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1948
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398 FLIGHT SEPTEMBER 3OTH, 1948 CIVIL AVIATION NEWS DUTCH CONVAIR: K..LM. crews are now undergoing conversion flying at Schiphol Airport in preparation for operating Convair 240 aircraft on their Continental routes. Operations with this type are expected to begin next January when at least six Convairs should have been delivered. The conversion training programme now being carried out with the first two Convairs to be delivered to the Dutch airline will probably include familiarization flights to London Airport. I.A.T.A. Conference Ends : Plessey Lightweight V.H.F. Radio : Airlines to Pay for Icelandic Aids SIR MILES THOMAS' ASSIGNMENT B.O.A.C. have announced that Sir Miles Thomas, deputychairman of the Corporation, on September 24th assumed responsibility for carrying through B.O.A.C.'s new plans forreorganization, details of which were given in Flight, July 29th. In view of the heavy responsibilities of the Corporation'schief executive, Mr. Whitney Straight, arising from the new aircraft programme, the board has decided that Sir Milesshould take over these reorganization duties. When Sir Miles' appointment as deputy chairman was announced last April,the Minister of Civil Aviation described this appointment as being specially responsible for advice on questions of organiza-tion and on problems connected with the Empire routes of B.O.A.C. AMBASSADOR ORDER SIGNED ON behalf of British European Airways the Ministry ofSupply on September 23rd signed a contract with Air- speed Ltd. for 20 Ambassadors, powered by Bristol Centaurusengines. They should be in operation during 1952 on the continental routes of B.E.A. as replacements for the VickersVikings now in service. So far two prototype Ambassadors have been completed, and production of the 20 ordered forB.E.A. has already begun. Designed for economical operation and medium-stage airroutes, the Ambassador has a very wide range of cruising speeds—195 to 312 m.p.h.—and at an all-up weight of52,ooolb it can fly a distance of 1,750 statute miles. I ATA. SUMMING UP '"THE Fourth Annual General Meeting of I.A.T.A. closed onJ- September 18th, and it was said to be in many ways the best and most constructive annual meeting yet held. In ajoint statement, the President, M. Gilbert Perier, and the Director-General, Sir William Hildred, declared that theirefforts had been concentrated upon reviewing the continuing activities of I.A.T.A. and approving future plans and projects.The Meeting had provided funds for the continuation of the I.A.T.A. Technical Conference, for further work in preparingjoint tariffs and manuals of various kinds to simplify the work of all airlines, and for the continued development ofthe Clearing House. The Meeting had also approved the con- tinued participation of the Association's delegations in futureI.C.A.O. conferences in order that governments could have the practical counsel of the airlines. The formation of a small expert panel of airline techniciansto study air traffic control and navigation aids was agreed, and in view of competition from non-scheduled airlines it wassuggested to the Traffic Conference that the airlines should observe the Government approved rate structure which pro-tected both airlines and the public from cut-throat fare com- petition. It was also suggested that the possibility of second-class service at lower rates should be studied. A campaign against unnecessary customs and immigration '' red tape '' wasto be intensified, and members were requested to urge their governments to ratify the Convention on International Recog-nition of Rights in Aircraft. The meeting also considered air mail matters, and indicated its desire for the transportationof mail by air without surcharge. Finally, the meeting called for increasingly intensive effortsby I.A.T.A. to make air transport better and cheaper by simplifying, standardizing and unifying every possible phaseof operations, although it meant a greater load of work on the organization during the coming year. An increase inthe budget would not, however, be necessary since the number of members had grown, and because the dues paid were basedon gross revenues, and I.A.T.A. was now costing the airlines less than ever before. The saving to the airlines by" the ClearingHouse, quoted in Flight of Septemer 23rd, should have read ^7,500 instead of £j$ million, and the Josses covered in thedevaluation of the French franc should have read more than £30,000 instead of £30 million. ITALIAN ATLANTIC PROJECT 'pHE Advisory Committee for Civil Aviation in Italy, which-*- is responsible to the Italian Government, has discussed the possibilitv of establishing an Italian air service betweenRome and New York. The committee decided that the first prerequisite to such a service was the merger of several Italianairlines, including Alitalia, L.A.I., and S.I.S.A., all of which fly international services from Italy. Only Alitalia is atpresent flying overseas, however, using Avro Lancastrians, to Argentina The committee also decided that only a Govern-ment-operated airline would be in a position to compete on • the North Atlantic route, and since the most suitable aircraft
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