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153 FLIGHT International, 31 January 1963 \ Kuwait Airways' first de Havilland Comet 4C took off from Hatfield on January 18 for Beirut, which it reached in 4hr 34min, an average speed of 490 I m.p.h. Capt Hebborn, chief pilot of Kuwait Airways, and Mr John Cunningham, de Havilland's chief test pilot, were at the controls. Since its delivery [on January 9 the Comet has been engaged on crew training at Hatfield Western Airlines have ordered three additional Boeing 720Bs, for delivery in the spring, to increase their fleet to ten. Boeing 707/720 sales now number 482, with 323 delivered to 28 airlines. New JAL Appointment Mr Yasumoto Takagi has been appointed managing director and vice-president, sales, of Japan Air Lines. He succeeds Mr R. Itow, who becomes assistant to the president and vice-president public relations and advertising. TEAL's Jet Decision According to a report from New Zealand, TEAL is likely to decide in mid-March or April on its choice of jet equipment. Capt J. R. McGrane, assistant general manager, is due to visit Britain and the USA to discuss the VC10, Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8. British United and Genoa Discussions with the Italian Govern ment concerning British United Airways' proposed new service to Genoa are reported to have broken down without agreement. An Italian Defence Ministry spokesman has said that if a "special agreement," the terms of which were under discussion, could be reached with British United they could be granted the licence to operate the London-Genoa route. Twin Pioneer Ditching On January 17 a Twin Pioneer operated by Bristow Helicopters, a BUA company, ditched between the African coast and the Canary Islands. The aircraft was on a flight from Marrakesh to Dakar via Las Palmas. The three people on board were picked up by a Spanish trawler. After meeting strong headwinds and being unable to contact Fuerteventura by radio, the pilot decided to head back towards the mainland, but as fuel was running out he elected to ditch close to the trawler. DME Mandatory Distance-measuring equipment will be re quired after June 30, 1963, on all turbojet airliners and all other civil aircraft flying IFR above 24,000ft, under a new FAA regulation. The requirement will extend to all transport aircraft operating IFR, regardless of altitude, beginning with turboprops on January 1 • 1964; pressurized piston-engine aircraft on July 1,1964; and other aircraft with maximum take-off weight above 12,5001b on July 1, 1965. ATLB Amsterdam Refusals Commenting on the refusal by the ATLB to grant licences to BKS and Silver City for services from Leeds/Bradford to Amsterdam, the chairman of the Leeds/Bradford joint airport committee, Mr F. H. O'Dormell, said: "This is a typical example of an unimaginative outlook which discourages aircraft manufacturers and operators. It has a particularly bad effect on the latter who are only too anxious to develop the sort of air services the West Riding deserves." IATA and Loftleidir In announcing its decision to allow IATA carriers, i.e., SAS and Pan American, to operate DC-7Cs at fares matching those of "non-IATA operations," i.e., those of Loftleider, the association states that the fares will be available for use by ! >ona fide residents of the USA, Denmark, Norway and Sweden and that advertising will be limited to these four countries. The fares will become effective on October 1 and are to be available on four flights per week in each direction on the US-Scandinavia route. Westpoint's New Name Westpoint Aviation of Exeter Airport have changed their name to British Westpoint Airlines. IFALPA's Annual Conference The 18th annual conference of the International Federation of Air Line Pilots Associations will take place in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, from March 19 to March 26. BOAC Comet 4 on Offer BOAC, who will have two to three Comets surplus to requirements in the coming year, are testing the second-hand market by offering one aircraft for sale. According to an unconfirmed report, a price of £600,000 is being asked. Mr Tom Carter's New Post According to Aviation Daily, Mr Tom Carter, for many years US Civil Air Attache in London, has been appointed to the new post of US Civil Air Attache for Africa, based in Lagos. Trans Africa Airways is a new company registered in Monrovia, Liberia, according to Interavia. Fleet comprises one DC-4M, and the purchase of one or more DC-6Bs is said to be contemplated. President is Mr Jacob Basna, a Lebanese. The office address is 26 Broad Street, Monrovia. Blind Landing Equipment for the Caravelle An order for 20 automatic landing systems has been placed by Sud-Aviation with Lear Siegler. The first five are due to be delivered in October. Details of demonstrations of the equipment appeared in Flight International for January 3 (page 34) and last week (page 64). Tu-114's London Debut On February 8 an Aeroflot Tu-114 is due to visit London Heathrow to embark a party of 170 British business men making a weekend goodwill trip to Moscow. The flight is being arranged by Mr Roy Thomson, chairman of Thomson Newspapers, to celebrate the first birthday of the Sunday Times colour section. PanAm-TWA and Howard Hughes The merger agreement be tween Pan American and TWA is reported by Aviation Daily to include a statement that the two airlines have been "unwilling to consider any consolidation of the operations of the two companies which might result in the TWA major stockholder [Mr Howard Hughes] acquiring control of the combined operations." Autair 's Maastricht Bid Fails The Air Transport Licensing Board is "not satisfied there would be sufficient demand" for a Luton- Maastricht service, for which Autair applied to operate with Vikings or DC-3s. The airline's managing director, Mr G. H. G. Threlfall, says his company is "very disappointed," adding he had not yet decided whether or not to appeal. BOAC's Transatlantic Cargo According to Mr Richard M. Jackson, president of Seaboard World Airlines Inc, in an address to the New York Society of Security Analysts, Seaboard carried 21 per cent of total transatlantic air freight tonnage in the period January-October 1962. The next five, in order of percentage participation in the market, were, according to Mr Jackson, as follows: Pan American, 20 per cent; KLM, 12 percent; TWA, 8 per cent; Air France, 7 per cent; BOAC, 6 per cent. The remaining 26 per cent was spread among the ten other transatlantic scheduled airlines.
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