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1953
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30 January 1953 151 AT B.E.A.'s COLOGNE OFFICE: Corporation and future Lufthansa executives pictured here are (left) Dr. Bongers with Mr. Peter Masefield, and (right) Capt. J. W. G. James, B.E.A.'s director of flight operations, with Copt. W. Von Engel, who will hold a similar position in Lufthansa. HUNTING'S YEAR T^IGURES have been published by Hunting Air Transport, •*• Ltd., for the calendar year ended December 31st, 1952. In addition to its main commitments—trooping flights to the Mediter ranean and scheduled "Safari" services to East Africa, operated alternately with Airwork, Ltd.—the company's Vikings have flown a large number of charter flights, both occasional and under contract to scheduled operators. Statistics for the year are as follows :— Contract Charter (including trooping) Regular Operations (including Safari Service to East Africa) Casual Charter Miles Flown 1,841,351 352,398 358,163 2,551,912 Passengers Carried 38,515 2,017 18,522 59,°54 Passenger- Miles Flown 52,767903 10,800,000 n,955>i49 75,523,052 INDIA-PAKISTAN DISPUTE SETTLED M EDIATION by I.C.A.O. has brought an amicable settlement of the dispute between India and Pakistan over the question of permitting Indian aircraft to fly a direct route between New Delhi and Kabul, Afghanistan. Agreement has been reached on the opening of two 20-mile wide corridors which Indian civil aircraft will follow from the aerodromes of Lahore and Karachi, both in Pakistani territory, to points in Afghanistan. The corridor on the route between Delhi and Kabul still requires some detour from the direct route, but it permits a much shorter and more direct flight than was previously allowed. The Government of Pakistan has also arranged for the export of sufficient aviation fuel to Afghanistan by overland routes through Pakistan to permit Indian aircraft to refuel there. Previously the lack of fuel in this area forced the Indian operators to carry sufficient fuel for the return as well as the outward j ourney. APPLICATIONS APPROVED APPROVAL of a number of scheduled air services has been - announced by the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Details are as follows :— (1) Normal scheduled services (passenger and supplementary freight) by Air Kruise Ltd., on the routes between Lympne and Le Touquet, Lympe and Ostend via Ramsgate, and Ramsgate and Le Touquet via Lympne (if required). (2) The extension to Sao Paulo of B.O.A.C.'s reserved normal scheduled service, London—Lisbon—Casablanca—Dakar—Recife—Rio de Janeiro. (3) The insertion by B.O.A.C. of a traific stop at Manila as an alter native to Hong Kong on their reserved normal scheduled service between London and Tokyo. (4) An extension of Silver City Airways' permit for the carriage of passengers not accompanying vehicles and supplementary freight on their approved vehicle ferry service between Lympne and Lc Touquet BREVITIES THE Minister of Civil Aviation announces that a public court inquiry will be held into the B.E.A. Viking accident at Belfast on January 5th. * * * The Aerodrome Owners Association will hold its 26th annual general meeting at 2.30 p.m. in Londonderry House on Feb ruary 26th; the annual dinner is to be held on the same day at the Hyde Park Hotel, London, S.W.i (time, 6.30 for 7 p.m.). * * * As reproduced in Flight of January 23rd, the message from A. Cdre. Griffith Powell, managing director of Silver City Airways, contained two misprints. In the third paragraph, the word "cats should be omitted from the sentence beginning "To get a better balance . . ." "Proportion" should be replaced by "propulsion in the first sentence of the fifth paragraph. * * * A report from Australia says the the Department of Civil Aviation is unlikely to proceed with its plan to enforce installation of rearward-facing seats in all new aircraft used on internal services. The statement that "there is a strong public prejudice against the proposal and psychological factor is not good* has been attributed to Mr. Hubert Anthony, Minister of Civil Aviation. * * * Despite objections from British Railways, it is expected that the A.T.A.C. will authorize Silver City Airways' application tor a vehicle-ferry service between Southampton and Bembridge, isle 01 Wight. The runway at Bembridge is being extended to 4,25°" and the service is expected to begin on April 2nd. Bristol hreignters will make the crossing in nine minutes, carrying passengers, cars, cycles and freight. Provisionally fares are quoted as : cars, from £3 2s 6d to £6 17s 6d according to length; motor cycles, 17s 6d; bicycles, 3s; and passengers, 13s 6d. * • * In conjunction with the Central Council of Physical Recreation the Ski Club of Great Britain has awarded to Airwork, Ltd., a contract to fly members of a ski-training expedition to Norway. The company's Vikings are operating 14 flights at weekly intervals between Blackbushe and Sola, Stavanger. The return fare of £38 is inclusive of refreshments en route, transport, 12 days' board and lodging in Nsrway, instruction and hire of ski-ing equipment. * * * New Zealand National Airways have announced the appoint ments of Capt. J. J. Busch, as general manager and chief executive officer, and of Mr. D. E. Fowley, as secretary-treasurer and deputy to Capt. Busch. The new general manager, who served with the R.N.Z.A.F. as a group captain during the war, recently completed a three-month visit to the United Kingdom, Holland, Canada and the U.S.A. As operations manager, he took the opportunity during this tour to survey possible DC-3 replacements for N.Z.N.A.C. * * * In Hollywood recendy, Mr. W. A. Patterson, president of United Air Lines, re-affirmed his forecast that jet airliners would not come into extensive use before 1958 or i960. He estimated their probable cost at $4,000,000 (£1,428,575) each, and gave the warning that any airline which erred in selecting the right type would face probable bankruptcy. "Our problem is that such air craft must fly about 1,500 miles non-stop to be economical," said
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