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-614 FLIGHT MAY 26TH, 1949 CIVIL AVIATION NEWS Minister's Warning to Charter Lines on Standards of Operation: B.E.A. and Summer Rushes: Mr. Bevin Praises Civil Air-Lift Efforti MR. LINDGREN'S WARNING CPEAKING at a luncheon on May 16th to celebrate the in-»J auguration of the Lancashire Aircraft Corporation's service between Blackpool, Leeds and London as an associatecompany of British European Airways Corporation, the Par- liamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation referredto the conditions of associate agreements, particularly with regard to wages and conditions of employment. There had been more than 200 applications to operate asso-ciate agreements, he said, and they had all been considered in less than three months. It would be agreed by all, hethought, that the Air Transport Advisory Council had carried out effectively and speedily the consideration of applications.Up to the present time 69 services had been approved in prin- ciple and he drew attention to the fact that seven of themwere for applications made by the Lancashire Aircraft Cor- poration. That seven out of eight applications from that com-pany had been approved indicated, he thought, the wisdom and responsibility with which the Corporation had appliedfor routes. He expressed appreciation of the work done by Mr. Eric Rylands as Chairman of the British Air CharterAssociation. Mr. Lindgren then referred to the high operational stan-dards of safety and passenger-handling established by B.E.A. and said that companies operating in association with theCorporation had a special responsibility in maintaining those standards. There were some with very high standards indeedwho could with justice claim to operate on a par with B.E.A. or B.O.A.C. but there were others whose standards left muchto be desired. The British Air Charter Association had set high standards of operation and he hoped they would be ruth-less in ensuring that they were maintained. These observations, continued Mr. Lindgren, applied equallyto salaries, wages and conditions of employment. Here again the B.A.C.A. had done good work in collective bargaining,on behalf of the charter companies, with the Trade Unions which catered for the employees of those companies. Oneof the conditions of the associate agreements with the Air- ways Corporations was that wages and conditions should bethose agreed in conjunction with the Trade Unions, but the Minister's attention had already been called to undercuttingin salaries and conditions of employment, particularly with regard to pilots. He (Mr. Lindgren) wished to make it quiteclear that the lowering of either standards of operation or the undercutting of wages and conditions of service would not betolerated. The terms under which associate agreements were granted had been made clear publicly and directly to eachapplicant and, in conclusion, he considered it was not too much to ask that those making application should observethe conditions under which the licences would be granted. Discussions have been in progress between the British Air-line Pilots' Association and the British Air Charter Association and agreement was reached on all outstanding points exceptinsurance cover and the salary structure. B.A.L.P.A. repre- sentatives insisted that the B.A.C.A. should accept a salarystructure based upon flying experience and the type of aircraft flown according to all-up weight. The Charter Association wasunable to accept B.A.L.P.A.'B proposed insurance cover offour times the basic salary. Negotiations have broken down and B.A.L.P.A. has asked the Ministry of Labour to refer thedifferences to the Industrial Court in order to effect a settle- ment. At the luncheon, Mr. Eric Rylands, Managing Director ofthe Lancashire Aircraft Corporation, referred to the important step being taken in the establishment of scheduled services by independent air operators. Lord Douglas, who was also a guest, said that the charter companies' operations were very necessary in filling the gaps in the British Airways Corpora- tions' services. During the Berlin Air Lift the Lancashire Aircraft Corporation had flown 2,000 sorties and carried some 15,000 tons of freight and 30,000 gallons of fuel. LYMPNE AIRPORTI T has been reported tharsince the upkeep of Lympne Airport has involved the Ministry of Civil Aviation in a loss of ;£r7,000, it is to be disposed of. The circumstances are that; the Ministry has asked the Aerodrome Owners' Association if any organization would be interested in its purchase and Folke- stone Town Council are considering the project. Although the M.C.A. is willing to consider any offers, if none is forthcoming-, it is probable that it will continue to retain the airfield in use. . JANUARY AIRPORT ACTIVITYA TOTAL of 80,609 passengers passed through 39 civil air- ports in the United Kingdom during January. The table shows, in Column A, the number of landings by aircraft on scheduled services and charter flights only, whereas column B is for all other flights. Column C shows the number of passen- gers passing through the airports on scheduled services and international charter flights and the last column is for freight on similar operations. - Aberdeen (Dyce) Belfast (Nutts Corner) Belfast (Sydenham) Birmingham (Elmdon) BlackbusheBlackpool (Squires Gate) Bovlngdon Bristol (Whitchurch) ... Cardiff (Pengam Moors) Croydon Edinburgh (Turnhouse) Hurn . .Inverness (Dalcross) Isle of Man (Ronaldsway) • KintyreKirkwall (Hatston) Liverpool (Speke) London Airport Lympne Manchester (Ringway) ... NortholtPrestwick Renfrew Southampton (Eastleigh) Southampton Water Weston-super-Mare Aircraft Movei(a) 262 318 14 16 7333 100 12 108 201 25 44245 200 117523 339 1,547 14 269 2,103469 600 257 72 93 Yeadon 9 nents(b) 504 20 604 629 373567 706 540 1,101 524 903 1,44023 37 1525 225 574 415 604 334277 116 1,043 389 536 832 Passengers In and Out (c) 701 4,634 1,153 618 166 239 — 4481.149 1,940 3311,192 3,821 16,659 5 2,039 26,566 5,446 5,214 1,307 1,189 163 Freight (Ib) In and Out (d) 8,554 50,007 _ 24,356 305.723 59,350 25 89317,818 33,031 25,66014,991 66,224 1,270,766 1 982 94,295 663,15751,296 37,425 6,494 41,540 QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENTO N Wednesday, May 18th, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation was asked by A. Cdrc Harvey why the three airways corporations were to be allowed to test their own pilots for instrument rating for Pilots' Licences when other companies had been refused that concession. Mr. Lindgren replied that it had been arranged as an interim measure of practical expediency in view of the number of pilots to be tested. Whether the arrangements should continue or
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