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970 FLIGHT, 21 December 1961 This map, taken from Lord Douglas's recent lecture, shows the 20 leading European international routes in I960. These 20 sectors carry one-third of all international passenger traffic in Europe. The BEA chairman's lecture was summarized in "Flight" for November 23 and 30 AIR COMMERCE... APPEALS IN THE MILLM R F. H. WILSON, chairman of Starways, told Flight last week that his company will appeal against the decisions of the ATLB to grant only one of its three applications for new services from Chester (Hawarden). The applications to serve Dublin and Belfast with DC-3s, DC-4s or Viscounts were refused, and although the service to the Isle of Man was granted, the requested summer frequency of ten per week was restricted to twice-weekly over a shorter season. It is understood that Starways do not consider that the Isle of Man route alone will justify the cost of setting up facilities at Chester (Hawarden). Tradair, all of whose applications for nine scheduled inclusive- tour services from Southend to holiday places in Europe were refused (though they would have been granted had the company's financial resources been adequate), is understood to be considering an appeal to the Minister of Aviation for the licences to be held in abeyance for six months while the company is being reorganized. Tradair is at present in the hands of a receiver, Mr H. W. Agley, who is reported to have said that provided creditors are prepared to grant a moratorium of 12 months, and the company disposes of its two Viscount 707s, a profitable operation could be achieved a year from October 31. Esso Petroleum, which is owed £87,000 by Tradair, is said to have agreed to a moratorium. It is believed also that Cunard Eagle is likely to appeal against the decisions of the ATLB in respect of its 16 applications for European and domestic services, seven of which were refused and the remainder granted on restricted-frequency terms. British United Airways has not yet decided whether to lodge an appeal. SAFETY IN FOCUSW ITHOUT going into great detail, the latest edition of Flight Safety Focus passes on to its readers some information about the degree of lateral unbalance that can occur on a Boeing 707 before Joss of adequate lateral control on landing. Any significant lateral unbalance would probably result from the inability to jettison fuel equally from both wings for any reason— e.g., failure of a valve to open or of the jettison pipe to extend. Taking its text from Boeing flight test reports, Focus (published by the Flight Safety Committee at London Heathrow Airport) notes that a 707 was tested with the outboard main and reserve tanks on one side full and with the same tanks empty on the other side. This shifted the lateral c. of g. 51.8in from the aircraft centre line. Trim settings used were 5C of rudder and full aileron trim. The aircraft could be maintained in a wings-level attitude by use of the ailerons alone down to 144kt (about 6kt below initial buffet) with the flaps at 0 , and down to 120kt with the flaps at 30 . Control throughout all these tests was considered adequate. Other subjects discussed in this latest Focus are pilot heart failure on approach, flag alarm shortcomings, engine failure at critical point on take-off, the dangers of burns from nylon clothing, and use of emergency exits during an escape from an inverted aircraft. BREVITIES A CAB examiner has recommended that BWIA be granted authorityto operate between Antigua and New York until October 1. 1962. Trans Caribbean Airways has ordered a second DC-8-50 for delivery-next summer. The airline's first aircraft, delivered during the first week of last month, is in service between New York and San Juan and toAruba and the Virgin Islands. Channel Airways (East Anglian) has applied for a series of inclusive-tour flights from Southend using Viscounts, DC-4s or Carvairs. It is understood that the company has placed an order with Aviation TradersLtd for one Carvair. According to a New Zealand source a British Aircraft Corporationteam has been discussing with TEAL replacement aircraft for the air- line's three Electras. and with NZNAC a possible order for BAC One-Elevens to replace the airline's Viscounts. The Irish Department of Transport and Power has published itsreport into the Alitalia DC-7C crash at Shannon on February 26, 1960. No defect, or even probable cause for the accident, is suggested. Theaircraft lost height in a turn shortly after take-off. A second edition of the Handbook of Aircraft Data has been publishedby International Aeradio Ltd of Hayes Road, Southall, Middlesex. Information is provided, in British and metric units, for 160 basictransport types and variants. Additional data on undercarriages has been included to assist those concerned with runway strength. Yesterday, December 20, a two-day technical conference in Washing-ton sponsored by the FAA and NASA on the problems of runway slush was due to end. The session was due to hear reports on Convair880 tests conducted recently on 2,300 tons of crushed ice at the FAA National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center at Atlantic City. An agreement to be signed between Braniff and Pan American will,subject to CAB approval provide direct one-plane (707) services between Houston, Dallas and London and other points in Europe as from nextspring. The Chicago sector will be operated as a Braniff flight with Braniff crews, and PanAm crews will operate the Chicago-Europeansectors. By the end of next month Swissair should have four of its sevenConvair 990s (of which two were originally intended for SASj, and will put them into service after route-proving flights on Middle East, FarEast and South America routes early in March. FAA certification will be carried out in Switzerland. Meanwhile the two Convair 88OMs leasedbecause of delayed 990 deliveries have been operating successfully on Middle and Far Eastern routes, and will be withdrawn when the 990sare in service. On December 12 a BEA Rapide (G-AKZB) crashed on landing atSt Just Airport after striking a post in poor visibility. There were no casualties. The aircraft was badly damaged. Ghana Airways is to inaugurate an 11-18 service between Accra andMoscow on December 19 at a frequency of one flight per fortnight. The aircraft will call en route at Bamako (Mali), Tunis, Zurich andPrague. BOAC and MEA have renewed their existing pool agreement oncommon routes between London and Beirut and London and the Gulf area. The extension is for 12 months and the two airlines express thehope that it will last for "many years." Birmingham Airport is considering reducing landing fees as a way toencourage the use of the airport for new services. The airport committee hopes during the first year of the scheme to base landing charges on thenumber of passengers carried as well as on the type of aircraft. Channel Airways (East Anglian) announce a new coach-air servicebetween London and the Channel Islands. The new service is a link-up of existing ones provided by Channel Airways from Portsmouth and bySouthdown Motor Services from Victoria, London. United Air Lines is using a "Rapistan" conveyor system at its newfreight terminal at Los Angeles. Comprising 26 flow lines, it is said to cut freight loading and unloading time by a half. The system is pro-duced by Rapids-Standard Co Inc of Grand Rapids. Michigan. The freight-operating technique was designed by E. C. Mitchell and Stuart R.Wallace of United Air Lines, Denver. On December 18 TCA introduced DC-8s on to its services fromToronto to Nassau and Jamaica, supplementing the Super G schedules. TCA will inaugurate DC-8 services to Barbados and Trinidad onFebruary 5 and to Bermuda on March 5. By the late winter of 1962. Antigua, to be served by Vanguards from February 2, will be the onlyone of TCA's southern destinations without jet service. Mr Leon Balcer. Canadian Minister of Transport, opening TCA :>new maintenance base in Vancouver recently, said: "It is my opinion that. . . the best interests of TCA and CPA will not be served . . . if the\are competing with each other." This appears to be in conflict with Mr Balcer's decision last summer, objected to by the UK Government,to designate CPA on the Vancouver - London route. It is reported that the two Canadian carriers are now being urged by the government to"mesh" their international services.
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