northolt and London area, and were doingbrisk business on the opening day. The enclosure will be open from Mondays to Fridays from1400 to 2100 hr, and on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holi- days from 1100 to 2100 hr. The attraction of the public,en-closure at airports is evident from the June figures for London Airport, when 52,606 visitors paid to enter the enclosure, andthe total revenue received during the month, including the levy on motor cars, was jnore than -£900. This does not include anycharge for refreshments. The enclosure at London Airport has been extended to four times its original size. BREVITIES Swissair have ordered four Convair 240s and are expectingdelivery in the spring of 1948. This type will replace the Dakotas now being used by the company.* * # Czechoslovak Airlines, in co-operation with J.A.T. YugoslavAirlines, on July 21st opened up the route between Prague and Zadar. The service will be run four times a week throughBratislava and Zagreb. Operating twenty-four round trips to Europe each week, A.O.A. carried, during a recent week of operations, 1,556 pas- sengers representing 97 per cent of capacity. * * * During the first half of 1947 the Scandinavian AirlinesSystem have flown 245 flights between the U.S.A. and Scan- dinavia. Of, these, 101 schedules arrived on time or withinone hour of the published timetable. Over the South Atlantic route 26 of the 44 flights- were completed within two hoursof the scheduled time. » * • Mr. A. W. Coles, chairman of British Commonweath PacificAirlines, stated recently that the company intended to take over, in April next year, the Pacific services at present runby Australian National Airways. * * # The first Atlantic crossing by a Canadian-built Anson V hasjust been made. The aircraft, which is on a demonstration flight, landed at Sola Airport, Norway, after flying fromMontreal through Goose Bay, Greenland and Iceland. * * * The G.C.A. equipment installed at Gander by Pan AmericanAirways is to remain under a renewed contract until July 30th, 1948. P.A.W.A. operates the equipment and other airlinespay for the service. Since operations started in December last year 11,000 bad weather let-downs have been made. * * * Air Vice-Marshal R. P. Willock has relinquished his appoint-ment as Civil Air Attache in Washington. The Air Vice- Marshal had continued in the appointment at the request ofthe Minister of Civil Aviation, for an extension of six months and is now returning to take up fresh duties in this country.The selection of his successor will be made in due course. * • * Holland and South Africa have signed an agreement forthe operation of services by South African airlines on routes to Dutch territory and Dutch airlines to operate from Hollandto_Johannesburg, through North and Central Africa, and i-een the Dutch East Indies and Johannesburg.* # # Mr. Willis G. Lipscomb has been elected vice-president— traffic and sales-—for Pan American Airways in succession to Mr. V. E. Chenea, who resigned recently for reasons of ill- health Mr. Lipscomb has been general traffic manager of American Airlines since 1942. Pan American Airways started on July 24th a service from London to Damascus. The new service, which originates in New York, is in addition to the twice-weekly run to Calcutta. Agreement has been reached between the Greek Govern-ment and International Aeradio whereby the telcommunica- tions and flying control equipment and the personnel atAraxos and Heiaklion are to be temporarily taken over, oper- ated and maintained, under joint British and American man-agement. Trans-World Airlines will act with International Aeradio as joint agents to the Gieek government. A recent Notice to Airmen drew the attention of candidatesfor civil aircraft navigators' licences to the new regulation that 76 per cent in each subject except signalling was compul- FOR AIR MAPPING : A William.on Eagh IX air camtra installed in place of the starboard front seat of a Hunting Aerosurvsy Proctor III. The remote control, exposure indicator and overlap timing device is on ths cabin wsll next to the door jamb. sory, in order to obtain a pass. The system whereby a candi- date was required to obtain a minimum of 60 per cent in each subject, with an overall aggregate of 70 per cent, is not now in force. # * # Traffic between London and the Continent on B.E.A. routeshas increased during the last three months. In April 8,691 passengers were carried; in May 12,030; and in June 14,624.635 services were operated in April, 769 in May and last month, 863. During this period only one route has been opened up,which has increased the mileage by nearly 500 miles. * * * The Republic of Panama is developing an airport at Tocu-men, fifteen miles outside the city. It is understood that the wind is from the direction either N.N.E. or S.S.W. for aboutnine-tenths of the time, and only a single runway is considered necessary. The plan is to lay a concrete runway 200 ft wideand about 2,500 yd long. Fog is almost unknown in the area. • • • Air France announce that the Latecoere 631 will go into service on the route to the West Indies for which three have been ordered. On July 25th an initial flight started from Bordeaux, calling at Port Etienne and flying on to Fort de France, Antilles. On the schedule the journey from Paris to Bordeaux is to be made by train and takes six hours. The rest of the journey is to be completed in just over twenty-four hours. • * • Lord Nathan recently stated that Fairwood Common, before Llandow, would be developed as an airport for Continental air services. Since that announcement the Minister has reviewed previous parliamentary statements in relation to Llandow, and in view of firm promises he has been compelled to reaffirm the previous decision that Llandow would be given precedence in development. * # *The airways terminal at Manchester is already proving inadequate for the amount of passenger traffic passing through.The office and reception accommodation for B.E.A., Air France and K.L.M. is so limited that K L.M. are opening newoffices in Deansgate. Passengers for the Dutch company will, however, s.till be required to book in at the terminal. Scot-tish Airlines h_ive taken an office in the entrance hall 0 the Grand Hotel.
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