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1950
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IO FLIGHT, 5 January T950 CIVIL AVIATION NEWS . , -. 20,13.), ay compared with the same period of last year. TheEdinburgh-London route has also shown an inoease of almost 5,000, to a total of 11,419. The number of passengers on aMroutes in October was n,320, of winch 2,730 were carried on the Glasgow-Belfast services. Sir Patrick also intimated thatin 1950 Scotland would have direct air services to Europe pro- vided' by B.E.A. * * * A suggestion that a considerably lower L'.K. Australian fare would encourage an increase in the number of travellers has been made by Capt. Ivan Holyman, managing director of A.N.A. Basing his claim on the experience of A.N.A. charter flights on this route, he said that aircraft are available which could operate immediately at a fare of /A200 as compared with the present figure of ^325. * * * Statistics recently issued by the American Immigration andNaturalization Service show that during the past 12 months the total number of passengers travelling by air between theUnited States and foreign countries was 20 per cent higher than the total of passengers by sea. The figures do not includetraffic crossing the land borders of the U.S., nor that between the U.S. and American overseas possessions such as Hawaiiand Puerto Rico. * * * Pan American Airways announce increased frequencies on the trans-Atlantic Stratocruiser services to ten flights weekly. There are now daily flights between New York and London, and three weekly between New York and Frankfurt. The air- line is also increasing to three times weekly its "President" flights on this route, which (at a slightly increased fare) provide de luxe meals together with champagne and mu>ic; the .seatinglayout provides for 28 berths and 17 sleeperettes. * * * In connection with the Holy Year celebrations in Rome, a special inclusive-tour fare of $646 (^266) is being offered by T.W.A. The figure is based on the new trans-Atlantic 15-day excursion fare, and in addition to round-trip air transporta- tion permitting stops at Rome, Florence, Genoa, the Riviera and Paris, the fare includes all ground transportation abroad, hotel accommodation, meals, baggage transfer services, sight- seeing trips, services of guides and all entrance i».es to museums and public buildings. * * # With effect from January 15th, seven round-trip Strato- cruiser flights weekly will be flown by United Airlines between San Francisco and Honolulu. The new services will permit travellers to Hawaii the choice of either the 9|-hr. daylight flight on four days a week, or equally fast overnight trips on the remaining three days. Unusual spaciousness has been achieved by an arrangement to accommodate 55 on the main deck instead of the aircraft's maximum capacity of 114. Seven new Stratocruisers are scheduled for delivery to the com- pany in the near future. * * # Portsmouth Airport has now been derequisitioned, and the City Corporation has purchased all buildings erected by the Ministry of Supply during the war. A 99-year lease has been granted to Airspeed, Ltd., and a further lease to Portsmouth Aviation, Ltd., for the premises which both firms occupy on the airfield. The terminal building is to be renovated and, together with the service hangar, will, be maintained by the municipal authorities for the use of commercial operators and visiting aircraft. FROM THE CLUBS WITH the object of enabling more members to fly, CowesAero Club is endeavouring to provide considerably reduced rates for the first four months of this year. The rates quoted are as follows: — Aircraft Dual£3 £2 a 0 10 0 Soloa £1 £1 10 15 10 Tiger Moth... Auster Aucocrat Auster Arrow The offer is subject to a minimum of 25 hours' flying and payment is to be made in advance. In view of the low rates, however, no refund will be allowed if the 25 hours are not completed. The club also announce new daily hire charges for the Autocrat as being seven guineas and for the Arrow five guineas, including full petrol tanks, which will permit three hours' flying; thus, if all the passengers are pilots, this charge is even more economical than the rates quoted for solo flying. Landing cards are supplied with the aircraft at a charge of 5s per day, and additional fuel can be supplied on request. The club is also able to arrange accommodation at low rates. This would appear to be an encouraging step towards bring- ing the cost of flying nearer to the pocket of the average enthusiast. • * * •B ECAUSE of the disappointing financial results of the National Air Races, held at Elmdon in August last year- only the final day of the meetinp attracted a large crowd—the Royal Aero Club is undertaking the experiment of allotting the various races to individual flying clubs. The series will thus be held at a variety of venues and on different dates, and these details have now been announced. The King's Cup Race will be flown on June 17th, at the meeting organized by the Wolverhampton Aero Club. The international race for the Kemsley Challenge Trophy has been allotted to the Swansea and District Flying Club, and will be contested at Fairwood Common on August 19th. The S.B.A.C. Challenge Cup for jet aircraft—" the world's fastest race "—will be held at the Yorkshire Aeroplane Club's meeting at Sherburn-in-Elmet, near Leeds, on July 22nd, and the inter- national high-speed handicap for the Air League Challenge Cup will also be contested at this meeting. Newcastle Aero Club has been allotted the international Grosvenor Challenge Cup and Norton Griffiths Challenge Trophy races, which they will fly at Woolsington Aerodrome, Newcastle, on July 15th, and the Coventry Aero Club's meeting at Baginton on September 2nd will include the Siddeley Challenge Trophy Race. Trophies and prize money to the value of ^2,480 are being donated by the Royal Aero Club, the Kemsley Flying Trust and the S.B.A.C. to the successful contestants in these events. The dates mentioned above are provisional. # • *D ESPITE the bad flying weather throughout November, the Wiltshire Flying Club achieved a very satisfactory time of 149 hours, bringing the 1949 total (to the end of that month) up to 2,047 hours. During this January-November period, 56 new private licences were obtained. The number of club members who own ami operate their own aircraft from Thruxton has now risen from six in 1948 to 14. * * * MR. C. COLIN COOPER has left theR. Ae.C. to become United Kingdom representative of United Helicopters, Inc., who, as makers of the Hiller, are the world's largest manufacturers of commercial helicopters. His address is 30, Chelsea Square, London. S.W.3. WORK IN HAND : Early preparation for the activity of the summer season is apparent in this photograph of club and privatelyf ri h'
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