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48 FLIGHT International, 9 July 1964 AIR COMMERCE... Still one of the most elegant of airliners, the Ambassador is well portrayed in this picture taken recently when, by arrange- ment, one of Autair's three aircraft formated during a non-revenue flight on "Flight International's" Beech Baron routes was introduced on April 1 last year, and was of the order of 10-15 per cent. The reason for the latest increases is that the Channel Island authorities have decided that they will raise airport charges after all. It will be recalled that last February (issue of February 20, page 268, "Up with Domestic Fares"), BEA and the independents applied to the ATLB for 5 per cent increases to cover the Minister of Aviation's proposed technical service charge, due to be levied on April 1. Then, after the applications had been heard, the Minister decided to postpone this technical service charge until November 1, because of "difficulties that would be created for airlines and aerodrome owners." The ATLB therefore decided to postpone a decision on the increases and the question still outstanding is whether the hearing that took place last February will have to be repeated. If the present summer proves to be a very fat and profitable one for the domestic airlines, the Board might well feel that the new tax need not be passed on to the public. The reason for the latest applications in respect of the Channel Islands is that whereas the airlines' proposed increases on these routes were only 2\ per cent (i.e., to cover the new technical service charge raised at the MoA airports) the Channel Islands now have apparently had second thoughts, so the full 5 per cent increase is claimed by the airlines. The Board has now to decide whether to have a hearing into these applications, and also whether a re-hearing of the original applic- ations is necessary. On past form, the increases will be rubber stamped by the Board, which has said that it has no means of verifying for itself the airlines' economic justification for higher fares. KLM AND AIR UNION ACCORDING to reports from Brussels, the Dutch delegation at the Air Union talks have been emphasizing that they cannot continue to be blamed for having withdrawn from the Air Union talks in 1959. Talks broke down on July 1 over the fundamental issue of quotas, i.e., shares of the Air Union cake. The existing agreed shares prior to KLM's application for re- entry, and before Luxair's application, was Air France 34 per cent, Lufthansa 30 per cent, Alitalia 26 per cent, and Sabena 10 per cent. KLM's entitlement is estimated to be 23 per cent, and it is considered unacceptable by the KLM delegation that the airline should decrease its production. It is also said to be unacceptable to the Dutch that KLM should be content with a place in international air transport less influential than that held by the "big three" partners, which Italy now insists shall be roughly equal. According to lnteravia, the various p<5&» \ posals are as follows:— "• ; Proposed by: Belgium France Germany Italy Netherlands France 31%32.5% • 31.5%27.33% 27% Germany 25% 26% 26.75% 27.33% t 24% Italy 24% 23% 22.75% 26.33% 22% Benelux 20% r18% £ 19% %19.01% *t 27% 4 * Plus 0.5% to be allocated later. African traffic. ' Excluding "reserves," probably certain MONORAIL TO D0M00YED0V0 A MONORAIL system is to link the Moscow underground railway system with Domodyedovo Airport. The first step will be the construction of an experimental underground monorail line between the existing stations Avtozavodskaya and Kolomenskoye. Along this line three new stations are to created before an extension out to the airport is added. It is expected that this line will be able to handle 40 trains an hour, travelling at speeds of up to 93 m.p.h., each train comprising two or more carriages with comfortable accommodation for 100-120 passengers in each. ATLANTIC BOAC COMETS AGAIN COMET 4s are to be brought back into transatlantic service this summer to meet the heavy Scottish demand for flights. BOAC- Cunard, already operating a daily Boeing 707 service from Prest- wick to New York, will operate three extra jet services a week with Comets during August and possibly also September. The flights, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, will start from London but preference will be given to bookings from Scotland. The Comets will call at Gander, Newfoundland, and will return from New York on the same days, arriving back in Prestwick on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturday mornings. LLOYD'S NEW DC-6A/B LLOYD INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS have now brought into service their DC-6A/B recently acquired from Alaskan Airways to supplement their DC-4s. The aircraft has been overhauled and modified to the company's specialist requirements by Fields at their Wymeswold engineering base. Initial operation will be on the inclusive-tour flights carried out from Glasgow for Mercury Holidays with whom Lloyds have worked for the past three seasons. It is in the field of long-haul charter and Ministry contract flying, however, that the latest addition to the fleet will show its greatest
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