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INDEX in Air Taxi, safety survey published, 243 services, Edwards Report on (extract), 788 , US boom continues, 129; US operators increase 1051 — Traffic Control, June 26 ."Automation: the quiet revolution" (illus), 1062 evaluation unit (illus), 1059 , Leader, 1039 , "Marconi *s contribution to ATC develop ment" GUus), 1064 , navigation assistance circular, 130 — Transport & Travel Airco 4A, passenger service, 1919 (photo), 700 Licensing Board, BOAC granted bulk fares, 51 , Jersey-Guernsey, British Midland refused, 784 , London-Tunis, British United get, 500 1 ex-Eagle route allocation hearings begin, 157; Luxembourg route hearing, 195; Cambrian awarded, routes, 499 — — , Westward apply for Heatbrow-Gatwick shuttle licence, 237; services approved, 318 — West, Fairchild F-27s for sale, 123 , Howard Hughes to buy (DC-9 photo), 51; further details, 83 Airbus, A-300, Leader, 117; progress with (Sensors), 119; position uncertain, 121; Commons ques tions, 193; deadlock over A-300B versus BAC Three-Eleven, 235; Leader, 271; A-300 technical report (illus), 319; the case for the BAC Three- Eleven, 393; France and Germany ready to proceed, 430; JT9D-17 offered by F&W, 462; UK withdraws from, Leader, 611; fuller details, 616; further Leader, 649; statement by Wedg wood Benn, 657; P&W to make technical presentation of JT9D-15 (Sensor), 697; A-300, Hawker Siddeley investment in (Sensor), 697; Fokker to be involved?, 784; Franco-German agreement signed at Paris, 914; to be built by Airbus Industrie SA (Sensor), 925; forward section mock-up at Paris Show (photo), 928; Europe's Airbus, Leader, 951; Hawker Siddeley plans affirmed, 994; General Electric engine likely (Sensor), 995 Aircraft Overhaul and Repair, March 27 — Owners and Pilots Association, FAA asked to with draw private flying at airports rule, 284 — Production & Materials, May 22 — — (illus article), 826 —• Supplies Ltd, appointment, 226 , clean-air facility (photo), 16 , Midas, British Midland order, 417 — utilisation, British airlines, BoT figures (table), 856 AiResearch Aviation Co, appointment, 731 Airline Avionics Institute, chairman elected, 181 — conference in Dublin announced, 430; report, 654 — co-operation, Caledonian calls for, 392 — Profile (illus): Malev, 61; Jugoslav Airlines, 168 — profits, 1968, ICAO figures, 954 — traffic growth, ICAO figures, 7; fuller details, 48 Airlines, British, aircraft utilisation, BoT figures (table), 856; correction, 1045 —, —, past record, Edwards Report on, 797 —, —, statistics for 1968 (tables), 818 —, economics, Edwards Report on, 797 —, private, Edwards Report on, 796 Airport congestion: the vicious circle (illus article), 510 — lighting system (see under Plessey Dynamics) — Plan, Towards a National (illus article), 177 for Maplin Sands, 278 — restrictions in US, airline rescheduling reactions, 540 — traffic, UK, 1968 (table), 918 Airports and ATC, Edwards Report on, 819 —, New York, movements regulated, 6; Eastern's shuttle affected, 156 Airship designed in Russia, details and photo, 538 Airtour Products, factory opened at Cranfield, 895 , new instrument flying hood produced, 1006 to present swords to light-flying competition winners, 1006 Airways Group buys Shoreham companies, 53 Airwork Services Training, Perth runways operational, 201 Alan Mann Helicopters Ltd, offer helicopter flying training, 922 Alcock and Brown, Atlantic crossing 50th anniversary (illus article), 959 Alderney aerodrome, ATC facilities, 158 Algeria, agreement with Beech agents, 201 Alisarda developments, 158 Alitalia, Boeing 747 agreement (see under Air France) All Nippon Airways/Toa merger expected, 431 Allegheny Airlines, Boeing 727-200s and DC-9s order ed, 194 , Convair 580 crash at Bradford, 82; details on two crashes, 127 Alien Aircraft Radio Inc, appointment, 226 Aloha Airlines, Boeing 737s leased, 162; photo, 357 Altimeter, Evolution of the Modern, 11 Altitude encoder readout (photo), 66 American Airlines, McDonnell Douglas 188 opera tions announced, 123; further details, 702; at Meig's Field, Chicago (photo), 1049 , more Boeing 747s ordered, 701 .One-Elevens to be replaced (Sensor), 119; for sale (Sensor), 354 —• Flyers Airlines, HQ moves, 629 Amery, Julian, talk on future Far East plans, 145 Ampex Corp, recorder for HSA (photo), 65 — —, recorder for Goddard Space Centre, 417 Anatolian Airlines planned, 541 Angkasa Civil Air Transport, Britannia acquired from Laker (photo), 241 Anguilla incident, RAF participation, 493 Anniversary, 50th of civil flying in Britain (photo) 700; lunch given by Mr Peter Masefield (photo), 740 Ansett Airlines, further McDonnell Douglas DC-9 purchase approved, 917 , permission obtained for quick-change Boeing 727s, 998 .Viscount crash near Port Hedland, 52; break up cause?, 82; further details, 434 Anti-aircraft missiles, the design of (illus article), 633 —ballistic missile system (see under Sentinel) Antillian Airlines, US services allowed, 629 Apache Airlines, Swearingen Metros ordered, 364 Apollo flights (see under NASA) Arctic inaugural by BOAC (illus), 1050 Argentine Air Force, reorganisation (photos), 385 , two Fokker F. 27s operating on lease, 732 — Navy, first Macchi MB.326K for (photo), 911 Ariana Afghan Airlines, Boeing 727 crash at Gatwick, 50; initial findings, 127 Army Air Corps, Westland Scouts restricted, 994 Aslib Aeronautical Group, congress announced, 464 Association of Officers, Bomber Command, HQ, annual reunion announced, 733 Athabaska Airways, Twin Otter water bomber (photo), 472 Atlantic charters, 1968 figures and trends, 429 — crossing, 50th anniversary of, by Alcock and Brown (illus article), 959 —.North, "The Next Half-Century" (illus article), 962 —, —. 1968 statistics, 617 Atlantis, German Ministry against services by, 435; temporary rights, 629; DC-8-30 at Los Angeles (photo), 816; goes public, 956 Atlas Airfield Lighting Division, Colombia order VASIs,225 Aurigny Air Services Islander landing at St Mary's (photo), 544 , landing fees at Guernsey Airport fixed, 704 , "walk-on" plan modified, 785 Australia, airport landing fee increase protested, 618 —, Government considers business jets, 705 —, defence changes, 849 —, large aircraft import quandary, 469 —, more small airfields, 204 —, new "defence space facility" announced, 848 Austrian Air Force, Sikorsky S-65s ordered, 693 , Short Skyvans ordered, 145 — Airlines, management changes, 126; further details, 160 Autair International Airways, 1968 proflt.Sales appoint ment, 435; board correction, 7B3 , IT contract with Clarksons, details and table, 815 —-, One-Eleven crew training (photo), 435; two One-Eleven 500s ordered, 617; five One-Eleven 400s (photo), 815 , use of RAF Leuchars extended, 431; RAF Leconfleld used, 704 Auto Diesels Ltd, export orders (photo), 342 Autoclave blankets, nylon, available in Britain, 895 Autocoupling problems (Mainliner), 281 Automotive Products Group, appointment, 443 , clean-room into commission, 939 Avco Corp, appointment, 131, 687 , Divisions change names, 939 — Lycoming Division, appointment, 262 Avdel Ltd, Russian agreement signed, 731 Avianca, British appointment, 859 Aviation and General Insurance Co merge with British Aviation, 120 Helicopter Sales Ltd, appointment, 443 —, European, concentration discussed, 1040 — Forum, activities suspended, 538 —, general, US statistics, 860 — Society of London, Air Day announced, 428 — Traders (Engineering) Ltd, BEA Merchantmen conversions (article and drgs), 839 — — (—) —, handling design of Heron conversion by Saunders Aircraft Corp, 751 (—) —, visited by British Aircraft Preservation Council members (photo), 770 Avica Equipment Ltd, appointment, 687 Aviogenex Tupolev Tu-134 (photo), 275; at Ringway (photo), 856 Avis, car rental contract from BAA, 857 Avro 504 Club dinner, 731 Azur satellite constructed (photo), 489; tests detailed, 646 BC Airlines, possible Handley Page Jetstream order163; to lease Nord 262s from Allegheny (Sensor), 813 BICC cables in Vickers Vimy replica, 1031 — masts ordered for Libyan air defence system, 1067 BKS Air Transport, Airspeed Ambassador for animal transport (photo), 468 , chairman to resign, 700 —, merger with Cambrian Airways likely (Sensor), 697; likely date (Sensor), 995 , Trident makes first flight (photo), 332; air-to- air photo, 429 , Tridents for Bilbao route, 123 Bader, Gp Capt Douglas, retires, 696 Bahamas, Director of Civil Aviation, new, 859 —, Ministry of Transport, appointment, 703 — Airways, appointment, 322 Bakelite Xylonite Ltd, appointment, 687 Baldwin, Capt G.C., article in Navy on carriers, 531 Bangor Punta Corp, to acquire shares in Piper Aircraft Corp, 780 Barfield Instrument Corp, appointment, 895 Bat-Air appointed Swearingen distributor, 660 Bavaria Fluggeseilschaft, third BAC One-Eleven 400 ordered, 998 , VFW 614 option placed, 500 Beagle Aircraft, appointments, 731 , Benn, Wedgwood, visits (photo), 79 , directors appointed, 3 206s, enlarged cabin version (photo), 282 , for Syrian Airforce (photo), 940 , Miami Aviation order 15, 192 Bulldog, air force orders to be discussed (Sensor), 925 .expected at Paris Show (Sensor), 813; first flight, 911; early flight (photo), 853 , Sweden orders, Leader, 993 Pup, awaiting delivery to Iraq (photo), 922 • — delivery dates, 623; progress (Sensor), 925 , demonstrated in Australia, 438; first in service (photo), 706 , Iraqi and Iranian deliveries begin, 506 in Ireland, first (photo), 369 —, Swedish orders expected (Sensor), 969 Pups at Nottingham Airport (photo), 130 on production line (photo), 752 Beech Aircraft Corp, Australian sales record, 283 ; London agents appointed (see under Eagle Aircraft Services) Duke (illus Air Test), 753 , second arrives in Europe (photo), 54 King Air 100, details, photo and diagram, 983 Model 97 announced (Sensor), 273 99, recent deliveries (photo), 283; new clip-on baggage pod (photo), 436; first visits Europe, 921 Beirut Airport, improvements outlined, 470 , Israeli commando raid on, 2; MEA fully operational, 51; The Aftermath (illus article), 84; ICAO meets, 118; registrations, 360 Belgian Air Force, Dassault Mirage 5 option taken up, 492; Fairey to build, 697 Bell Aerosystems Co, Agusta buy armament-control system, 630 , appointment, 687 — YH-40, unofficial world speed record (photo), 697 — 47G, Petroleum Helicopters order four, 472 — OH-58A Kiowa handover (photo), 991 — HueyCobra. tour of Europe, 740 — JetRanger, major changes recommended for safety, 705 , Petroleum Helicopters order ten, 472 Bellanca Aircraft Corp, Auto-Action system (photo), 109 Bell's Asbestos and Engineering Ltd, appointment, 895 Bendix Ltd, appointment, 939 Benn, Wedgwood, talks on "hostility" to technology, 118 Bergin, Dr Kenneth, Medicine Academy honour, 498 Berliner, Don (author), 473 Besson & Partner Ltd, appointment, 342 Biafra, USAF Boeing C-97 to fly supplies to (photo), 274 Biggin Hill Air Fair, illus guide, 800; brief report, 813: further report (illus), 847 Flying Club, records computerised, 623 Bird-strike conference announced, 502 Bird Strikes (illus article), 8 Birthday Honours List, the Queen's, brief details, 994; further details, 1067 Black Arrow, June launch for, 346 X3 satellite model (photo), 346 Blackburn Scholarship, Robert, applications invited for, 853 Bleriot monoplane, near replica at Paris Show (photo), 971 Blind Landing Experimental Unit progress, 497 Blohm und Voss Ha 139B, being catapulted (photo), 965 Blonstein, J. L. (author), 637 Blue Streak, future assured until 1971 (Sensor), 651 , — (illus article), 689 Board of Trade, accident survey for 1967,284 , Air Safety Group meets, details, 240 , aircraft utilisation figures (table), 856 , airline statistics, publication of, to be imple mented, 744 British airlines statistics for 1968 (tables), 818 , circular on horizon datum, 284 , engine-out decision height circular, 476 , "Fly with Prudence" poster, 752 , Gatwick noise infringements reported, 744 , Goodison, R.R., appointed Second Secretary, 354 , mortgage system considered (Sensor), 79; fuller details, 128 , navigation services charge increased, 702 , re-routeing Heathrow traffic, 857 , scheduled traffic figures published, 744 , tax on radio equipment reviewed, 244 , tour price control eased, 783 , UK airport traffic for 1968 (table), 918 Boeing Co, airliners, future ideas on, 356 , annual report for 1968, 802 , appointment, 16 , Mars manned flights studied, 150 — —, noise tests announced, 272; started, 920 , order book, 277 , plans for two aircraft for 1975-1985 (Sensor), 995 , possible airbus project, 193; designated 767, 314 , Renton, 1,500th jet produced at, 782 , to collaborate with BAC and Rolls-Royce? (Sensors), 969 SST (illus desc), 104; part two, 133; design submitted to FAA, 155; possible "deep-freeze" for project, 235: decision delay, 392; go-ahead likely under NASA?, 916 Stratocruiser over RMS Queen Elizabeth (photo), 963 314, take-off (photo), 965 707, new interior offered (photo), 783 707, 737, 747, three firsts (photo), 741 707-320C, El Al order tenth. 318 , Western order five, 194 727, CP Air order two, 318 , new interior offered, (photo), 783 727-200, Air France order three more, 277 , Allegheny order two, 194 , Northwest order eight more, 318 , Trans World order five more, 237 , Western order four, 194 , World re-order, 194 737, performance modifications, 358 , SAA order three more, 617 737-100, short-field proposals evaluating, details and photos, 817 747, airworthiness requirements agreed by European DCAs, 955 „ American increase order, 701 .compass calibrated (photo), 82; further first flight delay, 153; first flight (photo), 232; further details and photos, 276-277; progress, 430; second at Seattle (photo), 701; appearance at Paris Air Show in doubt, 702; at Paris Show (Photo), 967; at Paris Show (illus feature), 972 , Continental order fourth, 500 ground handling problems, Lecture on, 126 Northrop signs sub-assembly contract, 152; exit-slides from Rocket Research, 301; APU contract, 686; fire-detection contract, 939bar unit contract, 939 Northwest increase order, 50 preparations for discussed, 816
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