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1971
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FLIGHT International, IS April 1971 517 BRITISH SHARE DOWN NORTH Atlantic traffic figures for 1970 (see the table) show that traffic continues to grow fairly strongly—the number of passengers was up 20 per cent on 1969. Among airlines which suffered an overall decrease of traffic, how ever, was BOAC, which with a shortage of capacity (and no 747s as yet) had a very high load factor, 8-1 percentage points above the industry average. In the USA-Europe market (Canada excluded), where the industry average was again around 20 per cent, BOAC's traffic was more than 9 per cent up. But the airline is being challenged by Lufthansa, whose traffic grew by more than 20 per cent. If the pattern continues the German airline could move up into third place this year. In spite of current difficulties the two US airlines increased their share of the US-Europe market from a combined 35-4 per cent to 44-6 per cent, and TWA was able to raise its load factor. BOAC, with a load factor (unchanged) standing ten points above that of Pan American, suffered a decline in its share of the market from 8-7 to 7-9 per cent. Lufthansa's share was little changed at 7-4 per cent, and Air France's share increased slightly to 7-4 per cent. Saturn has promoted Mr Monte G. Ward to the post of vice-president, operations. British Air Services has appointed Mr J. B. Latto as travel sales manager, Mr J. H. Cox as technical planning manager and Mr B. J. Bull as economic planning manager. Malev has begun a twice-weekly service between Budapest and Madrid via Zurich using Tu-134s. The Hungarian air line carried more than 358,000 passengers during 1970. The first four transcontinental routes to be based on the use of area-navigation equipment will be brought into effect in the United States on April 29. The new airways approxi mate to great circle tracks. Announcement of a further 115 area-navigation routes by the FAA is expected shortly. Part of the wreckage of a Caravelle which crashed into the Mediterranean in September 1968 has recently been recovered. The parts are reported to include the rear fuselage and flight recorder. Ninety-five lives were lost in the crash. A draft amendment to the Air Navigation Order (1970) has been circulated for comment; the effect of the change is to prohibit the simulation of emergencies affecting the flight characteristics of an aircraft at any time when passengers are being carried. One-Eleven Lease Because of a shortage of capacity, BEA is to wet-lease one of Cambrian's One-Eleven 400s this summer for use on routes to Germany. Spey spares problems recently caused some of BEA's One-Elevens to be grounded, but the situation has now returned to normal. Pan American will use its 727s on the London-Berlin route via Hamburg from April 25. Previously they have been used only on German internal services. A non-stop Pan Am 747 flight to Washington, and continuing to Atlanta with Delta Airlines, will mark the world's first 747 interchange service. British Air Services, holding company of Cambrian and Northeast, has appointed Mr B. J. T. Callan as its deputy managing director. He became managing director of Cambrian in 1968 and of Northeast (then BKS) in 1969; he will continue in the latter post, but is to be succeeded in the former by Mr David Davies, who has been with Cambrian since 1964. 748 for Canada Air Gaspe, a small but expanding Eastern Canadian airline, has ordered a Hawker Siddeley 748. The aircraft will operate from the airline base at the town of Gaspe in Quebec, providing services this spring between the city of Quebec and Northern New Brunswick, the Gaspe Peninsula, the Magdalene Islands, Anticosti and the lower north shore of the St Lawrence. The Court Year Court Line, one of whose subsidiaries is Court Line Aviation, had a profit before tax of £2,053,000 for the year ended September 30, 1970. Air transport interests contributed 45 per cent to turnover and 32 per cent to profits, while tying up only 8 per cent of net assets employed by the group. Ten One-Eleven 500s will, it is hoped, constitute the 1971 tour fleet. Seven One- Eleven 500s and a Series 400 carried 900,000 passengers during 1970. NORTH ATLANTIC SCHEDULED PASSENGER TRAFFIC, 1970 Airline Pan American TWA BOAC Air France Lufthansa Air Canada Alitalia KLM SAS Aer Lingus-lrish Swissair El Al CP Air Iberia Sabena Olympic TAP Air-India Finnair Qantas* JAL Total North Atlantic Passengers No 1,473,571 1,345,393 621,351 486,425 479,731 413,574 378,721 321,849 292,188 247,723 202,688 179,455 171,530 166,751 136,617 118,298 57,994 45,080 25,233 20,206 16,088 7,200,466 Change on1969(%) +31-9 + 18-1 - 0 7 +21-2 +21-2 +40-7 +22-4 + 12-5 + 16-3 + 25-9 + 7-0 +13-7 +20-6 +27-9 + 8-0 +34-5 +47-6 - 4-6 +79-6 -28-6 -140 + 200 total Passenger load factor 1970 (%) 54-5 54-1 64-1 52-5 54-4 57-4 560 53-5 55-5 685 54 8 68 6 52-7 45-7 53-7 54-4 47-8 49-7 44-8 38-3 30-5 55-3 1969 (%) 530 56-7 63-4 51-4 55-3 51 1 55-7 57-1 50-6 61-8 53-6 590 49-9 460 47-8 50-3 44-3 52-4 32-7 49-2 26-3 54-4 Market share (%) 20-5 18-7 8 6 6 8 6-7 5-7 5-2 4-5 4-1 3-4 28 2-5 2-4 2 3 1-9 1-6 0-8 0-6 0-4 0-3 0-2 1000 Europe — USA Passengers No 1,473,571 1,345,393 501,635 465,788 470,266 — 326,697 277,481 292,188 241,762 202,688 179,455 —. 146,783 116,231 118,160 57,994 45,080 25,233 21,529 16,088 6,324,022 Change on1969(%) +31-9 + 18-1 + 9-5 + 22-5 + 20-5 — + 18-8 + 14-2 + 16-3 +25-4 + 70 + 13-7 — + 18-6 + 5-3 +36-2 + 47-6 - 4-6 +79-6 -23-9 -140 +20-2 Passenger load factor 1970 (%) 54-5 54-1 63-7 52-2 54-6 — 55-9 560 55-5 68-3 54-8 68-6 .— 46 9 560 54-5 47-8 49-7 44-8 37-3 30-5 55-3 1969 (%) 530 56-7 63-7 51-2 55-6 — 55-9 59-3 50-6 61-7 53-6 590 — 46-7 49-6 50-7 44-3 52-4 32-7 49-2 26 3 54-6 Market share (%) 23-3 21-3 7-9 7-4 7-4 — 5-2 4-4 4-6 3-8 3 2 2 8 — 2-3 1-8 1-9 0-9 0 7 0-4 0-3 0-3 100-Of * Figures for 11 months, t Discrepancy due to rounding off.
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