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1949
1949 - 0148.PDF
FLIGHT JANUARY 27TH, 1949 CIVIL AVIATION NEWS. " ° Sir Miles Thomas to Take Over B.O.A.C.: B.S.A.A. Tudor IV Lost in Caribbean SCOTTISH TERMINAL : The main Atlantic operators use Prestwick Airpor.1 with Constellations, Canadair Fours, DC-4s and DC-6s. This Airport is the fourth busiest in the U.K.. in terms of scheduled aircraft arrivals and depar- tures. BO.AC. CHAIRMAN SIR HAROLD HARTLEY'S resignation, at his own request,from the Chairmanship of the British Overseas Airways Corporation when his present term of office comes 'to an end on June 30th this year, has been accepted by the Minister ol Civil Aviation. He was Chairman of Railway Air Services from 193.) until he joined B.O.A.C., when he took charge of the European Division before B.E.A. was created. On August 1st, 19-46, he became Chairman of B.E.A., and one year later was appointed to the Chairmanship of B.O.A.C. During one of the most difficult periods in the Corporation, Sir Harold has laid the foundations of a policy, and made decisions, the effect of which will not be felt until some years alter his retirement. Sir Miles Ihoinas, at present Deputy Chairman, has been invited by the Minister ol Civil Aviation to succeed Sic Harold Hartley, and Mr. Whitney Straight, who will continue to be lief Executive' of the Corporation, iU succeed Sir Miles Thomas as 'Deputy Chairman. This combination of duties, in itself, constitutes a minor economy. Incidentally, there is under- stood to be no foundation in the sug- gestion, made elsewhere, that Mr. Whitney Straight was, until recently, the Chairman-designate. It has always been understood that Mr. Straight's prime interest was in the executive sphere and that a promotion to the Chairmanship would not enable him to remain in direct control of opera- tions and responsible for the new aircraft programme. The Chairman-designate succeeded Sir Harold Howitt as Vice-Chairman on March 31st last year, and became specially responsible for questions of organization and problems con- nected with the Empire routes. In September it was announced that he had assumed responsibility lor implementing B.O.A.C. plans for reorganization. There is unlikely to be any change in policy or plans as a result of the new appointment, since results of th3 reorganization, which was put into effect at thf beginning of August last year, are already evident in greatei capacity ton miles. This has been achieved partly through more efficient organization and the reorganization of duties through out the Corporation. This will undoubtedly influence the Cor- poration's accounts for the current year. At the same time there has been a steady decline in the staff employed to a little ," ss than 20,000. Sir Miles Thomas i? a4so Director of the Sir Miles Thomas. Government Colonial Development Corporation, in connection with which he left England on January 18th by B.O.A.C. Soleqt flying boar to visit the Rhodesias and Nyasaland. Since he took office as Deputy Chairman he has visited America to study American operation and to see the Stratocruisers under construction at the Boaing factory'. In June last year he visited Colombo to discuss agreements for a U.K.-Ceylon service, and in November Sir Miles Thomas again visited the U.S.A. AIR CHARTER T~*HERE has been a recent development in live stock traffic J- including pigs and chickens, which indicates increasing interest in that direction, and it is hoped that business will eventually grow to larger proportions.. Other fixtures have included the carriage ot bullion from Switzerland to Bulgaria by several Ansons and of a ship's crew from Liverpool to Port Said in a Dakota. Offers have been made to fly fruit from Evesham to Sheffield for £17 a ton and charterers have offered £170 tor carrying 3,200 kilos ol mimosa from Nice to London. An interesting charter was flown by Air Trans- port (Charter) (C.I.) when 2,000 tons of diesel oil was carried to the Island of Alderney in an emergency. Other enquiries have come from passengers for small and medium aircraft for winter sports in Switzerland. The Paris Air Freight ex- change has been quiet. An interesting experiment was recently conducted jointly by the United States Department ot Agri- culture and the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation on the effect which air transportation would have on highly perishable fruit. It was found that pressurization equipment was unneces- sary for the transportation of fruit and vegetables by air, but humidity and temperature control appeared to be oi importance. "STAR ARIEL " MISSING Monday, January :17th, Star Ariel, one of the Tudor IV's operated by British South American Airways, failed to arrive at its destination, Kingston, Jamaica. The aircraft took off from Bermuda at 12.25 hours G.M.T., 08.25 hours local time, carrying 13 passengers and a crew of six. The flight was planned to be made at an altitude of 18,oooft and the estimated time ot arrival was 5 hours 25 minutes after leaving Bermuda. Fuel was carried sufficient for n hours' flying Weather icports at the time indicated good conditions for the whole journey and it has since been confirmed that the actuai weather corresponding with those forecast. Normal communi- cations with the ground were maintained for the first houi and at 13.37 hours G.M.T., 09.37 hours local time, a routim position report was passed. No subsequent signals were received # B I .'
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