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"',. nternational, 19 January 1967 83 MVY the Heathrow <.argo- terminol complex to be used by the independent airlines will appear when complete. Since model was constructed there have been minor exten- sions and changes Exercise in Co-operation •HE PLANS for the new multi-airline cargo terminal at London Heathrow (described and illustrated in Flight for Novem- er 3, 1966, pages 747-748) represent, above all other things, [the results of a remarkably successful exercise in co-operation etween the carriers concerned and between these, as a group, and various authorities. Not only did the 15 airlines, large and [small, which are to operate from the cargo centre, form them- elves into a group, but they have succeeded in agreeing to kpace allocations in buildings which, though large in total area, are by no means limitless in floor space. Furthermore, he five building groups in which the 15 airlines have their ink terminals must necessarily be constructed to a basically iimilar pattern, yet the airlines will each have individually >rganised layouts and handling systems. As explained in the earlier article, the entire project (includ- ng the BOAC/BEA terminal in the same area) stemmed from he recommendations of the Air Freight Working Party, which eported in 1963. The two national flag and the independent lirlines formed themselves into two groups and the self- landling carriers then formed a freight area development com- nittee to obtain the facilities they needed. The organisation las consisted of a steering committee, and financial /legal, lay- ut and building, and cargo-processing groups. The next stage a the programme was to choose a development organisation nd Ronald Lyon (Estates) Co was, in 1964, selected for this ask—the extent of which can be gauged from the fact that le programme of lease negotiation, co-ordination of require- ments and terminal design involved some 22 months of work. •onstruction, on a fixed-price basis, started on October 3 last ear, and the terminal, in its initially developed form, is fteduled for occupation on December 14, 1968. This first stage includes buildings with a total of 611,000 sq ft i floor area; further expansion, which will be continuous, ill involve a total floor area of 825,000 sq ft, and the capacityde al with an expected 560,000 tons of cargo per annum>l J. of an estimated total for London Heathrow of about a ""'on tons) by 1973. Because of land shortage, no further mansion on the site will then be possible. e diagram on this page shows the areas allocated for ™re expansion, but three of the 15 airlines—Air Canada,1 all a and Seaboard World—are going ahead with maximum ^eiment from the start. A fourth, TWA, may also proceed away to full development, but this carrier's plans « an elaborate cargo-handling system which requires e p an nsi°n "in depth" of the airline's unit terminal, and the s *or dealing with TWA's requirements are now being "ff w°rk has already started on the Pan American and -Mediterranean unit terminals. Above is a typical land-side frontage of one of the unit terminals, with offices on the first floor. The ground-floor cargo-handling areas will have 24ft headroom. Below is a plan showing the area allocations and (broken lines) the future extensions
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