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1973
1973 - 0906.PDF
544 FLIGHT International, 5 April 1973 Mr H. J. Newby, told Flight that public transport move ments in 1972 exceeded those of the previous year by more than 40 per cent. For the first quarter of this year the trend was even steeper, with movements showing a further 60 per cent increase. A smart extension has been added to the terminal building to cater for the increasing number of passengers who need Customs and Immigration clearance, and enlargements are already being made to the restaurant and car parking facilities. Hardstanding for fixed-wing aircraft is very limited, even though the two resident helicopter operators have their own sites on the west side of the airfield, and, when handling is needed for charter DC-6s and DC-9s as well as the regular services of British Airways (Scottish) and Air Anglia, marshalling becomes tricky. Local service and air taxi operators include Loganair, Bon Air and Peregrine and there are frequent appearances by Fairflight. German third-level activity The German carrier OLT has acquired a Twin Otter and has extended its network to include regular services from Frankfurt, Saarbrucken, Stuttgart, Kassel and Hanover to the Friesian Islands, Heligoland and Westerland. The move to more scheduled services is reflected in a change of name from Ostfriesische Lufttaxi to Ostfriesische Lufttransport. An Islander and a Cessna 402 are now in use for services around Wilhelms- haven by TT Air Supply, and Islanders are also serving Westerland, Heligoland, Flensburg and Billund (Denmark) in the colours of Syltflug. Merkur has abandoned its scheduled service between Frankfurt and Freiburg and its Heron is now used only for charter flights. Start for NBAA data bank After running a sample pro gramme of questionnaires to 1,000 business-aircraft owners in the United States, Price Waterhouse has now progressed to the main programme, involving the co-operation of more than 30,000 aircraft owners. Information derived from the questionnaires will form the basis of the data bank which has been commissioned by the National Business Aircraft Association and which is intended to supply a complete profile of American business-aircraft operations. According to the NBAA, the sample produced a response of little over 20 per cent and the association is anxious that the maxi mum possible response is achieved from the current questionnaire; replies are invited by the end of April. Beech appoints Shaffer John Shaffer, formerly Admini strator of the US Federal Aviation Administration, has been appointed to the board of Beechcraft, filling the vacancy created by the death of George Humphrey. Beech has also announced the appointment of Howard Piper as a consultant to the company, following his resignation from the board of Piper. Above left, the first of three new Sikorsky S-SINs for Bristow Heli copters leaves the company's Aberdeen base with II passengers for oil rig Transworld 58, which was on tow to its North Sea station. Above, Irish Helicopters' Bell 212, equipped with lower-fuselage emergency flotation gear, was another visitor to the convention. The company is a subsidiary of British Executive Air Services ("Flight" photographs) Service to the oil rigs is shared between Aberdeen and Sumburgh, 200 miles north in the Shetlands, the two being linked by regular fixed-wing services. BEA Helicopters and Bristow both have bases at each airfield and operate under contract to the individual oil companies. A typical flight of an S-61N carries 17 passengers and involves a 3hr round trip to a rig half-way to the Norwegian coast. Dekalb-Peachtree closed to jets Turbine-powered fixed- wing aircraft have been banned from using Dekalb- Peachtree airport in Atlanta, Georgia, until May 1. The action has been taken by a local district judge as a result of the crash on take-off of a Learjet on February 26. A preliminary statement from the National Transportation Safety Board indicates that the crash resulted from bird ingestion, a known hazard at the airport. Chieftain arrives ... The first Navajo Chieftain to be put into service in the British Isles was recently delivered to Stapleford Tawney, where Thurston Aviation is completing certification. The aircraft is owned by Yewlands Engineer ing but it will be included in Thurston's air operator's certificate. Type certification of the Chieftain was carried out by the Civil Aviation Authority, Airworthiness Division, in the United States and few modifications have been required for the granting of a British public transport certificate of airworthiness. ...and Beecham adds 340 British Oxygen is taking a nine per cent interest in Beecham Imperial and is con tributing a Cessna 340 to the combined fleet. The aircraft the first of its type in the United Kingdom, was due to be handed over by Westair Flying Services yesterday. More Nasa interest in general aviation The Nasa budget for research and development with a specific general- aviation application is to be increased from $2-6 million to $3-3 million during the 1974 financial year. One pro gramme which has been started recently is in conjunction with the Federal Aviation Administration, and is aimed at improving the behaviour of structures in crashes. Six teen of the Piper airframes damaged in last year's Lock- haven floods have been allocated to this programme.
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