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1964
1964 - 3067.PDF
1034 AIR COMMERCE . . . THE BIG APPEAL ONE of the most important appeals against ATLB decisions was heard last week. This—by BEA against the approval by the board of a particular series of inclusive-tour charters by private companies —was aimed at a revision of the IT licensing policy by forcing the Minister of Aviation to consider the effect of allegedly un- controlled IT operations on the traffic of scheduled carriers. In its appeal BEA chose approvals for Palma, Majorca, as a test case because this destination involved a large number of independent carriers and collective ATLB decisions on their IT services. A total of 42 licences for nine British operators was involved and the corporation was asking for a cut-back of 16,800 seats from London and 8,300 seats from Glasgow and Manchester. This represented the capacity to be offered by BEA to ITX passen- gers on scheduled services to Palma during the season. Total seat requirements in 1965 were estimated by the ATLB at 167,000. The appeal was heard sooner than had been generally expected. Likely loss of inclusive-tour business to foreign operators was one of the principal arguments of the private airlines which resisted BEA in its blanket appeal. Another basis of objection was that BEA had used an "entirely wrong method" to try to give prominence to an issue about which it felt strongly. The corporation should have applied for individual variations rather than to have attempted, as it did, to arrange for blanket revocation. The belief of the independents was that if the licences were revoked or curtailed the business would go to foreign carriers. BEA hoped that most of this traffic would go to the corporation, which, it said, was offering "a better product" for which people would be prepared to pay. The corporation is proposing to put on ten Vanguard services weekly from London and five from the provinces on the UK - Palma route. BEA believes that the Palma market in 1965 is likely to produce an additional 37,000 passengers. Its night inclusive-tour fares were not available when the ATLB approved the IT services for the independents. By the first week in December BEA had received more than 31,000 enquiries about these ITX fares; of these, 8,000 had applied to the Palma services. BEA's Order for "Mk 2" Tridents is likely to be announced before the end of the year. DC-9s for Saudi Arabian Airlines? SAA is reported to be negotiating for three DC-9s. Luton Airport's 5,500ft runway has now been extended to 6,600ft. Further increase to a total of 7,000ft is still under consideration. Leeds-Bradford's New Hard Runway was opened on December 2. The eventual length will be 5,400ft; so far 4,000ft have been completed. The DC-9's Imminent Roll-Out The first DC-9 is expected to leave the Long Beach assembly line on January 12, one month ahead of schedule. The first flight, originally set for March 15, is now expected during February. . .. And Further Order Air Canada has signed for two more DC-9s, bringing its total order to eight. The first will be delivered early in 1966 and the remainder by late the same year. Total DC-9 orders now stand at 59 with 44 more on option. Caravelle Pilotless Touchdown Demonstrations A United Air Lines Caravelle equipped with the Lear Siegler-Sud poor-weather landing system has been demonstrated at Dulles Airport, Washington. The aircraft has performed a number of landings without the pilots touching the controls. A Third DHC-4A Caribou has been bought by Civil Air Transport of Formosa. Two others were delivered in July 1962. The Caribou left Toronto at the end of last month for its delivery flight to Formosa via Newfoundland, the Azores, Spain, Rhodes, Damas- cus, Bombay and Bangkok. FUGHT International, 17 December 1944 Edinburgh's Runway Edinburgh Corporation is about to make another plea to the Minister of Aviation for the £lm needed to provide a second long runway for Turnhouse. Another DC-8F for Trans International Airlines has been ordered for delivery in May 1965. Mr Glen Cramer, TIA president, has said that it will be used on charters and contract operations for MATS. TIA already has a DC-8F and a DC-8 Series 50. Swissair has Ordered a Fokker F-27 for its feeder services which includes those from the Swiss capital Berne. The 50-seat aircraft will be delivered next spring, and will be operated by Balair, which already has an F-27. US Overseas Airlines Certificate Revoked The Civil Aeronautics Board has unanimously decided to revoke United States Overseas Airlines' interim operating certificate on the grounds that the carrier is no longer a financially fit supplemental carrier. Japanese Domestic Freight Japan Air Lines will this month introduce for the first time on its Japanese domestic routes an all-freight service, using DC-7Fs. Thirty-six round-trip flights are scheduled on the Tokyo - Osaka and Tokyo - Sapporo routes. Transair Sweden, of Malmo, has arranged to trade in its fleet of nine DC-6/6Bs, with engines and spares, in exchange for ten DC-7Bs similarly supplemented. Transair's fleet will eventually consist of ten DC-7Bs and nine C-46s. JAL's Trans Pacific Cargo Service is scheduled to start on April 1. The DC-8F for this thrice-weekly service to operate between Tokyo and Honolulu/San Francisco will be delivered in February. JAL's earlier planned blocked-space plan arrangement with Pan American was refused by the CAB. A Jet into Berlin Tempelhof A 727 specially leased by Boeing to Pan American was flown into Berlin's normally "propellers- only" city-centre Tempelhof airport on December 2. The aircraft was flown from Frankfurt for the purpose of demonstrating the airport's suitability. It is reported that the 727 used only half the 5,900ft runway. PAA may buy six 727s for European services. More 727s Six more Boeing 727s have been bought by Northwest Airlines for 1966 delivery, bringing its total order to 20; first 727 service is planned for January 1. Eastern Air Lines has also ordered five more 727s, and is to lease a further five, bringing the airline's eventual 727 fleet to 50. East African Airways' new chairman Chief A. S. Fundikira of Tanganyika will take over from Sir Alfred Vincent as chairman of East African Airways on January 1. Sir Vincent is retiring at the end of the year after 20 years' service with the airline. Chief Fundikira is a former Tanganyikan minister of lands and surveys and of justice. Mr R. W. L, Cary has been appointed deputy planning manager for Central African Airways in Salisbury, Rhodesia. In 1960 Mr Cary was appointed Assistant Secretary (Air) to the Federal Ministry of Transport. He has been employed continuously on transport administration since joining the Southern Rhodesia Civil Service in 1947. New Capital for Lloyd International The British independent long-haul mixed-traffic carrier Lloyd International has concluded an agreement with Wheelock Marden and Co Ltd for an increase in the airline's capital. Lloyd has already begun a programme to expand its services to the Far East, and is believed to be interested in acquiring Britannias. The company now has two DC-4s and a DC-6A, and has applied (Flight, December 3) for scheduled freight services to the Far East including China. Flight Recorder of a Pan American Boeing 707 which went into a dive from 37,OOOft over the Pacific on November 10 showed that the aircraft lost 19,000ft, gained 172kt IAS and swung ihrou«n nearly 180° in its heading. According to Aviation Daily all tn happened in 50sec. A maximum of plus 4.3g was recorded. 1 CAB said that the recorder read-out showed that the manoeuv was "not a pitch-over."
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