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1948
1948 - 1984.PDF
•628 FLIGHT NOVEMBER 25TH, 1948 Civil Aviation News United States, the survey continues, account for about 87J per cent of the total seating capacity and carry 90 per cent of the world's regular air traffic. Of all the commercial airline transports now in use 78 per cent were manufactured in the United States. * * *B.E.A. announce that an extra service has recently been introduced on the Aberdeen-Orkney-Shetlands route. Thisadditional service, which is flown by Rapides, leaves Dyce at p.15 a.m., calling at Orkney at 10.35 a.m., leaving again at10.45 a.m. and arriving at the Shetlands at 11.35 a.m. The return service leaves at 12.30, calling at Orkney between 1.20and 1.35 p.m. and lands at Dyce at 2.55 p.m. * * * Mr. A. A. Langridge, M.B.E., Regional Freight Manager ofK.L.M., was, on November 16th, presented with a gold badge in recognition of his 25 years' service with the company. Thepresentation was made by Capt. H. Spry Leverton, O.B.E., .Regional Director, on behalf of the President of K.L.M.. Dr.Albert Plesman, at an informal ceremony at the Sloane Street offices. Mr. Langridge joined the company in 1923 and wasbased at Croydon Airport until he was transferred to the London office at the outbreak of war. When K.L.M. resumedoperations from London attei the war he was appointed Freight Manager. * * * United Air Lines have filed with the Civil AeronauticsBoard a plan to reduce air travel fares for families. Under this plan an adult who pays a full fare may take members ofhis or her immediate families, including husband or wife, for half fares on Mondays, Tuesday or Wednesdays. Childrenbetween the ages of 2 and 12 have always been carried for half fares and the new scheme would extend this privilge tothose between the ages of 12 and 2r when accompanying a full-fare paying parent. One child under two may be car- ried without charge. In addition to this family travel plan U.A.L. has eliminated surcharge on its DC-6s and plans a 5 per cent discount on regular full-fare round trips. The effective date for this plan was November 15th. * * * A new Polish airline is, according to Warsaw reports, to be established to fly a weekly service between Belgrade, Budapest, Warsaw and Copenhagen. Officials of the new air- line have stated that it is hoped the service will eliminate the present delays in air travel between the Balkans and the United States. * * * Contained in Notice to Airmen No. 389 is a warning that pilots of light aircraft should exercise caution when landing m the direction 260 deg at Guernsej' as there is no over- shoot in the southwest section of the airfield. This notice contains particulars of airfields in. the United Kingdom avail- able for use by civil aircraft. In Notice to Airmen No. 390 it is announced that the first sheet of the new aeronautical chart series at 1 : 500,000—N.W.50/5^—South England and Wales is now available. It is intended that this series will for civil purposes replace the R.A.F. series GSGS.4369 and 4072 and as from November 16th 110 further supplies of the special sheet—South England and Wales-—GSGS.4369 will be obtainable. * * * According to a statistical comparison of air and sea travel across the Atlantic published by the Paris office of Air France, the number of maritime passengers from North America to Europe between January 4th and September-nth was 161,615. During the same period 70,205 passengers crossed to Europe by air, representing 46 per cent of the total. In the oppo- site direction the number of travellers leaving Europe by sea for North America was 178,694, compared with 94,483 who travelled by air, the ratio being 52 air passengers to 100 sea travellers. During the most intense period, that is between August 6th and September nth, the number of air passengers averaged 740 per day. FROM THE CLUBS HAVING expressed a desire to visit a flying club used byordinary working people Lord Pakenham, Minister of Civil Aviation, went down to Fairoaks with members of the BUSMEN'S HOLIDAY: Lord Pakenham photographed at Fairoaks on the occasion of his visit to the London Transport Flying Club on November 16th. He is here seen conversing with Miss Peggy Strutt, a conductress from the Victoria Carage. London Transport Flying Club on November 16th. TheMinister travelled from the M.C.A. with Sir Arnold Overton, Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, on a buscarrying members of the London Transport Club. He was made an honorary member of the Club and was taken for aflight in a Tiger Moth with the C.F.I. The difficulties of the clubs were explained to Lord Pakenham and he replied thateverything possible is being done to render assistance to the clubs and private flying in general. Lord Pakenham in aspeech to the members explained his keen interest in the flying club movement and said that it was his desire to see airlineand private flying made available not only for the thousands but for the millions. Members, of the Midland Bank and Fair-oaks Flying Clubs were present at the Minister's visit which lasted about an hour and a half. With a membership of 1,200the London Transport Club is running at a loss of about /i,ooo a year. * * *I N September and October 165 hours were logged at the Cam-bridge Aero Club. A number of cross country flights were undertaken and a visit was made by Messrs. McGeorge andThompson in the-Club Auster to the air rally at Scion, Switzerland. * * *F LYING activities at the Herts and Essex Aero Club duringOctober have been well maintained, a total of 295 hours having been flown. Members have flown to Paris and Copen-hagen in a club Auster and Proctor, and a Rapide rjas been used for charter work, bringing cloth and suitings fr0m Lille;three flights a week are made for this purpose, 1,50$ lb being transported on each flight. Visits have been mide by anarchitect member, on business, to Plymouth and Jfranchester. A very successful dance was held in the clufc house onSunday, November 14th, which was attended by /50 members and their friends; a further dance is planned/ though thedate has not yet been fix«d. At the annual dinner-dance of the club, which will be held at the iWk Ji^ne Hotel onDecember 15th, a special attraction will Tte jcne appearances of Kenneth Home, Jon Pertwee and Helea Hill, the well-known broadcasting personalities. Mr. Geoffrey de Freitas, Under-Secretary of State for Air, is expected to be present,and those whopropose attending this event are reminded that it begins with a reception at 6 p.m. for dinner at 6.30 p.m.Arrangements are being made for a coach to transport members to and from the club.
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