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1970
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FLIGHT International, B January 1970 37 AIR TRANSPORT THAT £50 LIMIT GOES REMOVAL by the British Government of restrictions on the spending of more than £50 of currency overseas and the sub stitution of a £300 limit is likely to lead to a welcome traffic expansion for British airlines. Sir Anthony Milward, a long standing opponent of the restriction, said last week: "It will cause the greatest joy to those who believe that travel is one of the basic freedoms of mankind." BEA and BUA think the second-holiday market will increase with resulting improvement in winter traffic. Scheduled services may benefit more than the charter field, and BUA consider that, in the long term, the trend will be away from charter package holidays and back to individual bookings, though there would be little effect this year. The more exotic destinations should come back into fashion and BEA foresee growth on Italian services and routes to the Near East, Lebanon, Beirut, Israel and Morocco. Riveria traffic could double. BUA hope to expand the Canaries route, and are talking of inclusive tours to South America in the near future. The holi day market to the US and Canada should expand considerably, with resulting benefits to scheduled and non-scheduled airlines alike. CORPORATION REAPPOINTMENTS SIR Anthony Milward has been reappointed full-time chairman of BEA, and Mr Charles Hardie part-time chairman of BOAC, both posts to run until December 31 this year. The Board of Trade has also announced a number of other names to return to the boards of the two airlines. The BoT considers the reappointments to be consistent with proposals for the Airways Board, which it hopes will be set up by legislation this year. The airline board members have, meanwhile, been asked to develop co-operation between BEA and BOAC to the full. In accordance with this co-operative policy Sir Anthony Milward remains a part-time member of the BOAC board until the end of the year and Mr Hardie stays on the BEA board in the same capacity. Sir Kenneth Keith is to remain as part-time deputy chairman of BEA. Other reappointments to BEA for the same period are: (full-time) Mr H. E. Marking, Mr P. C. F. Lawton, Captain J. W. G. James and Mr K. G. Wilkinson. Part-time members who retain their posts include Sir Tain Stewart, Mrs Alison Munro. and Mr A. C. Ping, who will be retiring at his own request on March 31. Mr J. R. Stainton and Mr D. H. Glover are reappointed full-time to the BOAC board, while Mr G. R. Chetwynd is retained on a part-time basis. Mr Ron Smith, at present a full-time member of the British Steel Corporation and a part-time member of the BOAC board since 1964. has asked not to be retained and Mr Alan Fisher, general secretary of the National Union of Public Employees, has been appointed in his place. Sir Alexander Glen, chairman of the British Tourist Authority, will also, at his own request, not be reappointed when his term of office expires on March 3. Government plans call for the absorption of the Air Transport Licensing Board into a new Civil Aviation Authority but, in the meantime, all members of the ATLB have been reappointed for a further year. Chairman of the board is Sir Daniel Jack, with Mr James Lawrie as deputy chairman. These posts are full-time; the part-time members are: Mr E. Baldry; Sir Roy Allen; Mr J. M. Drummond; Sir John Evans; MrC. J. Highton; Sir Friston How; and Mr J. J. Taylor. 747 CERTIFICATED AWARD of US FAA type certification for the Boeing 747 has been made, thus approving the aeroplane for passenger service. The certification has come three-and-a-half years after Boeing announced its intention to build the aircraft, and less than a year after the first flight, which took place on February 19, 1969. Certification has been granted despite the recent landing accident at Renton, which has been put down to pilot error. The aircraft has been certificated at a gross weight of 710,0001b, 322.050kg, and maximum landing weight of 564,0001b, 256,000kg. Tests for the certificate included diving to Mach 0.991, take-offs at 718.0001b. 327.000kg. landings at 705,0001b. 340.000kg, and flight at altitudes of up to 45.000ft 13.720m. The five-aircraft test fleet has flown l.449hr in 1.013 flights including 539hr for FAA demonstration. Two 747s have already been delivered to Pan American with provisional certificates allowing ground tests and crew training. The first 747 to visit Britain will fly into Heathrow on January 12, in Pan American colours, on a route-proving trial. The first of the One-Eleven 500s for British Midland Airways was being handed over in the airline's new livery last Monday, January 5
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