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1948
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APKIL I5TH, 1948 FLIGHT 409 CORPORATIONS' TRAFFIC INCREASES rAPER figures for all three British airline CorporationsV_/ show increases in October, 1947, over those for the same month in 1946 of 10 per cent in aircraft miles flown, 14 per(tilt in passenger miles, 7 per cent in mail ton-miles, and 59 p. r cent in freight ton-miles. Freight ton-miles formed 18 percf-nt of the total revenue ton-miles, as compared with 13 per rent in October, 1946. Figures for the individual Corporationsare: — Aircraft miles B.E.A. B.O.A.C. B.S.A.A. flown . . . - 1,012,200 2^72,700 407,^00 Percentage in- crease on Octo- ber, 1946 .. 8 4 65 Passenger miles flown .. 11,432,000 26,802,000 4,171,000 Percentage in- crease on Octo- ber, 1946 . . 46 l 43 Mail ton-miles 43,580 597,300 74,500Percentage in- crease on Octo- ^ber, 1946 . . Decrease 19 10 3 Freight ton- miles ^ .. •• 135,900 633,100 266,000Percentage in- crease on Octo-ber, 1946 . . 64 34 175 SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO AIDS •FOLLOWING their policy of implementing all I.C.A.O.. -L recommendations with as little delay as possible, the South African Civil Aviation Council have announced plans for im-provements and additions in the radio field which, it is under- stood, will cost nearly ,£1,000,000. Under " fina^approach andlanding," the programme for 1948—the first of a thrderyear plan —includes I.L.S. for Palmietfontein (Johannesburg) and, CapeTown, G.C.A. for both places and Port Elizabeth, and B.A.RS, Mk. II also for all three. Eureka beacons are to be set upat the same fields, as well as at Pietersburg, Kimberley, Vic- toria West and Bloemfontei.n. S.B.A. is installed at presentat Palmietfontein and Cape Town and will shortly be installed at Port Elizabeth, but is scheduled to be withdrawn by 1950.A.S.V. is already installed for the flying-boat service at Vaal- dam. V.H.F. R/T. on 118.1 Mc/s is to be installed this yearat 19 stations, and V.H.F. D/F. at 12, while M.F. beacons are to be installed at 10 more stations in addition to the 16they already serve. No additions to the existing 12 H.F. D/F. stations are planned, and M.F. D/F. stations at five placesare to be closed down this year. One V.H.F. omni-range is to be provided at Palmietfontein, and on the ground a teleprinternetwork extending over all the Union airfields will shortly be installed. B.A.C. DIRECTORS' GESTURE A FLYING club has recently been formed by the BristolAeroplane Company under the presidency of Mr. C. F. Uwins, O.B.E., managing director of the Aircraft Division,and formerly the company's chief test pilot. The new club is affiliated with the Bristol and Wessex Aeroplane Club,whose facilities will be available to the members of the "Bristol" Club. Much of the expense will be met from afund provided by the B.A.C. board of directors, and it is estimated that for about ^15 a member of normal aptitudewill be able to qualify for his "A" licence. Beginners will be able, after initial gliding instruction with the Bristol Glid-ing Club at Lulsgate airport, to join the Bristol and Wessex Club at a reduced subscription of one guinea and to do tenhours' power flying in the first year at a cost of only £1 per hour. After this the normal rate of £3 per hour will apply.In each subsequent year, five hours at the reduced rate will be allowed. In view of the recent Government announcement that public 4 funds would not be made available to support private flyingclubs, the prompt gesture of the Bristol Aeroplane Company, Limited, ir* making inexpensive flying tuition possible, will beappreciated by aril aviation enthusiasts in the West Country. BREVITIES Aer Lingus have shown a substantial increase in traffic forlast March. During the month a total of 11,648 passengers were carried over nine routes. The increase over the figuresfor the same month last year is 8,325, or 250 per cent. * * * President Truman has nominated Mr. Delos Wilson Rentzel,of Virginia, to head the Civil Aeronautics Administration in place of Mr. Theodore P. Wright. Mr. Rentzel has been con-nected with .various aeronautical radio bodies. * * * During the International Fair in Poznan from April 24th to May 7th the Polish airline Polskie Linie Lotnicze (LOT) will fly services between Poznan and Paris. * # * The M.C.A. have pointed out that civil aircraft radio operators' examinations based on the revised standard have nofcdjet been introduced and examinations based on the existing seccmd class standard will continue to be held monthly. The new examinations will be introduced as soon as possible. * # # To celebrate the Dutch Bulb Festival K.L.M. presented. bouquets of tulips to each of the 800 passengers flying on their scheduled services on April 6th. Aircraft and passenger build-ings at Schipol airport were festooned with more than 35,000 narcissi blooms and other spring flowers. K.L.M. operated aseries of "joy" flights to give visitors an aerial view of the flowe'r growing districts. * * * A world air safety record is claimed for civil airlines inAustralia who have not had a single fatal accident on their regular services during the last two years. Last year theAustralian airlines carried a million passengers and claim that this high figure is largely due to the high safety standards theyhave set. * * * The last Short Solent flying-boat to be built by ShortBrothers and Harland Limited at their Rochester works was launched on April 8th. The launching marked the completion°i an order from the Ministry of Supply for the twelve Solent flying-boats for B.O.A.C. at a cost of nearly £2 million. Infuture Solent flying-beats will be built at the company's works at Belfast. Admiral J. H. Towers, U.S.N. (Retd.) has been elected bythe board of directors as assistant vice-president of Pan American World Airways. From 1939 to 1942 he was Chiefof the U.S. Navy Bureau of Aeronautics, and was subsequently appointed C.-in-C, U.S. Pacific fleet and Pacific Ocean areas * * * On April 6th television viewers were able to see Col. W. C.Devereux, F.R.Ae.S., managing director of Almin, Ltd., taking part in a new regular feature dealing with inventions.Col. Devereux is a member of the panel of experts which judged the various inventions presented. * * # With effect from March 1st Mr. J. L. Markham was appointedsenior service engineer to Airspeed's. For the past nine months he has been in charge of the Consul technical sales organization,and he will now co-ordinate the extension of the Airspeed service organization to cover production Ambassadors. * * # During the Easter holiday a total of 13,121 people paid foradmission to the public enclosure at London Airport. In twro days 499 people were taken on conducted tours of the airport.The price of admission to the public enclosure is 3d, and a running commentary OH the various aircraft movements andlight music are broadcast over the loudspeaker system. * * * The B.O.A.C. Solent flying-boat Salcombe, which arrived onMarch 3rd at Vaaldam, near Johannesburg, appears to have aroused considerable enthusiasm in South Africa. The Press,impressed with the comfort, combined with the high cruising speed of 180 knots, have acclaimed it the "finest airliner forcomfort" yet seen in the country, and it is expected that the service, with its schedules planned by easy stages, is likely toprove popular. * * # Twafiq Bey Marar, assistant director of the Trans-Jordanpublic works department and acting director of civil aviation, is visiting Britain at the invitation of the British Council tomake a study of municipal engineering, town planning and maintenance in rural areas; he will visit small airports. TwafiqBey is responsible for organizing and controlling civil aviation in Trans-Jordania, for issuing regulations and the administra-tion of management.
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