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ILIGHT International, 21 March 1963 391 ven went so far as to say that the establishment of a national airline is not a requirement for the development of Jamaica's tourism" Ind that such an airline might even hamper the development of its tourism. Clearly Jamaica has had second thoughts about not Saving its own airline. g Particular mention is made in both statements of the need for MBOAC statement] "enlightened pricing policies" and [the Jamaican jjtatement] "a general reduction of the charges paid by the visitor, §p. particular for his flight to the island, for hotel accommodation i|nd for ground transport." ! Inevitably the question of a new BO AC investment in an associate company raises many questions, since it appears to reverse the Corporation's policy of reducing the heavy losses—£2m last year— sustained by associates and subsidiaries. Few details are available <»f the precise terms of the agreement; it is said that BO AC, Cunard and BWIA will acquire "minority" shares of the capital; that policy Control will be in Jamaican hands; and that the services "will be operated by aircraft of BOAC and BWIA under special lease or charter arrangements with, and in the colours of, the Jamaican national airline." It is stated that the Jamaican airline "would not $lan to purchase any aircraft." s No reference at all is made to the terms of the deal in the BOAC statement, notwithstanding the corporation's annual promise to reduce associated companies' losses; and most surprisingly, fliough this is BOAC-Cunard territory, there is no mention of BOAC-Cunard. More not Less On page 394 of this issue, col 1, "very much less revenue" should of course read "very much more revenue." Swissair and Austria's Caravelles Swissair will maintain Austrian Airlines' two Caravelles in Zurich and SAS will service the engines. York Crash in Persia A York of Trans-Mediterranean Airways crashed near Karaj in Persia on March 15 on a flight from Teheran to Beirut, killing the crew of four. Aeroflot Moscow - Delhi Tu-114 Flights have been delayed because of reported difficulties raised by China, who are said to have objected because the USSR did not give them advance information about the proposed services. Russia hopes to get China's clearance to start the new Tu-114 service very shortly. Varig's Convair 990s Varig Airlines will next month take delivery of the three Convair 990As they have on order. The first services will be between Buenos Aires and Los Angeles with stops at Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Lima, Bogota and Mexico City. Later the 990As will be operating between Buenos Aires and Miami. DC-6B Crash in Peru A DC-6B of Lloyd Aereo Boliviano crashed on March 15 on a flight from Arica, Peru, to La Paz, striking Tacora volcano (19,520ft) in Peru en route. First reports say that all 41 occupants (36 passengers and five crew according to The Times) were killed. Appeal No 1 Last Tuesday Sir Arthur Hutchinson, the commis sioner appointed by the Minister of Aviation, was due to hear Autair's appeal against the ATLB's refusal of their Luton - Blackpool licence, and against the granting of a Blackpool - Gatwick licence to Silver City. Appeal No 2 On Wednesday, March 27, at Caxton Hall, West minster, starting at 10.30 a.m., Silver City are due to appeal to Sir John Lang, the commissioner appointed by the Minister of Aviation, against the refusal of applications to the ATLB for Irish Sea I services. Appeal No 3 British United Airways, and its BUAF and Silver City subsidiaries, have appealed against the granting of Mansion- Hstend and Manston - Le Touquet scheduled services to Air Ferry. I^Bs reported last week these services are due to be inaugurated in ^•id-April. Sir Arthur Hutchinson has been appointed to hear the • appeal., which will take place on April 4 at Caxton Hall, West minster, starting at 10.30 a.m. Hpscount 701 Price The current issue of Aircraft Exchange and •rvices Inc market report includes a Vickers Viscount 701, of •lich it is known that BEA have a number for disposal, with a quoted asking price of $310,000 (£110,000). Also included in the report are two Bristol 170 Mk 21s for $32,000 (£114,000) each, and two Mk 31s, one for $152,000 (£54,000) and one for $69,000 (just under £25,000). J 19SS 1956 1957 1958 1959 I960 1961 1962 (provisional From ICAO come provisional traffic results for member nations in 1962, and this "Flight International" graph shows the relative ranking of the top IS air transport nations during the past seven years. Of particular interest is the way Italy has overtaken W. Germany—a factor, perhaps, in the present "traffic quota" dissensions in Air Union Aerobridges at Heathrow Construction of the proposed fingers on the new long-haul terminal at London Heathrow is to begin in October and will take about 12 months to complete. Work on the first finger to be built out from the short-haul terminal will be under taken at the same time. The Ministry of Aviation has confirmed that an aerobridge system linking aircraft to piers will be incor porated. Killer-bird Scarers Three Scottish airports, Prestwick, Glasgow and Edinburgh, are shortly to get mobile bird-scaring units ordered by the MoA from Trix Electronics Ltd. This follows last year's near disaster to a BEA Vanguard which struck birds when taking off from Edinburgh Flight International, March 7). The vans will be driven "discreetly and not too frequently," up and down the runways sending out bird's distress calls. Professor V. C. Wynne- Edwards, chair of Natural History at Aberdeen University, has agreed to carry out investigations into the bird problem. Halaby and the One-Eleven Mr Najeeb Halaby, Administrator of the FAA, says there is no anti-British or "Buy American First" policy behind the US Government's objection to local-service airlines buying One-Elevens. Similar action would, he has said, have been taken had the airlines proposed buying similar American aircraft. The CAB had warned some subsidized US airlines [including Mohawk and Bonanza] against buying One-Elevens because the Board believed it would compel them to seek higher subsidies. "US aviation has a terrific challenge in the One-Eleven," Mr Halaby says; "they are behind and had better catch up." KLM and Singapore The question of KLM landing rights at Singa pore, which were at issue between the UK and the Netherlands Government in 1958, is being raised again now that KLM are to re-open services between Amsterdam and Djakarta via Singapore. A KLM spokesman has said that on February 15 the Dutch Govern ment had informed Lord Home, Foreign Secretary, that it proposed to re-open the service on the basis which existed in 1957, but had so far received no reply. Before December 2, 1957, KLM had rights for three landings a week at Singapore on the Amsterdam- Djakarta route. In 1958 the British limited KLM landing rights for one terminating flight a week.
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