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230 FLIGHT FEBRUARY 26TH, 1948 Civil Aviation News mission rate of 7| per cent on passenger and 5 per cent on cargo.The uniformity'in traffic matters achieved by the first meetings of the world traffic conference at Rio de Janeiro last Octoberwill bring benefit to the agents as, no matter where their busi- ness is transacted, equal treatment and co-operation will bereceived from all airlines and, however complicated, the amount of paper work involved in the bookings will be simplified. Pan American Airways have announced that in order to adhereto the cargo agency resolution of I.A.T.A. governing the rates of commission for the sale of regularly scheduled air cargotransport they will with regret cancel their air cargo agreement with Railway Express Agency since, after prolonged negotia-tion, the)' and other international air carriers have been unable to execute new contracts with R.E.A. which conform to theI.A.T.A, resolution. In future they will deal directly with the shippers themselves and with qualified sales agents. There aremore than 150 such agents in America. BREVITIES DURING 1947 D.N.L., the Norwegian airline, carried 100,000passengers, 1,272,8811b of mail and i,357,495lb of freight. The total number of kilometres flown was 5,341,000. • * * Mr. F. B. Collins, vice-president of Boeings, has announcedthat the first deliveries of Boeing Stratocruisers to B.O.A.C. will be made in the autumn, probably in October or November. * • * A conference of 13 major airlines in the Pacific will be con-vened by I.A.T.A. in Sydney on March 1st. Airline companies attending will include B.O.A.C., Pan-American, T.W.A.,K.L.M., Qantas and Tasman Airways. # • * Mr. Whitney Straight, Chief Executive of B.O.A.C., hasflown to Paris to meet representatives of Air France and discuss the creation of better relations between British and foreignairlines. It is expected that he will proceed to Amsterdam for similar discussions with Dutch airline officials. # * * United Air Lines and the Air Lines Pilots' Association havesigned a new agreement embodying substantial wage increases for 1,000 U.A.L. pilots. Under this agreement a senior officerflying 80 hours a month, half by day and half by night, will receive from ^227 a month for Dakotas to /316 10s for DC-6sin over-water operations, while for inland flights on the latter type the rate is ^296 10s per month. The pay of co-pilotsand reserve pilots has also been increased. * * * Air France and Sabena, the Belgian airline, are planningall-cargo flights across the Atlantic. Beginning during March, regular weekly flights between New York and Brussels will bemade by Sabena, and Air France expects to introduce all- cargo aircraft on the transatlantic route in the summer, whenpassenger traffic increases and reduces the cargo that can be carried in airliners. An air fare war has broken out between Mercury Airways,one of the bigger private companies serving the London- Johannesburg route, and-South African Airways and B.O.A.C.Mercury Airways are now charging £220 for the return from Johannesburg to Britain compared with B.O.A.C.-SoilAfrican Airways fare of £301. Up to January 15th seventy-one flights had been made byAustralian National Airways on the Vancouver-Sydney route, on which service 4,175 passengers were carried. On the NewZealand service, which commenced operations in April last year, nineteen flights were completed and 821 passengers werehandied. All flights, with one exception, were completed to schedule. In a review of their West Indian Division, K.L.M. announcethat both passenger and freight traffic in that area have in- creased during the past year by over 50 per cent comparedwith the previous year. The total number of passengers carried had risen from 50,200 to 76,500 and the weight of mail,freight and excess baggage from 745 tons to 1,454 tons. During 1947 the West Indies network was extended to include SanJose (Costa Rica) and Havana (Cuba) and, at December 31, totalled 6,000 route miles. Repercussions of the dispute between B.O.A.C. and A. V.Roe are reflected in the"prolonged postponement in the produc- tion of Tudor aircraft by the Australian Division of AircraftProduction. The original intention was to build twelve Tudors, commencing at the end of 1946, but so far there has been noprogress beyond the mock-up stage. It is understood that present indications are that only one Tudor II will be con-structed, as an ambulance aircraft, mainly with the object of providing valuable experience. Lincoln bombers are still beingbuilt at the rate of one per month. FROM THE CLUBS M1EMBERS of the Strath tay Aero Club, despite bad flying• weather in January, completed about 40 hours' flying, three "'A " licence tests being carried out. Twp new members,Mr. F. B. Simpson and Mr. J. F. Grant, joined the club, which is still extending intermittent hospitality to members of theScottish Flying Club, which has not yet found a permanent home. .••-.•'•-. •.•••'••"•••• * » Since their opening last August the Darlington and DistrictAero Club have flown a total of 500 hours and 12 "A" licences have been obtained by members; eight renewals have beengranted. The club has been running dances each fortnight and a series of lectures given by Mr. W. L. Dewsnap, the chiefinstructor, and Mr. F. K Mclutyre, the manager, have been very well attended. Four Magisters and two Autocrats com-prise the fleet and there are a number of privately owned machines, including a Moth Minor, Avro Tutor, Proctor,Dominies and Magisters; club membership now totals 200. Since receiving"the Darlington Club's notes, Flight has learntwith regret of the death of Mr. F. M. Mclntyre in a crash near Croft aerodrome on February 15th. John Pattinson, a youngmember who was in the machine at the time of the accident, received only minor head injuries and after hospital treatmentwas able to go home. * # * With the object of giving young people between the ages of13 and 17 the opportunity of taking an active and practical part in civil aviation, the Gloucester Flying Club has planneda scheme for opening a junior section. This will enable mem- bers to undertake their ground and air instruction so.that theyare ready to take their "A" licence when they attain the age of 17 years. A system of banking weekly payments is to be introduced to enable these members to spread the cost oftheir flying over a longer period. As series of ground instruc- tional classes, to be held weekly, will cover a wide variety ofaeronautical subjects; all junior members will be allowed'* take part in the flying activities during evenings and wesPends. Those interested should address their enquiries to the Secretary, Gloucester Flying Club, Staverton Aerodrome, Bam-furlong Lane, Cheltenham, Glos. \ "Nice weather for flying boats "
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