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1962
1962 - 0932.PDF
930 FLIGHT International, 14 June 1%2 Seen in Greenland in conditions not so very different from those at London (Heathrow) early this year is the Ice- landair DC-4 "Solfaxi" ("Sun Horse"). The dogs which draw the native Green- lander's sledge seem only mildly inter ested in the proceedings AIR COMMERCE RESULT OF THE CENSUS THE first comprehensive census of civil air traffic operating in UK air-space was carried out over the seven days starting on December 4, 1961. In all, the area involved covered some 280,000 sq m, and embraced the airspace over the territorial limits of the UK. The Ministry of Aviation has just published some of the findings. All owners and pilots of aircraft flying outside controlled air space were asked to make an hourly recording of their position, altitude and activity throughout the census period. The response was extremely good. Other censuses will follow at approximately six-monthly intervals to establish trends needed for planning purposes, the next being July 9-15. A good general picture was obtained of the civil air activity during the particular winter week concerned. This picture contains two main components of roughly equal size. One component con sisted largely of flying training at heights below 5,000ft in uncon trolled airspace; the other consisted largely of public transport flying, mostly at heights above 5,000ft in controlled airspace but partly at lower heights in uncontrolled airspace. The maximum count of civil aircraft airborne in UK airspace at any hour during the census week was 151. There were six other occasions when the hourly count exceeded 100. BOAC's LONDON-LOS ANGELES NON-STOP NEEDS BO AC have realized that they will have a need for an aircraft with non-stop London - Los Angeles capability. Neither the VC10 nor the Super VC10 were designed to meet this requirement, and examinations are therefore proceeding to see whether the Super VC10 can be made suitable. The outcome looks like being satisfactory. In the event of that not being so BOAC would probably make a formal approach to the Government for permission to purchase some new Boeing 707s—reports put the number as up to nine— with Conway 42 engines. Allegheny Buy Ansett 440s Three Convair 440s have been bought by Allegheny Airlines from Ansett-ANA at a cost reported by Aviation Daily to be £400,000 each. UAA Join IAL The number of shareholders in International Aeradio Ltd reached 20 on May 25 with the addition of United Arab Airlines. Skyways' Far East Freight Contract with BOAC expired on March 31, and BOAC aircraft are now carrying all the freight. As a result about 40 aircrew and [engineering staff at London and Stansted have been laid off. Long Legends Thai Airways' Convair 990 bears on its fuselage the legend "Thai Airways International In Co-operation With Scandinavian Airlines System," and the SAS aircraft bears the name "Scandinavian Airlines System In Co-operation With Thai Airways International." BEA and the Breguet 941 Last month a team from BEA and the Ministry of Aviation inspected and flew in the Breguet 941 at Toulouse-Colomiers. Cunard Eagle's US Charter Application has been withdrawn follow ing the formation of BOAC-Cunard Ltd. As a result the June 15 deadline imposed by the Minister of Aviation on US charter flights has been lifted. BEA's Vertol 107 Requirement Three ARB surveyors have been at Boeing-Vertol to study the 107 with a view to validating its FAA type certificate. BEA have a requirement for the 107, probably British-engined, and the type may be built by Westland. Swissair Night Jet Flights are not banned at Swiss airports, as alleged by Mr Arthur Skeffington, MP (see last week's issue). His remarks in the House of Commons were, say Swissair, "wildly inaccurate." Israeli Stratocruiser Incident A Stratocruiser operated by the private Israeli company Tassiah Avirit with 27 company staff on board made an emergency landing at Bordeaux on two engines re cently after running short of fuel on a flight from New York to Le Bourget. Luton Airport Appointments Mr Dennis Elsden, formerly with Skyways, is appointed operations officer of Autair (Luton) Ltd; Mr Brian Davies, formerly with Air Safaris and BOAC, has been appointed traffic superintendent of Lutair Handling Services, with Mr Geoffrey Pantall, formerly of BEA and Cunard Eagle, as his deputy. Dove Fatigue Life The ARB announces that it concurs with de Havilland Technical News Sheet CT (104) No 181 which gives particulars of the maximum safe life of the wing lower spar boom when an early Dove is converted to Dove 7 or Dove 8 standard. Copies are available from the Service Department of The de Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd, Hatfield, Herts. Transcontinental SA Britannia Suit The Argentine Industrial Bank is sueing Transcontinental for £1,557,530 lent to the airline for the purchase of two Britannia 308s. The bank claims that Transcontinental mortgaged the aircraft to Eastern Air Lines as well as to the bank. A lien on the two aircraft has been placed by an Argentine court. US Air Transport Taxes American Airlines say they will "pass on to the public" President Kennedy's proposed cut in Federal tax on air transport, due to be reduced from 10 to 5 per cent on Jan uary 1 next. This is conditional on there being no increase in tax on aviation fuel; President Kennedy recently proposed to tax jet fuel, hitherto not taxed, at two cents per gallon.
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