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1949
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FLIGHT. f> Ortnhrr CIVIL AVIATION NEWS PUBLIC ENCLOSURE: The local population shows keen interest at Gusau as a West African Airways Corporation Dove refuels. The airline, which also operates two Wayfarers, covers routes from Lagos, along the coast to Dakar and inland to Kano. TUDOR FREIGHTERS TO SPARE THE announcement that B.O.A.C. would not require theten Tudor freighters converted to the order of the Ministry of Civil Aviation comes as no surprise. The conversion order was made when Tudors were prohibited from carrying pas- sengers, in the hope that the British Corporations would make use of them. Since B.O.A.C. has in the meantime re-equipped with Argonauts and other new types are coming along, Lancastrians and Yorks will slowly become available for freight operations and the Corporation feel it would be un- economic to purchase special freighters. The M.C.A. has not yet decided what shall be done with the aircraft. It has been suggested that other Tudors still in the Avro factory will be scrapped. The disposal of these aircraft is the concern of the Ministry of Supply, who indicated to the manufacturers some time ago that construction should end, and certain parts of those machines not completed have been disposed of. The completed aircraft still remain intact, however, and their future has not yet been decided. I.A.T.A.'S FUTURE PLANS '3piTE whole field of airline operation was discussed by repre- J- sentatives of 54 airlines from 38 countries during the 30th Anniversary meeting of I.A.T.A. at The Hague last month. The activities of the Association's committees and con- ferences during the past year were approved, but more im- portant were the broad plans for the future which were agreed. The delegates faced problems associated with the future opera- tion of jet transports, and the various technical committees recognized the need to prepare now for the kind of airports, services and facilities which the new technique in airline operation would demand. Although agreement had been reached on many technical matters, it was apparent that light- ing aids at airports still required much attention. One delegate, in stressing the need for approach lighting, described it as the vital link between the electronic approach-aid and the runway itself, and as a pre-requisite to all-weather opera- tion. An appeal was made to governments for the installation of efficient lighting at all airports. The present standard fare for all types of aircraft flying on specified routes was said to inflict hardship upon operators who were competing against airlines who were not mem- bers of the Association and who were using slower and older equipment. A broad study of differential fares depend- ing upon the type of equipment had, it was reported, been undertaken by the Traffic Committee. If the conferences found that the idea was practicable it should mean that air transport would be brought to within the economic reach of many peoples who were unable to use air transport, provided they were content with slower and less luxurious services. The airline? expressed themselves anxious that commercial rights for air transport should be exchanged on a more liberal basis so that the industry could attain full growth and accom- modate itself to the new forms of propulsion and so make them available to the travelling public. I.A.T.A. was throw- ing its full weight behind the efforts of I.C.A.O. in reducing the number of border controls. They had also invited operators of all other forms of transport to join in a cam- paign to eliminate discrimination between carriers by means of national currency control. An interesting idea was put forward for an international registry- of aircraft which would allow airlines, regardless of nationality, to interchange equipment and so help each other during the peak traffic periods and obtain the utmost economy. Another indication of international co-operation was the decision to study an all-inclusive universal insurance cover. As a safety measure, the Association agreed to ask I.C.A.O. to express in its Standards and Recommended Practices on Accident Investigation Procedures the basic right of the air- line and aircraft manufacturer to participate in government investigations. It is hoped that by this means investigations will have the full benefit of the experience of those who construct and maintain transport aircraft. Airlines also expressed a desire, now that traffic conditions were more settled, to fix rates and fares on an annual basis. I.C.A.O. FLIGHT STANDARDS Tp\VO additional sets of I.OJA.O. International Flight •*- Standards—on Airworthiness of Aircraft and on the Facili- tation of International Air Transport—came into effect on September 30th. The purpose of these standards is to ensure that flying on international air routes is carried out under uni- form conditions designed to improve air safety and efficiency of operation. Airworthiness standards are planned to ensure that transport aircraft are sound both in structure and per- formance and facilitation standards to minimize time- and money-consuming formalities required in border crossings. Other I.C.A.O. standards already in effect are designed to ensure, among other things, that aircraft will always carry enougTi fuel to complete their journey to their destination, or to an alternative destination in the event of unfavourable weather at the first airfield; that adequate weather reports are made available to pilots for planned routes; and that the pilot and other members of the crew have adequate experience, knowledge and skill, and are physically fit. Nine standards axe now in effect: Personnel Licensing; Aeronautical Maps and Charts; Operation of Aircraft on Inter- national Scheduled Services; Aircraft Nationality and Registra- B 18
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