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1952
1952 - 1854.PDF
26 CIVIL AVIATION . . . company records that, despite increases in costs and competition, a gross profit of £21,215 was made and that after deductions a net balance of £2,911 has been carried forward to this year's account. Total operating revenue was nearly £492,000, of which scheduled services accounted for over £408,000. Annual fleet utilization was 1,319 hr per aircraft and the average load-factor over the year was 70.5 per cent. Demands for charters showed an increase during the year, and special pilgrim flights to and from Mecca also made a substantial contribution to revenue. STRETCHING THE BRISTOL FREIGHTER TPHE designation Bristol 170 Mk 32 has been applied to the new -*- long-nosed type of Freighter ordered by Silver City Airways for their car-ferry services. It is learned that the needs of the super- priority programme have delayed construction of the first machine, which is not now expected to be ready in time for the S.B.A.C. display. The operators hope, however, that all six will be delivered in time for introduction on cross-channel routes next spring. The Mk 32 will have an overall length of 73ft 6in, the increase on standard fuselage length being 5ft 2in (4m more than was initially announced last week). The length of the hold has been increased from 31ft 8in to 37ft 6in, and an extra 4ft 9in can be gained by moving back the forward bulkhead of the passenger compart ment—enabling the freighter to carry three cars of 14ft length or two of the largest American makes. At present costs and fares, S.C.A. expect to receive 33 per cent more revenue per hour from the new Freighters than from those now in use. INDIA-PAKISTAN DISPUTE T\ELEGATES of Belgium, Brazil and Canada have been •*-' appointed by the I.C.A.O. council to consider charges made by India against Pakistan, to the effect that the latter is discrimin ating against Indian civil air transport. India wishes to run commercial services between New Delhi and Kabul, Afghanistan. The direct route between these two points is only 642 miles, but as civil aircraft are prohibited from flying over the entire Western boundary of West Pakistan, the Indian aircraft would have to take an indirect route of some 1,900 miles via Karachi and through Iran. The Indian Govern ment complains that the extent and location of the prohibited area are not reasonable; it points out that an Iranian airline runs a scheduled service across the area and "reluctantly concludes" that the real intention of the Pakistan Government is to prevent easy communication between India and Afghanistan. In reply, a Pakistan note states that the existing prohibited areas are exactly those which have existed in undivided India since 1935. FLIGHT, 4 July 1952 FIRST IMPRESSION of the new Mk 32 Bristol Freighter as it will appear in the livery of Silver City Airways, who have ordered six for service on their cross-Channel ferry routes (subject of an article in last week's issue of "Flight"). Externally, the Mk 32 Js distinguished by the new fin configuration and considerably modified nose. Further details are given in the adjacent paragraph. Iranian Airways have been permitted to fly over the area between Zahidan and Karachi because the inhabitants of the tribal area might reasonably be considered to be friendly in the event of a forced landing, but the tribal people, states the Pakistan note, are definitely unfriendly to India because of the Indian attitude over the Kashmir and the Pushtoonistan issue . . . "The tribesmen are all armed and there are reasons to believe that they take delight in having snap shots at the flying aircraft." The note adds that a similar prohibition was extended to K.L.M., even though there are no special reasons for the tribesmen to be unfriendly towards the Dutch. The Indian application, it concludes, should be rejected in the interests of the safety of passengers and crew. BREVITIES DELIVERY of B.E.A.'s first Discovery-Class Viscount 701 is now expected for October 1st, 1952, and regular passenger services should follow in March 1953. Some ad hoc services may be flown during the Christmas holiday rush. * * * The last of four B.O.A.C. Constellations modified by Lockheed Aircraft Service for the reduced-fare Mayflower service has been returned to the Corporation. The modifications included the fitting of 68 seats and a number of cabin refinements. * * * Trans World Airlines have received the 1951 Aviation Safety Award of the National Safety Council for their "contribution to safe air transportation in 1951 by flying 2,540,855,000 passenger miles of routes in the U.S., over the Atlantic, through the British Isles, Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and India." * * * In its 24th annual report, the British Travel and Holidays Association states that Britain earned £103111 from 695,000 over seas visitors during 1951. Earnings were £i5im more than in 1950, and there were 14 per cent more visitors. The Association feels that this country can become the world's leading tourist area, but that to make it so we must resolutely follow the examples set by France and Switzerland, "whose policy has always been to consider visitors first." * * * The recent petition to the C.A.B. by Seaboard and Western Airlines for authorization to operate scheduled all-freight flights on the North Atlantic routes has met with little success. Although President Truman approved the C.A.B. decision to reject the Seaboard application, he ordered that temporary authority be granted by exempting the airline from certain regulations. Under this exemption, Seaboard can make 12 monthly round-trips between the U.S. and Europe, North Africa the Middle East and Far East, but cargo will represent only 40 per cent of payload on these flights. LONDON UNDERGROUND: Now under construction at London Airport is a 2,000ft x 80ft vehicle subway designed to connect the Bath Road with the new main south-terminal disembarkation area. This view of the tunnel was taken at the point where it passes under the temporarily closed No. 1 runway. Of reinforced concrete, the tunnel is being built by the open-cut method. The main part of the contract, which is in the hands of Taylor Woodrow, Ltd., will be completed this year.
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