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516 FLIGHT International, 11 April 1963 WORLD AIRLINE SURVEY... BOAC operate their monthly Skycoach services to, among other points, Nairobi and Hong Kong, using Britannia 312s intra-European passenger-miles. The route network extends to all the major cities of Europe, and in recent years has been extended to the Mediterranean and Middle East areas. About one-quarter of BEA's effort goes into UK domestic routes. The corporation was the first airline in the world to introduce turbine aircraft—the Viscount 701 in 1953—and during 1960 and 1961 has introduced Comet 4Bs and Van guards. BEA has been the prime mover behind fare-reductions in Europe, and its business is now predominantly made up of tourist-class operations generated by an elaborate promo tional fares structure. Almost all international services are operated in pool-partnership with European carriers. Head Office: Bealine House, Ruislip, Middle sex. Main Base: London (Heathrow). Executives: Board members of BEA are: Lord Douglas of Kirtleside, chairman; Sir John Keeling, deputy chairman; Anthony H. Milward, chief executive; Lord Balfour of Inchrye; S. Kenneth Davies; Sir Walter Edmenson; A. C. Ping; Sir Giles Guthrie; R. L. Weir; B. S. Shenstone. Executive management: C. A. Herring, per sonnel director; Capt J. W. G. James, flight operations director; P. C. F. Lawton, com mercial and sales director; H. E. Marking, secretary; B. S. Shenstone, chief engineer; R. L. Weir, financial controller; E. P. Whit field, traffic director; W. Simpson, chief public relations officer; Dr A. Buchanan Barbour, director of medical services. Employees: 15,818. Fleet: 13 Comet 4B, six Vanguard 951, 14 Vanguard 953, three Argosy, 19 Viscount 806, 20 Viscount 802, eight Viscount 701, three Herald, two Heron IB, three Rapide. two Westland Whirlwind, one Agusta-Bell 47J, one Bell 47B-3, one Bristol 171 Mk 3A. On order: 24 D.H. Trident. British Guiana Airways (Govt)—BGA. In 1934 A. J. Williams, a US citizen, began charter operations in British Guiana with a single-engined Ireland flying-boat. The busi ness prospered and in 1939 Mr Williams founded British Guiana Airways Ltd to operate regular, subsidized services. By the end of the war the company had acquired Dakotas and Goose amphibians. In July 1955 the Government bought out the airline, and its name was changed to British Guiana Air ways (Govt). The company operates sched uled domestic services as well as charter flying both domestically and to neighbouring territories. Head Office: Box 102, Georgetown, British Guiana. Executives: J. M. Farquharson, general man ager; H. E. Wendt, technical manager; J. P. Wilson, chief pilot; S. H. Kennard, engineer ing superintendent; E. P. Christiani, accoun tant/secretary; J. de Frietas, traffic superinten dent. Employees: 234. Fleet: three DC-3, three Goose, one Cessna 310G. British Honduras Airways Ltd—BHA bought the assets of the Airline Division of British Colonial Airlines on October 24, 1956, and operated the internal services worked by the earlier company. Scheduled services ceased in 1961 and only charter work was then undertaken. BHA was a wholly owned subsi diary of BWIA and finally ceased operations in July 1961. Head Office: Box 186, Belize, British Honduras. Executive: Col T. S. Baker, manager. Fleet: two Cessna. British Overseas Airways Corporation BOAC was established as a corporation in 1939 to acquire and merge the undertakings of Imperial Airways (founded in 1924 out of four companies going back to 1919) and British Airways. BOAC began operations on April 1, 1940, maintaining essential air services through out the second world war on behalf of the Government. Commercial revenue operations began on April 1, 1946, and the corporation was responsible for all British flag services to the USA. Middle East and Commonwealth. In 1949 BOAC took over BSAA (British South American Airways), which was wound up. In May 1952 BOAC introduced the world's first jet services with Comet Is; after recoverine from the two disasters of 1954, BOAC's operations have steadily expanded until to day's extensive route-network is one of the world's largest, linking the UK with every continent. A round-the-world jet service was inaugurated in 1960, and a Comet service to New Zealand on April 1, 1963. In terms of traffic load ton-miles carried BOAC ranks as one of the world's biggest international carriers. Associated through BOAC Associated Companies are Aden Airways, Bahamas Air ways, Borneo Airways, BWIA, Cathay Pacific. East African Airways Corp, Fiji Airways. Gulf Aviation (and its subsidiary, Aircraft Services (Gulf) Ltd), Kuwait Airways, Malayan Airways, THY (Turkish Airlines). Head Office: Headquarters Building, London (Heathrow). Main Base: London. Heathrow. Executives: Board members: Sir Matthew Slattery. chairman; Sir Wilfred Neden, deputy chair man; Sir Basil Smallpeice, managing director; J. W. Booth; G. H. C. Lee, commercial direc tor; Keith Granville, chairman, BOAC Asso ciated Companies Ltd; Lionel Poole; Lord Rennell; K: H. Staple, secretary; Lord Tweedsmuir; Sir Walter Worboys. Executive management: Sir Basil Smallpeice. managing director; C. Abell, chief engineer, B. W. Bampfylde, general manager, eastern routes; Dr K. G. Bergin, director, personnel and medical services; D. H. Glover, financial comptroller, W. Bray, general manager, planning; F. C. Gillman, chief press and information officer; T. J. Glover, generai manager, southern routes; G. H. C. Lee. commercial director; Capt D. I. Peacock, chief of flight operations; J. R. Stainton, genera! manager, western routes; K. H. Staple, secre tary. Employees: 22,052. Fleet: 14 Britannia 102 (stored), 17 Britannia 312 (two leased to British United), 19 Comet 4, eight DC-7C (six parked), two DC-7CF. 20 Boeing 707-436. On order: 12 Vickers VC10, 30 Super VC10. One of BEA's three Argosies, which are employed on European freight services
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