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r?;&Ms^#*~«*>j£*6 »•*#•*(*$. Thai Airways has ordered four Shorts 330s to replace HS.748s first aircraft, seen above, is the first to be delivered to south-east used on domestic routes. The Asia Old pilots win case VIRGINIA The US Supreme Court has overturned a ruling by a US District Judge who had found in favour of United Airlines pilot age limitation policy. The Supreme Court says United's rejection of aircrew applicants over 35 years of age is unconstitu tional. The action against United was fought by Gerald Smallwood of Fairfax, Vir ginia. Smallwood, previously a captain on DC-8, DC-9, and DC-10 aircraft with Overseas National Airways, applied for a job with United when ONA went out of business. At the time, in 1977, he was 48 years old and had ten years' experience in ONA left-hand seats. United said that although Smallwood's qualifications were in order, the airline's policy was to recruit private aeroplane pilots between 21 and 35 years of age. Smallwood filed a lawsuit against United, ac cusing them of age discrimi nation. United's defence was that the significant costs of train ing pilots linked to the Feder ally mandated pilot retire ment age of 60, set a career cost effectiveness limit of 35 on pilot recruitment. Under United's scheme all aircrew start as second officers or flight engineers, progressing through first officer to cap tain. United says that this progression system minimises pilot training costs while promoting flight safety via the "integrated crew con cept". US District Judge Bryan ruled in United's favour, concluding that the company's age limit was jus tifiable. But the Fourth US Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, over turned the ruling finding in favour of Smallwood and concluded that neither the safety argument nor the eco nomic argument can justify age discrimination. Airliner market US Air has sold two BAC One-Eleven 200s to North American operators. One air craft was delivered in mid- May to Quebecair of Montreal, and one is being delivered this week to Air Illinois, based in Garbondale. Each carrier has taken an op tion on a further One-Eleven. Pan Am is leasing five more Boeing 737-200s in addition to the six it has on lease from Air Florida. Three of ithe five aire being leased from "a major aircraft leas ing firm", one from ONA Leasing, and one from Eural- air. The aircraft will replace Boeing 727-100s on the air- lime's Internal German Ser vices network. Dan-Air has leased a third Boeing 737-200, two more Boeing 727-100s, and a Boeing 727-200. Its 727-200 fleet remains at three be cause another 727-200 has been leased out. The two 727- 100s were last operated by Ecuadorian airline SAN and Ariana Afghan Airlines. The 727-200 has been leased from CP Air. Flight would like to note here that Dan-Air has a fleet of 17 HS.748s, and not 13 as recorded in our World Airline Directory issue of April 3. Several aircraft have been leased to British Air ways but remain on Dan- Air's books. The 737 has been leased from Maersk Air; it was last operated by Malaysian Airline System. Secondhand Boeing 707 deals that have taken place recently include the sale of a 707-320C by Tradewinds Airways to St Lucia Airways, and the purchase of a fourth 707-320B by ATEL (Aviation AIR TRANSPORT Traders) UK from Pan Am. Caribbean Air Cargo has bought a second 707-32QC from BWIA, while Inter national Air Leases has leased a second 707-320F to Turkish flag carrier THY, and a 707-320F to General Electric for flight-testing of the CFM56-3 engine. Ameri can Airlines has sold two 707-320Cs to Middle East Air lines in conjunction with the lessors, and one to Astron autics and Aeronautics SA of Panama, which will lease it to Colombian carrier Aero- tal. Air France has sold a Caro- velle 3 to the Republic of Central Africa, and another to Kabo Air of Nigeria. Kaibo Air has bought another from Air Inter, which has recently sold a second Caravelle to Italian carrier Altair. Finnair has leased a McDon nell Douglas DC-9-41 (bought from Toa Domestic Airlines last year) to Iberia subsidi ary Aviaco. Finnair has also won a contract to operate twice-weekly Vienna-London DC-9-15F cargo services on behalf of Austrian Airlines. The contract ruins until the end of October, but may be extended until April 1, 1983. United African Airlines of Libya has bought a DC-8-52 from Aviaco, while KLM is leasing a DC-8-63 to Kenyan carrier Afrcian Safari Air lines. CP Air has sold a DC- 8-63 to Cammacorp for re- engining and conversion to freight configuration. Centreline of Biggin Hill leases this Bandeirante from Alkair of Denmark. Dan-Air markets the airline—the title of which also appears on the aircraft FLIGHT International, 19 June 1982 1595
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