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6 FLIGHT International, 7 January 1978 x less arbitrary and have a more direct impact on noise nuisance. British Government and British Aerospace estimates suggest that the US market could support the operation of no more than 16 Concordes from a poten tially larger fleet, but that a 1980 cut off date "would impose a constraint so rigid as to call in question any future Concorde production." British Aerospace Concorde design director Robert McKinlay told the hearing that the FAA estimates of the impact of Concorde operations were "greatly overstated." The primary cause of this over-estimation is the fact that the FAA has simply added up "worst case" estimates for each designated airport, implying, "a Con corde fleet much larger than the mar ket will absorb." British Aerospace marketing assessments now show that the US market can absorb the equiva lent of 16 Concordes, McKinlay re vealed. The noise impact has also been ex aggerated because the FAA has as sumed that all operations will be con ducted at maximum permissible weights, apart from Washington-Dallas "interchange" flights, and has ignored the potential benefits of tailoring noise-abatement procedures to each airport. Alitalia reports better 1977 ALITALIA is predicting a 38 per cent improvement in revenue for 1977 over 1976 as Flight closes for press, and it is estimated that final figures will show an 18 per cent improvement in passenger traffic. Alitalia says that its financial posi tion "is considerably strengthened" by its 1977 performance. The airline has not added any current-account debts, and has succeeded in reducing its burden of long/medium-term debts, and loans from L265,000 million ($295 million) to L165.000 million ($185 million). Because of its better financial position, the airline has been able to finance the purchase of four more Boeing 727s from its own re sources, without increasing its long- term debts. The airline expects growth in revenue to continue throughout this year, with total turnover reaching L1,000,000 million ($1,125 million), an 11 per cent increase over 1977. Hie! IN AN excess of festive spirit the art work relating to the article on wind- shear in last week's issue became con fused. Figure 1 should have been the final glideslope of the 727 at Kennedy; Figure 2 the graphs of rate of change of airspeed against intensity of shear; and Figure 3 the diagram of the "downburst" effect. We apologise to our contributor and to our readers for this error. ., Aerolineas Argentina! took delivery of its first Boeing 727 last month, becoming an operator of all four main Boeing types Boeing 727 sales seemed likely to miss the 1,500 mark by the end of 1977 as Flight closed for press. Alitalia (but not Boeing) announced the purchase of four more 727s for delivery this year, and Yemen Airways announced that it had ordered five of the type. At year- end Boeing had announced 1,488 trijet sales, the Alitalia buy bringing this to 1,492. Yemen's 727s, together with a newly ordered 737, will be delivered between September and December 1979, supplementing a 737 delivered last November and three 727-lOOs leased from World Airways. Yemen expects to need more aircraft by 1981 D Boeing has also announced a Pan Am order for two more 747SPs, for delivery in April and May next year. Pan Am says that its re-equipment plans will not be affected by President Carter's award of the London-Dallas route to Braniff, and intends to make its choice among the Lockheed TriStar 500, McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30/40 and more 747SPs within a couple of months. The airline is also reported to be interested in the 747s being sold by Lufthansa • Egyptair has changed the lease on one of its two Airbus Industrie A300B4s to a lease/purchase agreement. The aircraft is currently owned by Bavaria Germanair D Second firm de Havilland Canada Dash 7 customer is Emirates Air Services, which has ordered one of the type along with a Twin Otter. EAS will use the aircraft for ferrying crews and Airliner market supplies to oil installations. The Twin Otter will be delivered in April and the Dash 7 in June • IAS Cargo Air lines has ordered a McDonnell Douglas DC-8-50F from CP Air. It will be intro duced into IAS service next month • Japan Air Lines has taken delivery of one of its 747s which was converted to freighter configuration at Wichita. Maximum taxi weight has been in creased from the 738,0001b of the 747- 100 to 753,0001b, and a side cargo door and handling systems have been fitted. Cost of the conversion was $10-05 million • Touraine Air Transport is likely to acquire two more Fokker- VFW F.28s, for use on Air France flights • Tradewinds Airways has sold a Canadiar CL-44 to Transvalair • Trinidad and Tobago Air Services' order for two British Aerospace HS.748s, with an option on a third, was announced two days before the first aircraft was delivered on Christ mas Day; the second will follow next month. Port Authority noise rule vetoed GOVERNOR Brendan Byrne of New Jersey has vetoed the new noise rule proposed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The new rule, adopted by the Port Authority commissioners at their December meeting, would have required all air craft using New York and New Jersey airports to meet FAR Part 36 noise standards by 1985. Byrne said that he was concerned about the effect of the ruling on the development of international services to New Jersey's Newark airport. If such services develop they will tend to use older, smaller aircraft rather than the wide-body generation operat ing from the other Port Authority air ports, and a 1985 cut-off date would deter operators from trying to develop services. New Jersey's attempts to promote Newark as an international gateway have not been notably suc cessful, with one or two TWA services using Newark as well as some charter flights. The Port Authority drafted the new rule in the wake of the court decisions which forced it to lift its ban on Con corde operations, in what was seen at the time as a face-saving move. It is unlikely that the Port Authority will attempt to fight or to circumvent the veto.
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