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1948
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574 FLIGHT MAY 27TH, 1948 Civil Aviation News the Royal Aero Club will form a reception committee at theairport, and lunch has been arranged. The same evening a reception will be held at Londonderry House from 1830 to 2030hours, for which tickets will be available at £1 each, including cocktails and buffet. At 2100 hours there will be a supperdance at the Dorchester Hotel, for which tickets will cost £2 2s each, and a cabaret will be staged by the Windmill Theatre.On Sunday at 1300 hours lunch will be served at Londonderry House at £1 a head, after which it is thought many visitorswill take the opportunity of seeing places of interest in London, and gather at the Royal Aero Club for tea at 1630. The fare-well dinner to the guests will be at 2000 hours at the Savoy Hotel, and tickets for that occasion will cost £2 10s each. TheClub have a limited number of comprehensive tickets covering all five functions at a charge of ^5 5s each. The Rally has been organued as a social event on similarlines to those which have been so popular on the Continent, and it will provide an excellent opportunity for enthusiastsof all nations to meet and talk aviation. BREVITIESW HEN the Skyways Dove G-AHOU crashed near Privas,South-West of Valence, on May 13th it was the first fatal accident the company had had in two years of operations. * • * The sixteen trunk airlines in the United 'States lost$20,900,102 (£5,225,025) in operations during 1947, almost four times as much as in 1946, according to a report by the CivilAeronautics Board in Washington. * * * On July 5th, with a landing ground having 600 yards ofgrass in all directions, Hastings airport will be opened. The site is on the boundary of St. Leonards, and Hastings andSussex Air Services will be available immediately for charter with Auster Autocrats and a Proctor. It is intended to opena club as soon as possible. * * « Captain T. Neville Stack left England on May 19th to takeup the appointment of general manager to Orient Airways, with headquarters at Karachi and Chittagong. Captain NevilleStack first landed in India in 1926 after a flight from the U.K. in a Moth. Orient Airways are probably the largest operatorsin Pakistan. * * * British South American Airways has been authorized by theCuban National Transport Commission to establish a passenger, freight and mail service between London and Havana, withstops at Lisbon, the Azores, the Bahamas and Nassau. Presi- dential approval is still required, but this is confidentlyexpected. The service must begin within six months. * * # Approval has been given to the merger of the two Swedishairlines A.B.A. and S.I.L.A., and with effect from July 1st the new company, which will be known as A.B.A., will com-mence activities with a share capital of about ^4,140,000, half of which will be controlled by the State and half by privateenterprise. A.B.A. will represent Sweden in the combined Scandinavian Airlines System. * * • It is understood that the Canadian Government are consider-ing the carriage of all first-class mail by air. The post office department has made the recommendation but the decisionrests with the Treasury since a loss in revenue of $1,000,000 is involved. The 7 cent airmail stamp would be discontinued,and the normal rate of 4 cents would apply for all postage, maintaining the 1 cent increase imposed during the war. Thedecision will aid T.C.A., who will have much greater carrying capacity with North Stars on the domestic services. W/C. W. J. V. Branch, O.B.E., of the School of Naviga-tion, University College, Southampton, has been appointed to act as adviser on navigational training at I.C.A.O. head-quarters, Montreal. - * * * Talks for an air agreement between India and Britain beganrecently in New Delhi, and it was announced that Britain would begin discussions with Pakistan on or about June 1stfor a similar agreement. Air agreements with China, Pakistairtf Egypt and Switzerland are also under consideration by theIndian government. * * * Mr. F. N. Hillier, hitherto Publicity Controller B.O.A.C, hasbeen transferred to B.S.A.A. to take charge of public relations. The transfer has been arranged in order to ensure closerco-operation between the British Corporations' public relations branches at home. * * * On June 18th B.E.A. will begin a direct service to theFrench Riviera. Vikings will be used on flights from London to Nice on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The B.E.A.daily service to Zurich will start on June 14th, and additional flights will be provided on Saturdays and Sundays.* * * On May 9th the first DC-6 was delivered at Bromma airport,Stockholm, for Scandinavian Airlines System. The aircraft left Santa Monica, California, on May 5th, and will be followedby a further sixteen of the same t5^pe at the rate of two a week. It is expected that the first DC-6 will be put into service byS.A.S. early in July. * * *Pan American Airways has instituted excursion fares for air tourists from New York to Los Angeles through the Caribbean.The excursions cover four different itineraries between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and constitute reductions up to27 per cent below normal rates. Each ticket is good for 30 days. * * # Many aircraft-operating companies have either joined theair freight section of the Baltic mercantile and shipping Exchange or appointed representatives. A list of member firmsalready engaged in air freight business is available on applica- tion to the secretary of the Air Freight Advisory Committee,Baltic Exchange, St. Mary Axe, London, E.C.3. In this way the particular requirements of operators or shippers can bemade known and representatives appointed may pass informa- tion on day-to-day trends in the market, and on generaldevelopments in air transport. FROM THE CLUBS AFTER only four hours 35 minutes tuition at the HerefordAero Club the Hon. Michael Staple ton-Cotton, aged 19, took off on his first solo recently. His instructor was Mr." Mike " Edwards and he completed his first solo in an Auster. # * * At Ratcliffe airfield the Leicestershire Aero Club announce that they will be holding an Air Day and a club " At Home "on July 4th; members will be furnished with particulars of thflL programme in due course.' ' » # * The flying committee of the South Coast Fying Club isanxious to organize competitions as in previous years during the summer provided there is sufficient enthusiasm amongmembers. The events being considered include height judging, landing and navigation competitions and the committee wouldwelcome any suggestions members may care to put forward to encourage the competitive spirit.# * * Since the Tees-side Flying Club opened last July over 1,000flying hours have been completed. Membership now exceeds 150 and the clubhouse possesses catering and fully licensed barfacilities. During the club's first ten months 26 new "A" licences were obtained. A race meeting similar to those heldon previous occasions is being planned for later in the year. It is expected to be well supported by the public.* * * On May 19th the Associate Members' Section of the RoyalAero Club opened a snack bar at Londonderry House, Park Lane, for the use of associate members and their friends. Thisventure has been undertaken in response to many indications during the past year that such facilities would be welcomed byassociate members and it is hoped that, since considerable expense has been incurred, support and patronage will be forth-coming to ensure success and, possibly, further developments. # * # The programme for the Wolverhampton Aero Club's air dis-play and "At Home," to be held on June 12th as reported in Flight, February 5th, will include formation flying, aerobaticsand parachute descents. The R.A.F. and aircraft industry are lending their support, and there will be a static exhibition.The public are to be admitted and for members, guests and visitors by air special enclosures will be provided. Cold re-freshments and licensed bar facilities will be available from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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