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1984
1984 - 0512.PDF
AIR TRANSPORT Caledonian group profits in '83 GATWICK The Caledonian Aviation Group has recorded a £3-3 million pre-tax profit in its financial year ending October 31, 1983. In the previous year the Group made a £1-5 million profit. Turnover in 1983 totalled £428-4 million, compared with £400 • 5 million in 1982. Four of the group's subsidiary companies were profitable in the year, although two did not fare as well financially as they did in 1982. British Caledonian Helicopters suffered a £1-4 million loss during the period on a £5-3 million turnover— the only loss recorded in the Group. The company attrib- utedthelosstoaslowing-down in demand for North Sea offshore flying, which led to overcapacity and uneconomic pricing for contracts. Never theless BCal chairman Trevor Boud is optimistic that there will be an upturn in activity in the North Sea this year. British Caledonian Airways achieved a £3-2 million profit in 1983, compared with a £655,000 loss in the previous year (see Flight March 10, page 614). Chairman Sir Adam Thomson said that "although still far from providing a reasonable return [the airline's profit] does reflect the healthier industry- trend and is moving in the right direction. The airline is estimating a healthy increase in profitability in 1984". Prestwiek-based Caledon ian Airmotive made £368,000 profit in 1983, compared with a £923,000 profit in the previous year. The downturn was mainly a result of fewer CFG.50 engines passing through the facility than anticipated because of improved reliability from modifications carried out by the company in 1982. Caledonian travel subsidiary Blue Sky also reported a smaller profit in 1983 than in the year before. In the zero- growth overseas IT holiday market Blue Sky made a £26,000 profit, compared with £383.000 in 1982. Two new widebodies flew into London (latwick for the first time on March 19. Above BCal's first of two ASlOs performing a low-level fly past prior to official delivery on March 20 and below British Airtours' first Boeing 747. The ASlOs have begun commercial service serving Central, North, and West Africa. Airtours' 747 will go into service next month on North Atlantic routes from Gatwick, Prestwick, and Manchester Airports Caledonian Hotel Holdings achieved a £1 • 1 million profit, up from £862,000 in 1982. The company said that 1983 had been a particularly good year for accommodation in Spain. Figures for newly-acquired Jetsave have not been given, but the company is expected to increase passenger carry ings for BCal and to be a profitable entity in its own right. People TAP Air Portugal has named its new Board of Management. Chairman is Dr Jose Gomes Motta. Eng Abilio Rodrigues will be respon sible for flight ops, TAP's Co-ordinated Control Centre, and Quality; Eng Carlos Macedo, maintenance, engi neering and handling; Dra Elsa Ferreira, finance, internal auditors and legal services; Eng. Gil Santos, purchasing, building and con traction works, and central secretariat. NEWS SCAN Thai Airways Inter national and LOT Polish Airlines are expected to resume regular air links be tween Bangkok and Warsaw. The service was dropped during the imposition of martial law in Poland. The speculation follows a visit to Thailand by LOT general manager Jozef Kowalski for talks with Thai Airways In ternational president Marshal Bancha Sukhamsasna and general director of aviation Sribhumi Subhanetre. Gulf Air has been granted "national carrier" status by the Emirate of Sharjah, one of the seven member states of the United Arab Emirates. Gulf Air is owned by the Gulf States of Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, and the UAE. Cardiff and Machester Airports are to terminate their air traffic control contracts with the UK Civi Aviation Authority when thi present contract expires or April 1, 1986. The airports sa1 that the CAA controllers ari too expensive. They ar; asking for tenders fron companies such as Inter national Aeradio and &:\ considering also hiring thei own air traffic controllers. British Caledonian is in creasing its North Atlanti services this summer. Fror June 4 BCal will be offerin daily services betwee: London Gatwick and Dalla Fort Worth and Los Angeles stepping up its frequenc from four and six services week respectively. BCal wi also serve Houston an Atlanta daily and St Loui three times a week. A Tu-154 flight simulato has been installed f Budapest Ferihegy Airport fc Hungarian airline Malev. Tr simulator will be used to trai Malev and overseas crews. FLIGHT International. 31 March 1 I
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