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FLIGHT International, 13 January 1972 and the check list should be modified to ensure that refer ence speeds should be included as a final pre-take-off item. The NTSB also considers that aircraft flight manuals contain too little information about aircraft handling following the loss of a major service, and that training in such emergency handling should be carried out on flight simulators. ONE-ELEVENS FOR RHODESIA? AIR RHODESIA is negotiating with several companies to modernise its fleet of six Viscounts and three DC-3s by the introduction of twin-jets, according to a Salisbury spokes man. BAC representatives have been in Rhodesia during the past month, having previously maintained contact with the airline (as an existing customer) for several years. Repre sentatives from Boeing and McDonnell Douglas have also been having talks with airline officials. BAC has been negotiating the sale of three One- Elevens, valued at about £1 • 7 million each including spares, for delivery once the trade sanctions are lifted. In 1965 Air Rhodesia, then part of Central African Airways, was about to re-equip with two One-Elevens when the deal was blocked by Britain, following Rhodesia's unilateral declaration of independence from Britain and the aircraft went to Zambia. An order for One-Eleven 500s or possibly 475s may come about within six months, if the trade sanctions are lifted by the British Government. As the situation now stands there is nothing to stop potential British exporters laying plans for the future legal sale of equipment to Rhodesia. SUPERSONIC BOARDS MEMBERS of the BOAC board will fly in Concorde today, January 13, and members of the British Airways Board on January 17. The attitude of the BOAC management towards the aircraft, a key factor in the sales programme, was summed up by Keith Granville, BOAC chairman, in a recent statement. He said: — "We look forward to being able to buy Concorde, which is a magnificent British achievement. It has long been BOAC's policy to go supersonic as soon as it is practicable to do so. The developments of recent days must soon lead to proposals from the manufacturers on which we shall base the contract negotiations which should begin shortly. "As these negotiations proceed, we shall need and expect Saber Air, whose major shareholder is the Singapore Government, has been operating two charter services a week between London and Singapore since early December. Overseas National has a 9 per cent holding in the airline and is giving management assistance. The company's DC-8-61, seen at Gatwick, is leased from Trans International 53 to get the help of manufacturers and Government in dealing with the outstanding matters that we must all co-operate in resolving, such as operating permits at various airports and the detailed aircraft performance and specification." ANOTHER NIGERIAN 707 ? NIGERIA Airways is expected to order a second Boeing 707 for operation early next year. The airline is also studying the possibility of acquiring two 737s (one is at present operated on lease from Aer Lingus for assessment pur poses). The airline is receiving assistance from Boeing, which has made four captains and four flight engineers available to take charge of 707 operations. The former VC10 crews have now left Nigeria Airways (they were not given the chance to convert on to 707s after the airline's VC10 was lost in November 1969), and a number of actions by aircrew for breach of contract are pending against the airline. LICENCE RENEWED LLOYD International has been granted a renewal of its "E" licence by the UK Air Transport Licensing Board. The decision had been postponed pending further discussions between the board and the airline on the conduct of affinity-group charters. The ATLB said that the airline had explained the circumstances under which it had carried 22 groups subsequently found to have no corporate exist ence. "We find it difficult," said the board, "to comprehend why Lloyd were willing to sign a binding declaration as to the genuineness of groups whilst omitting any form of check on these groups." Saturn Airways has appointed John A. Alexander as vice-president Europe. lata appointed Jacques Lemaire as secretary of the traffic conferences with effect from January 1. The New Zealand Government has bought an F.27 from All Nippon at a reported cost of $320,000 ($600,000 with spares, a new engine and additional instrumentation). Air International is on the point of acquiring a Viscount 800 and is negotiating for a Boeing 720B, the company said last week. It operates a Viscount 700 at present. The 800, ex-Sata, is at Dublin for a Check 4 before delivery to Air International in March, the transaction being handled by Templewood Aviation. The airline has signed a time charter with the Romanian Tourist Office which calls for a Viscount to be based in Constanta for regional charter operations and tours in the Black Sea area.
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