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1 February 1957 159 BREVITIES ON January 21 Mr. Gerard dTirlanger, chairman of B.O.A.C,left London to make a 30,000 mile tour of the Corporation's easterly routes upon which the Britannia will be operating later this year. * * * Mr. Leo Seybold of United Air Lines is to join the U.S. AirTransport Association as assistant to the president on February 15. * * * The three Twin Pioneers ordered by de Kroonduif will cost,together with spares, £233,645. * * * It is reported from Oslo that S.A.S. have been refused arenewal of their concession to call at Hong Kong. * * * Mr. G. E. Mustard has been appointed outside sales represen-tative in London for Australian National Airways. * * * Derby Aviation has applied for a licence to operate three toseven services a week from Birmingham to Rotterdam. * * * Eagle Aviation are to start a "Spanish Eagle" air/coach servicefrom London Airport to the Costa Brava. It will operate on a thrice-weekly basis from April 6 until the end of October.* * * Turkish Air Lines and Chicago Helicopter Airways have beenadmitted to the International Air Transport Association as active and associate members respectively.* * * Vice-presidents of the airlines flying the North Atlantic routewill meet in London on February 4. They will "further clarify" decisions made at the I.A.T.A. Cannes traffic conference lastsummer for the introduction of "mass transport" fares on the North Atlantic route from April 1, 1958. United Air Lines expect to employ an additional 228 pilots in 1957. * * * • S.A.S. are to open a new ticket office and town terminal inGlasgow. The telephone number will be City 5832. * * * On June 1 Britavia is to start a once-weekly flying-boat service between Southampton and Montreux, Switzerland. * * * Sabena will lease three DC-7Cs under long-term contract fromthe International Aircraft Leasing Company. The company is to buy the aircraft from Douglas for £2,550,000.* * * Mr. Ben Schoeman, the South African Minister of Transport,said in Johannesburg on January 16 that South Africa was about to introduce a new service to London via Leopoldville. Nightstops might be made at Kano or Tripoli. * * * The Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators is assisting threepilots to obtain their commercial licence and instrument rating. The Guild will ensure that employment will be obtainable forthese men when they are qualified. * * * Commenting upon reports that a South Atlantic service poolwas to be formed by Lufthansa, Air France, and Aerolineas Argen- tinas, Lufthansa say that they are primarily interested in revivingtheir pre-war arrangements with Air France. * * * An air traffic agreement—as yet unsigned—has been drawn upbetween Switzerland and Scandinavia. It provides for Swissair flights to Stockholm beginning on April 14 and for S.A.S. flightsto South America, the Near East and Far East, to be routed via Switzerland. R.Ae.C. ENTERTAINS AIR-RACE WINNERS HTHE 1956 British Air Racing Champion, F/L. H. B. lies, and-I- the winner of the 1956 King's Cup Air Race, Mr. J. H. Denyer, were the guests of honour at a dinner given by the Royal AeroClub on January 22. Speaking of this year's planned air-racing programme on this occasion, the Club's secretary-general disclosedthat a decision would be made in April as to whether, in view of the fuel situation, the races should be held as planned. If fuelsupplies were not better in April than at present, he said, the races would probably not take place. After Col. Preston had introduced the two guests of honour,Mr. S. Kenneth Davies, R.Ae.C. chairman, had some comments to make on private flying in general. The dinner came at a crucialpoint in private-flying and racing affairs, he said. Both pilots being honoured were relative newcomers to racing, and theirsuccess was a healthy sign at a time when "we are struggling to keep private flying alive." Referring to restrictions on private flying, Mr. Davies said,"We are going to make a fight. We have kept quiet long enough." As an example of these restrictions, the speaker referred to theconstruction of television masts close to the approaches to Cardiff Airport. When he had objected to the erection of the secondmast, he discovered that he was arguing with the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, whose reply had included the state-ment : "It is no worse than landing at Gibraltar." After paying a tribute to G/C. du Boulay, who had been veryactive in the air-racing field before recently leaving the Club, Mr. Davies concluded by congratulating Mr. Denyer on his King'sCup success and presenting F/L. lies with the Air Racing Cham- pionship Trophy. Jim Denyer's reply was interrupted at the start by a rathershaky rendering of "Hearts and Flowers" by Beverley Snook on the violin. The speaker went on to deny that his winning theKing's Cup was a fiddle, and concluded by paying a tribute to the racing "back-room boys" of the Royal Aero Club. F/L. Brian lies also thanked the Club, and also the companieswho generously supported the race meetings. Three things were needed for success, he pointed out; an obscure aeroplane, athoroughly filthy aeroplane, and an innocent face. These would all help to fool the handicappers; clearly Bev Snook could neversucceed on the third count. •::r":x:r^,^;r. V"v' '. ~ r-i r -•:.•".> :^'"^:-:-^, T.'•• ^: ' >/ Mr. S. Kenneth Davies (centre, top photograph), speaking to Jim Denyer (left) at the dinner, with F/L. lies on the right. Lower photo- graph, Messrs. A. Irwin, Beverley Snook (minus violin), Denyer, C. Gregory and J. R, Johnston.
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