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1947
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528 FLIGHT NOVEMBER 6TH, 1947 Civil Aviation News as against 2,784 in August, and 50,248 passengers werehandled as against 51,880. The decrease in mail was from 147,182 lb to 139,049, and in freight from 594,331 to 582,145.There were 107 less arrivals and departures by foreign aircraft on scheduled services than in August and 68 less by Britishaircraft. At London Airport there were 2,091 aircraft move- ments, carrying a total of 36,562 passengers—an increase of4,442 over August. The amount of mail carried also showed an increase by 51,154 to 488,198 1b. Freight, however,decreased from 830,127 1b to 731,476 lb. Similar slight de- creases in traffic were experienced at Renfrew, with 13,037passengers as opposed to 13,791 in August, and Belfast, with 12,009 passengers as against 14,121; but at Liverpool therewas a steep rise in the number of passengers handled from 6,132 in August to 11,750 in September. CAB SUSPENSION ORDERT HE failure of certain American charter companies to file tariffs with the Civil Aeronautics Board is regarded by the Board as contributory to unsound economic conditions among charter operators, and to destructive competition in civil air •transport. An Order has therefore been issued which auto- matically suspends the registration of all non-scheduled opera- tors using large aircraft who have not filed appropriate tariffs covering their air transport services, or who have otherwise tailed to comply with the requirements of the Civil Aeronautics Act. The Order became operative on October 18th. ZURICH AIRPORT '""PHE Zurich-Dubendorf airport at present in use will eventu- -»- ally be replaced by the Zurich-Kloten airport, which, will then become the intercontinental airport for Switzerland. The airport is situated about six miles from the centre of the city and has been planned to conform to I.C.A.O. Class B standards. There are to be three runways, each of which will be capable of future development for conversion of the airport to Class A. The land necessary for this has already been pur- chased. The runways and taxiways are to be built with concrete and strong enough for aircraft weights up to 300,000 lb. Taxi tracks will be finished in a dark colour. The apron will measure 1,160ft x 400ft and there is to be one building for the handling of passengers apd another for the handling of cargo and mail. Adequate hangar accommodation is to be provided for airline, charter and private aircraft using the airport. The instrument runway is to have S.B.A. unti J equipment can be obtained for installing the Instrument Land- ing System. This runway and the approaches are to be fitted with high intensity lighting. Construction of the airport started in 1946 and it is hoped that one runway will be in operation by the spring of next year. As soon as the airport is ready for full operation, which it is hoped will be next autumn, all air traffic will be transferred from Dubendorf. Buildings will not be completed until the end of 1949. BREVITIES Mr. Arthur R. McComb, who has been connected with avia- tion in Australia for many years, has been appointed Deputy Secretary-General of I.C.A.O. .,••., • • -.•.,,'• * * * _..-_-^r.__- It is understood that the Howard Hughes's 200-ton flying- boat has flown one mile at about 70 feet. * * • The Australian Commonwealth Government has allocated the sum of ^ii;6oo,ooo for civil aviation this financial year, as against £4,400,000 last year. * • * Ethiopian Airways, an associate of T.W.A., began a new service last week from Lydda to Johannesburg via Jeddah, Port Sudan, Asmara, Addis Ababa and Nairobi. Passengers and freight will be carried on the route. < • » ...... The first B.SA.A regular schedule with the Tudor IV left London Airport last Friday. The service will operate through Lisbon, the Azores, Bermuda and Nassau to Cuba, and will leave London Airport each Thursday. * * » It is expected that the ^200 million cut in capital expendi- ture will put a stop to construction work on civil airfields, slow down work on the three runways at London airport, and stop all other work on airfields with the exception of safety and maintenance. • • • Sleeping berths are now fitted to the Air France Constella- tions on their mid-week service New York-Paris and return. The supplementary rates charged for "sleepers are £^j 5s for a single berth and £37 iqs £or a double RciuroJares are exactly double those >)f the s>ingle journev Applications from Italy and Austria for membership to I.C.A.O. have been approved b*y the U.N. General Assembly's Economic Committee ~ " Mr. G. Strauss, Minister of Supply", has stated that the assembly hall at Filton for the Brabazon I will cost about .£2,300,000. .'.... • *a' : - •' . « " <~* -.- •-'" An 800 yard extension to the main N.E./S.W. runway at Schiphol Airport was completed on October 21st. The runway now measures 2,500 yards. * * • The total distance flown by the charter section of Airwork, Limited, during the month of September amounted to 55,320 miles, with passenger miles totalling 1,075,555. * * # The Pan-American Airways South Pacific route has been extended as far as Melbourne. Sydney, hitherto the terminal point, will henceforth be an intermediate station. : * * * - Plans for the development of Lydda Airport, started by Air Vice-Marshal S. E. Storrar, Palestine Director of Civil Aviation, are going ahead. The work, which involves enlarge- ment of the terminal building to give greater accommodation for signals, control and meteorological departments, as weD as AIRPORT FOR SWITZERLAND : The new Zurich-Kloten atrpot lies to the north of the city. It will become on intercontinental Class B airport when completed, but may later be developed to a Clos; A oirport.
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