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1949
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452 FLIGHT APRIL 21 ST, 1949 Civil Aviation News extra return flight each week will be added, flying everyThursday at the same time. Fares are £11 is single and ^19 18s return. The Glasgow-Manchester-Brussels service hasbeen suspended. Commencing June 14th and continuing until October 15th, Cobeta will operate a fast direct service betweenManchester and Le Zoute for Belgian Coast holiday resorts. Three return flights a week will be made, on Tuesdays, Thurs-days and Saturdays. Fares will be £<) 13s single and £ij 8s return # * • The sum of ^105,000 has been voted by the Jersey State Session to continue the extensions to Jersey Airport started by the Germans during the occupation. * * * Olley Air Services, Ltd., have recently equipped their fleet of Dove aircraft with the latest Marconi radio-compass direction- finding apparatus and claims to be the first charter company to fit this specialized equipment. * # • The third conference of the Joint U.S.-Canadian Air Facilita- tion Committee of I.A.T.A., at present being held in Bermuda, is discussing the simplification of customs and immigration procedures at airports along the mutual frontier. * * •Four officials from Zurich are visiting American airports before commencing alteratons to Zurich Muncipal Airport. Their tour includes the inspection of blind-landing and traffic- control systems. * * • Following the end of operations by Ambica Airlines, Air- India has been granted the route Bombay-Baroda-Ahmedabad, and a daily service in each direction started on March 28th with Douglas DC-3 aircraft. Mysore has been added as a per- manent call on the South Indian route and the daily service now flies Madras-Bangalore-Mysore-Coimbatore-Cochin-Trivan- drum. * • # Canadian Pacific Airlines, shortly to begin a service between the west coast of North America and the Far East and Aus- tralia, recently joined the International Air Transport Asso- ciation, bringing the active membership total to 62; there are also eight associate members. Mr. Hans Dedekam, assistant secretary to the I.A.T.A. Traffic Committee at the head office in Montreal, has been appointed acting secretary of the I.A.T.A. branch office in Singapore. The Air Registration Board has recently made a fourth issue of Sub-Section R.2 of British Civil Radio Requirements. The notice gives the requirements for the installation of radio apparatus in aircraft, including the grant and renewal of approval and the necessity for approval of modifications. * * • In the House of Commons recently, Mr. G. S. Lindgren,Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, said that there were no airfields in North-east England under thecontrol of the Ministry. Development of a new airfield at Boldon was still in the planning stage but beyond their presentresources. * * - # Excursion rates, valid for 60 days, have been introduced by Pan American World Airways between Central American resorts and the islands in the Caribbean. These rates, with reductions of up to 30 per cent, will be effective from May 15th •until September 30th. Excursion rates last year were valid for 21 days and proved very popular. • * ' * Capt. A. Instone, a pioneer of Instone Air Lines (which lost its identity upon the formation, in 1924, of Imperial Airways) has formed a company to develop air charter business with French firms. To be known as Instone Air Transport, Ltd., the new company will not act as aircraft operators but will be a link between the air charter department of Instone Lines and French companies. Capt. Instone is to be chairman. # * • Aer Lingus has appointed Mr. W. H. Whelen, previously District Manager at Shannon Airport, as District Manager for London, following the resignation of Mr. J. Ballantyne. Mr. Whelen joined the traffic department of Imperial Airways in 1931 and remained with them when they were incorporated. After service in R.A.F. Coastal Command he joined Aer Lingus. • • • A proposal to provide a through air passenger service between New York and Latin America has been submitted to the Civil Aeronautics Board and involves Pan American Airways, Pan American Grace Airways, W. R. Grace and Co. and National Airlines. It is proposed that Pan American should operate over National Airlines' routes from New York to Miami and thence to points in Latin America, while Pan American Grac<\ now operating as far north as Miami, should fly direct to New York. The proposal also calls for an interchange of equip- ment over National Airlines' routes and for the acquisition of stock, in National Airlines bv Pan American and W. R. Grace. FROM Tin CLUBS T^OR some time past, members of the Paris staff of Air France J- have had their own private flying clubs, three in number and situated at Aulnay-sous-Bois, at Villejuif near Orly, and in Paris itself. On April 3rd M. Pinand, the Minister of Trans- ANTIPODEAN OCCASION: At the Royai New Zealand Aero Club's pageant at Mangere, Auckland: Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park — now representing Hawker-Siddeley interests in Australia and New Zealand—with GjC. J. D. Nelson (left) and Mr. £. S. Caro, of Engineering Alliance, Ltd., who have im- ported two Chrislea Super Aces, one of which is seen in the photograph. port, opened a fourth, the Air France Aero Club and Flying Centre, at Mitry-Compans. It is the intention of the new organization to co-ordinate the work of the three original clubs and thus to effect economies in technical, instructional and maintenance services and in the operation of aircraft. Although the choice of flying as a recreational hobby for airline workers savours rather of the busman's holiday, the clubs are very well supported both by the administrative and commercial departments and the technical and operational staff. Pioneer employees of the company, incidentally, have a clab called " Les Anciens d'Air France" and organize social and other events, to which the younger generation of employees ".is invited. • • * AMONG the six members of the Darlington Aero Club whoobtained their "A" licences during last month was the Club's first woman pupil to qualify. With the co-operation of the Newcastle Aero Club a dawn patrol was held on Sunday, March 27th, in which 17 aircraft took part. These patrols have proved so successful that a series has been organized for the near future. The chairman, Mr. J. Neasham, is shortly going on a tour of France, Spain and Morocco in his Proctor aircraft. The annual air display will take place on Saturday, June iitlr. • * • " ;*;:.D URING February members of the Cambridge Aero Clifb logged a total of 65 hours, and in March 79 hours were recorded. Bad weather prevented the club's youngest member, Mr. Michael Marshall, from making his first solo flight on his 17th birthday, but the next day the weather improved suffi- ciently for him to make his solos and to complete the flying tests to obtain his "A" licence. Three other members of the club obtained their "A" licences and three made their first solos. p. 16
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