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1972
1972 - 0872.PDF
524 J- AIR TRANSPORT... FLIGHT International, 20 April 1972 Aircraft in Air Ceylon livery are again serving London Heathrow after a ten-year gap when BOAC VCIOs operated Air Ceylon services. This DCS is leased from UTA (see story below) UTA CEYLON GUARANTEE AN annual income of RslO million (£650,000) to Air Ceylon has been guaranteed by UTA irrespective of shortfalls in profits or losses incurred during the operations beginning with Air Ceylon from this month. UTA DC-8s, flying in Air Ceylon colours and manned by Ceylonese, will operate from London to Sydney. Air Ceylon's own Trident will fly to Bangkok through Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. Under its earlier agreement with BOAC, Air Ceylon only netted a profit of about Rs2 million per year from its inter national operations. Air Ceylon will use the money earned from the new agreement to finance the purchase of three DC-8s which it will buy from UTA in due course. Air Ceylon inaugurated a new DC-8 service from Colombo to London via Paris for the first time on April 6. PILOT MEETS CONTROLLER MORE than 150 pilots and controllers from many different flying interests and operational environments met recently at the second British pilot/controller forum organised jointly by the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators and the Guild of Air Traffic Control Officers at Luton. The function, introduced and summarised by the Masters of both Guilds, Capt R. E. Gillman of BEA and T. H. Harrison respectively, was conducted within the theme "Living together in the FIR." It was under the chairman ship of Hugh Field, chairman of the Gapan Private and Executive Pilots Committee. G. Stallibrass, Controller, National Air Traffic Services, gave a short and lucid presentation on the general prob lems of the airspace area under discussion—that to the north and north-east of Brookmans Park. Discussion ranged widely during the session and, per haps inevitably, embraced the anachronism which, to many present, was the best description of certain busy but non-Rule 22 parts of the London TMA in an age where see-and-be-seen is rapidly phasing itself out. At least there was some indication that private aviation, and gliding in particular, was becoming more aware of the dangers and difficulties of VFR flight in this part of the LTMA. Atcos from the LATCC/Heathrow complex were quick to provide strong evidence of awkward situations with which they have been faced and which current legislation seems to allow. Military user interests in the area were well aired from both the panel and the floor. It was clear both from these speakers and from Controller NATS that the concept of joint military/civil involvement as currently practised under Mediator at LATCC West Drayton was a great success. Many ATC speakers encouraged more use of R/T calls on appropriate aerodrome or MATZ frequencies—it seemed many pilots were often "not wanting to bother ATC" when a quick listen-in indicated that they might be busy. General problems of co-ordination between con trolling authorities and aerodromes came frequently to light and Royal Air Force contributions to general aviation in the FIR areas were well appreciated by several speakers. This was generally regarded as a most valuable and useful meeting and all present felt that these Gapan/Gatco mMMmSMm Sl.mMligm IS »#,»»:!-::::« as: , - forums were here to stay as part of the UK aviation scene. DoTI/NATS/CAA—call it what you will—clearly recognises the enormous airspace problems of a multi-user country of small dimensions unique among Icao states. The eloquence and lucidity of both the civil and military NATS members present left no doubt in the minds of those who heard them at Luton that not only were these problems well understood, but also that they were being looked at with an all-embracing eye to the future. Court Line may buy into BWIA, which is 90 per cent owned by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. BOAC starts daily 747 services to Boston and Detroit on April 30. Bavaria carried 657,500 passengers in 1971, with total revenue being slightly over £6 million, against £4-2 million in 1970. Condor intends to place an order with Boeing for three 727-200s in a 125-seat layout for delivery in 1973. The deal, worth £9-35 million, still needs to be approved by the Lufthansa supervisory board. IPC airport guide A new annual guide, giving detailed information on some 700 major airports, is to be published by IPC Business Press Information Services (an associate company of Flight) towards the end of this year. National Airlines' president and chief executive officer, L. B. Maytag, was further elected chairman of the board on February 11. Flight reported incorrectly on March 9 that his predecessor, Dudley Swim, died on that day; Mr Swim in fact died on January 11. Court leaves Bristol Court Line will stop using Bristol Lulsgate at the end of this summer, as part of a rationalisation plan involving Clarksons Tours. There are understood to be difficulties in lengthening the Bristol runway for unrestricted use by jets. Concorde to Hanover Mr Michael Heseltine, Britain's new Minister for Aerospace, is to fly in Concorde 002 to the Hanover Air Show on April 22. The aircraft will take part in the flying display and return to Fairford on April 23. It will be inspected by Lufthansa, which holds three options, while at Hanover. Heathrow 747 expansion Six further apron-drive air jetties are to be added at London Heathrow, to bring the number of 747 stands to 23. The necessary work has already begun and should be completed by March 1973. The new units are Fokker-VFW Aviobridges, valued at £60,000 each. Up to 80 747 movements per day are antici pated at Heathrow this summer, with up to 22 such air craft on the ground at any one time.
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