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fuGHT International, 3 February 1966 173 BALPA AND N. ATLANTIC SEPARATION THE British Air Line Pilots Association has not accepted the Minister of Aviation's reply to its protest against the reduced lateral separations on the North Atlantic approved by ICAO (see Flight for January 27, page 130). BALPA says that it does not agree with the Minister's contention that there has heen "some improvement in navigational performance over the North Atlantic. As far as we can see there has been little change in the equipment carried in British aircraft for the past two years apart from the fact that five of the VClOs now operating carry Doppler. We have no evidence that there has been any improvement in the ground facility. Nor can we see that there has been any substantial change between now and the time of Sir Laurence Sinclair's letter dated Feb- ruary 24, 1965, to us, in which he gave every impression that present navigational aids- would not permit a reduction in lateral separation. "We understand the UK, Irish and Canadian Governments spoke against the reduction of lateral separation and we would like to assure the Minister that this judgment is fully sup- ported by all the pilots of the international airlines with regular services across the Atlantic. It seems remarkable to us that the views of these pilots, who must be responsible for the overall safety of their aircraft, should not be taken greater heed of on such an important matter. "IFALPA has started to canvass pilots operating over the North Atlantic to discover just how far and for how long aircraft are deviating from track. Returns are only just begin- ning to come in in any numbers and these are being passed through IFALPA to Farnborough for assessment. From our initial study it would appear that a reduction to the 90 n.m. lateral separation cannot be justified on safety grounds. "We appreciate the Minister's keen interest in this matter and we are sure that he will refer the problem back to ICAO if the evidence currently being produced should indicate that 90 n.m. separation is not completely safe. In the meantime, we would like his assurance that if a pilot requests 120 n.m. lateral separation he will be given it by the air traffic control authorities." Clear-air Turbulence Conference In the USA the Institute of Navigation and the Society of Automotive Engineers are jointly sponsoring a two-day meeting on clear-air turbulence at the State Department Auditorium, Washington, DC, on Feb- ruary 23-24. BEA Appointments Following the retirement for health reasons of Mr John Harrison Marshall, the position of ground communications manager for BEA has been taken by his deputy, Mr F. John Friend. Mr Marshall joined Imperial Air- ways in 1939 and BEA at its inception in 1946. Mr Friend also joined BEA in 1946 after service in the RAF. Loganair Chairman Killed Mr William Logan, chairman of Duncan Logan (Contractors), which controls Loganair, the Scottish charter company, was killed when a Strathallan Air Services Piper Aztec, in which he was the only passenger, struck a hill outside Inverness on January 22 on a flight from Edinburgh to Inverness. The pilot was injured. Second Phase of One-Eleven World Tour Following its successful North and Central American tour, the One-Eleven Series 300/400 demonstration aircraft G-ASYE left Wisley on January 21 for New Zealand, where it will begin a Far Eastern tour. Australia, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand and India will be among the countries visited. TWA President's Forecast Mr Charles C. Tillinghast, presi- dent of Trans World Airlines, forecast the start of three-hour transatlantic services by the Concorde in about 1972. "At a premium fare 15 to 25 per cent above that charged for sub- sonics, the Concorde should attract sufficient passengers to be economically attractive," he said. Super VC10 to Canada BOAC will replace its 707s on the London-Montreal-Chicago run with Super VClOs on Feb- ruary 28. Initially, there will be three services a week, rising to five a week in early April; from April 24 it will become a daily service. At first only through passengers will be carried between Montreal and Chicago, but from April 1, local passenger and freight traffic will be carried between those two cities. Fairey to Cease Charter Operations? According to Interavia, the Belgian Fairey company has decided to cease the charter operations which were started as an extension of the F-104G ferrying operations. Frontier Stand-by Fares The CAB has allowed Frontier Airlines to charge stand-by fares at 50 per cent of the normal rate for a 90-day experimental period. Minimum fare limit will be S10 f£3 11s 6d). Wheatcroft in France After the annual general meeting of the Institut du Transport Aerien, to be held in Paris on Feb- ruary 15, Mr Stephen Wheatcroft will read a paper on Air Transport and Travel Research. More Caravelles Orders for Caravelles were announced last month by Sud-Aviation from Kingdom of Libya Airlines (one, making three in all) and Iberia (two). The first of two Caravelle lORs for Union de Transports Aeriens was delivered last week. Gnome 1400 Developments The Bristol Siddeley H 1400 Gnome turboshaft, which will power the Italian Agusta A101G three-engined heavy transport helicopter, has successfully com- pleted a 150hr demonstration test at the BS Small Engine Division. 737s for Aer Lingus As forecast by Sensor, two 117-scat Boeing 737-2OOs have been ordered by Aer Lingus for delivery "» April 1968 and April 1969. They are intended primarily •or the Dublin-London route on which traffic has been in- creasing rapidly. Eastern Shuttle Fare Cut An application by Eastern Air Lines for fare cuts of almost $3 (£1) per ticket for off-peak shuttle flights has been filed with the CAB. If approved, the cuts would be effective from April 24. Eastern's president, Mr F. D. Hall, said the reductions reflect the airline's return to profitability in 1965 and the expectation of further improve- ment this year. Airbus DC-9? A version of the DC-9 with a fuselage stretched to accommodate 140-160 passengers is, says Aviation Daily, under study by Douglas for short-distance, heavy-traffic commuter operations. A DC-9-20 variation is also proposed for limited runway or high-altitude airport operations. This has the short fuselage and the higher-lift wing modification of the Series 30. Accident at Bremen All the 42 passengers and crew of four were killed when a Lufthansa Convair 440 crashed near Bremen Airport on the night of January 28 after a flight from Frankfurt. The cloudbase was about 1,000ft and visi- bility about 1,000yd in heavy rain. Reports say that the approach had been abandoned and that the 440 crashed about 200yd "beyond the end of the runway." Abbotsinch Charges In the first year of operation at Abbotsinch, Glasgow Corporation expect to earn £150,000 from apron services, including baggage handling. The charge of 16s 6d per 1,000kg of payload capacity which will be levied means that BEA will pay a basic charge of £10 17s 9d each time a Vanguard lands or takes off. This compares with £14 0s 6d at Renfrew and £12 Is 4d at Manchester. Basic charges at Abbotsinch for other aircraft types will be: Viscount, £4 7s 5d; Comet, £7 3s 7d; Britannia, £10 9s 7d; and One- Eleven, £5 5s 7d.
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