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1962 - 0160.PDF
162 Al R COM MERGE . . . MORE NOISES IN THE NIGHT PROBLEMS often resolve themselves -when the solvent used is time—time for people to adapt themselves to new circumstances. Two years ago, when the Minister (Mr Sandys) said that he would permit jet take-offs at night from London Airport on condition that noise tests were carried out first, the jet noise problem seemed immense. Public opinion was very strong, and there were those famous deputations to rouse the Minister and, later, Lord Douglas of BEA out of their beds. In Flight for February 19, 1960, we said that the Minister must inevitably permit jet movements from London Airport at night; and his limitation on such movements between the hours of 2300 and 0700, except for a few Comets and Caravelles, was bound to be withdrawn sooner or later. The Minister has agreed to allow 1,500 take-offs from Heathrow duringthe summer between the hours of 2300 and 0700. The airlines concerned reckon that 2,000 take-offs will be needed; but the Minister has told them that the odd 500 must be scheduled from Gatwick or Stansted. There have been the inevitable protests from the airlines, which is rather ungrateful of them, because the Minister is giving in, not restricting. WHO WILL BE THE OPERATOR? AMONG the thousands of pages of holiday advertisements that appear in the Press, particularly at this time of the year, it is rare indeed to find travel agents citing the names of the airlines they employ. This year, largely because of public disenchantment with the mass strandings last summer, some agents are using reassuring words like "all services flown by dependable, Government-approved airlines," and so on. But they have never been required by law to state the name of the operator. From next winter all advertising material, says the Air Transport Licensing Board, must include the name of the air operator and the type of aircraft. The Board thus rules in Civil Aviation Licensing Notice No 58, January 24. It has imposed this condition through Regulation 12(m), which empowers the Board to impose conditions as to "the advertising or publicity or booking arrangements relating to the . . . service." Olsen Viscounts for IAC Indian Airlines is reported to have purchased four Viscount 779s from Fred Olsen. Caravelles for Argentina The first of three Caravelle 6Rs on order for Aerolineas Argentinas was handed over at Toulouse on Jan uary 15. Aerolineas has an option on three more Caravelles. Caravelle Horizon to be Built Sud-Aviation is to build a proto type of the Caravelle 10B—the so-called Caravelle Horizon— powered by Pratt and Whitney JT8D turbofans. The prototype is scheduled to fly in March 1963. VC10 to Fly in May? The first VC10, Sir Basil Smallpeice of BOAC has been told by Sir George Edwards of BAC, may fly be fore the end of May. The first should be delivered to BOAC in December 1963. Hughes 990s Cancelled The Hughes Tool Co has cancelled its order for 13 Convair 990s originally destined for TWA, although it will take delivery of the four Convair 880s it has ordered. These will go to Northeast, which is already using six 880s lease-purchased from Convair. DC-8 Wing Modification KLM is carrying out a wing modifica tion involving a 4 per cent chord increase on four of its turbofan- powered DC-8 Series 50s. A fifth aircraft, which crashed on May 30, 1961 while leased to VIASA, was delivered by Douglas with the modification and a sixth DC-8 Series 50 due for delivery this month will also have been modified by Douglas. Philippine 707 Services Philippine Air Lines plans to start jet services today, February 1, between Manila and Honolulu using a Boeing 707 leased from Pan American. PAL hopes to extend 707 services to the Manila - Hong Kong and Manila - Tokyo - Honolulu FLIGHT International, 1 February 1962 routes as from July 1. Two more Friendships may be ordered to supplement the existing fleet of five, and two of PAL's four Twin Pioneer 2s have been sold to the Thai Aircraft and Engineering Co. New Services from Glasgow Cambrian Airways will begin five times weekly service between Glasgow, Manchester, Bristc and Cardiff on April 2, using DC-3s. Cambrian intends to intro duce turboprops next year, and has been studying the Herald, Friendship, Avro 748 and Viscount. Silver City intends to introduce a twice-weekly Glasgow - Le Touquet service early in June, leaving Renfrew on Mondays and Wednesdays. New Executive Service Executive Air Transport has received the ATLB's approval to operate its first scheduled service, from Birmingham to Leeds/Bradford, using a Heron. The service wii! be operated on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, starting on April 3, and a DC-3 may be employed later. Executive has applied to the ATLB to operate from Birmingham to Bournemouth and Sandown and a Birmingham - Newcastle service. Air Afrique Jet Services On January 5 Air Afrique inaugurated its first intercontinental jet services on the Paris - Dakar - Abidjan and Paris - Douala - Brazzaville routes. Boeing 707s leased from Air France are used, and the new services to Paris connect with Air Afrique's regional network linking the capitals of 11 newly- independent former French African States. Air Afrique will soon take a decision on the purchase of Caravelles. Madagascar's New Airline Madair is the name of the new Mada- gascan flag carrier that on January 1 took over from Air France and Air Madagascar domestic services operated by these two airlines to 58 points in Madagascar. Madair is operating two DC-4s and eight DC-3s domestically, and will start a once-weekly DC-7C service on the Tananarive - Djibouti - Nice - Paris route. The DC-7C will be leased from TAI. PAS Electra Services Following the termination at the end of December of Sabena's agreement with Persian Air Services, the Persian airline has been operating a once-weekly service since January 10 on the Teheran - Istanbul - Geneva - Paris - Amsterdam route using an Electra leased from KLM. The aircraft is operated in Persian Air Service colours by a KLM crew and Iranian steward ess ; the lease arrangement will remain in effect until the introduction of summer schedules. The PAS services from Teheran to London operated by DC-7Cs leased by Sabena have now been withdrawn. As reported last week, 21 top British industrialists recently flew to a conference in Gibraltar, sponsored by BEA, on air freight and the Common Market. Opened by Mr A. H. Milward, BEA's chief executive (third from left), the conference was conducted by Sir Noel Hall of Brosenose College, Oxford. Dr J. L Grumbridge, BEA's general manager (com mercial), promised a greatly improved and cheaper service of "real significance" to British industry. The party is seen about to embark on a Vanguard at London Heathrow
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