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1949
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192 FLIGHT FEBRUARY 17TH, 1949 Civil Aviation News BREVITIES T^HE introduction of the new B.O.A.C. London-Rome-Cairo-*- service on February 12th, to be operated three times a week* brings the total number of flights by B.E.A. andB.O.A.C. between London and Rome to 25 a week. * * • Trans-World Airlines, the American airline, has carried182,000 passengers on transatlantic flights during the last three years, and at present operates 52 flights a week com-pared with two a week in 1945. * * * During 1948 Air-India International, Ltd., operated theirservices with 100 per cent regularity, flying 4,681,910 miles and carrying 120,733 passengers More than 300 tons of mailand 1,300* tons of freight were carried. In 1932, the first year of its operation, the airline flew 28,600 miles and carried nopassengers. • ".-•* - * * . # .According to the Parliamentary Secretary to the M.C.'Ai, no complaints have been forwarded to the Ministry from the Air Transport Advisory Council or from any other official body, regarding delays on B.S.A.A. services. He understood, however, that B.S.A.A. had themselves received several com- plaints which had been investigated, but these complaints had referred to delays caused by equipment and not by operations or maintenance. * * * As part of the general reorganization in the Canadian PacificAir Lines, two new appointments have been announced. Mr. R. W. Ryan, general manager at Winnipeg, has become execu- tive assistant to the president in Montreal, and Mr. G. Townleyhas become general manager of operations in Winnipeg. In announcing these appointments, Mr. Grant W. J. McConachie,the president of the Canadian Pacific Air Line, stated that the reorganization had been necessitated by the plan to extendtrans-Pacific operations over 15,800 miles of routes to Aus- tralia, New Zealand and the Orient; existing domestic servicescover 9,770 route miles. » • * Discussions recently took place in Dublin between the Chair-man of the Birmingham Corporation Airport Committee with the Deputy Town Clerk of Birmingham, and Aer Lingus re-garding the possibility of the airline operating a direct air service between the two centres. The matter will be referredto the Board of the airline and authorities in both countries, and it is expected that discussions will shortly be resumed. * . * * , Winter schedules operated by subsidiaries of Pan AmericanWorld Airways have resulted in an 11 per cent decrease in the passenger miles flown during the last quarter of 1948 comparedwith the previous quarter. During this period 293,570,000 passenger miles were flown, a decrease of about 37,000,000pass, miles. In the last quarter of 1947 the companies flew .294,612,000 passenger miles and 16,079,184 aircraft, milescompared with 16,667,380 aircraft miles flown in the corre- sponding period of 1948. * * # , From April 29th to May 30th Swissair will resume an air service to the U.S.A. on a once-weekly schedule. After May 30th the schedule will be increased to two flights a week. The weekly service will start every Friday from Switzerland and every Sunday from Idlewild. The twice-weekly flights will be made on Mondays and Fridays from Switzerland and Wednesdays and Sundays from New York. . . , FROM THE CLUBS TI/TEMBERS of the Lancashire Aero Club are reminded iniYX the February issue of The Elevator, the official organ of the Club, that the closing date for the Crossley Trophy com-petition is approaching and members are urged to compete for this Trophy up till March 31st. At a committee meetingon January nth the Publicity Committee was re-formed and now consists of Mr. P. R. Jefferies, chairman, Mrs. I. Stockfis,Mrs. P. D. Jefferies, Mr. G. T. Wilby and Mr. R. B. Stockfis. Due to the fact that Mr. A. A. Orsi, the last holder of thePemberton Trophy, has gone to South America, it has been decided to run a competition for the Pemberton Trophy onFebruary 19th. Any member who has less than 50 hours solo flying experience can enter for this competition whichis based on marks given for correctness of approach, landing and distance from the tape achieved in landings and forcedlandings. It is hoped that at least 20 competitors will enter. * • * /•"COMPARATIVELY few flying hours were completed at theV_/ Yorkshire Aeroplane Club during January but, as is usual at this time of year, the hangar staff under the Chief Engi- neer, Mr. Manning, is extremely busy doing overhauls foT C. " of A. renewals and generally preparing aircraft for the forth- coming season. Many members have already made plans_ for visits to the Continent during the summer, particularly to the rallies at Deauville, La Baule and Madrid. The Spanish rally has proved so popular that all the invitations were taken up within the first few days after the official announcement, but the Royal Aero Club have notified the Yorkshire club that a further allocation of invitations has been requested so that, members on the waiting list may not be disappointed. Many members enjoyed an excellent film show on January 23rd arranged, produced, directed and presented by Mr. H. Pounder. On January 30th the excellent weather brought approximately 30 flying visitors to the club, 20 or whom came from the Brough Flying Club. Members will be pleased to learn that following a recent inspection, the Ministry of Civil Aviation commented on the excellent layout and facilities of the Yorkshire club at Sherburn-in-Elmet airfield. Six new members were elected in January. * # •A T a meeting of the Orkney Flying Club on Monday, February 1st, Mr. Moare and Mr. Tiffin, both of Stromness, were elected to the Committee. On February 7th a meeting of the Flying Training Sub-Committee was held, and on February 14th a full Committee meeting was held at the Kirkwall Hotel to consider the reports of sub-committees and to prepare the club rules. The flying training programme will commence in April and a dinner-dance is being held to mark its opening. Assistance on the question of initiating gliding activities at the club has been offered by the Scottish Gliding Union, and it is probable that two or three members will travel to Kinross to qualify in gliding so that preliminary gliding training may be given tr> enthusiasts of the club, one of whose members, Mr. Sydney Bichan, already has a' glider in Orkney. In connection with the proposed County of Orkney A.T.C. Unit, two Staff Officers, W/C. W. C. OUason, D.S.O., D.F.C., Senior Staff Offi- cer in charge of Administration at No. 66 (Scot- tish Reserve) Group, and W/C. S. R. Leitch, M.B.E., Officer in charge of the A.T.C. Branch at PLENTY OF ROOM UP TOP : One of the London Transport Flying Club fleet of No. 66 Group Headquarters, will visit Orkney, on three Tiger Moths photographed over Surrey. The Club has 100 flying members February 21st. Further Committee meetings are. who are able to learn to fly for a cost of -5/-per 20-minute lesson. The to be held in Kirkwall and Stromness to consider premises at Fairoaks are open every day except Fridays and the only salaried -the inauguration of the A.T;C. Unit and its train- official is the chief flying instructor, Mr. H.E. Baker. , ing programme.
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