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832 FLIGHT The shape which has brought about a drastic re-appraisal of long-range air transport and of the industry which supplies its equipment. THE HUNGRY AIRLINES... superior operating economy, or jets because our competitorsmight buy them? , But there is a basis for analyzing the general market, and thequantities in which it may absorb both forms of transport. It is with this that the sequel to the present article will be concerned.For the moment, however, the question we shall attempt to answer is: What is the likely balance between traffic and capacityin 1962 on the basis of present orders? Traffic and Transports in 1962.—Post-war traffic figures showthat the average rate of increase since 1948 has been 16.6 per cent; in other words, traffic has been doubling itself about every fiveyears. In extrapolating this curve to the year 1962, should our rate climb be the same, higher, or lower? Whichever gradientwe choose, our reasons must be clearly stated. A substantial increase in slope could be assumed if it wereaccepted that fare-reductions, such as those to be adopted on |the North Atlantic in 1958, will become widespread, and that THE AIRLINES' SHOPPING LIST Correct to November 19, 1956, excluding options but including certain government and corporate orders Aircraft Variant Powerplant Airlines (listed in order of purchasing) Total Douglas DC-8 Boeing 707 Bristol Britannia Douglas DC-7C Seven Seas Lockheed L.1649A Super Star Constellation Convair 440 Metropolitan Sud-Est Caravelle de Havilland Comet Lockheed Electro Vickers Viscount Vickers Vanguard Convair 880 Jetliner Fokker F.27 Friendship Handley Page Herald Frye Safari Overseas or Long-Range Domestic Domestic 120 220 320 420 102250 300-series 310-series 4 4A 700 & 800 series V.951 Fokker-built Fairchild-built Pratt and Whitney JT4 Rolls-Royce Conway Pratt and Whitney JT3 Pratt and Whitney JT3 Pratt and Whitney JT4 Pratt and Whitney JT4 Rolls-Royce Conway Proteus 705 Proteus 755 Proteus 755 Proteus 755 Wright R-3350 Wright R-3350 Pratt and Whitney R-2800 Rolls-Royce Avon RA.29 Rolls-Royce Avon RA.29 Rolls-Royce Avon RA.29 Allison 501 Rolls-Royce Dart Rolls-Royce Tyne General Electric GI-805 Rolls-Royce Dart 511 Alvis Leonides Major Wright R-1300or Pratt and Whitney R-1340 PanAm,* 21 (Dec. 1959); United, 15 (May 1959); K.L.M., 8 (March 1960); Eastern, 18 (May 1959); I.A.L., 4 (1960); S.A.S., 7 (1960); Panagra. 4 (early 1960); Swissair, 3 (first half 1960, the third in 1961) T.C.A., 4 (early 1960) United, 15 (May 1959); National, 6 (Midsummer 1959); Delta, 6 (June 1959) PanAm, 6 (Dec. 1958); American, 30 (operation on June 15,1959); Continental, 4 (May 1959); T.W.A., 9 (April 1959); Qantas, 7 (Type 138, May ta September 1959) Braniff, 5 (Oct. 1959); Sabena, 4 (Dec. 1959) PanAm, 17 (March 1959); T.W.A.,18 (April 1959); Air France, 10 (Nov. 1959) Lufthansa, 4 (Summer 1960); Air-India, 3 (early 1960); B.O.A.C.,15 (1960) B.O.A.C.. 15 (current delivery) R.A.F. Transport Command, 10; M. of S., 3 M. of S.,1; B.O.A.C.,7 B.O.A.C, 11; El Al, 3; C.P.A.L.. 5; Hunting-Clan, 1 PanAm, 27 (current delivery); Swissair, 4 (current); S.A.S., 14 (current): Sabena, 9 (current); Braniff, 7 (summer 1956); B.O.A.C., 10 (October 1956); K.L.M.,10 (1957); Northwest, 8; R.E.A.L.,3; Panair do Brasil, 4; Alitalia, 4; C.M.A., 4; J.A.L., 4 T.W.A., 24; Air France, 12; L.A.I., 4; Lufthansa, 4; Varig, 2 (Dec. 1957) R.E.A.L., 8; S.A.S., 16 (March 1956); Finnair, 2 (Feb. 1956 and Feb. 1957); Sabena, 12; Swissair, 11 (June 1956); Iberia, 5; Continental, 3 (Feb. 1956); National, 6; Delta, 8 (Jan. 1957); Eastern, 15 (May 1957); Braniff, 5; Alitalia, 2; Yugoslav Airlines, 1; Lufthansa, 2 (March 1957); Air Carrier Service, 2; R.A.A.F.,2; U.S.A.F.,6; Corporate customers, 9; Karhumaki Airways, 1 (June 1957); Ansett, 1 (June 1957); Italian A.F., 1 (July 1957); others 7. Air France, 12 (1958) B.O.A.C., 19 (mid-1958); Capital, 4 (Nov. 1958) Capital, 10 (June 1959) American, 35 (Aug. 1958); Eastern, 40 (Aug. 1958); Braniff, 9 (May 1959); National, 23 (April 1959); K.L.M., 12 (Sept. 1959); Western, 9 (late 1959) See list below B.E.A., 20 (March 1960) T.W.A., 30 (late 1959); Delta, 10 (1959) K.L.M., 4; Aer Lingus, 5 (late 1958); T.A.A., 6 (early 1959); Netherlands Government, 1; executive model for an Italian company, 1; Braathens, 3; "Australian purchaser," 2; B.K.S.,2 West Coast Airlines, 4 (Nov. 1957); Mackey, 2 (Oct. 1957); Frontier, 2 (Oct. 1958); Bonanza, 3 (Feb. 1958); Piedmont, 12 (late 1957); General Tire and Rubber Co., 1 (1958); Continental Can Co., 1 (1958); Quebecair, 2 (early 1958); "American purchasers," 2 Queensland Airlines, A.N.A., and Lloyd Aero Colombiano—29; Air Kruise, 6 Wien Alaska, 3 (June 1957); Northern Consolidated, 3 (June 1957); Cruzeiro de Sul, 10 (end of 1957); Samoan Airlines. 2 (1958) 111 r 46 12 33 128 357 20 40 53 35 18 * An unspecified proportion of this total will be JT3 versions. Vickers-Armstrongs Viscount (all models). The following list of confirmed orders accounts for 357 aircraft, as follows: B.E.A., 26 V.701 (Dart S05), 1 V.701 (Dart 506), 24 V.802 (Dart 5101. 14 V.806 (Dart 520); B.W.I.A., 4 V.702 (Dart 506): Aer Lingus, 4 V.707 (Dar- 505V 3 V.808 (Dart 510); Air France, 12 V.708 (Dart 505); T.A.&., 6 V.770 (Dart 505/6), 1 V.720 (Dart 506), 5 V.756 (Dart 510), 2 V.816 (Dart 525); Indian Government, 1 V.723 (Dart 506), 1 V.730 (Dart 506); T.C.A., 15 V.774 (Dart 5C6), 21 V.757 (Dart 506); Hunting Clan, 3 V.732 (Dart 5061, 2 V.759 (Part 510): Pakistan Government, 1 V.734 (Dart 506); Iraoi Airway*, 3 V.735 (Dart 510). 1 V.773 (Dart 510); Fred Olsen, 2 V.736 (Dart 506). 4 V.779 (Dort 510); Canadian Government, 1 V.737 (Dart 506); Misrair, 3 V.739 (Dart 506); Braathens, 1 V.742 (Dart 510); Capital, 3 V.744 (Dart 506), 72 V.745 (Dart 510): Butler Air Transport, 2 V.747 (Dart 506): Central African Airways, 5 V.748 (Dart 510); L.A.V., 3 V.749 (Dart 506); B.O.A.C., 8 V.754 (Dart 510),4V.772(Dart506).HongKong,2V.760(Dart510).U.B.A.,3V.761 (Dart 510); Hughes Tool Co., 1 V.763 (Dart 510); U.S. Steel Corp., 3 V.764 (Dart 510); Standard Oil, 1 V.765 (Dart 510); Indian Airlines, 10 V.768 (Dart S10); K.L.M., 9 V.803 (Dart 510); Transair, 2 V.804 (Dart 510); New Zealand N.A.C.,3 V.807 (Dart 510); Continental, 15 V.812 (Dart 525); Air Austria, 4 V.803 (Dart 510); South African Airways, 7 V.813 (Dart 525); Iranian Government, 3 V.782 (Dart 510); Lufthansa 7 V.814 (Dart 525); Philippine Air Lines, 2 V.784 (Dart 510): L.A.I., 6 V.785 (Dart 510); South African Government, 1 V.781 (Dart 510); Pakistan Air Lines, 3 V.815 (Dart 525); Cubana, 3 V.755 (Dart 510), 4 V.818 (Dart 525); Lloyd Aero Colom- binno, 3 V.770 (Dart 510); Brazilian Government, 1 V.770 (Dart 510); P.L.U.N.A., 3 V.770 (Dart 510); Niarchos, 1.
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