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RIGHT international, 9 December 1965 999 fa the BALPA reception last week the association's gold medal for I96S was presented by its president, the Duke of Hamilton, to Mr R. R. Goodison of the Ministry of Aviation, for his work in improving air safety. From left to right are Air Cdr P. E. Warcup, &AWA general secretary; Capt J. R. Jeffrey, BALPA chairman; the Duke of Hamilton; Mr Goodison; and /Mr Roy Jenkins, Minister of Aviation THE BATTLE OF STANSTED THE public inquiry into the proposal to develop Stansted as London's third airport opened last Monday, December 6, at the County Hall, Chelmsford. It is expected to last for at least four weeks. A number of organisations are opposing the plan, including the North West Essex and East Herts Preser- vation Society and the Essex County Council. NWEEHPA (for short?) is newly formed and has grown up to represent 40 local town and village committees and is affiliated to 29 other bodies. CHANNEL'S RE-EQUIPMENT PLANS NEGOTIATIONS between Channel Airways of Southend and Continental Airlines of Los Angeles, for the purchase of the US carrier's fleet of 11 Viscount 812s and spares were well advanced last week. Channel already has eight Viscount 701/ 707s, and also has two HS.748s with two more still to be delivered. Continental's Viscounts are being taken out of service gradually as the airline's 12 DC-9Cs start to enter service next year. Channel also has a requirement for four short-haul jets and has been negotiating with Boeing for the purchase of 737s and with BAC for a variant of the One-Eleven to match the cap- acity and performance of the 737 (see also page 997). 737s FOR NEW ZEALAND? REPORTS from New Zealand say that the board of the National Airways Corporation has decided to buy Boeing 737s to replace the airline's Viscounts. This decision was, it is believed, made at the beginning of last month, but political pressure has held up approval by the Government because of New Zealand's dependence on the British market for meat and dairy produce. A two-month delay is now likely before a decision will be announced. One point in favour of the BAC One-Eleven (or DC-9) is that deliveries of the 737 will not be possible until late in 1967 or early in 1968 and by that time NZNAC is likely to be short of capacity on its domestic services. 707-32OC for Caledonian An order for a Boeing 707-320C convertible passenger-freighter has been placed by Caledonian Airways for delivery in the spring of 1967 (see also pages 997-998). J0 Lease 720B? An MEA team has been in Addis Ababa recently to negotiate the lease of a 720B from Ethiopian Air Lines from January 1 for use on West African, Europeana nd Gulf services. Two More One-Elevens for Eagle The expected firm order for two more BAC One-Elevens was announced last Friday °y British Eagle International, making five in all (see last *eek's issue, page 950), with options on a further two. Caledonian Us Approved The President of the USA has appnve(j Caledonian Airways' operation of 14 inclusive-tour chan. r flights between the UK and the USA during the April- °«ober period next year. £* Heliport Approval A decision to allow New York ™v^.ys to use the heliport on the top of the 59-storey Pan American building in New York has at last been reached. a riapproval has been given for a December 15 start Longest Helicopter Flight? A Bristow Helicopters Gnome- Whirlwind (G-APWN) reached Lagos, Nigeria, on December 5 after a 20-stage flight from the Bristow base at Redhill starting on November 22. This is believed to be the longest point-to-point distance flown by any helicopter. Czechoslovak Sales Drive Hawker Siddeley and BAC are at present talking with Czschoslovakia about possible sales of HS.748s, 125s and Trident 2Es, and VClOs. Hawker Siddeley recently sent to Prague a six-man presentation team, led by Air Cdre F. R. Banks. No Survivors in DC-3 Crash A DC-3 of Edde Air Lines, on a non-scheduled flight to Albuquerque, New Mexico, struck a mountain ridge during a snow storm about 20 miles south of Salt Lake City on November 27. There were no survivors among the ten passengers and crew of three. Fourth DC-8 for Air NZ? Government authority is being sought by Air New Zealand to order a fourth DC-8-50 for delivery in mid-1967. The general manager of the airline has predicted a requirement for seven or eight DC-8s by 1969, with interim deliveries at the rate of one a year. The Lake Michigan Accident The flight recorder from the United Boeing 727 has still not been recovered from the bed of Lake Michigan, though the recorder's outer casing has been brought up. Wreckage representing 75-80 per cent of the total dry weight of the aircraft had been recovered by late November. Award for Safety The BALPA gold medal for 1965 has been awarded to Mr R. R. Goodison for his work in furthering air safety during the past five years. Mr Goodison was, until recently, Under Secretary, Aviation Safety and General Group, Ministry of Aviation; he is now under Secretary, Aviation Overseas Policy Group (see picture on this page). BAA Appointment Mr G. J. Warcup has been appointed controller of technical services, Heathrow, by the British Air- ports Authority; he will be responsible for all operational matters. Mr Warcup, 53, a war-time pilot, has held a number of official civil aviation appointments at home and abroad since 1946 and for the past two years has been Director of Tech- nical Services, London Airports. "Cinesymposium" at Hamble Another Flight Safety Com- mittee "Cinesymposium" was held at the College of Air Train- ing, Hamble, on December 1. The familiar and valuable film series—including "Tyre Hydroplaning" and "Slush"—were shown, with discussions after each. The chairman of the com- mittee, Mr R. O. Belton, introduced the films. Members of the committee, senior pilots and members of the Southampton branch of the RAeS took part Survival Extraordinary An Eastern Airlines L-1049, flying on the Boston-New York shuttle, and a TWA Boeing 707 on the New York-San Francisco service collided at 11,000ft over North Salem, Conn, on December 4. The 707 lost 15ft of its port wing outboard of No 1 engine and had parts of the Constellation in its fuselage, but was landed safely at Kennedy Airport with 58 passengers and crew. The L-1049 was force-landed near the Connecticut-New York border and caught fire. Four persons were killed and about 30 injured among the 54 passengers and crew.
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