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1948
1948 - 1709.PDF
I4TH, I948 FLIGHT 455 MISCELLANY : A view from the new restaurant at Schiphol—the largest at any European airport. On the wide tarmac can be seen an unusually varied assortment of transport aircraft includ- ing several Douglas DC-3s and DC-4s. Also on the left is the visiting S.A.A.B. Scandia, in the centre a Ju. 52, and on the ex- treme right are two Norsemen. The control tower and some airport buildings are still under construction, but those which are already completed are of modern and practical design. is in charge of flying training in each line, and he is responsiblefor supervision of training and periodical flying checks in that line only. Conversion to Constellations for the Australianroute is at present in progress at Shannon, but the normal Constellation training for the North Atlantic has so far beencarried on at Montreal. B.S.A.A., who were not part of- the organization at Alder-maston, used that airfield for training although all aircraft were based at London Airport. The Corporation is nownegotiating with the School of Aeronautics for the use of Cra.11- field and in the meantime other airfields with suitable facilitiesare being used. LORD DOUGLAS ON B.O.A.C BOARD ON his appointment as chairman of the Agricultural ResearchCouncil, Lord Rothschild, G.M., has resigned from the Board of British Overseas Airways Corporation. In his placethe Minister of Civil Aviation has ap- pointed Marshal of the Royal Air ForceLord Douglas of Kirtleside, G.C.B., M.C., D.F.C., to be a member of the Board witheffect from October 1st. Lord Douglas has filled no official appointment since heserved as Commander-in-Chief and Mili- tary Governor of the British Zone of Ger-many from April, 1946, to November, 1947. Since July this year he has, at theinvitation of the Minister of Civil Avia- tion been engaged in investigating thoseparts of the Civil Aviation Act which are concerned with the appointment of agentsand associates to the Corporations. His report is now in the hands of the Minister. Lord Douglas. K.L.M. EXPERIMENT: With the Netherlands Helicopter Society's Sikorsky S.5I K.L.M. have been experimenting with town-to-airport services. It is understood that such services are being considered for the Utrecht Fair. Dr. Albert Plesman, president of K.L.M. and president-elect of I.A.T.A., is seen leaving the cockpit. NAVIGATION INSTITUTE'S WINTER < SESSION PAPERS will be read to the Institute of Navigation at theRoyal Geographical Society, 1, Kensington Gore, London, S.W.7, once a month throughout the winter and next spring,until June 17th. The comprehensive programme covers many features of navigation and radar, On Friday, December17th, H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh will open an exhibition of Navigation through the Ages, held jointly with the RoyalGeographical Society, and three meetings in connection with the exhibition will follow at 5 p.m. on December 17th andon the evenings of December 20th and January 10th. The exhibition will be open until January 20th. LONDON AIRPORT LIGHTING * A SYSTEM pf low and high intensity approach lighting hasbeen installed on the approach to runway 280 deg. at London Airport on an experimental basis. Two lines of omni-directionallow intensity red lights extend 4,000ft from the end of the runway, diverging at angles of 2 deg. High intensity red lightsbeamed in the direction of approach are installed alongside each low intensity light. At 1,500ft from the end of therunway and across the direction of approach there is a marking bar consisting of four low intensity red lights and four sodiumlamps between the rows, and three red high intensity lights and three low intensity lights outside the rows. The systems willbe displayed by request from pilots or at the discretion of Air Traffic Control. MALAYAN AIRWAYS LOSSES AT the first general meeting since Malayan Airways Limitedcommenced active operations, a loss amounting to $153,046 was announc&jk Adequate allowance was made fordepreciation of aircraft, property and other assets, and ample reserves had been raised to cover future liabilities in respectof Cs. of A., and also leave-pay and passage money for European staff. The company was financed by way of loansfrom two major shareholders, neither of whom had made any charge for the service. Reorganization of the company'scapital had been completed, and the company's authorized capital now stood at $5,000,000, of which $2,500,000 had beenissued'. The fleet now consisted of two Airspeed Consuls and six Douglas DC-3S. Late delivery of aircraft had affectedearly progress, but by November last year external,services were inaugurated and the pattern of Malayan Airways' opera-tions in the Malayan Peninsula and also, with one exception, the countries most closely connected with Malaya geographic-ally and economically, was completed within the first year of operations. Regular flights to Borneo will not be permitteduntil Jesselton and Sandakan airfields are completed, which should be early next year. By agreement with the govern-ments of Singapore and the Federation of Malaya the company will operate certain minimum services charging fares and ratesnot exceeding the stated amounts, and will be given certain concessions in the matter of customs and excise duties andairport facilities over a period of ten years. Maintenance staff H 3 1
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