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V FLIGHT, 20 April 1950 SI- CIVIL jAVIATION NEWS WHEN IN ROME The turbopropVickers Viscount at Ciampino Airport, where, following the visit of the pure-jetComet, it caused great interest and specu- lation in Italian civil aviation circles. B.E.A.'S EASTER EGG IN the April issue of the B.E.A. Magazine, Mr. Peter Mase-field, the chief executive, congratulates the Corporation's staff on its enthusiasm and excellent morale. Explaining that one phase of B.E.A.'s forward progress is now over, Mr. Mase- field considers that, although there still remains the need to improve efficiency, the Corporation seems to be "pretty well streamlined to meet the task ahead." His views are supported by the news that B.E.A. enjoyed a record traffic period at Easter, when, during the week-end, no fewer than 125 Viking services were flown from Northolt to Paris alone, as compared with 66 services in the corresponding period last year. During the holiday. Lord Pakenham paid a visit to Northolt, where, with Lord and Lady Douglas of Kirtle- side, he met several members of the staff. B.E.A. has so far made excellent progress towards elimin- ating its operational deficit, and, given the opportunity to operate transport services which are economically worth-whije, should soon become a profitable airline. DISPOSAL OF B.O.A.C. AIRCRAFT SEVERAL types of aircraft surplus to B.O.A.C. requirementsare to be disposed of or have already been sold. The ieet of eleven Plymouth flying-boats, with spares, togetherwith five Liberators, have been sold to an American firm of aviation brokers, and it is understood that part of the purchase DO AS THE ROMANS DO : Sir Hew Kilner (Vickers- Armstrongs, Ltd.) and Sir Victor Mallet (British Ambassador) share smiles with the Defence Under-Secretary, Sen. Malintoppi (left) and Gen le Ajmone-Cat (right). V \ price was paid in U.S. dollars. For the time being the desti-nation of all these aircraft is being kept secret. Of five Tudor Vs for sale, three have been purchased by William Dempster,and it is believed that they will later be operated in Africa. The other two are the subject of negotiations at the presenttime. I.A.T.A. TECHNICAL CONFERENCE THE fourth Technical Conference to be held by I.A.T.A.will take place in New Jersey from May 9th to 20th. More than 150 representatives of member airlines will partici- pate in what is said to be the first meeting of its kind to be held in the United States. The agenda will include the discussion of outstanding problems and the latest developments in communications systems, radio aids, engineering and main- tenance, and operations and meteorology. Maintenance and operating methods envisaged for jet transports are also being discussed, together with policy on approach lighting, which is to be reviewed in detail. In connection with the conference there will be demon- stration flights between New York and Washington, where traffic density is probably the highest in the world, and a three-day display of all types of airborne radio and radar equipment. The chairman is to be Mr. Carl C. Steensma of K.L.M. CORPORATION "COMMUNISM" ALLEGATION AT a recent meeting of the Aeronautical Engineers' Associa-tion a complaint was received from employees of B.O.A.C. that the recognized trade-union organizations in nationalized aviation were "riddled with prominent Communists." In view of the recent allegations of sabotage in a B.E.A. Viking the committee has decided to send a resolution to the Minister of Civil Aviation, requesting a public enquiry into the activities of a number of Communists who are said to be holding responsible positions on the trade union side of the National Joint Council. It is alleged that, since 1946, many of the principal trade union officials at Corporation airfields have been Communists. AMERICAN AIRLINES IN 1949 LAST year's operating and financial results should giveAmerican Airlines considerable cause for satisfaction. Revenues for the yea'r showed substantial increases, and although practically all the world's operators experienced rising costs last year, this particular company's expenses increased by less than 3 per cent. The total revenues amounted to $103,206,000, and the net profit was $6,511,237, after the com- pany provided the sum of $1,800,000 for Federal income taxes. Passenger traffic was 16 per cent higher than in 1948, and the volume of freight carried increased by 42 per cent. Some of the unit costs achieved reflect much-improved operating efficiency. Operating cost per revenue ton-mile was decreased from 54 to 46.7 per cent during the year, and the break-even \ \
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