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1971 - 0087.PDF
80 AIR TRANSPORT. countries outside the USA. The text of Mr Corfield's statement was as follows: — "In 1968, Air Holdings Ltd ordered 50 Lockheed TriStar aircraft with Rolls-Royce RR.211 engines. Air Holdings were given exclusive selling rights outside the United States, and assurances of full marketing support by Lock heed. "If sales could not in the event be achieved, cancellation charges would be payable to Lockheed. On the most pessi mistic assumptions, and including interest charges, the total potential liability if no aircraft were sold was esti mated at about £15 million. "This arrangement was backed from the outset by Rolls- Royce, who indemnified Air Holdings Ltd against risk of loss. The previous administration agreed to underwrite one half of this risk, up to a maximum of £5 million and subject to certain limitations. "In return, the Government will get an appropriate share of the profits. So far 11 of the 50 aircraft have been sold, to Air Canada and Air Jamaica. The total potential liability has thus been reduced to £10 million, again on the most pessimistic assumptions. Negotiations are currently under way with a number of airlines and I understand that further sales are expected in the near future." Lazard Bros recently arranged loans of £58.9 million to help four airlines to buy RB.211s, in their TriStars. Of this Air Canada is receiving £12 million (see Flight last week, page 39). The airlines involved were Delta, Air Canada, Air Jamaica and TWA which have respectively 24, ten, two and 44 TriStars on order. NO COMPULSION THE Government sees no need to introduce mandatory reporting of airworthiness defects, Mr Anthony Grant, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, said in Parlia ment last week. Answering a question from Mr Leslie Huckfield (Lab, Nuneaton), he said: "I see no present need for requirements additional to those already contained in Article 9 (5) of the Air Navigation Order, 1970, but am keeping the matter under review and will not hestitate to act if it becomes clear that further legislation would contribute to improved safety." The Article referred to by Mr Grant contains the require ment that the commander of an aircraft shall enter the particulars of any defects in the technical log, and do so (subject to some exceptions) after every flight. Mr Huckfield's question was one of a series on aviation put by him last week (see also "Only £2.5 Million" on the previous page). He asked Mr Grant whether he would FLIGHT International, 21 January 1971 issue a general direction to the ARB forbidding the can- nibalisation of damaged aircraft. Mr Grant replied that he would not, adding that he was satisfied that existing regulations relating to the use of parts and components, together with the detailed information in BCARs and ARB notices, controlled safety adequately. Mr Grant also supplied Mr Huckfield with the informa tion that out of a total of 160 air operator's certificates issued since 1961, the number of suspensions was 13 and the number of revocations 16. BIA POSTS MR L. B. Elwin, general manager of British Island Airways, has been appointed to the airline's board and at the same time becomes managing director, it was announced last week. Mr A. F. Nickalls, until recently financial director of BUA, has joined the British & Commonwealth group and has been appointed by them to the boards of British Island Airways and BUA (Holdings) Ltd. The latter company, a B & C subsidiary, was the holding company for BUA until the airline was taken over last November by Caledonian Airways; however, it also controls BIA and has a stake in Bristow Helicopters. The name of BUA (Holdings) is expected to be changed shortly, now that BUA is out of the group. BEA has appointed Mr John Garton as chief engineer. He takes over from Mr Ken Wilkinson, who was recently appointed the airline's managing director. Modern Air President Mr Morton S. Beyer has been appointed president of Modern Air Transport. He has been with the airline since 1967, and has 27 years' experience in the airline industry. He is also at present vice-president of the National Air Carrier Association, the supplemental airlines' trade association. No 2 at ATLB The appointment of Sir Algernon Rumbold as deputy chairman of the Air Transport Licensing Board has been announced by the Department of Trade and Industry. He had already been appointed to the board. Since leaving the Commonwealth Relations Office, where he was a Deputy Under-Secretary of State, in 1966, Sir Algernon has on several occasions served as a commissioner to hear appeals against ATLB decisions. Britannia retires the Britannia: G-ANBL, last of the seven-strong fleet which gave its name to Britannia Airways, was withdrawn recently. The airline now has eight Boeing 737s, and expects to take delivery of a 707-320C from World Airways next month. A CAB examiner has recommended Britannia for a foreign-carrier permit
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