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1948
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6O2 FLIGHT JUNE 3RD, 1948 Civil Aviation News record month, when 146 aircraft and 2,6^4 passengers were handled. The new terminal hotel, which will accommodate 80 people, is expected to be completed by next September. Full passenger facilities including a restaurant, Customs, meteoro- logical, communications and flight operations offices will be included in the one building. # * * Mr. Russell B. Adams has been appointed to serve as a member of the Civil Aeronautics Board, Washington, in succession to Mr. Harllee Branch. Mr. Adams has been director of the Board's Economic Bureau since August, 1945. with which he has had connections since 1939- He is also chairman designate of the United States delegation to the Second Assembly of I.C.A.O. » • * Starting on June 15th, Air France will operate a newservice three times weekly from Paris to Copenhagen con- necting with the morning service from London. Time ofarrival in Copenhagen will be I40ohrs. The return journey will be made the same day departing from Copenhagen ati525hrs and arriving in Paris at 1820 in time to connect with the last Paris-London service at io.25hrs. # » * On May 24th K.L.M. started a special transatlantic freight service with two specially converted Douglas DC-4S. The route from Amsterdam through Prestwick to New York will be flown twice a week. There will be an additional member of the crew known as the Supair cargo, who will be equivalent to the super cargo and as in a merchant ship responsible for all freight papers. # # # Licences covering routes formerly operated by the Mackenzie Air Service, Ltd., have been cancelled by the Canadian Air Transport Board, and appropriate licences issued to Canadian Pacific Air Lines Ltd. Action is in hand to complete the sale of dll the company's properties and assets to C.P.R. and for distribution of the sum realized amongst the shareholders, after which application will be made for the surrender of the company's charter. * * *K.L.M. completed their thousandth transatlantic flight on May 22nd, the second anniversary of the opening of the com-pany's North Atlantic service. During the period they have transported over 30,000 passengers, 670 tons of freightand 170 tons of mail between Amsterdam and New York. Starting with a twice-weekly service in 1946, the company nowoperate five services each week to New York, and from June 6th there will be a further increase in frequency to adaily service. * # * American Overseas Airlines which on May 1st increased itsweekly Atlantic services from 15 to 20 have now stepped up the number of flights to 22. During the summer A.O.A. willoperate 10 services a week between New York and London. Advance bookings show a greater demand for seats from NewYork to London than for the same period last year. Estimates have been made that more than-1| million touristsare expected to visit Sweden this summer, of whom 50,000 will be from America. A.O.A. have this month more thandoubled their weekly service from New York to Stockholm, some of which pass through Oslo and others through Copen-hagen. A stop at Iceland is made in each direction and Prestwick is included in some westbound schedules.* * * The Douglas DC-6 aircraft recently delivered to K.L.M.are now in operation on the Amsterdam-Johannesburg service. These aircraft can accommodate 32 seated passen-gers in the forward cabin, while the aft cabin can accommo- date either 16 seated passengers or eight sleepers. An extracharge of /12 per night is made for the berths. Scheduled time for the 6,000-mile flight is 30 hours. With the additionof DC-6s to their fleet, the company have flown the entire range of Douglas commercial aircraft, whieh include the DC-2DC-3, DC-4, and DC-5. FROM THE CLUBS /CANDIDATES for the 1948 Flying Scholarships to be awarded*•—' by the Women's Junior. Air Corps had their first trial flying U-sson at the United Services Flving Club at: Elstree on Mav TRANSATLANTIC FR^.o,,,' J,\ . ^Uu,,,s up me jini K.L.M. DC-4 freighter at Schiphol. Farther details of the new twice-weekly service appear on this page 30th. Of 15 competitors from units of the W.J.A.C. in theLondon area six were selected for further tests. Other trial lessons were held at Portsmouth, Barton (Lancashire), Wol-verhampton. and Weston-super-Mare for entrants from those districts. Winners of these scholarships will be entitled to fulltuition for pilots' "A" licences, and those who are successful will be^pFesented with their "-wings'-':-by %heJD-uchess_isf-Jtvei]iat thc^summer rally of the Corps at Hendon on July 17th. HerMei^juxfield has been lent for the.occasion by kind per-mission oftKe~~Al?TffmtStjfy. One of the principal items OH the programme will be the official naming of a Fairchild Argus,which has been bought entirely from voluntary contributions. * # * All flying clubs will be invited to the annual air display andair rally at Cowes airport which is to be held on August 22nd. Powered flight, glider displays and flying competitions areto take place. Plans are now being prepared by the Cowes Aero Club and details of the show will be available short!gjj * * * The Air Races which were to take place on July 17th atSouthern! Municipal Airfield have been cancelled owing to the difficulty of obtaining sufficient petrol, and to the fact that theRoyal Aero Club is not sponsoring any air racing this season. The flying club attached to the Southend Flying School, how-ever, hopes to hold an "At Home" on July 17th; details "»f the programme are now being drawn up. * * * The Midland Aero Club enjoyed a successful Whitsun flyingprogramme when over 100 people turned up at the club on the Sunday and Monday. Of the various competitions organ-ized, the spot-landing test was won by Mr. A. R. Hill, and the navigation pin-pointing exercise by Mr. A. J. Penzer.Of the lady members of the club, Mrs. R. Benson has taken her first solo flight, and Miss I. Mundy has passed her "A"licence tests. The date of the club's "At Home," which was to havebeen held on July 10th, has been altered to August 7th, so as not to clash with the Daily Express Air Rally at Gatwickairport on July 10th. The evening patrols have proved very popular, the demand for aircraft exceeding the supply, andvisits have been made to Derby, Sywell, Tollerton, Radcliffe and Staverton. Social activities continue to be well patron-ized. Membership now stands at 430 and new members are being enrolled each week. M
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