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The first production BAC One-Eleven 500 for BEA, who plan to put the -500 into service first on the German internal network, where jet competition is fierce, when the type is ready next autumn FLIGHT International, 31 August 1967 325 characteristics and passenger comfort. This prototype was made by installing retractable rail wheels on a standard 41- passenger General Motors bus; the eight flanged wheels are mounted in tandem on four legs which are raised and lowered hydraulically. The front units lift the front road wheels clear of the track for rail operation, but the rear units allow the inner rear road wheels to remain in contact with the rails. The bus can thus be driven normally on the track, except for the fact that steering is not required. If tests are satisfactory, the PNYA will examine the possi- bility of using the vehicles between mid-Manhattan air ter- minals and Kennedy International Airport. The British Airports Authority is following progress, but there is some doubt whether this type of transport could be used in the London area. The introduction of a large number of small units on already congested suburban tracks would pose severe, if not insuperable, signalling and separation problems. genius who has to spend all of his time writing and adding up columns of figures. Add to this the attitude that God is in the left-hand seat and can do no wrong and his presence in an aircraft is that of a flight clerk and not an operating crew member. The full circle has come about and, as the genera- tion of.pilots who earned their commands the hard way retires, the new brilliant minds bring a greater capacity for reasoning and thinking and talking about the art of flying, but it seems to be, sadly, at the expense of the natural animal reaction of self-preservation. It is a cogent observation that the economics of an airline are based on the fare structures under which they operate. If the public wish to avail themselves of cheap holidays, then the commercial facts induce the use of older equipment. The day that the travelling public decides to pay a fair price for the service offered will see the phasing-out of the older, but just as safe, aircraft. NO MOVE YET FOR IATA THE International Air Transport Association has now con- firmed that its head office will remain in Montreal, where it has been for more than 20 years. Mr Knut Hammarskjold, director-general of the association, said that a decision con- cerning a consolidation of some of IATA's offices could not be taken before the end of this year. "As to the specific location of a future office," he said, "Geneva has been discussed as a possible location. A decision of this nature cannot be taken lightly or quickly by an international organisation. Any plan- ning at present under way is in an extremely fluid state. Specific details are subject to change, until such time as a firm location decision is taken." BUS TO THE AIRPORT-BY RAIL AN experimental bus capable of operating on railway tracks as well as on roads was demonstrated recently by the Port of New York Authority and the New York Metropolitan Com- muter Transportation Authority, which have jointly sponsored its development. An evaluation is being made of its riding Merger Approved The CAB has approved, subject to certain conditions, the proposed merger of the local-service carriers, Central Airlines and Frontier Airlines and the transfer of Central's certificate to Frontier. Crash in Colombia A DC-4 crashed, apparently after run- ning out of fuel, in western Colombia while on a flight from Miami to Quito. There were no survivors among the so-far- unknown number of crew and passengers on board. The name of the operator has not yet been reported by Lloyd's List More Routes for Autair The ATLB has approved two more routes for Autair International Airways. Next spring the airline will start operating summer services from Dundee to Jersey and the Isle of Man, using HS.748s or HP Heralds. These services will be in addition to those on the direct Dundee- London (Luton) route which are scheduled to start in April. Eagle Applies for Atlantic Cargo An application has now been made by British Eagle to the ATLB for permission to operate an all-cargo service between points in the UK and on the US eastern seaboard as well as Detroit and Chicago (see also Flight for August 17, page 247). Approval is requested for a service from April 1, 1969. The aircraft to be used will be Boeing 707-365Cs and converted all-cargo Britannias. Liverpool's Aids Some corrections to the table of approach and runway aids at major British airports in last week s issue (page 285) have been given to us by Liverpool Airport. There are distance-to-go marks on runway 28; the NDB now serves runway 26, but one will be aligned for runway 28 by the end of the year; and Cat 2 approach lighting for 28 became opera- tional last week. Heathrow Cargo Handling Equipment A £4 million contract has been placed by BOAC and BEA with H. J. Cash and Co, a Laing Group member, for the provision of complete cargor handling installations at the new Heathrow cargo terminal. The schemes for both airlines have been designed by the P-E Consulting Group. A £1 million contract has, in turn, been awarded by Cash and Co to Bagshawe and Co, of Dunstable, the manufacturers of specialised mechanical equipment such as the Escaveyor vertical elevator. This KLM DC-9, operating o V1ASA flight, was seen at Palisadoes Airport, Kingston, Jamaica, early this month. The aircraft has a Venezuelan registration, YV-C-AVR, and presumably carries VIASA markings on its starboard side
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