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504 FLIGHT International, 5 April 1962 AIR CO M M E RCE. . . Model 720s may be subject to approval by the Civil Aeronautics Board. For the year ended December 31, 1961, aggregate rentals under all engine and propeller leases amounted to $7,206,000. It is esti mated that during the next five years the maximum aggregate annual rentals in any year under all such leases will be approxi mately $11,200,000. In connection with the introduction of newer jet and turboprop aircraft, American in 1958 commenced a programme to dispose of substantial numbers of its piston-engine aircraft. During the period January 1, 1958, to March 5,1962, American sold 105 such aircraft, and currently have contracts to sell ten additional aircraft for de livery in 1962. NORTH ATLANTIC CROSSINGS EACH year, reports ICAO, more than a score of countries whose aircraft cross the North Atlantic inform the organization of the total number of flights of all kinds by civil aircraft. This enables ICAO to calculate the distribution of the cost of operating the nine ocean stations manned to provide meteorological, navigational and search-and-rescue facilities. Eighty per cent of the cost of these stations is accounted for in this way; the remaining 20 per cent is covered by European and North American states who derive non-aeronautical benefits from the stations. The figures in the table show that from 1954, when this informa tion was first collected, until 1958, the number of flights more than doubled. Since then, with the bigger jet aircraft coming into service, the curve of the increase in flights has levelled off. In some cases the figures are estimates, because the information was not provided by the states concerned. Some of the participating states, it will be noted, were not a party to the original agreement, but joined in as they began North Atlantic services. CIVIL AVIATION FLIGHTS ACROSS NORTH ATLANTIC Australia Belgium Canada Colombia Cuba Denmark France Germany Iceland India Ireland Israel Italy Mexico Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland UK USA Venezuela Totals 1954 __ 692 704 104 62 411 1,135 — 230 — — 222 422 — 2,142 415 106 615 633 2.206 7,907 44 17,018 1955 750 794 101 101 402 1,203 325 376 — — 227 445 — 2,273 402 434 602 702 2,406 9,907 104 21,554 1956 801 1,123 104 89 567 1,407 855 446 — — 262 441 — 2,584 567 408 850 712 2,464 14,057 105 27,842 1957 1,040 1,762 104 88 691 1,817 852 542 — — 244 437 — 2,850 691 542 1.035 860 2,994 14,385 105 31.039 1958 198 1,306 1,832 106 88 818 2,458 1,435 494 — 349 383 721 — 3,086 818 681 1.226 1,082 3,943 15,733 104 36,861 1959 206 1,407 1,929 104 92 748 2,444 1,710 674 — 466 476 1.055 198 3,653 748 689 1.123 1,191 4,921 13,612 128 37,574 I960 208 1,092 2,007 96 104 777 2,059 1,757 700 174 502 516 1,076 892 3,674 773 708 1,159 1,179 6,064 13,018 148 38,683 BKS CARRY ON SINCE BKS began to operate a London - Newcastle route in April 1959 it has become the fifth busiest trunk route in the country. During the winter, passenger traffic went up by a fifth compared with the same period last year, and freight traffic increased by a similar amount. The frequency of six flights daily is being stepped up this month and will be further increased in June. During the winter period, December-February, other BKS routes put on healthy weight: the Irish Sea services from Newcastle showed a 14 per cent increase, as did those from Leeds/Bradford across the Irish Sea. So did passengers on the Newcastle - Jersey route—30 per cent up on last year—with the result that a higher frequency is to be offered. Advance bookings, say BKS, also indicate a healthy demand on all scheduled routes from Newcastle and from Leeds/ Bradford, particularly on the Newcastle - Dublin route, on which will be offered up to 1,500 seats weekly. The new open-sale reservation system introduced by BKS last September Flight, October 12, 1961, page 594) has so far, says the Mr Geoffrey Woite, BEA station superintendent, Land's Em Scillies, with Capt M. E. Hearn, after the presentation of workshop kit on the occasion of the tatter's retirement (new: item below) airline, "produced a high increase in advance bookings on th routes from Leeds/Bradford to the Channel Islands." Although BKS do not refer to the fact that they are at preser in the hands of a receiver manager, as reported last week a petitio by creditors for £24,000 for the compulsory winding up of th company was successfully opposed by other creditors. It wa said that BKS would earn a substantia] trading surplus this year. UP-TO-DATE WITH AIR LINKS FOLLOWING recent complete reorganisation of its managemeni the Gatwick-based independent Air Links—who have beei operating Dakotas since 1959, mainly on sub-contract charte work—are soon to announce re-equipment plans. Britain's forth coming entry into the Common Market, they say, will increase th demand for 36-45 seater aircraft from established companies '"pre pared to provide an inexpensive, reliable and personal service.* No indication of the type under consideration is given. Air Links are holders of an unrestricted E licence and they under take ad hoc and contract charters and inclusive tours. They nov intend to begin other aviation and tourism activities which will bi marketed under a new name—Aviation Promotion Ltd, incorpor ating Associated Aviation Consultants and International Aviatior Services. It is intended to provide "a wide range of services in the field o technical and commercial aviation and travel at economical prices.' enabling the smaller organizations to take advantage of marke research and investigations which form part of the new Air Link; range of services. Capt Denis Martin, whilst still retaining his interest, is no longei actively concerned with the company or its associates. "SKIPPER" HEARN AN astonishing 31,560 flights by de Havilland Rapide over th< 32-mile stretch of Atlantic Ocean separating the Scilly Isles fron- Land's End is the record of Capt Morris ("Skipper") Hearn, £ 60-year-old BEA pilot who has just retired. Among the first few passengers Capt Hearn remembers carrying 20 years ago was £ baby girl in her mother's arms. Last year the girl flew back to the mainland—with her own baby in her arms. Another passengei he recalls was a stowaway poodle which leaped aboard the aircrafi at Land's End and, after a brief nose round at St Mary's, Scilly. jumped back for the return flight. Capt Hearn learned to fly with the RAF 43 years ago, and aftei leaving the Service spent eleven years giving joyrides and towing advertising banners. He rejoined the RAF on the outbreak of the Second World War. In 1941 he was released to keep open the aii link with which his name will always be associated. Activities oi the Luftwaffe failed to keep him grounded—he fitted a car mirror outside the cockpit and flew as close to the waves as he dared. What the Luftwaffe failed to accomplish an attack of gout achieved last year, when the service had to be suspended for a day. Capt Hearn is settling down in Paignton, Devon, taking with him a presentation wallet, a cheque from the Island folk, an inscribed silver watch from the Duchy of Cornwall, and—as seen above—a workshop kit.
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