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16 May 1952 » 591 At the end of 1938 the corn- On/ service—between Vancouver and Seattle. pany was carrying mail between Vancouver and Montreal. On April xst, 1939) the first Montreal-Vancouver passenger service began, and in the following year the trans-continental route was completed with the opening of a route from Monti eal to Moncton in New Brunswick. In July, 1943, at the request of the Canadian Government, T.C.A. began a transatlantic service between Montreal and Britain for the carriage of priority passengers, forces mail and freight. On May 1st, 1947, the North Atlantic services became a fully commercial operation with the introduction of the North Star Canadair Fours. T.C.A. now has 17,000 miles of routes in Canada, to Europe, the U.S.A., Bermuda and the Carribean. The trunk routes are operated with 23 North Stars, while DC-3S serve the secondary routes. Five Super-Constellations are on order for the transatlantic services. TRANS WORLD AIRLINES. From RALPH S. DAMON (President) THIS is another period of change for commercial aviation, *• a young and historically fast-changing industry. As scheduled international airlines continue to plan an ever-increasing role in the economic and sociological strengthening of the free world, the entire concept of air travel is undergoing a revision. Tourist fares transatlantically, which commenced on May 1st, have broken down the last possible barrier to overseas air travel by bringing it within the means and the feasibility of virtually everyone. Inauguration of this transatlantic service is a logical milestone in Trans World Airlines' pioneering efforts to bring air travel to the mass market. More than three years eg3 TWA became the first schedule trans-continental airline to offer air transportation at greatly reduced rates. Today, the trans-continental figure has been slashed to $99 in 81-passenger Constellations. As the most experi enced trans-continental economy-fare operator, TWA has flown more than 600,000,000 passenger-miles and carried nearly half a million passengers on this type of service. Well before its successful advocacy of the basic $270 trans atlantic tourist fare now going into effect, TWA had pressed for an economy-type international service. Through the company's efforts, special winter "thrift season" rates have been in effect transatlantically for the past three years. Certainly TWA is experiencing a record demand for the "Sky Tourist" service to Europe. Our present seven round-trip flights weekly in this new overseas service will be increased to 12 next month, and possibly to twice daily during the summer months. That is a measure of the demand. There is no question but what tourist ser vice—operated by TWA, for example, in the same Constellations as flown in our standard and de luxe "Ambassador" schedules—will be offered by all of the scheduled airlines on an ever-increasing basis, both domestically and internationally. None the less, there is and always will be a proportionate demand for first-class air transportation. In addition to Constellations—of which TWA has a fleet of 66—we are operating Martin 4-O-4S, and both the Martin 4-O-4 and the Super Constellation are designed for conversion to turboprop power when these new engines become available. However, for the next several years, TWA's plans are integrally woven about the dependable, efficient and adaptable piston-engine Constellation. Because of this, as well as the fact that the fast-growing tourist market accents capacity rather than unusual speed, I am sure TWA will find that its present type of equipment will suit the demands of the air-travelling public adequately for years to come. Trans World Airlines' Background.—The original T.W.A.— Transcontinental and Western Air Inc.—was formed on October 1st, 1930, by the merger of Western Air Express (which had begun regular Los Angeles to Salt Lake City services in 1926) and Transcontinental Air Transport, which had itself already obtained control of Maddux Air Lines. T.A.T. had operated the first U.S. coast-to-coast passenger service with aircraft on day stages and passengers transferring to the railways for the night sectors. Twenty-five days after its formation T.W.A. began an all-air transcontinental service with one night stop. By 1932 T.W.A. was operating a passenger and mail coast-to-coast service in 24 hours. T.W.A. has had a big influence on transport aircraft design, having worked with Douglas on the production of the DC-i, which led to the DC-2 introduced by T.W.A. in 1934—thereby cutting the transcon tinental schedules to under 16 hours. The company became the first domestic operator anywhere to use pressurized aircraft when it introduced the Boeing Stratoliner in 1940. T.W.A. collaborated with Lockheed in the design and production of the Constellation which now forms the backbone of a T.W.A. fleet serving 16,000 miles of routes which stretch from California to India. A fleet of Martin 4-0-4S is being commissioned for domestic operation and T.W.A. will introduce a fleet of Super-Constellations this year. BRITISH INDEPENDENT OPERATORS THE British companies listed on this page are among the better known of those engaged in the operation of regular scheduled passenger or freight services operated under Associate Agreements with B.E.A. or B.O.A.C., or are engaged on regular transport under Government contract. They also under take other classes of work. The fleets shown are those used on scheduled operations. In addition, a number of British companies are engaged in the operation of air tours (under Associate Agreements) non-scheduled passenger and freight carrying, joy-riding, air photography and survey, crop dusting and spraying, etc. Air Enterprises, Ltd., Croydon Air port, Surrey. Scheduled services be tween London and the Isle of Wight (in association with B.E.A.). Fleet: D.H. Rapides. Air Kruise (Kent), Ltd., Lympne Airport, Kent. Scheduled services between Eympne and Le Touquet and Ostend (in association with B.E.A.). Fleet: D.H. Rapides. Airlines (Jersey), Ltd., 4 The Parade, St. Helier, Jersey, C.I. Scheduled services from the Channel Islands to England and France (in association with B.E.A.). Fleet: D.H. Rapides. Airwork, Ltd., 15 Chesterfield Street, London, W.i. Operating leave ser vices between the United Kingdom and Khartoum on behalf of the Sudan Governmept, and other leave services in the Mediterranean area. Fleet: Vickers-Armstrongs Vikings and Douglas DC-3S. Five Handley Page Hermes IVs to enter service shortly. Aquila Airways, Ltd., 6 Curzon Place, Park Lane, London, W.i. Scheduled flying-boat services be tween Southampton and Madeira and Lisbon and Madeira, and from Madeira to Las Palmas (in associa tion with B.O.A.C). New route Southampton-Marseilles due to begin May 17th (in association with B.E.A.). Fleet: Short Solent and Hythes. Birkett Air Service, Ltd., 237, Acton Lane, London, W.4. Sched uled services between Croydon and the Channel Islands and Croydon and France (in association with B.E.A.). Fleet: D.H. Rapides. Cambrian Air Services, Ltd., The Airport, Cardiff, Glam. Scheduled services between Liverpool, Cardiff, Southampton and the Channel Islands; and Cardiff, Haverfordwest and Bristol (in association with B.E.A.). Fleet: D.H. Rapides. Don Ever all (Aviation), Ltd., Elm-don Airport, Birmingham, Warwick shire. Scheduled services from the Channel Islands to Birmingham (in association with B.E.A.). Fleet: D.H. Rapides. Eagle Aviation, Ltd., 29, Clarges Street, London, W.i. Operating ser vices between United Kingdom and Livingstone and Bulawayo for the Air Ministry. Fleet: 4 Avro Yorks. East Anglian Flying Services, Ltd., Southend Airport, Essex. Scheduled services between England and France (in association with B.E.A.). Fleet: D.H. Rapides. Fingland's Airways, Ltd., 261, Wilmslow Road, Rusholme, Man chester, Lanes. Scheduled services between Manchester and Newquay (in association with B.E.A.). Fleet: Avro Ansons. Hunting Air Transport, Ltd., 55, Pall Mall, London, S.W.I. Operating Government services for military per sonnel between Malta and Gibraltar. Fleet: 7 Vickers-Armstrongs Vikings. Isle of Wight Flying Club, Ltd., Lea Airport, Sandown, Isle of Wight. Scheduled services from Sandown to Portsmouth, Southampton and Bournemouth (in association with B.E.A.). Fleet: D.H. Rapide and Miles Gemini. Lancashire Aircraft Corporation Ltd., Salmesbury Airfield, near Blackburn, Lanes. Scheduled ser vices between Blackpool, Leeds, Bradford, Birmingham and the Isle of Man; and Leeds, Bradford and Jersey (in association with B.E.A.). Fleet: Douglas DC-3S, Airspeed Consuls, D.H. Rapides and D.H.86B. Manx Air Charters, Ltd., Ronalds-way Airport, Ballasalla, Isle of Man. Scheduled services between Isle of Man and Carlisle (in association with B.E.A.). Fleet: D.H. Rapides. Morton Air Services, Ltd., Croydon Airport, Surrey. Scheduled services between Croydon and the Channel Islands; Croydon and Le Touquet; and Bristol and the Channel Islands (in association with B.E.A.). Fleet: D.H. Rapides, D.H. Doves and Air speed Consuls. Murray Chown Aviation, Ltd., Staverton Airfield, Cheltenham, Glos. Scheduled services from Cheltenham to Bournemouth and Jersey; and between Newquay and the Scilly Isles (in association with B.E.A.). Fleet: D.H. Rapides. OUey Air Service, Ltd., Croydon Airport, Surrey. Scheduled services from Croydon to the Channel Islands (in association with B.E.A.). Fleet: D.H. Rapides, D.H. Doves, and Air speed Consuls. Scottish Airlines (Scottish Avia tion, Ltd.), Prestwick Aerodrome, Prestwick, Ayrshire. Scheduled ser vices between Prestwick and Northolt via Burtonwood, and between Prest wick and the Isle of Man (in associa tion with B.E.A.). Fleet: 4 Douglas DC-3S, 2 D.H. Rapides, and 1 Air speed Oxford. Silver Clty<Airways, Ltd., 1, Great Cumberland Place, London, W.i. Scheduled car and other vehicles ser vices from Lympne to Le Touquet; Southampton to Cherbourg; and Southend to Ostend (in association with B.E.A.). Fleet: 9 Bristol 170s. Starways, Ltd., Liverpool Airport, Speke, Liverpool, Lanes. Services between West Hartlepool, Jersey, Isle of Man and Glasgow; and Liver pool to Isle of Man (in association with B.E.A.). Fleet: Douglas DC-3S, D.H. Rapides, and Avro Ansons. Transair, Ltd., 7-8, Great Win chester Street, London, E.C.2. Scheduled services from Croydon to the Channel Islands (in association with B.E.A.), newspaper services and flights to race meetings. Fleet: Avro Ansons.
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