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148 FLIGHT AUGUST 7TH, 1947 Civil Aviation News Swedish government monopoly. The Danish government hold]/ per cent of the shares in D.D.L., and the Norwegian govern- mtMit hold 20 per cent of the shares in D.N.L. Both of these BREVITIES companies each own two-sevenths of the Scandinavian AirlinesSystem, and thus form a majority group. Continued Scan- dinavian co-operation would thus seem to be out of thequestion if S.I.L.A. were nationalized unless the Swedish government were prepared to allow the other two countriesinfluence over inter-Continental air traffic. B.O.A.C.. has introduced a cash on delivery system for airfreight, operative where either the consignor or consignee is within the sterling area. The Corporation will collect the costof goods, and also air freight charges if desired, and the facility will be available to all destinations on B.O.A.C. routes withthe following exceptions: Sicily, Egypt, Sudan, Iran, Siam, Dutch East Indies and Australasia. * • « The weather .information broadcast by the London sub-area,L.A.C.C. Uxbridge and O.A.C. Gloucester, is not being used as extensively as it might be. Weather reports are beingrequested from Area Control Uxbridge, and serious congestion on the A.T.C. communication frequencies is being experienced.The overloading is liable to create a danger to aircraft within the Flight Information Region, and pilots have been requestedto use the routine broadcast whenever possible, * * * Further to the announcement that the Minister of CivilAviation had decided to develop Llandow airfield before Fair- wood Common as the airport for Cardiff, Lord Nathan hasnow made it clear that he is willing to consider authoritative representation for a change of the priority, and has invitedthe Welsh Advisory Council for Civil Aviation to consider the question and submit an opinion to him. Deccan Airways have carried between July ist, 1946, andMay ist, 1947, 11,787 passengers, 114,332 lb of freight, in- cluding newspapers, and 14,892 lb of mail. The company hasestablished direct air connections between the North and South of India, and newspapers and mails are delivered daily to Delhiand Madras. < * * * Pan American Airways' Clippers carried, during June, a tot;i]of 4,748 passengers over the two routes to Honolulu. Frte: San Francisco 1,281 and from Los Angeles 1,024 passengerstravelled to Hawaii. Inbound from Honolulu, 1,420 passengers flew to San Francisco, and 1,023 to Los Angeles. # * * Quantity discounts are to be applied to charges for thecarriage of freight weighing 100 lb (45 kg) or more on B.O.A.C. services between the U.K., Ireland, Newfoundland and NewYork. The rates per kilogramme (2.2 lb) will be 4s 5d less on the London-New York service. » * » Landing fees at airports controlled by the Australian CivilAviation Department became effective at the beginning of this month, and the government airline, T.A.A., will be requiredto pay the same rate as private airlines. FROM THE til IIS Eleven privately-owned aircraft from the WolverhamptonAero Club carried a contingent of twenty-five club members to the Deauville Rally. The W.A.C. claims to have thelargest number of private-owner club members of any club in the country, and is nearly always well to the fore in attendingaerifil rallies nnd club events. * * * The Keading Aero Club, which re-started operations onJuly 1st, is reporting a steady increase in its membership. The reduced rate of only 5s for temporary flying members isattracting a number of R.A.F. officers who are anxious to do a little private flying and enjoy the amenities of the club.Incidentally all the membership fees have lately been reduced, the entrance fee and annual subscription for flying membersnow being £1 is instead of /2 2s as previously announced. * ~ * * To assist young men and women who are anxious to learnto fly, the Portsmouth Aero Club, in conjunction with the Portsmouth Branch of the Air League of the British Empire,have inaugurated a flying scholarship scheme. Local support for the- scheme is very encouraging, and a general fund hasl>een opened to help towards the cost of the scholarships. It is a commendable fact that, in the present absence ofanything in the nature of a Government subsidy, several of AUSTRIAN TWO-SEATER: Mr. j. H. DoWes' Hirtcnberg M.9% at Gatwick. This smalt private aircraft was originally designed with a Siemens S.A.I4A 7-cylinder radial engine of 145 h.p., but Mr. Davies, w/n is the London manager for Bristols, has had a Gipsy Major installed. the flying clubs around the country are offering flying scholar- ships for the benefit of the thousands of young people who are unable to afford the high cost of flying tuition. If youthful interest in aviation is to be maintained, every effort must be made to extend the scholarship scheme to more clubs. * • • July has been a busy month for the Derby Aero Club, andmembers have been taking advantage of the good weather and the long, fine summer evenings. W/C. Roxburgh, S/L.Porteous and F/L. Bramson flew three aircraft with a party of ten club members to the Deauville Rally which was heldfrom July I2th-i4th. The club is hoping to be well repre- sented at the Southend International Rally on August 9th,in which S/L. Porteous has entered the club's little black Chiltern for., the Southend-on-Sea Air Trophy. A successfuldance was held at the clubhouse on July 19th. * * * Flying clubs in New Zealand are pressing for a scheme,similar to one already in operation in South Africa and Australia, whereby the respective governments pay /50 forevery pilot trained to "A" licence standard and /io for each pilot who completes enough flying annually for the renewal ofhis licence. In New Zealand it is feared that unless a govern- ment subsidy is forthcoming, some of thesmaller clubs will go out of existence. At present sixty-eight out of a total ofeighty-nine machines operated by New Zealand flying clubs are Tiger Moths. * * » The Redhill Flying Club, operatingfrom Redhill airfield, Surrey, recom- menced activities at the end of last May.Membership is now standing at 145, and since the club's re-opening over 300 fly-ing hours have been logged, including live first solos. The seven finalists of theW.J.A.C. Southern Area "A" Licence scholarship were tested by Mr. J. K.Maxwell, the C.F.I, at Redhill. Plans for the formation of a B.O.A.C.staff flying club are progressing favour- ably. The preparatory committees haveheld their third meeting and Mr. John Cobley, the chairman, has reported thaihe has discussed the club prospectus with B.O.A.C.'s chief executive, who has ap-proved in principle the formation of a flying club to serve the interests of thestaff.
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