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1953
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FLIGHT, 2 October 1953 CIVIL AVIATION . . . LONDON-NEWCASTLE FARE REDUCTIONS "DERIOD fare concessions have been recently introduced by -»• Hunting Air Transport, Ltd., on their services between New castle and London. An eight-day return fare is now £6 5s and a 30-day return fare £6 15 s, compared with the normal 12-month return fare of £7 4s. The single fare for the journey is £4. By transferring their London Air Terminal for airport coach arrivals and departures to 5, Fitzhardinge Street, Portman Square, from the Waterloo Air Terminal, Huntings have cut down their city-to-airport times, and the London-Newcastle service now provides a time-saving of almost two hours on this journey compared with the best times by surface transport. TAP AN will become the 61st member nation of the International «* Civil Aviation Organization on October 8th. * * * The M.C.A. announce the appointment of Mr. G. McD. Wilson as "alternate delegate" to the U.K. representative on the council of I.C.A.O. A war-time lieutenant in the Fleet Air Arm, Mr. Wilson succeeds Mr. I. V. Pugh. He took up his appointment on September 29th. * * * Trans-Australia Airlines last month celebrated the seventh anniversary of their inaugural service—from Melbourne to Sydney. Since then, the airline has carried over 3im passengers without a fatal accident, and has lifted 75,000 tons of freight and 11,000 tons of mail. * * * August was the second successive month in which Central African Airways have made a clear (net) profit. The August profit was £15,000 and that for July was £11,900. Extra traffic resulting from the highly successful Rhodes Centenary Exhibi tion was largely responsible for these improved results. * * * The first of two Douglas DC-6A all-freight aircraft ordered by Canadian Pacific Airlines was delivered to Montreal on September 22nd. It is intended to be used on a new cargo service between Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. The company's application to operate this route was opposed by T.C.A. and has not yet been approved by the Canadian government; it is reported that, if the application is rejected, the aircraft might be sold abroad. NEXT Sunday, October 4th, Luton Flying Club are staging a tea patrol. The usual rules will apply, and occupants of aircraft pentrating the defences between 3 and 4 p.m. will win free teas. There will be an individual prize for the owner of an aircraft landing at a sealed time between these hours. OWNERS and operators of Gemini lAs who have found it impossible to obtain a copy of the maintenance schedule for their aircraft will be glad to know that copies can now be obtained from W. S. Shackleton, Ltd., 175, Piccadilly, London, W.l. The company tells us that, after diligent inquiry, it found that there were apparently only two copies of the schedule available in this country, one of which it acquired. Duplicated copies have now been run off and can be supplied at 30s. INVESTIGATIONS by the manufacturers have shown that instances of defective crankshafts in Blackburn Cirrus Minor 2 engines, reported from certain countries, are possibly due to failure to observe the limitations concerning the minimum octane rating of the fuel and/or the minimum take-off r.p.m. As a pre cautionary measure, the A.R.B. has directed that all Cirrus Minor 2 crankshafts which have completed 600 hours' running since the last Magnaflux check shall be re-checked on a Magnaflux test machine as soon as possible, and thereafter re-checked at periods not exceeding 600 hours. In order that the above restrictions may be relaxed, the com pany has decided to introduce a modified crankcase top cover, with new intermediate bearing caps bolted through the cover, thus stiffening the crankcase. Engines fitted with a modified top cover will not thereafter be subject to the Magnaflux test until complete overhaul at 800 hours. Private owners and clubs may arrange for Magnaflux testing of crankshafts to be carried out at the Blackburn factory at Brough, by contacting the engine servicing manager. 483 AUSTRALIAN MERGER "NEGOTIATIONS have been completed betwen East-West -L" Airlines, Tamworth, N.S.W., and South Coast Airways, Sydney, for the merger of the two companies. Under the terms of the agreement South Coast Airways has become a subsidiary company of East-West Airlines, and its policy, administration and operations are controlled and executed from East-West Airlines' head office at Tamworth. Capt. A. J. Smith, general manager of East-West Airlines, said recently that the company expected to open up an additional 1,500 miles of unduplicated air routes within New South Wales and Southern Queensland during the next two years. On the new schedules now being flown, the company's air craft will cover 17,000 route miles and provide 1,427 passenger seats on 76 scheduled flights each week. Lord Douglas of Kirtleside, chairman of B.E.A., and the mem bers of the board, visited Holland on September 18th-19th at the invitation of K.L.M. They inspected Schiphol Airport and the head office of the Dutch airline at The Hague. * * * Accidents involving civil aircraft in New Zealand totalled 93 last year, compared with 108 in 1951-52. Both N.Z.N.A.C. and T.E.A.L. completed their fourth successive accident-free year, and for the first time since the end of the last war flying clubs suffered no fatal accidents. There were 49 accidents in agricul tural flying, causing the deaths of two people. * * * Approval to operate, subject to the customary conditions, an all-freight service between London and Belgrade via Cologne, Munich and Zagreb has been granted to Eagle Aviation, Ltd. The licence is valid until September 30th, 1960. B.O.A.C. have received approval to operate, until April 3rd next, a normal scheduled service on the route Calcutta-Delhi-Karachi-Behrein- Baghdad-Beirut-Rome-Dusseldorf-London (westbound only). * * * Both State-owned and independent operators experienced in creases in traffic during April and May. B.O.A.C. carried 21,000 passengers in April and 28,000 in May, increases of 12.9 per cent and 25.9 per cent respectively. B.E.A.'s passenger traffic in April amounted to 127,000 (an increase of 37.3 per cent) and the per centage increase for May, when 141,000 passengers were carried, was 31.6 per cent. Associated companies, carrying 8,000 in April and 13,000 in May, achieved increases of, respectively, 131.9 and 125.6 per cent. Independent freight traffic increased by over 200 per cent in both months. WHAT is thought to have been the first air rally ever held by a private British firm was staged at Bembridge, I.o.W., on Saturday, September 19th, by employees of Smiths Aircraft Instruments, Ltd., and Kelvin and Hughes, Ltd. Altogether seven aircraft took part (five Austers, one Chipmunk and a Miles Monarch), carrying 19 members of the two firms from as far apart as Denham, Cheltenham and Panshanger. Smiths' flying club, formed only 18 months ago, now boasts 32 members, most of whom have reached solo stage; seven have gained P.P.L.s. By actively participating in private flying, members of the two aircraft instrument firms obviously acquire a good deal of experience . which provides a useful background to their work. It is unfortunate that so few companies in the aircraft industry have yet taken advantage of the firms' flying club scheme. DIRECTOR and chief flying instructor of Tollerton Aero Club, Ltd., and Nottingham Flying Club, Captain Lewis Wigham Hall, of the Old Rectory, Tollerton, died on August 29th at the age of 60. He was formerly managing director of Nottingham Airport, Ltd., and had been ill for some time. He was seconded from the Border Regiment in the first World War to the R.F.C., left the Army in 1928, acquired an interest in Tollerton Aero drome, and subsequently became managing director. He joined the R.A.F. in 1939, and served in Airfield Control. R Ae.C. PILOT'S CERTIFICATES ISSUED, AUGUST No. 28.506 28.507 28.508 28,509 28.510 28,511 Name Miss R. M. Sharpe C. D. Weiswall... W. P. Warner ... D. F. Todd J. G. Soper P. W. Ball CI. 1 3 3 1 4 4 No. 28,512 28.513 28,514 28,515 28,51* 28,517 Name R. Bradley P. Wannop F. W. Frost ... F. W. Haines ... J. H. Denyer ... F. V. Davico ... CI. 2 2 4 4 1 1 BREVITIES FROM THE CLUBS
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