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444 FLIGHT International, 25 March 1965 AIR TRAN8PORT. . . One of Philippine Air Lines' F-27s comes in to land at Manila while another waits for its passengers. Fourteen domestic points are now served by PAL with turboprops which will operate to and from 13 other points as soon as the airports have been developed. PAL's domestic fleet includes ten F-27s, four Viscounts, three DC-4s and 26 DC-3s NO US-CANADA AGREEMENT YET EARLIER reports of near-agreement between the USA and Canada on a new series of bilaterals appear to have been premature (see Flight of February 18, page 240). Two principal issues still remain outstanding. According to Aviation Daily, these relate to the pro- posed Vancouver - San Francisco/Los Angeles rights for a Canadian carrier and to the "excessive" flights by US carriers between Chicago, Toronto and Montreal. There has been general agreement on the other points which gave Canada a better deal than had been given in previous agreements. AIR CONGO CONTRACT FOR MAM AN agreement with Air Congo (of the ex-French Republic) has been reached by Metropolitan Air Movements of Biggin Hill for the subcontracted provision and operation of domestic services. Either Doves or Beech 18s, British registered, will be used for these services, which are due to start on April 1. At the same time Field Aircraft Services has reached a similar agreement with Air Congo for the provision of engineering services. MAM has now acquired the share capital of Aero Exploration, a company which was formed last year to specialize in the provision of industrial-aid charter services to oil and construction companies overseas. Among contracts under negotiation are those for the provision of Cessna 310s, Doves and DC-3s for various oil company interests in the Persian Gulf area. Aero Exploration also acts as consultant to other concerns, including the Flying Doctor Service of Africa. AIR NEW ZEALAND'S DC-8s THE first of three DC-8-52s for TEAL (to be Air New Zealand after the end of March) flew last month and has since been involved in a test programme which includes re-certification to cover airborne delivery of a spare turbofan engine. According to Interavia the existing certification applies only to the pod-carriage of non- turbofan powerplants. Air New Zealand will receive its first aircraft in July and will start to operate a twice-weekly Pacific service to Los Angeles, via Fiji and Hawaii, in December. Services to Singapore and Hong Kong will be started early in 1966. A Second Heron for Sierra Leone Airways has now been delivered- It will replace a Twin Pioneer which will be sold. JAL Sells Last DC-4 Ansett-ANA has bought Japan Air Lines' last remaining DC-4 of the 11 originally owned. Mr Edward C. A. Cane, who is at present traffic superintendent for Aer Lingus in Northern England and Scotland, has been appointed as the new commandant of Bristol Airport. He takes over in July. Trans-Mediterranean Airways will become an active member of I ATA on April 1. Total membership of the association will then be 94 airlines. TMA, based in Beirut, Lebanon, specializes in cargo operations. Dart Herald Crash An Eastern Provincial Airways Dart Herald, with five passengers and three crew, crashed a few minutes after take-off from Halifax International Airport, Nova Scotia. There were no survivors. BKS Buys Second Britannia BOAC has sold its eighth Britannia 102 to BKS Air Transport, and delivered it on March 10. BKS already had one Britannia 102 with another on option. Six Britannia 102s were sold by BOAC to Britannia (then Euravia) last year. BOAC has six Britannia 102s still unsold. The Rooftop Heliport at Oakland was brought into use by San Francisco and Oakland Helicopter Airlines, using its new S-61N, at the beginning of this month. The heliport, with a lift and terminal facilities, is on the top of the 120ft Alameda County Parking Garage. A Second Runway for Edinburgh's Turnhouse has now been approved by the Minister of Aviation as being necessary, but "the timing of its construction," he said in Scotland recently, "would be a matter for agreement in the light of the growth of traffic and of operational, economic and other factors." .' Leeds-Bradford's New 5,400ft Runway is due for completion towards the end of this month. Aligned 15/33, the runway will be equipped with full high- and low-intensity approach and runway lights and with visual approach-slope indicators. The new terminal building will be completed by the end of next year. High-level VOR Dangers A recent information circular from France notes the hazards of using high-sited VORs unless the air- craft is at a greater altitude than the transmitter. Use as an approach aid of VORs such as those of the aerodromes at Nice, Perpignan and Ajaccio, which are on high ground, is hazardous and uncertain. Carvair Conversions for Australia Ansett-ANA is to go ahead with the conversion of two DC-4s to Aviation Traders' Carvair standard. The Australian DCA has now accepted the British ARB's certification of the type with a decrease of only 2,0001b in the gross weight. All six of Ansett's DC-4s will probably, says Interavia, be converted in due course. Swissair Will Buy Four Caravelle 3s at present chartered from SAS when the lease agreement expires next year. It was originally assumed that these would go back to SAS. The two Convair 99OAs leased by SAS will be returned to Swissair early in 1966. The overall co-operative agreement between the two carriers will continue as it has done since 1959. Termination of these aircraft leasing agreements is based on changing fleet requirements. Lloyd International Expansion The share capital of Lloyd Inter- national Airways has been increased from £100,000 to £150,000. This has involved an association with the Wheelock Marden group, in the course of which Far-East Aviation has been absorbed. As recorded last week, Lloyd is buying two Britannia 312s from BOAC. Its application for the approval of scheduled freight services to the Far East is due to be heard by the ATLB next week.
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